palmerreport--2020-06-17--Joe Biden knocks it out of the park with impassioned speech, as Fox News sticks it to Donald Trump

Donald Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything in fifteen hours , prompting people across social media to quip that perhaps the wifi has gone out in the underground bunker .
Meanwhile , Joe Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to give a speech about the current state of the coronavirus crisis and economic crisis .
Joe Biden ’ s speech was impassioned , and a clear clarion call for the change in leadership that this nation desperately needs .
Biden touched on Donald Trump ’ s failures , negligence , lies , and corrupt antics throughout the coronavirus crisis , including his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend .
But the speech itself wasn ’ t the biggest problem for Trump .
All three cable news networks are increasingly shying away from Donald Trump ’ s press briefings , often cutting away from them long before they ’ re over or not airing them at all .
But Joe Biden ’ s speech was aired nearly in full by all three networks ( CNN joined late after coming back from a commercial break ) .
That ’ s right , even Fox News essentially gave Biden free advertising by airing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News then went on to bizarrely ask “ where was the fire ” in Joe Biden ’ s speech .
But the point is that Fox gave Biden the opportunity to explain to Donald Trump ’ s own fans how Trump has been lying to them and blowing this from the start .
Considering how far ahead Biden is in the polls , Fox had to air this speech in order to maintain the appearance of credibility – but Fox stuck it to Trump in the process .

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Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted anything in fifteen hours, prompting people across social media to quip that perhaps the wifi has gone out in the underground bunker. Meanwhile, Joe Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to give a speech about the current state of the coronavirus crisis and economic crisis.
Joe Biden’s speech was impassioned, and a clear clarion call for the change in leadership that this nation desperately needs. Biden touched on Donald Trump’s failures, negligence, lies, and corrupt antics throughout the coronavirus crisis, including his deranged plan to hold a rally this weekend. But the speech itself wasn’t the biggest problem for Trump.
All three cable news networks are increasingly shying away from Donald Trump’s press briefings, often cutting away from them long before they’re over or not airing them at all. But Joe Biden’s speech was aired nearly in full by all three networks (CNN joined late after coming back from a commercial break). That’s right, even Fox News essentially gave Biden free advertising by airing his anti-Trump speech.
Sure, Fox News then went on to bizarrely ask “where was the fire” in Joe Biden’s speech. But the point is that Fox gave Biden the opportunity to explain to Donald Trump’s own fans how Trump has been lying to them and blowing this from the start. Considering how far ahead Biden is in the polls, Fox had to air this speech in order to maintain the appearance of credibility – but Fox stuck it to Trump in the process.
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palmerreport--2020-06-17--John Bolton’s book just became an even bigger problem for Donald Trump

The boxes are already on their way to warehouses .
The digital download will be available just six days from today , and the John Bolton book is already a bestseller on Amazon .
As Donald Trump scrambles through a maze of poor poll numbers and a series of what would normally be presidency-ending news stories , the icing on the cake may be John Bolton ’ s book .
Refusing to testify during the impeachment trial has generated a lot of credibility issues for Bolton .
Still , the benefits of hurting the Trump reelection campaign seem to outweigh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who reads the epilogue on the audiobook version , has already publicly stated that the only thing that mattered to Trump was getting reelected .
These “ reelection calculations ” motivated every Trump decision during Bolton ’ s 453 days at the White House .
Trump is already attempting to re-write his reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic , an economy in recession , and an inadequate response to racism while holding hands with racists .
The Bolton book will inevitably remind us of all of his Ukrainian dealings .
With the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Trump ’ s popularity at an all-time low , reminding the public of attempts to manipulate the 2020 election will not help Trump ’ s bid for a second term .
The book will also describe Trump ’ s early mishandling of the pandemic that has cost over one hundred thousand American lives .
The reelection campaign is seeking an injunction against distributing the book .
The Trump campaign is also calling on Joe Biden to start doing more public events to allow the public to scrutinize Biden .
We can almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t fair that no one is picking on Biden .
Trump ’ s Twitter account is likely to be very busy in the next few days .
The listing on Audible shows that the book runs over twenty hours of listening time .
For comparison sake , the Harry Potter books run about eight to ten hours each .
We can only imagine the other goodies that are in the pages of the inevitable best-seller .
Advance copies went out weeks ago , so even a successful injunction is unlikely to stop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book from Donald Trump ’ s niece Mary Trump may have an even bigger impact .

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The boxes are already on their way to warehouses. The digital download will be available just six days from today, and the John Bolton book is already a bestseller on Amazon. As Donald Trump scrambles through a maze of poor poll numbers and a series of what would normally be presidency-ending news stories, the icing on the cake may be John Bolton’s book.
Refusing to testify during the impeachment trial has generated a lot of credibility issues for Bolton. Still, the benefits of hurting the Trump reelection campaign seem to outweigh questioning Bolton’s motives. Bolton, who reads the epilogue on the audiobook version, has already publicly stated that the only thing that mattered to Trump was getting reelected. These “reelection calculations” motivated every Trump decision during Bolton’s 453 days at the White House.
Trump is already attempting to re-write his reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic, an economy in recession, and an inadequate response to racism while holding hands with racists. The Bolton book will inevitably remind us of all of his Ukrainian dealings. With the 2020 election just over one hundred days away and Trump’s popularity at an all-time low, reminding the public of attempts to manipulate the 2020 election will not help Trump’s bid for a second term. The book will also describe Trump’s early mishandling of the pandemic that has cost over one hundred thousand American lives.
The reelection campaign is seeking an injunction against distributing the book. The Trump campaign is also calling on Joe Biden to start doing more public events to allow the public to scrutinize Biden. We can almost hear Trump pouting that it isn’t fair that no one is picking on Biden. Trump’s Twitter account is likely to be very busy in the next few days. The listing on Audible shows that the book runs over twenty hours of listening time. For comparison sake, the Harry Potter books run about eight to ten hours each. We can only imagine the other goodies that are in the pages of the inevitable best-seller. Advance copies went out weeks ago, so even a successful injunction is unlikely to stop the carnage. We expect the new tell-all book from Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump may have an even bigger impact.
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This is encouraging

People tell us constantly not to trust the polls .
While that is good advice , polls do display trends in voters ’ mindsets and what is most important at a given time , the operative words being “ at a given time.
” Polls can change virtually overnight , which partly explains their untrustworthiness .
Polls can enliven voters who are on the fence , and they can drive us to action .
In the case of Biden vs. Trump , recent polls should be driving us all to action and help march us to victory .
Throughout much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s rise to the top .
From being almost non-existent to rapidly growing in strength and support , Biden is our man , and we must support him .
To do otherwise is to ensure the continued destruction of not only our country but the entire planet .
Trump continues to overturn environmental protections , and those decisions put all of us in jeopardy .
As we continue to watch polls , which have become a daily occurrence , we must watch the indicated trends and do our own work to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result .
Not too long ago , we reported that Biden had taken a 12-point advantage over Trump in Michigan and held small leads in most of the remaining swing states .
Washington Post reported this week that Biden ’ s lead in Michigan has jumped to 16 points .
The other news from this poll may not sound like much , but it is huge : Biden is down by one point in Iowa .
Iowa is not considered a swing state and has traditionally been a Republican stronghold .
Not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he carried the state by a larger margin than any Republican before him since Reagan .
For Joe Biden to be down by one point is incredible .
These numbers are reflecting the feelings of Americans on the disaster that has been the Trump “ presidency.
” Another interesting poll published by Washington Post involves Trump ’ s first speech to Congress on February 28 , 2017 , touting a “ new chapter of American Greatness ” that was on the horizon due to his election .
Once a narcissist , always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Gallup panel has revealed that just three years later , instead of the “ American Greatness ” Trump claimed , we are now a nation of shame .
Gallup ’ s poll shows that American pride is at its lowest point in two decades of polling the same issue .
In 2003 , 69 % of Americans were “ proud ” to be American .
Now , 42 % feel pride .
Obviously , much could have happened in 20 years to change America ’ s self-opinion , but in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These numbers are very telling .
Not only is Trump an embarrassment , but he has made us embarrassed as well .
Yes , polls can be unreliable ; however , these recent polls are revealing — they show just how negatively the Trump “ presidency ” has impacted each of us .
If you honestly believe these polls are unreliable , then pay attention to the trend behind the polling averages and be encouraged .
These trends show us that we control the end of our torment .
Get involved , and @ @ @ @

