The last time Omarosa Manigault punched a clock at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the 20-something was replying to party invites as a scheduling correspondent for then-Vice President Al Gore. But next January, the former reality TV “bad girl” could get much closer to the Oval Office.
In a recent interview, Manigault, who frequently appears on television in support of her former boss and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, said that her fellow reality show alum considers her his “Valerie Jarrett.” Jarrett, who has known the Obama family personally and professionally for decades, is President Obama’s senior adviser and one of his most trusted confidantes.
“There is no question that there are some very extreme policies, but as Donald says, I am his Valerie Jarrett,” said Manigault during an interview with Linda Spradley Dunn at the Odyssey Network Business Retreat, an invitation-only conference for multicultural women. (The interview has been taken off the site of Essence magazine.)
“I’m the person who pulls him back when he goes too far,” added Manigault, who “doesn’t represent the campaign in an official capacity,” according to Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks.