Ellison: Trump will fill Washington with ‘more swamp creatures’

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Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison ripped President-elect Trump on Sunday for committing “extraordinary” abuse against working Americans and making campaign promises he can’t keep.

“Donald Trump has already proven where he’s going with this thing,” Ellison, who is in the running to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told CBS’ John Dickerson in reference to Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington — which is a reference to removing the corruption of D.C. establishment politics.

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