President Trump has done a poor job at draining Washington DC’s swamp so far, argues the Economist. Despite pledging to do so many times on the campaign trail, he has filled it even more, giving interest groups and lobbyists more playroom than before. Forty-two lobbyists have been linked to either Trump or Pence. Foreign powers sought to take advantage of this, having hired several of them to gain influence. Energy companies are doing very well as Scott Pruitt has hacked away at environmental rules that kept them in line. The president has been awfully close to current and ex-lobbyists for someone that wanted to drain DC’s swamp.