palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump’s allies resort to “performance art” as he circles the drain

It couldn ’ t be much more clear that Donald Trump is only trying to drag out the inevitable so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising .
The thing is , it ’ s simply not sustainable for him .
Palmer Report predicted that Trump would keep losing key allies , as they each selfishly conclude that they ’ ve got to move on from him to protect their own interests , and sure enough , pastor Robert Jeffress admitted today that Joe Biden has won .
Inside the Trump regime , things don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSNBC now says that people within Trump ’ s own inner circle are “ embarrassed by what they are witnessing right now ” from Trump , and that his ongoing desire to contest the election is “ unsustainable.
” Meanwhile Politico says that Trump ’ s own Republican allies are already preparing for President Biden , and that what we ’ re seeing from them right now is mere “ performance art.
” In other words , this is all over but the shouting .
Donald Trump isn ’ t going to magically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the best he can hope for here is a softer landing when it comes to the prison and bankruptcy he ’ s facing .

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It couldn’t be much more clear that Donald Trump is only trying to drag out the inevitable so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising. The thing is, it’s simply not sustainable for him. Palmer Report predicted that Trump would keep losing key allies, as they each selfishly conclude that they’ve got to move on from him to protect their own interests, and sure enough, pastor Robert Jeffress admitted today that Joe Biden has won. Inside the Trump regime, things don’t appear to be going much better.
MSNBC now says that people within Trump’s own inner circle are “embarrassed by what they are witnessing right now” from Trump, and that his ongoing desire to contest the election is “unsustainable.” Meanwhile Politico says that Trump’s own Republican allies are already preparing for President Biden, and that what we’re seeing from them right now is mere “performance art.”
In other words, this is all over but the shouting. Donald Trump isn’t going to magically overturn the election result. He knows that the best he can hope for here is a softer landing when it comes to the prison and bankruptcy he’s facing.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump’s own lawyers now admit there’s no election fraud

As Palmer Report has been pointing out , the effort by Donald Trump to overturn the massive losses he suffered in various states is going nowhere .
The Postal Service person in Erie , Pennsylvania who claimed ballot fraud has recanted , proving again that the GOP are the ones engaged in fraud and misdirection when it comes to the elections and voting .
Senator Lindsey Graham admitted that if the voters remain allowed to vote by mail , a Republican presidential candidate will never win again .
He is right , and that is the state of the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been used like bludgeons to keep some parts of the country red , what we are seeing in some places , like Arizona , Texas and Georgia is the reality .
Trump continues to file frivolous lawsuits in states such as Pennsylvania , claiming that mail in ballot voters and in person voters were treated differently .
We have had versions of mail in ballots since 1864 , and they have worked .
Several states went completely to mail in voting some time ago .
No fraud exists .
In court in Montgomery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to concede that he and the administration were slinging nonsense : “ THE COURT : In your petition , which is right before me…you don ’ t claim that any electors or the Board of the County were guilty of fraud , correct ?
That ’ s correct ?
MR. GOLDSTEIN : Your Honor , accusing people of fraud is a pretty big step….Everybody is coming to this with good faith .
The DNC is coming with good faith…We think these were a mistake , but we think they are a fatal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be counted .
THE COURT : I understand .
I am asking you a specific question… .
Are you claiming that there is any fraud in connection with these 592 disputed ballots ?
MR. GOLDSTEIN : To my knowledge at present , no .
THE COURT : Are you claiming that there is any undue or improper influence upon the elector with respect to these 592 ballots ?
MR. GOLDSTEIN : To my knowledge at present , no.
” Game over .
Let ’ s stay calm , get energized for the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look forward to President Joe Biden .

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As Palmer Report has been pointing out, the effort by Donald Trump to overturn the massive losses he suffered in various states is going nowhere. The Postal Service person in Erie, Pennsylvania who claimed ballot fraud has recanted, proving again that the GOP are the ones engaged in fraud and misdirection when it comes to the elections and voting.
Senator Lindsey Graham admitted that if the voters remain allowed to vote by mail, a Republican presidential candidate will never win again. He is right, and that is the state of the nation. While gerrymandering and other tools have been used like bludgeons to keep some parts of the country red, what we are seeing in some places, like Arizona, Texas and Georgia is the reality.
Trump continues to file frivolous lawsuits in states such as Pennsylvania, claiming that mail in ballot voters and in person voters were treated differently. We have had versions of mail in ballots since 1864, and they have worked. Several states went completely to mail in voting some time ago. No fraud exists.
In court in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, a lawyer for Trump had to concede that he and the administration were slinging nonsense:
“THE COURT: In your petition, which is right before me…you don’t claim that any electors or the Board of the County were guilty of fraud, correct? That’s correct? MR. GOLDSTEIN: Your Honor, accusing people of fraud is a pretty big step….Everybody is coming to this with good faith. The DNC is coming with good faith…We think these were a mistake, but we think they are a fatal mistake, and these ballots ought not be counted. THE COURT: I understand. I am asking you a specific question…. Are you claiming that there is any fraud in connection with these 592 disputed ballots? MR. GOLDSTEIN: To my knowledge at present, no. THE COURT: Are you claiming that there is any undue or improper influence upon the elector with respect to these 592 ballots? MR. GOLDSTEIN: To my knowledge at present, no.”
Game over. Let’s stay calm, get energized for the two Senate runoff races in Georgia, and look forward to President Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump goes bonkers after his star “voter fraud” witness admits he made it up

Here at Palmer Report , we ’ re not planning to cover Donald Trump ’ s tweets on a regular basis now that he ’ s lost .
This morning in particular was worth noting , because it comes after Trump ’ s star witness in his imaginary Pennsylvania “ voter fraud ” scandal has now admitted he made the whole thing up .
Trump tweeted this : “ Richard Hopkins , Pennsylvania postal worker , recants ballot-tampering claim.
” Then he added “ Stays with the truth , his original story.
” Wait a minute here , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Does Trump even know what he ’ s trying to say anymore ?
However , Trump ’ s more consequential tweet today may be this one : “ A guy named Al Schmidt , a Philadelphia Commissioner and so-called Republican ( RINO ) , is being used big time by the Fake News Media to explain how honest things were with respect to the Election in Philadelphia .
He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption & dishonesty .
We win !
” Trump is now at the point where he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with his fantasy .
He ’ s reaching the end of his rope , quickly .

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Here at Palmer Report, we’re not planning to cover Donald Trump’s tweets on a regular basis now that he’s lost. This morning in particular was worth noting, because it comes after Trump’s star witness in his imaginary Pennsylvania “voter fraud” scandal has now admitted he made the whole thing up.
Trump tweeted this: “Richard Hopkins, Pennsylvania postal worker, recants ballot-tampering claim.” Then he added “Stays with the truth, his original story.” Wait a minute here, that’s not “recants” means. Does Trump even know what he’s trying to say anymore?
However, Trump’s more consequential tweet today may be this one: “A guy named Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia Commissioner and so-called Republican (RINO), is being used big time by the Fake News Media to explain how honest things were with respect to the Election in Philadelphia. He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption & dishonesty. We win!” Trump is now at the point where he’s attacking Republican officials for not going along with his fantasy. He’s reaching the end of his rope, quickly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Key ally of Donald Trump now publicly admits Joe Biden has won

Earlier today Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump doesn ’ t magically gain leverage by dragging this out .
@ @ @ @ @ goes on and the worse it looks , Trump is going to lose leverage because @ @ @ @ @ going to selfishly decide they have to move on from him in order to preserve @ @ @ @ @ .
Sure enough , Robert Jeffress – a key evangelical church ally of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a “ bitter pill to swallow ” for him , but Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ President-elect of the United States .
This comes after Republican Senator Pat Toomey said in @ @ @ @ @ time for Donald Trump to go ahead and start the transition process to Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s allies to start saying similar things as the week goes on , @ @ @ @ @ already untenable position .
Trump would like to drag this out as long as possible @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll simply have no leverage left .

