palmerreport--2020-06-19--CNN exposes Donald Trump for posting fake story that he falsely claimed was from CNN

On Thursday evening Donald Trump tweeted a video that was problematic on several levels .
First , it falsely claimed @ @ @ @ @ story about a “ racist baby ” on the loose .
Second , it ruined @ @ @ @ @ feel-good meme .
And for good measure , the fake video somehow misspelled “ toddler.
@ @ @ @ @ a “ Manipulated Media ” warning label on Donald Trump ’ s tweet .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ CNNPR account to post this response : “ CNN did cover this story – @ @ @ @ @ Just as we reported your positions on race ( and poll numbers ) .
We @ @ @ @ @ facts rather than tweeting fake videos that exploit innocent children .
We invite you to @ @ @ @ @ better.
” CNN then linked to its original story from last September , which accurately @ @ @ @ @ in question .

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On Thursday evening Donald Trump tweeted a video that was problematic on several levels. First, it falsely claimed that CNN had aired a story about a “racist baby” on the loose. Second, it ruined what had been a popular feel-good meme. And for good measure, the fake video somehow misspelled “toddler.”
Twitter responded by slapping a “Manipulated Media” warning label on Donald Trump’s tweet. CNN piled on, using its @CNNPR account to post this response: “CNN did cover this story – exactly as it happened. Just as we reported your positions on race (and poll numbers). We’ll continue working with facts rather than tweeting fake videos that exploit innocent children. We invite you to do the same. Be better.” CNN then linked to its original story from last September, which accurately reported on the two toddlers in question.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump reveals he’s so far gone, he can’t even fake it anymore

What ’ s wrong with Donald Trump ?
Why have his physical health and cognitive abilities been failing over the past months ?
Why is it getting harder for him to walk , move , speak , or come up with a coherent sentence ?
Also , why is he behaving like he doesn ’ t care if he wins the election , or like he doesn ’ t understand what it takes to win ?
These issues were all crystallized in one bizarre moment today , when Donald Trump held a public event to promote how well his pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of Trump ’ s own invited guests was speaking , Trump began playing around on his phone .
No , really : Donald Trump is clearly too far gone cognitively to understand that he can ’ t do something like that while the cameras are on him , or he ’ s so far gone psychologically that he ’ s trying to signal how badly he doesn ’ t want to be president anymore .
Either way , Trump has reached the point of decline where he can ’ t even fake @ @

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What’s wrong with Donald Trump? Why have his physical health and cognitive abilities been failing over the past months? Why is it getting harder for him to walk, move, speak, or come up with a coherent sentence? Also, why is he behaving like he doesn’t care if he wins the election, or like he doesn’t understand what it takes to win?
These issues were all crystallized in one bizarre moment today, when Donald Trump held a public event to promote how well his pandemic business loans are supposedly going. While one of Trump’s own invited guests was speaking, Trump began playing around on his phone. No, really:
Trump scrolls through his phone while small business owners share their pandemic stories. pic.twitter.com/zKNJnT781E — The Recount (@therecount) June 18, 2020
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Donald Trump is clearly too far gone cognitively to understand that he can’t do something like that while the cameras are on him, or he’s so far gone psychologically that he’s trying to signal how badly he doesn’t want to be president anymore. Either way, Trump has reached the point of decline where he can’t even fake it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Amy Klobuchar tells Joe Biden to pick a woman of color as his running mate

For awhile , there were scattered rumblings in the media that Joe Biden might pick Senator Amy Klobuchar as his @ @ @ @ @ ’ s since died down , and Klobuchar ’ s name hasn ’ t been @ @ @ @ @ reports .
But tonight Klobuchar officially took herself out of the running .
Amy Klobuchar @ @ @ @ @ ’ Donnell show tonight and announced that she ’ s called Joe Biden and told @ @ @ @ @ of color as his running mate .
This is a huge deal , because it @ @ @ @ @ has to do it .
Of course we suspect that after Klobuchar said this to @ @ @ @ @ her that he is picking a woman of color .
This is a huge , @ @ @ @ @ numbers say that Joe Biden is likely going to win the election , and now @ @ @ @ @ be picking a woman of color as his running mate – which means we ’ @ @ @ @ @ a woman of color as Vice President of the United States .

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For awhile, there were scattered rumblings in the media that Joe Biden might pick Senator Amy Klobuchar as his 2020 running mate. That’s since died down, and Klobuchar’s name hasn’t been mentioned in more recent media reports. But tonight Klobuchar officially took herself out of the running.
Amy Klobuchar appeared on the Lawrence O’Donnell show tonight and announced that she’s called Joe Biden and told him to pick a woman of color as his running mate. This is a huge deal, because it probably means that Biden now has to do it. Of course we suspect that after Klobuchar said this to Biden, he confirmed to her that he is picking a woman of color.
This is a huge, groundbreaking development. Current poll numbers say that Joe Biden is likely going to win the election, and now it appears he’ll be picking a woman of color as his running mate – which means we’re likely going to have a woman of color as Vice President of the United States.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Twitter slaps warning label on Donald Trump’s latest insane tweet

Earlier this evening , Donald Trump tweeted an incoherent and disturbing tweet which claimed to be a CNN broadcast of @ @ @ @ @ on the loose .
It was pretty clear right off the bat that this was @ @ @ @ @ the story was absurd , and that the video spelled the word “ toddler ” @ @ @ @ @ has taken action to make it official .
Twitter has now slapped a “ Manipulated @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s insane “ racist baby ” video , along with a link explaining @ @ @ @ @ media policy.
” While there never was any CNN story about a “ racist baby @ @ @ @ @ whacked out video is a manipulation of a heartwarming viral video showing a black toddler @ @ @ @ @ to embrace each other .
If you missed Trump ’ s insane fake video , @ @ @ @ @ if you really want to watch it , you can find it here .

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Earlier this evening, Donald Trump tweeted an incoherent and disturbing tweet which claimed to be a CNN broadcast of a “racist baby” on the loose. It was pretty clear right off the bat that this was a fake, given that the story was absurd, and that the video spelled the word “toddler” incorrectly. But now Twitter has taken action to make it official.
Twitter has now slapped a “Manipulated Media” warning label on Trump’s insane “racist baby” video, along with a link explaining its “synthetic and manipulated media policy.” While there never was any CNN story about a “racist baby,” Trump’s whacked out video is a manipulation of a heartwarming viral video showing a black toddler and a white toddler running to embrace each other.
If you missed Trump’s insane fake video, consider yourself lucky. But if you really want to watch it, you can find it here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--The walls are caving in on Donald Trump in real time

Six months late and far more than a dollar short , John Bolton ’ s stupid book is still managing to do harm to Donald Trump , at a time when Trump ’ s sinking approval rating can ’ t afford to take any more of a beating .
And now we ’ re just weeks away from Mary Trump ’ s tell-all book .
But that ’ s only half the problem that Trump is facing right now .
Trump is now running lie-filled ads about how Joe Biden is somehow soft on China .
But considering the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help with reelection , these ads are a waste of time and money .
That ’ s before getting to the part where Trump has to question whether he can trust Mike Pompeo anymore .
This comes even as the House weighs whether to have Bolton belatedly testify .
Does Bolton deserve the publicity ?
Of course not .
Could his testimony harm Trump ?
Of course .
Donald Trump ’ s approval rating is what ’ s going to determine his reelection prospects .
The real upshot is that Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his own ongoing failures , such as botching the pandemic and the racial equality movement – even as these external forces are piling on .
On top of it all , Trump appears to have no plan or ability to fight back and dig himself out of the hole he ’ s in .
We ’ re not going to defeat him unless we put in the hard work to make it happen , such as driving voter registration and voter turnout .
But with Trump making no effort to help his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep going up if we do put in the work .

