Republicans are enraged by the 'resistance' New York Times op-ed — but not about what it said

pulse 19:19 - 06 September 2018

"It's a person obviously who is living in dishonesty," Ryan said. "That doesn't help the president. So if you're not interested in helping the president, then you shouldn't work for the president as far as I'm concerned."

Republicans are upset about The New York Times op-ed by an anonymous senior administration official who claims there are individuals working against certain actions by President Donald Trump.
But the GOP lawmakers upset with the op-ed did not particularly care for its content.
Rather, they are enraged that the person would write such a thing.
The identity of the senior official who wrote the op-ed has not been made public.

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill condemned as an irresponsible betrayal the New York Times op-ed written by an anonymous senior administration official who admitted to covertly undermining President Donald Trump.

But most have lashed out at the fact it was published in the first place — not the content of what was written.

The op-ed published Wednesday noted that "many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations" and that Trump's instability has prompted "whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th Amendment" to remove him from office.

"What I concern myself about are the results of government and the results of government are good results," he said. "I know the president is very unconventional. I know his tweeting and unconventional tactics bother people, but the results of government are good results."

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told TMZ the op-ed was "certainly troubling," but that the "phenomenon is nothing new" for individuals who try to undermine Republican presidents from within the US government.