palmerreport--2020-06-07--Rudy Giuliani completely, totally, maniacally loses it

It is amazing to read Time magazine ’ s portrayal of Rudy Giuliani as its Person of the Year 2001 .
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks , Time praised Giuliani for becoming the “ voice of America , ” and described how “ millions of people felt a little better ” when he spoke .
In recent years , however , Giuliani has lost his way and his mind as he has vied for the role of Donald Trump ’ s most enthusiastic and deranged enabler .
This horrific week began with Trump humiliating himself by staging a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Lafayette Park while remaining proudly tone deaf to America ’ s needs .
It ended with Giuliani , Trump ’ s already disgraced attorney , collecting any last shards of his integrity and throwing them swiftly into the incinerator .
On Thursday , Giuliani stayed up well past his bedtime to call into ITV ’ s “ Good Morning Britain , ” an inconvenience he was sure to whine about during his bonkers interview with Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan .
Giuliani began by insisting that Trump has handled everything “ exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victim of harassment by the “ left-wing media.
” Then , Reid asked Giuliani about the appropriateness of Trump ’ s tweet warning that “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts.
” Even though Reid was referencing a direct quote , Giuliani accused her of left-wing media hatred .
Morgan jumped in to try to drive Giuliani off this insane narrative .
“ I ’ m sorry , but you ’ re talking total claptrap !
” he scolded .
“ You keep saying it ’ s the left-wing media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani first responded by trying to argue that Trump ’ s quote was fine because there was no way he knew he was quoting a racist police chief in the 1960s—only to abandon that argument in favor of owning the quote , claiming , “ That happens to be true !
That happens to be an accurate statement !
” As Morgan pointed out , far from being a part of the “ left-wing media , ” he is well known for having been “ very fair-minded ” about Trump over the years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s descent into raving madness .
The interview ended with Morgan wondering aloud , “ What happened to you ?
You used to be one of the most revered people in America , ” before calling him “ completely barking mad !
” As a parting shot , Giuliani accused Morgan of having “ fucked up ” his own career ( some viewers believe he may have said “ sucked up ” ) , only to immediately gaslight viewers by insisting he never used foul language in that failed interview .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even worse by appearing on Fox News ’ “ Bill Hemmer Reports.
” He insisted that widespread police brutality is “ really propaganda ” that is part of a “ left-wing narrative that is very , very false and very dangerous.
” Adding insult to injury , Giuliani appeared to blame the black community for the problem he flippantly dismissed , implying it is somehow the natural result of too many phone calls to the police for help .
“ The reason that is happening is to protect the black community !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a thing as the bottom for this guy ?

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It is amazing to read Time magazine’s portrayal of Rudy Giuliani as its Person of the Year 2001. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Time praised Giuliani for becoming the “voice of America,” and described how “millions of people felt a little better” when he spoke. In recent years, however, Giuliani has lost his way and his mind as he has vied for the role of Donald Trump’s most enthusiastic and deranged enabler.
This horrific week began with Trump humiliating himself by staging a dangerous and narcissistic response to peaceful protests in Lafayette Park while remaining proudly tone deaf to America’s needs. It ended with Giuliani, Trump’s already disgraced attorney, collecting any last shards of his integrity and throwing them swiftly into the incinerator.
On Thursday, Giuliani stayed up well past his bedtime to call into ITV’s “Good Morning Britain,” an inconvenience he was sure to whine about during his bonkers interview with Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan. Giuliani began by insisting that Trump has handled everything “exactly correctly” and that his client is the victim of harassment by the “left-wing media.” Then, Reid asked Giuliani about the appropriateness of Trump’s tweet warning that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Even though Reid was referencing a direct quote, Giuliani accused her of left-wing media hatred.
Morgan jumped in to try to drive Giuliani off this insane narrative. “I’m sorry, but you’re talking total claptrap!” he scolded. “You keep saying it’s the left-wing media that has somehow misquoted President Trump.” Giuliani first responded by trying to argue that Trump’s quote was fine because there was no way he knew he was quoting a racist police chief in the 1960s—only to abandon that argument in favor of owning the quote, claiming, “That happens to be true! That happens to be an accurate statement!”
As Morgan pointed out, far from being a part of the “left-wing media,” he is well known for having been “very fair-minded” about Trump over the years. However, nothing could stop Giuliani’s descent into raving madness. The interview ended with Morgan wondering aloud, “What happened to you? You used to be one of the most revered people in America,” before calling him “completely barking mad!” As a parting shot, Giuliani accused Morgan of having “fucked up” his own career (some viewers believe he may have said “sucked up”), only to immediately gaslight viewers by insisting he never used foul language in that failed interview.
On Friday, Giuliani managed to make things even worse by appearing on Fox News’ “Bill Hemmer Reports.” He insisted that widespread police brutality is “really propaganda” that is part of a “left-wing narrative that is very, very false and very dangerous.” Adding insult to injury, Giuliani appeared to blame the black community for the problem he flippantly dismissed, implying it is somehow the natural result of too many phone calls to the police for help. “The reason that is happening is to protect the black community!” Giuliani smugly concluded. Is there such a thing as the bottom for this guy?
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Twitter just slapped a warning label on yet another of Donald Trump’s phony tweets

Even as Donald Trump continues to ramp up his empty threats against the social network , Twitter isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ taken to obsessively retweeting President Barack Obama ’ s estranged half brother Malik Obama , @ @ @ @ @ propaganda .
Twitter isn ’ t letting Malik , or Trump , get away with @ @ @ @ @ a doctored video which falsely showed Joe Biden stumbling and stammering for two minutes straight @ @ @ @ @ Trump then retweeted it , adding “ Crazy !
” Twitter ultimately slapped a “ @ @ @ @ @ on Malik ’ s tweet .
Twitter just keeps cracking down further on Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ night Trump insisted that Twitter had behaved in “ illegal ” fashion by removing one @ @ @ @ @ even though it clearly committed a copyright violation , meaning Trump was the one who @ @ @ @ @ CEO Jack Dorsey then quickly fact checked Trump in real time .

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Even as Donald Trump continues to ramp up his empty threats against the social network, Twitter isn’t backing down. Trump has taken to obsessively retweeting President Barack Obama’s estranged half brother Malik Obama, who frequently posts dishonest pro-Trump propaganda. Twitter isn’t letting Malik, or Trump, get away with it.
Malik Obama tweeted a doctored video which falsely showed Joe Biden stumbling and stammering for two minutes straight on The View. Donald Trump then retweeted it, adding “Crazy!” Twitter ultimately slapped a “manipulated media” warning” on Malik’s tweet.
Twitter just keeps cracking down further on Trump’s false tweets. Last night Trump insisted that Twitter had behaved in “illegal” fashion by removing one of his campaign videos, even though it clearly committed a copyright violation, meaning Trump was the one who broke the law. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey then quickly fact checked Trump in real time.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about the protesters in Black Lives Matter Plaza

The tide has turned in Washington DC .
Donald Trump ’ s decision to tear gas peaceful protesters outside the White House for the sake of a church photo op has received massive pushback from military and church leaders alike .
Trump has since gone on defense , building a fence around the White House and laying low .
Now the street outside the White House is officially named Black Lives Matter Plaza , and it ’ s filled with protesters .
Trump doesn ’ t seem to know what to do with this .
He ’ s publicly lashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but he has yet to specifically acknowledge the street ’ s new name , or the fact that it now says “ BLACK LIVES MATTER ” in giant yellow letters .
As can be clearly seen from TV coverage , the protesters are are largely enjoying themselves , now that law enforcement is no longer agitating things .
All that Trump could come up with tonight on Twitter was this : “ Much smaller crowd in D.C. than anticipated .
National Guard , Secret Service , and D.C. Police have been doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … CNN & MSDNC are doing everything possible to “ inflame ” the crowd .
Fortunately they have a very small audience !
” To be clear , not a word of this is true .
In reality , the protests are massive .
Based on the overhead camera shots , it appears more people have shown up outside the White House to protest against Trump than showed up to his inauguration .
And no one , other than Trump himself , is trying to “ inflame ” anything .
Unfortunately for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and those aren ’ t going to get in the way of the protesters .

