The "SWAMP" existed decades before Trump became pr
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Drain the swamp has since been used by members of different political parties.
Republican President Ronald Reagan used the phrase in his 1976 presidential campaign, stating, “Sometimes, when you are up to your elbows in alligators, it is hard to remember your original objective was to drain the swamp. I think we can drain the swamp. We can take on the Washington system. We can change from remote control to personal control of our lives.”
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