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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:00 PM Jun 2015

Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement

Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement

by Aaron Couch, Emmet McDermott at the Hollywood Reporter

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161

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Donald Trump's big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop.

New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list of background actors, seeking extras to beef up attendance at Trump's event.

"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," reads the June 12 email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "We understand this is not a traditional 'background job,' but we believe acting comes in all forms and this is inclusive of that school of thought." (Read the full email at the bottom of the post.)



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Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2015 OP
At least libodem Jun 2015 #1
I don't think the church folks are interested in Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #6
Probably libodem Jun 2015 #9
RUMP! Ino Jun 2015 #2
People for a stronger gluteus maximus! Gregorian Jun 2015 #4
Someone's going to make an outrageous cartoon of this. Gregorian Jun 2015 #3
Like the fake troops malaise Jun 2015 #12
Don't forget the plastic turkey. Gregorian Jun 2015 #17
I almost post both malaise Jun 2015 #19
Trump has lots of supporters--but he has toupee them pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #5
LOLOLOL libodem Jun 2015 #10
Very good!! Demit Jun 2015 #13
For $50, I'd be glad to wig out on him. n/t malthaussen Jun 2015 #15
Weave got to have the agency put us on the mailing list. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #16
No prob, it's all counterfeit anyways. Gregorian Jun 2015 #18
Isn't that $0.50? longship Jun 2015 #7
Pretty sure libodem Jun 2015 #11
Whatta buffoon. hifiguy Jun 2015 #8
Damn, I keep missing out on the easy money. n/t malthaussen Jun 2015 #14
Acting like you love The Donald -- that's an artistic exercise, all right rocktivity Jun 2015 #20

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
6. I don't think the church folks are interested in Trump.
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:09 PM
Jun 2015

The fundies will bus in people to Huckabee and maybe Santorum events, but probably not Trump. I don't hear a lot of religion coming out of The Donald's gaping pie hole.

Ino

(3,366 posts)
2. RUMP!
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:06 PM
Jun 2015
Suspicions that the event had hired extras came to light Wednesday when anti-Trump activist Angelo Carusone came across an Instagram photo, showing a man he recognized as a background actor posing at the Trump event. Carusone screengrabbed the photo of the actor, Domenico Del Giacco, and published it in a blog post. Del Giacco has since deleted the account.




They SO did that on purpose! I wonder why he deleted the account... did Trump threaten to sue him?

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
3. Someone's going to make an outrageous cartoon of this.
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:07 PM
Jun 2015

His adviser should have told him that that only works after you're in office. Ie., see Bush puppet.

longship

(40,416 posts)
7. Isn't that $0.50?
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:09 PM
Jun 2015

After all, they only held up signs... And the Donald has to keep his profits up.

Plus, that rabid squirrel that lives on his head needs food. Acorns don't come cheap these days.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
20. Acting like you love The Donald -- that's an artistic exercise, all right
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:52 PM
Jun 2015

But I do have to say one thing in his defense: He said he had nine billion dollars in assets while media reports are placing his net worth at more likely half that. He didn't necessarily lie since your net worth is the difference between what you have and what you owe.


rocktivity

Now we know who will be sitting in Sarah Palin's seat in the clown car

P.S. Did non-whites need not apply?

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