Omarosa Manigault on "Good Morning America" (Credit: ABC) Following a what was reported as dramatic exit from the White House that likely triggered “The Apprentice” nostalgia for many, Omarosa Manigault Newman attempted to explain her side of how has split from President Donald Trump’s administration. “[Chief of Staff] John Kelly and I had a very straightforward discussion about concerns that I had, issues that I raised and, as a result, I resigned,” Manigault Newman explained on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday. Manigault Newman denied reports that she had been fired from her job as director of communications at the White House Office of Public Liaison and later escorted off White House grounds. “I have to tell you that they’re 100 percent false,” Manigault Newman said of reports that she was fired in a heated tantrum.