Miramar, FL – An Air Force veteran racked up millions more dollars on his fundraising page for President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, but it remained unclear Friday how the U.S. government would get the money.
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Brian Kolfage’s GoFundMe page has raised more than $15 million as of Saturday evening to build the wall, whose funding was threatening a partial government shutdown. The crowdfunding page, which was launched less than a week ago, has a goal of $1 billion.
In a statement on the page, Kolfage assured contributors that the fundraiser was not a scam and that he had contacted the Trump administration about how to deliver the money.
White House officials did not immediately return an email seeking comment Friday.
Citizens can mail money as “gifts to the United States,” according to the U.S. Treasury Department. But it’s not clear whether the Department of Homeland Security can accept gifts.
Kolfage of Miramar Beach, Florida, wrote that donors would get a refund if the fundraising goal isn’t met.
The page has brought attention to Kolfage, a triple amputee who was wounded in the Iraq War in 2004, and his social media history.
NBC News reported that Kolfage operated a Facebook page called “Right Wing News” and sites that promoted conspiracy theories. He told the news outlet that he didn’t mention the page because he “didn’t want it to be a distraction.”
“That shouldn’t be the focus. My personal issues have nothing to do with building the wall,” Kolfage said.
He told The Associated Press in an email Thursday that he worked on “Right Wing News” but the rest of NBC’s story “is not true.”
Kolfage did not respond Friday to multiple requests for comment from the AP.
It’s sounds like the liberals are preparing a case to block the go fund me page. They have some nerve. What a chutzpah. You have hard working people who are putting their money where their mouth is. And because you disagree you will block their free will? And you have a nerve to call this a democracy? Shame on you.
Ps I am actually not so pro wall albeit pro trump. But still this is a chutzpah
Typical liberal response. They were for the wall for decades but now that Trump wants a wall they are against it. Liberals make me sick.
The answer is easy as pie. Pay the Guatemalans on the Mexican side using the crowd funding funds to erect the wall sections from the Mexican side. The Guatemalans go home with skills in their resumes and money in their pockets, the Mexicans and American taxpayers get off scotch free, the liberals are happy that the Guatemalans found employment with US dough, the American wall companies are happy since they get paid to manufacture the wall sections, the American workers are happy since they get paid to build the wall sections, the conservatives are happy since the wall has a “Made in the USA” sticker, Congress is happy since they got an extended X-mas vacation, and Trump is happy to get his way!
Art of the Deal. This guy is the next Republican Favorite. He is even bigger crook than Trump.
It will probably be used to fund a PAC to go after Republicans who dont actively support the wall…
Why cant Edelsohn fly to Mexico City send him a check for the wall and he can claim its from Mexico?
The XXXL size Camo crew will send money to the non profit trumpf organization, which will then go into the Orange Toxin’s pocket. Oops. The Trumpf Org was just closed down for corrupt and illegal practices, misuse of funds, having no Board oversight, misreporting of use of contributions, etc. But that’s ok. He’s a crook.