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The '''Deep State''' (sometimes called the "'''Permanent State'''"<ref>Hayward, John (August 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/08/31/gorka-trump-best-instincts-ive-seen-obama-holdover-massive-problem/ Gorka: Trump Has Best Instincts, but Obama Holdovers Are ‘Massive Problem’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 1, 2017.</ref> or referred to as a '''shadow government''') is a term used to describe when unelected bureaucrats and other figures are the ones who actually control a government and its policies, rather than the people and those they elect.<ref>Multiple references:

The '''Deep State''' (sometimes called the "'''Permanent State'''"<ref>Hayward, John (August 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/08/31/gorka-trump-best-instincts-ive-seen-obama-holdover-massive-problem/ Gorka: Trump Has Best Instincts, but Obama Holdovers Are ‘Massive Problem’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 1, 2017.</ref> or referred to as a '''shadow government''') is a term used to describe when unelected bureaucrats and other figures are the ones who actually control a government and its policies, rather than the people and those they elect.<ref>Multiple references:

*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27863-deep-state-pulling-strings-from-behind-the-scenes Deep State: Pulling Strings From Behind the Scenes]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> In this shadow government, bureaucrats in government agencies and/or the armed forces, along with willing allies outside of actual government agencies (such as those in the [[mainstream media]], political parties, lobbyists, consulting firms, and big business) are involved in the determination, control, and manipulation of government policy.  These persons generally hold [[liberal]] and [[globalist]] worldviews, with their ultimate aim to establish a [[one-world government]] utopia. The deep state is similar to the [[Administrative State]].

*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27863-deep-state-pulling-strings-from-behind-the-scenes Deep State: Pulling Strings From Behind the Scenes]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> In this shadow government, bureaucrats in government agencies and/or the armed forces, along with willing allies outside of actual government agencies (such as those in the [[mainstream media]], political parties, lobbyists, consulting firms, and big business) are involved in the determination, control, and manipulation of government policy.  These persons generally hold [[liberal]] and [[globalist]] worldviews, with their ultimate aim to establish a [[one-world government]] utopia. The Deep State is similar to the [[Administrative State]].

While intelligence agencies and other national security-related agencies are considered to make up the bulk of the deep state,<ref>Multiple references:

While intelligence agencies and other national security-related agencies are considered to make up the bulk of the Deep State,<ref>Multiple references:

*Newman, Alex (October 26, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/27234-deep-state-intelligence-threatens-trump-self-government Deep State “Intelligence” Threatens Trump, Self-Government]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

*Newman, Alex (October 26, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/27234-deep-state-intelligence-threatens-trump-self-government Deep State “Intelligence” Threatens Trump, Self-Government]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27865-deep-state-underbelly-of-the-intelligence-community Deep State: Underbelly of the Intelligence Community]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> the deep state is believed to exert very strong control over every government agency.<ref name="DeepStateVsTrump">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27864-deep-state-bureaucracy-vs-trump-america-constitution Deep State Bureaucracy vs. Trump, America, Constitution]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> The Senior Executive Service is a notable example of this.<ref>Newman, Alex (May 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29089-they-decide-what-government-does They Decide What Government Does]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 22, 2018.</ref> Some nongovernmental organizations, such as the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], [[Bilderberg group]], and the [[Trilateral Commission]], also serve as arms of the deep state and hold much sway over government policies.<ref name="CFRtrilateralEtc.">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27866-deep-state-behind-the-deep-state-cfr-trilaterals-bilderbergs Deep State Behind the Deep State: CFR, Trilaterals, Bilderbergs]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.<br>

*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27865-deep-state-underbelly-of-the-intelligence-community Deep State: Underbelly of the Intelligence Community]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> the deep state is believed to exert very strong control over every government agency.<ref name="DeepStateVsTrump">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27864-deep-state-bureaucracy-vs-trump-america-constitution Deep State Bureaucracy vs. Trump, America, Constitution]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> The Senior Executive Service is a notable example of this.<ref>Newman, Alex (May 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29089-they-decide-what-government-does They Decide What Government Does]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 22, 2018.</ref> Some nongovernmental organizations, such as the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], [[Bilderberg group]], and the [[Trilateral Commission]], also serve as arms of the deep state and hold much sway over government policies.<ref name="CFRtrilateralEtc.">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27866-deep-state-behind-the-deep-state-cfr-trilaterals-bilderbergs Deep State Behind the Deep State: CFR, Trilaterals, Bilderbergs]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.<br>

See also:

See also:

*Vitali, Stefania; Glattfelder, James B.; Battiston, Stefano (October 26, 2011). [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0025995 The Network of Global Corporate Control]. ''PLOS''. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

*Vitali, Stefania; Glattfelder, James B.; Battiston, Stefano (October 26, 2011). [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0025995 The Network of Global Corporate Control]. ''PLOS''. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

*Lutz, Ashley (June 12, 2012). [http://www.businessinsider.com/this-chart-shows-the-bilderberg-groups-connection-to-everything-in-the-world-2012-6 This Chart Shows The Bilderberg Group's Connection To Everything In The World]. ''Business Insider''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.</ref> and Wall Street interests along with a small number of wealthy left-wing globalist donors comprise the deep state.<ref name="MoneyMen">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27869-deep-state-follow-the-rothschild-soros-and-rockefeller-money Deep State: Follow the Rothschild, Soros, and Rockefeller Money]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref>

*Lutz, Ashley (June 12, 2012). [http://www.businessinsider.com/this-chart-shows-the-bilderberg-groups-connection-to-everything-in-the-world-2012-6 This Chart Shows The Bilderberg Group's Connection To Everything In The World]. ''Business Insider''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.</ref> and Wall Street interests along with a small number of wealthy left-wing globalist donors comprise the Deep State.<ref name="MoneyMen">Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27869-deep-state-follow-the-rothschild-soros-and-rockefeller-money Deep State: Follow the Rothschild, Soros, and Rockefeller Money]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref> An example of the work done by the Deep State is its misuse of [[FISA]] to obtain four different wiretaps to secretly record a former campaign adviser to candidate [[Donald Trump]], [[Carter Page]], based on false information and mere innuendo.

In February 2017, U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] made public his fight with the [[intelligence community]] over allegations that Russian spy networks helped get him in power, leading to popular use of the term "deep state" to describe the entrenched government in [[Washington, D.C.]] The “deep state” reportedly hopes to obstruct and dismantle the [[Trump Administration]], with [[NSA]] intelligence analyst John Schindler warning that a friend in the “intelligence community” told him that Trump ''“will die in jail.”''<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-intelligence-community-ready-go-nuclear-donald-trump-russia-nsa-a7585926.html US intel community 'ready to go nuclear' against Donald Trump over Russia ties, claims former NSA analyst]</ref>

In February 2017, U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] made public his fight with the [[intelligence community]] over allegations that Russian spy networks helped get him in power, leading to popular use of the term "deep state" to describe the entrenched government in [[Washington, D.C.]] The “deep state” reportedly hopes to obstruct and dismantle the [[Trump Administration]], with [[NSA]] intelligence analyst John Schindler warning that a friend in the “intelligence community” told him that Trump ''“will die in jail.”''<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-intelligence-community-ready-go-nuclear-donald-trump-russia-nsa-a7585926.html US intel community 'ready to go nuclear' against Donald Trump over Russia ties, claims former NSA analyst]</ref>