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The tide has turned in Washington DC. Donald Trump’s decision to tear gas peaceful protesters outside the White House for the sake of a church photo op has received massive pushback from military and church leaders alike. Trump has since gone on defense, building a fence around the White House and laying low. Now the street outside the White House is officially named Black Lives Matter Plaza, and it’s filled with protesters.
Trump doesn’t seem to know what to do with this. He’s publicly lashed out at the Mayor of Washington DC, but he has yet to specifically acknowledge the street’s new name, or the fact that it now says “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in giant yellow letters. As can be clearly seen from TV coverage, the protesters are are largely enjoying themselves, now that law enforcement is no longer agitating things.
All that Trump could come up with tonight on Twitter was this: “Much smaller crowd in D.C. than anticipated. National Guard, Secret Service, and D.C. Police have been doing a fantastic job. Thank you! … CNN & MSDNC are doing everything possible to “inflame” the crowd. Fortunately they have a very small audience!”
To be clear, not a word of this is true. In reality, the protests are massive. Based on the overhead camera shots, it appears more people have shown up outside the White House to protest against Trump than showed up to his inauguration. And no one, other than Trump himself, is trying to “inflame” anything. Unfortunately for him, all he has left are tweets – and those aren’t going to get in the way of the protesters.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--This Melania Trump story is just bizarre

It turns out some of the top people in the Trump White House are upset with Melania Trump .
In fact they ’ re so upset with her , they ’ re complaining about her , on the record , to CNN .
So what did Melania do so wrong that ’ s set off outrage within the West Wing ?
Apparently she tweeted something that was too nice .
No , really .
Melania Trump tweeted “ Focus on taking care of one another & healing our great nation.
” Apparently this was enough to enrage some of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it conflicts with Donald ’ s “ Law and order ” tough guy routine .
This sounds like something straight out of The Onion .
But no there it is , right there on the CNN website .
No one believes that Melania ’ s “ nice ” tweets are sincere .
But the real story here is that Donald Trump ’ s top advisers are so far removed from the reality of what ’ s happening in America right now , they ’ re outraged at the prospect of Melania even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump and his goons have truly lost the plot .

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It turns out some of the top people in the Trump White House are upset with Melania Trump. In fact they’re so upset with her, they’re complaining about her, on the record, to CNN. So what did Melania do so wrong that’s set off outrage within the West Wing? Apparently she tweeted something that was too nice. No, really.
Melania Trump tweeted “Focus on taking care of one another & healing our great nation.” Apparently this was enough to enrage some of Donald Trump’s highest ranking advisers, because it conflicts with Donald’s “Law and order” tough guy routine.
This sounds like something straight out of The Onion. But no there it is, right there on the CNN website. No one believes that Melania’s “nice” tweets are sincere. But the real story here is that Donald Trump’s top advisers are so far removed from the reality of what’s happening in America right now, they’re outraged at the prospect of Melania even trying to sound like a decent human. Donald Trump and his goons have truly lost the plot.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--The Donald Trump – John Bolton saga is about to get a whole lot stupider

After all that selfish nonsense where John Bolton didn ’ t want to testify during the House impeachment hearings because his book wasn ’ t ready yet , and then the Republican Senate decided not to have him testify during the impeachment trial , Bolton ’ s book never did get released .
Now that ’ s apparently about to change , in what should make the Trump-Bolton saga even stupider .
Bolton could have released his book to great fanfare if he ’ d only been willing to do the smart and patriotic thing by testifying when he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most people are too angry at him to have much interest in the book .
But he ’ s apparently going to finally release it on June 23rd – a little more than two weeks from now – even if Trump continues to insist that it shouldn ’ t be released because it supposedly contains classified information .
We ’ ll believe it when we see it ; the book has already been pushed back several times and could be pushed back again .
But if it is finally released this month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton is planning a book tour complete with interviews with “ network television channels ” which we ’ d guess means something along the lines of 60 Minutes or Meet The Press .
When you consider that Bolton ’ s book will alienate pro-Trump audiences , and Bolton ’ s antics have already alienated anti-Trump audiences , just who ’ s going to buy this book ?
We ’ d just as soon no one buys John Bolton ’ s book .
But there is the reality that the revelations in the book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are arriving at a time when Trump ’ s presidency is in full scale collapse .
The book could still do some minor damage to Trump , and it could put a number of House and Senate Republicans on the hot seat about whether they ’ re siding with Trump or Bolton .
But really , no one is going to forgive Bolton for what he pulled .

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After all that selfish nonsense where John Bolton didn’t want to testify during the House impeachment hearings because his book wasn’t ready yet, and then the Republican Senate decided not to have him testify during the impeachment trial, Bolton’s book never did get released. Now that’s apparently about to change, in what should make the Trump-Bolton saga even stupider.
Bolton could have released his book to great fanfare if he’d only been willing to do the smart and patriotic thing by testifying when he was supposed to. At this point, most people are too angry at him to have much interest in the book. But he’s apparently going to finally release it on June 23rd – a little more than two weeks from now – even if Trump continues to insist that it shouldn’t be released because it supposedly contains classified information. We’ll believe it when we see it; the book has already been pushed back several times and could be pushed back again. But if it is finally released this month, what will happen?
WaPo says that Bolton is planning a book tour complete with interviews with “network television channels” which we’d guess means something along the lines of 60 Minutes or Meet The Press. When you consider that Bolton’s book will alienate pro-Trump audiences, and Bolton’s antics have already alienated anti-Trump audiences, just who’s going to buy this book?
We’d just as soon no one buys John Bolton’s book. But there is the reality that the revelations in the book about Donald Trump’s criminal antics are arriving at a time when Trump’s presidency is in full scale collapse. The book could still do some minor damage to Trump, and it could put a number of House and Senate Republicans on the hot seat about whether they’re siding with Trump or Bolton. But really, no one is going to forgive Bolton for what he pulled.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump’s bunker is getting awfully salty

Donald Trump has spent the weekend hiding from the public .
We have no way of knowing if he ’ s back in his underground bunker , or if he ’ s merely hunkered down with a bunker mentality behind the giant fence that now surrounds the White House .
Either way , it ’ s getting awfully salty in there .
Thus far today Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of being a “ coward ” for no apparent reason , he ’ s accused General Colin Powell of being a “ stiff ” without explanation , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take credit for the economy .
He ’ s also accusing Biden of being on the side of arsonists , which is just weird .
At this point Donald Trump doesn ’ t sound like a guy who expects to win , or is even trying to win .
Instead he sounds like a guy who ’ s resentful at how the country is increasingly rejecting him .
We have to remain vigilant and keep putting in the work to win the election , because no lead is large enough against this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sound like he ’ d rather stew than strategize – which is good news for our side .

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Donald Trump has spent the weekend hiding from the public. We have no way of knowing if he’s back in his underground bunker, or if he’s merely hunkered down with a bunker mentality behind the giant fence that now surrounds the White House. Either way, it’s getting awfully salty in there.
Thus far today Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of being a “coward” for no apparent reason, he’s accused General Colin Powell of being a “stiff” without explanation, and he’s accused President Obama of trying to take credit for the economy. He’s also accusing Biden of being on the side of arsonists, which is just weird.
At this point Donald Trump doesn’t sound like a guy who expects to win, or is even trying to win. Instead he sounds like a guy who’s resentful at how the country is increasingly rejecting him. We have to remain vigilant and keep putting in the work to win the election, because no lead is large enough against this guy. But Trump is starting to sound like he’d rather stew than strategize – which is good news for our side.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Germany piles on as Donald Trump falls to pieces

Donald Trump might not like actually doing the job that being president requires , even if he likes the power that the office entails , and the same is pretty much true when it comes to his relationship with the press .
While he calls journalists the enemy of the people and complains about how horribly they treat him , he also can ’ t resist looking for his picture in the newspaper , or scanning for any mention he might get on cable news .
Even if he ’ s part of a joke on a late night talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on top of it .
Being a narcissist , he can ’ t resist coverage he gets – good or bad .
It ’ s why there ’ s a fake Time magazine cover at his golf resort .
The latest cover of the German news magazine Der Spiegel , however , is one that he ’ s not likely to hang up at any of his resorts .
The magazine , which features some pretty good photojournalism detailing the protests across the country , shows Donald Trump holding a lit match in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ erupts in flames .
Beneath is a pretty unflattering caption that says : “ A president lights his country on fire.
” This is probably likely to provoke yet another meltdown from the Oval Office , and it comes at a time when relations between Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are not at their best .
Diplomatic relations with a number of countries have already been strained because Trump decided to double down on insane and racist rhetoric in the wake of what happened – and it ’ s likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover gives an indication of how our own allies see us , you can expect Trump to finish out the year without a whole lot of leverage when it comes to pretty much anything .
For this reason alone , his administration needs to be voted out of office , before it can get any closer to burning the country down .

