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Drain the swamp

This article is about the idiomatic phrase. For the actual process, see Swamp § Impacts and conservation.

Drain the swamp is a phrase which has frequently been used by politicians since the 1980s and in the U.S. often refers to reducing the influence of special interests and lobbyists. The phrase can allude to the physical draining of swamps which is conducted to keep mosquito populations low in order to combat malaria,[1] prevalent during the time in Washington, D.C., on supposed swampy grounds.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Insider was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Widmer, Ted (2017-01-19). "Draining the Swamp". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-11-01.

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