rumitoid

GoFundMe users are throwing around lots of cash on increasingly ridiculous border wall-related campaigns.

It all started on Sunday when Brian Kolf*ge launched a page on the crowdfunding platform calling for Trump supporters to bypass Congress and just raise money to build Trump's wall themselves. The goal? Oh, just $1 billion. In less than a week, more than $12.6 million has been raised, with one big-spending user apparently donating $50,000.

Since that campaign started to gain traction, two competing pages have popped up, including one looking to raise $100 million to provide migrants with ladders to get over the wall. It launched Wednesday and has raised more than $89,000. But ladders might not even be required if another GoFundMe page is successful: User Luke O'Neil is looking to raise $200 million to build — wait for it — a "series of giant escalators" over the wall.

If this all sounds too ridiculous to be true, that's because it is. Both pages are fairly tongue-in-cheek and specify that the funds raised will actually go toward a nonprofit group that provides education and legal services to refugees and immigrants.

As for the millions being raised on the original GoFundMe page to pay for the wall (which President Trump repeatedly promised would be paid for by Mexico), any money donated to the U.S. government actually just goes into a fund for "general use" and wouldn't be designated for any particular purpose, Business Insider reports, although the page's founder insists he has an in with the White House to get around that, per NBC News. More than likely, all the people who have donated to this campaign would just be giving the federal government free cash to use on anything but building a wall, which would cost about 21 times the page's goal ridiculously lofty goal anyway. Brendan Morrow

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

You know ladders can be disassembled,right????...The same people who raising money for the Border Wall, could just as easily disassemble your ladder....No problems,Rumi...

rumitoid

Get a sense of humor, pr.

vernon

You can designate money to parts of the govt you wish to give to. Oh and they have raised 15,000,0000 as of this evening.

rumitoid

Never underestimate the gullibility of people.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Especially when their mascot is a jackass.

buffalo Loc: Texas

I really do not think we need a wall. We need to station enough armed military personnel along the border and put every one on notice that they can and will use wh**ever force is necessary to STOP the invasion of the US by i******s. In the meantime, enforce our i*********n l*ws here and round up all i******s already here and kick them out!

debeda

Lolololololololhahahahahaha good one Peewee

kemmer

The GoFundMe thing for the wall is just a sop to his base to make them feel relevant and participatory. One wonders where that money will go after Trump realizes "the wall" is just another of his campaign dog whistles which was always destined to go nowhere. If history serves, the money will end up in Trump's pockets.

Wonttakeitanymore

If the demonrats raised the money it was Pyle go Clinton! All we have to do is use the money to print flyers and take out newspaper ads in all those countries saying we will not support u! No welfare, medical care etc. no one would come!!!! Mak it like wh n our ancestors came, delouse and make sure they have the money or sk**ls to survive!! Also as Roosevelt said, u must b an American! Learn the language and assimilate!! ( loose t***slation)!!

Wonttakeitanymore

Don’t u love autocorrect? Did a liberal invent this? In the future it will change all words to make a liberal point! Lol

kemmer

Things will be better then.

Louie27 Loc: Peoria, AZ

Just one more puppet using the "dog whistle" as a guise to cover the progressives agenda.

vernon

I h**e to tell you this but you can designate you money to a certain project.

vernon

You obviously don't know what the hell your talking about. And you are just a l*****t looney.