--- description: President Donald Trump called former White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman "that dog" while denying he used the N-word. title: Trump Calls Omarosa 'That Dog' As He Denies Using N-Word image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c8f6d328ad5c421/698937b0bc6cfc30e83e6b04/trump-omarosa-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Trump Calls Omarosa 'That Dog' As He Denies Using the N-Word  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2018 11:55 AM CUT  U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions about the 2016 U.S Election collusion during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions about the 2016 U.S Election collusion during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.Chris McGrath—Getty Images  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2018 11:55 AM CUT President Donald Trump continued his attack on former White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman Tuesday, calling her a “crazed, crying lowlife” and referring to her as “that dog.” “When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. “Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1029329583672307712) Trump’s attacks began after Omarosa revealed that [she secretly recorded](http://time.com/5365352/omarosa-white-house-trump-corruption/ "undefined") Trump’s Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly, as Kelly fired her in the Situation Room this past January. Omarosa, who’s been appearing in the media recently to promote her new book, _Unhinged_, has also claimed there exists a tape on which Trump is heard using the N-word during his time on NBC’s _The Apprentice._ Trump has denied using the term. “I don’t have that word in my vocabulary, and never have,” Trump tweeted Monday night. “She made it up.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1029183344397955074) Trump has [criticized other people](https://newrepublic.com/minutes/126063/trumps-favorite-insult-call-someone-mans-best-friend "undefined") as “dogs” or “like a dog” in the past. 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