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Earlier today Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump doesn’t magically gain leverage by dragging this out. Instead, the longer this goes on and the worse it looks, Trump is going to lose leverage because more of his allies are going to selfishly decide they have to move on from him in order to preserve their own credibility and interests.
Sure enough, Robert Jeffress – a key evangelical church ally of Donald Trump – has announced that it’s a “bitter pill to swallow” for him, but Joe Biden has won and is now President-elect of the United States.
This comes after Republican Senator Pat Toomey said in an interview that it was time for Donald Trump to go ahead and start the transition process to Joe Biden. Watch for more of Trump’s allies to start saying similar things as the week goes on, further eroding Trump’s already untenable position. Trump would like to drag this out as long as possible, but as some point he’ll simply have no leverage left.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump finally shows his face in public at Arlington and looks like absolute hell

During the past week Donald Trump has been trying to convince everyone that he ’ s contesting the election result , so he can use it as an excuse to continue fundraising from his gullible supporters .
No surprise .
What does stand out is that Trump has done so little this week to try to sell the argument that he ’ s still somehow fighting for the presidency .
Trump hasn ’ t even been seen in public for days .
His tweets about imaginary voter fraud have been generic and weak .
He sat back and let Rudy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside a landscaping store .
Trump hasn ’ t seemed particularly interested in putting any real effort into trying to sell the whole thing .
But today Trump had to appear in public because it ’ s Veterans Day .
When Trump showed up at Arlington today , he looked liked absolute hell .
Rosie O ’ Donnell summed it up best when she tweeted this : “ poor loser trumpy in the rain – in a coat thats too tight with a frown on his face.
” Meanwhile , we should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the guy who called them “ suckers ” and “ losers.
” Do what you can to help a veteran , or donate to a group that helps veterans .
photo : Rosie O ’ Donnell

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During the past week Donald Trump has been trying to convince everyone that he’s contesting the election result, so he can use it as an excuse to continue fundraising from his gullible supporters. No surprise. What does stand out is that Trump has done so little this week to try to sell the argument that he’s still somehow fighting for the presidency.
Trump hasn’t even been seen in public for days. His tweets about imaginary voter fraud have been generic and weak. He sat back and let Rudy Giuliani hold a press conference about it outside a landscaping store. Trump hasn’t seemed particularly interested in putting any real effort into trying to sell the whole thing.
But today Trump had to appear in public because it’s Veterans Day. When Trump showed up at Arlington today, he looked liked absolute hell. Rosie O’Donnell summed it up best when she tweeted this: “poor loser trumpy in the rain – in a coat thats too tight with a frown on his face.”
Meanwhile, we should be focusing on our actual heroes today, not the guy who called them “suckers” and “losers.” Do what you can to help a veteran, or donate to a group that helps veterans. photo: Rosie O’Donnell
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--The Georgia hand recount is about to put Donald Trump one step closer to the door

Joe Biden is ahead by 14,000 votes in Georgia , making him the clear winner , but due to the relatively close margin the state has ordered a hand recount .
Good .
This will help to finish off Donald Trump more quickly .
Trump has literally 0.0 % chance of somehow magically overturning the election result , and he knows it .
He ’ s only “ contesting ” the election so he can keep fundraising from his gullible supporters ; the fine print literally says that he gets to keep the majority of the money he raises .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ghost until the money starts running dry .
The Georgia recount has no chance of changing the result ; even hand recounts never change the margin by more than a few hundred votes .
So once this recount is finished , Joe Biden will be way ahead again , and the major media outlets will go ahead and declare him the winner there .
That ’ s a big deal , because Trump ’ s argument that he ’ s magically going to overturn the election result is based on the notion that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Georgia to get him over 270 .
Some news outlets have called Arizona for Biden and some haven ’ t .
But once they all call Georgia for Biden after the recount , it ’ ll mean that Trump can ’ t get to 270 even if he somehow flipped Pennsylvania , which has been the main focus of his imaginary voter fraud claims .
In other words , once the Georgia recount is over , Donald Trump will have a hard time selling the “ I still might secretly win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his own supporters .
At that point there won ’ t be any money in pretending to contest the election anymore , and Trump will have to shift his focus to trying to give himself a softer landing when it comes to facing prison and bankruptcy after he ’ s out of office .

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Joe Biden is ahead by 14,000 votes in Georgia, making him the clear winner, but due to the relatively close margin the state has ordered a hand recount. Good. This will help to finish off Donald Trump more quickly.
Trump has literally 0.0% chance of somehow magically overturning the election result, and he knows it. He’s only “contesting” the election so he can keep fundraising from his gullible supporters; the fine print literally says that he gets to keep the majority of the money he raises. Trump won’t give up the ghost until the money starts running dry.
The Georgia recount has no chance of changing the result; even hand recounts never change the margin by more than a few hundred votes. So once this recount is finished, Joe Biden will be way ahead again, and the major media outlets will go ahead and declare him the winner there.
That’s a big deal, because Trump’s argument that he’s magically going to overturn the election result is based on the notion that he can somehow win Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Georgia to get him over 270. Some news outlets have called Arizona for Biden and some haven’t. But once they all call Georgia for Biden after the recount, it’ll mean that Trump can’t get to 270 even if he somehow flipped Pennsylvania, which has been the main focus of his imaginary voter fraud claims.
In other words, once the Georgia recount is over, Donald Trump will have a hard time selling the “I still might secretly win” nonsense to anyone, even many of his own supporters. At that point there won’t be any money in pretending to contest the election anymore, and Trump will have to shift his focus to trying to give himself a softer landing when it comes to facing prison and bankruptcy after he’s out of office.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--The end of the Trump supporter

The end of the Trump supporter

You know who we ’ ll never hear from again after this ?
Trump ’ s base .
They were losers who had no interest in politics , and got involved solely because he made them feel like winners .
He had that unique ability .
No other Republican has that .
Trump fans will just fade from politics .
Don ’ t believe me ?
Consider how much trouble Trump had getting his base to turn out for midterms and special elections where his name wasn ’ t on the ballot .
They just wouldn ’ t do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics beyond his cult of personality .
Once he ’ s out , they ’ ll be out too .
They were only in it for the perverse high that he was uniquely able to give them .
That ’ s why it ’ s such a ludicrous notion that after Donald Trump is out of office , he ’ ll somehow become a “ kingmaker ” for the Republican Party .
Trump couldn ’ t even get other Republicans elected while he was in office .
He ’ s somehow going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out office ?
That ’ s before getting to the fact that he ’ ll be busy fighting criminal charges for the rest of his life .

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You know who we’ll never hear from again after this? Trump’s base. They were losers who had no interest in politics, and got involved solely because he made them feel like winners. He had that unique ability. No other Republican has that. Trump fans will just fade from politics.
Don’t believe me? Consider how much trouble Trump had getting his base to turn out for midterms and special elections where his name wasn’t on the ballot. They just wouldn’t do it. They never had any interest in politics beyond his cult of personality. Once he’s out, they’ll be out too. They were only in it for the perverse high that he was uniquely able to give them.
That’s why it’s such a ludicrous notion that after Donald Trump is out of office, he’ll somehow become a “kingmaker” for the Republican Party. Trump couldn’t even get other Republicans elected while he was in office. He’s somehow going to make it happen after he’s out office? That’s before getting to the fact that he’ll be busy fighting criminal charges for the rest of his life.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Wisconsin audits its ballots and Donald Trump ends up losing votes

Donald Trump wants us all to believe that he can somehow magically overturn the results of the election in several key states .
But as Palmer Report has been pointing out all week , and as even Karl Rove acknowledged in a Wednesday night op-ed in the Wall Street Journal , Trump lost those states by far too big of margins to have any platform for contesting them .
Take , for instance , Wisconsin .
Joe Biden won the state by about 20,000 votes .
Anyone who is familiar with recounts will tell you that they never end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few hundred votes one way or the other .
In fact , now that most Wisconsin counties have finished canvassing and auditing their ballots , Donald Trump actually lost 271 votes that he previously had .
This is simply how the process works .
If Trump succeeds in forcing a full recount in Wisconsin , it once again won ’ t change the results by more than a few hundred votes at most .
That ’ s also going to be the case in Georgia , where Joe Biden is now ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply aren ’ t getting overturned .

