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Trump Scolds Surrogates: Stop Saying I Won’t ‘Drain the Swamp’

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Gingrich and Lewandowski told the press that Trump no longer wishes to “drain the swamp.” The president-elect was not pleased.

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President-elect Donald Trump says he is still committed to “draining the swamp” in D.C. despite recent admissions from top surrogates that his infamous campaign catch-phrase hasn’t been applied as vigorously as expected.

The slogan was simple yet powerful for his supporters, and even caught

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