"Linked the President’s Past—His Fictional, On-Camera World—to His Present"

"This last quality—Soul Sistah’s blending of fictional and real life—is a hallmark of the Trump presidency, which owes its existence to reality shows in which Trump played a bold leader, preparing voters to accept him as such in real life. And here is where Omarosa proved a most potent purveyor of truth: She was the sole reminder of Trump’s former television existence, the only other reality star in the Executive Branch. Like 'crossover' characters who travel between television shows (think Matt LeBlanc reprising his Friends role on Joey), Omarosa linked the president's past—his fictional, on-camera world—to his present. Only Trump's present is supposed to be non-fiction, not a TV spinoff."

Rhonda Garelick at The Cut calls Omarosa Manigualt-Newman an "inadvertent oracle."