palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump is cooking the books

Donald Trump is cooking the books

Donald Trump and his team have not handled the coronavirus pandemic well .
While Trump continues to point to China , the reality is we have been mired in the pandemic and the destruction it has presented for at least six months , and the administration just keeps getting it wrong .
The latest approach is for White House personnel , such as Peter Navarro , to attack Dr. Anthony Fauci .
While the White House said that Navarro went “ rogue ” and had no authority , his statements appeared to be consistent with the coordinated effort to discredit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in an effort to hide the grim reality from the American people , Trump and his team have instructed hospitals to report the numbers to the White House and bypass the CDC .
Just think , this administration is the most corrupt we have witnessed in any of our lifetimes , and that is based on information that is out in the public sphere .
Imagine what information and data we don ’ t have , and other efforts by the administration to hide the truth on a variety of topics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ little-noticed document issued , “ COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs , ” issued on July 10 , which provides in part : “ As of July 15 , 2020 , hospitals should no longer report the Covid-19 information in this document to the National Healthcare Safety Network site .
Please select one of the above methods to use instead.
” Former CDC officials and others have raised the alarm with this new process , as it is unprecedented and a dangerous step in being able to “ bleach ” the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former directors blasted the Trump administration for its poor handling of the coronavirus response , we now have news such as this that the administration will do all in its power to downplay the number of cases and the spread and deaths from this pandemic , all in an effort to gain Trump another four more years .
Stay vigilant and do not let this administration falsely comfort you .

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Donald Trump and his team have not handled the coronavirus pandemic well. While Trump continues to point to China, the reality is we have been mired in the pandemic and the destruction it has presented for at least six months, and the administration just keeps getting it wrong. The latest approach is for White House personnel, such as Peter Navarro, to attack Dr. Anthony Fauci. While the White House said that Navarro went “rogue” and had no authority, his statements appeared to be consistent with the coordinated effort to discredit Fauci.
Now, it turns out, in an effort to hide the grim reality from the American people, Trump and his team have instructed hospitals to report the numbers to the White House and bypass the CDC. Just think, this administration is the most corrupt we have witnessed in any of our lifetimes, and that is based on information that is out in the public sphere. Imagine what information and data we don’t have, and other efforts by the administration to hide the truth on a variety of topics.
The instructions on COVID-19 came in a little-noticed document issued, “COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs,” issued on July 10, which provides in part: “As of July 15, 2020, hospitals should no longer report the Covid-19 information in this document to the National Healthcare Safety Network site. Please select one of the above methods to use instead.”
Former CDC officials and others have raised the alarm with this new process, as it is unprecedented and a dangerous step in being able to “bleach” the data. On a day when several CDC former directors blasted the Trump administration for its poor handling of the coronavirus response, we now have news such as this that the administration will do all in its power to downplay the number of cases and the spread and deaths from this pandemic, all in an effort to gain Trump another four more years. Stay vigilant and do not let this administration falsely comfort you.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Get your popcorn ready: Rachel Maddow just booked Mary Trump

Mary Trump ’ s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is already at # 1 on the overall Amazon bestseller @ @ @ @ @ her book speaks for itself .
But now she ’ s begun doing publicity for @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just booked an interview that should have everyone tuning in .
Mary Trump @ @ @ @ @ host Rachel Maddow for an interview that will air this Thursday night .
This is @ @ @ @ @ known as an incisive and tough but fair interviewer .
People don ’ t generally @ @ @ @ @ show unless they have a solid story to tell .
Get your popcorn ready .

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Mary Trump’s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is already at #1 on the overall Amazon bestseller charts, which proof that her book speaks for itself. But now she’s begun doing publicity for the book – and she’s just booked an interview that should have everyone tuning in.
Mary Trump is sitting down with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow for an interview that will air this Thursday night. This is intriguing, because Maddow is known as an incisive and tough but fair interviewer. People don’t generally bother doing Maddow’s show unless they have a solid story to tell. Get your popcorn ready.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Well that escalated quickly

Well that escalated quickly

Earlier this afternoon Palmer Report told you how Joe Biden ’ s lead had grown to an eye popping fifteen points over Donald Trump nationwide in the latest Quinnipiac poll .
We noted that this was Biden ’ s strongest number yet , and that we ’ d have to wait to see if Biden ’ s lead would also grow in the other major polls as they get updated .
Now we have our first taste of an answer .
The new NBC News poll now has Joe Biden up by eleven points over Donald Trump .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points in this same poll roughly a month ago .
So Biden ’ s lead has grown by four points in the NBC poll , and his lead has grown by seven points in the Quinnipiac poll .
That ’ s precisely the kind of trend line you want to see if you ’ re Biden .
Of course Biden ’ s average lead is still closer to ten points nationwide ; for instance the Economist released a new poll today that has Biden up by just nine points .
But this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad news for Donald Trump .
This gives the Resistance an opportunity to really try to run up the score and take the Senate by doubling down on things like voter registration and voter turnout .

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Earlier this afternoon Palmer Report told you how Joe Biden’s lead had grown to an eye popping fifteen points over Donald Trump nationwide in the latest Quinnipiac poll. We noted that this was Biden’s strongest number yet, and that we’d have to wait to see if Biden’s lead would also grow in the other major polls as they get updated.
Now we have our first taste of an answer. The new NBC News poll now has Joe Biden up by eleven points over Donald Trump. This is notable because Biden was up by seven points in this same poll roughly a month ago. So Biden’s lead has grown by four points in the NBC poll, and his lead has grown by seven points in the Quinnipiac poll. That’s precisely the kind of trend line you want to see if you’re Biden.
Of course Biden’s average lead is still closer to ten points nationwide; for instance the Economist released a new poll today that has Biden up by just nine points. But this is all good news for Biden and all bad news for Donald Trump. This gives the Resistance an opportunity to really try to run up the score and take the Senate by doubling down on things like voter registration and voter turnout.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--This new Quinnipiac poll is jaw dropping

No one is expecting Donald Trump to have strong poll numbers right now .
When you consider his worsening scandals , his increasingly deranged behavior , and his failed handling of the coronavirus and racial issues , poor numbers are expected for him .
But this latest poll is remarkably bad even by Trump ’ s worsening expectations .
xf The new Quinnipiac has Joe Biden fifteen points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide .
These are the kinds of margins that , in theory , shouldn ’ t even exist in a presidential general election .
This same poll says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 36 % and his disapproval rating is at 60 % , putting him twenty-four points underwater .
These numbers are jaw dropping .
We ’ re at the point where , if the RNC weren ’ t so attached at the hip to Trump , we ’ d be expecting the party to force him out of the race in favor of another candidate who might have a less-awful chance of winning .
Of course other polls say Trump isn ’ t losing quite this badly .
On average the polls have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The thing to watch is whether the other major polls also show Biden ’ s lead expanding once they ’ re updated in the coming days .
But wow are these Quinnipiac numbers ever ugly for Trump .

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No one is expecting Donald Trump to have strong poll numbers right now. When you consider his worsening scandals, his increasingly deranged behavior, and his failed handling of the coronavirus and racial issues, poor numbers are expected for him. But this latest poll is remarkably bad even by Trump’s worsening expectations.
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The new Quinnipiac has Joe Biden fifteen points ahead of Donald Trump nationwide. These are the kinds of margins that, in theory, shouldn’t even exist in a presidential general election. This same poll says that Trump’s approval rating is at 36% and his disapproval rating is at 60%, putting him twenty-four points underwater.
These numbers are jaw dropping. We’re at the point where, if the RNC weren’t so attached at the hip to Trump, we’d be expecting the party to force him out of the race in favor of another candidate who might have a less-awful chance of winning.
Of course other polls say Trump isn’t losing quite this badly. On average the polls have him down by around ten points nationwide. The thing to watch is whether the other major polls also show Biden’s lead expanding once they’re updated in the coming days. But wow are these Quinnipiac numbers ever ugly for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--I told you Kanye West isn’t running for President

