Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman predicted on Tuesday that “a lot more” women will come forward as she and other women who worked as Trump campaign staffers sue President Donald Trump for pay discrimination.
Omarosa filed to join a lawsuit on Monday alleging that the 2016 Trump campaign had paid its female staffers 20% less than their male counterparts who were doing the same job.
During an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday, the former reality TV star said she had been getting paid $7,000 a month while her male colleague was getting paid $11,000 to $12,000.
She also pointed at the lack of diversity within the Trump administration and the President’s moves to roll back equal pay initiatives.
“So, it’s pretty clear where the President and his administration stand on pay equality for women,” Omarosa said. “Time is up. Enough is enough.”
“I expect a lot of women will come forward once they see across the board how they were treated by this campaign,” she said later.
The lawsuit is headed by Alva Johnson, who is also suing Trump for allegedly forcibly kissing her at a rally in 2016.
Watch Omarosa below:
Omarosa speaks on pay discrimination lawsuit against Trump campaign: “I expect a lot of women will come forward once they see across the board how they were treated by this campaign.” pic.twitter.com/kgee2pyR4O
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) May 14, 2019
Read the lawsuit below:
Equal pay for equal work? Isn’t everyone who works for Trump trying to do their best to grift off the government and enrich themselves. I would think women can do that just as well as men, unless Omarosa is implying that Trump let the men do that and didn’t allow the women to do it.
eTA: rereading the article, i see this discrimination suit is for the campaign period, which means they couldn’t yet grift off of the taxpayers, so I see the suit has some possible merit, but the big picture is still that Team Trump’s expertise is not governing.
Another grifter here. Thanks for the insight, Omarosa. But I don’t think I’ll hold my breath.
Much as I want to root for anyone who’s got a legit beef against the Mango Mussolini, I’m finding it as hard to root for Omarosa as much as I do rooting for Typhoid Mary Mallon as a spokesperson for vaccination.
What did she ever do that was worth $7K a month…
Grifted while affiliated with Donnie. Grifted when she’s on the outs with Donnie. Bottom line: She’s a grifter, having learned from the master.