The author is an idiot if they think “Trump administration officials” = US.
It’s pretty normal in journalism to substitute the name of the country for its administration.
You do have a point though: with the current admin basically living on social media, constantly ranting without oversight, it is unclear to what extent the statements of one or two officials are representative of the admin as a whole, or even “official”.
It’s pretty normal in journalism to substitute the name of the country for its administration.
You do have a point though: with the current admin basically living on social media, constantly ranting without oversight, it is unclear to what extent the statements of one or two officials are representative of the admin as a whole, or even “official”.