Jon Stewart blasts CBS for canceling Colbert's show, calls it 'path of least resistance' for corporate merger

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart lambasted CBS on Monday over its decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," dismissing the claim that it was a financial decision and not meant to appease President Donald Trump. 

"Obviously, I am certainly not the most objective to comment on this matter," Stewart conceded before revisiting Colbert's late-night rise on Comedy Central on "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," before singing his praises at CBS.

"Watching Stephen exceed...