Posted on 11/17/2016 6:59:39 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Democrat Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) took to the Senate floor Thursday to charge that President-elect Donald Trump is already walking back his pledge to "drain the swamp."
Warren said that roughly a week after the presidential election, Trump is "inviting the biggest, ugliest swamp monsters in the front door."
"We've heard reports that Vice President-elect Mike Pence has now decided to remove all the lobbyist from the transition team," she said from the Senate floor. "Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. ...Trump promised to drain the swamp, and after one week we've seen what Donald Trump's promise means. Nothing." NBC News reported Wednesday that Pence has ordered that all lobbyists be removed from the transition team.
Trump, during a CBS News interview earlier in the week, acknowledged his team contains lobbyists but argued that Washington is all "one big lobbyist" and promised his administration would "phase that out."
Whitehouse said Trump's campaign pledge to "drain the swamp" could be an area where Democrats are able to work with his administration.
"There are a lot of very powerful creatures in the swamp," he said. "It's one thing to say you're going to drain it. It's another thing to actually take them on."
Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) both questioned Trump's transition team on Tuesday.
Apart from the issue of lobbyists on the team, Democrats have also honed in on Trump's decision to make Breitbart News Stephen Bannon his chief strategist and senior counselor.
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This woman spews more gas than anyone in DC.
Democrat scumbags. I know that is redundant.
Wow - imagine how bad it’s going to be when he’s actually President.
Big Mouth Alligators. Tough to drain the swamp while holding them at bay.
When was the inauguration?
Drain the swamp, then ...
What do you call the slime at the bottom?
Hey, Elizabeth
or Nancy, or Harry, or [got to stop before I puke].
Rather than just toss out random flames, Democrats would be better served to do some serious strategic planning because if they don’t, they are going to be rolled over by the Trump surge which will commence on Jan. 21.
They aren’t going to know what hit them.
They are the swamp.
So is promising peace agreements with foreign leaders that bad? I am pretty sure perpetual war is worse.
A whole lot of blustering, tough talk before Jan 20th...
Then, we’ll see what happens...
Uh...this is nine days from the election he was supposed to lose. Are they offering to move up the inauguration a month and a half? No? No, I didn’t think so.
remember what the Wisconsin dems did in protest, they fled to avoid voting.
watch Pelosi take her crew to Canada.
probably not, but they will stage some sort of obstructive infantile theatrics, gets lots of media, but the laws will be changed nonetheless
Don't you worry, you two. He'll get to you soon enough. He's not even sworn in yet.
Consider it drained once these Dem. senator’s are history. Lot’s of work to do.
“So, what are these senators doing to drain the swamp? Have they offered to resign?”
Good point.
When you're ready to do some business I'll be in Palm Beach for the Holidays. Got something to say, Call me.
Lezzie Warren and Sheldon Whorehouse are two of the snakes in the swamp!
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