In the wake of the explosive NYT article that revealed details of a \u00ab\u00a0secret revolution\u00a0\u00bb in the White House, many have speculated whether Mike Pence is the author.<\/b>
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Was Mike Pence the NYT op-ed writer? Many people on Twitter believe he is.
In an explosive move, The New York Times released an op-ed written by an anonymous Trump official which revealed details of a \u201csecret revolution\u201d occurring inside the White House.
The article also detailed the chance of the Cabinet potentially evoking the 25th amendment, which would oust President Trump and replace him with Vice President Mike Pence.
In the wake of the explosive article, thousands of Twitter users began to speculate who the senior official was that had written the letter, many of them citing Pence as the author.
Here\u2019s what you need to know.
\u00ab\u00a0lodestar\u00a0\u00bb (h\/t @danbl00m) pic.twitter.com\/SqKFlBTR0f
\u2014 David Mack (@davidmackau) September 5,2018
At one point in the article, the author uses the conspicuous word \u201clodestar\u201d to describe the late Sen. John McCain. The author wrote, \u201cWe may no longer have Senator McCain. But we will always have his example \u2014 a lodestar for restoring honor to public life and our national dialogue. Mr. Trump may fear such honorable men, but we should revere them.\u201d
The only Trump official who has used the word \u201clodestar\u201d previously is Pence- and he\u2019s used it on several occasions.
In a CBS interview, Pence said, \u201cAs you know we made changes as soon as I took over the transition efforts. We made changes \u2014 we moved lobbyists out of the transition team and that\u2019s going to continue to be a lodestar and I can tell your viewers that the president-elect is determined to move ethics reform in the next year in the Congress of the United States.\u201d
In a speech at the UN, Pence said, \u201cSo let us rededicate ourselves to the mission upon which this body was founded \u2014 the first words of the U. N. Charter, \u2018to maintain international peace,\u2019 must again be our lodestar, our ideal, and our aspiration. Through reform of our efforts and reform of this institution, through renewed courage to speak and act whenever and wherever the unalienable rights of innocent people, or the peace of the world, is at risk we will create, as our President said, a more safe and peaceful future for all mankind.\u201d
Others have speculated that Pence\u2019s speechwriter had a hand in the article, and that it was just second-nature to include a word that the Vice President loves.
Pence has been using the word \u201clodestar\u201d in speeches dating back as early as 2001. Other Trump officials like James Mattis and John Kelly have never uttered the word publicly.
Does the so-called \u201cSenior Administration Official\u201d really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source? If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him\/her over to government at once!
\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5,2018
Another reason for why people think Pence might have authored the op-ed is that he is the most senior Trump official, and has the highest amount of job safety.
However, that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s entirely protected from Trump\u2019s power, and according to a CNN source, Trump has been on a \u201crampage\u201d in the wake of the article release. Trump also tweeted out that the official was either \u201cGUTLESS\u201d or non-existent.
CNN has released a list of the 13 most likely Trump official s to have authored the op-ed, and Pence is one of them. Only time will tell whether he truly was the author.
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