Current Events > GoFundMe Campaign for the Wall has already raised a million dollars

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https://www.businessinsider.com/gofundme-campaign-to-pay-for-the-border-wall-has-raised-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-2018-12

It's been two years since Donald Trump won the presidential election after repeatedly promising to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Since the wall still hasn't been built and is, apparently, causing some trouble on Capitol Hill some Americans are taking up the cause themselves.

US Air Force veteran Brian Kol***e set up a GoFundMe campaign on Monday asking for supporters to pitch in to pay for the wall. In 48 hours, the campaign has already received more than $1 million in donations. More than 11,400 supporters have donated. At one point on Wednesday, the campaign was raising $1,000 each minute.

"If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall," the campaign's GoFundMe page reads. "That equates to roughly 5Billion Dollars, even if we get half, that's half the wall. We can do this."

In the campaign's description, Kol***e who underwent three amputations after he was severely injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 wrote that he feels "deeply invested to this nation to ensure future generations have everything we have today." Kol***e also wrote on the page "too many illegals are taking advantage of the United States taxpayers with no means of ever contributing to our society."
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The campaign description also says the fundraising efforts are capped at $1 billion because that is GoFundMe's maximum fundraising limit. Kol***e said he's working with the company to change that.

This is the latest effort by conservative Americans to find a way to raise money for the wall, for which Trump has been having a hard time securing funds. Just this week, Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo introduced a bill that would allow Americans to buy "border bonds" to raise the $5 billion Trump is asking for to build the wall.

Kol***e makes a reference to Palazzo's plan in his campaign's description, saying it is "one option" for the funds raised, adding that "there are others on the table being discussed." As the fundraiser nears the $1 million mark, Kol***e said in the post that "every single penny" will be refunded if the campaign doesn't reach its goal.

https://twitter.com/etbrooking/status/1075545925983092736
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lol
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You can GoFundMe anything these days.
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I'd be pretty wary of this campaign. The last crowdfunding campaign aimed at Trumpeters turned out to be a scam where a black teenager took advantage of a bunch of MAGA idiots by pretending she was gonna BLEXIT, just to take the cash and laugh at their stupid asses.
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Trump is a scam
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They were all Mexicans who put up that money, right? Because mexico is gonna pay for the wall

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.
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Anteaterking posted...

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.

LMFAO
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Imagine hating another people so much you set a go fund me against them and that 11,400 people feel they have to pitch in.

Still, this is a win-win, 45 said Mexico is going to pay for it and his supporters believed it and now THEY (his supporters) will pay for it and not the taxpayer, this is PERFECT.

Only the supremacist that want the wall will pay for it, how much better can this get?

A_Good_Boy posted...

I'd be pretty wary of this campaign. The last crowdfunding campaign aimed at Trumpeters turned out to be a scam where a black teenager took advantage of a bunch of MAGA idiots by pretending she was gonna BLEXIT, just to take the cash and laugh at their stupid asses.

It's either a scam or a dude who honestly believes all five billion dollars will be deposited into a special government safe marked BORDER WALL FUND.
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This makes me very happy
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Ambience posted...

Anteaterking posted...

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.

LMFAO

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This really should have been a kickstarter tbh.
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The same people who are MAGA are the same people who shit on people using GoFundMe
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wtf we love handouts now
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hahahah

MURICA'
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Trump: Thank you so much for funding the wall! You made this dream happen!

(hey, buddy, take this money and put it towards our legal fees instead)
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Bump
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Ryven posted...

Trump: Thank you so much for funding the wall! You made this dream happen!

(hey, buddy, take this money and put it towards our legal fees instead)

Trump wouldn't even need to hide it. Cultists would be ecstatic to give him their money to pay legal fees
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What a bunch of suckers. Imagine if these people put their money towards solving real problems.
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SchoolForAnts posted...

Imagine hating another people so much you set a go fund me against them and that 11,400 people feel they have to pitch in.

Still, this is a win-win, 45 said Mexico is going to pay for it and his supporters believed it and now THEY (his supporters) will pay for it and not the taxpayer, this is PERFECT.

Only the supremacist that want the wall will pay for it, how much better can this get?

This tbh
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If I were a politician, I'd be quite wary seeing as this fundraiser has raised $1 million dollars in just 48 hours. A lot of people feel strongly and are not happy with how immigration is currently being handled. This needs to be addressed and responses like this:

Anteaterking posted...

