Diamond and Silk's Lynnette Hardaway smiles and looks happy in photo shared weeks before her tragic death
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: A photo shared by Lynnette Hardaway, a Trump supporter and conservative political activist, showed that she seemed happy in the weeks before her death. Diamond, a member of the duo Diamond and Silk, died Monday, January 9. Former President Donald Trump called her death "totally unexpected."
Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, who are from North Carolina, gained notoriety for their YouTube videos defending Trump and doubting the Covid-19data. On December 25, 2022, Hardaway and Richardson posted their latest image on Instagram. Since then, comments have been piling up from grieving followers expressing sympathy for Silk and her family.
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The image, posted on Diamondandsilk's Instagram page, was captioned: "Merry Christmas to all. Hope your day is full of Love, Peace, Joy, and Happiness." Diamond can be seen smiling while staring at the camera and placing her hands on Silk's shoulder.
one friend wrote, "RIP 💎 Diamond!! ✨🙏🏽✨ My condolences to all of her family, loved ones, and friends at this time! Prayers of healing and comfort! 🕊️🤍." Another posted, "My sincere condolences to you, Silk 😢 may she Rest in Peace ❤️." A third posted, "I can’t believe this I’m so sad. My condolences to your family and friends. RIP beautiful Diamond." A fourth chimed in, "😢I'm heartbroken! True Patriot! Diamond we will miss you so much!" "I’m So Sorry for your loss 😢you both have beautiful Souls & I’m in Shock of the passing of Diamond this life doesn’t seem fair sometimes. But God was calling her home & May She Sleep peacefully.My Condolences to you and your family.y’all will be in my thoughts & Prayers Sleep Peacefully Diamond you’ll be Missed 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼" Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway Richardson, who is her equivalent, will receive the memorial fund established by the family.
Hardaway and Richardson served as field advisors for the Trump campaign in 2016 for a brief period of time. After Facebook warned the political activists that they were "unsafe to the community" two years later, the activists attracted media attention. They later protested the web platform's censorship of their page to federal officials. In testimony before Congress on April 26, 2018, Diamond and Silk described being removed from Facebook.
After appearing on shows like Hannity, Fox News Sunday, and The Ingraham Angle months later, the two were offered a show on Fox Nation. When the pair asserted in March 2020 that the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus was a "conspiracy to hurt" the president, Fox News eventually severed ties with the pair.