Donald Trump’s chances of winning the election have improved despite coming face-to-face with porn star Stormy Daniels in court.
The politician’s chances of being the next US President have increased by 4 per cent since the start of the hearing, with Betfair Exchange punters showing increasing faith throughout the ‘hush money’ trial.
Trump’s chances shot up 2 per cent in the three days since the adult actress – allegedly paid $130,000 for her silence over sex with Trump – took the stand in the New York courtroom.
Trump has been the punters’ favourite for a while but his odds decreased to 47 per cent on Thursday – after being at 45 per cent on Wednesday, and 43 per cent at the start of his trial on April 15.
The former US president’s odds of reclaiming the Oval Office remained unchanged on Sunday at 47 per cent.
Donald Trump’s chances of winning the election have improved despite coming face-to-face with porn star Stormy Daniels in court
Stormy Daniels leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after testifying at former US President Donald Trump’s trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments
President Joe Biden has been trailing behind Trump for eight months now, but celebrated a one-day lead over his Republican rival on April 13.
Biden’s popularity has steadily declined since the start of Trump’s fraud trial. He has distanced from 43 per cent at the start of the hearing to just 40 per cent today.
Sam Rosbottom, a Betfair spokesperson, said: ‘During his 2016 campaign Trump boasted he ”could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody” and he ”wouldn’t lose voters”.
‘Roll forward eight years and with now less than six months to the vote, it feels increasingly like nothing can stop ”Teflon Trump” who is favourite at 11/10 over Biden on 6/4.’
He added: ‘Despite a string of lawsuits, Trump enjoys a substantial lead over Biden, and we’ve still to see anything rattle faith in the former president who simply seems immune to bad news.’