GoFundMe to refund the $20 million raised for the border wall

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https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/01/12/us/border-wall-gofundme-refund/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-01-12T20%3A09%3A20&utm_medium=social

amazed they could even get 20 million

[🅱️🅰️LLS. ➿]

Oh man and they were so close to the 5 billion too

[Plaster]

What u talking about, they were 15 billion over!!!!!!!

[proboardslol]

I think most people donated for the meme

[ferrous]

"When the campaign was created, the campaign organizer specifically stated on the campaign page, 'If we don't reach our goal or come significantly close we will refund every single penny,'" GoFundMe told CNN. "He also stated on the campaign page, '100% of your donations will go to the Trump Wall. If for ANY reason we don't reach our goal we will refund your donation.'"
"That did not happen. This means all donors will receive a refund," GoFundMe told CNN.

[Jaguar]

In place of the GoFundMe campaign,
Kolfage set up a 501(c)(4) non-profit Florida Corporation named "We
Build the Wall, Inc." and is asking donors to redirect their
contributions to the organization.
But he will honor the refund, he said on the campaign page, if donors choose not to move to the new platform.

He achieved his true objective: advertising a "charity" to funnel money through while appearing legitimate.

[StrawberryClock]

Don't you worry, most of those people are that stupid.

[zukriuchen]

Fundraiser by Brian Kolfage

it looks like he's trying to get the gofundme donations moved to another platform

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/172/4c8300c9-9c98-40e5-823f-66da31584bc4/image.png

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/172/58049609-0b10-4787-b57d-34252a762d34/image.png

one where, i'm sure, there will be no problems with refunds

More Than $20 Million Crowdsourced For Border Wall Will Be Refun..

It's unclear if Kolfage would have been able to give the money to the U.S. government for wall construction, as he had first planned. On Friday, he announced the donations would be funneled to a nonprofit called "We Build the Wall, Inc." which has a prominent list of advisers on its advisory board, including businessman Erik Prince and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

That change in where the donations would go to violated the rules of the website, according to GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne, reports The Hill. "When the campaign was created, the campaign organizer specifically stated on the campaign page, 'If we don't reach our goal or come significantly close we will refund every single penny,' " Whithorne told The Hill. "He also stated on the campaign page, '100% of your donations will go to the Trump Wall. If for ANY reason we don't reach our goal we will refund your donation.' "

"However, that did not happen. This means all donors will receive a refund," Whithorne continued. "If a donor does not want a refund, and they want their donation to go to the new organization, they must proactively elect to redirect their donation to that organization. If they do not take that step, they will automatically receive a full refund."

it seems like they did intervene, and previously, it wasn't opt-in

[Jaguar]

Ironic meme donations are still donations