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3-time TV loser Omarosa tossed out as a Trump aide in White House scrap
SHE’S TIRED of being fired by Donald Trump. Former “The Apprentice” contestant turned political aide Omarosa Manigault Newman threw a tantrum in the White House and demanded she be allowed to speak with the President as chief of staff John Kelly gave her the boot, sources told the Daily News.
“Gen. Kelly didn’t allow her to speak to him. That’s why she was cursing and threatening,” according to a source with knowledge of the situation of the Tuesday night to-do.
Manigault Newman was then unceremoniously escorted from the West Wing. “It got physical and she had to be removed,” the source said.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted Manigault Newman’s end in more magnanimous terms, telling reporters Wednesday she’d resigned effective Jan. 20, the one-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration.
Trump took to Twitter to wish her well.
“Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued success,” the tweet said.
Manigault Newman’s departure from the Trump administration has been rumored since September — following a string of controversies .
A month earlier, the 43-year-old endured a chaotic trip to the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in New Orleans.
An appearance at an event during the convention was described as confrontational and hectic as she aggressively insisted reporters “Ask me a question about me,” while sidestepping inquiries about the administration.
The former “Apprentice” villain also ruffled feathers when she reportedly brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for an extended wedding photo shoot.
The unannounced April visit to the White House — with Manigault Newman in full bridal gear — caught fellow senior aides and some security officials by surprise.
She married Pastor John Allen Newman later that month in a small ceremony at the post office-turned-hotel blocks from the White House owned by her boss.
Sources told the Daily News in September that Kelly was unhappy with Newman’s influence on the President and her ability to get him worked up over hot topics.
She also reportedly clashed with her coworkers, who were unsure what exactly she did in her $180,000-ayear position as director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison.
Kelly cited a litany of reasons, including not getting along with the new head of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, for her dismissal. Manigault Newman “acted very vulgar and cursed a lot and said she helped elect President Trump,” sources told American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan.
“And she said, ‘I brought the black vote.’ General Kelly said, ‘No, you did not. It’s not there,’” Ryan told CNN.
Newman then tried to enter the residence area of the White House and had to be escorted from the building, Ryan said.
In a statement, the Secret Service denied it removed Newman from the White House, but confirmed — despite Sanders’ denial — she’d been canned. Manigault Newman was fired by Trump three times on “The Apprentice.”
“I adore you. We’ve had tremendous success together. You helped make ‘The Apprentice.’ You helped make me a star,” Trump told her in the “Apprentice” boardroom in 2013. “But Omarosa, you're fired.” With Flo Anthony