"As a minority myself, I personally pledge to you that Donald Trump knows that your life matters," she continued. "He knows that my life matters, he knows that LGBTQ lives matter, he knows that veterans' lives matter, he knows that blue lives matter." "There's not one person in this room who can deny that historically, black lives have mattered less," Patton said. Patton, who is Eric Trump's longtime personal assistant, has been deployed by Trump's campaign before to vouch for his record of hiring minorities and women. Her voice booming through the arena, Patton paid special tribute to Eric and his sister, Ivanka Trump.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 21, 2016 02:37 UTC