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Shortly after a New York Times essay entitled "I'm part of the resistance inside the Trump administration" was published by a senior anonymous administration official , President Trump has responded since the White House.
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at his weekly press conference at Capitol Hill on September 6, 2018 in Washington.(Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP)

After a bomb operated by an officer of the anonymous Trump administration Published in the New York Times on Wednesday, Capitol Hill lawmakers quickly dismissed the author's claims about President Donald Trump and focused on what many called "cowardly" nature of an attack anonymous.

The man or woman described by The Times as a "senior official" said a "resistance" within the president's administration "is working diligently from the inside to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. " According to the author, Trump is amoral, "anti – democratic", "erratic" and "continues to act in a way that harms the health of our republic".

But, because of the unnamed nature of the messenger, many lawmakers, especially those on the Republican side, said that there was no reason to take the message seriously.

"Despite the media circus around the editorialist's unique nature, it's not something I'm thinking about," said Senator Tim Scott, R-S. "If you are not willing to put your name on your job, I have a hard time considering your claims credible."

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Florida Republican Representative Bill Posey said, "There is no credibility in anonymous sources."

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Condemned the use of anonymous sources in general when he was interviewed on the Times column. "The sources must always be identified first," he said.

Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told The Hill that "thousands of people call themselves high-ranking officials, so that means nothing without context."

"At that time, so that no one put his name on it – they are cowardly," said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. "And the editorial should be rejected."

Many agreed with Norman that the author was a coward to keep his identity secret, including the first lady Melania Trump who told the author, "You do not protect this country you sabotage him with your cowardly actions. "

The President of the House, Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Stated that the author "was living in dishonesty". Ryan indirectly responded to the concerns of the anonymous author when he acknowledged that Trump could use "unconventional tactics," but he said the president was getting "good results".

Similarly, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News that while Trump "could be a handful," the author is wrong to say that the president is not serving the country well.

"Where I live in South Carolina, people are extremely happy," Graham said. "So, this person's perspective on the president that he serves or that he serves is out of step with the people who elected him."

Although Democrats were more inclined to accept Trump's overwhelming representation, even some of them criticized the author's decision to remain anonymous.

"It is not surprising that senior executives of President Trump's administration are deeply troubled by his behavior – his conduct concerns the majority of the American people," said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. "But anonymous sources alone are not enough."

Minnesota representative Keith Ellison, vice president of the Democratic National Committee, said, "If we really want to defeat the country, the best of checks at the White House is not unelected people who choose to work there, rather put a Democratic majority in Congress. "

Contributors: Tim Smith, The Greenville (S.C.) News; Mara Bellaby, Florida Today; Nora Hertel, St. Cloud (Minn.) Times; The Associated Press

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