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To: Responsibility2nd

That is not what Newt said. It was the term “draining the swamp” that Trump may not use. If fact Trump himself has said many times he did not like the term at first but had grown to like it.


26 posted on 12/21/2016 2:23:20 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Parley Baer

That is not what Newt said. It was the term “draining the swamp” that Trump may not use. If fact Trump himself has said many times he did not like the term at first but had grown to like it.

 

Don't pick nits. I said "For someone who is not interested in Draining the Swamp (as Newtie just alluded to) Trump is sure picking some non political - outside the Beltway types for his administration."

And that is in agreement with this....

 

Gingrich: Trump doesn't want to 'drain the swamp' anymore

12/21/2016 12:17:57 PM PST · by Pinkbell · 100 replies
The Hill ^ | December 21, 2016 | Paulina Firozi
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said in a new interview that Donald Trump has taken a different tone as president-elect and may be leaving behind his campaign promise to “drain the swamp.” Gingrich told NPR's "Morning Edition" that he was told Trump “now says [the phrase] was cute, but he doesn’t want to use it anymore.” Gingrich, who has been a close adviser to Trump, said he likes "drain the swamp" because it “vividly illustrates the problem, because all people in this city who are the alligators are going to hate the swamp being drained.” “But, you know, he is...

29 posted on 12/21/2016 3:29:54 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Parley Baer; Responsibility2nd

Yup. Some folks have deficient listening skills.


36 posted on 12/21/2016 6:38:12 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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