(NPR) Ex-Homeland Security Official Outs Himself As 'Anonymous' Anti-Trump Author

Ex-Homeland Security Official Outs Himself As 'Anonymous' Anti-Trump Author








Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, pictured in March 2018, announced he is behind the scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book published under the pen name "Anonymous."



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Ex-Homeland Security Official Outs Himself As 'Anonymous' Anti-Trump Author






Miles Taylor defended his decision to criticize the president anonymously, saying it forced him to address the merits of the claims "rather than creating distractions through petty insults."