Grifters following the Trump family lead. Americans Lose Millions Buying Fake Donald Trump Debit Cards https://www.rferl.org/a/macedonia-trump-debit-cards-scam/32836128.html Last September, 86-year-old Ann Bratton thought she'd stumbled onto the investment of a lifetime. An ad on one of the encrypted Telegram app channels the Nashville-area retiree had joined was offering debit-like "Trump cards" featuring the billionaire U.S. ex-president's image, each supposedly preloaded with $200,000. After years of forking out tens of thousands of dollars on souvenir banknotes, coins, and other Trump memorabilia, she calculated that she could quickly and easily turn a $6,000 investment into a $4 million nest egg. What she didn't know was that behind the offer of "Trump Collection" cards was an opaque group of web-based vendors from a faded industrial city 8,500 kilometers away. And that city, in the Balkan country of North Macedonia, was already notorious for being home to legions of scammers who had fraudulently monetized Donald Trump's popularity in the United States and around the world. (More at above url)
Grifter finds 23,000 suckers. Donald Trump’s Team Connects With MAGA Fan Who Launched GoFundMe To Raise $355M https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trump-team-connects-maga-231524046.html MAGA supporter Elena Cardone, who created a GoFundMe page to assist Donald Trump in paying his $355 million fine, has confirmed that she is "currently in communication" with the former president's team to ensure he accepts the cash raised. Elena made this revelation in an update on the GoFundMe page, notifying 23,000+ MAGA donors that she is dedicated to making sure the over $1 million raised will get to Trump for his legal bills. Donald Trump's Team Is In Contact With Elena Cardone To Receive Funds Following Trump's costly legal verdict on Friday, February 16, the ex-president was slammed with a hefty fine of $355 million and barred from doing business in New York for the next three years. Several MAGA supporters decried the verdict as unfair and criticized the justice system on social media. However, others took their support for Trump a step further by creating a GoFundMe to help raise the money the billionaire needs to pay his fine. Elena Cardone, the wife of multi-millionaire estate mogul Grant Cardone, created the GoFundMe and asked MAGA supporters to "stand with" Trump in the face of what they believe to be an injustice done to the Republican presidential hopeful. The GoFundMe page has so far exceeded the million-dollar milestone and presently sits at $1,292,905 million from over 23,000 donations. In a recent update, Elena confirmed to her fellow MAGA supporters that she has gotten in touch with Trump's team to ensure he receives the money raised in the fundraiser. "Confirmation of Acceptance: We are currently in communication with President Donald Trump's team to ensure that he can and will accept the funds raised," Elena stated. "It's crucial that we navigate this process carefully and legally, and we appreciate your patience as we work through these details." She added, "Purpose of the Funds: We want to be clear about the intended use of the funds raised. Every dollar will be used only to cover fines related to the New York civil fraud case, its appeal, and any related expenses." Donald Trump GoFundMe Is 'More Than A Legal Fund' In her call for action, Elena stated that the fund's primary goal is to demonstrate support for Trump and other MAGA supporters. "This is more than a legal fund; it's a clarion call to all patriots to rally in defense of a man who has never hesitated to stand in defense of us," she wrote. Elena added, "It's about showing that when one of us is targeted for championing the values that make America great, he does not stand alone. We stand with him, shoulder to shoulder, ready to support, defend, and fight back against a system that threatens to undermine the very foundations of our republic." Meanwhile, her husband backed her up on X, formerly Twitter. He slammed the "unjust" judgment and asked people to donate to the fund. (More at above url)
Dementia Don plans to grift off his bloodbath remarks. Trump seeks to fundraise off 'bloodbath' controversy https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-seeks-fundraise-off-bloodbath-controversy/story?id=108246320
Anyone knows if there are bathrooms for gays at Maga-a-Lara? Melania Trump to make rare appearance at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for LGBT Republican group Melania Trump will attend a fundraiser for the pro-LGBT group the Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago later this month, according to a report. Politico revealed Thursday that the former first lady , will help raise money for a LGBTQ group that was banned from the Texas Republican Party. The April 20 event will also include Trump's former acting director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell. "Mrs. Trump has maintained ties to the Log Cabin Republicans for years," the New York Times reports. "In a financial disclosure last year, she reported receiving a $250,000 payment from the group in December 2022." Calling itself “the largest Republican organization dedicated to representing LGBT conservatives and allies,” the group paid Trump $250,000 for a speaking engagement in Los Angeles last month, according to a Raw Story report. Donald Trump also spoke at a Log Cabin Republicans event hosted at Mar-a-Lago, where he said, “We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard," Politico reported at the time. Melania's fundraising event will be one of few public appearances in recent months. Those appearances included a speech at a naturalization ceremony and her attendance at her mother's funeral in January.
'Are they giving?' Trump hounding staffers to raise cash quickly Donald Trump is pinning his hopes on a major haul at a gala fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday night as he falls farther behind President Joe Biden in the race for presidential election campaign cash. While Biden is raking in big bucks and anding last month with $192 million on hand, more than double what Trump can access, the former president is stuck playing catch-up during a critical period in the campaign at the same time he is funneling money to his lawyers to keep him out of jail. According to the report, the embattled former president is hounding staffers about Saturday night's turnout and pressuring them to get checks in hand as soon as possible. Pointing out Trump is in "full sprint more," the Post reports, "Trump is closely tracking who is attending the fundraiser Saturday, who has given the maximum and how much has been raised, according to a person who spoke to him recently. His advisers regularly brief him on the attendees. 'He is focused on this fundraiser,' one person familiar with his thinking said. 'He has a lot of friends in Palm Beach, and he’s saying, are they giving?'"
The irony with these fundraisers and donations, America is supposed to be doing economically so poorly...people are barely able to pay their bills... Yet, America can find millions and millions of dollars to give to these politicians while they complain about working two jobs, minimum wage too low, inflation too high, gas prices too high, grocery store prices too high... #stupidity wrbtrader