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"Tesla Protesters Paid up to $200 by Indivisible" Paid Protest Theater

'Protestor had to Read the Paper he was Given to Understand the Sign he was Holding' 'The Puppet Masters are to Blame not their Puppets.'

Derek Hunter said on Washington, D.C.'s WMAL that there are all sorts of trickery that can to be done when the truth is not on your side. Bingo. MHProNews has been reporting on the left-leaning Indivisible nonprofit off and on since 2019, so the backdrop to this isn't 'new' to this writer, even if this episode is new. More in Part II, but for now, courtesy of the WND News Center is the following as today's latest installment in the "Reality Check" series for this Patch.

Part I

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'Payroll-driven theater': Anti-Trump and anti-Musk protesters are 'staged and paid – bussed-in, scripted, clocked-out'

'He had to read the paper he was given to understand the sign he was holding'
By Joe Kovacs | April 6, 2025

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Were the weekend "Hands Off!" demonstrations protesting President Donald Trump and his DOGE leader Elon Musk authentic?

Videos emerging on social media are casting doubt, as some of the protesters apparently had no idea why they were there.

On Saturday, as the Associated Press reported, the events "were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists."

"Thousands of protesters in cities dotting the nation from Midtown Manhattan to Anchorage, Alaska, including at multiple state capitols, assailed Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's actions on government downsizing, the economy, immigration and human rights. On the West Coast, in the shadow of Seattle's iconic Space Needle, protesters held signs with slogans like 'Fight the oligarchy.' Protesters chanted as they took to the streets in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, where they marched from Pershing Square to City Hall."

But videos posted on social media suggest the events were artificial, with people being paid and bussed-in, with little idea about the reason for their presence.

Journalist Mario Nawfal said they were "staged & paid – bussed-in, scripted, clocked-out."

"The anti-Elon, anti-DOGE, anti-Trump protests in D.C.? They aren't grassroots. They are payroll-driven theater.
"- Buses rolled in packed with hired protesters."- Pre-made signs handed out assembly-line style."- Scripts distributed to keep messaging "on brand.""- Protesters all left at once—just like a shift change.
"The protests are organized astroturf—NGO-backed, donor-funded, and as fake as their outrage."
"It's a union of grifters and bureaucrats trying to stop Elon from cutting off their taxpayer-funded gravy train."

Alot of people are going to be talking about the anti- Elon Musk, DOGE and Donald Trump protests yesterday

Make sure to send everyone this so they know these were PAID PROTESTERS, Laura Loomer captured them

- Loading buses with PRE MADE signs to hand out
- Transporting the… pic.twitter.com/Bh7rnQ3heB
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/WallStreet... 6, 2025

He also noted: "TESLA PROTESTERS PAID UP TO $200 BY INDIVISIBLE."

"A now-deleted webpage published by the organization offered to pay groups up to $200 to stage protests against Tesla and Elon."

Musk himself reacted to comments and videos posted by others such as the Western Lensman, who noted: "They have no clue why they are there, and they have no clue what their signs even mean."

Musk said of one protester: "He had to read the paper he was given to understand the sign he was holding."

He added: "The problem is the puppetmasters, not the puppets, as the latter have no idea why they are even there."

The problem is the puppetmasters, not the puppets, as the latter have no idea why they are even there

pic.twitter.com/wi74RvuBXx
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/s... 6, 2025

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani posted: "Protesters hold up signs and symbols portraying Elon Musk as a literal Nazi, yet they cannot articulate why. They resort to yelling, screaming, intimidation and censorship."

🚨 ANTI-MUSK & ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS EXPOSED

Protesters hold up signs and symbols portraying Elon Musk as a literal Nazi, yet they cannot articulate why.

They resort to yelling, screaming, intimidation and censorship.@TedCGoodman reports from the protest in Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/qnCGMQPM9X
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/RudyGiulia... 6, 2025

Part II - More Insights Plus other Topics

1) While left-leaning billionaire George Soros (and in recent years, so has George's son Alex Soros) seem to get a lot of the attention for his funding for leftist nonprofits and NGOs like the Tides, billionaire Warren Buffett's money is often as or more involved than Soros' cash.

2) Specific examples of that are shown below.

https://www.manufacturedhomepronews.com/masthead/prosperity-now-protests-indivisible-project-warren-buffett-george-soros-potus-donald-trump-mhaction-and-manufactured-housing-following-the-money/" target="_blank">https://www.manufacturedhomepr...

To be clear, some of the statements and claims by these 'astroturf' protests are arguably true. That's the nature of paltering.

3) It isn't just George and Alex Soros, or Warren Buffett. There is also Buffett's longtime ally William "Bill" Gates III.

https://www.manufacturedhomepr...

4) Now, pay careful attention to what Bill Gates said per left-leaning CNBC.

5) Warren Buffett boldly said the following, as quoted by the left-leaning New York Times and left-leaning Washington Post.

6) Notice who is giving Warren Buffett the "Medal of Freedom?" Democratic President Barack H. Obama. The truth is hiding in plain sight and has been for years.

7) Buffett, Gates, and Soros were among those who apparently funded left-leaning groups during the 2020 summer of protests. While examples of that come from a range of sources, they include the liberal organization Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who now is a former Democrat working as the head of the Trump-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

https://www.manufacturedhomepr...

https://www.manufacturedhomepr...

https://www.manufacturedhomeli...

8) And therein lies a lesson for people on the left and the right. Kennedy was and remains willing and able to take on people he may agree with on some subjects, but strongly disagreed with on other subjects that the felt the evidence showed that the accused were clearly wrong. There are some like him on the right too.

9) In order for Trump to establish a "Golden Age" for America, there will have to be a series of steps put in place that will uproot the corruption that has taken root. See the related reports to learn more.

Thank you for check in for this installment of the "Reality Check" series for this Patch.

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