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Markets Predicting Trump Won’t Finish His Term

May 22, 2017 Buck Banks

50%

According to the Betfair prediction market, there’s a roughly 50 percent chance that President Trump will not serve out his four-year term. There an approximately 20 to 25 percent chance that Trump doesn’t make it through 2017 without leaving office.

Twitter Co-Founder Apologizes for Trump

May 22, 2017 Buck Banks

“It’s a very bad thing, Twitter’s role in that. If it’s true that he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter, then yeah, I’m sorry.”

— Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump’s claim he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter.

Bush: ‘Chaos Organizes the Presidency’

May 22, 2017 Buck Banks

“When I ran for office, I said he is a chaos candidate and would be a chaos president. Unfortunately, so far chaos organizes the presidency right now.”

— Jeb Bush, in an interview with CNN.

Trump Approval Hits New Low

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

39.7%

The RealClearPolitics polling average shows President Trump’s approval rate at 39.7%.

Majority of Americans Think Trump has Mental Problems

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

56%

A new SurveyUSA poll finds that 56% of Americans (including 1 in 4 Republicans) say President Trump “sometimes loses touch with reality.” Also interesting: 37% say Trump “is unable to distinguish between what is true and what is made up.”

Trump Advisors had 18 Contacts with Russians During Campaign

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

18

“Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump’s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race,” current and former U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges told Reuters.

Tapper Takes Issue with Trump’s Self-Pity

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

“Every single one of the president’s wounds is self-inflicted. Every single one. I don’t really understand the propensity for self-pity at a time like this.” … “My second reaction is, four U.S. presidents have been actually literally assassinated and killed. But more broadly speaking, when it comes to a president that has been treated unfairly, I mean that president led the charge claiming that the first African-American president was born in Africa. Which is not only a charge that is false, but is not a little bit racist.”

— Jake Tapper, taking exception on CNN at President Trump’s claim that he’s been treated more unfairly than any other president in history.

Kelly Suggests Trump Use Sword on the Press

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

“You can use that on the press, sir.”

— Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, after President Trump was presented with a ceremonial saber at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, according to ABC News.

It’s Going Around

May 19, 2017 Buck Banks

As I read the daily Twitter aggression,
Or witness the endless pundit progression,
The more I watch the news,
The more I get the blues.
I got a bad case of that mean old Trumpression.

About 10 Percent of Voters Switched Parties During the 2016 Election Cycle

May 17, 2017 Buck Banks

10%

Pew Research: “Those who study politics have long known that a person’s party affiliation is a strong predictor of how they will vote and what their opinions will be on most political issues. Some of the power of partisanship comes from its relative immutability: Most people remain loyal to a political party. … But over a 15-month period encompassing the 2016 presidential campaign, about 10% of Republicans and Democrats ‘defected’ from their parties to the opposing party.”

Tweet

50%

According to the Betfair prediction market, there’s a roughly 50 percent chance that President Trump will not serve out his four-year term. There an approximately 20 to 25 percent chance that Trump doesn’t make it through 2017 without leaving office.

“It’s a very bad thing, Twitter’s role in that. If it’s true that he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter, then yeah, I’m sorry.”

— Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump’s claim he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter.

“When I ran for office, I said he is a chaos candidate and would be a chaos president. Unfortunately, so far chaos organizes the presidency right now.”

— Jeb Bush, in an interview with CNN.

39.7%

The RealClearPolitics polling average shows President Trump’s approval rate at 39.7%.

56%

A new SurveyUSA poll finds that 56% of Americans (including 1 in 4 Republicans) say President Trump “sometimes loses touch with reality.” Also interesting: 37% say Trump “is unable to distinguish between what is true and what is made up.”

18

— Jake Tapper, taking exception on CNN at President Trump’s claim that he’s been treated more unfairly than any other president in history.

“You can use that on the press, sir.”

— Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, after President Trump was presented with a ceremonial saber at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, according to ABC News.

10%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.