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Donald Trump might not like actually doing the job that being president requires, even if he likes the power that the office entails, and the same is pretty much true when it comes to his relationship with the press. While he calls journalists the enemy of the people and complains about how horribly they treat him, he also can’t resist looking for his picture in the newspaper, or scanning for any mention he might get on cable news.
Even if he’s part of a joke on a late night talk show, Trump somehow manages to be on top of it. Being a narcissist, he can’t resist coverage he gets – good or bad. It’s why there’s a fake Time magazine cover at his golf resort. The latest cover of the German news magazine Der Spiegel, however, is one that he’s not likely to hang up at any of his resorts.
The magazine, which features some pretty good photojournalism detailing the protests across the country, shows Donald Trump holding a lit match in the Oval Office while the world outside erupts in flames. Beneath is a pretty unflattering caption that says: “A president lights his country on fire.” This is probably likely to provoke yet another meltdown from the Oval Office, and it comes at a time when relations between Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are not at their best.
Diplomatic relations with a number of countries have already been strained because Trump decided to double down on insane and racist rhetoric in the wake of what happened – and it’s likely to only get worse. If the magazine cover gives an indication of how our own allies see us, you can expect Trump to finish out the year without a whole lot of leverage when it comes to pretty much anything. For this reason alone, his administration needs to be voted out of office, before it can get any closer to burning the country down.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Hell freezes over: Mitt Romney is marching on the White House with Black Lives Matter protesters

Whatever you think of Mitt Romney ’ s overall lackluster political career , he ’ s the one Republican Senator who had the guts to vote to convict and remove Donald Trump earlier this year , so he ’ s the only one we ’ re willing to listen to at this point .
Now Romney is trying to redeem himself in a new and different way .
Mitt Romney is currently marching with a self-identified Christian group of Black Lives Matter protesters in the streets of Washington DC , and they ’ re headed toward the White House , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a brief video , Romney said that he ’ s marching to “ end violence and brutality , and to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.
” It ’ s not clear what Romney and his group will do once they reach the White House .
But this is a remarkable development .
Donald Trump has spent significant time insisting that the protesters in Washington DC are violent thugs , and he ’ s been hiding in an underground bunker to get away from them .
Meanwhile a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protesters .
This comes hours after Colin Powell , another famous Republican , endorsed Joe Biden .

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Whatever you think of Mitt Romney’s overall lackluster political career, he’s the one Republican Senator who had the guts to vote to convict and remove Donald Trump earlier this year, so he’s the only one we’re willing to listen to at this point. Now Romney is trying to redeem himself in a new and different way.
Mitt Romney is currently marching with a self-identified Christian group of Black Lives Matter protesters in the streets of Washington DC, and they’re headed toward the White House, according to Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. In a brief video, Romney said that he’s marching to “end violence and brutality, and to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.”
It’s not clear what Romney and his group will do once they reach the White House. But this is a remarkable development. Donald Trump has spent significant time insisting that the protesters in Washington DC are violent thugs, and he’s been hiding in an underground bunker to get away from them. Meanwhile a Republican Senator is out there marching with the protesters. This comes hours after Colin Powell, another famous Republican, endorsed Joe Biden.
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OUT OF CONTROL

We ’ ve all seen the polls that say Donald Trump is falling further behind in the 2020 election , both nationally and in swing states .
We ’ ve also seen the polls that say his approval rating historically awful .
Now the Wall Street Journal is asking Americans a different kind of poll question : is the country out of control ?
The answers are revealing .
The poll results show that 80 % of Americans think the country is indeed out control .
More to the point , 61 % of Trump supporters think the country is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half years into his presidency , this is a terrible sign for him .
Even if Trump ’ s supporters blame others for the fact that things are out of control , some of them are going to reluctantly conclude that Trump simply isn ’ t up to the task of bringing things under control .
This is why it ’ s important that we expose Donald Trump as not only a would-be authoritarian who is out of control , but also as a failed authoritarian can ’ t pull off his strongman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bunker .
If Trump ’ s fans think the country has gotten out of control on his failed watch , they may stay home .
And when a Trump supporter stays home in 2020 instead of voting , that ’ s mathematically the same thing as convincing a non-voter in the middle to turn out for Joe Biden .

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We’ve all seen the polls that say Donald Trump is falling further behind in the 2020 election, both nationally and in swing states. We’ve also seen the polls that say his approval rating historically awful. Now the Wall Street Journal is asking Americans a different kind of poll question: is the country out of control? The answers are revealing.
The poll results show that 80% of Americans think the country is indeed out control. More to the point, 61% of Trump supporters think the country is out of control. Three and a half years into his presidency, this is a terrible sign for him. Even if Trump’s supporters blame others for the fact that things are out of control, some of them are going to reluctantly conclude that Trump simply isn’t up to the task of bringing things under control.
This is why it’s important that we expose Donald Trump as not only a would-be authoritarian who is out of control, but also as a failed authoritarian can’t pull off his strongman pose, and instead hides in a bunker. If Trump’s fans think the country has gotten out of control on his failed watch, they may stay home. And when a Trump supporter stays home in 2020 instead of voting, that’s mathematically the same thing as convincing a non-voter in the middle to turn out for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--General Michael Hayden just made abundantly clear how he feels about Donald Trump

This week we ’ ve seen multiple retired military Generals speak up against Donald Trump for the first time – @ @ @ @ @ General John Kelly , who both previously had jobs in the Trump administration .
General @ @ @ @ @ a critic of Donald Trump .
Now he ’ s piling on by posting a @ @ @ @ @ he feels about Trump ’ s lack of loyalty to the United States :

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This week we’ve seen multiple retired military Generals speak up against Donald Trump for the first time – including General James Mattis and General John Kelly, who both previously had jobs in the Trump administration.
General Michael Hayden has long been a critic of Donald Trump. Now he’s piling on by posting a photo which reveals exactly how he feels about Trump’s lack of loyalty to the United States:
In the Baltics. 2016. pic.twitter.com/hq7PtDKE8S — Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) June 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--When it rains it pours

When it rains it pours

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski expressed uncertainty with her choice for president in November .
Her announcement could portend far more than you might initially think .
Murkowski ’ s announcement is a step in the right direction , but it ’ s far from good enough .
Do I think she ’ ll vote for Trump ?
I have no idea .
But what ’ s important here is Murkowski ’ s misgivings more than her ultimate decision .
At the very least , her doubt shows that the conservative monolith is under threat by an internal force — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing my duty as a contributor here if I didn ’ t mention that Murkowski is not your typical GOP Senator , at least nominally .
She was elected in a state with a large indigenous population and , consequently , has to skew to the left or at least the center on certain issues to remain popular among her constituents .
That said , I would not be surprised to see some more red state Republican senators and most if not all blue state Republican senators vocalize sentiments similar to Murkowski ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of pushback , the downstream events would be devastating for Trump .
Already , I ’ m predicting a high voter turnout for November .
Before the protests sparked by George Floyd ’ s murder , I thought the opposite — average to low voter turnout .
Now , however , Americans are energized .
They have renewed feelings of disgust with Trump .
Republican Senators coming out with messages expressing their unwillingness to vote for Trump or even just strong doubts about voting for Trump would be fuel for the righteous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general confidence in Trump weakens with the increasingly unstable economy , rapidly increasing COVID deaths , and protests against longstanding systemic racism , senators will become increasingly inclined to kick Trump while he ’ s down .
They may begin to see an out in Trump not being reelected .
They may see a chance to reset the turpitude , reset the fealty to Russia , reset their reputations as allies to the worst American president .
Republican senators , at a certain point , need to realize that four more years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk than any Democratic president ever could .

