Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Mayu 2016, a lokacin yakin neman zaben shugaban kasa na Donald Trump na 2016, Patton ta ba da labarin bidiyo wanda ta kare Trump game da zargin wariyar launin fata; bidiyon ya sami miliyoyin ra'ayoyi a YouTube. Kodayake Patton ta bayyana kanta a cikin bidiyon kamfen na Trump a matsayin zartarwa a Kungiyar Trump, a zahiri ta kasance mataimakiyar sirri; bayan da kamfanin dillancin labarai na Associated Press ya yi tambaya game da rawar da ta taka, shafin yanar gizon Eric Trump Foundation da bayanan martaba na LinkedIn na Patton sun canza don bayyana ta a matsayin "mataimakin shugaban Gidauniyar Eric Trump". Ta yi magana a
Babban Taron Republican na 2016; shirin taron ya lissafa matsayinta a matsayin "Mataimakin Shugaban Gidauniyar Eric Trump da Babban Mataimakin Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, da Donald Trump, Jr". A cikin jawabin ta na taron, ta yarda da wariyar launin fata na tarihi, amma ta ce "Donald Trump ya san cewa rayuwar ku tana da mahimmanci. Ya san cewa rayuwata tana da muhimmanci. Ya san rayuwar LGBTQ tana da muhimmanci. Ya san cewa rayukan tsoffin sojoji suna da muhimmanci. Kuma ya san cewa rayukan mutane suna da muhimmanci". Daga baya a cikin yakin neman zabe, Patton ya shiga wasu mata masu magana da yawun yakin neman zabe a Trump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour.