But while they decided not to put Pollard's name on the ballot for Port, did they really have to go after the way he dresses?
Pollard told us that when he heard the discussion about his appearance, he was appalled. And while we have confirmed this with multiple sources, Fonseca says that never happened, and he's not sure where Pollard got that from.
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"First of all, I don't know where that came from because there was absolutely no discussion. I'm saying there was absolutely no discussion in the national executive about his dress, the way he dressed."
"There was absolutely no discussion about that. Well, I don't know, the same place you get it from. So there was no discussion about the way he dressed. So, you know, again, I think, you know, we in the case of Corozal Bay, as you pointed out, again, that was a recommendation of the process we have in place, a recommendation of the vetting committee, the national campaign committee, and the national executive accepted that recommendation."
"We have these structures in place for a reason. And so, you know, that was what they recommended and we accepted."
