Grassley recently exposing himself as a deep state hack.

Can you elaborate? What did he do?

Looking at everything that is currently happening, I think there is the surface layer, as seen by normies and what the MSM wants people to focus on, and then there are layers behind the scenes, multiple layers.

Speaking generally, I think its very possible for people who do one thing on the surface layer can be doing it for other reasons on a deeper layer. Specifically, I have no idea what Grassley did, but in general, I think the expression "nothing is what it seems" has NEVER been more apt than right now, at the start of Trump 2.0 (3.0?)

For example, the tariff thing. It's being interpreted in a certain way on the surface layer - redirect manufacturing to the US, lift the internal US economy, level the playing field, etc. But The way DJT is going about it, to me, the real reason seems completely hidden on a deeper layer. He's doing something.

I suspect he is doing calculated moves to destroy the system of systems - the fiat system, the undermined governments owned by globalists system, the fake international 'order' based on lies and corruption.

Anyway, you get the idea.

Edit: another example: The China thing. I think we're watching Kabuki theatre. I think that the China under Xi's control is playing the CCP deep state in a long game, and part of this involves the rising 'conflict' with Trump. But in fact, Trump and Xi are moving in concert to the same, predetermined objectives - a multi-polar world where USA isn't the Globalist puppet anymore, and the fake money system (including the fiat fiasco, but also stock markets, trade, etc) has been irrevocably smashed with the new seeds of a new system being laid.

I mean, in the absence of really knowing WHAT is going on, that's my working hypothesis.

Trump Majorly endorsed Lindsay Graham for Pete's sake. Why? What?

Rand Paul opposed Trump's tariffs.

Edit 2: I assume you are talking about this?

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5236142-congress-tariff-bill-trump/

What may very well being pushed here is a forced showdown about the limitations of Congresses powers vs the Executive Powers of the President. Necessary, because for decades and decades now, the powers have been unconstitutionally applied. Like the dumb Judges thinking they can have jurisdiction over the rightful authority of the executive branch.

Very possible that Grassley is doing what he is doing in order to FORCE the showdown, where the corrupt mess between the powers that has been so screwed up for so long is exposed and finally brought down.

SC will potentially play a big role, if that's true.

In a statement of administration policy, the White House budget office said the bill “would severely constrain the president’s ability to use authorities long recognized by Congress and upheld by the courts to respond to national emergencies and foreign threats.”

Time will tell.

Nothing is what it seems...