palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally implodes as six Trump staffers test positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump and his campaign were hoping they could hold tonight ’ s rally in the coronavirus hotspot of Tulsa , and then get out of town before anyone noticed the huge spike in new cases as a result of the rally .
But that plan just went out the window , as six members of Trump ’ s own campaign staff have tested positive on the day of the event .
This startling revelation , coming from CNN and other news outlets , points to a much more widespread problem .
These six Trump campaign staffers helped set up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with everyone else who set up the rally .
Even though they ’ re all apparently being tested , pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic people often test negative when they ’ re positive .
In other words , far more than six of Trump ’ s people likely have the virus – and the ones who falsely test negative will be at the event tonight , spreading the virus .
Of course if the coronavirus is so out of control in Tulsa that six or more of Trump ’ s people working there currently have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or even thousands of rally attendees will also be bringing the coronavirus with them .
This in turn suggests that most of the people at the rally will be exposed to the virus tonight , and will take it back to their communities .
This also strongly suggests that Donald Trump and his White House-based senior staffers who attend the rally tonight will end up being exposed to the virus – particularly with so many of them having made clear that they ’ re unwilling to wear a mask .
Tonight ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as some kind of mass suicide ritual .

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Donald Trump and his campaign were hoping they could hold tonight’s rally in the coronavirus hotspot of Tulsa, and then get out of town before anyone noticed the huge spike in new cases as a result of the rally. But that plan just went out the window, as six members of Trump’s own campaign staff have tested positive on the day of the event.
This startling revelation, coming from CNN and other news outlets, points to a much more widespread problem. These six Trump campaign staffers helped set up the rally, meaning they were mingling with everyone else who set up the rally. Even though they’re all apparently being tested, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic people often test negative when they’re positive. In other words, far more than six of Trump’s people likely have the virus – and the ones who falsely test negative will be at the event tonight, spreading the virus.
Of course if the coronavirus is so out of control in Tulsa that six or more of Trump’s people working there currently have it, it statistically suggests that hundreds or even thousands of rally attendees will also be bringing the coronavirus with them. This in turn suggests that most of the people at the rally will be exposed to the virus tonight, and will take it back to their communities.
This also strongly suggests that Donald Trump and his White House-based senior staffers who attend the rally tonight will end up being exposed to the virus – particularly with so many of them having made clear that they’re unwilling to wear a mask. Tonight’s Trump rally will be looked back upon as some kind of mass suicide ritual.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Geoffrey Berman lands win over Donald Trump in SDNY battle, after Lindsey Graham blinks

Bill Barr announced last night that Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY , had resigned .
Berman then announced that he had not resigned , and would not allow himself to be fired .
Berman stated that he ’ ll stay on the job , and continue working on the criminal cases that Trump and Barr are trying to derail , until the Senate confirms an SDNY replacement .
As this was playing out last night , former Senator Claire McCaskill pointed out that if this matter goes to a vote in the Senate , and Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s new nominee , it could end up flipping the Senate in November .
After all , this is a huge scandal that could harm everyone who touches it .
So the question was whether the GOP Senate would indeed be willing to touch it .
This morning Lindsey Graham of all people decided to blink .
Graham is in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee , where the nomination process begins .
This morning he announced that he will adhere to the tradition of allowing a Senator from the nominee ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the two Senators from New York are Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand , both Democrats .
Schumer is already publicly calling for the new nominee to withdraw .
If Lindsey Graham sticks to what he just said , it ’ ll mean he ’ s allowing Senate Democrats to kill off Donald Trump ’ s SDNY nominee , thus dragging out the process and allowing Geoffrey Berman to remain on the job indefinitely .
Our guess is that McConnell and Graham don ’ t want the nominee to come to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want it to be used against them in their reelection bids , and they ’ ve set it up so they can tell Trump that they had no choice because the Democrats killed the nomination .
Graham could still change his mind and move forward with the nomination , even without the consent of the two New York Senators .
But at this point Graham would have a difficult time pulling that off , because he just weakened his position by publicly committing himself to adhering to the tradition .
Graham ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a blow to Trump – whether Trump realizes it or not .
Graham must be legitimately worried about his own reelection battle against increasingly popular Democrat Jaime Harrison .

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Bill Barr announced last night that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, had resigned. Berman then announced that he had not resigned, and would not allow himself to be fired. Berman stated that he’ll stay on the job, and continue working on the criminal cases that Trump and Barr are trying to derail, until the Senate confirms an SDNY replacement.
As this was playing out last night, former Senator Claire McCaskill pointed out that if this matter goes to a vote in the Senate, and Republican Senators are forced to swallow Trump’s new nominee, it could end up flipping the Senate in November. After all, this is a huge scandal that could harm everyone who touches it. So the question was whether the GOP Senate would indeed be willing to touch it. This morning Lindsey Graham of all people decided to blink.
Graham is in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the nomination process begins. This morning he announced that he will adhere to the tradition of allowing a Senator from the nominee’s home state to strike down the nomination. But the two Senators from New York are Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats. Schumer is already publicly calling for the new nominee to withdraw.
If Lindsey Graham sticks to what he just said, it’ll mean he’s allowing Senate Democrats to kill off Donald Trump’s SDNY nominee, thus dragging out the process and allowing Geoffrey Berman to remain on the job indefinitely. Our guess is that McConnell and Graham don’t want the nominee to come to a vote, because they don’t want it to be used against them in their reelection bids, and they’ve set it up so they can tell Trump that they had no choice because the Democrats killed the nomination.
Graham could still change his mind and move forward with the nomination, even without the consent of the two New York Senators. But at this point Graham would have a difficult time pulling that off, because he just weakened his position by publicly committing himself to adhering to the tradition. Graham’s statement is a big win for Berman, and a blow to Trump – whether Trump realizes it or not. Graham must be legitimately worried about his own reelection battle against increasingly popular Democrat Jaime Harrison.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Steve Schmidt just made Donald Trump regret going at him

When anti-Trump republican Steve Schmidt recently condemned John Bolton , it was because Bolton failed to protect America from Donald Trump ’ s crimes .
Trump tried to seize on this by insisting that he agreed with Schmidt ’ s out-of-context words about Bolton .
But Schmidt ended up making Trump regret it .
It all started when Trump tweeted this today : “ Wow , I finally agree with failed political consultant Steve Schmidt , who called Wacko John Bolton ‘ a despicable man who failed in his duty to protect America.
’ Also stated that he should never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So true !
” But Schmidt quickly put Trump in his place : He failed in his duty to protect America from you .
The most failed President in American history .
You are incompetent and inept .
You are amoral and indecent .
You are losing this election .
You will be defeated and repudiated .
Your legacy is death , weakness and economic collapse https : //t.co/hwFK5ThKTM Then Steve Schmidt decided to pile on : .
@ realDonaldTrump I ’ m reading poll numbers this morning .
Wow , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only American president who has ever been laughed at and mocked by other leaders .
They think you are a fool and a clown .
They are of course right .
# WorstPresidentInHistory .
https : //t.co/hwFK5ThKTM

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When anti-Trump republican Steve Schmidt recently condemned John Bolton, it was because Bolton failed to protect America from Donald Trump’s crimes. Trump tried to seize on this by insisting that he agreed with Schmidt’s out-of-context words about Bolton. But Schmidt ended up making Trump regret it.
It all started when Trump tweeted this today: “Wow, I finally agree with failed political consultant Steve Schmidt, who called Wacko John Bolton ‘a despicable man who failed in his duty to protect America.’ Also stated that he should never be allowed to serve in government again. So true!”
But Schmidt quickly put Trump in his place:
He failed in his duty to protect America from you. The most failed President in American history. You are incompetent and inept. You are amoral and indecent. You are losing this election. You will be defeated and repudiated. Your legacy is death, weakness and economic collapse https://t.co/hwFK5ThKTM — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) June 20, 2020
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Then Steve Schmidt decided to pile on:
.@realDonaldTrump I’m reading poll numbers this morning. Wow, you are losing-big time. You are the only American president who has ever been laughed at and mocked by other leaders. They think you are a fool and a clown. They are of course right. #WorstPresidentInHistory. https://t.co/hwFK5ThKTM — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) June 20, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump goes completely berserk after he loses to John Bolton in court

This morning a federal judge ruled that John Bolton ’ s book is already too far along in the release process to be stopped , and therefore Donald Trump ’ s request to stop the book has been rejected .
Predictably , Trump is going berserk about it .
But in an odd twist , Trump is maniacally trying to spin this obvious loss into some kind of victory .
Trump posted this surreal tweet : “ BIG COURT WIN against Bolton .
Obviously , with the book already given out and leaked to many people and the media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done about stopping it…BUT , strong & powerful statements & rulings on MONEY & on BREAKING CLASSIFICATION were made Bolton broke the law and has been called out and rebuked for so doing , with a really big price to pay .
He likes dropping bombs on people , and killing them .
Now he will have bombs dropped on him !
” Here ’ s the thing .
While the judge did raise concerns about John Bolton ’ s book , all it means is that Donald Trump can circle back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This won ’ t help Trump ’ s cause one bit , because by that time the book will have shipped , its revelations will have become front page news , and Trump ’ s already-sinking approval rating will have taken yet another hit at a time when he can ’ t afford it .
Yet all that Donald Trump appears to care about here is the opportunity for petty revenge against John Bolton .
As Trump ’ s brain continues to falter and his presidency continues to collapse , he seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save himself , and only interested in taking people down with him .

