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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe so called deep state
What Trump refers to as the deep state consists of individuals, organizations, and institutions designed to prevent the rise of a dictatorial tyrant. His real aim seems to be undermining and infiltrating these entities with loyalists, so that even after his departure, a true deep state existsone that could spy on Democratic presidents and continue to enforce his agenda.
Irish_Dem
(79,884 posts)They will be there for a long time.
These are not people who believe in rule of law or democracy.
bucolic_frolic
(54,064 posts)This is a Who's the real sheriff war.
RussBLib
(10,425 posts)...should simply fire every last person that Trump hired. Problem solved.
quakerboy
(14,723 posts)0rganism
(25,474 posts)This time around, it's going to be different: wholesale takeover or complete liquidation, likely both. When you're an autocrat, they let you do it.
Septua
(2,950 posts)..to blame for your failures.
harumph
(3,115 posts)Because the USS Tyrant has sailed.
2naSalit
(100,072 posts)My cue!
My song for these times
spooky3
(38,276 posts)To eliminate any resistance from principled career employees to bad actions that Trump wants to engage in over the next 4 years.
Exp
(765 posts)bureaucrats pushing paper to move policies that fall within Constitutional law and to keep their jobs and raise their families.