A group of senior Trump administration officials considered resigning “en masse” last year in a “midnight self-massacre” to sound the alarm about the president’s unfitness for office, according to an excerpt of the upcoming book written by “Anonymous,” who was or is a senior Trump administration official.
The Washington Post reported the bombshell Thursday night, adding this from the book’s author who described what it is like working with President Donald Trump:
“It’s like showing up at the nursing home at daybreak to find your elderly uncle running pantsless across the courtyard and cursing loudly about the cafeteria food, as worried attendants tried to catch him,” the author writes. “You’re stunned, amused, and embarrassed all at the same time. Only your uncle probably wouldn’t do it every single day, his words aren’t broadcast to the public, and he doesn’t have to lead the US government once he puts his pants on.”
The book, titled, “A Warning,” comes one year after “Anonymous” wrote an op-ed in The New York Times saying they are part of an internal White House “resistance” movement.
He or she says the mass resignation idea was ultimately scrapped for fear “it would further destabilize an already teetering government,” according to The Post.
The author also offers examples of some of Trump’s racist and misogynistic comments:
“I’ve sat and listened in uncomfortable silence as he talks about a woman’s appearance or performance,” the author writes. “He comments on makeup. He makes jokes about weight. He critiques clothing. He questions the toughness of women in and around his orbit. He uses words like ‘sweetie’ and ‘honey’ to address accomplished professionals. This is precisely the way a boss shouldn’t act in the work environment.”
The author alleges that Trump attempted a Hispanic accent during an Oval Office meeting to complain about migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We get these women coming in with like seven children,” Trump said, according to the book. “They are saying, ‘Oh, please help! My husband left me!’ They are useless. They don’t do anything for our country. At least if they came in with a husband we could put him in the fields to pick corn or something.”
Read the entire Washington Post article here.