Trump Says Personal Assistant ‘Apologized’ for Her Comments About His Family and He ‘Forgave Her’

Trump Says Personal Assistant ‘Apologized’ for Her Comments About His Family and He ‘Forgave Her’
L: Madeleine Westerhout at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 8, 2016. (Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images) R: President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 30, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump called his former personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout a “good person” on Aug. 31, and said she called him to apologize and that he’s forgiven her.

In an unexpected move, 28-year-old Westerhout, who was the president’s longtime personal assistant, resigned on Aug. 29 after Trump found out that she shared details about his family and about Oval Office operations to journalists at an off-the-record dinner that took place near Bedminster, New Jersey, while Trump was on a working vacation on Aug. 17.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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