Commenters slam 'disgusting' GoFundMe that's raised $287,000 of Trump's $355 million bill

Donald Trump is constantly looking for new ways to generate money to pay off his mounting legal bills and judgments, most recently becoming a shoe salesman and getting booed while on stage, and one attempt to do the job for him isn't going that well.

A Florida couple created a GoFundMe called "Stand with Trump; Fund the $355M Unjust Judgment," in order to do just as it says: pay Trump's massive legal judgment handed down by Justice Engoron in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud case against the ex-president. Early signs of trouble included that one of Trump's staunchest allies refused to support it.

Now, a local news station ran a story about the effort, and the comments didn't go well for the organizers.

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WPLG Local 10 reported on the GoFundMe, including how much it has raised and that the couple has promised the money will go to Trump.

The campaign was started by Elena Cardone, the wife of Miami-based private equity manager Grant Cardone, who advertised the effort by saying, "Give something & DEMONSTRATE that the people of America are standing together against unjust rulings like this where a bias judges & corrupt legal system is out of control."

The report included an interview with Elena Cardone, who stated that she felt that if this could happen to Trump, it could happen to anyone who owns a business. But the commenters there almost universally disagreed.

"Giving a billionaire a 'Go Fund Me campaign' is just disgusting. He has enough to sell, unless it's all on loan. (by the way, food is free in prison)," @Steeler-wg5zo wrote Sunday.

"Business and property owners have nothing to worry about if they don't commit fraud," @Southendbos added.

"If the problem is defending homeowners in general, why is she raising money specifically for Trump?" @marcbehm4747 asked.

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised $287,000 of the $355,000,000 goal. According to an AP reporter, interest on Trump's $355 million civil fraud penalty "is piling up at a rate of $87,502 a day. We ran the numbers. As of today, he owes the state $453.7 million." This means the fundraising effort has so far raised about four days of interest.

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