Last night the New Yorker reported that one of Kayne West ’ s own political consultants was acknowledging that Kanye was “ out ” of the race for President .
This morning even Fox News admitted that Kanye has ended his campaign .
Here ’ s the thing : there never was a campaign .
Kanye never was running .
And I told you so .
When Kanye West posted a tweet several days ago insisting that he was running for President , it seemed pretty clear to us that it wasn ’ t anything serious .
He didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet with anything real .
It was already past the filing deadlines to get on the ballot in several states , and even if had launched a serious operation , he likely wouldn ’ t have been able to pull it together in time for a bunch of other state filing deadlines .
Besides , Kanye ’ s behavior in public hasn ’ t exactly been stable over the past couple years – and he has an album to promote .
Even though it seemed obvious that Kanye ’ s tweet was best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was actually running , most of the mainstream media treated the tweet as if it were some kind of official entry into the 2020 race .
We saw pundit after article after pundit insisting that Kanye was going to pick off enough votes to magically hand the election to Donald Trump .
There was no math or evidence involved in any of these articles , but they sure did go viral and scare a lot of people .
So how could nearly the entire media have been so wrong about this ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ratings friendly story .
Kanye West claimed he was running for President , which gave the media an excuse to go to town with it .
Media outlets gave each other cover on this ridiculous narrative by all treating it like it was real .
And because it was a phony but scary narrative , if someone like me spoke up and factually explained why it wasn ’ t real , all the other pundits had to do was say that I wasn ’ t taking the Kanye threat seriously enough .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t really running , everyone is so relieved , they don ’ t bother to scrutinize where this scary false narrative came from to begin with .
Rinse .
Repeat .
It ’ s important for you as a consumer of political news to understand why it ’ s so often the case that nearly every major news outlet ends up running with the same narrative , and that narrative so often turns out to be false .
It ’ s not “ fake news , ” as Trump so often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s all about ratings .
This false narrative about Kanye gave the media a full week of high ratings and easy page views – and the media will pay no reputational price for having pushed what they knew was an illegitimate storyline .
Of course the reason you read Palmer Report is that you ’ ve already figured out the media works this way , and you ’ re looking for someone to help you cut through it all .
Keep in mind that when everyone else in the media says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I ’ m proven correct , it ’ s not because I have some crystal ball .
It ’ s simply because I refused to participate in a ratings-friendly false narrative .

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Last night the New Yorker reported that one of Kayne West’s own political consultants was acknowledging that Kanye was “out” of the race for President. This morning even Fox News admitted that Kanye has ended his campaign. Here’s the thing: there never was a campaign. Kanye never was running. And I told you so.
When Kanye West posted a tweet several days ago insisting that he was running for President, it seemed pretty clear to us that it wasn’t anything serious. He didn’t appear to be backing up his tweet with anything real. It was already past the filing deadlines to get on the ballot in several states, and even if had launched a serious operation, he likely wouldn’t have been able to pull it together in time for a bunch of other state filing deadlines. Besides, Kanye’s behavior in public hasn’t exactly been stable over the past couple years – and he has an album to promote.
Even though it seemed obvious that Kanye’s tweet was best ignored unless he could provide evidence that he was actually running, most of the mainstream media treated the tweet as if it were some kind of official entry into the 2020 race. We saw pundit after article after pundit insisting that Kanye was going to pick off enough votes to magically hand the election to Donald Trump. There was no math or evidence involved in any of these articles, but they sure did go viral and scare a lot of people.
So how could nearly the entire media have been so wrong about this? The answer is simple: it was a ratings friendly story. Kanye West claimed he was running for President, which gave the media an excuse to go to town with it. Media outlets gave each other cover on this ridiculous narrative by all treating it like it was real. And because it was a phony but scary narrative, if someone like me spoke up and factually explained why it wasn’t real, all the other pundits had to do was say that I wasn’t taking the Kanye threat seriously enough. Now that the media is admitting Kanye isn’t really running, everyone is so relieved, they don’t bother to scrutinize where this scary false narrative came from to begin with. Rinse. Repeat.
It’s important for you as a consumer of political news to understand why it’s so often the case that nearly every major news outlet ends up running with the same narrative, and that narrative so often turns out to be false. It’s not “fake news,” as Trump so often insists. It’s just that it’s all about ratings. This false narrative about Kanye gave the media a full week of high ratings and easy page views – and the media will pay no reputational price for having pushed what they knew was an illegitimate storyline.
Of course the reason you read Palmer Report is that you’ve already figured out the media works this way, and you’re looking for someone to help you cut through it all. Keep in mind that when everyone else in the media says one thing and I say the opposite, and I’m proven correct, it’s not because I have some crystal ball. It’s simply because I refused to participate in a ratings-friendly false narrative.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s “Abolish Suburbs” meltdown

The further Donald Trump falls behind in the polls , and the more his usual messaging starts to fail him , the more extreme he becomes with his rhetoric .
Unfortunately for Trump , he ’ s getting into territory that ’ s less about scaring people into voting for him , and more about making everyone roll their eyes .
During his press conference yesterday , Donald Trump insisted that if Joe Biden wins , no one will get to have windows in their homes anymore .
Today Trump tweeted that Biden wants to “ Abolish Suburbs ” – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Joe Biden and the Radical Left want to Abolish Police , Abolish ICE , Abolish Bail , Abolish Suburbs , Abolish the 2nd Amendment – and Abolish the American Way of Life .
No one will be SAFE in Joe Biden ’ s America !
There ’ s always a racist element to everything that Trump says , so “ Abolish Suburbs ” is certainly some attempt at sending a coded racist message to suburban white voters about how Biden will force them all to move to the big city and live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
Trump ’ s messaging is becoming every bit as incoherent and laughable as it is racist and evil .

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The further Donald Trump falls behind in the polls, and the more his usual messaging starts to fail him, the more extreme he becomes with his rhetoric. Unfortunately for Trump, he’s getting into territory that’s less about scaring people into voting for him, and more about making everyone roll their eyes.
During his press conference yesterday, Donald Trump insisted that if Joe Biden wins, no one will get to have windows in their homes anymore. Today Trump tweeted that Biden wants to “Abolish Suburbs” – whatever that’s supposed to mean:
Joe Biden and the Radical Left want to Abolish Police, Abolish ICE, Abolish Bail, Abolish Suburbs, Abolish the 2nd Amendment – and Abolish the American Way of Life. No one will be SAFE in Joe Biden’s America! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2020
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There’s always a racist element to everything that Trump says, so “Abolish Suburbs” is certainly some attempt at sending a coded racist message to suburban white voters about how Biden will force them all to move to the big city and live among black people, or some deranged thing. Trump’s messaging is becoming every bit as incoherent and laughable as it is racist and evil.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

The Trump family routinely insists that young Barron Trump never even be so much as mentioned in political discourse .
@ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s a kid .
The thing is , as so often ends @ @ @ @ @ this creepy family of weirdos , the Trumps don ’ t believe this rule applies @ @ @ @ @ Jr , who is increasingly desperate to cover for the fact that his father Donald @ @ @ @ @ , tweeted this : “ In all fairness , Joe Biden is not capable of @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump.
” Wait a minute , isn ’ t there supposed to be a @ @ @ @ @ Trump into the conversation ?
Now Donald Trump Jr is using his own kid brother @ @ @ @ @ making an asininely dishonest claim about a political rival – and he also seems to @ @ @ @ @ process .
We have no comment on Barron , but his big brother is a @ @ @

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The Trump family routinely insists that young Barron Trump never even be so much as mentioned in political discourse. Fine. So be it. He’s a kid. The thing is, as so often ends up being the case with this creepy family of weirdos, the Trumps don’t believe this rule applies to them.
Donald Trump Jr, who is increasingly desperate to cover for the fact that his father Donald Trump can barely even function, tweeted this: “In all fairness, Joe Biden is not capable of debating Barron Trump let alone Donald Trump.”
Wait a minute, isn’t there supposed to be a rule about not bringing Barron Trump into the conversation? Now Donald Trump Jr is using his own kid brother as a political pawn while making an asininely dishonest claim about a political rival – and he also seems to be insulting Barron in the process. We have no comment on Barron, but his big brother is a complete idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump’s second try is also a failure

