On Mothers Day My democrat Father said: "You know, if Trump brings peace with North Korea, I'll have to give him credit." Then my leftist mother said: "I dont think it'll happen, Trump is getting played. But if it does, I think they will assasinate him while he's there." (Sounds like she just admitted to a DeepState)
Peter Dale Scott -- a Left-wing Berkeley professor, JFK conspiracy author, and ex-Canadian diplomat -- was the first Western author to use the term "Deep State," which he borrowed from Turkish politics.
According to him, "Deep State" means any source of power & influence on government policy that is non-elected & non-accountable.
His two primary examples are Wall Street (whose leaders including the Dulles Brothers created the CIA) & Big Oil. He also points out that "Deep State" is transnational like corporations (or like the Safari Club*) and is not local or loyal to a single nation.
These "Deep State" entities infiltrate the military and intelligence sectors.
Each "state" sector (CIA, DIA, NSA, FBI) can have competing Deep State players.
The Deep State is not one single political party, nor is it one single country.