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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:09 PM Sep 2018

Trump Cabinet officials rush to distance themselves from anonymous op-ed

Members of President Trump's Cabinet rushed on Thursday to deny they were the "senior administration official" behind a New York Times op-ed bashing the president and describing widespread internal efforts to blunt his decisions.

More than a half-dozen high-ranking officials issued statements before noon distancing themselves from the op-ed, titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration." By mid-afternoon, the list had grown to roughly 20 administration officials.

The author remained anonymous, prompting furious speculation over who penned the piece and forcing officials otherwise out of the spotlight to issue public denials.

"The Vice President puts his name on his Op-Eds. The @nytimes should be ashamed and so should the person who wrote the false, illogical, and gutless op-ed," said Jarrod Agen, communications director for Vice President Pence.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405352-trump-cabinet-officials-rush-to-distance-themselves-from-anonymous-op

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HA!!!!! OH, the irony............. MyOwnPeace Sep 2018 #1

MyOwnPeace

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1. HA!!!!! OH, the irony.............
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:21 PM
Sep 2018

the "King of Liars" expect truth from his staff. I can see it now - a line of people outside the Oval Office - with IQ45 sitting at the desk and Jared, Ivanka, and Gen. Kelly telling IQ45 who the people are (really, do you think he would even know?) - and then he asks them to do a "double cross-your-heart, hope to die" confession.

No Seinfeld show could have ever come close to making up something this bizarre - but we are actually living this "reality show."

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