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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski expressed uncertainty with her choice for president in November. Her announcement could portend far more than you might initially think.
Murkowski’s announcement is a step in the right direction, but it’s far from good enough. Do I think she’ll vote for Trump? I have no idea. But what’s important here is Murkowski’s misgivings more than her ultimate decision. At the very least, her doubt shows that the conservative monolith is under threat by an internal force — the Klansman-in-Chief.
I wouldn’t be doing my duty as a contributor here if I didn’t mention that Murkowski is not your typical GOP Senator, at least nominally. She was elected in a state with a large indigenous population and, consequently, has to skew to the left or at least the center on certain issues to remain popular among her constituents. That said, I would not be surprised to see some more red state Republican senators and most if not all blue state Republican senators vocalize sentiments similar to Murkowski’s. In the event of that kind of pushback, the downstream events would be devastating for Trump.
Already, I’m predicting a high voter turnout for November. Before the protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder, I thought the opposite — average to low voter turnout. Now, however, Americans are energized. They have renewed feelings of disgust with Trump. Republican Senators coming out with messages expressing their unwillingness to vote for Trump or even just strong doubts about voting for Trump would be fuel for the righteous fire burning for racial justice.
As general confidence in Trump weakens with the increasingly unstable economy, rapidly increasing COVID deaths, and protests against longstanding systemic racism, senators will become increasingly inclined to kick Trump while he’s down. They may begin to see an out in Trump not being reelected. They may see a chance to reset the turpitude, reset the fealty to Russia, reset their reputations as allies to the worst American president.
Republican senators, at a certain point, need to realize that four more years of Trump puts them at vastly greater existential risk than any Democratic president ever could.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Hey Bill Barr, save it for the jury

Hey Bill Barr, save it for the jury

There ’ s no sure sign that a political gambit has gone wrong than when the participants in it are already trying to shift the blame to each other .
Donald Trump ’ s stunt of gassing peaceful protesters , for the sake of a photo op outside a church that hadn ’ t invited him , has gone terribly wrong for him and everyone involved .
We ’ ve already seen Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper make the incredible argument that he didn ’ t even know he was going to be in the church photo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were going to a bathroom instead .
But Esper merely has to worry about appearances .
Back when the Trump regime thought the stunt was going to play well , Attorney General Bill Barr publicly took credit for ordering the attack on the protesters .
He even went outside the White House and surveyed the crowd before giving the order .
Now that the stunt is widely being seen as a criminal assault on the protesters , Barr has to worry that it ’ ll result in yet another felony charge against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go along with the obstruction of justice counts he ’ ll already face .
So now Bill Barr has gone on Face The Nation today , trying to argue technicalities about which specific chemical substance he had the troops fire at the protesters .
It ’ s not the kind of argument that ’ s going to win over the public .
Instead it sounds more like a reasonable doubt argument that defendant might make to a jury .
We suppose Barr is already practicing his trial defense , as it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s going to need it .

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There’s no sure sign that a political gambit has gone wrong than when the participants in it are already trying to shift the blame to each other. Donald Trump’s stunt of gassing peaceful protesters, for the sake of a photo op outside a church that hadn’t invited him, has gone terribly wrong for him and everyone involved.
We’ve already seen Trump’s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper make the incredible argument that he didn’t even know he was going to be in the church photo, and that Trump had told him they were going to a bathroom instead. But Esper merely has to worry about appearances.
Back when the Trump regime thought the stunt was going to play well, Attorney General Bill Barr publicly took credit for ordering the attack on the protesters. He even went outside the White House and surveyed the crowd before giving the order. Now that the stunt is widely being seen as a criminal assault on the protesters, Barr has to worry that it’ll result in yet another felony charge against him once Trump is gone, to go along with the obstruction of justice counts he’ll already face.
So now Bill Barr has gone on Face The Nation today, trying to argue technicalities about which specific chemical substance he had the troops fire at the protesters. It’s not the kind of argument that’s going to win over the public. Instead it sounds more like a reasonable doubt argument that defendant might make to a jury. We suppose Barr is already practicing his trial defense, as it’s starting to look more and more like he’s going to need it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump ’ s grip over the federal government in general , and over the U.S. military in particular , is now slipping by the day .
Numerous retired Generals and Admirals , including two who had jobs in his White House , have condemned him this week .
And while he was out of town on Friday , his own Secretary of Defense Mark Esper disarmed the National Guard in Washington DC .
In a sign of just how tenuous Trump ’ s grasp is at this point , instead of firing Esper for going behind his back , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guard entirely : I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington , D.C. , now that everything is under perfect control .
They will be going home , but can quickly return , if needed .
Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated !
This is notable because Donald Trump clearly did not want to do this .
He wanted troops on the streets of Washington DC , whether it be the Army or the National Guard , as a show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became clear that the Pentagon wasn ’ t going to let him continue using the military to harass protesters , he ’ s now resorting to pretending it was his idea to pull the troops .
He ’ s also pretending the massive protest crowds were somehow small in nature , which is almost hilarious .

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Donald Trump’s grip over the federal government in general, and over the U.S. military in particular, is now slipping by the day. Numerous retired Generals and Admirals, including two who had jobs in his White House, have condemned him this week. And while he was out of town on Friday, his own Secretary of Defense Mark Esper disarmed the National Guard in Washington DC.
In a sign of just how tenuous Trump’s grasp is at this point, instead of firing Esper for going behind his back, Trump is now caving on the National Guard entirely:
I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington, D.C., now that everything is under perfect control. They will be going home, but can quickly return, if needed. Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2020
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This is notable because Donald Trump clearly did not want to do this. He wanted troops on the streets of Washington DC, whether it be the Army or the National Guard, as a show of force. Instead, once it became clear that the Pentagon wasn’t going to let him continue using the military to harass protesters, he’s now resorting to pretending it was his idea to pull the troops. He’s also pretending the massive protest crowds were somehow small in nature, which is almost hilarious.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Donald Trump goes berserk after Colin Powell announces he’s voting for Joe Biden

Retired Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell , a lifelong Republican , announced today that he ’ s voting for 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
While Powell begun voting Democrat in recent years , he still carries weight with some older moderate Republicans – and he ’ s endorsing Biden far earlier in the election cycle than he ’ s ever previously endorsed any Democrat .
Suffice it to say that Donald Trump is unnerved by the news .
Trump is already melting down about how Colin Powell is “ a real stiff ” – whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current context – while also insisting that Joe Biden is “ another stiff.
” Trump then had the nerve to tweet “ Somebody please tell highly overrated Colin Powell that I have … rebuilt our once depleted Military.
” Really ?
Powell is a four star General .
He ’ s the last person who ’ s going to buy Trump ’ s lies about the current state of the military .
Trump hasn ’ t “ rebuilt ” anything .
Powell said this morning that he can ’ t abide by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time – and now Trump is proving Powell ’ s point with yet another bizarre lie .

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Retired Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a lifelong Republican, announced today that he’s voting for 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden. While Powell begun voting Democrat in recent years, he still carries weight with some older moderate Republicans – and he’s endorsing Biden far earlier in the election cycle than he’s ever previously endorsed any Democrat.
Suffice it to say that Donald Trump is unnerved by the news. Trump is already melting down about how Colin Powell is “a real stiff” – whatever that’s supposed to mean within the current context – while also insisting that Joe Biden is “another stiff.”
Trump then had the nerve to tweet “Somebody please tell highly overrated Colin Powell that I have … rebuilt our once depleted Military.” Really? Powell is a four star General. He’s the last person who’s going to buy Trump’s lies about the current state of the military. Trump hasn’t “rebuilt” anything. Powell said this morning that he can’t abide by the fact that Trump lies all the time – and now Trump is proving Powell’s point with yet another bizarre lie.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--The real reason today’s Colin Powell endorsement of Joe Biden is so important

This morning , retired U.S. Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election .
Even though Powell is a lifelong Republican , this will be the fourth consecutive election in which he ’ s endorsed the Democratic nominee , so his Biden endorsement isn ’ t surprising .
Still , it ’ s a big deal – and for a specific reason .
Today is June 7th .
Why is that important ?
When Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 , he did it on October 19th .
When Powell endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it on October 25th .
When Powell endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 , he did it on October 25th .
Powell has always been politically cautious , and he ’ s waited until very late in the game – just weeks before the election – to stake himself to candidate .
But this time around he ’ s endorsing Joe Biden just a day and a half after he clinched the 2020 nomination .
Colin Powell apparently feels no need to play it safe this time around – or perhaps he thinks the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the two candidates , he feels like it is a safe move to endorse Biden this early .
With all these other military Generals condemning Trump this past week , some of whom have previously never gotten political , it ’ s certainly softened up the ground for Powell to go ahead and endorse Trump ’ s opponent .
In any case , there are some older Republicans who miss the days of Reagan and the first George Bush , and they tend to see Colin Powell as the most honorable remaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells them that the Republican Party has become too extremist and dishonorable and he ’ s voting for the Democrat instead , it carries some weight with at least some of them .
And because he ’ s making his endorsement so early , there ’ s time for it to sink in , and for Joe Biden to put the endorsement to good use .

