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Omarosa Manigault-Newman and Trump White House drama

Manigault-Newman has recorded conversations with the president that she reportedly taped secretly during her time in the White House.

Contributors: Vox Staff

President Donald Trump’s decision to hire — and then fire — Omarosa Manigault-Newman is one he’s surely come to regret. The Apprentice contestant turned White House aide has turned on her former boss, including releasing secret recordings from the White House and accusing the president of using racist language.

Manigault-Newman, 44, is making the media rounds to promote her upcoming book, Unhinged, which was released on August 14. In the book, she makes a number of accusations, including that there’s a tape of Trump repeatedly using the n-word, that the president is in a state of mental deterioration, and that Trump used racial epithets when talking about Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George Conway, who has Filipino ancestry. (George Conway has called the allegations “ridiculous.”)

Given the rancorous nature of Manigault-Newman’s exit from the White House and her hints that she had a story to tell while appearing on CBS’s Celebrity Big Brother, it was anticipated that her book and media tour would bring some drama. And they have.

9 Total Updates Since
Aug 14, 2018, 11:24am EDT
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    The debate over Donald Trump’s alleged n-word tape, explained

    By P.R. Lockhart

    The obsession over Trump saying a racial slur exposes a big problem with how America talks about racism.

  • August 16, 2018

    Omarosa’s nondisclosure agreements: what, exactly, can Trump keep her from talking about?

    By Frank Fagan

    Much of the campaign NDA is probably enforceable. But the First Amendment also comes into play.

  • August 15, 2018

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    By Anna North

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  • August 14, 2018

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    By Jennie Neufeld

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  • August 14, 2018

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    By Andrew Prokop

    It’s a central matter in Robert Mueller’s investigation. But it’s unclear what to make of this vague claim.

  • August 14, 2018

    The 11 juiciest anecdotes from Omarosa’s gossipy Trump tell-all

    By Emily Stewart, Andrew Prokop, Dylan Scott, and Libby Nelson

    The former Apprentice contestant claims that Trump implied Harriet Tubman was ugly and once ate a note from Michael Cohen.

  • August 14, 2018

    Trump calling Omarosa a “dog” isn’t just racist or sexist. It’s part of a pattern.

    By P.R. Lockhart

    The president lashes out at a lot of people, but his harshest attacks often fall on black women.

  • August 14, 2018

    Did Omarosa’s secret recordings break the law? I asked a legal expert.

    By Sean Illing

    "It’s a huge, embarrassing security breach."

  • August 14, 2018

    Trump, Omarosa, and the disturbing power of dehumanizing language

    By Brian Resnick

    "Good work … firing that dog!": the psychology of dehumanizing language, and why it’s so scary.

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