Trump Calls Out McCain, Deep State in Inaugural Speech
Trump continued to lash out against establishment values, globalism and the deep state in his inaugural address, returning to familiar aspects of his platform including border policy and smaller government.  Trump’s remarks continued conflict that has developed with the so-called shadow government, which has recently created ominous comparisons between the newly elected President and JFK. One can only hope that Trump’s actions will be able to (safely) follow through on his rhetoric when it comes to shaking up the oligarchical Washington status quo.
 Trump started his address with allusions to John McCain, perhaps in a combative reaction to the Senator’s role in the release of the “pissgate” dossier. Trump lambasted: “career politicians, their cronies and… The mainstream media."  Highlighting the economic crash of 2008, Trump said: "Wall Street - with the encouragement and collusion of corrupt politicians in Washington - had created a massive financial bubble… when the government decided to come to the rescue, it wasn't Main Street they bailed out. No, it was the Wall Street investment banks who got the government guarantees." Reference of the 2008 financial crisis and resulting bailouts appeared to remind the audience specifically of McCain and his role in the destruction of the middle class. The Arizona senator suspended his presidential run, eventually voting for the $700 billion in government bailouts of the 'big banks.'  (http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/10/the-john-mccain-campaignsuspension-timeline) (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/10/01/obama-mccain-vote-for-700b-bailout-bill-in-senate.html) Trump’s indirect reference to McCain as a representative of the investment banker class so reviled as supporters of Hillary Clinton emphasized Trump’s anti establishment standpoint. (http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=C577DA7D-05C8-4D91-95BA-E4FEA01E0FAE) (video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTY6O2muBCs)
(http://www.wnd.com/2008/02/56177/ )
Trump's derision of “Washington Insiders” reemphasized Trump's status as an outsider verses the deeply ingrained Washington political establishment.  As a former Bernie supporter, this writer has unique perspective on Trump’s populist status. I view the groundswell of support for Trump as a Republican manifestation of similar grassroots enthusiasm Bernie Sanders enjoyed. Both candidates claimed to represent a stance for “the people” and the middle classes against a corrupt “elite.” Both men were disparaged and dismissed by legacy media as ‘unelectable.’  Although I have deep reservations about some of trump’s appointees and close advisors, and differ with them strongly on social issues, I view the massive support both of these candidates saw in 2016 as essentially part of the same movement that supported Sanders. It signifies a vast majority of Americans are waking up to large-scale political corruption and abuses, despite media attempts to censor such information.
The inaugural address included references that appeared to hit back against both big government and the deep state. Trump said: “Thousands of unelected federal bureaucrats – answerable to no one – were granted immense power over the daily lives of ordinary Americans…”As noted by the Intercept, ((https://theintercept.com/2017/01/11/the-deep-state-goes-to-war-with-president-elect-using-unverified-claims-as-dems-cheer/) President Trump and the ‘deep state’ appear to have been “at war” in the days leading up to inauguration. CNBC even went so far as to lecture Trump with a title suggesting he should take lessons from JFK, suggesting even more bluntly than ever a threat on the new President’s life due to the threat he poses to the establishment.  http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/18/what-trump-should-learn-from-jfks-biggest-ecomomic-mistake-commentary.html CIA Director Brennan ‘warned’ Trump to stop speaking on Twitter. http://www.sltrib.com/home/4824443-155/cia-director-airs-warnings-for-trump   http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/The-Latest-White-House-urges-Trump-to-mend-ties-10858807.php Trump also question whether Brennan was the source of the “pissgate” story via twitter.  http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/16/trump-continues-twitter-attacks-questions-if-cia-director-was-leaker-of-fake-news/ Wikileaks also entered the fray, calling the CIA a “rogue organization out of control” in a tweet containing a video by comedian Jimmy Dore on expose of the CIA during the Church Committee.  (https://twitter.com/WLTaskForce/status/821047940257026051 )  (http://archive.is/ADW8r ) Ron Paul also made statements referring to Trump being in some danger due to possible deep state machinations.
 Such deep divisions between a powerful shadow government and a newly elected President bodes ominously for the first days of Trump’s term in office. However it also speaks to his concrete anti establishment standpoint, which threatens a globalist power structure in real terms. This may provide some grounds for hope for the famously shrinking American middle class.  http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a41147/half-of-americans-less-than-1000/  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-14/will-cia-assassinate-trump-ron-paul-warns-more-powerful-shadow-government Unprecedented community support experienced by Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump during 2016, as well as the deep state threats that followed Trump’s election, reveal just how much the inauguration of a President like Trump will (hopefully) shake up the international oligarchy strangling America.
 	Trump emphasized this line of thought further in his address, referencing: “members of a corrupt and anti-American global elite.”  This writer was shocked to again notice Trump emphasizing statements with close parallels with Bernie Sanders, who expressed contempt for ‘crony capitalism’ and oligarchical corruption.  Trump re-emphasized this populist stance again when he concluded his speech with a call for unity. He called identity politics a tool employed by: “career politicians, the globalists and the media elite to divide and distract us from who we truly are; Americans.” If Trump's inaugural speech is any indication to go by, Washington and the establishment are going to be more shaken up after the inauguration than in the period leading up to it.