Posted on Oct 15, 2019
281 lobbyists have worked in Trump administration: report
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Looks like somebody (45l forgot to drain the swamp. LOL
281 lobbyists have worked in Trump administration: report
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How Obama failed to shut Washington's revolving door
He vowed to keep lobbyists out of his administration, but loopholes weakened his pledge.
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MCPO Roger Collins
Capt Dwayne Conyers Ignorance is bliss. Had your glorious leader did what he promised, all the lobbyists would have been stopped. 2+2= epic failure.
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MSG (Join to see)
Capt Dwayne Conyers - Who else do you compare a sitting President to other than a past President and their policies?
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MCPO Roger Collins
MSG (Join to see) He would be OK with it if it were past Republicans, oh say, George Bush, that they brought up for eight years.
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If anyone ever believed THAT guy was going to "drain the swamp" they're a moron
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Despite Obama's pre-election pledge and the use of executive orders not to use lobbyists, he did. He hired them by the use of waivers while others simply changed their status so that they were no longer classified as lobbyists.
By 2014, there were 65 known lobbyists in his admin. By 2016, Obama was debating doing away with the rules in order to allow his successor to have an easier time staffing the WH.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/08/15/there-are-65-former-lobbyists-currently-working-in-the-obama-administration/
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/obama-lobbying-rules-226958
By 2014, there were 65 known lobbyists in his admin. By 2016, Obama was debating doing away with the rules in order to allow his successor to have an easier time staffing the WH.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/08/15/there-are-65-former-lobbyists-currently-working-in-the-obama-administration/
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/obama-lobbying-rules-226958
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SSG Robert Mark Odom
President Obama never ran on that he was going to drain the swamp. Hopefully the difference will be very apparent.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Let me get this straight. The guy who promised "drain the swamp" has 281+ lobbyists.
Your response is to deflect, to NOTHING to defend that action, fall back on propaganda that the previous administration did something. Someone who didn't make campaign promises to drain the swamp had 65 (23% in a whole 8 years)?
Hm? GTFO with that crap
Your response is to deflect, to NOTHING to defend that action, fall back on propaganda that the previous administration did something. Someone who didn't make campaign promises to drain the swamp had 65 (23% in a whole 8 years)?
Hm? GTFO with that crap
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MSG (Join to see)
MAJ (Join to see) -
Apparently reading comprehension is not among your skill set.
1) Obama made a campaign promise not to use lobbyists. He hired them anyway
2) By 2016, Obama had realized that a lobbyist had skill sets necessary for certain positions and that a failure to hire lobbyists in a new administration may prevent or delay the filling of positions (reminder, he and many thought Hillary would be the new President). That is why he was debating to remove his prior E.Os regarding lobbyists.
3) Trump promised to drain the swamp. This is often referred to corruption and congressional stagnation. He never promised not to hire lobbyists. While Trump has accomplished many things in his less than 3 years in office, it is debatable that he has made any inroads into any of the pre-existing issues that exist in Washington DC.
Apparently reading comprehension is not among your skill set.
1) Obama made a campaign promise not to use lobbyists. He hired them anyway
2) By 2016, Obama had realized that a lobbyist had skill sets necessary for certain positions and that a failure to hire lobbyists in a new administration may prevent or delay the filling of positions (reminder, he and many thought Hillary would be the new President). That is why he was debating to remove his prior E.Os regarding lobbyists.
3) Trump promised to drain the swamp. This is often referred to corruption and congressional stagnation. He never promised not to hire lobbyists. While Trump has accomplished many things in his less than 3 years in office, it is debatable that he has made any inroads into any of the pre-existing issues that exist in Washington DC.
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