Lynne Patton’s video at the below link, which was posted Monday, has gotten almost 100,000
views. Patton is the director of The Eric Trump Foundation and has acted as an
assistant to Trump’s three children.
More than just about anyone, she understands how Donald Trump has related
to his past employees and others.
“Today I was compelled to sit down and write this letter,” Patton
said at the beginning.
“Not to anyone in particular, maybe even just for myself, but as a black
female executive at the Trump organization, 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.
“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 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.”
She also went on to defend Trump’s policies:
“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.”
