A tech startup put a Nancy Pelosi impersonator in the front row of a UFC match as part of a publicity stunt to promote the launch of a new app that allows users to “invest like a politician.”
Christopher Josephs, the Los Angeles-based co-founder of Autopilot, said thousands of people downloaded his trading app over the weekend after his company spent six figures to sponsor it. Recently a UFC match took place between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili in Las Vegas.
Josephs hired an actress and dressed her in a pink pant suit and sunglasses — making her look like the former Speaker of the House.
He also made sure the “fake Pelosi” appeared in the front row.
As O'Malley was leaving the locker room and heading to the ring for his bout, cameras captured the “fake Pelosi” standing a few feet away from the ring and facing the audience.
According to Josephs, the “parody worked” because people took pictures and uploaded them to their social media accounts.
“Millions of people are now understanding our message to ban politicians from business,” he wrote on X.
He said, “However during this time some people also disliked it.”
The company also had a Tesla Cybertruck made into a moving billboard. It drove around Las Vegas with a “Pelosi 2024 – Invest like a politician” banner — making it look like a campaign ad.
Joseph and his team are also behind the infamous “Pelosi Tracker” social media account that monitors Stock trades made by the San Francisco congresswoman and her husband, venture capitalist and real estate investor Paul Pelosi.
Pelosi is one of them The richest MP in the country This success is due to the power couple’s massive investment portfolio.
Pelosis A thorough investigation was conducted into the fact His status as a top legislator This gives him access to information that can influence market decisions.
Nancy Pelosi has opposed these calls Ban legislators and their spouses From ownership and trading of shares
Earlier this month, a comedian at an event in Austin mocked the real Pelosi by wearing a pro-Democrat outfit and approaching the congressman. Ask him for stock trading tips.
According to the Autopilot website, users have made over 9 million trades, with a total investment of over $300 million.
More than 90,000 investors are currently using the app, according to the company, which says the platform was “built by the team behind the viral Pelosi Tracker account.”
“Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker” is an X account with more than 750,000 followers. It lists stock transactions made by members of Congress.