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People tell us constantly not to trust the polls. While that is good advice, polls do display trends in voters’ mindsets and what is most important at a given time, the operative words being “at a given time.” Polls can change virtually overnight, which partly explains their untrustworthiness. Polls can enliven voters who are on the fence, and they can drive us to action. In the case of Biden vs. Trump, recent polls should be driving us all to action and help march us to victory.
Throughout much of the campaign, we have witnessed Biden’s rise to the top. From being almost non-existent to rapidly growing in strength and support, Biden is our man, and we must support him. To do otherwise is to ensure the continued destruction of not only our country but the entire planet. Trump continues to overturn environmental protections, and those decisions put all of us in jeopardy. As we continue to watch polls, which have become a daily occurrence, we must watch the indicated trends and do our own work to ensure that the polls deliver the desired result.
Not too long ago, we reported that Biden had taken a 12-point advantage over Trump in Michigan and held small leads in most of the remaining swing states. Washington Post reported this week that Biden’s lead in Michigan has jumped to 16 points. The other news from this poll may not sound like much, but it is huge: Biden is down by one point in Iowa. Iowa is not considered a swing state and has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. Not only did Trump best Clinton in Iowa, but he carried the state by a larger margin than any Republican before him since Reagan. For Joe Biden to be down by one point is incredible. These numbers are reflecting the feelings of Americans on the disaster that has been the Trump “presidency.”
Another interesting poll published by Washington Post involves Trump’s first speech to Congress on February 28, 2017, touting a “new chapter of American Greatness” that was on the horizon due to his election. Once a narcissist, always a narcissist, and always useless. The Gallup panel has revealed that just three years later, instead of the “American Greatness” Trump claimed, we are now a nation of shame. Gallup’s poll shows that American pride is at its lowest point in two decades of polling the same issue. In 2003, 69% of Americans were “proud” to be American. Now, 42% feel pride. Obviously, much could have happened in 20 years to change America’s self-opinion, but in 2016, the number was at 52%. These numbers are very telling. Not only is Trump an embarrassment, but he has made us embarrassed as well.
Yes, polls can be unreliable; however, these recent polls are revealing — they show just how negatively the Trump “presidency” has impacted each of us. If you honestly believe these polls are unreliable, then pay attention to the trend behind the polling averages and be encouraged. These trends show us that we control the end of our torment. Get involved, and make it happen.
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palmerreport--2020-06-17--Embracing science and rejecting Trump

Embracing science and rejecting Trump

WYSIATI is an acronym for “ What You See Is All There Is.
” It ’ s a concept created by Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman to account for common human overconfidence in judgments and impressions that are based exclusively on what we already know , or what we think we know .
It describes the human tendency to reject new information , particularly when the new information may contradict a cherished belief long held .
The longer the belief is held , the more reluctant the subject is to give it up .
Hence the expression , “ You can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tricks.
” The truth of the matter , of course , is what each of us knows compared to what we don ’ t know is so small it may as well be nothing .
Most of us will at least pay lip service to this humbling fact .
We can not even stamp our feet and aver with confidence , “ At least two plus two doesn ’ t equal one !
, ” because if you ask any mathematician they ’ ll tell you that two plus two does in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modulo three under addition , for example .
So how is it that we can know anything at all ?
The answer is we can at least know what little we know with improved accuracy provided that we agree to proceed with care , and that we use rules that are known to work .
The best of those rules are the ones we call “ science.
” I hasten to point out that science doesn ’ t answer everything .
We can ’ t use science to decide if we love someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not .
( Unless of course you ’ re a hopeless nerd . )
Science has its limitations .
But when it ’ s appropriate to use science then it should be used .
Yet it ’ s the rejection of science that makes creatures like Trump possible .
If confidence in science were as high as it ought to be , Trump would not be able to fill the BOK Center on Saturday with 19,000 people , because they would believe science with the same confidence that they would believe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling them how to get there in the first place .
Science says that roughly between one hundred and eight hundred of them are going to die , just for attending .
They wouldn ’ t board an airplane with those kinds of survival odds looming over them .
But they will go to a Trump rally .
They will also let the human race die an early death due to global warming because Donald Trump tells them global warming is all a hoax .
Never mind that every scientist on earth says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a hoax and that ’ s good enough for them .
Why ?
Because they believe Donald Trump , a man who has told as many lies while in office as there will be attendees at his Nuremberg-style rally on Saturday .
Is that the basis on which they reject the science that tells them they very well may die ?
It is .
But before you leap to attack them for it , ask yourself this question : how likely are you to listen to , or even believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beliefs ?
How often do you google something to find out if what you believe is valid , let alone read a book critical to your point of view or consult the findings of science that contradict you ?
How many of you overeat , or fail to exercise , or smoke , or do any of a number of things the findings of science warn you against , and justify it by minimising those findings ?
It ’ s a common human failing .
What can be done about it ?
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking in complicated paragraphs while the opposition thinks in slogans .
Complicated paragraphs are needed because the world is a complicated place .
Laughing off something because it requires an explanation is a habit of the lazy , used by people who don ’ t want to think .
We must learn to be self-critical and , above all , keep clearly in mind that we don ’ t know everything , that there is always another possible answer around the next corner , or another question , and keep clearly in mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always equal one .
As bad as Trump has been for America and the world , some good may come out of our having to endure him .
He has made the rejection of science so perfectly ugly , and the consequences of that rejection so catastrophic , that many people who were disdainful of science four years ago esteem science better today .
Many who aren ’ t yet convinced will be by the end of the year , when hundreds of thousands , possibly millions of Americans lay dead from COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and rational acceptance of science saves lives while rejection of science leads to ignorance and death .
We can symbolically embrace science by rejecting Donald Trump in November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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WYSIATI is an acronym for “What You See Is All There Is.” It’s a concept created by Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman to account for common human overconfidence in judgments and impressions that are based exclusively on what we already know, or what we think we know. It describes the human tendency to reject new information, particularly when the new information may contradict a cherished belief long held. The longer the belief is held, the more reluctant the subject is to give it up. Hence the expression, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
The truth of the matter, of course, is what each of us knows compared to what we don’t know is so small it may as well be nothing. Most of us will at least pay lip service to this humbling fact. We cannot even stamp our feet and aver with confidence, “At least two plus two doesn’t equal one!,” because if you ask any mathematician they’ll tell you that two plus two does in fact sometimes equal one — in the integers modulo three under addition, for example.
So how is it that we can know anything at all? The answer is we can at least know what little we know with improved accuracy provided that we agree to proceed with care, and that we use rules that are known to work. The best of those rules are the ones we call “science.” I hasten to point out that science doesn’t answer everything. We can’t use science to decide if we love someone, or even if we like strawberries or not. (Unless of course you’re a hopeless nerd.) Science has its limitations. But when it’s appropriate to use science then it should be used.
Yet it’s the rejection of science that makes creatures like Trump possible. If confidence in science were as high as it ought to be, Trump would not be able to fill the BOK Center on Saturday with 19,000 people, because they would believe science with the same confidence that they would believe the signs created by the city of Tulsa telling them how to get there in the first place. Science says that roughly between one hundred and eight hundred of them are going to die, just for attending. They wouldn’t board an airplane with those kinds of survival odds looming over them. But they will go to a Trump rally.
They will also let the human race die an early death due to global warming because Donald Trump tells them global warming is all a hoax. Never mind that every scientist on earth says otherwise: a known con man says it’s a hoax and that’s good enough for them.
Why? Because they believe Donald Trump, a man who has told as many lies while in office as there will be attendees at his Nuremberg-style rally on Saturday. Is that the basis on which they reject the science that tells them they very well may die? It is. But before you leap to attack them for it, ask yourself this question: how likely are you to listen to, or even believe, anything that contradicts your own cherished beliefs? How often do you google something to find out if what you believe is valid, let alone read a book critical to your point of view or consult the findings of science that contradict you? How many of you overeat, or fail to exercise, or smoke, or do any of a number of things the findings of science warn you against, and justify it by minimising those findings?
It’s a common human failing. What can be done about it? For one, we can stop apologizing for thinking in complicated paragraphs while the opposition thinks in slogans. Complicated paragraphs are needed because the world is a complicated place. Laughing off something because it requires an explanation is a habit of the lazy, used by people who don’t want to think. We must learn to be self-critical and, above all, keep clearly in mind that we don’t know everything, that there is always another possible answer around the next corner, or another question, and keep clearly in mind that even two plus two does not always equal one.
As bad as Trump has been for America and the world, some good may come out of our having to endure him. He has made the rejection of science so perfectly ugly, and the consequences of that rejection so catastrophic, that many people who were disdainful of science four years ago esteem science better today. Many who aren’t yet convinced will be by the end of the year, when hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of Americans lay dead from COVID-19. Science is the way forward, and rational acceptance of science saves lives while rejection of science leads to ignorance and death. We can symbolically embrace science by rejecting Donald Trump in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-17--Twitter just made a new move that Donald Trump is going to hate

