palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump posts completely whacked out video about the Regeneron drug he’s been taking

Donald Trump , sick , contagious , and drugged out of his mind , broke his White House residence quarantine today and idiotically went into the Oval Office for no particular reason .
He then went outside the Oval Office and filmed an utterly deranged video about the drugs he ’ s been taking .
Earlier today , Trump ’ s quack doctor Sean Conley made a big deal out of the fact that Trump now has coronavirus antibodies in his blood tests .
The implication is that Trump is now somehow cured and immune .
But everyone knows that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a coronavirus antibody cocktail a few days ago .
Even Regeneron , the company that makes the cocktail , issued a statement making clear that this is the reason Trump has antibodies in his blood .
Trump is now claiming in his whacked out video that the Regeneron treatment is some kind of miracle cure : That ’ s right , Trump is insisting that this drug from Regeneron , despite still being a highly experimental coronavirus treatment , will now be made available to everyone for free ; we assume he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shovel taxpayer money into the pockets of his friend , the CEO of Regeneron .
Notably , Trump thinks the drug is called Regeneron , when that ’ s the name of the company , meaning Trump has no idea what he ’ s even hawking .
In a reminder of how psychotically out of his mind Donald Trump is , he also said this about coronavirus : “ It ’ s a blessing from God that I caught it.
” This statement alone is proof that Trump is psychologically unfit for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We should be more focused on the other drug Trump is taking , dexamethasone , which is causing him to act in such psychologically fractured and manic fashion .
Meanwhile , Trump is clearly still very ill with coronavirus , and he ’ s still infecting everyone around him .

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Donald Trump, sick, contagious, and drugged out of his mind, broke his White House residence quarantine today and idiotically went into the Oval Office for no particular reason. He then went outside the Oval Office and filmed an utterly deranged video about the drugs he’s been taking.
Earlier today, Trump’s quack doctor Sean Conley made a big deal out of the fact that Trump now has coronavirus antibodies in his blood tests. The implication is that Trump is now somehow cured and immune. But everyone knows that’s simply because he was injected with a coronavirus antibody cocktail a few days ago. Even Regeneron, the company that makes the cocktail, issued a statement making clear that this is the reason Trump has antibodies in his blood.
Trump is now claiming in his whacked out video that the Regeneron treatment is some kind of miracle cure:
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT! pic.twitter.com/uhLIcknAjT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020
That’s right, Trump is insisting that this drug from Regeneron, despite still being a highly experimental coronavirus treatment, will now be made available to everyone for free; we assume he’s using this as a play to shovel taxpayer money into the pockets of his friend, the CEO of Regeneron. Notably, Trump thinks the drug is called Regeneron, when that’s the name of the company, meaning Trump has no idea what he’s even hawking.
In a reminder of how psychotically out of his mind Donald Trump is, he also said this about coronavirus: “It’s a blessing from God that I caught it.” This statement alone is proof that Trump is psychologically unfit for office and should be taken into custody. We should be more focused on the other drug Trump is taking, dexamethasone, which is causing him to act in such psychologically fractured and manic fashion. Meanwhile, Trump is clearly still very ill with coronavirus, and he’s still infecting everyone around him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Joe Biden just scored big

Joe Biden just scored big

You may have heard about it only from reading Palmer Report , but Joe Biden had another town hall on Monday night .
This is the type of format that Biden excels at , where he speaks one on one with potential voters and offers clear examples about how he ’ ll change their lives for the better , giving him a chance to speak in depth about his policies .
He spoke with voters in Miami of all ages who were seated according to social distancing guidelines and wore masks , and offered bold promises for a post-Trump America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate and a plan to reopen businesses safely .
None of this should really surprise you , but , even Daily Kos forgot about the event being broadcast on NBC and tuned in late – and yet , the town hall scored the highest ratings of any political event this campaign season excluding the first presidential debate .
To put that in perspective , the event did 68 % better than Donald Trump ’ s embarrassing town hall from September 15 , beating out NFL on CBS and ESPN playing in the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , more viewers were watching this than saw his staged return to the White House balcony .
By just about every observable metric , Donald Trump is suffering the worst week of his campaign and probably his presidency .
With reports that he was fearing for his life while in the hospital and his own staffers calling on him to resign , things aren ’ t exactly going the way he imagined when he thought about keeping his full time producing job and running the presidency from Trump Tower on the side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ill-prepared to handle a pandemic against a deadly and highly contagious virus , it ’ s fair to say that this is a contender for one of the worst weeks in Donald Trump ’ s life .
Without even trying and when it should be the last thing on his mind , Trump was buried by ratings and that may sting him the most .
With victory in sight , now is the time to run up the score with volunteering , phone banking and voter registration to elect Joe Biden and @ @ @ @ @

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You may have heard about it only from reading Palmer Report, but Joe Biden had another town hall on Monday night. This is the type of format that Biden excels at, where he speaks one on one with potential voters and offers clear examples about how he’ll change their lives for the better, giving him a chance to speak in depth about his policies. He spoke with voters in Miami of all ages who were seated according to social distancing guidelines and wore masks, and offered bold promises for a post-Trump America that would overcome COVID with a mask mandate and a plan to reopen businesses safely.
None of this should really surprise you, but, even Daily Kos forgot about the event being broadcast on NBC and tuned in late – and yet, the town hall scored the highest ratings of any political event this campaign season excluding the first presidential debate. To put that in perspective, the event did 68% better than Donald Trump’s embarrassing town hall from September 15, beating out NFL on CBS and ESPN playing in the same time slot. Even worse for Donald Trump, more viewers were watching this than saw his staged return to the White House balcony.
By just about every observable metric, Donald Trump is suffering the worst week of his campaign and probably his presidency. With reports that he was fearing for his life while in the hospital and his own staffers calling on him to resign, things aren’t exactly going the way he imagined when he thought about keeping his full time producing job and running the presidency from Trump Tower on the side.
Knowing that he’s ill and ill-prepared to handle a pandemic against a deadly and highly contagious virus, it’s fair to say that this is a contender for one of the worst weeks in Donald Trump’s life. Without even trying and when it should be the last thing on his mind, Trump was buried by ratings and that may sting him the most. With victory in sight, now is the time to run up the score with volunteering, phone banking and voter registration to elect Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Eric Swalwell bulldozes Donald Trump

Eric Swalwell bulldozes Donald Trump

In the middle of one of his roid rage incidents last night Donald Trump began obsessively tweeting about imaginary classified @ @ @ @ @ framed in his Trump-Russia scandal .
Then he began threatening to release the classified documents @ @ @ @ @ say that Congressman Eric Swalwell was having none of it .
He tweeted this in @ @ @ @ @ Hey genius , you run the government .
If there was a document that could @ @ @ @ @ produce it .
You can ’ t .
Because there ’ s nothing innocent about @ @ @ @ @ that while we very much have to be concerned about how much damage Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ could do right now , there ’ s really nothing he can do right now @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t have a magic wand before , and in his current diminished state @ @ @ @ @ have one now .

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In the middle of one of his roid rage incidents last night Donald Trump began obsessively tweeting about imaginary classified documents that prove he was framed in his Trump-Russia scandal. Then he began threatening to release the classified documents.
Let’s just say that Congressman Eric Swalwell was having none of it. He tweeted this in response to Trump: “Hey genius, you run the government. If there was a document that could prove your innocence you would produce it. You can’t. Because there’s nothing innocent about you.”
The reality is that while we very much have to be concerned about how much damage Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior could do right now, there’s really nothing he can do right now to help himself. He didn’t have a magic wand before, and in his current diminished state he certainly doesn’t have one now.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Regeneron confirms Donald Trump’s doctor is full of crap about Trump’s coronavirus antibodies

Earlier this afternoon Donald Trump ’ s quack doctor , Sean Conley , released a statement revealing that Trump now has antibodies in his blood , and seemingly trying to imply that this means Trump is now cured from coronavirus and immune to it .
Of course we all know that Trump was injected with experimental coronavirus antibodies from Regeneron just a few days ago , so of course the antibodies are ( temporarily ) in his system .
Now Regeneron itself has issued this statement to NBC News : “ Given the volume of IgG antibodies delivered in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests , it is likely that the second test is detecting REGN-COV2 antibodies.
” In other words , Regeneron is calling out Dr. Conley on his crap .
Meanwhile Donald Trump has used Dr. Conley ’ s misleading statement as an excuse to break his White House residence quarantine and enter the Oval Office for a meaningless briefing .
We ’ ve reached the point where even the soulless pharmaceutical companies want no part in whatever sick and deadly game Trump is playing with his life and the lives of those around him @

