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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.
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Irish_Dem
(59,741 posts)They will be there for a long time.
These are not people who believe in rule of law or democracy.
bucolic_frolic
(47,615 posts)This is a Who's the real sheriff war.
RussBLib
(9,713 posts)...should simply fire every last person that Trump hired. Problem solved.
quakerboy
(14,206 posts)0rganism
(24,762 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
(2,615 posts)..to blame for your failures.
harumph
(2,402 posts)Because the USS Tyrant has sailed.
2naSalit
(93,505 posts)My cue!
My song for these times
spooky3
(36,426 posts)To eliminate any resistance from principled career employees to bad actions that Trump wants to engage in over the next 4 years.
Exp
(23 posts)bureaucrats pushing paper to move policies that fall within Constitutional law and to keep their jobs and raise their families.