The Dispute Index

Roland Martin

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Office of Congressperson Karen Bass; photographer not namedSourcePublic domainOriginal image retained; resized only.

Host of Roland Martin Unfiltered; CEO, Nu Vision Media.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Roland Martin on 2026 Midterm Elections, Antisemitism, and Government Spending, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Roland Martin

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Roland Martin

Role at the time: Host of Roland Martin Unfiltered

Condemned

Statement summary

Martin argues that Brooks focuses on Ossoff's language while failing to confront the bigotry and associations Ossoff is criticizing. Brian Shapiro joins the discussion.

“he'll call out Ossoff but not the bigotry and THE RACISM OF MIKE COLLINS.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Ossoff SHREDS MAGA Rival in Senate Debate Over ... - YouTubeOpening Collins debate and David Brooks discussion
Why we used this label

Relative to Collins' associations and response, Martin endorses criticism of Collins and rejects Brooks' rebuke of Ossoff.

Read statementDid Mike Collins hire aides with white nationalist ties, as Jon Ossoff claimed?
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Roland Martin

Role at the time: Host, Roland Martin Unfiltered

Condemned

Statement summary

Roland Martin said the mail-in voting restrictions would have hurt rural and conservative voters, and welcomed the Supreme Court blocking them.

“He loses again at the Supreme Court... Donald Trump wanted the US Postal Service to be able to put together these federal voting databases... this was going to hurt rural voters... conservatives more than anybody else.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Roland Martin Unfiltered on SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling
Why we used this label

Martin frames the restrictions as an effort to compile federal voting databases that would hurt rural and conservative voters, and treats the Supreme Court loss as vindication -- an express condemnation of the restrictions.

Read statementShould Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
Portrait of Roland Martin

Roland Martin

Role at the time: Host, Roland Martin Unfiltered

Condemned

Statement summary

Roland Martin called Trump's $5,000 pledge a "con" and a "bribe."

“what did the twice impeached criminally convicted con man in chief do — he announced his new con... They fell for that lie... Fox News was right. Yes, we are going to call it a bribe because that's exactly what it is.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Roland Martin Unfiltered on Trump's $5,000 pledge
Why we used this label

Martin directly calls the pledge a "con" and endorses Fox News's characterization of it as a "bribe," an express condemnation of the pledge as dishonest vote-buying.

Read statementTrump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?

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