Washington 101: understanding 'the swamp'
Donald Trump isn't a government expert but that doesn't explain why Washington is so incompetent, large and slow moving.
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“The swamp,” “deep-state” or “the Beltway”?
Whatever Washington’s permanent government is called, the first 10 months of US President Donald Trump’s administration is casting an interesting light on it.
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Nathan Smith
Fri, 20 Oct 2017
Fri, 20 Oct 2017
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Washington 101: understanding 'the swamp'
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