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This morning, retired U.S. Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Even though Powell is a lifelong Republican, this will be the fourth consecutive election in which he’s endorsed the Democratic nominee, so his Biden endorsement isn’t surprising. Still, it’s a big deal – and for a specific reason.
Today is June 7th. Why is that important? When Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, he did it on October 19th. When Powell endorsed Obama again in 2012, he did it on October 25th. When Powell endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016, he did it on October 25th. Powell has always been politically cautious, and he’s waited until very late in the game – just weeks before the election – to stake himself to candidate. But this time around he’s endorsing Joe Biden just a day and a half after he clinched the 2020 nomination.
Colin Powell apparently feels no need to play it safe this time around – or perhaps he thinks the public can see such an obvious difference between the two candidates, he feels like it is a safe move to endorse Biden this early. With all these other military Generals condemning Trump this past week, some of whom have previously never gotten political, it’s certainly softened up the ground for Powell to go ahead and endorse Trump’s opponent.
In any case, there are some older Republicans who miss the days of Reagan and the first George Bush, and they tend to see Colin Powell as the most honorable remaining figure from that era. When he tells them that the Republican Party has become too extremist and dishonorable and he’s voting for the Democrat instead, it carries some weight with at least some of them. And because he’s making his endorsement so early, there’s time for it to sink in, and for Joe Biden to put the endorsement to good use.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Why Donald Trump is losing so badly

Why Donald Trump is losing so badly

The Trump administration has been likened to the Nazi regime since its inception , but while the similarities are numerous and frightening , the Trump administration is not the Nazi party .
There are only two reasons for this .
The first is Congress , which in spite of all the complicity on the part of Republicans , there is still some pushback on the Executive branch .
The second , most importantly , is our freedom of the press .
Neither of these things existed in Germany after Hitler took over , for very good reason .
Nazis can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversight because the only way they can win is through cheating .
Nor can Nazis flourish with a free press .
Without journalists on the front lines , we would know only what Trump tweets .
Certainly , social media made the video of George Floyd ’ s murder go viral , but we know the facts of it through our press .
Without those pesky journalists , Derek Chauvin could have just called the video a Deep Fake and gone on with his career .
As much as they are reviled by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at work , digging out the facts and putting themselves on the front lines in order to get the story .
They do their job .
But it is our job to read enough of their stories to be able to assess what is likely true .
And this is why the right reviles the press so much , because they ’ re like children who don ’ t want to take responsibility for reading their Little Golden Book .
Instead , they want everything spelled out for them ahead of time so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility part .
So , when they feel they ’ ve been given false facts , they are truly outraged , because they refuse to acknowledge it ’ s their job to read widely and form an opinion of what those facts are on their own .
The Trump administration is not at all like the Nazi party , but not because they have empathy , simple human decency or a conscience .
They have none of these things and are proud of that fact .
What keeps them from being Nazis is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bunker stage now , and though we feel imprisoned by Trump , the silver lining is that the Bureau of Prisons is too busy sending its guards to “ protect ” the Lincoln Memorial to foil our brilliant escape planned for November .

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The Trump administration has been likened to the Nazi regime since its inception, but while the similarities are numerous and frightening, the Trump administration is not the Nazi party. There are only two reasons for this. The first is Congress, which in spite of all the complicity on the part of Republicans, there is still some pushback on the Executive branch. The second, most importantly, is our freedom of the press.
Neither of these things existed in Germany after Hitler took over, for very good reason. Nazis can’t win when there is government oversight because the only way they can win is through cheating. Nor can Nazis flourish with a free press. Without journalists on the front lines, we would know only what Trump tweets. Certainly, social media made the video of George Floyd’s murder go viral, but we know the facts of it through our press. Without those pesky journalists, Derek Chauvin could have just called the video a Deep Fake and gone on with his career.
As much as they are reviled by the right, our press is still at work, digging out the facts and putting themselves on the front lines in order to get the story. They do their job. But it is our job to read enough of their stories to be able to assess what is likely true. And this is why the right reviles the press so much, because they’re like children who don’t want to take responsibility for reading their Little Golden Book. Instead, they want everything spelled out for them ahead of time so they can skip the hard, personal responsibility part. So, when they feel they’ve been given false facts, they are truly outraged, because they refuse to acknowledge it’s their job to read widely and form an opinion of what those facts are on their own.
The Trump administration is not at all like the Nazi party, but not because they have empathy, simple human decency or a conscience. They have none of these things and are proud of that fact. What keeps them from being Nazis is us. We’re in the bunker stage now, and though we feel imprisoned by Trump, the silver lining is that the Bureau of Prisons is too busy sending its guards to “protect” the Lincoln Memorial to foil our brilliant escape planned for November.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--The real reason it’s so tricky right now to get rid of Donald Trump

Donald Trump is miserable as president .
Whatever little interest he might have previously had in the job , it ’ s clearly gone now .
Given his newfound obsession with bunkers and fences , he doesn ’ t even feel physically safe being president , even though he ’ s not in any actual danger .
The last thing he wants is four more years of this .
He doesn ’ t even seem to want four more months of this .
Trump has every motivation in the world right now to simply declare victory on his presidency , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than those of any president who came before him , and call it quits .
He could resign now .
Or he could announce he ’ s not seeking reelection , and then pull back on his political agenda , which would take a lot of the heat off him as he finishes out his term playing golf .
But Trump can ’ t do any of that – at least not without a significant amount of negotiations involved .
Once Donald Trump is no longer President of the United States , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is no doubt about this .
The Feds and New York State will be fighting over who gets to put Trump on trial first .
For that reason , Trump knows he can ’ t just walk away from the presidency .
He ’ d have to cut a plea deal of some kind , and it ’ s not even clear at this point that he ’ d be able to get much of one .
If we get closer to election day and it becomes more clear to Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose , we could see him try to negotiate some kind of resignation plea deal at that point .
But for now , he surely thinks he still has a chance of turning around his election fortunes over the next five months .
So why would he want to give up and quit now , knowing that quitting will likely come with at least some prison time ?
The irony is that if Trump weren ’ t facing an endless list of criminal charges , there would be better odds that he would @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump is miserable as president. Whatever little interest he might have previously had in the job, it’s clearly gone now. Given his newfound obsession with bunkers and fences, he doesn’t even feel physically safe being president, even though he’s not in any actual danger. The last thing he wants is four more years of this. He doesn’t even seem to want four more months of this.
Trump has every motivation in the world right now to simply declare victory on his presidency, brag that his imaginary accomplishments are greater than those of any president who came before him, and call it quits. He could resign now. Or he could announce he’s not seeking reelection, and then pull back on his political agenda, which would take a lot of the heat off him as he finishes out his term playing golf. But Trump can’t do any of that – at least not without a significant amount of negotiations involved.
Once Donald Trump is no longer President of the United States, he’ll be criminally charged and arrested. There is no doubt about this. The Feds and New York State will be fighting over who gets to put Trump on trial first. For that reason, Trump knows he can’t just walk away from the presidency. He’d have to cut a plea deal of some kind, and it’s not even clear at this point that he’d be able to get much of one.
If we get closer to election day and it becomes more clear to Donald Trump that he’s going to lose, we could see him try to negotiate some kind of resignation plea deal at that point. But for now, he surely thinks he still has a chance of turning around his election fortunes over the next five months. So why would he want to give up and quit now, knowing that quitting will likely come with at least some prison time? The irony is that if Trump weren’t facing an endless list of criminal charges, there would be better odds that he would resign now and walk away.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Oops: Donald Trump suffers bizarre Twitter malfunction involving Black Lives Matter protester

At this point we ’ re honestly not sure what ’ s going on with Donald Trump ’ s Twitter account tonight .
An hour ago he was feuding with what was clearly an automated bot – and he was losing to the bot .
Now Trump has , apparently accidentally , liked a tweet from a Black Lives Matter protester .
Sometime in the past hour , Donald Trump ’ s official Twitter account has “ liked ” this tweet : .
Wait , are we really supposed to believe that a racist like Donald Trump watches the TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why would he like this tweet ?
Moreover , the account in question , @ shiningheaux has posted several recent tweets in support of the Black Lives Matter protests .
Why would Trump choose to “ like ” a tweet from this account ?
How did he even find this account , considering that according to archive.org , it only had six followers at the time he “ liked ” it ?
Either Donald Trump is having a completely bonkers technology fail tonight , or one of his handlers is logged into his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Either way , this is a small yet apt example of the increasingly random incompetence coming out of the Trump regime .
What is going on in that underground bunker ?

