Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

UpInArms

(51,283 posts)
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:37 PM Dec 2018

GOFundMe Page For Donald TRump's Border Wall Raises More Than $900k in 3 Days

Source: Newsweek

A Florida Air Force veteran’s GoFundMe page has raised more than $900,000 for President Donald Trump’s border wall over the past three days—and the figure is rapidly rising.

The campaign titled “We The People Will Fund The Wall” was created on Sunday by Purple Heart Recipient and triple amputee veteran Brian Kolfage, 37. It has since raised $906,005 of its $1 billion goal from 14,698 donors at the time this article was published.

... snip...

If the campaign doesn’t come significantly close to reaching its $1 billion goal, it pledges to refund donors all money contributed. “If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall. That equates to roughly 5 billion dollars, even if we get half, that's half the wall. We can do this,” the campaign’s description said. “The government has accepted large private donations before, most recently a billionaire donated $7.5 Million to fund half of the Washington Monument repairs in 2012; this is no different.”

... snip...

The campaign also claims to have been in contact with the Trump administration to “secure a point of contact where all funds will go upon completion” and said it is working with a legal firm to ensure the government uses the money only for constructing the wall.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/gofundme-page-trumps-border-wall-raises-over-800k-3-days-1265744?amp=1



🤦🏽?♀️
93 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
GOFundMe Page For Donald TRump's Border Wall Raises More Than $900k in 3 Days (Original Post) UpInArms Dec 2018 OP
And here we thought Mexico was going to pay... PatrickforO Dec 2018 #1
Not always white people. Doodley Dec 2018 #44
... Grown2Hate Dec 2018 #2
Doubled since the article was published IronLionZion Dec 2018 #3
That's 0.036% of the 5 Billion required for one year's funding of the wall. Yay! nt Xipe Totec Dec 2018 #12
Mexico will pay for the rest IronLionZion Dec 2018 #58
At the going rate for government projects defacto7 Dec 2018 #72
It's up to 4.5 million now, generalbetrayus Dec 2018 #87
$7.4 million now IronLionZion Dec 2018 #91
Good, the more money these nutjobs waste on this fraud elmac Dec 2018 #4
now THAT brings a smile!! niyad Dec 2018 #82
Then they'll turn it over to him and he'll keep it safe. He'll put it in the Trump Foundation politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2018 #90
The donco Dec 2018 #5
Bingo. Guess who will benefit most from this? Doodley Dec 2018 #45
Idiots. Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #6
I second this. idiots. IcyPeas Dec 2018 #17
think of all the beer and bug zappers those rednecks could have bought with all that money. nt elmac Dec 2018 #7
Too funny, man. watoos Dec 2018 #25
They don't know Donald. He'll keep the money for himself. dlk Dec 2018 #8
My thought exactly. He will find a way to launder and pocket this. Marie Marie Dec 2018 #23
I'm okay with deplorables spending their life savinhs KPN Dec 2018 #9
The less of their $ will be available for Trump's re-election dawg day Dec 2018 #33
They want it, they can pay for it. forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #55
I enjoyed this question & answer at the Go Fund Me page dflprincess Dec 2018 #10
Wait a minute...they aren't even completely connected with the administration Basement Beat Dec 2018 #81
Be careful. The link you supplied may have a bunch of tracking info. erronis Dec 2018 #92
I was not aware of that (just not technical enough) dflprincess Dec 2018 #93
Oh 2 million dollars!! D_Master81 Dec 2018 #11
$2M will pay for 2 bricks! n/t aggiesal Dec 2018 #49
People can't do arithmetic. That rate takes 3,300 days (9 years) to get to $1 B, 45 yrs $5 B. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2018 #13
Straight to his legal costs. Dumbasses. JDC Dec 2018 #14
The rednecks trev Dec 2018 #15
It's 1/500th of the way there after 3 days so the goal will be hit in 1500 days or about 4 years. LonePirate Dec 2018 #16
Might want to check your math. It's even funnier and more far-fetched than you think... DRoseDARs Dec 2018 #21
The GoFundMe page has them just under $2M, not $900K, so they are about 1/500th to the $1B goal. LonePirate Dec 2018 #24
... Er, why is the article so far off? Funny has become disturbing. Still funny, though. DRoseDARs Dec 2018 #36
Lets see tiptonic Dec 2018 #18
