The three individuals also said they didn't know the video would air at the RNC.
The four volunteered after Patton asked the New York City Housing Authority, the nation’s largest, if she could interview residents and conducted the four-hour discussion, which was then turned into a two-minute clip that aired during Thursday night’s RNC to bash Mayor Bill de Blasio.New York Times
. “I am not a supporter of his racist policies on immigration. I am a first-generation Honduran. It was my people he was sending back.” Perez says she stands by her criticism of the New York mayor, but is “furious about being tricked into appearing in a video shown at the R.N.C.” Carmen Quiñones and Manny Martinez who were also seen on the video also said they were misled about the video and do not support Trump. The fourth, Judy Smith, said she did support Trump and was happy to have the national spotlight at the convention.
NEW: Three NYC public housing tenants said they were tricked into appearing in a Republican National Convention video. Lynne Patton, a HUD official, interviewed them for the video, which they thought would be used to highlight issues in public housing.
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