Kal Penn Set Up A Fundraiser In The Name Of A Bigoted Troll And Raised Over $500K!

Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, recently signed an executive order that put a ban on immigration from seven countries having a Muslim majority including Iraq, Iran and Syria. This caused an outrage across the nation with several celebrities speaking out against the imposed ban.

Kal Penn recently received a heartbreaking text from his friend regarding the matter which he decided to share on Instagram.

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‪My friend Mike just sent this heartbreaking text about his refugee friend. Families are being torn apart. Shame on us. This is un-American. ‬What Donald Trump and the Republican Party are doing is wholly unAmerican.

A post shared by Kal Penn (@kalpenn) on Jan 28, 2017 at 9:24am PST

 

Soon enough, a troll flung into action and posted this rather disturbing comment on Kal’s post.

“Because you don’t belong in this country you fucking joke.”

Just a reminder guys, we’re in 2016, and these people still exist.

 

Kal Penn, instead of simply retaliating on the platform, actually did something way more epic!

To the dude who said I don't belong in America, I started a fundraising page for Syrian Refugees in your name. https://t.co/NOR5P48fBi pic.twitter.com/jtJOsK9GrU

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) January 28, 2017

Now that’s one way to destroy the haters with love!

 

Within minutes, the fundraising page received an overwhelming amount of support.

it's only been 11 minutes & we're halfway to the donor goal, I'm gonna set a new goal, this is awesome. #RefugeesWelcome #Resist 🇺🇸

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) January 28, 2017

 

Moreover, people got quite creative with their donor names. 

these donor names you guys are using are both funny & moving. Faves so far: kellyanne conwoman, refugees welcome, & Donald trump

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) January 28, 2017

 

No donation goal seemed too large for the people and Kal was overjoyed with the amount of support.

can we do $500k to counter Trump & show love 4 our country & the world's most vulnerable? #YesWeCan#resist https://t.co/NOR5P48fBi

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) January 30, 2017

Truly one of the most beautiful means of protest I have ever seen!

Well done, Kal Penn!

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