Each time Twitter slaps a fact check or warning label on one of Donald Trump ’ s false or violent tweets , he threatens to abuse his position as President of the United States to retaliate against the company .
However , Twitter keeps standing its ground .
And now Twitter is sticking it to Trump .
Back when Donald Trump was purging everyone who was involved with the investigation into his Trump-Russia criminal scandal , one of the people he forced out was FBI general counsel James Baker .
But now Twitter is hiring Baker as its own deputy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Baker ’ s hire is that he ’ ll help Twitter with its overall legal platform .
But realistically , it sure feels like Twitter is sticking it to Trump by hiring a highly qualified legal expert who is already under Trump ’ s skin , as it gears up for whatever legal battle it ends up having with Trump .
Donald Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at punishing Twitter , but best anyone can tell , the document was fairly toothless .
Trump keeps insisting that Twitter ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” but there is obviously no criminal element going on here .
What does stand out is that Trump has to keep using Twitter to attack Twitter – a reminder of which side has the leverage and which side doesn ’ t .

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Each time Twitter slaps a fact check or warning label on one of Donald Trump’s false or violent tweets, he threatens to abuse his position as President of the United States to retaliate against the company. However, Twitter keeps standing its ground. And now Twitter is sticking it to Trump.
Back when Donald Trump was purging everyone who was involved with the investigation into his Trump-Russia criminal scandal, one of the people he forced out was FBI general counsel James Baker. But now Twitter is hiring Baker as its own deputy general counsel. The officially stated reason for Baker’s hire is that he’ll help Twitter with its overall legal platform. But realistically, it sure feels like Twitter is sticking it to Trump by hiring a highly qualified legal expert who is already under Trump’s skin, as it gears up for whatever legal battle it ends up having with Trump.
Donald Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at punishing Twitter, but best anyone can tell, the document was fairly toothless. Trump keeps insisting that Twitter’s actions against his tweets are “illegal” but there is obviously no criminal element going on here. What does stand out is that Trump has to keep using Twitter to attack Twitter – a reminder of which side has the leverage and which side doesn’t.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--The Lincoln Project just seized the moment and destroyed Donald Trump

On Wednesday , the widely-hated John Bolton revealed that Donald Trump privately begged the Chinese government to help him alter @ @ @ @ @ election .
While no one wants to hear from Bolton right now , his new @ @ @ @ @ confirm the evidence we ’ ve seen all along that China owns Trump from top @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln Project , an anti-Trump republican group that keeps finding ways to get under Donald @ @ @ @ @ has seized the moment .
Hours after the latest Trump-China bombshell surfaced , the group @ @ @ @ @ if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead @ @

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On Wednesday, the widely-hated John Bolton revealed that Donald Trump privately begged the Chinese government to help him alter the outcome of the 2020 election. While no one wants to hear from Bolton right now, his new book is nonetheless helping to confirm the evidence we’ve seen all along that China owns Trump from top to bottom.
Now the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump republican group that keeps finding ways to get under Donald Trump’s skin, has seized the moment. Hours after the latest Trump-China bombshell surfaced, the group released this new ad (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
China made @realdonaldtrump roll over like a dog. pic.twitter.com/jz69XZ72UU — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Donald Trump has whacked out midnight meltdown about John Bolton

When Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show on Wednesday night , he came across as somewhat frantic and plenty clueless .
By the time Trump got around to ripping into John Bolton , he seemed pretty confused about what he wanted to say , only managing to spit out sentence fragments about how Bolton was a washed up criminal or something .
But just after midnight eastern time , Trump finally figured out what he wanted to say about John Bolton .
It didn ’ t come across much better : Wacko John Bolton ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) book is made up of lies & fake stories .
Said all good about me , in print , until the day I fired him .
A disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war .
Never had a clue , was ostracized & happily dumped .
What a dope !
Are we really supposed to be surprised that Bolton publicly said positive things about the guy who was his boss at the time ?
Not publicly trashing your boss is largely a prerequisite for keeping a job , whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not .
Far be it from us to defend Bolton , who is very much a fool and a dope , but Trump is far more of a fool and a dope .
Moreover , all Trump is doing right now is driving Bolton ’ s book further up the sales charts .
But Trump just can ’ t help himself , can he ?

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When Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show on Wednesday night, he came across as somewhat frantic and plenty clueless. By the time Trump got around to ripping into John Bolton, he seemed pretty confused about what he wanted to say, only managing to spit out sentence fragments about how Bolton was a washed up criminal or something.
But just after midnight eastern time, Trump finally figured out what he wanted to say about John Bolton. It didn’t come across much better:
Wacko John Bolton’s “exceedingly tedious”(New York Times) book is made up of lies & fake stories. Said all good about me, in print, until the day I fired him. A disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war. Never had a clue, was ostracized & happily dumped. What a dope! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020
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Are we really supposed to be surprised that Bolton publicly said positive things about the guy who was his boss at the time? Not publicly trashing your boss is largely a prerequisite for keeping a job, whether you think your boss is any good or not. Far be it from us to defend Bolton, who is very much a fool and a dope, but Trump is far more of a fool and a dope. Moreover, all Trump is doing right now is driving Bolton’s book further up the sales charts. But Trump just can’t help himself, can he?
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Surreal new revelation about Jared Kushner and Donald Trump

Shame on John Bolton for having selfishly and recklessly sat on all this evidence against Donald Trump , just so he could cash in by putting in a book .
But what ’ s done is done , and now all we can do is hope that Bolton ’ s new revelations do real damage to Trump ’ s approval rating and poll numbers .
These revelations just keep coming as the night goes on .
If you ’ ve ever wondered whether Donald Trump truly believes the bonkers conspiracy theories that he pushes on his idiot supporters , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveals that at one point Jared Kushner came into the Oval Office to talk about his phone call with the government of Mexico .
A stunned John Kelly said , “ Why is Jared calling Mexicans ?
” Trump said , “ How else are we going to stop the caravans ?
” No really , this is a real story , as documented by the Washington Post .
Donald Trump really did have his son-in-law call Mexico in an attempt at getting the “ caravan of people ” stopped before they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was that Trump was hallucinating about .
Trump may be even further gone than we thought .

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Shame on John Bolton for having selfishly and recklessly sat on all this evidence against Donald Trump, just so he could cash in by putting in a book. But what’s done is done, and now all we can do is hope that Bolton’s new revelations do real damage to Trump’s approval rating and poll numbers. These revelations just keep coming as the night goes on.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Donald Trump truly believes the bonkers conspiracy theories that he pushes on his idiot supporters, it turns out he apparently does. Bolton reveals that at one point Jared Kushner came into the Oval Office to talk about his phone call with the government of Mexico. A stunned John Kelly said, “Why is Jared calling Mexicans?” Trump said, “How else are we going to stop the caravans?”
No really, this is a real story, as documented by the Washington Post. Donald Trump really did have his son-in-law call Mexico in an attempt at getting the “caravan of people” stopped before they could invade the United States, or whatever it was that Trump was hallucinating about. Trump may be even further gone than we thought.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Former Governor says Donald Trump has committed “treason” and will face criminal consequences

Now that John Bolton is revealing some of the criminal dirt on Donald Trump that he refused to testify about during Trump ’ s impeachment hearings , it ’ s more clear than ever that Bolton screwed us all , and should be ashamed of himself .
At the same time , the revelations in Bolton ’ s book are making clear that Trump is in deep , deep trouble .
Former Governor Howard Dean has merely read portions of John Bolton ’ s book , and he promptly came to this conclusion : Pretty clear to me after just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that trump has committed treason .
Maybe Trump should think twice about having his lawyer reviving the death penalty .
We suspect Dean is being sarcastic about Trump getting the death penalty ; it ’ s difficult to imagine a judge and jury giving the death penalty to someone Trump ’ s age .
But this merely serves to underscore how much trouble Donald Trump is in .
Inexcusably belated as it may be , Bolton ’ s book has the potential to drive Trump ’ s approval rating and poll numbers even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , it ’ s more clear than ever that he ’ s going to prison .

