By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Benton Stevens of Steiner Ranch got a tweet by Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday “Love American entrepreneurship. Well done buddy! Benton Stevens of Austin sells hot chocolate for border wall money.”
As of Friday morning, the 7-year-old had raised some $10,000 in less than a week to help build the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. His fundraising began at a local hot chocolate stand and exploded from there.
This week Sean Hannity, national conservative talk show host, affectionately referred to Benton as the “hot chocolate boy” during one of his shows. He’s been on Fox & Friends, a daily morning conservative news/talk program. Local TV stations and the Austin American-Statesman covered the story. The Todd and Don Show NewsRadio KLBJ featured Benton on Feb. 20 when he thanked his supporters.