Trump calls former aide ‘dog’ amid book fallout
US President Donald Trump unloaded on former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, calling her a “crazed, crying low-life” and “that dog,” as a clash rooted in the reality star’s accusations of racism focused new attention on his frequent disparagement of prominent AfricanAmericans.
The public conflict showed no signs of slowing, as Manigault Newman did another round of interviews to promote her tell-all book and Trump’s presidential campaign filed arbitration action against her alleging she breached a confidentiality agreement.
‘Will not be silenced’
Manigault Newman, who has painted a damning picture of Trump and alleged there is a videotape of him using a racial slur, said she is not going away.
“I will not be silenced. I will not be intimidated. And I’m not going to be bullied by Donald Trump,” she said.
Trump, who has denied the existence of any such tape, assailed Manigault Newman in language that stood out even by his trashtalking standards, praising his chief of staff, John Kelly, “for quickly firing that dog!” That slam follows a pattern of inflammatory language about women and minorities.
In 2015, shortly before he launched his campaign, Trump described Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington as “a dog.” He has recently targeted California Rep. Maxine Waters.