TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [8-13-18] said he kept former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman on staff because she praised him even as she failed to do her job, the latest insult in the two former reality television stars’ public battle. Trump said the former ‘The Apprentice’ contestant had begged for a job in the White House but was hated by others, missed work and was ‘nasty.’ Still, he said he directed his chief of staff, John Kelly, to try to smooth things over with her…Ahead of the Tuesday [8-14-18] release of her book ‘Unhinged,’ which describes her time in the White House, Omarosa – known commonly by her first name – has released recordings of conversations she had with Kelly and Trump when she was fired in December. The White House has pushed back, saying the recordings raise questions about her integrity. Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders on Sunday [8-12-18] also said the recordings, including one in the White House’s secure Situation Room, showed ‘a blatant disregard for our national security.’”
–Reuters Staff, “Trump says kept Omarosa because she ‘said great things about me’,” Reuters, August 13, 2018 8:51 am