Trump Calls Out McCain, Deep State in Inaugural Speech

Trump’s inaugural address revisited to some of the most well known aspects of his platform, including border policy and critiques of globalism. He also emphasized the recent growing conflict between himself and the Deep State.
Trump began his inaugural address commenting on: "career politicians, their cronies and... the mainstream media."  He also focused on the economic crash of 2008, attributing the bailouts in the wake of the crash with causing long term problems for the economy. He indicted insiders who caused the initial crash, specifically outlining how they profited from massive economic loss on the part of the American people. Trump said: "Wall Street - with the encouragement and collusion of corrupt politicians in Washington - had created a massive financial bubble." He added: "And 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 bailouts appeared to throw condemnation in the direction of John McCain, who suspended his ultimately unsuccessful presidential run in response to the financial crisis. (http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/10/the-john-mccain-campaignsuspension-timeline) Like his then-competitor Obama, McCain voted for the $700 billion in government bailouts of the 'big banks.' (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/10/01/obama-mccain-vote-for-700b-bailout-bill-in-senate.html) Trump’s allusion might have been retaliation for McCain’s central role in the release of the controversial “pissgate” dossier. (http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=C577DA7D-05C8-4D91-95BA-E4FEA01E0FAE) (video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTY6O2muBCs) Trump's derision of “Washington Insiders,” and allusion to McCain's support of the bailouts is another example in the ongoing conflict between Trump's populist outsider stance and the Republican "insider" establishment. This division shows no sign of slowing at inauguration.

	Supporters of Trump's campaign would be familiar with many of the topics covered in his inaugural address. He discussed the destruction of the middle class, sending jobs overseas, and profiting America’s economic decline. This included reference to his infamous build-the-wall border policy, and an appeal to Christian conservatives as well as the LGBT community for unity. He focused criticism specifically on Obama’s "failed" foreign policy, including a “$400 million payment to Mullahs in Iran.” The timing of this payment, which coincided with the release of American hostages, was widely decried as a ‘ransom payment.’ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-iran-400-million-obama-ransom-hostages-edit-20160805-story.html Even the Whitehouse admitted the cash transfer was used as “leverage.” https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/world/middleeast/iran-us-cash-payment-prisoners.html?_r=0

	Disapproval of the Obama administration's military choices in the address alluded to Trump's appointment of Gen. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis for Secretary of Defense. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-has-chosen-retired-marine-gen-james-mattis-for-secretary-of-defense/2016/12/01/6c6b3b74-aff9-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25_story.html?utm_term=.24ac82928e8e) Mattis is known for his aggressive stance, whereas Trump described America's role overseas under Obama: "surrendering hard-fought gains,"... "America began to treat its adversaries better than its friends."

	Trump expressed deep disapproval of the deep state and big government, as he continued the growing rift with US Intelligence agencies (specifically the CIA) after their release of the so-called ‘pissgate’ dossier. (https://theintercept.com/2017/01/11/the-deep-state-goes-to-war-with-president-elect-using-unverified-claims-as-dems-cheer/) Trump said: “Thousands of unelected federal bureaucrats – answerable to no one – were granted immense power over the daily lives of ordinary Americans...”  This critique of big government also lands a blow amidst the highly public feud between the director of the CIA and the President in the days leading to inauguration. Trump went so far as to question whether the director of the CIA was the source of the “fake news” story via twitter.  http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/16/trump-continues-twitter-attacks-questions-if-cia-director-was-leaker-of-fake-news/  The Director of the CIA hit back, “warning” that Trump’s habit of  communicating with the public via Twitter might harm national security.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 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 )

 	Trump emphasized critical sentiments aimed at corrupt groups further when he referred to: “members of a corrupt and anti-American global elite.”  This moment brought Trump surprisingly close to sentiments voiced by Bernie Sanders, who during his unsuccessful fight for the Democratic nomination expressed contempt for ‘crony capitalism’ and oligarchical corporate corruption. Sanders, like Trump received unprecedented levels of grassroots support with contempt for the "elite" one of his major concerns. Trump referenced this outsider, populist stance again when he referenced the use of identity politics as a tool by the: “the 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.