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Six months late and far more than a dollar short, John Bolton’s stupid book is still managing to do harm to Donald Trump, at a time when Trump’s sinking approval rating can’t afford to take any more of a beating. And now we’re just weeks away from Mary Trump’s tell-all book. But that’s only half the problem that Trump is facing right now.
Trump is now running lie-filled ads about how Joe Biden is somehow soft on China. But considering the new Bolton revelations about Trump begging China for help with reelection, these ads are a waste of time and money. That’s before getting to the part where Trump has to question whether he can trust Mike Pompeo anymore. This comes even as the House weighs whether to have Bolton belatedly testify. Does Bolton deserve the publicity? Of course not. Could his testimony harm Trump? Of course.
Donald Trump’s approval rating is what’s going to determine his reelection prospects. The real upshot is that Trump’s approval numbers are already being driven lower by his own ongoing failures, such as botching the pandemic and the racial equality movement – even as these external forces are piling on.
On top of it all, Trump appears to have no plan or ability to fight back and dig himself out of the hole he’s in. We’re not going to defeat him unless we put in the hard work to make it happen, such as driving voter registration and voter turnout. But with Trump making no effort to help his own cause, our odds of victory keep going up if we do put in the work.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Revealed: the insane real reason Donald Trump is holding his Tulsa rally

Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally is taking place in a state that he ’ s already all but guaranteed to win , so there are no electoral votes in play .
He ’ s receiving widespread negative headlines for the rally , which seem to be contributing to his sinking poll numbers .
And no matter how many of Trump ’ s existing fans attend the rally , none of them can vote twice , so there ’ s no electoral point to the event .
So why is Trump really holding it ?
Trump ’ s own advisers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN , and it ’ s along the lines of what we ’ ve suspected .
It turns out Donald Trump really is in a “ funk ” as everything goes wrong for him , and his handlers have put together the rally in an attempt at putting him in a “ better mood.
” Obviously this furthers the notion that Donald Trump really is the kind of malignant narcissist whose only joy comes from being cheered on by idiots , and that he really is depraved enough to get some of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so he can cheer himself up in the process .
This helps to further confirm that very little if anything being done by Donald Trump or his campaign right now has anything to do with trying to win .
Instead Trump ’ s diaper-changers are merely trying to figure out how to get him out of his “ funk ” in the hope that he ’ ll start caring again .
They have to do that before they can even think about a strategy for winning .
That ’ s right , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far gone , he doesn ’ t even seem to care what ’ s happening to him anymore .
He needs to resign .
Now .

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Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally is taking place in a state that he’s already all but guaranteed to win, so there are no electoral votes in play. He’s receiving widespread negative headlines for the rally, which seem to be contributing to his sinking poll numbers. And no matter how many of Trump’s existing fans attend the rally, none of them can vote twice, so there’s no electoral point to the event. So why is Trump really holding it?
Trump’s own advisers are now admitting the real reason to CNN, and it’s along the lines of what we’ve suspected. It turns out Donald Trump really is in a “funk” as everything goes wrong for him, and his handlers have put together the rally in an attempt at putting him in a “better mood.”
Obviously this furthers the notion that Donald Trump really is the kind of malignant narcissist whose only joy comes from being cheered on by idiots, and that he really is depraved enough to get some of his own fans killed during a pandemic just so he can cheer himself up in the process.
This helps to further confirm that very little if anything being done by Donald Trump or his campaign right now has anything to do with trying to win. Instead Trump’s diaper-changers are merely trying to figure out how to get him out of his “funk” in the hope that he’ll start caring again. They have to do that before they can even think about a strategy for winning. That’s right, the sitting President of the United States is so far gone, he doesn’t even seem to care what’s happening to him anymore. He needs to resign. Now.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Twitter just removed a deranged Donald Trump tweet

Last night Twitter placed a warning label on a Donald Trump tweet because it contained a doctored video that was @ @ @ @ @ impression that CNN had reported a false story about a “ racist baby.
” Then @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s video entirely , due to a copyright claim filed by the toddler @ @ @ @ @ Twitter has done the same : That ’ s right , Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ violation , it got a warning label for being fake , and it got removed @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t recall having ever seen this combination of crackdowns on the same tweet @

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Last night Twitter placed a warning label on a Donald Trump tweet because it contained a doctored video that was aimed at creating the false impression that CNN had reported a false story about a “racist baby.” Then earlier today, Facebook deleted Trump’s video entirely, due to a copyright claim filed by the toddler’s parent. Now Twitter has done the same:
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That’s right, Donald Trump’s tweet is such an egregious violation, it got a warning label for being fake, and it got removed for being illegal. We can’t recall having ever seen this combination of crackdowns on the same tweet.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump just found a whole new way to blow it

John Bolton ’ s upcoming book was likely going to be a minor annoyance at best .
Neither Donald Trump ’ s allies nor his detractors care for him all that much .
They didn ’ t care for Bolton when he worked in the administration and any chance he had to rehabilitate his worthless reputation as a warmonger went out the window when he chose not to testify during Trump ’ s impeachment trial , because book sales come before his own sense of patriotism .
When Bolton ’ s manuscript was finished , the Trump White House tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the book leaked classified information and was a national security risk .
At the time , we all knew this wasn ’ t true and it was just his way of forestalling what would inevitably be out in the open .
Now that the book is being published , the Department of Justice is suing to prevent its release on those grounds .
The problem is that Donald Trump got in his own way once again , tweeting that Bolton ’ s book is full of lies and fake stories .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usually code for something being entirely accurate , but by accusing Bolton of making the whole thing up , Trump is actually undercutting the case his Justice Department is trying to make .
It was always a long shot that they would be able to keep the book from happening , but now it ’ s pretty much impossible .
Don ’ t tell that to Donald Trump though – he ’ s still somehow convinced that something can be inaccurate and still be classified .
This not only magnifies the Bolton scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump to fight off against other former staffers from leaking embarrassing stories or corroborating the ones in Bolton ’ s book .
In this week , we saw that all Trump has to offer are empty threats and promises he can ’ t keep .

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John Bolton’s upcoming book was likely going to be a minor annoyance at best. Neither Donald Trump’s allies nor his detractors care for him all that much. They didn’t care for Bolton when he worked in the administration and any chance he had to rehabilitate his worthless reputation as a warmonger went out the window when he chose not to testify during Trump’s impeachment trial, because book sales come before his own sense of patriotism.
When Bolton’s manuscript was finished, the Trump White House tried to fight against its publication by claiming that the book leaked classified information and was a national security risk. At the time, we all knew this wasn’t true and it was just his way of forestalling what would inevitably be out in the open. Now that the book is being published, the Department of Justice is suing to prevent its release on those grounds.
The problem is that Donald Trump got in his own way once again, tweeting that Bolton’s book is full of lies and fake stories. We’ve come to know this is usually code for something being entirely accurate, but by accusing Bolton of making the whole thing up, Trump is actually undercutting the case his Justice Department is trying to make. It was always a long shot that they would be able to keep the book from happening, but now it’s pretty much impossible.
Don’t tell that to Donald Trump though – he’s still somehow convinced that something can be inaccurate and still be classified. This not only magnifies the Bolton scandal, it makes it that much harder for Trump to fight off against other former staffers from leaking embarrassing stories or corroborating the ones in Bolton’s book. In this week, we saw that all Trump has to offer are empty threats and promises he can’t keep.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump has “P.T. Barnum” moment as his Tulsa rally turns into even more of a disaster

Donald Trump ’ s political antics are such a con game and a spectacle , he ’ s often been compared to the late hype man P.T .
Barnum – the major difference being that Barnum never committed treason .
Trump ’ s upcoming rally in Tulsa is taking the circus act metaphor to deranged and likely deadly lengths – and now Trump is indeed having his P.T .
Barnum moment .
I just spoke to the highly respected Mayor of Tulsa , G.T .
Bynum , who informed me there will be no curfew tonight or tomorrow for our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Enjoy yourselves – thank you to Mayor Bynum !
@ gtbynum The minute we saw it , the first thing we thought of is that Tulsa Mayor G.T .
Bynum ’ s name has an uncanny resemblance to that of P.T .
Barnum .
Sure enough , we weren ’ t the only ones who saw it that way , as “ P.T .
Barnum ” quickly began trending .
In a way , it ’ s fitting : this Tulsa rally is a deranged circus act , so of course the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now making it worse by lifting a curfew that was put in place for safety reasons – has a name like this .

