'Start with you': Trump faces backlash on Twitter for seeking to root 'bad people out of government'

President Donald Trump had his words come back to haunt him on Thursday after he called on "bad people" to be removed from government jobs.

"DRAIN THE SWAMP!" the president exclaimed on Twitter. "We want bad people out of our government!"

The tweet was quickly met with responses from people who said that Trump should be the first to go.

Read some of the tweets below.