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Donald Trump wants us all to believe that he can somehow magically overturn the results of the election in several key states. But as Palmer Report has been pointing out all week, and as even Karl Rove acknowledged in a Wednesday night op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Trump lost those states by far too big of margins to have any platform for contesting them.
Take, for instance, Wisconsin. Joe Biden won the state by about 20,000 votes. Anyone who is familiar with recounts will tell you that they never end up changing the vote totals by more than a few hundred votes one way or the other. In fact, now that most Wisconsin counties have finished canvassing and auditing their ballots, Donald Trump actually lost 271 votes that he previously had.
This is simply how the process works. If Trump succeeds in forcing a full recount in Wisconsin, it once again won’t change the results by more than a few hundred votes at most. That’s also going to be the case in Georgia, where Joe Biden is now ahead by about 14,000 votes. These results simply aren’t getting overturned.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Even John Bolton says it’s over for Donald Trump

Considering how dishonorably John Bolton flamed out by refusing to testify during the House impeachment hearings because he wanted to @ @ @ @ @ his book , we didn ’ t figure we ’ d be interested in hearing @ @ @ @ @ to say again .
And that ’ s still mostly the case .
But it @ @ @ @ @ Bolton is now telling the GOP that it needs to stop coddling Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ fact that he lost , both because it ’ s bad for the nation and @ @ @ @ @ Also , John Bolton used the magic words : “ President-elect Joe Biden.
” For @ @ @ @ @ still sucks .
And of course he was certainly no friend of Donald Trump to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no surprise that he ’ s now taking the opportunity to kick Trump @ @ @ @ @ door .
But it ’ s the latest reminder that with Trump ’ s presidency @ @ @ @ @ , the buzzards are going to keep circling in greater fashion .

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Considering how dishonorably John Bolton flamed out by refusing to testify during the House impeachment hearings because he wanted to wait and cash in on his book, we didn’t figure we’d be interested in hearing anything that he ever has to say again. And that’s still mostly the case.
But it’s notable that even Bolton is now telling the GOP that it needs to stop coddling Donald Trump’s fragile ego over the fact that he lost, both because it’s bad for the nation and bad for the Republicans. Also, John Bolton used the magic words: “President-elect Joe Biden.”
For the record, John Bolton still sucks. And of course he was certainly no friend of Donald Trump to begin with, so it’s no surprise that he’s now taking the opportunity to kick Trump on his way out the door. But it’s the latest reminder that with Trump’s presidency now essentially a rotting carcass, the buzzards are going to keep circling in greater fashion.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Arizona is off the table for Donald Trump

In what amounted to one of the most surreal developments in an already surreal 2020 election , multiple major news outlets called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night , yet multiple other major news outlets still haven ’ t called it for him .
Instead they were waiting for the last of the votes to trickle in , just in case .
But now the counting is basically done as of late this evening , and it turns out Joe Biden has indeed won Arizona by about 12,000 votes .
Accordingly , Decision Desk just called Arizona for Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect other major news outlets like MSNBC and CNN to go ahead and call the state for Biden as well .
But while we don ’ t know how long they ’ ll take before doing that , the final numbers make clear that Trump has in fact lost the state and has no recourse there .
This is important because Trump ’ s fantasy about magically winning the election is based on the premise that he can somehow overturn the results in Pennsylvania , Georgia , and Arizona ; he would need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even with Georgia going to a recount , and Pennsylvania still laughing off the rest of Trump ’ s legal challenges , Arizona is now off the table for Trump .
This means 270 is off the table for him .
This should help shatter the illusion that the election result is somehow still up in the air .
Joe Biden is President-elect .

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In what amounted to one of the most surreal developments in an already surreal 2020 election, multiple major news outlets called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night, yet multiple other major news outlets still haven’t called it for him. Instead they were waiting for the last of the votes to trickle in, just in case.
But now the counting is basically done as of late this evening, and it turns out Joe Biden has indeed won Arizona by about 12,000 votes. Accordingly, Decision Desk just called Arizona for Biden. There is now every reason to expect other major news outlets like MSNBC and CNN to go ahead and call the state for Biden as well. But while we don’t know how long they’ll take before doing that, the final numbers make clear that Trump has in fact lost the state and has no recourse there.
This is important because Trump’s fantasy about magically winning the election is based on the premise that he can somehow overturn the results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona; he would need all three states to get to 270. Even with Georgia going to a recount, and Pennsylvania still laughing off the rest of Trump’s legal challenges, Arizona is now off the table for Trump. This means 270 is off the table for him. This should help shatter the illusion that the election result is somehow still up in the air. Joe Biden is President-elect.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump’s delusional 2024 fantasy is working in our favor

Donald Trump is now leaking to major news outlets that he ’ ll run again in 2024 .
That ’ s good , because it means he ’ ll have to leave office peacefully now , in order to keep up appearances and viability .
Yes , he ’ ll still insist that he secretly won the 2020 election , but he ’ ll leave .
Of course Trump will be in prison long before 2024 , but the fantasy of a happy outcome will be enough to get him out of the White House peacefully now .
The guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve said many times over the years , that often works in our favor .
Let ’ s hope he sticks with the 2024 delusion .
– The Biden Harris transition team tweeted this today : “ Today , President-elect Joe Biden took part in separate congratulatory calls with the leaders of France , Germany , Ireland , and the United Kingdom.
” It ’ s a reminder that Biden doesn ’ t need the Trump regime ’ s blessing or help in order to begin the transition ; it ’ s @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump is now leaking to major news outlets that he’ll run again in 2024. That’s good, because it means he’ll have to leave office peacefully now, in order to keep up appearances and viability. Yes, he’ll still insist that he secretly won the 2020 election, but he’ll leave.
Of course Trump will be in prison long before 2024, but the fantasy of a happy outcome will be enough to get him out of the White House peacefully now. The guy is narcissistically delusional, and as I’ve said many times over the years, that often works in our favor. Let’s hope he sticks with the 2024 delusion.
– The Biden Harris transition team tweeted this today: “Today, President-elect Joe Biden took part in separate congratulatory calls with the leaders of France, Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.” It’s a reminder that Biden doesn’t need the Trump regime’s blessing or help in order to begin the transition; it’s already well underway.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--This 2020 cautionary tale

