Springsteen rips Trump, Ellisons during Colbert appearance
Key takeaways
- I am here in support tonight of Stephen because you re the first guy in America who s lost his show because we got a president who can t take a joke, Springsteen said.
- Last summer, CBS announced that it was getting rid of The Late Show, shaking up the late-night television landscape via an action that the network said was a financial decision.
- The Ellisons, a billionaire father-son duo, are allies of Trump and have put in place sweeping changes to the news division at CBS.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
After Colbert introduced Springsteen before his performance on the second-to-last episode of The Late Show, Springsteen made a few comments targeting the Ellisons and Trump. He then launched into a performance of Streets of Minneapolis, an anti-Trump administration song released earlier this year by the rock legend.
I am here in support tonight of Stephen because you re the first guy in America who s lost his show because we got a president who can t take a joke, Springsteen said.
And, and because — because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his a– to get what they want, so these are — anyway, Stephen, these are small-minded people who got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about. This is for you, he added.