When Stephen Colbert announced that CBS restricted him from airing an interview with a Democratic candidate, it set off a range of reactions: Some argued that it reflected Trump’s efforts to censor late-night content;

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday denied the government had censored CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with a Democratic U.

Colbert said that he was surprised by a network statement that denied Colbert had been told he couldn't air an interview with a Texas Senate candidate for fear of triggering a little-known “equal time” rule by the FCC.

Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV,” Colbert said. Late-night

Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV, OK?,”

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert openly criticized CBS for blocking a planned interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, citing pressure from the Trump administration's FCC. The network’s lawyers told Colbert he could not air the February 16 interview with Talarico and prohibited the comedian from airing — or even mentioning — the cancelation of his interview.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff argued that President Donald Trump is a "symptom of a deeper disease" in the U.S. and said the system was rigged during an interview with Stephen Colbert.