This 2020 cautionary tale

As bad as things have been for us , brothers and sisters , they could have been much , much worse .
For example , we got fairly lucky with coronavirus .
Imagine if the virus had been highly contagious ( instead of marginally contagious ) with a month long ( instead of ten day ) incubation period and an 80 % ( instead of one to four percent ) mortality rate .
Civilization , as we have come to understand the word , would have disappeared .
All semblances of normal life as we know it would be gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been smart , subtle and ambitious .
We ’ ve seen how much chaos a bumbling , lazy fool can foment .
Think of what he could have achieved at the expense of a few beads of sweat .
Most of us know the quote — and its various incarnations — from the Spanish philosopher George Santayana : “ Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
” It is used so often it has practically become a cliche .
But like many cliches it has the interesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s face it , the saying is usually employed as an I-told-you-so in the aftermath of some catastrophe that we should have avoided , and rarely at a time when it could serve a useful purpose .
Now is such a time when it can be employed to our advantage .
We can learn from history .
We can prevent , or at least render unlikely , another Donald Trump .
For one thing , we must .
Somewhere in America there is at least one evil , young genius studying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself or herself , hmmm , I could have done much better .
Odds are there are many such people out there .
And if you think you know who it is chances are you ’ ve got the wrong person .
America ’ s next Hitler is going to come straight out of left field and corrupt and destroy us before we even know what hit us .
There are several things we can do to stop it happening again .
I have identified five things right away .
You can probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing that needs doing is money absolutely must disappear from politics .
A system that now requires hundreds of millions and ( very soon now ) billions of dollars to elect a US President is corrupt by definition and begging for abuse .
If all valid presidential candidates ( and all other political candidates for that matter ) are given free equal time by the federal government and campaign contributions become unlawful by federal statute then it will be very difficult if not impossible for corporate special interests to own a candidate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after power would suddenly become far less interested in running for President if money ceased to be a factor .
Another thing that can be done is to raise the bar for candidate qualifications .
As things stand right now there is practically no sane impediment to candidacy .
One requirement might be that all candidates disclose tax returns for previous multiples of years .
Another could be to require the candidate to undergo stringent psychological tests in order to weed out certain pathologies — like malignant narcissism .
Another thing that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known reputations for cheating people .
I mean why not ?
This is the most important job on earth .
We should be able to screen serious candidates .
No small company offering a middle management job would be out of line to make such a requirement for employment .
Why not the American people when contemplating an applicant for the most consequential job of all ?
Finally , the Republican Party has got to go .
Nowhere does the Constitution make provision for a two party system .
Indeed , Alexander Hamilton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Republicans have become a party of braying hypocrites , liars , sexual predators and thieves .
They have been preying on democracy with unabashed , self-serving zeal for decades .
Time for them to leave .
I realize these are tall orders .
But democracy comes with a hefty price tag .
So does survival .
We will not survive global warming if another Trump comes along and delays or interferes with progress against it .
Let ’ s learn from history and make damned sure we take the necessary steps to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As bad as things have been for us, brothers and sisters, they could have been much, much worse. For example, we got fairly lucky with coronavirus. Imagine if the virus had been highly contagious (instead of marginally contagious) with a month long (instead of ten day) incubation period and an 80% (instead of one to four percent) mortality rate. Civilization, as we have come to understand the word, would have disappeared. All semblances of normal life as we know it would be gone.
Similarly, imagine if Donald Trump had been smart, subtle and ambitious. We’ve seen how much chaos a bumbling, lazy fool can foment. Think of what he could have achieved at the expense of a few beads of sweat.
Most of us know the quote — and its various incarnations — from the Spanish philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It is used so often it has practically become a cliche. But like many cliches it has the interesting property of also being true. And Let’s face it, the saying is usually employed as an I-told-you-so in the aftermath of some catastrophe that we should have avoided, and rarely at a time when it could serve a useful purpose. Now is such a time when it can be employed to our advantage. We can learn from history. We can prevent, or at least render unlikely, another Donald Trump.
For one thing, we must. Somewhere in America there is at least one evil, young genius studying the Donald Trump playbook and thinking to himself or herself, hmmm, I could have done much better. Odds are there are many such people out there. And if you think you know who it is chances are you’ve got the wrong person. America’s next Hitler is going to come straight out of left field and corrupt and destroy us before we even know what hit us.
There are several things we can do to stop it happening again. I have identified five things right away. You can probably think of more. But the first thing that needs doing is money absolutely must disappear from politics. A system that now requires hundreds of millions and (very soon now) billions of dollars to elect a US President is corrupt by definition and begging for abuse. If all valid presidential candidates (and all other political candidates for that matter) are given free equal time by the federal government and campaign contributions become unlawful by federal statute then it will be very difficult if not impossible for corporate special interests to own a candidate. Corrupt people with Machiavellian traits who lust after power would suddenly become far less interested in running for President if money ceased to be a factor.
Another thing that can be done is to raise the bar for candidate qualifications. As things stand right now there is practically no sane impediment to candidacy. One requirement might be that all candidates disclose tax returns for previous multiples of years. Another could be to require the candidate to undergo stringent psychological tests in order to weed out certain pathologies — like malignant narcissism.
Another thing that can be done is to bar candidates with known reputations for cheating people. I mean why not? This is the most important job on earth. We should be able to screen serious candidates. No small company offering a middle management job would be out of line to make such a requirement for employment. Why not the American people when contemplating an applicant for the most consequential job of all?
Finally, the Republican Party has got to go. Nowhere does the Constitution make provision for a two party system. Indeed, Alexander Hamilton sternly warned against it in Federalist 65. Republicans have become a party of braying hypocrites, liars, sexual predators and thieves. They have been preying on democracy with unabashed, self-serving zeal for decades. Time for them to leave.
I realize these are tall orders. But democracy comes with a hefty price tag. So does survival. We will not survive global warming if another Trump comes along and delays or interferes with progress against it. Let’s learn from history and make damned sure we take the necessary steps to ensure that we never, ever repeat it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--E. Jean Carroll’s court case advances after Donald Trump loses

Donald Trump is still publicly pretending he ’ s “ contesting ” the election result , so he can continue fundraising for his election legal team and then pocket the money .
As Palmer Report keeps pointing out , he ’ s going to need that money , because once he ’ s out of office he ’ s going to get eaten alive by the legal system .
Sure enough , E. Jean Carroll ’ s civil case against Donald Trump is now moving forward , after the judge in the case rejected the Trump DOJ ’ s attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear , the judge was already heading in this direction even before Trump lost the election .
But Carroll ’ s legal position is even stronger now that Trump will no longer be the sitting president by the time this case concludes , meaning he can ’ t even make a pretend argument about immunity anymore .
This is just the tip of the iceberg .
Donald Trump will soon face criminal and civil action across the board as a result of his actions – and he won ’ t have the Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anymore .
No wonder Trump is feverishly trying to fundraise right now while he still can ; he ’ s going to spend the rest of his life hiring lawyers .

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Donald Trump is still publicly pretending he’s “contesting” the election result, so he can continue fundraising for his election legal team and then pocket the money. As Palmer Report keeps pointing out, he’s going to need that money, because once he’s out of office he’s going to get eaten alive by the legal system.
Sure enough, E. Jean Carroll’s civil case against Donald Trump is now moving forward, after the judge in the case rejected the Trump DOJ’s attempt at blocking the case. To be clear, the judge was already heading in this direction even before Trump lost the election. But Carroll’s legal position is even stronger now that Trump will no longer be the sitting president by the time this case concludes, meaning he can’t even make a pretend argument about immunity anymore.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Donald Trump will soon face criminal and civil action across the board as a result of his actions – and he won’t have the Bill Barr Department of Justice to protect him anymore. No wonder Trump is feverishly trying to fundraise right now while he still can; he’s going to spend the rest of his life hiring lawyers.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Trump stooge John Cornyn goes off the deep end as Donald Trump circles the drain

Even as a growing number of Republican Senators are ( finally ) calling on Donald Trump to begin the transition to Biden , some of Trump ’ s most deranged loyalists are still trying to buy him time to carry out his sham of “ contesting ” the election and pocketing the money he ’ s fundraising .
Chief among them is Republican Senator John Cornyn , a total buffoon who was recently and inexplicably reelected in Texas .
John Cornyn tweeted this today : “ Another example of why it is prudent to let the process run its course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Week After Election in Puerto Rico.
” Uh , nice try , Cornyn , but Puerto Rico ’ s presidential general election votes don ’ t actually count toward determining the winner , thanks to the Electoral College .
This is one of the lamest efforts at stalling we ’ ve ever seen .
It ’ s not exactly going over well , either .
Cornyn ’ s tweet has received only about 1,500 likes , and more than 17,000 mostly negative replies .
Cornyn recently tweeted “ I am not ashamed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all candidates on a ballot .
Didn ’ t think that was controversial.
” That tweet also got hit with an ugly ratio of negative replies .

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Even as a growing number of Republican Senators are (finally) calling on Donald Trump to begin the transition to Biden, some of Trump’s most deranged loyalists are still trying to buy him time to carry out his sham of “contesting” the election and pocketing the money he’s fundraising. Chief among them is Republican Senator John Cornyn, a total buffoon who was recently and inexplicably reelected in Texas.
John Cornyn tweeted this today: “Another example of why it is prudent to let the process run its course: Thousands of Uncounted Votes Found a Week After Election in Puerto Rico.” Uh, nice try, Cornyn, but Puerto Rico’s presidential general election votes don’t actually count toward determining the winner, thanks to the Electoral College.
This is one of the lamest efforts at stalling we’ve ever seen. It’s not exactly going over well, either. Cornyn’s tweet has received only about 1,500 likes, and more than 17,000 mostly negative replies. Cornyn recently tweeted “I am not ashamed for wanting all legitimate votes to count, for all candidates on a ballot. Didn’t think that was controversial.” That tweet also got hit with an ugly ratio of negative replies.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Turns out Donald Trump’s coronavirus stunts were even more deranged than we thought

Based just on what we ’ ve been able to see publicly , Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus crisis in the United States has been dishonest , corrupt , negligent , and psychotic .
The results have been tragic and deadly .
Now it turns out the whole thing was even uglier than we thought .
Former Trump-Pence coronavirus task force staffer Olivia Troye is now revealing that during televised coronavirus meetings , Surgeon General Jerome Adams and HUD Secretary Ben Carson were only seated at the table because they were Black .
This was to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was doing something to help with the disproportionate manner in which the coronavirus has hit the Black community .
But behind the scenes , the task force had zero interest in doing anything with regard to the Black community .
You had the general sense all along that this was the case , of course .
But to hear it actually spelled out , by someone who was on the inside , is nonetheless jarring .
In our view , Donald Trump ’ s approach to the coronavirus crisis was nothing short of @ @ @ @