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Now that John Bolton is revealing some of the criminal dirt on Donald Trump that he refused to testify about during Trump’s impeachment hearings, it’s more clear than ever that Bolton screwed us all, and should be ashamed of himself. At the same time, the revelations in Bolton’s book are making clear that Trump is in deep, deep trouble.
Former Governor Howard Dean has merely read portions of John Bolton’s book, and he promptly came to this conclusion:
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We suspect Dean is being sarcastic about Trump getting the death penalty; it’s difficult to imagine a judge and jury giving the death penalty to someone Trump’s age. But this merely serves to underscore how much trouble Donald Trump is in. Inexcusably belated as it may be, Bolton’s book has the potential to drive Trump’s approval rating and poll numbers even lower – and if Trump loses the election, it’s more clear than ever that he’s going to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Bill Barr is playing Donald Trump again

Bill Barr is playing Donald Trump again

We see it happening over and over again lately .
Attorney General Bill Barr abuses his position to take corrupt action on Donald Trump ’ s behalf , but once the smoke clears it turns out Barr was merely blowing smoke .
Barr seems intent on creating the appearance that he ’ s doing things to help Trump , when in reality Barr is largely just taking symbolic action .
Now Barr is at it again .
Bill Barr has had the DOJ bring suit against John Bolton , with the supposed intent of blocking Bolton ’ s book from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date , Bolton doesn ’ t even have the ability to pull his own book back .
If Barr were actually trying to keep this book from being shipped , he ’ d have named the publisher as a defendant .
Further , the text of this lawsuit is so comically inept , it seems almost designed to get immediately thrown out by a judge .
That way Barr can tell Trump that he took steps to block the book , but the mean old judge got in the way .
This pattern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the media that he was criminally indicting Donald Trump ’ s nemesis Andrew McCabe , but after months of back and forth , it turned out there never was any indictment .
Barr stepped in and reduced the DOJ ’ s sentencing recommendation against Roger Stone to the precise range that the judge , based on her history , was likely going to give Stone anyway – so that Barr could create the appearance that he ’ d gotten Stone ’ s sentence reduced .
Bill Barr is committing serious crimes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of the time Barr ends up taking watered down action aimed at conning an increasingly hapless Trump into believing that Barr is accomplishing things for him .
Now Barr is taking action against John Bolton which , while highly corrupt , is also rather toothless .
We ’ ll see if Trump falls for it again , or if Trump ends up demanding that Barr do something more serious to Bolton after the book ships .

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We see it happening over and over again lately. Attorney General Bill Barr abuses his position to take corrupt action on Donald Trump’s behalf, but once the smoke clears it turns out Barr was merely blowing smoke. Barr seems intent on creating the appearance that he’s doing things to help Trump, when in reality Barr is largely just taking symbolic action. Now Barr is at it again.
Bill Barr has had the DOJ bring suit against John Bolton, with the supposed intent of blocking Bolton’s book from being published. But at this late date, Bolton doesn’t even have the ability to pull his own book back. If Barr were actually trying to keep this book from being shipped, he’d have named the publisher as a defendant. Further, the text of this lawsuit is so comically inept, it seems almost designed to get immediately thrown out by a judge. That way Barr can tell Trump that he took steps to block the book, but the mean old judge got in the way.
This pattern keeps playing out. Bill Barr leaked to the media that he was criminally indicting Donald Trump’s nemesis Andrew McCabe, but after months of back and forth, it turned out there never was any indictment. Barr stepped in and reduced the DOJ’s sentencing recommendation against Roger Stone to the precise range that the judge, based on her history, was likely going to give Stone anyway – so that Barr could create the appearance that he’d gotten Stone’s sentence reduced.
Bill Barr is committing serious crimes on Donald Trump’s behalf. But most of the time Barr ends up taking watered down action aimed at conning an increasingly hapless Trump into believing that Barr is accomplishing things for him. Now Barr is taking action against John Bolton which, while highly corrupt, is also rather toothless. We’ll see if Trump falls for it again, or if Trump ends up demanding that Barr do something more serious to Bolton after the book ships.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Donald Trump goes completely berserk about John Bolton’s book

All day , we ’ ve known it was coming .
Revelations from John Bolton ’ s upcoming book surfaced , and they ’ re even uglier than Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
Instead of melting down on Twitter about it , Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show tonight and proceeded to go completely berserk .
After Trump spent a long time spewing total nonsense about a variety of topics , he finally got around to addressing John Bolton .
Hannity tried his best to set up a false narrative about how Bolton is somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still couldn ’ t come off as coherent .
Trump insisted that John Bolton “ was a washed up guy , I gave him a chance.
” Really ?
Trump felt it was a good idea to take a guy that he thought was “ washed up ” and give him the most sensitive national security position in the country ?
Sounds like Trump is pretty bad at hiring people .
Trump then said that Bolton “ broke the law .
Very simple .
As much as it ’ s going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To be clear , there is no indication whatsoever that John Bolton ’ s book contains any classified information .
Nor does Trump appear to have much of a strategy for pushing back against Bolton on the specifics .
Instead Trump is simply going to bloviate about Bolton as loudly as he can , which is merely going to drive more sales of Bolton ’ s book .

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All day, we’ve known it was coming. Revelations from John Bolton’s upcoming book surfaced, and they’re even uglier than Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. Instead of melting down on Twitter about it, Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show tonight and proceeded to go completely berserk.
After Trump spent a long time spewing total nonsense about a variety of topics, he finally got around to addressing John Bolton. Hannity tried his best to set up a false narrative about how Bolton is somehow lying, but even so, Trump still couldn’t come off as coherent.
Trump insisted that John Bolton “was a washed up guy, I gave him a chance.” Really? Trump felt it was a good idea to take a guy that he thought was “washed up” and give him the most sensitive national security position in the country? Sounds like Trump is pretty bad at hiring people. Trump then said that Bolton “broke the law. Very simple. As much as it’s going to be broken. This is highly classified.”
To be clear, there is no indication whatsoever that John Bolton’s book contains any classified information. Nor does Trump appear to have much of a strategy for pushing back against Bolton on the specifics. Instead Trump is simply going to bloviate about Bolton as loudly as he can, which is merely going to drive more sales of Bolton’s book.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Donald Trump has complete meltdown on Sean Hannity show

Donald Trump spent most of the day saying nothing at all on Twitter , raising questions about whether the day ’ s ugly revelations about him had stunned him into silence .
But Trump then tried to make up for it by calling in to Sean Hannity ’ s show on Fox News tonight , and let ’ s just say that it didn ’ t go particularly well for Trump .
Donald Trump insisted that Joe Biden has been “ in the basement for a long time … they are leaving him there , and at some point he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for air.
” Meanwhile back in the real world , Biden gave a major speech in Pennsylvania today .
It ’ s as if Trump didn ’ t even know that the Biden speech happened , which is weird considering Fox News carried the speech live .
Was Trump too passed out today to even watch Fox ?
Trump also insisted that the coronavirus , which is seeing record new numbers of cases in several red states , is “ going to fade away.
” This is a return to the bonkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February and March , when he was pretending that the coronavirus crisis wasn ’ t going to happen .
Trump also claimed that his border wall is somehow magically stopping the coronavirus from traveling from Tijuana to California ; this is of course absurd .
Trump claimed we ’ re very close to having a vaccine , when this is not the case .
Donald Trump also used his Hannity appearance to suggest that the late Rayshard Brooks may have pointed a gun at the police officer who killed him ; in reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this effect .
What stood out is that even with Sean Hannity trying to give Trump the most softball interview of all time , Trump still sounded fairly frantic and completely clueless .

