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Is Trump’s new swamp any better than the old swamp?

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Wargotz, E. (2026, October 25). Is Trump’s new swamp any better than the old swamp? Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4776363/did-trump-drain-the-swamp/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-25 · by Eric Wargotz

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In 2010, the author introduced the term "Insidersaurus" to describe career politicians and political elites who are disconnected from ordinary citizens. The article questions whether President Donald Trump has succeeded in his pledge to eliminate insider politics, or if he has merely replaced one set of insiders with another.
Written by AI on 2026-10-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In 2010, Eric Wargotz coined the term "Insidersaurus" in his U.S. Senate campaign ad to describe the corrupt insider politics and career politicians he saw as disconnected from the general public. The question now is whether President Donald Trump has truly drained this political swamp since taking office or if the new environment is just as problematic as before. Wargotz argues that while Trump initially promised change, it remains unclear if the current political landscape under his leadership is any better than the previous one dominated by entrenched interests.

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American NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× U.S. Senate ORG · 1×

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From its very inception in my 2010 U.S. Senate campaign ad, the term was engineered to target the corrosive reality of insider politics: the insulated class of career politicians, consultants, and political elites who operate in a vacuum wholly out of touch with the general public.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
2026-10-25 · Washington Examiner
Is Trump’s new swamp any better than the old swamp? · assertive framing

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Back in 2010, I coined a term to describe a specific kind of political threat: the Insidersaurus. asserted
I → coin → threat
From its very inception in my 2010 U.S. Senate campaign ad, the term was engineered to target the corrosive reality of insider politics: the insulated class of career politicians, consultants, and political elites who operate in a vacuum wholly out of touch with the general public. asserted
who → engineer → public
If the American political establishment is a swamp, then the Insidersaurus is the apex predator thriving in its murky waters. asserted
Insidersaurus → thrive → waters
This brings us to a central, deeply uncomfortable question regarding the modern populist movement: Has President Donald Trump actually drained the swamp, or is the new swamp no better than the old one? asserted
swamp → bring → one
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