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This morning a federal judge ruled that John Bolton’s book is already too far along in the release process to be stopped, and therefore Donald Trump’s request to stop the book has been rejected. Predictably, Trump is going berserk about it. But in an odd twist, Trump is maniacally trying to spin this obvious loss into some kind of victory.
Trump posted this surreal tweet: “BIG COURT WIN against Bolton. Obviously, with the book already given out and leaked to many people and the media, nothing the highly respected Judge could have done about stopping it…BUT, strong & powerful statements & rulings on MONEY & on BREAKING CLASSIFICATION were made Bolton broke the law and has been called out and rebuked for so doing, with a really big price to pay. He likes dropping bombs on people, and killing them. Now he will have bombs dropped on him!”
Here’s the thing. While the judge did raise concerns about John Bolton’s book, all it means is that Donald Trump can circle back in court later and try to punish Bolton. This won’t help Trump’s cause one bit, because by that time the book will have shipped, its revelations will have become front page news, and Trump’s already-sinking approval rating will have taken yet another hit at a time when he can’t afford it.
Yet all that Donald Trump appears to care about here is the opportunity for petty revenge against John Bolton. As Trump’s brain continues to falter and his presidency continues to collapse, he seems less focused than ever on trying to save himself, and only interested in taking people down with him.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump is in for the biggest letdown of his life

It was an illuminating leak .
Donald Trump privately admitted that he can ’ t control himself , even if it means getting re-elected .
According to three sources , when Trump aides expressed alarm for the president ’ s tweet saying , “ when the looting starts the shooting starts , ” Trump replied , “ I have to be myself.
” It ’ s unclear if this means Trump really can ’ t control himself or if it means he ’ s unwilling to summon sufficient discipline to do so , even if it gets him a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case with the Trump conundrum , I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle .
I think Trump wants a second term , all things considered , he just doesn ’ t want to work very hard for it .
Trump is lazy , and his laziness is the byproduct of a lifetime of practice .
Everything has always been too easy for Trump , so much so that he ’ s never learned discipline .
From birth Trump has never known anything but privilege .
When he wanted money he went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by some estimates , over $ 400 million in increments large and small over time .
When he wanted out of serving in Vietnam his father arranged that too .
When daddy ’ s money ran out after he died , Trump went to the mob for funding , both the domestic and Russian mob , agreeing to launder their money in exchange for a cut .
Throughout he counterfeited the role of the high profile , celebrity businessman and real estate developer .
Trump can not even discipline himself in what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenager left alone by his parents on a Saturday night .
Most adults learn that you can ’ t sustain a remotely healthy life on food almost exclusively from McDonald ’ s and KFC .
That ’ s a lesson Trump never learned , and he ’ s held his older self perpetually hostage to his younger , undisciplined self ’ s choices .
Those choices are coming home to roost in poor coordination and poorer mental cognition .
Trump fooled a lot of people , particularly non-New Yorkers , but he couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a spectacular failure as a businessman by any metric , bankrupting just about everything he undertook and going a billion dollars in debt for a decade in the 80s and 90s .
It was with his hit TV series , “ The Apprentice , ” that he slowly climbed out of the economic hole he ’ d dug for himself .
He was able to parlay his sullied but sufficiently deceiving reputation into reality TV stardom .
It was from that reboot that he was able to remake himself .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunt that he didn ’ t expect to pull off .
He envisioned the celebrity capital he could eke from it by playing the role he always ultimately plays , the whiny , misunderstood victim .
As stunned as we all were when he won , no one was more surprised than Donald J. Trump .
Now that his unquenchable ego has had a taste of the presidency , Trump is in for the biggest letdown of his life .
Donald Trump is headed for a major loss in November and he lacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect him .
He believes he will command the same respect and deference he ’ s enjoyed as is the automatic due of the man himself , mistaking the deference afforded an occupant of the office of the presidency with respect for Donald Trump .
It ’ s going to be an eye-opening 78 days for a lame duck president who is arguably the most despised human being in modern history .
Meanwhile Trump has what he enjoys most , another hood-off Klan meeting , this time in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to enjoy it while it lasts .
Donald Trump ’ s days are numbered .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It was an illuminating leak. Donald Trump privately admitted that he can’t control himself, even if it means getting re-elected. According to three sources, when Trump aides expressed alarm for the president’s tweet saying, “when the looting starts the shooting starts,” Trump replied, “I have to be myself.”
It’s unclear if this means Trump really can’t control himself or if it means he’s unwilling to summon sufficient discipline to do so, even if it gets him a second term. As is so often the case with the Trump conundrum, I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle. I think Trump wants a second term, all things considered, he just doesn’t want to work very hard for it. Trump is lazy, and his laziness is the byproduct of a lifetime of practice.
Everything has always been too easy for Trump, so much so that he’s never learned discipline. From birth Trump has never known anything but privilege. When he wanted money he went to his father, who gave him, by some estimates, over $400 million in increments large and small over time. When he wanted out of serving in Vietnam his father arranged that too. When daddy’s money ran out after he died, Trump went to the mob for funding, both the domestic and Russian mob, agreeing to launder their money in exchange for a cut. Throughout he counterfeited the role of the high profile, celebrity businessman and real estate developer.
Trump cannot even discipline himself in what he eats. Trump eats like a teenager left alone by his parents on a Saturday night. Most adults learn that you can’t sustain a remotely healthy life on food almost exclusively from McDonald’s and KFC. That’s a lesson Trump never learned, and he’s held his older self perpetually hostage to his younger, undisciplined self’s choices. Those choices are coming home to roost in poor coordination and poorer mental cognition.
Trump fooled a lot of people, particularly non-New Yorkers, but he couldn’t fool reality. He was a spectacular failure as a businessman by any metric, bankrupting just about everything he undertook and going a billion dollars in debt for a decade in the 80s and 90s. It was with his hit TV series, “The Apprentice,” that he slowly climbed out of the economic hole he’d dug for himself. He was able to parlay his sullied but sufficiently deceiving reputation into reality TV stardom. It was from that reboot that he was able to remake himself.
Trump’s run for the presidency was a publicity stunt that he didn’t expect to pull off. He envisioned the celebrity capital he could eke from it by playing the role he always ultimately plays, the whiny, misunderstood victim. As stunned as we all were when he won, no one was more surprised than Donald J. Trump.
Now that his unquenchable ego has had a taste of the presidency, Trump is in for the biggest letdown of his life. Donald Trump is headed for a major loss in November and he lacks the imagination to know how it will affect him. He believes he will command the same respect and deference he’s enjoyed as is the automatic due of the man himself, mistaking the deference afforded an occupant of the office of the presidency with respect for Donald Trump. It’s going to be an eye-opening 78 days for a lame duck president who is arguably the most despised human being in modern history.
Meanwhile Trump has what he enjoys most, another hood-off Klan meeting, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has a little more than four months left to enjoy it while it lasts. Donald Trump’s days are numbered. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump goes completely berserk after Fox News confirms he’s getting blown out

Yesterday we brought you the story of the new Fox News poll that says Joe Biden is twelve points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide .
Trump blew a gasket and threatened legal action earlier this month when his nemesis CNN said he was down fourteen points .
So how was Trump going to respond to his longtime favorite TV channel releasing similar numbers ?
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@ FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls , done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016 .
Watch what happens in November .
Fox is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump has reached the “ Fox is terrible !
” stage of his ongoing collapse in popularity .
As Trump keeps losing support , he ’ s lashing out in every direction .
at everyone who is acknowledging his drop in support .
At this point Trump has decided that nearly everyone is his enemy .
That ’ s not a way to turn around his failing poll numbers .
We ’ re still four-plus months to the election and lots can happen , but right now Trump is doing everything he @ @ @ @

