By Bill Wilson
As the day of Donald Trump’s – and America’s – redemption neared, every arm of the propaganda machine built by the Deep-Permanent State went into high gear. Two examples are good instructors for all citizens to be able to spot the work of the elite enemies of the American Dream. They are perfect examples of how those about to lose control of our country will fight to the end to keep the power and control they have illegitimately amassed over the decades since the end of World War II.
First, on Friday Jan. 17, as the nation and Washington, D.C. prepared for what was to be a joyous and historic Inaugural of the 47th President, the Washington Post ran a front-page gut-slash of the Trump selection to head the FBI, Kash Patel. Under the ominous headline, “Patel’s peers dial up alarm on fitness,” the article goes into a series of undefined charges, innuendo and outright fact-manipulation to paint the narrative that somehow Mr. Patel is unfit for the office; or any polite society for that matter.
While most of those making the slurs go unnamed, the one that stands out and is given the most ink is Charles Kupperman. Kupperman is described as the former deputy national security advisor in the first Trump Administration. And, that of course, would tend to give his views credibility.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Mr. Kupperman is in fact well credentialed. As a good and thoughtful drooge of the elitist regime, Kupperman had checked all the boxes of educational certification and resume enhancements. But his single most important item in his background was his slavish devotion to the High Priest of Neo-Con warmongering, John Bolton. Kupperman followed Bolton wherever he went in the think-tank world of Washington. And when – beyond all comprehension – President Trump appointed Bolton his National Security Advisor – Kupperman followed him into the White House. A few months later when the President realized he had been sold a bill of goods and fired Bolton, Kupperman assumed the post while a more suitable replacement was found. That is how he “earned” his Trump bona fides.
So, propaganda lesson #1 for today – take an avowed enemy of all MAGA stands for who was able to pad his resume with a few months in a position inside the Administration and treat that person like an unimpeachable source for your goal. And the goal in this case was to hurt or destroy Kash Patel. Actually, to be opposed by the uni-party hack Kupperman is a very strong endorsement for Mr. Patel’s confirmation.
The deep state is not just interested in harming or stopping President Trump’s appointments, they are very much working to keep their rancid, destructive policies in place as well. That brings us to our second example. When all else fails, use unnamed, sources attributed to the Trump team itself to advocate for policies that are diametrically opposed to the MAGA stance. This is lesson #2 for today.
Over the weekend, most legacy media reported on the cease-fire between Hamas operating in the Gaza strip and Israel. Buried in the story is an assertion from some anonymous “Trump transition official” that the United States was going to be deeply involved in yet another “nation building” exercise – the same wasteful, harmful delusion first push by President George Bush that crashed in utter failure in Iraqi and Afghanistan.
As Daniel Greenfield so aptly described the situation in Front Page Magazine: “We’re getting all sorts of leaks to the media by people supposedly on the Trump team blasting Israel and propping up Islamic terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon. A basic question is who is this unnamed ‘transition official’ laying out an elaborate agenda … who sounds more like an Obama or Biden official… What kind of Trump transition-official rants about the ‘right-wing of the Israeli side. And pushes nation-building in Gaza.’”
The answer is some quisling hack pushed policies at total odds with that of Trump and his team while pretending it is coming from them. This is the ultimate bait and switch play. If it hadn’t worked countless times before the deep state wouldn’t be using it now.
Both of these examples show beyond any shadow of a doubt that the enemies of American freedom and the MAGA movement will use every trick in the book. Those patriots who are praying for the President to succeed need to keep a watchful eye for these and other bogus claims designed to undercut the reform agenda. As a start, if it comes from the legacy-corporate media, it is not to be trusted. There will be many more examples in the days ahead. Forewarned is truly forearmed.
Bill Wilson is the former president of Americans for Limited Government.
