CLEVELAND, Ohio — A California comedian is using social media attention over her unpleasant experience sharing an airplane with Republican former Ohio Gov. John Kasich to, ironically, raise money for Planned Parenthood in Ohio.

Klausner wrote on Twitter that she began receiving random criticism and insults on social media on Wednesday after Fox News picked up her airplane story, which has been reported on by cleveland.com and other media outlets.

She responded by turning the tables on her conservative critics, saying she would donate $1 to Planned Parenthood of Ohio for each comment she received on Twitter and Instagram. She also launched a GoFundMe page, which she named “Trolls for Planned Parenthood.”

I can’t believe you didn’t donate any money to women’s reproductive freedom this morning, Susan! NOT! Thanks for the contribution. https://t.co/4GXXgv3B0P — Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) January 30, 2019

Kaisch is opposed to abortion, and has signed a number of laws restricting abortion access in Ohio (although shortly before leaving office in January, he vetoed a bill that would outlaw abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected) while Klausner, a political liberal, says she supports women’s right to choose to have an abortion.

Klausner subsequently posted PayPal receipts showing donations she’d sent to Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.

Thanks to all of your mentions-- from trolls and supporters alike-- I've raised and donated just under 3K this morning for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio. I'll continue to donate one dollar for each hateful tweet I get going forward. Thank you, and John Kasich sucks. pic.twitter.com/NxGqD1atrC — Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) January 30, 2019

In total, Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Sarah Inskeep said, the organization believes Klausner and her story have resulted in almost $5,000 being donated to Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, as of Wednesday afternoon. The organization is having a difficult time tracking the exact amount because some is going to the national Planned Parenthood organization while some has been sent to the Ohio affiliate, Inskeep said.

“The active Go Fund Me page has been live only a few hours and is trending positively, raising thousands of dollars for our health centers,” she said in an email.

To recap, Klausner first wrote of her interaction with Kasich on Jan. 16, when she posted on social media about Kasich getting her seat on an Alaska Airlines flight. As she told it, Kasich’s seat had been taken by a co-pilot at the last minute, and rather than moving out of first class, Kasich took her seat. Klausner said she then agreed to take a different flight rather than prolong the confrontation.

Kasich has said through a spokesman that there was “confusion” after the airline assigned a pilot to his seat, and that he’s sorry that someone lost a seat.

Klausner described the story in greater detail on Friday, using colorful and sometimes profane terms to describe Kasich’s behavior, in her personal podcast. Cleveland.com summarized the Kasich story, as told on her podcast, in a story on Monday.

Since that story published, it has been the second-most popular article on cleveland.com, as of Wednesday afternoon. Much of that traffic has been driven by shares on social media.

Republicans and Democrats alike seem to be enjoying the negative attention Kasich has received. Among those who have shared the story is Bob Paduchik, an Ohio political operative and Kasich critic who left a top position with the Republican National Committee in January to join President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.