In a nearly 2 a.m. Truth Social post, President Trump celebrated Stephen Colbert’s demise, writing that it was “amazing that he lasted so long!”

Wrote Trump: “No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

He later added: “Stephen Colbert’s firing from CBS was the ‘Beginning of the End’ for untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, not funny, and very poorly rated Late Night Television Hosts. Others, of even less talent, to soon follow. May they all Rest in Peace!”

“After 18 months of blackout, of not letting me on Fox, they finally let me on Fox today, four hours into the election. Their slop is selling so they will keep selling it. But listen, I got to watch Fox, also, for the first time in 18 months.”

— Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), quoted by Deadline.

President Trump raged on Truth Social over media reports that Iran has the upper hand in its war with the United States:

If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting “I surrender, I surrender” while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary “Documents of Surrender,” and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close.

The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!!

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherfuckers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

Eric Trump said he will sue MS NOW and one of its hosts Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling with his father on a high-stakes trip to China, was a conflict of interest, The Hill reports.

“I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You’re a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it’s sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it’s treason.”

— President Trump, speaking to David Sanger of the New York Times. 

Rudy Giuliani returned to his regularly scheduled show on Wednesday evening for the first time after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia earlier this month, the AP reports.

New York Times: “When the online influencer Nick Shirley greeted throngs of fans at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas in March, a burly security guard shadowed him and ensured nobody got too close.”

“Yet Mr. Shirley did not pay for the body man at CPAC or the security guards who accompanied him on his subsequent investigations of America’s immigrant communities. Instead, his security was paid for by a new charity founded on the idea that safeguarding conservative social media influencers is a public good.”

“The Wall Street Journal received grand jury subpoenas for reporters’ records as part of a Justice Department leak investigation, as the outlet said that they would oppose the effort,” Deadline reports.

“ABC has accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights, potentially setting the stage for a protracted, high-stakes legal battle between the network and the Trump administration,” the New York Times reports.

The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account last month of Director Kash Patel’s work habits, MS NOW reports.

New York Times: “An American commentator for Russian television who was indicted during the Biden administration as part of an effort to combat Moscow’s propaganda filed a legal motion on Monday to dismiss the charges on First Amendment grounds.”

“Dimitri K. Simes, who was an adviser to Donald J. Trump’s first presidential campaign, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, were charged in 2024 with violating U.S. economic sanctions against Russia for their work for a state-owned television network.”

President Donald Trump accused the New York Times and CNN of being “seditious” in their coverage of the Iran war, The Wrap reports.

Said Trump: “Everyday I read about how well they’re doing militarily. They’ve got nothing left. They’re done. And yet I read in the New York Times, I see on that stupid CNN — which I only watch because you have to watch a little bit of the enemy, so I watch it for a very short period, but … you have to be smart.”

He added: “If you see CNN, you’d think that they’re winning the war. If you read the New York Times — it’s actually seditious, in my opinion. You read the New York Times, you actually think they’re winning the war.”

“First it bought the Melania documentary. Now Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of The Apprentice, the reality TV show that once starred Donald Trump and propelled him to national fame,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“People familiar with the matter said that executives at Amazon internally have discussed casting someone very close to President Trump as the host if they were to move ahead with filming new episodes: his oldest son Donald Trump Jr.”

“Jimmy Kimmel has acquired an unexpected defender amid his feud with Donald Trump: Texas Senator Ted Cruz,” Rolling Stone reports.

“The MAGA Republican, who famously clashed with the president during the 2016 primaries before supporting him, bashed the administration’s attempts to pressure Disney and ABC News into firing Kimmel.”

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones laid into Trump over the Iran War, saying he “does not know what he’s talking about when it comes to military,” Media Matters reports.