Sentence examples for swamp of corruption from inspiring English sources

At stake is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's commitment to "draining the swamp" of corruption that marked the previous Republican majority.

Jarringly, they also corroborate Trump's claim that the government he inherited was a "swamp" of corruption, cronyism, and bad behavior.

This week his officials ordered the closure of trading firms linked to the defence ministry, which are widely seen as a swamp of corruption.

The recent arrests of a state senator and an assemblyman appear to have reminded Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his overdue promise to begin cleaning up Albany's swamp of corruption.

In a teaser of what the cables from Nairobi would reveal, Der Spiegel said last week that US officials believed the country was a "swamp of corruption" — hardly a heretic view on the streets of Nairobi.

As Democratic leaders sought to apply a tourniquet to Mr. Weiner, Republicans sought to use the spectacle he had created against Democrats in general, and in particular against Ms. Pelosi, who once pledged to "drain the swamp" of corruption involving Republicans in Congress.

Hence conservatives' desperation in 2009 not only to win savage battles but also, suddenly, to drain swamps of corruption and despair.

He has pledged to "drain the swamp" of DC corruption, and maybe he will sincerely tackle that task.

Speaker Pelosi won her gavel with a promise to "drain the swamp" of the corruption afflicting the previous Republican majority.

That, of course, didn't stop campaigning Republicans from accusing her of failing to fulfill her pledge to "drain the swamp" of Congressional corruption.

There are similarities here with many who support Trump because of his promises to put an end to broken neo-liberalism, to "drain the swamp" of establishment corruption.