Author Topic: Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement  (Read 374 times)

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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." (Read the full email at the bottom of the post.)...

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Megan Specia

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.@realDonaldTrump staffer not too pumped i took pic of "homemade" signs (passed out to people before event) in trash


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