“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said CBS did not air his Monday interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico out of fear of the Federal Communications Commission.
“The Late Show” published the unaired interview with Talarico on YouTube.
In the interview, Colbert and Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate, discuss the FCC crackdown, including opening a probe into ABC’s “The View,” after Talarico appeared on the show.
“I think that Donald Trump is worried that we’re about to flip Texas,” Talarico said, which was met with audience applause.
Talarico accused the Trump administration of “selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians.”.
In an emailed statement, CBS said: “THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico.
At a political event Tuesday night in Austin, hundreds of supporters burst into applause and cheers when Talarico opened his rally by referencing the Colbert interview. »