Is the Swamp Draining Trump?
President Donald Trump began his term in office with a flurry of activity, keeping campaign promises. But in recent days he has reneged, backing globalists, war, and cronyism.
On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump got crowds roaring with his signature promise to “Drain the Swamp.” But now that he is President Trump, could the infamous establishment swamp of Washington, D.C., be draining him instead of the other way around? Maybe. At this point, it is hard to tell for sure. But the warning signs are certainly flashing brighter, and getting harder to ignore. Already, known swamp creatures are operating across the administration in key posts. And now, Trump is waffling on key promises and sidelining key anti-establishment voices.
But Trump insists he is following through on his promises — and the battle may not be over yet. As far as following through on his key promises goes, the Trump administration has been a mixed bag so far. At first, despite backing down on the bid to jail “Crooked Hillary” for her crime spree, things were going fairly well. (See article on page 10.) But his recent backtracking should not be ignored. On the campaign trail, Trump proclaimed that “Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo.” Yet by late April, he was singing a very different tune. “I’m a nationalist and a globalist,” Trump was quoted as saying in the Wall Street Journal. “I’m both.”
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