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Based just on what we’ve been able to see publicly, Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis in the United States has been dishonest, corrupt, negligent, and psychotic. The results have been tragic and deadly. Now it turns out the whole thing was even uglier than we thought.
Former Trump-Pence coronavirus task force staffer Olivia Troye is now revealing that during televised coronavirus meetings, Surgeon General Jerome Adams and HUD Secretary Ben Carson were only seated at the table because they were Black. This was to give the false impression that the task force was doing something to help with the disproportionate manner in which the coronavirus has hit the Black community. But behind the scenes, the task force had zero interest in doing anything with regard to the Black community.
You had the general sense all along that this was the case, of course. But to hear it actually spelled out, by someone who was on the inside, is nonetheless jarring. In our view, Donald Trump’s approach to the coronavirus crisis was nothing short of mass negligent homicide.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--New York State targets Trump Organization CFO on its way to taking Donald Trump down

And so it begins .
For the past year New York State has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting Donald Trump for financial crimes .
Now that Trump has lost the election , we ’ ve been waiting for New York to start putting information out there making clear to Trump that it has him cornered .
Well , here we go .
Bloomberg is reporting today that New York is putting the squeeze on Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and his family , targeting them for alleged tax fraud , and seemingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media .
The implication seems clear enough : New York is looking to force Weisselberg to flip on the Trump family .
This is how these kinds of prosecutions tend to work , moving up the ladder one rung at a time .
It ’ s not at all surprising to see New York going after Weisselberg on its way to Trump .
What ’ s notable here is the timing .
Trump just lost the election , he now has a clear cut timeframe for when he ’ ll be out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and now New York is suddenly letting it be known that it ’ s picking off Trump ’ s CFO .
This is only going to escalate from here .

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And so it begins. For the past year New York State has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting Donald Trump for financial crimes. Now that Trump has lost the election, we’ve been waiting for New York to start putting information out there making clear to Trump that it has him cornered. Well, here we go.
Bloomberg is reporting today that New York is putting the squeeze on Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and his family, targeting them for alleged tax fraud, and seemingly making a point of leaking it to the media. The implication seems clear enough: New York is looking to force Weisselberg to flip on the Trump family.
This is how these kinds of prosecutions tend to work, moving up the ladder one rung at a time. It’s not at all surprising to see New York going after Weisselberg on its way to Trump. What’s notable here is the timing. Trump just lost the election, he now has a clear cut timeframe for when he’ll be out of office and thus subject to arrest, and now New York is suddenly letting it be known that it’s picking off Trump’s CFO. This is only going to escalate from here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Department of Homeland Security throws Donald Trump under the bus

Donald Trump continues trying to push his phony narrative that he only lost due to “ voter fraud ” so @ @ @ @ @ s “ contesting ” the election and continue fundraising from it .
He also keeps @ @ @ @ @ people as possible in certain agencies .
The Department of Homeland Security may have just @ @ @ @ @ eager to try to install his own people in various federal agencies .
Per NBC @ @ @ @ @ this statement : “ There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost @ @ @ @ @ or was in any way compromised.
” Donald Trump has spent today falsely insisting in @ @ @ @ @ a voting machine somehow deleted millions of Trump votes .
So this DHS statement is @ @ @ @ @ of Donald Trump ’ s argument that this election was somehow rigged against him .
@ @ @ @ @ so paranoid of these federal agencies .

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Donald Trump continues trying to push his phony narrative that he only lost due to “voter fraud” so he can pretend he’s “contesting” the election and continue fundraising from it. He also keeps trying to replace as many people as possible in certain agencies.
The Department of Homeland Security may have just demonstrated why Trump is so eager to try to install his own people in various federal agencies. Per NBC News, DHS just issued this statement: “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.”
Donald Trump has spent today falsely insisting in all caps on Twitter that a voting machine somehow deleted millions of Trump votes. So this DHS statement is a direct and specific repudiation of Donald Trump’s argument that this election was somehow rigged against him. No wonder Trump has become so paranoid of these federal agencies.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump’s “voter fraud” witness admits in court that he’s full of it

– Even as it becomes increasingly clear that Donald Trump is only going through the motions of contesting the election @ @ @ @ @ it , his lame excuse for a legal case continues to get laughed at in @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s supposed voter fraud “ witnesses ” admitted in court that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ of the Trump campaign ’ s lawyer , because of course he is .
– @ @ @ @ @ book about Donald Trump is now reportedly being made into a movie .
The Daily @ @ @ @ @ saying that the project is still in the casting stage .
Michael Cohen then retweeted @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s indeed happening .
– Amid today ’ s news that Corey @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus after participating in Rudy Giuliani ’ s infamous Four Seasons Total Landscape press conference @ @ @ @ @ has now been quiet on Twitter for the past eleven hours .
You can take @ @ @ @ @ or isn ’ t worth .

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– Even as it becomes increasingly clear that Donald Trump is only going through the motions of contesting the election so he can fundraise off it, his lame excuse for a legal case continues to get laughed at in court. Today one of Trump’s supposed voter fraud “witnesses” admitted in court that he’s actually the business partner of the Trump campaign’s lawyer, because of course he is.
– Michael Cohen’s bombshell book about Donald Trump is now reportedly being made into a movie. The Daily Mail broke the news, saying that the project is still in the casting stage. Michael Cohen then retweeted the news, seemingly confirming that it’s indeed happening.
– Amid today’s news that Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for coronavirus after participating in Rudy Giuliani’s infamous Four Seasons Total Landscape press conference, the normally chatty Rudy has now been quiet on Twitter for the past eleven hours. You can take that for whatever it is or isn’t worth.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Government of Scotland eyes Donald Trump for potential money laundering

Now that Donald Trump has lost the election , he ’ s unmistakably facing a future that involves prison and bankruptcy .
It ’ s really just a matter of who gets to him first .
For instance , New York State has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting Trump on financial crimes for some time .
Then there ’ s whatever the post-Trump DOJ does to him .
But it appears Trump will also face trouble outside the United States .
The Scotsman is reporting that the Scottish Parliament is now openly discussing an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properties in Scotland were funded .
Notably , Parliament is citing New York ’ s ongoing investigation into Trump ’ s financial fraud as a basis for its own would-be investigation .
We imagine that if Scotland were to go after Donald Trump for money laundering and/or financial fraud , it would have to wait in line behind United States prosecutors before it could get its hands on him .
But Scotland could seize his properties within its borders .
When we say that Trump is now facing a life of bankruptcy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re talking about .
We ’ ll see plenty more of these kinds of stories in the coming days and months .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost the election, he’s unmistakably facing a future that involves prison and bankruptcy. It’s really just a matter of who gets to him first. For instance, New York State has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting Trump on financial crimes for some time. Then there’s whatever the post-Trump DOJ does to him. But it appears Trump will also face trouble outside the United States.
The Scotsman is reporting that the Scottish Parliament is now openly discussing an investigation into how Donald Trump’s properties in Scotland were funded. Notably, Parliament is citing New York’s ongoing investigation into Trump’s financial fraud as a basis for its own would-be investigation.
We imagine that if Scotland were to go after Donald Trump for money laundering and/or financial fraud, it would have to wait in line behind United States prosecutors before it could get its hands on him. But Scotland could seize his properties within its borders. When we say that Trump is now facing a life of bankruptcy and prison, this is what we’re talking about. We’ll see plenty more of these kinds of stories in the coming days and months.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--This can’t happen again

This can’t happen again

Donald Trump got ahead the same way fascists around the world have always gotten ahead : he made a nation @ @ @ @ @ the real winners , and in return they were willing to let him get away @ @ @ @ @ Trump has been defeated , we have to deal with the fact that our nation @ @ @ @ @ in it who still voted for him even after he ’ d spent four years @ @ @ @ @ We need to better educate the Trump 2020 voters who truly don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ particularly in rural areas .
Provide college or something similar for all , to get @ @ @ @ @ small towns and give them a chance .
And we need to forever shame and @ @ @ @ @ who do know better , such as the white supremacists .
This can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ cracked down on Nazism after Hitler fell .
We need to find a fair but @ @ @ @ @ on Trumpism now that Trump is falling .

