Sources say Omarosa Manigault Newman had to be escorted from the White House

Omarosa Manigault Newman just couldn’t accept the fact that she was being fired — again.

The former “The Apprentice” contestant-turned-political aide threw a tantrum in the White House and demanded she be allowed to speak with President Donald Trump on Wednesday as chief of staff John Kelly gave her the boot, sources told The Daily News.

“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. Ms. 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 Ms. Manigault Newman’s end in more magnanimous terms, telling reporters that her resignation will be effective Jan. 20, one year since Mr. Trump’s inauguration.

Ms. Manigault Newman’s departure from the Trump administration has been rumored since September — following a string of controversies that mirror her former reality TV antics.

Mueller under pressure

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the character and impartiality of Robert Mueller, the special counsel, as he came head-tohead on Wednesday with an increasingly aggressive campaign by Republicans to discredit the inquiry.

The Republicans’ effort received a fresh jolt from the release one night earlier of text messages exchanged last year between an FBI agent, Peter Strzok, and an FBI lawyer, Lisa Page, describing the possibility of an election victory by Mr. Trump as “terrifying.” Mr. Mueller removed Agent Strzok from the Russia investigation as soon as he learned of the texts.

Franken’s replacement

Five minutes after being named as Al Franken’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate, Democratic Lt. Gov. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Wednesday that she would run for the job next fall, in an election for the two years left in the term of the lawmaker accused of sexual harassment.