I won ’ t quote the word salad that Donald Trump disgorged in “ answer ” to one of Sean Hannity ’ s softball questions .
But when , in late June at Trump ’ s so-called “ town hall meeting , ” Hannity lobbed Trump the softest of softballs , slow and underhand , about his priorities for his second term , Trump treated his audience and posterity to a verbal rhapsody , with theme and variation on the word “ experience , ” that not only made no sense in and of itself , but had nothing remotely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was what a Rorschach test would be if it were rendered in words instead of ink blots , and it is what he ’ s doing more of these days , with fewer consequences from his rabid fan club .
Even so , there must have been enough blowback from memes , tweets and good old-fashioned eleven o ’ clock news reporting that this laziest of all presidents actually did something approaching work in order to fix it .
It ’ s easy these days to imagine Hannity and Trump plotting the question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their nightly private phone chats .
Because when Hannity asked the question a second time Trump actually had an answer this time — of sorts .
With weeks to prepare a good answer , he instead came up with a pallid one that , while making ostensible sense , fell far short of what it could have been .
“ Well , first of all I didn ’ t know I was criticized for that answer , ” Trump began , because we all know how he has no idea what his critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ First of all we are going to defeat the invisible enemy , and we ’ re well on our way , and , as I told you , the mortality rate is tenfold down , we ’ re going to rebuild the economy , we ’ re going to bring back jobs from all of these foreign lands that have stolen our jobs on horrible trade deals , we ’ re going to continue to make great trade deals , we ’ re going to finish rebuilding our wall , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of this year , or shortly thereafter , it ’ s made a tremendous difference , you see we ’ re doing record numbers on the border , very few people are able to get through … we ’ ve rebuilt the military , 2.5 trillion dollars , we ’ re fixing up the VA for our vets … ” and so on .
More about “ protecting the second amendment.
” More about adding more judges and justices .
More about lowering drug prices , and so on .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One that he and Hannity had probably prepared together .
It was easy to tell because he ’ d adopted the same bored , slightly singsong voice he always has when he ’ s called upon to read something like a list , or a teleprompter or a book .
It was just another weary con from the Conman-in-Chief .
But what ’ s really remarkable about it is how lacklustre and impoverished it was .
This is Trump at his best defending his record and making promises for his second term , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of failures and lies .
Trump ’ s record on “ the invisible enemy , ” coronavirus , is appalling , and yet he promises to defeat it without saying how .
He ’ s spent the last five months doing nothing but crowing about his February partial travel restrictions on China .
By that time coronavirus was already in the United States and making devastating inroads .
There ’ s been little progress since , and America is still facing a raging pandemic with shortages of adequate PPE , and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America is , in fact , still battling problems that many of her allies have largely solved long ago .
I ’ m not sure what Trump means when he says that he ’ s going to bring back jobs “ from all of these foreign lands that have stolen our jobs on horrible trade deals.
” What lands have stolen the jobs ?
Whose jobs ?
Whose trade deals ?
And hasn ’ t he been president of the United States for the last four years ?
He ’ s going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year , he says ?
How ’ s he going to do that ?
In September 2019 , Trump said he planned to build 450–500 miles of new wall by the end of 2020 .
So far only 3 miles have been built .
How ’ s he going to build between 450 and 500 more miles in the next five months , let alone enough to cover the 2,000 mile border ?
Of course that ’ s just a lie , and since November isn ’ t , technically speaking , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he ’ s hoping enough idiots will re-elect him on the strength of that lie .
Trump ’ s record with the military has been disgraceful .
His promise to “ rebuild the military ” is nothing short of ridiculous , since he inherited the strongest military in the history of the world .
What he has done instead is label credible intelligence that Vladimir Putin has hired Taliban hitmen to murder American troops in Afghanistan as “ fake news.
” That ’ s an appalling betrayal of his duty as Commander-in-Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for treason on that count alone .
He ’ s also employed American troops for the disgraceful practice of assaulting American citizens engaged in lawful protests for the sake of a photo op .
Trump ’ s blather about the Second Amendment is his usual , obvious sop to his ammosexual drooling base .
What he really wants to do is spend the next four years playing golf , tweeting , watching TV , and giving “ re-election rallies ” on the paper-thin pretext that the 22nd Amendment will be repealed .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his first stupid answer .
It ’ s another example of how this weak and little man is constantly being given second chances — and he always blows it .
The answer he gave the second time was only marginally less stupid than the first .
That his answer had something ostensibly to do with the question was it ’ s only improvement .
It ought to tell you everything you need to know about what Trump plans .
He plans to spend the next four years screwing off , using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being the center of national attention .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , and this has been another of them .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I won’t quote the word salad that Donald Trump disgorged in “answer” to one of Sean Hannity’s softball questions. But when, in late June at Trump’s so-called “town hall meeting,” Hannity lobbed Trump the softest of softballs, slow and underhand, about his priorities for his second term, Trump treated his audience and posterity to a verbal rhapsody, with theme and variation on the word “experience,” that not only made no sense in and of itself, but had nothing remotely to do with the question. It was what a Rorschach test would be if it were rendered in words instead of ink blots, and it is what he’s doing more of these days, with fewer consequences from his rabid fan club.
Even so, there must have been enough blowback from memes, tweets and good old-fashioned eleven o’clock news reporting that this laziest of all presidents actually did something approaching work in order to fix it. It’s easy these days to imagine Hannity and Trump plotting the question and answer in advance on one of their nightly private phone chats. Because when Hannity asked the question a second time Trump actually had an answer this time — of sorts.
With weeks to prepare a good answer, he instead came up with a pallid one that, while making ostensible sense, fell far short of what it could have been. “Well, first of all I didn’t know I was criticized for that answer,” Trump began, because we all know how he has no idea what his critics say about him.
Trump continued, “First of all we are going to defeat the invisible enemy, and we’re well on our way, and, as I told you, the mortality rate is tenfold down, we’re going to rebuild the economy, we’re going to bring back jobs from all of these foreign lands that have stolen our jobs on horrible trade deals, we’re going to continue to make great trade deals, we’re going to finish rebuilding our wall, it’s going to be almost complete by the end of this year, or shortly thereafter, it’s made a tremendous difference, you see we’re doing record numbers on the border, very few people are able to get through … we’ve rebuilt the military, 2.5 trillion dollars, we’re fixing up the VA for our vets …” and so on. More about “protecting the second amendment.” More about adding more judges and justices. More about lowering drug prices, and so on.
Trump was clearly reading from a checklist. One that he and Hannity had probably prepared together. It was easy to tell because he’d adopted the same bored, slightly singsong voice he always has when he’s called upon to read something like a list, or a teleprompter or a book. It was just another weary con from the Conman-in-Chief.
But what’s really remarkable about it is how lacklustre and impoverished it was. This is Trump at his best defending his record and making promises for his second term, when it was in fact a laundry list of failures and lies. Trump’s record on “the invisible enemy,” coronavirus, is appalling, and yet he promises to defeat it without saying how. He’s spent the last five months doing nothing but crowing about his February partial travel restrictions on China. By that time coronavirus was already in the United States and making devastating inroads. There’s been little progress since, and America is still facing a raging pandemic with shortages of adequate PPE, and no cohesive government plan for moving forward. America is, in fact, still battling problems that many of her allies have largely solved long ago.
I’m not sure what Trump means when he says that he’s going to bring back jobs “from all of these foreign lands that have stolen our jobs on horrible trade deals.” What lands have stolen the jobs? Whose jobs? Whose trade deals? And hasn’t he been president of the United States for the last four years?
He’s going to finish the wall by the end of the year, he says? How’s he going to do that? In September 2019, Trump said he planned to build 450–500 miles of new wall by the end of 2020. So far only 3 miles have been built. How’s he going to build between 450 and 500 more miles in the next five months, let alone enough to cover the 2,000 mile border? Of course that’s just a lie, and since November isn’t, technically speaking, “the end of the year,” he’s hoping enough idiots will re-elect him on the strength of that lie.
Trump’s record with the military has been disgraceful. His promise to “rebuild the military” is nothing short of ridiculous, since he inherited the strongest military in the history of the world. What he has done instead is label credible intelligence that Vladimir Putin has hired Taliban hitmen to murder American troops in Afghanistan as “fake news.” That’s an appalling betrayal of his duty as Commander-in-Chief and he should be impeached and imprisoned for treason on that count alone. He’s also employed American troops for the disgraceful practice of assaulting American citizens engaged in lawful protests for the sake of a photo op.
Trump’s blather about the Second Amendment is his usual, obvious sop to his ammosexual drooling base. What he really wants to do is spend the next four years playing golf, tweeting, watching TV, and giving “re-election rallies” on the paper-thin pretext that the 22nd Amendment will be repealed.
Trump had a second chance to make good on his first stupid answer. It’s another example of how this weak and little man is constantly being given second chances — and he always blows it. The answer he gave the second time was only marginally less stupid than the first. That his answer had something ostensibly to do with the question was it’s only improvement. It ought to tell you everything you need to know about what Trump plans. He plans to spend the next four years screwing off, using the presidency to stroke his bottomless ego and being the center of national attention.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, and this has been another of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump is trying to kill us all

