In a desperate attempt to raise money for the flagging reelection campaign of President Donald Trump, the Trump 2020 team has been sending out a flood of text messages to supporters chiding them for not contributing and demanding that they act immediately by pledging funds.
But many of those supporters say they’re sick and tired of what they call “sleazy” and non-stop texts, and that raises the issue of the constant bombardment on people’s cell phones will alienate the very people the campaign needs to even have a chance in November.
Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch was one of the first to bring the annoying text messages to light, and his reporting has led to many who voted for Trump in 2016 to warn that they are frustrated with the barrage of electronic pleas they’re seeing day after day on their phones:
Interesting election-year development: Seeing lots of pro-Trump figures expressing their annoyance at the aggressiveness of RNC/GOP/Trump Campaign text message campaigns as of late
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) July 27, 2020
A brief sampling of the messages makes clear why so many people are growing irritated:
- “You FAILED to use your 5x match. It EXPIRED… Why did you let us down? LAST CHANCE.”
- “We texted you TWICE. Why did you let your 500% Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN? We’ll give you 1 more chance.”
Some examples pic.twitter.com/y8QMq2J34T
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) July 27, 2020
“Why did you let us down? LAST CHANCE.” pic.twitter.com/e2SdSHE0Th
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) July 27, 2020
Even pro-Trumpers on Twitter say they’ve had enough of the texts:
Me on a 2010 campaign: idk maybe 3 emails in a week is too many?
Trump campaign in 2020: pic.twitter.com/eu6u8ZbA0n
— Jon Schweppe ??? (@JonSchweppe) July 13, 2020
these emails are so sleazy. it’s really sad picturing grandmas and such getting these and believing it.
— ERIK FINMAN (@erikfinman) July 13, 2020
Pro-Trump columnist Kurt Schlichter was also upset with the Trump campaign texts:
Hey @NRCC – WTF is wrong with you?
Stop this. Do it now. pic.twitter.com/BTQ3bnCU4q
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 26, 2020
And his remarks drew support from others who said they’re fed up:
I’m constantly getting texts like this from yesterday. I received 4 of the same text, all within 10mins of each other. I texted “STOP” & got a text stating I’m now unsubscribed, only to have a different number send me more of the same the next day. pic.twitter.com/DALZvpDdvI
— Bill Levassir ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Bill_Larpsmith) July 26, 2020
I have been getting these from various entities. I cancelled the monthly donation through WinRed – no more money from me.
— Sasha Matthews (@Sashamum) July 27, 2020
I’m getting multiple texts a day similar to this. AND THE EMAILS…my emails have doubled because of the incessant begging for money from the GOP and various campaigns. Makes me sorry I ever donated to anyone’s campaign.
— It’s Only Words (@itsonlywords) July 26, 2020
Oh well, you know what they say: Gifters gonna grift. That’s especially true for Donald Trump.
Featured Image Via the BBC