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Earlier this afternoon Donald Trump’s quack doctor, Sean Conley, released a statement revealing that Trump now has antibodies in his blood, and seemingly trying to imply that this means Trump is now cured from coronavirus and immune to it. Of course we all know that Trump was injected with experimental coronavirus antibodies from Regeneron just a few days ago, so of course the antibodies are (temporarily) in his system.
Now Regeneron itself has issued this statement to NBC News: “Given the volume of IgG antibodies delivered in our therapy, and the timing of these tests, it is likely that the second test is detecting REGN-COV2 antibodies.” In other words, Regeneron is calling out Dr. Conley on his crap.
Meanwhile Donald Trump has used Dr. Conley’s misleading statement as an excuse to break his White House residence quarantine and enter the Oval Office for a meaningless briefing. We’ve reached the point where even the soulless pharmaceutical companies want no part in whatever sick and deadly game Trump is playing with his life and the lives of those around him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump’s Mussolini moment

Donald Trump’s Mussolini moment

One of the many takeaways from Michael Cohen ’ s surprisingly entertaining book , “ Disloyal , ” is that Donald Trump is a quintessential zero sum gamesman .
He hates it if anyone in his immediate circle has any success with anything at all .
When Cohen bought a new Rolls Royce , for example , it infuriated Trump , and he became even more belittling and impatient with Cohen than normal .
It isn ’ t enough that Trump be the center of attention .
Everyone else must also be a loser .
There is no win-win in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with Trump the winner , always .
So when Trump stood on the White House balcony ( note : not the Truman Balcony as is sometimes reported elsewhere ) , Trump was there to remind us of one thing and one thing alone : it ’ s now Donald Trump one , coronavirus zero .
Trump was there to show everyone not only what a winner he is , but what a loser coronavirus is .
It would be funny were it not so lethal .
When Trump removed his mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the White House position was that it didn ’ t matter because he was alone .
Not true .
There was also a photographer on the balcony behind him snapping pictures .
So then the White House narrative became ( according to Alyssa Farah , White House Communications Director ) that the photographer was wearing a mask so it was okay .
But masks are principally useful for keeping the mask-wearer from spreading coronavirus , not to prevent their contracting coronavirus in the first place .
When everyone wears masks it slows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , therefore the more people wearing masks the better .
This simple misunderstanding among common folk is understandable .
After all , most world governments have let us all down by underemphasizing the true raison d ’ être of mask-wearing , and hence most people don ’ t really understand its true purpose .
But for the White House Communications Director to be unclear on this subtlety and use that lack of clarity for yet another excuse for Trump ’ s reckless endangerment of a photographer isn ’ t just inexcusable , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now 215,822 Americans ( as I write this ) who would agree with me if they were still alive to register their agreement .
But we ’ ve been down this road before , which is why it ’ s becoming so eerily ( and wearily ) familiar to us .
Trump took a spin around the hospital in the hermetically-sealed Beast in order to inflate his ego and satisfy his bottomless need for adulation from his fanbase , and to hell with the hapless Secret Service agents imprisoned with him in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump needed a bible as a prop and a church to wave it in front of , and to hell with the peaceful protesters who were tear-gassed and shot with rubber bullets and truncheoned out of the way by brutal , gorilla-faced thugs .
So what ’ s the life of one lousy little photographer ?
The message that Trump comes out a winner is more important , in the reality of this White House , than truth .
It ’ s more important because it ’ s the only truth Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understands this .
We know they do because they ’ re still there .
They wouldn ’ t still be there if they didn ’ t both understand it and behave accordingly .
Clearly , Trump exited the hospital by way of what ’ s known as a discharge AMA ( Against Medical Advice ) in order to stand on a balcony and wave , not a bible this time , but a mask .
It ’ s what dictators do .
Dictators like Franco and Hitler and Mussolini each have their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removing his mask was Trump ’ s .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this is another one .
Be sure to vote .
Trump wants low voter turnout because he knows by suppressing the vote his chances of winning are improved .
So let ’ s not just give him a blue wave this time , let ’ s give him an azure tsunami .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and @ @ @ @ @

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One of the many takeaways from Michael Cohen’s surprisingly entertaining book, “Disloyal,” is that Donald Trump is a quintessential zero sum gamesman. He hates it if anyone in his immediate circle has any success with anything at all. When Cohen bought a new Rolls Royce, for example, it infuriated Trump, and he became even more belittling and impatient with Cohen than normal. It isn’t enough that Trump be the center of attention. Everyone else must also be a loser. There is no win-win in Trump’s universe, only win-lose, with Trump the winner, always.
So when Trump stood on the White House balcony (note: not the Truman Balcony as is sometimes reported elsewhere), Trump was there to remind us of one thing and one thing alone: it’s now Donald Trump one, coronavirus zero. Trump was there to show everyone not only what a winner he is, but what a loser coronavirus is.
It would be funny were it not so lethal. When Trump removed his mask, like some uber-deranged Phantom of the Opera, the White House position was that it didn’t matter because he was alone. Not true. There was also a photographer on the balcony behind him snapping pictures.
So then the White House narrative became (according to Alyssa Farah, White House Communications Director) that the photographer was wearing a mask so it was okay. But masks are principally useful for keeping the mask-wearer from spreading coronavirus, not to prevent their contracting coronavirus in the first place. When everyone wears masks it slows and sometimes prevents the spread of coronavirus, therefore the more people wearing masks the better.
This simple misunderstanding among common folk is understandable. After all, most world governments have let us all down by underemphasizing the true raison d’être of mask-wearing, and hence most people don’t really understand its true purpose. But for the White House Communications Director to be unclear on this subtlety and use that lack of clarity for yet another excuse for Trump’s reckless endangerment of a photographer isn’t just inexcusable, it’s criminally negligent. And there are now 215,822 Americans (as I write this) who would agree with me if they were still alive to register their agreement.
But we’ve been down this road before, which is why it’s becoming so eerily (and wearily) familiar to us. Trump took a spin around the hospital in the hermetically-sealed Beast in order to inflate his ego and satisfy his bottomless need for adulation from his fanbase, and to hell with the hapless Secret Service agents imprisoned with him in an environment recirculating air lousy with SARS-CoV-2. Trump needed a bible as a prop and a church to wave it in front of, and to hell with the peaceful protesters who were tear-gassed and shot with rubber bullets and truncheoned out of the way by brutal, gorilla-faced thugs. So what’s the life of one lousy little photographer?
The message that Trump comes out a winner is more important, in the reality of this White House, than truth. It’s more important because it’s the only truth Trump knows. Everyone at this White House understands this. We know they do because they’re still there. They wouldn’t still be there if they didn’t both understand it and behave accordingly.
Clearly, Trump exited the hospital by way of what’s known as a discharge AMA (Against Medical Advice) in order to stand on a balcony and wave, not a bible this time, but a mask. It’s what dictators do. Dictators like Franco and Hitler and Mussolini each have their own version of the sieg heil salute, removing his mask was Trump’s.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this is another one. Be sure to vote. Trump wants low voter turnout because he knows by suppressing the vote his chances of winning are improved. So let’s not just give him a blue wave this time, let’s give him an azure tsunami. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Sick, contagious, drugged out Donald Trump breaks his White House quarantine, enters Oval Office

So much for the notion that Donald Trump would remain quarantined in the White House residence until his coronavirus battle is over .
Moments after Trump ’ s corrupt doctor made the laugh out loud claim that Trump is now somehow cured , multiple major news outlets are now reporting that Trump has left the residence and entered the Oval Office .
To be clear , Donald Trump is still sick with coronavirus and highly contagious .
Anyone who comes near him will likely get sick , and may die .
Yet NBC News is reporting that Trump went to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” on the stimulus negotiations , which he broke off yesterday .
So now we know that Trump is up and walking the halls of the White House and infecting everyone along the way , including whoever he met with in the Oval Office .
This is literally a crime .
It ’ s also an act of domestic terrorism , considering Donald Trump is now trying to carry out a murder plot in the White House for political reasons .
What ’ s notable is that Trump is still hiding from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still as weak , sick , and out of breath as the last time we saw him .
Donald Trump probably thinks that this “ strongman ” move makes him look tough .
But he thought that was going to be the case with his Walter Reed joyride and his decision to leave the hospital early , and his poll numbers have simply gotten even uglier since he pulled those stunts .
Trump is unraveling in deranged and drugged out fashion before our eyes , and he ’ s throwing away both his @ @ @ @ @ @

