Trump still claims to want to "DRAIN THE SWAMP." Meanwhile, he has named more lobbyists to cabinet-level positions in three years than his predecessors did in eight years.
And one out of every 14 of his appointees for other high-level positions have been lobbyists.
And one out of every 14 of his appointees for other high-level positions have been lobbyists.
Nothing says "DRAIN THE SWAMP" like having a former lobbyist as your Interior Secretary, only to have the agency propose a sweetheart contract to one of the secretary's longtime lobbying clients. apnews.com/4527b2b31fcf45…
Nothing says "DRAIN THE SWAMP" like the founder of the country's largest payday lending company telling fellow payday lenders that his status as a major political donor gets him a direct line to the President of the United States washingtonpost.com/business/2019/… 
Nothing says "DRAIN THE SWAMP" like a recording of oil execs at a Ritz Carlton laughing about how much direct access they have to officials in your administration—one of whom is *their own former lawyer* politico.com/magazine/story…
Nothing says "DRAIN THE SWAMP" like the president himself making millions from special-interest groups who hold events at businesses he still profits from, while they seek favorable policies from his White House citizensforethics.org/trump-properti…
Nothing says "DRAIN THE SWAMP" like a president who is awash in conflicts of interest because the businesses he refused to divest are being used by special interest-groups and foreign governments to curry favor with his administration citizensforethics.org/trump-conflict…
