palmerreport--2020-04-30--Karen Pence caught in a huge lie while trying to cover for Mike Pence

Mike Pence has done so many horrible things and put so many lives in jeopardy during his corrupt political career , his refusal to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic this week may not be his biggest scandal .
But because it ’ s so perfectly on the nose for this arrogant sociopathic dunce , “ mask-gate ” is in danger of becoming the first thing people think of when they hear Pence ’ s name .
Pence seems to know he ’ s in danger of being tagged with this one forever .
In a last ditch effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Karen Pence appeared on Fox News today and claimed that the Mayo Clinic never told Pence he should wear a mask .
This has the dual distinction of being a lie , and being something that wouldn ’ t help Mike Pence ’ s case even if it were true .
Immediately after Mike Pence was seen refusing to wear a mask , the Mayo Clinic posted a tweet making clear that it had warned Pence in advance .
That tweet was later deleted for unknown reasons .
But the Mayo Clinic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirming the same .
It took Team Pence forty-eight hours to dispute this statement .
If it were false , Pence would have disputed it immediately .
Even if Mike Pence hadn ’ t been told to wear a mask , it ’ s disqualifying that he refused to do so .
He knowingly put other people ’ s lives at risk , because even though he ’ s periodically tested for coronavirus , he knows full well that asymptomatic people can falsely test negative .
In addition , Pence is supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by example .
Pence is the opposite of a leader .
Now he ’ s got “ Mother ” on TV lying on his behalf .
Pence is a coward .
He should resign .

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Mike Pence has done so many horrible things and put so many lives in jeopardy during his corrupt political career, his refusal to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic this week may not be his biggest scandal. But because it’s so perfectly on the nose for this arrogant sociopathic dunce, “mask-gate” is in danger of becoming the first thing people think of when they hear Pence’s name.
Pence seems to know he’s in danger of being tagged with this one forever. In a last ditch effort at making the mask scandal go away, Karen Pence appeared on Fox News today and claimed that the Mayo Clinic never told Pence he should wear a mask. This has the dual distinction of being a lie, and being something that wouldn’t help Mike Pence’s case even if it were true.
Immediately after Mike Pence was seen refusing to wear a mask, the Mayo Clinic posted a tweet making clear that it had warned Pence in advance. That tweet was later deleted for unknown reasons. But the Mayo Clinic also issued a statement to the media confirming the same. It took Team Pence forty-eight hours to dispute this statement. If it were false, Pence would have disputed it immediately.
Even if Mike Pence hadn’t been told to wear a mask, it’s disqualifying that he refused to do so. He knowingly put other people’s lives at risk, because even though he’s periodically tested for coronavirus, he knows full well that asymptomatic people can falsely test negative. In addition, Pence is supposed to be a leader, and leaders lead by example. Pence is the opposite of a leader. Now he’s got “Mother” on TV lying on his behalf. Pence is a coward. He should resign.
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palmerreport--2020-04-30--A brief history of stupid

A brief history of stupid

The irritation I feel toward individual diehard Bernie Sanders supporters lodging their self-immolating protests with their “ write-in Bernie ” votes shrinks to insignificance next to my loathing for a certain late coming , wouldbe spoiler candidate .
If you ’ ve always wondered what the canonical “ Atlas Shrugged ” thumping , Libertarian idiot looks like , wonder no more : friends and neighbors I give you Justin Amash .
As in , he will make a mash of it just in time — if we let him .
If you were finally getting comfortable with the idea that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states were finally narrow enough so you could sleep again at night , here comes the one man scary movie with a giant pot of coffee .
Justin Amash is running as the Libertarian “ alternative ” candidate to Joe Biden and , presumably , the child rapist murderer Donald Trump .
And since Amash is an ultra rightwing alternative candidate , he ’ s going to attract rightwing voters who can no longer stomach Donald Trump .
So , despite Amash ’ s avowal that he dislikes Trump and is running against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his candidacy will help Trump or he ’ s a complete idiot .
Now , I don ’ t want to mention any names ( Bernie Sanders , Jill Stein , Gary Johnson ) but didn ’ t we just leave this party ?
Have we learned nothing ?
Giving this candidate oxygen is like giving oxygen to a fire that ’ s burning our house down .
Wow , do we ever not need this pathetic asshole right now .
So here we go again .
The five pillars of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders , the overblown Hillary Clinton email nontroversy and James Comey ’ s criminally-timed announcement of a new investigation into that nontroversy , and various alternative candidates , — gave us Donald Trump the first time .
Let ’ s not let this idiot Amash help the child raping murderer to a second term .
Let ’ s show the rest of the science-denying world of drooling cretins and boneheads that we mean business , that we really have learned our collective lesson and will not be fooled a second time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope you ’ re sitting down right now because you ’ re not going to believe this — is that , because the polls “ got it wrong ” last time then they are getting it wrong this time .
In other words , because most polls and pundits thought Hillary was going to win last time and she didn ’ t , the same polls and pundits who think Biden is going to win this time are also wrong .
In other words , once a fluke happens it will keep happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spot it will keep striving there forever .
That ’ s not logic , that ’ s superstition .
That ’ s “ reasoning ” right out of the Dark Ages .
We are the party of science and rational thinking .
We are the party that knows right from wrong .
We are the party that tabulated the seventeen thousand lies of Donald Trump , that knows that putting children in cages is a moral effrontery , that believes no one is above the law , that knows that masks , gloves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the only tools we have right now against coronavirus .
We are the party that believes not in dictators but in the Constitution .
So vote for Biden in November and let ’ s get back to solving the many problems we must address or perish .
Failure is not an option .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The irritation I feel toward individual diehard Bernie Sanders supporters lodging their self-immolating protests with their “write-in Bernie” votes shrinks to insignificance next to my loathing for a certain late coming, wouldbe spoiler candidate. If you’ve always wondered what the canonical “Atlas Shrugged” thumping, Libertarian idiot looks like, wonder no more: friends and neighbors I give you Justin Amash. As in, he will make a mash of it just in time — if we let him.
If you were finally getting comfortable with the idea that Trump’s chances in the swing states were finally narrow enough so you could sleep again at night, here comes the one man scary movie with a giant pot of coffee. Justin Amash is running as the Libertarian “alternative” candidate to Joe Biden and, presumably, the child rapist murderer Donald Trump. And since Amash is an ultra rightwing alternative candidate, he’s going to attract rightwing voters who can no longer stomach Donald Trump. So, despite Amash’s avowal that he dislikes Trump and is running against him, he either knows perfectly well that his candidacy will help Trump or he’s a complete idiot.
Now, I don’t want to mention any names (Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, Gary Johnson) but didn’t we just leave this party? Have we learned nothing? Giving this candidate oxygen is like giving oxygen to a fire that’s burning our house down. Wow, do we ever not need this pathetic asshole right now.
So here we go again. The five pillars of the last election disaster, the Russians, Bernie Sanders, the overblown Hillary Clinton email nontroversy and James Comey’s criminally-timed announcement of a new investigation into that nontroversy, and various alternative candidates, — gave us Donald Trump the first time. Let’s not let this idiot Amash help the child raping murderer to a second term. Let’s show the rest of the science-denying world of drooling cretins and boneheads that we mean business, that we really have learned our collective lesson and will not be fooled a second time.
A recent emerging narrative — and I hope you’re sitting down right now because you’re not going to believe this — is that, because the polls “got it wrong” last time then they are getting it wrong this time. In other words, because most polls and pundits thought Hillary was going to win last time and she didn’t, the same polls and pundits who think Biden is going to win this time are also wrong. In other words, once a fluke happens it will keep happening forever. Once lightning strikes a certain spot it will keep striving there forever. That’s not logic, that’s superstition. That’s “reasoning” right out of the Dark Ages.
We are the party of science and rational thinking. We are the party that knows right from wrong. We are the party that tabulated the seventeen thousand lies of Donald Trump, that knows that putting children in cages is a moral effrontery, that believes no one is above the law, that knows that masks, gloves, social distancing and sheltering at home are the only tools we have right now against coronavirus. We are the party that believes not in dictators but in the Constitution. So vote for Biden in November and let’s get back to solving the many problems we must address or perish. Failure is not an option. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-30--This just keeps getting stupider

