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Trump Shares AI Dumpster Clip as CBS Cancels Colbert Show

5/23/2026

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Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video that shows him lifting Stephen Colbert into a dumpster before dancing to “YMCA.”
Trump also praised the direction taken by CBS News in a separate post.
CBS explained that the Late Show cancellation was a financial decision amid a challenging late-night market.
The Colbert finale attracted 6.74 million viewers and featured Paul McCartney and a joint segment with rival late-night hosts.

History

Historical Context

April 2018, BuzzFeed and Jordan Peele released a deep-fake of Barack Obama as a public-service warning about synthetic media. The episode spurred the U.S. House Intelligence Committee’s June 2019 hearings on election-swaying deepfakes. In July 2025, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself, echoing the earlier controversy and renewing calls for regulatory disclosure rules.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video that shows him lifting Stephen Colbert into a dumpster before dancing to “YMCA.”
Trump also praised the direction taken by CBS News in a separate post.
CBS explained that the Late Show cancellation was a financial decision amid a challenging late-night market.
The Colbert finale attracted 6.74 million viewers and featured Paul McCartney and a joint segment with rival late-night hosts.

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