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Company That Provides Paid Protesters Reports 400 Percent Increase as Trump Cracks Down on DC Crime
2025-08-13
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] There have been quite a few protests in Washington, DC since Trump announced that he was going to crack down on crime in the city, but it's hard to know if any of it is real or not.

A company that provides protesters for a price is reporting a 400 percent increase in demand.

Of course, the liberal media has been all to happy to report on the protests as if they're completely organic.

FOX News reports:

DC paid protester requests surge 400% amid Trump's federal takeover of city police: crowd company

A crowd rental company has seen a massive uptick in inquiries regarding its services in Washington, D.C., amid President Donald Trump's move to federalize the police force in the nation's capital.

''Right now, D.C. inquiries are up roughly 400% compared to the same period in 2024,'' Crowds on Demand CEO Adam Swart told Fox News Digital, adding that the time period he is referencing is May to July 2024.

The company always sees a spike in requests during what Swart calls ''high-stakes political moments.''

''A large share are focused on opposing Trump's policies in Washington and raising alarms about government overreach,'' Swart said. ''We're weighing those offers carefully — because while there's truth in saying D.C.'s local government has been an abject failure in keeping citizens safe, there's also a real danger in putting too much power in federal hands. That balance of power matters.''
Related:
Crowds on Demand 07/17/2025 Advocacy group CEO claims he was offered $20 million to recruit protesters for anti-Trump demonstrations
Crowds on Demand 10/13/2024 Fake Crowds, Fake Ads, Real Ridicule: A Week of Failures for Harris-Walz
Crowds on Demand 05/02/2024 Who's really behind the campus protests? Expensive tents, giant banners and adult agitators who have nothing to do with the schools where they're causing anarchy make expert think the uproar in America is a 'professional job'

Posted by:Fred

#5  @#3 True!
Posted by: Gerthudion Bucket9415   2025-08-13 22:04  

#4  How come such a company is legal?

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Posted by: Skidmark   2025-08-13 18:53  

#3  ^ True. However, it doesn't stop a colonoscopy level IRS audit.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-08-13 15:57  

#2  ^ First amendment.
Posted by: Gerthudion Bucket9415   2025-08-13 13:53  

#1  How come such a company is legal?
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-13 12:45  

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