Lynette Hardaway, also known as “Diamond” of the conservative political commentary duo Diamond and Silk, passed away on Jan 8 due to “heart disease due to chronic high blood pressure,” according to a death certificate obtained by The Associated Press.
However, the certificate, which was provided by the Hoke County Register of Deeds and signed by a local doctor, also indicated that “No autopsy was performed,” raising questions about the stated cause of death.
Hardaway and her sister, Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, gained internet fame as Black women who strongly supported former President Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign.
They later landed regular commentator roles at Fox News and Newsmax.
At a memorial ceremony, Richardson suggested that her sister’s death may have been linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.
She insinuated Hardaway may have been “poisoned” by another person who had been vaccinated, amplifying the notion that recipients can affect those around them through so-called “vaccine shedding.”
At the memorial, with Trump in attendance, Richardson mentioned people “dying suddenly,” a reference that has become shorthand among some anti-vaccine activists for deaths they say were caused by COVID-19 shots, AP notes.
She recounted the events leading up to her sister’s death, stating that Hardaway had returned home from a relative’s birthday celebration before showing signs of distress.
Richardson remembered her sister saying “I can’t breathe,” and she and her husband immediately performed CPR on the kitchen floor as they awaited emergency services.
“I want America to wake up and pay attention. Something ain’t right,” she said. “It’s time to investigate what’s really going on here and get some answers to why are people falling dead suddenly.”
“Don’t you dare call me a conspiracy theorist, because I saw it happen,” Richardson added.
“I demand an IMMEDIATE investigation into Covid vaccines and the dramatic increase of people dying suddenly!” Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) tweeted in response to Richardson’s remarks. “This can no longer be ignored and is NOT political.”
It is unclear whether Diamond received a COVID-19 vaccine or not.
