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Unnamed Trump Official Cites “Quiet Resistance” Within Administration

HeadlineSep 06, 2018

The White House is scrambling to ferret out disloyal members of President Trump’s inner circle, after The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed Wednesday it says was written by a senior administration official claiming that a “quiet resistance” is underway seeking to constrain Trump’s worst impulses. In the extraordinary op-ed, the unnamed official writes, “Many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.” The author goes on to write, “Ours is not the popular 'resistance' of the left. 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 op-ed’s author calls Trump impulsive, erratic, ill-informed and reckless, with “half-baked” ideas. The author claims members of Trump’s Cabinet discussed invoking the Constitution’s 25th Amendment but later decided against it. The amendment allows for the removal of a president who’s unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.

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