Get Ready for the ‘Deep State’ Midterm

Keep an eye on the signs that the 2018 midterms will be fought on the Republican side as a battle to save the Trump presidency from attacks from the “deep state” and Robert Mueller. Just a few moments ago Sarah Sanders released a statement that read “Emmet Flood will be joining the White House Staff to represent the President and the administration against the Russia witch hunt.” We have become inured to hearing the President refer to the Special Counsel probe in this way. Seeing the Press Secretary matter-of-factly do so in an official statement marks another stage in the President’s open war with Mueller and, frankly, the rule of law.