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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnonymous author of Trump 'resistance' op-ed to publish a tell-all book
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/anonymous-author-of-trump-resistance-op-ed-to-publish-a-tell-all-book/2019/10/22/b9ea2f42-f45a-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html
By Philip Rucker
Oct. 22, 2019 at 2:55 p.m. EDT
The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the resistance inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
The book, titled, A WARNING, is being promoted as an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency that expands upon the Times column, which ricocheted around the world and stoked the presidents rage because of its devastating portrayal of Trump in office.
The column described Trumps leadership style as impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective, and noted that his impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions that have to be walked back.
The author of the column, which was titled I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration and was published Sept. 5, 2018, was known to the Times but identified by the Times only as a senior official in the Trump administration. The person has not been publicly identified.
Trump lashed out at the anonymous author after the columns publication. The president questioned both whether the author existed and whether the author had committed treason. He also demanded on Twitter that the Times turn over the GUTLESS anonymous person to the government at once. The Times did not.
The forthcoming book will list the author as Anonymous. Although the person does not reveal their identity in the book, they will discuss the reasons for their anonymity, according to people involved in the project.
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By Philip Rucker
Oct. 22, 2019 at 2:55 p.m. EDT
The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the resistance inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
The book, titled, A WARNING, is being promoted as an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency that expands upon the Times column, which ricocheted around the world and stoked the presidents rage because of its devastating portrayal of Trump in office.
The column described Trumps leadership style as impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective, and noted that his impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions that have to be walked back.
The author of the column, which was titled I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration and was published Sept. 5, 2018, was known to the Times but identified by the Times only as a senior official in the Trump administration. The person has not been publicly identified.
Trump lashed out at the anonymous author after the columns publication. The president questioned both whether the author existed and whether the author had committed treason. He also demanded on Twitter that the Times turn over the GUTLESS anonymous person to the government at once. The Times did not.
The forthcoming book will list the author as Anonymous. Although the person does not reveal their identity in the book, they will discuss the reasons for their anonymity, according to people involved in the project.
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Anonymous author of Trump 'resistance' op-ed to publish a tell-all book (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Oct 2019
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NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)1. no definitive answer on the person's ID, either
I had thought some speculated it was Pence's Chief of Staff?
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)2. Any guesses if they witnessed impeachable offenses?
If so, it's nearly criminal for keeping silent.
kevink077
(365 posts)3. My guess....
Kellyanne? Hope Hicks?
gibraltar72
(7,506 posts)4. Anyone not willing to come forward publicly
is not a whole lot better than Trump at this point.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)5. Exactly how I feel.
I won't read anything like this without a name on it. Anonymity is cowardly in this instance.
Zoonart
(11,869 posts)6. Me too...
Another self important asshole, making money off the death of the Republic. Step out of the shadows or piss right off.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)7. K&R