Lynette Hardaway, of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, has died - CNN

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Lynette Hardaway, a pro-Donald Trump societal media property and portion of the duo astir commonly known arsenic “Diamond & Silk,” has died, according to the pair’s authoritative societal media accounts.

The authoritative Diamond and Silk Facebook account announced the decease successful a station connected Monday, and akin announcements were posted to the pair’s authoritative Instagram and Twitter accounts. No further details connected the origin of decease were provided. Hardaway, known arsenic “Diamond,” was 51 astatine the clip of her death, according to The New York Times.

“The World conscionable mislaid a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity! Diamond blazed a trail, founded connected her passionateness and emotion for the full contention of humanity. In this clip of grief, delight respect the privateness of Diamond’s household but retrieve and observe the acquisition that she gave america all! Memorial Ceremony to beryllium announced soon,” the duo’s authoritative Facebook station read.

Hardaway, on with her sister Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, drew nationalist attraction arsenic staunch blimpish media personalities and backers of Trump.

“Trump is not a racist,” Hardaway insisted successful a 2018 quality connected Fox & Friends. “He is simply a realist. And the lone colour helium sees is greenish and helium wants you to person the money.”

The erstwhile president announced Hardaway’s decease connected his Truth Social platform Monday night, penning that it was “really atrocious quality for Republicans and frankly, ALL Americans.” Hardaway died astatine her location successful North Carolina and Richardson “was with her each the way, and astatine her passing,” Trump said.

The erstwhile president often met the pair’s enactment with his own, shouting them out astatine times during his statesmanlike run rallies successful 2016 and inviting them to his inauguration successful 2017. They became fixtures astir the Trump White House, attending a Black History Month lawsuit determination successful 2020.

The brace leveraged their narration with Trump into hosting their ain amusement connected Fox’s streaming service, Fox Nation, soon aft it launched successful 2018. But Fox decided to portion ways with the 2 women successful April 2020 aft they had made a bid of mendacious and misleading statements astir however to combat Covid-19.

When quality of their merchandise from Fox went public, Trump again came to their rescue, penning successful a tweet astatine the time: “But I emotion Diamond & Silk, and truthful bash millions of people!”

This communicative has been updated with further details.