Trump: ‘Drain The Swamp’ Should Be ‘Drain The Sewer,’ Starting With Media

United States President Donald J. Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC to participate in the commissioning ceremony for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the latest US Navy supercarrier, on Saturday, July 2... United States President Donald J. Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC to participate in the commissioning ceremony for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the latest US Navy supercarrier, on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP - NO'WIRE'SERVICE'- Photo by: Ron Sachs/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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The President began the week claiming that Washington, D.C. is “much worse than anyone ever thought,” taking to Twitter to make yet another jab at the news media.

Using one of his campaign tag-lines “Drain the Swamp,” President Donald Trump said the phrase should be changed to “Drain the Sewer” instead, saying it “begins with the Fake News!”

The tweet comes as multiple news outlets obtained and reported on the statement senior White House adviser Jared Kushner submitted to Congress outlining his interactions with Russian officials during Trump’s campaign.

Kushner is scheduled to testify before congressional intelligence committees this week on whether he had a role in the Russian government meddling in the 2016 election.

In the statement, Kushner claims he only had four interactions with Russian officials, and that he did not collude with any Russians in order to  influence the election for Trump.

Kushner, as well as Donald Trump Jr. and former campaign manager Paul Manafort, are all scheduled to testify before Congressional committees this week, which are investigating whether members of the Trump campaign worked with the Russian government to influence the election.

The three have recently come under fire after it was revealed that they met with a Kremlin-linked attorney last June. Emails leading up to the meeting, which Trump Jr. published on Twitter, show that Trump Jr. set up the meeting on the premise that he might receive damaging information on opponent Hillary Clinton as part of the Russian government’s attempts to help the Trump campaign.

The President also brought attention to comments Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made over the weekend, claiming that there had been “Zero evidence” found to support the investigation into Russia meddling in the election. Commenting on the Democratic effort to rebrand their economic message, Schumer told the Washington Post that Democrats blame themselves, not Russia, for their loss against Trump.

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