Come on in, the swamp water is fine
by digby
They've decided they don't even need to hide it:
Trump's voters don't care if he and his cronies get rich doing it. In fact, they respect them for it. Remember, Trump told them over and over again that he had manipulated the system, bought off politicians and didn't pay taxes because he is "smart." They cheered him wildly.
Recall:
"She said, 'Maybe you didn't pay taxes.' And I said, 'Well, that would make me smart,' because tax is a big payment. But a lot of people say, 'That's the kind of thinking that I want running this nation.'"
And this:
"As a businessman and a very substantial donor to very important people, when you give, they do whatever the hell you want them to do."
It's true that he did always promise to "fix it" saying that only someone as corrupt as himself understood how to get it done. Well, that was just silly ...
Another top adviser to Mr. Trump suggested on Wednesday that the president-elect had tired of his own rhetoric regarding lobbyists and consultants. “I’m told he now just disclaims that,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told NPR on Wednesday of the “drain the swamp” promise. “He now says it was cute, but he doesn’t want to use it anymore.”
It's all about mutual back-scratching. Lewandowski gets fabulously wealthy selling access to the president and the president gets even more wealthy doing favors for businessmen who can help his business:
“I will always be President-elect Trump’s biggest supporter,” he said. “After considering multiple opportunities within the administration, I informed him and his team I think I can best help him outside the formal structure of the government.”
That's what's called win-win in Trumpland.
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