Trump paid actors to cheer his 2016 launch: report
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump allegedly paid actors to celebrate his formal campaign launch for president earlier this week.
The new 2016 contender paid extras $50 to participate in his kickoff Tuesday from New York City’s Trump Tower, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The publication said it had obtained an email sent by New York-based Extra Mile Casting last Friday, calling on performers capable of joining the campaign launch earlier this week.
“We are looking to cast people for the event to wear T-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement,” the June 12 email said.
“We understand this is not a traditional ‘background job,’ but we believe acting comes in all forms and that is inclusive of this school of thought,” it added.
The Hollywood Reporter said the email was sent on behalf of Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a political consulting group in New York that Trump has previously used.
The firm had no comment on possible help for his campaign launch, the publication said.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski denied his staff had hired any actors on Wednesday evening.
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