The sour fruit...
Posted on 10/31/2020 6:54:37 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Miles Taylor has been identified as the author of a notorious anonymous op-ed in The New York Times in 2018 that claimed he was part of a secret “resistance” inside President Donald Trump’s administration.
Taylor revealed himself Wednesday in a tweet.
In a statement accompanying the announcement, Taylor observed that “Trump sees personal criticism as subversive,” adding, “I take a different view.”
“We do not owe the President our silence,” he said. “We owe him and the American people the truth.”
Taylor served as chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen while the agency carried out Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their families. He later told Telemundo he regretted having not denounced it at the time.
In a statement after Taylor revealed his identity, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany labeled the former high-level staffer a “liar and a coward who chose anonymity over action.”
Taylor addressed his insistence on anonymity in his statement, claiming a desire to focus on the message — not the messenger.
“Issuing my critiques without attribution forced the President to answer them directly on their merits or not at all, rather than creating distractions through petty insults and name-calling,” he said. “I wanted the attention to be on the arguments themselves.”
In the Times op-ed, which was published Sept. 5, 2018, the author was identified as a “senior official” in the Trump administration and claimed to be one of many people “working diligently from within to frustrate parts of [Trump’s] agenda and his worst inclinations.”
The same person also anonymously authored a book, “A Warning,” published in 2019, which, among other behind-the-scenes revelations, claimed that a number of senior officials once considered resigning from the administration all together in response to Trump’s conduct, but ultimately decided against it.
The anonymous author, who had previously said they’d reveal their identity before the election, chose to wait until just six days before polls close Nov. 3 to speak out openly.
“It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room,” the author wrote in the 2018 op-ed. “We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t.”
However, the author reportedly expressed doubts in 2019 that this so-called resistance group of “unelected bureaucrats and cabinet appointees” within the White House could fix Trump.
After the op-ed came out, Trump called for the author to resign, calling the writer “gutless” and demanding that the Times “turn him/her over to government at once!”
Several officials who have left the Trump administration have since spoken out against the president, including former aide to Vice President Mike Pence and coronavirus task force member Olivia Troye.
Pajama boy wankers look like Force Recon Marines compared to that little fruitcake.
Not a “high level” administration official at all as previously portrayed.
Stahl tells Trump that the laptop isn’t reported on because it isn’t “verified” (it was) but this little twerp with no name says whatever and all the media reports on it as if true. The media need to be strung up.
This person had and has no control. The only thing unique about him was that the Times printed his letter. Many people in companies write such letters to nobody. Or to close friends or co-workers. Like the two texting lovers in the FBI. That kind of thing happens all the time. A low level guy hates his boss and complains to a close friend. This kid is just an average peon. The Times took this average peon and weaponized his letter by attaching it to a lie and printing it as an op-ed. They said this was a very important person. They said he had control and could hold the government together. This kid could never do such things. The Times lied. And without that lie there is no story. Now the only story is that The Times is fake news.
Be looks like he’s tormented by personal sins. That’s the story his face appears to be telling.
He’ll be on CNN’s payroll soon enough, if he is not already, which I suspect he has been all along.
His is a very punchable little brat face.
There would probably be meaner fights of people cutting in line to get to him first than anyone who actually got to stomp him first.
His face really does carry that look. He’s likely been blackmailed, brided, threatened, abused sexually and/or otherwise, a combination, or all of the fore mentioned possibilities. He has one bedraggled, guilt ridden, abused looking face, if you can go by a man’s facial expression.
Don’t undersell yourself, dude. You definitely have some serious expertise. I never knew it was possible to make a living hoisting soda machines at 2:00 AM until you described that “career” to me here on FR a while back. :-)
Hey thanks I appreciate it :)
Yeah it was tough holding spots too because it’s mostly gangster run...well that was 25 or so years ago.
But I did ok. I was MUCH tougher then.
Or stupid, one or the other :)
Fun days
I hope life finds you well.
Wow, policies that violated his conscience enough to quit in public protest...wait, what? Nevermind.
Another of the many child failures of the millennial generation!
Enforcing immigration law and reducing H-1B visas were Trump signature campaign issues in 2016.
After winning the election, Trump appointed General Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS).
General Kelly got his last two stars from Barack Obama.
Kelly also supported DACA Amnesty during his Confirmation hearing.
A few moths later, Trump promoted Kelly to White House Chief of Staff.
Trump then nominated Kirstjen Nielsen, Kelly's Chief of Staff, to be the new DHS Secretary. Nielsen also supported DACA Amnesty in her Confirmation hearing.
Nielsen then appointed Miles Taylor as her Chief of Staff.
Miles Taylor had vigorously supported H-1B work visas in previous written and spoken testimony to Congress.
Appointing and promoting Kelly, appointing Nielsen, and allowing Nielsen to appoint Miles Taylor, were overt acts of incomprehensible negligence by President Trump.
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