“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Wednesday said President Donald Trump has found an unusual way to lash out as his popularity continues to plunge.

The latest polls show his approval dropping to just 32%, driven largely by dissatisfaction with how he’s handling the war in Iran and inflation.

Trump took to social media to share a much more favorable number instead.

“In response to his sinking poll numbers, today Trump posted a New York Times article praising ‘The Apprentice’s’ ratings from April of 2004,” Colbert pointed out.

Indeed, the president shared a two-decade-old Times report about his season 1 ratings on Truth Social:

Then, three minutes later, he also shared a summary of that same 2004 New York Times article on “The Apprentice” ratings:

Colbert read between the lines.

“Always a tip off that life isn’t going great for you when you start to brag about something from 22 years ago,” he pointed out. “You kids think dad’s a loser? Well, I’ll have you know that back in high school, I once won two free tickets to see the Spin Doctors in Anaheim at the Grove.”

See more in his Wednesday night “Late Show” monologue:

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