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Donald Trump got ahead the same way fascists around the world have always gotten ahead: he made a nation’s losers feel like the real winners, and in return they were willing to let him get away with atrocities. Now that Trump has been defeated, we have to deal with the fact that our nation has 73 million pathetic losers in it who still voted for him even after he’d spent four years burning down the country.
We need to better educate the Trump 2020 voters who truly don’t know better. Improve schools, particularly in rural areas. Provide college or something similar for all, to get them out of their ignorant small towns and give them a chance. And we need to forever shame and ostracize the Trump 2020 voters who do know better, such as the white supremacists.
This can’t ever happen again. Germany cracked down on Nazism after Hitler fell. We need to find a fair but effective way to crack down on Trumpism now that Trump is falling.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump begins laying people off, privately admits it’s over for him

Donald Trump is still publicly insisting that he ’ s “ contesting ” the election result , in a rather blatant attempt at fundraising money and putting it in his own pocket .
But behind the scenes , things are looking very different for Trump .
First , CNN says that Trump has begun laying off his 2020 campaign staff .
Sure , the election is over , and he was going to have to lay them off eventually .
But Trump is publicly claiming that the election is still ongoing and in dispute , even as he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells you where his head is .
In addition , CNN is separately reporting that Trump is now starting to admit in private that it ’ s over and that he ’ s going to have to leave office at the end of his term .
Trump is apparently still not planning to formally concede , but he will acknowledge that he ’ s ( in his mind unfairly ) been named the loser and that it ’ s over .
This helps underscore the reality that Trump was never going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he lost .
This comes even as Trump allies ranging from Karl Rove to Sheldon Adelson are now publicly telling him that it ’ s over , and even Trump ’ s biggest cheerleader is now publicly telling Trump to go ahead and start the transition to Biden .
The walls are closing in on Trump , and he knows it .

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Donald Trump is still publicly insisting that he’s “contesting” the election result, in a rather blatant attempt at fundraising money and putting it in his own pocket. But behind the scenes, things are looking very different for Trump.
First, CNN says that Trump has begun laying off his 2020 campaign staff. Sure, the election is over, and he was going to have to lay them off eventually. But Trump is publicly claiming that the election is still ongoing and in dispute, even as he’s laying off his own people – which tells you where his head is.
In addition, CNN is separately reporting that Trump is now starting to admit in private that it’s over and that he’s going to have to leave office at the end of his term. Trump is apparently still not planning to formally concede, but he will acknowledge that he’s (in his mind unfairly) been named the loser and that it’s over. This helps underscore the reality that Trump was never going to be able to just magically remain in office after he lost.
This comes even as Trump allies ranging from Karl Rove to Sheldon Adelson are now publicly telling him that it’s over, and even Trump’s biggest cheerleader is now publicly telling Trump to go ahead and start the transition to Biden. The walls are closing in on Trump, and he knows it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump is an international flight risk

– At this point Donald Trump is just responding to his own tweets and talking to himself on Twitter .
@ @ @ @ @ give him some practice for when he ’ s in solitary confinement .
– Is @ @ @ @ @ trophy before he concedes ?
This is pathetic even for him , which is remarkable @ @ @ @ @ world ’ s most pathetic man .
– Now that Trump has lost , should @ @ @ @ @ all the states he said he ’ d never set foot in again ?
Of @ @ @ @ @ been arrested , he may not be able to travel out of state while he @ @ @ @ @ .
Then again , we think he should be confined while awaiting trial ; he @ @ @ @ @ flight risk .

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– At this point Donald Trump is just responding to his own tweets and talking to himself on Twitter. Good. That’ll give him some practice for when he’s in solitary confinement.
– Is Trump waiting for a participation trophy before he concedes? This is pathetic even for him, which is remarkable because he was already the world’s most pathetic man.
– Now that Trump has lost, should we start reminding him of all the states he said he’d never set foot in again? Of course once he’s been arrested, he may not be able to travel out of state while he’s awaiting trial anyway. Then again, we think he should be confined while awaiting trial; he’s clearly an international flight risk.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--How Donald Trump slinks away

How Donald Trump slinks away

Unless Donald Trump is suicidal and/or wants to be taken directly to prison , he obviously won ’ t try to remain in the White House after President Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20th .
Trump would be dragged out by his heels by the Secret Service , and he ’ d be costing himself any opportunity at convincing a judge to give him bail or house arrest while awaiting his various criminal trials .
Trump would immediately be taken to solitary confinement , and his life would be over .
Trump will end up leaving voluntarily , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gain some leverage by acting like he ’ s going to refuse to leave , to see if we ’ re gullible enough to give him any concessions in return for leaving .
But once that charade is over , just how will Trump slink off ?
After all , leaving the White House on January 20th in any fashion will be humiliating for him .
So it ’ s notable that Michael Cohen , who knows Trump quite well , is predicting that once Trump goes to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former Bill Clinton White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart is making a similar prediction .
This might be on the money .
By leaving well before Inauguration Day and then simply never going back , Donald Trump will get to avoid the ignominy of having to pack up and leave on January 20th .
He can spin it as some kind of final symbolic protest move against the election results , and it ’ ll allow him to spend the final month of his failed presidency on vacation instead of pretending to do @ @ @

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Unless Donald Trump is suicidal and/or wants to be taken directly to prison, he obviously won’t try to remain in the White House after President Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20th. Trump would be dragged out by his heels by the Secret Service, and he’d be costing himself any opportunity at convincing a judge to give him bail or house arrest while awaiting his various criminal trials. Trump would immediately be taken to solitary confinement, and his life would be over.
Trump will end up leaving voluntarily, even if he does first try to gain some leverage by acting like he’s going to refuse to leave, to see if we’re gullible enough to give him any concessions in return for leaving.
But once that charade is over, just how will Trump slink off? After all, leaving the White House on January 20th in any fashion will be humiliating for him. So it’s notable that Michael Cohen, who knows Trump quite well, is predicting that once Trump goes to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays, he’ll simply never return. Former Bill Clinton White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart is making a similar prediction.
This might be on the money. By leaving well before Inauguration Day and then simply never going back, Donald Trump will get to avoid the ignominy of having to pack up and leave on January 20th. He can spin it as some kind of final symbolic protest move against the election results, and it’ll allow him to spend the final month of his failed presidency on vacation instead of pretending to do the job.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--ICE vanishes from Twitter as Donald Trump circles the drain [Updated]

ICE , the immigration enforcement agency that Donald Trump has been using as a de facto gestapo for the past four years , is facing serious trouble now that Trump has lost .
ICE will be ripped to pieces by criminal investigators .
Numerous ICE agents will surely go to prison for their abuses in Trump ’ s immigrant concentration camps .
So it ’ s notable that the official ICE account on Twitter has suddenly vanished .
Some observers think Twitter has suspended the account , but we ’ re not buying this .
Suspended accounts say “ Account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says “ This account doesn ’ t exist ” on it .
This suggests that ICE itself has deleted its Twitter account in some kind of panicked attempt at destroying evidence .
This is an odd strategy considering Twitter ( and various archives ) would still have these tweets and can provide them to law enforcement if necessary .
In any case , the post-Trump panic appears to be fully underway among his henchmen .
Update , 6:26pm : the ICE account is now back , and is claiming it only disappeared due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us suspicious of that explanation .

