Trump's Christmas Eve Rant: CBS Should "Put Colbert to Sleep" — "Merry Christmas!!"
On Christmas Eve at 2 AM, Trump posted that CBS should "put him to sleep, NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!" about Colbert — using euthanasia language about a comedian. He signed off: "Merry Christmas!!"
In the early morning hours of December 24, 2025, Trump launched a Truth Social tirade against Stephen Colbert, triggered by a December 8 episode mocking Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center.
Trump called Colbert "a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success" and wrote: "CBS should, 'put him to sleep,' NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!"
The "put him to sleep" language — associated with euthanizing animals — was used by the President of the United States about a comedian, at 2 AM, on Christmas Eve.
Trump ended his rant by posting: "Merry Christmas!!"
In the same series of posts, he reiterated that TV broadcast licenses should be revoked if newscasts and late-night shows are "almost entirely negative about him and the GOP" — the now-familiar threat to use government regulatory power to silence criticism.
The contrast between the stated values of the season — peace, goodwill, love for one's neighbor — and the reality of a president using euthanasia language about a comedian at 2 AM on Christmas morning required no commentary. It commented on itself.