特朗普要求纽约时报交出白宫匿名评论员

Trump¹ Demands NYT Turn Over Anonymous² White House Critic

WHITE HOUSE — Top Trump administration officials are denying they are the author of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece criticizing President Donald Trump’s “petty and ineffective” leadership style.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking during a visit to India, called the article “sad,” saying he finds “the media's efforts in this regard to undermine this administration incredibly disturbing.”

Vice³ President Mike Pence's office said it is “above such amateur acts.”

The Vice President puts his name on his Op-Eds. The @nytimes should be ashamed and so should the person who wrote the false, illogical, and gutless op-ed. Our office is above such amateur acts.

— Jarrod Agen (@VPComDir) September 6, 2018

The director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, released a statement saying: “Speculation that The New York Times op-ed was written by me or my Principal Deputy is patently false. We did not.”

Others issuing denials included Defense⁴ Secretary Jim Mattis, U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, Treasury⁵ Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Labor⁶ Secretary Alex Acosta and Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

The Times said the author is a senior administration official whose job would be jeopardized⁷ if that person's identity is made public.

The anonymous writer asserts the president's worst impulses are frequently foiled by his own staff.

The author of the piece writes, “it may be cold comfort in this chaotic⁸ era” but wants Americans to know that “there are adults in the room.”

Trump responded to the article with a series of comments after it was published Wednesday, including a tweet demanding the newspaper name the source for prosecution⁹.

“Does the so-called 'Senior Administration Official' really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source?” Trump said on Twitter. “If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!”

Does the so-called “Senior Administration Official” 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!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018

The demand came shortly after Trump published a one-word message on Twitter: "TREASON?"

An Obama administration senior official, Ned Price, says that while the president may not agree with the writer, “There’s nothing in this person’s op-ed that verges¹⁰ on sensitive national security equities¹¹. For Trump to intimate otherwise dangerously blurs¹² a line that our democracy depends on for the sake of free speech.”

Price, who served as spokesman at the Central Intelligence Agency and then the National Security Council, tells VOA, “I certainly don’t agree with the op-ed writer, but that in no way makes Trump’s approach acceptable.”

There for 'all the wrong reasons'

Trump, asked earlier Wednesday about the article following an event in the East Room, called it "gutless" and launched into an extended criticism of the newspaper.

“They don't like Donald Trump and I don't like them because they're very dishonest people,” the president told reporters.

Trump characterized the writer of the opinion piece as someone “probably who is failing and probably here for all the wrong reasons.”

Trump ended his night on Twitter by declaring: “I'm draining the Swamp, and the Swamp is trying to fight back. Don't worry, we will win!”

I’m draining the Swamp, and the Swamp is trying to fight back. Don’t worry, we will win!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2018

One assertion in the commentary concerns “early whispers” of invoking¹³ the 25th Amendment¹⁴, but "no one wanted to precipitate¹⁵ a constitutional crisis. So we will do what we can to steer¹⁶ the administration in the right direction until — one way or another — it's over.”

The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution spells out measures that can be taken for the removal of a sitting president.

Just after Trump's impromptu¹⁷ remarks, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement calling the article “pathetic, reckless, and selfish,” describing the action as “a new low for the so-called paper of record.’”

Sanders said the Times should issue an apology, calling the article's publication “another example of the liberal media's concerted effort to discredit¹⁸ the President.”

As for the anonymous author, the press secretary accused the person of “not putting country first, but putting himself and his ego¹⁹ ahead of the will of the American people. This coward should do the right thing and resign.”

Support for agenda

The article plays into anecdotes²⁰ released Tuesday from reporter Bob Woodward's new book "Fear", which alleges²¹ Trump's staff has stolen important documents off his desk. The book is scheduled for release next Tuesday.

Trump terms the book as “fiction.”

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

7 jeopardized   

危及，损害( jeopardize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The soldier jeopardized his life to save his comrade. 这个士兵冒生命的危险救他的同志。
• The occasional failed project or neglected opportunity does not jeopardized overall progress. 偶然失败的项目或失误的机会并没有影响总的进展。

8 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

9 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

10 verges   

边，边缘，界线( verge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The small stream verges to the north. 这条小河向北延伸。
• The results ob-tained agree well with those given by Verges using random Bethe lattice model. 所得结果与Verges用非晶的Bethe晶格模型的计算结果相符。

11 equities   

普通股，股票

参考例句：

• These are invested mainly in the OECD bonds and equities. 这些资产主要投资于经济合作及发展组织的债券与股票市场。
• They are also advantage of the global rebound in equities. 它们还在利用全球股市反弹的机会。

12 blurs   

n.模糊( blur的名词复数 )；模糊之物；（移动的）模糊形状；模糊的记忆v.（使）变模糊( blur的第三人称单数 )；（使）难以区分

参考例句：

• The electron clouds are clearly visible as blurs surrounding the invisible nuclei. 电子云就象环绕着看不见的核的一片云雾。 来自辞典例句
• The letter had many blots and blurs. 信上有许多墨水渍和污迹。 来自辞典例句

13 invoking   

v.援引( invoke的现在分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• You can customise the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You can customize the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自辞典例句

14 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

15 precipitate   

adj.突如其来的；vt.使突然发生；n.沉淀物

参考例句：

• I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
• The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。

16 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

17 impromptu   

adj.即席的，即兴的；adv.即兴的(地)，无准备的(地)

参考例句：

• The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.这一宣布是在机场举行的临时新闻发布会上作出的。
• The children put on an impromptu concert for the visitors.孩子们为来访者即兴献上了一场音乐会。

18 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

19 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

20 anecdotes   

n.掌故，趣闻，轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor 关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman. 他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。