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Donald Trump’s political antics are such a con game and a spectacle, he’s often been compared to the late hype man P.T. Barnum – the major difference being that Barnum never committed treason. Trump’s upcoming rally in Tulsa is taking the circus act metaphor to deranged and likely deadly lengths – and now Trump is indeed having his P.T. Barnum moment.
Trump posted this tweet:
I just spoke to the highly respected Mayor of Tulsa, G.T. Bynum, who informed me there will be no curfew tonight or tomorrow for our many supporters attending the #MAGA Rally. Enjoy yourselves – thank you to Mayor Bynum! @gtbynum — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
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The minute we saw it, the first thing we thought of is that Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum’s name has an uncanny resemblance to that of P.T. Barnum. Sure enough, we weren’t the only ones who saw it that way, as “P.T. Barnum” quickly began trending. In a way, it’s fitting: this Tulsa rally is a deranged circus act, so of course the city’s mayor – who is now making it worse by lifting a curfew that was put in place for safety reasons – has a name like this.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump is going to hate what Facebook just did to his post

When Donald Trump posted a deranged video on Twitter last night which falsely depicted a CNN report about a “ @ @ @ @ @ loose , Twitter responded by placing a “ Manipulated Media ” warning label on his @ @ @ @ @ out Facebook has taken more severe action against the video .
It turns out Donald @ @ @ @ @ ’ t just fake and deranged , it was also stolen intellectual property .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ video after the parent of one of the toddlers in the video filed a copyright @ @ @ @ @ been hesitant to take any action against Trump .
But thus far this week it @ @ @ @ @ which featured a Nazi symbol , and now it ’ s taken down his toddler @ @ @ @

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When Donald Trump posted a deranged video on Twitter last night which falsely depicted a CNN report about a “racist baby” on the loose, Twitter responded by placing a “Manipulated Media” warning label on his tweet. Now it turns out Facebook has taken more severe action against the video.
It turns out Donald Trump’s video wasn’t just fake and deranged, it was also stolen intellectual property. CNN says that Facebook removed the video after the parent of one of the toddlers in the video filed a copyright complaint. Facebook has long been hesitant to take any action against Trump. But thus far this week it banned a Trump campaign ad which featured a Nazi symbol, and now it’s taken down his toddler video as well.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Jim Acosta just destroyed Donald Trump’s stooge Kayleigh McEnany

Donald Trump is too busy tweeting violent threats and fake videos to have time to brief the press , so @ @ @ @ @ Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany doing a briefing today .
Unfortunately for McEnany , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ – thanks in part to the steeliness of CNN reporter Jim Acosta .
Last night @ @ @ @ @ video which falsely claimed to be a CNN report about a “ racist baby ” @ @ @ @ @ ended up slapping a warning label on the tweet .
During today ’ s press @ @ @ @ @ why Trump was exploiting two toddlers to try to score phony political points with a @ @ @ @ @ by insisting that Trump ’ s doctored video was “ funny.
” Acosta fired back @ @ @ @ @ funny about these two toddlers hugging one another ?
” We ’ re awarding the @ @ @ @ @ Jim Acosta .

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Donald Trump is too busy tweeting violent threats and fake videos to have time to brief the press, so he has his White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany doing a briefing today. Unfortunately for McEnany, it’s not going particularly well – thanks in part to the steeliness of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
Last night Donald Trump tweeted a doctored video which falsely claimed to be a CNN report about a “racist baby” on the loose. Twitter ended up slapping a warning label on the tweet. During today’s press briefing, Acosta asked McEnany why Trump was exploiting two toddlers to try to score phony political points with a fake video.
McEnany responded by insisting that Trump’s doctored video was “funny.” Acosta fired back with “What’s funny about these two toddlers hugging one another?” We’re awarding the victory on this one to Jim Acosta.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--John Bolton’s book reveals extent of Ivanka Trump scandal

I will begin by making the obligatory and far from reluctant observation that John Bolton is human scum .
We sometimes lose track of the fact that in a world of Hitlers , the Albert Speers of the world occasionally look good by comparison , though not by any objective standard .
Notwithstanding Bolton referring to Trump ’ s attempt to extort assistance from Ukraine to help him cheat in the 2020 election as a “ drug deal , ” Bolton was and remains a war hawk and a bigot .
Bolton fought in court to keep from testifying before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump at Trump ’ s impeachment hearing , but demonstrated no scruples about cynically using that dirt to make money on a best-selling book .
And whether you like it or not , “ The Room Where It Happened ” isn ’ t just going to be a bestseller , it will also possibly make Bolton an eight figure income .
( If he ’ s not there already , of course .
World class political weasels like Bolton are seldom strangers to money . )
We already know what revelations are coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thousands to journalists and reviewers and its acid anecdotes and scandalous revelations are already known to them .
So Donald Trump ’ s attempt to foil the book ’ s publication in court is laughable , unless of course his only goal is to hurt Bolton economically .
But the damage has been done to Trump ’ s vertiginously precarious ego already , and Trump ’ s ham-handed attempt to conceal the book ’ s revelations is having the predictable Streisand Effect .
Of the Bolton disclosures being reported in the press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defended Mohammed bin Salman , the suspected mastermind behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , in a deliberate effort to distract attention away from his daughter Ivanka ’ s email scandal .
It turns out a contemporaneous story about Ivanka using her personal email account for government business before she was actually working for the government was circulating at the time .
As you may recall , during the 2016 presidential campaign , it emerged that Hillary Clinton used her personal email account to conduct State Department business from home .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and screeching , histrionic pearl-clutching among Republican criminals at the time .
Many pretended to believe she should go to prison for it , which caused Trump ’ s drooling , low-information , low-IQ base to actually believe it .
It ’ s little wonder that Trump , who was among the idiots calling for Hillary ’ s imprisonment for an offense so minor he would have laughed at it privately , was the biggest proponent of the movement to “ lock her up ” for it .
So when his daughter committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one that realistically should merit nothing stronger than a rebuke from the State Department , Trump naturally wanted to create a diversion .
Perhaps he was unaware that such hypocrisies don ’ t get noticed any longer , or that the real crime was the conflict of interest represented by the 18 trademarks Ivanka received from China while Donald Trump was conducting trade negotiations with that country .
Appearance is what matters .
But even Ivanka ’ s trademark conflict of interest came to nothing , because the Trumps get away with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t noticed .
For now , anyway .
Donald Trump is in for a big shock when he wakes up on November 4th and finds out how the world really looks when all of his political capital is gone .
Trump is in store for 78 days from hell , when few will care about , let alone respect , a lame duck president who is arguably the most hated man on earth .
Let ’ s make sure that happens and vote for Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as President of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I will begin by making the obligatory and far from reluctant observation that John Bolton is human scum. We sometimes lose track of the fact that in a world of Hitlers, the Albert Speers of the world occasionally look good by comparison, though not by any objective standard. Notwithstanding Bolton referring to Trump’s attempt to extort assistance from Ukraine to help him cheat in the 2020 election as a “drug deal,” Bolton was and remains a war hawk and a bigot.
Bolton fought in court to keep from testifying before Congress about what dirt he had on Trump at Trump’s impeachment hearing, but demonstrated no scruples about cynically using that dirt to make money on a best-selling book. And whether you like it or not, “The Room Where It Happened” isn’t just going to be a bestseller, it will also possibly make Bolton an eight figure income. (If he’s not there already, of course. World class political weasels like Bolton are seldom strangers to money.)
We already know what revelations are coming. The book has been distributed by the thousands to journalists and reviewers and its acid anecdotes and scandalous revelations are already known to them. So Donald Trump’s attempt to foil the book’s publication in court is laughable, unless of course his only goal is to hurt Bolton economically. But the damage has been done to Trump’s vertiginously precarious ego already, and Trump’s ham-handed attempt to conceal the book’s revelations is having the predictable Streisand Effect.
Of the Bolton disclosures being reported in the press, an intriguing one is that Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman, the suspected mastermind behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a deliberate effort to distract attention away from his daughter Ivanka’s email scandal.
It turns out a contemporaneous story about Ivanka using her personal email account for government business before she was actually working for the government was circulating at the time. As you may recall, during the 2016 presidential campaign, it emerged that Hillary Clinton used her personal email account to conduct State Department business from home. This caused a great deal of counterfeit horror and screeching, histrionic pearl-clutching among Republican criminals at the time.
Many pretended to believe she should go to prison for it, which caused Trump’s drooling, low-information, low-IQ base to actually believe it. It’s little wonder that Trump, who was among the idiots calling for Hillary’s imprisonment for an offense so minor he would have laughed at it privately, was the biggest proponent of the movement to “lock her up” for it.
So when his daughter committed a similar (admittedly) minor offense, one that realistically should merit nothing stronger than a rebuke from the State Department, Trump naturally wanted to create a diversion. Perhaps he was unaware that such hypocrisies don’t get noticed any longer, or that the real crime was the conflict of interest represented by the 18 trademarks Ivanka received from China while Donald Trump was conducting trade negotiations with that country. Appearance is what matters. But even Ivanka’s trademark conflict of interest came to nothing, because the Trumps get away with everything — in case you haven’t noticed.
For now, anyway. Donald Trump is in for a big shock when he wakes up on November 4th and finds out how the world really looks when all of his political capital is gone. Trump is in store for 78 days from hell, when few will care about, let alone respect, a lame duck president who is arguably the most hated man on earth. Let’s make sure that happens and vote for Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as President of the United States on November 3rd. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump goes totally bonkers about Dr. Fauci

With an increasing number of NFL football players and coaches now testing positive for coronavirus , even as overall numbers hit new daily highs in states around the country , the 2020 season is in doubt .
Yesterday Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that football may simply not happen this year .
For some reason Donald Trump is very… upset about it all ?
Based on this totally bonkers tweet , it ’ s difficult to figure out what position Donald Trump is even trying to take : Tony Fauci has nothing to do with NFL Football .
They are planning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , if they don ’ t stand for our National Anthem and our Great American Flag , I won ’ t be watching !
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So Trump is attacking Fauci for daring to express doubt about the football season , yet Trump isn ’ t planning to watch the football anyway ?
Recent polls show that support for NFL players kneeling is rising sharply .
So now Trump is attacking football , Fauci , and kneeling – three things that are far more popular than he is – all in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better to do .

