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Hillary Clinton's Campaign Creates Way To Make Money From Donald Trump's Tweets (adweek.com)

Hillary Clinton's campaign has created a new fundraising tool called Troll Trump that lets supporters sign up to automatically donate money to the campaign when Donald Trump tweets. Adweek reports: The tool's landing page populates a new Trump tweet each time the site is refreshed to offer a sampling of the candidate's social media style. "Show Donald that his unhinged rhetoric comes at a cost," according to the Clinton campaign's website. "Sign up to donate to Hillary's campaign every time Donald tweets!" The idea was apparently inspired by a tweet by Matt Bellassai, a former BuzzFeed editor and social media star, who made a joke on Twitter threatening to donate to the campaign every time Trump tweets. (When the tool went live, Teddy Goff, a digital strategist with the Clinton campaign, tweeted Bellassai a thank-you.)

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  1. so trump could by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    bankrupt clinton donors by doing what he does best.. being a raging lunatic that can't shut up.

  2. Good idea comrade! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You're suggesting he commits click fraud, which is a crime.

    Perhaps his Russian hacker friends could help him do it, that way he doesn't have to face any criminal sanctions himself for committing that crime? He can bring it up with his next meeting with Putin.

  3. Re:OMG that's a dodgy check by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    You do realise that Qatar and Saudi Arabia are two different countries yeah?

    Don't stop him, he's on a roll.

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  4. Re:Stupid by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: 4, Funny

    Internet Tough Guy detected.

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  5. Re: OMG that's a dodgy check by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    benefit the intended recipients

    Meaning the Clintons, right?