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News Round-Up: July 26, 2018

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Some news items you might have missed:

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• Chelsea Handler will guest star on Will & Grace this fall as a “high-powered lesbian” who begins to date Grace’s sister.

• Former Apprentice star and White House Office of Public Liaison official Omarosa is releasing a tell-all titled “UNHINGED: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House.” I’m guessing it will not be flattering for the president or his allies.

• A new Republican bill in Congress would ban any U.S. embassy from flying the rainbow Pride flag – ever.

• A photographer recreated iconic Madonna photos with his dog and the internet is loving it.

• Gay men were egged outside a gay bar in Florida.

• The Roseanne spinoff, The Connors, will debut on ABC on October 16.

• Fox News anchor Shep Smith is not having the Trumpster calling journalists “fake news.”

“Over 22 years at this network, it’s been my experience that the journalists of Fox News and Fox Business and those of our colleagues at competitors at CNN and MSNBC, NBC, ABC and CBS, Bloomberg and PBS, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Washington Post – all of them operate in the public interests. We work to discern what is truth. Then to present it to you in context and with perspective. As your representatives in the people’s halls, we report to you without fear or favor while striving to hold those in power to the same standards. This is the foundation of what we do.”

Watch one of the few sane voices at Fox News below.

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Tearful Omarosa On CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: “I Was Haunted By Tweets Every Day”

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A new clip from CBS’ reality show Celebrity Big Brother features a tearful Omarosa Manigault-Newman saying she was “haunted” by tweets during her time as a White House aide in the Trump administration.

Via The Hill:

In the teaser, posted by the show’s Twitter account, Manigault-Newman, who also starred in the first season of The Apprentice with Trump, breaks down in tears opening up to fellow cast member Ross Matthews about her White House experiences.

“I was haunted by tweets every day,” she said in the clip. “Like, what is he going to tweet next?” She added that she tried to “be that person” that would stop the president from tweeting, but said that she was attacked by colleagues when she tried to intervene.

At one point, Matthews asks if Americans should “worried,” Omarosa tells him “No, it’s not going to be ok…”

Between the tears and the tense background music, it’s quite the high drama.

Watch the clip below.

UPDATE – At today’s White House press briefing, deputy press secretary Raj Shah had this reaction to Omarosa:

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Robin Roberts Throws Omarosa Shade – “Bye Felecia”

Omarosa Manigault Newman

Yesterday I reported on the firing of reality TV personality Omarosa Manigault Newman from her position in the Trump administration.

Today, Omarosa made the rounds of news shows denying the reports she was forcibly removed from the White House grounds. As usual with the former TV villainess, there’s more and more drama surrounding her even as she exits.

But the best part of the Omarosa departure was a short comment this morning on Good Morning America.

At the end of the segment wherein Omarosa tried to preface some future media attention saying she has “quite the story to tell,” Robin Roberts threw some serious shade with a subtle “Bye, Felecia.”

Delicious.

Watch below.

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Omarosa Out At The White House

Omarosa Manigault Newman, who entered the Donald Trump orbit as a villainess on his reality TV show, The Apprentice, has apparently resigned her position in the Trump administration.

The White House issued this statement:

“Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned yesterday to pursue other opportunities. Her departure will not be effective until January 20, 2018. We wish her the best in future endeavors and are grateful for her service.”

Omarosa held the title of director of communications for the Office of the Public Liaison, although no one really seems to know what that entailed.

During her time with Team Trump, she reportedly showed up unannounced with a 39-member wedding party, wandering around the grounds of the White House taking pictures. Shortly after that episode, she was banned from posting White House photos.

And then, of course, right after Trump’s election she indicated that Trump had an “enemies list,” telling the Independent Journal Review, “it’s so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get into the White House, we know where we stand.”

The amazing April Ryan, veteran White House correspondent for Urban Radio Networks, has the real scoop:

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Omarosa: “Every Critic Will Have To Bow Down To President Trump”

Reality TV personality and Donald Trump surrogate Omarosa Manigault, speaking to the press last night, said the newly-minted President-elect is making a list (and checking it twice) of people who did not support his run for the White House.

At Trump’s election night party at the Midtown Hilton Hotel in New York, Omarosa told the Independent Journal Review that “it’s so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get in to the White House, we know where we stand.”

An an example, Manigault reminded that Sen. Lindsey Graham did not support the Trumpster during the presidential cycle and instead cast his ballot for independent candidate Evan McMullin. “If [Graham] felt his interests was with that candidate, God bless him. I would never judge anybody for exercising their right to and the freedom to choose who they want. But let me just tell you, Mr. Trump has a long memory and we’re keeping a list.”

Check this video from earlier in the campaign where Omarosa spells out how Trump sees his enemies.

“It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe.”

(h/t JoeMyGod)

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Omarosa Says Donald Trump Wants The Presidency For Revenge

A new PBS Frontline documentary airing next week revisits the night that President Obama humiliated Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner after the Donald attempted to discredit the president as an American.

Featured in the segment is Omarosa Manigault, former Apprentice contestant, who tells us the true reason why Donald Trump is running for president:

“Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It’s everyone who’s ever doubted Donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe.”

Longtime advisor Roger Stone says that night in 2011 was “the night that [Trump] resolved to run for president.”

The documentary airs Tuesday night on PBS.

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CNN’s Don Lemon Shuts Down Trump Surrogate Who Couldn’t Answer Direct Question

Wow. Things got testy last night on CNN when Donald Trump surrogate Omarosa Manigualt tried to avoid a direct answer to a question posed by anchor Don Lemon.

Via Raw Story:

Lemon began the segment by asking asking former Apprentice star and Trump backer Omarosa Manigualt about the Trump campaign’s “over the top” attack on Heidi Cruz on Twitter.

Omarosa began by saying “I don’t think we should start there” and attempted to talk about the Super PAC that ran an ad featuring a cheesecake photo of Melania Trump, only to have the CNN host shut her down.

“No no no. I’m not gonna let you do that. Omarosa, stop! ” Lemon said.

“Omarosa, stop! Okay, let’s stop. Cut the mic” he continued as she tried to talk over him. “We’re not doing that. I want everyone on this panel to answer the question directly, and I will let you –”

“You can ask questions, but you can’t answer them, Don,” Omarosa interrupted, leading to Lemon to cut the segment short with “We’ll be right back” before going to commercial.

Personally, I support Lemon here. I’ve grown weary of candidates or their representatives ducking/avoiding answer direct questions. You can get to your “spin” but answer the questions posed to you.

Trump’s people will say Omarosa wasn’t giving the proper “anti-Trump” answer. But, seriously people, stop I’m showing up to news shows with only pre-packaged talking points, with the intention to only deflect to scripted sound bites.