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
Roland Martin Unfiltered segment 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.