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White House Rejects NYT Column Attributed To Anonymous Official That Criticizes Trump

The New York Times published an opinion piece from an unidentified "senior official" in the administration who says the president's behavior is "detrimental" to the nation.

The White House slammed a newspaper essay on Wednesday attributed to an anonymous administration official that criticized President Trump and suggested that aides have discussed ways to try to remove him from office.

Trump and others blasted after the newspaper ran what it said was a column written by someone within the

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