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'Maybe I should endorse Jasmine Crockett': Lauren Boebert jokes with, praises James Talarico amid heated Texas primary

Talarico defended his campaign and said the decision to pull his interview was a top-down order from Trump.

'Maybe I should endorse Jasmine Crockett': Lauren Boebert jokes with, praises James Talarico amid heated Texas primary
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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During a televised discussion, Lauren Boebert praised James Talarico’s Senate campaign and joked about endorsing his primary opponent, Jasmine Crockett. Boebert and Talarico also disputed whether President Trump was responsible for a pulled interview.

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Texas Senate candidate who appeared with Boebert and claimed Trump was behind the pulled interview

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Colorado representative who appeared with Talarico and commented on his campaign and the pulled interview

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Texas representative and Talarico’s primary opponent, whose explanation of the pulled interview Boebert supported

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President whom Talarico blamed for the pulled interview and Boebert said was not responsible

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Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico Does Not Air on CBS

Outlets agree that CBS did not air Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on broadcast and that it later appeared online. The dispute centers on FCC equal-time concerns. Left-leaning outlets frame the decision as censorship or political pressure threatening speech. Center outlets largely recount competing accounts of CBS’s legal guidance and the FCC’s equal-time rules, with some attention to campaign effects. Right-leaning outlets more often challenge the censorship claim and emphasize equal-time concerns or political gain, though some coverage lays out competing accounts.

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