www.zerohedge.com Former Trump 2016 campaign chair and White House strategist Steve Bannon says that the deep state is a ‘conspiracy theory for nutcases,’ explaining to author James B Stewart “America isnât Turkey or Egypt.”
Bannon says that while there is a formidable government bureaucracy in the United States – “there’s nothing ‘deep’ about it,” adding “It’s right in your face.”
Of course, many define the ‘deep state’ to include a group of powerful, unelected individuals calling shots while their servants carry out their agenda at all levels of government – but perhaps Bannon knows better, having operated on both sides of the curtain.
Bannon’s comments can be found in Stewart’s upcoming book, Deep State: Trump, the FBI and the Rule of Law by James B Stewart, which will be published on 8 October according to The Guardian, which obtained a copy.
The claim that the deep state is a ‘conspiracy theory’ flies in the face of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, who suggested the deep state is behind an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden. Last Sunday, Miller told Fox News he knows “the difference between a whistleblower and a deep state operative.”Â