Donald Trump is trying to kill us all

Donald Trump is officially trying to kill us all with his stupidity and ignorance .
He is pushing school districts to reopen and is threatening them if they do not , though his threats are merely more of his bullying tactics .
He does not have the authority to withhold federal funding from schools .
When will he learn that Congress holds the purse strings ?
CNN reported that he can restrict pandemic relief funding , though that will likely land him in court .
Is Trump really so hell-bent on pretending that coronavirus does not exist that he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crusade does not stop there .
The Washington Post reported that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been “ sidelined ” by the White House .
Trump is clueless about coronavirus , and he would rather sweep anything that makes sense under the carpet .
He is the reason it is out of control , but hell will freeze over before Trump admits a mistake , even a deadly one .
He has done nothing but make mistakes during his time in office but glossing over coronavirus is one mistake that will continue to haunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Fauci said that the country “ is not in a good place , ” Trump told Greta Van Susteren : “ I disagree with him.
” What is there to disagree with Fauci about ?
The virus numbers continue to climb , as do the deaths .
This disease is so contagious that very casual contact allows it to spread .
Until we know how to stop the spread , Trump can disagree all he wants , but Fauci is correct .
We do not need to rush to open schools and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bars and restaurants has already proven to be a bad idea .
Why exacerbate that by using our children as the next round of guinea pigs ?
Why endanger teachers , who are already not paid enough for what they do ?
The very idea is ludicrous .
The most idiotic reasoning behind Trump ’ s dislike of Fauci is that he has been “ wrong sometimes.
” Well , Fauci is not God , and as far as we know , he can not read the future .
Coronavirus is a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are confronted with a disease which medical professionals know little or nothing about .
Medicine is a science , but it is not magic .
Coronavirus is like the HIV/AIDS outbreak , which was a new phenomenon .
While the medical community worked on it , many men died .
Now , people are living with HIV , and the time will come when we are able to live with COVID .
It is not the time to play the “ blame game.
” It is time for everyone to pitch in , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Trump ) , then they need to shut up and step out of the way and let the experts work .
Trump ’ s behavior with respect to Fauci displays his ignorance at the highest level .
Likely , Trump is put off by Fauci ’ s approval rating versus his own .
WaPo reported that 67 % of voters trust Fauci for virus information while only 26 % trust Trump .
The thought that 26 % trust Trump about anything is disturbing let alone a deadly disease .

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Donald Trump is officially trying to kill us all with his stupidity and ignorance. He is pushing school districts to reopen and is threatening them if they do not, though his threats are merely more of his bullying tactics. He does not have the authority to withhold federal funding from schools. When will he learn that Congress holds the purse strings?
CNN reported that he can restrict pandemic relief funding, though that will likely land him in court. Is Trump really so hell-bent on pretending that coronavirus does not exist that he is willing to sacrifice our children? His crusade does not stop there.
The Washington Post reported that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been “sidelined” by the White House. Trump is clueless about coronavirus, and he would rather sweep anything that makes sense under the carpet. He is the reason it is out of control, but hell will freeze over before Trump admits a mistake, even a deadly one. He has done nothing but make mistakes during his time in office but glossing over coronavirus is one mistake that will continue to haunt him long after he leaves office.
While Fauci said that the country “is not in a good place,” Trump told Greta Van Susteren: “I disagree with him.” What is there to disagree with Fauci about? The virus numbers continue to climb, as do the deaths. This disease is so contagious that very casual contact allows it to spread. Until we know how to stop the spread, Trump can disagree all he wants, but Fauci is correct. We do not need to rush to open schools and endanger our children. Rushing to open bars and restaurants has already proven to be a bad idea. Why exacerbate that by using our children as the next round of guinea pigs? Why endanger teachers, who are already not paid enough for what they do? The very idea is ludicrous.
The most idiotic reasoning behind Trump’s dislike of Fauci is that he has been “wrong sometimes.” Well, Fauci is not God, and as far as we know, he cannot read the future. Coronavirus is a “novel virus,” which means we are confronted with a disease which medical professionals know little or nothing about. Medicine is a science, but it is not magic. Coronavirus is like the HIV/AIDS outbreak, which was a new phenomenon. While the medical community worked on it, many men died. Now, people are living with HIV, and the time will come when we are able to live with COVID. It is not the time to play the “blame game.” It is time for everyone to pitch in, and if they have nothing to contribute (Trump), then they need to shut up and step out of the way and let the experts work.
Trump’s behavior with respect to Fauci displays his ignorance at the highest level. Likely, Trump is put off by Fauci’s approval rating versus his own. WaPo reported that 67% of voters trust Fauci for virus information while only 26% trust Trump. The thought that 26% trust Trump about anything is disturbing let alone a deadly disease.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

Things can get so chaotic in the Trump era , it ’ s important not to lose track of the series of events in any given storyline .
In fact the series of events involving Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions serves as a reminder of why everyone who gets in bed with Trump ends up regretting it .
Jeff Sessions was a U.S .
Senator from Alabama , and based on inertia and demographics alone , he probably could have held onto his seat for life .
Instead he gave it up to become Donald Trump ’ s Attorney General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , humiliated , ultimately ousted , and lucky he didn ’ t go to prison for perjury .
Sessions then decided he wanted his old Senate seat back , and so Trump got involved – in favor of Sessions ’ Republican opponent .
Sure enough , Sessions lost last night .
And so Jeff Sessions ’ embarrassing but enduring political career has ended with a whimper – all because he got involved with Donald Trump .
If Sessions had simply steered clear of Trump , he ’ d probably be in the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on seniority , and smirking his way through whatever disastrous agenda he felt like pushing .
Instead he ’ s toast .
Another Trump lackey bites the dust .

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Things can get so chaotic in the Trump era, it’s important not to lose track of the series of events in any given storyline. In fact the series of events involving Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions serves as a reminder of why everyone who gets in bed with Trump ends up regretting it.
Jeff Sessions was a U.S. Senator from Alabama, and based on inertia and demographics alone, he probably could have held onto his seat for life. Instead he gave it up to become Donald Trump’s Attorney General, which resulted in Sessions being tormented, humiliated, ultimately ousted, and lucky he didn’t go to prison for perjury. Sessions then decided he wanted his old Senate seat back, and so Trump got involved – in favor of Sessions’ Republican opponent. Sure enough, Sessions lost last night.
And so Jeff Sessions’ embarrassing but enduring political career has ended with a whimper – all because he got involved with Donald Trump. If Sessions had simply steered clear of Trump, he’d probably be in the Senate right now, chairing some important committee based on seniority, and smirking his way through whatever disastrous agenda he felt like pushing. Instead he’s toast. Another Trump lackey bites the dust.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Mary Trump appears on the Rachel Maddow show and drops bombshells on Donald Trump’s head

Mary Trump appeared on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC tonight to discuss her new tell-all book about her uncle @ @ @ @ @ Trump family .
She discussed a number of topics , including Donald ’ s history @ @ @ @ @ Mary Trump explained that racist and antisemitic slurs were commonplace in the Trump family when @ @ @ @ @ When Rachel Maddow asked if she ’ s specifically heard Donald Trump use the N-word @ @ @ @ @ of course I did , and I don ’ t think that should surprise anybody @ @ @ @ @ he is today.
” So there you have it .
You can buy her new @ @ @

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Mary Trump appeared on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC tonight to discuss her new tell-all book about her uncle Donald Trump and the deranged Trump family. She discussed a number of topics, including Donald’s history of using racial slurs.
Mary Trump explained that racist and antisemitic slurs were commonplace in the Trump family when she was growing up. When Rachel Maddow asked if she’s specifically heard Donald Trump use the N-word, Mary said “Yeah of course I did, and I don’t think that should surprise anybody, considering how virulently racist he is today.” So there you have it. You can buy her new book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump has completely whacked out meltdown about pencils

More than 3.5 million Americans have now been infected with the coronavirus , more than 130,000 Americans have already died as a result , the pandemic is out of control , and the nation is desperate for leadership and help .
So what is the so-called President of the United States focused on ?
Taking pencils away from kids , or something .
Donald Trump keeps proving to us that his psychological makeup is continuing to further unravel .
For instance , instead of focusing on things like emergency medical equipment or vaccines or financial relief packages , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to CNN ’ s Daniel Dale , Trump actually said this today : “ You had the globalists .
They want to make everything in China .
We can make our pencils here .
We don ’ t need 57 pencils for every kid .
You can have two .
And look , I ’ m very upset with China.
” So here we are .
In Donald Trump ’ s deranged and depleted mind , it ’ s somehow China ’ s fault that your kid has too many pencils – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kid has fewer pencils .
It ’ s also not clear that Trump has ever used a pencil or understands how one works , as he seems to believe that a mere two pencils will last a student an entire school year .
This guy belongs in a rubber room , not the Oval Office .

