A paranoid man is afraid his own government is trying to “undermine” him, so he’s planning to create his own special private spy network to counter his own fucking government.
This is BEYOND “how it starts”-
IT IS FUCKING STARTED, THE DICTATOR BALL OF DISASTER IS FUCKING ROLLING PEOPLE.
“Deep state” is meant to conjure in the minds of his supporters the idea that there is a massive and centrally controlled anti-Trump cabal at every level of government, but the actual targets will be isolated individuals just trying to uphold the rule of law and the Constitution.