This just keeps getting stupider

This can ’ t be real , can it ?
More Americans have died this month than died in the Vietnam War , all because the President of the United States is the world ’ s most inept weirdo of a villain .
Those of us who are still alive are hunkered down in our houses , wondering how we ’ re even supposed to keep getting food .
And all the insane President can do is stay up all night hurling juvenile slurs at the people who are talking about his worsening scandals .
This sounds like a really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no one would ever have gone to see – or at least no one would have stayed much past the opening credits .
Donald Trump is not a remotely believable character .
What kind of villain wastes his time attacking Brian Williams for having a big forehead ?
Brian Williams ?
Come on .
Brian Williams is like Wendy ’ s .
He ’ s fine .
Sometimes quite enjoyable .
Definitely not high stakes enough for the President of the United States to be rage tweeting about .
Even an evil President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet here we are .
The majority of Americans want this clown gone , right now , today .
Yet we keep learning the hard way that our Constitution , the document we all grew up worshipping , was written by well intentioned people who had no idea what they were doing – and then we spent two hundred and some years failing to fix most of what ’ s wrong with it .
There ’ s no way to get rid of this guy right now unless Mike Pence ( 25th Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conviction ) signs off on it , and those guys are two of Trump ’ s biggest criminal co-conspirators .
This is supposed to be a system of government ?
Even Trump doesn ’ t want the job anymore .
That ’ s painfully clear .
And yet he can ’ t just resign and walk away , because he ’ s committed so many crimes , he ’ ll be arrested if he resigns and tries to walk away .
He could probably negotiate a pretty lenient resignation plea deal right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand the need for such a thing , and his family is too busy grifting on his back to be willing to convince him that it ’ s over for him .
This is the worst movie that I ’ ve ever seen .
And I ’ ve seen Battlefield Earth .
Wait , have I ?
I haven ’ t left the house in so many weeks , I ’ m having trouble remembering things .
Like , what does a car do ?
What is fresh air ?
Is Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s made-up friend ?
Many of you are going stir crazy as well .
And yet we ’ re all supposed to keep it together when we see the President of the United States telling us to drink bleach while he ’ s ranting about “ Noble Prizes ” and Brian Williams ’ forehead .
This just keeps getting stupider .
All we can do is keep working to make sure this terrible movie absolutely does not get a sequel when it finally ends in November .

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This can’t be real, can it? More Americans have died this month than died in the Vietnam War, all because the President of the United States is the world’s most inept weirdo of a villain. Those of us who are still alive are hunkered down in our houses, wondering how we’re even supposed to keep getting food. And all the insane President can do is stay up all night hurling juvenile slurs at the people who are talking about his worsening scandals.
This sounds like a really bad rejected script for a movie that no one would ever have gone to see – or at least no one would have stayed much past the opening credits. Donald Trump is not a remotely believable character. What kind of villain wastes his time attacking Brian Williams for having a big forehead? Brian Williams? Come on. Brian Williams is like Wendy’s. He’s fine. Sometimes quite enjoyable. Definitely not high stakes enough for the President of the United States to be rage tweeting about. Even an evil President sets his sights a little higher.
Yet here we are. The majority of Americans want this clown gone, right now, today. Yet we keep learning the hard way that our Constitution, the document we all grew up worshipping, was written by well intentioned people who had no idea what they were doing – and then we spent two hundred and some years failing to fix most of what’s wrong with it. There’s no way to get rid of this guy right now unless Mike Pence (25th Amendment) or Mitch McConnell (impeachment and conviction) signs off on it, and those guys are two of Trump’s biggest criminal co-conspirators. This is supposed to be a system of government?
Even Trump doesn’t want the job anymore. That’s painfully clear. And yet he can’t just resign and walk away, because he’s committed so many crimes, he’ll be arrested if he resigns and tries to walk away. He could probably negotiate a pretty lenient resignation plea deal right now, but he’s too senile to understand the need for such a thing, and his family is too busy grifting on his back to be willing to convince him that it’s over for him.
This is the worst movie that I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen Battlefield Earth. Wait, have I? I haven’t left the house in so many weeks, I’m having trouble remembering things. Like, what does a car do? What is fresh air? Is Mike Pence real, or is he just Trump’s made-up friend? Many of you are going stir crazy as well. And yet we’re all supposed to keep it together when we see the President of the United States telling us to drink bleach while he’s ranting about “Noble Prizes” and Brian Williams’ forehead. This just keeps getting stupider. All we can do is keep working to make sure this terrible movie absolutely does not get a sequel when it finally ends in November.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Sorry, Trump and Pence, this one isn’t going away

Dan Quayle was a worthless politician who had a number of major failings .
His “ potatoe ” incident wasn ’ t one of them .
But wow did it ever stick , to the point that it ended up being the first thing most people thought of when they heard his name , because it was just too perfectly on the nose .
Quayle was already widely seen as a dummy , and then he went and did that , and it cemented it .
This brings us to Donald Trump .
He ’ s a monster .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month alone .
He ’ s also committed treason .
When Trump told people to drink bleach to cure coronavirus , it was really bad , but it was far from the worst thing he ’ s ever done .
Yet it stuck , because Trump was already widely perceived as an inept snake oil salesman who peddles simplistic false promises , and then he went and did that .
The “ disinfectant ” thing isn ’ t going away , because it perfectly encapsulated everything that was already seen as being wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Mike Pence .
He ’ s a deranged extremist , and he ’ s always corruptly been on the take .
From his lies about the AIDS crisis , to his lies about tobacco , to his lies about the coronavirus crisis , Pence has murdered a lot of people over the years .
When he visited a hospital this week and refused to wear a mask , he may have murdered a few more people – but he ’ s done even worse things .
Yet because he ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then he went and did that of all things , and now he ’ s forever the guy who refused to wear a mask .
Trump and Pence seem to get that they ’ re in real danger of being permanently tagged with these incidents , in a way that defines them going forward .
This kind of embarrassing incident can even cause a politician ’ s supporters too be too embarrassed to bother defending the politician over the incident , thus helping to cement it .
Trump is still going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t tell people to ingest disinfectants .
Pence had his wife go on TV today to try to put the mask scandal to bed .
Neither is going away any time soon .

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Dan Quayle was a worthless politician who had a number of major failings. His “potatoe” incident wasn’t one of them. But wow did it ever stick, to the point that it ended up being the first thing most people thought of when they heard his name, because it was just too perfectly on the nose. Quayle was already widely seen as a dummy, and then he went and did that, and it cemented it.
This brings us to Donald Trump. He’s a monster. He’s murdered sixty thousand Americans this month alone. He’s also committed treason. When Trump told people to drink bleach to cure coronavirus, it was really bad, but it was far from the worst thing he’s ever done. Yet it stuck, because Trump was already widely perceived as an inept snake oil salesman who peddles simplistic false promises, and then he went and did that. The “disinfectant” thing isn’t going away, because it perfectly encapsulated everything that was already seen as being wrong with the guy.
Then there’s Mike Pence. He’s a deranged extremist, and he’s always corruptly been on the take. From his lies about the AIDS crisis, to his lies about tobacco, to his lies about the coronavirus crisis, Pence has murdered a lot of people over the years. When he visited a hospital this week and refused to wear a mask, he may have murdered a few more people – but he’s done even worse things. Yet because he’s already widely perceived as an arrogant prick, and then he went and did that of all things, and now he’s forever the guy who refused to wear a mask.
Trump and Pence seem to get that they’re in real danger of being permanently tagged with these incidents, in a way that defines them going forward. This kind of embarrassing incident can even cause a politician’s supporters too be too embarrassed to bother defending the politician over the incident, thus helping to cement it. Trump is still going on and on about how he somehow didn’t tell people to ingest disinfectants. Pence had his wife go on TV today to try to put the mask scandal to bed. Neither is going away any time soon.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--This is deranged, even for Donald Trump

This is deranged, even for Donald Trump

When it comes to leading America through the coronavirus crisis , Donald Trump has three problems .
First , he negligently created it , so most of his “ response ” is now centered around trying to cover his own backside .
Second , he ’ s a sociopath , so he doesn ’ t sound remotely natural when he occasionally says something about feeling empathy .
Third , he ’ s far enough into senility that he can ’ t even get the line right when he tries it .
What Donald Trump was trying to say today was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus crisis is tragically and unacceptably high , it could have been a lot worse if not for the heroic efforts of the American people .
That line might have gained him some points .
Instead , because Trump is fully sociopathic and half senile , he ended up saying this : “ Our death totals , our numbers , per million people , are really very , very strong .
We ’ re very proud of the job we ’ ve done.
” It ’ s bad enough that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first responders .
It ’ s even worse that he ’ s referring to the U.S. death total as “ strong.
” What kind of deranged loon talks like that ?

