Meanwhile
Washington went into a partial shutdown at midnight Friday after the Democrats refused to give Trump the $5billion he's requested for a
border wall
Citizens can mail money as 'gifts to the
United States,' according to the US Treasury Department. But it’s not
clear whether the Department of Homeland Security can accept gifts.
On
Wednesday Charlotte Clymer, a transgender Army veteran and human rights
activist from Texas, launched her own fundraising page in response,
titled Ladders to Get Over Trump's Wall.
It's
description says: 'We saw some folks are raising money for a border
wall to keep out our migrant siblings and fellow human beings, who are
fleeing violence and persecution and whose tragically-underpaid labor is
essential to the US economy.
'Seems
like a bad idea on countless levels for everyone involved. Maybe we
should focus on human rights and creating a community that reflects our
supposed values.
'And even though at a
rate of $1.7million daily, it would take their fund about 35 years to
raise the $21.7billion that Trump's own Department of Homeland Security
says would be needed to build said wall, we wanna make sure ladders are
ready to send over to our undocumented friends and help them.'
In
six days, that page has raised more than $142,000 toward its
$100million goal as of Monday, with donations made by more than 6,400
people.
The campaign wars over the wall come after
Trump appeared to back down from threats of a government shutdown to
secure the $5billion he wants for the wall.
He
signaled that he would sign the last spending bill he will get from a
Republican-controlled Congress for the rest of his term without the
desired wall money.
The sting for conservatives was deepened
by an announcement on Tuesday that the US will increase aid to Mexico
and Central America to $10.6billion.
Democrats
mocked the GoFundMe to build the wall as evidence of Trump supporters'
gullibility, gloating that federal funding for Trump's signature
proposal is looking increasingly less likely.
'It's
up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling,'
the page reads. 'If the 63million people who voted for Trump each pledge
$80, we can build the wall.'
The
fundraising page says it has contacted the Trump Administration to
secure a point of contact where all the funds will go, but adds it has
'many very high level contacts already helping'.
The
page says further: '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,' while elaborating on Kolfage's history as a
Purple Heart Medal recipient.
The married father-of-two lost both legs and his right arm in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq.
The campaign wars over the wall come after Trump appeared to back down from threats of a government shutdown to secure the $5billion he wants for the wall.He signaled that he would sign the last spending bill he will get from a Republican-controlled Congress for the rest of his term without the desired wall money.The sting for conservatives was deepened by an announcement on Tuesday that the US will increase aid to Mexico and Central America to $10.6billion.Democrats mocked the GoFundMe to build the wall as evidence of Trump supporters' gullibility, gloating that federal funding for Trump's signature proposal is looking increasingly less likely.'It's up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling,' the page reads. 'If the 63million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall.'The fundraising page says it has contacted the Trump Administration to secure a point of contact where all the funds will go, but adds it has 'many very high level contacts already helping'.The page says further: '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,' while elaborating on Kolfage's history as a Purple Heart Medal recipient.The married father-of-two lost both legs and his right arm in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq.
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