The Trump Apocalypse Watch is a subjective daily estimate, using a scale of one to four horsemen, of how likely it is that Donald Trump will be elected president, thus triggering an apocalypse in which we all die.
Today in Trump:
- The presumptive GOP nominee had absolutely nothing to say about the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in a major abortion case.
- Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, used the occasion to remind everyone of that time Trump suggested women who have the procedure should be “punished.”
- Elizabeth Warren joined Clinton on stage in Cincinnati for some more Trump bashing (and, perhaps, to offer a preview of Clinton-Warren ticket).
- Former Massachusetts senator and current Trump fan Scott Brown suggested that Warren should take a DNA test to prove her Native American heritage.
- Trump did Brown one worse by suggesting that Warren is “racist.”
- Politico found that hardly any big name Republicans are interested in speaking at Trump’s coronation in Cleveland—though three of his adult children are likely to get key speaking slots.
All in all, not the best day for a man who’s currently trailing his general election rival by an average of about 7 points in the most recent polls, and for a presumptive nominee who is still devoting time and money to stamping out a possible convention coup.
Still, there is silver lining in today’s news for Trump if you’re willing to squint: the SCOTUS ruling offers him a prime opportunity to shore up his standing with the religious right and to more generally remind conservatives what’s at stake in this election. In order to do that, though, Trump will have to prove he can speak the language of the anti-abortion crowd fluently, or at least semi-coherently—and so far there’s little evidence he can. Our danger level remains low.