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When it comes to leading America through the coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump has three problems. First, he negligently created it, so most of his “response” is now centered around trying to cover his own backside. Second, he’s a sociopath, so he doesn’t sound remotely natural when he occasionally says something about feeling empathy. Third, he’s far enough into senility that he can’t even get the line right when he tries it.
What Donald Trump was trying to say today was that while the U.S. death toll in the coronavirus crisis is tragically and unacceptably high, it could have been a lot worse if not for the heroic efforts of the American people. That line might have gained him some points.
Instead, because Trump is fully sociopathic and half senile, he ended up saying this: “Our death totals, our numbers, per million people, are really very, very strong. We’re very proud of the job we’ve done.” It’s bad enough that he’s trying to credit himself instead of first responders. It’s even worse that he’s referring to the U.S. death total as “strong.” What kind of deranged loon talks like that?
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump has berserk profane meltdown when he realizes how badly he’s losing to Joe Biden

Donald Trump was so afraid of having to run against broadly popular figure and proven leader Joe Biden , he @ @ @ @ @ with a foreign government to make up phony scandals about Joe Biden .
Now Trump @ @ @ @ @ anyway .
Trump has apparently just now gotten a look at his internal poll numbers @ @ @ @ @ how badly he ’ s losing to Biden , he went completely berserk .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ up his 2020 campaign officials and screaming things like “ I am not f—-ing losing @ @ @ @ @ according to a revealing new report from the Huffington Post .
This comes on the @ @ @ @ @ Trump went so far as to threaten to sue his own campaign manager Brad Parscale @ @ @ @ @ .
This guy is completely losing it .

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Donald Trump was so afraid of having to run against broadly popular figure and proven leader Joe Biden, he got himself impeached while conspiring with a foreign government to make up phony scandals about Joe Biden. Now Trump is stuck running against Biden anyway. Trump has apparently just now gotten a look at his internal poll numbers, and when he realized how badly he’s losing to Biden, he went completely berserk.
Donald Trump has been angrily calling up his 2020 campaign officials and screaming things like “I am not f—-ing losing to Joe Biden,” according to a revealing new report from the Huffington Post. This comes on the heels of the news that Trump went so far as to threaten to sue his own campaign manager Brad Parscale over his bad poll numbers. This guy is completely losing it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

If you ’ ve been wondering where Donald Trump Jr has been lately , he spends most of his time @ @ @ @ @ media that are so deranged , it ’ s difficult to even understand what he @ @ @ @ @ about .
Junior then spends his remaining time whining about how the media won ’ @ @ @ @ @ lunatic conspiracies .
Donald Trump Jr went on a bender about the media today , @ @ @ @ @ not at all mine blowing given that they are collectively the marketing wing of the @ @ @ @ @ added “ Media is dead.
” Well , spelling and grammar are certainly dead .
@ @ @ @ @ thinks that the phrase “ mind blowing ” is Mine blowing instead ?
If Donald @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a given that New York State will criminally indict him and Donald @ @ @ @ @ in the criminal financial schemes that have already been brought to the surface .
Perhaps @ @ @ @ @ Jr how to read and write while he ’ s in prison .

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If you’ve been wondering where Donald Trump Jr has been lately, he spends most of his time peddling conspiracy theories on social media that are so deranged, it’s difficult to even understand what he’s trying to talk about. Junior then spends his remaining time whining about how the media won’t cover any of his lunatic conspiracies.
Donald Trump Jr went on a bender about the media today, asserting that it is “not at all mine blowing given that they are collectively the marketing wing of the Democratic Party. Then he added “Media is dead.” Well, spelling and grammar are certainly dead. Mine blowing? He really thinks that the phrase “mind blowing” is Mine blowing instead?
If Donald Trump loses the election, it’s a given that New York State will criminally indict him and Donald Trump Jr for their roles in the criminal financial schemes that have already been brought to the surface. Perhaps they can teach Donald Trump Jr how to read and write while he’s in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Georgia and Texas are officially in play

The thing about a rising national political tide is that it lifts all boats – at least in proportion .
Joe Biden has always been ahead of Donald Trump in the national polls .
But now that Biden ’ s lead is starting to solidify , we ’ re seeing Biden now ahead in every single swing state .
Biden is also ahead in Arizona , which is turning blue , but has long been a red state in presidential elections .
Biden is also in striking distance in some deeper red states .
This is a good problem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best kind of problem to have .
But it does raise some questions about how to take advantage of it .
Former Senator Claire McCaskill tweeted this today : “ Both Georgia and Texas will be razor close in November.
” I think she ’ s right .
So I asked her this : “ Do we put serious resources into these states and try to win them ?
Or do we focus on the swing states we know we need to win ?
” McCaskill responded with an important point : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large in both states .
Both states have Senate races .
How much $ to spend there will depend on margins in other battlegrounds .
But remember if Trump needs to spend there to defend they ’ re also stretching their resources.
” The bottom line is that states like Georgia and Texas are officially in play .
Lots of things can and will change during this election cycle .
But with Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers already weak and his troubles mounting , Joe Biden and the Democrats have to approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re winnable – because they are .

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The thing about a rising national political tide is that it lifts all boats – at least in proportion. Joe Biden has always been ahead of Donald Trump in the national polls. But now that Biden’s lead is starting to solidify, we’re seeing Biden now ahead in every single swing state. Biden is also ahead in Arizona, which is turning blue, but has long been a red state in presidential elections. Biden is also in striking distance in some deeper red states.
This is a good problem to have. It’s actually the best kind of problem to have. But it does raise some questions about how to take advantage of it. Former Senator Claire McCaskill tweeted this today: “Both Georgia and Texas will be razor close in November.” I think she’s right. So I asked her this: “Do we put serious resources into these states and try to win them? Or do we focus on the swing states we know we need to win?”
McCaskill responded with an important point: “I think the volunteer pool will be large in both states. Both states have Senate races. How much $ to spend there will depend on margins in other battlegrounds. But remember if Trump needs to spend there to defend they’re also stretching their resources.”
The bottom line is that states like Georgia and Texas are officially in play. Lots of things can and will change during this election cycle. But with Donald Trump’s poll numbers already weak and his troubles mounting, Joe Biden and the Democrats have to approach certain red states as if they’re winnable – because they are.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Kayleigh McEnany gets ripped to shreds after her first press briefing

Donald Trump ’ s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany finally held her first press briefing today , weeks @ @ @ @ @ We suppose this is an improvement , as her predecessor never did hold a single @ @ @ @ @ replaced .
The big moment from Kayleigh McEnany ’ s press briefing today was when @ @ @ @ @ never lie to the media .
Of course that alone was a lie , as @ @ @ @ @ parroting Donald Trump ’ s various lies .
Comedian Chelsea Handler ripped her to shreds @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany finally held her first press briefing today, weeks after taking the job. We suppose this is an improvement, as her predecessor never did hold a single press briefing before ultimately being replaced.
The big moment from Kayleigh McEnany’s press briefing today was when she promised she’ll never lie to the media. Of course that alone was a lie, as she spent the entire time parroting Donald Trump’s various lies. Comedian Chelsea Handler ripped her to shreds for it:
Congrats on your first lie, girl! It gets easier. https://t.co/4sNrQSx85T — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Conservative columnist defends Joe Biden

Joe Biden was facing a uniquely non-credible allegation , but he went on live national television this morning and thoroughly @ @ @ @ @ a long series of uncomfortable questions from Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ Rubin is coming to Joe Biden ’ s defense : I do n't know what @ @ @ @ @ have hoped for .
A long eloquent statement the press will be obliged to quote @ @ @ @ @ appearance in tough interview .
Everyone breaths a sigh of relief but it is easy @ @ @ @ @

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Joe Biden was facing a uniquely non-credible allegation, but he went on live national television this morning and thoroughly addressed it anyway, answering a long series of uncomfortable questions from Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski.
Now, conservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin is coming to Joe Biden’s defense:
I don't know what more the Biden camp could have hoped for. A long eloquent statement the press will be obliged to quote. Unequivocal denial and earnest appearance in tough interview. Everyone breaths a sigh of relief but it is easy when your guy is innocent — Jennifer Now at Threads Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump’s stooge Rick Scott gets slam dunked

Of all the corrupt Republican politicians across the country , there are few who are more blatantly corrupt than former @ @ @ @ @ Senator Rick Scott .
Before going into politics , he criminally defrauded Medicare .
While @ @ @ @ @ pensions of teachers and police officers .
Now as a Senator , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s pocket .
Fortunately , Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is having absolutely none of Rick @ @ @ @ @ Florida Senator Rick Scott believes states like New York hit hard by # COVID19 should @ @ @ @ @ .
Do you think the Federal government should stop sending billions to Florida every time @ @ @ @ @ a hurricane ?

