palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump is playing a dangerous game with Andrew Cuomo

It ’ s not enough that Donald Trump ’ s idiotic and dangerous press conferences have to happen and only serve as a reminder of how unprepared and incompetent he truly is .
As the number of American lives claimed by Covid-19 continues to climb , Trump regularly demonstrates that he has no desire to save American lives and hope that the Republican governors who support him can keep up the illusion that he ’ s doing a good job .
If you thought he couldn ’ t possibly disgrace himself in front of the country any further when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , you ’ d be wrong .
Not only is Donald Trump inflating his own ego by saying he ’ s handled things perfectly so far – he can ’ t stand to have the spotlight given to anyone else .
While New York governor Andrew Cuomo is stepping up and rightfully admonishing the administration for its shortsightedness , he ’ s enjoying considerably higher approval ratings than Donald Trump could ever hope for .
This is something that Trump couldn ’ t let go of course , and he claimed credit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – saying it ’ s because he gave the state the ventilators and ships that it needed during his Fox News appearance .
It wasn ’ t even the last thing he had to say about it – even going so far as wishing aloud that he could run against Andrew Cuomo in the general election .
Perhaps he was hoping he could goad Cuomo into rebuking him publicly – or that he could make any of the governor ’ s decisions seem politically motivated – a strategy that proved to be pretty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denying any intentions to run for president and saying he won ’ t engage in politics with Trump .
Donald Trump isn ’ t just incapable of handling a crisis , he ’ s having a hard time picking fights too , as the media is wisely beginning to limit his screen time .

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It’s not enough that Donald Trump’s idiotic and dangerous press conferences have to happen and only serve as a reminder of how unprepared and incompetent he truly is. As the number of American lives claimed by Covid-19 continues to climb, Trump regularly demonstrates that he has no desire to save American lives and hope that the Republican governors who support him can keep up the illusion that he’s doing a good job. If you thought he couldn’t possibly disgrace himself in front of the country any further when it comes to talking about the virus, however, you’d be wrong.
Not only is Donald Trump inflating his own ego by saying he’s handled things perfectly so far – he can’t stand to have the spotlight given to anyone else. While New York governor Andrew Cuomo is stepping up and rightfully admonishing the administration for its shortsightedness, he’s enjoying considerably higher approval ratings than Donald Trump could ever hope for.
This is something that Trump couldn’t let go of course, and he claimed credit for Cuomo’s high approval rating – saying it’s because he gave the state the ventilators and ships that it needed during his Fox News appearance. It wasn’t even the last thing he had to say about it – even going so far as wishing aloud that he could run against Andrew Cuomo in the general election.
Perhaps he was hoping he could goad Cuomo into rebuking him publicly – or that he could make any of the governor’s decisions seem politically motivated – a strategy that proved to be pretty stupid when Cuomo quietly dismissed it by denying any intentions to run for president and saying he won’t engage in politics with Trump. Donald Trump isn’t just incapable of handling a crisis, he’s having a hard time picking fights too, as the media is wisely beginning to limit his screen time.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump’s latest press conference is an embarrassment even by his standards

Donald Trump managed to make it all of five minutes into today ’ s press conference before CNN and MSNBC @ @ @ @ @ he was babbling incoherently about drug cartels and caravans instead of talking about the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ back to him intermittently , but they kept cutting away because it just kept getting @ @ @ @ @ Trump was asked a question about the coronavirus and social media .
His response was @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m number one on Facebook ?
I just found out I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ Yes , Trump really is that far gone .
The ego and the narcissism still @ @ @ @ @ the cognitive abilities seem to be closer to 25 % .
Things got bad enough @ @ @ @ @ into a feud with Fox News correspondent John Roberts , after Roberts dared to ask @ @ @ @ @ ’ t like .
Trump ended up accusing Roberts of working for CNN .
It @ @ @ @ @ This whole thing was a debacle even by Trumpian standards .

