a GoFundMe A fundraiser approved by former President Donald Trump for victims of the assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday surpassed its $1 million goal just hours after it began.
As of 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, the GoFundMe account had raised more than $1.6 million from more than 21,000 donations. Donations surged by the afternoon, with more than $265,000 raised by the early morning hours.
“President Donald Trump has authorized this account as a venue for donations to the supporters and families injured or killed in today’s brutal and horrific assassination attempt. All donations will go to proud Americans as they grieve and heal. May God bless and unite our nation,” the GoFundMe page reads.
Help for Butler, Pennsylvania Victims – Approved by President Trumphttps://t.co/DXPMrvDyE6
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 14, 2024
President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. share A link to the fundraiser, held on Sunday morning, featured an image of the father standing on stage with his face covered in blood and his fist pumped.
Trump’s lawyer and senior adviser Alina Habba share She posted the link on Sunday. “This is in support of the innocent victims and injured in the attempted assassination of President Trump at yesterday’s rally, with President Trump’s permission. This is not our America. Please help if you can,” she wrote.
This was authorized by President Trump in support of the innocent victims and injured at yesterday’s rally as a result of the assassination attempt on President Trump. This is not our America. Please help if you can. 🙏https://t.co/yA7KbH6JaC
— Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) July 14, 2024
Trump was injured Quickly He was taken off stage while speaking to supporters at a rally. The former president released a statement on Truth Social about two hours after the shooting, saying he was “shot above the right ear.” We would like to express our condolences to those who lost their lives and those who were injured.
One of the rally attendees, now identified as 50-year-old former Pennsylvania fire chief Corey Comperatore, was killed in the shooting, and two others remain in critical condition, the Secret Service confirmed. The identities of the two people in critical condition have not been released.
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The rebellious former president remains schedule Regarding his attendance at the Republican Convention in Wisconsin following the assassination attempt. It’s two blocks from where President Teddy Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt in 1912.
The FBI later identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Parks, Pennsylvania.
