Fundraising campaign uses photo of dead soldier casket
A political action committee linked to President Donald Trump has sent a fundraising email featuring an official photograph from the dignified transfer ceremony on March 7, where coffins holding six U.S. Army Reservists killed by an Iranian drone strike were brought off at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Key Points
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1A fundraising email sent by a Trump-linked PAC features an official photograph of President Donald Trump saluting during the dignified transfer ceremony for six U.S. Army Reservists killed in Iran.
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2The campaign group 'Never Surrender' used this image to solicit donations, promising donors access to private national security briefings from the president himself if they contribute financially.
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3Multiple news outlets reported on March 14 that these fundraising messages explicitly invoked images of soldiers who died during an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait as part their pitch.
Developments
President Donald Trump's political action committee sent a fundraising message offering donors "private national security briefings" from him, featuring an image where he salutes U.S. service members during their transfer at Dover Air Force Base on March 7. The White House and the Pentagon did not respond to inquiries regarding this email or its connection to current conflicts like Iran's war.
A political action committee linked to Donald Trump sent fundraising emails featuring an image from President Biden's dignified transfer ceremony for six U.S. soldiers killed by Iran, prompting criticism that the message was used to profit off their deaths while promoting unverified national security claims about threats like border invasions and deep state sabotage.
A fundraising email from President Donald Trump's political action committee, Never Surrender Inc., uses an image depicting a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base honoring fallen soldiers. The message promotes exclusive "National Security Briefing Membership" donations while referencing ongoing efforts to raise funds related to the war in Iran and other national security themes.