You have to ask yourself Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #19
Actually, I know someone who probably donated. progressoid Dec 2018 #88
Are they planning to repeat this fundraising every year? Hav Dec 2018 #20
A bake sale for the wall. Nice. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #22
It won't matter I think Trump's new tax scam, watoos Dec 2018 #27
I'm going to keep posting this, watoos Dec 2018 #26
A good one. My great Uncle fought under Patton. Infantnry. Wow. He revered the man. zonkers Dec 2018 #66
Isn't there a saying... sagetea Dec 2018 #28
Also Bob Loblaw Dec 2018 #60
Does anyone know the rules for a go fund me account? GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #29
Great idea - we need dozens and dozens of Wall GFMs jmbar2 Dec 2018 #35
I'm half serious about this. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #37
Honestly, I don't think GoFundMe cares as long as they get their cut. jmbar2 Dec 2018 #73
Hmm I could do this to pay off my... a la izquierda Dec 2018 #61
Thanks for the idea. Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #75
They must not have read about "Trump Foundation" -- dawg day Dec 2018 #30
I can hear the grifter family rubbing their hands together truthisfreedom Dec 2018 #31
Since Bushel Butt Is Down to a Chain Link Fence, That Will Cover a Mile or Two! DoctorJoJo Dec 2018 #32
These are the people who bailed out of the stock market Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #34
That $5 billion he wants is for a *down payment*--NOT the total cost, estimated at as much as tblue37 Dec 2018 #38
It's official...... spicysista Dec 2018 #39
Am I the only one who thinks this seems more Onion like? Doreen Dec 2018 #40
29 billion to go! shanny Dec 2018 #41
Notice that this is run by an individual with no ties to trump PSPS Dec 2018 #42
That's my thinking, PSPS - this is a cruel joke. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #57
Yeah,this is smelling like the last FRAUD on Go Fund Me Bengus81 Dec 2018 #77
Congrats to the honorary Mexicans torius Dec 2018 #43
Even if they raise $10,000,000 it will be only 0.2% and truthisfreedom Dec 2018 #46
So they've only raised $900K out of $5 billion? Initech Dec 2018 #47
It's a loooooong way to 5 BILLION, MAGA idiots workinclasszero Dec 2018 #48
Trumpty Dumpty videohead5 Dec 2018 #50
From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Dec 2018 #51
If republicans are involved, it's a scam. CentralMass Dec 2018 #52
This reeks of a classic 'Widows & Orphans' grift. Hugin Dec 2018 #53
Agreed. The donations zentrum Dec 2018 #63
With the estimated cost of constructing a... LudwigPastorius Dec 2018 #54
There's one born every minute. JohnnyRingo Dec 2018 #56
This is wonderful. $900K should just about pay for ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #59
Fools and their money... tanyev Dec 2018 #62
Why Didn't I Think Of That? smb Dec 2018 #64
A fool and their money are soon parted. Nitram Dec 2018 #65
Damn, I want that list of donors packman Dec 2018 #67
It reminds me of the Pass the Loot (PTL) UpInArms Dec 2018 #68
Showing again how painfully stupid MAGAts are. SunSeeker Dec 2018 #69
Homeless #MAGAbomber somehow managed to stash $7,000 worth of Trump gear in his van: police UpInArms Dec 2018 #70
OMG PLEASE KEEP IT UP YOU XENOPHOBIC ASSHATS FreepFryer Dec 2018 #71
ROFLMAO----GO FOR IT you buffoons!!! Bengus81 Dec 2018 #74
Which account will trump hide that in? appleannie1943 Dec 2018 #76
Time to start slat-shaming these idiots Blue Owl Dec 2018 #78
When will they ever learn . . . no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #79
Well, Jill Stein got many here to donate for her fake "recount" MichMan Dec 2018 #80
hey, brian, how about the fake billionaire paying for his precious wall, with jarvanka and the rest niyad Dec 2018 #83
So far each Trump voter has donated an avg of 11.83 cents!!! That wall will be up in no time!! Bengus81 Dec 2018 #84
A fool and his money...ok, lots of fools! eom Maeve Dec 2018 #85
Only 4,998,000,000 to go! DeminPennswoods Dec 2018 #86
Good, let the people who want the all fund it. allgood33 Dec 2018 #89

PatrickforO

(14,573 posts)
1. And here we thought Mexico was going to pay...
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:41 PM
Dec 2018

Sad that these people have made immigration such a huge issue. Because it isn't. Racism is behind it. A bunch of white people saying anyone who looks different doesn't belong here. But the reality? It is little more than a molehill in the great mountain range of public policy.

