More than 100,000 people give to border wall GoFundMe

CBS ^ | 12/20/2018 | Holly Rosenkrantz

[Presbyterian Reporter]

A Florida man has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money online for President Trump's border wall, saying "it's up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling." As of Thursday afternoon, the GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $6 million, with a goal of $1 billion — a fifth of the $5 billion that President Trump has been demanding, unsuccessfully, from Congress.

Brian Kolfage, who says on the page he is a Purple Heart war veteran who lost three limbs, writes: "If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall." The fundraiser received contributions from more than 100,000 people by Thursday afternoon

[Sarah Barracuda]

but you can also leave it as 0 right..Im in checkout now never done this before(My first time going on gofundme) so want to do it right

[frnewsjunkie]

That is a perfect way to get a message to congress and media... Great Idea.... !! The people are still out there!!!

[Sarah Barracuda]

There is also a GoFundMe page that is taking donations to purchase ladders to scale the wall.

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This reminds me of the Runaway Bunny book “If you run to join the circus, I will become a tightrope walker, and follow you”

[Wpin]

I believe you can...try it...

[Presbyterian Reporter]

but you can also leave it as 0 right..Im in checkout now never done this before(My first time going on gofundme) so want to do it right

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Correct. You can set the tip at zero.

We are alike. This was my very first time making a contribution to a GoFundMe site.

Hopefully, millions of other Americans will also make their very first contribution to this GoFundMe.

[central_va]

The wall is not a stand alone security system. Walls have to patrolled and manned. The wall is a very basic force multiplier. So learn something about security before posting ridiculous DU crap. thanks.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

At 4pm $6,841,497 of $1.0B goal Raised by 111,824 people in 3 days

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Getting close to $7 million. Any side bets on when it hits $7 million? I am guessing it will be 4:34 pm.

[FearlessFreep]

To put this in context. Over 4 million of this has been raised since 8AM EST today.

[DoughtyOne]

It’s at least $100,000 thousand and hour now.

[butlerweave]

How about a Bake sale ,Oh wait Obama banned them ,LOL

[central_va]

It’s more like $600K-$700K/hr.

[DoughtyOne]

Okay, thanks...

[FearlessFreep]

I don’t think the GO Fund me website can keep up. It may crash.

[central_va]

I don’t think the GO Fund me website can keep up. It may crash.

We need a bigger server...

[shanover]

A wall without government enforcement and intent to use it to restrict legal and illegal entry is useless.

The most ignored fact of all of this. Sadly, I think this is all pointless. I hope I am wrong.

[5th MEB]

Donated $100 last night and another $100 about 5 minutes ago.

BUILD THE GODDAMN WALL!

[SmokingJoe]

Great. Donations are still coming in at the rate of 10,000 per hour

Your math is incorrect. It's much more than that. 10,000 per hour equals 240,000 in 24 hours. This time yesterday it was less than $2 Million. Over $4 Million have been raised in 24 hours.

[outofsalt]

$7.93B at 4:15!

[FearlessFreep]

They haven’t updated total in almost 10 minutes. Well over 7 million now I am sure.

[FearlessFreep]

Over 4 million since 8 AM EST today.