• NOT_RICK
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    2 days ago

    But why? To pretend people care? To juice box office numbers?

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          1 day 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?

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              1 day 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.

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                23 hours 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.

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                  23 hours ago

                  Yeah, I tend to agree the more I’m thinking about it