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[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by Ohio

My money says John Brennan wrote or had the piece written.

It's dissembling at it's best. Leave a marker that implicates the most unsuspecting source.

I understand Vegas bookies got into it.

It seems the person who wrote this has political ambitions and doesn't want to be tarnished for being Trump's lackey. If it is Pence it is cowardly since he could have put his name on it without Trump being able to fire him. Also inferring that he is an appointee is deceptive. If it isn't Pence the person selected key words like "lodestar" to be deceptive. Either way this is a weasel of a person.

If people in the Whitehouse do feel this way which is certainly a reasonable conclusion from the op ed, then they are in a very tough predicament. They might not be able to do anything other than fall on their sword.

According to the letter they accepted Trump's appointment because of his conservative rhetoric, but then discovered that he is not true to what they understood. Generally if you felt this strongly you should resign, the only exception is if you truly feel you are protecting the country. But in that case it really is "treason" or Nurembergesque.

I am wondering if this was a coordinated attack with the Woodward books release, and if that is true it would be very likely that Woodward's book was actually engineered by these insiders seeking a credible journalist to tell this story. Politics at its ugliest. But if they are right it demonstrates that our system of govt can respond to powerful leaders who have been compromised in one way or another. If it is true that there are a significant number of insiders who have "vowed" to thwart Trump, and these insiders are powerful enough to "be the adult in the room with Trump" then there is nothing Trump can do. Even if he figures out who they are and fires them it will only cause a much greater rift. If this "weasel" and "deceptive, cowardly person" is in fact telling the truth Trump's administration is doomed.

One thing is for sure, this has been great press for Woodward's book.

[awareness]

Originally Posted by ZNP

It would be fascinating if it was Pence because he was elected and could not be "fired" by Trump.

It was Melania ....

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by awareness

It was Melania ....

Nope:

First Lady Melania Trump also weighed in, releasing a lengthy statement chastising the person behind the blind editorial.

“Freedom of speech is an important pillar of our nation’s founding principles and a free press is important to our democracy,” she said. “The press should be unbiased and responsible. Unidentified sources have become the majority of the voices people hear about in today’s news. People with no names are writing our nation’s history.”

“Words are important,” she continued, “and accusations can lead to severe consequences. If a person is bold enough to accuse people of negative actions, they have a responsibility to publicly stand by their words and people have the right to be able to defend themselves. The writer of the oped — you are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions.”

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by awareness

It was Melania ....

Barron Trump just now was indicted for high treason.

[awareness]

“Fake America Great Again.”

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Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims “unwavering faith in President Trump.” Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!

Like the anonymous Op-Ed writer said: "In public and in private, President Trump shows a preference for autocrats and dictators, such as President Vladimir Putin of Russia and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and displays little genuine appreciation for the ties that bind us to allied, like-minded nations." He loves tyrants and they love him back. They've got his number.