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Donald Trump managed to make it all of five minutes into today’s press conference before CNN and MSNBC both cut him off because he was babbling incoherently about drug cartels and caravans instead of talking about the coronavirus crisis. They did cut back to him intermittently, but they kept cutting away because it just kept getting worse.
At one point Trump was asked a question about the coronavirus and social media. His response was, “Did you know I’m number one on Facebook? I just found out I’m number one on Facebook.” Yes, Trump really is that far gone. The ego and the narcissism still at 100%, but the cognitive abilities seem to be closer to 25%.
Things got bad enough that Donald Trump eventually got into a feud with Fox News correspondent John Roberts, after Roberts dared to ask a question that Trump didn’t like. Trump ended up accusing Roberts of working for CNN. It was just that ugly. This whole thing was a debacle even by Trumpian standards.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Stop grading this idiot on a curve

Stop grading this idiot on a curve

There are plenty of people in the mainstream media who are doing a hero ’ s job of trying to cover the coronavirus crisis .
That said , this week we ’ ve heard one too many mainstream media outlets and pundits praising Donald Trump for adopting a more somber tone , which they say is evidence that he ’ s finally taking this crisis seriously .
This needs to stop .
We ’ re not talking about some random down-on-his-luck guy who lost his way and his finally admitting that he has a problem .
If the pundits want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a way of encouraging him , more power to them .
But Donald Trump is supposed to be the President of the United States .
He ’ s been refusing to do the job , and thousands of Americans have died as a direct result .
He doesn ’ t get an “ atta boy ” just because he ’ s finally decided to do the job .
Besides , Donald Trump still isn ’ t doing the job .
Look around .
The medical supplies aren ’ t where they need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still hasn ’ t been properly invoked .
He ’ s still telling harmful lies during these press conferences .
Trump isn ’ t suddenly taking this seriously .
He ’ s just continuing to be negligent while using a more somber tone of voice .
You don ’ t grade a President of the United States on a curve .
Donald Trump doesn ’ t get a free pass just because he ’ s an inept idiot who ’ s in over his head .
He asked for this job .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in is favor so he could steal this job .
If he doesn ’ t want it anymore , he can easily resign .
But as long as he ’ s continuing to do a poor job , the media has to stop going easy on him just because everyone knew he was going to do a poor job .
Grade him like any other President , and if he doesn ’ t like it , screw him .

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There are plenty of people in the mainstream media who are doing a hero’s job of trying to cover the coronavirus crisis. That said, this week we’ve heard one too many mainstream media outlets and pundits praising Donald Trump for adopting a more somber tone, which they say is evidence that he’s finally taking this crisis seriously. This needs to stop.
We’re not talking about some random down-on-his-luck guy who lost his way and his finally admitting that he has a problem. If the pundits want to pat that guy on the back as a way of encouraging him, more power to them. But Donald Trump is supposed to be the President of the United States. He’s been refusing to do the job, and thousands of Americans have died as a direct result. He doesn’t get an “atta boy” just because he’s finally decided to do the job.
Besides, Donald Trump still isn’t doing the job. Look around. The medical supplies aren’t where they need to be. The Defense Production Act still hasn’t been properly invoked. He’s still telling harmful lies during these press conferences. Trump isn’t suddenly taking this seriously. He’s just continuing to be negligent while using a more somber tone of voice.
You don’t grade a President of the United States on a curve. Donald Trump doesn’t get a free pass just because he’s an inept idiot who’s in over his head. He asked for this job. He worked with Russia to rig the election in is favor so he could steal this job. If he doesn’t want it anymore, he can easily resign. But as long as he’s continuing to do a poor job, the media has to stop going easy on him just because everyone knew he was going to do a poor job. Grade him like any other President, and if he doesn’t like it, screw him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump brings out Jared Kushner as his press conference sinks to an all-time low

Donald Trump ’ s press conference was already off to a terrible enough start today – full of lies , self congratulation , and weird swipes at President Obama – when Trump announced he was leaving the stage and would return later .
Then Mike Pence briefly lied , before turning things over to Jared Kushner .
Yes , that ’ s right , Jared Kushner .
MSNBC , to its credit , cut away from Kushner the second he started talking , and didn ’ t go back to the press conference until Kushner was done .
CNN ended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ babbling for a few minutes .
If you missed it , you didn ’ t miss anything .
Jared Kushner sounded like a twelve year old who was nervously reading aloud a book report to the class , and hoping that no one noticed his mommy wrote it for him .
The whole thing was incredibly embarrassing .
The President of the United States , who is botching this response on a level that ’ s tantamount to mass murder , thinks we need to hear what his idiot son-in-law has to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ break .

