What exactly is the “Deep State”? (Congress, enemies, accuse)

[Chicano3000X]

Never heard if this til Trump became president. Is it like some kind of Illuminati organization?

[Old Town FFX]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_s..._United_States

The term 'deep state' was defined in 2014 by Mike Lofgren, a former Republican U.S. congressional aide, as "a hybrid association of elements of government and parts of top-level finance and industry that is effectively able to govern the United States without reference to the consent of the governed as expressed through the formal political process."[6][7]

Donald Trump and Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist, have both made allegations about a deep state which they believe is interfering with the president's agenda.[24][25][26] In 2018, describing the deep state as an "entrenched bureaucracy," Trump accused the United States Department of Justice "of being part of the 'deep state'" in a statement advocating the prosecution of Huma Abedin.[27] Some Trump allies and right-wing media outlets have alleged that former President Barack Obama is coordinating a deep state resistance to Trump.[24][28] While the belief in a deep state is popular among Trump supporters, critics maintain that it has no basis in reality[29], arguing that the sources of the leaks frustrating the Trump administration lack the organizational depth of deep states in other countries, and that use of the term in the U.S. could undermine confidence in vital institutions and be used to justify suppressing dissent.[30][24]

Take it with a grain of salt, or a salt shaker.

[kdog]

The deep state is a sinister clan of despicable subversives that are responsible for all of the hypocrisy and corruption of the right, and hides under their beds.

[jfre81]

It's a kooky conspiracy theory for people who pine for executive-branch authoritarianism.

[jetgraphics]

It's just another "buzzzzz word" to hide the fact that PREDATORS are about and hunting their prey.
Shut up, sit down, pay and obey.

[Freak80]

The deep state is basically corporate America, which (for all practical purposes) owns the US government via campaign contributions.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by Freak80

The deep state is basically corporate America, which (for all practical purposes) owns the US government via campaign contributions.

I was about to post virtually the same thing.

[Chango]

The Military Industrial Complex

Basically the "lifer's" in positions of power within the military and other federal government agencies like the CIA, NSA, NASA, Homeland Security, ect, key politicians and "important" people working within the defense industry, international banking and select influential multinational corporations who exist in a tangled web of alliances and enemies worthy of a "Game of Thrones" style series of their own.

[Old Town FFX]

Originally Posted by Freak80

The deep state is basically corporate America, which (for all practical purposes) owns the US government via campaign contributions.

Basically. The Golden Rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules.

[biggunsmallbrains]

It’s full name is deep state denial. It’s when you blame everything on alleged secret societies even when your party holds all the levels of power. It’s really just one step before being institutionalized.