Don Trump Jr has issued a fundraising appeal asking for donations to support his father's class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google.
'Guys my dad is suing big tech!!!' Trump Jr wrote in a post Thursday on Telegram, an alternative social media platform. He added: 'you can click to link to donate to his PAC to help out!!!'
The link directs supporters to a joint fundraising page for the Save America PAC and Make America Great Again PAC, which asks potential donors: 'Will you stand with President Trump and support him in this fight?'
Trump Jr's fundraising appeal was largely met with supportive comments on his Telegram channel, with many vowing to donate and questions about how to join the class-action suit.
Don Trump Jr has issued a fundraising appeal asking for donations to support his father's class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Trump Jr wrote in a post Thursday on Telegram asking for donations to his dad's PAC
'I have prayed for this to happen since back in February when Facebook permanently deleted my 17 year account!' one person commented.
Some replies were harshly critical of the fundraising appeal, however, calling Trump Jr a 'grifter'.
'Your dad is a billionaire, why does he need our money?' one person asked.
Trump announced his action against Facebook, Twitter and Google´s YouTube, along with their CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, at a press conference Wednesday in New Jersey, where he demanded that his accounts be reinstated.
The suit claims that Trump and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored. But legal experts say the suits are likely doomed to fail, given existing precedent and legal protections.
Trump has been suspended from the platforms since January, when his followers violently stormed the Capitol building, trying to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential win.
Trump Jr is seen with his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle on Independence Day
Donald Trump announced class action lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook Google and their chief executives on behalf of users who have been banned at an event at his New Jersey golf club on Wednesday. He also said he was seeking punitive damages
The companies cited concerns that Trump
