by Charlton Allen, American Thinker:
A recent poll confirming that nearly half of federal government employees plan to resist a second Trump administration should alarm anyone who values the integrity of constitutional governance. For those of us who have served in public office, the data aren’t surprising. Bureaucratic resistance — quiet or overt — has long been an entrenched feature of Washington’s political landscape. Yet the scale and brazenness of defiance revealed in this survey highlights a broader threat: a federal bureaucracy that prioritizes its own agenda over the will of the voters.
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The poll revealed that whereas 89% of Republican government employees plan to support a Trump administration, nearly three quarters of Democrat bureaucrats (73%) plan to resist it. Among federal managers — the individuals tasked with implementing presidential directives — the divide is particularly stark. Only 26% of managers overall plan to “strongly support” the administration, while nearly as many (23%) openly admit they will “strongly resist” it. Worse, when asked how they would respond to a lawful presidential order they consider bad policy, 64% of Democrat managers said they would ignore the directive and “do what they thought was best.”
This is not resistance; it is insubordination. It is not just a rejection of Trump; it is a rejection of the voters who elected him. These bureaucrats elevate their own preferences above the electoral process, openly declaring their intent to resist lawful orders from the duly elected president simply because they disagree with the policy. This behavior strikes at the heart of representative government. Federal employees are not policymakers; they are public servants charged with executing the policies set by elected officials. Yet, as this poll shows, many consider themselves a shadow authority — a Deep State unaccountable to the electorate.
A Battle That’s Not New, and Escalating
The Deep State’s defiance of Trump is not a new phenomenon. During his first term, deep-seated bureaucrats leaked information, slow-walked directives, and quietly undermined his agenda. But this resistance did not begin in 2017, nor did it end when Trump left office in 2021. For more than eight years, the immutable bureaucracy has worked to obstruct Trump’s agenda, and under the Biden administration, its power has only deepened.
This isn’t just a continuation of an old battle; it’s an escalation. The resistance that was once covert is now out in the open, with bureaucrats declaring their intent to defy lawful orders. This escalation reflects a broader cultural problem in Washington, where many within the government view themselves not as public servants, but as guardians of their own ideological agenda.
Critics often accuse Trump of authoritarian tendencies, pointing to his demand for loyalty from his appointees as evidence. But this accusation misses the mark. The true authoritarians are not those insisting on alignment with an elected president’s vision; they are those within the entrenched bureaucracy who subvert the will of the voters and use their positions to advance their own agenda. There is no clearer example of authoritarianism than unelected officials deciding they have the right to overrule the elected president and the people who put him in office.
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