def get(self, path, params=None):
        """
        Send a GET request to the Wordpress REST API v1.1 and return the response
        :param path: aka resource
        :param params: querystring args
        :return: requests.reponse object
        """
        api_url = self.api_base_url + path

        headers = None
        try:
            headers = {
                "Authorization": 'Bearer {}'.format(settings.WP_API_AUTH_TOKEN)
            }
        except AttributeError:
            if self.first_get:
                logger.warning("WP_API_AUTH_TOKEN not found in settings. Only public APIs are available.")

        self.first_get = False

        return requests.get(api_url, headers=headers, params=params)