The anonymous NYT op-ed really rocked the boat in the White House. We still don’t know the identify of the individual, but Don Jr. said he believes the author is a “very low level person.”
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Jr. says he believes the New York Times op-ed penned by an anonymous senior administration official was written by a “very low-level person” and that the Justice Department should investigate the author https://t.co/4PhvkL0UvD pic.twitter.com/9jqncd8FaO
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 11, 2018
“This is very low level person who will throw their name on an op-ed, and basically subvert the vote of the American people who elected my father to do this job,” Don Jr. told ABC.
“Listen, I think you’re subverting the will of the people. I mean, to try to control the presidency while not the president. You have millions and millions of Americans who voted for this,” he added.
This isn’t the first time the Trump White House has dealt with traitors in its midst. Remember all those leaks before? It has subsided a bit, but it still happened and continues to be a risk. Because of all that, Don Jr. said his father only has a “small” group of people within the White House that he can truly trust.
“I think there are people in there that he can trust, it’s just — it’s a much smaller group than I would like it to be,” he said.
“It would be easier to get things done if you’re able to fully trust everyone around you,” he continued. “I think that’s a shame.”
FULL INTERVIEW: @ABC exclusive–@tarapalmeri goes one-on-one with @DonaldJTrumpJr: https://t.co/0wZJnpowI9 pic.twitter.com/pfYYtQLYt6
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 11, 2018
It really is a shame. Can you imagine being the leader of the country and never knowing if the guy next to you is actively working to undermine everything you do? That has to suck. I really don’t think Trump gets enough credit.
Look what he has to deal with on a daily basis.
h/t ABC News