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| Tearful Omarosa fears US 'won't be OK' under Trump | Tearful Omarosa fears US 'won't be OK' under Trump |
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| Manigault-Newman: ‘I was haunted by tweets every single day’ | |
| Celebrity Big Brother star: ‘It’s not going to be OK. It’s really bad’ | |
| Adam Gabbatt in New York | |
| Thu 8 Feb 2018 20.05 GMT | |
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| Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman has said she was “haunted” by Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and that the US will “not be OK” under the president. | Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman has said she was “haunted” by Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and that the US will “not be OK” under the president. |
| Manigault-Newman, who rose to fame as a contestant on Trump’s reality TV show The Apprentice and then went on to work in his administration, made the comments during a conversation with Ross Matthews, a former correspondent on the Tonight Show. The pair are currently appearing on Celebrity Big Brother. | Manigault-Newman, who rose to fame as a contestant on Trump’s reality TV show The Apprentice and then went on to work in his administration, made the comments during a conversation with Ross Matthews, a former correspondent on the Tonight Show. The pair are currently appearing on Celebrity Big Brother. |
| “I was haunted by tweets every single day,” Manigault-Newman said of her time in the White House. “Like, what is he going to tweet next?” | “I was haunted by tweets every single day,” Manigault-Newman said of her time in the White House. “Like, what is he going to tweet next?” |
| Matthews told Manigault-Newman that “as a voter” he “never got” why she decided to work for Trump in the White House. | Matthews told Manigault-Newman that “as a voter” he “never got” why she decided to work for Trump in the White House. |
| “I felt like it was like a call to duty. I felt like I was serving my country not serving him,” Manigault-Newman said. “It was always about the country.” | “I felt like it was like a call to duty. I felt like I was serving my country not serving him,” Manigault-Newman said. “It was always about the country.” |
| Later, Matthews asked: “Should we be worried?” | Later, Matthews asked: “Should we be worried?” |
| Manigault-Newman, who was in tears, shook her head. | Manigault-Newman, who was in tears, shook her head. |
| “It’s going to not be OK. It’s not,” she said. “It’s so bad.” | “It’s going to not be OK. It’s not,” she said. “It’s so bad.” |
| Omarosa goes on Big Brother to tell the America that, no, we are not going to be ok. https://t.co/2savxCGve5 | Omarosa goes on Big Brother to tell the America that, no, we are not going to be ok. https://t.co/2savxCGve5 |
| Manigault-Newman did not offer any further details, but said during her time in government she had attempted to curb Trump’s behaviour. | Manigault-Newman did not offer any further details, but said during her time in government she had attempted to curb Trump’s behaviour. |
| Asked by Matthews whether anyone around Trump every asked the president “What are you doing?”, Manigault-Newman seemed to hint that Trump’s daughter and son-in-law had thwarted her efforts to tame Trump. | Asked by Matthews whether anyone around Trump every asked the president “What are you doing?”, Manigault-Newman seemed to hint that Trump’s daughter and son-in-law had thwarted her efforts to tame Trump. |
| “I tried to be that person and then all of the people around him attacked me. It was like: ‘Keep her away from … don’t give her access. Don’t let her talk to him. And it’s like Ivanka’s there, Jared’s there …,” Manigault-Newman said. | “I tried to be that person and then all of the people around him attacked me. It was like: ‘Keep her away from … don’t give her access. Don’t let her talk to him. And it’s like Ivanka’s there, Jared’s there …,” Manigault-Newman said. |
| Manigault-Newman was a contestant on the first season of the Apprentice. She served as director of communications for the White House office of public liaison until leaving, in disputed circumstances, in December. | Manigault-Newman was a contestant on the first season of the Apprentice. She served as director of communications for the White House office of public liaison until leaving, in disputed circumstances, in December. |
| Manigault-Newman said she had resigned because of “concerns” she had about the administration. The Wall Street Journal reported she was “physically dragged and escorted off the [White House] campus”. | Manigault-Newman said she had resigned because of “concerns” she had about the administration. The Wall Street Journal reported she was “physically dragged and escorted off the [White House] campus”. |
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