palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump Jr goes completely off the deep end on his way down

Now that Donald Trump has lost , he ’ s not the only one who ’ s earmarked for prison .
Prosecutors have Donald Trump Jr nailed for campaign finance fraud , and once his father is out of office , he ’ ll be a sitting duck when it comes to arrest .
But it appears Junior is still in the “ delusional happy ending fantasy ” stage of grief .
CNN is now reporting that Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle are planning to take over the Republican National Committee and start running the Republican Party .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just lost by seven million votes .
Once he ’ s out of office , the GOP will end up trying to act like he never existed – much like the GOP spent 2012 and 2016 trying to pretend that George W. Bush never existed .
So why is Donald Trump Jr picking this particular fantasy to distract him from the fact that he ’ s going to prison ?
CNN says that he views current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as not having done enough to help Donald Trump win .
Ah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s also the latest instance of the Trump family throwing a loyal ally – this time McDaniel – under the bus as it all falls apart for them .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost, he’s not the only one who’s earmarked for prison. Prosecutors have Donald Trump Jr nailed for campaign finance fraud, and once his father is out of office, he’ll be a sitting duck when it comes to arrest. But it appears Junior is still in the “delusional happy ending fantasy” stage of grief.
CNN is now reporting that Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle are planning to take over the Republican National Committee and start running the Republican Party. This is almost hilariously delusional. Donald Trump just lost by seven million votes. Once he’s out of office, the GOP will end up trying to act like he never existed – much like the GOP spent 2012 and 2016 trying to pretend that George W. Bush never existed.
So why is Donald Trump Jr picking this particular fantasy to distract him from the fact that he’s going to prison? CNN says that he views current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as not having done enough to help Donald Trump win. Ah, so this is just a revenge fantasy. It’s also the latest instance of the Trump family throwing a loyal ally – this time McDaniel – under the bus as it all falls apart for them.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump’s stooge Mike Pompeo flames out in humiliating fashion

– Of course Mike Pompeo is giving lip service to Trump ’ s fantasy about magically staying in office .
Pompeo is kissing up because he needs Trump to give him a pardon on his way out the door for his Ukraine antics .
But back in the real world , Pompeo doesn ’ t have some kind of magic wand .
It ’ s over .
In another place and time , it would be funny watching Pompeo squirm like this .
– It ’ s so painfully obvious that Trump ’ s entire “ contesting the election ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more money from his gullible suckers , and that his stooges are giving him lip service accordingly .
We always laugh at Trump ’ s suckers for falling for the things he says .
Let ’ s not fall victim to the same kind of gullibility .
– Tweet of the day , from Lawrence O ’ Donnell : “ It ’ s ok.
It ’ s all over .
It ’ s like a rock band checking out of a hotel .
Maybe some broken furniture .
Lot of noise in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone .
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– Of course Mike Pompeo is giving lip service to Trump’s fantasy about magically staying in office. Pompeo is kissing up because he needs Trump to give him a pardon on his way out the door for his Ukraine antics. But back in the real world, Pompeo doesn’t have some kind of magic wand. It’s over. In another place and time, it would be funny watching Pompeo squirm like this.
– It’s so painfully obvious that Trump’s entire “contesting the election” thing is just a con to raise more money from his gullible suckers, and that his stooges are giving him lip service accordingly. We always laugh at Trump’s suckers for falling for the things he says. Let’s not fall victim to the same kind of gullibility.
– Tweet of the day, from Lawrence O’Donnell: “It’s ok. It’s all over. It’s like a rock band checking out of a hotel. Maybe some broken furniture. Lot of noise in the lobby. And then they’re gone.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--President-elect Joe Biden just perfectly handled Donald Trump’s delusional refusal to concede after

President-elect Joe Biden just perfectly handled Donald Trump’s delusional refusal to concede after losing

Donald Trump has lost .
No amount of delusional fantasizing from him , or lip service from his henchmen , is going to change that .
In fact it ’ s pretty clear that Trump is only refusing to concede so he can continue to fundraise from his gullible fans , with the fine print in his fundraising letters making clear that 60 % of the donations go to pay off his campaign debt .
While speaking today , President-elect Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump ’ s ongoing refusal to concede .
Biden said this : “ I just think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frankly.
” This is the perfect response .
Trump is in fact embarrassing himself for a little bit of cash .
Trump ’ s underlings like Barr and Pompeo are publicly going along with the fantasy because they don ’ t want him to rage-fire them next , and because they ’ re probably both going to need a pardon from Trump on his way out the door .
Biden even made a point of laughing at Pompeo ’ s remark , which is how you handle this kind of paper tiger empty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ busy speaking with world leaders and getting the transition process underway , with or without Trump ’ s help .
Trump is largely irrelevant to the process now , and Biden isn ’ t going to give credence to Trump ’ s delusional election fantasy by going point by point with him as if it were real .

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Donald Trump has lost. No amount of delusional fantasizing from him, or lip service from his henchmen, is going to change that. In fact it’s pretty clear that Trump is only refusing to concede so he can continue to fundraise from his gullible fans, with the fine print in his fundraising letters making clear that 60% of the donations go to pay off his campaign debt.
While speaking today, President-elect Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump’s ongoing refusal to concede. Biden said this: “I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly.” This is the perfect response. Trump is in fact embarrassing himself for a little bit of cash. Trump’s underlings like Barr and Pompeo are publicly going along with the fantasy because they don’t want him to rage-fire them next, and because they’re probably both going to need a pardon from Trump on his way out the door. Biden even made a point of laughing at Pompeo’s remark, which is how you handle this kind of paper tiger empty threat.
Meanwhile, President-elect Biden is busy speaking with world leaders and getting the transition process underway, with or without Trump’s help. Trump is largely irrelevant to the process now, and Biden isn’t going to give credence to Trump’s delusional election fantasy by going point by point with him as if it were real.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Mike Pence just checked out

Mike Pence just checked out

Now that Donald Trump has lost , we ’ re seeing a number of his allies mentally checking out .
Fox News is now cutting off Kayleigh McEnany ’ s press conferences .
Bill Barr checked out completely , until Trump started firing people , prompting Barr to announce another one of his imaginary “ probes ” that won ’ t go anywhere , just to try to convince Trump to fire him next .
Now it turns out Mike Pence is checking out physically .
NBC News is reporting that Mike Pence just went on vacation .
No really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this vacation was already scheduled before the election .
But if the Trump-Pence regime really thought there was any chance whatsoever that they could magically overturn the election result , Mike Pence wouldn ’ t be going to Disney World right now .
This is the latest reminder that , in spite of whatever noises and protestations and whining you might be hearing , the Trump regime is over – and everyone involved with the Trump regime knows it .
Pence is already at the point where he ’ s not even willing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the appearance that they ’ re still somehow in the game .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost, we’re seeing a number of his allies mentally checking out. Fox News is now cutting off Kayleigh McEnany’s press conferences. Bill Barr checked out completely, until Trump started firing people, prompting Barr to announce another one of his imaginary “probes” that won’t go anywhere, just to try to convince Trump to fire him next. Now it turns out Mike Pence is checking out physically.
NBC News is reporting that Mike Pence just went on vacation. No really, vacation. To be fair, this vacation was already scheduled before the election. But if the Trump-Pence regime really thought there was any chance whatsoever that they could magically overturn the election result, Mike Pence wouldn’t be going to Disney World right now.
This is the latest reminder that, in spite of whatever noises and protestations and whining you might be hearing, the Trump regime is over – and everyone involved with the Trump regime knows it. Pence is already at the point where he’s not even willing to cancel his vacation just to keep up the appearance that they’re still somehow in the game.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Even Brett Kavanauagh seems to be acknowledging that Donald Trump is toast

