DISINFO: US ‘Deep State’ to nominate a new US president based on the BRICS summit
SUMMARY
As a consequence of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, considerable changes in the world are coming. Hence, the US ‘Deep State’ urgently needs a new strategy and it will nominate either Trump or Harris based on who better suits this strategy.
RESPONSE
This is a conspiracy theory which is not backed by evidence, aiming to promote the recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about secret elites and the US Deep State. Read our analysis on how pro-Kremlin media sources exploited the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan to depict Russia as the prime driving force behind creating a new world order.
The 'Deep State' disinformation trope seeks to question the legitimacy of democracy and Western institutions and particularly the US. It promotes the view that US presidents and other public officials are just window-dressing, whereas decision-making lies in the hands of another group of people. Pro-Kremlin outlets previously used an identical conspiracy to discredit Kamala Harris’ candidacy: Kamala Harris is a Deep State figurehead.
Furthermore, multiple disinformation claims alleged that the Deep State placed a bet against Donald Trump and even attempted to assassinate him: "Deep state" will likely try again to get Trump out of the way; Deep State failed to kill Trump, could try again; “Deep state” is undoubtedly behind the attempted assassination of Trump.
See our analysis of how Kremlin disinformation targeted the US elections, as well as other examples of disinformation claims alleging the US Deep State’s control over political leadership and political processes: American 'Deep State' will continue a hybrid war against Russia through Joe Biden; America is ruled by an illegitimate tyrannical regime which stole the US election in 2020; Deep State kept Biden in power for war with Russia, then dumped him.