Former Ambassador to Germany and Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell delivered a barn-burner speech at CPAC 2026, exposing how the Deep State bureaucrats spent years sabotaging President Trump's America First foreign policy agenda – and how Trump's second term is finally crushing the diplomatic establishment.
Speaking with Special Fellow Mercedes Schlapp, Grenell didn't hold back in describing the internal warfare he witnessed during Trump's first administration. The seasoned diplomat, who now serves as Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, revealed shocking details about how career State Department officials actively worked to undermine the President's directives.
"What we're seeing now in Trump's second term is completely different," Grenell told the packed CPAC audience. "The swamp creatures know we mean business this time. They can't hide behind their bureaucratic games anymore."
Grenell's unique perspective comes from wearing multiple hats across both Trump administrations – from his groundbreaking work as Ambassador to Germany, to his stint as acting DNI, to his current role as Special Envoy. He even served as Kennedy Center President, giving him insight into how woke ideology has infected America's cultural institutions.
Deep State Sabotage Finally Exposed
The ambassador didn't mince words about the resistance he faced from within during Trump's first term. Career diplomats, he revealed, would deliberately slow-walk presidential directives and leak sensitive information to their allies in the mainstream media.
"These people thought they knew better than the President elected by 75 million Americans," Grenell explained. "They were more loyal to the globalist agenda than to America First."
But Trump's second term is different. With Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and a cleaned-house diplomatic corps, Grenell says the foreign policy establishment is finally serving American interests instead of global elites.
Patriots across the country are celebrating as Trump's team systematically dismantles decades of failed foreign policy. The question remains: How many more Deep State operatives are still lurking in the shadows?