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So much for the notion that Donald Trump would remain quarantined in the White House residence until his coronavirus battle is over. Moments after Trump’s corrupt doctor made the laugh out loud claim that Trump is now somehow cured, multiple major news outlets are now reporting that Trump has left the residence and entered the Oval Office.
To be clear, Donald Trump is still sick with coronavirus and highly contagious. Anyone who comes near him will likely get sick, and may die. Yet NBC News is reporting that Trump went to the Oval Office to be “briefed” on the stimulus negotiations, which he broke off yesterday. So now we know that Trump is up and walking the halls of the White House and infecting everyone along the way, including whoever he met with in the Oval Office.
This is literally a crime. It’s also an act of domestic terrorism, considering Donald Trump is now trying to carry out a murder plot in the White House for political reasons. What’s notable is that Trump is still hiding from the cameras, suggesting that he’s still as weak, sick, and out of breath as the last time we saw him.
Donald Trump probably thinks that this “strongman” move makes him look tough. But he thought that was going to be the case with his Walter Reed joyride and his decision to leave the hospital early, and his poll numbers have simply gotten even uglier since he pulled those stunts. Trump is unraveling in deranged and drugged out fashion before our eyes, and he’s throwing away both his health and his election prospects.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump now has an antibody problem

Donald Trump obviously still has the coronavirus , because no one gets that sick with it and then gets over @ @ @ @ @ Trump , who is now infecting the White House while hopped up on dexamethasone steroids @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s somehow magically cured .
To that end , Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ today that Trump now has “ detectable levels of antibodies in his bloodwork.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ to mean that he ’ s cured , he ’ s no longer contagious , @ @ @ @ @ immune .
That ’ s cute , but as White House correspondent Kaitlin Collins points @ @ @ @ @ just be a result of Trump ’ s recent infusion of coronavirus antibodies from Regeneron @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump is clearly still very ill with coronavirus , based both on the @ @ @ @ @ and the fact that he ’ s still being pumped full of steroids that are @ @ @ @ @ in the lungs .

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Donald Trump obviously still has the coronavirus, because no one gets that sick with it and then gets over it that quickly. But Trump, who is now infecting the White House while hopped up on dexamethasone steroids, wants us to believe that he’s somehow magically cured.
To that end, Trump’s disgraced Doctor Sean Conley announced today that Trump now has “detectable levels of antibodies in his bloodwork.” Trump will try to spin this to mean that he’s cured, he’s no longer contagious, and he’s now immune. That’s cute, but as White House correspondent Kaitlin Collins points out, this could easily just be a result of Trump’s recent infusion of coronavirus antibodies from Regeneron.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump is clearly still very ill with coronavirus, based both on the known timeline of coronavirus, and the fact that he’s still being pumped full of steroids that are designed to fight coronavirus infections in the lungs.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--The Lincoln Project’s Steve Schmidt slam dunks Donald Trump

Donald Trump isn ’ t just taking himself down right now , he ’ s in danger of taking down the Republican Senate by association .
Senator Marsha Blackburn keeps making more of a fool of herself by the day while trying to prop Trump up , and the Lincoln Project ’ s Steve Schmidt recently called her out for it .
This set off an odd chain of events in which former cable news punchline Greta Van Susteren accused Steve Schmidt of being “ rude ” to Blackburn .
Then this morning an increasingly manic Donald Trump quoted Van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Because I ’ ve beaten him and his very few remaining clients so much , and so badly , that he has become a blathering idiot .
He failed with John McCain and will fail again with all others .
He is a total loser .
@ MarshaBlackburn is a Tennessee Star , a highly respected WINNER !
” But suffice it to say that Steve Schmidt got in the last word when he tweeted this back at Trump : “ You ’ ve never beaten me at anything .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Did you like # covita .
@ ProjectLincoln @ TheRickWilson @ stuartpstevens @ reedgalen .
We are so much better at this than your team of crooks , wife beaters , degenerates , weirdos and losers .
You are losing 1.
” Schmidt then piled on : “ Are the steroids wearing off ?
Is the Euphoria fading ?
Do you feel foggy ?
Tired ?
Do you ache ?
How is the breathing ?
Hmmm .
Are you watching TV today Donald Trump .
We will have some nice surprises for you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You are a joke .
A splendid moron turned deadly clown .
”

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Donald Trump isn’t just taking himself down right now, he’s in danger of taking down the Republican Senate by association. Senator Marsha Blackburn keeps making more of a fool of herself by the day while trying to prop Trump up, and the Lincoln Project’s Steve Schmidt recently called her out for it.
This set off an odd chain of events in which former cable news punchline Greta Van Susteren accused Steve Schmidt of being “rude” to Blackburn. Then this morning an increasingly manic Donald Trump quoted Van Susteren and tweeted this about Schmidt: “Because I’ve beaten him and his very few remaining clients so much, and so badly, that he has become a blathering idiot. He failed with John McCain and will fail again with all others. He is a total loser. @MarshaBlackburn is a Tennessee Star, a highly respected WINNER!”
But suffice it to say that Steve Schmidt got in the last word when he tweeted this back at Trump: “You’ve never beaten me at anything. This is our first dance. Donald Trump. Did you like #covita. @ProjectLincoln @TheRickWilson @stuartpstevens @reedgalen. We are so much better at this than your team of crooks, wife beaters, degenerates,weirdos and losers. You are losing 1.”
Schmidt then piled on: “Are the steroids wearing off? Is the Euphoria fading? Do you feel foggy? Tired? Do you ache? How is the breathing? Hmmm. Are you watching TV today Donald Trump. We will have some nice surprises for you. Everyone is laughing at you. You are a joke. A splendid moron turned deadly clown.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Bill Barr is failing even worse in his attempt at getting Michael Flynn off the hook

Attorney General Bill Barr is currently quarantined after having been exposed to coronavirus , and as it turns out , that may be the least of his problems at the moment .
Donald Trump has tasked Barr with getting the criminal case thrown out against his former henchman Michael Flynn , but we keep being reminded that Barr isn ’ t very good at this stuff .
Barr has spent months trying to get the Flynn case thrown out , but the courts ended up ruling that he can ’ t do that .
Last week , as a last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submitted handwritten notes from Peter Strzok and Andrew McCabe as supposed evidence that the FBI conspired to frame Flynn .
The trouble : Strzok noticed that someone else had written incorrect dates on the notes .
Busted !
Now Bill Barr ’ s DOJ is in court insisting today that they did it by accident .
No , really .
They ’ re spinning a tale involving post-it notes and copy machines , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s all less than credible .
Now that Team Barr is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence by accident , we expect their last ditch motion will be thrown out , and Flynn will be sentenced accordingly .
This comes after Bill Barr tried and failed to intervene on Trump ’ s behalf in the Roger Stone , Michael Cohen , Lev and Igor , and Steve Bannon cases .
Despite what some pundits keep saying , Barr isn ’ t particularly skilled at this henchman stuff .

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Attorney General Bill Barr is currently quarantined after having been exposed to coronavirus, and as it turns out, that may be the least of his problems at the moment. Donald Trump has tasked Barr with getting the criminal case thrown out against his former henchman Michael Flynn, but we keep being reminded that Barr isn’t very good at this stuff.
Barr has spent months trying to get the Flynn case thrown out, but the courts ended up ruling that he can’t do that. Last week, as a last ditch measure, Barr’s DOJ submitted handwritten notes from Peter Strzok and Andrew McCabe as supposed evidence that the FBI conspired to frame Flynn. The trouble: Strzok noticed that someone else had written incorrect dates on the notes. Busted!
Now Bill Barr’s DOJ is in court insisting today that they did it by accident. No, really. They’re spinning a tale involving post-it notes and copy machines, and let’s just say that it’s all less than credible. Now that Team Barr is reduced to claiming that they falsified the evidence by accident, we expect their last ditch motion will be thrown out, and Flynn will be sentenced accordingly.
This comes after Bill Barr tried and failed to intervene on Trump’s behalf in the Roger Stone, Michael Cohen, Lev and Igor, and Steve Bannon cases. Despite what some pundits keep saying, Barr isn’t particularly skilled at this henchman stuff.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Carly Fiorina and Fox News just dropped a house on Donald Trump

You know it ’ s a bad sign for an incumbent Republican president when multiple Republican presidential candidates from four @ @ @ @ @ party lines to endorse the other guy .
Actually we don ’ t quite know @ @ @ @ @ sign this is , because it ’ s never happened before .
Yet here we @ @ @ @ @ a Republican who ran for president in 2016 , went on Fox News this morning @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s what stands out as remarkable .
Fox had to know Fiorina was @ @ @ @ @ she ’ d been publicly siding with Biden for awhile ) , yet they booked @ @ @ @ @ s becoming clear that for all its nonsensical and dishonest pro-Trump rhetoric , Fox News @ @ @ @ @ its audience for a post-Trump future .
Of course Carly Fiorina ’ s endorsement of @ @ @ @ @ Republican presidential candidate John Kasich did the same last month .

