The Swamp Survived: Why Trump Failed to "Drain the Swamp"

John Stossel

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp.”

He didn’t.

Trump made government bigger.

He hired new employees, doubled federal spending, and started a bunch of new programs.

Now the swamp is bigger.

In our new video, Economist Ed Stringham explains the real way to drain the swamp is to cut the spending that swamp creatures feed on.