With throngs of people in Minnesota protesting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge, President Donald Trump and some of his allies repeatedly described the protesters as paid. Evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities.

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett claims paid protesters are driving unrest in Minneapolis, but critics, including fellow Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, dispute this.

A Minnesota Vikings radio announcer Monday apologized for on-air comments he made about "paid protesters" in Minneapolis days earlier. The post Minnesota Vikings Announcer Apologizes for On-Air Comments About ‘Paid Protesters’ — Reveals He’ll Be Stepping Away for ‘A Few Days’ first appeared on Mediaite.

The advertisement first circulated around the 2016 U.S. presidential election.