If the recently canceled 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' wins the talk series prize, it won't just be well-earned. It will tee up a piece of delicious live theater.

Donald Trump is walking back week-old claims that he hoped he "played a major part" in CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," instead arguing Tuesday that the suggestion he was responsible "is not true!

Since his show was canceled, Colbert — and other hosts of late night — have roasted the president even more than usual. In return, Trump has said that it's "really good" to see Colbert go, and he hopes that he "played a major part in it."