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Of all the corrupt Republican politicians across the country, there are few who are more blatantly corrupt than former Florida Governor and current Florida Senator Rick Scott. Before going into politics, he criminally defrauded Medicare. While Governor, he stole the pensions of teachers and police officers. Now as a Senator, he’s deeply in Donald Trump’s pocket.
Fortunately, Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is having absolutely none of Rick Scott’s crap:
Florida Senator Rick Scott believes states like New York hit hard by #COVID19 should be left on their own. What a fraud. Do you think the Federal government should stop sending billions to Florida every time you’re hit by a hurricane? Take. A. Hike. — Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) May 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Lindsey Graham goes off the deep end as his reelection prospects face more trouble

“ July the 31st is when this expires and I promise you , over our dead bodies , this will get reauthorized , ” Lindsey Graham warned earlier this week in front of the entire COVID-19 advisory team of South Carolina .
It ’ s tough talk for an election year when you ’ re telling your base that you won ’ t back down on a definitive policy .
The problem is – this is a terrible choice of words considering the situation – and Graham who made news a few months ago when he was exposed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It gets worse when you understand the context of what he said .
One thing that Graham has been particularly militant about lately , is making sure unemployment benefits passed down to people in the next coronavirus relief package aren ’ t too generous or people might refuse to go back to work when states finally do re-open .
The CARES Act adds $ 600 per week in unemployment benefits , something he and 46 fellow Republicans in the Senate fought against unsuccessfully .
Graham ’ s seat , long thought to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was recently downgraded to “ Lean Republican ” in the Cook Political Report , meaning his opponent Jaime Harrison is gaining some traction .
South Carolina also plans to lift its state of emergency declaration by May 12 , after already re-opening its beaches , meaning the state might be looking at a second wave of the virus by July .
Expect these words to stick to Graham for awhile – longer than any of his delusional defenses of Donald Trump .

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“July the 31st is when this expires and I promise you, over our dead bodies, this will get reauthorized,” Lindsey Graham warned earlier this week in front of the entire COVID-19 advisory team of South Carolina.
It’s tough talk for an election year when you’re telling your base that you won’t back down on a definitive policy. The problem is – this is a terrible choice of words considering the situation – and Graham who made news a few months ago when he was exposed to the virus, should probably know better.
It gets worse when you understand the context of what he said. One thing that Graham has been particularly militant about lately, is making sure unemployment benefits passed down to people in the next coronavirus relief package aren’t too generous or people might refuse to go back to work when states finally do re-open. The CARES Act adds $600 per week in unemployment benefits, something he and 46 fellow Republicans in the Senate fought against unsuccessfully.
Graham’s seat, long thought to be safe in a reliably red state, was recently downgraded to “Lean Republican” in the Cook Political Report, meaning his opponent Jaime Harrison is gaining some traction. South Carolina also plans to lift its state of emergency declaration by May 12, after already re-opening its beaches, meaning the state might be looking at a second wave of the virus by July. Expect these words to stick to Graham for awhile – longer than any of his delusional defenses of Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump’s new press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just gave something away during her first briefi

Donald Trump’s new press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just gave something away during her first briefing

Donald Trump is now on his fourth White House Press Secretary .
The previous one never did hold a single press briefing .
The latest one , Kayleigh McEnany , has been on the job for awhile but just now finally held her first press briefing today .
In the process , she gave something away – but perhaps not what we were expecting .
Based on every single TV appearance she ’ s ever done over the years , and based on every single tweet she ’ s posted since she went to work for Donald Trump , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Kayleigh McEnany is a complete idiot .
But during her press briefing today , she handled herself fairly well .
And by “ fairly well ” I mean that she told a lot of ridiculous lies in serious fashion , with a straight face , in a way that didn ’ t make it particularly easy for the reporters in the room to blow her up for it .
Of course the reporters were extraordinarily soft on her today .
That ’ s not their fault .
This was their first go-round @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know how to break through her defenses yet .
We ’ ll have to judge their performance based on how they approach her in future briefings – if she holds any future briefings .
But today we saw that Kayleigh McEnany is not necessarily the kind of idiot who ’ s going to get up there and make unforced errors that make it easy for the reporters in the room to crack her lies .
Again , based on her years of past performances in other formats , we had good reason to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today she gave away that she might actually just be pretending to be an idiot for effect .
It ’ s something to keep in mind as we work to defeat her pro-Trump lies going forward .

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Donald Trump is now on his fourth White House Press Secretary. The previous one never did hold a single press briefing. The latest one, Kayleigh McEnany, has been on the job for awhile but just now finally held her first press briefing today. In the process, she gave something away – but perhaps not what we were expecting.
Based on every single TV appearance she’s ever done over the years, and based on every single tweet she’s posted since she went to work for Donald Trump, we’ve had good reason to presume that Kayleigh McEnany is a complete idiot. But during her press briefing today, she handled herself fairly well. And by “fairly well” I mean that she told a lot of ridiculous lies in serious fashion, with a straight face, in a way that didn’t make it particularly easy for the reporters in the room to blow her up for it.
Of course the reporters were extraordinarily soft on her today. That’s not their fault. This was their first go-round with her. They don’t know how to break through her defenses yet. We’ll have to judge their performance based on how they approach her in future briefings – if she holds any future briefings.
But today we saw that Kayleigh McEnany is not necessarily the kind of idiot who’s going to get up there and make unforced errors that make it easy for the reporters in the room to crack her lies. Again, based on her years of past performances in other formats, we had good reason to believe she was a hapless idiot. Today she gave away that she might actually just be pretending to be an idiot for effect. It’s something to keep in mind as we work to defeat her pro-Trump lies going forward.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Eric Swalwell comes out swinging

Eric Swalwell comes out swinging

Joe Biden ran against one of the largest primary fields in modern history , yet he ended up dominating the @ @ @ @ @ point , most of his former opponents have now endorsed him , including Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ Sanders , Pete Buttigieg , and Amy Klobuchar .
Congressman Eric Swalwell was only in @ @ @ @ @ a hot minute , but he ’ s always been widely respected .
Today he @ @ @ @ @ of Joe Biden :

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Joe Biden ran against one of the largest primary fields in modern history, yet he ended up dominating the contest. More to the point, most of his former opponents have now endorsed him, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar.
Congressman Eric Swalwell was only in the presidential primary race for a hot minute, but he’s always been widely respected. Today he came out swinging in favor of Joe Biden:
Hey @rufusgifford, great idea. Count me in for the max. Where can people contribute? #Biden2020 https://t.co/BDdgqpA182 — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) May 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--The Kim Jong Un death watch saga just took a surreal turn

When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un disappeared , and various media outlets began claiming he was ill or dead or braindead , he still failed to surface .
Palmer Report pointed out that in such circumstances , he ’ d definitely want to show his face , if only to ward off any potential overthrowers .
So his continued absence meant he was indeed ill or dead , or he ’ d been ousted , or he ’ d snapped and he no longer understood that he needed to get his face out there .
Now the Rupert Murdoch-owned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-Trump tabloid New York Post , are suddenly claiming that Kim Jong Un may be holed up with a “ Pleasure Squad ” of women .
This is quite disturbing , considering there can ’ t possibly be any legitimate consent involved .
It ’ s also probably false , considering there doesn ’ t appear to be any real evidence behind the story , and the outlets reporting it are disreputable .
The only reason we ’ re even flagging this report as being notable is that it very much appears to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
And really , who else would have planted something like this ?
The story makes Kim look bad , as it suggests that he ’ s too busy focused on pleasuring himself to bother showing his face in public and doing his job .
But if Kim really is incapacitated or dead , a false story like this is a good way to cover for that .

