BOMBSHELL: Two Senior White House Insiders Exposed on Undercover Video Bragging About Sabotaging President Trump from the Inside
James O’Keefe just dropped another nuke — and this one hits right inside the White House.
In explosive undercover footage released Tuesday, two senior Trump administration officials are caught on camera openly admitting they’re undermining the President from within.
Maxim Lott, Special Assistant to the President on the White House Domestic Policy Council, casually tells the undercover journalist that big policy decisions often come down to what “feels like a good idea” — with no real cost-benefit analysis and sometimes without Trump even directly signing off.
Lott admits officials just guess what Trump would want: “I think I know the president well enough to say what he would say on this.” He also says proposals get pushed through simply because “the base supports it.”
Then there’s Benjamin Ellisten, a Budget Analyst Manager in the Executive Office of the President, who goes full mask-off. He straight-up says, “We have to get rid of Trump,” calls the President a “madman,” and admits he hides how he really feels from his coworkers.
WHITE HOUSE CONFESSIONS: President Trump’s Special Assistant on the White House Domestic Policy Council Admits Advisors Make Decisions Based on What “Feels Like a Good Idea,” Says “There’s No Cost-Benefit,” Reveals WH Staff Independently Shape Domestic Policy Based on Their Own… pic.twitter.com/03zNK3MB3q
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) May 12, 2026
This is the deep state operating in plain sight — unelected bureaucrats and insiders who think they know better than the man 77 million Americans voted for. They’re not just dragging their feet. They’re actively working to sabotage the agenda voters demanded.
O’Keefe reached out for comment. Ellisten sounded flustered, claimed he had “no idea what we’re talking about,” and hung up. Lott tried the classic spin: “Nothing I said was contradictory of this Administration and I remain fully committed…”
Yeah, right. The video says otherwise.
This is exactly what President Trump has been warning about since day one. The swamp doesn’t just exist in the old guard agencies — it’s infiltrated the very building he works in. These aren’t low-level clerks. These are people with real influence over domestic policy and the federal budget, and they’re bragging about making decisions based on vibes instead of what Trump actually wants.
While Trump is out there fighting to secure the border, cut wasteful spending, and put America First, these insiders are playing their own games and openly talking about getting rid of him.
The radical left and the Never Trump crowd spent years claiming Trump was the danger to democracy. Meanwhile, unelected holdovers inside his own administration are the ones actively resisting the will of the people.
This is why draining the swamp was never going to be easy. Trump knows it. That’s why he’s been laser-focused on loyalty and results. But videos like this prove the resistance is still alive and well — even in 2025.
Americans didn’t elect Trump so that staffers could “interpret” his agenda or quietly undermine it. They elected him to execute it. Full stop.
The White House needs to clean house immediately. Anyone caught on tape talking like this has no business being anywhere near the levers of power. Fire them. Investigate them. Make an example out of them.
President Trump has taken more hits than any leader in modern history — from the media, from the courts, from two assassination attempts, and now from snakes inside his own building. But he keeps fighting. That’s why the American people stand with him.
The deep state just got exposed again. The question now is: what is the administration going to do about it?
We’re watching.
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