Frank Bruni: The deep state is on a roll
President Donald Trump was right about the “deep state” — sort of. There exist, in government, people and forces rigged to foil disruption.But the deep state isn’t, as he suggested, a reflexive defense of a corrupt status quo. It’s a righteous defense against the corruption of democracy, which he continues to attempt.And that defense is holding. Three cheers for the deep state, which has been on a roll these past three weeks.I’m thinking of Brad Raffensperger,
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