Former “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is mercifully out of a job after his final broadcast this week, and the targets of his nightly political hit pieces couldn’t help but celebrate the news.
After initial statements from both the White House and President Donald Trump, an AI-generated video on the president’s Truth Social account offered a succinct assessment of the Colbert send-off.
The New York Post provided this report:
An AI-generated version of the president then man-handles his biggest basher, grabbing Colbert by the suit jacket and giving him three shakes.
ADVERTISEMENTThe president is then seen tossing Colbert into a green trash bin while the audience roars and Trump seals the lid and starts his signature dance to “Y.M.C.A.”
The clip was posted late Friday, a day after the series finale of “The Late Show” aired.
Trump even returned to X to share the meme on what has become a rarely used account:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2026
Some, like former CNN talking head Jim Acosta, denounced Trump’s victory lap … but his post was inundated with replies disputing his stance:
Kimmel celebrating when Tucker Carlson got fired from Fox must have really made you upset right Acosta? 😜 pic.twitter.com/TVY2s1C7dC https://t.co/s352h3scFS
— MAZE (@mazemoore) May 23, 2026
And Colbert literally popped champagne on air to celebrate when Trump lost in 2020.
Think of all the White House staffers out of a job! 😭 😭**clutches pearls** pic.twitter.com/vxM9JQsFXo
— Rep. Chris Hemsworse (@GodofBlunder247) May 23, 2026
The Hill also covered Trump’s post:
The official White House account on the social platform X also shared the video, with the caption, “Bye-bye.”
The president had already celebrated the end of “The Late Show,” which concluded Thursday night after he previously championed Paramount Skydance’s decision to fire the comedian.
ADVERTISEMENT“Colbert is finally finished at CBS,” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier on Friday. “Amazing that he lasted so long! 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!”
Here’s some additional commentary on the president’s social media gag:
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