Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines
deafguy55 February 11, 2022 in ASL 42 Subscribers Subscribe
Link , Link , Link , Link , [ Right-wing politicians and media personalities in the United States aren’t letting the crowdfunding website GoFundMe off the hook just yet. The platform became a target over the weekend for prominent Republican lawmakers and state leaders after freezing more than $9 million in donations earmarked for the ongoing protests in Ottawa.]....[For Bruce Heyman, a former U.S. ambassador to Canada under Barack Obama, it all smacks of foreign interference, and he believes Trump is at its centre. “I do not believe that Americans should fund disruptive activities in Canada. Ever. Full stop,” Heyman said in an interview Monday. “What we're seeing through (the) former president, for his disciples, for people who have positioned themselves in the extreme right wing of the Republican Party - if we call it that today - all of them have now jumped on and (are) somehow using Canada as a cause to galvanize support amongst their followers.” For his part, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wanted nothing to do with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who vowed on Twitter to examine GoFundMe for diverting funds away from a “worthy cause.” “It is certainly not the concern of the Texas attorney general about how we in Canada go about our daily lives in accordance with the rule of law,” Mendicino said. “We are Canadian, we have our own set of laws, and we will follow them.” Added Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair: “We're all entitled to an opinion, and in my opinion, (Paxton is) wrong.”]