Lynne Patton had had enough, so she decided to lay out
exactly what she thought about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Patton, who is black, shared her judgments in a letter she read on a YouTube video, which has more than 127,000 views.
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“I can no longer remain silent about
the repeated and reprehensible attempts to align my boss and his family with
racist hate-mongering groups, campaigns and messaging,” wrote Patton,
director of the Eric Trump Foundation and assistant to Eric Trump, Ivanka
Trump and Donald Trump Jr. She said the video was not part of her
employment but was triggered by the reaction Trump has received during his
campaign.
“To
the skeptics who will undoubtedly claim that I am doing this at the behest of
the Trump family or with the promise of reward, I deliberately chose not to
seek their approval nor council in advance to this video for fear that there
would be more concern for me and its potential viral ramifications than they
would be for themselves and the fact that quite simply this is the right thing
to do,” said Patton, who posted the video on YouTube and has been flooded with
comments on Twitter.
“The
Trump family that I know is, without question, one of the most generous,
compassionate and philanthropic families I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing
and the honor to call friends,” she said. “They have been incredibly loyal to
me and to the countless dedicated people they employ around the world – hiring
more minority and female executives than any other company for which I’ve ever
worked.”
Patton
defended Trump’s policies for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. and
the construction of a wall with Mexico.
“To
equate racism with my boss’ call for a temporary moratorium on a flawed
immigration system that radical Islamic terrorists continue to exploit, or the
construction of an impassible wall to protect our borders from the influx of
illegal drugs, is not only incendiary, it’s wholly irresponsible and only serves
to embolden the very hatred these draconian groups espouse,” she wrote, later
criticizing “paid protesters” who target Trump.
This
isn’t just a race to Mr. Trump. This isn’t just a race to his family nor to our
veterans or the unemployed, and because of that this family is willing to risk
their own lives each and every day for the greater good of this country,” she
said.
“God
bless his family, God bless the voters and God bless the United States of
America,” Patton said in conclusion.
