President Donald Trump pushed back against his former ally and now critic Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday, according to The Hill. This weekend, Manigault Newman promoted her upcoming book, “Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House.”
The former White House aid also referred to the president as a “racist” and “misogynist” on multiple occasions and leaked recorded conversations of herself with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and the president himself.
An Overview of Trump’s Statements
On Monday morning, Trump posted the following tweets about Manigault Newman:
Wacky Omarosa, who got fired 3 times on the Apprentice, now got fired for the last time. She never made it, never will. She begged me for a job, tears in her eyes, I said Ok. People in the White House hated her. She was vicious, but not smart. I would rarely see her but heard….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
…really bad things. Nasty to people & would constantly miss meetings & work. When Gen. Kelly came on board he told me she was a loser & nothing but problems. I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me – until she got fired!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
While I know it’s “not presidential” to take on a lowlife like Omarosa, and while I would rather not be doing so, this is a modern day form of communication and I know the Fake News Media will be working overtime to make even Wacky Omarosa look legitimate as possible. Sorry!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
A few hours later, the president followed up:
Wacky Omarosa already has a fully signed Non-Disclosure Agreement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
Trump also retweeted certain posts that contradict claims made in Manigault Newman’s book excerpts.
LTo the many dozens of #journalists who called me, questioning @OMAROSA claim in her new book that @POTUS @realDonaldTrump took a note from me, put it in his mouth and ate it…I saw NO such thing and am shocked anyone would take this seriously.
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) August 12, 2018