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Donald Trump’s press conference was already off to a terrible enough start today – full of lies, self congratulation, and weird swipes at President Obama – when Trump announced he was leaving the stage and would return later. Then Mike Pence briefly lied, before turning things over to Jared Kushner. Yes, that’s right, Jared Kushner.
MSNBC, to its credit, cut away from Kushner the second he started talking, and didn’t go back to the press conference until Kushner was done. CNN ended up cutting away after Kushner had been babbling for a few minutes. If you missed it, you didn’t miss anything.
Jared Kushner sounded like a twelve year old who was nervously reading aloud a book report to the class, and hoping that no one noticed his mommy wrote it for him. The whole thing was incredibly embarrassing. The President of the United States, who is botching this response on a level that’s tantamount to mass murder, thinks we need to hear what his idiot son-in-law has to say about the matter. Give us a break.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump’s latest press conference is already off to a disastrous start

Donald Trump is holding yet another “ coronavirus crisis press conference ” today , and it ’ s already quickly dissolving into yet another bad punchline .
Within the first minute or two , Trump sounded like he was short of breath , raising even more questions about what ’ s going on with his health .
But then things got really stupid .
Trump quickly handed things off to Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza , who began her remarks by thanking Ivanka Trump for no apparent reason .
That ’ s right , today ’ s rally is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ego stroking session .
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin then took the stage and admitted that it ’ ll take two weeks before the $ 1200 relief payments go out to people with direct deposit set up , in the latest sign that the inept Trump regime simply can ’ t function .
And because these Trump people are all liars , this means it ’ ll probably a lot longer than two weeks .
Mnuchin also then randomly attacked President Obama , because that ’ s all these Trump thugs can ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN both pulled the plug on Donald Trump ’ s press briefing after about five minutes .
We ’ ll see how long they stay on with this nonsense today .
But these briefings shouldn ’ t be on the air at all .
They ’ re thinly disguised campaign rallies , and they ’ re chock full of harmful false information .

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Donald Trump is holding yet another “coronavirus crisis press conference” today, and it’s already quickly dissolving into yet another bad punchline. Within the first minute or two, Trump sounded like he was short of breath, raising even more questions about what’s going on with his health. But then things got really stupid.
Trump quickly handed things off to Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza, who began her remarks by thanking Ivanka Trump for no apparent reason. That’s right, today’s rally is already turning into nothing more than a Trump ego stroking session.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin then took the stage and admitted that it’ll take two weeks before the $1200 relief payments go out to people with direct deposit set up, in the latest sign that the inept Trump regime simply can’t function. And because these Trump people are all liars, this means it’ll probably a lot longer than two weeks. Mnuchin also then randomly attacked President Obama, because that’s all these Trump thugs can ever seem to do.
Yesterday MSNBC and CNN both pulled the plug on Donald Trump’s press briefing after about five minutes. We’ll see how long they stay on with this nonsense today. But these briefings shouldn’t be on the air at all. They’re thinly disguised campaign rallies, and they’re chock full of harmful false information.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Kellyanne Conway just got destroyed

Kellyanne Conway just got destroyed

When a news cycle is going particularly poorly for Donald Trump , he sends Kellyanne Conway out there to make @ @ @ @ @ cause a distraction for him .
That hasn ’ t been working particularly well lately @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden isn ’ t calling up Trump and offering to help with the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ by telling Trump to set up the call .
Now Kellyanne Conway is getting destroyed @ @ @ @ @ Someone posted a tweet comparing Kellyanne Conway unfavorably to Elvira , the Legendary Mistress of @ @ @ @ @ , the real life Elvira ( Cassandra Peterson ) slam dunked Kellyanne : The difference @ @ @ @ @ t have to lie to the American public to keep my job .
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When a news cycle is going particularly poorly for Donald Trump, he sends Kellyanne Conway out there to make a fool of herself and cause a distraction for him. That hasn’t been working particularly well lately. Yesterday Kellyanne asked why Joe Biden isn’t calling up Trump and offering to help with the coronavirus crisis. Biden promptly responded by telling Trump to set up the call. Now Kellyanne Conway is getting destroyed in a different way.
Someone posted a tweet comparing Kellyanne Conway unfavorably to Elvira, the Legendary Mistress of the Dark. In response, the real life Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) slam dunked Kellyanne:
The difference being that I don’t have to lie to the American public to keep my job. https://t.co/4w09P4bPGM — Elvira (@TheRealElvira) April 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump’s missing ventilator scandal just got even uglier

