Anyone who believes that Donald Trump’s decision to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance was about trying to silence the former CIA director is probably misreading the President’s motives, writes Eli Lake for Bloomberg. More likely, he is looking for a “deep state” foil—and Brennan is falling for the trap.
“It’s no secret that the President is now campaigning against what his supporters deride as a ‘deep state,’ a permanent national security bureaucracy that he believes undermines his presidency. The term is often used in reference to police states like Egypt or Pakistan,” Lake writes.
“[R]unning against the deep state provides Trump a rhetorical crutch. It’s a built-in excuse for failing to deliver on his 2016 campaign promises. Sitting presidents usually have to run as incumbents. Trump can try to run for re-election as an outsider. And is there a better poster boy for the alleged deep state than Brennan?”
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“It’s no secret that the President is now campaigning against what his supporters deride as a ‘deep state,’ a permanent national security bureaucracy that he believes undermines his presidency. The term is often used in reference to police states like Egypt or Pakistan,” Lake writes.
“[R]unning against the deep state provides Trump a rhetorical crutch. It’s a built-in excuse for failing to deliver on his 2016 campaign promises. Sitting presidents usually have to run as incumbents. Trump can try to run for re-election as an outsider. And is there a better poster boy for the alleged deep state than Brennan?”
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