The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, 40-22, on Sunday night. The game was played in New Orleans, with a reported crowd of 65,719 people, and millions more watched on television throughout the country.
While President Donald Trump, the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, was in New Orleans watching the game, his supporters received text messages asking for contributions.
At approximately 8:39 p.m., during the Super Bowl halftime, a text message titled “HALFTIME UPDATE FROM TRUMP” was sent to people throughout the country, presumably to mostly Trump supporters.
“If you voted for me, I need you to read this before the game ends ASAP,” said the message, followed by a link to a website.
Users who clicked on the link were directed to a webpage with a “Trump Vance 2025” banner at the top left corner and a large photograph of Trump. Underneath the banner was a message that said, “President Trump’s Halftime Update.”
“I won in a LANDSLIDE VICTORY, and now, Democrat lunatics have threatened to IMPEACH ME AGAIN after my Historic Trump Executive Orders! I will never let them STOP MAGA,” it said. “SO, in order for me to Unleash the Golden Age of America, we need a GAMEPLAN. Here’s mine.”
Then, 10 points were listed as part of the plan in what arguably resembled campaign literature. These included statements that said, “Unleash America with historic Trump executive orders,” “Confirm my entire Cabinet immediately,” “Take back the Panama Canal,” “Make Canada and Greenland Great Again,” “Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse from the deep state,” “Close the border,” and “Bring back great American jobs.”
“If you support me on my mission to SAVE AMERICA, I’m humbly asking for you to make a huge statement right now that Democrats want to start another SHAM IMPEACHMENT,” said the solicitation message. “Before the game is over, I’m calling on ONE MILLION pro-Trump patriots to chip in and proudly say: I stand with President Trump.”
Viewers were then asked to answer the question: “Do you stand with Trump as he faces a potential third impeachment?” This was followed by a prompt to answer “yes” or “no” before people were asked to make a contribution, which incrementally ranged from $20.25 to $2500. There was also an option for “other” for those who wished to contribute a different amount.
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After the solicitation, two disclosures notified users who paid for the website, identifying the Trump National Committee JFC as one group that financed the advertisement. A separate message identified WinRed as a sponsor. Both contained the specific disclaimer, “Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.”
No data was available on how much money was raised through the contribution request.