Wilmore Mocks Journalists Trolled By 2016 Candidate ‘Deez Nuts’ (VIDEO)

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Larry Wilmore introduced us to a new dark horse presidential candidate on “The Nightly Show” on Thursday: Deez Nuts.

The third party candidate polled at 9 percent in North Carolina and 7 percent in Iowa and subsequently sent political journalists reeling.

“I believe you. Deez Nuts is officially in the race,” Wilmore said. “Or should I say Deez Nuts are in the race?”

Contributor Mike Yard even joined the campaign.

“Sometimes you gotta follow your heart and in this case, I gotta follow Deez Nuts,” Yard said.

That same poll, according to Wilmore, shows that presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has zero supporters.

“Lindsey Graham has literally no supporters. I didn’t even know that was a number,” Wilmore said. “There are two things in America that have more support in America than Lindsey Graham: ISIS and Deez Nuts.”

Watch the clip, from Comedy Central, below:

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