"ABC News has confirmed that attendees to Trump WH Rally were paid."

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

Tweet text: ken olin
@kenolin1
ABC News has confirmed that attendees to Trump WH Rally were paid.
Well, he’s back to paying people to get fucked.

[Hugin]

1. I hope they got their money up front.

and payment wasn't in the form of cheap hats and tee-shirts.

[TomCADem]

44. Since it was a WH Event, Were They Paid By the Federal Government?

That is the key.

[onetexan]

74. exactly my question!

[homegirl]

61. Oldie but goodie....

Bus ride, free T-shirt, MAGA hat, see the exterior of the White House, free lunch and $100. bill under the plate. Works every time!

[SergeStorms]

64. Where are they getting the money from?

$100? I thought the GOP was cash poor right now. Don't let Lindsey hear that they're paying people to attend Trump's COVID-(in)fest. He'll be back on FOX crying for money again.

[Hugin]

76. The $100 you receive is included on the bill under the plate.

So, essentially the participants are paying for everything themselves.

Not far from the truth since taxpayer money is being used to maintain the White House and there's speculation that all of the funds for this event came out of White House operating money.

[Hugin]

77. +1

Wow and I thought I was cynical.

Good job!

[Rebl2]

63. Doubtful

We’re they promised they will be taken care of if they get Covid from the event? Good luck with that suckers.

[Totally Tunsie]

78. Wouldn't be surprised if they had to sign a waiver

that they wouldn't sue if they contracted COVID. Chump only cares about protecting himself, not any of his flock.

[Lock him up.]

75. Infected dRoplet$...

... in the front Row$ ...

[dalton99a]

2. Figures

[VivaResitance]

3. Grifters gonna grift

Self respect in exchange for health is a stupid thing to trade for.

[lamp_shade]

4. I'll wait for confirmation from ABC.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. yup - on edit - they have confirmed Candice Owens' group paid

links found in posts below

[Bernardo de La Paz]

31. Candice Owens tweeted a few were paid for transport. Prob more than few & more dollars.

[getagrip_already]

36. transport.. hotel.. stipends....

free meals, liquor..... hookers, blow......

There are lots of ways to pay people.

[malaise]

5. That means about 1,600 turned down the money

The President used the WH for a paid political campaign rally. When does this shit stop> When does the media stop covering illegal acts.
Is it time for th Hatch Act yet?

[jaxexpat]

46. The most pertinent question yet.

But since acting in a lawful manner to stop illegal activities and prosecute the perpetrators is not on our current justice department's agenda. Unless they are persons of a color or nationality on the stop-and-frisk list they, not only get away, but are praised from on high.
But I'm not worried because they'll get hung out to dry just like all of Trump's fair-weather co-conspirators.

[jmowreader]

55. This shit stops 11/3

The son of a bitch is going to keep doing it until he’s voted out of office.

It might be a wise decision for the social media companies to ban Trump from their sites as soon as Biden crosses 270.

[malaise]

57. Excellent suggestion

[NoRoadUntravelled]

71. Seems like the media has chosen ratings over all else on so many occasions since

the last presidential campaign. It's disheartening and frustrating.

[LuckyCharms]

6. Not enough money in the world for me to attend in normal times...

let alone in Covid times.

Wouldn't be caught dead at one.

[Hugin]

21. If there were the slightest chance of seeing the steroid bloated blowfish pop his cork...

live and on the balcony. It would be tempting.

It would be the ultimate in schadenfreude and might very well cause me to leave this mortal coil very soon after in sheer ecstasy.

Ultimately, you're correct though, it wasn't the time. There's so much more humiliation to come and I can watch it all on the tee-vee machine.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

42. What if you were homeless, unemployed?

I got suspicious because of how young the crowd was and how many people of color there were. Not Trumps usual demographic.

[brewens]

72. Remember the pic of Cain and the other black people at Tulsa. He said "a few of the black

people there". I'd be willing to bet that was all of them. Every one that came in was asked to get in the Cain pic, and possibly some were paid.

[magicarpet]

7. No,.. you must be kidding,...

It is like we don't have a pResident as our head of state,..

... more like we have a failed actor - Reality TV/white trash media star.

