OPINION:
The Washington Post just ran with a story with this headline: “Trump impeachment odds hit record after Helsinki, says Irish bookmaker.”
Seriously now?
This is where the all-courts-press from the left to impeach President Donald Trump has headed — to a bookie operation in Ireland named Paddy Power that operates as the biggest phone-in betting outlet for both the Emerald Isle and the United Kingdom?
Wow. That’s some reach.
“The odds Trump is impeached are now 2 to 1, or 33 percent, [Paddy Power spokesman Lee] Price told The Post, compared with 4 to 1, or 20 percent, on Monday before the news conference,” The Washington Post wrote. “Betters also think there is a decreased chance that Trump finishes his first term, and an increased chance that he resigns.”
Well, first off, who gives a dang what Ireland and the United Kingdom think about Trump. They have no vote; they have no voice in U.S. politics.
Second off, who gives a dang what an Irish bookie outfit thinks about — umm, anything?
And third off — see “second off” and repeat.
The left has been on a steady roll to impeach this president, no matter how, no matter the lack of impeachable behavior, no matter the insanity of calling for impeachment before he even takes office (yes, talking about you, Rep. Maxine Waters). It’s impeach, impeach now, and impeach at all costs.
But news flash. Memo to gamblers.
Trump’s not going to be impeached. He’s not going to be impeached because, well, he’s not committed any impeachable offense. That’s it, in a nutshell. And no amount of media swell reporting to the contrary — no amount of betting odds to the contrary — can change that nutshell.
The smart money, whether overseas or within the United States, is on that. The winning money, in fact, says Trump takes a second term.
• Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on Twitter, @ckchumley.
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