Roland Martin Calls Bill O’Reilly ‘Despicable Coward’ For #BlackLivesMatter Coverage

TV One host and former CNN contributor Roland Martin attacked Fox News host Bill O’Reilly in an interview over the weekend, calling him a “despicable coward” for refusing to debate #BlackLivesMatter activists.

In an interview with The Wrap, Martin accused O’Reilly and his Fox colleague Sean Hannity of “lying to their audience and painting a picture that is shameful and despicable.” O’Reilly has been very critical of the protest movement, even comparing them to the Nazis. Martin, for his part, told O’Reilly on his show to “shut the hell up” about the issue.

Martin then suggested that he himself would be willing to go on the show and debate the issue: “I will challenge Bill O’Reilly anytime, any day. I will come to his studio, I will wait, I will take my show off and debate him on this.”

However, Martin predicted that O’Reilly wouldn’t take up his challenge, saying the “wimp” had turned down all his other challenges. “They do not want their audience to be exposed to the truth,” he said.

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