It is all to give his ratings a boost,.. Madison Avenue Political Perception Management ploys & schemes.

[LakeArenal]

51. Not "like". The actual definition of all the above.

[mucifer]

8. So they show up get paid a few bucks and might bring covid home to their

family.

Holy crap

[Newest Reality]

9. Bonus: Free hats and T-shirts! Weee.

[Karma13612]

27. That explains why it was a sea of

Red and teal/bluegreen.

[Jacoby365]

10. Candace Owens' BLEXIT group pays for some attendees' travel to Trump's White House event

"Some guests for Saturday's White House event on the South Lawn, which will be President Donald Trump's first since testing positive for the coronavirus, had their travel and lodging paid for by controversial conservative activist Candace Owens' group BLEXIT, according to emails obtained by ABC News."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/candace-owens-blexit-group-pays-attendees-travel-trumps/story?id=73531036

[Mr.Bill]

47. I suppose lodging at Trump's hotel?

At $700 a night?

[bottomofthehill]

11. Canceling adds in the Midwest to pay people to show

Sounds like a good strategy to me.

[GoCubsGo]

16. Candace Owens' group ws paying them, not the Trump campaign.

She has some sort of "Blexit" organization, and she paid various members (and probably people off the street, too) to come to this Hatch Act violation.

[brush]

19. Ahhhh...that's like saying Kanye West's campaign had nothing to do...

with the trump operatives working for it behind the scenes. West and Owens, btw, are friends and their backing and funding comes from the same donors who help fund the trump campaign.

Owens, a former Dem who was aided by the Dem party when she had legal problems, is not wealthy. To say her organization, Blexit, paid rally attendees is saying that her funding sources paid them, not her.

[Hugin]

29. Speaking of Kanye West and Owens...

Apparently there was some controversy of Owens claiming West had designed some of the BLEXIT gear. A charge which he denied.

From the wiki:

"Blexit movement

In late 2018, Owens launched the Blexit movement, a social media campaign to encourage African Americans (plus Latinos and other minorities) to abandon the Democratic Party and register as Republicans. At the time, 8% of African Americans identified as Republicans. The term Blexit—a portmanteau of 'Black' and 'exit'—mimics Brexit, the word used to describe the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. At the launch in October 2018, Owens said that her "dear friend and fellow superhero Kanye West" designed merchandise for the movement, but the following day, West denied being the designer and disavowed the effort, saying "I never wanted any association with Blexit" and "I've been used to spread messages I don't believe in."

Her wiki bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Owens

[brush]

30. Guess they once were friends, but both are wingers who back trump.

[Hugin]

34. and the question remains as to where the money is coming from...

If any money was actually fronted, it was most likely from some foreign disinformation effort or possibly funds laundered through the NRA which Owens is also associated.

I have to laugh if they did it financed through a check or promise of funds from the Trump Campaign. Gullible, your name is Candice Owens.

When they claim it on their FEC balance sheet... Then we'll find out. (I'm being sarcastic here.)

[brush]

38. I have no doubt that Blexit's funding is from winger donors...

whether foreign or domestic, who probably also contribute to the trump campaign—or once to trump's campaign which has squandered over a billion dollars and is now nearly broke.

[Captain Zero]

79. Her fellow super hero, West, so, she considers

Herself as a Super Hero of some sort?

Trump, West, Owens. Plenty of Manic Megalomania to go around it seems. Too bad all the state mental hospitals are closed. These three need a wing to themselves.

[Hugin]

82. +1

So it would seem.

[bullimiami]

70. the question is then where does candace owens get money from? russia maybe? koch? trump campaign?

[rpannier]

80. Adelson... maybe

[VA_Jill]

12. Because of course

Hookers for Cheatolini.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. So we're back full circle.... I liked the Andy Griffith version better...... nt

[Doodley]

14. Can you smell something? It's the stench of narcissistic desperation.

[Gothmog]

15. This explains a great deal

Link to tweet

[brush]

25. See post 19. Blexit is not self-funded by Owens.

[global1]

17. Did They Have To Sign A Liability Waiver Too?.....

In case they get Covid - Trump assumes no responsibility?

[BigmanPigman]

65. I think that they did.

They have to sign them at all tRump events.