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At this point we’re honestly not sure what’s going on with Donald Trump’s Twitter account tonight. An hour ago he was feuding with what was clearly an automated bot – and he was losing to the bot. Now Trump has, apparently accidentally, liked a tweet from a Black Lives Matter protester.
Sometime in the past hour, Donald Trump’s official Twitter account has “liked” this tweet:
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Wait, are we really supposed to believe that a racist like Donald Trump watches the TV show “Insecure” on HBO? Why would he like this tweet? Moreover, the account in question, @shiningheaux has posted several recent tweets in support of the Black Lives Matter protests. Why would Trump choose to “like” a tweet from this account? How did he even find this account, considering that according to archive.org, it only had six followers at the time he “liked” it?
Either Donald Trump is having a completely bonkers technology fail tonight, or one of his handlers is logged into his account when they shouldn’t be. Either way, this is a small yet apt example of the increasingly random incompetence coming out of the Trump regime. What is going on in that underground bunker?
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump is currently arguing with an automated Twitter bot – and he’s losing

Donald Trump , who ’ s still hiding from the public behind a giant fence and perhaps still in an underground bunker , has spent all day and all night using Twitter to attack General Colin Powell because he endorsed Joe Biden .
But right around midnight , Trump turned his ire in a different direction when he began feuding with what is clearly an automated Twitter bot .
It started when Trump posted a tweet attacking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for daring to strike a conciliatory racial tone with his players .
At that point an automated account called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the time only had 64 followers – posted this complete non-sequitur of a reply : “ Please , Paperbacks are so 2019.
” The bot also included a link to a book called “ Inside Trump ’ s White House.
” Someone clearly set up that bot to auto-respond to Donald Trump with gibberish messages and related book recommendations , perhaps in an attempt at getting affiliate royalties from any resulting book sales .
But Trump incredibly took the bait and responded to the bot , saying “ Actually , a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historian , Doug Wead !
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is now arguing with an automated Twitter bot .
Considering that it ’ s giving attention to the bot account and thus driving followers and perhaps affiliate royalties , the bot is definitely winning .
That ’ s before getting to the part where the so-called President of the United States just made himself look like a complete idiot for arguing with an account that everyone knows was a bot designed to taunt him .

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Donald Trump, who’s still hiding from the public behind a giant fence and perhaps still in an underground bunker, has spent all day and all night using Twitter to attack General Colin Powell because he endorsed Joe Biden. But right around midnight, Trump turned his ire in a different direction when he began feuding with what is clearly an automated Twitter bot.
It started when Trump posted a tweet attacking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for daring to strike a conciliatory racial tone with his players. At that point an automated account called “Amazon warehouse robot” – which at the time only had 64 followers – posted this complete non-sequitur of a reply: “Please, Paperbacks are so 2019.” The bot also included a link to a book called “Inside Trump’s White House.”
Someone clearly set up that bot to auto-respond to Donald Trump with gibberish messages and related book recommendations, perhaps in an attempt at getting affiliate royalties from any resulting book sales. But Trump incredibly took the bait and responded to the bot, saying “Actually, a great book by a great and highly respected historian, Doug Wead!”
That’s right, Donald Trump is now arguing with an automated Twitter bot. Considering that it’s giving attention to the bot account and thus driving followers and perhaps affiliate royalties, the bot is definitely winning. That’s before getting to the part where the so-called President of the United States just made himself look like a complete idiot for arguing with an account that everyone knows was a bot designed to taunt him.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Evan McMullin sticks it to Donald Trump

Evan McMullin sticks it to Donald Trump

Today we ’ ve seen a number of Republicans loudly break from Donald Trump .
This morning Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden for President .
This afternoon Mitt Romney decided to march with Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC – the same protesters Trump keeps demonizing .
The other day , Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she agreed with General Mattis ’ condemnation of Trump ’ s presidency .
Now another Republican , Evan McMullin , is piling on .
McMullin , a former CIA officer , has long been openly critical of Donald Trump .
Now he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d rather have a Democrat for President than four more years of Trump : “ I ’ d rather deal with the fact that a Democratic president doesn ’ t always agree with me than sacrifice all of my core principles and the health of the republic to support a dangerously incompetent conman because he happens to call himself a Republican .
This isn ’ t complicated.
” Of course , even as these Republicans continue to take a stand against Donald Trump , the vast majority of the Republicans currently in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s deranged agenda or remained silent .
That silence speaks volumes .
As Colin Powell explained this morning , any silent Republicans are complicit in Trump ’ s atrocities – and they should be held accountable .

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Today we’ve seen a number of Republicans loudly break from Donald Trump. This morning Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden for President. This afternoon Mitt Romney decided to march with Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC – the same protesters Trump keeps demonizing. The other day, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she agreed with General Mattis’ condemnation of Trump’s presidency.
Now another Republican, Evan McMullin, is piling on. McMullin, a former CIA officer, has long been openly critical of Donald Trump. Now he’s explaining on Twitter why he’d rather have a Democrat for President than four more years of Trump:
“I’d rather deal with the fact that a Democratic president doesn’t always agree with me than sacrifice all of my core principles and the health of the republic to support a dangerously incompetent conman because he happens to call himself a Republican. This isn’t complicated.”
Of course, even as these Republicans continue to take a stand against Donald Trump, the vast majority of the Republicans currently in the House and Senate have either endorsed Trump’s deranged agenda or remained silent. That silence speaks volumes. As Colin Powell explained this morning, any silent Republicans are complicit in Trump’s atrocities – and they should be held accountable.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--How Donald Trump goes from here to prison