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Yesterday we brought you the story of the new Fox News poll that says Joe Biden is twelve points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide. Trump blew a gasket and threatened legal action earlier this month when his nemesis CNN said he was down fourteen points. So how was Trump going to respond to his longtime favorite TV channel releasing similar numbers?
Trump posted this berserk tweet today:
.@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump has reached the “Fox is terrible!” stage of his ongoing collapse in popularity. As Trump keeps losing support, he’s lashing out in every direction. at everyone who is acknowledging his drop in support. At this point Trump has decided that nearly everyone is his enemy. That’s not a way to turn around his failing poll numbers. We’re still four-plus months to the election and lots can happen, but right now Trump is doing everything he can to lose.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump inexplicably tweets photos that give away just how empty his ra

Everyone piles on after Donald Trump inexplicably tweets photos that give away just how empty his rally was

After the pathetic turnout at Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally on Saturday night , everyone working for his campaign is potentially in danger of being fired .
Whoever handles multimedia for Trump ’ s Twitter account might be in even more trouble , based on what just got tweeted from Trump ’ s account .
Trump was barely able to fill the lower deck of the arena , with the upper deck consisting of mostly empty seats .
The only way to hide this would be to take photos of Trump speaking that only showed the lower deck in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a look at this Trump tweet , and you look at the photos at full size , two of them clearly show the empty blue seat in the upper deck : It appears we ’ ve reached the point where Donald Trump ’ s campaign staff is so incompetent , they don ’ t even know how to properly crop a photo .
Not surprisingly , everyone piled about it on in the replies .
So much for the “ silent majority.
” Unless Trump ’ s “ majority ” consists of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were empty .

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After the pathetic turnout at Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally on Saturday night, everyone working for his campaign is potentially in danger of being fired. Whoever handles multimedia for Trump’s Twitter account might be in even more trouble, based on what just got tweeted from Trump’s account.
Trump was barely able to fill the lower deck of the arena, with the upper deck consisting of mostly empty seats. The only way to hide this would be to take photos of Trump speaking that only showed the lower deck in the background. But if you take a look at this Trump tweet, and you look at the photos at full size, two of them clearly show the empty blue seat in the upper deck:
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THE SILENT MAJORITY IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/AoIcroQUQd — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2020
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It appears we’ve reached the point where Donald Trump’s campaign staff is so incompetent, they don’t even know how to properly crop a photo. Not surprisingly, everyone piled about it on in the replies. So much for the “silent majority.” Unless Trump’s “majority” consists of people who are invisible, half those seats were empty.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump is having a no good, horrible, very bad day

The bad news keeps rolling for “ president ” Donald Trump .
Judge Royce Lamberth denied Trump ’ s attempt to block the release of John Bolton ’ s book , which makes sense considering that Simon & Schuster , Bolton ’ s publisher , had already released 200,000 copies of the book in the U.S. and thousands more in the UK , Canada , Australia , and India CNN reported .
Stopping the release is akin to “ closing the barn door after the horse got out.
” Judge Lamberth also warned Bolton that the book could bring criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leak information compromising national security .
Trump , of course , declared victory , calling the ruling in the case a “ BIG COURT WIN against Bolton.
” If you say so , Trump .
This is definitely NOT a victory for Trump .
As for Bolton , if he really wanted to show he stands with and for the people , he would have testified in the impeachment proceedings instead of lining his pockets .
It is still bad news for Trump , and it would not be the last for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of Trump ’ s advance team have tested positive for coronavirus .
What did they expect would happen ?
Oklahoma has been experiencing spikes in the virus with 331 new cases reported immediately before Trump ’ s hate rally per Washington Post .
Yet , they decided to move forward with their function .
It is a good time to be glad you are not a Trump supporter .
Even Trump ’ s people knew this was dangerous , asking rally attendees to sign waivers .
Those who did are incredibly stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but themselves should they contract the virus .
Since Trump supporters still believe coronavirus to be a hoax , they do not wear masks , and many had no plans to wear one for this event .
Trump , ever the caring president , told them to “ do what they want ” as far as masks go , and there were no social distancing requirements .
An invitation to illness and death .
If that is who they choose to support as president , that choice is on them .
The sad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally and infect others with whom they come in contact .
Coronavirus is like a spider web .
It keeps spreading its reach until it catches more in its web .
Finally , Trump decided to get one more roadblock out of the way by firing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman .
Trump blamed Barr , while Barr openly said that Trump “ fired Berman.
” Trump ’ s response ?
Typical Trump : “ I ’ m not involved.
” Yes , Trump is innocent again .
Jerry Nadler has already vowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firing , so this is far from over .
These events continue to reveal that if we do not get that thing out of the White House , we are well on our way to becoming a nation controlled by a dictator .
If you are unsure how a dictatorship will work out , just ask anyone living in Russia or North Korea .
The good news is that Trump just continues to dig his own grave .
He needs some help .
Can someone please hand me a shovel ?

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The bad news keeps rolling for “president” Donald Trump. Judge Royce Lamberth denied Trump’s attempt to block the release of John Bolton’s book, which makes sense considering that Simon & Schuster, Bolton’s publisher, had already released 200,000 copies of the book in the U.S. and thousands more in the UK, Canada, Australia, and India CNN reported. Stopping the release is akin to “closing the barn door after the horse got out.”
Judge Lamberth also warned Bolton that the book could bring criminal charges against Bolton if he did indeed leak information compromising national security. Trump, of course, declared victory, calling the ruling in the case a “BIG COURT WIN against Bolton.” If you say so, Trump. This is definitely NOT a victory for Trump. As for Bolton, if he really wanted to show he stands with and for the people, he would have testified in the impeachment proceedings instead of lining his pockets. It is still bad news for Trump, and it would not be the last for this weekend.
Washington Post reported that six members of Trump’s advance team have tested positive for coronavirus. What did they expect would happen? Oklahoma has been experiencing spikes in the virus with 331 new cases reported immediately before Trump’s hate rally per Washington Post. Yet, they decided to move forward with their function. It is a good time to be glad you are not a Trump supporter. Even Trump’s people knew this was dangerous, asking rally attendees to sign waivers. Those who did are incredibly stupid and will have no one to blame but themselves should they contract the virus.
Since Trump supporters still believe coronavirus to be a hoax, they do not wear masks, and many had no plans to wear one for this event. Trump, ever the caring president, told them to “do what they want” as far as masks go, and there were no social distancing requirements. An invitation to illness and death. If that is who they choose to support as president, that choice is on them. The sad part is that they will leave the rally and infect others with whom they come in contact. Coronavirus is like a spider web. It keeps spreading its reach until it catches more in its web.
Finally, Trump decided to get one more roadblock out of the way by firing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman. Trump blamed Barr, while Barr openly said that Trump “fired Berman.” Trump’s response? Typical Trump: “I’m not involved.” Yes, Trump is innocent again. Jerry Nadler has already vowed to open an investigation into Berman’s firing, so this is far from over.
These events continue to reveal that if we do not get that thing out of the White House, we are well on our way to becoming a nation controlled by a dictator. If you are unsure how a dictatorship will work out, just ask anyone living in Russia or North Korea. The good news is that Trump just continues to dig his own grave. He needs some help. Can someone please hand me a shovel?
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Brad Parscale is in deep trouble tonight

Imagine throwing a party for your boss , and no one shows up .
Now imagine throwing a party for your boss , getting him all excited about how many people are attending in his honor , and then no one shows up .
Now imagine throwing a party for your malignantly narcissistic boss , telling the entire world that a million people have RSVP ’ d for the party , and then no one shows up – at a time when your boss is in danger of getting fired , and if he does , he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scenario as that may be , it ’ s precisely what Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale did to Donald Trump tonight .
Parscale bet big that if he held a rally in a deep red state like Oklahoma , he could get enough Trump fanatics to show up in the middle of a pandemic , just so Trump ’ s ego could be stroked .
After all , if Trump saw an arena full of cheering idiots , maybe he ’ d believe it when his campaign tells him that his bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that didn ’ t happen , did it ?
Sure , Parscale is insisting that Trump ’ s speech to the crowd on the overflow stage was only canceled because protesters overran the place .
But we all saw Air Force One fly over the arena .
Trump could see that there was no one in the overflow space to begin with .
Trump could surely also see that at least one-third of the blue seats in the arena were empty while he was speaking .
The real problem here is Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this crap fest .
It ’ s all being done according to his liking .
If he didn ’ t want people like Parscale to be running things this way , he ’ d have them running it some other way .
But Trump can ’ t fire himself .
Nor can he admit to himself that this is his fault .
We don ’ t know if he ’ ll actually fire Parscale tonight or not – but one way or the other , Parscale is in deep trouble .

