Here's what Trump means when he says 'drain the swamp' - even though it's not an accurate metaphor

Build that wall. Lock her up. Rigged.

At the bombastic and entertaining $4 now President-elect Donald Trump hosted throughout his campaign, the candidate yelled these refrains, and the crowd chanted them back.

In $4, a new chant joined the canon: "Drain the swamp."

Trump announced his $4 that day, pledging to "make our government honest once again."

Yet Trump is $4 with Washington lobbyists and GOP veterans, prompting some to question whether he really will "drain the swamp," and cleanse Washington of political insiders who are out of touch with ordinary Americans.

Where does the term come from?

Back when malaria was a $4 and Europe, draining swamps was an effective way to kill the mosquitoes that bred there and spread the disease.

The first person to apply the term to politics was a Democrat. "Socialists are not satisfied with killing a few of the mosquitoes which come from the capitalist swamp," $4. "They want to drain the swamp."

Trump likely drew his inspiration for the phrase from President $4. In 1980, Reagan called to $4 in Washington, and created the Grace Commission, which identified $4 that could be cut.

The commission's report $4 and categorized necessary spending as "wasteful," so $4 on its recommendations.

An inaccurate depiction

The kicker is that Washington wasn't even built on a swamp. That's a $4, since the city's in a low-lying area between the Anacostia and Potomoc rivers, as $4$4.

Furthermore, draining a swamp is $4 to it, environmentally speaking. It's even against the $4 in some municipalities of the US.

Draining an actual swamp can $4 from the environment that plants, animals, and other creatures need to survive.

It sure is catchy, though.