Texas Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate.
But Crockett’s campaign suffered a potentially fatal blow.
And Jasmine Crockett just got sucker punched by the last person she ever suspected.
Late-night talk shows are now little more than partisan pep rallies for Democrats.
Jimmy Kimmel is headlining a fundraiser for House Democrats.
Stephen Colbert’s show featured a procession of Democrats running for office.
The latest guest was Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talirico, a so-called “pastor” who thinks the Bible supports abortion, homosexual marriage, and transgenderism.
But Colbert claimed the Trump administration forced him to ban Talirico’s interview from airing.
Colbert told the audience that CBS refused to allow him to air the Talirico interview after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to enforce equal time rules on CBS that meant Colbert had to interview other candidates in the race.
“Let’s just call this what it is,” Colbert declared. “Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV. Because all Trump does is watch TV.”
CBS immediately called BS and released a statement showing Colbert wasn’t telling the truth.
The network said it never blocked Colbert from airing the Talrico interview, but only provided legal guidance about how interviewing Talrico and not also his Democrat primary opponent, Jasmine Crockett, could trigger the FCC’s equal time rules.
“THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled,” the statement read.
CBS explained that it was Colbert’s choice not to put the Talirico interview on TV rather than interview Talirico as well.
“THE LATE SHOW decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal-time options,” the statement concluded.
Crockett confirmed this account and held a press conference where she said Colbert refused to put her on the air.
Representative Jasmine Crockett confirms that Stephen Colbert was lying the entire time about the Trump administration pulling the Talarico interview.
I’m guessing it also isn’t true that Trump yelled “This is Gutfeld country!!” during the attack. pic.twitter.com/TbNkMTyyrb
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) February 17, 2026
CBS is a network that broadcasts on publicly owned airwaves.
That means it can’t take political sides in campaigns.
Andi, it was soon clear what Colbert was up to.
Polls showed Crockett leading Talirico by eight points.
Democrats fear that Crockett can’t win a general election.
By claiming that Donald Trump censored the Talirico interview, Colbert created a surge of sympathy interest on the left in Talirico’s campaign just as early voting started.
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