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Imagine throwing a party for your boss, and no one shows up. Now imagine throwing a party for your boss, getting him all excited about how many people are attending in his honor, and then no one shows up. Now imagine throwing a party for your malignantly narcissistic boss, telling the entire world that a million people have RSVP’d for the party, and then no one shows up – at a time when your boss is in danger of getting fired, and if he does, he’s going to prison.
As absurd of a scenario as that may be, it’s precisely what Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale did to Donald Trump tonight. Parscale bet big that if he held a rally in a deep red state like Oklahoma, he could get enough Trump fanatics to show up in the middle of a pandemic, just so Trump’s ego could be stroked. After all, if Trump saw an arena full of cheering idiots, maybe he’d believe it when his campaign tells him that his bad poll numbers are somehow fake.
But that didn’t happen, did it? Sure, Parscale is insisting that Trump’s speech to the crowd on the overflow stage was only canceled because protesters overran the place. But we all saw Air Force One fly over the arena. Trump could see that there was no one in the overflow space to begin with. Trump could surely also see that at least one-third of the blue seats in the arena were empty while he was speaking.
The real problem here is Donald Trump himself. He’s in charge of this crap fest. It’s all being done according to his liking. If he didn’t want people like Parscale to be running things this way, he’d have them running it some other way. But Trump can’t fire himself. Nor can he admit to himself that this is his fault. We don’t know if he’ll actually fire Parscale tonight or not – but one way or the other, Parscale is in deep trouble.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump really is going to prison

Donald Trump really is going to prison

It ’ s an odd but not altogether alien feeling , watching a man speaking on television who I know instinctively will soon be in prison .
The last time I had that feeling was when I watched a video clip of Bill Cosby laughing and joking around with restaurant patrons in Philadelphia .
“ A lot of people were saying ” — sounds like a Trump quote , doesn ’ t it ?
But it was true , a lot of people were saying Cosby would never go to jail .
And guess what ?
Cosby went to jail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A lot of people are saying ” that Trump isn ’ t going to jail either .
What I find myself wondering is , how on earth is he going to stay out of jail ?
If you can ’ t imagine what it ’ s going to feel like to be a member of the next apotheosis of lawyers , law enforcement officers and civil servants restocking the new and improved Department of Justice this coming January , then you haven ’ t much of an imagination .
Or if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of prosecutors attached to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York , free at last to pursue a man who ’ s paraded his criminal enterprises around in broad daylight for four years , immune because of an idiotic Watergate-era memo suggesting you can not prosecute a sitting president , then you don ’ t understand human nature .
Trump ’ s will be the ultimate prosecutorial pelt , the Dillinger of political prizes .
Jurisdictions will be crawling all over each other to file criminal complaints .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prison boil down to the fact that Trump , as an ex-president , will be assigned a Secret Service detail and therefore , since they can ’ t possibly guard him in a jail cell , he can ’ t possibly go to jail .
No , really , I ’ ve actually seen this objection before .
The absurdity of the point is contained in the fact that a Secret Service detail doesn ’ t follow former presidents into the bathroom or other places where they consider him to be residing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be more secure than a Supermax prison .
No secret service detail will be needed where Trump is going .
Others claim he wouldn ’ t survive in an open prison population .
So what ?
The answer is he will probably be kept in solitary confinement .
And for those who claim that ’ s cruel and unusual punishment and therefore unconstitutional , go talk to Reality Winner , or any of hundreds of people who are jailed and placed in solitary “ for their own good.
” Besides , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against a form of punishment for Donald Trump on the grounds that it ’ s unconstitutional has got to be one of the world ’ s most ironic jokes .
No man in American history has shown more contempt for the United States Constitution than Donald Trump .
It ’ s human nature to think that because something hasn ’ t happened before it never can .
I ’ m old enough to recall a time when people thought Nixon wouldn ’ t resign for the simple reason that no president ever had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sent to prison strikes me as not merely inevitable but necessary .
America can not continue to promote itself as a place where the rule of law is equal for all Americans and simultaneously allow Donald J. Trump to remain a free man .
Above all , the presidency should be perceived as a dangerous and unprofitable place for evil people .
Putting Trump in prison will broadcast that message loud and clear .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay @ @

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It’s an odd but not altogether alien feeling, watching a man speaking on television who I know instinctively will soon be in prison. The last time I had that feeling was when I watched a video clip of Bill Cosby laughing and joking around with restaurant patrons in Philadelphia. “A lot of people were saying” — sounds like a Trump quote, doesn’t it? But it was true, a lot of people were saying Cosby would never go to jail. And guess what? Cosby went to jail. He’s still there.
“A lot of people are saying” that Trump isn’t going to jail either. What I find myself wondering is, how on earth is he going to stay out of jail? If you can’t imagine what it’s going to feel like to be a member of the next apotheosis of lawyers, law enforcement officers and civil servants restocking the new and improved Department of Justice this coming January, then you haven’t much of an imagination. Or if you can’t imagine the hobbled frustration of prosecutors attached to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, free at last to pursue a man who’s paraded his criminal enterprises around in broad daylight for four years, immune because of an idiotic Watergate-era memo suggesting you cannot prosecute a sitting president, then you don’t understand human nature. Trump’s will be the ultimate prosecutorial pelt, the Dillinger of political prizes. Jurisdictions will be crawling all over each other to file criminal complaints.
Some of the objections to Trump going to prison boil down to the fact that Trump, as an ex-president, will be assigned a Secret Service detail and therefore, since they can’t possibly guard him in a jail cell, he can’t possibly go to jail. No, really, I’ve actually seen this objection before. The absurdity of the point is contained in the fact that a Secret Service detail doesn’t follow former presidents into the bathroom or other places where they consider him to be residing in a secure location. Nothing is going to be more secure than a Supermax prison. No secret service detail will be needed where Trump is going.
Others claim he wouldn’t survive in an open prison population. So what? The answer is he will probably be kept in solitary confinement. And for those who claim that’s cruel and unusual punishment and therefore unconstitutional, go talk to Reality Winner, or any of hundreds of people who are jailed and placed in solitary “for their own good.”
Besides, the idea of a Trump lawyer arguing against a form of punishment for Donald Trump on the grounds that it’s unconstitutional has got to be one of the world’s most ironic jokes. No man in American history has shown more contempt for the United States Constitution than Donald Trump.
It’s human nature to think that because something hasn’t happened before it never can. I’m old enough to recall a time when people thought Nixon wouldn’t resign for the simple reason that no president ever had. The idea that Donald Trump could be sent to prison strikes me as not merely inevitable but necessary. America cannot continue to promote itself as a place where the rule of law is equal for all Americans and simultaneously allow Donald J. Trump to remain a free man. Above all, the presidency should be perceived as a dangerous and unprofitable place for evil people. Putting Trump in prison will broadcast that message loud and clear. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-22--Donald Trump is getting hit with a one-two punch

Any minute now , John Bolton will go on ABC News and say whatever he ’ s going to say about his book .
He ’ s already alienated so many millions of Americans by refusing to testify during the impeachment process , his book sales are going to end up being a fraction of what they could have been .
But Bolton ’ s book is nonetheless currently at # 1 on Amazon ’ s list of bestselling books , a reminder of just how eager Americans are to get their hands on dirt that can be used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if that dirt comes from someone they hate nearly as much as they hate Trump .
But this is only half the equation .
Mary Trump ’ s tell-all book about Donald Trump , which was only posted on Amazon a few days ago , and won ’ t ship for another five weeks , is already at # 4 on Amazon ’ s list of bestselling books , meaning it ’ s on a higher trajectory than Bolton ’ s book , and will likely surpass it on the charts in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting hit with a one-two punch .
First we ’ ve got John Bolton telling everyone about Donald Trump ’ s political crimes , and now we ’ ve got Mary Trump about to tell everyone about Donald Trump ’ s personal scandals and deranged family life .
This is the last thing Donald Trump needs right now , so we ’ re glad to see it .

