Mark Dice
Role at the time: Independent media analyst
Condemned
Statement summary
Mark Dice said Trump "has to lie" about the $5,000 pledge and framed it as a payment to get people to vote.
“it is idiotic, but at the same time, it's also brilliant because... we're filled with such morons that you have to pay them to get out to vote... President Trump's got to do these things. He has to lie, too.”
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Mark Dice video reacting to Trump's $5,000 election-linked pledge.
Why we used this label
Dice says Trump "has to lie" about the pledge and frames it as a payment necessary to get "morons" to vote, an express accusation that the pledge is a dishonest vote-buying tactic rather than a genuine policy commitment.