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Donald Trump spent most of the day saying nothing at all on Twitter, raising questions about whether the day’s ugly revelations about him had stunned him into silence. But Trump then tried to make up for it by calling in to Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News tonight, and let’s just say that it didn’t go particularly well for Trump.
Donald Trump insisted that Joe Biden has been “in the basement for a long time … they are leaving him there, and at some point he’s going to have to come out for air.” Meanwhile back in the real world, Biden gave a major speech in Pennsylvania today. It’s as if Trump didn’t even know that the Biden speech happened, which is weird considering Fox News carried the speech live. Was Trump too passed out today to even watch Fox?
Trump also insisted that the coronavirus, which is seeing record new numbers of cases in several red states, is “going to fade away.” This is a return to the bonkers rhetoric that Trump was spewing back in February and March, when he was pretending that the coronavirus crisis wasn’t going to happen. Trump also claimed that his border wall is somehow magically stopping the coronavirus from traveling from Tijuana to California; this is of course absurd. Trump claimed we’re very close to having a vaccine, when this is not the case.
Donald Trump also used his Hannity appearance to suggest that the late Rayshard Brooks may have pointed a gun at the police officer who killed him; in reality there is no evidence or reporting to this effect. What stood out is that even with Sean Hannity trying to give Trump the most softball interview of all time, Trump still sounded fairly frantic and completely clueless.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Donald Trump goes completely bonkers about his underground bunker

Donald Trump has been remarkably quiet on Twitter today , considering what all has been playing out , and the ugly new revelations that have been surfacing about him .
But behind the scenes , Trump is apparently talking quite a bit – and he ’ s saying more than he should .
Trump is now more or less telling his associates that he doesn ’ t look forward to a second term , according to a surreal new report from the New York Times .
Trump has to know this kind of thing will leak ; we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it as a trial balloon for dropping out of the race , or merely as an “ I didn ’ t want it anyway ” excuse in case he loses the election .
But this same article includes a bizarre new revelation about Trump ’ s underground bunker scandal .
Trump is now demanding that whoever told the public about him going to the underground bunker be “ prosecuted ” for… well , who knows at this point ?
Trump has also reportedly been privately calling for American journalists to be “ executed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so he clearly doesn ’ t believe that a crime is necessary for him to start handing out imaginary punishment .
But really , if Donald Trump is still this obsessed over the fact that the public knows he hid in an underground bunker , then he ’ s not remotely focused on winning a second term .
That ’ s a good thing .
If he ’ s not willing or able to fight to win in November , it means all we have to do is keep putting in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big margin .

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Donald Trump has been remarkably quiet on Twitter today, considering what all has been playing out, and the ugly new revelations that have been surfacing about him. But behind the scenes, Trump is apparently talking quite a bit – and he’s saying more than he should.
Trump is now more or less telling his associates that he doesn’t look forward to a second term, according to a surreal new report from the New York Times. Trump has to know this kind of thing will leak; we’re not sure if he’s leaking it as a trial balloon for dropping out of the race, or merely as an “I didn’t want it anyway” excuse in case he loses the election. But this same article includes a bizarre new revelation about Trump’s underground bunker scandal.
Trump is now demanding that whoever told the public about him going to the underground bunker be “prosecuted” for… well, who knows at this point? Trump has also reportedly been privately calling for American journalists to be “executed” for failing to reveal their sources, so he clearly doesn’t believe that a crime is necessary for him to start handing out imaginary punishment.
But really, if Donald Trump is still this obsessed over the fact that the public knows he hid in an underground bunker, then he’s not remotely focused on winning a second term. That’s a good thing. If he’s not willing or able to fight to win in November, it means all we have to do is keep putting in the work to make sure he loses by a big margin.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump tweets completely bonkers insane video about a “racist baby” on the loose

As Donald Trump ’ s brain , presidency , and approval rating continue to fall apart , his tweets just @ @ @ @ @ weird .
Earlier today Trump tweeted something about “ shotgun blasts into the face ” @ @ @ @ @ .
Now Trump has tweeted something arguably even more deranged – and certainly more incomprehensible @ @ @ @ @ seen the heartwarming viral video of a young black child and a young white child @ @ @ @ @ .
Now Donald Trump has perverted that video by trying to turn it into some @ @ @ @ @ Trump posted an altered version of the video with a fake CNN headline reading “ @ @ @ @ @ baby ” – and yeah , that ’ s not how you spell “ toddler.
@ @ @ @ @ deranged video for yourself ( if the video below doesn ’ t load , go @ @ @ @ @ is this even supposed to be ?
Is Donald Trump on drugs ?
Is he @ @ @ @ @ that this incoherent video somehow makes sense to him ?
Good grief .

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As Donald Trump’s brain, presidency, and approval rating continue to fall apart, his tweets just keep getting more disturbing and weird. Earlier today Trump tweeted something about “shotgun blasts into the face” while discussing the Second Amendment. Now Trump has tweeted something arguably even more deranged – and certainly more incomprehensible.
Many of you have seen the heartwarming viral video of a young black child and a young white child running to embrace each other. Now Donald Trump has perverted that video by trying to turn it into some kind of incoherent statement. Trump posted an altered version of the video with a fake CNN headline reading “Terrified todler runs from racist baby” – and yeah, that’s not how you spell “toddler.”
You can watch the deranged video for yourself (if the video below doesn’t load, go here instead:)
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What is this even supposed to be? Is Donald Trump on drugs? Is he in such severe cognitive decline that this incoherent video somehow makes sense to him? Good grief.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Don’t even go there

Don’t even go there

Let ’ s say your grandmother just died .
Her death is especially distressing to you because you ’ ve lost a lot of family members of late who were equally precious to you .
Let ’ s say you go to a friend for comfort .
Their first reaction is to wonder aloud what your grandma did or failed to do to contribute to her own death .
They then point out that death is common when you live in the world of the elderly , and the elderly need to take more responsibility for that sad but implacable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to your “ friend , ” who you ’ re beginning to wonder if indeed they are your friend , how much your gran ’ s life mattered to you .
“ Well , ” your friend responds , “ all grandmothers ’ lives matter.
” This is an example of what it ’ s like to have your feelings hijacked by a self-righteous person employing ( barely ) technically true irrelevancies as weapons .
It neither helps nor comforts you .
What it does instead is leave you with the realisation that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s voiceless and bereft of outside human compassion and understanding .
I think it ’ s important that this point be fully understood before we proceed .
The last time I ventured onto the topic of Black Lives Matter , some well-meaning but clueless readers used the expression “ all lives matter ” in the comment field .
While that technically ought to be true , it isn ’ t merely irrelevant to the discussion of Black Lives Matter , it is ultimately inimical to its central message .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a point that needs to be made .
It ’ s more or less been an American article of faith since the drafting of the Declaration of Independence .
We will leave off , for the moment , that the Declaration probably meant that all white , male , property owning lives “ are created equal , ” and take the most generous interpretation for the sake of our point at hand .
“ Black Lives Matter ” is not a position that needs embellishment or qualification .
What it means in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for centuries been treated as if their lives don ’ t matter at all — and it needs to stop .
It began with slavery , continued with Jim Crow and is perpetuated by a mindset that is systemic in law enforcement today .
It helps no one if you parrot “ all lives matter ” in response , as if it ’ s a point that needs to be made and no one ever heard it before until Wise Old You brought it to their attention .
It doesn ’ t make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It makes you sound like a fool .
So cut it out .
Besides which — and this is a point that ’ s almost never really made — in actual practice and where the rubber meets the road all lives most emphatically don ’ t matter .
That ’ s the reason we have to say Black Lives Matter in the first place .
That ’ s the thing that needs to change , and the change needs to begin with attitudes and presumptions about the lives of people of color .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to acknowledge that naked fact without equivocating commentary .
Let it also be noted that when you respond to Black Lives Matter with “ all lives matter ” you ’ re in despicable company .
During a House Judiciary meeting on the House Democrats ’ police reform proposal , Representative Eric Swalwell asked if any of his Republican colleagues could “ unequivocally ” say “ black lives matter.
” Representative Matt Gaetz responded saying “ all lives matter.
” So if the expression hasn ’ t become repellent to you yet , maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Representatives ’ very own pet weasel will help .
“ All lives matter ” is an updated version of the well-meaning bromide that “ some of my best friends are black.
” It needs to exit the language now and forever .
People of color have invented Black Lives Matter and made it their very own .
They don ’ t need help from us white people .
I have total confidence in the competence and intelligence of people of color , and if you don ’ t , maybe it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the best and brightest and most intelligent and most competent and most compassionate President of the United States we ’ ve had in our lifetime was also a person of color .
Let ’ s make his choice for his second in command our choice for President in November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters of color , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Let’s say your grandmother just died. Her death is especially distressing to you because you’ve lost a lot of family members of late who were equally precious to you. Let’s say you go to a friend for comfort. Their first reaction is to wonder aloud what your grandma did or failed to do to contribute to her own death. They then point out that death is common when you live in the world of the elderly, and the elderly need to take more responsibility for that sad but implacable Home Truth.
You try to express to your “friend,” who you’re beginning to wonder if indeed they are your friend, how much your gran’s life mattered to you. “Well,” your friend responds, “all grandmothers’ lives matter.”
This is an example of what it’s like to have your feelings hijacked by a self-righteous person employing (barely) technically true irrelevancies as weapons. It neither helps nor comforts you. What it does instead is leave you with the realisation that your pain isn’t merely acute, it’s voiceless and bereft of outside human compassion and understanding.
I think it’s important that this point be fully understood before we proceed. The last time I ventured onto the topic of Black Lives Matter, some well-meaning but clueless readers used the expression “all lives matter” in the comment field. While that technically ought to be true, it isn’t merely irrelevant to the discussion of Black Lives Matter, it is ultimately inimical to its central message. “All lives matter” isn’t a point that needs to be made. It’s more or less been an American article of faith since the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. We will leave off, for the moment, that the Declaration probably meant that all white, male, property owning lives “are created equal,” and take the most generous interpretation for the sake of our point at hand.
“Black Lives Matter” is not a position that needs embellishment or qualification. What it means in America is that black men and women have for centuries been treated as if their lives don’t matter at all — and it needs to stop. It began with slavery, continued with Jim Crow and is perpetuated by a mindset that is systemic in law enforcement today. It helps no one if you parrot “all lives matter” in response, as if it’s a point that needs to be made and no one ever heard it before until Wise Old You brought it to their attention. It doesn’t make you sound like Gandhi or Jesus. It makes you sound like a fool. So cut it out.
Besides which — and this is a point that’s almost never really made — in actual practice and where the rubber meets the road all lives most emphatically don’t matter. That’s the reason we have to say Black Lives Matter in the first place. That’s the thing that needs to change, and the change needs to begin with attitudes and presumptions about the lives of people of color. Black lives matter, and we need to acknowledge that naked fact without equivocating commentary.
Let it also be noted that when you respond to Black Lives Matter with “all lives matter” you’re in despicable company. During a House Judiciary meeting on the House Democrats’ police reform proposal, Representative Eric Swalwell asked if any of his Republican colleagues could “unequivocally” say “black lives matter.” Representative Matt Gaetz responded saying “all lives matter.” So if the expression hasn’t become repellent to you yet, maybe the execrable standard set by the House of Representatives’ very own pet weasel will help.
“All lives matter” is an updated version of the well-meaning bromide that “some of my best friends are black.” It needs to exit the language now and forever. People of color have invented Black Lives Matter and made it their very own. They don’t need help from us white people. I have total confidence in the competence and intelligence of people of color, and if you don’t, maybe it would be helpful for you also to recall that the best and brightest and most intelligent and most competent and most compassionate President of the United States we’ve had in our lifetime was also a person of color. Let’s make his choice for his second in command our choice for President in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters of color, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--This new Fox News poll is devastatingly bad for Donald Trump