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Any minute now, John Bolton will go on ABC News and say whatever he’s going to say about his book. He’s already alienated so many millions of Americans by refusing to testify during the impeachment process, his book sales are going to end up being a fraction of what they could have been.
But Bolton’s book is nonetheless currently at #1 on Amazon’s list of bestselling books, a reminder of just how eager Americans are to get their hands on dirt that can be used to finally take Donald Trump down, even if that dirt comes from someone they hate nearly as much as they hate Trump. But this is only half the equation.
Mary Trump’s tell-all book about Donald Trump, which was only posted on Amazon a few days ago, and won’t ship for another five weeks, is already at #4 on Amazon’s list of bestselling books, meaning it’s on a higher trajectory than Bolton’s book, and will likely surpass it on the charts in the coming weeks.
So Donald Trump is getting hit with a one-two punch. First we’ve got John Bolton telling everyone about Donald Trump’s political crimes, and now we’ve got Mary Trump about to tell everyone about Donald Trump’s personal scandals and deranged family life. This is the last thing Donald Trump needs right now, so we’re glad to see it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-22--It’s even worse for Trump than we thought

Based on the various television camera shots , there was no doubt that the crowd at last night ’ s Donald Trump rally in Tulsa was laughably small .
The lower deck wasn ’ t completely full , and the upper deck was mostly empty .
We estimated that the building was perhaps half empty .
But these estimates can get tricky when you ’ re simply trying to eyeball them .
Turns out it was even worse than we thought .
Andrew Solender of Forbes got word from the Tulsa Fire Department that the official headcount was just under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to fill a little less than one-third of the arena .
It ’ s difficult to say how much of this was due to lack of interest in attending a public gathering during a pandemic in general , and how much of it was due to Trump ’ s declining popularity in particular .
But either way , this was a humiliating swing and miss .
It gets worse .
Large numbers of teenage music fans are bragging about how they filled out phony ticket requests , just to mess with Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requests may have goaded Trump and Parscale into overhyping expected attendance , these requests didn ’ t prevent any Trump fans from being able to attend , or being able to get through the door .
The simple reality is that not very many Trump fans were interested in attending , period .
Now we ’ ll keep an eye on who if anyone gets fired over this debacle , and whether Trump ’ s planned upcoming rallies in swing states get canceled in order to avoid the further embarrassment of Trump speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t draw a crowd in a deep red state , then he certainly can ’ t draw a crowd in a swing state .
If a rock band books a 19,000 seat arena but only draws 6,200 people on opening night , the rest of the tour is usually canceled .

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Based on the various television camera shots, there was no doubt that the crowd at last night’s Donald Trump rally in Tulsa was laughably small. The lower deck wasn’t completely full, and the upper deck was mostly empty. We estimated that the building was perhaps half empty. But these estimates can get tricky when you’re simply trying to eyeball them. Turns out it was even worse than we thought.
Andrew Solender of Forbes got word from the Tulsa Fire Department that the official headcount was just under 6,200 people. That means Trump only managed to fill a little less than one-third of the arena. It’s difficult to say how much of this was due to lack of interest in attending a public gathering during a pandemic in general, and how much of it was due to Trump’s declining popularity in particular. But either way, this was a humiliating swing and miss. It gets worse.
Large numbers of teenage music fans are bragging about how they filled out phony ticket requests, just to mess with Donald Trump. But while these fake ticket requests may have goaded Trump and Parscale into overhyping expected attendance, these requests didn’t prevent any Trump fans from being able to attend, or being able to get through the door. The simple reality is that not very many Trump fans were interested in attending, period.
Now we’ll keep an eye on who if anyone gets fired over this debacle, and whether Trump’s planned upcoming rallies in swing states get canceled in order to avoid the further embarrassment of Trump speaking to mostly empty arenas. If Trump can’t draw a crowd in a deep red state, then he certainly can’t draw a crowd in a swing state. If a rock band books a 19,000 seat arena but only draws 6,200 people on opening night, the rest of the tour is usually canceled.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump whines and cries like a baby about his disastrous rally

It ’ s been nearly a full day since Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally crashed and burned , and he still hasn ’ t tweeted anything about it .
In fact , aside from a generic Father ’ s Day graphic that he clearly didn ’ t make himself , Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything about any topic .
This comes after Trump was seen looking totally defeated upon arriving home .
While Trump remains publicly silent , it turns out he ’ s whining and crying like a baby behind the scenes .
He ’ s privately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ underwhelming ” last night , and that he ’ s “ furious ” about it , according to what his baby-sitters are leaking to NBC News .
But he ’ s apparently not furious enough to actually do anything about it or fire anyone ; he just wants to whine .
Thats cute , but really , it ’ s all about him , isn ’ t it ?
Donald Trump doesn ’ t appear to have been nearly this bummed out about all of the awful things that have happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t even seem to be this upset when more than a hundred and twenty thousand Americans died in a pandemic .
But now that his ego has failed to be stroked by a too-small crowd , he ’ s downright despondent .

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It’s been nearly a full day since Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally crashed and burned, and he still hasn’t tweeted anything about it. In fact, aside from a generic Father’s Day graphic that he clearly didn’t make himself, Trump hasn’t tweeted anything about any topic. This comes after Trump was seen looking totally defeated upon arriving home.
While Trump remains publicly silent, it turns out he’s whining and crying like a baby behind the scenes. He’s privately whining and crying about how his crowd was “underwhelming” last night, and that he’s “furious” about it, according to what his baby-sitters are leaking to NBC News. But he’s apparently not furious enough to actually do anything about it or fire anyone; he just wants to whine.
Thats cute, but really, it’s all about him, isn’t it? Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have been nearly this bummed out about all of the awful things that have happened to America on his watch. He didn’t even seem to be this upset when more than a hundred and twenty thousand Americans died in a pandemic. But now that his ego has failed to be stroked by a too-small crowd, he’s downright despondent.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner flip out as everything falls apart

When an already-collapsing campaign suffers something as humiliating and debilitating as what happened to the Donald Trump campaign last night , there ’ s always fallout – and scapegoating .
The trouble for the people around Trump is that there are so few of them left , there aren ’ t many scapegoats to go around .
To that end , Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are flipping out .
They ’ re leaking to CNN that they ’ re “ pissed ” at Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale for overhyping what he should have known would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism , as Parscale totally blew it .
But everyone knows that within the Trump orbit , every shot is called by someone in the Trump family , not by a stooge like Parscale .
It raises the question of who within Trump ’ s orbit might have given Parscale approval to start publicly hyping what he had to know were phony signup numbers and baseless attendance estimates .
In that context , it ’ s notable that Ivanka and Jared are the first ones out of the gate to leak that they @ @ @ @ @

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When an already-collapsing campaign suffers something as humiliating and debilitating as what happened to the Donald Trump campaign last night, there’s always fallout – and scapegoating. The trouble for the people around Trump is that there are so few of them left, there aren’t many scapegoats to go around.
To that end, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are flipping out. They’re leaking to CNN that they’re “pissed” at Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale for overhyping what he should have known would be a poorly attended rally. This is fair criticism, as Parscale totally blew it. But everyone knows that within the Trump orbit, every shot is called by someone in the Trump family, not by a stooge like Parscale.
It raises the question of who within Trump’s orbit might have given Parscale approval to start publicly hyping what he had to know were phony signup numbers and baseless attendance estimates. In that context, it’s notable that Ivanka and Jared are the first ones out of the gate to leak that they’re blaming Parscale.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Ted Lieu just buried Donald Trump

Ted Lieu just buried Donald Trump

It was bad enough for Donald Trump that his Tulsa rally last night was a poorly attended monument to his @ @ @ @ @ to make it even worse by spending a large chunk of his speech ranting and @ @ @ @ @ to walk down a ramp or drink from a glass of water .
The bar @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump that when he was able to drink water from a glass with one @ @ @ @ @ small crowd cheered him for it .
Then again , since he ’ s had @ @ @ @ @ failed presidency , being able to drink from a glass is a mighty accomplishment indeed @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s idiocy by posting what he calls his “ first campaign ad.
” @ @ @ @ @ ’ t load on your device , you can watch it here instead :

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It was bad enough for Donald Trump that his Tulsa rally last night was a poorly attended monument to his collapsing presidency. He decided to make it even worse by spending a large chunk of his speech ranting and raving about his previous inability to walk down a ramp or drink from a glass of water.
The bar is now so low for Donald Trump that when he was able to drink water from a glass with one hand last night, his small crowd cheered him for it. Then again, since he’s had no worthy accomplishments during his failed presidency, being able to drink from a glass is a mighty accomplishment indeed.
Congressman Ted Lieu spoofed Trump’s idiocy by posting what he calls his “first campaign ad.” If the video below won’t load on your device, you can watch it here instead:
Today I released my first campaign ad. It was produced by my kids. Let me know if you like it.https://t.co/OeXvghcnGv pic.twitter.com/CuFKMzdrZB — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Al Franken just destroyed Donald Trump

