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Former GOP congressman's $2.5 million GoFundMe trolled over his anti-Obamacare vote

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Michael Grimm was paralyzed from the waist down after he was thrown from a horse during a polo tournament in September .

A friend set up a GoFundMe fundraising page for Grimm 's medical treatment.

In response to this fundraising, critics of the former congressman flocked to the page to highlight Grimm 's previous opposition to the Affordable Care Act .

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