Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign created by an account linked to a Facebook post featuring a Nazi salute image. The donation came after Ackman shared a post about the fundraiser on social media, supporting the creation of a GoFundMe for ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
A rival fundraising campaign for Good's family has raised over $1.5 million, while the Ross campaign has pulled in nearly half a million dollars, according to The Intercept. The campaigns were created by an account linked to Clyde Emmons, whose Facebook page used extremist imagery, including a hate symbol and racist memes.
Ackman, known for his outspoken criticism of alleged antisemitism on American university campuses, has been criticized for his support of the GoFundMe campaign, with some accusing him of perpetuating white supremacy. His donation was described by the company as "largest to date" in the Ross campaign, which has raised over $400,000.
The Trump administration has defended Ross's killing of Good as justified, while Minnesota state leaders call for an investigation. Video obtained by The Intercept shows events that contradict the administration's accounts of that morning.
GoFundMe is investigating the organizer and if the campaign falls under their rules, a spokesperson for the company told The Intercept in an email Sunday. The company's terms generally prohibit fundraising for the legal defense of violent crimes, and any activity in support of terrorism, extremism, hate, violence, harassment, bullying, discrimination, terrorist financing, extremist financing, or money laundering.
Ackman has been associated with far-right views in the past and has been critical of what he alleged was antisemitism on American university campuses.
A rival fundraising campaign for Good's family has raised over $1.5 million, while the Ross campaign has pulled in nearly half a million dollars, according to The Intercept. The campaigns were created by an account linked to Clyde Emmons, whose Facebook page used extremist imagery, including a hate symbol and racist memes.
Ackman, known for his outspoken criticism of alleged antisemitism on American university campuses, has been criticized for his support of the GoFundMe campaign, with some accusing him of perpetuating white supremacy. His donation was described by the company as "largest to date" in the Ross campaign, which has raised over $400,000.
The Trump administration has defended Ross's killing of Good as justified, while Minnesota state leaders call for an investigation. Video obtained by The Intercept shows events that contradict the administration's accounts of that morning.
GoFundMe is investigating the organizer and if the campaign falls under their rules, a spokesperson for the company told The Intercept in an email Sunday. The company's terms generally prohibit fundraising for the legal defense of violent crimes, and any activity in support of terrorism, extremism, hate, violence, harassment, bullying, discrimination, terrorist financing, extremist financing, or money laundering.
Ackman has been associated with far-right views in the past and has been critical of what he alleged was antisemitism on American university campuses.
dude this whole thing is like a messed up lesson in how quickly we can go from criticizing others to defending our own kinda crazy stuff... Ackman's all about speaking out against alleged antisemitism, but then supports a GoFundMe for an ICE agent who killed someone without even checking the facts first 
. It's like he's giving a big fat F to the idea of due process and justice when it doesn't align with his own views. Meanwhile, we're supposed to be outraged about the racist campaign that started all this... but are we really talking about how we wanna be? How do we balance being vocal about what we care about with actually doing some real listening and learning? 
is this real life? 
bill ackman's donation to that gofundme for jonathan ross's campaign is wild... like, how does he not see the bigger picture here? 
$10k might seem like a small amount to some but considering his wealth and influence it's kinda concerning 
i'm all for supporting victims of crime but this feels so wrong 
especially with how ackman has spoken out about alleged antisemitism in the past 
this is a super weird situation... Bill Ackman donates $10k to GoFundMe for ICE agent who killed a woman, but then shared a post about another GoFundMe for the same guy, and it's all connected to someone with extremist imagery on their Facebook page? 
how can you support one thing and then also show up to another that's all about hate? GoFundMe should be checking these claims way closer 
. And to think he shared it with his followers and then donated thousands of dollars... it just feels like more proof that some people are willing to use any means necessary to support their far-right views 
. I mean, they have rules against supporting terrorism and extremism, but it seems like those rules aren't being taken seriously enough 
. And what about all the people who lost loved ones due to ICE's actions? Don't their families deserve better support than a GoFundMe run by someone with extremist views? 
Can't we all just get along and support each other in a more positive way?
I mean I know Ackman has said some things about antisemitism, but this doesn't seem like the kind of thing he would support, does it? 
I know he's got some outspoken views and all, but this is just wrong.
Dude, Bill Ackman is literally supporting a GoFundMe for an ICE agent who killed someone, but still donating to another one? 
. I mean, the guy's already got a rep for being super outspoken about antisemitism on campus, and now he's supporting this? It doesn't add up to me