Discussion on answer by Roundel: What did Putin say about a US deep state in his state-of-the-nation speech; what has he said in the past?

@AndrewGrimm Probably because to a large extent, that is how it is, and to a large extent that is how a democracy survives. Being president is, and is supposed to be, different than being an emperor.

@CGriffin Yes I do because western approval ratings agencies came up with the same numbers and, if you had bothered to Google it, you would have seen that not a single U.S mainstream media outlet refute those numbers. Sorry to disrupt your black and white world mindset. But hey, you never know, it could be an international conspiracy.