Mary Bowerman

USA TODAY

Omarosa Manigault Newman denied reports that she was fired and escorted from the White House this week during an interview on Good Morning America.

Newman told GMA host Michael Strahan that she sat down with President Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly and resigned from her position as assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.

"We had a very candid conversation," she said. "I wanted to make the one-year mark … and then get back to my life.”

On Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that Newman resigned and her departure is effective Jan. 20. Some initially reported that Newman was escorted from the White House, but the Secret Service denied that agents were involved in her removal.

"The Secret Service was not involved in the termination process of Ms. Manigault Newman or the escort off of the complex," the agency said in a statement. "Our only involvement in this matter was to deactivate the individual's pass which grants access to the complex."

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Newman, 43, who was widely known as the villain of Trump's Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice TV shows, remained steadfast that rumors about her departure were the result of "one person" with a "personal vendetta" against her.

Newman noted that she was one of some 30 assistants to the president who report to Kelly. She denied claims that Kelly tried to limit her access to the president.

“Certainly, I had more access than most, and people had problems with that and people had problems with my 14-year relationship with the president,” she said.

Strahan asked Newman about reports that she was concerned with the way the president handled Charlottesville and his endorsement of Roy Moore.

"Because I am serving until the 20th, I have to be careful about how I answer this, but there were a lot of things I observed over the past year that I was uncomfortable with," she said.

Newman said that she plans to tell her "story" in the future.

"When I have the chance to tell my story, it's quite a story to tell," she said. "As the only African American in this white house … I have seen things that made me uncomfortable, upset me ... and affected my community and my people."

Newman was one of Trump's most loyal supporters during the campaign and continued to support the president during the GMA interview.

On Wednesday, Trump tweeted: "Thank you, Omarosa, for your service! I wish you continued success."