Overview
- The message, sent by Never Surrender, Inc., carried the subject line "I want to try and get to Heaven" and asked supporters to give $15.
- PoliticalEmails.org archived versions show sends on Aug. 23, Aug. 25 and Sept. 2 with a donaldjtrump.com sender and a footer stating "Paid by Never Surrender, Inc."
- The email framed Trump's survival of the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and his legal fights as evidence of a divine mission to "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN."
- The appeal echoed Trump's Aug. 19 Fox & Friends remark that he wants "to try and get to heaven," linking recent rhetoric to the fundraising push.
- Circulation of the email overlapped with widely shared but false rumors about Trump's death over Labor Day weekend, which news outlets noted as they verified the email.