Reports: Omarosa ‘Physically Dragged and Escorted Off’ White House Campus After Being Fired

‘She Walked Over to the Residence and Tried to Get In’

The Wall Street Journal is reporting a very similar story as April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks about the firing of Omarosa Manigault, the (soon-to-be) former director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison. Her departure date has been announced as January 20, but it is unknown if she will be allowed to return to the White House. (See update below. Manigault’s pass to enter the White House has been deactivated, according to the Secret Service.)

“Ms. Manigault Newman’s departure was abrupt, according to a White House official, who said that Ms. Manigault Newman was ‘physically dragged and escorted off the campus’ Tuesday evening,” The Wall Street Journal’s Eli Stokols reports.

April Ryan at AURN reports Manigault “signed a negotiated resignation letter” after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told her it was time to go. “She was very upset” and wanted to talk with President Trump, which Kelly apparently refused to allow, saying the president had signed off on her notice.

Manigault, Ryan adds, “did not take the firing or resignation very well,” “was very vulgar” and used “curse words” during her firing. Afterwards, “she walked over to the residence and tried to get in” to see Trump. At that point Gen. Kelly was called back to the White House. 

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“The Secret Service was called and she was escorted off campus,” Ryan concludes.

UPDATE: 8:21 PM ET –
The Secret Service is disputing they were the officials who removed Manigault from the White House campus, but they did conform that Manigault’s pass to enter the White House has been revoked.

Also, right on cue, Trump posts a less-than-enthusiastic tweet thanking Manigault for her service.

The title of this article has been changed to reflect the Secret Service’s statement.

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