October 26, 2025
33,537
1,499
133
4.87%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
8:56Now PlayingTrump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel after Politico uncovers racist and Nazi-sympathetic text messages.
The texts include “MLK Jr. Day belongs in hell,” “I have a Nazi streak in me,” and “Never trust a Chinaman or Indian.”
Even Republican senators called it a “bridge too far,” forcing his resignation one day before his confirmation hearing.
🔥 Politico uncovers racist texts from Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia — “MLK Jr. Day belongs in hell,” “I have a Nazi streak in me,” “Never trust a Chinaman or Indian.”
🔥 Backlash erupts across both parties; even GOP senators call it a bridge too far.
🔥 Ingrassia resigns one day before his confirmation hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
🔥 Roland Martin: “Being racist has become a resume builder in Trump’s orbit.”
🔥 Panel reacts to the growing pattern of impunity inside Trump’s ranks.
🔥 The bar is on the floor — and they still trip over it.
🔥 “Texts so vile even Trump’s allies couldn’t spin them.”
#RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #RacistTextsExposed #TrumpNominee #PaulIngrassia #SpecialCounsel #RacistTexts #Resignation #BridgeTooFar #Politics #Accountability #ReceiptsDontLie
Join this channel to get access to perks:
Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ Venmo ☛ Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com
Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛
Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾
#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.