Anonymous author who enraged Donald Trump with ‘resistance’ op-ed to publish tell-all book
- President previously lashed out at ‘gutless’ writer over New York Times column describing his ‘petty and ineffective’ leadership style
- Forthcoming book, titled A Warning, said to present ‘unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait’ of presidency
The author of an anonymous column in The New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the “resistance” inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
The book, titled A Warning, is being promoted as “an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency” that expands upon the Times column, which ricocheted around the world and stoked the president’s rage because of its devastating portrayal of Donald Trump in office.
The column described Trump’s leadership style as “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective,” and noted that “his impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions that have to be walked back”.
The author of the column, which was titled “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” and was published on September 5, 2018, was known to the Times but identified by the newspaper only as a senior official in the Trump administration. The person has not been publicly identified.
Trump lashed out at the anonymous author after the column’s publication. The president questioned both whether the author existed and whether the author had committed treason. He also demanded on Twitter that the Times turn over “the GUTLESS anonymous person” to the government “at once”. The Times did not.