I agree, I have no doubt he wanted to do it. I'd like to see big changes too. The problem is, he wasn't/isn't the guy to do it.
First, overwhelming people with the sheer force of your personality might work in commercial real estate, but not in national politics, where you're surrounded by egos that are at LEAST as big as his.
Second, his behaviors (and now, those of his people) have been so repellent and embarrassing that people from his own party aren't going to have his back. They may be fun to watch and shake your fist at, but they're counterproductive.
Wanting to drain the swamp is fine, but this was such a bad choice to do it, that the swamp is looking presidential and statesmanlike in comparison. It may turn out that Trump had the OPPOSITE effect.
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See I disagree with that.
He is not your average well polished politician (read slick car salesman) who literally has DAILY meetings with handlers whose only job is to weigh public opinion and make sure they say things that seem to agree with whatever the current opinion is.
Like MOST OF US...he is blunt, he says what he thinks.
Who cares.
I am glad he isn't yet another canned, groomed corrupt politician that pays lip service for a living.