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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/09/17/trump-lobbyists-cabinet-obama-two-terms.htmlPosted on Tue, Sep 17th, 2019 by Sean Colarossi
Trump Has Added More Lobbyists To His Cabinet In 3 Years Than Barack Obama Did In 2 Terms
Anybody who even casually tuned into the 2016 campaign knows that one of Donald Trumps favorite campaign slogans was, Drain the Swamp.
But over the course of the past three years of this administration, the corruption and special interest influence that so many Americans loathe has only grown worse.
According to The Associated Press, Trump has put more ex-lobbyists in his Cabinet over the course of the past three years than either Barack Obama or George W. Bush did in their two terms in the White House.
More from the report:
In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries theyre regulating.
The Cabinet choices are another sign that Trumps populist pledge to drain the swamp is a catchy campaign slogan but not a serious attempt to change the way Washington works. Instead of staring down the unholy alliance of lobbyists and donors and special interests as Trump recently declared, the influence industry has flourished during his administration.
The amount spent in 2019 on lobbying the U.S. government is on pace to match or exceed last years total of $3.4 billion, the most since 2010, according to the political money website Open Secrets. Trump also has pulled in hefty contributions from industries with business before his administration, and his hotel near the White House has been a magnet for lobbyists and foreign interests since he was elected.
The Cabinet choices are another sign that Trumps populist pledge to drain the swamp is a catchy campaign slogan but not a serious attempt to change the way Washington works. Instead of staring down the unholy alliance of lobbyists and donors and special interests as Trump recently declared, the influence industry has flourished during his administration.
The amount spent in 2019 on lobbying the U.S. government is on pace to match or exceed last years total of $3.4 billion, the most since 2010, according to the political money website Open Secrets. Trump also has pulled in hefty contributions from industries with business before his administration, and his hotel near the White House has been a magnet for lobbyists and foreign interests since he was elected.
Trump had no intention of draining the swamp
As Trump continues to flagrantly use his office for self-enrichment, its clear his campaign promise to rid Washington of corruption and special interest influence was just one of the many lies he told his supporters to get elected.
The majority of the country that voted against this president in 2016 recognized early on that Trump is and always has been a lying con artist whether in his personal life or business career.
It remains to be seen whether Trumps supporters, who spent months chanting drain the swamp! at MAGA rallies, will recognize what a fraud he is.
I wouldnt hold your breath.
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Trump Has Added More Lobbyists To His Cabinet In 3 Years Than Barack Obama Did In 2 Terms (Original Post)
babylonsister
Sep 2019
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Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)1. Go National Oligarchy gadget, go!
In plain sight.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)2. How do you Liberals not get this? When Republicans say "swamp", they don't mean "corruption".
When Republicans say "swamp", they mean all the people who keep them from fucking over the country.
To the Republicans, the "swamp" is the US government preventing them from poisoning the land and the rivers and the air.
To the Republicans, the "swamp" is the US government preventing them discriminating them against minorities.
To the Republicans, the "swamp" is the US intelligence-community and the scientific community and the financial regulators who insist on using facts rather than propaganda.
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)3. I'm sure he'll brag about outdoing Obama. nt