Omarosa Leaving White House in January; May Have Been 'Dragged' Off Grounds

Omarosa Manigault Newman will be leaving the Trump Administration in January, it was announced on Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her resignation will go into effect on January 20th. Manigault Newman was the director of communications at the White House Office of Public Liaison and was Trump's chief advisor on African-American issues.

#BREAKING: Omarosa leaving White House https://t.co/e1Rq2hpoyR pic.twitter.com/j4tL17JyyS
— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2017

Manigault Newman has been associated with President Donald Trump since her spin on the first season of the reality show "The Apprentice." At the time, she was known only as "Omarosa." She was fired in the ninth episode, but returned for the first season of the "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2008. She was fired on the tenth episode.

Shortly after her departure was announced, reports began to surface that Manigault Newman had been "physically dragged" off of the White House grounds on Tuesday evening.

Omarosa, the former "Apprentice" star who served as a White House adviser to Trump, was "physically dragged and escorted off the campus" last night.

The White House said this morning she "resigned yesterday to pursue other opportunities." https://t.co/TnB1qj22Nr @elistokols
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) December 13, 2017

Journalist April Ryan said that Gen. Kelly was the one who did the firing, and that Manigault Newman was spewing profanities at the time.

I heard there was drama and she was escorted out of the building and off campus
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 13, 2017

Sources say General Kelly did the firing and Omarosa is alleged to have acted very vulgar and cursed a lot and said she helped elect President Trump. The word is a General Kelly had it and got rid of her.
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 13, 2017