In the tradition of the Clintonometer and the Trump Apocalypse Watch, the Impeach-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative daily estimate of the likelihood that Donald Trump leaves office before his term ends, whether by being impeached (and convicted) or by resigning under threat of same.
Today’s top stories were tragic and contributed to the general Trump-related sense that our corner of the world is tearing itself apart:
- A man crashed a van into a group of people outside a mosque in London, reportedly screaming as he was apprehended that he wanted to “kill all Muslims.” (One elderly man who was reportedly already receiving emergency medical treatment in the area prior to the attack died afterward; several other individuals were injured by the van.)
- A 17-year-old Muslim girl in Virginia was found dead after being abducted near her mosque. (Authorities are not currently investigating her death as a potential hate crime.)
- A pregnant black woman in Seattle was killed by police who had originally arrived at her home because she called to report an attempted burglary.
None of them, however, reflected directly on POTUS’s likelihood of being impeached, so our meter remains in the same position it was last Friday. Congratulations, Mr. President?
Photo illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Photos by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, Win McNamee/Getty Images, Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images, and Peter Parks-Pool/Getty Images.
