- Omarosa Manigault became famous for being a villain on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice."
- She joined his administration as a communications director in charge of special outreach.
- On Wednesday, she reportedly resigned from her position (or she was fired, according to some reports).
- People on social media and traditional media had a field day with the news.
Omarosa Manigault's departure from Donald Trump's White House communications teams has been the subject of much humor online and among the media.
The official story is that Omarosa (who's known by just her first name) resigned from her post as the director of communications for the White House's Office of Public Liaison — a position that itself had people wondering about what she actually did.
But New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor said sources told her that Manigault was fired and escorted off White House grounds on Wednesday. The Secret Service said that it didn't escort her from the grounds, but did deactivate her pass, despite the fact that she's not officially leaving her job until next month.
And Trump sent her a nice going away note on Twitter.
Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued success.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
Social media went nuts with hilarious reactions to the news:
Live footage of #Omarosa leaving the White House. pic.twitter.com/pYm1Pc1kx3
— Add Dee (@trillrybanks) December 13, 2017
Omarosa bieng fired from the White House like: https://t.co/WOY7Fg6IWq
— Taylor Arrived (@PsychoPlease) December 13, 2017
"and then what happened?"
— Chris Baugh (@chris_baugh_) December 13, 2017
"Well, son/daughter, the Secret Service tweeted that they did not personally drag a screaming Omarosa off the WH lawn"
"Did...did anyone ever find out what her job was?"
"We did not."
It wasn't just people on social media who were dragging Omarosa.
This CNN guest rejoiced openly about the news. She called it being "petty for a minute." This Twitter user called it "gold."
Yo this clip of @angela_rye laughing at Omarosa getting fired is gold. 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/kWX6lQWcEk
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) December 13, 2017
The reality star broke her silence about the end of her employment with Trump on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday. During the interview, she said there "were a lot of things that I observed during the last year that I was very unhappy with." Though she remained vague on what those things are, she kept saying that she would tell her story at some point.
Omarosa Manigault on her time with the Trump administration: "There were a lot of things that I observed during the last year that I was very unhappy with, that I was very uncomfortable with."https://t.co/ErPKHc9oQmpic.twitter.com/rNVcrOrthN
— ABC News (@ABC) December 14, 2017
Later, "GMA" co-anchor Robin Roberts threw some shade, giving Omarosa the famous dismissal, "Bye, Felicia."
"She said she has a story to tell and I'm sure she'll be selling that story," Roberts said. "She will. Bye, Felicia."
Robin Roberts with a parting message for Omarosa 👀 #ByeFeliciapic.twitter.com/iTQM5LI8B4
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) December 14, 2017
On Thursday afternoon, Omarosa reacted to Roberts.
"That was petty," she told Inside Edition. "It’s a black woman civil war."
And the women of ABC's "The View"got their own digs in. After discussing the various reports around Omarosa's exit from the White House, co-host Whoopi Goldberg had some choice words for Omarosa.
"I hope you find something to do, O. I do," she said. "I hope that you find your people, because maybe they're looking for you. She's just been so nasty to so many women and so many women of color."
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