Outlining his plans to “dismantle the so-called “deep state” and retrieve American democracy from Washington’s “corruption,” President-elect Donald Trump
Emphasizing on overhauling long-standing bureaucratic structures and practices in the national security and intelligence domains, Trump’s ten-point plan aims to transform how the federal government operates in a video message. Executive directives, reforms, and a drive for structural changes inside government departments are part of his proposal. It emphasizes responsibility and candor.
Trump’s first action, according to him, is to immediately reissue his 2020 Executive Order, aimed to give the president authority to dismiss “rogue bureaucrats,” federal employees he finds to be misfits. Trump was explicit in his address about what he intended to do: “Here is my plan to destroy the deep state and take back our democracy from corrupt Washington once and for absolutely—and corrupt it is.” First, I will immediately reissue my 2020 Executive Order granting the President authority to dismiss ineffective officials, and I will make quite forceful use of that authority.
Trump has asserted repeatedly that the intelligence and national security agencies, which his second action point demands a thorough assessment of, are being utilized against political rival. We will get rid of all the crooked persons in our national security and intelligence organization, he declared.
These organizations will also be altered, he said, to halt what he described as the targeting of conservatives, Christians, and other people considered as political adversaries. Trump believes these adjustments are required to guarantee the objectivity of these strong entities.
Trump’s third proposal concerned courts pertaining to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). These courts let intelligence services track someone. “We will totally reform FISA courts, which are so corrupt and the judges seem to not care when they are lied to in warrant applications,” he stated. His criticism of the FISA courts stemmed from their involvement in what he termed “fraudulent warrant applications.” Many FISA judges, according to Trump, know these cases are erroneous but do nothing about it. He guarantees a modification in this approach.
Trump wants to create a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to uncover and document any government agency covert misbehavior. Trump says that this committee will work to get documents that show what he calls “deep-state buying, censorship, and corruption” out of secret and into the public eye. “We will set up a truth and reconciliation commission to declassify and publish all documents on the buying, censorship, and corruption by the deep state,” he said. He says that this move would make these powerful organizations more open by letting the public see how they work on the inside.
Trump’s fifth point is that he wants to “major crackdown” on government leaks, going after people who give information to the media. He says that these leakers are working with “fake news” to spread lies and make the government less stable. During his speech, Trump said, “We will crack down hard on government leakers who work with fake news to spread lies and undermine our government and democracy.” He also made it appear as though those who engaged in these activities might face criminal charges.
To improve monitoring, Trump’s sixth idea is to separate each inspector general’s office from the departments it is in charge of. Trump thinks that this split of buildings and people would stop these offices from protecting what he calls the “deep state.” “We will separate every inspector general’s office physically from the departments they are in charge of so they don’t become the deep state’s guardians,” he said.
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Trump also wants Congress to set up a system of independent auditors that will keep an eye on intelligence agencies all the time to make sure they aren’t spying on Americans or meddling in American elections without permission. He said, “I will ask Congress to set up an independent auditing system to keep an eye on our intelligence agencies.” He stressed the importance of protecting people’s privacy and stopping unauthorized monitoring.
Trump’s eighth idea is to move many government jobs outside of Washington, D.C., so that federal government tasks can be done in places other than the capital. As an example of division, he talked about when he moved the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado. According to Trump, up to 100,000 government jobs could be moved right away to places where there are lots of Americans who love America.
Trump’s ninth point is to stop the “revolving door” between jobs in the government and jobs in the private sector. According to him, it is unfair for federal officials to work for companies that they controlled while they were in office. He wants to stop this by law because it creates confusion. He said, “We will work to stop federal bureaucrats from taking jobs at the companies they deal with and that they regulate.” The pharmaceutical business was used as an example of this problem.
Lastly, Trump wants to suggest an amendment to the Constitution that would limit the number of terms that Congress members can serve. He thinks that term limits would help stop people from getting too much power over time, which would bring new ideas to Washington and lessen the influence of powerful groups. He ended by saying, “This is how I will break up the deep state and bring back a government that works for and with the people.”