Donald Trump reportedly hired extras to fill out seats and cheer at his Presidential announcement speech on Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York. Each extra was paid $50 for three hours of work.
The Hollywood Reporter claims to have obtained an email from Extra Mile Casting from last Friday, which calls for anyone willing to wear a Trump T-shirt, carry signs and cheer for the billionaire. The email also shows that the agency was working with Gotham Government Relations and Communications, which Trump has worked with in the past.
“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,” the email reads, according to THR. “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.”
Angelo Caruso, an anti-Trump activist, started raising questions about actors being at the end in his blog. Caruso found an Instagram photo of Domenico Del Giacco and a woman identified as Courtney Klotz. It turns out that both of them are actors and Del Giacco later deleted his entire Instagram page after Caruso’s story gained attention.
A person who answered the phone at Extra Mile told THR that they “don’t know anything about that” when asked about the email. Later calls when unanswered and both Klotz and Del Giacco did not respond to requests. Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, told THR that no one was paid to be at the event.
Trump announced plans to run for the White House in 2016 on Tuesday with a long, rambling speech.
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