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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) quipped Tuesday that CBS host Stephen Colbert’s interview with fellow Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — which was allegedly blocked from airing but has since been posted online — likely gave her primary rival a “boost.”

“The ‘Late Show’ decided that this was the option, and I think that it was a good strategy. I mean, look at what happened when they tried to censor CECOT,” Crockett said during an appearance on MS NOW, referring to the “60 Minutes” segment on El Salvador’s most notorious prison that gained traction online after initially being blocked from airing.

“We found out that you could get a lot more views,” she continued. “So, I think it probably gave my opponent the boost he was looking for.”

Crockett noted she had no issue with the late-night host posting the interview on YouTube, where it has since racked up 5.2 million views. Instead, she framed it as “good strategy” to counter the Trump administration’s perceived attempts to censor outlets that are critical of the president.

“I think it’s probably better that [Talarico] didn’t get on and that they went straight to streaming,” the lawmaker told the outlet. “Because we know that when we resist and when we know that it seems like they’re trying to change the rules and bend to the knee of or bend the knee to this president, that it backfires in historic fashion.”

The “Late Show” interview was allegedly pulled off the air due to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) “equal time” rule. CBS has denied Colbert’s claims that lawyers for its parent company, Paramount, were behind the decision.

“I will tell you that I have no love for Bari Weiss. I have no love for Brendan Carr whatsoever,” Crockett added, referring to the CBS News editor in chief and the FCC chair, respectively.

Colbert blasted his employer earlier this week after the interview was pulled.

“He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” the host said Monday during his show.

The network disputed Colbert’s accusation in a statement, writing that it “provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule” for other candidates, including Crockett, and “presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.”

Colbert dismissed the denial on his show Tuesday as “crap,” noting lawyers approve “every script that goes on air.”

“Now, I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t want to tell them how to do their jobs, but since they seem intent on telling me how to do mine, here we go,” he said.

“Fellas, Fellas. I am well aware that we can book other guests. I didn’t need to be presented with that option,” he continued, adding a joke. “I’ve had Jasmine Crockett on my show twice. I could prove that to you, but the network won’t let me show you her picture without including her opponents.”

The FCC under Carr has faced criticism for purported attempts to stifle media content through threats to revoke broadcast licenses and other regulatory pressure. That fight has spilled over into late-night television, as Carr is now reportedly eyeing changes to the FCC’s equal time rule that would no longer exempt talk shows.

Talarico on Tuesday said the network’s decision not to air his interview should “be alarming to all of us.”

“I don’t think it did anything to assuage the concerns that they were pressured by the most powerful man in the country to change their broadcast,” he added, before casting his ballot during the first day of early voting in the Lone Star State.

Talarico, a Texas state representative, is facing off against Crockett in the Democratic primary to unseat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R).

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