Al Franken just destroyed Donald Trump

6,200 people at Trump rally in Tulsa .
Acts that had bigger crowds at the same venue in 2019 : @ @ @ @ @ The Pips ( w/o Gladys Knight ) – Loverboy – John Tesh – The West @ @ @ @ @ Traviata

6,200 people at Trump rally in Tulsa. Acts that had bigger crowds at the same venue in 2019:
– Sha Na Na
– The Pips (w/o Gladys Knight)
– Loverboy
– John Tesh
– The West Virginia Touring Company of La Traviata
— Al Franken (@alfranken) June 21, 2020


palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump looks totally defeated

Donald Trump looks totally defeated

Donald Trump may be the world ’ s lamest showman , but he ’ s still a showman .
So when he saw last night that he was performing for a largely empty arena in Tulsa , he went on stage and acted like it was a packed house and everything was going great for him .
But after Trump was done pretending , he had to travel home – and that ’ s when we got a glimpse of just how defeated he looked .
After Trump flew home on Air Force One , he traveled home from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of video , showing him getting off the helicopter , show an exasperated , deflated , and defeated man .
While the soundtrack on this video has obviously been added for humor , the video footage itself is very much real ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : Much as we ’ d like to think that Donald Trump is permanently defeated , the reality is that the election is still four and a half months away .
We have to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to dust himself off , bring in new campaign people , and take another swing at it – so we have to stay vigilant .
But it ’ s now clear that the era of Trump holding a big rally and beating his chest is over .
With his declining popularity , that probably wasn ’ t going to work this time around , even if there weren ’ t a pandemic keeping people home .

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Donald Trump may be the world’s lamest showman, but he’s still a showman. So when he saw last night that he was performing for a largely empty arena in Tulsa, he went on stage and acted like it was a packed house and everything was going great for him. But after Trump was done pretending, he had to travel home – and that’s when we got a glimpse of just how defeated he looked.
After Trump flew home on Air Force One, he traveled home from the airport via helicopter. These forty seconds of video, showing him getting off the helicopter, show an exasperated, deflated, and defeated man. While the soundtrack on this video has obviously been added for humor, the video footage itself is very much real (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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Much as we’d like to think that Donald Trump is permanently defeated, the reality is that the election is still four and a half months away. We have to allow for the possibility that he’ll try to dust himself off, bring in new campaign people, and take another swing at it – so we have to stay vigilant. But it’s now clear that the era of Trump holding a big rally and beating his chest is over. With his declining popularity, that probably wasn’t going to work this time around, even if there weren’t a pandemic keeping people home.
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WHERE’S TRUMP?

It ’ s been sixteen hours since Donald Trump finished his rally speech in Tulsa last night , to a largely empty arena , in what amounted to one of the more embarrassing moments in the history of U.S. presidential campaigning .
It ’ s more than twelve hours since he returned home .
So where is he now ?
Other than a generic “ Happy Father ’ s Day ” message that consisted of nothing more than the words “ Happy Father ’ s Day ” and was obviously tweeted by Trump ’ s staff , Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single tweet thus far today .
Nor did he tweet anything last night .
In fact it ’ s been twenty-six hours since Trump tweeted anything .
The Trump regime did send someone onto Fox News this morning to pretend that the rally went better than it did , but even that went poorly .
So where ’ s Trump ?
It could be that Donald Trump is yelling around at people behind the scenes , trying to figure out who should get scapegoated or fired for this mess .
Or it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , silently stewing over everything that ’ s gone wrong for him .
Prior to the rally , there were multiple major media reports that the Trump campaign had set up this Tulsa rally specifically to cheer him up because he ’ s become so downtrodden as his numbers have tanked .
But if anything , this embarrassingly failed rally stunt has surely put him in an even more hopeless mood .
We ’ ll see what idiotic thing he does next in response .
But for now , Trump is missing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s already on the ropes .

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It’s been sixteen hours since Donald Trump finished his rally speech in Tulsa last night, to a largely empty arena, in what amounted to one of the more embarrassing moments in the history of U.S. presidential campaigning. It’s more than twelve hours since he returned home. So where is he now?
Other than a generic “Happy Father’s Day” message that consisted of nothing more than the words “Happy Father’s Day” and was obviously tweeted by Trump’s staff, Trump’s Twitter account hasn’t produced a single tweet thus far today. Nor did he tweet anything last night. In fact it’s been twenty-six hours since Trump tweeted anything. The Trump regime did send someone onto Fox News this morning to pretend that the rally went better than it did, but even that went poorly. So where’s Trump?
It could be that Donald Trump is yelling around at people behind the scenes, trying to figure out who should get scapegoated or fired for this mess. Or it could be that Trump is simply in bed, silently stewing over everything that’s gone wrong for him.
Prior to the rally, there were multiple major media reports that the Trump campaign had set up this Tulsa rally specifically to cheer him up because he’s become so downtrodden as his numbers have tanked. But if anything, this embarrassingly failed rally stunt has surely put him in an even more hopeless mood. We’ll see what idiotic thing he does next in response. But for now, Trump is missing in action – not a good sign when he’s already on the ropes.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Chris Wallace destroys lying Donald Trump stooge on the air

Now that Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally is a humiliating bust , with Trump giving an incoherent speech to a fairly small crowd and a ton of empty seats , the attempts at damage control have begun .
Trump himself hasn ’ t publicly said anything , an indictor of where his head might be right now .
But one of his advisers drew the short straw and had to go on TV this morning and try to spin the whole thing .
That ended up being Trump adviser Mercedes Schlapp .
She went on the Chris Wallace Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried making various arguments for why the small crowd wasn ’ t actually small , or didn ’ t actually matter , or was only small because protesters somehow chased away the Trump fans .
But Wallace was having none of it .
Chris Wallace flat out stated that the Trump campaign looked “ silly ” for trying to pretend that the poorly attended rally somehow went well .
He cited the campaign ’ s decision to cancel Trump ’ s planned speech on an outdoor overflow stage , because virtually no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schlapp tried hurling even more nonsense at the wall to see if any of it would stick , Chris Wallace ultimately declared , “ The arena was empty .
You can ’ t deny it .
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Now that Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally is a humiliating bust, with Trump giving an incoherent speech to a fairly small crowd and a ton of empty seats, the attempts at damage control have begun. Trump himself hasn’t publicly said anything, an indictor of where his head might be right now. But one of his advisers drew the short straw and had to go on TV this morning and try to spin the whole thing.
That ended up being Trump adviser Mercedes Schlapp. She went on the Chris Wallace Sunday morning show on Fox News, and tried making various arguments for why the small crowd wasn’t actually small, or didn’t actually matter, or was only small because protesters somehow chased away the Trump fans. But Wallace was having none of it.
Chris Wallace flat out stated that the Trump campaign looked “silly” for trying to pretend that the poorly attended rally somehow went well. He cited the campaign’s decision to cancel Trump’s planned speech on an outdoor overflow stage, because virtually no one was at the outdoor stage.
As Schlapp tried hurling even more nonsense at the wall to see if any of it would stick, Chris Wallace ultimately declared, “The arena was empty. You can’t deny it.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump suffered a humiliatingly senile moment during his Tulsa rally

Between the hilariously small crowd , the lengthy monologue about not being able to walk down a ramp , and the ugly racial slurs , you might be tempted to overlook a certain moment during Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally which revealed just how far gone he truly is in the cognitive department .
As Donald Trump ’ s cognitive abilities have gradually failed him over the past several months , he ’ s begun losing his ability to understand what it is that he can or can ’ t say out loud .
That may seem like an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has spent his entire political career blurting out horrible , offensive , random , and stupid things .
But there are plenty of things that Trump makes a point of not telling us about .
It ’ s not like he ’ s ever bragged during one of his rally speeches about how he cheats on his taxes , or what Vladimir Putin tells him during their secret phone conversations .
Yet during Trump ’ s rally speech , he flat out admitted that he asked his advisers to slow down coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the number of confirmed cases would remain low .
Of course Trump told his advisers this ; it ’ s not a surprise .
But this is one of those things that Trump absolutely could not afford to admit out loud , because it ’ s literally a murder confession .
Yet Trump just blurted it out anyway .
His White House now says he was just joking .
Yeah right .
To give you an idea of how serious this is , if Donald Trump loses the election and ends up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include negligent homicide for the coronavirus tests , his “ slow the testing down ” remark will be entered as evidence against him .
This is the kind of mistake that a mentally and cognitively competent person doesn ’ t make .
His confession that he slowed down the testing isn ’ t just a murder confession ; it was a humiliatingly senile moment .
What ’ s left of his brain is rotting rather quickly now .

