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New Poll Shines Important Light on the Deep State Rising in the Second Trump Admin

A surprising number of federal bureaucrats who work in Washington, D.C., plan to oppose President Donald Trump from within the government—a deep state taking shape… Read More

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A surprising number of federal bureaucrats who work in Washington, D.C., plan to oppose President Donald Trump from within the government—a deep state taking shape in his second term.

D.C.-based bureaucrats are split along partisan lines, with Republicans planning to support the president and Democrats planning to oppose him, according to an RMG Research survey commissioned by the Napolitan Institute to coincide with Trump’s first 100 days in office. A whopping 75% of bureaucrats who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in November say they would disobey a lawful Trump order if they consider it bad policy.