– Brett Kavanaugh is arguing strongly in favor of keeping most of the Affordable Care Act .
Now that Trump @ @ @ @ @ is trying to move on from him and carve out a post-Trump future for himself @ @ @ @ @ take down Kavanaugh for perjury too when this is over .
– I love how @ @ @ @ @ about Trump magically “ taking over ” the Pentagon .
Come on , man .
@ @ @ @ @ the Pentagon the entire time .
Mark Esper was his handpicked guy .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ over losing .
He ’ s not magically winning now , because he fired a @ @ @ @ @ the day , from actor and activist Kirk Acevedo : “ This election is completely @ @ @ @ @ President Elect & is with his transition team setting up his new administration .
On @ @ @ @ @ be sleeping in the White House .
Everything else is noise to divide us & @ @ @ @ @ T LET THEM !
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– Brett Kavanaugh is arguing strongly in favor of keeping most of the Affordable Care Act. Now that Trump has lost, even Kavanaugh is trying to move on from him and carve out a post-Trump future for himself. But we’ll take down Kavanaugh for perjury too when this is over.
– I love how the fatalists are now fantasizing about Trump magically “taking over” the Pentagon. Come on, man. Trump has had control of the Pentagon the entire time. Mark Esper was his handpicked guy. Trump is just taking out his frustrations over losing. He’s not magically winning now, because he fired a guy.
– Tweet of the day, from actor and activist Kirk Acevedo: “This election is completely over. Joe Biden is President Elect & is with his transition team setting up his new administration. On January 20th Joe Biden will be sleeping in the White House. Everything else is noise to divide us & create fear. DON’T LET THEM!”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--So much for the shy Trump supporter

So much for the shy Trump supporter

– State polls were a disaster and we ’ ll have to sort that out later .
But for now @ @ @ @ @ national polling averages in 2020 said Joe Biden would win by 8 points .
Based @ @ @ @ @ totals once all the slow counting in California is finally finished , Biden is likely @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s within the stated margin of error .
The national polls weren @ @ @ @ @ there is no “ shy ” Trump voter .
There never was .
– When @ @ @ @ @ final numbers – Biden getting more than 300 electoral votes and winning the popular vote @ @ @ @ @ – we ’ re going to realize this was a blowout all along .
It @ @ @ @ @ results were just counted in weird order , that ’ s all .
– Tweet @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Yang : “ Even my 8 year old knows that when you lose a @ @ @ @ @ .
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– State polls were a disaster and we’ll have to sort that out later. But for now, consider this: the national polling averages in 2020 said Joe Biden would win by 8 points. Based on projections about the final totals once all the slow counting in California is finally finished, Biden is likely to win by 5 points. That’s within the stated margin of error. The national polls weren’t wrong. So there is no “shy” Trump voter. There never was.
– When we look back on the final numbers – Biden getting more than 300 electoral votes and winning the popular vote by about seven million votes – we’re going to realize this was a blowout all along. It was never close. The results were just counted in weird order, that’s all.
– Tweet of the day, from Andrew Yang: “Even my 8 year old knows that when you lose a race it’s over.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Top Republicans lash out at Donald Trump for screwing them over

Here ’ s the thing .
Donald Trump has lost and everyone knows it , likely even him .
If he cared about his country , or about anyone but himself , he ’ d graciously concede and move on .
Instead he ’ s dragging out a contested election process that has literally 0.0 % chance of succeeding , just because he ’ s angry that he lost .
If you ’ re annoyed by this nonsense , you ’ re not the only one .
It turns out top Republicans aren ’ t real happy that Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sore loser pity party , when they want it to be about the Georgia runoff races instead .
One of them is telling Axios that Trump ’ s contested election stunt is a “ gigantic waste of time , ” and another is lamenting that Trump couldn ’ t care less about how the runoff elections go .
But why would he ?
Trump cares as little about the Republican Party as he does about anyone else .
He knows he ’ s going down , so he ’ s not going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right now Trump is probably hiding under his desk , binge eating tide pods , trying to remember his Twitter password , gullibly believing that Bill Barr ’ s latest fake probe is going to get further than his last six fake probes , and wondering why none of his friends are taking his calls anymore .
The Republicans put this guy in office , and now that they ’ re in a jam , they ’ re suddenly upset that he won ’ t lift a finger to help them on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Here’s the thing. Donald Trump has lost and everyone knows it, likely even him. If he cared about his country, or about anyone but himself, he’d graciously concede and move on. Instead he’s dragging out a contested election process that has literally 0.0% chance of succeeding, just because he’s angry that he lost. If you’re annoyed by this nonsense, you’re not the only one.
It turns out top Republicans aren’t real happy that Trump is forcing the agenda to be about his sore loser pity party, when they want it to be about the Georgia runoff races instead. One of them is telling Axios that Trump’s contested election stunt is a “gigantic waste of time,” and another is lamenting that Trump couldn’t care less about how the runoff elections go. But why would he? Trump cares as little about the Republican Party as he does about anyone else. He knows he’s going down, so he’s not going to try to save the GOP either.
Right now Trump is probably hiding under his desk, binge eating tide pods, trying to remember his Twitter password, gullibly believing that Bill Barr’s latest fake probe is going to get further than his last six fake probes, and wondering why none of his friends are taking his calls anymore. The Republicans put this guy in office, and now that they’re in a jam, they’re suddenly upset that he won’t lift a finger to help them on his way to prison. Go figure.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Trump just doesn’t have the muscle

Trump just doesn’t have the muscle

– Trump didn ’ t have the muscle to stop the election from happening .
He didn ’ t have the muscle to stop the ballot counting while he was ahead .
So he sure as hell doesn ’ t have the muscle to magically overturn the result .
This is obvious to anyone who still has their head on straight .
– If Trump launches an imaginary 2024 campaign next month so he can keep fundraising from his suckers , then so be it .
Who cares ?
No one has to cover it .
No one has to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
He ’ ll be in prison long before 2024 anyway .
– Some have suggested Trump will launch a phony 2024 campaign so he can avoid criminal prosecution .
But that ’ s not a thing .
Two sitting House members have been indicted and arrested in the past couple years alone .
Being a sitting president comes with special protections .
But being a presidential candidate offers you zero protection from prosecution .
That ’ s just not a thing .
If Trump launches a phony 2024 campaign , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just like everything else he does .

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– Trump didn’t have the muscle to stop the election from happening. He didn’t have the muscle to stop the ballot counting while he was ahead. So he sure as hell doesn’t have the muscle to magically overturn the result. This is obvious to anyone who still has their head on straight.
– If Trump launches an imaginary 2024 campaign next month so he can keep fundraising from his suckers, then so be it. Who cares? No one has to cover it. No one has to hysterically panic over it. Just ignore it. He’ll be in prison long before 2024 anyway.
– Some have suggested Trump will launch a phony 2024 campaign so he can avoid criminal prosecution. But that’s not a thing. Two sitting House members have been indicted and arrested in the past couple years alone. Being a sitting president comes with special protections. But being a presidential candidate offers you zero protection from prosecution. That’s just not a thing. If Trump launches a phony 2024 campaign, it’ll be about pilfering money, just like everything else he does.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump’s endgame disaster

Donald Trump’s endgame disaster

“ The American people can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair , its integrity will be upheld , and its outcome is clear , ” said George W. Bush .
Thus far only a few Republican Senators including Mitt Romney , Lisa Murkowski , Susan Collins , and Ben Sasse , have congratulated Joe Biden .
In the face of Donald Trump ’ s defeat , his enablers continue to cower to him .
Joe Biden obviously couldn ’ t care less as he moves forward with plans to benefit all of us .
CNN reported that Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s coronavirus advisers , and one of them may be a surprise : Rick Bright , the whistleblower from the Trump administration whose early warnings about the severity of the pandemic fell on deaf ears .
Eventually — likely to shut him up — the Trump administration removed him .
Unlike “ president ” Trump , President-elect Biden takes the virus very seriously , making it his top priority .
Given that Johns Hopkins University released new data Sunday showing over 9.9 million cases , Biden ’ s assessment is correct .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a briefing from the new task force , and President-elect Biden will address his plans for fighting this deadly virus , as well as plans to rebuild our economy .
Trump continued to belittle the virus to the very end , culminating in Mark Meadows testing positive after attending an election night party , and Ben Carson , who attended the same party , has also tested positive according to Politico .
While Trump and his cohorts — who have access to medicines that most of us do not – continue to pretend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not dangerous , the University of Washington ’ s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation have predicted 370,000 deaths by Inauguration Day .
Donald Trump created this mess , and he does not have the decency to concede after losing .
Who in their right mind wants this disaster to continue in the presidency ?
Americans want help and healing , both from the virus and from the plague of division Trump spread across our nation .
His reign of terror has not yet ended .
Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is about to explode .
CNN reported that his “ inner circle split ” over his continued refusal to accept the results of the presidential election is complicating matters .
While some of them appear to be supporting him in his futile legal efforts , all believe he will eventually just move on , without admitting defeat .
The problem is that while they all duke it out , the typical handing over of power to the new president — Joe Biden — has all but stalled out .
Kushner , Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign adviser , seem to think it is a good idea for Trump to hold “ recount ” rallies .
Trump just does not get that his continued efforts make him even more of a loser as he stomps around , having temper tantrums .
Be a man , accept defeat , and move on .
There is likely plenty of havoc he can wreak at another time , in another place .

