{"id":2410995,"date":"2025-03-07T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-agree-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:34:58","slug":"most-agree-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-agree-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Most agree: \u2018Drain the swamp\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmost-agree-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent \u200dpoll by Rasmussen Reports reveals strong public support for President Donald Trump&#8217;s initiative to &#8220;drain the swamp&#8221; in Washington,D.C. The poll indicates that 66% of voters back Trump&#8217;s efforts to reduce government jobs, buildings, and \u200dregulations. Support spans across political \u2062lines, with 49% of\u2062 Democrats agreeing, alongside 83% of Republicans and 68% of \u200cindependents. Despite this support, only 40% of likely voters believe Trump will successfully accomplish this, \u200dwhile 32% expect the government to grow larger. The article highlights that during Trump&#8217;s previous\u200c term,\u200d expectations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-rescinds-trumps-apprenticeship-plan-by-executive-order\/\" title=\"Biden Rescinds ...\u2019s Apprenticeship Plan By Executive Order\">cutting government<\/a> were high but \u200blargely unmet due to bureaucracy. this time,\u200c however, Trump is seen as more\u200d prepared, backed\u2062 by experience \u200cand allies like Elon Musk, \u200dthough challenges remain, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including federal \u2063judicial pushback<\/a>.\u200b Interestingly, 47% of voters\u200b feel that Congress\u200c is supportive of Trump\u2019s agenda, suggesting a more \u2063favorable view of Congress than usual.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Most agree: &lsquo;Drain the swamp&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028741\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Forget what you are seeing on the nightly news. Ignore the whining about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3331467\/trump-and-musk-have-tapped-us-anger-government-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk and his cuts under the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because amid all that noise, voters overwhelmingly agree it&rsquo;s &ldquo;time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3318449\/democrats-lose-touch-with-voters-over-musk-trump-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drain the swamp<\/a> in Washington, D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3339868\/epa-goes-scorched-earth-against-media-bias-washington-post\/\">EPA goes scorched-earth against media bias, Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3339351\/alejandro-mayorkas-ripped-over-sanctuary-cities-claim\/\">Mayorkas ripped for claiming he fought &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanctuary-cities-ignored-ice-to-free-22000-criminal-migrants-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Sanctuary cities\u2019 ignored ICE to free 22,000 criminal migrants - ... Examiner\">sanctuary cities&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3338511\/trump-joins-roosevelt-kennedy-reagan-great-communicators-club\/\">Trump joins FDR, JFK, Reagan in &lsquo;Great Communicators&rsquo; club<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>New polling shared with Secrets Friday from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/two_thirds_agree_drain_the_swamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> found that 66% back President Donald Trump&rsquo;s efforts to cut everything from jobs to buildings to regulations in the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Even Democrats agree that the cork has to be pulled, at 49% to 38% who don&rsquo;t agree. For Republicans, 83% agree, and among independents, 68% agree.<\/p>\n<p>Still, despite their support for one of Trump&rsquo;s biggest campaign promises, the likely voters surveyed tempered their expectations. Just 40% thought that Trump would succeed in leaving town with a smaller &ldquo;swamp,&rdquo; while 32% thought it would be &ldquo;bigger&rdquo; and 17% &ldquo;about the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Daily presidential approval just in.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re out of luck again today, professor &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BgBBo63f2\">https:\/\/t.co\/5BgBBo63f2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll\/status\/1898010017476780280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In his first term eight years ago, there were similar voter hopes that Trump would cut the government. But inexperience and a stubborn bureaucracy thwarted that effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3331467\/trump-and-musk-have-tapped-us-anger-government-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">This time seems different<\/a> since he arrived as an experienced ex-president armed with a plan and a leader in Musk to tackle the swamp, though they have been bucked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal judges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, likely voters also see Congress helping Trump with its support of draining the swamp. Rasmussen reported in its analysis that 47% believe that Capitol Hill supports Trump, while 37% don&rsquo;t, an unusually favorable opinion of Congress by voters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028741\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028741\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many concur: &#8216;Drain the swamp&#8217; Despite nightly news distractions, voters largely believe it&#8217;s time to eliminate corruption in Washington, D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2410996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Musk-Trump-Rasmussen-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49787,44953,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2410995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drain-the-swamp","tag-government-reform","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Musk-Trump-Rasmussen-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410999,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410995\/revisions\/2410999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}