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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump alleged Friday that Democrats are paying protesters to combat his Washington, D.C., transgression policies. But however bash paid protests really work?
NewsNation spoke with Adam Swart, the CEO of Crowds connected Demand, astir his institution that provides services “for impactful advocacy campaigns, demonstrations, PR stunts, crowds for prosecute and firm events,” according to its website.
“All of our protesters are sincere advocates for the origin astatine hand. We’ve been successful concern 13 years, truthful we person a ample roster of radical we cognize and person networks of others we tin telephone upon to beryllium compensated for expressing their sincere points of view,” Swart said.
Swart said compensation for protests is typically successful the debased hundreds of dollars, depending connected the assignment. He said organizing a protestation “is similar buying an ad.”
He said his institution receives requests for some blimpish and wide causes.
“We person been wide that we enactment with some liberals and conservatives connected causes that align with common-sense values. Democrats are hiring our company, and truthful are Republicans,” helium said.
He did not disclose what protests his institution has been asked to beryllium a portion of.
Swart antecedently told NewsNation that helium turned down $20 cardinal to supply protesters for “Good Trouble Lives On” protests in July.
“I’m rejecting it not due to the fact that I don’t privation to instrumentality the business, but due to the fact that frankly, this is going to beryllium ineffective; it’s going to marque america each look bad,” Swart said of the anti-Trump protests astatine the time.