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You know it’s a bad sign for an incumbent Republican president when multiple Republican presidential candidates from four years ago are now crossing party lines to endorse the other guy. Actually we don’t quite know just how bad of a sign this is, because it’s never happened before. Yet here we are.
Carly Fiorina, a Republican who ran for president in 2016, went on Fox News this morning and endorsed Joe Biden. Here’s what stands out as remarkable. Fox had to know Fiorina was going to do this (she’d been publicly siding with Biden for awhile), yet they booked her anyway.
It’s becoming clear that for all its nonsensical and dishonest pro-Trump rhetoric, Fox News is now trying to prepare its audience for a post-Trump future. Of course Carly Fiorina’s endorsement of Joe Biden comes after 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich did the same last month.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Even Donald Trump’s favorite Rasmussen poll now says he’s hosed

How ridiculously pro-Republican and pro-Trump is the Rasmussen poll in its bias ?
Polling analysts have serious debates about whether to omit it from the polling averages .
Donald Trump often likes to quote it , because the numbers are usually skewed that much in his favor .
But we don ’ t think he ’ ll be quoting Rasmussen this time around .
Today ’ s Rasmussen poll now says that Joe Biden is twelve points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide .
That ’ s right , twelve points .
This doesn ’ t mean we suddenly take Rasmussen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like they might be real .
It ’ s just that Trump is falling so far behind , even Rasmussen apparently now feels it has to show him losing badly in order to remain in the game , so to speak .
This comes even as CNN says Biden is ahead by sixteen points , NBC News says he ’ s ahead by fourteen points , and the Boston Herald says he ’ s ahead by a whopping twenty-one points .
Of course having a big lead only translates to a victory if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like voter turnout , phone banking , and campaign volunteering – so let ’ s get to work and win this election big !

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How ridiculously pro-Republican and pro-Trump is the Rasmussen poll in its bias? Polling analysts have serious debates about whether to omit it from the polling averages. Donald Trump often likes to quote it, because the numbers are usually skewed that much in his favor. But we don’t think he’ll be quoting Rasmussen this time around.
Today’s Rasmussen poll now says that Joe Biden is twelve points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide. That’s right, twelve points. This doesn’t mean we suddenly take Rasmussen seriously just because its numbers finally look like they might be real. It’s just that Trump is falling so far behind, even Rasmussen apparently now feels it has to show him losing badly in order to remain in the game, so to speak.
This comes even as CNN says Biden is ahead by sixteen points, NBC News says he’s ahead by fourteen points, and the Boston Herald says he’s ahead by a whopping twenty-one points. Of course having a big lead only translates to a victory if we put in the work required on things like voter turnout, phone banking, and campaign volunteering – so let’s get to work and win this election big!
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Everyone piles on after illiterate drug addled Donald Trump makes words “cought” and “forrest”

How obvious is it that Donald Trump ’ s behavior is being affected by the powerful dexamethasone steroid that he ’ s taking to try to survive the coronavirus in his lungs ?
Everyone from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , to his own White House advisers , are calling him out for it .
So far this morning Trump has been rage tweeting almost nonstop – and now he ’ s making up new words .
For instance , Trump tweeted this all caps debacle : “ NOW THAT THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS GOT CAUGHT COLD IN THE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , IN FACT , THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN AND WENT FOR A COUP , WE ARE ENTITLED TO ASK THE VOTERS FOR FOUR MORE YEARS .
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU VOTE !
” Well , that was his second try .
The first time around he spelled it “ cought.
” What does that even mean ?
Is it supposed to be some combination of cough and caught ?
Is this a confession about how he got coronavirus ?
Then Trump tweeted something about “ Forrest fires , ” setting off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across social media .
Trump ’ s behavior keeps growing more disturbing – but he ’ s roughly as illiterate as ever .

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How obvious is it that Donald Trump’s behavior is being affected by the powerful dexamethasone steroid that he’s taking to try to survive the coronavirus in his lungs? Everyone from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, to his own White House advisers, are calling him out for it. So far this morning Trump has been rage tweeting almost nonstop – and now he’s making up new words.
For instance, Trump tweeted this all caps debacle: “NOW THAT THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS GOT CAUGHT COLD IN THE (NON) FRIENDLY TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT, IN FACT, THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN AND WENT FOR A COUP, WE ARE ENTITLED TO ASK THE VOTERS FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU VOTE!”
Well, that was his second try. The first time around he spelled it “cought.” What does that even mean? Is it supposed to be some combination of cough and caught? Is this a confession about how he got coronavirus? Then Trump tweeted something about “Forrest fires,” setting off an entire round of Forrest Gump memes across social media. Trump’s behavior keeps growing more disturbing – but he’s roughly as illiterate as ever.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump may have had coronavirus for a lot longer than he claims

On Tuesday evening the New York Times broke the news that , despite his frequent public claims to the contrary , Donald Trump wasn ’ t actually being tested for coronavirus on a daily basis .
This means that when he tested positive on Thursday , he could have already had it for any number of days .
It raises new questions about the timeline .
For instance , consider this .
We know that the current outbreak traces back at least to the Rose Garden super spreader event the Saturday before the debate .
If this is when Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been showing symptoms by the time the debate took place three days later .
That ’ s why his behavior during the debate is so notable in hindsight .
One thing that stood out to me during the debate was that Trump didn ’ t put on his usual sniffing , jittery routine , like he usually does .
This suggested that he didn ’ t follow his customary pre-debate pattern of abusing Adderall or cocaine or whichever upper it is that he likes to put up his nose .
But despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up being far more aggressive during the debate than usual .
Manically aggressive .
In fact the manically raging , incoherently behaving , explosively out of control Donald Trump that we saw on that debate stage feels a lot like the Donald Trump we ’ re currently seeing on Twitter .
It ’ s enough to make you at least ask if perhaps Trump was sick with coronavirus by the debate , and didn ’ t take his Adderall because he was either afraid it would kill him , or because doctors were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all pretty far-out .
But by now we know this is going to end up having a far-out explanation one way or the other .
Donald Trump ’ s remaining henchmen are going way too far out of their way to try to avoid answering the question of when his last negative test took place .
That ’ s because whatever the answer is , it reveals something ugly and scandalous that Trump doesn ’ t want revealed .
It ’ ll come out eventually .

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On Tuesday evening the New York Times broke the news that, despite his frequent public claims to the contrary, Donald Trump wasn’t actually being tested for coronavirus on a daily basis. This means that when he tested positive on Thursday, he could have already had it for any number of days. It raises new questions about the timeline.
For instance, consider this. We know that the current outbreak traces back at least to the Rose Garden super spreader event the Saturday before the debate. If this is when Trump was infected, then he may have been showing symptoms by the time the debate took place three days later. That’s why his behavior during the debate is so notable in hindsight.
One thing that stood out to me during the debate was that Trump didn’t put on his usual sniffing, jittery routine, like he usually does. This suggested that he didn’t follow his customary pre-debate pattern of abusing Adderall or cocaine or whichever upper it is that he likes to put up his nose. But despite the lack of nose candy, Trump ended up being far more aggressive during the debate than usual. Manically aggressive.
In fact the manically raging, incoherently behaving, explosively out of control Donald Trump that we saw on that debate stage feels a lot like the Donald Trump we’re currently seeing on Twitter. It’s enough to make you at least ask if perhaps Trump was sick with coronavirus by the debate, and didn’t take his Adderall because he was either afraid it would kill him, or because doctors were already treating him with dexamethasone.
This is all pretty far-out. But by now we know this is going to end up having a far-out explanation one way or the other. Donald Trump’s remaining henchmen are going way too far out of their way to try to avoid answering the question of when his last negative test took place. That’s because whatever the answer is, it reveals something ugly and scandalous that Trump doesn’t want revealed. It’ll come out eventually.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--No way this ends well for Donald Trump

No way this ends well for Donald Trump

Right now Donald Trump is risking his life , and the lives of a lot of people around him .
He ’ s in the White House when he should be in the hospital .
He ’ s relying on rage inducing steroids to remain upright while he ’ s severely ill , and if he relies on them too long , they ’ ll kill him .
And what is Trump doing all of this for ?
If there ’ s any strategy here at all , it ’ s that he ’ s so afraid of losing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s willing to risk keeling over just to get back in control of his failing presidency and failing campaign .
But what exactly does he think he ’ s taking control of at this point ?
New national polls released since Trump ’ s debate meltdown and coronavirus hospital debacle suggest that he may now be losing nationwide by as much as 16 points ( CNN ) or even 21 points ( Boston Herald ) .
Those numbers are on the high end of his polling averages , but the point to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump can do to win , no matter how many steroids he gulfs down , or how much he obsesses over his campaign .
Of course no one wins an election without putting in the work on things like voter turnout and campaign volunteering .
But if we take care of business , Trump doesn ’ t have a path to victory , or even to coming close enough to try to cheat .
So he can either lose and go to prison , or just resign now and blame it on illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , or if he pushes himself too hard he could end up dropping over dead before he even gets to trial .
No way this ends well for Trump , so long as we continue to put in the work required to finish him off .