For those who enjoy the ( occasionally ironic ) symmetry of well-written fiction , there ’ s sometimes nothing quite like current events .
The idea of coming full circle in the Voyage and Return motif of the alleged Seven Basic Plots used for novels has been given wings from Homer to Twain to Conrad to Anthony Burgess .
But the circle never entirely returns to its original point of origin , when we stop to think about it .
It usually comes with a lesson attached or wisdom learned or even life-altering consequences — and here ’ s hoping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child-raping , murdering monster whose mother gave him the name Donald Trump is no different .
Our story began where it has apparently ended , in the unbridled provocation of racial hatred .
Donald Trump did what no Republican ever did , he took the inherent bigotry of the far right out of its “ law and order ” closet and paraded it around auditoriums and press conferences and debates across America , and enough voters shared his bigotry and loved him for it that they made him president of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bible he so insouciantly holds aloft for photo ops and claims to love better than “ The Art of the Deal , ” he might have noticed something about a parable concerning perishing by the same sword one lives by .
It was a mistake he finally took too far .
These days Trump is trying desperately to shove his bigotry back into the Republican “ Law and Order ” closet , because he senses that he ’ s finished .
And he may be right .
Life doesn ’ t merely imitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vengeance .
Donald Trump ’ s Voyage and Return plot may very well end in handcuffs .
Before you insist that it can ’ t happen because it ’ s never happened before , stop and reflect that 2020 may be known as the year of things happening that also can ’ t happen , and it ’ s barely half over .
Impeachment , worldwide pestilence , riots and racial strife , Constitutional crises , all in a single year … you get the idea .
If that ’ s Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask what happens in Act II .
Back to the lovely image of Trump in bracelets .
Here ’ s something else to think about : imagine a United States Attorney General named Kamala Harris .
Then imagine a time when she was district attorney for the city of San Francisco .
Harris inherited a dismal conviction rate of 50 % from her predecessor .
By the time she was finished she left office with a stunning 76 % conviction rate .
She had something going into the position that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for her job .
Imagine what she can and will do with the job of America ’ s top cop .
While we ’ re on the subject , I wouldn ’ t want to be America ’ s former top cop when she takes that helm , either .
If you ’ re worried about who will take Senator Harris ’ place in a Senate that desperately needs Democrats , fear not .
The Seventeenth Amendment empowers state governors to fill vacancies in such instances , and the governor of California of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the job of AG will be Democrat Gavin Newsom .
Better hands one can not imagine .
Nothing says good fiction like great irony , and that Harris is both a woman and a woman of color gives renewed meaning to the plot device called Nemesis .
Nemesis is the goddess of retribution .
Donald Trump is a man of so many fears it ’ s difficult to keep track of them all , but his fear of powerful women of color is particularly prominent .
It stands to reason that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sword he finally perishes by , and who better to wield that sword than the formidable Kamala Harris ?
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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For those who enjoy the (occasionally ironic) symmetry of well-written fiction, there’s sometimes nothing quite like current events. The idea of coming full circle in the Voyage and Return motif of the alleged Seven Basic Plots used for novels has been given wings from Homer to Twain to Conrad to Anthony Burgess. But the circle never entirely returns to its original point of origin, when we stop to think about it. It usually comes with a lesson attached or wisdom learned or even life-altering consequences — and here’s hoping that the full circle traversed by the child-raping, murdering monster whose mother gave him the name Donald Trump is no different.
Our story began where it has apparently ended, in the unbridled provocation of racial hatred. Donald Trump did what no Republican ever did, he took the inherent bigotry of the far right out of its “law and order” closet and paraded it around auditoriums and press conferences and debates across America, and enough voters shared his bigotry and loved him for it that they made him president of the United States. Had he bothered to study the bible he so insouciantly holds aloft for photo ops and claims to love better than “The Art of the Deal,” he might have noticed something about a parable concerning perishing by the same sword one lives by.
It was a mistake he finally took too far. These days Trump is trying desperately to shove his bigotry back into the Republican “Law and Order” closet, because he senses that he’s finished. And he may be right.
Life doesn’t merely imitate art, sometimes it does it with a vengeance. Donald Trump’s Voyage and Return plot may very well end in handcuffs. Before you insist that it can’t happen because it’s never happened before, stop and reflect that 2020 may be known as the year of things happening that also can’t happen, and it’s barely half over. Impeachment, worldwide pestilence, riots and racial strife, Constitutional crises, all in a single year … you get the idea. If that’s Act I of 2020 I’m reluctant to ask what happens in Act II.
Back to the lovely image of Trump in bracelets. Here’s something else to think about: imagine a United States Attorney General named Kamala Harris. Then imagine a time when she was district attorney for the city of San Francisco. Harris inherited a dismal conviction rate of 50% from her predecessor. By the time she was finished she left office with a stunning 76% conviction rate. She had something going into the position that Donald Trump lacked: experience and a real aptitude for her job. Imagine what she can and will do with the job of America’s top cop. While we’re on the subject, I wouldn’t want to be America’s former top cop when she takes that helm, either.
If you’re worried about who will take Senator Harris’ place in a Senate that desperately needs Democrats, fear not. The Seventeenth Amendment empowers state governors to fill vacancies in such instances, and the governor of California of record by the time Harris is tapped for the job of AG will be Democrat Gavin Newsom. Better hands one cannot imagine.
Nothing says good fiction like great irony, and that Harris is both a woman and a woman of color gives renewed meaning to the plot device called Nemesis. Nemesis is the goddess of retribution. Donald Trump is a man of so many fears it’s difficult to keep track of them all, but his fear of powerful women of color is particularly prominent. It stands to reason that Donald Trump’s racial hatred will be the sword he finally perishes by, and who better to wield that sword than the formidable Kamala Harris? And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump has completely delusional meltdown as people run away from him

Thus far this week we ’ ve seen Republican Senator Mitt Romney march with protesters outside the White House , we ’ ve seen Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski say she may not support Trump ’ s reelection bid , and we ’ ve seen Republican legend Colin Powell outright endorse Joe Biden .
So how is Trump taking the news ?
Not well .
Right around the time Romney was marching on the White House with Black Lives Matter protesters , Donald Trump was tweeting this : “ I built the greatest economy in the World , the best the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing it again !
” Oh come on .
We all know Obama built the roaring economy , and Trump ruined it .
With talk like this , no wonder we ’ re finally seeing defections .
There are far too few Republican defections , and it says a lot about the true nature of their party .
But even this relatively small number of defections is untenable for Trump .
What kind of delusional narcissistic loser even talks like this ?
Trump said “ I alone can fix it ” and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to his bunker and get high on his fantasies while he still can .
He ’ s going to prison after he loses the election .

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Thus far this week we’ve seen Republican Senator Mitt Romney march with protesters outside the White House, we’ve seen Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski say she may not support Trump’s reelection bid, and we’ve seen Republican legend Colin Powell outright endorse Joe Biden. So how is Trump taking the news? Not well.
Right around the time Romney was marching on the White House with Black Lives Matter protesters, Donald Trump was tweeting this: “I built the greatest economy in the World, the best the U.S. has ever had. I am doing it again!” Oh come on. We all know Obama built the roaring economy, and Trump ruined it.
With talk like this, no wonder we’re finally seeing defections. There are far too few Republican defections, and it says a lot about the true nature of their party. But even this relatively small number of defections is untenable for Trump.
What kind of delusional narcissistic loser even talks like this? Trump said “I alone can fix it” and then he broke everything. He should go back to his bunker and get high on his fantasies while he still can. He’s going to prison after he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump’s White House fence just got turned against him

Donald Trump continues to hide from his worsening troubles by holing himself up in the White House , behind an ever-growing fence , at times in an underground bunker .
Trump couldn ’ t be creating worse optics for himself , as he continues to make clear that he has no interest or ability when it comes to showing leadership .
Now even Trump ’ s fence is being used against him .
Thousands of peaceful protesters continue to surround the White House , including in Black Lives Matter Plaza .
Donald Trump ’ s White House fence is serving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being able to get particularly close to the building – but the protesters are now using it to their advantage .
Protesters are now covering Trump ’ s fence with posters and placards in support of Black Lives Matter and other social issues , and against Donald Trump ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : The fence outside the White House has been converted to a crowd-sourced memorial wall — almost like an art gallery — to black men and women who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police .
Hundreds are strolling , looking , adding names and paintings and posters .
pic.twitter.com/mXlZpfMAeX Donald Trump can make his fence as big as he wants .
But now that protesters have turned it into a billboard that goes directly against Trump ’ s racist agenda , even his fence is a complete failure .

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Donald Trump continues to hide from his worsening troubles by holing himself up in the White House, behind an ever-growing fence, at times in an underground bunker. Trump couldn’t be creating worse optics for himself, as he continues to make clear that he has no interest or ability when it comes to showing leadership. Now even Trump’s fence is being used against him.
Thousands of peaceful protesters continue to surround the White House, including in Black Lives Matter Plaza. Donald Trump’s White House fence is serving as a barrier to keep protesters from being able to get particularly close to the building – but the protesters are now using it to their advantage.
Protesters are now covering Trump’s fence with posters and placards in support of Black Lives Matter and other social issues, and against Donald Trump (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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Donald Trump can make his fence as big as he wants. But now that protesters have turned it into a billboard that goes directly against Trump’s racist agenda, even his fence is a complete failure.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Bill Barr just screwed Donald Trump over

When Attorney General Bill Barr started insisting over the weekend that the chemicals fired on protesters outside the White House weren ’ t actually chemicals , Palmer Report noted that he wasn ’ t aiming for believability ; he was aiming for reasonable doubt .
Barr has begun trying to lay the legal groundwork for the defense he ’ ll have to mount when he ’ s put on criminal trial after Trump loses the election .
Now Barr is taking things even further .
He just went on Fox News and tried to justify the order to assault the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent , the Secret Service ordered Donald Trump into the bunker for security reasons .
Again , Barr is trying to justify the order he gave to have peaceful protesters illegally assaulted , by pretending they were violent .
But wow did Barr just screw Trump over .
Donald Trump has spent days insisting that he only went to the bunker to inspect it , because he doesn ’ t want to have to admit that he hid from protesters in the bunker .
Most people don ’ t really believe this to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now Bill Barr is making it worse by flat out admitting that Trump did in fact go to the bunker because of the protesters .
Barr is also admitting that Trump lied to the public about why he went to the bunker .
Why is Bill Barr doing this ?
Again , his words are straight out of a courtroom “ reasonable doubt ” argument .
He ’ s laying out a legal defense , under the presumption that he ’ ll end up facing criminal charges for this after the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is too sheltered or clueless to even know that Barr is screwing him over on this one .
But Barr is clearly watching out for himself here at Trump ’ s expense .

