Editor’s Note: See update below for video.
An alleged sexual assault victim accused Donald Trump campaign surrogate Omarosa Manigault of being insensitive to her questions in a now viral video from TV news anchor Christa Dubill of NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City.
In the video, the unidentified woman told Dubill that she was looking to question a Trump surrogate (identified at the end of the video as Omarosa) and ask how she could support a man that “makes comments that embody rape culture.” According to the woman, Omarosa blew her off and told her there were resources available for victims and that’s what sent her crying to the bathroom
Watch:
came in restroom to get ready for news. Young woman crying. She was not expecting media but shared… #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/4ZZqMjlBTy
— Christa Dubill (@christadubill) October 10, 2016
Omarosa has since taken to Twitter to defend herself, calling the woman in the video a “FAKE” and saying it’s a “Slanderous story!!”:
https://twitter.com/OMAROSA/status/785416650422120448
Omarosa went on to question the narrative that Dubill just “happened” upon the crying victim in the bathroom:
https://twitter.com/OMAROSA/status/785417609000980480
https://twitter.com/OMAROSA/status/785418677072097281
Omarosa accused the woman of being an actress who was paid for the stunt:
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https://twitter.com/OMAROSA/status/785419693742026752
We’ll update this post if/when Dubill responds to the allegations that the story was faked.
Of note, at some point yesterday Omarosa make her Twitter account private, but as of now it’s back to being public:
.@OMAROSA @NaphiSoc Oh look! Her page was made private! pic.twitter.com/w7jAPeGvbq
— ??Darling Erika (@KaramelKhaleesi) October 10, 2016
Update. Apparently the original exchange was caught on video. As you can see, Omarosa didn’t do or say anything to make this woman cry:
Omarosa to abuse survivor: "I'm so sorry for what you went through, but I didn't do that to you." pic.twitter.com/Gd7PYddUwc
— Matt MEET THE PRESS IS SANCTUARY FOR LIARS Negrin (@MattNegrin) October 11, 2016
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