politics
March 25, 2026
Trump Loves the Deep State, When It's Israel's
Raging against the supposed “deep state” in Washington has long been one of President Donald Trump’s favorite pastimes. Borrowed from Turkey, that loaded term has become a catch-phrase among the MAGA faithful for the idea that the intelligence community is subverting Trump.
TL;DR
- President Trump publicly criticizes the U.S. "deep state" but appears to favor Israeli intelligence assessments.
- The U.S. initiated an "Iran war" on February 28th alongside Israel, Operation Epic Fury, disregarding American intelligence warnings.
- Israeli intelligence offered a more optimistic view of the Iran war's potential success compared to U.S. intelligence.
- Senator Lindsey Graham reportedly received optimistic takes on the Iran war from Israeli intelligence, which he then shared with Trump.
- Israel is described as a close U.S. ally that also aggressively spies on the U.S., creating a complicated intelligence relationship.
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