“I’m gonna drain the swamp.”
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump’s rise and agenda are a political revolution.
But revolutions are hard, even after you win. Most have failed miserably. What will it take for Trump to fulfill his vision, rather than fall apart?
Sources
- Bannon says he’s a Leninist: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/22/steve-bannon-trump-s-top-guy-told-me-he-was-a-leninist.html
- Trump appointing lobbyists to gov’t: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/15/donald-trump-wants-to-drain-the-swamp-so-why-is-he-letting-lobby/
- Lobbyist power: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/17/donald-trumps-uneven-effort-to-drain-the-swamp/
- George Friedman, “Come the Revolution” https://geopoliticalfutures.com/come-the-revolution/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-first-100-horrific-days-of-a-trump-presidency/2016/11/04/1abca4d2-a286-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html?utm_term=.5991023a4566
- http://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-steve-bannon-1479254631
- http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/14/news/economy/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-trade-war/
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