When a CNN poll recently said that Donald Trump was fourteen points behind Joe Biden , Trump was so desperate to prove it was a fake poll , he pursued legal action against CNN .
Of course individual polls don ’ t tell the story ; polling averages do .
In the days since the CNN poll , we ’ ve been waiting to see if Biden ’ s lead also expanded into double digits in the other major polls .
First came Reuters , which said that Biden is up by thirteen points .
Then came Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that Biden is up by twelve points .
Now Fox News , Trump ’ s longtime favorite TV channel , says that Biden is up by twelve points .
It ’ s notable that the Fox poll includes all Americans , and not just Fox News viewers .
But still , this is further confirmation of just how much trouble Trump is currently in .
The CNBC poll now has Biden up ten points .
Not every poll has Biden up by double digits .
The new Quinnipiac poll says Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new Economist poll has Biden up nine points – but those two polls are now on the low end of the range .
When you look at the trend , you see that Biden ’ s lead across the polling averages is definitely growing – and that he really is up by roughly ten points .
Trump is going to go berserk .

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When a CNN poll recently said that Donald Trump was fourteen points behind Joe Biden, Trump was so desperate to prove it was a fake poll, he pursued legal action against CNN. Of course individual polls don’t tell the story; polling averages do. In the days since the CNN poll, we’ve been waiting to see if Biden’s lead also expanded into double digits in the other major polls.
First came Reuters, which said that Biden is up by thirteen points. Then came Trump’s longtime favorite poll, Rasmussen, which said that Biden is up by twelve points. Now Fox News, Trump’s longtime favorite TV channel, says that Biden is up by twelve points. It’s notable that the Fox poll includes all Americans, and not just Fox News viewers. But still, this is further confirmation of just how much trouble Trump is currently in.
The CNBC poll now has Biden up ten points. Not every poll has Biden up by double digits. The new Quinnipiac poll says Biden is up by eight points, while the new Economist poll has Biden up nine points – but those two polls are now on the low end of the range. When you look at the trend, you see that Biden’s lead across the polling averages is definitely growing – and that he really is up by roughly ten points. Trump is going to go berserk.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Well that just blew up in Donald Trump’s face

By appointing Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court , Trump aimed to cement conservative policies into law while relishing how he can use his appointment power as leverage against Republicans who question whether they should tolerate the cretin .
This week , however , as the Supreme Court achieved a civil rights milestone , Trump lost control of his judicial appointments power game in spectacular fashion .
Gorsuch authored the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County on Monday , siding with liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Stephen Breyer , Sonia Sotomayor , Elena Kagan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Noting that we live in a “ society of written laws , ” Gorsuch claimed that justices can not “ overlook plain statutory commands on the strength of nothing more than suppositions about intentions or guesswork about expectations.
” As a result , he proclaimed : “ An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.
” By contrast , Kavanaugh authored a dissenting opinion , adding another bulleted item to the lengthy “ On the Wrong Side of History ” section of his resume .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a different type of surprise .
Kavanaugh first made clear that a desire to adhere to what he believes is the ordinary meaning of “ discriminate because of sex ” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was his sole motivation .
He then offered an unexpected and wholehearted embrace of gay rights .
Kavanaugh called the outcome an “ important victory achieved today by gay and lesbian Americans.
” He also praised their “ extraordinary vision , tenacity , and grit ” in the battle for equality , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s result.
” In a strange and almost apologetic tone , Kavanaugh signed off by reiterating that his opinion merely reflects his belief that “ it was Congress ’ s role , not this Court ’ s , to amend Title VII.
” Kavanaugh ’ s statement is remarkable .
In July 2018 , days after Kavanaugh ’ s nomination , the National Center for Transgender Equality wrote that although Kavanaugh is a “ reliable arch-conservative to the right of Justices Scalia and Gorsuch… there is a great deal we still don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cautioned that “ as far as anyone can tell , in his long career he has never ruled on or written about legal issues related to LGBTQ people.
” Gorsuch ’ s historic opinion and Kavanaugh ’ s gratuitous declaration of support for the LGBTQ community do not convert these justices into liberal ones nor crown them as civil rights heroes .
However , their actions should serve as a one-two punch against Trump , deflating conservative enthusiasm for his unreliable picks while shining a bright light on the fact that Trump managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June 2013 , Trump tweeted , “ Why do we always know how the four liberals are going to rule but have to think about which side the Republican judges will go.
” Wise words from a stupid man .
In an instant , Trump ’ s first pick authored a landmark pro-LGBTQ opinion while his second pick came out as a gay rights proponent .
Happy Pride Month , Trump !

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By appointing Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump aimed to cement conservative policies into law while relishing how he can use his appointment power as leverage against Republicans who question whether they should tolerate the cretin. This week, however, as the Supreme Court achieved a civil rights milestone, Trump lost control of his judicial appointments power game in spectacular fashion.
Gorsuch authored the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County on Monday, siding with liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan as well as Chief Justice John Roberts. Noting that we live in a “society of written laws,” Gorsuch claimed that justices cannot “overlook plain statutory commands on the strength of nothing more than suppositions about intentions or guesswork about expectations.” As a result, he proclaimed: “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.”
By contrast, Kavanaugh authored a dissenting opinion, adding another bulleted item to the lengthy “On the Wrong Side of History” section of his resume. In doing so, Kavanaugh nevertheless delivered a different type of surprise. Kavanaugh first made clear that a desire to adhere to what he believes is the ordinary meaning of “discriminate because of sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was his sole motivation. He then offered an unexpected and wholehearted embrace of gay rights.
Kavanaugh called the outcome an “important victory achieved today by gay and lesbian Americans.” He also praised their “extraordinary vision, tenacity, and grit” in the battle for equality, suggesting they “can take pride in today’s result.” In a strange and almost apologetic tone, Kavanaugh signed off by reiterating that his opinion merely reflects his belief that “it was Congress’s role, not this Court’s, to amend Title VII.”
Kavanaugh’s statement is remarkable. In July 2018, days after Kavanaugh’s nomination, the National Center for Transgender Equality wrote that although Kavanaugh is a “reliable arch-conservative to the right of Justices Scalia and Gorsuch… there is a great deal we still don’t know.” The Center also cautioned that “as far as anyone can tell, in his long career he has never ruled on or written about legal issues related to LGBTQ people.”
Gorsuch’s historic opinion and Kavanaugh’s gratuitous declaration of support for the LGBTQ community do not convert these justices into liberal ones nor crown them as civil rights heroes. However, their actions should serve as a one-two punch against Trump, deflating conservative enthusiasm for his unreliable picks while shining a bright light on the fact that Trump managed to bungle this too.
Back in June 2013, Trump tweeted, “Why do we always know how the four liberals are going to rule but have to think about which side the Republican judges will go.” Wise words from a stupid man. In an instant, Trump’s first pick authored a landmark pro-LGBTQ opinion while his second pick came out as a gay rights proponent. Happy Pride Month, Trump!
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Mary Trump’s tell-all book just got even uglier for Donald Trump

If Donald Trump is going this bonkers about John Bolton ’ s new tell-all book , we can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ off the rails he goes once it fully sinks in for him that his niece @ @ @ @ @ will expose all kinds of humiliating personal secrets .
Now Mary ’ s book has @ @ @ @ @ .
Despite having only been available for preorder for a couple days , Mary Trump @ @ @ @ @ Trump has already become a # 1 bestseller in the category of “ United States @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump can ’ t claim that Mary Trump ’ s book is somehow classified @ @ @ @ @ hinted that it ’ s covered under NDA , but we don ’ t expect @ @ @ @ @ Mary ’ s book is set to ship on July 28th .

