It's been chaos for the Anthony Weiner camp ever since screenshots of him having sexually explicit conversations with women after his resignation over the same thing surfaced on the Intenet. A former intern for New York City's 2014 mayoral prospect, Olivia Nuzzi, wrote a piece for the New York Daily News depicting a bizarre working situation when she was part of the campaign. In a recent interview, Weiner's aide Barbara Morgan ripped into Nuzzi, calling her a "slutbag" and a "little c--t." She said Nuzzi was a horrible employee and ripped into her for frequently missing work and botching assignments. Morgan said she thought she was off the record when she spoke with Talking Points Memo. She has since released an apology.
"In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off the record conversation," she said. "It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize."
Here are four things to know about the former intern:
1. She wanted to get closer to Huma Abedin
Nuzzi writes in her article that she quickly learned that many interns were not actually trying to form a relationship with Weiner, but his wife Human Abedin, a longtime aide for Hillary Clinton. Clinton's potential presidency bid proved tempting for some interns, who said their motives changed after a while. She allegedly admitted herself that she was hoping to get a chance to work with Abedin and get a seat in Clinton's campaign.
"I had followed Anthony's career for a few years pre-scandal, and when the opportunity came up I decided to apply to work on his second bid for mayor," Weiner intern Clay Adam Wade allegedly said to her in the first few days of her internship. "After having started working on the campaign, while still committed to his cause, my motive began to change."
2. Weiner called her "Monica"
Weiner apparently had a habit of flubbing her name -- in fact, she claims he had a habit of calling all women interns by the same name, "Monica." Perhaps it was easy for him to remember. Perhaps it's reminiscent of Monica Lewinski. Nuzzi did not specify in her piece, but she claims that it became a common habit for the former congressman to refer to the women by the same name.
3. Often a flake?
According to Morgan, Nuzzi didn't make a very stellar effort during her time as intern. She allegedly missed work several times and did not perform her duties well. Morgan claims she tried to fire Nuzzi, but because she begged for a second chance, she decided to give her one.
"Of those twenty days, she missed probably five because she would just like not show up and not tell me she wasn't going to be there," Morgan said in the interview. "She sucked. She like wasn't good at setting up events. She was clearly there because she wanted to be seen."
4. She left after one month
Nuzzi said she was done with the campaign after a month. She said her reasoning behind leaving the cause was to take summer classes instead. She trashed the way the campaign was run as well. She said there were often "short resumes" around the office as Weiner could not seem to hire veterans to help him manage the campaign. The candidates that were hired were also "inexperienced," her article read. She went on to question, "Who would want to work on a campaign like this?"
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