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With an increasing number of NFL football players and coaches now testing positive for coronavirus, even as overall numbers hit new daily highs in states around the country, the 2020 season is in doubt. Yesterday Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that football may simply not happen this year. For some reason Donald Trump is very… upset about it all?
Based on this totally bonkers tweet, it’s difficult to figure out what position Donald Trump is even trying to take:
Tony Fauci has nothing to do with NFL Football. They are planning a very safe and controlled opening. However, if they don’t stand for our National Anthem and our Great American Flag, I won’t be watching!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
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So Trump is attacking Fauci for daring to express doubt about the football season, yet Trump isn’t planning to watch the football anyway? Recent polls show that support for NFL players kneeling is rising sharply. So now Trump is attacking football, Fauci, and kneeling – three things that are far more popular than he is – all in one idiotic tweet. Apparently Trump has nothing better to do.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump celebrates #Juneteenth by threatening violence against protesters

Today is Juneteenth , an important day in American history which saw word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reach the @ @ @ @ @ .
So how is Donald Trump celebrating the holiday ?
By threatening violence against peaceful @ @ @ @ @ Any protesters , anarchists , agitators , looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma @ @ @ @ @ not be treated like you have been in New York , Seattle , or Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ much different scene !
It would be one thing to threaten “ looters ” and @ @ @ @ @ including “ protesters ” in his list , Trump is making clear that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ against people who are peacefully and legally exercising their rights .
Twitter should take this @ @ @ @ @ .

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Today is Juneteenth, an important day in American history which saw word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reach the last outposts of the confederacy. So how is Donald Trump celebrating the holiday? By threatening violence against peaceful protesters, of course.
Trump posted this deranged threat:
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
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It would be one thing to threaten “looters” and other lawbreakers. But by including “protesters” in his list, Trump is making clear that he’s threatening a violent response against people who are peacefully and legally exercising their rights. Twitter should take this tweet down for threatening violence.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Donald Trump has completely divorced himself from reality

“ President ” Donald Trump is always on the wrong side of an issue .
Maybe Trump is just that tuned out to what is going on in America or he really is just that stupid .
Trump ’ s feeble attempt at expressing sympathy for Rayshard Brooks , the Black man who was recently killed by an officer in Atlanta , fell flat .
Trump called the killing of Brooks “ a terrible situation ” and “ very sad , ” but he then followed with “ but you can ’ t resist a police officer.
” So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting shot in the back “ resisting ?
” To make things worse , Trump told Hannity that “ police have not been treated fairly.
” Staying in the bunker is keeping Trump even more out of touch than usual .
What he sees is completely different than what everyone else sees , especially considering that the officer who shot Brooks has been charged with murder and aggravated assault .
Trump relies on the fantasy called his brain and said that the officer “ heard a sound like … a gunshot ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing.
” No one heard a gunshot except Trump .
He went on to say , “ I hope he gets a fair shake because police have not been treated fairly in our country.
” Apparently , Trump missed the part where the prosecutor charged Rolfe with aggravated assault for kicking Brooks after he had shot him .
It sounds more likely that it was Brooks who did not get a “ fair shake.
” The man is seriously out of touch with reality .
He is likely just reeling from yet another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong side of yet another issue .
Upholding the lower court decisions regarding “ Dreamers ” was the right thing to do .
Many not only contribute to our society but they put their lives on the line .
NPR spoke with two Dreamers prior to the ruling .
Both — a male and a female — are on the frontline of coronavirus as emergency room nurses .
These people were brought here as children , and the Trump administration wants to send them to countries to which they have no ties .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his mother from Mexico when he was three years old .
He knows nothing of Mexico ; he is an American .
Their parents brought them here for better lives , and in that respect , they were successful .
While undocumented immigration is against the law , these children had no control over what their parents did for them , though they are mighty grateful that they did .
When you think of what these two alone are contributing — and there are likely many more — it is well worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue their work , which benefits all Americans .
Once again , Donald Trump gets a well-deserved slap in face for engaging in wrongdoing against members of our society .
Allowing Dreamers to stay and forcing police to do what they signed up to do—protect and serve—is not a liberal thing ; it is a human thing .

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“President” Donald Trump is always on the wrong side of an issue. Maybe Trump is just that tuned out to what is going on in America or he really is just that stupid. Trump’s feeble attempt at expressing sympathy for Rayshard Brooks, the Black man who was recently killed by an officer in Atlanta, fell flat. Trump called the killing of Brooks “a terrible situation” and “very sad,” but he then followed with “but you can’t resist a police officer.” So, when has running from a cop and getting shot in the back “resisting?” To make things worse, Trump told Hannity that “police have not been treated fairly.” Staying in the bunker is keeping Trump even more out of touch than usual. What he sees is completely different than what everyone else sees, especially considering that the officer who shot Brooks has been charged with murder and aggravated assault.
Trump relies on the fantasy called his brain and said that the officer “heard a sound like … a gunshot” and proclaimed that rumor “a very interesting thing.” No one heard a gunshot except Trump. He went on to say, “I hope he gets a fair shake because police have not been treated fairly in our country.” Apparently, Trump missed the part where the prosecutor charged Rolfe with aggravated assault for kicking Brooks after he had shot him. It sounds more likely that it was Brooks who did not get a “fair shake.” The man is seriously out of touch with reality. He is likely just reeling from yet another Supreme Court decision showing him on the wrong side of yet another issue.
Upholding the lower court decisions regarding “Dreamers” was the right thing to do. Many not only contribute to our society but they put their lives on the line. NPR spoke with two Dreamers prior to the ruling. Both — a male and a female — are on the frontline of coronavirus as emergency room nurses. These people were brought here as children, and the Trump administration wants to send them to countries to which they have no ties. The male ER nurse was brought here by his mother from Mexico when he was three years old. He knows nothing of Mexico; he is an American. Their parents brought them here for better lives, and in that respect, they were successful.
While undocumented immigration is against the law, these children had no control over what their parents did for them, though they are mighty grateful that they did. When you think of what these two alone are contributing — and there are likely many more — it is well worth giving them citizenship and allowing them to continue their work, which benefits all Americans.
Once again, Donald Trump gets a well-deserved slap in face for engaging in wrongdoing against members of our society. Allowing Dreamers to stay and forcing police to do what they signed up to do—protect and serve—is not a liberal thing; it is a human thing.
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palmerreport--2020-06-19--Failing Donald Trump campaign makes bizarre desperate last ditch move

Just how badly is Donald Trump currently losing the 2020 election ?
Even today ’ s new Fox News poll says that Joe Biden is ahead of Trump by double digits nationwide .
With every poll showing Biden winning nationally , and most polls showing Biden winning most swing states , Trump is in deep trouble .
So are the people running his failing campaign .
So now the Trump campaign is trying the bizarre desperate last ditch move of demanding that Joe Biden agree to more than the three customary debates .
When you consider Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abilities , sending him out there for any debates at all is a risky move .
Sending him out there for additional debates is an extremely low percentage play that ’ s likely to backfire .
The only hope Trump has of making this work is if Biden refuses additional debates , thus allowing Trump to campaign on the notion that Biden is somehow afraid of it .
This is a foolish strategy to say the least .
But Trump is losing so badly , and thus has so little to lose , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So what happens when a presidential campaign makes this kind of risky move this early in the general election cycle ?
All that Joe Biden has to do is say “ yes ” to this debate demand , and the Trump campaign ’ s plan falls apart .
We ’ d say that the people running Trump ’ s campaign are bound to get fired and replaced soon , but it ’ s not clear that Trump is coherent enough to even make such a decision .

