California Gov. Gavin Newsom is being slammed for using the Democratic Party fundraising site ActBlue to solicit donations in a post about the deadly Los Angeles wildfires.
Newsom posted a link on X to californiafirefacts.com, a website set up by his campaign committee, in response to a user whom he claimed was spouting misinformation.
The site also solicited donations for the California Fire Foundation, which helps firefighters, their families and victims of fire — but the site links to the Democratic fundraising arm ActBlue.
A donation also signs donors up to receive texts from Newsom’s Campaign for Democracy SuperPac.
Users also quickly pointed out that ActBlue takes a portion of all donations as a processing fee. However, ActBlue has said that it will waive fees pertaining to the Los Angeles County wildfires.
Other Democrats including as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have similarly shared ActBlue fundraisers as they solicit money for wildfire victims.
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