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“The American people can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair, its integrity will be upheld, and its outcome is clear,” said George W. Bush. Thus far only a few Republican Senators including Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Ben Sasse, have congratulated Joe Biden. In the face of Donald Trump’s defeat, his enablers continue to cower to him. Joe Biden obviously couldn’t care less as he moves forward with plans to benefit all of us.
CNN reported that Biden’s transition team announced Biden’s coronavirus advisers, and one of them may be a surprise: Rick Bright, the whistleblower from the Trump administration whose early warnings about the severity of the pandemic fell on deaf ears. Eventually — likely to shut him up — the Trump administration removed him. Unlike “president” Trump, President-elect Biden takes the virus very seriously, making it his top priority. Given that Johns Hopkins University released new data Sunday showing over 9.9 million cases, Biden’s assessment is correct.
Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will receive a briefing from the new task force, and President-elect Biden will address his plans for fighting this deadly virus, as well as plans to rebuild our economy. Trump continued to belittle the virus to the very end, culminating in Mark Meadows testing positive after attending an election night party, and Ben Carson, who attended the same party, has also tested positive according to Politico. While Trump and his cohorts — who have access to medicines that most of us do not – continue to pretend the virus does not exist or is not dangerous, the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation have predicted 370,000 deaths by Inauguration Day. Donald Trump created this mess, and he does not have the decency to concede after losing. Who in their right mind wants this disaster to continue in the presidency? Americans want help and healing, both from the virus and from the plague of division Trump spread across our nation. His reign of terror has not yet ended.
Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Monday. Trump is likely so angry he is about to explode. CNN reported that his “inner circle split” over his continued refusal to accept the results of the presidential election is complicating matters. While some of them appear to be supporting him in his futile legal efforts, all believe he will eventually just move on, without admitting defeat. The problem is that while they all duke it out, the typical handing over of power to the new president — Joe Biden — has all but stalled out.
Kushner, Giuliani and Jason Miller, Trump’s campaign adviser, seem to think it is a good idea for Trump to hold “recount” rallies. Trump just does not get that his continued efforts make him even more of a loser as he stomps around, having temper tantrums. Be a man, accept defeat, and move on. There is likely plenty of havoc he can wreak at another time, in another place.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Palmer Report editorial note: how we intend to cover Donald Trump going forward

Palmer Report has spent the past four years working to expose Donald Trump ’ s scandals , defuse his false narratives , call out his corruption , and strategize how to defeat him .
Now Trump has lost the election , just like we said all along that he would .
So what is Palmer Report going to do now ?
We ’ re going to do this in two phases .
For now , until Trump is out of office , we ’ re going to continue documenting his scandals and corruption as a way of keeping a check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covering his nonsensical tweets about election rigging fantasies , because he ’ s not going to get anywhere with that anyway .
We may , however , cover any false information that Trump tries to tweet about the coronavirus vaccine , if there ’ s a need to help shoot it down .
But the point is that Trump isn ’ t in the driver ’ s seat anymore .
He ’ s on defense now , and he ’ ll be on defense for the remainder of his term .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll gradually see more stories on Palmer Report about President-elect Biden and the Georgia Senate runoff races , and fewer stories about Donald Trump .
Whenever we do publish an article about Trump , most of the time it will be accompanied with a photo of Trump with prison bars superimposed over him .
This isn ’ t meant to be cheeky .
We simply think it ’ s important to keep reminding everyone that Trump is in fact facing prison and bankruptcy once he leaves office , and that his actions during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that particular motivation , regardless of what ’ s coming out of his mouth .
If and when the mainstream media finally starts properly talking about the fact that Trump is going to prison , we may stop using the prison bar photos of him .
Once Joe Biden takes office , Palmer Report ’ s approach will shift further .
Donald Trump will cease to be relevant as a political figure at all .
Our only coverage of him at that point will be when there are developments in his criminal scandals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We believe it ’ s crucial that Trump and his co-conspirators be made to answer for their crimes .
But apart from that , Trump will no longer be relevant to politics – even if he does quickly launch an imaginary 2024 campaign so he can continue fundraising money .
During the President Biden era , Palmer Report ’ s focus will be on what we ’ d like it to have been on all along : covering a normal presidency .
At that point we ’ ll be able to focus more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice , economic reform , you name it .
It ’ ll be amazing how much time we can spend focusing on these important things when we don ’ t have to spend every day trying to fend off a deranged criminal President who ’ s trying to kill us all .
The 2022 midterms will also be crucial for obvious reasons .
These editorial plans may change depending on how the political landscape ends up playing out , but this is what we ’ re going with for now .
After the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past four years , and the explosion in political activism that ’ s resulted , we think it ’ ll be at least as important to pay attention to politics during the upcoming Biden-Harris era as it was during the Trump era .
After four long hard years of trying to keep the nation together , we ’ re finally about to turn the corner and have the opportunity to make things better , instead of merely trying to keep them from getting worse .
We ’ re looking forward to it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue on the journey with us in the Biden-Harris era .

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Palmer Report has spent the past four years working to expose Donald Trump’s scandals, defuse his false narratives, call out his corruption, and strategize how to defeat him. Now Trump has lost the election, just like we said all along that he would. So what is Palmer Report going to do now?
We’re going to do this in two phases. For now, until Trump is out of office, we’re going to continue documenting his scandals and corruption as a way of keeping a check on him. We will not be covering his nonsensical tweets about election rigging fantasies, because he’s not going to get anywhere with that anyway. We may, however, cover any false information that Trump tries to tweet about the coronavirus vaccine, if there’s a need to help shoot it down. But the point is that Trump isn’t in the driver’s seat anymore. He’s on defense now, and he’ll be on defense for the remainder of his term.
As the transition period goes on, you’ll gradually see more stories on Palmer Report about President-elect Biden and the Georgia Senate runoff races, and fewer stories about Donald Trump. Whenever we do publish an article about Trump, most of the time it will be accompanied with a photo of Trump with prison bars superimposed over him. This isn’t meant to be cheeky. We simply think it’s important to keep reminding everyone that Trump is in fact facing prison and bankruptcy once he leaves office, and that his actions during the transition period will be based on that particular motivation, regardless of what’s coming out of his mouth. If and when the mainstream media finally starts properly talking about the fact that Trump is going to prison, we may stop using the prison bar photos of him.
Once Joe Biden takes office, Palmer Report’s approach will shift further. Donald Trump will cease to be relevant as a political figure at all. Our only coverage of him at that point will be when there are developments in his criminal scandals, criminal trials, or litigation. We believe it’s crucial that Trump and his co-conspirators be made to answer for their crimes. But apart from that, Trump will no longer be relevant to politics – even if he does quickly launch an imaginary 2024 campaign so he can continue fundraising money.
During the President Biden era, Palmer Report’s focus will be on what we’d like it to have been on all along: covering a normal presidency. At that point we’ll be able to focus more on the issues, such as social justice, economic reform, you name it. It’ll be amazing how much time we can spend focusing on these important things when we don’t have to spend every day trying to fend off a deranged criminal President who’s trying to kill us all. The 2022 midterms will also be crucial for obvious reasons.
These editorial plans may change depending on how the political landscape ends up playing out, but this is what we’re going with for now. After the damage that’s been done over the past four years, and the explosion in political activism that’s resulted, we think it’ll be at least as important to pay attention to politics during the upcoming Biden-Harris era as it was during the Trump era. After four long hard years of trying to keep the nation together, we’re finally about to turn the corner and have the opportunity to make things better, instead of merely trying to keep them from getting worse. We’re looking forward to it, and we hope you’ll continue on the journey with us in the Biden-Harris era.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump is being played

