RUSH TRANSCRIPT Omarosa says ░░░░░░░░ lack of diversity in ░░░░░░░░ White House made her ░░░░░░░░ very challenging It has ░░░░░░░░ very very challenging being ░░░░░░░░ only African American woman ░░░░░░░░ the senior staff There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ whether she really accomplished ░░░░░░░░ in the job that ░░░░░░░░ is now leaving Here ░░░░░░░░ discuss is Paris Dennard ░░░░░░░░ Asia Conners It s ░░░░░░░░ to have you on ░░░░░░░░ black conservatives I m ░░░░░░░░ from sources that the ░░░░░░░░ House reached out to ░░░░░░░░ conservatives today saying it ░░░░░░░░ okay to talk about ░░░░░░░░ criticize her and they ░░░░░░░░ give cover is that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah they told us ░░░░░░░░ take the gloves off ░░░░░░░░ wanted us to share ░░░░░░░░ experience my experience when ░░░░░░░░ was at the RNC ░░░░░░░░ establishment folks were trying ░░░░░░░░ engage her we were ░░░░░░░░ and we were shut ░░░░░░░░ so now that she ░░░░░░░░ on and was talking ░░░░░░░░ what her experience was ░░░░░░░░ the White House we ░░░░░░░░ the okay to express ░░░░░░░░ stories Why didn t ░░░░░░░░ do that earlier Why ░░░░░░░░ it now The black ░░░░░░░░ we had a chance ░░░░░░░░ work with her we ░░░░░░░░ out of our way ░░░░░░░░ work with her we ░░░░░░░░ it was too much ░░░░░░░░ a distraction she didn ░░░░░░░░ want us there we ░░░░░░░░ not to waste our ░░░░░░░░ we turned our focus ░░░░░░░░ Congress we worked with ░░░░░░░░ Walker and senator Scott ░░░░░░░░ turned away from the ░░░░░░░░ House with the hope ░░░░░░░░ would be able to ░░░░░░░░ in and help the ░░░░░░░░ House direct our message ░░░░░░░░ the community Paris weren ░░░░░░░░ you at the White ░░░░░░░░ all week Today Yeah ░░░░░░░░ parties I m there ░░░░░░░░ a bit So then ░░░░░░░░ not speak out before ░░░░░░░░ ask you the same ░░░░░░░░ why come out now ░░░░░░░░ omarosa after she s ░░░░░░░░ Why not speak up ░░░░░░░░ Well I m not ░░░░░░░░ to trash omarosa I ░░░░░░░░ here to set the ░░░░░░░░ straight about the diversity ░░░░░░░░ that are there there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ happen to be African ░░░░░░░░ out there saying they ░░░░░░░░ blocked by omarosa specifically ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to have ░░░░░░░░ seat at the table ░░░░░░░░ did not have that ░░░░░░░░ I know there were ░░░░░░░░ that didn t have ░░░░░░░░ experience Just because that ░░░░░░░░ not my experience doesn ░░░░░░░░ mean it s the ░░░░░░░░ of the people who ░░░░░░░░ t have the seat ░░░░░░░░ people are coming out ░░░░░░░░ I think it looks ░░░░░░░░ what she said at ░░░░░░░░ interview on good morning ░░░░░░░░ It was a vailed ░░░░░░░░ to the president to ░░░░░░░░ former colleagues her current ░░░░░░░░ if you believe she ░░░░░░░░ resigned or fired her ░░░░░░░░ colleagues And it was ░░░░░░░░ of an interesting statement ░░░░░░░░ she was that surprised ░░░░░░░░ of us who spoke ░░░░░░░░ omarosa privately and publicly ░░░░░░░░ she was somehow upset ░░░░░░░░ not comfortable with things ░░░░░░░░ were said at the ░░░░░░░░ House by the president ░░░░░░░░ her colleagues I think ░░░░░░░░ people are coming out ░░░░░░░░ because they said enough ░░░░░░░░ enough and they see ░░░░░░░░ as an opportunity A ░░░░░░░░ of us see it ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity for the ░░░░░░░░ for moving forward to ░░░░░░░░ sure we can unify ░░░░░░░░ those who want to ░░░░░░░░ around the president to ░░░░░░░░ the job done to ░░░░░░░░ America great again We ░░░░░░░░ that the president has ░░░░░░░░ potential and the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ the policies to do ░░░░░░░░ that You said that ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ on and trash omarosa ░░░░░░░░ you think you are ░░░░░░░░ the bidding or the ░░░░░░░░ work for the White ░░░░░░░░ by them saying black ░░░░░░░░ take the gloves off ░░░░░░░░ didn t they call ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to do that ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ be on this network ░░░░░░░░ and jiving and attacking ░░░░░░░░ black woman because she ░░░░░░░░ down I know people ░░░░░░░░ their issues with omarosa ░░░░░░░░ s not what I ░░░░░░░░ going to do Let ░░░░░░░░ not be stupid here ░░░░░░░░ aren t we seeing ░░░░░░░░ black faces Maybe we ░░░░░░░░ look into this You ░░░░░░░░ telling me omarosa had ░░░░░░░░ much power she could ░░░░░░░░ every Republican No it ░░░░░░░░ wasn t worth anyone ░░░░░░░░ their efforts to try ░░░░░░░░ do it if that ░░░░░░░░ what the situation is ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ as it pertains to ░░░░░░░░ American Republicans The individuals ░░░░░░░░ the transition team selecting ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ the administration Not a ░░░░░░░░ person said why aren ░░░░░░░░ we see more African ░░░░░░░░ people we should look ░░░░░░░░ this They absolutely did ░░░░░░░░ that thousand The family ░░░░░░░░ lump them all together ░░░░░░░░ person give me a ░░░░░░░░ It sort of bothers ░░░░░░░░ when I started getting ░░░░░░░░ from people saying black ░░░░░░░░ have been told to ░░░░░░░░ the gloves off when ░░░░░░░░ comes to omarosa the ░░░░░░░░ is the one who ░░░░░░░░ her there in the ░░░░░░░░ place why is he ░░░░░░░░ black Republicans to go ░░░░░░░░ omarosa Can t he ░░░░░░░░ what was wrong Can ░░░░░░░░ an administration official do ░░░░░░░░ I know for a ░░░░░░░░ a high volume meeting ░░░░░░░░ going to take place ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ discuss tax reform and ░░░░░░░░ urban agenda Even just ░░░░░░░░ after she s gone ░░░░░░░░ already have J C ░░░░░░░░ Michael Steele some credible ░░░░░░░░ we know that will ░░░░░░░░ move the ball forward ░░░░░░░░ anyone say to the ░░░░░░░░ or to someone senior ░░░░░░░░ the administration that this ░░░░░░░░ is hurting our efforts ░░░░░░░░ reach out to the ░░░░░░░░ community Don they knew ░░░░░░░░ Did they just not ░░░░░░░░ if they knew it ░░░░░░░░ s not that they ░░░░░░░░ didn t care it ░░░░░░░░ the fact that this ░░░░░░░░ was an assistant the ░░░░░░░░ the president had the ░░░░░░░░ of the president and ░░░░░░░░ trusted her opinion because ░░░░░░░░ you should trust the ░░░░░░░░ on your team you ░░░░░░░░ believe that they re ░░░░░░░░ you wise council you ░░░░░░░░ believe that they tell ░░░░░░░░ this person is not ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ them that they re ░░░░░░░░ you the god s ░░░░░░░░ and so I Paris ░░░░░░░░ do we explain the ░░░░░░░░ comments the president made ░░░░░░░░ he has the highest ░░░░░░░░ black Republican there and ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ was able to scream ░░░░░░░░ tell him this is ░░░░░░░░ Can you imagine if ░░░░░░░░ credible black Republican was ░░░░░░░░ the president s here ░░░░░░░░ would not be seeing ░░░░░░░░ we ve been seeing ░░░░░░░░ s the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ said she had his ░░░░░░░░ and he trusted her ░░░░░░░░ s said he doesn ░░░░░░░░ trust information coming from ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community why would ░░░░░░░░ trust information coming from ░░░░░░░░ Because he knows her ░░░░░░░░ has a 14 year ░░░░░░░░ with her And he ░░░░░░░░ her But Paris Paris ░░░░░░░░ she has At the ░░░░░░░░ of the day One ░░░░░░░░ a time Just quickly ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ when you serve at ░░░░░░░░ White House most people ░░░░░░░░ for 18 months I ░░░░░░░░ the privilege of serving ░░░░░░░░ four years When the ░░░░░░░░ of the president leaves ░░░░░░░░ leave While she might ░░░░░░░░ reported to general Kelly ░░░░░░░░ Donald Rumsfeld offered his ░░░░░░░░ of resignation to President ░░░░░░░░ several times Each time ░░░░░░░░ said no If he ░░░░░░░░ to keep omarosa around ░░░░░░░░ would have said I ░░░░░░░░ you I need to ░░░░░░░░ stay You should know ░░░░░░░░ I just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ you should know better ░░░░░░░░ I should know better ░░░░░░░░ what She had no ░░░░░░░░ experience Republicans didn t ░░░░░░░░ her And Democrats didn ░░░░░░░░ like her So how ░░░░░░░░ that going to how ░░░░░░░░ we going to use ░░░░░░░░ to message the community ░░░░░░░░ she s not even ░░░░░░░░ or well liked by ░░░░░░░░ black community Shermichael stand ░░░░░░░░ Could energized black voters ░░░░░░░░ and young black people ░░░░░░░░ the Trump president densecy ░░░░░░░░ the midterms?