New York Times: Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

The United States is in democratic crisis with chaos in the White House and ongoing questions about the president’s capabilities. The New York Times took the extraordinary step of publishing an anonymous opinion essay said to be written by a senior official in the Trump administration, among the many “working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations…. 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 essay reinforces warnings from other former staff members that the president is volatile, erratic and easily manipulated by those who flatter him. “The root of the problem is the president’s amorality,” the essay notes. The essay describes a two-track presidency in which the president favors authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un while the rest of government continues to work closely with allies. The writer displays hubris in suggesting that a handful of White House staff members working undercover can serve as adequate checks and balances. The country’s reputation is at stake. “The bigger concern is not what Mr. Trump has done to the presidency but rather what we as a nation have allowed him to do to us,” the writer concludes. “We have sunk low with him and allowed our discourse to be stripped of civility.” – YaleGlobal

New York Times: Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

An anonymous, self-described senior member of the Trump administration describes the US president as amoral and vows to thwart his worst inclinations
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Read an opinion essay from the New York Times, reportedly from a senior member of the Trump administration who vows to thwart the president’s worst policies. 

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