“hired protesters”
When ever you see them with professionally made “protest signs” they are paid union workers.
cuz they’re too lazy to make their own signs.
Yup. Hubby and I have seen those professionally made protest signs (always printed with a tiny union label in one corner) dozens of times over our past 15 years of protesting leftists in DC, NYC, CT, MA, etc.
As the leftists *always leave tons of litter behind after rallies - including their protest signs* - it's easy to pick up the signs and get a good look at them.
Also usually accompanying those printed protest signs: Buses, people with clipboards and bullhorns, matching t-shirts and union and/or George Soros-paid for box lunches.
In CT, the union types always show up at rallies with loud whistles around their necks. If you are protesting against the unions - or their chosen candidate - you will be 'treated' with pushing, shoving and loud-whistle-blowing in your ears. Sometimes spitting. Happens every time...