Tiffany ignored Trump ex-aide Madeleine Westerhout's apology after she called her fat: 'I don’t blame her'
Donald Trump's former assistant Madeleine Westerhout was seen tearfully apologizing after being ousted from her job at the White House last year. Westerhout had worked as Trump's executive assistant since the latter had entered the White House and was even promoted to director of Oval Office operations. She was axed from the job last year in summer after she shared some intimate details about the Trumps at a wine-filled off-the-record dinner she had with reporters.
At the time of her getting fired, she also felt that she owed Trump's younger daughter Tiffany an apology and sent her a simple message which read, "I am so sorry. I hope one day you can forgive me." Westerhout says that Tiffany did not respond to her apology. According to reports, Westerhout felt that she had such a strong relationship with Trump that even his daughters Tiffany or Ivanka didn't have. Westerhout had allegedly said that Tiffany was overweight and did not like being photographed with her because of that.
A year after losing her job, Westerhout has opened up on her version of events about the night that ended up costing her massively. While speaking to PEOPLE, she shared, "As much as I wish this dinner didn't happen and things didn't end the way they did, I am really glad that I learned a lot from this."
She has come out with a book called 'Off the Record' which was published earlier in August. In the book, she has written about how she once had a call with Trump last year after being told she would have to resign as the news of her spilling the beans spread. She recalled what went through her mind as she waited to speak to Trump and said, "All I would need to do was speak from the heart. The only thing I told myself, over and over, was: Madeleine, do not cry. If ever there’s a time to be strong, this is it. Seconds later, I heard the voice I had heard so many times, the voice I would hear from time to time in my dreams. So much for not crying."
She added that Trump asked her, "Madeleine, what happened?" And Westerhout responded: "'I’m so sorry, Mr President,' I said, sniffing away. It was the first of a half-dozen apologies, maybe more. I think I was trying to set a record." She shared that Trump told her, "Madeleine, Madeleine, this is going to be devastating for Tiffany."
When she suggested she would personally apologize to Tiffany, Trump told her, "Maybe later, but not right now." She could contain herself and took to texting Tiffany. "The comments I’d made about Tiffany made the least sense to me. As someone who had suffered from an eating disorder, I was the last person in the world who should bring up another woman’s body. I know how tough women can be on themselves. They don’t need anyone else to pile on the criticism," she wrote in her book.
"As awful as I felt about hurting the president, I felt worse about hurting Tiffany," she wrote. She added how she does not blame Tiffany for not responding to her apology. Westerhout spoke to PEOPLE earlier this month and said, "It's hard for me to believe that I made those comments because I know that the comments that are reported I made are not true and I don't believe them to be true."
"But I take responsibility for what was reported and I'm not looking to re-litigate that night," she revealed.