'Rogue' White House staffers tweet alleged secrets about President Trump
Shortly after President Trump's inauguration, a Twitter account named "Rogue POTUS Staff" sprung up. The page is among several anti-Trump "rogue" accounts from federal organizations, such as the the "Alternate" National Park Service:
Don't just add us to your follow list. Take action- Write, call, organize & find ways to make a difference for the causes you believe in. https://t.co/ewCDnti2n6
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 29, 2017
This newer profile joins a Twitter ecosystem where the National Park Service Twitter account came under fire last week for criticizing Trump administration. Soon after, federal agencies were ordered to restrict their social media communications.
The week-old Rogue POTUS Staff account, which describes itself as the "unofficial resistance team inside the White House" has already amassed over 400,000 followers. Many of their tweets detail what Trump allegedly says behind closed doors in the White House:
Pres. Trump doesn't quite understand the difference between being POTUS and being a business owner. Keeps asking "who says I can't?"
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 26, 2017
POTUS fully overwhelmed after full week on the job. Things spilling over into out of office lives for everyone.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 29, 2017
Others seemingly foreshadow what the president will do:
Rumors are true. Expect by end of the week. https://t.co/Mx89ZaY4ND
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
Check out other tweets from the Rogue POTUS Staff
In the case of a rumored LGBT executive order, Trump announced Tuesday that he will strive to protect LGBT workplace rights. The "Rogue POTUS Staff" account claims this is was due to public pressure:
After the enormous pressure from the past several days, POTUS repudiates VP, reverses course on LGBT EO. #resistwinhttps://t.co/F5T1QrIiEh
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 31, 2017
The account asserts people running the profile must keep their identities secret in order to keep their jobs. They say that they "will block anyone who asks us to ID ourselves (including press), or who makes suggestions of violence." Whether the account has any validity is unclear.
