{"id":2301270,"date":"2024-07-19T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amount-raised-for-butler-shooting-victims-exceeds-6-4-million-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:08:09","slug":"over-6-4-million-raised-for-butler-shooting-victims-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-6-4-million-raised-for-butler-shooting-victims-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $6.4 million raised for Butler shooting victims &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-6-4-million-raised-for-butler-shooting-victims-washington-examiner-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2301270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about the GoFundMe fundraiser that was created to\u200b assist the victims of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania\u200b rally. Over $6.4 million has been raised\u200b for the \u200dvictims, with one\u200b attendee killed and\u2062 two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-following-alleged-mass-shooting-at-minnesota-urgent-care-clinic\/\" title=\"Suspect In Custody Following Alleged Mass Shooting At Minnesota Urgent Care Clinic\">critically wounded<\/a>. The fundraiser had raised nearly $6.5 million less than a week after\u2064 it was created. President \u2063Trump authorized \u200dthe fundraiser as a way to support\u2063 the victims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Amount raised for Butler shooting victims exceeds $6.4 million<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Over $6.4 million has been raised for victims shot during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3081673\/trump-supporters-skeptical-scared-assassination-attempt-unfolded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempted assassination\">attempted assassination<\/a> of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempted assassination\">Donald Trump<\/a> at a Pennsylvania rally last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>One rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed during the shooting, and two others were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-6-4-million-raised-for-butler-shooting-victims-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Over .4 million raised for Butler shooting victims - Washington Examiner\">left critically wounded<\/a>. The GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/president-trump-seeks-support-for-butler-pa-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fundraiser\">fundraiser<\/a> was created in the aftermath to assist the victims, ostensibly with Trump&rsquo;s stamp of approval. Less than a week later, the fundraiser had raised nearly $6.5 million for the victims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;President Donald Trump has authorized this account as a place for donations to the supporters and families wounded or killed in today&rsquo;s brutal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groundbreaking-glamours-women-of-the-year-are-all-women\/\" title=\"GROUNDBREAKING: All Women Named Glamour&#039;s &#039;Women of the Year&#039;\">horrific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a><\/a>,&rdquo; a description on the website reads. &ldquo;All donations will be directed to these proud Americans as they grieve and recover. May God bless and unite our nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The total is well over the initial fundraising target of one million dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of writing, investigators still haven&rsquo;t confirmed a motive from the shooter, who was identified as&nbsp;20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081636\/thomas-matthew-crooks-everything-we-know-about-alleged-shooter-at-trump-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a>. Trump barely survived the assassination attempt, with a bullet grazing his ear.<\/p>\n<p>James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57, arrived at the hospital following the shooting in &ldquo;critical condition,&rdquo; but as of Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3087636\/two-injured-trump-rally-victims-conditions-improve-critical-serious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>their conditions were upgraded<\/a> to &ldquo;serious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The amount raised for the victims of the Butler shooting has surpassed $6.4 million. The fundraiser was created to assist the victims of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, with his approval. The fundraiser quickly exceeded its initial target of one million dollars. The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, has not had a motive confirmed by investigators. Trump survived the attempt on his life, with two other victims in serious condition but improving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2301271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195851940609-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35625,35623,15467,4931,32076],"class_list":["post-2301270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-6-4-million","tag-butler-shooting","tag-fundraising","tag-victims","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195851940609-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}