An online fundraiser to help the families of bystanders shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally has raised more than $5 million.
The Trump-authorized appeal generated more than 65,000 in donations since being established shortly after Saturday's sniper attack, according to information posted on the GoFundMe website Wednesday.
The gifts included $50,000 from Trump supporters Kid Rock, Sen. Rick and Ann Scott and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White.
The charity drive was launched by Meredith O'Rourke, a professional fundraiser who is the Trump campaign's national finance director, and GoFundMe said it's "been verified by our global Trust and Safety team."
Trump was shot through the right ear and rally attendee Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed while shielding his family from bullets at the Butler Farm Show grounds.
David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania were also critically wounded by shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who was fatally shot by the Secret Service.
In 2020, a GoFundMe appeal led by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, raised more than $44 million to help feed people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the time, GoFundMe said that effort was the largest in its history.
Additional reporting by Bruce Goldman.