Last week we all witnessed a public battle play out over the 30,000 ventilators in the FEMA stockpile .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he needed them in New York City because it was the coronavirus epicenter , but the Trump regime only sent him 4,000 ventilators , arguing the the rest needed to remain in stockpile .
Now FEMA is telling the House Oversight Committee that there are only 9,500 ventilators in its stockpile .
If this claim is true , then where are the rest of the ventilators ?
The Trump regime was supposedly keeping 26,000 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the stockpile only has 9,500 ventilators .
Where did the other 16,500 ventilators go ?
Every state with a coronavirus crisis is complaining about not having gotten ventilators from the Trump regime .
California was sent 170 broken ventilators , to give you an idea of the near total lack of ventilator distribution going on .
Yet according to the Trump regime ’ s own claims , there are 16,500 fewer ventilators in the national stockpile than there were a few days ago .
Has Donald Trump been quietly giving tons of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governors who don ’ t need them ?
Or were these ventilators part of the seventeen tons of medical equipment that the State Department admitted it gave to China in a press release in February ?
It looks like Trump has spent the past several days downplaying New York ’ s need for the ventilators in the FEMA stockpile , because the majority of those ventilators weren ’ t in the stockpile to begin with .
This needs to be investigated as a criminal matter .

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Last week we all witnessed a public battle play out over the 30,000 ventilators in the FEMA stockpile. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he needed them in New York City because it was the coronavirus epicenter, but the Trump regime only sent him 4,000 ventilators, arguing the the rest needed to remain in stockpile.
Now FEMA is telling the House Oversight Committee that there are only 9,500 ventilators in its stockpile. If this claim is true, then where are the rest of the ventilators? The Trump regime was supposedly keeping 26,000 of them in stockpile, but it turns out the stockpile only has 9,500 ventilators. Where did the other 16,500 ventilators go?
Every state with a coronavirus crisis is complaining about not having gotten ventilators from the Trump regime. California was sent 170 broken ventilators, to give you an idea of the near total lack of ventilator distribution going on. Yet according to the Trump regime’s own claims, there are 16,500 fewer ventilators in the national stockpile than there were a few days ago.
Has Donald Trump been quietly giving tons of ventilators over the past week to Republican Governors who don’t need them? Or were these ventilators part of the seventeen tons of medical equipment that the State Department admitted it gave to China in a press release in February? It looks like Trump has spent the past several days downplaying New York’s need for the ventilators in the FEMA stockpile, because the majority of those ventilators weren’t in the stockpile to begin with. This needs to be investigated as a criminal matter.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump just flat out admits he’s plotting something with MBS and Vladimir Putin

It ’ s not that Donald Trump has ever really made an effort to hide the fact that he ’ s a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman .
But with everything going wrong for him and his presidency in danger of slipping away from him , Trump is being more blatant about it than ever , as desperate people tend to be .
This morning Trump posted this tweet : “ Just spoke to my friend MBS ( Crown Prince ) of Saudi Arabia , who spoke with President Putin of Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will be cutting back approximately 10 Million Barrels , and maybe substantially more which , if it happens , will be GREAT for the oil & gas industry !
” Well isn ’ t that special .
It ’ s truly heartwarming to know that Donald Trump still considers his friendship with MBS to be intact , even after MBS had American newspaper journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered .
And of course we ’ ve lost count of how many people Trump ’ s pal Putin has murdered .
Then again , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers during this pandemic , it ’ s morbidly fitting .
We know what Donald Trump is trying to do here .
He thinks if he can beg his puppet masters into cutting back on oil production , oil prices will go up , and it might keep the stock market from falling further .
And knowing Trump , it ’ s probably more sinister than that .
In any case it ’ s surreal to see Trump posting a tweet like this , aligning himself even further with Putin , at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a thread .