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ICE, the immigration enforcement agency that Donald Trump has been using as a de facto gestapo for the past four years, is facing serious trouble now that Trump has lost. ICE will be ripped to pieces by criminal investigators. Numerous ICE agents will surely go to prison for their abuses in Trump’s immigrant concentration camps. So it’s notable that the official ICE account on Twitter has suddenly vanished.
Some observers think Twitter has suspended the account, but we’re not buying this. Suspended accounts say “Account suspended on them. The ICE account says “This account doesn’t exist” on it. This suggests that ICE itself has deleted its Twitter account in some kind of panicked attempt at destroying evidence.
This is an odd strategy considering Twitter (and various archives) would still have these tweets and can provide them to law enforcement if necessary. In any case, the post-Trump panic appears to be fully underway among his henchmen. Update, 6:26pm: the ICE account is now back, and is claiming it only disappeared due to a “technical glitch.” Color us suspicious of that explanation.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Joe Biden gets congratulations from Pope Francis, as Donald Trump retweets Scott Baio

– Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis today .
Donald Trump retweeted Scott Baio today .
It ’ s clear which of these guys expects to be President for the next four years .
Notably , the readout posted by the Biden-Harris transition team confirms that the Pope congratulated Biden on his win .
This means even the Pope is confirming that Trump lost .
It ’ s worth noting that in addition to being the head of the Catholic church , Pope Francis is also the political head of state of the Vatican .
– At this point every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2020 campaign managers has either gotten coronavirus or gotten arrested .
Corey Lewandowski has done both .
– Rudy Giuliani ’ s election night party guest Healy Baumgardner has coronavirus .
Rudy Giuliani ’ s Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference partner Corey Lewandowski has coronavirus .
At this point it ’ s difficult to imagine a scenario where Rudy Giuliani doesn ’ t have coronavirus .
– Twitter is now being forced to place various warning labels on the majority of Donald Trump ’ s tweets , from false claims about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election results .
At this rate it ’ s time for Twitter to suspend Trump indefinitely .

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– Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis today. Donald Trump retweeted Scott Baio today. It’s clear which of these guys expects to be President for the next four years. Notably, the readout posted by the Biden-Harris transition team confirms that the Pope congratulated Biden on his win. This means even the Pope is confirming that Trump lost. It’s worth noting that in addition to being the head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis is also the political head of state of the Vatican.
– At this point every one of Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaign managers has either gotten coronavirus or gotten arrested. Corey Lewandowski has done both.
– Rudy Giuliani’s election night party guest Healy Baumgardner has coronavirus. Rudy Giuliani’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference partner Corey Lewandowski has coronavirus. At this point it’s difficult to imagine a scenario where Rudy Giuliani doesn’t have coronavirus.
– Twitter is now being forced to place various warning labels on the majority of Donald Trump’s tweets, from false claims about voter fraud to false claims about the election results. At this rate it’s time for Twitter to suspend Trump indefinitely.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Lindsey Graham tells Donald Trump to begin the transition to Joe Biden

Yesterday morning , Palmer Report pointed out that the longer Donald Trump dragged out his loss , the worse it would look , and the more of his allies would end up selfishly selling him out in order to preserve their own political viability going forward .
Sure enough , since that time , Trump allies ranging from Karl Rove to Robert Jeffress to Sheldon Adelson have publicly told Donald Trump that it ’ s over .
Now one of Trump ’ s biggest cheerleaders is weighing in .
Lindsey Graham just told CNN that Trump should begin the transition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential briefing materials .
Graham isn ’ t going so far as admitting that Donald Trump has lost .
But once Joe Biden starts getting the presidential briefings , and his conversations with world leaders become shaped by those briefings , it ’ ll be impossible to put the genie back in the bottle .
By telling Trump to start the transition , Graham is telling Trump that it ’ s over .
So why is Lindsey Graham doing this ?
Whatever weird fondness he may have for Donald Trump , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that Trump will no longer be relevant going forward .
Graham ’ s ability to retain his current title as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman is also dependent on the Georgia Senate runoffs , and Trump ’ s sore loser antics are now threatening the Republicans ’ prospects in those runoffs .
We just wonder whom Graham will latch onto in bizarre clinical fashion next .

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Yesterday morning, Palmer Report pointed out that the longer Donald Trump dragged out his loss, the worse it would look, and the more of his allies would end up selfishly selling him out in order to preserve their own political viability going forward.
Sure enough, since that time, Trump allies ranging from Karl Rove to Robert Jeffress to Sheldon Adelson have publicly told Donald Trump that it’s over. Now one of Trump’s biggest cheerleaders is weighing in. Lindsey Graham just told CNN that Trump should begin the transition process by giving Joe Biden access to presidential briefing materials.
Graham isn’t going so far as admitting that Donald Trump has lost. But once Joe Biden starts getting the presidential briefings, and his conversations with world leaders become shaped by those briefings, it’ll be impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. By telling Trump to start the transition, Graham is telling Trump that it’s over.
So why is Lindsey Graham doing this? Whatever weird fondness he may have for Donald Trump, he’s well aware that Trump has lost, and that Trump will no longer be relevant going forward. Graham’s ability to retain his current title as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman is also dependent on the Georgia Senate runoffs, and Trump’s sore loser antics are now threatening the Republicans’ prospects in those runoffs. We just wonder whom Graham will latch onto in bizarre clinical fashion next.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--GOP antics grow stranger as Donald Trump circles the drain

On Tuesday , Sen. Josh Hawley , a rising star among conservative Republicans , proposed a new bill meant to “ protect the integrity ” of U.S. elections , and one of its primary goals is to have mail-in ballots be immediately tallied upon being delivered .
The only problem with this is that not only do some states already do it , the Democratic Party fought for it ahead of the 2020 elections , only for the GOP to fight it vehemently , while Donald Trump was spreading misinformation about mail-in voting at his rallies , one of many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It also reinforces laws about poll-watchers that already exist , while making it harder for elderly people to vote as it bans third-party delivery of votes .
In other words , Hawley is trying the usual routine of making himself out to be some kind of a hero while making it harder for some citizens to vote against him , and trying to make it look like Democrats are the ones opposed to voting rights , should this bill make it out of committee and they try to fight it on the floor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election battle , the rest of the GOP isn ’ t exactly behaving a whole lot better when it comes to protecting the integrity of elections .
This is yet another reason why we need Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Senate and why you should donate to their campaigns today .
Republicans have no interest in governing and it should no longer be in their hands .

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On Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley, a rising star among conservative Republicans, proposed a new bill meant to “protect the integrity” of U.S. elections, and one of its primary goals is to have mail-in ballots be immediately tallied upon being delivered. The only problem with this is that not only do some states already do it, the Democratic Party fought for it ahead of the 2020 elections, only for the GOP to fight it vehemently, while Donald Trump was spreading misinformation about mail-in voting at his rallies, one of many reasons why he lost his re-election.
It also reinforces laws about poll-watchers that already exist, while making it harder for elderly people to vote as it bans third-party delivery of votes. In other words, Hawley is trying the usual routine of making himself out to be some kind of a hero while making it harder for some citizens to vote against him, and trying to make it look like Democrats are the ones opposed to voting rights, should this bill make it out of committee and they try to fight it on the floor.
While Donald Trump is still fighting the 2020 election battle, the rest of the GOP isn’t exactly behaving a whole lot better when it comes to protecting the integrity of elections. This is yet another reason why we need Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Senate and why you should donate to their campaigns today. Republicans have no interest in governing and it should no longer be in their hands.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Trump mega-donor Sheldon Adelson tells Donald Trump it’s over

Last night Republican Party operative Karl Rove publicly told Donald Trump that it ’ s over , and that Joe @ @ @ @ @ was a big deal , because Rove has serious influence over the GOP , and @ @ @ @ @ Now someone with even more influence over Trump is weighing in .
The Las Vegas @ @ @ @ @ explaining how Donald Trump has lost , and urging Trump to start the transition to @ @ @ @ @ is only a big deal because the Las Vegas Review-Journal is owned by Sheldon Adelson @ @ @ @ @ ’ s campaign .
Adelson controls his newspaper tightly enough that it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ him at all , for instance .
So it ’ s pretty clear that Adelson @ @ @ @ @ Vegas Review-Journal to publish this , unless he was giving his blessing to the narrative @ @ @ @ @ for Trump .
Now that Trump has lost Adelson , he has just about no @ @ @ @ @

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Last night Republican Party operative Karl Rove publicly told Donald Trump that it’s over, and that Joe Biden is President-elect. This was a big deal, because Rove has serious influence over the GOP, and some influence over Trump. Now someone with even more influence over Trump is weighing in.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has published an op-ed explaining how Donald Trump has lost, and urging Trump to start the transition to President-elect Joe Biden. This is only a big deal because the Las Vegas Review-Journal is owned by Sheldon Adelson, a mega-donor to Trump’s campaign.
Adelson controls his newspaper tightly enough that it’s not even allowed to write about him at all, for instance. So it’s pretty clear that Adelson would not allow the Las Vegas Review-Journal to publish this, unless he was giving his blessing to the narrative that it’s over for Trump. Now that Trump has lost Adelson, he has just about no leg to stand on.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Rudy Giuliani has a whole new problem

Rudy Giuliani has a whole new problem

NBC News is reporting that Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for coronavirus , joining several Donald Trump associates who have @ @ @ @ @ week .
This time the super spreader event appears to have been Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ meaning that not only did they lose , they got sick from it .
But @ @ @ @ @ .
It turns out Corey Lewandowski was a participant at the now infamous Four Seasons @ @ @ @ @ No one there wore masks , meaning Lewandowski may have unknowingly exposed other Trump flunkies @ @ @ @ @ Bondi to coronavirus .
Bondi is fairly young ( 54 ) and is presumably healthy @ @ @ @ @ Rudy Giuliani certainly isn ’ t either of those things .
If Rudy has caught @ @ @ @ @ in a high risk category to say the least .
We wouldn ’ t wish @ @ @ @ @ .
But Rudy has a real problem right now .