Donald Trump is being played

– The real story today is this : Trump is so easily played by his own people , they ’ @ @ @ @ @ him think they ’ re helping him , simply by Barr issuing an empty vague @ @ @ @ @ an awful joke .
At this point Trump is an easily tricked toddler .
It @ @ @ @ @ why world leaders have been able to walk all over Trump for years .
– @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia has grown to more than 14,000 votes .
He ’ s now more @ @ @ @ @ nationwide , and once California and other non-competitive states finish counting their mail in ballots @ @ @ @ @ to be closer to 7 million .
Rarely does any presidential election end up having @ @ @ @ @ Biden scored a dominant Electoral College win , and a popular vote blowout .
– @ @ @ @ @ from the Biden-Harris transition team :

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– The real story today is this: Trump is so easily played by his own people, they’ve been able to make him think they’re helping him, simply by Barr issuing an empty vague press release and Pompeo making an awful joke. At this point Trump is an easily tricked toddler. It’s a reminder of why world leaders have been able to walk all over Trump for years.
– Joe Biden’s lead in Georgia has grown to more than 14,000 votes. He’s now more than 4.5 million votes ahead nationwide, and once California and other non-competitive states finish counting their mail in ballots, we expect that number to be closer to 7 million. Rarely does any presidential election end up having a margin that large. Biden scored a dominant Electoral College win, and a popular vote blowout.
– Tweet of the day, from the Biden-Harris transition team:
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Today, President-elect Joe Biden took part in separate congratulatory calls with the leaders of France, Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/vCyAVVF3qw — The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 10, 2020


palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump is a “barricaded subject”

Donald Trump is a “barricaded subject”

– Former Assistant FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi explained on MSNBC today that at this point dealing with Donald Trump is like “ initial negotiations with a barricaded subject ” – and that President-elect Joe Biden ’ s handling of Trump ’ s antics today is “ right on the money.
” – Not sure why anyone thought the transition would go well .
Trump spent years gutting the executive branch ; there ’ s not that much left to transition .
Also , we didn ’ t win an election ; we ( metaphorically ) won a war .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threatening not to give up his secrets and threatening to blow up his own cell .
Good luck to him on that .
He has no leverage and he knows it .
All he can do is try to negotiate a softer landing for himself .
– When Democrats do literally anything , the media narrative is “ Democrats in disarray.
” When the Republicans can ’ t get their story straight about whether Trump should concede , and they ’ re sending letters to the George Secretary of State instead of Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear “ Republicans in disarray.
” Funny how that works .
– Tweet of the day , from Pete Buttigieg : “ More than ever , I ’ m looking forward to January 20 , 2021 .
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– Former Assistant FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi explained on MSNBC today that at this point dealing with Donald Trump is like “initial negotiations with a barricaded subject” – and that President-elect Joe Biden’s handling of Trump’s antics today is “right on the money.”
– Not sure why anyone thought the transition would go well. Trump spent years gutting the executive branch; there’s not that much left to transition. Also, we didn’t win an election; we (metaphorically) won a war. Trump is now a prisoner of war, threatening not to give up his secrets and threatening to blow up his own cell. Good luck to him on that. He has no leverage and he knows it. All he can do is try to negotiate a softer landing for himself.
– When Democrats do literally anything, the media narrative is “Democrats in disarray.” When the Republicans can’t get their story straight about whether Trump should concede, and they’re sending letters to the George Secretary of State instead of Georgia Secretary of States, you still never hear “Republicans in disarray.” Funny how that works.
– Tweet of the day, from Pete Buttigieg: “More than ever, I’m looking forward to January 20, 2021.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

Donald Trump really wants everyone to believe he ’ s contesting the election , so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising .
Mitch McConnell really wants everyone to believe he ’ s on board with it , so everyone will be too distracted to fight and win in the Georgia Senate runoff races .
Bill Barr wants everyone to believe that his latest press release of a “ probe ” means something .
But none of this is real .
These people are just playing games .
They all know that it ’ s literally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or just magically remain in office .
Fortunately , Lawrence O ’ Donnell used his MSNBC show tonight to spell this out as clearly as possible .
O ’ Donnell said this of Trump and his cohorts : “ Watch what they do , and they are actually doing nothing .
So it ’ s over.
” He went on to point out some of the same things that Palmer Report has been spelling out : Trump is just making a final cash grab .
Barr and Mike Pompeo are just vaguely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is real .
Lawrence O ’ Donnell did point out that Donald Trump and his people could end up leaving things in quite ugly condition when they do leave , “ like a rock band checking out of a hotel.
” But hotels can always be put back together after the rock star has smashed some things up .
President-elect Joe Biden will hit the ground running , with or without Trump ’ s blessing .

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Donald Trump really wants everyone to believe he’s contesting the election, so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising. Mitch McConnell really wants everyone to believe he’s on board with it, so everyone will be too distracted to fight and win in the Georgia Senate runoff races. Bill Barr wants everyone to believe that his latest press release of a “probe” means something.
But none of this is real. These people are just playing games. They all know that it’s literally, laughably impossible to overthrow the election result, or just magically remain in office. Fortunately, Lawrence O’Donnell used his MSNBC show tonight to spell this out as clearly as possible.
O’Donnell said this of Trump and his cohorts: “Watch what they do, and they are actually doing nothing. So it’s over.” He went on to point out some of the same things that Palmer Report has been spelling out: Trump is just making a final cash grab. Barr and Mike Pompeo are just vaguely fishing for pardons. None of this is real.
Lawrence O’Donnell did point out that Donald Trump and his people could end up leaving things in quite ugly condition when they do leave, “like a rock band checking out of a hotel.” But hotels can always be put back together after the rock star has smashed some things up. President-elect Joe Biden will hit the ground running, with or without Trump’s blessing.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--GOP Senator Pat Toomey just kneecapped Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s decision to “ contest ” the election is looking more and more like a simple cash grab , as he solicits donations for his election legal fund that the fine print says he can simply stick into this own pocket .
But since Trump ’ s underlings like Bill Barr and Mike Pompeo have started to give the vague appearance that they support Trump ’ s effort , it ’ s caused some people to worry .
Here ’ s the thing .
Earlier today the first House Republican publicly congratulated President-elect Joe Biden .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drags this out , the more humiliating it becomes for the GOP , and the more likely they are to start moving on from him .
Sure enough , Republican Senator Pat Toomey , who just happens to represent the state of Pennsylvania that Trump is pretending to contest , publicly announced today that “ I think a transition process ought to begin ” to Joe Biden .
This doesn ’ t really come as a surprise .
It ’ s not that someone like Pat Toomey is suddenly growing a backbone or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Republican world .
Instead , people like Toomey are simply deciding to side with their own future political viability at the expense of Trump ’ s political viability .
In the end , it was always going to be every Republican for himself as Trump circled the drain .
Now that Senator Toomey is kneecapping Trump by publicly pushing Trump to begin the transition process to President-elect Biden , it makes it all the more difficult for Trump to hold onto the position that he ’ ll just somehow magically not @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s decision to “contest” the election is looking more and more like a simple cash grab, as he solicits donations for his election legal fund that the fine print says he can simply stick into this own pocket. But since Trump’s underlings like Bill Barr and Mike Pompeo have started to give the vague appearance that they support Trump’s effort, it’s caused some people to worry.
Here’s the thing. Earlier today the first House Republican publicly congratulated President-elect Joe Biden. It was a reminder that the longer Trump drags this out, the more humiliating it becomes for the GOP, and the more likely they are to start moving on from him.
Sure enough, Republican Senator Pat Toomey, who just happens to represent the state of Pennsylvania that Trump is pretending to contest, publicly announced today that “I think a transition process ought to begin” to Joe Biden. This doesn’t really come as a surprise.
It’s not that someone like Pat Toomey is suddenly growing a backbone or a conscience; those are irrelevant concepts in the Republican world. Instead, people like Toomey are simply deciding to side with their own future political viability at the expense of Trump’s political viability.
In the end, it was always going to be every Republican for himself as Trump circled the drain. Now that Senator Toomey is kneecapping Trump by publicly pushing Trump to begin the transition process to President-elect Biden, it makes it all the more difficult for Trump to hold onto the position that he’ll just somehow magically not do the transition.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--GOP Senator gives Donald Trump deadline for starting Biden transition

