Jon Stewart is using the opening segment of The Daily Show to call out his network’s parent company.

In the Monday (July 21) episode of The Daily Show, the 62-year-old host spoke out against Paramount for canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for what he calls “corporate fear.”

Jon alluded to concerns that his show might be next and the public’s questions about why Stephen Colbert‘s show was given the axe.

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In the episode, Jon called out Comedy Central‘s parent company for the decision that they called a financial one.

He told the audience, “I understand the corporate fear. I understand the fear that you and your advertisers have with $8 billion at stake, but understand this, truly, the shows that you now seek to cancel, censor and control, a not insignificant portion of that $8 billion value came from those f—ing shows. That’s what made you that money.”

Jon went on to question the network for seemingly attempting to stay on Donald Trump‘s good side. Along with questioning why anyone would watch such “innocuous” content, Jon pointed out the impossibility of staying off Trump‘s radar.

He said, “You want to know how impossible it is to stay on Lord Farquaad’s good side? Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch the owner of Fox News, the man other than Biden, maybe most responsible for getting Trump elected.”

Jon said that he believes it’s pre-emptive fear and compliance that lead to Stephen‘s show being canceled, citing rumors that the network might have been bribed.

He said, “If you’re trying to figure out why Stephen’s show is ending, I don’t think the answer can be found in some smoking gun email or phone call from Trump to CBS executives or in CBS’ QuickBooks spreadsheets on the financial health of late night.”

The host went on to say that he doesn’t plan on going anywhere, referencing concerns that The Daily Show might be targeted next. Jon speculated about the future and said, “I’m not giving in, I’m not going anywhere, I think.”

If you missed it, Stephen used his own show to slam Trump‘s celebration of his show being canceled.