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| Newt: 'The alligators are really unhappy that Trump is draining the swamp.' |
| 2017-10-15 |
| [The Hill] Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the Washington, D.C., establishment is enraged with President Trump because he is following through on his promise to "drain the swamp." "Donald Trump really is draining the swamp, and the alligators are really unhappy," Gingrich told John Catsimatidis on AM970's "The Answer." "This guy is actually doing what he said he would do: We're getting conservative judges nominated. We are getting regulations rolled back." "We're getting a much more aggressive pro-American trade policy and pro-American foreign policy," Gingrich said. "The other side sees this as the end of their way of life." The former House leader pointed to the release of American hostages held by the Taliban by Pakistani troops this week as a concrete result of Trump's foreign policy shift. "The Pakistanis understand how much tougher and how much more aggressive the Trump Administration is than the Obama Administration," Gingrich said. "And I think they're trying to find some way to appease us because they know that we are very angry at them." "Remember, they had bin Laden in their country for a decade," he added. "As a result, they’re scrambling to find a way to appease us." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Might want to look at the EPA and the Department of Education. You might be surprised at how many positions are being rated as "no longer necessary". |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2017-10-15 23:36 |
| #3 A newt is a little alligator with no teefs |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-10-15 19:15 |
| #2 but I still haven't seen a ton of firings as I'd expected. Remember all those people at the State Department who resigned, Glolurong Bumble6930, not to mention complaints about how many positions remain unfilled? I have to imagine that State is not the only department where that happened -- remember, the new management had committed to reorganizing to better meet new objectives once the current organization and current objectives had been understood. It is my understanding they'd targetted to have achieved understanding about now. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-10-15 19:13 |
| #1 How has he drained the swamp so far? I like a lot of what he's done but I still haven't seen a ton of firings as I'd expected. |
| Posted by: Glolurong Bumble6930 2017-10-15 17:52 |