As the night goes on , it becomes even more painfully clear that Donald Trump isn ’ t going to somehow magically overturn the election result .
Reuters says he ’ s pocketing nearly all the donations to his election legal fund .
Even Karl Rove just wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal , publicly telling Trump that it ’ s over .
Now Republican Senator James Lankford is publicly giving Trump a deadline of this Friday to start the transition by giving classified presidential intelligence briefings to Joe Biden .
This is a big deal , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begins having conversations with world leaders based on that intel , there will be no going back .
So why is Senator Lankford doing this ?
For the same reason Karl Rove is now publicly giving Donald Trump the boot : by continuing to drag out the inevitable , Trump is making the entire Republican Party look bad , and he ’ s damaging the GOP ’ s viability in future elections .
In the end , Republican leaders were always going to selfishly choose themselves over Trump once it came down to @ @

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As the night goes on, it becomes even more painfully clear that Donald Trump isn’t going to somehow magically overturn the election result. Reuters says he’s pocketing nearly all the donations to his election legal fund. Even Karl Rove just wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, publicly telling Trump that it’s over.
Now Republican Senator James Lankford is publicly giving Trump a deadline of this Friday to start the transition by giving classified presidential intelligence briefings to Joe Biden. This is a big deal, because once Biden starts getting his briefings and begins having conversations with world leaders based on that intel, there will be no going back.
So why is Senator Lankford doing this? For the same reason Karl Rove is now publicly giving Donald Trump the boot: by continuing to drag out the inevitable, Trump is making the entire Republican Party look bad, and he’s damaging the GOP’s viability in future elections. In the end, Republican leaders were always going to selfishly choose themselves over Trump once it came down to it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Told you Donald Trump was only pretending to “contest” the election so he could pocket the money

All week Palmer Report has been pointing out that Donald Trump was only pretending to contest the election results as @ @ @ @ @ for his election legal fund from his gullible supporters .
This was confirmed when the @ @ @ @ @ % of the donations to Trump ’ s election legal fund were indeed going directly @ @ @ @ @ ’ s even uglier than that .
Reuters is reporting tonight that 100 % of @ @ @ @ @ are going into Trump ’ s pocket .
No really , this is all just @ @ @ @ @ knows he can ’ t magically overturn the election .
He ’ s been counting @ @ @ @ @ that out for awhile .
But with his allies like Robert Jeffress and even Karl @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s over , and polling showing that nearly 80 % of Americans agree @ @ @ @ @ s grifting scheme is running short on time .

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All week Palmer Report has been pointing out that Donald Trump was only pretending to contest the election results as an excuse to raise funds for his election legal fund from his gullible supporters. This was confirmed when the fine print revealed that 60% of the donations to Trump’s election legal fund were indeed going directly to Trump. Now it’s even uglier than that.
Reuters is reporting tonight that 100% of any donations under $8,000 are going into Trump’s pocket. No really, this is all just a cash grab. Trump knows he can’t magically overturn the election. He’s been counting on his supporters not figuring that out for awhile.
But with his allies like Robert Jeffress and even Karl Rove now publicly telling Trump it’s over, and polling showing that nearly 80% of Americans agree Biden won, Trump’s grifting scheme is running short on time.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania state legislature fantasy crashes and burns

It ’ s becoming more obvious by the day that Donald Trump is merely “ contesting ” the election so he can continue fundraising money from his idiot supporters .
Trump ’ s people keep floating increasingly silly fantasies about how he ’ s going to magically overturn the election , in the hope of keeping the grift going .
Now that Joe Biden has pulled ahead by more than 50,000 votes in Pennsylvania amid a backdrop of only 10,000 mail-in ballots having arrived after Election Day , Trump ’ s hopes of overturning the state ’ s result in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his people are moving onto the next fantasy , which involves having the Pennsylvania state legislature magically give the state ’ s electoral votes to Trump instead of Biden .
The Washington Post is now explaining how this simply isn ’ t a real thing .
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro put it this way : “ There is no legal mechanism for the state legislature to act alone and appoint electors .
None.
” In other words , this is just another hallucinatory fantasy coming from those who wish Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winning .
It ’ s over , it ’ s been over , and now Trump is even running out of imaginary ideas .

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It’s becoming more obvious by the day that Donald Trump is merely “contesting” the election so he can continue fundraising money from his idiot supporters. Trump’s people keep floating increasingly silly fantasies about how he’s going to magically overturn the election, in the hope of keeping the grift going.
Now that Joe Biden has pulled ahead by more than 50,000 votes in Pennsylvania amid a backdrop of only 10,000 mail-in ballots having arrived after Election Day, Trump’s hopes of overturning the state’s result in court is officially finished. So now Trump and his people are moving onto the next fantasy, which involves having the Pennsylvania state legislature magically give the state’s electoral votes to Trump instead of Biden.
The Washington Post is now explaining how this simply isn’t a real thing. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro put it this way: “There is no legal mechanism for the state legislature to act alone and appoint electors. None.” In other words, this is just another hallucinatory fantasy coming from those who wish Trump had some kind of magical path to winning. It’s over, it’s been over, and now Trump is even running out of imaginary ideas.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--President-elect Joe Biden introduces his White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain

The news wasn ’ t supposed to come until tomorrow , but it ended up surfacing tonight : President-elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ as his White House Chief of Staff .
Klain is a longtime Biden adviser who @ @ @ @ @ task force .
Joe Biden tweeted this once the news broke : Ron Klain ’ @ @ @ @ @ and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I @ @ @ @ @ chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring our country together @ @ @ @ @ s White House Chief of Staff previously led the Ebola task force and will be @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s White House Chief of Staff currently has coronavirus .
You can @ @ @ @ @ more on the nose than that .

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The news wasn’t supposed to come until tomorrow, but it ended up surfacing tonight: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Ron Klain as his White House Chief of Staff. Klain is a longtime Biden adviser who headed up the Obama-era Ebola task force.
Joe Biden tweeted this once the news broke: Ron Klain’s deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring our country together again.”
Joe Biden’s White House Chief of Staff previously led the Ebola task force and will be invaluable in fighting coronavirus. Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff currently has coronavirus. You can’t put it any more on the nose than that.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Karl Rove tells Donald Trump it’s over

Karl Rove tells Donald Trump it’s over

During election night in 2012 , Republican operative Karl Rove was on Fox News and tried to insist that Mitt Romney still had a chance of pulling out Ohio , while other Fox personalities had to explain to Rove that the election really was over .
But now that Donald Trump is trying to drag out an obvious election loss , even Rove is now publicly telling him that it ’ s over .
Karl Rove has written an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal this evening , flatly stating that “ This election result won ’ t be overturned.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the margins in the deciding swing states are far too large to have any chance of being overturned by any means .
Rove is also urging Trump to agree to a peaceful transition process .
This is a big deal for obvious reasons .
Rove is the kind of Republican operative you ’ d normally expect to be spearheading an attempt at stealing an election .
Yet even Rove has seen enough and is very publicly telling Donald Trump that it ’ s over .
Our guess is that Rove is worried about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in future elections if he continues humiliating himself and the party by dragging this out .
When you ’ ve lost Karl Rove , it ’ s over .

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During election night in 2012, Republican operative Karl Rove was on Fox News and tried to insist that Mitt Romney still had a chance of pulling out Ohio, while other Fox personalities had to explain to Rove that the election really was over. But now that Donald Trump is trying to drag out an obvious election loss, even Rove is now publicly telling him that it’s over.
Karl Rove has written an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal this evening, flatly stating that “This election result won’t be overturned.” Rove goes into detail about how the margins in the deciding swing states are far too large to have any chance of being overturned by any means. Rove is also urging Trump to agree to a peaceful transition process. This is a big deal for obvious reasons.
Rove is the kind of Republican operative you’d normally expect to be spearheading an attempt at stealing an election. Yet even Rove has seen enough and is very publicly telling Donald Trump that it’s over. Our guess is that Rove is worried about Trump ruining the GOP’s prospects in future elections if he continues humiliating himself and the party by dragging this out. When you’ve lost Karl Rove, it’s over.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--This is why we lose