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Right now Donald Trump is risking his life, and the lives of a lot of people around him. He’s in the White House when he should be in the hospital. He’s relying on rage inducing steroids to remain upright while he’s severely ill, and if he relies on them too long, they’ll kill him.
And what is Trump doing all of this for? If there’s any strategy here at all, it’s that he’s so afraid of losing the election and going to prison, he’s willing to risk keeling over just to get back in control of his failing presidency and failing campaign. But what exactly does he think he’s taking control of at this point?
New national polls released since Trump’s debate meltdown and coronavirus hospital debacle suggest that he may now be losing nationwide by as much as 16 points (CNN) or even 21 points (Boston Herald). Those numbers are on the high end of his polling averages, but the point to a landscape where there’s nothing Trump can do to win, no matter how many steroids he gulfs down, or how much he obsesses over his campaign.
Of course no one wins an election without putting in the work on things like voter turnout and campaign volunteering. But if we take care of business, Trump doesn’t have a path to victory, or even to coming close enough to try to cheat. So he can either lose and go to prison, or just resign now and blame it on illness and hope the jury takes pity on him, or if he pushes himself too hard he could end up dropping over dead before he even gets to trial. No way this ends well for Trump, so long as we continue to put in the work required to finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Mike Pence wasn’t the only one who made a fool of himself at the debate – so did “mother”

Mike Pence is the kind of creepy pervert who went into politics just so he could try to control the bodies of women and LGBT people on a broader scale .
He ’ s also the kind of guy who gets exposed to a massive coronavirus outbreak , whines about his opponent wanting plexiglass between them , and then shows up to the debate with a common coronavirus symptom ( pinkeye ) – only to break all the rules about time limits .
But Mike Pence wasn ’ t the only one who made a fool of himself during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the moderator announced that all audience members were required to wear their masks , and that anyone who took their mask off would be ejected .
But at the end of the debate , Karen Pence – whom Mike Pence bizarrely calls “ mother ” – went on stage to greet him and she wasn ’ t wearing a mask .
It ’ s not difficult to figure out why she flouted the rules in this particular fashion ; it was already the end of the debate anyway , and it wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ d thrown her out .
This comes after most of Donald Trump ’ s entourage refused to wear a mask during the last debate , and then it turned out several of them were already infected with coronavirus .

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Mike Pence is the kind of creepy pervert who went into politics just so he could try to control the bodies of women and LGBT people on a broader scale. He’s also the kind of guy who gets exposed to a massive coronavirus outbreak, whines about his opponent wanting plexiglass between them, and then shows up to the debate with a common coronavirus symptom (pinkeye) – only to break all the rules about time limits.
But Mike Pence wasn’t the only one who made a fool of himself during the debate. Just before the debate began, the moderator announced that all audience members were required to wear their masks, and that anyone who took their mask off would be ejected. But at the end of the debate, Karen Pence – whom Mike Pence bizarrely calls “mother” – went on stage to greet him and she wasn’t wearing a mask.
It’s not difficult to figure out why she flouted the rules in this particular fashion; it was already the end of the debate anyway, and it wouldn’t have been any punishment if they’d thrown her out. This comes after most of Donald Trump’s entourage refused to wear a mask during the last debate, and then it turned out several of them were already infected with coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Is Mike Pence’s pink eye really coronavirus?

In the week since Donald Trump announced that he had coronavirus , Mike Pence studiously remained out of the public eye , leading some to question if he was secretly sick with coronavirus himself .
Pence ’ s appearance during the debate did little to bolster his assertion that his health is fine .
When Mike Pence first appeared on the debate stage , his eyes were noticeably red and swollen , as if he ’ d just been crying or heavily drinking , or had suffered an allergic reaction .
But as the debate went on , many observers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffering from conjunctivitis or pink eye .
This is a real problem , because pink eye is often a sign of a coronavirus infection .
Of course pink eye can also just be pink eye .
But given the overall circumstances , there ’ s reason to fear it may have been something more .
Why did Mike Pence disappear from public view just as Donald Trump and so many other White House people were coming down with coronavirus ?
Was it because he ’ s been sick the whole time ?
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plexiglass controversy on Tuesday to try to get the debate canceled , only to ultimately cave on the plexiglass issue ?
Were they going back and forth on whether to send Pence out there with visible pink eye , for fear the public would figure out he secretly has coronavirus ?
This is a good deal of speculation – but in this instance it ’ s more than warranted .
This regime has been consistently dishonest with us about Donald Trump ’ s health in general , and about the White House coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence was exposed to coronavirus .
Now he ’ s displaying a common symptom of coronavirus , in his first public appearance in a week .
It ’ s more than fair to ask the question .

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In the week since Donald Trump announced that he had coronavirus, Mike Pence studiously remained out of the public eye, leading some to question if he was secretly sick with coronavirus himself. Pence’s appearance during the debate did little to bolster his assertion that his health is fine.
When Mike Pence first appeared on the debate stage, his eyes were noticeably red and swollen, as if he’d just been crying or heavily drinking, or had suffered an allergic reaction. But as the debate went on, many observers began to suspect that Pence was actually suffering from conjunctivitis or pink eye. This is a real problem, because pink eye is often a sign of a coronavirus infection.
Of course pink eye can also just be pink eye. But given the overall circumstances, there’s reason to fear it may have been something more. Why did Mike Pence disappear from public view just as Donald Trump and so many other White House people were coming down with coronavirus? Was it because he’s been sick the whole time? Why did Pence’s team use the plexiglass controversy on Tuesday to try to get the debate canceled, only to ultimately cave on the plexiglass issue? Were they going back and forth on whether to send Pence out there with visible pink eye, for fear the public would figure out he secretly has coronavirus?
This is a good deal of speculation – but in this instance it’s more than warranted. This regime has been consistently dishonest with us about Donald Trump’s health in general, and about the White House coronavirus outbreak in particular. We know Mike Pence was exposed to coronavirus. Now he’s displaying a common symptom of coronavirus, in his first public appearance in a week. It’s more than fair to ask the question.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Kamala Harris scored BIG TIME tonight

Kamala Harris scored BIG TIME tonight

Despite Mike Pence ’ s strategy of rudely and condescendingly talking over Kamala Harris and the moderator tonight , Pence @ @ @ @ @ his muddled point across , whatever it might have been .
If you came away @ @ @ @ @ Kamala won , it turns out you ’ re not alone .
The CNN instant @ @ @ @ @ that Kamala Harris definitively won , by a whopping 58 % to 39 % margin @ @ @ @ @ so well , her overall favorability went up seven points debate viewers .
In other @ @ @ @ @ ’ t just think Pence blew it – they concluded that Kamala Harris is the @ @ @

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Despite Mike Pence’s strategy of rudely and condescendingly talking over Kamala Harris and the moderator tonight, Pence never did seem to get his muddled point across, whatever it might have been. If you came away from the debate concluding that Kamala won, it turns out you’re not alone.
The CNN instant poll of debate viewers shows that Kamala Harris definitively won, by a whopping 58% to 39% margin. In fact Kamala performed so well, her overall favorability went up seven points debate viewers. In other words, the audience didn’t just think Pence blew it – they concluded that Kamala Harris is the real deal.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Joe Biden destroys Mike Pence after his ridiculous debate performance

Mike Pence spent tonight ’ s VP debate being rude and condescending toward both Kamala Harris and the moderator , @ @ @ @ @ bad taste in their mouths .
Pence also happened to spend a portion of the @ @ @ @ @ on his head , an apt metaphor for the rotting carcass that is the Trump @ @ @ @ @ also immediately become campaign fodder .
Joe Biden and his campaign quickly registered the domain @ @ @ @ @ their existing iwillvote.com website .
Biden also began selling fly swatters in his online store @ @ @ @ @ Truth Over Flies.
” Joe Biden also tweeted this : “ Kamala Harris is showing @ @ @ @ @ chose her as my running mate .
She ’ s smart , she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ a proven fighter for the middle class .
She ’ ll be an incredible Vice @ @ @