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When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un disappeared, and various media outlets began claiming he was ill or dead or braindead, he still failed to surface. Palmer Report pointed out that in such circumstances, he’d definitely want to show his face, if only to ward off any potential overthrowers. So his continued absence meant he was indeed ill or dead, or he’d been ousted, or he’d snapped and he no longer understood that he needed to get his face out there.
Now the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid The Sun, and the pro-Trump tabloid New York Post, are suddenly claiming that Kim Jong Un may be holed up with a “Pleasure Squad” of women. This is quite disturbing, considering there can’t possibly be any legitimate consent involved. It’s also probably false, considering there doesn’t appear to be any real evidence behind the story, and the outlets reporting it are disreputable.
The only reason we’re even flagging this report as being notable is that it very much appears to have been planted by the North Korean government. And really, who else would have planted something like this? The story makes Kim look bad, as it suggests that he’s too busy focused on pleasuring himself to bother showing his face in public and doing his job. But if Kim really is incapacitated or dead, a false story like this is a good way to cover for that.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump just made a move to try to silence Dr. Fauci

For all the buzz about Donald Trump potentially firing Dr. Anthony Fauci , it never did happen .
This isn ’ t surprising .
For all his bluster , Trump is a tepid coward who usually only fires the people he thinks he can get away with firing – and he knows he needs Fauci for credibility reasons .
But now Trump is making a different kind of move against Fauci .
Congress just announced that Donald Trump has blocked its attempt at having Dr. Fauci testify in an upcoming hearing .
Trump lets Fauci speak during most press briefings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV for various interviews .
So what makes this different ?
The reality is that while the media generally asks Dr. Fauci questions aimed at helping inform the public about the coronavirus crisis , Congress could end up asking Dr. Fauci some questions that expose Donald Trump ’ s dishonest and negligent handling of the crisis .
Trump can ’ t be having that , now can he ?
So he ’ s silencing Fauci from testifying .
We doubt Fauci will take too kindly to this , so we ’ ll see @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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For all the buzz about Donald Trump potentially firing Dr. Anthony Fauci, it never did happen. This isn’t surprising. For all his bluster, Trump is a tepid coward who usually only fires the people he thinks he can get away with firing – and he knows he needs Fauci for credibility reasons. But now Trump is making a different kind of move against Fauci.
Congress just announced that Donald Trump has blocked its attempt at having Dr. Fauci testify in an upcoming hearing. Trump lets Fauci speak during most press briefings, and he lets Fauci go on TV for various interviews. So what makes this different?
The reality is that while the media generally asks Dr. Fauci questions aimed at helping inform the public about the coronavirus crisis, Congress could end up asking Dr. Fauci some questions that expose Donald Trump’s dishonest and negligent handling of the crisis. Trump can’t be having that, now can he? So he’s silencing Fauci from testifying. We doubt Fauci will take too kindly to this, so we’ll see what if anything comes of it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump is lazy and stupid

Donald Trump is lazy and stupid

As I said recently , there ’ s a narrative emerging from the defeatist camp , as a corollary to the “ only-Bernie-could-beat-Trump ” fiction , that Trump is going to win in November because the polls say he ’ s going to lose .
No , that ’ s not a typo and you didn ’ t misread it , that really is how some people “ think.
” The idea goes ( and I am here making a huge concession by calling it an “ idea ” ) that because the polls said Hillary Clinton was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t , the polls have now and forever become wrong and they will always be wrong .
To use a brackish , medieval word , the polls have “ magically ” become their own antithesis .
In short , the new rule from now on is that polls will be 100 % accurate so long as we infer the exact opposite of what the polls say .
I hope I don ’ t have to spend any time pointing out how silly that idea is .
I hope everyone gets that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Okay , let ’ s move on .
I will aver this , Donald Trump could actually win in November .
And no , it ’ s not too late .
He really could and I will tell you how he could win , and I will tell it brazenly and right out in the open .
All he has to do is roll up his sleeves and sincerely get to work on coronavirus , stop worrying about what people are saying about him and start using the actual power he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done .
It would mean hundred hour weeks of nonstop work , phone calls , favors , a great deal of federal spending and a strong federal message to the American people to spend the next hundred days — at least — in lockdown , and requiring that the American people use masks and gloves and social distancing whenever they go out .
Trump and his pirate ship Party spent 1.5 trillion dollars on the rich in 2018 , so they could spend another trillion on the American people making sure every household @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days without batting an eye .
It would be a Herculean effort to be sure , not unlike Franklin Roosevelt ’ s hundred days after first taking office in 1933 , but it could happen .
Trump could enforce a lockdown and pay for it so the American people would remain safe , and he could threaten martial law if any states didn ’ t cooperate .
I ’ m not saying it ’ s a guarantee that Trump would win in November by doing this , but I think if he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him a ten point bump — or better .
He ’ d have a lot of grateful Americans out there who got hundred day stay-at-home vacations on the house .
And such a draconian program would also quite probably save a half million lives or more .
Now , I don ’ t know about you but this is how I define mixed emotions .
I surely do not want Trump to win another four years .
But I also don ’ t want all those people to die , either .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all theoretical anyway .
I know Trump won ’ t do any of what I suggest because Donald Trump is stupid and lazy .
Trump won ’ t do the right thing for the same reason he has never been a true millionaire , let alone a true billionaire .
He lacks the work ethic and the ability to understand that good old-fashioned hard work is a legitimate way to get things done .
Cheating , looking for angles , touting snake oil miracle cures and swindling and lying to people make for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s all the child-raping murderer knows .
It is because Donald Trump is stupid and lazy that he will lose in November .
Naturally I ’ m not one hundred percent sure he will lose , but Trump ’ s loss does look all but inevitable .
He is his own worst enemy , not only because he is stupid and lazy , but also because he ’ s driven by his own insatiable ego .
He can ’ t stop having his self-immolating press briefings .
He can ’ t stop demonstrating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has absolutely no compassion for the sixty thousand Americans who have died on his watch already .
This isn ’ t so much a presidential campaign , but an exercise in how an enemy can destroy himself — less a blitzkrieg and more a sitzkrieg .
Of course , that doesn ’ t mean we should take anything for granted .
We shouldn ’ t .
We should take no chances and work as hard as if Trump were ahead in the polls .
Unlike Trump , we do have the necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile we are fortunate in that no one is a better advertisement for Joe Biden than Donald Trump .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As I said recently, there’s a narrative emerging from the defeatist camp, as a corollary to the “only-Bernie-could-beat-Trump” fiction, that Trump is going to win in November because the polls say he’s going to lose. No, that’s not a typo and you didn’t misread it, that really is how some people “think.”
The idea goes (and I am here making a huge concession by calling it an “idea”) that because the polls said Hillary Clinton was going to win the presidency in 2016 and she didn’t, the polls have now and forever become wrong and they will always be wrong. To use a brackish, medieval word, the polls have “magically” become their own antithesis. In short, the new rule from now on is that polls will be 100% accurate so long as we infer the exact opposite of what the polls say.
I hope I don’t have to spend any time pointing out how silly that idea is. I hope everyone gets that such nonsense is wrong on its face. Okay, let’s move on.
I will aver this, Donald Trump could actually win in November. And no, it’s not too late. He really could and I will tell you how he could win, and I will tell it brazenly and right out in the open. All he has to do is roll up his sleeves and sincerely get to work on coronavirus, stop worrying about what people are saying about him and start using the actual power he has with the Republican Party to get things done. It would mean hundred hour weeks of nonstop work, phone calls, favors, a great deal of federal spending and a strong federal message to the American people to spend the next hundred days — at least — in lockdown, and requiring that the American people use masks and gloves and social distancing whenever they go out.
Trump and his pirate ship Party spent 1.5 trillion dollars on the rich in 2018, so they could spend another trillion on the American people making sure every household is economically secure for the next hundred days without batting an eye. It would be a Herculean effort to be sure, not unlike Franklin Roosevelt’s hundred days after first taking office in 1933, but it could happen. Trump could enforce a lockdown and pay for it so the American people would remain safe, and he could threaten martial law if any states didn’t cooperate.
I’m not saying it’s a guarantee that Trump would win in November by doing this, but I think if he did it right it could very well give him a ten point bump — or better. He’d have a lot of grateful Americans out there who got hundred day stay-at-home vacations on the house. And such a draconian program would also quite probably save a half million lives or more.
Now, I don’t know about you but this is how I define mixed emotions. I surely do not want Trump to win another four years. But I also don’t want all those people to die, either. Not to worry, though, this is all theoretical anyway. I know Trump won’t do any of what I suggest because Donald Trump is stupid and lazy. Trump won’t do the right thing for the same reason he has never been a true millionaire, let alone a true billionaire. He lacks the work ethic and the ability to understand that good old-fashioned hard work is a legitimate way to get things done. Cheating, looking for angles, touting snake oil miracle cures and swindling and lying to people make for bad public policy. But it’s all the child-raping murderer knows.
It is because Donald Trump is stupid and lazy that he will lose in November. Naturally I’m not one hundred percent sure he will lose, but Trump’s loss does look all but inevitable. He is his own worst enemy, not only because he is stupid and lazy, but also because he’s driven by his own insatiable ego. He can’t stop having his self-immolating press briefings. He can’t stop demonstrating that everything is all about him and he has absolutely no compassion for the sixty thousand Americans who have died on his watch already.
This isn’t so much a presidential campaign, but an exercise in how an enemy can destroy himself — less a blitzkrieg and more a sitzkrieg. Of course, that doesn’t mean we should take anything for granted. We shouldn’t. We should take no chances and work as hard as if Trump were ahead in the polls. Unlike Trump, we do have the necessary work ethic and integrity to win. Meanwhile we are fortunate in that no one is a better advertisement for Joe Biden than Donald Trump. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--What did Bill Barr just do to Michael Cohen?