This is why we lose

Here ’ s why we lose some of the elections we should be winning .
We ’ ve sitting around lamenting that the Republicans elected a Q-anon loon to the House of Representatives , instead of seeing it as a gift .
We can make her a lightning rod , and force every House Republican to come out for or against her – costing them votes either way – and harming all of their prospects in 2022 .
Instead we just lament .
The be clear , the politicians in the Democratic Party have a pretty decent understanding of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll use the Q-anon Congresswoman ’ s lunatic antics as a campaigning and fundraising tool .
But they ’ ll have a hard time pulling it off , because instead of us getting behind them on it , we just lament and fret about how embarrassing it is that there ’ s a Q-anon in Congress .
It ’ s time for us to change our mindset , and start focusing on strategy instead of hand wringing .
We just took down Trump .
We can start taking down the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Here’s why we lose some of the elections we should be winning. We’ve sitting around lamenting that the Republicans elected a Q-anon loon to the House of Representatives, instead of seeing it as a gift. We can make her a lightning rod, and force every House Republican to come out for or against her – costing them votes either way – and harming all of their prospects in 2022. Instead we just lament.
The be clear, the politicians in the Democratic Party have a pretty decent understanding of how this kind of thing works. They’ll use the Q-anon Congresswoman’s lunatic antics as a campaigning and fundraising tool. But they’ll have a hard time pulling it off, because instead of us getting behind them on it, we just lament and fret about how embarrassing it is that there’s a Q-anon in Congress.
It’s time for us to change our mindset, and start focusing on strategy instead of hand wringing. We just took down Trump. We can start taking down the rest of these Republicans in 2022 as well.
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--Here comes Joe Biden’s White House Chief of Staff

It sounds like President-elect Joe Biden will name his White House Chief of Staff as soon as tomorrow .
The Washington Post thinks it ’ s likely to be Ron Klain [ Update , 8:04pm : now confirmed to be Ron Klain ] .
Good .
He was the leader of the Obama-Biden administration ’ s highly successful Ebola task force .
That ’ s the focus we need , considering President-elect Biden will be stepping into a worsening coronavirus pandemic .
This also serves as a reminder that Joe Biden has been around the presidential block enough times to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how to effectively work around Donald Trump ’ s ongoing sore loser tantrum .
Biden knows his most effective way at cementing the fact that he won is to start making high profile procedural moves , such as announcing his Chief of Staff – not by matching Trump ’ s tantrum with foot stomping of his own .
Veterans Day tweet of the day , from President-elect Joe Biden : “ Today , we honor the service of those who have worn the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ commander in chief who respects your sacrifice , understands your service , and will never betray the values you fought so bravely to defend .
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It sounds like President-elect Joe Biden will name his White House Chief of Staff as soon as tomorrow. The Washington Post thinks it’s likely to be Ron Klain [Update, 8:04pm: now confirmed to be Ron Klain]. Good. He was the leader of the Obama-Biden administration’s highly successful Ebola task force. That’s the focus we need, considering President-elect Biden will be stepping into a worsening coronavirus pandemic.
This also serves as a reminder that Joe Biden has been around the presidential block enough times to know how things actually work, and how to effectively work around Donald Trump’s ongoing sore loser tantrum. Biden knows his most effective way at cementing the fact that he won is to start making high profile procedural moves, such as announcing his Chief of Staff – not by matching Trump’s tantrum with foot stomping of his own.
Veterans Day tweet of the day, from President-elect Joe Biden: “Today, we honor the service of those who have worn the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States. To our proud veterans—I will be a commander in chief who respects your sacrifice, understands your service, and will never betray the values you fought so bravely to defend.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-12--RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel posts tweet admitting Joe Biden won the election, deletes it

Because Donald Trump is still pretending to “ contest ” the election results so he can fundraise off it and pocket the cash , it ’ s putting the rest of the Republican Party in a bind .
For instance , the GOP wants to campaign in the Georgia Senate runoff races by pushing the notion that a Republican Senate majority is needed to push back against President Biden .
To that end , Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel posted a tweet today admitting that Joe Biden won the election and will be President , and arguing that Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
She ended up deleting it awhile later .
Shortly afterward , Donald Trump tweeted his support for Ronna McDaniel to remain RNC Chair .
It sure sounds like Trump asked McDaniel to delete the tweet , and McDaniel was only willing to do it if Trump was willing publicly back her .
The sharks are circling awfully close to Donald Trump now .
– Joe Biden is now ahead of Donald Trump by 5.2 million votes and counting .
Could climb as high as 7 million votes .
Joe Biden will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 74 votes .
This election was a blowout .

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Because Donald Trump is still pretending to “contest” the election results so he can fundraise off it and pocket the cash, it’s putting the rest of the Republican Party in a bind. For instance, the GOP wants to campaign in the Georgia Senate runoff races by pushing the notion that a Republican Senate majority is needed to push back against President Biden.
To that end, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel posted a tweet today admitting that Joe Biden won the election and will be President, and arguing that Republicans in Georgia need to win the runoff election.
She ended up deleting it awhile later. Shortly afterward, Donald Trump tweeted his support for Ronna McDaniel to remain RNC Chair. It sure sounds like Trump asked McDaniel to delete the tweet, and McDaniel was only willing to do it if Trump was willing publicly back her. The sharks are circling awfully close to Donald Trump now.
– Joe Biden is now ahead of Donald Trump by 5.2 million votes and counting. Could climb as high as 7 million votes. Joe Biden will win the Electoral College over Donald Trump by 74 votes. This election was a blowout.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--The more things change…

The more things change…

– So far Trump ’ s lame duck period has consisted of lying low , being lazy , whining on @ @ @ @ @ of frustration , going golfing , pilfering money , and making empty threats he knows @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , pretty much the same as before he lost the election @ @ @ @ @ that no one is in charge right now .
Well , no one has been @ @ @ @ @ four years .
– Trump is pretending he ’ s contesting the election so he @ @ @ @ @ is playing along to scare you out of focusing on the Georgia runoffs .
Barr @ @ @ @ @ begging Trump for pardons on his way out the door .
This is all pretty @ @ @ @ @ step back from the fear and hype and think logically about what ’ s really @ @ @

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– So far Trump’s lame duck period has consisted of lying low, being lazy, whining on Twitter, firing people out of frustration, going golfing, pilfering money, and making empty threats he knows he can’t sustain. In other words, pretty much the same as before he lost the election.
– Everyone is panicking that no one is in charge right now. Well, no one has been in charge for the past four years.
– Trump is pretending he’s contesting the election so he can keep fundraising. McConnell is playing along to scare you out of focusing on the Georgia runoffs. Barr and Pompeo are both just begging Trump for pardons on his way out the door. This is all pretty easily understood, once you step back from the fear and hype and think logically about what’s really going on.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--This is why we must never, never give up the fight

