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Hekate

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9. When he descended that golden escalator in 2016, that enthused crowd was hired...

Sun Jun 9, 2024, 02:18 PM

Jun 2024

Someone found it on Craigslist, wrote it up and it was posted at DU.

For Trump, originally it was only ever about promoting his brand, so the idea of hiring a crowd was simply what one does. As soon as he got a taste of what MAGA-intoxication could do, it was addictive for him as well. Or as Nicolle says: “High on his own supply.”

So as long as he can still grift some money, he will always use paid actors (where do you think they get “Blacks for Trump” ? ) to chum the waters, swell the crowd.

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Trump campaign paying people to attend rally [View all] videohead5 Jun 2024 OP

Better get it in cash up front on entering the rally site. wnylib Jun 2024 #1

That was my first thought PatSeg Jun 2024 #17

Is this a tweet? It's really funny. Arne Jun 2024 #2

...and Trump is the one manipulating the voting numbers RussBLib Jun 2024 #3

this runs through my mind at least 10 times a day: NJCher Jun 2024 #27

Pretty pathetic, and what's even more funnier, is that Pres. Biden's audiences can easily beat tRUMP's, SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #4

Don't forget fake "business genius." n/t Beartracks Jun 2024 #8

It's Even Worse ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #25

True. He is the ultimate faker... SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #30

Fake and loveless marriage mahina Jun 2024 #12

He might want to get his money back PatSeg Jun 2024 #18

True, but maybe he's a lot more fatter than he looks? Ha ha heh. I wouldn't be one bit surprised, he's pulled the SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #34

"Fatter than he looks"? PatSeg Jun 2024 #35

Yes, I think you're right. His mouth constantly running off all kinds of nonsense and crap is probably the SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #38

In some ways, Trump has done us a great favor PatSeg Jun 2024 #39

Feels like the old "Let's make a deal" strategy to create a high energy audience... CincyDem Jun 2024 #5

He did this during 2020, too. pandr32 Jun 2024 #6

He did it from the Get-go at TT in 2015. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2024 #10

So even their campaign event audience is faked sakabatou Jun 2024 #7

When he descended that golden escalator in 2016, that enthused crowd was hired... Hekate Jun 2024 #9

And I remember Rachel mentioning it on her show PatSeg Jun 2024 #19

I keep having to remind people that, no NanaCat Jun 2024 #37

I thought that was taken for granted ... DoBW Jun 2024 #11

Reports of this kind of ad were widely circulated fake news in prior years. Ms. Toad Jun 2024 #13

In show biz, the claque was a well known thing Warpy Jun 2024 #14

Any extra bonus if I get heatstroke? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2024 #15

if you end up in the hospital et tu Jun 2024 #16

Assuming this is a genuine ad senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #20

and he is doing so well in the polls too. Emile Jun 2024 #21

Make it into an ad, Lincoln Project! fierywoman Jun 2024 #22

I call bullshit. progressoid Jun 2024 #23

I wouldn't go to a T*ump rally for 10 times COL Mustard Jun 2024 #24

In that killer heat? They couldn't pay me enough!!! LymphocyteLover Jun 2024 #26

Isn't that another kind of election fraud? Paying people off again???? Ford_Prefect Jun 2024 #28

The ad is fake. former9thward Jun 2024 #32

Ignore this....: brooklynite Jun 2024 #29

Reports of people being paid to attend Trump's B.See Jun 2024 #31

It is a fake ad. Reuters had it. But that doesn't mean he has not paid people to attend. He pays Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #33

This has been going on since he first ran for office. NanaCat Jun 2024 #36