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Mike Pence spent tonight’s VP debate being rude and condescending toward both Kamala Harris and the moderator, leaving most viewers with a bad taste in their mouths. Pence also happened to spend a portion of the debate with a fly sitting on his head, an apt metaphor for the rotting carcass that is the Trump campaign.
It’s also immediately become campaign fodder. Joe Biden and his campaign quickly registered the domain flywillvote.com and redirected it to their existing iwillvote.com website. Biden also began selling fly swatters in his online store, with the slogan “Truth Over Flies.”
Joe Biden also tweeted this: “Kamala Harris is showing the American people why I chose her as my running mate. She’s smart, she’s experienced, she’s a proven fighter for the middle class. She’ll be an incredible Vice President.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump goes on psychotically racist roid rage bender as it all goes wrong for him

The big story coming out of tonight is that Kamala Harris managed to win the VP debate even though Mike Pence spent the entire time trying to talk over her , and the moderator did virtually nothing to fix things .
But Donald Trump always narcissistically wants all the attention for himself , and now that he ’ s hopped up on dexamethasone and experiencing roid rage , he ’ s being even more egregious .
Not long before the debate began , Trump decided that it was time to tweet as many racist things as possible .
For instance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blatant tweet : “ Biden supports Cory Booker ’ s Bill that will force low income housing in the Suburbs , which will lower property values and bring crime to your neighborhoods .
If Dems win , GOODBYE SUBURBS !
” Then Donald Trump tweeted this , resuming his earlier pattern of using racial slurs to describe the coronavirus : “ My highly regarded Executive Order protected 525,000 American jobs during the height of the Chinese Plague .
Democrats want to have Open Borders !
” At this point it ’ s clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , but now he ’ s even more blatant about it because he ’ s going through roid rage , and he ’ s on the verge of losing everything .
Trump is single handedly making the case for voting for Joe Biden .

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The big story coming out of tonight is that Kamala Harris managed to win the VP debate even though Mike Pence spent the entire time trying to talk over her, and the moderator did virtually nothing to fix things. But Donald Trump always narcissistically wants all the attention for himself, and now that he’s hopped up on dexamethasone and experiencing roid rage, he’s being even more egregious.
Not long before the debate began, Trump decided that it was time to tweet as many racist things as possible. For instance, he posted this bizarre and rather blatant tweet: “Biden supports Cory Booker’s Bill that will force low income housing in the Suburbs, which will lower property values and bring crime to your neighborhoods. If Dems win, GOODBYE SUBURBS!”
Then Donald Trump tweeted this, resuming his earlier pattern of using racial slurs to describe the coronavirus: “My highly regarded Executive Order protected 525,000 American jobs during the height of the Chinese Plague. Democrats want to have Open Borders!”
At this point it’s clear that Donald Trump is the same old Donald Trump, but now he’s even more blatant about it because he’s going through roid rage, and he’s on the verge of losing everything. Trump is single handedly making the case for voting for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump’s failing campaign pulls the plug in key swing states

In addition to being sick with coronavirus , whacked out on steroid drugs , and missing most of his advisers because he gave them coronavirus , Donald Trump has problems that don ’ t directly relate to his illness .
For instance , his campaign – which was in the process of going broke before he got sick – is now even more broke .
The Trump 2020 campaign has completely pulled the plug on TV ads in Ohio and Iowa , two states he won last time and absolutely must win this time .
This is surreal , considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slightly ahead in Iowa .
Trump is also cutting back on his TV ads in Michigan and Wisconsin , two states he won last time that are now slipping away from him .
So where ’ s the money going instead ?
Best anyone can tell , nowhere .
He ’ s still running heavy ads in Florida , Arizona , and Georgia , according to BuzzFeed .
But even if Trump wins those states , it won ’ t be nearly enough to give him a path to victory in the Electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states he ’ s ceased advertising in .
The only reason for Trump to pull the plug like this is if there ’ s simply not enough money left in his coffers to fund all the TV ads he needs to be running .
Various people in Trump ’ s orbit have been sniping at each other in the media for weeks about where the campaign ’ s money went .
And now with most of Trump ’ s top people laid up with coronavirus , no one seems to be running the @ @ @ @

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In addition to being sick with coronavirus, whacked out on steroid drugs, and missing most of his advisers because he gave them coronavirus, Donald Trump has problems that don’t directly relate to his illness. For instance, his campaign – which was in the process of going broke before he got sick – is now even more broke.
The Trump 2020 campaign has completely pulled the plug on TV ads in Ohio and Iowa, two states he won last time and absolutely must win this time. This is surreal, considering Ohio is tied and Biden is now slightly ahead in Iowa. Trump is also cutting back on his TV ads in Michigan and Wisconsin, two states he won last time that are now slipping away from him.
So where’s the money going instead? Best anyone can tell, nowhere. He’s still running heavy ads in Florida, Arizona, and Georgia, according to BuzzFeed. But even if Trump wins those states, it won’t be nearly enough to give him a path to victory in the Electoral College, unless he also wins the states he’s ceased advertising in.
The only reason for Trump to pull the plug like this is if there’s simply not enough money left in his coffers to fund all the TV ads he needs to be running. Various people in Trump’s orbit have been sniping at each other in the media for weeks about where the campaign’s money went. And now with most of Trump’s top people laid up with coronavirus, no one seems to be running the campaign at all.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Kamala Harris wins VP debate as Mike Pence humiliates himself and makes a mess for Donald Trump

Tonight ’ s VP debate went ahead and wrote this upcoming weekend ’ s SNL sketch all by itself , when Mike Pence spent the entire time running his mouth and breaking all the rules , and the moderator inexplicably kept lecturing Kamala Harris for trying to get a word in edgewise .
Whatever possessed Mike Pence to behave like this tonight , it ’ s certainly backfired on him .
No one wanted to watch Pence spend the entire debate behaving like a rude creep , meaning Pence basically forfeited the debate , just as Donald Trump forfeited last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now what ?
The Trump-Pence campaign was ten points behind Joe Biden in the polling averages coming into tonight , and needed a decisive debate win from Mike Pence .
Instead Pence humiliated himself and ensured that Trump ’ s poll numbers will remain bad or get even worse .
This debate debacle is the last thing Trump and Pence needed .
Despite the ugly muddied waters , Kamala Harris emerged as the clear winner , and it wasn ’ t close .
America is tired of this nonsense , but Kamala and @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Tonight’s VP debate went ahead and wrote this upcoming weekend’s SNL sketch all by itself, when Mike Pence spent the entire time running his mouth and breaking all the rules, and the moderator inexplicably kept lecturing Kamala Harris for trying to get a word in edgewise.
Whatever possessed Mike Pence to behave like this tonight, it’s certainly backfired on him. No one wanted to watch Pence spend the entire debate behaving like a rude creep, meaning Pence basically forfeited the debate, just as Donald Trump forfeited last week’s presidential debate.
So now what? The Trump-Pence campaign was ten points behind Joe Biden in the polling averages coming into tonight, and needed a decisive debate win from Mike Pence. Instead Pence humiliated himself and ensured that Trump’s poll numbers will remain bad or get even worse.
This debate debacle is the last thing Trump and Pence needed. Despite the ugly muddied waters, Kamala Harris emerged as the clear winner, and it wasn’t close. America is tired of this nonsense, but Kamala and Joe Biden had a good night.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Mike Pence just blew it royally

Mike Pence just blew it royally

To be fair , it was always going to be almost impossible for Mike Pence to win tonight ’ s debate .
He was going to be stuck defending the deeply unpopular Donald Trump and the hideous Trump-Pence track record , which would be impossible for just about anyone to pull off .
But Mike Pence found a way to blow it royally tonight .
Mike Pence ’ s job tonight was to behave in a mild mannered way , and normalize the Trump regime in the eyes of voters .
But Pence isn ’ t doing that .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going as far over his time limit as possible , cutting off Kamala Harris as often as possible , and being as rude to the moderator as possible .
Because Pence is a glorified robot , even at his rudest he ’ s still unable to turn in the kind of psychotic performance that Donald Trump turned in during last week ’ s debate .
But the Pence robot is trying his hardest to pull a Trump tonight – and it ’ s obviously the wrong strategy .
The average viewer tonight will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Pence is just a rude bastard .
We ’ re guessing that Mike Pence is behaving this way tonight because Donald Trump told him to .
But it ’ s the wrong move , because it helps to underscore the impression that the Trump-Pence regime is a bunch of jerks .
In any case Kamala Harris is still managing to outshine Pence tonight , even with the limited time she ’ s being given .

