Wow. Miles Taylor wasn't even listed on DHS's senior leadership page when NYT published his op-ed because he was just a policy advisor, not even chief of staff.

Here's a snapshot of top leadership at DHS a few weeks after the op-ed was published. (October 2018) Image
The NYT answered a bunch of written questions about why they decided to publish the op-ed, and defended the use of "senior administration official."

They used the phrase "upper echelons of an administration." But Taylor wasn't even upper echelons of DHS.

nytimes.com/2018/09/08/rea… Image
The first time Miles appears on the senior leadership page at DHS as Chief of Staff was in February 2019. Several months AFTER the New York Times published his op-ed.

He would stay at DHS until June. So he was Chief of Staff for a total of 4 months.

What a town. Image
Fascinating to consider the content of the op-ed when you realize Taylor was just a low-level policy adviser.

What did he do to frustrate the President's agenda?

Refuse to deliver the Secretary's coffee?
Hide the toner?
Use 2 spaces after periods?

nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opi… Image

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@CalforNC’s campaign manager signaling to outside groups that they need more support to stop bleeding support among veterans.

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Cal himself won’t do interviews or answer questions to put the scandal to rest, and local media has accused him of trying to “run out the clock.”

They’re publicly mocking him on North Carolina tv with empty chairs

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