You Can Bet on the Number of Times Trump Will Say Mexico During His State of the Union Address
By Robert Duff in Politics News
Updated: May 14, 2020 at 2:10 pm EDTPublished:
- Sportsbooks are offering a series of prop bets on words US President Donald Trump will utter during his State of the Union address
- Drugs, Mexico, radicalized, crisis, Democrats and Pelosi are all wagering options
- The SOTU is on hold until the government shutdown ends
During his 2016 candidacy for President, Donald Trump promised he’d build a southern border wall and Mexico would pay for it. Now, Trump mentioning Mexico during his State Of the Union (SOTU) address can pay you.
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Sportsbooks are offering total wagers estimating how often Trump will speak certain words during the SOTU. Mexico is among them.
Odds on Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Mexico” During State of the Union Address
| Total Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Mexico” During SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Over 4.5 | -120 |
| Under 4.5 | -120 |
Trump shut down the government December 22nd, demanding funding for the wall. As his pet peeve, Mexico is bound to come up frequently. Play the over.
Great unity in the Republican Party. Want to, once and for all, put an end to stoppable crime and drugs! Border Security and Wall. No doubt!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2019
Odds on Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Drugs” During SOTU Address
Trump insists he needs his wall to protect America from the drug cartels sneaking their illegal bounty across the border under the cover of darkness.
| Total Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Drugs” During SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Over 2.5 | -120 |
| Under 2.5 | -120 |
Another among his favorite buzzwords. Definitely an over wager.
Odds on Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Crisis” During SOTU Address
| Total Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Crisis” During SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Over 3.5 | -120 |
| Under 3.5 | -120 |
Crisis? What crisis? It doesn’t matter. Trump will manufacture one, and make it a never-ending taking point. He loves to fire up his base by creating a crisis, even as facts prove there isn’t one.
The crisis at the border has been created by Trump. The crisis of federal employees is the shutdown created by Trump. The crisis of faith in our government is the corruption created by Trump. The crisis is the criminality of Trump. The crisis is Trump.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) January 22, 2019
You know that this total is a guaranteed over.
Odds on Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Radicalized” During SOTU Address
| Total Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Radicalized” During SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Over 1.5 | -120 |
| Under 1.5 | -120 |
“Radicalized” is big-boy vocabulary. Remember Trump struggling to say anonymous?
Lately, though, Trump’s been sprinkling radicalized into his rhetoric, like he’d learned a new word.
At first glance, this seems an under wager.
Trump makes a totally incoherent case for a border wall: "If we don't do it, this country is going to be worse than at any time in our history in terms of drug infestation and in terms of crime. And our crime numbers are very good." pic.twitter.com/w2lBGUpf96
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 23, 2019
Odds on Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Democrats” During SOTU Address
| Total Number of Times Donald Trump Says “Radicalized” During SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Over 2.5 | -120 |
| Under 2.5 | -120 |
It goes so well in combination with another group he loves to mock.
“I’m not surprised,” Trump says in response to Pelosi blocking him from delivering his #SOTU address in the House while the government remains shut down.
“It’s really a shame what’s happening with the Democrats. They’ve become radicalized" pic.twitter.com/NqOqMeqGUi
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) January 23, 2019
We suggest going all over the over on both of these wagers.
Odds Trump Mentions Nancy Pelosi During 1st Minute of SOTU Address
| Will Trump Mention Nancy Pelosi During 1st Minute of SOTU Address | Odds (01/24/19) |
|---|---|
| Yes | -120 |
| No | -120 |
Here’s one wager we think is a no go. Trump dislikes taking orders from anyone, but especially from women.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the one who quashed his bid to deliver the SOTU during the shutdown. She’s the last person he’ll want to acknowledge.
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
