Jackson loudly declared this to be a "corrupt bargain."
Critics derided the move and claimed a "corrupt bargain" had been struck between the men.
Andrew Jackson called the alleged deal the "corrupt bargain".
- The Union in 1821 - What was the "corrupt bargain"?
Jackson supporters screamed that "a corrupt bargain" had been made between the two.
That is, for a more honest thief, someone more likely to keep his end of a corrupt bargain.
The presidential election of 1876 is sometimes considered to be a second "corrupt bargain."
Charges of a "corrupt bargain" followed Adams through his term.
And Clay supposedly made the "corrupt bargain" that was to haunt him the rest of his life.
You aren't going to accept this corrupt bargain, are you, Father?