Eric Trump, the son of the President of the United States, has joined the rally of millions of people by expressing his support for Quaden Bayles, the bullied boy with dwarfism whose story went viral after his mother shared a video of the 9-year-old begging her to give him a rope so that he could take his own life.
Brisbane-based Quaden Bayles has received the support of people from all around the world after his heartbroken mum Yarraka Bayles explained in her video that her son wanted to kill himself after he suffered from a bullying session at school.
In the video, the little boy, who has dwarfism, was seen crying and sobbing and asking his mum to give him a rope so that he could kill himself. “Give me a rope, I want to kill myself,” the 9-year-old said. “I just want to stab myself in the heart… I want someone to kill me,” he added.
Following days after the boy’s heartbreaking plea went viral, Eric Trump has voiced his support for the boy in his tweet.
“This is absolutely heartbreaking. God bless this little boy… Quaden – we are all with you! Stay strong!” he wrote.
Among other prominent figures who voiced their support for Quaden was also The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman who said:
“Quaden, you are stronger than you know, mate, and no matter what, you’ve got a friend in me. Everyone, let’s just please be kind to each other. Bullying is not OK, period.”
Meanwhile, stand-up comedian Brad Williams started a GoFundMe page and raised nearly $500,000 with the help of Good Samaritans.
Part of the money will go towards sending Quaden and his mom to Disneyland and paying for their accommodation, admission tickets, and food. The rest will be donated to anti-bullying organizations.
“I’m setting up this GoFundMe to let Quaden know that bullying will not be tolerated, and that he is a wonderful human being who deserves joy,” Mr. Williams, who also has dwarfism, wrote.
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