Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He Was ‘Anonymous’
Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, was the anonymous author of The New York Times Op-Ed article in 2018 whose description of President Trump as “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective” roiled Washington and set off a hunt for his identity, Mr. Taylor confirmed Wednesday.
Mr. Taylor was also the anonymous author of “A Warning,” a book he wrote the following year that described the president as an “undisciplined” and “amoral” leader whose abuse of power threatened the foundations of American democracy. He acknowledged that he was the author of both the book and the opinion article in an interview and in a three-page statement he posted online.
Mr. Taylor resigned from the Department of Homeland Security in June 2019, and went public with his criticism of Mr. Trump this past summer. He released a video just before the start of the Republican National Convention declaring that the president was unfit for office and endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee.
But Mr. Taylor, who had repeatedly denied being Anonymous, did not reveal himself to be the author of the opinion article and book at the time. Confronted with Mr. Taylor’s public criticism in August, the president wrote on Twitter that he was a “DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE named Miles Taylor, who I do not know (never heard of him).”
Mr. Taylor served for two years as a top aide to Kirstjen Nielsen, Mr. Trump’s third homeland security secretary, and wrote in The Times that he was part of a cadre of officials around Mr. Trump who were quietly working to “frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”
As a senior administration official, Mr. Taylor often interacted with the president at the White House, particularly on issues related to immigration, cybersecurity and terrorism. He left government after Ms. Nielsen was fired and later became the head of national security relations for Google. He has been on personal leave from the company for the past several months after endorsing Mr. Biden and has been organizing other Republicans to campaign against Mr. Trump’s re-election.
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | October 29, 2020 2:58 AM
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Gay guy. OK now I get it.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 28, 2020 8:50 PM
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We had some threads back in the day about trying to guess his identity. Did anyone guess right? I don't remember
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 28, 2020 8:51 PM
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Do we know he's gay? I googled just now and didn't see any mention.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 28, 2020 9:08 PM
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Is he related to DL's own BILL TAYLOR?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 28, 2020 9:12 PM
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And so it begins -- these Trump acolytes want to slither their way back into polite society with their 11:59 p.m. apologies.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 28, 2020 9:26 PM
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This guy's a nobody. He wasn't "influencing" anything behind the scenes. He was an aide to Kirstjen Nielsen, who was fired a long time ago.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 28, 2020 9:29 PM
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When I read the NYTimes Op Ed my assessment was that the author was fairly young, idealistic and female.
My guess was that it was co-written by the Cinderella couple of John Pence and Giovanna Coia--Mike's nephew and Kellyanne's cousin.
It turns out that Miles is about 33(ish), from Indiana and possibly gay.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 28, 2020 9:31 PM
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He is the most self-serving douche.
[quote](I’ve likewise experienced the cost of condemning the President, as doing so has taken a considerable toll on my job, daily life, marriage, finances, and personal safety.)
Anyone else need some Kleenex to wipe up the tears we're shedding for him?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 28, 2020 9:37 PM
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He’s one of the people responsible for the child separation policy. He belongs in prison. Fuck him.
I REALLY hope all of these republican grifters fuck off after the election. And I hope gullible liberals stop giving them money.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 28, 2020 9:39 PM
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He just said what we all knew. Why did everyone start worshipping Anonymous??
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 28, 2020 10:01 PM
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[quote]He is the most self-serving douche.
In other words...a Republican.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 28, 2020 10:09 PM
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[quote]I doubt this guy is gay.
I certainly hope not.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 28, 2020 10:15 PM
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R7, why did you think this was a female? I always assumed it was a man
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 28, 2020 10:31 PM
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[quote] why did you think this was a female? I always assumed it was a man
I don't remember the specific reasons, honestly. But I have long had an interest in gender and race based language deviations.
Some extremely general indicators are whether sentences are declarative or interrogative, sentence length and structure, how literally or figuratively words are used, humor, clarity of thought, introspection, etc..
Of course, writing style doesn't always match the gender of the author, which is why, for example, someone would use initials like "JK" for their first submission instead of her name (Joanne).
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 28, 2020 10:57 PM
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Why is he revealing himself now? What good does he think it will do with early voting already starting?
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 28, 2020 11:05 PM
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He's now a CNN contributor. He's a regular member of the panels on Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon.
Decent looking guy.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 28, 2020 11:10 PM
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I’m surprised he waited til now to reveal himself since he’s been publicly critical for awhile now. Why not just just claim it then?
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 28, 2020 11:23 PM
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Donald Trump and Miles Taylor.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | October 28, 2020 11:24 PM
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Is he related to Miles Teller?
