Stephen Colbert Baffled by the 22% of Americans Who Still ‘Strongly Approve’ Trump: ‘I Want Gas to Be Expensive! I Want the Kennedy Center Blown Up!’

Apr 1, 2026 6:32am PT Stephen Colbert Baffled by the 22% of Americans Who Still ‘Strongly Approve’ Trump: ‘I Want Gas to Be Expensive! I Want the Kennedy Center Blown Up!’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Stephen Colbert Baffled by the 22% of Americans Who Still ‘Strongly Approve’ Trump: ‘I Want Gas to Be Expensive! I Want the Kennedy Center Blown Up!’ 13 minutes ago ‘Avatar’ Can ‘Take More Risks’ Than Marvel Movies Because Lack of Studio and Fan Pressure, Says Sam Worthington: ‘It’s Not Like We Have to Get Scenes Completed by Today’ or Execs Get Upset 17 hours ago ‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Says ‘I Really Can’t Stop’ Backlash and Understands Why Scorsese and Ridley Scott Criticized Superhero Movies: ‘Not Every Film Is for Everyone’ 21 hours ago See All Stephen Colbert is both happy and dumbfounded over Donald Trump ‘s latest poll numbers, expressing bafflement during his March 31 monologue on CBS’ “ The Late Show ” over how 22.4% of Americans still “strongly approve” Trump despite the the war in Iran inflating gas prices and more. But first, Colbert celebrated how “the fact that Trump is ruining everything all the time has not helped his popularity.” “According to a new UMass, YouGov, ‘you spin me right round baby right round’ poll, his approval rating has sunk to 33%,” Colbert announced to cheers from the audience. “That’s only one out of every three people. To put that into perspective, turn to your right. Now turn to your left. Both of those people are more popular than Donald Trump.” Related Stories American Cinematheque's Weekly Movie Interview Podcast Will Feature Edgar Wright, Mary Bronstein, Franklin Leonard, Patton Oswalt, Danny DeVito and More