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 has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.