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Between the hilariously small crowd, the lengthy monologue about not being able to walk down a ramp, and the ugly racial slurs, you might be tempted to overlook a certain moment during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally which revealed just how far gone he truly is in the cognitive department.
As Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities have gradually failed him over the past several months, he’s begun losing his ability to understand what it is that he can or can’t say out loud. That may seem like an odd thing to say about a guy who has spent his entire political career blurting out horrible, offensive, random, and stupid things. But there are plenty of things that Trump makes a point of not telling us about. It’s not like he’s ever bragged during one of his rally speeches about how he cheats on his taxes, or what Vladimir Putin tells him during their secret phone conversations.
Yet during Trump’s rally speech, he flat out admitted that he asked his advisers to slow down coronavirus testing in the United States, so that the number of confirmed cases would remain low. Of course Trump told his advisers this; it’s not a surprise. But this is one of those things that Trump absolutely could not afford to admit out loud, because it’s literally a murder confession. Yet Trump just blurted it out anyway. His White House now says he was just joking. Yeah right.
To give you an idea of how serious this is, if Donald Trump loses the election and ends up on criminal trial, and the charges include negligent homicide for the coronavirus tests, his “slow the testing down” remark will be entered as evidence against him. This is the kind of mistake that a mentally and cognitively competent person doesn’t make. His confession that he slowed down the testing isn’t just a murder confession; it was a humiliatingly senile moment. What’s left of his brain is rotting rather quickly now.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--This shouldn’t come as a surprise

This shouldn’t come as a surprise

Were you surprised ?
I wasn ’ t .
Of course , there ’ s been universal media condemnation of the Trump campaign ’ s use of an actual Nazi symbol .
Quite rightly , Facebook removed the ads .
What the media hasn ’ t been as focused on , however , is what this incredibly tactless move might actually mean for the Trump campaign ’ s strategy moving forward .
A quick take would be that the symbol was a shameless dog whistle .
The longer take is this : amid poor performance in the polls and ever-increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Civil Rights movement , and a slouching economy ( just to name a few ) , Trump is left with one trick he knows will make his most passionate acolytes happy — hate .
By displaying a symbol actually used by the Third Reich to designate political prisoners on a campaign ad , Trump is illuminating the sky with a swastika-shaped Bat-Signal letting all the shittiest of voters that he still has their backs .
Trump knows there is a unique power in hate .
I can ’ t remember where I read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somebody who used to study right wing extremists and hate groups .
He said that one of if not the only reason for these groups not organizing and growing is because they can ’ t unify around one leader — too many of them want to lead and it results in infighting .
Trump waltzed right through the crowd and took the throne .
He knows he ’ s the president of those kinds of people , and arguably their first unifying leader in America .
He knows that to keep them interested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wink and a nod once in a while .
With the banned Facebook ad , we watched Trump wink and nod to them in broad daylight .
What this indicates to me is two things : ( 1 ) Trump ’ s elections tactics haven ’ t fundamentally changed , and ( 2 ) Trump has nothing else to offer and he knows it .
He knows he ’ s in trouble .
By reminding his extremist supporters that he ’ s their guy , he ’ s employing a swarm of skinheads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can to get him reelected .
This won ’ t be the last time we see Trump do something like this before the election .

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Were you surprised? I wasn’t. Of course, there’s been universal media condemnation of the Trump campaign’s use of an actual Nazi symbol. Quite rightly, Facebook removed the ads. What the media hasn’t been as focused on, however, is what this incredibly tactless move might actually mean for the Trump campaign’s strategy moving forward.
A quick take would be that the symbol was a shameless dog whistle. The longer take is this: amid poor performance in the polls and ever-increasing pressure from the pandemic, the New Civil Rights movement, and a slouching economy (just to name a few), Trump is left with one trick he knows will make his most passionate acolytes happy — hate. By displaying a symbol actually used by the Third Reich to designate political prisoners on a campaign ad, Trump is illuminating the sky with a swastika-shaped Bat-Signal letting all the shittiest of voters that he still has their backs.
Trump knows there is a unique power in hate. I can’t remember where I read it, but I once read about somebody who used to study right wing extremists and hate groups. He said that one of if not the only reason for these groups not organizing and growing is because they can’t unify around one leader — too many of them want to lead and it results in infighting. Trump waltzed right through the crowd and took the throne. He knows he’s the president of those kinds of people, and arguably their first unifying leader in America. He knows that to keep them interested, he needs to give them a wink and a nod once in a while. With the banned Facebook ad, we watched Trump wink and nod to them in broad daylight.
What this indicates to me is two things: (1) Trump’s elections tactics haven’t fundamentally changed, and (2) Trump has nothing else to offer and he knows it. He knows he’s in trouble. By reminding his extremist supporters that he’s their guy, he’s employing a swarm of skinheads to get out there and do what they can to get him reelected. This won’t be the last time we see Trump do something like this before the election.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump just heaped dirt on his own campaign’s grave

It ’ s not just that Donald Trump suffered the humiliation of a small crowd at tonight ’ s Tulsa rally , after he spent weeks falsely hyping expected attendance numbers .
It ’ s that by the time Trump made his way to the stage , he revealed that he has no desire or ability to do what it takes to give himself a chance to win this .
Trump is down by roughly ten points nationwide .
He ’ s behind in every swing state , and he ’ s tied or behind in several red states as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more clear that his current strategy isn ’ t working .
He has to find a way to reach additional voters .
Yet he instead spent his speech self-indulgently rambling about the things he enjoys rambling about , instead of the things that might help him .
For a guy who ’ s spent so many years on television , it ’ s remarkable that Trump appears to have no understanding that far more people are viewing his rally speeches at home than in the arena .
He can ’ t just use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the building to cheer for him .
He already has their votes .
It ’ s the people at home , who have never loved him , but never have figured out which side is telling the truth about him , who are going to decide whether he wins or loses .
Donald Trump ’ s speech on Saturday night only served to heap dirt on his campaign ’ s grave .
Considering how poorly-attended the rally was in a pro-Trump red state , you have to wonder if Trump will end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states in order to avoid the embarrassment .
If so , then this will have been his one big opportunity to widen his too-small support levels .
Instead he spent his speech ranting about trying to walk down a ramp and hurling racial slurs .
Trump just doesn ’ t get that this strategy is causing him to lose , or he doesn ’ t care .

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It’s not just that Donald Trump suffered the humiliation of a small crowd at tonight’s Tulsa rally, after he spent weeks falsely hyping expected attendance numbers. It’s that by the time Trump made his way to the stage, he revealed that he has no desire or ability to do what it takes to give himself a chance to win this.
Trump is down by roughly ten points nationwide. He’s behind in every swing state, and he’s tied or behind in several red states as well. It couldn’t be more clear that his current strategy isn’t working. He has to find a way to reach additional voters. Yet he instead spent his speech self-indulgently rambling about the things he enjoys rambling about, instead of the things that might help him.
For a guy who’s spent so many years on television, it’s remarkable that Trump appears to have no understanding that far more people are viewing his rally speeches at home than in the arena. He can’t just use these speeches to get the idiots inside the building to cheer for him. He already has their votes. It’s the people at home, who have never loved him, but never have figured out which side is telling the truth about him, who are going to decide whether he wins or loses.
Donald Trump’s speech on Saturday night only served to heap dirt on his campaign’s grave. Considering how poorly-attended the rally was in a pro-Trump red state, you have to wonder if Trump will end up canceling his upcoming planned rallies in swing states in order to avoid the embarrassment. If so, then this will have been his one big opportunity to widen his too-small support levels. Instead he spent his speech ranting about trying to walk down a ramp and hurling racial slurs. Trump just doesn’t get that this strategy is causing him to lose, or he doesn’t care.
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palmerreport--2020-06-22--When science gets ignored, people die

