From left: Ivana and Donald Trump.Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesReacting to the sudden passing ofIvana Trump, former White House aideOmarosa Manigault Newmantells PEOPLE thatDonald Trump"constantly" sought his first wife’s advice during his tenure as president.Ivana Trumpdied Thursday afternoonat the age of 73.“Ivana was a straight shooter and was always able to size up a situation. She is one of the very few people that Donald truly listened to,” Newman says.“Even in the White House, he constantly sought her guidance,” she adds.Newman was a contestant in 2004 on Trump’s popular reality television showThe Apprentice.She worked in the Trump administration as director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison and as an assistant to the president until December 2017.She was married to the former president from 1977 to 1992 and shared three children with him —Donald Jr.,IvankaandEric.For more on Ivana Trump, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Both Donald Jr. and Eric currently work for the Trump Organization. Ivanka was an executive vice president at the Trump Organization before taking a position at the White House as an advisor in her father’s administration.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
From left: Ivana and Donald Trump.Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Reacting to the sudden passing ofIvana Trump, former White House aideOmarosa Manigault Newmantells PEOPLE thatDonald Trump"constantly" sought his first wife’s advice during his tenure as president.Ivana Trumpdied Thursday afternoonat the age of 73.“Ivana was a straight shooter and was always able to size up a situation. She is one of the very few people that Donald truly listened to,” Newman says.“Even in the White House, he constantly sought her guidance,” she adds.Newman was a contestant in 2004 on Trump’s popular reality television showThe Apprentice.She worked in the Trump administration as director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison and as an assistant to the president until December 2017.She was married to the former president from 1977 to 1992 and shared three children with him —Donald Jr.,IvankaandEric.For more on Ivana Trump, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Both Donald Jr. and Eric currently work for the Trump Organization. Ivanka was an executive vice president at the Trump Organization before taking a position at the White House as an advisor in her father’s administration.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
Reacting to the sudden passing ofIvana Trump, former White House aideOmarosa Manigault Newmantells PEOPLE thatDonald Trump"constantly" sought his first wife’s advice during his tenure as president.
Ivana Trumpdied Thursday afternoonat the age of 73.
“Ivana was a straight shooter and was always able to size up a situation. She is one of the very few people that Donald truly listened to,” Newman says.
“Even in the White House, he constantly sought her guidance,” she adds.
Newman was a contestant in 2004 on Trump’s popular reality television showThe Apprentice.
She worked in the Trump administration as director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison and as an assistant to the president until December 2017.
She was married to the former president from 1977 to 1992 and shared three children with him —Donald Jr.,IvankaandEric.
For more on Ivana Trump, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Both Donald Jr. and Eric currently work for the Trump Organization. Ivanka was an executive vice president at the Trump Organization before taking a position at the White House as an advisor in her father’s administration.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
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