Per his ongoing feud with ousted former Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Manigault-Newman, Trump continued his disdainful and overtly sexist campaign on Twitter this morning.
The President of the United States ratcheted up their dispute with a slew of personal insults, including one in particular that speaks volumes about how he views women.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2018
Not only is Trump admitting that he gave a job to someone he apparently knew was a “crazed, crying lowlife” at a massive rate of $180,000 per year on the taxpayers’ dime, but such an admission flies in the face of the president’s claim that he will only hire the “best people.” A “crazed, crying lowlife” does not quite seem like the most qualified candidate to hold any position in the White House.
This morning’s tweet is a continuation of yesterday’s attacks in the same vein, which came amid the revelation that Omarosa had been secretly recording Trump and others.
Wacky Omarosa, who got fired 3 times on the Apprentice, now got fired for the last time. She never made it, never will. She begged me for a job, tears in her eyes, I said Ok. People in the White House hated her. She was vicious, but not smart. I would rarely see her but heard….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
…really bad things. Nasty to people & would constantly miss meetings & work. When Gen. Kelly came on board he told me she was a loser & nothing but problems. I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me – until she got fired!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
While I know it’s “not presidential” to take on a lowlife like Omarosa, and while I would rather not be doing so, this is a modern day form of communication and I know the Fake News Media will be working overtime to make even Wacky Omarosa look legitimate as possible. Sorry!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
Most tellingly, imagine the level of narcissism it takes that, despite maintaining that Omarosa was “nothing but problems,” “vicious,” and “not smart,” Trump kept her because she complimented him.
Manigault Newman, who first appeared with Trump on “Celebrity Apprentice” before serving in the White House, admitted that she was offered a $15,000 per month contract to stay silent after being fired.
The hush money payment is only the latest in what has become a long list of women whose silence Trump attempted to buy, including – and most prominently – porn star Stormy Daniels, who has risen to fame with her candid disclosure of Trump’s behavior.
Manigault Newman, for her part, denied the offer, opting instead to go ahead with her book, “Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House,” excerpts of which have been released to several news outlets.
She has leveraged the honesty of the book against several recordings she took from people in the White House, including the president himself.
I mean, Trump's response to Omarosa getting fired is some Tommy Wiseau-inspired acting. pic.twitter.com/FVNUL5n9T6
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 13, 2018
While Trump may feel justified in calling Omarosa a “dog,” his treatment of women would suggest that the label would be better suited for him.