The New York Times referred to the senior Trump administration official behind a searing anonymous opinion piece Wednesday as a man, in a tweet promoting the piece Wednesday.
“In an anonymous Op-Ed, a senior Trump administration official says he and others are working to frustrate the president’s ‘misguided impulses,'” the newspaper wrote on Twitter via its official account.
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In an anonymous Op-Ed, a senior Trump administration official says he and others are working to frustrate the president’s “misguided impulses.” https://t.co/qW1IoM3AYY pic.twitter.com/rCHnQfcRjG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 5, 2018
In the op-ed, the mystery writer describes how he and other aides work “diligently” to frustrate parts of President Trump’s agenda and “his worst inclinations” because they believe their first duty is to the country rather than the Trump White House.
“It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room. We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t,” the unknown author states.
Social media pundits went into overdrive shortly following the article’s publication, speculating who the official was, given news outlets very rarely disseminate an op-ed without attributing it to a person.
The piece was released one day after the Washington Post circulated explosive excerpts from veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” which details a presidency on the brink of a “nervous breakdown.” Current and former Trump officials are quoted questioning the president’s intelligence, though some have since disputed the stories in the book.
