#GoFundTheWall has raised over $5M in 3 days to privately fund building Trump's "wall"

[68Charger]

Up over $5M in 3 days... organizer is in Castle Rock

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.

? My name is Brian Kolfage, I have a verified blue check facebook page as a public figure and I?m a Purple Heart Recipient triple amputee veteran.

https://www.gofundme.com/thetrumpwall

[StagLefty]

I read the other day that Ted Cruz has come up with the best answer I've seen. Take "El Chapo's" assets to pay for the Wall.

[Joe_K]

Sent some $ in. Christmas present to myself.


For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

[Irving]

Someone is always coming up with a way to separate people from their money. Kudos to those entrepreneurs.

[Joe_K]

Someone is always coming up with a way to separate people from their money. Kudos to those entrepreneurs.

So the triple amputee Vet Castle Rock just scammed millions from folks like me then huh?


For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

[Irving]

The millions aren't coming from individuals like you. Like most GoFundMe things that look successful, the money is arranged long before the fund is set-up, then it is quickly trickled in to look like the fund took off. It gains attraction and regular people start contributing and everything else is just a bonus over what was already a goal reaching amount.

Whether or not this guy has good intentions, this money is almost certainly gone into the void forever. Lack of money has never prevented the government from doing something, so personally funding this isn't going to help it along any. I came to post what I did, regardless of your post being there, so that wasn't intended to be directed at you. It's your money to spend however you want though, charity is charity and if it makes you happy, go for it.

[Joe_K]

So are there any legitimate go fund me campaigns? Or is it just ones seeking to raise this much money, or one?s attached to political goals that are scams. Real money went out, who?s collecting if not the person claiming to?


For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

[DireWolf]

The millions aren't coming from individuals like you. Like most GoFundMe things that look successful, the money is arranged long before the fund is set-up, then it is quickly trickled in to look like the fund took off. It gains attraction and regular people start contributing and everything else is just a bonus over what was already a goal reaching amount.

That's pure BS.

Sure, GFM is making some money off the deal, and you may be correct in the cases of scammers, scumbags, and some obvious political hit-jobs and resultant money-laundering payoffs (also obvious to anyone with a brain), but have seen too many 'regular' people use this for help with personal issues/loss to even begin buying into that (hint: none of them had mystery deep pocket benefactors waiting in the winds for the GFM to be set up...)

[Irving]

I think I'm not explaining well. Of course there are legitimate GoFundMe campaigns, I'd say most of them are, even the ones I was describing. They are legitimate, but campaigns with very high goals that get met often already have the backing and the entire thing is part of the marketing. Oh look, this company raised 2 million out of no where, it MUST be a good idea, I'll kick some in to. Those aren't scams, but the chances of random people constantly browsing those campaigns and funding ideas they think are great, then funding them into the millions is rare.

To DireWolf, of course people raise money for losses and medical issues, but it's usually not into the millions unless they have some celebrity backing or makes nationwide news or something.

Finally, I'm not even necessarily saying that this is some scam, I just can't picture how gathering a pile of money is going to translate into getting a wall built.

[ScooterCO]

A pile of money is how mountains are moved.