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More than 3.5 million Americans have now been infected with the coronavirus, more than 130,000 Americans have already died as a result, the pandemic is out of control, and the nation is desperate for leadership and help. So what is the so-called President of the United States focused on? Taking pencils away from kids, or something.
Donald Trump keeps proving to us that his psychological makeup is continuing to further unravel. For instance, instead of focusing on things like emergency medical equipment or vaccines or financial relief packages, he’s babbling about China and pencils.
According to CNN’s Daniel Dale, Trump actually said this today: “You had the globalists. They want to make everything in China. We can make our pencils here. We don’t need 57 pencils for every kid. You can have two. And look, I’m very upset with China.”
So here we are. In Donald Trump’s deranged and depleted mind, it’s somehow China’s fault that your kid has too many pencils – and he wants to make sure your kid has fewer pencils. It’s also not clear that Trump has ever used a pencil or understands how one works, as he seems to believe that a mere two pencils will last a student an entire school year. This guy belongs in a rubber room, not the Oval Office.
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BIG MISTAKE

Donald Trump , hemorrhaging support in the polls , fresh out of ideas , and looking to stop the bleeding , has decided upon a new desperation move that has little chance of working out in his favor .
Of course that ’ s true of all desperation moves in general , but this is one will go down as a particularly big mistake .
Trump has agreed to do a Sunday morning interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace .
Wait a minute , you say , isn ’ t Trump on Fox all the time ?
Sure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sycophant propagandists like Sean Hannity .
In sharp contrast , Wallace is the one real journalist on Fox News – and he ’ s a particularly tough interviewer .
We ’ ve seen various dishonest Trump underlings sit down with Chris Wallace and live to regret it – and none of them were suffering from the cognitive decline that tends to lead Trump off the rails even when he ’ s being interviewed by one of his own puppets .
We ’ re left to wonder if Donald Trump will even show up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then again , Trump is so far gone at this point , he probably isn ’ t even aware of how poorly his recent media appearances have been going for him .
And there ’ s really no one around Trump who is willing or able to talk him out of these self-inflicting mistakes he ’ s making .

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Donald Trump, hemorrhaging support in the polls, fresh out of ideas, and looking to stop the bleeding, has decided upon a new desperation move that has little chance of working out in his favor. Of course that’s true of all desperation moves in general, but this is one will go down as a particularly big mistake.
Trump has agreed to do a Sunday morning interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace. Wait a minute, you say, isn’t Trump on Fox all the time? Sure, but he likes to do interviews with sycophant propagandists like Sean Hannity. In sharp contrast, Wallace is the one real journalist on Fox News – and he’s a particularly tough interviewer.
We’ve seen various dishonest Trump underlings sit down with Chris Wallace and live to regret it – and none of them were suffering from the cognitive decline that tends to lead Trump off the rails even when he’s being interviewed by one of his own puppets.
We’re left to wonder if Donald Trump will even show up for his interview with Chris Wallace. Then again, Trump is so far gone at this point, he probably isn’t even aware of how poorly his recent media appearances have been going for him. And there’s really no one around Trump who is willing or able to talk him out of these self-inflicting mistakes he’s making.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Donald Trump’s new campaign manager Bill Stepien is already going off the rails

Bill Stepien – up to now best known for his role in Chris Christie ’ s Bridgegate scandal – is now Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign manager .
He takes over at a time when Trump is way behind in the polls , has no message , and is falling to pieces .
So what ’ s his strategy ?
Brad Parscale spent his time as campaign manager trying to con Donald Trump into believing that he was ahead in the polls , and that the Trump 2020 campaign was dominantly firing on all cylinders .
In reality Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his shell of a campaign barely exists .
Now that Bill Stepien has taken over , here ’ s his new message for the world : “ We have a better team , better voter information , a better ground game , better fundraising , and most importantly , a better candidate with a better record.
” To be clear , no one who ’ s been paying any amount of attention is going to believe this ; the only person who routinely falls for this kind of laughable chest-beating rhetoric is Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ con Trump into believing that now that he ’ s taken over , things really are in the great shape that Parscale claimed they were in .
In other words , Stepien is another empty bullshitter .
We give it fifty-fifty odds that he makes it to election day without being replaced .

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Bill Stepien – up to now best known for his role in Chris Christie’s Bridgegate scandal – is now Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager. He takes over at a time when Trump is way behind in the polls, has no message, and is falling to pieces. So what’s his strategy?
Brad Parscale spent his time as campaign manager trying to con Donald Trump into believing that he was ahead in the polls, and that the Trump 2020 campaign was dominantly firing on all cylinders. In reality Trump has been behind all along, and his shell of a campaign barely exists.
Now that Bill Stepien has taken over, here’s his new message for the world: “We have a better team, better voter information, a better ground game, better fundraising, and most importantly, a better candidate with a better record.” To be clear, no one who’s been paying any amount of attention is going to believe this; the only person who routinely falls for this kind of laughable chest-beating rhetoric is Donald Trump.
Stepien is simply trying to con Trump into believing that now that he’s taken over, things really are in the great shape that Parscale claimed they were in. In other words, Stepien is another empty bullshitter. We give it fifty-fifty odds that he makes it to election day without being replaced.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan rips Donald Trump a new one

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan , despite being a Republican , has never particularly been a fan of Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ early part of the pandemic working around Trump by secretly importing emergency medical supplies for @ @ @ @ @ .
Now Hogan has absolutely had it with Trump .
Governor Hogan has written a @ @ @ @ @ Post , published today .
It starts with the tagline “ I ’ m a @ @ @ @ @ ’ t Trump help my state with coronavirus testing ?
” That tells you a @ @ @ @ @ goes from there .
You can read the whole thing here .

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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, despite being a Republican, has never particularly been a fan of Donald Trump. In fact Hogan spent the early part of the pandemic working around Trump by secretly importing emergency medical supplies for his state directly from Asia. Now Hogan has absolutely had it with Trump.
Governor Hogan has written a new op-ed for the Washington Post, published today. It starts with the tagline “I’m a GOP governor. Why didn’t Trump help my state with coronavirus testing?” That tells you a lot about where there articles goes from there. You can read the whole thing here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Brad Parscale has bizarre reaction after Donald Trump demotes him

Donald Trump is a disastrous president with a disastrous reelection campaign – and since he ’ s not willing to @ @ @ @ @ and failings , he demoted his campaign manager Brad Parscale last night .
Parscale still @ @ @ @ @ job , and we ’ re guessing he ’ s still getting paid quite well @ @ @ @ @ dirt on Trump .
So we ’ re not surprised that he ’ s falling @ @ @ @ @ s the thing , though .
After getting ousted , Brad Parscale ’ s first @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re supposed to believe that a campaign adviser for a psychotic murderous @ @ @ @ @ somehow a Christian ?
That ’ s just bizarre .
If Parscale wanted to do @ @ @ @ @ ’ d cooperate with prosecutors and help put Trump in prison .
Short of that @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s devil-worshipping cult .

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Donald Trump is a disastrous president with a disastrous reelection campaign – and since he’s not willing to blame himself for his flaws and failings, he demoted his campaign manager Brad Parscale last night. Parscale still technically gets to have a job, and we’re guessing he’s still getting paid quite well not to dish out any dirt on Trump. So we’re not surprised that he’s falling in line.
Here’s the thing, though. After getting ousted, Brad Parscale’s first tweet was this:
Romans 12:14: Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. — Brad Parscale (@parscale) July 16, 2020
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Wait, we’re supposed to believe that a campaign adviser for a psychotic murderous monster like Donald Trump is somehow a Christian? That’s just bizarre. If Parscale wanted to do the Christian thing, he’d cooperate with prosecutors and help put Trump in prison. Short of that, Parscale is still part of Trump’s devil-worshipping cult.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Kayleigh McEnany just stepped in it

Kayleigh McEnany just stepped in it

When Donald Trump ’ s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany goes to the podium to hold a press briefing , she ’ s supposed to clean up his messes , and spin the media narrative in his favor .
When she says something that makes Trump ’ s controversies even more controversial , it means she ’ s failed .
Today she failed .
When Kayleigh McEnany was discussing the question of whether to reopen schools , she said this : “ The science should not stand in the way of this.
” No really , she said this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the general message that Donald Trump and his regime have been implying all along .
But when you ’ re pushing total BS , the point is to keep it convoluted enough that your detractors can ’ t simply point to something as dumb as “ The science should not stand in the way of this ” because then they can pick it apart .
The bottom line : Kayleigh McEnany is probably the most sociopathically deranged press secretary that Donald Trump has had yet – but even from a villain standpoint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this .

