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What Stephen Colbert's cancellation says about Trump's America | Two Blocks from the White House
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29:07Now PlayingThe final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs this week. It's being called the end of an era, and some critics say the cancellation of the iconic late night talk show represents a broader attack on dissent during President Donald Trump's second administration. This week Washington correspondents Katie Simpson, Paul Hunter and Willy Lowry ask: What, if anything, does Colbert's cancellation say about the state of free speech in Trump's America?
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