{"id":2348267,"date":"2024-10-01T19:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-authorized-gofundme-seeks-to-give-relief-to-hurricane-helene-victims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:44:10","slug":"trump-authorized-gofundme-seeks-to-give-relief-to-hurricane-helene-victims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-authorized-gofundme-seeks-to-give-relief-to-hurricane-helene-victims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-authorized GoFundMe seeks to give relief to Hurricane Helene 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\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-authorized-gofundme-seeks-to-give-relief-to-hurricane-helene-victims-washington-examiner%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=2348267&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>A GoFundMe campaign authorized by former President Donald Trump \u200chas been\u2063 launched to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-student-government-passes-stipend-to-compensate-undocumented-students\/\" title=\"UCLA Student Government Passes Stipend To Compensate Undocumented Students\">provide financial assistance<\/a> to victims of Hurricane Helene, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-declares-state-of-emergency-in-vermont-as-floods-sweep-northeast\/\" title=\"Biden declares emergency in Vermont due to flooding in Northeast.\">caused significant devastation<\/a> in states such as North Carolina and Georgia, \u2063resulting in over \u200d150 fatalities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-convoy-organizer-tamara-lich-released-from-jail-after-18-days\/\" title=\"Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Released From Jail After 18 Days\">extensive property damage<\/a>. The initial fundraising goal was set at $1 million but has already surpassed $3.3 million, with \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wherever-vanita-gupta-worked-her-fathers-money-followed\/\" title=\"Wherever Vanita Gupta Worked, Her Father\u2019s Money Followed\">major contributions<\/a> from notable figures like Steve\u200c Witkoff and\u2063 ex-Senator Kelly Loeffler, who each donated $500,000. \u2064The fundraiser emphasizes that all donations will be directed toward supporting those most affected by the hurricane. Trump has been actively involved, visiting impacted communities to witness the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-blasts-biden-response-to-maui-wildfires-huge-deficit-in-trust\/\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard criticizes Biden&#039;s handling of Maui wildfires, citing a lack of trust.\">devastation firsthand<\/a>.  <\/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\">Trump-authorized GoFundMe seeks to give relief to Hurricane Helene victims<\/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_1773162\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A GoFundMe fundraiser authorized by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> aims to provide financial relief to victims caught in Hurricane Helene&rsquo;s path and has already far outpaced its initial goal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Numerous states, most notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a>, have been greatly affected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hurricane<\/a>, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/weather\/tropics\/ap-biden-plans-survey-of-devastation-in-north-carolina-as-helenes-death-toll-tops-130\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed more than 150 people across six states<\/a> while causing massive flooding and property damage. In the wake of this hurricane, Trump launched the fundraiser so his supporters can donate to the victims, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-hurricane-helene-victims-with-president-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the fundraiser&rsquo;s page.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With so many across the Southeastern U.S. facing challenges after the storm, President Trump is on the ground in communities to see the aftermath firsthand,&rdquo; the fundraiser reads. &ldquo;All donations will be directed to help those most affected by Hurricane Helene.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walks outside the Chez What furniture store as he visits Valdosta, Georgia, a town hit by Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fundraiser&rsquo;s initial goal was listed as $1 million, which was surpassed with over $3.3 million raised as of Tuesday afternoon. Among the fundraiser&rsquo;s top donors include Witkoff Group founder Steve Witkoff and former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, who have each donated $500,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The organizer of the fundraiser is Meredith O&rsquo;Rourke, who previously organized the Trump-authorized fundraiser for victims of the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/president-trump-seeks-support-for-butler-pa-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The fundraiser raised $6.6 million<\/a> for the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the shooting, along with two other victims who were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Trump visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\">Valdosta, Georgia,<\/a> on Monday, with Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt stating he did so to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3170750\/trump-visit-hurricane-affected-georgia-offer-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;personally offer&rdquo; his help<\/a> to the hurricane victims. President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3172232\/biden-plans-visit-north-carolina-visits-georgia-florida-are-on-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>survey the damage in North Carolina<\/a> through a flyover on Wednesday and will visit Georgia and Florida &ldquo;as soon as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1773162\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1773162\"}});<\/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>Trump-backed GoFundMe raises funds for Hurricane Helene victims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2348269,"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\/10\/Trump-Hurricane-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14142,41774,41987,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2348267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gofundme","tag-hurricane-helene","tag-relief-efforts","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Hurricane-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348267","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}