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Millions Raised for Border Wall on Veteran's GoFundMe Page


Former U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Kolfage, center, a double amputee from the Iraq war, sits in a wheelchair next to his wife Ashley, right, who holds their daughter Paris, during a "Salute to Service" tribute honoring U.S. veterans, Nov. 10, 2014, in New York.
Former U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Kolfage, center, a double amputee from the Iraq war, sits in a wheelchair next to his wife Ashley, right, who holds their daughter Paris, during a "Salute to Service" tribute honoring U.S. veterans, Nov. 10, 2014, in New York.

An Air Force veteran who started a GoFundMe page to help fund construction of President Donald Trump's border wall has raised millions of dollars.

The crowdsourcing page launched this week by Brian Kolfage has a fundraising goal of $1 billion and had generated more than $4 million in donations as of Thursday morning.

In a statement posted on the page, Kolfage says the wall could be built if everyone who voted for Trump pledged $8 each.

Kolfage says he has contacted the Trump administration about where to send the funds.

A triple-amputee injured in the Iraq War in 2004, Kolfage went on to serve at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.

Kolfage did not immediately return a voice message and email seeking comment.

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