"Drain the Swamp" refers to the act of removing what he, and those using the phrase, viewed as corruption, bureaucracy, and long-entrenched officials from Washington, D.C. The phrase was used to position Trump as an outsider candidate who would disrupt the established order and reduce the influence of lobbyists, special interest groups, and long-serving politicians in the government. "The swamp" in this context is used pejoratively to describe a political system that critics view as corrupt and self-serving.
"Drain the Swamp" refers to the act of removing what he, and those using the phrase, viewed as corruption, bureaucracy, and long-entrenched officials from Washington, D.C. The phrase was used to position Trump as an outsider candidate who would disrupt the established order and reduce the influence of lobbyists, special interest groups, and long-serving politicians in the government. "The swamp" in this context is used pejoratively to describe a political system that critics view as corrupt and self-serving.