Rumors have been swirling around that John Kelly is trying to cut Omarosa off from President Trump.
According to New York Magazine:
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s ongoing efforts to cut off President Trump’s supply of nonsense now include blunting the influence of Omarosa Manigault, the former Apprentice star and current White House advisor.
The Daily Beast reports that Manigault has been one of the worst offenders in “triggering” Trump by passing on unvetted news articles that enrage the president.
Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus also tried to stem Manigault’s influence and exclude her from meetings but failed. Kelly seems to have had more success, however; enough so that Manigault has grown frustrated with her lack of access to the president.
TMZ caught up with her, and she’s responded to the speculation:
Omarosa ain’t worried about an attempt to lock her out of President Trump’s inner circle, ’cause she has the one thing 45 values more than anything.
We got the ex-“Celebrity Apprentice” star and current Trump adviser at Reagan International in D.C. and asked straight up — is it true Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly, wants her out?
Omaraosa laughed it off, saying the reports sound awfully similar to stuff she heard when Reince Priebus was running the show.
She added, rather confidently, she has 14 years of face time with Trump in the bank … and thinks that’ll carry her over for a good long while.
If the reports that she’s passing on false information to Trump are true, then it may not be a bad idea to have an “intermediary” dealing with the situation.
What’s your take? Should Omarosa have direct access to President Trump?