She became widely known as a contestant on the first season of NBC 's reality television series The Apprentice. Newman became assistant to the President and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison during the Trump administration in January However, on December 13, , White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired Newman, citing "money and integrity issues", as well as "inappropriate use of company vehicles".
In August , Newman published Unhinged , detailing her tenure at the White House and criticizing Trump and his administration. Two days before the book was released, she released the first of as many as secret tapes she recorded during her White House tenure. As of May 23, , she had released four tapes. The first tape released, which was secretly recorded inside the Situation Room , was described as "one of the worst White House security breaches ever," though the tape is thought not to violate the Espionage Act.
Newman's father was murdered when she was seven years old. She later said the job had been "a very difficult environment, because they don't believe in training. They just kind of throw you in the fire. Cheryl Shavers , who then served as the Commerce Department's Undersecretary for Technology Administration, said that Newman was "unqualified and disruptive," adding, "I had her removed. Newman first came to public attention in after becoming a participant on the first season of NBC 's reality television series The Apprentice.
Stemming from her confrontational persona on The Apprentice particularly in its boardroom segments , Newman soon became the "woman America loved to hate" [ 13 ] and was named by E! Newman has also claimed the show's producers manipulated footage of her to make her look like the villain. In January , Newman participated in the first season of The Apprentice 's sequel show, Celebrity Apprentice ; she became the only former Apprentice participant to be invited back to the series.
She was eventually fired in the 10th episode, after serving as the project manager of the team that, according to Trump, suffered "the biggest slaughter in the history of The Apprentice " in a challenge to sell artwork against a team led by Morgan.
