NYC public housing tenants say they aren't Trump supporters but were used in an RNC video to support his campaign
Three New York City public housing tenants who appeared in a video shown at the Republican National Convention told The New York Times didn't know their interview would be used to endorse President Donald Trump.
Lynne Patton, head of the New York office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, hit back at the Times' report, insisting in a tweet that participants said the video was "'amazing' and 'wholly accurate.'"New York City public housing tenants who were featured in a video for the Republican National Convention toldthey didn't know their interview would be used to endorse President Donald Trump.
Quiñones, however, told The Times that the interview was focused on airing frustrations with problems in the housing agency, and the tenants' edited comments offer harsh criticisms of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Despite their frustrations with the Democratic mayor, they told The Times they had no intention of supporting Trump.
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