Trump’s pledge to 'drain the swamp' is a 'cosmic joke': Reagan insider (opens in new tab)

One of President Donald Trump's favorite terms is "drain the swamp." He didn't invent the term, which was used in the past by politicians ranging from President Ronald Reagan to paleoconservative Patrick Buchanan. But he made it a prominent talking point of the MAGA movement.The term, in a political context, refers to self-serving bureaucrats. And Never Trump conservative Mona Charen, in The Bulwark, argues that the phrase is a "bitter irony" in light of Trump's "unabashed corruption."Charen,...