The New York Times on Wednesday took what it called a “rare step,” publishing an op-ed from an anonymous source who self-identifies as, “part of the resistance inside the Trump Administration.

The New York Times on Wednesday took what it called a "rare step," publishing an op-ed from an anonymous source who self-identifies as "part of the resistance inside the Trump Administration.  The Times notes the writer is a senior Trump administration official whose "identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure. We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers." That individual writes: "President Trump is facing a test to his presidency unlike any faced by a modern American leader…The dilemma — which he does not fully grasp — is that many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations." "The root of the problem is the president's amorality. Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making," the writer adds.  The op-ed goes on to stress that "we fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what's right even when Donald Trump won't."  The piece closes with an appeal to the American public, with the author stating that the nation has "sunk low with him and allowed our discourse to be stripped of civility," and noting that change can be made by "everyday citizens rising above politics, reaching across the aisle and resolving to shed the labels in favor of a single one: Americans."