To the Editor:

Re “Trump Is Doing What He Was Elected to Do,” by Daniel McCarthy (Op-Ed, Nov. 21):

Mr. McCarthy is right that we (or, rather, a minority of America’s voters) elected Donald Trump to smash the status quo and stir up politics as usual. He misses what Mr. Trump has done since.

Mr. Trump promised to “drain the swamp” but proceeded to install various lobbyists, corporate plunderers and other vested interests in key cabinet and agency positions.

Mr. Trump railed against President Obama’s relatively infrequent golf outings. Mr. Trump’s golf habit is so consuming it inspired a website (TrumpGolfCount.com) and has cost taxpayers $110 million and counting .

Mr. Trump constantly lies, and his actions inspire a culture of falsehoods and extortion and grab-what-you-can at the highest levels of our federal government.