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A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as a senior official in the Trump administration describes President Donald Trump as volatile, incompetent and unfit to be commander in chief, according to excerpts published Thursday by The Washington Post.
The book describes racist and misogynist behind-the-scenes statements by Trump and says he stumbles, slurs, gets confused, is easily irritated, and has trouble synthesizing information.
The Post acquired a copy of the book, A Warning, and first reported on its contents Thursday. In the book, due out Nov. 19, the writer claims senior administration officials considered resigning as a group last year in a midnight self-massacre, but ultimately decided such an act would do more harm than good.
On Monday, the Justice Department sent a letter to the books publisher and the writers literary agency, raising questions over whether any confidentiality agreement had been violated and asking for information that could help reveal the authors identity.
The publisher, Hachette Book Group, responded by saying it would provide no additional information beyond calling the author a current or former senior official.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/white-house-calls-anonymous-trump-critic-a-coward/2019/11/07/4428a3f0-01d0-11ea-8341-cc3dce52e7de_story.html
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I can't resist speculating about who was prepared to resign, sorry. Dan Coats and Sue Gordon? Chris Wray? Kirstjen Nielsen? Other DHS and DNI people? Rod Rosenstein? Top Border Patrol people? Possibly John Bolton? Was Nikki Haley gone by then? Damn, I want to know more.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)The book will be out November 19th.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,173 posts)gibraltar72
(7,500 posts)by remaining Anonymous.
luvallpeeps
(935 posts)Last edited Fri Nov 8, 2019, 06:43 PM - Edit history (1)
And have known since jump street. The time for "warnings" has long passed.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Anonymous isn't going to come out of this looking as good as he or she thinks.
Keep an on the reporting: Who's "shocked" or "surprised" or caught off guard by these "explosive" revelations? Each and every one of them deserves a swift kick in the ass.
tman
(983 posts)by someone who went along with Trump from the start. Let's reward them by buying their book.
Will any of this information change your view of Trump?
Of course not.