Omarosa Manigault Newman will be allowed back inside the White House — two days after she was reportedly fired and dragged out kicking and screaming.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday said the former “Apprentice” star and ousted presidential aide would be back in the building “later this afternoon,” while declining to comment on the reality TV-worthy drama surrounding her exit.
“We put out a statement. The president likes Omarosa and thanked her for her service. She will be here later this afternoon,” she said.
Manigault Newman on Thursday morning said she resigned from her position after seeing things that made her “very uncomfortable” — rejecting numerous reports that she was given the boot Tuesday night after clashing with chief of staff John Kelly, then raised a stink and had to be physically escorted off the premises.
When asked what “issues” Manigault Newman, the most prominent African-American in the administration, might have had with the president or his actions, Huckabee Sanders said she didn’t know — but added cryptically that “it” is something they take seriously.
“That’s a question that you would have to ask her. I’m not going to speak on her behalf in that regard. But I do know that it’s something that we take seriously and something that we want to see improve I think across all fronts,” she said.