Two weeks ago , it was announced that Michael Cohen was being released from prison early due to the coronavirus outbreak in the prison system , and that he would serve the rest of his sentence from home .
Then word surfaced that Cohen is writing a tell-all book about Donald Trump that will be released before the election .
Now , suddenly , Cohen isn ’ t going to be released from prison .
It ’ s not difficult to figure out what ’ s going on here .
Donald Trump ’ s lawyer recently sent a letter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book .
This gives away that Trump is scared to death of what Cohen might do to him .
And now , according to the Daily Beast , Cohen is suddenly not being let out .
It ’ s fairly clear to us that Attorney General Bill Barr has intervened and is blocking Michael Cohen from being released .
Of course this won ’ t actually stop Cohen ’ s book from being published ; he ’ s been writing it while in prison , and it ’ ll come out before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up or not .
The book won ’ t contain any national security matters , like John Bolton ’ s book did , so there will be no method for Trump to use for trying to forcibly delay Cohen ’ s book .
Of course Bill Barr is no dummy , so he knows that keeping Michael Cohen locked up won ’ t keep his book from coming out .
But Barr knows that Donald Trump is the kind of dummy who thinks keeping Cohen locked up will somehow keep his book from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is making a move that will please Trump , but not help Trump .
If anything , this controversy over Cohen ’ s release hurts Trump , because now it ’ ll be a bigger story , and more people will be looking forward to seeing what ’ s in Cohen ’ s book .

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Two weeks ago, it was announced that Michael Cohen was being released from prison early due to the coronavirus outbreak in the prison system, and that he would serve the rest of his sentence from home. Then word surfaced that Cohen is writing a tell-all book about Donald Trump that will be released before the election. Now, suddenly, Cohen isn’t going to be released from prison.
It’s not difficult to figure out what’s going on here. Donald Trump’s lawyer recently sent a letter to Michael Cohen, threatening him over the book. This gives away that Trump is scared to death of what Cohen might do to him. And now, according to the Daily Beast, Cohen is suddenly not being let out.
It’s fairly clear to us that Attorney General Bill Barr has intervened and is blocking Michael Cohen from being released. Of course this won’t actually stop Cohen’s book from being published; he’s been writing it while in prison, and it’ll come out before the election whether he’s still locked up or not. The book won’t contain any national security matters, like John Bolton’s book did, so there will be no method for Trump to use for trying to forcibly delay Cohen’s book.
Of course Bill Barr is no dummy, so he knows that keeping Michael Cohen locked up won’t keep his book from coming out. But Barr knows that Donald Trump is the kind of dummy who thinks keeping Cohen locked up will somehow keep his book from coming out. As usual, Barr is making a move that will please Trump, but not help Trump. If anything, this controversy over Cohen’s release hurts Trump, because now it’ll be a bigger story, and more people will be looking forward to seeing what’s in Cohen’s book.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine scandal takes new turn after one of his stooges accidentally email

Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine scandal takes new turn after one of his stooges accidentally emails the wrong person

Donald Trump spent weeks falsely promoting hydroxychloroquine as a risk-free coronavirus treatment , at a time when it was already known that the drug had potentially fatal side effects .
Studies have since shown that it doesn ’ t help with coronavirus anyway .
Numerous Trump stooges have also been promoting the drug .
Now one of them just made a mess of things .
Jerome Corsi , the far right conspiracy theorist who would have been arrested for felony perjury if Robert Mueller ’ s probe hadn ’ t been sabotaged by Bill Barr , has apparently been coordinating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hydroxychloroquine scheme .
The trouble : the doctor ’ s name is Zelenko , but Corsi accidentally sent it to Aaron Zelinsky , the Mueller prosecutor who was investigating him .
The Washington Post says that as a result of this email , the DOJ is now looking into whatever Zelenko and Corsi were trying to cook up with regard to hydroxychloroquine .
Corsi is insisting that it wasn ’ t criminal in nature .
But this could help expose why Trump and so many of his stooges have been promoting the @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump spent weeks falsely promoting hydroxychloroquine as a risk-free coronavirus treatment, at a time when it was already known that the drug had potentially fatal side effects. Studies have since shown that it doesn’t help with coronavirus anyway. Numerous Trump stooges have also been promoting the drug. Now one of them just made a mess of things.
Jerome Corsi, the far right conspiracy theorist who would have been arrested for felony perjury if Robert Mueller’s probe hadn’t been sabotaged by Bill Barr, has apparently been coordinating with a Trump-connected doctor on some kind of hydroxychloroquine scheme. The trouble: the doctor’s name is Zelenko, but Corsi accidentally sent it to Aaron Zelinsky, the Mueller prosecutor who was investigating him.
The Washington Post says that as a result of this email, the DOJ is now looking into whatever Zelenko and Corsi were trying to cook up with regard to hydroxychloroquine. Corsi is insisting that it wasn’t criminal in nature. But this could help expose why Trump and so many of his stooges have been promoting the same phony coronavirus miracle cure.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

We should always believe women , unless they give us a specific reason not to believe them .
When it comes to the allegation against Joe Biden , it ’ s almost uniquely non-credible .
She keeps changing her story , not in small and believable ways , but in fundamental and self-contradictory ways .
The people she ’ s claimed are corroborators have all either been coached by her , or they ’ ve said she ’ s lying .
The Kremlin connection is just icing on the cake .
Joe Biden faced a tough choice .
Credible , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be addressed .
But this was the kind of overwhelmingly non-credible allegation that didn ’ t deserve the time of day .
Then Chris Hayes shamefully used his MSNBC show this week to falsely characterize this allegation as being “ credible ” and “ corroborated ” when the evidence says it ’ s neither , and it left Biden with no choice but to address it – so he did .
When Joe Biden appeared on Morning Joe , he faced a long series of tough , uncomfortable , and in some cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brzezinski .
At one point Mika demanded that Biden believe his own accuser , even though he was there , and he knows what did or didn ’ t happen .
But Biden answered every question in a detailed , compelling , and believable manner .
More importantly , Joe Biden invited everyone to follow the evidence trail .
His accuser claims that she filed a formal Senate complaint decades ago , but she has no record of it .
Biden could have simply argued that because she can ’ t produce the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed – but that would have been weak on his part .
Instead he called on the National Archives to release the document .
Once the National Archives confirms there never was any such document , it ’ ll prove she ’ s lying .
This entire farce is doing a lot of damage across the board .
Hayes ’ credibility is now shot , and Brzezinski ’ s credibility is at least somewhat damaged .
Far more importantly , there ’ s the fear that an obviously and ludicrously false high-profile allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MeToo movement , at a time when there ’ s still so much more MeToo progress to be made .
But for Joe Biden ’ s part , he nailed it today .

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We should always believe women, unless they give us a specific reason not to believe them. When it comes to the allegation against Joe Biden, it’s almost uniquely non-credible. She keeps changing her story, not in small and believable ways, but in fundamental and self-contradictory ways. The people she’s claimed are corroborators have all either been coached by her, or they’ve said she’s lying. The Kremlin connection is just icing on the cake.
Joe Biden faced a tough choice. Credible, or even remotely credible, allegations should be addressed. But this was the kind of overwhelmingly non-credible allegation that didn’t deserve the time of day. Then Chris Hayes shamefully used his MSNBC show this week to falsely characterize this allegation as being “credible” and “corroborated” when the evidence says it’s neither, and it left Biden with no choice but to address it – so he did.
When Joe Biden appeared on Morning Joe, he faced a long series of tough, uncomfortable, and in some cases absurdly over the top questions from Mika Brzezinski. At one point Mika demanded that Biden believe his own accuser, even though he was there, and he knows what did or didn’t happen. But Biden answered every question in a detailed, compelling, and believable manner.
More importantly, Joe Biden invited everyone to follow the evidence trail. His accuser claims that she filed a formal Senate complaint decades ago, but she has no record of it. Biden could have simply argued that because she can’t produce the paperwork, she shouldn’t be believed – but that would have been weak on his part. Instead he called on the National Archives to release the document. Once the National Archives confirms there never was any such document, it’ll prove she’s lying.
This entire farce is doing a lot of damage across the board. Hayes’ credibility is now shot, and Brzezinski’s credibility is at least somewhat damaged. Far more importantly, there’s the fear that an obviously and ludicrously false high-profile allegation like this could end up derailing the MeToo movement, at a time when there’s still so much more MeToo progress to be made. But for Joe Biden’s part, he nailed it today.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump goes off the deep end about man who died from ingesting chloroquine

