Target Bully Launches GoFundMe Begging for Cash and Playing Victim, Claims She Was Fired for ‘Expressing My Personal Views’ – Receives ZERO DONATIONS in First Day
Michelea Ponce, the woman who went viral for harassing 72-year-old Target employee Jeanie Beeman for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt, has launched a GoFundMe campaign and confirmed she was fired from her nursing job.
Ponce, in true leftist fashion of playing the victim, claims she was fired from her job as a healthcare worker at Enloe Health for exercising her “First Amendment” rights by expressing personal views outside of work.
“I am a healthcare worker and a mother who never imagined I would be in this position. I was fired for expressing my personal views outside of work and on my own time, something protected under the First Amendment. In an instant, my family’s stability was taken away,” the bully whined in the fundraiser’s description.
Ponce continued, “I am now trying to support my household on one income, while caring for my children—one who is on the autism spectrum and a teenage daughter. This sudden loss of income has brought fear, stress, and uncertainty into our home.”
The elder-abuser claims any money raised will go towards “basic living expenses, medical and therapy needs, and keeping a roof over our heads while I work to rebuild and find new employment.”
Michelea Ponce, the individual who videotaped Target employee Jeanie Beeman, has created a GoFundMe to help with living wages upon being fired from Enloe Health.
In the description, Ponce acknowledges she was let go from the company. Saying:
“I was fired for expressing my… pic.twitter.com/VFXuQdzdmE
— Keith Jouganatos (@KeithJouganatos) January 8, 2026
The fundraising campaign, titled “First Amendment, Lost Job — Help a Mother Rebuild,” raised zero dollars in its first day live.
In contrast, the GiveSendGo fundraiser for her victim, Jeanie Beeman, launched by this reporter, has raised $300,000.
Beeman was also flown out to TPUSA’s AMFest and brought onstage by Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec, during perhaps the most touching moment of the entire event.
WELCOME, JEANIE!!!@bennyjohnson pic.twitter.com/VhYsu8FZKV
— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) December 20, 2025
As detailed in our previous coverage, Ponce recorded the encounter and posted it to TikTok herself, berating Beeman while she stocked shelves, calling her “f**king stupid” and accusing her of supporting a “racist.” Beeman remained calm and composed throughout the harassment.
This woman on TikTok filmed herself harassing and cussing out an older lady at work for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt
cc @JackPosobiec pic.twitter.com/4OwOuHzxmH
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) December 16, 2025
Ponce’s actions drew widespread backlash, including more than 6,000 calls to her employer demanding that she be fired.
Her own mother, Debbie Silvey, issued a public statement apologizing to Beeman, condemning her daughter’s behavior as “inappropriate and horrific” and stating that the family does not condone Ponce’s beliefs or actions.
Ponce also released her own apology, admitting she “lost control emotionally” and regretting the harm caused.
Looks like Ponce still needs to learn that the First Amendment protects against government censorship, not consequences from private companies for off-duty conduct.
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