Michael Alfonso Turns $5 Venmo Jabs Into Fundraising After Winning Wisconsin's 7th District GOP Primary
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Michael Alfonso Turns $5 Venmo Jabs Into Fundraising After Winning Wisconsin's 7th District GOP Primary
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Summary
Michael Alfonso, 26, used DNC criticism of old Venmo notes to solicit donations days after winning the Aug. 11 Republican primary in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District.
FactPost highlighted payments labeled "The strippers" and "High supplies," but Alfonso posted screenshots and said the captions were jokes, noting the "strippers" payment was just $5.
His fundraising appeal asked supporters for $5 or more, saying the money would go toward defeating Democrats in November rather than to the activities implied by the Venmo notes.
Conservative commentators and allies argued Venmo descriptions are often unserious, framing the episode as an overblown social-media attack rather than evidence of misconduct.
The flare-up now follows Alfonso into the general election, where he is set to face Democrat Fred Clark in a race that has already drawn national partisan attention.