{"id":2400850,"date":"2025-02-10T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contribution-requests-to-support-trump-sent-out-as-text-messages-during-super-bowl-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T04:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:04:14","slug":"contribution-requests-to-support-trump-sent-out-as-text-messages-during-super-bowl-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contribution-requests-to-support-trump-sent-out-as-text-messages-during-super-bowl-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Contribution requests to support Trump sent out as text messages during Super Bowl &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fcontribution-requests-to-support-trump-sent-out-as-text-messages-during-super-bowl-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=2400850&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>During Super Bowl LIX, the Philadelphia Eagles triumphed over the Kansas City Chiefs with a score of 40-22. Notably, President Donald Trump attended the event,\u200d becoming \u200dthe \u200dfirst \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-noncommital-on-appearing-at-first-gop-presidential-candidate-debate\/\" title=\"Donald ... undecided about participating in initial GOP debate.\">sitting \u200bpresident<\/a> to do so. While watching \u200cthe game, many\u2064 of his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">supporters\u2064 received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-staff-told-us-he-misspoke-joe-biden-confuses-his-agenda-in-60-minutes-interview-so-his-staff-steps-in-to-correct-the-record-video\/\" title=\"&quot;Biden&#039;s Staff Told Us He Misspoke&quot; - Joe Biden Confuses His Agenda in 60 Minutes Interview so His Staff Steps in to Correct the Record (VIDEO)\">text messages<\/a>\u2063 soliciting\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancer-charity-gave-zero-for-research-millions-spent-on-salaries-travel\/\" title=\"Biden Cancer Charity Gave \u2018Zero\u2019 For Research; Millions Spent On Salaries, Travel\">contributions<\/a><\/a> for his campaign. \u200dThe messages, titled &#8220;HALFTIME UPDATE FROM TRUMP,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-voters-confused-as-they-receive-calls-from-voice-that-sounds-like-biden-report\/\" title=\"New Hampshire voters puzzled by calls resembling Biden&#039;s voice: Report\">urged recipients<\/a> to donate by claiming the Democrats were\u200d threatening\u200c to impeach him again following his\u200d executive orders. The\u2063 text message\u200d included a link to \u2063a webpage that outlined Trump&#8217;s future\u200d plans, which resembled campaign\u2062 material, and contained donation\u2063 requests\u200d ranging from $20.25 to $2500. The fundraising effort was backed by the Trump National Committee \u2064and WinRed,with no disclosed information on the amount raised.  <\/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\">Contribution requests to support Trump sent out as text messages during Super Bowl&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_1983095\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kansas-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kansas City<\/a> Chiefs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Super Bowl<\/a> LIX, 40-22, on Sunday night. The game was played in New Orleans in front of a reportedly capacity crowd of 65,719, with millions more watching on television throughout the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President Donald Trump was present, becoming the first sitting president to attend a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3315324\/eagles-dominate-chiefs-secure-second-super-bowl-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>. And while the president was in New Orleans watching the Super Bowl, his supporters received text messages asking for contributions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&ldquo;Halftime Update from Trump&rdquo; message sent out during Super Bowl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At approximately 8:39 p.m., during halftime of the Super Bowl, a text message titled &ldquo;HALFTIME UPDATE FROM TRUMP&rdquo; was sent to people throughout the country, presumably to mostly Trump supporters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you voted for me, I need you to read this before the game ends ASAP,&rdquo; read the message, followed by a link to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/trump-national-committee-jfc\/lp-hf-sms-dn-halftime-update-v2?utm_medium=sms&amp;utm_source=lp_lp_hf&amp;utm_campaign=20250209_tnc_halftimeupdate-v2_hf_dtrump_lp&amp;utm_content=donate&amp;utm_term=5&amp;vari=16109965600&amp;exitintent=true\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Users who clicked on the link were directed to a webpage with a &ldquo;Trump Vance 2025&rdquo; banner at the top left corner and a large photograph of President Donald Trump. Underneath the banner was a message that read, &ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s Halftime Update.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I won in a LANDSLIDE VICTORY, and now, Democrat lunatics have threatened to IMPEACH ME AGAIN after my Historic Trump Executive Orders! I will never let them STOP MAGA,&rdquo; it read. &ldquo;SO, in order for me to Unleash the Golden Age of America, we need a GAMEPLAN. Here&rsquo;s mine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, 10 points were listed as part of the plan in what arguably resembled campaign literature. These included statements that read, &ldquo;unleash America with historic Trump executive orders,&rdquo; &ldquo;confirm my entire Cabinet immediately,&rdquo; &ldquo;take back the Panama Canal,&rdquo; &ldquo;Make Canada and Greenland Great Again,&rdquo; &ldquo;eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse from the deep state,&rdquo; &ldquo;close the border,&rdquo; and &ldquo;bring back great American jobs.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you support me on my mission to SAVE AMERICA, I&rsquo;m humbly asking for you to make a huge statement right now that Democrats want to start another SHAM IMPEACHMENT,&rdquo; read the solicitation message. &ldquo;Before the game is over, I&rsquo;m calling on ONE MILLION pro-Trump patriots to chip in and proudly say: I stand with President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Viewers were then asked to answer the question: &ldquo;Do you stand with Trump as he faces a potential third impeachment?&rdquo; This followed with a prompt to answer &ldquo;yes&rdquo; or &ldquo;no&rdquo; before being asked for a contribution, incrementally ranging from $20.25 to $2500. There was also an option for &ldquo;other&rdquo; for those who wished to contribute a different amount.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the solicitation, two disclosures notified users who paid for the website. One identified the Trump National Committee JFC as one group that financed the advertisement, and a separate message identified WinRed as a sponsor. Both contained the specific Disclaimer, &ldquo;not authorized by any candidate or candidate&rsquo;s committee.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No data was available on how much money was raised through the contribution request.<\/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_1983095\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1983095\"}});<\/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>Text messages soliciting support for Trump sent during Super Bowl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2400851,"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\/2025\/02\/AP25039058776747.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50110,35594,32190,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2400850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-contribution-requests","tag-super-bowl","tag-text-messages","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25039058776747.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400850","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400854,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400850\/revisions\/2400854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}