Identified as a senior administration official author of an opinion piece in The New York Times has criticized President Donald Trump, claiming that the administration officials are resisting Trump’s “worst inclinations.”
“I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” piece hit national headlines, drawing criticism from the White House, which has called upon the official to reveal his/her identity and resign from the position.
The revelations penned dby the unnamed  officials disclose “early whispers” among members of Trump’s Cabinet to take steps to remove him as president.
However, the official writes, the administration decided against it to avoid a constitutional crisis.
The author of the piece – which has kicked up a storm of debates in the media a nd political circles – says that while officials “want the administration to succeed,” they have had to work against Trump’s “misguided impulses” and parts of his agenda.
“To be clear, ours is not the popular ‘resistance’ of the left,” the piece reads.
“We want the administration to succeed and think that many of its policies have already made America safer and more prosperous.”
“But we believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic,” the unidentified official wrote.
The New York Times said in a note attached to the op-ed that the author, described as “a senior official in the Trump administration,” requested their essay be published anonymously.
The newspaper explained its extraordinary decision to publish a column without providing the name of the author, stating, “We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers.”
The newspaper said the person’s identity was known to the Times and their “job would be jeopardized” by their name being disclosed.
The op-ed times with a damning book about Trump’s presidency by veteran American journalist Bob Woodward, who also writes that some of the top advisers to the President have serious concerns about his conduct in office and leadership abilities.
Reacting to the NYT piece, President Trump dismissed the op-ed as “really a disgrace” and “gutless” and came down upon the newspaper for publishing the writing as anonymously.
“We have somebody in what I call the failing New York Times that’s talking about he’s part of the resistance inside the Trump administration,” Trump said. “This is what we have to deal with. And you know the dishonest media … But it’s really a disgrace.”
He then talked about his accomplishments, claiming that “nobody has done what this administration has done in terms of getting things passed and getting things through.”
Trump also took to Twitter to question of if the author of the op-ed exists.
If the author does exist, the organization should publicly identify the individual, Trump tweeted.
“Does the so-called ‘Senior Administration Official’ really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source?” Trump tweeted. “If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!”
In the op-ed piece, the official denounces Trump’s “amorality” and describes his impulses as “generally anti-trade and anti-democratic.”
“The root of the problem is the president’s amorality. Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making,” he wrote.
Calling the working in the Trump White House as a “two-track presidency,” the author says when Trump expresses a desire to take a particular action, aides and officials around him work to do another.
While the official briefly praises the administration, the piece says the administration’s successes are not because of the president.
“There are bright spots that the near-ceaseless negative coverage of the administration fails to capture: effective deregulation, historic tax reform, a more robust military and more,” the piece reads. “But these successes have come despite — not because of — the president’s leadership style, which is impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.”
Claims in the piece included the Trump’s Cabinet’s originally speculating about invoking the 25th Amendment to deem Trump unsuited for office and remove him.
However, the officials did not want to “precipitate a constitutional crisis.”
“It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room,” the official wrote. “We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t.”
The appearance of the piece has stirred up many dimensions of the debate about the Trump presidency in the midterm election year and may have political implications for the GOP prospects as Democrats prepare to take on the ruling party in the run up to the polls.
