Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna May 2016, panguva yaDonald Trump ye2016 mushandirapamwe wemutungamiri wenyika, Patton akataura vhidhiyo yaakadzivirira Trump pamusoro pekupomerwa rusaruraganda; vhidhiyo iyi yakawana mamirioni ekuona paYouTube. Kunyange zvazvo Patton akazvitsanangura muvhidhiyo yemushandirapamwe waTrump semukuru weTrump Organisation, iye aive mubatsiri wake; mushure mekunge Associated Press yabvunza nezvebasa rake, webhusaiti yeEric Trump Foundation uye nhoroondo yaPatton yeLinkedIn yakashanduka kuti imurondedzere se "mutevedzeri wemutungamiri weEric Trump Foundation". Akataura pa
2016 Republican National Convention; purogiramu yekokorodzano yakanyora chinzvimbo chake se "Mutevedzeri weMutungamiri weThe Eric Trump Foundation uye Mubatsiri Mukuru kuna Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, naDonald Trump, Jr". Muhurukuro yake yekokorodzano, akabvuma rusaruraganda rwenhoroondo, asi akati "Donald Trump anoziva kuti hupenyu hwako hunokosha. Anoziva kuti upenyu hwangu hunokosha. Anoziva kuti upenyu hwevanhu veLGBTQ hunokosha. Anoziva kuti upenyu hwavaimbova varwi hunokosha. Uye anoziva kuti upenyu hwevachena hunokosha". Gare gare mumushandirapamwe, Patton akabatana nevamwe vatauriri vemushandirapamwe paTrump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour.