Story highlights Colbert said he had predicted Trump could never win the race, but admitted now he may be wrong

But the late-night host cautioned: "I don't know anything about politics"

Washington (CNN) Late-night host Stephen Colbert says he may find Donald Trump's proposals "shocking," but there is a "very appealing" aspect to his presidential campaign.

The "Late Show" host, who used to parody a conservative talk show personality on his Comedy Central show, said in a new interview released Wednesday that the GOP front-runner's ability to pull in disaffected voters is special.

"There's a populism to Trump that I found very appealing," Colbert told CBS' "Face the Nation." "The party elders would like him to go away, but the people have decided that he is not going to."

In a clip of the interview, which will be aired in full on Sunday, Colbert went on to say that he wasn't endorsing Trump's policies.

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