Posted on 07/16/2025 8:50:34 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Adam Swart, the CEO of Crowds on Demand, a company known for organising paid demonstrators, claims he was offered $20 million to recruit demonstrators for Thursday’s anti-Trump protests.
Notably, tens of thousands of individuals nationwide are gearing up for the ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests honouring civil rights icon and longtime Congressman John Lewis.
Axios says the Democratic Georgia lawmaker was one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics in his first term in the Oval Office and was one of the few members of Congress who decided not to attend his inauguration, the first one Lewis ever missed in his more than three decades in office.
Why Swart turned down $20M to recruit for anti-Trump protests
While speaking with NewsNation, Swart said, “Interests aligned with the organizers of the July 17th movement have approached us. In fact, we rejected an offer that is probably worth around $20 million.”
The CEO of Crowds on Demand says he didn’t hesitate to walk away from the deal. “I’m rejecting it not because I don’t want to take the business, but because frankly, this is going to be ineffective; it’s going to make us all look bad,” he told NewsNation.
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Did they make a followup offer for a different deal?
Seems like a occupation tax should be imposed on organizations like this to pay for police needs.
Say, 100% of money paid and also make professional protestors get a license.
Rent-a-mob companies, NGOs, whatever, need to be forced to put up a very large Bond to cover the potential damage their hired thugs cause for each and every event. Peaceful and no damage then the bond is returned. Burn cars and loot? Every single loss must be covered by the bond.
They’re planning more racist nonsense and called on the same guy who helped out with providing stereotypicalmy dressed mobs at Charlottesville.
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He couldn’t be persuaded, since Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
How interesting that this article about “crowds on demand” is published in the Hindustan times. I wonder if it is getting any publicity in the USA. I have always suspected that there were people paying others to attend riots and demonstrations, but never knew there was an actual business called “crowds on demand”.
The left is so phony but they are protected by the propaganda media. The right, at least those in DC, are so willing to be like the Washington Generals losing every time to the. Harlem Globetrotters (Democrats). Why didn’t we know about this organization and others like it?
He claims he had nothing to do with Charlottesville but others say they spotted his ads:
So what is “Crowds on Demand?” According to their own website, they’re in the business of sourcing large crowds of people to “provide clients with protests, rallies, [and] flash-mobs” all over the country. They even have an entire page on their website dedicated to “Protests and Rallies.”
Are you looking to create a buzz anywhere in the United States? At Crowds on Demand, we provide our clients with protests, rallies, flash-mobs, paparazzi events and other inventive PR stunts. 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 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 to action 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.
The CEO of Crowds on Demand denied to Snopes that his firm was involved in the Charlottesville protests but refused to provide details on the specific purpose of the craigslist ad and/or why it was temporarily removed yesterday before being restored.
“We were not involved in any capacity with the recent tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those impacted by the violence”
Adam Swart
Founder & CEO
adam@crowdsondemand.com
Adam Swart founded Crowds on Demand as a college student at UCLA in 2012 because he understood the power of a crowd to shape people’s perceptions.
The same speech by a politician has a different meaning if it is given in front of 1000 people instead of 10.
A routine conference becomes “controversial” when 50 protesters are outside.
An ordinary product launch becomes a newsworthy event when delivered with fanfare and flair.
Just like Dunkin is no longer just donuts, Crowds on Demand is no longer just a provider of crowds. We have put together campaigns that have secured multi-billion dollar cable carriage agreements, ended forms of anti-LGBT discrimination by insurance companies, obtained approvals for critical energy infrastructure, and shaped large public company mergers & acquisitions.
We create movements from the ground up on something as simple as a local building and zoning issue or as complex as an international business dispute. We create advocacy groups and staff them with suitable leadership. We also provide phone banking and mass-emailing services with global capabilities.
Twelve years on, Adam continues to take a ‘hands-on’ approach with all Crowds on Demand clients, helping them to advocate for important causes, build their businesses, settle disputes, or amplify their message often when other strategies have failed.
When work isn’t giving him enough challenges, Adam enjoys competing in tennis tournaments, trail running up mountains, and keeping up with his 2-year-old Goldendoodle. Adam spends his time between Scottsdale, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles.
I wonder if Heather Heyer was paid by him.
Indeed. This sort of thing is extremely common, and well known to the locals, in Hindustan.
There were a couple of Russian nationals that organized pro and anti protests back when he won the first time.
And the mobs that tried to stop construction of a police training center in Atlanta had a very vocal Chinese activist front and center there.
A Russian was also involved in organizing a secessionist movement in California.
Then there were the Pakistanis in the Capital.
I would say it isn’t just some domestic companies we should be concerned about but also foreign influencers and organizers.
WGAF about the less-follicled man named Lewis? How far we have fallen if that is what is called a leader.
At this point, any protest must be presumed to be a meaningless rent-a-mob unless its organizers are extremely transparent about their planning and execution.
This is good news. This guy knows the DOJ is tracking down the organizations and people responsible for the carnage along with those funding it.
He is wise not to fall for the setup.
BS, we’re on to these phucks and they Don want to go jail for incitement!
Rent a crowd was used by the pharisees to crucify Jesus. Astroturf has been around a long time.
Sounds like a pimp feigning moral indignation, like a schumer.
When one takes pay to “demonstrate,” are they not in fact a paid (and unregistered) lobbyist? I can’t see Free Speech rights attaching to that.
The CEO of Crowds on Demand says he didn’t hesitate to walk away from the deal. “I’m rejecting it not because I don’t want to take the business, but because frankly, this is going to be ineffective; it’s going to make us all look bad,” he told NewsNation.
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Swart also cited safety fears as another reason for rejecting the offer.
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“When work isn’t giving him enough challenges, Adam enjoys competing in tennis tournaments, trail running up mountains, and keeping up with his 2-year-old Goldendoodle. Adam spends his time between Scottsdale, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles.”
the stated reason.
who’s safety?
definitely a hot potato. surprised he made a public statement but probably couldn’t avoid it.
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