IronLionZion

(45,442 posts)
3. Doubled since the article was published
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:44 PM
Dec 2018

$1.8 million now

Trumpsters should cash out their retirement funds and kids' college funds to pay for this wall. Sell the house and downsize.



Maybe this is all part of the plan to gently inspire Mexico to pay for the wall.

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
4. Good, the more money these nutjobs waste on this fraud
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:44 PM
Dec 2018

the less they will send to the fascists election funds.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
90. Then they'll turn it over to him and he'll keep it safe. He'll put it in the Trump Foundation
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 05:31 PM
Dec 2018

for safekeeping until he has the full $5 billion needed to build the wall.

dlk

(11,566 posts)
8. They don't know Donald. He'll keep the money for himself.
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:47 PM
Dec 2018

Haven’t they heard about how he ran his foundation?

KPN

(15,645 posts)
9. I'm okay with deplorables spending their life savinhs
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:47 PM
Dec 2018

on financing one ten thousandth, if that,of the final cost of the idiotic wall. Too funny.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
33. The less of their $ will be available for Trump's re-election
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:38 AM
Dec 2018

They never seem to wonder why a "billionaire" doesn't finance this stuff himself, instead relying on the hard-earned money of coalminers and real estate agents.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)
10. I enjoyed this question & answer at the Go Fund Me page
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:48 PM
Dec 2018
How will we get the funds to the right place?
We have contacted the Trump Administration to secure a point of contact where all funds will go upon completion. When get this information secured we will update. We have many very high level contacts already helping.

https://www.gofundme.com/thetrumpwall?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_cpgnstaticxlarge_r&fbclid=IwAR1FesrSvtyS6dlIc6XjKnH6rCBLIxvyv7ipfipx4rywXuIwwPB98RJnreY

And I'm sure those who donated to the Trump Foundation were given a "secure a point of contact where all funds will go".

I believe this jerk is sincere but he's a fool if he thinks Trump isn't already working on way to get his hands on this money.

Basement Beat

(659 posts)
81. Wait a minute...they aren't even completely connected with the administration
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:07 PM
Dec 2018

yet and folk are throwing out that much cash?

Stupidity is profitable.

erronis

(15,250 posts)
92. Be careful. The link you supplied may have a bunch of tracking info.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:58 PM
Dec 2018

I don't know how you got that link, but it looks like there's some encrypted content in the URL.

Generally, when I send out a link to others, I remove everything after the first "?" (question mark). So for your link it would be:
https://www.gofundme.com/thetrumpwall

Of course I don't trust bacefook to do the right thing in any case so I won't pass their links to anyone.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)
93. I was not aware of that (just not technical enough)
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 11:00 PM
Dec 2018

I got to the facebook link by first going to the Newseek link in the OP and finding a Facebook link in that.

trev

(1,480 posts)
15. The rednecks
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:58 PM
Dec 2018

are more than happy to fund the wall, but refuse to spend a dime to help people in need.

Typical.

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
21. Might want to check your math. It's even funnier and more far-fetched than you think...
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:19 AM
Dec 2018

Try 45 years *IF* the pace of 900k/3 days were kept... lol

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
36. ... Er, why is the article so far off? Funny has become disturbing. Still funny, though.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:41 AM
Dec 2018

A fool and their money are soon parted.

Edit: Just looked up the guy that set this up. *SCREAMS* gravy train. Isn't some rando, has appeared on Fuckabee's FOX News fartfest show, has played the Persecuted! card against Facebook for them slapping him down for posting actual fake news bullshit. I'm sorry he had his limbs blown of in Iraq based on a lie, but it seems he's milking his misfortune.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
19. You have to ask yourself
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:16 AM
Dec 2018

WHO in their right mind would be this stupid ?

His red-neck, knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing, sister-screwing/brother-bonking illiterates, whose family tree doesn't fork and don't have a pot to piss in, or enough teeth to brush, living in their dilapidated single-wide horse trailer.

progressoid

(49,990 posts)
88. Actually, I know someone who probably donated.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 04:37 PM
Dec 2018

He's not a red-neck. He's an HR manager at a fairly large manufacturing company. In the last few years he's become more and more extreme - radicalized by Fox news and religion.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
20. Are they planning to repeat this fundraising every year?
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:18 AM
Dec 2018

They do realise that 5 billion won't get the complete wall (or whatever) built, right? They cannot be this ignorant while trying to raise 1 billion dollars, right?
And yes, that they have been in contact with the Administration is totally believable.

