{"id":84249,"date":"2018-07-19T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=84249"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:56:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T20:56:45","slug":"trump-impeachment-odds-slashed-to-shortest-ever-after-helsinki-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/trump-impeachment-odds-slashed-to-shortest-ever-after-helsinki-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Impeachment Odds Slashed to Shortest Ever in Wake of Helsinki Summit Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump\u2019s perceived deference towards Russian President Vladimir Putin at Monday\u2019s Helsinki summit has garnered scathing responses from both sides of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump\u2019s Helsinki Summit performance was broadly criticized both at home and abroad, causing Paddy Power to shorten the odds of his impeachment to 2\/1, the lowest it’s been to date. (Image: Yuri Kabodnov\/AFP\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even conservative Fox News seemed disillusioned by the president\u2019s insistence on backing Putin\u2019s word over those of his own intelligence services on alleged Russian meddling in the presidential elections.<\/p>\n

Before Air Force One had touched down in Washington, there was talk of weakness — and even \u201ctreason\u201d — although a few were convinced the president was engaging in some realpolitik in a bid to improve relations between the two superpowers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power<\/a>\u00a0— always happy to throw out some outrageous novelty bets, especially where Trump is involved — is riding the global wave of ire.<\/p>\n

\u2018Shortest Odds in Modern History\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Paddy perceived Helsinki as doing some serious damage to Trump\u2019s presidency, which is why it has cut the odds on his impeachment to their lowest ever, 2\/1 — meaning it believes there is a 33 percent chance of the event occurring.<\/p>\n

Prior to Monday\u2019s events, the price had been 4\/1, representing a 20 percent chance.<\/p>\n

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According to Paddy Power spokesman Lee Price, those odds reflect the difficulties involved in impeaching an incumbent president. That’s because no president in history has ever been removed from office by Congress. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Two American leaders —\u00a0 Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton — have been impeached by the House of Representatives, but both were acquitted by the Senate. Impeachment proceedings were started against Richard Nixon, but abandoned when he resigned from office.<\/p>\n

“What this whole Moscow gruel has taught us is that the Donald is still the biggest ticket in town \u2014 and people love to bet on his downfall,\u201d Price told the Washington Post<\/em> on Wednesday. \u201cGiven the complexity of the impeachment process, that\u2019s an unprecedented price in terms of how short it is. No president in modern history has had such short odds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump Impeachment Biggest Political Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trump has provided rich pickings for Paddy Power\u2019s playful oddsmakers<\/a>,\u00a0who regularly offer a host of creative wagers on his presidency.<\/p>\n

Those include such unlikely outcomes as \u201cWill Trump convert to Islam?\u201d (50-1), or \u201cTrump to publicly reference a country that doesn\u2019t exist during a 2018 press conference\u201d (10-1). The bookmaker has even appointed a \u201cHead of Trump Betting\u201d and offers odds on itself being sued by the president (50\/1).<\/strong><\/p>\n

But to Paddy Power\u2019s customers, the impeachment bet is the big one, according to Price.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Trump\u2019s inauguration, we\u2019ve had more bets on his impeachment than we\u2019ve had on any Brexit market, any UK election market, or any of the other 100 or so specials we have on-site about the president,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump\u2019s perceived deference towards Russian President Vladimir Putin at Monday\u2019s Helsinki summit has garnered scathing responses from both sides of the political spectrum. Even conservative Fox News seemed disillusioned by the president\u2019s insistence on backing Putin\u2019s word over those of his own intelligence services on alleged Russian meddling in the presidential elections. 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