Trump now citing the Daily Caller

President Trump on Monday shared an op-ed from a writer claiming to be an anonymous senior member of his administration who harshly criticizes federal workers as disloyal to the White House and worthy of losing their jobs.

The writer of the op-ed, published by conservative news site The Daily Caller, argues the partial government shutdown is an opportunity for Trump to greatly reduce the size of government.

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The Daily Caller, which was founded by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, in its note on the op-ed said it was publishing the story by an anonymous author because "we believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers.”

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“On an average day, roughly 15 percent of the employees around me are exceptional patriots serving their country. I wish I could give competitive salaries to them and no one else,” the op-ed reads. “But 80 percent feel no pressure to produce results. If they don’t feel like doing what they are told, they don’t.”

  The Hill

And what's going on with that other 5%?

"Furloughed employees should find other work, never return and not be paid," the op-ed states.

Trump agrees with this?

If the shutdown is just about "rhetorical bickering," it is a loss, the author states. "But if it proves that government is better when smaller, focusing only on essential functions that serve Americans, then President Trump will achieve something great that Reagan was only bold enough to dream."

Trump shared the op-ed on Tuesday, a day after it was published by The Daily Caller, by retweeting a tweet by his son, Donald Trump, Jr.

The writer of the op-ed, headlined "I'm a Senior Trump Official and I Hope a Long Shutdown Smokes out the Resistance," is described by website as a senior official in the Trump administration “whose identity is known to us and whose career would be jeopardized by its disclosure.”

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“Federal employees are starting to feel the strain of the shutdown. I am one of them. But for the sake of our nation, I hope it lasts a very long time, till the government is changed and can never return to its previous form,” the op-ed states.

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“Most of my career colleagues actively work against the president’s agenda. This means I typically spend about 15 percent of my time on the president’s agenda and 85 percent of my time trying to stop sabotage, and we have no power to get rid of them,” the op-ed states. “Until the shutdown.”

Again, what's going on with the other 5%? Do you think this person knows how to add?

 ...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.