Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Omarosa Manigault Newman remains in the political arena. The White House official — the director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison under Donald Trump for a time in 2017 as well as a staffer in the Clinton administration — rose to prominence as one of Trump’s favorite contestants on “The Apprentice.” After her time on the reality show’s 2004 first season, she returned for two different installments of “The Celebrity Apprentice.” But in her 2018 memoir “Unhinged,” Manigault-Newman went after Trump with both barrels (she allegedly made a secret recording of chief of staff Jon Kelly firing her from the White House), describing the then-President as a racist and cognitively impaired.
A lengthy lawsuit, in which the Trump presidential campaign alleged Manigault Newman had violated an NDA, was arbitrated in Manigault Newman’s favor in 2022.
Now, speaking to Variety, Manigault Newman — currently a law student at the Southern University Law Center — opens up about her thoughts on the 2024 campaign, on Trump’s treatment of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, and, for the first time, offers her endorsement in this year’s presidential election.
Absolutely. Anyone observing Donald Trump and even taking a moment to compare from 2016 to now — what becomes apparent with what’s happening with Donald is that he has limited vocabulary.
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