Texas Democrat James Talarico LIVE: Shreds Trump’s FCC for Trying to Keep Interview Off Air, US News
February 19, 2026
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19:44:54Now PlayingTexas Democrat James Talarico LIVE: Shreds Trump’s FCC for Trying to Keep Interview Off Air, US News
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as posted by the channelAt a campaign rally in Austin, Texas Senate candidate and state representative James Talarico claimed that Trump’s FCC “colluded” with corporate executives at CBS to block a Late Show interview he taped with Stephen Colbert from ever airing, and argued that the move has already “backfired” because it shows elites fear Texas is about to flip.
Framing his race as a battle of “top versus bottom, not left versus right,” Talarico accused Trump and his “billionaire friends” of practicing the “most dangerous kind of cancel culture” by trying to control what Americans watch, say, and read, citing alleged efforts to pressure shows like The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Colbert’s Late Show after they aired content critical of the president.
He warned that media bosses are “selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians,” insisting that any attack on one person’s free speech is a threat to everyone’s rights, regardless of party or ideology.
#jamestalarico #texas #democrats #fcc #trump #stephencolbert
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