• NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    I mean, they were paying people to go to rallies and the inaugural, is it that beyond the pale to question if this is real?

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Here’s an instance in 2015.

        Here’s an example of his paying for a fake union rally

        Here’s another where workers were told they wouldn’t be paid for the day unless they attended a rally.

        I will admit I may have been duped about the inaugural, and his weird military parade nobody went to. Those were Craigslist ads too.

        • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          1 month ago

          Yeah, all of those were done through legit casting agencies or other organisations, and hired experienced actors.

          I still think it’s a joke, not because he’s above this, but because it’s not how his people have typically done this.