When science gets ignored, people die

The message couldn ’ t be any more clear .
Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally will cost American lives , probably in excess of a thousand human beings .
Possibly even even more .
It ’ s important that you remember , it ’ s not just the people present at the rally who will get sick and die , it ’ s also the people they come into contact with .
Many will be perfect strangers who hate Trump , they will just have the bad luck to be near someone who went to Trump ’ s rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or persons .
There ’ s a lot of talk that the people who attend Trump ’ s rallies deserve what they get .
While I understand that sentiment I don ’ t agree with it .
I ’ m opposed to the death penalty , and even if it were otherwise I would hope that having an opinion — even an odious one — never becomes a capital crime in America .
If you think of people who are cavalier about coronavirus as drunk drivers instead , you will get the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they endanger us all .
And yet an irresponsible person with coronavirus is far likelier to kill an innocent person than a drunk driver .
So the common notion that people who choose not to wear a mask in public , practice social distancing and wash their hands , are entitled to their choice and we should stay out of it , simply doesn ’ t hold the water of consistency .
We don ’ t tolerate drunks behind the wheel , we should similarly not tolerate people without masks .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happens when people ignore science .
When people ignore science , people die .
When leaders are cavalier about science , people die .
Donald Trump ’ s message is going to cause many more deaths .
As I write this , 121,699 Americans are dead because of Donald Trump , almost twice as many as died in Vietnam , yet Trump is crowing that it ’ s some kind of victory .
That number will increase dramatically between now and the end of the year , probably to a million or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are paying because Donald Trump , in his arrogance , ignorance and indifference , has ignored science .
Or as Jeff Tiedrich put it in a recent tweet , “ Trump and his super-spreader worshipers have built a big , beautiful wall between themselves and science , and the rest of us are paying for it.
” There are a million reasons why Donald Trump needs to be removed from office .
This has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and @ @ @ @ @

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The message couldn’t be any more clear. Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally will cost American lives, probably in excess of a thousand human beings. Possibly even even more. It’s important that you remember, it’s not just the people present at the rally who will get sick and die, it’s also the people they come into contact with. Many will be perfect strangers who hate Trump, they will just have the bad luck to be near someone who went to Trump’s rally. Coronavirus is no respecter of parties or persons.
There’s a lot of talk that the people who attend Trump’s rallies deserve what they get. While I understand that sentiment I don’t agree with it. I’m opposed to the death penalty, and even if it were otherwise I would hope that having an opinion — even an odious one — never becomes a capital crime in America.
If you think of people who are cavalier about coronavirus as drunk drivers instead, you will get the idea. Drunks should not be driving because they endanger us all. And yet an irresponsible person with coronavirus is far likelier to kill an innocent person than a drunk driver. So the common notion that people who choose not to wear a mask in public, practice social distancing and wash their hands, are entitled to their choice and we should stay out of it, simply doesn’t hold the water of consistency. We don’t tolerate drunks behind the wheel, we should similarly not tolerate people without masks. It’s just that simple.
This is what happens when people ignore science. When people ignore science, people die. When leaders are cavalier about science, people die. Donald Trump’s message is going to cause many more deaths. As I write this, 121,699 Americans are dead because of Donald Trump, almost twice as many as died in Vietnam, yet Trump is crowing that it’s some kind of victory. That number will increase dramatically between now and the end of the year, probably to a million or more.
That is the price Americans are paying because Donald Trump, in his arrogance, ignorance and indifference, has ignored science. Or as Jeff Tiedrich put it in a recent tweet, “Trump and his super-spreader worshipers have built a big, beautiful wall between themselves and science, and the rest of us are paying for it.”
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump needs to be removed from office. This has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-22--Nancy Pelosi just decimated Donald Trump

Donald Trump is getting so much bad news at once right now , from all directions , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ even keep up .
He also seems quite sheltered from what ’ s going on @ @ @ @ @ days after the rest of us know about them .
So we don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ aware that the official attendance numbers for his Tulsa rally are even worse than everyone @ @ @ @ @ , the arena looked perhaps half empty .
But the fire marshal has since confirmed @ @ @ @ @ than one-third full .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly took a swing at Trump over it @

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Donald Trump is getting so much bad news at once right now, from all directions, it’s probably difficult for him to even keep up. He also seems quite sheltered from what’s going on, often reacting to revelations days after the rest of us know about them.
So we don’t yet know if Trump is aware that the official attendance numbers for his Tulsa rally are even worse than everyone was expecting. On television, the arena looked perhaps half empty. But the fire marshal has since confirmed that the building was less than one-third full. Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly took a swing at Trump over it:
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6200. That could have been a Zoom meeting. Same energy, minus the #coronavirus risk. https://t.co/Ozh77k6ixF — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-22--In the room where the degradation of Trump’s mental functions happened

President Donald Trump will be at his Cult 45 rally soon , talking to the MAGAsses .
Several of his advance people have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus , but that ’ s a small price to pay for his ego to be stroked and for hate and dissension to be spewed .
It is likely that John Bolton ’ s new book will be a topic , and Trump has tweeted about a “ victory ” he obtained today in court : BIG COURT WIN against Bolton .
Obviously , with the book already given out and leaked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing the highly respected Judge could have done about stopping it…BUT , strong & powerful statements & rulings on MONEY & on BREAKING CLASSIFICATION were made Bolton broke the law and has been called out and rebuked for so doing , with a really big price to pay .
He likes dropping bombs on people , and killing them .
Now he will have bombs dropped on him !
Setting aside again rhetoric that sounds like it ’ s threatening violence , the tweet is nonsensical in that the judge ruled that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over money will play out , but Bolton was given a big advance , so if there are issues of money and profits , the publisher likely will suffer the brunt of that .
Trump appears to have protested too much , as he has been trying to convince the nation that the book is full of fabrications and lies .
That ’ s a lot of focus by Trump on something that he claims is not factual .
We all would probably like to be in “ the room where [ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] happened ” to learn exactly what has caused a diminishment of capacity that started out small – like his hands .

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President Donald Trump will be at his Cult 45 rally soon, talking to the MAGAsses. Several of his advance people have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, but that’s a small price to pay for his ego to be stroked and for hate and dissension to be spewed. It is likely that John Bolton’s new book will be a topic, and Trump has tweeted about a “victory” he obtained today in court:
BIG COURT WIN against Bolton. Obviously, with the book already given out and leaked to many people and the media, nothing the highly respected Judge could have done about stopping it…BUT, strong & powerful statements & rulings on MONEY & on BREAKING CLASSIFICATION were made Bolton broke the law and has been called out and rebuked for so doing, with a really big price to pay. He likes dropping bombs on people, and killing them. Now he will have bombs dropped on him!
Setting aside again rhetoric that sounds like it’s threatening violence, the tweet is nonsensical in that the judge ruled that the book can be published. The battle over money will play out, but Bolton was given a big advance, so if there are issues of money and profits, the publisher likely will suffer the brunt of that.
Trump appears to have protested too much, as he has been trying to convince the nation that the book is full of fabrications and lies. That’s a lot of focus by Trump on something that he claims is not factual. We all would probably like to be in “the room where [the degradation of Trump’s mental functions] happened” to learn exactly what has caused a diminishment of capacity that started out small – like his hands.
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palmerreport--2020-06-23--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

When Bill Barr tried to replace SDNY U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman with his own lackey this weekend , the end result was that Berman resigned but put his own respected Deputy in charge instead .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that this was a total swing and miss for Barr , in what is now becoming a string of swings and misses .
He ’ s as evil as ever , but he keeps proving himself more inept at his evil .
During her show tonight , Rachel Maddow drew the same conclusion .
Her succinct way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem like Bill Barr ’ s wheels are coming off.
” Barr has failed to stop John Bolton ’ s book , Barr has failed to bring an attempted criminal case against Trump nemesis Andrew McCabe , Barr has failed thus far to get the case against Trump ally Michael Flynn dropped , and Barr failed to get Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence reduced .
It ’ s becoming more clear that as evil as Bill Barr is , he ’ s not particularly skilled at this kind of villainy .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him lightly .
But it does mean that if we keep focusing on his scandals , such as when he ordered the assault of peaceful protesters outside the White House , we can force the fairly inept Barr to waste much of his time playing defense – so he has even less time to play offense .

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When Bill Barr tried to replace SDNY U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman with his own lackey this weekend, the end result was that Berman resigned but put his own respected Deputy in charge instead. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that this was a total swing and miss for Barr, in what is now becoming a string of swings and misses. He’s as evil as ever, but he keeps proving himself more inept at his evil.
During her show tonight, Rachel Maddow drew the same conclusion. Her succinct way of putting things: “It does seem like Bill Barr’s wheels are coming off.” Barr has failed to stop John Bolton’s book, Barr has failed to bring an attempted criminal case against Trump nemesis Andrew McCabe, Barr has failed thus far to get the case against Trump ally Michael Flynn dropped, and Barr failed to get Roger Stone’s prison sentence reduced.
It’s becoming more clear that as evil as Bill Barr is, he’s not particularly skilled at this kind of villainy. That doesn’t mean we can take him lightly. But it does mean that if we keep focusing on his scandals, such as when he ordered the assault of peaceful protesters outside the White House, we can force the fairly inept Barr to waste much of his time playing defense – so he has even less time to play offense.
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