Don’t the White House and Democrat caucus do the same thing? (With their unpaid interns.)
Sure, and Republicans too. I know someone who interned for the late, but not great by any stretch, Arlen Specter. He used to have tantrums and throw things at his interns. But most interns are children from well-to-do families, Muffies and Buffies, who are there to make connections. Much different from your average Wally World blue shirt.