 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
22. A bake sale for the wall. Nice.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:22 AM
Dec 2018

Hope they get more than one time donations...

Wonder how many of these dumbasses will try to write it off their taxes. It's not a charity so I assume that funds given are not tax deductible.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
26. I'm going to keep posting this,
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:32 AM
Dec 2018

"Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity." General George Patton.

sagetea

(1,368 posts)
28. Isn't there a saying...
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:35 AM
Dec 2018

"A fool and his money are soon parting". or something like that? Fools!!!

sage

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
29. Does anyone know the rules for a go fund me account?
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:36 AM
Dec 2018

Cause if these rubes are so gullible maybe I will start one. I am a decent writer and it would not be hard to create a go fund me account with lots of hyperbolic language about the wall while making no real promises. A cool extra million or so would advance my retirement by at least 7 years.

Maybe promise to use the money to advance the cause of real patriotic Americans and then send letters of support to our Democratic representatives. And of course for my efforts pay myself a reasonable 1 million or so.

This has real potential.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
37. I'm half serious about this.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:45 AM
Dec 2018

Are there rules holding a GFM account originator on what to do with the cash? Cause I would see taking cash from Trump supporters to improve my lifestyle a virtue. And I would be generous with Democratic candidates!

jmbar2

(4,886 posts)
73. Honestly, I don't think GoFundMe cares as long as they get their cut.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:10 PM
Dec 2018

They will make a gazillion off this wall GFM. The more the merrier...

 

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)
75. Thanks for the idea.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:16 PM
Dec 2018

I will write about a 100% service -connected veteran who may lose his house because the insurance company thinks that giving him $24,000 when the low estimate for repairing damage by Florence and its tornadoes is closer to $80,000 will fix it. I don't have to tell them that his son is his contractor do I? He can keep all the money. Do I even have to tell them who this veteran is do I? His grandson next door lost his house. The insurance company gave him $60,000 to trash the old house and build a new house. All written statements are true.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
30. They must not have read about "Trump Foundation" --
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:36 AM
Dec 2018

and how so much of the benefits of "charity" ended up in Trump's pocket....

How much you want to bet he'll end up with most of this... and just say, "See? The wall! It's such a great wall, it's INVISIBLE! Like a force field!"

Mr.Bill

(24,288 posts)
34. These are the people who bailed out of the stock market
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:38 AM
Dec 2018

when it bottomed out at 6,500 and bought ammo.

tblue37

(65,342 posts)
38. That $5 billion he wants is for a *down payment*--NOT the total cost, estimated at as much as
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:46 AM
Dec 2018

$67 billion, so even if all 63 million of them donated $1000, they would probably fall at least a few billion short.

Fools and their money are soon parted.

spicysista

(1,663 posts)
39. It's official......
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:48 AM
Dec 2018

They're insane! Every single one of them. tRump's the pied piper and they're all listening to his tune of crazy!

PSPS

(13,595 posts)
42. Notice that this is run by an individual with no ties to trump
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:59 AM
Dec 2018

Putting aside the fact that funding such a thing through private donations is illegal, this is just some bloke who is cashing in on those foolish to think otherwise. There's no promise that the money will go anywhere (besides the GFM guy's pocket.) There's no escrow or trust account, no promise of getting it back once they realize it's a fraud. I'm not surprised that GFM allowed this as they seem to foster such scams because they skim their take right off the top.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
57. That's my thinking, PSPS - this is a cruel joke.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 04:25 AM
Dec 2018

There's no way in hell a big government construction job could be legally funded by donations or any other unsecured source. I can't imagine the cost of just the construction and liability bonds required to build something on an international border.

The environmental and wildlife protection groups would have a field day with this fiasco.......

I smell a huge scam here.........

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
77. Yeah,this is smelling like the last FRAUD on Go Fund Me
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:28 PM
Dec 2018

And the more these Trumpanzies pull out of their accounts,they more the boys at GFM rake in. As usual with these "projects" the dough will roll in fast and hard for a few days and grind to a halt.

