{"id":2466479,"date":"2025-07-24T22:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dismantling-of-our-democracy-sunny-hostin-says-end-of-colbert-could-be-end-of-the-constitution\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:17:40","slug":"dismantling-of-our-democracy-sunny-hostin-says-end-of-colbert-could-be-end-of-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dismantling-of-our-democracy-sunny-hostin-says-end-of-colbert-could-be-end-of-the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dismantling of Our Democracy&#8217;: Sunny Hostin Says End of Colbert Could Be End of the Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdismantling-of-our-democracy-sunny-hostin-says-end-of-colbert-could-be-end-of-the-constitution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a segment from Tuesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The View,&#8221; where co-host Sunny Hostin expressed strong support for Stephen Colbert following the announcement that CBS would cancel &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; by next spring. Hostin framed the cancellation as a political attack and a threat to democracy, claiming it represented a dismantling of the Constitution and an assault on First Amendment freedoms, rather than acknowledging factors like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-twitter-locks-marjorie-taylor-greene-out-of-her-account-on-day-democrats-are-moving-to-expel-her-from-congress\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Twitter Locks Marjorie Taylor Greene Out of Her Account on Day Democrats Are Moving to Expel Her From Congress\">low ratings<\/a> and financial losses. She also praised Democratic lawmakers investigating weather former President Donald Trump influenced the cancellation. The piece criticizes Hostin and similar left-leaning media figures for their lack of self-awareness and for prioritizing politically charged rhetoric over entertainment or genuine perspective. It concludes by noting the declining popularity of such shows among American audiences, while also mentioning a brief moment when &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host Joy Behar implied the show might soon end-though this was later denied by Whoopi goldberg. the article portrays this situation as a reflection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >challenges facing partisan media programs<\/a> and their waning influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A segment of Tuesday&rsquo;s &ldquo;The View&rdquo; was actually entertaining, but surely not for the reasons ABC and its advertisers would hope.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it came as the insufferable co-host Sunny Hostin decided to throw her support behind the equally tedious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-colbert-shows-losing-job-vulgar-3-word-message-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Colbert<\/a>, whose late-night snoozefest talk show was recently axed.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin was filled with righteous indignation, suggesting that CBS&rsquo;s decision to cancel &ldquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rdquo; as of next spring is part of a &ldquo;dismantling of our democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rather than citing Colbert&rsquo;s abysmally low ratings, the show&rsquo;s $50 million loss for the network, and the diminishing relevance of the format, Hostin blamed President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My concern is, if it is political, then everyone should be concerned,&rdquo; Hostin said of the cancellation, which Colbert announced just days after excoriating Paramount, CBS&rsquo;s parent company, for its $16 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brian-stelter-mainstream-media-figures-panicking-trumps-deal-paramount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settlement<\/a> with Trump after it favorably edited then-Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; remarks on &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; during the 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People on the right should be concerned. People on the left should be concerned. Because it&rsquo;s very clear that, if it is political, this is the dismantling of our democracy,&rdquo; Hostin insisted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the dismantling of our Constitution. Right?&rdquo; Hostin said, eliciting applause from the studio audience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The First Amendment is the First Amendment for a reason, and that is freedom of the press, freedom of speech. Freedom to speak truth to power,&rdquo; the former lawyer droned on, lazily pulling out the left&rsquo;s canned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-sends-impeachment-threat-scotus-immunity-ruling-trump-assault-american-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If that is taken away, if the comedians are being attacked, then that means our Constitution is being dismantled,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That means the very rubric of our democracy is being dismantled. And I think every single person should be really, really concerned about it,&rdquo; Hostin added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v0m4N787aIg?si=5hybgw_6iLpOoJuy&amp;start=430\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hostin then congratulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/telling-democratic-senators-freaking-stephen-colberts-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawmakers<\/a> like Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff for their investigation into whether Trump was involved in the decision.<\/p>\n<p>(So much for the Constitution&rsquo;s freedom of the press when it&rsquo;s a TV network&rsquo;s decision about its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-guest-host-chelsea-handler-says-white-mens-opinions-are-irrelevant\/\" title=\"Late-Night Guest Host Chelsea Handler Says \u201cWhite Men\u2019s Opinions Are Irrelevant\u201d\">late-night lineup<\/a>, huh?)<\/p>\n<p>This same lack of self-awareness and sanctimonious lecturing is exactly what led to Colbert&rsquo;s demise, and it&rsquo;s a delightful bit of schadenfreude to watch Sunny Hostin dig her show deeper into the same hole that swallowed &ldquo;The Late Show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These leftists no longer wish to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-woke-comedian-j-p-sears-scores-massive-success-without-the-hollywood-machine\/\" title=\"Anti-Woke Comedian J.P. Sears Scores Massive Success Without The Hollywood Machine\">make audiences laugh<\/a>, nor do they provide any sort of perspective to anyone outside of their echo chamber &mdash; and they will pay dearly for it.<\/p>\n<p>During Thursday&rsquo;s program, there was a brief glimmer of hope that &ldquo;The View&rdquo; would meet the same fate as Colbert&rsquo;s show, after co-host Joy Behar let it slip that Friday would be the last new episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5418270-white-house-the-view-joy-behar-trump-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before we go on hiatus, we only have one more show after this &mdash; I&rsquo;m allowed to say that, right?&rdquo; Behar said.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, those hopes were dashed when co-host Whoopi Goldberg later set the record straight, assuring the audience that they&rsquo;ll &ldquo;be back for our new season in September.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this show and others like it are on borrowed time, as American audiences grow weary of such ham-fisted leftist propaganda disguised as entertainment &mdash; but at least witnessing their demise is highly enjoyable.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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