Did Trump really need the ego-boost or did W.H. Social media Director Dan Scavino orchestrate it all?

On August 23^rd, 2018 US President Donald Trump retweeted a tweet from his White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino Jr. who shared a Washington Examiner article detailing Trump’s favorable odds concerning the 2020 Presidential Election. The President was apparently pleased by the article which stated that bettors had their money on his win for a re-election, however, not enough to expand further on the subject or share his own insight.

Twitter, a popular social media site, is the most favored platform for this current U.S. president to speak directly from. In fact, many Americans are aware and even wary of President Trump’s late-night tweets which either spout nonsense or get the U.S. President in a bit of hot water the next day. The context of his tweets and reactions by the public and media differ based on political party affiliation.

Seeing how the President is active on Twitter, there is no doubt that he is notified every time a tweet mentions his username – whether he chooses to check each one is uncertain. A number of articles have speculated that the White House Social Media Director writes half of the Presidents tweets and controls most of Trump’s personal Twitter account aside from the official Presidential Twitter account. However, the authenticity of Trump actually retweeting Dan Scavino’s tweet has yet to be determined and most likely never will be as more pressing issues are addressed.

For the one writer who crafted the article on how well Trump was doing in the political betting market – well, he was incredibly lucky. With one retweet by the President, Trump fans and foes jumped on the content which spoke so keenly of Trump’s odds. The article detailed Trump’s re-election odds were more favorable than other competitors and explained, more individuals are betting on Trump in the 2020 election than any other candidate combined regardless of what action President Trump takes.

To reiterate, whatever negative comment Trump makes, no matter who he offends, and no matter what he does all odds show him as the favorite. Bettors are not shying away from the President regardless of dropping poll numbers, they continue to put their dollar on President Trump’s re-election. Whether these bettors are Trump fans or bettors who love favorable odds, no one knows.

According to BetOnline, Trump currently stands to win his re-election by 3-2. Other possible contenders are Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other TV personalities like Dwayne “the rock” Johnson.

The 45^th POTUS Trump has received public criticism throughout his term over how he handles his presidency, what direction he leads the nation to – domestically and globally, his overall viewpoints, and speaking skills. Perhaps, in the most innocent of cases, the President was simply retweeting this personal yet minute win for his own egotistical purposes. On the other hand, the President may have not read the article and perhaps Dan Scavino retweeted his own tweet using the President’s personal account just to bring some positive news to the forefront of the Presidents daily rants.

Whether Trump is failing or winning is up to personal debate. However, bettors stand strongly beside him and continue to pour their dollars on his re-election success. Trumps 2020 Presidential Campaign odds were +275 mid-last year and have jumped to +130 mid-2018.

It is likely that everyone would agree that it is a sad day when we find odds being posted about the corruption of our nation’s government and its leaders. It is even sadder when it no longer surprises us, and the term corrupt becomes synonymous with our political leaders. This is precisely what is transpiring in America today, with a presidential race that has clearly gotten out of control. Due to the fact that this election has had every grueling detail closely followed on the world stage, more of the voting public has participated in the unfolding of the 2016 US presidential race than ever before.

The gambling entertainment industry is not about to pass up an opportunity to satisfy an American voter base that is looking to place bets on the outcome of the election and all the drama that goes with it. When we say drama here, we are referring to the ongoing FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and the Clinton Foundation. While the Vegas election odds on who will win the presidency do not include the indictment predictions in any of the betting lines at this time, the odds are still presented if you’re willing to look closely, and considerately read between the lines.

No, we can’t show you a singular betting line with specific odds on the likelihood of a Hillary Clinton indictment, but we can show you how the Vegas presidential betting odds are indirectly addressing the concept. It is obvious really, and boils down to a simplistic interpretation of the strength of Clinton’s lead as the frontrunner.

This shift in the presidential betting odds that took place following the FBI’s announcement that they were reopening the case indicates that the oddsmakers are convinced that the FBI investigation will affect the results somewhat. The shift was noticeable, but not significant enough to derail Clinton’s position as the frontrunner. In fact, despite all these FBI, email and charitable foundation scandals surfacing, Clinton still remains the favorite to win the presidency, just by a smaller lead at this point.

Based on the fact that her lead in the spread between herself and Trump did diminish somewhat following the FBI’s announcement, we would have to conclude that the sportsbooks that offer political betting odds do see the indictment as a possibility that will affect the level of support she ends up with at the end of the day. However, the fact that HRC is still the favorite to win the 2016 Presidential Election, reveals that the oddsmakers also feel that the possibility of indictment is not a deal breaker for her, and that it is not enough of an issue to significantly threaten her position as the frontrunner.

As you can see, the Vegas presidential odds do actually present the opinion of the oddsmakers regarding the likelihood of indictment without actually saying it out loud. We would not be surprised to see odds for a Clinton indictment emerge as a prop bet, though this may not actually occur until after the election. With FBI sources openly admitting that they may expect interference from the Department of Justice concerning the potential indictment, it is possible that the whole matter will still get swept under the carpet and become a moot point. If things were to play out this way, then we will not likely see any posted odds on the possibility of charges being brought against the former Secretary of State.