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"I don’t even talk about him that much in my speeches here in Iowa and elsewhere, is he’s a figurehead for the deep state and the managerial class"

He's probably correct. The question is who are the puppeteers? Because the argument can be made that their policies are not endorsed by the electorate.

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The question is who are the puppeteers?

Val Jar would have to be one of the top string-pullers. It is interesting that the cabal that runs the operation hasn't fallen out into internecine warfare. If the King is weak, then the pretenders all start to squabble, usually.

I don't think Obama runs anything. He just ain't that smart. Glib and quick like a fox, but he does what he's told to do.