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Donald Trump’s campaign GoFundMe for hurricane relief raises a few red flags.

Donald Trump’s campaign has begun raising money for hurricane relief—but it’s not exactly clear how that money will be used.

Two weeks ago, the Trump campaign created a GoFundMe “as an official response for MAGA supporters to offer their financial assistance to their fellow Americans impacted by Hurricane Helene,” according to the fundraiser website.

A few days after the page went live, it was updated with a list of the charities that would receive the MAGA funds.

Fitting with Trump’s smears against federal relief efforts, three of the four charities listed—Samaritan’s Purse, Water Mission, and Mtn2Sea Ministries—are Christian or Evangelical NGOs. The fourth charity listed is the “Clinch Foundation,” which is likely the Clinch Memorial Hospital’s Foundation in Valdosta, Georgia.

The page did not, however, say how the campaign planned to disburse funds from the Trump campaign’s pot—more than $7.7 million as of Monday. The fundraiser has received donations of $500,000 each from Republican megadonors Steve and Andrea Wynn and former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler.

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In his pocket just like every other time

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does he keep his pants in Russia?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only the pajamas that Putin allows him in.

[–] Mcdolan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ohh, I thought it was a gimp suit. My bad.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s a silk gimp suit with his initials embroidered on the pocket

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

I just tried to imagine this and my brain kinda vomited a bit I think.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 39 points 3 weeks ago

it’s not exactly clear how that money will be used.

oh, but it is.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Storm(y) relief fund

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If the money is never spent for hurricane relief, then this is straight up fraud and possibly money laundering (depending on how the money is finally spent). However, there are likely legal time limits set, so they could distribute some funds at some distant time in the future to avoid prosecution.

We've already seen this play out nearly to the end with the "We build the Wall" graft. One participant is in prison for 4 years already. Steve Bannon's trial for this crime is upcoming later this year. source

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The gofundme page claims that they've already disbursed some funds so they've already covered that base.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gonna need some details on where they went.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

Trump lives in Florida and it probably rained and was windy in Mar a Lago, so he needed relief money to pay the lawn care team. "Disbursed" to the needy.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I cannot imagine giving relief money to a fuckface already caught for embezzling from a charity.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Anyway, how is going to get to anyone if his dipshit cultists are threatening FEMA?

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

Does this question really need to be asked?

[–] nemonic187@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ravhall@discuss.online 7 points 3 weeks ago

“My legal hurricane”

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Most lilkely his own hurricane relief. Maybe the winds made a potted plant in Mar-a-Lago fall over, and he needs money to buy something new. And a few millions to heal his bruised ego, because he liked that plant.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hookers. No, this is not a joke.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I mean it's funny. In a sad truthful way. So I would say it's a joke.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't he legally barred from running a charity or does this not count because it's just a fundraiser and they haven't registered

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the only way he can compete with Kamala's $1 billion pot

[–] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn, that must be some good pot.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Govt pot. It's just a dime of sad Reggie that got marked up 100,000,000x due to the modern miracle of bureaucracy and corruption.

[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Let me guess: Directly to Mar-a-Lago club owner?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It’s a gol dang mystery! Ain’t nobody knows!

[–] ozoned@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's going to help those tired hurricanes! Duh!

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago

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