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NBC News is reporting that Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for coronavirus, joining several Donald Trump associates who have tested positive over the past week. This time the super spreader event appears to have been Trump’s election night victory party, meaning that not only did they lose, they got sick from it. But here’s the thing.
It turns out Corey Lewandowski was a participant at the now infamous Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. No one there wore masks, meaning Lewandowski may have unknowingly exposed other Trump flunkies like Rudy Giuliani and Pam Bondi to coronavirus.
Bondi is fairly young (54) and is presumably healthy to begin with, but Rudy Giuliani certainly isn’t either of those things. If Rudy has caught coronavirus, he’s in a high risk category to say the least. We wouldn’t wish this awful virus on anyone. But Rudy has a real problem right now.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump’s “golden goose” is cooked

Donald Trump’s “golden goose” is cooked

– Donald Trump just called himself the “ golden goose ” and is insisting that the media won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fitting , because his goose is cooked .
– No really , this @ @ @ @ @ things at this point .
It couldn ’ t be much more obvious that he @ @ @ @ @ fantasy stage of his downfall .
This guy doesn ’ t have any realistic plan @ @ @ @ @ election results .
If he did , he wouldn ’ t be resorting to talking @ @ @ @ @ Lewandowski now has coronavirus , joining Mark Meadows , Matt Gaetz , Ben Carson , @ @ @ @ @ recently tested positive .
Trump ’ s people threw an election night victory party , @ @ @ @ @ lose , they all caught coronavirus at the party .

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– Donald Trump just called himself the “golden goose” and is insisting that the media won’t survive without him. That’s fitting, because his goose is cooked.
– No really, this is how Trump is seeing things at this point. It couldn’t be much more obvious that he’s reached the delusional fantasy stage of his downfall. This guy doesn’t have any realistic plan whatsoever of somehow overturning the election results. If he did, he wouldn’t be resorting to talking like this.
– Corey Lewandowski now has coronavirus, joining Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz, Ben Carson, and several others who have recently tested positive. Trump’s people threw an election night victory party, and not only did they lose, they all caught coronavirus at the party.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Just call it already

Just call it already

– The votes have been counted in Arizona and Georgia .
Joe Biden has won both states by substantial margins @ @ @ @ @ itself by not calling these states for Biden yet , solely because they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ s feelings .
– Donald Trump is now demanding that the vote be audited .
@ @ @ @ @ be the one to tell him that Wisconsin just did an audit and he lost @ @ @ @ @ need to at least consider criminal penalties for any Republican office holder who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is President-elect .
Not simply that they ’ re refusing to acknowledge him @ @ @ @ @ want to go down that slippery slope if it were just that .
But they @ @ @ @ @ only pretending to “ contest ” the election as an excuse to fundraise money and @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s fraud on Trump ’ s part , and by propping it @ @ @ @ @ holders are knowingly participating in a criminal conspiracy .

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– The votes have been counted in Arizona and Georgia. Joe Biden has won both states by substantial margins. The media is embarrassing itself by not calling these states for Biden yet, solely because they’re afraid of hurting Trump’s feelings.
– Donald Trump is now demanding that the vote be audited. Who’s going to be the one to tell him that Wisconsin just did an audit and he lost 271 votes?
– We need to at least consider criminal penalties for any Republican office holder who’s still refusing to acknowledge that Joe Biden is President-elect. Not simply that they’re refusing to acknowledge him; we wouldn’t want to go down that slippery slope if it were just that. But they specifically know he’s only pretending to “contest” the election as an excuse to fundraise money and put it in his pocket. It’s fraud on Trump’s part, and by propping it up, these Republican office holders are knowingly participating in a criminal conspiracy.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump blames Fox News for his loss – and may have just given something away

Donald Trump just attacked Fox News thirteen times in a row , and then retweeted Scott Baio .
I ’ d say Trump is taking his loss pretty well .
In all seriousness , it ’ s becoming clear that Trump blames Fox News for his loss , and that ’ s worth examining .
Fox was the first TV news network to call Arizona for Joe Biden .
Now that the straggler votes have finally been counted in Arizona , Biden has won the state by about 12,000 votes , meaning Fox appears to have been justified in calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At no point during the counting this past week did Trump come within 10,000 votes , so the outcome never really was in doubt .
But here ’ s the thing .
While Fox News did have legitimate mathematical basis for calling Arizona for Biden , I would guess that it did so because it was expecting the other TV networks to do the same at any moment , and it wanted to be first .
Since Fox now has to head into a post-Trump era , it might as well take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first network to call a red state for Biden , right ?
But when Fox News made the call , it appeared to perhaps spook the other TV networks into not calling it .
After all , why would legitimate TV networks want to look like they were simply parroting Fox News ?
And so they waited… and waited… and a week later the other TV networks still haven ’ t called Arizona for Biden .
Nevermind that the vote counting is over and Biden won by about 12,000 votes ; they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for literally no reason beyond the fact that they ’ ve already waited too long .
This may not be precisely what ’ s been going on behind the scenes , but it seemingly has to be pretty close .
In any case we deserve to know why the major media outlets have been taking such inexplicable approaches to calling or not calling these states – particularly Arizona .
To give you an idea of how important this is , if the TV networks were to call Arizona for Joe Biden right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t get to 270 even if he did somehow overturn the results in Pennsylvania and Georgia .
That ’ s not going to happen anyway , but taking Arizona off the board would officially end the illusion that Trump somehow has a magical path .
The media is simply afraid of being seen as shutting down Trump ’ s final con game too quickly , and we ’ re all being punished for it .

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Donald Trump just attacked Fox News thirteen times in a row, and then retweeted Scott Baio. I’d say Trump is taking his loss pretty well.
In all seriousness, it’s becoming clear that Trump blames Fox News for his loss, and that’s worth examining. Fox was the first TV news network to call Arizona for Joe Biden. Now that the straggler votes have finally been counted in Arizona, Biden has won the state by about 12,000 votes, meaning Fox appears to have been justified in calling it for Biden when it did. At no point during the counting this past week did Trump come within 10,000 votes, so the outcome never really was in doubt. But here’s the thing.
While Fox News did have legitimate mathematical basis for calling Arizona for Biden, I would guess that it did so because it was expecting the other TV networks to do the same at any moment, and it wanted to be first. Since Fox now has to head into a post-Trump era, it might as well take a shot at perceived legitimacy by being the first network to call a red state for Biden, right?
But when Fox News made the call, it appeared to perhaps spook the other TV networks into not calling it. After all, why would legitimate TV networks want to look like they were simply parroting Fox News? And so they waited… and waited… and a week later the other TV networks still haven’t called Arizona for Biden. Nevermind that the vote counting is over and Biden won by about 12,000 votes; they’re still waiting – at this point for literally no reason beyond the fact that they’ve already waited too long.
This may not be precisely what’s been going on behind the scenes, but it seemingly has to be pretty close. In any case we deserve to know why the major media outlets have been taking such inexplicable approaches to calling or not calling these states – particularly Arizona.
To give you an idea of how important this is, if the TV networks were to call Arizona for Joe Biden right now, it would mean that Trump couldn’t get to 270 even if he did somehow overturn the results in Pennsylvania and Georgia. That’s not going to happen anyway, but taking Arizona off the board would officially end the illusion that Trump somehow has a magical path. The media is simply afraid of being seen as shutting down Trump’s final con game too quickly, and we’re all being punished for it.
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