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Just how badly is Donald Trump currently losing the 2020 election? Even today’s new Fox News poll says that Joe Biden is ahead of Trump by double digits nationwide. With every poll showing Biden winning nationally, and most polls showing Biden winning most swing states, Trump is in deep trouble. So are the people running his failing campaign.
So now the Trump campaign is trying the bizarre desperate last ditch move of demanding that Joe Biden agree to more than the three customary debates. When you consider Donald Trump’s visibly worsening physical health and collapsing cognitive abilities, sending him out there for any debates at all is a risky move. Sending him out there for additional debates is an extremely low percentage play that’s likely to backfire.
The only hope Trump has of making this work is if Biden refuses additional debates, thus allowing Trump to campaign on the notion that Biden is somehow afraid of it. This is a foolish strategy to say the least. But Trump is losing so badly, and thus has so little to lose, his campaign is trying it anyway.
So what happens when a presidential campaign makes this kind of risky move this early in the general election cycle? All that Joe Biden has to do is say “yes” to this debate demand, and the Trump campaign’s plan falls apart. We’d say that the people running Trump’s campaign are bound to get fired and replaced soon, but it’s not clear that Trump is coherent enough to even make such a decision.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump’s SDNY stunt “may have just flipped the Senate”

Earlier this evening , Bill Barr ’ s Department of Justice announced that SDNY U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman had resigned .
But now Berman says he has not resigned , and he ’ s refusing to be fired unless and until the Senate confirms a replacement .
This sets up a potential legal battle in court over whether Berman can keep his job in the meantime .
But it also sets up a fascinating Senate battle .
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tries to quickly ram through the nomination of Trump ’ s replacement for Berman , nearly every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes ” in order for that person to be confirmed ( there are 52 of them , and 50 would need to vote “ yes ” ) .
But some of them are very vulnerable in their reelection bids , and could be hesitant to stick their necks out even further for Trump , as his poll numbers continue to drop and their numbers drop accordingly .
Then again , McConnell could force them to go along with it , because he controls the Republican Senate campaign purse strings .
Former Senator Claire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Berman may have just flipped the Senate .
Will Mitch risk losing the Senate by trying to force Rep Senators to confirm someone clearly being chosen to protect Rudy and Trump ?
” She makes a good point .
This is the last thing Mitch McConnell wants to have to deal with right now , and it ’ s the last thing vulnerable GOP Senators want to have to vote on .
This mess really could end up costing the GOP its Senate majority in November .

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Earlier this evening, Bill Barr’s Department of Justice announced that SDNY U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman had resigned. But now Berman says he has not resigned, and he’s refusing to be fired unless and until the Senate confirms a replacement. This sets up a potential legal battle in court over whether Berman can keep his job in the meantime. But it also sets up a fascinating Senate battle.
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tries to quickly ram through the nomination of Trump’s replacement for Berman, nearly every Republican Senator will have to vote “yes” in order for that person to be confirmed (there are 52 of them, and 50 would need to vote “yes”). But some of them are very vulnerable in their reelection bids, and could be hesitant to stick their necks out even further for Trump, as his poll numbers continue to drop and their numbers drop accordingly. Then again, McConnell could force them to go along with it, because he controls the Republican Senate campaign purse strings.
Former Senator Claire McCaskill put it this way on Twitter: “Berman may have just flipped the Senate. Will Mitch risk losing the Senate by trying to force Rep Senators to confirm someone clearly being chosen to protect Rudy and Trump?” She makes a good point. This is the last thing Mitch McConnell wants to have to deal with right now, and it’s the last thing vulnerable GOP Senators want to have to vote on. This mess really could end up costing the GOP its Senate majority in November.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump, Tulsa terrorist

Donald Trump, Tulsa terrorist

Donald Trump insisted on a live commencement last weekend at West Point , despite no good reason for it , and exposing the world to the fact that he is not doing well physically .
He now plans to take his road show to Tulsa , Oklahoma , this Saturday for the first of his revived Cult 45 shows .
Trump now claims that more than a million people have signed up for an event with a capacity of 20,000 .
In an apparent effort to warn protesters , and incite more violence , Triple T ( Trump , Tulsa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Any protesters , anarchists , agitators , looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand , you will not be treated like you have been in New York , Seattle , or Minneapolis .
It will be a much different scene !
” Setting aside that the police presence will largely be local forces , and Trump does not speak for them , and setting aside that Trump apparently intends to arrest himself because he ’ s an “ agitator ” and “ lowlife , ” Trump is once again glorifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the day of the event from Juneteenth to June 20th , it is still in the shadow of where the Tulsa Massacre occurred , with one of the mass grave sites , “ the Canes , ” within a half mile of the arena where crowds will gather .
Once again , Trump appears to be tone deaf at best , intentional at worst , in inciting violence and racial dissension , tweeting this dangerous nonsense on Juneteenth .
And as always , the compromised , feckless GOP remains silent .

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Donald Trump insisted on a live commencement last weekend at West Point, despite no good reason for it, and exposing the world to the fact that he is not doing well physically. He now plans to take his road show to Tulsa, Oklahoma, this Saturday for the first of his revived Cult 45 shows. Trump now claims that more than a million people have signed up for an event with a capacity of 20,000.
In an apparent effort to warn protesters, and incite more violence, Triple T (Trump, Tulsa Terrorist) warned this morning: “Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!”
Setting aside that the police presence will largely be local forces, and Trump does not speak for them, and setting aside that Trump apparently intends to arrest himself because he’s an “agitator” and “lowlife,” Trump is once again glorifying and promoting violence. While he did change the day of the event from Juneteenth to June 20th, it is still in the shadow of where the Tulsa Massacre occurred, with one of the mass grave sites, “the Canes,” within a half mile of the arena where crowds will gather.
Once again, Trump appears to be tone deaf at best, intentional at worst, in inciting violence and racial dissension, tweeting this dangerous nonsense on Juneteenth. And as always, the compromised, feckless GOP remains silent.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Update: US Attorney from SDNY defies Donald Trump, says he’s refusing to resign

Barely an hour ago , the Department of Justice announced that Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY , was abruptly resigning and was being immediately replaced by an acting U.S. Attorney .
But now Berman says he hasn ’ t resigned , and he won ’ t resign unless the Senate confirms a permanent replacement for him .
This startling escalation , reported on-air just now by NBC News , sets up a high stakes battle .
This makes clear that the Trump-Barr DOJ announced Geoffrey Berman ’ s “ resignation ” without his knowledge or consent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resignation was a lie .
Now that Berman is publicly fighting back and refusing to go along with it , will Trump and Barr try to take legal action to immediately force Berman out of the job ?
The noteworthy quote from Berman is that “ our [ SDNY ] investigations will move forward without delay or interruption.
” This appears to confirm our suspicion that Trump and Barr were trying to oust Berman in the hope of killing an existing criminal investigation into one of Donald Trump ’ s entities or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump Organization , or Trump ’ s family , or Rudy Giuliani , or the Turkish bank that John Bolton ’ s book says Trump is desperate to protect .
In any case , this just became an even larger story .
With Geoffrey Berman clearly looking for a fight , there ’ s no doubt that even if Trump and Barr do manage to force him out , he ’ ll go public and reveal whatever antics are going on here .
If Trump and Barr were expecting Berman to roll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Barely an hour ago, the Department of Justice announced that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, was abruptly resigning and was being immediately replaced by an acting U.S. Attorney. But now Berman says he hasn’t resigned, and he won’t resign unless the Senate confirms a permanent replacement for him.
This startling escalation, reported on-air just now by NBC News, sets up a high stakes battle. This makes clear that the Trump-Barr DOJ announced Geoffrey Berman’s “resignation” without his knowledge or consent, meaning the DOJ press release announcing the resignation was a lie. Now that Berman is publicly fighting back and refusing to go along with it, will Trump and Barr try to take legal action to immediately force Berman out of the job?
The noteworthy quote from Berman is that “our [SDNY] investigations will move forward without delay or interruption.” This appears to confirm our suspicion that Trump and Barr were trying to oust Berman in the hope of killing an existing criminal investigation into one of Donald Trump’s entities or allies in Manhattan. It could be the Trump Organization, or Trump’s family, or Rudy Giuliani, or the Turkish bank that John Bolton’s book says Trump is desperate to protect.
In any case, this just became an even larger story. With Geoffrey Berman clearly looking for a fight, there’s no doubt that even if Trump and Barr do manage to force him out, he’ll go public and reveal whatever antics are going on here. If Trump and Barr were expecting Berman to roll over, they’ve severely miscalculated.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--This is a complete disaster

This is a complete disaster

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has voted to allow Trump ’ s Tulsa rally to go forward .
There is a Constitutional right to gather and if the venue wants to take the COVID-19 risk for profit ( which will probably never arrive given Trump ’ s penchant to stiff his vendors ) , then , so be it .
If no one can remove these people ’ s guns except from their cold , dead hands , then no one can stop their professing of their love of Trump til their last breath .
This is the state of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cult that is willing to commit mass murder in order to worship their tin idol .
On the other hand , we have the rest of us wearing masks .
The truly tragic part is the fact that we don ’ t know how this virus will affect even the young who get it , as it will definitely mutate , as all viruses do .
The risk is not worth it .
But therein , lies the rub .
It ’ s called freedom .
So , let them have their rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sing their Dear Leaders praises since this is the stuff of life for Trump and these morons somehow know it .
The cost is sure to be high .
But that is the cost of being in a cult .
Trump is espousing Holocaust imagery .
Bolton is revealing how Trump doesn ’ t care at all that China is running concentration camps ; in fact , he even approved of China using them .
Everything is moving along in Dictator 101 fashion and all coming true , the horrible warnings we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we still have our freedom to vote in November .
We have the freedom to wear our masks and protect our children ’ s health until there ’ s a vaccine .
We also have the freedom to call these people covidiots .
We don ’ t have the freedom not to care for Trumplicans because it ’ s never morally right to take away another ’ s humanity .
But we do have to set society right again and get them back in touch with the angels of their better nature .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak out against inhumanity .
And vote like you and your children ’ s lives depend on it .