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It’s not that Donald Trump has ever really made an effort to hide the fact that he’s a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. But with everything going wrong for him and his presidency in danger of slipping away from him, Trump is being more blatant about it than ever, as desperate people tend to be.
This morning Trump posted this tweet: “Just spoke to my friend MBS (Crown Prince) of Saudi Arabia, who spoke with President Putin of Russia, & I expect & hope that they will be cutting back approximately 10 Million Barrels, and maybe substantially more which, if it happens, will be GREAT for the oil & gas industry!”
Well isn’t that special. It’s truly heartwarming to know that Donald Trump still considers his friendship with MBS to be intact, even after MBS had American newspaper journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered. And of course we’ve lost count of how many people Trump’s pal Putin has murdered. Then again, with Trump now murdering Americans in soul crushing numbers during this pandemic, it’s morbidly fitting.
We know what Donald Trump is trying to do here. He thinks if he can beg his puppet masters into cutting back on oil production, oil prices will go up, and it might keep the stock market from falling further. And knowing Trump, it’s probably more sinister than that. In any case it’s surreal to see Trump posting a tweet like this, aligning himself even further with Putin, at a time when his presidency is hanging on by a thread.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Sorry, Donald Trump, no one’s buying it

Sorry, Donald Trump, no one’s buying it

Donald Trump knew there would be a pandemic before everyone else did , but if it weren ’ t for him getting impeached , we ’ d be better prepared .
That ’ s the story congressional Republicans are hoping we ’ ll buy – because there ’ s no longer any possible way to spin Trump ’ s efforts as a good thing , and we can expect things to start looking a lot worse before the curve finally begins to flatten .
The trouble is that he ’ s not even sticking to his own party ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is , there ’ s no way he could ever admit that he did anything short of perfect .
Despite the excuses Mitch McConnell and others are making , he ’ s done the best job possible – and it will still be a very good job if we lose 100,000 people due to his criminal negligence .
At least a few people are clearly troubled by this – because Trump is pathetically warming up to the idea that impeachment caused him to not focus on planning for a pandemic , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are already leaking things that don ’ t show him in a favorable light .
It turns out that back when Trump tweeted about the virus going away in April , he actually believed what he wrote – over the advice of his own experts on the coronavirus task force .
Even though the World Health Organization said that they didn ’ t know how Covid-19 would behave in warmer temperatures , Trump chose the path that would require the least amount of work , but will probably cause the most amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump has acted so recklessly , his own task force is actively speaking out against him .
This could get pretty ugly for Trump in the next few days , and likely Mike Pence who heads the task force will not come out unscathed .

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Donald Trump knew there would be a pandemic before everyone else did, but if it weren’t for him getting impeached, we’d be better prepared. That’s the story congressional Republicans are hoping we’ll buy – because there’s no longer any possible way to spin Trump’s efforts as a good thing, and we can expect things to start looking a lot worse before the curve finally begins to flatten.
The trouble is that he’s not even sticking to his own party’s story, because being the narcissist that he is, there’s no way he could ever admit that he did anything short of perfect. Despite the excuses Mitch McConnell and others are making, he’s done the best job possible – and it will still be a very good job if we lose 100,000 people due to his criminal negligence.
At least a few people are clearly troubled by this – because Trump is pathetically warming up to the idea that impeachment caused him to not focus on planning for a pandemic, and because White House sources close to him are already leaking things that don’t show him in a favorable light. It turns out that back when Trump tweeted about the virus going away in April, he actually believed what he wrote – over the advice of his own experts on the coronavirus task force.
Even though the World Health Organization said that they didn’t know how Covid-19 would behave in warmer temperatures, Trump chose the path that would require the least amount of work, but will probably cause the most amount of damage. The real story here is that Trump has acted so recklessly, his own task force is actively speaking out against him. This could get pretty ugly for Trump in the next few days, and likely Mike Pence who heads the task force will not come out unscathed.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump is blowing his big chance – and we have to watch him more carefully than ever

