Racial slurs by Trump: Omarosa
Donald Trump frequently used the N-word and other racial slurs, a former Apprentice star and White House aide has claimed.
Omarosa Manigault Newman, who was one of the president’s most senior African American aides, claims he was recorded making the slurs “multiple times” during the filming of his TV talent show The Apprentice.
Manigault Newman, once the most prominent African American in the White House, made the shocking claims in a new memoir Unhinged, due to be released next week.
She claims she has spoken to three sources who confirmed that Trump was caught on tape using the N-word during filming for The Apprentice but she has not heard him use the word herself.
Trump has a tanning bed in the White House residency and fought with staff over its installation, Manigault Newman also claims in the book.
Trump hosted the show for its first 14 seasons from 2004-2015, before he announced he would run for the presidency.
Manigault Newman, often referred to by just her first name, was a participant on the show’s first season and a celebrity sequel.
She also claims Trump would use racist language when raging about the husband of White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway.
George Conway, who is half Filipino, has been a vocal critic of a number of the president’s policies.
Manigault Newman quotes the president saying: “Would you look
at this George Conway article . . . “F**ing FLIP! Disloyal! F***ing Googoo,” according to the Guardian, which has obtained an early copy of the book. According to extracts seen by the Washington Post, Manigault Newman claims she was offered a US$15,000a-month ($22,800) hush money payment to prevent her from publicly criticising Trump or his family.
She said after her dismissal she was offered a role doing diversity outreach work for Trump’s 2020 campaign.