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When Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany goes to the podium to hold a press briefing, she’s supposed to clean up his messes, and spin the media narrative in his favor. When she says something that makes Trump’s controversies even more controversial, it means she’s failed. Today she failed.
When Kayleigh McEnany was discussing the question of whether to reopen schools, she said this: “The science should not stand in the way of this.” No really, she said this, on live national television. This is the general message that Donald Trump and his regime have been implying all along. But when you’re pushing total BS, the point is to keep it convoluted enough that your detractors can’t simply point to something as dumb as “The science should not stand in the way of this” because then they can pick it apart.
The bottom line: Kayleigh McEnany is probably the most sociopathically deranged press secretary that Donald Trump has had yet – but even from a villain standpoint, she’s not particularly good at this.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump has been stunned into silence

It ’ s been more than forty-eight hours since the release of Mary Trump ’ s tell all book about Donald Trump .
It ’ s been more than two hours since Mary Trump went on the Rachel Maddow show and said she ’ s heard Donald Trump using the N-word and making antisemitic remarks .
Donald Trump still hasn ’ t said a word .
We know he ’ s not simply ignoring his niece ; after all , he and his family sent their lawyers into court to try to block her book from getting published .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has made in her book and in this TV interview , Donald hasn ’ t dared to attack her or dispute any of it .
Something about all this has Donald Trump spooked .
Perhaps he ’ s afraid that if he pushes back against Mary Trump , she ’ ll reach even further into the vault and pull out even more dirt on him .
Or maybe the book is just so humiliating for Donald , he ’ s simply been stunned into embarrassed silence .
For all we know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump first thing tomorrow morning .
But even if so , the delay in his response – particularly since he ’ s known for weeks that he book was coming – speaks volumes .
Donald Trump has no idea how to properly push back against Mary , either because she ’ s got him by the you know whats , or because he ’ s simply too far gone to figure out how to push back .

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It’s been more than forty-eight hours since the release of Mary Trump’s tell all book about Donald Trump. It’s been more than two hours since Mary Trump went on the Rachel Maddow show and said she’s heard Donald Trump using the N-word and making antisemitic remarks.
Donald Trump still hasn’t said a word. We know he’s not simply ignoring his niece; after all, he and his family sent their lawyers into court to try to block her book from getting published. Yet for all the damning allegations that Mary Trump has made in her book and in this TV interview, Donald hasn’t dared to attack her or dispute any of it.
Something about all this has Donald Trump spooked. Perhaps he’s afraid that if he pushes back against Mary Trump, she’ll reach even further into the vault and pull out even more dirt on him. Or maybe the book is just so humiliating for Donald, he’s simply been stunned into embarrassed silence.
For all we know, Donald Trump might start ranting about Mary Trump first thing tomorrow morning. But even if so, the delay in his response – particularly since he’s known for weeks that he book was coming – speaks volumes. Donald Trump has no idea how to properly push back against Mary, either because she’s got him by the you know whats, or because he’s simply too far gone to figure out how to push back.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump’s apologists get what they deserve

From the beginning of Donald Trump ’ s illegitimate administration it was clear that most Republicans would sell their souls in order to back up his insane statements and policies .
As the past years went by , very few GOP members actually took a stance calling out Trump for his disastrous policies , Executive Orders , and statements .
Most Republicans felt that the key to their reelection went through the approval of Trump and his cult-like following .
Fast forward a few years and here we are .
Trump is flailing in his reelection campaign .
Those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or only later on , are being pulled down by his recent low approval rating .
Senators such as Susan Collins of Maine , Cory Gardner of Colorado , and Joni Ernst of Iowa , are facing difficult reelection prospects .
While they could have attempted to distance themselves from Trump long ago , these desperate incumbents decided to go all in on Trump .
The result of such capitulation ?
Falling far behind in the polls to Democratic challengers .
And it ’ s not just these vulnerable Senators that are scared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are having to spend more money on advertising than they planned speaks volumes .
A year ago , nobody expected Texas and South Carolina to be considered “ swing states ” but the actions and inactions of Trump , during the worst pandemic in generations , has resulted in people second guessing what they actually stand for .
As we progress through these next few months , on the way towards a national election , it will be important to watch how these Trump sycophants adapt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plummet , and Joe Biden ’ s approval skyrockets , we must be level headed to ensure we can be aware of the facts .
But if something drastic does not occur , and Trump ’ s approval ratings remain the same , we are in line for a devastating blue tsunami .

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From the beginning of Donald Trump’s illegitimate administration it was clear that most Republicans would sell their souls in order to back up his insane statements and policies. As the past years went by, very few GOP members actually took a stance calling out Trump for his disastrous policies, Executive Orders, and statements. Most Republicans felt that the key to their reelection went through the approval of Trump and his cult-like following.
Fast forward a few years and here we are. Trump is flailing in his reelection campaign. Those who backed him, whether from the start or only later on, are being pulled down by his recent low approval rating. Senators such as Susan Collins of Maine, Cory Gardner of Colorado, and Joni Ernst of Iowa, are facing difficult reelection prospects. While they could have attempted to distance themselves from Trump long ago, these desperate incumbents decided to go all in on Trump. The result of such capitulation? Falling far behind in the polls to Democratic challengers.
And it’s not just these vulnerable Senators that are scared. The fact that John Cornyn from Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are having to spend more money on advertising than they planned speaks volumes. A year ago, nobody expected Texas and South Carolina to be considered “swing states” but the actions and inactions of Trump, during the worst pandemic in generations, has resulted in people second guessing what they actually stand for.
As we progress through these next few months, on the way towards a national election, it will be important to watch how these Trump sycophants adapt. As Trump’s approval ratings plummet, and Joe Biden’s approval skyrockets, we must be level headed to ensure we can be aware of the facts. But if something drastic does not occur, and Trump’s approval ratings remain the same, we are in line for a devastating blue tsunami.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Fox News cuts away from Donald Trump’s speech in order to defend President Obama

Donald Trump and his administration parked a pair of pickup trucks outside the White House today , and put on a bizarre show which involved a giant Trump-branded crane lifting a bunch of weights out of a truck bed .
Trump insisted it was somehow proof that he had gotten rid of Obama-era regulations that had made it difficult to manufacture trucks or something .
Just how absurd of a debacle was it ?
Even Fox News ended up cutting in during Donald Trump ’ s rambling speech in order to clarify that President Obama had never done any such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s right , Fox News cut off Trump in order to defend Obama .
So why would they do this ?
The short answer is that Fox News has to retain relative credibility with its own audience in order to retain that audience .
Fox viewers are obviously gullible and/or brainwashed or they wouldn ’ t be watching to begin with .
But Donald Trump took things so far beyond the pale today that Fox must have felt its own audience would know Trump was lying , and therefore Fox had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ re that far down the rabbit hole now .

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Donald Trump and his administration parked a pair of pickup trucks outside the White House today, and put on a bizarre show which involved a giant Trump-branded crane lifting a bunch of weights out of a truck bed. Trump insisted it was somehow proof that he had gotten rid of Obama-era regulations that had made it difficult to manufacture trucks or something.
Just how absurd of a debacle was it? Even Fox News ended up cutting in during Donald Trump’s rambling speech in order to clarify that President Obama had never done any such thing when it came to regulations. That’s right, Fox News cut off Trump in order to defend Obama. So why would they do this?
The short answer is that Fox News has to retain relative credibility with its own audience in order to retain that audience. Fox viewers are obviously gullible and/or brainwashed or they wouldn’t be watching to begin with. But Donald Trump took things so far beyond the pale today that Fox must have felt its own audience would know Trump was lying, and therefore Fox had to get out in front of it. We’re that far down the rabbit hole now.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--U.S. Attorney orders investigation into Donald Trump regime’s criminal antics in Portland

At this point it ’ s difficult to even figure out what ’ s going on in Portland .
It appears that Donald Trump ’ s Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol are using official or unofficial agents to essentially kidnap peaceful protesters and take them away in unmarked cars .
The whole thing is straight out of the Gestapo .
Numerous public figures have sounded the alarm about the psychotically criminal acts that the Trump regime is carrying out in Portland , including Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley .
Now Billy Williams , the U.S. Attorney for Oregon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going on , according to Oregon Public Broadcasting .
This is a big deal because the U.S. Attorney is a criminal prosecutor , which means by definition he ’ s ordering his office to carry out a criminal investigation into what the Trump regime is doing in Portland .
He also has the power to bring criminal charges against any federal agents who have acted illegally .
Billy Williams does answer to Attorney General Bill Barr , but there is no indication ( yet ) that Barr intends to run interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being carried out not by DOJ but by DHS , which is being run by Acting Secretary Chad Wolf , who is an all-around criminal thug in his own right .
We ’ ll see how this shakes out .
But whenever the Trump regime tries to flex its authoritarian muscles like this , and the public pushes back , the Trump regime typically remembers it doesn ’ t have any such muscles – and it backs down .
For instance , after public pushback against the Trump regime ’ s use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House , the regime backed down .
As always , the key is to keep pushing back against these deranged antics as loudly as possible .
Stay safe .

