Private group heads to Texas in attempt to build their own wall

An effort to fundraise money online for President Trump’s border wall through GoFundMe has turned into a foundation and its members are now vowing to go out and build the wall themselves.

The campaign, called “We The People Will Build The Wall”, has surpassed its $20 million goal since being created in December by an Air Force veteran and triple amputee, Brain Kolfage.

In total, the page has received almost 350,000 donations even hundreds oppose the efforts and as the longest ever government shutdown in U.S. history ended with Congress refusing to fund the President’s request to fund the wall.

It is still unclear whether the private group offering to build the wall in South Texas will actually be able to achieve such a goal to build the wall themselves. There are still several legal and environmental obstacles that stand in their way.

For the full story on Associated Press, click here.

Previous Story:

A GoFundMe account to help build a wall at the U.S./Mexico border has gained a lot of traction and raised a lot of money online.

The GoFundMe fundraiser called, “We The People Will Fund The Wall” has an end goal of $1 billion dollars. As of Thursday morning, the account has raised over $4.5 million dollars in the third day of fundraising.

The creator of the GoFundMe, Brian Kolfage, is a Purple Heart Recipient triple amputee veteran who lives in Castle Rock.

The page says if anyone wants to write a check to donate, they can mail it to Brian Kolfage at 4833 Front St. in Castle Rock.

The page says they have contacted the Trump Administration to secure a point of contact where all the funds will go upon completion and that 100 percent of donations will go to the “Trump Wall.”

If the goal is not reached, the page says that they will refund contributors every penny.

A time frame to achieve the one billion dollar goal has yet to be set.