The courageous words of Patrick Henry , known so well they have come down to us as a cliche , “ Give me liberty or give me death , ” too often ring hollow in times of great national crisis .
Quick on the heels of the terrorist attacks of September 11th came the passage of the Patriot Act , the permanent surrender of habeas corpus at Guantanamo Bay and the consecration of the Orwellian sounding Department of Homeland Security .
Each of these draconian measures exacted a price so heavy on American freedoms one would be justified in wondering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ curative ” measures weren ’ t worse than the tragedies that presided over their formation .
We must be hypervigilant in personal measures of hygiene and social distancing to minimize our personal risk of contracting the virus .
But we must be equally vigilant in remembering that these are the times when the furtive dark forces of human tyranny slink out by cover of darkness .
We must not allow these forces to rob us of our freedoms while we are busy fighting for our lives .
It would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has galvanized some of the worst impulses of our world leaders .
The hasty institutions of measures intended to protect us will also render us far less free when we come out the other side .
This cynical opportunism can be seen across the globe , from the Hungarian prime minister ’ s sweeping emergency powers , to Brazil ’ s redoubled ignominious indifference to the despoiling of the Amazon , to South Korea ’ s extreme surveillance practices , to Benjamin Netanyahu ’ s Orwellian abuse of counterterrorism data extracted from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Department of Justice request to eliminate legal protections for asylum seekers and suspend habeas corpus by detaining people indefinitely without trial .
The slow undoing of human rights is a price we are sometimes too quick and eager to pay when we are frightened .
It ’ s a sad reality that our own governments would betray us in this way , at our moments of greatest need and weakness , but such is the character of many world leaders today , and we would be naive in the extreme not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same .
Americans are lucky in one way , certainly .
Donald Trump is an extremely stupid man .
He is also surrounded by many stupid and incompetent people .
It is for this reason that he may actually blow his chance to consolidate power .
As I said in a previous article , the coronavirus pandemic could have bought Donald Trump a second term and forestalled and possibly even eliminated the possibility that he may go to prison after he steps down .
It was his one chance to set politics aside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t is yet another in a long list of proofs of just how breathtakingly stupid he is .
Americans should , for once , be delighted that he is stupid .
A clever man would have used this time to grab power by casting himself in the role of America ’ s saviour .
But he has been consistently petty , small minded and self-congratulating — right on schedule .
Lucky for us .
Even so , it ’ s unclear just how far back the coronavirus pandemic will put the cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of the current incompetent regime .
I ’ m sorry to give you another thing to worry about on top of everything else , but at least the battle is with an evil enemy who is blessedly inept .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The courageous words of Patrick Henry, known so well they have come down to us as a cliche, “Give me liberty or give me death,” too often ring hollow in times of great national crisis. Quick on the heels of the terrorist attacks of September 11th came the passage of the Patriot Act, the permanent surrender of habeas corpus at Guantanamo Bay and the consecration of the Orwellian sounding Department of Homeland Security. Each of these draconian measures exacted a price so heavy on American freedoms one would be justified in wondering if, in the final analysis, the “curative” measures weren’t worse than the tragedies that presided over their formation.
We must be hypervigilant in personal measures of hygiene and social distancing to minimize our personal risk of contracting the virus. But we must be equally vigilant in remembering that these are the times when the furtive dark forces of human tyranny slink out by cover of darkness. We must not allow these forces to rob us of our freedoms while we are busy fighting for our lives.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this pandemic has galvanized some of the worst impulses of our world leaders. The hasty institutions of measures intended to protect us will also render us far less free when we come out the other side. This cynical opportunism can be seen across the globe, from the Hungarian prime minister’s sweeping emergency powers, to Brazil’s redoubled ignominious indifference to the despoiling of the Amazon, to South Korea’s extreme surveillance practices, to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Orwellian abuse of counterterrorism data extracted from the cellphones of Israeli citizens, to America’s Department of Justice request to eliminate legal protections for asylum seekers and suspend habeas corpus by detaining people indefinitely without trial.
The slow undoing of human rights is a price we are sometimes too quick and eager to pay when we are frightened. It’s a sad reality that our own governments would betray us in this way, at our moments of greatest need and weakness, but such is the character of many world leaders today, and we would be naive in the extreme not to expect Donald Trump to do the same.
Americans are lucky in one way, certainly. Donald Trump is an extremely stupid man. He is also surrounded by many stupid and incompetent people. It is for this reason that he may actually blow his chance to consolidate power.
As I said in a previous article, the coronavirus pandemic could have bought Donald Trump a second term and forestalled and possibly even eliminated the possibility that he may go to prison after he steps down. It was his one chance to set politics aside and become presidential. That he didn’t is yet another in a long list of proofs of just how breathtakingly stupid he is. Americans should, for once, be delighted that he is stupid. A clever man would have used this time to grab power by casting himself in the role of America’s saviour. But he has been consistently petty, small minded and self-congratulating — right on schedule. Lucky for us.
Even so, it’s unclear just how far back the coronavirus pandemic will put the cause of liberty in America, even at the hands of the current incompetent regime. I’m sorry to give you another thing to worry about on top of everything else, but at least the battle is with an evil enemy who is blessedly inept. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Nice try, Donald Trump

