The noose is tightening.
President Trump reportedly has a good idea who’s the “senior official” behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed slamming his leadership. (Fox News)
The op-ed, published Wednesday, describes a secret inside plot to protect the country from President Trump’s “misguided impulses” and said there were “early whispers” of a possible Cabinet coup to boot Trump out of office via the 25th Amendment.
“This isn’t the work of the so-called deep state,” the author claimed. “It’s the work of the steady state.”While the author acknowledged the “bright spots” in the administration’s agenda, including deregulation and “historic tax reform,” the piece said that those victories came despite Trump’s leadership style — described as “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.”
In an interview with NBC-affiliate, KVLY while campaigning in North Dakota, Trump confirmed he had come close to identifying the source, saying “I could think of four or five, mostly people that either I don’t like or don’t respect.”
Kellyanne Conway further commented on CNN that the president believes the individual has a national security role.