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If Donald Trump is going this bonkers about John Bolton’s new tell-all book, we can’t wait to see how far off the rails he goes once it fully sinks in for him that his niece Mary Trump’s book will expose all kinds of humiliating personal secrets. Now Mary’s book has gotten even uglier for him.
Despite having only been available for preorder for a couple days, Mary Trump’s book about Donald Trump has already become a #1 bestseller in the category of “United States History” on Amazon:
Donald Trump can’t claim that Mary Trump’s book is somehow classified. He’s instead hinted that it’s covered under NDA, but we don’t expect that to hold up. Mary’s book is set to ship on July 28th.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Why Donald Trump is losing and going to prison, and how he could have avoided both

If Donald Trump believed in a god whose initials weren ’ t “ DT , ” and if Donald Trump were smart , he would have been down on both knees thanking that god for the year 2020 .
At the start of the year Trump ’ s chance of winning another four year term as president of the United States was pretty much a coin toss .
Thanks to coronavirus and the murder of George Floyd it could have been a virtual certainty .
Donald Trump was handed — by fate , by providence , by random chaos , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two golden opportunities to redeem himself .
Because Donald Trump is a complete fool he blew those chances .
Coronavirus was Trump ’ s chance to act “ as if.
” He could have pretended “ as if ” he was compassionate , “ as if ” he was capable of setting partisan politics aside , “ as if ” he valued the lives of each and every American citizen irrespective of political affiliation .
Not only would he have surprised everyone , he wouldn ’ t have lost a single member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them would be crowing about how wrong we on the left all were , how Trump really was a statesman who could be counted on to do the right thing when the chips were down .
It was a no-lose , win-win situation .
It begged to be adopted as a strategy .
Instead Trump proved just exactly how stupid he really is .
He turned COVID-19 into a purely political disease and advanced idiotic conspiracy theories to account for its origins and promoted crackpot cures to cater to his baffling addiction to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and crowed about his ratings while Americans died by the tens of thousands .
Instead of listening to people who warned him about the seriousness of the disease he fired them instead .
Trump couldn ’ t have handled the pandemic worse if he ’ d set out to deliberately do so .
Trump also could have used the murder of George Floyd as a rallying cry for reform .
Even the most rabid members of his racist base wouldn ’ t have begrudged him the obvious need for being harsh with cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ground handcuffed .
Instead Trump issued a limp-wristed executive order to eliminate choke holds — except when officers deemed it necessary when they were in fear of their lives .
In other words , they can use choke holds anytime they want and everything remains business as usual .
Trump could have used George Floyd ’ s murder to establish bonds of solidarity with every American who was outraged by it .
He could have reached out to the relatives of Floyd and listened to their pain .
He may even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of the looting and protests with a few strategically placed proactive measures .
Instead he bungled it .
He even suggested that the number of cops who are bad cops is so tiny as to suggest the problem is nearly inconsequential .
What Trump fails to explain is , if the number of bad cops is so small , how did four of them happen to find themselves on duty in the same place at the same time when George Floyd was murdered ?
Isn ’ t that a little like four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the same time by random chance ?
That kind of unanimity suggests the problem is a big one , so big that racism really is systemic in American law enforcement .
Trump could have been riding high on an unprecedented ocean of popularity right about now .
Given how readily people on the Left are prepared to promote just about any Republicans to sainthood , like John McCain and Mitt Romney , it wouldn ’ t surprise me if this child-rapist would have picked up quite a few million votes from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncommitted .
Instead , Trump has managed to alienate people who used to be in his camp , including the likes of numerous members of the top military brass .
Even right wing wacko and British commentator Piers Morgan has turned against him .
I ’ ve often said that Trump has no talents whatsoever .
But I suppose he has one talent , if you regard the ability to alienate people who might have sided with him had he simply kept his stupid mouth shut a talent .
When Donald Trump loses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to blame .
Let ’ s help him reach his goal and vote him out .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If Donald Trump believed in a god whose initials weren’t “DT,” and if Donald Trump were smart, he would have been down on both knees thanking that god for the year 2020. At the start of the year Trump’s chance of winning another four year term as president of the United States was pretty much a coin toss. Thanks to coronavirus and the murder of George Floyd it could have been a virtual certainty. Donald Trump was handed — by fate, by providence, by random chaos, whatever you want to call it — two golden opportunities to redeem himself. Because Donald Trump is a complete fool he blew those chances.
Coronavirus was Trump’s chance to act “as if.” He could have pretended “as if” he was compassionate, “as if” he was capable of setting partisan politics aside, “as if” he valued the lives of each and every American citizen irrespective of political affiliation. Not only would he have surprised everyone, he wouldn’t have lost a single member of his base. Every single one of them would be crowing about how wrong we on the left all were, how Trump really was a statesman who could be counted on to do the right thing when the chips were down. It was a no-lose, win-win situation. It begged to be adopted as a strategy.
Instead Trump proved just exactly how stupid he really is. He turned COVID-19 into a purely political disease and advanced idiotic conspiracy theories to account for its origins and promoted crackpot cures to cater to his baffling addiction to magical solutions. He ignored the scientists and crowed about his ratings while Americans died by the tens of thousands. Instead of listening to people who warned him about the seriousness of the disease he fired them instead. Trump couldn’t have handled the pandemic worse if he’d set out to deliberately do so.
Trump also could have used the murder of George Floyd as a rallying cry for reform. Even the most rabid members of his racist base wouldn’t have begrudged him the obvious need for being harsh with cops who killed a man who was lying on the ground handcuffed. Instead Trump issued a limp-wristed executive order to eliminate choke holds — except when officers deemed it necessary when they were in fear of their lives. In other words, they can use choke holds anytime they want and everything remains business as usual.
Trump could have used George Floyd’s murder to establish bonds of solidarity with every American who was outraged by it. He could have reached out to the relatives of Floyd and listened to their pain. He may even have, by preemptive strike, avoided much of the looting and protests with a few strategically placed proactive measures.
Instead he bungled it. He even suggested that the number of cops who are bad cops is so tiny as to suggest the problem is nearly inconsequential. What Trump fails to explain is, if the number of bad cops is so small, how did four of them happen to find themselves on duty in the same place at the same time when George Floyd was murdered? Isn’t that a little like four serial murderers moving into the same neighbourhood at the same time by random chance? That kind of unanimity suggests the problem is a big one, so big that racism really is systemic in American law enforcement.
Trump could have been riding high on an unprecedented ocean of popularity right about now. Given how readily people on the Left are prepared to promote just about any Republicans to sainthood, like John McCain and Mitt Romney, it wouldn’t surprise me if this child-rapist would have picked up quite a few million votes from the left as well as the undecided fence-sitting uncommitted.
Instead, Trump has managed to alienate people who used to be in his camp, including the likes of numerous members of the top military brass. Even right wing wacko and British commentator Piers Morgan has turned against him. I’ve often said that Trump has no talents whatsoever. But I suppose he has one talent, if you regard the ability to alienate people who might have sided with him had he simply kept his stupid mouth shut a talent.
When Donald Trump loses in November he will have only himself to blame. Let’s help him reach his goal and vote him out. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--“NO ONE LIKES YOU” – everyone piles on after Donald Trump has whiny meltdown about losing

After the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump on DACA this morning , he posted a deranged tweet calling for @ @ @ @ @ Justices .
We ’ re still waiting to see if Twitter removes the tweet for @ @ @ @ @ also posted another tweet about the court , this time of the whiny tantrum variety @ @ @ @ @ “ Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn ’ t like me @ @ @ @ @ a President of the United States talk like this ?
It ’ s just another @ @ @ @ @ completely unfit to hold office .
Everyone quickly jumped on this stupid tweet .
So @ @ @ @ @ variations of “ NO ONE LIKES YOU , ” the phrase ended up trending on @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s approval rating keeps dropping , the phrase “ No one likes @ @ @ @ @ to becoming the truth .

