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.
Down here at Slate HQ, we have a service called CrowdTangle, which measures how fast stories from various publications are spreading on Facebook. Today the No. 1 CrowdTangle champ, in both mainstream and conservative publications, is the story of Frank Giaccio, the 11-year-old from Virginia who mowed the Rose Garden lawn. From Fox News:
Trump accepted the Virginia boy’s offer after he wrote to the president saying it would be his “honor to mow the White House lawn.” Giaccio, who was 10 when he wrote the letter but has since turned 11, also enclosed a menu of his services, which include weed-whacking.
I don’t get it! Why does he want to mow the lawn? Just because he also mows other lawns? Why do you guys care so much about it? Whatever, it’s Friday, suckers!