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At this point it’s difficult to even figure out what’s going on in Portland. It appears that Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol are using official or unofficial agents to essentially kidnap peaceful protesters and take them away in unmarked cars. The whole thing is straight out of the Gestapo.
Numerous public figures have sounded the alarm about the psychotically criminal acts that the Trump regime is carrying out in Portland, including Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. Now Billy Williams, the U.S. Attorney for Oregon is calling for an investigation into what’s going on, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
This is a big deal because the U.S. Attorney is a criminal prosecutor, which means by definition he’s ordering his office to carry out a criminal investigation into what the Trump regime is doing in Portland. He also has the power to bring criminal charges against any federal agents who have acted illegally.
Billy Williams does answer to Attorney General Bill Barr, but there is no indication (yet) that Barr intends to run interference. The criminal acts in this instance are being carried out not by DOJ but by DHS, which is being run by Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, who is an all-around criminal thug in his own right.
We’ll see how this shakes out. But whenever the Trump regime tries to flex its authoritarian muscles like this, and the public pushes back, the Trump regime typically remembers it doesn’t have any such muscles – and it backs down. For instance, after public pushback against the Trump regime’s use of tear gas against peaceful protesters outside the White House, the regime backed down. As always, the key is to keep pushing back against these deranged antics as loudly as possible. Stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Here’s how stupid Brian Kemp is

Here’s how stupid Brian Kemp is

Just how stupid is Brian Kemp ?
Recall that Georgia ’ s lowest IQ governor since Lester Maddox didn ’ t know that coronavirus could be spread by asymptomatic carriers .
Not content to be thought of as merely stupid , however , Kemp recently entered the stratospheric arena of worldclass vacuous morons when he personally sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the city ’ s mask mandate .
As is so often the case with Republicans these days , particularly Republicans of the Trump bootlicking variety , there is a stated reason and a true reason for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gives for personally suing Mayor Bottoms ( and her entire city council by name ) is because he claims she and they are trying to “ shutter businesses and undermine economic growth.
” No she hasn ’ t .
She tried to get Atlantans to wear masks in public so they would be safe .
But because she criticized Donald Trump for not wearing a mask , who was in violation of city ordinance when he made a recent ( and increasingly unwelcome ) trip to Atlanta , Trump ’ s prizewinning bootlicker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get even with the mayor .
He sued her and hoped his daddy ( both earthly and heavenly , no doubt ) would notice and approve .
While visions of sugar Trumps dance in Kemp ’ s wee little head , human beings are dying from this pernicious virus .
As the Mayor ( who recently tested positive for coronavirus herself ) correctly points out , “ over 130,000 people in [ Georgia ] have tested positive for COVID-19 , over 3,100 people have lost their lives , and instead of speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can stop the spread of this virus , this governor is taking taxpayer money to sue me personally.
” The truly satisfying part to all this is we don ’ t need to wait four years to watch Kemp ’ s superhero go down in flames — only four months .
Kemp , who is an election-thief besides being a premier Trump creep , will join his lord and master at the bottom of the cesspool of history at some point later .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay safe .

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Just how stupid is Brian Kemp? Recall that Georgia’s lowest IQ governor since Lester Maddox didn’t know that coronavirus could be spread by asymptomatic carriers. Not content to be thought of as merely stupid, however, Kemp recently entered the stratospheric arena of worldclass vacuous morons when he personally sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the city’s mask mandate.
As is so often the case with Republicans these days, particularly Republicans of the Trump bootlicking variety, there is a stated reason and a true reason for what they do. The ostensible reason Kemp gives for personally suing Mayor Bottoms (and her entire city council by name) is because he claims she and they are trying to “shutter businesses and undermine economic growth.”
No she hasn’t. She tried to get Atlantans to wear masks in public so they would be safe. But because she criticized Donald Trump for not wearing a mask, who was in violation of city ordinance when he made a recent (and increasingly unwelcome) trip to Atlanta, Trump’s prizewinning bootlicker, sycophant and part time lickspittle had to get even with the mayor. He sued her and hoped his daddy (both earthly and heavenly, no doubt) would notice and approve.
While visions of sugar Trumps dance in Kemp’s wee little head, human beings are dying from this pernicious virus. As the Mayor (who recently tested positive for coronavirus herself) correctly points out, “over 130,000 people in [Georgia] have tested positive for COVID-19, over 3,100 people have lost their lives, and instead of speaking in the same accord about how we can stop the spread of this virus, this governor is taking taxpayer money to sue me personally.”
The truly satisfying part to all this is we don’t need to wait four years to watch Kemp’s superhero go down in flames — only four months. Kemp, who is an election-thief besides being a premier Trump creep, will join his lord and master at the bottom of the cesspool of history at some point later. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Donald Trump campaign is reportedly investigating Brad Parscale

For weeks leading up to Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale ’ s demotion , there were news reports ( and television ads ) accusing Parscale of having spent large amounts of campaign money on things like Ferraris and real estate .
Last night there were reports that these allegations may have played a role in Donald Trump ’ s decision to demote him .
Now it turns out the Trump campaign is bringing in someone to investigate the money trail and determine what if any improprieties there may have been .
Based on conflicting sources quoted within the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear if the investigation is into whether Parscale was responsible for financial improprieties , or if Parscale was merely too incompetent to have caught on to various financial improprieties .
What makes this surreal is that Brad Parscale is still working for the Trump 2020 campaign .
He was demoted , but he ’ s still in charge of the campaign ’ s data operation , which – on paper at least – is a crucial and sensitive area .
Of course that could change , depending on the outcome of this internal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Donald Trump 2020 campaign operation is a total joke .
No one knows who ’ s in charge .
No one knows where the money is going .
The operation barely exists , and considering Trump ’ s laughably bad poll numbers , the ( lack of ) results speak for themselves .
Trump is running his campaign about as poorly as he ran his bankrupt casinos .

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For weeks leading up to Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale’s demotion, there were news reports (and television ads) accusing Parscale of having spent large amounts of campaign money on things like Ferraris and real estate. Last night there were reports that these allegations may have played a role in Donald Trump’s decision to demote him.
Now it turns out the Trump campaign is bringing in someone to investigate the money trail and determine what if any improprieties there may have been. Based on conflicting sources quoted within the same report, it’s not entirely clear if the investigation is into whether Parscale was responsible for financial improprieties, or if Parscale was merely too incompetent to have caught on to various financial improprieties.
What makes this surreal is that Brad Parscale is still working for the Trump 2020 campaign. He was demoted, but he’s still in charge of the campaign’s data operation, which – on paper at least – is a crucial and sensitive area. Of course that could change, depending on the outcome of this internal investigation.
One thing is clear: the Donald Trump 2020 campaign operation is a total joke. No one knows who’s in charge. No one knows where the money is going. The operation barely exists, and considering Trump’s laughably bad poll numbers, the (lack of) results speak for themselves. Trump is running his campaign about as poorly as he ran his bankrupt casinos.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown about Mary Trump

Yesterday , Palmer Report pointed out how odd it was that Donald Trump still hadn ’ t attacked or even mentioned his niece Mary Trump .
Her new tell-all book about him debuted at # 1 on Amazon , and last night she revealed on the Rachel Maddow show that she ’ s heard Trump use the N-word and antisemitic slurs .
Now Donald Trump is finally attacking Mary Trump , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s a doozy : I am the ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club .
First I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mongering fool , violating the law ( he released massive amounts of Classified Information ) and an NDA in order to build badly needed credibility and make a few dollars , which will all end up going to the government anyway .
Next up is Mary Trump , a seldom seen niece who knows little about me , says untruthful things about my wonderful parents ( who couldn ’ t stand her ! )
and me , and violated her NDA .
She also broke the Law by givng out my Tax Returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many books have been written about me , some good , some bad .
Both happily and sadly , there will be more to come !
We ’ re not even quite sure where to start with this .
To be clear , Mary Trump hasn ’ t violated any laws by publishing her book or by handing over the family ’ s financial documents .
For that matter neither has John Bolton ; nothing in his book was classified .
And we ’ re not sure how Donald Trump can be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Month Club ” when he can ’ t even read .
What a mess !