But WTF,let those idiots part with their cash,they'll never see a foot of that wall built with it.

truthisfreedom

(23,147 posts)
46. Even if they raise $10,000,000 it will be only 0.2% and
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:26 AM
Dec 2018

The real cost of “the wall” is far, far higher. But I love the effort, because every penny blown on this joke is s penny that will never find its way into 45’s re-election campaign, or any other repuke’s pocket.

Initech

(100,072 posts)
47. So they've only raised $900K out of $5 billion?
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:28 AM
Dec 2018

That's a pretty good indication of how much $5 billion really is.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
48. It's a loooooong way to 5 BILLION, MAGA idiots
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:43 AM
Dec 2018

And your cult leader Dump will steal all the money and flee to Russia anyway!

I guess these redhat knuckle draggers don't really pay attention huh?

videohead5

(2,172 posts)
50. Trumpty Dumpty
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:59 AM
Dec 2018

Trumpty Dumpty wanted to build a great wall, Trumpty Dumpty had a great fall, all the right-wing voices and all the right-wing klan could not put Trumpty Dumpty back together again.

Hugin

(33,140 posts)
53. This reeks of a classic 'Widows & Orphans' grift.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:24 AM
Dec 2018

Right down to the righteously crippled front man.

It's an old mob chestnut just in time for the holidays.

*sigh* Yet another illegal campaign contribution to be investigated.

LudwigPastorius

(9,140 posts)
54. With the estimated cost of constructing a...
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:57 AM
Dec 2018

30 ft concrete barrier over 700 miles of the southern border at 18 billion dollars, these yahoos have currently raised enough to build a wall just a hair over half an inch high.

Fucking rocket surgeons and brain scientists, the lot of them...

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
56. There's one born every minute.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 04:21 AM
Dec 2018

Not Mexico, but suckers will build the wall and end immigration problems for all time. I hope they get to sign it.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
59. This is wonderful. $900K should just about pay for ...
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:36 AM
Dec 2018

... a meeting room at Trump's hotel to discuss a wall.

smb

(3,471 posts)
64. Why Didn't I Think Of That?
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 09:39 AM
Dec 2018

Send in your money, folks, and everything (except for my salary , overhead , and expenses ) will go toward the wall, I double-pinky-swear!

Nitram

(22,800 posts)
65. A fool and their money are soon parted.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:22 AM
Dec 2018

I encourage all Trump supporters to empty their bank accounts to build a wall. Trump will probably use most of it for his family, anyway, judging by the way he ran his charity..

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
67. Damn, I want that list of donors
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 11:18 AM
Dec 2018

I got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell, swampland in Florida and some left-over red Xmas trees that once adorned the halls of the White House.

UpInArms

(51,283 posts)
70. Homeless #MAGAbomber somehow managed to stash $7,000 worth of Trump gear in his van: police
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 11:32 AM
Dec 2018
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/homeless-magabomber-somehow-managed-stash-7000-worth-trump-gear-van-police/

Accused terrorist mail bomber Cesar Sayoc owned $7,000 worth of Trump-branded clothing, the Daily Beast reports.

In a 2015 police report filed after Sayoc claimed that someone broke into the white Dodge Ram van where he lived while he was working out, he claimed that he owned $7,000 worth of Trump-branded clothing.

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
71. OMG PLEASE KEEP IT UP YOU XENOPHOBIC ASSHATS
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 11:38 AM
Dec 2018

More money and less intelligence than they could ever need.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
74. ROFLMAO----GO FOR IT you buffoons!!!
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:59 PM
Dec 2018

Some idiot "gave" over 10k in his big ole' fit of keepin' them thar brown people out!!! Soon enough he'll be trying to get it back.

Probably a race to see who can get their name at the top as the biggest racists. Yawn...as usual a BIG spurt when first announced then the donations will peter out to nothing.

MichMan

(11,923 posts)
80. Well, Jill Stein got many here to donate for her fake "recount"
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:41 PM
Dec 2018

After I saw how many gullible fools there were that contributed to her, nothing surprises me any more

niyad

(113,302 posts)
83. hey, brian, how about the fake billionaire paying for his precious wall, with jarvanka and the rest
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:14 PM
Dec 2018

of his maladministration wielding the shovels.

how about asking him why WE the taxpayers are being asked to pay for this environmental disaster when he swore that Mexico would pay for it??

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»GOFundMe Page For Donald ...