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has voted to allow Trump’s Tulsa rally to go forward. There is a Constitutional right to gather and if the venue wants to take the COVID-19 risk for profit (which will probably never arrive given Trump’s penchant to stiff his vendors), then, so be it. If no one can remove these people’s guns except from their cold, dead hands, then no one can stop their professing of their love of Trump til their last breath.
This is the state of our country right now. We have a cult that is willing to commit mass murder in order to worship their tin idol. On the other hand, we have the rest of us wearing masks. The truly tragic part is the fact that we don’t know how this virus will affect even the young who get it, as it will definitely mutate, as all viruses do. The risk is not worth it. But therein, lies the rub. It’s called freedom.
So, let them have their rally and their hold-harmless clauses. Let them sing their Dear Leaders praises since this is the stuff of life for Trump and these morons somehow know it. The cost is sure to be high. But that is the cost of being in a cult.
Trump is espousing Holocaust imagery. Bolton is revealing how Trump doesn’t care at all that China is running concentration camps; in fact, he even approved of China using them. Everything is moving along in Dictator 101 fashion and all coming true, the horrible warnings we’ve sounded for four years.
But we still have our freedom to vote in November. We have the freedom to wear our masks and protect our children’s health until there’s a vaccine. We also have the freedom to call these people covidiots. We don’t have the freedom not to care for Trumplicans because it’s never morally right to take away another’s humanity. But we do have to set society right again and get them back in touch with the angels of their better nature. The cure for all this is to speak out against inhumanity. And vote like you and your children’s lives depend on it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--The real reason Donald Trump just ousted U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman from the SDNY

When you count up all the people who have been fired , the people who have resigned amid scandal , and the people who have resigned in protest , the Donald Trump administration has been hemorrhaging even more key personnel than usual lately .
Tonight a key player is resigning : Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY .
So what ’ s this about ?
First , let ’ s be clear : this doesn ’ t look like a legitimate resignation .
It came too abruptly .
The Trump regime has already picked out a replacement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tenure likely would have ended in January anyway , there has to be a specific reason he ’ s not simply finishing his term .
There are only two reasons for Trump to oust Berman from the SDNY and replace him with someone more friendly to Trump .
The first is that Trump wants to have the SDNY bring a phony criminal case against one of his adversaries .
The second is that Trump is trying to stop an existing criminal case against one of his friends from proceeding .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SDNY , which has federal jurisdiction in Manhattan , was responsible for the arrests of Lev and Igor , and is expected to arrest Rudy Giuliani eventually .
In addition , if the Feds were to bring criminal charges against the Trump Organization , or members of Donald Trump ’ s family , it would likely happen through the SDNY .
John Bolton ’ s new book also reveals that Trump meddled in an SDNY case against a Turkish firm as a political favor .
In any case , something corrupt is likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arises whenever the SDNY is mentioned , it ’ s worth keeping mind that the SDNY is part of the federal government , and has nothing at all to do with any state-level charges that would come from the State of New York .

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When you count up all the people who have been fired, the people who have resigned amid scandal, and the people who have resigned in protest, the Donald Trump administration has been hemorrhaging even more key personnel than usual lately. Tonight a key player is resigning: Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY. So what’s this about?
First, let’s be clear: this doesn’t look like a legitimate resignation. It came too abruptly. The Trump regime has already picked out a replacement too quickly. And because Berman’s tenure likely would have ended in January anyway, there has to be a specific reason he’s not simply finishing his term.
There are only two reasons for Trump to oust Berman from the SDNY and replace him with someone more friendly to Trump. The first is that Trump wants to have the SDNY bring a phony criminal case against one of his adversaries. The second is that Trump is trying to stop an existing criminal case against one of his friends from proceeding.
It’s worth keeping in mind that the SDNY, which has federal jurisdiction in Manhattan, was responsible for the arrests of Lev and Igor, and is expected to arrest Rudy Giuliani eventually. In addition, if the Feds were to bring criminal charges against the Trump Organization, or members of Donald Trump’s family, it would likely happen through the SDNY. John Bolton’s new book also reveals that Trump meddled in an SDNY case against a Turkish firm as a political favor. In any case, something corrupt is likely playing out here.
Because confusion always arises whenever the SDNY is mentioned, it’s worth keeping mind that the SDNY is part of the federal government, and has nothing at all to do with any state-level charges that would come from the State of New York.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump caught committing wire fraud

Donald Trump has committed so many different kinds of crime , both before and since taking office , it ’ s difficult to keep track .
Suffice it to say that if he loses the election , state and federal authorities will be fighting over who gets to arrest him and put him on trial first .
Now Trump has been committing yet another crime .
The Donald Trump 2020 campaign is now sending out text messages and emails , purporting to be from Donald Trump Jr , claiming that the recipient is the only one out of a hundred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is an obvious lie , and Norm Eisen of the Brookings Institution says that means it ’ s wire fraud under the law : This is 18 USC 1343 wire fraud by Trump campaign No way the other 99 really replied , so all elements are met 1 ) scheme to defraud 2 ) with intent to defraud & 3 ) foreseeable & actual use of interstate wire comms .
Barr wo n't investigate , but states can under analogous state crimes https : //t.co/q9FUap2PIJ Donald Trump Jr will no doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his name was being used in this manner , and it may be difficult to find proof that Junior did consent to having his name on this particular scam .
But Donald Trump is responsible for the actions of his campaign , meaning it ’ ll be on him to demonstrate that he didn ’ t know his campaign people were doing this in the campaign ’ s name .

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Donald Trump has committed so many different kinds of crime, both before and since taking office, it’s difficult to keep track. Suffice it to say that if he loses the election, state and federal authorities will be fighting over who gets to arrest him and put him on trial first. Now Trump has been committing yet another crime.
The Donald Trump 2020 campaign is now sending out text messages and emails, purporting to be from Donald Trump Jr, claiming that the recipient is the only one out of a hundred selected people who has failed to donate. This is an obvious lie, and Norm Eisen of the Brookings Institution says that means it’s wire fraud under the law:
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This is 18 USC 1343 wire fraud by Trump campaign No way the other 99 really replied, so all elements are met 1)scheme to defraud 2)with intent to defraud & 3) foreseeable & actual use of interstate wire comms. Barr won't investigate, but states can under analogous state crimes https://t.co/q9FUap2PIJ — Norm Eisen (norm.eisen on Threads) (@NormEisen) June 19, 2020
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Donald Trump Jr will no doubt claim that he didn’t know his name was being used in this manner, and it may be difficult to find proof that Junior did consent to having his name on this particular scam. But Donald Trump is responsible for the actions of his campaign, meaning it’ll be on him to demonstrate that he didn’t know his campaign people were doing this in the campaign’s name.
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump used his Tulsa rally to have complete meltdown about his inability to walk down a ramp

Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally tonight is a disaster for him on every level .
Attendance has been so poor , he couldn ’ t even fill the arena .
The overflow stage is already being dismantled because no one showed up to it .
Six of his own staffers have tested positive for coronavirus .
And what is Trump using his speech for ?
He ’ s having a meltdown about his inability to walk down a ramp at his previous public outing .
No really , Donald Trump is using a huge chunk of his speech tonight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggled to walk down the ramp after his West Point commencement speech .
Trump initially blamed it on the fact that he had just finished saluting too many cadets .
Then Trump insisted that it was too hot : “ I ’ m being baked like a cake.
” Then Trump said this gem : “ There ’ s no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass.
” Trump went on to say that he ’ d have been better off if he ’ d fallen down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also made several attempts at pantomiming how he walked down the ramp , as if this were some kind of vaudeville act .
Then Trump began ranting about not having Parkinson ’ s disease , before having a meltdown about the attention he received for not being able to drink out of a glass with one arm .
He insisted that this was because of all the saluting , and because he didn ’ t want to spill water on his tie .
After spending a stunningly large chunk of his speech ranting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his speech tonight was “ average .
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Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally tonight is a disaster for him on every level. Attendance has been so poor, he couldn’t even fill the arena. The overflow stage is already being dismantled because no one showed up to it. Six of his own staffers have tested positive for coronavirus. And what is Trump using his speech for? He’s having a meltdown about his inability to walk down a ramp at his previous public outing.
No really, Donald Trump is using a huge chunk of his speech tonight to make incoherent excuses for why he struggled to walk down the ramp after his West Point commencement speech. Trump initially blamed it on the fact that he had just finished saluting too many cadets. Then Trump insisted that it was too hot: “I’m being baked like a cake.” Then Trump said this gem: “There’s no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass.”
Trump went on to say that he’d have been better off if he’d fallen down and slid down the ramp. He also made several attempts at pantomiming how he walked down the ramp, as if this were some kind of vaudeville act. Then Trump began ranting about not having Parkinson’s disease, before having a meltdown about the attention he received for not being able to drink out of a glass with one arm. He insisted that this was because of all the saluting, and because he didn’t want to spill water on his tie.
After spending a stunningly large chunk of his speech ranting about the ramp incident, Trump declared that his speech tonight was “average.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-21--Donald Trump gives completely bonkers speech after laughably small crowd shows up to his Tulsa rally

