Roy Wood Jr. Gets 'Real' About This Massive Trump Debate Lie

Roy Wood Jr. couldn’t stand a few things from Tuesday’s debate and it wasn’t his “silly critique” that the candidates should have chairs on stage.

The comedian, who spent several years as a correspondent at “The Daily Show,” told HuffPost that former President Donald Trump “deflected” and his ego showed itself as he faced off with Vice President Kamala Harris.

“They asked some question about immigration and he backtracked to a comment about crowd size. No one cares. What are your policies, sir? To me, that’s where my real concerns lie,” said Wood before moving onto the GOP nominee’s “eating the dogs” lie.

“I really feel like if there were a bunch of Black immigrants eating a bunch of gun owners’ dogs, there would be a lot more shootings in Ohio right now. I’m not saying it’s not true, but I’m saying it’s not true.”

The debate arrived just days before Wood hosts the Saturday premiere of CNN’s “Have I Got News For You,” an American adaptation on the iconic BBC comedy news quiz show.

Wood will be joined on the new quiz show by comedians Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, who will serve as team captains for a rotation of guests each week.

The new gig comes a little less than one year after Wood announced he’d be leaving “The Daily Show,” which cycled through guest hosts as the comedian became a fan favorite to take the permanent spot.

Wood told NPR at the time that he wanted to take time to figure out what was next for his career since he didn’t get an offer to be the host.

He said the “biggest thing” that drew him to the quiz show is being able to tackle stories that may go overlooked and having “a lot more latitude comedically” covering the week in its entirety, not just the week in politics.

“If we want to talk about the