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When Attorney General Bill Barr started insisting over the weekend that the chemicals fired on protesters outside the White House weren’t actually chemicals, Palmer Report noted that he wasn’t aiming for believability; he was aiming for reasonable doubt. Barr has begun trying to lay the legal groundwork for the defense he’ll have to mount when he’s put on criminal trial after Trump loses the election.
Now Barr is taking things even further. He just went on Fox News and tried to justify the order to assault the protesters by claiming that they were so violent, the Secret Service ordered Donald Trump into the bunker for security reasons. Again, Barr is trying to justify the order he gave to have peaceful protesters illegally assaulted, by pretending they were violent. But wow did Barr just screw Trump over.
Donald Trump has spent days insisting that he only went to the bunker to inspect it, because he doesn’t want to have to admit that he hid from protesters in the bunker. Most people don’t really believe this to begin with, of course. But now Bill Barr is making it worse by flat out admitting that Trump did in fact go to the bunker because of the protesters. Barr is also admitting that Trump lied to the public about why he went to the bunker.
Why is Bill Barr doing this? Again, his words are straight out of a courtroom “reasonable doubt” argument. He’s laying out a legal defense, under the presumption that he’ll end up facing criminal charges for this after the election. Barr must simply be hoping that Donald Trump is too sheltered or clueless to even know that Barr is screwing him over on this one. But Barr is clearly watching out for himself here at Trump’s expense.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump is completely imploding as it all falls apart for him

Donald Trump ’ s handlers appear to have no clue , or perhaps simply no desire , when it comes to trying to win the 2020 election .
He ’ s such dead weight as a candidate , maybe they just don ’ t think they can do anything for him – or maybe they ’ re more interested in carrying out their own personal agendas .
Either way , their worst case scenario is that Trump figures out he ’ s losing , and decides to replace them with new handlers .
That ’ s part of why we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disreputable firm today to tell Trump that the polls are all fake and that he ’ s somehow magically winning .
Trump is psychologically and cognitively broken in so many ways , it ’ s difficult to figure out the extent to which he does or doesn ’ t understand that he ’ s losing .
But now there ’ s some evidence that there are at least stretches where he knows he ’ s losing – and he becomes enraged at his handlers during these stretches .
Trump is going into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crazy ” with anger about how badly he ’ s losing , according to a lengthy new Vanity Fair profile .
Trump is now talking about dumping his campaign manager Brad Parscale , and dumping Jared Kushner from the White House entirely , although the article acknowledges that Trump has threatened to dump Kushner before and he ’ s never gone through with it .
Either way , the upshot is that Trump is in fact losing badly , even according to his own internal numbers , and there are moments when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate about which scenario is better for us .
Do we want Donald Trump to delusionally think he ’ s winning , so he ’ ll stick with his current strategy and coast to a blowout loss ?
If Trump does figure out that he ’ s losing , it could drive him totally bonkers and prompt him to help finish himself off – or it could prompt him to dump the stooges around him and bring in professionals to try to right the ship .
In any case , Trump is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s handlers appear to have no clue, or perhaps simply no desire, when it comes to trying to win the 2020 election. He’s such dead weight as a candidate, maybe they just don’t think they can do anything for him – or maybe they’re more interested in carrying out their own personal agendas. Either way, their worst case scenario is that Trump figures out he’s losing, and decides to replace them with new handlers.
That’s part of why we saw Trump’s handlers bring in a disreputable firm today to tell Trump that the polls are all fake and that he’s somehow magically winning. Trump is psychologically and cognitively broken in so many ways, it’s difficult to figure out the extent to which he does or doesn’t understand that he’s losing. But now there’s some evidence that there are at least stretches where he knows he’s losing – and he becomes enraged at his handlers during these stretches.
Trump is going into rages where he’s “malignantly crazy” with anger about how badly he’s losing, according to a lengthy new Vanity Fair profile. Trump is now talking about dumping his campaign manager Brad Parscale, and dumping Jared Kushner from the White House entirely, although the article acknowledges that Trump has threatened to dump Kushner before and he’s never gone through with it. Either way, the upshot is that Trump is in fact losing badly, even according to his own internal numbers, and there are moments when he grasps this.
There is an ongoing debate about which scenario is better for us. Do we want Donald Trump to delusionally think he’s winning, so he’ll stick with his current strategy and coast to a blowout loss? If Trump does figure out that he’s losing, it could drive him totally bonkers and prompt him to help finish himself off – or it could prompt him to dump the stooges around him and bring in professionals to try to right the ship. In any case, Trump is currently in about the worst situation possible.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Joe Biden just showed us what real leadership looks like

Donald Trump is currently hiding in the White House , tweeting delusionally about his own fading poll numbers , and @ @ @ @ @ any leadership or humanity .
Meanwhile , Democratic nominee Joe Biden is taking a very @ @ @ @ @ Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump posted this photo today , which says it all : @ @ @ @ @ “ Listening to one another is what will begin to heal America .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ Biden did with the family of # GeorgeFloyd – for more than an hour .
@ @ @ @ @ pain , and shared in their woe .
That compassion meant the world to this @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump is currently hiding in the White House, tweeting delusionally about his own fading poll numbers, and making no attempt at demonstrating any leadership or humanity. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is taking a very different approach to things.
Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump posted this photo today, which says it all:
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Crump then added this: “Listening to one another is what will begin to heal America. That’s just what VP
Joe Biden did with the family of #GeorgeFloyd – for more than an hour. He listened, heard their pain, and shared in their woe. That compassion meant the world to this grieving family.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown about his collapsing poll numbers

New polling from CNN today has Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump by fourteen points , an astounding margin when you consider the partisan confines of presidential elections .
As Palmer Report explained , we ’ ll have to wait and see if other new polls this week end up confirming CNN ’ s findings , and if the polling averages shift accordingly .
But Donald Trump isn ’ t wasting any time going completely berserk about it .
Trump posted this surreal tweet this afternoon : “ I have retained highly respected pollster , McLaughlin & Associates , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , which I felt were FAKE based on the incredible enthusiasm we are receiving .
Read analysis for yourself .
This is the same thing they and others did when we defeated Crooked Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
They are called SUPPRESSION POLLS , and are put out to dampen enthusiasm .
Despite 3 ½ years of phony Witch Hunts , we are winning , and will close it out on November 3rd !
” Trump then attached an unintentionally hilarious letter from McLaughlin & Associates , which claims that the polls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are indeed false numbers .
For the record , McLaughlin & Associates is widely regarded as one of the most inept and inaccurate polling firms out there .
To be clear , the polls in 2016 were correct .
Hillary Clinton was winning by a fairly large margin until James Comey ’ s last minute letter completely upended the election ; the polls conducted after Comey ’ s letter showed that the race had shifted to a very close one .
But the real story here is that Trump is going as far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s winning when he ’ s actually losing .
That ’ s how deep into delusion he is about this .
If he wants to stick his head in the sand while we put in the work to finish him off in November , that ’ s good news for us .

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New polling from CNN today has Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump by fourteen points, an astounding margin when you consider the partisan confines of presidential elections. As Palmer Report explained, we’ll have to wait and see if other new polls this week end up confirming CNN’s findings, and if the polling averages shift accordingly. But Donald Trump isn’t wasting any time going completely berserk about it.
Trump posted this surreal tweet this afternoon: “I have retained highly respected pollster, McLaughlin & Associates, to analyze todays CNN Poll (and others), which I felt were FAKE based on the incredible enthusiasm we are receiving. Read analysis for yourself. This is the same thing they and others did when we defeated Crooked Hillary Clinton in 2016. They are called SUPPRESSION POLLS, and are put out to dampen enthusiasm. Despite 3 ½ years of phony Witch Hunts, we are winning, and will close it out on November 3rd!”
Trump then attached an unintentionally hilarious letter from McLaughlin & Associates, which claims that the polls currently being conducted by major media outlets are indeed false numbers. For the record, McLaughlin & Associates is widely regarded as one of the most inept and inaccurate polling firms out there.
To be clear, the polls in 2016 were correct. Hillary Clinton was winning by a fairly large margin until James Comey’s last minute letter completely upended the election; the polls conducted after Comey’s letter showed that the race had shifted to a very close one. But the real story here is that Trump is going as far as hiring people to tell him he’s winning when he’s actually losing. That’s how deep into delusion he is about this. If he wants to stick his head in the sand while we put in the work to finish him off in November, that’s good news for us.
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