Former President Donald Trump's unanimous adoration among the Republican voter base has led Republican campaigns to constantly dangle his approval above potential small donors in fundraising emails and texts.
From shaming Republicans for not donating to threatening to tell Trump they're a "DEFECTOR" if they don't make their donations recurring to promising their name will be on a list of top supporters that gets delivered to Trump, the aggressive rhetoric of Republican fundraising emails has become ridiculous.
But a new promise from the Republican National Party is getting derided on social media for the most ridiculous promise yet.
Just got this invitation from the Trump folks to join the "Trump Life Membership" group that will be on the frontlines fighting against "fake news." I got this because I am supposedly one of their "TOP donors." I have never given them a cent. Fake news, indeed.pic.twitter.com/EJrnLD0MMh— Seth Cotlar (@Seth Cotlar) 1626732228
The email reads in part:
"YOU are one of our TOP donors - incredible! You've qualified to become an Official 2021 Trump Life Member.
This is a brand new membership program that's exclusively for our BEST supporters like YOU[.]"
It continues:
"Trump Life Members are going to be the patriots we rely on to help us WIN BIG in 2022. We'll be counting on YOU to bolster our efforts as we're fending off the constant lies and attacks coming from Democrats and their FAKE NEWS friends."
The breathless plea was mocked across social media.
If you win, @WINRED steals from you for life, right @GOPChairwoman?https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1417221184819707904\u00a0\u2026— Reed Galen (@Reed Galen) 1626742068
they're confused. I think they mean "life sentence"https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1417221184819707904\u00a0\u2026— Victor Schwartz (@Victor Schwartz) 1626726896
People's Temple now soliciting members with the opportunity to earn a "Jim Jones Life Membership".https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1417221184819707904\u00a0\u2026— George "GET THE DAMN VAX" Scriban (@George "GET THE DAMN VAX" Scriban) 1626727028
Please tell me this is a jokehttps://twitter.com/samstein/status/1417221184819707904\u00a0\u2026— Ben the Hammerhead (@Ben the Hammerhead) 1626742663
not a culthttps://twitter.com/samstein/status/1417221184819707904\u00a0\u2026— antifa supersoldier k-9 trainer (@antifa supersoldier k-9 trainer) 1626726932
Despite the email claiming to be for "top donors," many said they'd never given the RNC a single penny.
email sent to someone who has never given a single penny: " Friend,YOU are one of our TOP donors - incredible! You\u2019ve qualified to become an Official 2021 Trump Life Member.\n\u00a0This is a brand new membership program that\u2019s exclusively for our BEST supporters like YOU.— wendy dorian (@wendy dorian) 1626734303
.@GOP\n\nGot your 24th email threatening to mark my 2021 sustaining membership as lapsed - just do it already.\n\nJust got an email that I qualify to donate to become a trump life member because I'm a TOP donor.\n\nI haven't given a nickel.\n\nDo the MAGA rubes really fall for this shit?— NinjaTurd10 (@NinjaTurd10) 1626741925
I\u2019ve qualified for a Trump lifetime membership! But if I\u2019m one of his \u201cTOP\u201d donors [$0] then he\u2019s not doing so well. pic.twitter.com/vMZUwL97Mg— Jon Talotta (@Jon Talotta) 1626014170
In other news, donations to Trump's Save America PAC are reportedly going toward Trump's personal expenses.
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