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To be fair, it was always going to be almost impossible for Mike Pence to win tonight’s debate. He was going to be stuck defending the deeply unpopular Donald Trump and the hideous Trump-Pence track record, which would be impossible for just about anyone to pull off. But Mike Pence found a way to blow it royally tonight.
Mike Pence’s job tonight was to behave in a mild mannered way, and normalize the Trump regime in the eyes of voters. But Pence isn’t doing that. Instead he’s making a point of going as far over his time limit as possible, cutting off Kamala Harris as often as possible, and being as rude to the moderator as possible.
Because Pence is a glorified robot, even at his rudest he’s still unable to turn in the kind of psychotic performance that Donald Trump turned in during last week’s debate. But the Pence robot is trying his hardest to pull a Trump tonight – and it’s obviously the wrong strategy. The average viewer tonight will only come away with one impression: that Pence is just a rude bastard.
We’re guessing that Mike Pence is behaving this way tonight because Donald Trump told him to. But it’s the wrong move, because it helps to underscore the impression that the Trump-Pence regime is a bunch of jerks. In any case Kamala Harris is still managing to outshine Pence tonight, even with the limited time she’s being given.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--This debate is a joke

This debate is a joke

We ’ re barely half an hour into the VP debate , and three things are already clear .
First , Mike Pence has decided to run his mouth almost nonstop , routinely going far over his time limit , ignoring the moderator ’ s instructions , and interrupting Kamala Harris while she ’ s speaking .
Second , this moderator is a complete joke .
She keeps letting Mike Pence walk all over her in terms of interruptions , running long , and nonstop lies .
Even more bizarrely , the moderator has been insistent on holding Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even as Pence is allowed to do whatever he wants .
Third , even though this debate is a complete joke so far , Kamala Harris is undoubtedly winning it .
She ’ s taken advantage of the comparatively limited time she ’ s been given , and she ’ s landed several shots at Pence .
No one can possibly be enjoying watching this joke of a debate , but the one thing they ’ ll remember when it ’ s over is Kamala ’ s “ Mr .
Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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We’re barely half an hour into the VP debate, and three things are already clear. First, Mike Pence has decided to run his mouth almost nonstop, routinely going far over his time limit, ignoring the moderator’s instructions, and interrupting Kamala Harris while she’s speaking.
Second, this moderator is a complete joke. She keeps letting Mike Pence walk all over her in terms of interruptions, running long, and nonstop lies. Even more bizarrely, the moderator has been insistent on holding Kamala Harris as tightly to the rules as possible, even as Pence is allowed to do whatever he wants.
Third, even though this debate is a complete joke so far, Kamala Harris is undoubtedly winning it. She’s taken advantage of the comparatively limited time she’s been given, and she’s landed several shots at Pence. No one can possibly be enjoying watching this joke of a debate, but the one thing they’ll remember when it’s over is Kamala’s “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking” line.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Donald Trump ’ s corrupt quack of a doctor , Sean Conley , has inexplicably cleared Trump to resume campaigning as soon as this weekend .
This comes despite the fact that Trump clearly still has coronavirus and is obviously still contagious .
This is so negligent on Conley ’ s part , it ’ s arguably felonious .
Trump seems to think that this laughable piece of paper from his doctor somehow clears him to get back in the field .
To that end he ’ s announced he ’ s boycotting the next presidential debate because it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead Trump is vowing to hold some kind of campaign rally that night .
During her show tonight , Rachel Maddow pointed out how reckless and deranged this is .
She sarcastically suggested that if Trump is going to hold an in-person rally while he ’ s sick and contagious , he might as well just hold a “ sneeze in my face ” contest with his supporters instead .
Meanwhile , Maddow is also demanding answers about when Trump last tested negative before testing positive .
The Trump regime ’ s refusal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has been lying about his timeline of getting sick all along , because that timeline is scandalous in nature .

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Donald Trump’s corrupt quack of a doctor, Sean Conley, has inexplicably cleared Trump to resume campaigning as soon as this weekend. This comes despite the fact that Trump clearly still has coronavirus and is obviously still contagious. This is so negligent on Conley’s part, it’s arguably felonious.
Trump seems to think that this laughable piece of paper from his doctor somehow clears him to get back in the field. To that end he’s announced he’s boycotting the next presidential debate because it’s set to take place virtually. Instead Trump is vowing to hold some kind of campaign rally that night.
During her show tonight, Rachel Maddow pointed out how reckless and deranged this is. She sarcastically suggested that if Trump is going to hold an in-person rally while he’s sick and contagious, he might as well just hold a “sneeze in my face” contest with his supporters instead.
Meanwhile, Maddow is also demanding answers about when Trump last tested negative before testing positive. The Trump regime’s refusal to answer this question strongly suggests that Trump has been lying about his timeline of getting sick all along, because that timeline is scandalous in nature.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Something’s up with Lindsey Graham

Something’s up with Lindsey Graham

This evening , Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison announced that he and the moderators had all agreed to take coronavirus tests ahead of the next debate , and Harrison called on his opponent Lindsey Graham to do the same .
Graham responded by releasing a bizarre eight page statement that ’ s borderline incoherent .
Graham insisted that he doesn ’ t need to get tested for coronavirus , and basically insisted that no one anywhere needs to get tested .
Graham also then suggested that he ’ s going to show up for the debate no matter what , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show up .
It ’ s unclear why Graham thinks this is going to work out for him , considering the moderators appear to be on Harrison ’ s side .
But his childlike press release aside , the real story here is that Graham is panicking .
He ’ s either afraid to get tested for coronavirus because he thinks he might have it , or he ’ s using the testing thing as an excuse to dodge the debate because he performed so poorly in the previous debate .
Either way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham is spiraling right now .
Just when did he have his last contact with Donald Trump and/or anyone who attended the White House coronavirus super spreader event ?

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This evening, Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison announced that he and the moderators had all agreed to take coronavirus tests ahead of the next debate, and Harrison called on his opponent Lindsey Graham to do the same. Graham responded by releasing a bizarre eight paragraph statement that’s borderline incoherent.
Graham insisted that he doesn’t need to get tested for coronavirus, and basically insisted that no one anywhere needs to get tested. Graham also then suggested that he’s going to show up for the debate no matter what, and that Jaime Harrison is welcome to not show up.
It’s unclear why Graham thinks this is going to work out for him, considering the moderators appear to be on Harrison’s side. But his childlike press release aside, the real story here is that Graham is panicking. He’s either afraid to get tested for coronavirus because he thinks he might have it, or he’s using the testing thing as an excuse to dodge the debate because he performed so poorly in the previous debate.
Either way, it’s clear that Lindsey Graham is spiraling right now. Just when did he have his last contact with Donald Trump and/or anyone who attended the White House coronavirus super spreader event?
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Everything is on fire for Donald Trump right now

Nancy Pelosi went there ; tomorrow she talks about the 25th Amendment in regard to Trump and his health .
Twelve men have now been arrested in the plot to kidnap the Michigan Governor , and we ’ ll see if they ’ re tied to Michigan ’ s own Erik Prince , the founder of Blackwater and Betsy Devos ’ brother , and therefore , to Trump .
Lastly , a fly took center stage at the VP debate .
For those of us on the sidelines , none of these things were on our bingo cards , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , needed to be removed the day he took his oath as President .
25th Amendmenting him now may be a little too late , but it would definitely cause a storm on Capitol Hill .
Blaming Gold Star families for his coronavirus was not a good look for Trump either but when one is in freefall , it ’ s hard to know what looks like a hook to grab on to .
It ’ s now the final countdown to the election with less than 30 days to go .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you read a good polling number , work like the numbers are reversed .
It ’ s vital that everyone vote to end this nightmare , if just because Putin is now speaking publicly about his endorsement of Donald Trump .
The RNC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia and there ’ s no hiding it .
But on the bright side , after Kamala Harris schooled Pence with the phrase , “ I ’ m speaking , ” it ’ s doubtful women will ever let a man interrupt them again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call out these sad embarrassing militias for what they are : White Christian Terrorists .
The new administration can ’ t come soon enough but take nothing for granted in this upside-down world and make sure you vote .

