Remember the "Anonymous" High Level author of Block Buster book?
10-28-2020, 05:13 PM
Don't feel bad if you've never heard of this jackass.
You have got to be kidding me. Miles Taylor? Thatâ€s who the New York Times granted an anonymous editorial article? Iâ€ve seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes. What a monumental embarrassment," Meadows tweeted.
When the op-ed by a "senior Trump administration official" was published in September 2018, there was plenty of speculation that the identity was actually someone of high status. Names that were floated at the time included then-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, then-Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, then-DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
The big reveal turned out to be a big letdown on social media.
"Itâ€s an embarrassment," Axios reporter Jonathan Swan reacted. "I also didnâ€t realize the definition of 'senior administration official' could be *this* expansive. Wasnâ€t even an agency chief of staff at the time the op-ed ran."
"I canâ€t stop laughing. What a bust. Everyone is like 'who?'" former acting DNI Ric Grenell tweeted.
ANONYMOUS ‘A WARNING†AUTHOR GIVES TINY CLUES TO IDENTITY, CHALLENGES TRUMP SUPPORTERS
"So 'anonymous' turns out to be both no one you've heard of and a CNN contributor. Who could've predicted this," RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemmingway similarly said.
"This is like Al Capone's vault. The guy quit the administration, was heavily promoted through a clear PR campaign ... did media tours, and is now making $$ as a CNN contributor. What a coward. It's a reminder of how much of the Never Trump crowd is made up of grifters," NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck wrote.
"Miles Taylor is the new James Comey. Heâ€s not a hero to either side," journalist Yashar Ali declared.
Other critics noted Taylor's tenure at DHS coincided with the Trump administration's controversial policy of separating children of migrants from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Miles Taylor was a critical part of the team that decided to separated thousands of migrant kids from their parents, resulting in lifelong psychological trauma. He would like you to believe otherwise," MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff said.
"Congrats to all of the #resistance people who bought a book by a guy who was complicit in DHS family separations," New Yorker's Josh Billinson quipped.
In the 2018 Times op-ed, Taylor wrote, "We believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic."
The op-ed took particular aim at the president's behavior, claiming he was "erratic" and had a fundamental "amorality" that plagued his administration.
"Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making," it read.
In November 2019, the anonymous official released "A Warning."
You have got to be kidding me. Miles Taylor? Thatâ€s who the New York Times granted an anonymous editorial article? Iâ€ve seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes. What a monumental embarrassment," Meadows tweeted.
When the op-ed by a "senior Trump administration official" was published in September 2018, there was plenty of speculation that the identity was actually someone of high status. Names that were floated at the time included then-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, then-Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, then-DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
The big reveal turned out to be a big letdown on social media.
"Itâ€s an embarrassment," Axios reporter Jonathan Swan reacted. "I also didnâ€t realize the definition of 'senior administration official' could be *this* expansive. Wasnâ€t even an agency chief of staff at the time the op-ed ran."
"I canâ€t stop laughing. What a bust. Everyone is like 'who?'" former acting DNI Ric Grenell tweeted.
ANONYMOUS ‘A WARNING†AUTHOR GIVES TINY CLUES TO IDENTITY, CHALLENGES TRUMP SUPPORTERS
"So 'anonymous' turns out to be both no one you've heard of and a CNN contributor. Who could've predicted this," RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemmingway similarly said.
"This is like Al Capone's vault. The guy quit the administration, was heavily promoted through a clear PR campaign ... did media tours, and is now making $$ as a CNN contributor. What a coward. It's a reminder of how much of the Never Trump crowd is made up of grifters," NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck wrote.
"Miles Taylor is the new James Comey. Heâ€s not a hero to either side," journalist Yashar Ali declared.
Quote:<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>You have got to be kidding me. Miles Taylor? Thatâ€s who the New York Times granted an anonymous editorial article? Iâ€ve seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes.
— Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) October 28, 2020
What a monumental embarrassment.
Other critics noted Taylor's tenure at DHS coincided with the Trump administration's controversial policy of separating children of migrants from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Miles Taylor was a critical part of the team that decided to separated thousands of migrant kids from their parents, resulting in lifelong psychological trauma. He would like you to believe otherwise," MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff said.
"Congrats to all of the #resistance people who bought a book by a guy who was complicit in DHS family separations," New Yorker's Josh Billinson quipped.
In the 2018 Times op-ed, Taylor wrote, "We believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic."
The op-ed took particular aim at the president's behavior, claiming he was "erratic" and had a fundamental "amorality" that plagued his administration.
"Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making," it read.
In November 2019, the anonymous official released "A Warning."
Quote:https://www.foxnews.com/media/anonymous-...aylor-lied<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>I canâ€t stop laughing. What a bust.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) October 28, 2020
Everyone is like “who?†https://t.co/uNJyfpXPXw
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