Back before Donald Trump started telling us to inject ourselves with disinfectant in order to fight the coronavirus , he spent a long time falsely portraying a drug called hydroxychloroquine as a risk-free coronavirus treatment .
Clinical trials have since shown that coronavirus patients who take hydroxychloroquine are actually more likely to die , and now Trump has suddenly stopped mentioning the drug .
One of the low points in Donald Trump ’ s hydroxychloroquine debacle was when an Arizona couple heard Trump ’ s advice and decided to ingest a variant they found in their fish tank chemical supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died , and the wife ended up in the ICU .
Now Trump has decided that this whole thing is somehow a conspiracy theory against him .
On Thursday night Trump retweeted an article from a far right propaganda site which made the incredible ( and baseless ) suggestion that the wife may have been using the whole thing as an excuse to murder her husband .
There are almost no words for how awful this is ; the woman lost her husband while trying to follow Trump ’ s corrupt advice , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a murderer .
Of course Donald Trump is pushing these kinds of narratives because he knows he ’ s criminally negligent for having falsely claimed that hydroxychloroquine was risk free , when in fact the powerful drug is well known for having potentially fatal side effects .
If Trump loses the election , he ’ ll face an endless cycle of legal liability for this .
He and his apologists seem to be trying to get out ahead of it with disinformation .

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Back before Donald Trump started telling us to inject ourselves with disinfectant in order to fight the coronavirus, he spent a long time falsely portraying a drug called hydroxychloroquine as a risk-free coronavirus treatment. Clinical trials have since shown that coronavirus patients who take hydroxychloroquine are actually more likely to die, and now Trump has suddenly stopped mentioning the drug.
One of the low points in Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine debacle was when an Arizona couple heard Trump’s advice and decided to ingest a variant they found in their fish tank chemical supply, called chloroquine phosphate. The husband died, and the wife ended up in the ICU. Now Trump has decided that this whole thing is somehow a conspiracy theory against him.
On Thursday night Trump retweeted an article from a far right propaganda site which made the incredible (and baseless) suggestion that the wife may have been using the whole thing as an excuse to murder her husband. There are almost no words for how awful this is; the woman lost her husband while trying to follow Trump’s corrupt advice, and now Trump is implying that she’s a murderer.
Of course Donald Trump is pushing these kinds of narratives because he knows he’s criminally negligent for having falsely claimed that hydroxychloroquine was risk free, when in fact the powerful drug is well known for having potentially fatal side effects. If Trump loses the election, he’ll face an endless cycle of legal liability for this. He and his apologists seem to be trying to get out ahead of it with disinformation.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Donald Trump crashes and burns

Donald Trump crashes and burns

In addition to being an incompetent , narcissistic boor , “ president ” Donald Trump is in denial .
Reuters and several other outlets reported that Trump refuses to believe that Joe Biden is leading him in the very states he so desperately needs to win reelection .
His initial reaction was to threaten to “ sue ” Brad Parscale , his campaign manager .
Then , he said the most absurd thing he could ever say : “ I don ’ t believe the polls .
I believe the people of this country are smart .
And I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man in who ’ s incompetent.
” Seriously ?
What is Trump if not incompetent ?
Trump further said that Biden ’ s foreign policy was “ a disaster.
” Like Trump ’ s tariffs or his sucking up to dictators ?
Psychology Today defines psychological projection as a “ defense mechanism people subconsciously employ in order to cope with difficult feelings or emotions.
” The problem with Trump is that he does not have feelings and likely few emotions beyond envy and hate .
Instead , Trump uses psychological projection to distract @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He continues to delude himself that he has done a “ fantastic ” job overseeing the coronavirus .
Trump is joined in his delusion by his son-in-law Jared Kushner , who claimed on Fox & Friends that the administration ’ s response to coronavirus has been “ a great success story.
” According to HuffPost , Susan Rice , former national security adviser under President Obama , gave Kushner quite a tongue lashing over his “ ridiculous ” claim .
Kushner , not surprisingly , failed to mention the one million plus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sounds like a roaring success .
These are people who have spent their entire lives living up to a picture they have painted of themselves that only they can see .
As President Abraham Lincoln said many years ago , “ You can fool all the people some of the time , and some of the people all the time , but you can not fool all the people all the time.
” Trump certainly has his share of fools , but most Americans are not falling for it .
After threatening the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Twitter to display his support for Parscale .
Trump is clearly showing his instability and ever loosening grip on reality .
He even told Reuters that “ China ” wants him to lose .
Paranoid much ?
Trump claims that China ’ s handling of coronavirus is proof that they want him to lose .
Excuse me , what ?
No , China tried to hide the virus numbers , according to U.S. Intelligence , while Trump decided to just pretend the virus did not exist .
Trump is merely doing what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trying to deflect our attention from his incompetence .
According to Trump , China wants Joe Biden because of “ all the pressure ” he put on China with tariffs .
Bless his heart , he still fails to understand that Americans and not China pay the lion ’ s share of his tariffs .
Trump is going down in flames , and he knows it .
He is trying to grasp onto every twig , bush and tree on his way down .
None of them will be strong enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fail .

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In addition to being an incompetent, narcissistic boor, “president” Donald Trump is in denial. Reuters and several other outlets reported that Trump refuses to believe that Joe Biden is leading him in the very states he so desperately needs to win reelection. His initial reaction was to threaten to “sue” Brad Parscale, his campaign manager. Then, he said the most absurd thing he could ever say: “I don’t believe the polls. I believe the people of this country are smart. And I don’t think they will put a man in who’s incompetent.” Seriously? What is Trump if not incompetent? Trump further said that Biden’s foreign policy was “a disaster.” Like Trump’s tariffs or his sucking up to dictators?
Psychology Today defines psychological projection as a “defense mechanism people subconsciously employ in order to cope with difficult feelings or emotions.” The problem with Trump is that he does not have feelings and likely few emotions beyond envy and hate. Instead, Trump uses psychological projection to distract from his own shortcomings and lies. He continues to delude himself that he has done a “fantastic” job overseeing the coronavirus. Trump is joined in his delusion by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who claimed on Fox & Friends that the administration’s response to coronavirus has been “a great success story.” According to HuffPost, Susan Rice, former national security adviser under President Obama, gave Kushner quite a tongue lashing over his “ridiculous” claim. Kushner, not surprisingly, failed to mention the one million plus cases in the U.S. and 60,000 deaths. Sounds like a roaring success.
These are people who have spent their entire lives living up to a picture they have painted of themselves that only they can see. As President Abraham Lincoln said many years ago, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Trump certainly has his share of fools, but most Americans are not falling for it. After threatening the messenger, Parscale, Trump then took to Twitter to display his support for Parscale. Trump is clearly showing his instability and ever loosening grip on reality. He even told Reuters that “China” wants him to lose. Paranoid much?
Trump claims that China’s handling of coronavirus is proof that they want him to lose. Excuse me, what? No, China tried to hide the virus numbers, according to U.S. Intelligence, while Trump decided to just pretend the virus did not exist. Trump is merely doing what he does best: grasping for straws and trying to deflect our attention from his incompetence. According to Trump, China wants Joe Biden because of “all the pressure” he put on China with tariffs. Bless his heart, he still fails to understand that Americans and not China pay the lion’s share of his tariffs.
Trump is going down in flames, and he knows it. He is trying to grasp onto every twig, bush and tree on his way down. None of them will be strong enough to support him. He is destined to fail.
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palmerreport--2020-05-01--Here comes Donald Trump’s “very fine people on both sides” routine again

