HOUSTON — Olivia Julianna has been making waves on social media ever since she exchanged tweets with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on the matter of abortion rights — a highly debated topic following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. What started as a war of words has turned into millions of dollars raised for abortions from people across the country.

“Republican politicians have consistently undermined both my intelligence and the intelligence of organizations like Gen Z for Change, and first and foremost, I’m an activist,” said Julianna in an interview on MSNBC.

“I’m somebody who, when I have the opportunity to help people in my community, that’s what I’m going to do. So, Matt Gaetz undermining me and attempting to attack me and body shame me into submission has handed me a national platform on a silver platter and we’ve been able to take advantage of that and turn hatred into health care and people are going to get services that they need that they may not have been able to get access to before.”

In her profile picture, 19-year-old Julianna sports a “Bans off of our bodies” T-shirt imploring politicians to stop imposing their beliefs on women and give them bodily autonomy.

But Gaetz doesn’t see it that way. During a Turning Point Action summit, Gaetz asked the crowd if they’d ever watched “pro-abortion rallies” insisting that the people that attend them are “disgusting.”

“Why is that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions?” Gaetz asked the crowd. “Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb. These people are odious on the inside and out. They’re like 5’2’, 350 pounds…”

He went on to say that instead of marching for women’s rights, those in attendance should do something more productive with their time instead.

“You look like you have ankles weaker than the legal reasoning behind Roe v. Wade,” he said. “A few of them need to get up and march. They need to get up and march for like an hour a day, swing those arms, get the blood pumping, maybe mix in a salad.”

Days later, when asked if suggesting women who show up to abortion rallies tend to be “ugly and overweight,” Gaetz doubled down and told the reporter, “Yes.”

“It’s come to my attention that Matt Gaetz — alleged pedophile — has said that it’s always the ‘odious... 5’2 350 pound’ women that ‘nobody wants to impregnate’ who rally for abortion,” Juliana tweeted. “I’m actually 5’11. 6’4 in heels. I wear them so the small men like you are reminded of your place.”

Gaetz denies allegations he had a relationship with a teenage girl.

In the days since the summit, Julianna has raised more than $2.1 million for those seeking abortions. The nationwide fund was launched Tuesday night and in three days it ballooned to $1.7 million. According to the site, the fund splits donations evenly among 50 abortion funds in the United States in an effort to ensure access to “critical reproductive health care.”

“I’m in complete shock. I never realized it would take off as much as it has, but I’m extremely happy that it has,” Julianna said in an interview with MSNBC anchor Joy Reid. “We’ve seen an outpouring of support from around the country, and funds that have received funds are expressing their support online. I’m extremely happy with how all of this has turned out.”

In the interview with Reid, Julianna admitted she didn’t expect the overwhelming amount of support she’s received since the start of her campaign donations for abortion funds, admitting that she only hoped to raise merely a “couple thousand dollars.”

“I had no idea it would blow up as much as it has,” she said. “A million was a big goal, but now we’re shooting for two. So, hopefully we can get there in the next couple of days.”

The fund's goal is to raise $2.5 million.