US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has denied writing an anonymous New York Times opinion piece which claimed an internal “resistance” is working to thwart some of President Donald Trump’s efforts. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has denied writing an anonymous New York Times opinion piece which claimed an internal “resistance” is working to thwart some of President Donald Trump’s efforts. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018The New York Times said publishing the essay anonymously is “the only way to deliver an important perspective” to its readers. Mr Trump, appearing at an unrelated event at the White House, lashed out at the Times for publishing the article. He said of the newspaper: “They don’t like Donald Trump and I don’t like them.”The op-ed pages of the newspaper are managed separately from its news department.

Source: Irish Independent September 06, 2018 11:30 UTC