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Nancy Pelosi went there; tomorrow she talks about the 25th Amendment in regard to Trump and his health. Twelve men have now been arrested in the plot to kidnap the Michigan Governor, and we’ll see if they’re tied to Michigan’s own Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater and Betsy Devos’ brother, and therefore, to Trump. Lastly, a fly took center stage at the VP debate. For those of us on the sidelines, none of these things were on our bingo cards, but here we are.
Trump, of course, needed to be removed the day he took his oath as President. 25th Amendmenting him now may be a little too late, but it would definitely cause a storm on Capitol Hill. Blaming Gold Star families for his coronavirus was not a good look for Trump either but when one is in freefall, it’s hard to know what looks like a hook to grab on to.
It’s now the final countdown to the election with less than 30 days to go. Biden/Harris is polling well but every time you read a good polling number, work like the numbers are reversed. It’s vital that everyone vote to end this nightmare, if just because Putin is now speaking publicly about his endorsement of Donald Trump. The RNC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia and there’s no hiding it.
But on the bright side, after Kamala Harris schooled Pence with the phrase, “I’m speaking,” it’s doubtful women will ever let a man interrupt them again. Also, it’s trending to call out these sad embarrassing militias for what they are: White Christian Terrorists. The new administration can’t come soon enough but take nothing for granted in this upside-down world and make sure you vote.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Bill Barr and Donald Trump are now openly sniping at each other as it all goes wrong for them

Attorney General Bill Barr tried to meddle in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases on Donald Trump ’ s behalf , yet Barr failed in every instance .
We ’ ve been wondering when Trump would figure out that Barr is largely an empty suit who isn ’ t very good at this henchman thing .
Over the past two days Donald Trump has been rage tweeting while apparently wigged out on the dexamethasone steroids to try to avoid keeling over from coronavirus .
Trump has begun repeatedly criticizing Bill Barr for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of the people who investigated the Trump-Russia scandal .
Trump even retweeted a bizarre fake image of the late Chris Farley screaming at Barr for not having arrested anyone .
Now the AP has published an article , written largely from Bill Barr ’ s point of view and almost certainly sourced to Barr himself , stating that Barr wants Trump to shut up and back off .
Now we ’ ve reached the point where Trump ’ s presidency and life are in freefall , Barr is being exposed as having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re both sniping at each other in public .

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Attorney General Bill Barr tried to meddle in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases on Donald Trump’s behalf, yet Barr failed in every instance. We’ve been wondering when Trump would figure out that Barr is largely an empty suit who isn’t very good at this henchman thing.
Over the past two days Donald Trump has been rage tweeting while apparently wigged out on the dexamethasone steroids to try to avoid keeling over from coronavirus. Trump has begun repeatedly criticizing Bill Barr for not having found a way to arrest any of the people who investigated the Trump-Russia scandal. Trump even retweeted a bizarre fake image of the late Chris Farley screaming at Barr for not having arrested anyone.
Now the AP has published an article, written largely from Bill Barr’s point of view and almost certainly sourced to Barr himself, stating that Barr wants Trump to shut up and back off. Now we’ve reached the point where Trump’s presidency and life are in freefall, Barr is being exposed as having nothing up his sleeve, and they’re both sniping at each other in public.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump just blew his last best shot

Mike Pence went into last night ’ s debate with the last minute hope that he could somehow make the Trump regime ’ s policies sound somewhat practical to anyone outside of his boss ’ base .
Not only did he come off as somewhere between a desperate salesman and an insincere toady to Donald Trump , he managed to paint the administration and its objectives in an even more ominous light than Trump does , all while being condescending to both Kamala Harris and the debate moderator .
Trump ’ s last shot of turning this around would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though his chances of having a good one would be very , very slim even if he hadn ’ t contracted an infectious , deadly disease , since much fewer people watch the second and third debates even in a normal election cycle .
Unfortunately , next week ’ s debate got canceled since Donald Trump refused to accept the changeover to a virtual format which he derided as a waste of time .
The irony here is that a virtual debate might have worked better in Trump ’ s favor for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve claimed the moral high ground of not wanting to spread and infect others with COVID and he could always accuse the moderator of trying to silence him if his mic got cut when he spoke out of turn .
Had the in-person town hall happened , it would mean interacting with voters one-on-one who ask the questions , a format that tends to work in Joe Biden ’ s favor .
It ’ s also a bit harder to attack your opponent in such a format , which is what Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate , and screaming and playing victim tend to be big turn-offs to voters .
Not only did Trump bail on the second debate , he ’ s holding a rally , putting more of his staff and supporters at dangerous risk , if they ’ re even willing to let him pull it off in a week .
This is all coming at a time when people are speculating on whether the vice president is also infected – the optics couldn ’ t possibly be worse for him .
In light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hosting a town hall in Philadelphia on ABC .

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Mike Pence went into last night’s debate with the last minute hope that he could somehow make the Trump regime’s policies sound somewhat practical to anyone outside of his boss’ base. Not only did he come off as somewhere between a desperate salesman and an insincere toady to Donald Trump, he managed to paint the administration and its objectives in an even more ominous light than Trump does, all while being condescending to both Kamala Harris and the debate moderator.
Trump’s last shot of turning this around would be arguably next week’s debate – even though his chances of having a good one would be very, very slim even if he hadn’t contracted an infectious, deadly disease, since much fewer people watch the second and third debates even in a normal election cycle. Unfortunately, next week’s debate got canceled since Donald Trump refused to accept the changeover to a virtual format which he derided as a waste of time. The irony here is that a virtual debate might have worked better in Trump’s favor for a few reasons – and he could’ve claimed the moral high ground of not wanting to spread and infect others with COVID and he could always accuse the moderator of trying to silence him if his mic got cut when he spoke out of turn.
Had the in-person town hall happened, it would mean interacting with voters one-on-one who ask the questions, a format that tends to work in Joe Biden’s favor. It’s also a bit harder to attack your opponent in such a format, which is what Trump was coached to do in the first debate, and screaming and playing victim tend to be big turn-offs to voters. Not only did Trump bail on the second debate, he’s holding a rally, putting more of his staff and supporters at dangerous risk, if they’re even willing to let him pull it off in a week. This is all coming at a time when people are speculating on whether the vice president is also infected – the optics couldn’t possibly be worse for him. In light of the debate, Joe Biden will be hosting a town hall in Philadelphia on ABC.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--There are only two explanations for why Mike Pence has canceled his events, and they’re both ugly fo

There are only two explanations for why Mike Pence has canceled his events, and they’re both ugly for Donald Trump

Last night Mike Pence appeared on the VP debate stage with what looked like pink eye , a common symptom of coronavirus .
Then this afternoon Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she ’ s holding a 25th Amendment event tomorrow .
Now Pence is suddenly canceling his campaign events and heading home to Washington DC .
There are only two plausible explanations for what ’ s going on here , and either of them would be terrible for Donald Trump .
The first would be that Mike Pence has coronavirus , which would mean that he knew he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage last night , which would be a huge scandal .
It would deliver a severe blow to whatever remote odds Trump and Pence might have left of winning .
The other explanation would be that Pence is returning to DC in response to Pelosi ’ s 25th Amendment move .
It makes sense when you consider the timing of Pence ’ s abrupt change in schedule , and the fact that he ’ s the only one who can forcibly invoke it against Trump .
Perhaps the GOP wants Pence back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might not last the day .
Or perhaps Trump has ordered Pence to come home and announce in a speech that he won ’ t invoke the 25th under any circumstances .
Either of these explanations – that Mike Pence has coronavirus , or that the 25th Amendment really is being taken seriously by someone involved – would be stunning .
Yet seemingly one or the other has to be the case .
We ’ ll find out tomorrow , when Pence either goes into hiding , which would mean he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the 25th Amendment .

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Last night Mike Pence appeared on the VP debate stage with what looked like pink eye, a common symptom of coronavirus. Then this afternoon Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she’s holding a 25th Amendment event tomorrow. Now Pence is suddenly canceling his campaign events and heading home to Washington DC.
There are only two plausible explanations for what’s going on here, and either of them would be terrible for Donald Trump. The first would be that Mike Pence has coronavirus, which would mean that he knew he was sick when he took the debate stage last night, which would be a huge scandal. It would deliver a severe blow to whatever remote odds Trump and Pence might have left of winning.
The other explanation would be that Pence is returning to DC in response to Pelosi’s 25th Amendment move. It makes sense when you consider the timing of Pence’s abrupt change in schedule, and the fact that he’s the only one who can forcibly invoke it against Trump. Perhaps the GOP wants Pence back in town because it’s afraid Trump might not last the day. Or perhaps Trump has ordered Pence to come home and announce in a speech that he won’t invoke the 25th under any circumstances.
Either of these explanations – that Mike Pence has coronavirus, or that the 25th Amendment really is being taken seriously by someone involved – would be stunning. Yet seemingly one or the other has to be the case. We’ll find out tomorrow, when Pence either goes into hiding, which would mean he’s sick, or does something in relation to the 25th Amendment.
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