Deadline Poet June 18-25, 2018, Issue Drain the Swamp! Drain the Swamp!Drain the Swamp! Drain the Swamp! By Calvin Trillin May 24, 2018 fb tw mail Print msg wa sms This metaphor for cleaning up DC Has now become a Trumpian refrain. The task is getting harder day by day, With Trump appointees clogging up the drain.