Supporters donated nearly $10,000 to a GoFundMe page that's stated purpose is to display President Donald Trump's negative tweets about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on a mobile billboard in Texas.
The page was posted Saturday and raised $9,760 from 482 different people in one day. Its initial goal was $6,000.
The effort was organized by USA Latinx, a political group focused on supporting Latinx candidates, according to the political publication The Hill.
On the GoFundMe page, the group uses a Trump tweet from 2016 that reads, "Why would the people of Texas support Ted Cruz when he has accomplished absolutely nothing for them. He is another all talk, no action pol[sic]!"
One of the survivors of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, David Hogg, tweeted the link to the GoFundMe page Saturday.
The page was started in response to Trump's announcement that he planned to campaign for Cruz in Texas next month.
Cruz was asked about the billboard on Monday at an Republican rally in McKinney.
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"It is hardly news that the extreme left is angry, and they hate President Trump. And so it is not surprising that they are going to campaign and they are going to push. Push their agendas. They are going to push their attacks. I am going to keep my focus on substance, on issues," said Cruz.
