Shortly after former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his hush money trial on Thursday, his fundraising page temporarily crashed.
The campaign account “Team Trump” officially announced on X that their site was down.
“The American people see through Crooked Joe Biden’s rigged show trial,” Trump’s campaign posted. “So many Americans were moved to donate to President Trump’s campaign that the Wined pages went down. We are working on getting the website back online as quickly as possible.”
The American people see through Crooked Joe Biden's rigged show trial.
So many Americans were moved to donate to President Trump's campaign that the WinRed pages went down.
We are working on getting the website back online as quickly as possible.
Stay strong.
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 30, 2024
Shortly after, the website went back online with an updated message from the former president regarding the verdict.
“The Left thinks that if they bury me with enough witch hunts and intimidate my family and associates that I’ll eventually throw up my hands and give up on our America First movement,” the statement read. “Let me be clear: I WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOU.”
Trump’s donation page has received a massive influx of cash, with supporters showing their unwavering support for the former president in this critical moment.
Shawn Maguire, Sequoia Capital’s partner and a long-time supporter of Trump, took to X to announce his donation and express support for Trump.
“I just donated $30,000 to President Trump. The timing isn’t a coincidence,” Maguire wrote.
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) also took to X to announce that he just secured a $800k donation.
“Just secured a $800k donation from someone for President Trump’s Joint Fundraising Committee,” Zeldin wrote. “Never experienced a massive ask that easy.”
Trump’s campaign team also sent a fundraising email shortly after the former president was convicted.
Trump announced on Thursday that his campaign raised a record-breaking $39 million in just the 10 hours that followed the guilty verdict.
I told you all what a guilty verdict will do for Trump's Campaign. I must admit I was wrong on one count, cos even democrat donors are rallying to him. https://t.co/Useb3fmdbG https://t.co/8Ydo7KjP2k
— Justine Anifowose (@Tp_drg) May 31, 2024
“I’m a political prisoner! I was just convicted in a RIGGED political Witch Hunt trial: I did nothing wrong! They raided my home, arrested me, took my mugshot, And now they’ve just convicted me!” the fundraising email reads. “Crooked Joe Biden needs to get the message — right here, right now that his chances of a 2nd term END TODAY. But for that to happen, our immediate pushback must be massive.”
Donald Trump’s campaign donation website crashed on Thursday, a technical issue that his campaign attributed to the number of people trying to donate in the immediate aftermath of the guilty verdict. https://t.co/pHU6N4gZoa
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 31, 2024