I wouldn't call the members of his cabinet short list of Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Stephen Bannon, and Myron Ebell "better." They're almost all part of the Republican establishment. It's not surprising, given that Trump is apparently letting Pence pick his cabinet members for him, but it's far from "draining the swamp."
Ah, right, so it seems that your idea of disempowering the establishment is to give it the boot altogether and hire a bunch of non-politicians. I can see how that would work, but I don't think it's a fair interpretation of Trump's promise, not even by a long shot.
He could start by just not hiring corrupt people. I mean, Chris Christie? Really? After the bridge-gate verdict? Sarah Palin is a moron, and Myron Ebell for the head of the EPA is a climate change denialist. So draining the swamp, for me, would entail
competent people, not necessarily non-politicians.
Even you must admit that these cabinet picks are far from the most competent people he could have chosen. Rather,
Trump sorry, Pence, seems to be filling up the cabinet with loyal insiders.