“The Wire” star Wood Harris said that he would prefer Vice President Pence to be president over President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE because Pence is a “puppet.”

Harris told TMZ that he would pick Pence over Trump because “Trump is too unpredictable.”

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“I know what to expect from [Pence] and I know that Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceEx-Pence aide: Trump spent 45 minutes of task force meeting 'going off on Tucker Carlson' instead of talking coronavirus Trump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report Controversial CDC guidelines were written by HHS officials, not scientists: report MORE is a puppet, I know he’s just a simpleton and a puppet,” Harris said.

“I’d rather deal with a simpleton and a puppet than an egomaniac billionaire who is plutocratic and clearly racist and homophobic and misogynistic,” he continued.

Harris said the only “good thing” about Trump is that “he’s funny sometimes.”

“We laugh at what he says sometimes,” he said. “That’s about it.”

Pence has largely been a staunch supporter of Trump since joining the ticket during the campaign.

He publicly rebuked Trump after the 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape emerged featuring Trump bragging about kissing and groping women without their consent, but has otherwise consistently backed Trump's agenda and comments.