First Black Woman to Lead Heritage Foundation Says She Was Blocked by Omarosa

Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James tells Politico that she was “blocked” from serving in Donald Trump’s administration by Omarosa. James, the first African American female president of Heritage, led Trump’s transition team for several offices in the White House and fully expected to land a role herself. However, despite her conservative bona fides, she couldn’t land a job in the administration. “The way it was described to me is she approached the whole thing like it was ‘The Apprentice,‘” James added. “So she looked around Washington and said, ‘OK, who do I need to get rid of first?’” She said the administration became more welcoming after Omarosa’s departure. More here.