Extraordinary confrontation between Omarosa and African - American White House reporter as ... - White House press secretary Sean Spicer has dismissed as 'absolutely not true' a report suggesting that the Trump administration is keeping secret files on reporters. April Ryan, a longtime White House correspondent with American Urban Radio Networks, clashed with Office of Public Liaison communications chief Omarosa Manigault on Monday in a West Wing corridor. The Washington Post reported that Ryan complained Manigault, a one-time star of President Donald Trump's 'Apprentice' and 'Celebrity Apprentice ' reality TV shows, 'physically intimidated' her.