1. “The root of the problem is the president’s amorality.”

From Opinion: In an anonymous Op-Ed essay, a senior Trump administration official says that “like-minded colleagues and I” are working to thwart President Trump’s “misguided impulses,” believing he “continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic.”

President Trump wasted no time in denouncing the essay, calling it a “gutless editorial.”

“We have somebody in what I call the failing New York Times talking about he’s part of the resistance within the Trump administration,” the president said. “This is what we have to deal with.”

The anonymous account affirms the picture painted by the veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear,” of a White House in disarray with officials actively blocking President Trump’s worst impulses. The administration hit back at the book, saying it was “nothing more than fabricated stories, many by former disgruntled employees, told to make the president look bad.”