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 28, 2020 11:31 PM
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If Sylvia Miles married him she'd be Sylvia Taylor.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | October 28, 2020 11:33 PM
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His mother was the famous June Taylor.
I hope he can dance.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | October 28, 2020 11:35 PM
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[quote]If Sylvia Miles married him she'd be Sylvia Taylor.
And if Taylor Lautner married him, he'd be Taylor Taylor.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | October 28, 2020 11:39 PM
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I thought his anonymous article was spineless. One should research a bit before even taking a job. Trump's CV spoke loud and clear. Then, you find yourself in a job with a raging narcissistic jerk of a boss, with zero talent for the job. And him staying in the job constitutes a public menace. Why stay? GET THE FUCK OUT AND WHISTLEBLOW BLOW BLOW.
Miss Taylor probably has some good degrees, good contacts, etc. Even if he didn't want to whistleblow - GET THE FUCK OUT and find another job. Sheesh.
Did he really think he was being a hero by "protecting" the USA from Trump's only skill - create chaos, bankruptcy and grifting? How did that turn out? A shit storm! Hundreds of thousands dead. Thanks for your your little useless heroic role-play, dumb cunt.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | October 28, 2020 11:43 PM
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[quote] On Wednesday, Kayleigh McEnany, the president’s current press secretary, called Mr. Taylor a “low-level, disgruntled former staffer,” adding that he “is a liar and a coward who chose anonymity over action and leaking over leading. He was ineffective and incompetent during his time as D.H.S. chief of staff.” Ms. McEnany said that “it is appalling a low-ranking official would be granted anonymity, and it is clear The New York Times is doing the bidding of Never-Trumpers and Democrats.”
The White House Press Secretary, everybody.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 28, 2020 11:48 PM
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R21, that message from Trump is hilarious. Republicans bitch about "cancel culture" but say everyone they don't like should be fired and punished...
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | October 29, 2020 12:16 AM
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He's pretty cute. Any gossip?
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | October 29, 2020 12:17 AM
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More irony:
Kayleigh McEnany @PressSec
US government account PROOF: Miles Taylor, who now admits to being “Anonymous,” once told us he was NOT Anonymous. He LIED!
This is everything people hate about Washington — two-faced liars who push their own agendas at the expense of the People. This is the epitome of the swamp!
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 29, 2020 12:47 AM
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Yeah, it really sucks when people lie, Kayleigh. Like when people say no one in America will die from Covid.....
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 29, 2020 12:49 AM
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I like him, but he thinks like a selfish Republican.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | October 29, 2020 12:54 AM
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R6 is dumb. This guy is far from a nobody and he wasn't an aide.
He was the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Thats a very high ranking position that puts you in a lot of important meetings.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | October 29, 2020 1:04 AM
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R33 Uh, no, actually it’s not.
[quote] I also didn’t realize the definition of “senior administration official” could be *this* expansive. Wasn’t even an agency chief of staff at the time the op-ed ran.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | October 29, 2020 2:17 AM
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Miles Taylor Exposed as Anonymous, Prompting Yawns and Outrage Over Role in Family Separations
Reed Galen @reedgalen 5h . @MilesTaylorUSA isn't a hero. He sat in those rooms, in those councils of power and allowed the banality of evil to work through its way America. Heroism isn't silence until it's convenient and personally advantageous to stand up.
Jonathan Tamari @JonathanTamari 5h
Miles Taylor revealed to be Anonymous from the NYT op ed. I'm being sarcastic about that revelation being able to move any voters
Piya Sinha-Roy @PiyaSRoy 5h
It is not brave or admirable to be an “anonymous” resister while working with an administration to dismantle democracy, put children in cages and allow 225,000 Americans to die, and then negotiate a cushy book deal stating the obvious and become a paid pundit, ok @MilesTaylorUSA ?
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | October 29, 2020 2:26 AM
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I don't believe anyone any more.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | October 29, 2020 2:39 AM
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What astonishes me is that trump was even allowed on the ballot to run for a second term, or even the first.
Everyone knows he's unfit, immoral, reckless and on and on. President's should have to pass background checks more scrupulous than any law enforcement officer. It took a year of investigations and two lie detector tests for my cousin to work for local law enforcement yet we let a lying cheat into the White House.
Anyone who votes for him is as crooked as he is.
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | October 29, 2020 2:39 AM
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^ please excuse the random apostrophe etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | October 29, 2020 2:40 AM
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Miles Taylor was directly involved in Trump's immigration policy of separating children from their parents and locking them in cages. Personally I don't a fuck what he has to say about anything.
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | October 29, 2020 2:46 AM
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