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PresidentDonald Trumpguzzles Diet Coke and hits the tanning bed on a daily basis, according to claims included in former White House aideOmarosa Manigault Newman‘snew book.
Manigault Newman makes the claims inUnhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House, which was released Tuesdayamid of flurry of attention from the president.
The one-time star ofThe Apprenticemakes numerous, controversial claims inUnhinged—including that sources told her Trump was recorded using the “N-word” on a tape from the reality show, which she has since claimed to have heard herself.
Among the lighter commentary on the president’s routine, are Manigault Newman’s allegations about his affinity for tanning and soda. Manigault Newman, 44, writes that Trump allegedly tans in the mornings so that he will look good for the rest of the day.
In fact, she claims, Trump was alone in the room that contains his tanning bed when he now infamouslytweeted out made-up word “covfefe.”
The bed was a point of contention for the president, she says, and led in-part tothe firing of Angella Reid, the chief White House usher.According to Manigault Newman, Trump had Reid removed because he thought she mishandled the transportation of his tanning bed to the White House.
The White House did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Manigault Newmanwas firedfrom her position as a White House aide in December 2017. Among themany allegations in her bookare Manigault Newman’s claims that the presidentis in “mental decline.”
Trumphas tweeted repeatedlyabout Manigault Newman in the lead up to the book’s release.
He has also called Manigault Newman “wacky,” a “lowlife,” “vicious” and “not smart” in response to her claims.
Press secretarySarah Huckabee Sandersalso addressed the book in a statement, stating that it “is riddled with lies and false accusations.” She continued that “it’s sad that a disgruntled former White House employee is trying to profit off these false attacks, and even worse that the media would now give her a platform, after not taking her seriously when she had only positive things to say about the President during her time in the administration.”
source: people.com
