NY TIMES
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration
I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. [Read the entire article here. NY TIMES]
WASHINGTON POST
Trump aides hunt for author of op-ed who claims to be part of a ‘resistance’ within administrationWASHINGTON POST
The unsigned opinion column attributed to a senior official, published anonymously in the New York Times, surfaced one day after the first excerpts emerged from Bob Woodward’s new book, in which President Trump’s top advisers painted a devastating portrait of the president and described a “crazytown” atmosphere inside the White House.
In a tweet, Trump said that if “the anonymous person does indeed exist, the New York Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!”
The disclosures this week crystallized what has long been evident throughout the Trump presidency: A cadre of administration officials have worked to curb his instincts on a range of issues, from national security to trade to immigration.