by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Omarosa Manigault Newman became somewhat famous as a contestant on Donald Trump's self-aggrandizing television show, The Apprentice, and she parlayed that fame connection to the orange blowhard into a job as a political adviser to Trump in the White House. But nothing that sweet lasts forever, particularly in Trumpland, and late last year the soft-spoken black woman was quietly escorted out the door by Chief of Staff John Kelly while her boss and mentor, The Donald, claimed to have had no knowledge of her dismissal. Omarosa, ever the lady, left with her head held high and went home to quietly lick her wounds - and write a book!
Omarosa, who at one time held such august titles as "Assistant to the President" and "Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison," had enjoyed (?) vast access to Trump both as a candidate and during his first year in the White House, and it would be safe to assume that she had a wealth of first-hand knowledge from which to draw as she wrote her memoir.
Over the past few weeks Omarosa has been plugging her new book, "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House," a tome which was officially released this past week and is already an Amazon "best seller." Part of her promotion tour includes backing up some of he good bits with tapes that she surreptitiously made while she was still working for Trump - and Trump predictably is not pleased.
Trump's people have announced that they are preparing to take legal action against Omarosa for violating the confidentiality agreements that the Trump organization routinely makes everyone with access to The Donald sign. Many of Omarosa's tapes were apparently made inside of the White House, and at least one - the one in which she recorded General Kelly firing her - occurred in the Situation Room - a place where it is absolutely verboten to tape anything. So questions are also stirring about the legality of Omarosa's tapes.
Quiet legal challenges are at least being talked about, but Donald Trump has never been one to sit back and wait on lawyers to resolve things. When Trump feels that he is under attack, his automatic response is to lash out - and, predictably, he soon exploded on Twitter. In one short verbal blast he referred to his former political aide as being "wacky and deranged." But that was not enough to satisfy Trump's bloodlust, and yesterday, or the day before, he blasted Omarosa with this "unhinged" gem:
Donald Trump, the stable genius, has done no lasting damage to Omarosa, and he has unwittingly helped her sell a ton of books. Each time Trump begins to calm down, Omarosa plays another tape and Trump takes to twitter to howl his rage. More tweets, more tapes, more book sales. Donald Trump may be barking mad, but Omarosa is a biter!
When and where does this end? How has America slid to such a degrading position that it is acceptable for our President to refer to any citizen as a "dog," and why do we ignore the ugliness of his nasty verbal explosions? Donald Trump's attitude and language would get him fired at a Missouri poultry processing plant, but the country tolerates it in a President. Surely we can't go much lower than this. When and where does it end?
Citizen Journalist
Omarosa Manigault Newman became somewhat famous as a contestant on Donald Trump's self-aggrandizing television show, The Apprentice, and she parlayed that fame connection to the orange blowhard into a job as a political adviser to Trump in the White House. But nothing that sweet lasts forever, particularly in Trumpland, and late last year the soft-spoken black woman was quietly escorted out the door by Chief of Staff John Kelly while her boss and mentor, The Donald, claimed to have had no knowledge of her dismissal. Omarosa, ever the lady, left with her head held high and went home to quietly lick her wounds - and write a book!
Omarosa, who at one time held such august titles as "Assistant to the President" and "Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison," had enjoyed (?) vast access to Trump both as a candidate and during his first year in the White House, and it would be safe to assume that she had a wealth of first-hand knowledge from which to draw as she wrote her memoir.
Over the past few weeks Omarosa has been plugging her new book, "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House," a tome which was officially released this past week and is already an Amazon "best seller." Part of her promotion tour includes backing up some of he good bits with tapes that she surreptitiously made while she was still working for Trump - and Trump predictably is not pleased.
Trump's people have announced that they are preparing to take legal action against Omarosa for violating the confidentiality agreements that the Trump organization routinely makes everyone with access to The Donald sign. Many of Omarosa's tapes were apparently made inside of the White House, and at least one - the one in which she recorded General Kelly firing her - occurred in the Situation Room - a place where it is absolutely verboten to tape anything. So questions are also stirring about the legality of Omarosa's tapes.
Quiet legal challenges are at least being talked about, but Donald Trump has never been one to sit back and wait on lawyers to resolve things. When Trump feels that he is under attack, his automatic response is to lash out - and, predictably, he soon exploded on Twitter. In one short verbal blast he referred to his former political aide as being "wacky and deranged." But that was not enough to satisfy Trump's bloodlust, and yesterday, or the day before, he blasted Omarosa with this "unhinged" gem:
"When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!"Trump has a history of racist remarks and behavior, and he has long been critical of successful women, so that poisonous tweet seemed to tightly package and gift wrap two of his favorite prejudices. Add to that the fact that he chose not to have a dog (an actual dog) in the White House, and Trump's tweet comes off as a perfect trifecta of hate.
Donald Trump, the stable genius, has done no lasting damage to Omarosa, and he has unwittingly helped her sell a ton of books. Each time Trump begins to calm down, Omarosa plays another tape and Trump takes to twitter to howl his rage. More tweets, more tapes, more book sales. Donald Trump may be barking mad, but Omarosa is a biter!
When and where does this end? How has America slid to such a degrading position that it is acceptable for our President to refer to any citizen as a "dog," and why do we ignore the ugliness of his nasty verbal explosions? Donald Trump's attitude and language would get him fired at a Missouri poultry processing plant, but the country tolerates it in a President. Surely we can't go much lower than this. When and where does it end?
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