S tephen Colbert, the CBS late-night talk show host, was unequivocal in his assessment of Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. “I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles,” he said. “It’s a big fat bribe.”

“ Late Show ” host Stephen Colbert went after President Donald Trump on Thursday, the same day it was announced that his show had been canceled . And he focused on two issues the president does not like to talk about: his health, and his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein .

Several Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, questioned if Colbert’s show was canceled due to his criticism of President Donald Trump.