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4. This writer says Elaine Chao (and Mitch)
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 03:16 PM
Oct 2020

Chao indeed appears to be the mysterious anonymous author who wrote the scathing New York Times op-ed about Trump two years ago. A year later, “Anonymous,” a “senior Trump administration official,” penned the New York Times best-seller “A Warning,” which screams: don’t reelect Trump!

My investigation also shows that Chao is the book author.

Who do I think helped her do this? Mitch McConnell’s speechwriter Andrew Quinn.

I suspected this in February, when LEO Weekly published my comparison of hundreds of pages of McConnell’s speeches to the book. There were multiple echoes of similar language and phrases lifted from speeches that appeared in the book. The high-minded power couple laughed off my evidence, which only encouraged me to hunt for more, and there was plenty to be found.

https://www.leoweekly.com/2020/10/mcconnells-big-secret-revealed-anonymous-senior-trump-administration-official/

What's your guess for Anonymous? [View all] jezebel321 Oct 2020 OP
Kirstjen Nielsen? tblue37 Oct 2020 #1
that's a good guess, I had forgotten about her. jezebel321 Oct 2020 #6
You were close PatSeg Oct 2020 #26
Yep. And they seem to have agreed on most things, too. tblue37 Oct 2020 #27
Hope Hicks. nt Autumn Oct 2020 #2
The person who wrote "A Warning" PatSeg Oct 2020 #19
Hicks was snark on my behalf. The writer is a coward and certainly not a profile in courage. Autumn Oct 2020 #23
Turns out Anonymous IS Miles Taylor PatSeg Oct 2020 #25
Those are good choices PatSeg Oct 2020 #3
Same here... 2naSalit Oct 2020 #5
Yes, that dawned on me as well PatSeg Oct 2020 #20
Not for long... nt sweetloukillbot Oct 2020 #15
I'm sure he/she is counting the days! PatSeg Oct 2020 #21
This writer says Elaine Chao (and Mitch) underpants Oct 2020 #4
well that would be a suprise. nt jezebel321 Oct 2020 #7
Now that's an inetersting piece of info. 2naSalit Oct 2020 #8
That would explain not coming forward until now Blaukraut Oct 2020 #10
If it's Chao, does revealing that before the election somehow help McConnell's reelection chances? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2020 #12
Hurt. Badly hurt. It would prove #MoscowMitch refused to remove a great danger to our country Arazi Oct 2020 #24
That would be straight up Machiavellian ok_cpu Oct 2020 #13
Interesting. denbot Oct 2020 #16
Now, that's really interesting PatSeg Oct 2020 #22
Kellyanne Conway, my guess. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #9
+1 happybird Oct 2020 #17
No doubt about it... DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #11
Good grief! I'm getting my conspiracy theories mixed up! DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #29
Gen. John F. Kelly Kid Berwyn Oct 2020 #14
I know who it is MoonlitKnight Oct 2020 #18
It's Miles Taylor underpants Oct 2020 #28
'Anonymous' Outs Himself As Miles Taylor, Former DHS Chief Of Staff UCmeNdc Oct 2020 #30
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