I would be remiss in not emphasizing , as would anyone recounting some of the horrors of Donald Trump and his pirate ship administration , that since I last wrote to you , brothers and sisters , 1,351 Americans ( as I write this ) have died from COVID-19 .
That 24 hour tally all by itself would make America 61st out of 291 nations worldwide in coronavirus deaths .
That a core of Americans find this acceptable , that some inhabitants of the richest , most powerful nation on earth are okay with the knowledge that their country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s population , has nearly 20 % of the world ’ s coronavirus deaths , is a disgrace .
America has passed the quarter million mark of coronavirus deaths and the ten million mark in coronavirus cases .
No other nation has that many .
By the time Donald Trump leaves office in January , those figures could well be double .
The existence of a vaccine ( once it is certified ) will not change that , as it is going to be at least another six to nine months before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distributed across the population .
The people who support an administration that has brought us to the brink of this horror are the people who claim to be patriots .
Even now they are cheering a Secretary of State who claims that the transition will be into a second Trump administration .
That isn ’ t tantamount to treason , that is treason .
The Secretary of State has announced that he intends to discard the will of the people , a will enshrined in the Constitution , and stage a coup .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ smooth , ” as in “ smooth transition , ” merely signals that he intends it to be a bloodless coup .
So foul a pronouncement against the single most fundamental tenet of a democracy is the final proof of the depth of his corruption .
Mike Pompeo deserves to go to prison for that statement alone .
It is the single most despicable thing I have ever heard uttered by a politician not named Donald Trump .
These , and many more outrages , have been the corrupting consequence of Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that the people who believe and support Trump have been seething beneath our democracy all along , waiting for permission to come forth .
I ’ m not sure that ’ s always the case .
I think , instead , they are many ordinary Americans too dim to think for themselves , but are more than able and willing to permit corrupt and evil people like Trump and Pompeo to do their thinking for them .
This is why we must not relax after January 20th .
We have our work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been passed to a sane generation of Americans , and we must neither relax nor relinquish our tenuous grip on that torch .
We must continue to show up at elections in record numbers .
We must continue to practice justice and speak out against tyranny .
Some of you reading these words must run for public office .
But we all must continue to do our part .
We have many battles yet to fight .
Chief among these are global warming , racial and gender inequality , the corrupting influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a pandemic that will be , hopefully , brought to heel by this new vaccine , and many more .
After all , if the job of making the world a better place isn ’ t ours , then whose is it ?
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I would be remiss in not emphasizing, as would anyone recounting some of the horrors of Donald Trump and his pirate ship administration, that since I last wrote to you, brothers and sisters, 1,351 Americans (as I write this) have died from COVID-19. That 24 hour tally all by itself would make America 61st out of 291 nations worldwide in coronavirus deaths. That a core of Americans find this acceptable, that some inhabitants of the richest, most powerful nation on earth are okay with the knowledge that their country, with just 4.2% of the world’s population, has nearly 20% of the world’s coronavirus deaths, is a disgrace.
America has passed the quarter million mark of coronavirus deaths and the ten million mark in coronavirus cases. No other nation has that many. By the time Donald Trump leaves office in January, those figures could well be double. The existence of a vaccine (once it is certified) will not change that, as it is going to be at least another six to nine months before a sufficient supply of it can be distributed across the population.
The people who support an administration that has brought us to the brink of this horror are the people who claim to be patriots. Even now they are cheering a Secretary of State who claims that the transition will be into a second Trump administration. That isn’t tantamount to treason, that is treason. The Secretary of State has announced that he intends to discard the will of the people, a will enshrined in the Constitution, and stage a coup. His use of the modifying word “smooth,” as in “smooth transition,” merely signals that he intends it to be a bloodless coup. So foul a pronouncement against the single most fundamental tenet of a democracy is the final proof of the depth of his corruption. Mike Pompeo deserves to go to prison for that statement alone. It is the single most despicable thing I have ever heard uttered by a politician not named Donald Trump.
These, and many more outrages, have been the corrupting consequence of Trump. It is often said that many people think that the people who believe and support Trump have been seething beneath our democracy all along, waiting for permission to come forth. I’m not sure that’s always the case. I think, instead, they are many ordinary Americans too dim to think for themselves, but are more than able and willing to permit corrupt and evil people like Trump and Pompeo to do their thinking for them.
This is why we must not relax after January 20th. We have our work cut out for us. The torch has been passed to a sane generation of Americans, and we must neither relax nor relinquish our tenuous grip on that torch. We must continue to show up at elections in record numbers. We must continue to practice justice and speak out against tyranny. Some of you reading these words must run for public office. But we all must continue to do our part.
We have many battles yet to fight. Chief among these are global warming, racial and gender inequality, the corrupting influence of corporate money in elections and politics, and a pandemic that will be, hopefully, brought to heel by this new vaccine, and many more. After all, if the job of making the world a better place isn’t ours, then whose is it? And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Here’s how you really know it’s over for Donald Trump

– Donald Trump still isn ’ t done pretending he ’ s “ contesting ” the election result , because he wants to keep fundraising from his supporters and sticking the money in his pocket .
But that ’ s going to dry up once more of them figure out Joe Biden has won .
New polling says that nearly 80 % of Americans now agree that Biden won .
Mathematically speaking , that includes a majority of people who voted for Trump .
That number will keep going up , and Trump will soon have too few suckers left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11:11am today : “ The longer this goes on , and the worse it looks , the more of Trump ’ s allies will selfishly sell him out in order to protect their own future political viability.
” Key Trump ally Robert Jeffress , 11:48am : “ Biden is President-elect.
” I ’ m not Nostradamus .
It ’ s just not that difficult to see which way these kinds of patterns are playing out .
– Tweet of the day from Marc Elias , who has been leading the charge in winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump : “ I have worked on 10 statewide recounts/post-election fights .
It sucks , but every year I have to tell candidates that their race isn ’ t close enough and they should concede .
The presidential election is not that close .
The results won ’ t change .
Someone needs to tell that to Trump .
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– Donald Trump still isn’t done pretending he’s “contesting” the election result, because he wants to keep fundraising from his supporters and sticking the money in his pocket. But that’s going to dry up once more of them figure out Joe Biden has won. New polling says that nearly 80% of Americans now agree that Biden won. Mathematically speaking, that includes a majority of people who voted for Trump. That number will keep going up, and Trump will soon have too few suckers left to milk.
– Palmer Report, 11:11am today: “The longer this goes on, and the worse it looks, the more of Trump’s allies will selfishly sell him out in order to protect their own future political viability.” Key Trump ally Robert Jeffress, 11:48am: “Biden is President-elect.” I’m not Nostradamus. It’s just not that difficult to see which way these kinds of patterns are playing out.
– Tweet of the day from Marc Elias, who has been leading the charge in winning all the election court battles against Donald Trump: “I have worked on 10 statewide recounts/post-election fights. It sucks, but every year I have to tell candidates that their race isn’t close enough and they should concede. The presidential election is not that close. The results won’t change. Someone needs to tell that to Trump.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--This drives a stake in the heart of Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania gambit

Donald Trump has lost Pennsylvania by around 50,000 votes , meaning he ’ s nowhere near recount territory , and has no chance of litigating his way to some kind of magic victory .
But now even Trump ’ s imaginary argument has fallen to pieces .
Trump insisted all along that Joe Biden was somehow going to cheat Pennsylvania by getting mail-in votes that arrived after Election Day .
To be clear , these votes are fully legal in the state , but Trump had been trying to contest these ballots in court anyway .
Now it turns out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election Day in Pennsylvania .
Even if if Trump could get them thrown out , which he can ’ t , it still wouldn ’ t have any impact on Biden ’ s 50,000 vote winning margin .
And that ’ s before getting to the fact that some of those 10,000 ballots were for Trump , not Biden – meaning Trump would be throwing out some of his own ballots in the process .
This drives a stake in the heart of Donald Trump ’ s gambit to somehow magically overturn the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally zero chance of getting the courts to overturn the results in the state .
And the fantasy about having the Pennsylvania legislature unilaterally give the state ’ s Electoral Votes to Trump is merely the stuff of conspiracy theories .
It ’ s over – and this news will help everyone involved better understand that it ’ s over .

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Donald Trump has lost Pennsylvania by around 50,000 votes, meaning he’s nowhere near recount territory, and has no chance of litigating his way to some kind of magic victory. But now even Trump’s imaginary argument has fallen to pieces.
Trump insisted all along that Joe Biden was somehow going to cheat Pennsylvania by getting mail-in votes that arrived after Election Day. To be clear, these votes are fully legal in the state, but Trump had been trying to contest these ballots in court anyway.
Now it turns out only about 10,000 mail-in ballots arrived after Election Day in Pennsylvania. Even if if Trump could get them thrown out, which he can’t, it still wouldn’t have any impact on Biden’s 50,000 vote winning margin. And that’s before getting to the fact that some of those 10,000 ballots were for Trump, not Biden – meaning Trump would be throwing out some of his own ballots in the process.
This drives a stake in the heart of Donald Trump’s gambit to somehow magically overturn the results in Pennsylvania. He now has literally zero chance of getting the courts to overturn the results in the state. And the fantasy about having the Pennsylvania legislature unilaterally give the state’s Electoral Votes to Trump is merely the stuff of conspiracy theories. It’s over – and this news will help everyone involved better understand that it’s over.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Multiple Republican Governors tell Donald Trump it’s over

Pay no attention to the people around Donald Trump who are still publicly implying that he somehow has a chance of magically overturning the election result ; these people are merely giving him lip service because they ’ re afraid of alienating him too soon , or because they need a pardon from him on his way out the door .
Instead , pay attention to those around Donald Trump who are publicly telling him it ’ s over .
As Trump drags this out , we ’ ll keep seeing more of this , because they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own viability going forward .
To that end , Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker are both publicly telling Trump to get on with the transition to President-elect Joe Biden .
This comes hours after Donald Trump ’ s key evangelical church ally Robert Jeffress publicly acknowledged that Joe Biden won .
Pat Toomey , the Republican Senator from Pennsylvania , the state that Trump keeps insisting he ’ s somehow magically going to win , publicly urged Trump last night to start the transition process .
We ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @