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.

will just widen the divide.
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We need a gofundme for Americas crumbling infrastructure
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Sad_Face posted...

will just widen the divide.

I'm sure Trump supporters are very incited by the words of Stefan Sirucek.
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Closing in on 2 million now.
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Clicked only to see what the *** was
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rikasa posted...

Clicked only to see what the *** was

Yeah, apparently you don't even get the "Make sure you aren't using this word in a bad way!" warning, you just straight up can't post with it as a substring.
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I think the government already spends enough of my money on bullshit, thanks anyway though
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if every taxpayer in the US donated $35, we'd have our 5 billion wall

YodaCrackers posted...

Closing in on 2 million now.

Passed 2 million.
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What is this, first grade math class? We have eyes.
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This is such a good grift
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Anteaterking posted...

rikasa posted...

Clicked only to see what the *** was

Yeah, apparently you don't even get the "Make sure you aren't using this word in a bad way!" warning, you just straight up can't post with it as a substring.

Submit a feedback ticket and they'll fix it, I've had this problem in the past.

Sad_Face posted...

If I were a politician, I'd be quite wary seeing as this fundraiser has raised $1 million dollars in just 48 hours. A lot of people feel strongly and are not happy with how immigration is currently being handled. This needs to be addressed and responses like this:

Anteaterking posted...

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.

will just widen the divide.

In the grand scheme of things, the ~35k people they're at is nothing, and the average donation is $56.64 which isn't even close to what they need. This one is certainly going to die out quickly.
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Just like 4.98 billion to go
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Irony posted...

Just like 4.98 billion to go

Mexico is going to pay that!
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Prestoff posted...

Irony posted...

Just like 4.98 billion to go

Mexico is going to pay that!

Just that amount of pesos so like $200
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Bio1590 posted...

In the grand scheme of things, the ~35k people they're at is nothing, and the average donation is $56.64 which isn't even close to what they need. This one is certainly going to die out quickly.

Except I'm pretty sure the guy gets to keep all the cash, so it's doubly stupid to donate.
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SchoolForAnts posted...

Still, this is a win-win, 45 said Mexico is going to pay for it and his supporters believed it and now THEY (his supporters) will pay for it and not the taxpayer, this is PERFECT.

THAT is the best part. They were on and on about "MEXICO WILL PAY FOR IT" and talking about how Trump won't waste THEIR tax payer money on it...And now here they are, volunteering their own money for it...i'm sure they don't realize any of that either lol.
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Anteaterking posted...

Bio1590 posted...

In the grand scheme of things, the ~35k people they're at is nothing, and the average donation is $56.64 which isn't even close to what they need. This one is certainly going to die out quickly.

Except I'm pretty sure the guy gets to keep all the cash, so it's doubly stupid to donate.

That's true.

Given the amount of money involved I can't see GFM not shutting this down.
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A fool and their money are soon parted
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What makes Americans open their wallets? Charity? No, it only goes to scumbags who run it anyway, Infrastructure? No, I don't drive on those roads nor live in that area, Education? No, only those who can pay deserve good education, Healthcare? No, I'm not sick, why should I have to pay for sick layabouts?, A pointless wall that wont solve the problem and will be an endless money sink even if by some miracle it actually gets past the planning stages? Shut up and take my money!
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tremain07 posted...

What makes Americans open their wallets? Charity? No, it only goes to scumbags who run it anyway, Infrastructure? No, I don't drive on those roads nor live in that area, Education? No, only those who can pay deserve good education, Healthcare? No, I'm not sick, why should I have to pay for sick layabouts?, A pointless wall that wont solve the problem and will be an endless money sink even if by some miracle it actually gets past the planning stages? Shut up and take my money!

Hey we're a Christian nation be nice.
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Look at thees fucking idiots pissing away their savings to own the libs and not doing basic arithmetic in the process

Funniest shit I've heard in days
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2016: we're going to build a wall and mexico will pay for it!

2018: we're going to build a fence and the american people will pay for it!

2020: we're going to build a series of "do not enter" signs and the russians will pay for it!
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This isn't even the only grift of this type:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/people-are-sending-total-strangers-money-to-build-trumps-border-wall
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I really hope these people take the money, laugh, and run.
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Ambience posted...

Anteaterking posted...

https://twitter.com/sirstefan/status/1075546264593448966

When you hate taxes so much you send the government money you dont even owe them.

LMFAO

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Need chris avellone stretch goal to write stuff on the wall
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