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

[Brian4Liberty]

Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement
by Aaron Couch, Emmet McDermott - 6/17/2015


A casting call was sent out last week "looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement."

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."
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[timosman]

Does this qualify as human rights abuse ? Human being acting as a prop. Should we have mandatory disclosure ? Imagine next Rand Paul rally with people wearing t-shirts - "I was not paid to be here"

[Wilf]

Does this qualify as human rights abuse ? Human being acting as a prop. Should we have mandatory disclosure ? Imagine next Rand Paul rally with people wearing t-shirts - "I was not paid to be here"

That is a good idea, it should be done more often

[timosman]

Rand Paul opening line - How many of you were paid to be here ? :)

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

$50 hardly seems worth it, even if you were completely neutral on Trump.

[r3volution 3.0]

$50 hardly seems worth it, even if you were completely neutral on Trump.

I'd do it in a heartbeat, and then promptly donate that $50 to Rand.

[Foreigner]

$50 hardly seems worth it, even if you were completely neutral on Trump.

Getting paid 50$ to watch an hour of stand-up comedy? Yes please!

[timosman]

$50 hardly seems worth it, even if you were completely neutral on Trump.

It tells you where the economy is :eek:

[Dianne]

Damn, maybe Trump does have leadership quality; if he can really talk peeps into dressing in their Sunday finest for $50.00 in the sweltering heat. How much is Hillary paying?

[jj-]

I would've paid $50 to be there. It was great to watch it even on a screen.

[Wilf]

I would've paid $50 to be there. It was great to watch it even on a screen.

Are you broke?

[enhanced_deficit]

$10 extra for each wave of cheer with both hands in the air.

[Brian4Liberty]

$50 hardly seems worth it, even if you were completely neutral on Trump.

Background extras typically pay around minimum wage. $50/3 hours = ~$16/hour.

[jbauer]

What exactly is the difference between paying actors for a couple hours and team red and blue spending $2B+ on the presidential election?

[Brian4Liberty]

Some candidates pay for supporters, some candidates have enough supporters to fill most venues.

Carly Fiorina also pays for supporters.

[timosman]

What exactly is the difference between paying actors for a couple hours and team red and blue spending $2B+ on the presidential election?

Actors come first. You need to pay the actors in order to be able to spend this kind of money on voters. Fake it till you make it.