A triple-amputee military vet raises $2.5 million for Trump's border wall in four days

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 20, 2018 | Meagan Flynn

[artichokegrower]

If neither Mexico nor Congress is going to fund President Donald Trump's border wall, then Brian Kolfage has a more expedient plan: GoFundMe.

[artichokegrower]

Kolfage, a triple amputee who won a Purple Heart while serving in Iraq, is aiming to raise $1 billion for wall funding through the GoFundMe.

All you pajama boys in Congress need to hang your heads in shame.

[JoSixChip]

It’s at $4.4M now.

[Freeport]

Almost. At 1120 EST: $4,388,419
Donators: 71,452

[Rusty0604]

Wow.

[HamiltonJay]

Yes, since hitting the news wire this morning its about doubled so far.

[Westbrook]

What are the laws around this?

Can Trump take that money and use it to build the wall?

Is it going to be a private project with government permission to use the land from Bureau of Land Management?

How is this supposed to work?

[JoSixChip]

No, you are looking at a delayed version, well over $4.4M now. And the article says $2.5M in 4 days. It has not even been 4 days yet. They are downplaying what is happening.

[central_va]

Just donate, make a statement. We will worry about the details later. This scares the hell out of them.

[DouglasKC]

4 million in 4 days. That’s a million dollars a day. To 5 billion that would be about 5000 days...which is about 13 and 1/2 years. To get 1 billion is about 1000 days...or almost 3 years.

[elcid1970]

Where do I donate? I’m still reeling over PDJT’s decision on Syria.

[NFHale]

“...This scares the hell out of them....”

Damn right it does.

It shows them we don’t NEED them, nor their permission.

We’ll get it done one way or the other.

[ptcmama]

it’s a wonder the GoFundMe people haven’t shut this down as a hate project.

[central_va]

https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_content=campaign_title&utm_campaign=donation_receiptv5

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

CITIZENS ARE CONTRIBUTING WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD *REMEMBER YOU CAN SELECT GOFUNDME 'tip' AMOUNT. https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall?fbclid=IwAR2m2NwYCpQ6tiFHjSR6PYn4QOYNedDBo9Ien4bQzMCSnnHK0zxkPighVbQ We The People Will Fund The Wall • 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. • Please read entire statement before emailing questions • Any questions about this message & Follow me on my facebook or email me at Bkolfage@gmail.com • The campaign is set to the MAX that Gofundme has at the moment... working to get it raised • USE #GoFundTheWall as a hashtag on social media ----------------MEDIA---------------- • FOX NEWS : 12/20 Laura Ingraham Tonight at 10pm EST in the works, will let you know. • FOX NEWS BUSINESS: 12/21 Mornings With Maria LIKE & FOLLOW OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE---> CLICK HERE LIKE & FOLLOW OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE---> CLICK HERE https://www.facebook.com/GoFundTheWall CHECK DONATIONS: Make Payable to GoFund The Wall Brian Kolfage 4833 Front St. Unit B-158 Castle Rock, CO 80104 ----------------------------------------- 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. Like a majority of those American citizens who voted to elect President Donald J Trump, we voted for him to Make America Great Again. President Trump’s main campaign promise was to BUILD THE WALL. And as he’s followed through on just about every promise so far, this wall project needs to be completed still. As a veteran who has given so much, 3 limbs, I feel deeply invested to this nation to ensure future generations have everything we have today. Too many Americans have been murdered by illegal aliens and too many illegals are taking advantage of the United States taxpayers with no means of ever contributing to our society. I have grandparents who immigrated to America legally, they did it the correct way and it's time we uphold our laws, and get this wall BUILT!It’s up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling. “If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall.” That equates to roughly 5Billion Dollars, even if we get half, that's half the wall. We can do this. Democrats are going to stall this project by every means possible and play political games to ensure President Trump doesn't get his victor. They'd rather see President Trump fail, than see America succeed. However, if we can fund a large portion of this wall, it will jumpstart things and will be less money Trump has to secure from our politicians. This won't be easy, but it's our DUTY as citizens. This needs to be shared every single day by each of you on social media. We can do it, and we can help President Trump make America safe again! ---------------------- • How do you know this is not a scam? I'm using my real name, my real information, you can contact me and hold me accountable. People who try to scam you will not be upfront with their information, they will hide and not use their name. I have a public figure Facebook page with a blue check mark issued by facebook that verifies my identity. I'm a retired United States Air Force member who was wounded in Iraq, and lost 3 limbs. I have a website BrianKolfage.com where you can verify more about me. I will respond. I've been on Fox News many times, you can see I'm credible and a real person. The Gary Sinise Foundation also built me and my family a home. Do your research before donating, and contact me if you have any questions. • How will we get the funds to the right place? We have contacted the Trump Administration to secure a point of contact where all the funds will go upon completion. When we get this information secured we will update. We have many very high level contacts already helping. • Republican Representative Steven Palazzo of Mississippi is introducing legislation to direct the Treasury Department to issue government savings bonds which would allow us to fund the wall with this method. This is just one option, there are others on the table being discussed. • 100% of your donations will go to the Trump Wall. • We are working with a law firm on a legal document that will bind the government to using the funds for the border wall itself, nothing else. • We will hold all funds and not release a single penny until we have all legal aspects covered to ensure our money goes only to the wall. • If we don’t reach our goal or come significantly close we will refund every single penny. We are working on a time frame to achieve. LET'S GET THIS WALL BUILT! And make America Safe Again! Brian KolfageJr USAF RETIRED BKOLFAGE@GMAIL.COM BRIANKOLFAGE.COM

[Envisioning]

Another thread here.....

GoFundMe for border wall raises more than $2M in just 3 days

Currently...

$4,453,309of $1.0B goal

Raised by 72,540 people in 3 days

[central_va]

It is growing exponentially. You do know what that means? If not I will try to explain that to you.

[refreshed]

Done. That felt great. 👍

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Sorry I’m not techie. When I posted phot above paragraphs were eliminated

https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall?fbclid=IwAR2m2NwYCpQ6tiFHjSR6PYn4QOYNedDBo9Ien4bQzMCSnnHK0zxkPighVbQ

[Responsibility2nd]

Has anyone even at least looked into whether privately donated funds (gofundme) can be used to build a wall?

Especially a Wall that will NOT have Congressional approval to spend those funds for construction.

I appreciate the symbolism here. I do. Putting your money where your mouth is admirable. But even if the entire 5 Billion was raised.

That Wall ain’t gonna happen.

[budj]

“...growing exponentially...”

It better be, or it’ll take over 20 years to hit $5bn.