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Pay no attention to the people around Donald Trump who are still publicly implying that he somehow has a chance of magically overturning the election result; these people are merely giving him lip service because they’re afraid of alienating him too soon, or because they need a pardon from him on his way out the door.
Instead, pay attention to those around Donald Trump who are publicly telling him it’s over. As Trump drags this out, we’ll keep seeing more of this, because they don’t want his flailing antics to injure their own viability going forward. To that end, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker are both publicly telling Trump to get on with the transition to President-elect Joe Biden.
This comes hours after Donald Trump’s key evangelical church ally Robert Jeffress publicly acknowledged that Joe Biden won. Pat Toomey, the Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, the state that Trump keeps insisting he’s somehow magically going to win, publicly urged Trump last night to start the transition process. We’ll keep seeing more of this.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump just blew it again

Donald Trump just blew it again

Whenever Donald Trump gets an opportunity to advance himself politically , he rarely manages to do it the right way .
When he could use events like the COVID pandemic to shore up popular support and political muscle , he ends up exposing his own incompetence or personal grudges and the entire power play tends to backfire .
When news broke on Monday of a COVID vaccine that had a 90 % effective rate , he didn ’ t pay too much attention .
Sure , his administration tried to take credit for it , despite the vaccine being developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ ve been pushing for medical companies to fast track trial testing , and he tweeted about it briefly , but the problem is that most people , his supporters included , don ’ t really read his tweets in the first place .
So it should have come as no surprise that Trump not only failed to credit himself with the discovery of the new Pfizer vaccine , he actually decided to go so far as to accuse Pfizer of meddling in the election because of the time the vaccine was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nowhere near ready to be developed in the mass quantities needed to stave off the pandemic .
Right to the end , Trump ’ s narcissism has hindered his ability to deal with any kind of global crisis , as he can only think about how it will affect him .
It also makes it clear that Trump doesn ’ t really have much of a strategy left since he ’ s at least somewhat aware that he lost the election but can ’ t quite find someone or something to blame for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Joe Biden by well over 5 million votes .

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Whenever Donald Trump gets an opportunity to advance himself politically, he rarely manages to do it the right way. When he could use events like the COVID pandemic to shore up popular support and political muscle, he ends up exposing his own incompetence or personal grudges and the entire power play tends to backfire. When news broke on Monday of a COVID vaccine that had a 90% effective rate, he didn’t pay too much attention.
Sure, his administration tried to take credit for it, despite the vaccine being developed independently of the Warp Speed initiative that they’ve been pushing for medical companies to fast track trial testing, and he tweeted about it briefly, but the problem is that most people, his supporters included, don’t really read his tweets in the first place.
So it should have come as no surprise that Trump not only failed to credit himself with the discovery of the new Pfizer vaccine, he actually decided to go so far as to accuse Pfizer of meddling in the election because of the time the vaccine was released, even though it’s nowhere near ready to be developed in the mass quantities needed to stave off the pandemic. Right to the end, Trump’s narcissism has hindered his ability to deal with any kind of global crisis, as he can only think about how it will affect him.
It also makes it clear that Trump doesn’t really have much of a strategy left since he’s at least somewhat aware that he lost the election but can’t quite find someone or something to blame for why he’s going to lose to Joe Biden by well over 5 million votes.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Arizona’s Republican Attorney General points to Joe Biden victory

For Donald Trump to keep the con game going about how he ’ s somehow magically going to overturn the election results , he has to keep up the illusion that he can win Pennsylvania , Georgia , and Arizona to get to 270 .
That ’ s a tough sell , considering Joe Biden has already won Pennsylvania , and that Biden has an insurmountable lead in Georgia as it goes to a recount .
Now things appear to have just gotten even tougher for Trump , because the Arizona Attorney General just entered the fray .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Attorney General Mark Brnovich – a Republican – just said this : “ There ’ s less than 50,000 votes to count and the president would have to get about 65 % of them to win Arizona .
So it does appear that Joe Biden will win Arizona.
” This means the remaining news outlets should call Arizona for Biden soon .
Once that happens , Donald Trump ’ s narrative will fall apart completely .
Even if he did win the Georgia recount ( which he won ’ t ) , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hand him Pennsylvania ( which absolutely won ’ t happen ) , he still wouldn ’ t have a path to 270 with Arizona fully off the table .
The sooner everyone can see that Trump has no path to 270 , the sooner he ’ ll have to give up his little fundraising con game of “ contesting ” the election result .

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For Donald Trump to keep the con game going about how he’s somehow magically going to overturn the election results, he has to keep up the illusion that he can win Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona to get to 270.
That’s a tough sell, considering Joe Biden has already won Pennsylvania, and that Biden has an insurmountable lead in Georgia as it goes to a recount. Now things appear to have just gotten even tougher for Trump, because the Arizona Attorney General just entered the fray.
According to MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich – a Republican – just said this: “There’s less than 50,000 votes to count and the president would have to get about 65% of them to win Arizona. So it does appear that Joe Biden will win Arizona.” This means the remaining news outlets should call Arizona for Biden soon.
Once that happens, Donald Trump’s narrative will fall apart completely. Even if he did win the Georgia recount (which he won’t), and even if he did convince the courts to hand him Pennsylvania (which absolutely won’t happen), he still wouldn’t have a path to 270 with Arizona fully off the table. The sooner everyone can see that Trump has no path to 270, the sooner he’ll have to give up his little fundraising con game of “contesting” the election result.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--The real reason Donald Trump is installing his own people at the Pentagon

After firing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper this week , Donald Trump has installed a few of his own loyal extremists in key civilian positions at the Pentagon .
This has led to a fair amount of panic about what Trump might be up to .
At the risk of sounding cliche , whenever Donald Trump is involved , follow the money .
It ’ s already become clear that Trump is only still pretending to “ contest ” the election results so he can keep fundraising from his supporters ; the fine print even says that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money into his own pocket .
There is every reason to believe that what Trump is doing at the Pentagon is also about pilfering money for himself .
Yesterday the Trump regime formalized the sale of a massive amount of arms to the United Arab Emirates .
This isn ’ t remotely surprising .
Trump has a close financial relationship with the UAE government , and even has a golf resort in the city of Dubai .
This comes after Trump did another massive arms deal a couple years ago with Saudi Arabia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close personal ties .
Although the UAE deal was announced by the State Department , we ’ d guess that Trump is planning to do more such corrupt deals on his way out the door , all with nations who are willing to corruptly kick back some of the money to him after he ’ s gone from office .
Sooner or later some of these deals will involve the Pentagon , and this would explain why Trump has installed his own loyalists there .
To be as clear as possible , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon .
These aren ’ t people who can magically start war ; this isn ’ t what that ’ s about at all .
And if Trump did try to start a war at this late date , he ’ d end up with zero chance of a soft landing on his way out of the presidency ; he ’ s not that stupid or suicidal .
As is always the case with Trump , this appears to simply be about stealing money .

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After firing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper this week, Donald Trump has installed a few of his own loyal extremists in key civilian positions at the Pentagon. This has led to a fair amount of panic about what Trump might be up to.
At the risk of sounding cliche, whenever Donald Trump is involved, follow the money. It’s already become clear that Trump is only still pretending to “contest” the election results so he can keep fundraising from his supporters; the fine print even says that he’s going to stick the majority of the money into his own pocket. There is every reason to believe that what Trump is doing at the Pentagon is also about pilfering money for himself.
Yesterday the Trump regime formalized the sale of a massive amount of arms to the United Arab Emirates. This isn’t remotely surprising. Trump has a close financial relationship with the UAE government, and even has a golf resort in the city of Dubai. This comes after Trump did another massive arms deal a couple years ago with Saudi Arabia, another nation with whom he has close personal ties.
Although the UAE deal was announced by the State Department, we’d guess that Trump is planning to do more such corrupt deals on his way out the door, all with nations who are willing to corruptly kick back some of the money to him after he’s gone from office. Sooner or later some of these deals will involve the Pentagon, and this would explain why Trump has installed his own loyalists there.
To be as clear as possible, Trump has merely installed civilian loyalists at the Pentagon. These aren’t people who can magically start war; this isn’t what that’s about at all. And if Trump did try to start a war at this late date, he’d end up with zero chance of a soft landing on his way out of the presidency; he’s not that stupid or suicidal. As is always the case with Trump, this appears to simply be about stealing money.
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