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Nov 11, 2016 · The phrase "drain the swamp" dates back decades, but D.C. wasn't actually built on a swamp. And literally, that's the worst thing you can do environmentally.
Drain the swamp is a phrase which has frequently been used by politicians since the 1980s and in the U.S. often refers to reducing the influence of special interests and lobbyists. The phrase can allude to the physical draining of swamps which is conducted to keep mosquito populations low in order to combat malaria, [1] prevalent during the ...
May 15, 2018 · Drain the swamp has since been adopted by politicians who use the phrase as a metaphor that means to “root out corruption.”. You may have heard that drain the swamp is a reference to the United States’ capital, Washington, D.C., being built on swampland; however, that myth has been debunked.
Jan 19, 2017 · By Ted Widmer. January 19, 2017. Washington, D.C., in 1860. PHOTOGRAPH BY PHOTOQUEST / GETTY. On October 17th, during a speech on ethics reform, Donald Trump announced, “It is time to drain the...
- Ted Widmer
Mar 7, 2018 · Here’s what we found: At least 187 Trump political appointees have been federal lobbyists, and despite President Trump’s campaign pledge to “drain the swamp,” many are now overseeing the...
Mar 9, 2017 · History of Now. The Myth That Washington Was a Swamp Will Never Go Away. It makes for a catchy slogan used by politicians of all persuasions, but there’s little truth to it. Carl Abbott, The...
Feb 9, 2018 · “‘Drain the Swamp’ came to mean two different things,” said former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who speaks frequently for Trump, and has helped expand the phrase’s definition in...
