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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

Trump’s FCC chair plays coy on Fox News when asked if president involved in Colbert’s cancellation

Days after both he and Donald Trump gloated that CBS had canceled Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wouldn’t give a direct answer when asked on Fox News whether the president played a part in The Late Show’s demise.

Carr’s ambiguity regarding whether Trump was directly involved in the decision to end a long-running program hosted by an outspoken critic of the president comes amid CBS parent company Paramount’s pending merger with Skydance Media, which the FCC chief is responsible for approving.

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