Mattis or Kelly. Or someone not really political. Second paragraph gives it away

[Roland99]

Or even that his party might well lose the House

His party? Not the party or our party. His party.


Edit: maybe McGahn?

[global1]

1. Trump Might Rue The Day That He Has Hired Former Generals To Be....

part of his administration.

If it is one of the generals - I'm a little comforted by that. I said here on DU a couple of times in that past that Trump might have to be taken out by a 'military coup'. In my opinion - in order to accomplish that - a military person in a senior position at the WH is in a perfect position to pull that off.

[R B Garr]

27. Agreed, the emphasis on national security seems to come from a broader

military reference. Those other grifters are just there to raid the coffers and get their tax breaks and their foreign patents approved, etc. They don't give a hoot about national security because they are set no matter what. Military has a Duty, Honor, Country code which seemed to come through more.

[tblue37]

34. But if it is a general, that means they've undermined civilian control of the military--a

bedrock constitutional principle.

[Pachamama]

2. I don't believe its a Military General....I think while they may feel that way, its not likely that

....they would take this route going to the media.

I believe it is Mike Pompeo. Former Congress member and as former CIA Director, has a lot of information from Intelligence community and also now in foreign relations and with allies.

[babylonsister]

19. Could be the military

found their scruples? That would be nice, while we're all speculating.

[Pachamama]

25. Even as Retired Generals, they fall under the Uniform Code of Military Justice

...which is very very different than what is mere civilians have to follow and the penalties more serious, especially not following the Commander in Chief.

That’s why I feel strongly it’s not the author of the Op-ed.

But they could be “the others”...

[qazplm135]

28. Sure but there's no violation

Of the UCMJ here that I'm seeing without being really creative.

[Pachamama]

30. Disrespecting a superior officer?

Something in the insubordination section of the code

https://military.findlaw.com/criminal-law/what-is-insubordination.html

[qazplm135]

35. eh

I mean you could also try contemptuous words under 88 but I don't know.

[LonePirate]

3. I don't think you can infer that. It simply refers to the party he leads, which everyone recognizes.

[ebbie15644]

4. I'm going with Pence

if for no other reason, it will drive the orange scrotum crazy

[GetRidOfThem]

7. It ain't Pence...

Too glary-eyed to write an op-ed like that...

[ebbie15644]

33. true

[procon]

5. Jared.

He fits all the tells.

[ecstatic]

32. No. I believe Jared is partially responsible for trump running

in the first place. He was in so much debt and trying to make deals.

[Roland99]

6. Feels a-political to me. Pompeo, imho, is too extreme to have written this

We know it’s a he from the NYT tweet (thread elsewhere)

But...Wow! Esp this part:

“Given the instability many witnessed, there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th Amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president. But no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis. So we will do what we can to steer the administration in the right direction until — one way or another — it’s over.”

My guess is it was written by Mattis or Kelly...ersatz babysitters for “His Majesty The Baby” (thank you Dr Freud)

What scares me the most is what if something happens to these babysitters? Then King Twitler will unleash his “amoral” narcissism unfettered.

[vsrazdem]

29. Dan Coats, remember his reaction when he found out Trump invited Putin to the WH.

[JustAnotherGen]

31. Just caught on Maddow

The NY Times staff member that tweeted that doesn't know who it is. Still a he or a she.

[dalton99a]

8. It's Rick Perry

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Definitely Rick Perry

[bdamomma]

13. Is Rick Perry

that articulate? Pence?? I don't know.

[snowybirdie]

21. No

Ben Carson!

[dalton99a]

24. .

[Roland99]

26. ...

[Tiggeroshii]

9. Ivanka? Jared?

Two people known to support liberal causes before trump was elected

[JI7]

15. they don't give a shit about liberal causes

new York is heavily liberal so they may have attended things such support liberal causes but it was more to be around certain society . not becsuse any concern over issues.

trump himself has done the same.

[Roland99]

10. Or McGahn?

[JI7]

11. i don't think mattis would bring up taxes and business

and kelly is a racist asshole

[Cognitive_Resonance]

12. Mnuchin? nt

[JI7]

14. Mnuchin Makes the Most Sense so far. because he brings up the economy sound business taxes etc

as the positives. Mattis would not have brought that up.

he also has a background in hollywood and m is an actor(sort of). so they would have reason to want to be seen as one of the better ones.

[kentuck]

16. MaGahn or Mattis?

Would be my guess.

[oasis]

17. Kristjen Nielsen, Sec. Homeland Security, after consulting w/former boss

WH Chief of Staff, Kelly.

[Roland99]

18. NYT tweeted it was a "he". Read another article that "lodestar" is one of Pence's fave words

[oasis]

20. The usage of "He" would throw staffers off of the scent. Kelly

likely gave her the go ahead, since he recommended her for the job. Kelly knows no one besides Trump would dare confront him if they suspected him as the author.

[NCTraveler]

22. Trump would write it like that.

[Roland99]

23. The crayon would have given it away!