there are quite a few clues as to what type of person in the Trump White House wrote it.
The content of the Times op-ed has been thoroughly dissected and could point to a number of Republicans under Trump. Blind guesses at the time included Vice President Mike Pence, then-White House Counsel Don McGahn, and then-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. The author also name drops John McCain in the op-ed, and quotes Teddy Roosevelt and Cicero in "A Warning."
"All Americans should heed his words and break free of the tribalism trap, with the high aim of uniting through our shared values and love of this great nation," the op-ed reads.
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