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Today's escalation by the White House is blatantly unlawful and needs to be seen for what it is: Donald Trump's latest front in his campaign to stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition, ... ActBlue will immediately pursue all legal avenues to protect and defend itself."
the fundraising platform stated, adding
He's trying to block lawful grassroots donations from supporters giving just $5 or $10 to candidates who oppose him while further empowering the corrupt billionaires who already control his administration,
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The Democrats' Dark Money scam has gone on long enough."
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley said in a statement
This is a blatant power grab designed to undermine democratic participation,
he wroteIf they kneecap campaigns like ours, they can hold onto power without a fight,
she wrotePresident Trump is taking action to address malign actors and foreign nationals who seek to illegally influence American elections, undermining the integrity of our electoral process,
the White House said
Everything from payroll to health insurance could be affected by a bank freeze [of ActBlue accounts], which is certainly a looming concern — everyone will get the money out eventually, but if you lose a week or even three or four days to a freeze, that would really affect how campaigns function,
said Dietrich
This is the latest in a line of attacks from the far right that tries to basically use lies to affect people’s confidence in ActBlue.”
Jack Yao, a Democratic strategist and fundraiser, told POLITICOThere are alternatives, yes, but there’s no platform that has the integration and the reach of ActBlue that you could replace tomorrow,
said Tim Lim, a Democratic digital consultantBy targeting ActBlue, Trump is taking direct aim at the infrastructure of Democrats to run campaigns from school board to Congress,
said Kelly Dietrich, the CEO of the National Democratic Training Committee, an organization that prepares Democrats to run for officeSpecifically, the Memorandum notes that a congressional investigation revealed significant fraud schemes using ActBlue and, over a 30-day period during the 2024 election cycle, hundreds of ActBlue donations from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards, despite it being illegal for foreign nationals to contribute to U.S. elections.”
It does, though, accuse ActBlue of being a party to fraud, statingWe’re not going to allow it.
Dems brace for Trump’s assault on ActBlueTo me it looks like the continuance of peddling this lie that Democratic small-dollar fundraising is actually coming from foreign nationals, which it obviously is not,
he saidWe’re not going to let Donald Trump attack our core infrastructure — the tools that make it easier for everyday Americans to have a say in our democracy,
he saidActBlue plays a vital role in enabling all Americans to participate in our democracy and the organization strictly abides by all federal and state laws governing its activities,
said Megan Hughes, an ActBlue spokeswoman
Please, while we still can, make a donation to my campaign’s emergency fund through ActBlue,
Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona wrote to supporters on Thursday afternoonThe current strategy of distraction and exhaustion is effective,
she wroteNothing will deter or interrupt ActBlue’s mission and work to enable millions of Americans to participate in our democracy,
Wallace-Jones wrote
ActBlue has become notorious for its lax standards that enable unverified and fraudulent donations,
the fact sheet says, citing 237 donations made from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards during a 30-day period last year
We will always stand steadfast in defending the rights of all Americans to participate in our democracy and ActBlue will continue its mission undeterred and uninterrupted, providing a safe, secure fundraising platform for the millions of grassroots donors who rely on us,
the group said in a statement