Comedian Roy Wood Jr., criticized right-wing commentators for allegedly taking his jokes against Don Lemon during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the wrong way.
White House Correspondents Dinner host and comedian Roy Wood Jr., criticized people on the right "weaponizing" his jokes regarding former CNN host Don Lemon.
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. claimed that people are"weaponizing" his jokes about former CNN Don Lemon and"completely missed" what he was trying to say as host of theAt the event on Saturday, Wood gave a monologue taking jabs at several high-profile figures, including Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence. The comedian also referenced CNN firing longtime host Don Lemon.
"Speaking of a**holes, Don Lemon is out of a job. Don Lemon. My dog, Don Lemon. Don Lemon released a statement saying he got fired from CNN, then CNN released a statement saying that they offered Don a meeting. They had to part ways, because Don Lemon can’t even accurately report a story about Don Lemon," Wood said in one joke.
He also scolded CNN for giving Lemon the boot too soon, saying,"You don’t fire your host after the first couple of scandals. The scandals got to stack up. You gotta get the ratings."While appearing on ABC’s"The View" Monday, Wood claimed that his jokes about Lemon had been weaponized against him.
He insisted that the point of his jokes about Lemon was to draw attention to the former host’s efforts to
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