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Trump's Cabinet Has Had More Ex-Lobbyists Than Obama or Bush

Associated Press

   In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former
   lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did
   in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of
   people with ties to the industries they're regulating.

   The Cabinet choices are another sign that Trump's populist pledge to
   "drain the swamp" is a catchy campaign slogan but not a serious attempt
   to change the way Washington works. Instead of staring down "the unholy
   alliance of lobbyists and donors and special interests" as Trump
   recently declared, the influence industry has flourished during his
   administration.

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