Reich-Wing Watch on Instagram: "A fundraising campaign for former Marine Daniel Penny, who was charged with manslaughter after holding Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the subway, has now topped $800,000. The 24-year-old architecture student was filmed restraining homeless man Neely, 30, on a New York City train on May 1. Neely died later in the hospital, and Penny was questioned by police and released. But the incident ignited a huge nationwide debate and protests after a fellow passenger, independent journalist Juan Alberto Vazquez, shared a clip of the incident online and it went viral. Penny was subsequently charged with second-degree manslaughter on Friday. Some believe Penny was a "Good Samaritan" who stepped in to help others after Neely acted aggressively, others have dismissed the former soldier's actions as a brutish overreaction, while some have framed it along racial lines as Penny is white and Neely was black. Now, as Penny faces a possible trial, a campaign has been launched by his legal team to raise funds for his defense. Their efforts received a publicity boost after Florida Governor — and likely future presidential candidate—Ron DeSantis shared a link to the fundraiser site with his 1.7 million Twitter followers late on Friday night. The politician, himself a veteran of the forces after serving in the Navy, tweeted: "We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left's pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let's show this Marine... America's got his back." The fundraising appeal went live on Thursday as it became clear an arrest was imminent and reached $100,000 within 24 hours. As of Saturday morning EDT, the pot had reached more than $872,000. https://www.newsweek.com/daniel-penny-fundraising-jordan-neely-ron-desantis-1800116?amp=1"

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