Trump demands The New York Times 'turn over' anonymous source 'at once!'

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President Trump said Wednesday night he's not sure if the "senior administration official" who wrote an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times really exists, but if he does, this person needs to be turned over "to government at once!"

The Times published the op-ed on Wednesday afternoon, letting readers know that the writer's "job would be jeopardized" if his identity was revealed. The author called Trump's leadership style "petty" and "ineffective," and said several of his aides "are working diligently from within" to keep Trump from enacting some of his policies.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.