Ex-‘Apprentice’ Contestant Kwame Jackson Wants No Part in Omarosa ‘Tomfoolery’ (EXCLUSIVE)

WASHINGTON — Omarosa Manigault Newman, in the midst of a promotional tour for her new book, “Unhinged,” has revived a topic that was pervasive during President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign: His behavior on the set of “The Apprentice.”

“Hard pass on all things Omarosa, no thank you,” he told Variety via email. “By me commenting or you covering the story, it simply adds fuel and attention to tomfoolery.”

Trump himself referred to an “Apprentice” alum — his business partner Mark Burnett — as proof of his innocence. On Monday, Trump tweeted that Burnett “called to say that there are NO TAPES of the Apprentice where I used such a terrible and disgusting word as attributed by Wacky and Deranged Omarosa. I don’t have that word in my vocabulary, and never have. She made it up.” On Tuesday, Trump referred to her as a “dog.”