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"It's not my circus, not my monkeys. I'd like to say not my problem, but I can't say that because it's bad," the former political aide reveals on the CBS reality series.
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00:00Should we be worried?
00:04Omarosa Manigo, who left her White House post under dramatic circumstances in December,
00:08is already spilling President Trump's secrets inside the Celebrity Big Brother house,
00:13saying the public should be worried. And now the White House has responded.
00:17In a sneak peek for the reality competition show's second episode, as reported by THR's
00:22Big Brother expert Brian Perica, the former political aide is heard saying this while talking to her
00:27roommate, TV personality Ross Matthews, about the inner workings of the Trump administration.
00:32You know, it's gonna not be okay. It's not so bad.
00:37She also said,
00:38I was haunted by tweets every single day. Like, what is he going to tweet next?
00:43When Matthews asked her, does anybody say to him, what are you doing? Omarosa replied,
00:48I mean, I tried to be that person, and then all of the people around him attacked me.
00:53It was like, keep her away from him. Don't give her access. Don't let her talk to him.
00:56Ivanka's there. Jared Kushner's there. She added,
00:59It's not my circus, not my monkeys. I'd like to say not my problem, but I can't say that because it's bad.
01:06Now, to further add to this saga, the White House has responded to Omarosa's comments.
01:11Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said during Thursday's briefing,
01:14Memorable from her appearances on NBC's The Apprentice, Omarosa has been one of President Trump's most prominent African-American supporters,
01:31joining the Trump administration as the Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison.
01:36Details of her exit from the White House indicated her leaving under something of a cloud.
01:40And it was widely reported that she was fired by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.
01:45Omarosa, along with her other celebrity Big Brother cast members, are locked away inside the Big Brother house,
01:50and will be under 24-hour surveillance with the show's live feed feature.
01:54So, this seems like it won't be the last time the controversial figure makes headlines for talking about the sitting president.
01:59Omarosa has also said these notable quotes during her time on Big Brother so far,
02:04the one thing you have to learn from politics is you have to watch your own back.
02:08And here in the Big Brother house, there are a lot of people who want to stab me in the back,
02:12kind of like the White House.
02:13So, what do you think about Omarosa's comments and the White House's response?
02:17Be sure to sound off in the comments.
02:19Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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