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A review by inkerly
Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman
3.0
I remember when Omarosa's bizarre firing from the White House was plastered all over cable news, and in an interview with the Good Morning America Show, she told Michael Strahan that the Trump Administration was worse than people thought, and she had one of many tapes --later, she would claim there were over 200 of them (more on that)--that secretly recorded Trump saying the 'N' word among other things -- proving to the world once and for all that Trump was a racist and sexist, whose presidency could put millions of minorities in grave danger. I was one of those who believed her, but frankly didn't trust her . After reading this book, I do believe her, but with how things have turned out, I can't say that that even means much anymore because any respect for her that I did have has flown out the window.
I say that because looking back, the entire media blaze this book received for allegedly "revealing" Trump's N-word use is senseless when you come to the rational conclusion that it doesn't take saying the N-word to call out a racist! According to Omarosa, in their 15-year friendship, Trump had been blatantly racist for years! Not hiring enough diverse contestants on his 'Apprentice' shows, gaslighting black employees, demanding to see Obama's birth certificate, and then during his presidency, calling African countries "sh*tholes", appointing WH officials with racist histories, and empathizing with alt-right hate groups like the KKK . Need I go on. The real story to behold is cringing at how Omarosa tries to explain to the readers how she was "blinded" by her friendship and loyalty to Trump, and that that, along with the "cult-like" atmosphere of the Trump Administration, was the reason why she stayed for so long.
I'm sorry, but I just cannot believe that a woman, and a BLACK WOMAN, who worked as a White House Personnel for the Clinton Administration, and had a WHOLE entire (respectable) career before Trump, has the gall to say she didn't think that Trump was racist or incompetent as POTUS. It's not because of their "deep" 15-year "Friendship" (which is more of just a convenient alliance than a friendship). And it's not because she felt it was "her duty" to serve the American people even after realizing who he was.
It was, and still is, because of money. Fame. And Power. She reaped the rewards of media fame from Trump for so long, that she could convince herself that Trump wasn't racist because look at her! She's rich and famous and a Trump star!--while the rest of us are just jealous of her success. And if she hadn't been fired, I can't say that she would be on the other side of Trumpworld, like the rest of us civilians, willing to tell the truth.
Thing is, I don't wish her ill will. I'm glad this book was written and I'm glad she at least can own up to the fact that she made a mistake supporting Trump all these years. I hope that this newfound 'freedom' she has will help her realize her other dreams outside of politics, as she mentioned in this book. But it still feels like a "tell-all" that was delivered too-little, too-late, seeing as we as American civilians still have to deal with the consequences of Trump's presidency -- and the consequences of the people in his administration who continue to enable him.
I say that because looking back, the entire media blaze this book received for allegedly "revealing" Trump's N-word use is senseless when you come to the rational conclusion that it doesn't take saying the N-word to call out a racist! According to Omarosa, in their 15-year friendship, Trump had been blatantly racist for years! Not hiring enough diverse contestants on his 'Apprentice' shows, gaslighting black employees, demanding to see Obama's birth certificate, and then during his presidency, calling African countries "sh*tholes", appointing WH officials with racist histories, and empathizing with alt-right hate groups like the KKK . Need I go on. The real story to behold is cringing at how Omarosa tries to explain to the readers how she was "blinded" by her friendship and loyalty to Trump, and that that, along with the "cult-like" atmosphere of the Trump Administration, was the reason why she stayed for so long.
I'm sorry, but I just cannot believe that a woman, and a BLACK WOMAN, who worked as a White House Personnel for the Clinton Administration, and had a WHOLE entire (respectable) career before Trump, has the gall to say she didn't think that Trump was racist or incompetent as POTUS. It's not because of their "deep" 15-year "Friendship" (which is more of just a convenient alliance than a friendship). And it's not because she felt it was "her duty" to serve the American people even after realizing who he was.
It was, and still is, because of money. Fame. And Power. She reaped the rewards of media fame from Trump for so long, that she could convince herself that Trump wasn't racist because look at her! She's rich and famous and a Trump star!--while the rest of us are just jealous of her success. And if she hadn't been fired, I can't say that she would be on the other side of Trumpworld, like the rest of us civilians, willing to tell the truth.
Thing is, I don't wish her ill will. I'm glad this book was written and I'm glad she at least can own up to the fact that she made a mistake supporting Trump all these years. I hope that this newfound 'freedom' she has will help her realize her other dreams outside of politics, as she mentioned in this book. But it still feels like a "tell-all" that was delivered too-little, too-late, seeing as we as American civilians still have to deal with the consequences of Trump's presidency -- and the consequences of the people in his administration who continue to enable him.