Maybe we’ve been o’er hasty in saying that Donald Trump hasn’t created jobs or that he is a defunder of the performing arts. An ad appeared on Craiglist Sunday offering to pay people $10.00 an hour to stand in 105 degree heat to cheer on Trump at his rally in Phoenix. Arizona Central:
Two days before President Donald Trump arrives in Phoenix for his first "outside-the-swamp" rally in Arizona, a phantom Craigslist ad popped up.
“Actors needed,” it read.
The ad, posted early on Sunday, wanted to hire people to pose as Trump supporters for the rally, with “minorities especially desired to hold pro-Trump signs, cheer on command, and show diversity.”
Those interested were asked to reply with a head-shot photo and a resume. The rate? Ten dollars per hour to stand in Phoenix’s predicted 105-degree heat Tuesday.
After 30 minutes, the post was deleted. Four hours later, it popped up again. Five minutes later, it was gone again.
Snopes, the fact-checking website couldn’t confirm whether the ads were legitimate or not. But this is nothing new. Similar ads appeared before rallies in Charlottesville, Orlando and Chicago and also suddenly disappeared, the article tells us. It’s not surprising in a world where presidential tweets also appear and vanish mysteriously on a routine basis. One thing’s for certain, the Arizona Republican Party don’t know nothin’ bout hirin’ no actors for no rally:
Calls from The Arizona Republic to the phone number associated with the post went unanswered. The Republic is reporting the ads to inform the public of possible misinformation.
Torunn Sinclair, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Republican Party, said she was aware of the ads but did not know who posted them.
"I have no idea," she said, "but they're not from AZGOP."
Paid campaigners have been spoken of since Trump made his now-historical appearance on the escalator at Trump Tower, descending into loving throngs of supporters, only some of whom, apparently, were paid by a Manhattan talent agency, “The Extra Mile,” to wear his tee shirts and carry his signs.