The market for President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office saw a noticeable jump as he ramped his rhetoric about attacks on Iran.
The chances for President Trump’s impeachment and removal from office jumped from 22.1% on April 1 to 27.4% on Monday.
The impeachment market didn’t see a noticeable jump, but it remains elevated. Traders currently price in a 72% chance that the President will be impeached for a third time before 2028.
Attacks on Iran
According to The New York Times, the President posted a threatening message on Truth Social this morning, claiming that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if a deal with Iran cannot be reached.
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will find an end.”
The President also issued threats that some critics characterized as possible war crimes.
In a separate post on Easter Sunday, the President claimed he would send Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong” and that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!”
Vice President J.D. Vance doubled down on President Trump’s threats, and seemed to imply that he’s considered using the nation’s nuclear capabilities to attack the region.
While The Hill reports that the White House has denied it is considering using nuclear weapons, Trump and Vance’s rhetoric has caused serious concern, even within Republican ranks.
Calls for impeachment
The Daily Beast reported that former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, InfoWars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and conservative podcaster Candace Owens, all of whom were once staunch supporters of the President, called for his cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
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