{"id":10696,"date":"2026-01-26T20:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/alex-prettis-gofundme-surpasses-1-2-million-bill-ackman-gives-10k\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:06:14","slug":"alex-prettis-gofundme-surpasses-1-2-million-bill-ackman-gives-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/alex-prettis-gofundme-surpasses-1-2-million-bill-ackman-gives-10k\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pretti&#8217;s GoFundMe Surpasses $1.2 Million, Bill Ackman Gives $10K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Alex Pretti<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">GoFundMe Exceeds $1 Million<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-26T11:36:49-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 26, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:36 AM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-fec372407444771d5bab0f3471748f1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/50\/4by3\/2026\/01\/26\/5019f92d543142e6be622031aa001d2c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Pretti gofundme 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fec372407444771d5bab0f3471748f1b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b2d507b90414f5a05d167a286ca6a45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A GoFundMe campaign launched to help the family of<strong> <\/strong><strong>Alex Pretti<\/strong> has blown past the $20,000 goal &#8230; currently at an astonishing $1.2 million as of Monday morning &#8212; and climbing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b2d507b90414f5a05d167a286ca6a45--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5885ff5b96ffae729437df955751a99e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; <strong>Alex was shot and killed<\/strong> by a Border Patrol agent Saturday morning while protesting the agency&#8217;s presence in Minnesota. His slaying has sparked massive backlash, with many saying that he was killed in cold blood. The Trump Administration disagrees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5885ff5b96ffae729437df955751a99e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c1845afe16aded610ee0a1079f5768c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d8\/4by3\/2026\/01\/26\/d879b07d854b406eac7570facbb40e8d_md.jpg\" alt=\"alex pretti gofundme\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c1845afe16aded610ee0a1079f5768c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-930700c0f943216f824e1419577051c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Titled &#8220;Alex Pretti is an American Hero,&#8221; the GoFundMe was started by independent journalist <strong>Keith Edwards<\/strong> &#8230; and he says Alex\u2019s father, <strong>Michael<\/strong>, is the beneficiary and already has access to funds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-930700c0f943216f824e1419577051c7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d9aebe886425fadef82abe4b9d04cb6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Atop the nearly 32K donations is one for $10,000 &#8230; shockingly given by <strong>Trump<\/strong>-supporting hedge-fund billionaire <strong>Bill Ackman<\/strong>. He dropped the $10K after being challenged to donate by <strong>Shannon Watts<\/strong>, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Ackman wrote in a reply to SW &#8230; &#8220;Done. That said, I don&#8217;t agree with the GoFundMe that he is an American hero, but his loss is tragic for him and his family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d9aebe886425fadef82abe4b9d04cb6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6412e83ce088a6d0ed791b854e7ead26\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3f94cedc-b090-4673-86bc-fc7e88fba5be-744282787-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3f94cedc-b090-4673-86bc-fc7e88fba5be-744282787-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/93\/16by9\/2026\/01\/25\/93dccc7287e64e288ac430c979e7728b_md.png\" alt=\"012426_minneapolis_shooting_new_angle_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Drop Site News<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6412e83ce088a6d0ed791b854e7ead26--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7cb2da71a12dc296fde21b03cb2f4e25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Keith says of Alex on the GoFundMe post &#8230; &#8220;This fundraiser is intended to support the loved ones he leaves behind with immediate and ongoing needs &#8230; Thank you to everyone who has been so generous either donating or sharing the fundraiser &#8212; you are what America can look like at our best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7cb2da71a12dc296fde21b03cb2f4e25--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cc8be5a172e5b7b44384e97155b6a6dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to Alex&#8217;s family for comment on the funds &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cc8be5a172e5b7b44384e97155b6a6dd--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Pretti GoFundMe Exceeds $1 Million Published January 26, 2026 11:36 AM PST A GoFundMe campaign launched to help the family of Alex Pretti has blown past the $20,000 goal &#8230; currently at an astonishing $1.2 million as of Monday morning &#8212; and climbing. 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