Not long ago , Donald Trump tweeted “ LIBERATE MICHIGAN !
” In a followup tweet he specifically referenced the “ Second Amendment.
” His deranged supporters apparently heard him loud and clear , because on Thursday they grabbed their assault rifles and stormed the Michigan state capitol building , under the guise of “ protest.
” These people are domestic terrorists .
The only reason they ’ re even still alive is that they ’ re white ; otherwise law enforcement would have given them one warning and then shot them .
Donald Trump is directly responsible for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re all lucky that no one died in the incident .
But in a month where Trump has already negligently gotten fifty-something thousand Americans murdered , that ’ s a small mercy .
For some reason , perhaps only because there was no body count , this Michigan domestic terrorist incident isn ’ t being clearly linked to Donald Trump ’ s tweet .
As of yet there ’ s no mainstream media narrative demanding that he answer for the incident .
Like the coward that he is , he won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to .
But if he does end up having to speak about this incident , we already know what Donald Trump will say , because he already said it when his white supremacist supporters murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville : “ very fine people on both sides .
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Not long ago, Donald Trump tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” In a followup tweet he specifically referenced the “Second Amendment.” His deranged supporters apparently heard him loud and clear, because on Thursday they grabbed their assault rifles and stormed the Michigan state capitol building, under the guise of “protest.”
These people are domestic terrorists. The only reason they’re even still alive is that they’re white; otherwise law enforcement would have given them one warning and then shot them. Donald Trump is directly responsible for this domestic terrorist incident in Michigan. We’re all lucky that no one died in the incident. But in a month where Trump has already negligently gotten fifty-something thousand Americans murdered, that’s a small mercy.
For some reason, perhaps only because there was no body count, this Michigan domestic terrorist incident isn’t being clearly linked to Donald Trump’s tweet. As of yet there’s no mainstream media narrative demanding that he answer for the incident. Like the coward that he is, he won’t address it unless he’s forced to.
But if he does end up having to speak about this incident, we already know what Donald Trump will say, because he already said it when his white supremacist supporters murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville: “very fine people on both sides.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump caught in yet another ugly bailout scandal

Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats think that bailouts should go to solid businesses that are legitimately struggling due to the @ @ @ @ @ Trump and the Republicans think that bailouts should go to their corporate cronies and donors @ @ @ @ @ .
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is calling out yet another ugly Donald Trump bailout @ @ @ @ @ around a Trump donor : Billionaire Monty Bennett secured $ 96,000,000 in federal bailouts for @ @ @ @ @ laying off 95 % of his employees .
The same month Bennett made a $ @ @ @ @ @ s reelection committee .
Donald Trump has always run his businesses this corruptly over the @ @ @ @ @ s no surprise that he ’ s trying to run the government this corruptly .
@ @ @ @ @ out though .
Not only do they risk taking a hit in the reputational department @ @ @ @ @ , they also risk potential legal scrutiny once Trump is gone from office .

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Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats think that bailouts should go to solid businesses that are legitimately struggling due to the current economic crisis. Donald Trump and the Republicans think that bailouts should go to their corporate cronies and donors so that kickbacks can ensue.
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is calling out yet another ugly Donald Trump bailout scandal, this time centering around a Trump donor:
Billionaire Monty Bennett secured $96,000,000 in federal bailouts for his hotel empire, despite laying off 95% of his employees. The same month Bennett made a $50,000 donation to Trump’s reelection committee. Talk about a big return on investment. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 1, 2020
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Donald Trump has always run his businesses this corruptly over the years, so it’s no surprise that he’s trying to run the government this corruptly. These cronies had better watch out though. Not only do they risk taking a hit in the reputational department for this kind of thing, they also risk potential legal scrutiny once Trump is gone from office.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Lindsey Graham just gave away the game for Donald Trump

Even as Bernie Bros like Chris Hayes have bent over backward to give false credibility to a uniquely non-credible allegation against Joe Biden , in the delusional hope of taking Biden down so Bernie Sanders can somehow become the nominee instead , pro-Trump forces have been largely avoiding the allegation like the plague .
After Hayes falsely characterized the allegation on Wednesday night it forced Joe Biden to go on Morning Joe on Friday to set the record straight .
But prior to that , the one time Donald Trump was asked about the allegation against Biden , he insinuated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News had been loathe to touch it .
Now that this nonsense story is out on the open , news outlets are still somewhat hesitant about what to do with it .
For instance , Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper didn ’ t cover it at all , while Chris Hayes did a bizarre segment in which he tried to dishonestly characterize his own prior reporting on the story .
When Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News on Friday night , he was asked about it – and he gave away the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refuse to play up the allegation against Biden , he went out of his way to defend Biden , saying the two spent decades traveling together and he never once saw anything improper , or heard about anything improper .
This is coming from the same Lindsey Graham who likes to promote the most phony and deranged Ukraine-related scandals about Biden that he can think of .
Graham just gave away that Donald Trump and his team don ’ t really want there to be a lot of focus on the Biden allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden has one overtly non-credible allegation against him , while Trump has dozens of credible allegations against him – and this will merely prompt the media to finally revisit Trump ’ s long history of sexual assault .
As Trump ’ s poll numbers continue to get uglier and the election gets closer , they could decide to revisit this .
When you ’ re facing the growing prospect of losing badly , you tend to start throwing everything at the wall – even the things that you suspect will backfire on you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Team Trump testing out a TV ad about the Biden scandal , just in case .
But for the moment at least , Trump ’ s own people are afraid of the Biden allegation getting too much attention , and then morphing back into the Trump scandal that it should have been all along .

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Even as Bernie Bros like Chris Hayes have bent over backward to give false credibility to a uniquely non-credible allegation against Joe Biden, in the delusional hope of taking Biden down so Bernie Sanders can somehow become the nominee instead, pro-Trump forces have been largely avoiding the allegation like the plague.
After Hayes falsely characterized the allegation on Wednesday night it forced Joe Biden to go on Morning Joe on Friday to set the record straight. But prior to that, the one time Donald Trump was asked about the allegation against Biden, he insinuated that it was false – and even Fox News had been loathe to touch it.
Now that this nonsense story is out on the open, news outlets are still somewhat hesitant about what to do with it. For instance, Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper didn’t cover it at all, while Chris Hayes did a bizarre segment in which he tried to dishonestly characterize his own prior reporting on the story. When Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News on Friday night, he was asked about it – and he gave away the game.
Not only did Lindsey Graham refuse to play up the allegation against Biden, he went out of his way to defend Biden, saying the two spent decades traveling together and he never once saw anything improper, or heard about anything improper. This is coming from the same Lindsey Graham who likes to promote the most phony and deranged Ukraine-related scandals about Biden that he can think of.
Graham just gave away that Donald Trump and his team don’t really want there to be a lot of focus on the Biden allegation. The reason is fairly obvious. Biden has one overtly non-credible allegation against him, while Trump has dozens of credible allegations against him – and this will merely prompt the media to finally revisit Trump’s long history of sexual assault.
As Trump’s poll numbers continue to get uglier and the election gets closer, they could decide to revisit this. When you’re facing the growing prospect of losing badly, you tend to start throwing everything at the wall – even the things that you suspect will backfire on you. And there’s already talk of Team Trump testing out a TV ad about the Biden scandal, just in case. But for the moment at least, Trump’s own people are afraid of the Biden allegation getting too much attention, and then morphing back into the Trump scandal that it should have been all along.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--This is delusional, even for Donald Trump

This week , an increasingly sheltered Donald Trump finally got a look at his own 2020 campaign internal poll numbers , and was apparently shocked to learn that he ’ s losing badly .
Various reports have him cursing out his campaign advisers and threatening legal action against his campaign manager .
If a rational person belatedly learned that he was losing his reelection bid , he ’ d be doing everything he could to find a way to turn his numbers around – and if anything , he ’ d be angry at his staff for not having brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump isn ’ t a rational person , he ’ s delusionally narcissistic .
Accordingly , Trump is doing what delusionally narcissistic people do in these situations : he ’ s spending his time trying to come up with excuses for why he ’ s going to lose that don ’ t involve him being at fault .
Trump has decided that the election is going to rigged against him , screaming this on Twitter tonight : “ Don ’ t allow RIGGED ELECTIONS !
” Okay , fine then .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of self-deluding nonsense , instead of focusing on trying to do something to improve his bad poll numbers , then it ’ ll make our job easier .
All we have to do is put in the hard work during this election cycle , while Trump tries to reassure himself with nonsense .

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This week, an increasingly sheltered Donald Trump finally got a look at his own 2020 campaign internal poll numbers, and was apparently shocked to learn that he’s losing badly. Various reports have him cursing out his campaign advisers and threatening legal action against his campaign manager.
If a rational person belatedly learned that he was losing his reelection bid, he’d be doing everything he could to find a way to turn his numbers around – and if anything, he’d be angry at his staff for not having brought him the bad news sooner. But Donald Trump isn’t a rational person, he’s delusionally narcissistic.
Accordingly, Trump is doing what delusionally narcissistic people do in these situations: he’s spending his time trying to come up with excuses for why he’s going to lose that don’t involve him being at fault. Trump has decided that the election is going to rigged against him, screaming this on Twitter tonight: “Don’t allow RIGGED ELECTIONS!”
Okay, fine then. If Donald Trump wants to focus on this kind of self-deluding nonsense, instead of focusing on trying to do something to improve his bad poll numbers, then it’ll make our job easier. All we have to do is put in the hard work during this election cycle, while Trump tries to reassure himself with nonsense.
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