"We believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic," the author wrote.
The Times said it is publishing the anonymous piece at the request of the author whose identity is known to it and "whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure."
"We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers," the note added.
The author also denounced in the piece the president's "amorality" and described his impulses as "generally anti-trade and anti-democratic" and his leadership style as "impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective."
Besides, the op-ed revealed that Trump's Cabinet originally speculated about invoking the 25th Amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president, but they did not go with it because "no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis."
Former CIA Director John Brennan called the piece "active insubordination...born out of loyalty to the country."
Trump questioned the existence of the author via Twitter on Wednesday.
"Does the so-called 'Senior Administration Official' really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source?" Trump wrote.
"If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!"
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