Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign for ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who was involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
Good's family received over $1.5 million in donations from other GoFundMe campaigns after her death. The donation made by Ackman came as news emerged that an account linked to Ross had been created a fundraiser with a white supremacist image and a message calling the deceased woman “a stupod bitch who got what she deserved.”
Ackman, a vocal critic of anti-Semitism on American university campuses, shared a right-wing influencer’s post about the fundraiser for Ross and said he wanted to donate to both Good's and Ross's fundraisers. However, Ackman stated that by the time he made his donation, Good's fundraiser had already been shut down.
The GoFundMe campaign for Ross has attracted nearly half a million dollars in donations. The account used to create the fundraiser was linked to Clyde Emmons of Michigan, who shared white supremacist imagery on Facebook and posted messages disparaging Good.
GoFundMe stated that it is investigating this situation as well as other campaigns related to the shooting in Minneapolis to ensure compliance with their terms and services.
Good's family received over $1.5 million in donations from other GoFundMe campaigns after her death. The donation made by Ackman came as news emerged that an account linked to Ross had been created a fundraiser with a white supremacist image and a message calling the deceased woman “a stupod bitch who got what she deserved.”
Ackman, a vocal critic of anti-Semitism on American university campuses, shared a right-wing influencer’s post about the fundraiser for Ross and said he wanted to donate to both Good's and Ross's fundraisers. However, Ackman stated that by the time he made his donation, Good's fundraiser had already been shut down.
The GoFundMe campaign for Ross has attracted nearly half a million dollars in donations. The account used to create the fundraiser was linked to Clyde Emmons of Michigan, who shared white supremacist imagery on Facebook and posted messages disparaging Good.
GoFundMe stated that it is investigating this situation as well as other campaigns related to the shooting in Minneapolis to ensure compliance with their terms and services.
, he goes and donates to a GoFundMe for an ICE agent involved in a fatal shooting... Meanwhile, Renee Nicole Good's family is still reeling from the loss and they got barely anything 
. It's just not right that her GoFundMe was shut down so quickly & that an account linked to Ross created a hateful fundraiser with some pretty vile language 
. Ackman's decision to donate to both funds despite knowing about the other one is definitely a red flag 
. GoFundMe needs to get on top of this ASAP and ensure all campaigns are handled fairly and without hate 
. Can't have our platforms being used for such toxic behavior 
#GoFundMeProblems #JusticeForRenee #WhiteSupremacyIsNotWelcome
. Like, I get why Ackman wants to support Ross, but the fact that there was a white supremacist image on the fundraiser is just sick 
. I'm trying to understand why Ackman shared the post about Ross, I guess he thought he could help? But at the same time, shouldn't he've been more careful? 
. This whole situation just highlights how messed up things can get when there are hate groups involved 
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... like how can someone create a fundraiser for ICE agent involved in a fatal shooting & put white supremacist stuff online? 
that's not what fundraisers are for 
... Bill Ackman trying to donate to both but GoFundMe already shut down Renee's one? 
why did it get taken down so fast tho? 
... this is super problematic and needs to be looked into 
and ackman actually shared it like he was cool w/ it lol & then he says he wanted 2 donate to both campaigns but by the time he did good's one was already shut down 
can we pls get a clarification on this whole thing gofundme is investigating i guess so fingers crossed they get their act together
. And what's with this white supremacist image on the fundraiser? That's just messed up 
. I hope GoFundMe gets to the bottom of this and makes sure it doesn't happen again 
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. I'm glad Bill Ackman stepped up with a donation, even if it was too late for Renee's original fundraiser. 
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i don't know about bill ackman, but it sounds like he might be trying to do the right thing despite all the icky vibes coming from these gofundme accounts. and gofundme is investigating? hopefully they can sort this mess out ASAP 
. the fact that good's family already got like 1.5 mil from other donors is crazy, but at least they wont be affected by this one 
. i wish gofundme wouldve been more strict about this kinda thing from the start, its all too easy 4 ppl 2 just make fake accounts & spam their way into gettin money 
. I'm all for free speech, but sometimes you gotta draw the line, you know?
! How can they let white supremacist crap on their site? 
think about it, $10k from a billionaire to an ICE agent who's involved in a fatal shooting, but at the same time there's another GoFundMe campaign that's got some seriously messed up vibes