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After the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump on DACA this morning, he posted a deranged tweet calling for gun violence against Supreme Court Justices. We’re still waiting to see if Twitter removes the tweet for inciting violence. But Trump also posted another tweet about the court, this time of the whiny tantrum variety.
Trump tweeted this: “Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me?” Since when does a President of the United States talk like this? It’s just another reminder that Donald Trump is completely unfit to hold office. Everyone quickly jumped on this stupid tweet. So many people fired back with variations of “NO ONE LIKES YOU,” the phrase ended up trending on Twitter.
Considering how badly Donald Trump’s approval rating keeps dropping, the phrase “No one likes you” is marching closer to becoming the truth.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Donald Trump calls for violence after Supreme Court rules against him on DACA

This morning the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump yet again , this time in a 5-4 vote upholding DACA @ @ @ @ @ the rule of law and for immigrants .
No one was expecting Trump to be @ @ @ @ @ But his response was so explicitly violent in nature , it ’ s raising eyebrows @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s what Trump tweeted about the ruling : These horrible & politically charged @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call @ @ @ @ @ We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd .
Amendment & everything else @ @ @ @ @ It can ’ t be coincidence that Donald Trump is accusing the Supreme Court of @ @ @ @ @ the face ” of his supporters , while also mentioning the Second Amendment .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ to carry out violent attacks on Supreme Court Justices .
Trump should be impeached , @ @ @ @ @ office for this tweet alone .

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This morning the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump yet again, this time in a 5-4 vote upholding DACA, a major victory for the rule of law and for immigrants. No one was expecting Trump to be happy about the ruling. But his response was so explicitly violent in nature, it’s raising eyebrows to say the least.
Here’s what Trump tweeted about the ruling:
These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives. We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd. Amendment & everything else. Vote Trump 2020! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020
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It can’t be coincidence that Donald Trump is accusing the Supreme Court of firing “shotgun blasts into the face” of his supporters, while also mentioning the Second Amendment. Trump is encouraging his deranged supporters to carry out violent attacks on Supreme Court Justices. Trump should be impeached, convicted, and removed from office for this tweet alone.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--Joe Biden picks up major military endorsement

In addition to another boost in the polls as Donald Trump ’ s approval rating continues to sink , Joe Biden has picked up some pretty big wins this week : a record fundraising haul , a riveting anti-Trump speech about the war for the soul of America that was aired by all the major news networks ( Fox included ) , and now he just picked up another significant endorsement for president , from the former Secretary of the Army , Eric Fanning , who oversaw the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations .
Fanning , who served @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Air Force before he was appointed Army Secretary in 2016 , cited Biden ’ s integrity and empathy when engaging with servicemen and women as the reason behind his decision .
He ’ s also the latest of a growing number of men and women with high ranking military and national intelligence backgrounds who have decided to openly endorse Joe Biden for president in what may be one of the most consequential elections in American history .
James Clapper , Colin Powell , and John Brennan have all come out openly in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangers behind a possible second Trump term are very real .
As the first openly gay Army Secretary , Fanning ’ s warning was no less urgent : “ ” The next president faces a monumental task : repairing our damaged democracy and our eroded moral leadership around the world.
” Typically , people in his line of work do not openly endorse candidates , to avoid politicizing the military or intelligence agencies , but Fanning ’ s endorsement is yet another sign of the continuing fallout Trump continues to face after his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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In addition to another boost in the polls as Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to sink, Joe Biden has picked up some pretty big wins this week: a record fundraising haul, a riveting anti-Trump speech about the war for the soul of America that was aired by all the major news networks (Fox included), and now he just picked up another significant endorsement for president, from the former Secretary of the Army, Eric Fanning, who oversaw the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.
Fanning, who served a decorated career in both the Navy and Air Force before he was appointed Army Secretary in 2016, cited Biden’s integrity and empathy when engaging with servicemen and women as the reason behind his decision. He’s also the latest of a growing number of men and women with high ranking military and national intelligence backgrounds who have decided to openly endorse Joe Biden for president in what may be one of the most consequential elections in American history. James Clapper, Colin Powell, and John Brennan have all come out openly in favor of Biden, indicating that the dangers behind a possible second Trump term are very real.
As the first openly gay Army Secretary, Fanning’s warning was no less urgent: “”The next president faces a monumental task: repairing our damaged democracy and our eroded moral leadership around the world.” Typically, people in his line of work do not openly endorse candidates, to avoid politicizing the military or intelligence agencies, but Fanning’s endorsement is yet another sign of the continuing fallout Trump continues to face after his disastrous mishandling of the Lafayette Park protests.
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palmerreport--2020-06-18--We’re way beyond impeachment now

We’re way beyond impeachment now

Over the past few weeks we ’ ve seen Donald Trump ’ s approval rating plunge , thus proving that at least some Trump supporters are indeed capable of giving up on him once they ’ ve finally had enough of his antics .
This suggests that if John Bolton had testified during the impeachment process , it could have driven Trump ’ s approval rating down , and prompted Republican Senators to selfishly decide to oust Trump in the hope of keeping their own political prospects alive .
But that was a lifetime ago .
We ’ re now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from election day .
Even if John Bolton ’ s belated revelations do end up driving Donald Trump ’ s approval rating all the way into the kind of gutter that might have prompted Senate Republicans to oust him last year , it ’ s all but impossible to imagine them ousting him at this late date .
Even if impeachment were fast tracked , the Republicans would be ousting a sitting Republican President sometime after their own party ’ s convention .
So this raises the question of what these Republicans in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s numbers keep dropping , and putting the Republicans ’ election prospects in danger .
Will we see Mitch McConnell privately use the threat of ouster to try to pressure Trump into announcing that he ’ s not running again ?
Will a demoralized Trump be willing to give up on the presidency and take his chances with a jury ?
Will we see some Republicans in moderate states and districts try to opportunistically turn against Trump as part of their reelection efforts ?
Is there a chance that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a lot of these House and Senate Republicans are so married to Donald Trump , with so little time to try to figure out how to divorce themselves before the election , they ’ re just going to decide they ’ re stuck with him .
And in that case , how far will they go to try to prop up Trump ’ s failing candidacy ?
In any case , at this point , impeachment isn ’ t the remedy for Trump ’ s crimes .
Prison is .
If Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little doubt left that he ’ ll end up behind bars .
That merely makes the stakes even higher .

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Over the past few weeks we’ve seen Donald Trump’s approval rating plunge, thus proving that at least some Trump supporters are indeed capable of giving up on him once they’ve finally had enough of his antics. This suggests that if John Bolton had testified during the impeachment process, it could have driven Trump’s approval rating down, and prompted Republican Senators to selfishly decide to oust Trump in the hope of keeping their own political prospects alive.
But that was a lifetime ago. We’re now just four and a half months away from election day. Even if John Bolton’s belated revelations do end up driving Donald Trump’s approval rating all the way into the kind of gutter that might have prompted Senate Republicans to oust him last year, it’s all but impossible to imagine them ousting him at this late date. Even if impeachment were fast tracked, the Republicans would be ousting a sitting Republican President sometime after their own party’s convention.
So this raises the question of what these Republicans in the Senate and House will do if Donald Trump’s numbers keep dropping, and putting the Republicans’ election prospects in danger. Will we see Mitch McConnell privately use the threat of ouster to try to pressure Trump into announcing that he’s not running again? Will a demoralized Trump be willing to give up on the presidency and take his chances with a jury? Will we see some Republicans in moderate states and districts try to opportunistically turn against Trump as part of their reelection efforts? Is there a chance that would work?
The concern for now is that a lot of these House and Senate Republicans are so married to Donald Trump, with so little time to try to figure out how to divorce themselves before the election, they’re just going to decide they’re stuck with him. And in that case, how far will they go to try to prop up Trump’s failing candidacy? In any case, at this point, impeachment isn’t the remedy for Trump’s crimes. Prison is. If Trump loses the election, there’s little doubt left that he’ll end up behind bars. That merely makes the stakes even higher.
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