US President Donald Trump addresses members of his cabinet and the news media at a cabinet meeting at the White House on Aug 16. (AFP photo)WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's top lieutenants scrambled Thursday to deny authorship of an explosive op-ed article that has plunged his presidency into crisis by proclaiming secret insider resistance to his reckless, "amoral" leadership. — Jarrod Agen (@VPComDir) September 6, 2018The manifesto followed a bombshell book by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, who portrayed Trump's White House as an out-of-control "crazytown." Trump responded with fury, on Twitter and in comments at public events at the White House, calling it a "gutless editorial." — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018The Times acknowledged the "rare step" of publishing an anonymous editorial but said the official's job would be jeopardized if they were identified.

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2018 16:49 UTC