After a ton of hype , controversy , and claims of a million or more ticket requests , Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally has gone out with a whimper .
Large chunks of the arena are empty .
There is no overflow crowd at all , and news camera crews are already showing the overflow area being dismantled .
So how is Trump taking the news ?
When Donald Trump finally took the stage to a laughably small crowd tonight , he started off with a completely bonkers fake story about how protesters had somehow blocked most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the building .
Then he began incoherently ranting about AOC and petroleum , before telling an incomprehensible story about a CNN anchor shaving his head .
Trump ’ s speech is goofier than anything that Saturday Night Live could come up with to mock him for .
Of course once the rally is over , we ’ ll see how Donald Trump really feels about the laughable crowd that his inept campaign people managed to draw .
At this point it may simply be a question of which of them he scapegoats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big on the insane notion that it could fill a large arena in a coronavirus hotspot city during a pandemic , and it ’ s clearly lost that bet .

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After a ton of hype, controversy, and claims of a million or more ticket requests, Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally has gone out with a whimper. Large chunks of the arena are empty. There is no overflow crowd at all, and news camera crews are already showing the overflow area being dismantled. So how is Trump taking the news?
When Donald Trump finally took the stage to a laughably small crowd tonight, he started off with a completely bonkers fake story about how protesters had somehow blocked most of the Trump fans from being able to get into the building. Then he began incoherently ranting about AOC and petroleum, before telling an incomprehensible story about a CNN anchor shaving his head. Trump’s speech is goofier than anything that Saturday Night Live could come up with to mock him for.
Of course once the rally is over, we’ll see how Donald Trump really feels about the laughable crowd that his inept campaign people managed to draw. At this point it may simply be a question of which of them he scapegoats and fires. The Trump campaign bet big on the insane notion that it could fill a large arena in a coronavirus hotspot city during a pandemic, and it’s clearly lost that bet.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Somebody’s getting fired over this

Somebody’s getting fired over this

Donald Trump said a million people were planning to attend his Tulsa rally tonight .
In reality , so few people showed up , large chunks of the indoor arena are still empty , and the overflow stage outside has no crowd at all .
It ’ s difficult to say how much of this is due to coronavirus fears , and how much of it is due to Trump ’ s collapsing popularity .
But one thing is for sure : somebody ’ s getting fired .
The Trump campaign took a huge risk by putting on this rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know that Donald Trump would end up looking foolish if a small-ish crowd showed up .
Yet the campaign was clearly desperate to sell Trump on the notion that he ’ s still hugely popular , and that he can draw a massive crowd no matter what .
The truly weird part is that Trump ’ s campaign manager Brad Parscale bragged about how a million people had supposedly said they planned to attend , thus raising expectations even further .
By the time Parscale resorted to making these claims , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signup numbers , meaning he made things even worse by creating false expectations .
So now the question is whether Donald Trump fires Parscale for this debacle , or if he decides to scapegoat someone else instead .
The campaign is already floating the hilarious false claim that attendance is only low because protesters and the media somehow blocked Trump fans from getting through the metal detectors .
But while Trump is fairly senile at this point , we can ’ t imagine that even he ’ ll buy this .

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Donald Trump said a million people were planning to attend his Tulsa rally tonight. In reality, so few people showed up, large chunks of the indoor arena are still empty, and the overflow stage outside has no crowd at all. It’s difficult to say how much of this is due to coronavirus fears, and how much of it is due to Trump’s collapsing popularity. But one thing is for sure: somebody’s getting fired.
The Trump campaign took a huge risk by putting on this rally during a pandemic. The campaign had to know that Donald Trump would end up looking foolish if a small-ish crowd showed up. Yet the campaign was clearly desperate to sell Trump on the notion that he’s still hugely popular, and that he can draw a massive crowd no matter what.
The truly weird part is that Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale bragged about how a million people had supposedly said they planned to attend, thus raising expectations even further. By the time Parscale resorted to making these claims, he had to have already been seeing weak signup numbers, meaning he made things even worse by creating false expectations.
So now the question is whether Donald Trump fires Parscale for this debacle, or if he decides to scapegoat someone else instead. The campaign is already floating the hilarious false claim that attendance is only low because protesters and the media somehow blocked Trump fans from getting through the metal detectors. But while Trump is fairly senile at this point, we can’t imagine that even he’ll buy this.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally suffers exceedingly low turnout; Trump campaign makes up hilarious excuse

Donald Trump bragged that more than a million people had supposedly requested tickets for his Tulsa rally .
His campaign even went so far as to set up huge overflow areas outside the 19,000 seat arena , in order to accommodate as many people as possible .
Here ’ s the thing , though : remarkably few people have shown up .
Cable news networks are showing overhead shots of the exterior rally stages , and there ’ s no one there .
CNN says that Donald Trump and Mike Pence were scheduled to come out and speak on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ canceled , because there ’ s no one to speak to .
Inside the arena , things aren ’ t looking great either .
As of right now , the lower bowl of the arena is mostly full , but the upper bowl is mostly empty .
It ’ s not clear how many additional people might still be filtering in .
But in comparison to the expectations that the Trump campaign created , this rally is a total bust .
Just how bad is it ?
According to MSNBC , the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the poor attendance , blaming imaginary “ radical protesters ” for chasing away the hordes of Trump fans who supposedly tried to attend the rally .
Of course no mentally competent person is going to believe such drivel , but in reality the Trump campaign is merely trying to convince an increasingly senile Donald Trump that millions of people tried to come and hear him bloviate .

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Donald Trump bragged that more than a million people had supposedly requested tickets for his Tulsa rally. His campaign even went so far as to set up huge overflow areas outside the 19,000 seat arena, in order to accommodate as many people as possible. Here’s the thing, though: remarkably few people have shown up.
Cable news networks are showing overhead shots of the exterior rally stages, and there’s no one there. CNN says that Donald Trump and Mike Pence were scheduled to come out and speak on the overflow stage, but this has been canceled, because there’s no one to speak to. Inside the arena, things aren’t looking great either.
As of right now, the lower bowl of the arena is mostly full, but the upper bowl is mostly empty. It’s not clear how many additional people might still be filtering in. But in comparison to the expectations that the Trump campaign created, this rally is a total bust.
Just how bad is it? According to MSNBC, the Trump campaign is already making up asinine excuses for the poor attendance, blaming imaginary “radical protesters” for chasing away the hordes of Trump fans who supposedly tried to attend the rally. Of course no mentally competent person is going to believe such drivel, but in reality the Trump campaign is merely trying to convince an increasingly senile Donald Trump that millions of people tried to come and hear him bloviate.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Geoffrey Berman agrees to resign from SDNY after he gets his way and totally foils Donald Trump’s pl

Geoffrey Berman agrees to resign from SDNY after he gets his way and totally foils Donald Trump’s plan

Earlier today , Palmer Report explained that the ongoing saga between U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the Trump-Barr two headed monster would end up being decided in court , unless one side or the other decided to cave .
Now it turns out one side has caved – but it ’ s not Berman .
Geoffrey Berman just announced to the media that he has in fact agreed to immediately resign , but only because Bill Barr has agreed to let Berman ’ s deputy Audrey Strauss become the Acting U.S. Attorney in his place .
Strauss is widely trusted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted his support for her .
This means that Trump and Barr will not get to install their own stooge as the Acting U.S. Attorney .
It ’ s a given that Audrey Strauss will move forward with the SDNY criminal cases that she and Geoffrey Berman were already overseeing .
She ’ ll be in place until the Senate confirms a permanent replacement .
Earlier today , Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham stated that he ’ ll allow the Democratic Senators from New York to veto Trump ’ s nominee if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be doing this if he thought there was any way that Trump and Barr will be able to turn around and fire Strauss .
The bottom line is that although Berman has lost his job , he ’ s won the battle .
He ’ s installed his own loyal Deputy in his place , and he ’ s ensured that the SDNY criminal cases against Trump and/or his allies will continue .
This is a clear loss for Barr , and it leaves him in the position of having to spin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Trump .