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Yesterday, Palmer Report pointed out how odd it was that Donald Trump still hadn’t attacked or even mentioned his niece Mary Trump. Her new tell-all book about him debuted at #1 on Amazon, and last night she revealed on the Rachel Maddow show that she’s heard Trump use the N-word and antisemitic slurs. Now Donald Trump is finally attacking Mary Trump, and let’s just say that it’s a doozy:
I am the ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club. First I have lowlife dummy John Bolton, a war mongering fool, violating the law (he released massive amounts of Classified Information) and an NDA in order to build badly needed credibility and make a few dollars, which will all end up going to the government anyway. Next up is Mary Trump, a seldom seen niece who knows little about me, says untruthful things about my wonderful parents (who couldn’t stand her!) and me, and violated her NDA. She also broke the Law by givng out my Tax Returns. She’s a mess! Many books have been written about me, some good, some bad. Both happily and sadly, there will be more to come!
We’re not even quite sure where to start with this. To be clear, Mary Trump hasn’t violated any laws by publishing her book or by handing over the family’s financial documents. For that matter neither has John Bolton; nothing in his book was classified. And we’re not sure how Donald Trump can be the “ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club” when he can’t even read. What a mess! Update: Mary Trump has now fired back at Donald in winning fashion.
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Pick your poison

Donald Trump promised us yesterday that there would be many great things coming out in the next eight weeks .
As usual , we have no idea what he is talking about .
Perhaps it is about his secret camouflaged thugs in Portland taking people into custody in unmarked rental cars .
Or tens of thousands of additional victims of the coronavirus pandemic , with our nation now at 70,000 new cases a day .
We have no idea .
One thing we do know is that the bungled approach to education will continue .
Yesterday , Palmer Report noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But rather than focus on what she said , Trump supporters and McEnany attacked those who pointed out the insanity of her words .
Jim Acosta was a particular focus of such attacks .
To put it in context , this is what she said : The science should not stand in the way of this , but as Dr. Scott Atlas said — I thought this was a good quote , ‘ Of course , we can do it .
Everyone else in the Western world , our peer nations are doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ The science is very clear on this .
For example , you look at the JAMA pediatric study of 46 pediatric hospitals in North America that said the risk of critical illness from COVID is far less for children than the seasonal flu .
The science is on our side here .
We encourage localities and states to just simply follow the science .
Open our schools .
Everyone else in the Western world has taken the pandemic seriously , and not wasted time continuing to make up anti-Chinese names for it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not have 70,000 new cases in a day .
And we are down to arguing about the “ risk of critical illness ” and ignoring that there are adults at the schools ?
Believe the “ expert ” you like – Dr. Anthony Fauci and local superintendents closing the schools – or McEnany .
On one thing she is right : science will not stand in the way , because death is horizontal .

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Donald Trump promised us yesterday that there would be many great things coming out in the next eight weeks. As usual, we have no idea what he is talking about. Perhaps it is about his secret camouflaged thugs in Portland taking people into custody in unmarked rental cars. Or tens of thousands of additional victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with our nation now at 70,000 new cases a day. We have no idea.
One thing we do know is that the bungled approach to education will continue. Yesterday, Palmer Report noted how Kayleigh McEnany stepped in it. But rather than focus on what she said, Trump supporters and McEnany attacked those who pointed out the insanity of her words. Jim Acosta was a particular focus of such attacks. To put it in context, this is what she said:
The science should not stand in the way of this, but as Dr. Scott Atlas said — I thought this was a good quote, ‘Of course, we can do it. Everyone else in the Western world, our peer nations are doing it. We are the outlier here.’ The science is very clear on this. For example, you look at the JAMA pediatric study of 46 pediatric hospitals in North America that said the risk of critical illness from COVID is far less for children than the seasonal flu. The science is on our side here. We encourage localities and states to just simply follow the science. Open our schools.
Everyone else in the Western world has taken the pandemic seriously, and not wasted time continuing to make up anti-Chinese names for it. Everyone else in the Western world does not have 70,000 new cases in a day. And we are down to arguing about the “risk of critical illness” and ignoring that there are adults at the schools? Believe the “expert” you like – Dr. Anthony Fauci and local superintendents closing the schools – or McEnany. On one thing she is right: science will not stand in the way, because death is horizontal.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Chris Wallace destroys Donald Trump to his face in new interview

When it was revealed earlier this week that Donald Trump would be sitting down for a Sunday morning interview on Fox News with notoriously relentless interviewer Chris Wallace , we were wondering if Trump would even go through with it .
After all , Wallace would surely blow him out of the water .
It turns out the interview has already been recorded in advance , and Chris Wallace is already sharing a small piece of it .
When Donald Trump claimed that Joe Biden wants to “ defund the police , ” Wallace interrupted him and pointed out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then claimed that Biden and Bernie Sanders signed a document calling for the defunding of the police .
That ’ s when things got interesting : If the above video won ’ t load on your device , you can watch it here .
This clip went so poorly for Donald Trump , it ’ s unintentional comedy .
It also suggests that Trump is now increasingly coming to believe his own lies , as evidenced by his insistence on checking the document in question .
We can ’ t wait for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News is worthless overall , but Chris Wallace is the only real journalist over there – and this interview was a mistake for Trump .

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When it was revealed earlier this week that Donald Trump would be sitting down for a Sunday morning interview on Fox News with notoriously relentless interviewer Chris Wallace, we were wondering if Trump would even go through with it. After all, Wallace would surely blow him out of the water.
It turns out the interview has already been recorded in advance, and Chris Wallace is already sharing a small piece of it. When Donald Trump claimed that Joe Biden wants to “defund the police,” Wallace interrupted him and pointed out that this is not the case. Trump then claimed that Biden and Bernie Sanders signed a document calling for the defunding of the police. That’s when things got interesting:
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If the above video won’t load on your device, you can watch it here. This clip went so poorly for Donald Trump, it’s unintentional comedy. It also suggests that Trump is now increasingly coming to believe his own lies, as evidenced by his insistence on checking the document in question. We can’t wait for the whole thing to air on Sunday. Fox News is worthless overall, but Chris Wallace is the only real journalist over there – and this interview was a mistake for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--The Supreme Court just expedited the handover of Donald Trump’s tax returns

When the Supreme Court ruled that the lower court was correct to order the handover of Donald Trump ’ s tax returns to a New York grand jury , it didn ’ t mean they were automatically handed over .
The court process still has to play out where the lower court enforces its original ruling .
The courts tend to move at a glacially slow speed .
But today the Supreme Court moved to expedite the implementation of its ruling on Trump ’ s tax returns , moving things up by two weeks .
When you combine this with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled in the case has been hot to trot all week to get things finalized and finished , it points to New York prosecutors getting their hands on Trump ’ s tax returns sooner rather than later .
One curious thing here : Donald Trump ’ s lawyers didn ’ t even bother objecting to the Supreme Court ’ s decision to expedite the process .
At this point minor stalling tactics are all that Trump ’ s side has left in terms of trying to delay the inevitable .
But in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps Trump ’ s lawyers concluded that the Supreme Court would have overruled any objection anyway .
In any case , let ’ s not forget that grand juries only exist for the purpose of criminally indicting people .
The fact that this grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump ’ s tax returns means that it ’ s in the process of indicting Trump on state charges .
We have no way of knowing if this will happen before or after the election .
But if Trump loses , one way or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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When the Supreme Court ruled that the lower court was correct to order the handover of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a New York grand jury, it didn’t mean they were automatically handed over. The court process still has to play out where the lower court enforces its original ruling.
The courts tend to move at a glacially slow speed. But today the Supreme Court moved to expedite the implementation of its ruling on Trump’s tax returns, moving things up by two weeks. When you combine this with the fact that the judge who originally ruled in the case has been hot to trot all week to get things finalized and finished, it points to New York prosecutors getting their hands on Trump’s tax returns sooner rather than later.
One curious thing here: Donald Trump’s lawyers didn’t even bother objecting to the Supreme Court’s decision to expedite the process. At this point minor stalling tactics are all that Trump’s side has left in terms of trying to delay the inevitable. But in this instance they’re not even trying. Perhaps Trump’s lawyers concluded that the Supreme Court would have overruled any objection anyway.
In any case, let’s not forget that grand juries only exist for the purpose of criminally indicting people. The fact that this grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump’s tax returns means that it’s in the process of indicting Trump on state charges. We have no way of knowing if this will happen before or after the election. But if Trump loses, one way or the other he’s going to prison.
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