Two competing GoFundMe pages - one raising money to fund President Trump's border wall and another raising money for ladders for migrants to use to surmount that wall - are both continuing to rack up quite a bit of cash.
The original crowdfunding campaign, entitled We The People Will Fund The Wall, surpassed $15million on Saturday, on its way to lofty $1billion goal.
More than 250,000 people have donated to the page since it was created on Sunday by Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee Air Force veteran.
The campaign description says in part: 'It's time we uphold our laws, and get this wall BUILT! It’s up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling.'
On Wednesday Charlotte Clymer, a transgender woman 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 just three days that page has raised more than $127,000 toward its $100million goal as of Saturday, with donations made by more than 5,000 people.
A GoFundMe page raising money to fund President Trump's border wall, which was created by triple amputee Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage (left) on Sunday, has surpassed $15million as of Saturday evening. A counter-campaign raising money for ladders for migrants to use to surmount that border wall, created Wednesday by human rights activist and transgender woman Charlotte Clymer (right), reached $127,000 as of Saturday
More than 250,000 people have donated to Kolfage's campaign We The People Will Fund The Wall (above) in less than a week as it climbs toward a lofty goal of $1billion
Meanwhile, more than 5,000 people have donated to Clymer's Ladders to Get Over Trump's Wall campaign in the past three days. Her campaign (above) has a goal of $100million
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.
Kolfage (above in January 2016) lost both legs and his arm in 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq
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 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.
Kolfage (pictured left and right with his wife) launched the campaign as Senate Democrats insisted they would not include money for Trump's wall in the budget. The married Florida father-of-two received a Purple Heart for his service to the United States
Kolfage said on the GoFundMe page: 'Too many Americans have been murdered by illegal aliens and too many illegals are taking advantage of the United States taxpayers' (file photo)
Clymer's campaign was launched three days after Kolfage's after the self-described liberal writer and feminist noticed how quickly the veteran's efforts gained traction.
'You see, they’ll never reach their goal, but no matter how much we raise, we’re going to reach ours,' the Ladders page says.
'Supporting an organization working to help immigrants seeking legal asylum. This GoFundMe isn’t really about ladders at all. It’s about lifting people up.'
Clymer, who works as the press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, explained in the description that if the goal is not met, funds raised will go toward the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).
RAICES is the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas, according to its website.
'If this seems ludicrous, we welcome you to the coalition of reasonable adults,' the campaign summary further says.
Clymer's campaign was launched three days after Kolfage's after the self-described liberal writer and feminist (pictured) noticed how quickly the veteran's efforts gained traction
The description on Clymer's Ladders to Get Over Trump's Wall is pictured in full above
Last week Trump made the claim that the US military would build his border wall and Mexico would pay for it - indirectly under the new trade agreement.
'Mexico is paying (indirectly) for the Wall through the new USMCA, the replacement for NAFTA! Far more money coming to the US.
'Because of the tremendous dangers at the Border, including large scale criminal and drug inflow, the United States Military will build the Wall!,' he tweeted.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday the administration's legal team was looking into whether the White House could redirect funds to build the wall.
Last week Trump said Mexico will pay for his wall indirectly through the new trade deal
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Main photo article Two competing GoFundMe pages – one raising money to fund President Trump’s border wall and another raising money for ladders for migrants to use to surmount that wall – are both continuing to rack up quite a bit of cash.
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