Americans urge Trump: Get on with draining the ‘swamp’

Published August 22, 2025 11:37am ET



He promised to do it in his first winning campaign, but then-President Donald Trump didn’t pull the plug to drain the Washington “swamp.”

Now, in his second presidency, Trump has done what he pledged to do, purging thousands of bureaucrats and regulators, but voters want more, apparently hoping that he has just started emptying out federal offices and K Street law and lobbying shops.

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