President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to host Kuwait’s leader at White House in September West Virginia governor poll: Manchin leads GOP incumbent Justice by 10 points US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan MORE on Saturday renewed his attacks on former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman
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“I am currently suing various people for violating their confidentiality agreements,” Trump tweeted. “Disgusting and foul mouthed Omarosa is one. I gave her every break, despite the fact that she was despised by everyone, and she went for some cheap money from a book. Numerous others also!”
…Yes, I am currently suing various people for violating their confidentiality agreements. Disgusting and foul mouthed Omarosa is one. I gave her every break, despite the fact that she was despised by everyone, and she went for some cheap money from a book. Numerous others also!
â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2019
Trump’s attack on Manigault Newman came after he praised his former personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, who was fired Thursday. Trump called Westerhout a “very good person” and said Friday that she was ousted after she made remarks about his children during an off the record dinner with reporters.
Trump said Saturday morning that Westerhout called him Friday to apologize, adding that he forgave her and did not believe there would “ever be a reason” to use her confidentiality agreement.
“While Madeleine Westerhout has a fully enforceable confidentiality agreement, she is a very good person and I donât think there would ever be reason to use it,” he wrote. “She called me yesterday to apologize, had a bad night. I fully understood and forgave her!”Â
While Madeleine Westerhout has a fully enforceable confidentiality agreement, she is a very good person and I donât think there would ever be reason to use it. She called me yesterday to apologize, had a bad night. I fully understood and forgave her! I love Tiffany, doing great!
â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2019Â
His comments came shortly after Politico published a report saying Westerhout was fired because she told reporters during an Aug. 17 dinner that Trump did not like appearing in photos with his daughter Tiffany because he thought she was overweight.
Manigault Newman had a high-profile departure from the White House in December 2017 and later revealed that she had secretly recorded then-chief of staff John KellyJohn Francis KellyMORE firing her in the Oval Office.
Last year, president Trump’s campaign filed for arbitration against Manigault Newman, alleging she violated a non-disclosure agreement by publishing a tell-all book. Her book, “Unhinged,” painted the president as a racist and an incompetent leader.Â
Newman, who worked both for the 2016 Trump campaign and in the Trump administration, released secret audio recordings of Trump, Kelly and Trump associates Katrina Pierson and Lynne Patton that she says back up explosive claims in her book.
Trump has fumed over the extensive leaks that have marked his tenure and has sought to crack down on unauthorized disclosures from the White House.
The federal government also filed a civil lawsuit against former Manigault Newman, alleging that she failed to file a required financial disclosure report after she was fired.
