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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMedia Matters VP Accuses Trump Of Hiring 'Actors' For Campaign Launch
A vice president of the liberal watchdog Media Matters For America accused newly-minted presidential candidate Donald Trump of hiring actors to appear at the mogul's campaign launch on Tuesday.
In a post on Medium, executive VP Angelo Carusone wrote that Trump "seemingly paid some actors to participate in his presidential campaign launch."
He based the accusation on anonymous "sources" as well as an Instagram post, which has since been taken down, that he said showed a person who is a "paid actor who regularly posts photos from his gigs on social media" and who was at the Trump rally.
Carusone wrote that another person in the same Instagram post was also an actor.
In a post on Medium, executive VP Angelo Carusone wrote that Trump "seemingly paid some actors to participate in his presidential campaign launch."
He based the accusation on anonymous "sources" as well as an Instagram post, which has since been taken down, that he said showed a person who is a "paid actor who regularly posts photos from his gigs on social media" and who was at the Trump rally.
Carusone wrote that another person in the same Instagram post was also an actor.
According to sources: some actors were hired to attend and participate in the event; and, a company called Extra Mile NYC connected Trumps campaign/event organizers with the paid actors.
I reached out to Extra Mile NYC for comment, but they did not respond.
More at link: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-actors-media-matters
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Media Matters VP Accuses Trump Of Hiring 'Actors' For Campaign Launch (Original Post)
geardaddy
Jun 2015
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. You just had to hear them to know they were actors. nt
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)3. the guy who kept telling " we need you trump!"
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)2. I pretty much assumed that had happened.
Trump can afford to hire actors to come to his events and cheer. I doubt he'll get a whole lot of regular people, even deluded Republicans, unless he pays them.