Newt Gingrich Says Trump Has Given Up On ‘Draining The Swamp’

Now, just weeks before taking office, Trump has decided to sideline his pledge to “drain the swamp,” his ally Newt Gingrich said Wednesday.

Gingrich (R-Ga.) the former House speaker, told NPR’s “Morning Edition.” “He now says it was cute, but he doesn’t want to use it anymore.”  also  told NPR he’s noticed a post-election change in Trump’s attitude about certain things, namely the “lock her up” chant that rang through campaign events. 

Sanders said in November. “And that is a lot of what Mr. Trump was saying to get votes turns out to be not what he intends to do as the president of the United States  so among others, has blasted Trump since the election for backpedaling on his promise to keep special interests out of Washington.