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Earlier today, Palmer Report explained that the ongoing saga between U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the Trump-Barr two headed monster would end up being decided in court, unless one side or the other decided to cave. Now it turns out one side has caved – but it’s not Berman.
Geoffrey Berman just announced to the media that he has in fact agreed to immediately resign, but only because Bill Barr has agreed to let Berman’s deputy Audrey Strauss become the Acting U.S. Attorney in his place. Strauss is widely trusted; former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara immediately tweeted his support for her. This means that Trump and Barr will not get to install their own stooge as the Acting U.S. Attorney.
It’s a given that Audrey Strauss will move forward with the SDNY criminal cases that she and Geoffrey Berman were already overseeing. She’ll be in place until the Senate confirms a permanent replacement. Earlier today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham stated that he’ll allow the Democratic Senators from New York to veto Trump’s nominee if they so choose.
Berman wouldn’t be doing this if he thought there was any way that Trump and Barr will be able to turn around and fire Strauss. The bottom line is that although Berman has lost his job, he’s won the battle. He’s installed his own loyal Deputy in his place, and he’s ensured that the SDNY criminal cases against Trump and/or his allies will continue. This is a clear loss for Barr, and it leaves him in the position of having to spin it as a win while explaining it to Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

In April , Palmer Report told you about a supposed Fox News bombshell about how documents ( declassified in 2012 ) revealed that Osama bin Laden wanted to assassinate President Obama so that an “ unprepared ” Joe Biden could take over .
Far from being new or damaging , this headline was a desperate repackaging of a very old story that , if anything , helps Biden more than Trump .
Now , Don Jr. has breathed new craziness into the story , repackaging it again as a Father ’ s Day gift to Trump , succeeding only in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s contribution to this aging nothingburger was his false proclamation in a YouTube interview with Trump on Thursday that Bin Laden has endorsed Biden over Trump in the 2020 election .
After Trump feigned ignorance of the whole matter , Don Jr. proceeded to claim erroneously that the government “ finally declassified ” the documents , as if it were a guarded secret of the Obama administration .
He then asked , “ What does it say to you that basically the Democrat nominee for President of the United States got the posthumous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interrupted his son on cue : “ Say no more !
It ’ s a great commercial , because it happens to be true .
We speak the truth , ” to which Don Jr. announced : “ Well , then that ’ s your Father ’ s Day present .
Congratulations !
” An “ exclusive premiere ” of the 60-second spot followed , focusing on the lie that Bin Laden , who was killed over nine years ago , somehow picked a favorite candidate in the 2020 election .
Were Bin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , he may very well have preferred Trump , believing , just as Putin and others have , that a Trump presidency would best promote his cause .
In any event , all that happened was , a long time ago , Bin Laden called one of the most competent Vice Presidents in history “ unprepared ” —and then the Obama-Biden team won reelection .
Don Jr. ’ s attempt to portray Biden as unprepared , by suggesting he waffled on backing the raid on Bin Laden ’ s compound , falls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times ( before finally putting the issue to rest in an October 2015 CBS “ 60 Minutes ” interview ) , he supported the raid once he was convinced that Obama would ensure Bin Laden was present at the compound .
We can only imagine what Don Jr. will give Trump for Father ’ s Day next year .
Like this year , it will probably be something fake , unpatriotic , and nasty that reminds us of the flawed characteristics this father-son team shares .
Whether either one of these Trumps gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could turn out to be the bigger issue .
It may depend on how reliable the prison mail system is .

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In April, Palmer Report told you about a supposed Fox News bombshell about how documents (declassified in 2012) revealed that Osama bin Laden wanted to assassinate President Obama so that an “unprepared” Joe Biden could take over. Far from being new or damaging, this headline was a desperate repackaging of a very old story that, if anything, helps Biden more than Trump. Now, Don Jr. has breathed new craziness into the story, repackaging it again as a Father’s Day gift to Trump, succeeding only in embarrassing them both.
Don Jr.’s contribution to this aging nothingburger was his false proclamation in a YouTube interview with Trump on Thursday that Bin Laden has endorsed Biden over Trump in the 2020 election. After Trump feigned ignorance of the whole matter, Don Jr. proceeded to claim erroneously that the government “finally declassified” the documents, as if it were a guarded secret of the Obama administration. He then asked, “What does it say to you that basically the Democrat nominee for President of the United States got the posthumous Osama bin Laden endorsement?”
Trump interrupted his son on cue: “Say no more! It’s a great commercial, because it happens to be true. We speak the truth,” to which Don Jr. announced: “Well, then that’s your Father’s Day present. Congratulations!” An “exclusive premiere” of the 60-second spot followed, focusing on the lie that Bin Laden, who was killed over nine years ago, somehow picked a favorite candidate in the 2020 election. Were Bin Laden alive today (or in 2016), he may very well have preferred Trump, believing, just as Putin and others have, that a Trump presidency would best promote his cause.
In any event, all that happened was, a long time ago, Bin Laden called one of the most competent Vice Presidents in history “unprepared ” —and then the Obama-Biden team won reelection. Don Jr.’s attempt to portray Biden as unprepared, by suggesting he waffled on backing the raid on Bin Laden’s compound, falls flat. As Biden has stated many times (before finally putting the issue to rest in an October 2015 CBS “60 Minutes” interview), he supported the raid once he was convinced that Obama would ensure Bin Laden was present at the compound.
We can only imagine what Don Jr. will give Trump for Father’s Day next year. Like this year, it will probably be something fake, unpatriotic, and nasty that reminds us of the flawed characteristics this father-son team shares. Whether either one of these Trumps gets a gift at all, however, could turn out to be the bigger issue. It may depend on how reliable the prison mail system is.
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palmerreport--2020-06-20--Donald Trump and Bill Barr contradict each other as “firing” of SDNY’s Geoffrey Berman falls apart

Now that Geoffrey Berman says he can ’ t be fired as the U.S. Attorney for SDNY , the matter is going to be decided by the courts .
Everything we see from both sides in the meantime will be pure posturing for the sake of trying to scare the other side to cave , or trying to establish a legal basis for winning the inevitable court battle .
That said , Donald Trump and Bill Barr are not off to a good start .
This afternoon Bill Barr sent a letter to Geoffrey Berman , informing him that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter doesn ’ t really mean anything , as Berman has a strong legal argument that he can ’ t be fired – and again , the courts will decide all of this not some magic wand maneuver by either side .
But at almost the exact same time as Barr sent his letter , Donald Trump told reporters that he ’ s “ not involved ” in the decision of whether to fire Berman .
This contradiction serves to undercut the legal argument that Trump and Barr will end up making in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even get their story straight about which one of them is attempting to fire Berman .
In any case , realistically speaking , Geoffrey Berman is neither fired nor non-fired right now .
If both sides stick to their position , it ’ ll end up in court .
The question will be whether the courts are willing to immediately remove Berman , or whether they ’ ll leave him in place while deciding the case .
If it ’ s the latter , it ’ s effectively a win for Berman , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the long slow Senate confirmation process plays out for his successor .

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Now that Geoffrey Berman says he can’t be fired as the U.S. Attorney for SDNY, the matter is going to be decided by the courts. Everything we see from both sides in the meantime will be pure posturing for the sake of trying to scare the other side to cave, or trying to establish a legal basis for winning the inevitable court battle. That said, Donald Trump and Bill Barr are not off to a good start.
This afternoon Bill Barr sent a letter to Geoffrey Berman, informing him that Donald Trump has officially fired him. This letter doesn’t really mean anything, as Berman has a strong legal argument that he can’t be fired – and again, the courts will decide all of this not some magic wand maneuver by either side.
But at almost the exact same time as Barr sent his letter, Donald Trump told reporters that he’s “not involved” in the decision of whether to fire Berman. This contradiction serves to undercut the legal argument that Trump and Barr will end up making in court, as they can’t even get their story straight about which one of them is attempting to fire Berman.
In any case, realistically speaking, Geoffrey Berman is neither fired nor non-fired right now. If both sides stick to their position, it’ll end up in court. The question will be whether the courts are willing to immediately remove Berman, or whether they’ll leave him in place while deciding the case. If it’s the latter, it’s effectively a win for Berman, who is attempting to keep his job until the long slow Senate confirmation process plays out for his successor.
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