“Trump didn’t drain the swamp,” complain the critics and ankle biters from the sidelines.
First off, drain the swamp wasn’t part of Trump’s initial campaign promises. That term only became a thing after he became president and was confronted by the depth and breadth of corruption in DC. That’s when it started gaining traction.
Second, most modern presidents were given eight years, two terms to get their big campaign promises accomplished. Not Trump, no. His second term was stolen, after delivering a successful first term—in spite of unrelenting opposition and backstabbing from his own party. He still got some big things done and I think Trump deserves a shot at finishing up his agenda.
Anyway, to ‘drain the swamp’ and actually drain it not just talk about it takes legislation.
No, he ran on it in 2016.