"Build that dynasty" is a bit at odds with every other thing President Trump has promised.
Yet in a direct contradiction to Trump's 2016 campaign promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C., Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale claimed Saturday that the "Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades." Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, who is usually on Trump's side, succinctly called out Parscale's contradiction in a Monday morning tweet.
Dobbs wasn't the only one itching to attack Parscale's misguided promise, as Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs reported.
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Parscale's statement came Saturday at a GOP convention in California, and he explained his dynastic reasoning later in the day to reporters. Trump's relatives have "amazing capabilities," Parscale said. "I think you see that from Don Jr. I think you see that from Ivanka. You see it from Jared [Kushner]. You see it from all."
After all, the "Trump swamp" does have a nice slant-rhyme ring to it.
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