AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating GoFundMe after the site shut down a fundraiser for protesters fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada.
In a statement Wednesday, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said the company’s actions “should ring alarm bells to anyone using the donation platform and, more broadly, any American wanting to protect their constitutional rights.”
Protesters descended on the Canadian capital of Ottawa last week to rail against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic public health measures. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” has attracted support of high-profile U.S. Republicans, but sparked backlash from local residents who are upset by the blaring horns, traffic gridlock and harassment, according to The Associated Press.
