Philip DeFranco
Role at the time: Host of The Philip DeFranco Show, delivering his own commentary
Condemned
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
"he shamelessly seemed to throw in a bribe."
Why we used this label
DeFranco directly condemns the pledge in his own commentary, characterizing it as an apparent bribe and dismissing its credibility. His qualification is preserved; this entry does not present the characterization as a finding that Trump violated election law.