Give Omarosa credit for this: she made General Kelly's life hell

RIP to Trump's best trash talker.
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Heather Dockray
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Give Omarosa credit for this: she made General Kelly's life hell
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The reign of Omarosa Manigault Newman is officially over, and everyone has the same question: What the hell did she do every day?

On Wednesday, former White House Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Manigault officially "resigned" -- or was fired, depending on your source. What is evident is that she appears to have left on explosively antagonistic terms, according to America's top Omarosa Manigault reporter, April Ryan.

Before we get into the details of her departure, it's important that we record her history for internet posterity. With Manigault gone and the Mooch fired, it might be a long time before we get this kind of trashy Beltway drama again.

Let's take a moment and try to honor the good shit-talking she did do.

If you're not familiar with Omarosa, let me help you.

Omarosa Manigault came to Trump via The Apprentice in 2004, where she quickly became "reality TV's number one bad girl." A series of highly respectable career choices followed, including: The Utimate Merger, a show Manigault produced with Trump where 12 men competed to date her, and a showdown with top Twitter turd Piers Morgan on The Celebrity Apprentice.

Trump fired Omarosa twice on the Celebrity Apprentice, only to bring her to the White House, where she was fired again. She died, only to be resurrected again and again-- the reality show minister version of the Christ story.

Such is the beauty of our end times.

Omarosa, a self-described Trumplican ,was brought into the Trump administration to help improve the president's relationship with the black community. Let's check in and see how well that's been going:

  • In February, the president commended all of Frederick Douglass' great contributions. Douglass died in 1895.

  • Omarosa offended all of the Congressional Black Caucus by referring to herself as the "Honorable Omarosa" in a letter to them (she is not a judge).

  • The Trump administration forced everyone to temporarily not hate Jerry Jones after Trump insulted the NFL with a series of racial innuendos and Jones took a knee.

  • Omarosa remained behind Trump as he appointed KKK-endorsed Jeff Sessions and defended the Charlottesville Nazis.

There was one thing Omarosa was better than almost anyone else though, though -- talking so much shit. Critics have lambasted Omarosa for doing nothing with her short year in the White House but inciting drama. But is intrigue not a valuable contribution? What happened to good old fashioned American gossipy values? Multiple outlets reported that Omarosa used to call Trump repeatedly with headlines guaranteed to get him outraged and gossip designed to make him confused.

This, according to reports, made it harder for Trump to enact his agenda. It enraged our national hall monitor, Chief of Staff General Kelly. Omarosa's reign was particularly challenging for Jared Kushner, who reportedly despised her.

Dumping on Jared is a great public service. So, too, is making Uncle Trump even more addled than he already is.

When will Omarosa be recognized for this incredible obfuscating contribution? When will shit-talking finally get the respect it deserves?

Reports conflict on the circumstances of Omarosa's departure. According to White House reporter April Ryan, who is right about everything, Omarosa was forced out by General Kelly all while issuing "vulgarities" and having a full blown adult temper tantrum. Omarosa allegedly attempted to walk into the White House campus, only to be escorted out by security and/or otherwise forced to leave.

This is the kind of cinematic chaos we can all get behind.

Omarosa was bad for, you know, all of humanity, and particularly communities of color. There was one thing, however, she was more skilled at than anyone else: Making the the White House a far more dysfunctional place. Let us all take a moment to honor much she routinely screwed General Kelly.

Goodbye, Omarosa, from all of us here on the internet -- and me.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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