Tonight, Donald Trump made an unprecedented demand.  He wants the New York Times to reveal the name of the op-ed writer for “national security” purposes.

That will never happen.  Politico calls it a fresh “West-Wing meltdown.”  Aides are pointing fingers and scrambling to try to figure out who the writer, or writers, might be.

“One senior administration official described a White House in “total meltdown” by Wednesday evening, after the president went on television to directly attack the author and the Times, an assessment corroborated in interviews with more than a dozen current and former White House officials and outside advisers.

“More than any previous episode, the op-ed seemed to signal a shift from now-routine internal chaos and infighting to a gathering, and sustained, revolt against the commander-in-chief by those closest to him. One former White House official declared it “open season on the president.”

From The Washington Post:

“Trump reacted to the column with “volcanic” anger and was “absolutely livid” over what he considered a treasonous act of disloyalty, and told confidants he suspects the official works on national security issues or in the Justice Department, according to two people familiar with his private discussions.”