The man behind the viral GoFundMe to “fund the wall” is challenging people, who think his plan to raise $1 billion will not pan out, to reconsider.
“They’re full of crap,” Brian Kolfage, a triple-amputee Air Force veteran, told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham during her TV show aired on Dec. 20.
As of Dec. 21, more than 218,000 people donated and the fund has raised more than $13 million. One anonymous donor contributed $50,000, several contributed around $10,000, and more gave $5,000.
“We’re not getting just people who voted for Trump now,” Kolfage told Fox Business on Dec. 21. “I’m getting messages from many Democrats who say they support this wall … It’s showing the support of all Americans who are coming together on this.”
It’s a movement, we are changing course of political history by not sitting and doing nothing… talk is cheap. Put your money where your mouth is. #GoFundTheWall https://t.co/NMPftwYnZL
— Brian Kolfage (@BrianKolfage) December 21, 2018
The veteran added he was “shocked” by the number of Democrats who want the wall built due to reports the majority of Americans oppose the wall.
“The amount of support behind this wall is a lot more than the liberal media, CNN, and all of them want you to believe,” Kolfage said. “That’s why I was shocked when I got tons of emails from Democrats. It blew my mind because you don’t hear anything about that, you don’t think Democrats want this wall, but clearly they do want this wall.”
Kolfage explained the average GoFundMe donation is about $60 per contributor, but his page recommends an $80 donation
“This is the United States, and we can do anything we want,” he said on Ingraham’s show. “If people want to donate to that wall … what’s $80 for 60 million people.” The 60 million figure likely refers to the number of people who voted for Trump.
Kolfage maintains his GoFundMe is legitimate.
“I’m a retired United States Air Force member who was wounded in Iraq, and lost three limbs. I have a website, BrianKolfage.com, where you can verify more about me. I will respond. I’ve been on Fox News many times, you can see I’m credible and a real person. Do your research before donating, and contact me if you have any questions,” the page read.
Kolfage added that he has “contacted the Trump Administration to secure a point of contact where all the funds will go upon completion. When we get this information secured we will update,” adding that he is working with a law firm on an agreement to “bind the government to [use] the funds for the border wall itself, nothing else.”
New Contracts Awarded for Project
New contracts have already been awarded for President Trump’s border wall in California according to 10 News.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded $287 million in construction contracts to building company SLSCO on Dec. 21. The scope of works include up to 14 miles of secondary wall and as much as 15 miles of primary pedestrian replacement wall in California, the report said.
A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful! pic.twitter.com/sGltXh0cu9
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
Trump posted to Twitter an image of the proposed border wall on Friday evening, showing a truck in front of a spiky fence-like structure. It differs from some proposed plans and concepts that depict a solid, concrete border.
“A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful!” the president wrote in a caption of the tall steel fence. “The Democrats, are saying loud and clear that they do not want to build a concrete wall—but we are not building a concrete wall, we are building artistically designed steel slats, so that you can easily see through it,” the president wrote earlier this week.
From The Epoch Times.
