A corporation that provides its workers as paid extras for a campaign rally is making a political contribution from the corporate treasury.
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 17, 2019
The FEC should investigate.
‘No Yelling, Shouting, Protesting': Shell Workers Captive Audience During Trump Visit https://t.co/4XwURkh9SR
Hoping that Shell visit turns into a well-crafted and oft-played SuperPAC ad in Rust Belt. https://t.co/uZJ6OTAsY3
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 17, 2019
WHOA.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 17, 2019
Amongst the MANY paid attendees at the #EmptySeatMAGATour, Shell workers were forced to attend for their pay.
And they were forbidden to show any signs of protest.
That doesn't sound like America.
It sounds like North Korea.#BoycottShell https://t.co/hSqIFXrCvw
Shell employees who skipped the Trump rally in Pennsylvania lost as much as $700 dollars.
— Dr. Robert Fortuna (@psychdr100) August 17, 2019
It was pure extortion. #BoycottShell.
Isn’t this an illegal in-kind corporate campaign contribution by Shell? https://t.co/ckTcIID27U
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) August 17, 2019
This is in keeping with the Shell brand – they also supported apartheid in South Africa. #BoycottShell https://t.co/uUgbeNy8u4
— (((Sharon Gelman))) 🌊 (@sharongelman) August 17, 2019
Sad! 