What if I told you there are almost certainly PAID PROTESTERS showing up at anti-Trump events in Washington DC lately? I’m sure most of my readers wouldn’t be too shocked by that. After all, we’ve covered the likelihood that Democrats in particular have been paying for warm bodies at public events for years, particularly during the 2024 election. Even the Black Lives Matters rioters, with an apparent behind-the-scenes logistical team providing everything from food, water, PARTICIPANTS… and BRICKS? Similar to the stories we filed about all those bussed-in “supporters” caught showing up to multiple Kamala Harris events in 2024, anti-Trump protests have indeed been springing up in the Capital since President Trump’s DC crackdown on crime began. Oddly enough, many of these protests SEEM to happen organically, erupting almost on the spot — as most of the mainstream media continues to report. But how an “organic” and spur-of-the-moment protest erupts with participants quoting talking points almost verbatim whenever interviewed, many often waving professionally printed identical signage… Those must be the most prepared spur-of-the-moment events EVER! But the CEO of a company that specializes in providing PAID PROTESTERS says you’d be shocked how many big events are mostly populated with people on the payroll one way or another. Hearing that news this morning, Jonathan Turley pointed out how jealous Roman Emperor Commodus would have been when his character noted in the 2000 movie Gladiator the enormous crowds obviously arranged for HIS big event: Protest crowds on demand is now the fastest-growing industry in Washington. https://t.co/WSlfToCEqQ An adoring or angry mob is now just a Mastercard away. Commodus never had it so good… https://t.co/sxzBdByj7Y — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 13, 2025 The news Turley was responding to was an interview that Adam Swart — CEO of Crowds On Demand — just gave in which he shockingly divulged a 400% increase in demand for PAID PROTESTERS! Swart explained during the interview that they always see spikes in requests for paid protesters whenever big political moves are happening. But he specified that “a large share” of the requests Crowds On Demand is seeing are focused specifically on opposing President Trump, as reported by Fox News: 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.” Swart said the “vast majority” of people at political or advocacy events in D.C. are in some way paid. “Most people don’t know this, but many protesters are literally on the payroll – Capitol Hill staffers from both parties are often expected to show up at rallies and protests on their own time,” he said. “So yes, most attendees are being paid or are there because it’s part of their job. That doesn’t mean they don’t support the cause – but it does mean these crowds aren’t as ‘organic’ as they appear on TV.” One alternative conservative news writer pointed out what I would call a brutal insult to the Constitutional protections afforded to the news media… as a result of the mainstream media continuing to pretend all these anti-Trump protests are what they pretend to be: And the mainstream press still cover the protests like they are real. https://t.co/my5v7e1xpU — Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 13, 2025 Check out this screenshot from the Crowds On Demand website, specifying at the top of the page “PROTESTS”, and in the larger print “crowds for hire”: And if you think this has to be something besides what it seems — it isn’t! Check out this write-up on their main landing page, explaining exactly what they do and how it works, and what they’ve done in the past: We create out-of-the-box campaigns, audiences and events to make an impact for our clients. Are you looking to create a buzz anywhere in the United States? At Crowds on Demand, we provide our clients with impactful advocacy campaigns and events. We are best known for organizing passionate demonstrations, rallies, flash-mobs, corporate PR events, and light-hearted events such as paparazzi, brand ambassadors, and PR stunts. We also have virtual capabilities including letter-writing, social proof, and phone-banking campaigns. We can create turn-key advocacy groups complete with qualified passionate leaders to staff them all on relatively short notice. These services are available across the country in every major U.S city, every major U.S metro area and even most smaller cities as well. We even do campaigns abroad coordinating with international partners as needed. We provide everything including the people, the materials, and even the ideas. You can come to us with a specific plan of action and we can make it happen. OR, you can approach us with a general idea and we can help you plan the strategy then execute it. We’ve made campaigns involving hundreds of people come alive in just days. We have a proven record of delivering major wins on even the toughest campaigns and delivering phenomenal experiences with even the most logistically challenging events. From a purely Constitutional standpoint, I can’t say that what Crowds on Demand is doing is “wrong”. At least not Constitutionally — though I have some questions about the morality of it all. Oddly enough, Adam Swart gave another interview just a few weeks ago talking about the “integrity” he tries to exercise in what he called “the business of persuasion”. That interview with News Nation highlighted his claim that he TURNED DOWN an enormous offer to provide crowds to take part in anti-Trump protests related to the anniversary of the death of US Rep. John Lewis. Here’s that intriguing clip: I might not agree with what Crowds On Demand is doing, but the two components truly doing harm in ways that SHOULD be illegal (if not already) have to do with ELECTED OFFICIALS and the MEDIA. At the very least it is ILLEGAL in more ways than one for either of those entities to knowingly spread lies to the American people. So while the WH Press Secretary is sharing one of the only stories about the true impact happening because of President Trump’s crackdown on crime in DC: “Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested more than 100 people since Aug. 7, Fox Digital has learned, as President Donald Trump cracks down on crime in the city.”https://t.co/ZnsP3vpgAK — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 13, 2025 Almost every other mainstream ‘news’ outlet is covering the sudden anti-Trump protests on the heels of his crime crackdown, pretending they fully represent the people who actually live in DC! PRETENDING that there is more backlash against President Trump’s anti-crime policy than there really is! But those news media outlets KNOW better — they KNOW how this works! Check out this clip of a crew on the ground in DC yesterday, about to wrap up their day. You can see the visible reaction of The Hill’s reporter to the oddity of the sudden appearance of the protest along with a much heavier police presence than usual: While the reporter focuses almost exclusively on the sudden appearance of the Police… He basically brushes off the sudden appearance of protesters as “normal” for DC. But — does ‘normal’ equate to ORGANIC?  Is the ‘normal’ amount of protests largely a product of paid actors? Have we reached a point within the realm of American politics where even those covering political protests simply ACCEPT that there are likely inorganic PAID elements driving most of these situations — and that’s just ‘normal’ now? Just like during the last four years with one side claiming the sitting President was cognitively impaired, and the other side claiming “nu-uh” and yelling “conspiracy theory!”. Both those competing narratives couldn’t be true at the same time. We now know the truth. In exactly the same way, one side is now saying “Crime is DOWN” and “Trump is a dictator!”, while the other side is praising President Trump for FINALLY doing something about the ridiculous crime in the nation’s capital city. One of those is true — but only one. And apparently, the other side often PAYS people to publicize their narrative. Who is likely telling the truth? My money is on the side that ISN’T paying for support… and is actually doing something about the chaos — not trying to stir up more of it.