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Tenants Were Tricked Into Appearing in RNC Video

August 28, 2020 at 7:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Lynne Patton, a Trump-appointed federal housing official, tricked four public housing residents into appearing in a video that was used for the Republican convention, the New York Times reports.

“Three of the four tenants in the public housing video were interviewed on Friday by The New York Times. All three said they opposed President Trump and were misled about the purpose of the video.”

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