This week, President Donald Trump caved to pressure from right-wingers who accused him of caving on his campaign promise to build a Mexico border wall. Trump claimed he would be “proud” to shut down the federal government, he told Democratic leaders last Tuesday, “if we don’t get what we want.”
Trump is seeking over $5 billion in funding for a border wall that he long promised would be underwritten by Mexico.
But if neither Mexico nor Congress is going to fund President Trump’s border wall, then Brian Kolfage will — with GoFundMe.
The Florida veteran is seeking donations to help fund a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The campaign entitled “We The People Will Fund The Wall” launched Sunday, and has raised more than $11 million in small donations so far.
According to a fundraising team led by Purple Heart recipient and Kolfage, if the 63 million people who supported President Trump’s election pledge $80 a piece, the wall can become a reality.
“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,” Kolfage wrote. “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.”
Kolfage also wrote that he is a supporter of legal immigration. “I have grandparents who immigrated to America legally, they did it the correct way and it’s time we uphold our laws,” Kolfage wrote.
By: Maytinee Kramer