[UTUSN]

18. K&R

[KY_EnviroGuy]

20. They best get off the BLEXIT train and get on the GOPEXIT train....

'cause it's leaving soon.......

I wonder if he's requiring attendees to sign a hold-harmless agreement......

[BlueJac]

23. Trump is loser!

[LSparkle]

24. Does Dominos pizza have any connections ...

To Blexit? I thought I saw someone handing out free Dominos pizza and the t-shirts and hats given to the attendees were the same colors as the pizza box. Just wondering ...

[LiberalArkie]

26. There is this on BET

https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/10/10/candace-owens-blexit-black-people-trump-event.html#!

[spanone]

28. hope they didn't take a check....it will bounce.

[packman]

32. So now we know what a Trump cultist soul is worth

A few bucks, some pizza, and a lousy T-shirt.

[Hugin]

37. I could probably finance a similar event from the change I could find in couch cushions.

Wow. The bar is so low.

[Danmel]

35. Has Soros turned on us?????

[George II]

39. An article I read yesterday was that they were given the shirt, a hat, and $100 each.

[Captain Zero]

40. I had a suspicion, they didn't seem rabid and fanatical like his base and also

quite a few of them were black. Never saw that many black people at a Trump Rally. Good for them though, draining off some of his campaign funds means he can't spend it elsewhere.

[turbinetree]

41. So in essence taxpayers paid for this event, or did the fucking RNC pay this out of pocket expense

[ffr]

43. Who would take money over their own health and safety?

They must be on their last legs already. Not sure those are the type of people to associate with during a pandemic.

[moondust]

50. No money, no jobs.

Maybe facing eviction. Dump is an old hand at exploiting desperate people.

[Hekate]

56. Unemployed, facing eviction, no food in the cupboard: Trump's America, they got used as props

[Le Roi de Pot]

49. Lol ..He took money from White Racists and gave it to Black people

Who won't vote for him anyway!!

More such rallies

[vercetti2021]

52. All at the cost of $100 and your dignity

To die from the covid.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

53. Link from ABC News?

[MustLoveBeagles]

54. Here you go

"Some guests for Saturday's White House event on the South Lawn, which will be President Donald Trump's first since testing positive for the coronavirus, had their travel and lodging paid for by controversial conservative activist Candace Owens' group BLEXIT, according to emails obtained by ABC News."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/candace-owens-blexit-group-pays-attendees-travel-trumps/story?id=73531036

https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/10/10/candace-owens-blexit-black-people-trump-event.html#!

Jacoby365 and LiberalArkie provided the links.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

84. Thanks! n/t

[Grins]

58. And so who funded Blexit for this to happen...?

The RNC? Russia? Who funds Owens?

[Cha]

59. Rt Ken Olin!

[spanone]

60. The best democracy you can buy.

[WVreaper]

62. Potted plants!

My aunt spent many years in D.C. working for an Air Force general. She told me about being a potted plant. When foreign dignitaries arrived in D.C. , government workers would be given the day off so that they could like the route the dignitary would take., giving them a warm welcome. Don't tell Trump. He would then start using federal employees for his guinea pigs.

[Sherman A1]

67. Works for me

hope they got their money first.

[Mr. Sparkle]

68. That's what they think!

The Trumps will charge for transport ,food and security, And suddenly that's their money gone!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

69. Non-disclosure agreement?

If it weren't for the COVID and the likely non-disclosure agreements, it would be so cool if a group of DUers could manage to take all the job spots on one of these propaganda BSers.

Then, the Lincoln Project could film an ad, right after the event, so we'd be recognizable--in the same clothing, carrying the same signs, etc.--in which we'd tell the public we were all paid. Expose just another pathetic bit of DonnieDumbo's lame charade.

[birdographer]

73. I thought so...

I saw a photo of all of them on the lawn with their red hats and wondered who would go there, with him spewing COVID into the air. And thought maybe they were paid to be there...

[Lucinda]

81. KNR

[Hortensis]

83. Of course they have to ship people to events.

How else are they going to produce even very modest BLEXIT crowds?

This picture is what they managed to put together by offering a visit to the White House, seeing a president and getting puffed up in the press. And this for an event in a city with a large black population of its own.