The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) received a record number of donations over the weekend. According to the organization's Executive Director Anthony Romero they usually receive around four million dollars a year, but tnow they had received more than $24 million from over 350 000 donations. Average person donated $68.
The huge amounts of donations came in after president Trump's executive order on immigration ban took effect.
In addition to raising $24,164,691 in one weekend (six times the amount of what they usually raise in a year), they signed up 150 000 new members. The membership numbers have been growing since November when Donald Trump was elected president, from roughly 400 000 to over one million.
The American Civil Liberties Union is a non-partisan, non-profit organization.
The huge amounts of donations came in after president Trump's executive order on immigration ban took effect.
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What we've seen is an unprecedented public reaction to the challenges of the Trump administration. -- Anthony RomeroIn addition to raising $24,164,691 in one weekend (six times the amount of what they usually raise in a year), they signed up 150 000 new members. The membership numbers have been growing since November when Donald Trump was elected president, from roughly 400 000 to over one million.
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People are fired up and want to be engaged. What we've seen is an unprecedented public reaction to the challenges of the Trump administration. -- ACLU's executive director Anthony RomeroThe American Civil Liberties Union is a non-partisan, non-profit organization.
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