Nice try, Donald Trump

In a crisis like this , the last thing that anyone should care about is social media popularity .
And the last person on earth who should care about social media popularity right now is the President of the United States .
But there was Donald Trump on Wednesday , using his coronavirus crisis press briefing to brag that he had become “ number one on Facebook.
” Here ’ s the thing : it ’ s not even true .
It would have been disgusting , callous , and psychotic for Donald Trump to have bragged about his popularity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , even if it were true .
But as always ends up being the case with this guy , he ’ s flat out lying .
It takes all of ten seconds to look up Donald Trump ’ s official Facebook page and see that he has about 26 million likes .
So does this make him number one ?
No .
Barack Obama has about 55 million likes , so Trump isn ’ t even half as popular on Facebook as Obama is .
For reference Justin Bieber has about 76 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-third as popular on Facebook as Justin Bieber .
None of these numbers matter , of course .
But they serve as the latest reminder that not only is Donald Trump the kind of psychopath who brags about his Facebook popularity while he ’ s supposed to be leading the nation through a deadly crisis , he ’ s the kind of psychopath who lies about his Facebook popularity .
We couldn ’ t have a more unfit President if we tried .

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In a crisis like this, the last thing that anyone should care about is social media popularity. And the last person on earth who should care about social media popularity right now is the President of the United States. But there was Donald Trump on Wednesday, using his coronavirus crisis press briefing to brag that he had become “number one on Facebook.”
Here’s the thing: it’s not even true. It would have been disgusting, callous, and psychotic for Donald Trump to have bragged about his popularity on Facebook during a deadly crisis like this, even if it were true. But as always ends up being the case with this guy, he’s flat out lying.
It takes all of ten seconds to look up Donald Trump’s official Facebook page and see that he has about 26 million likes. So does this make him number one? No. Barack Obama has about 55 million likes, so Trump isn’t even half as popular on Facebook as Obama is. For reference Justin Bieber has about 76 million likes, so Trump is about one-third as popular on Facebook as Justin Bieber.
None of these numbers matter, of course. But they serve as the latest reminder that not only is Donald Trump the kind of psychopath who brags about his Facebook popularity while he’s supposed to be leading the nation through a deadly crisis, he’s the kind of psychopath who lies about his Facebook popularity. We couldn’t have a more unfit President if we tried.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--This latest Jared Kushner debacle is just unbelievable

Jared Kushner says some governors do n't know how many ventilators they have & coronavirus outbreak is revealing manager skills @ @ @ @ @ of the voters are seeing now is that when you elect somebody…think about who will @ @ @ @ @ the time of crisis . ''

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If you were watching Donald Trump’s press conference on MNSBC today, you had the good fortune not to have to see or hear from Jared Kushner, because the network mercifully pulled the plug the second he began talking. The mere presence of Trump’s idiot son-in-law at a coronavirus crisis press conference was jarring and offensive. But the full story is even uglier.
If you’re wondering what Jared Kushner was saying today, the great Yamiche Alcindor transcribed the most relevant quote:
Jared Kushner says some governors don't know how many ventilators they have & coronavirus outbreak is revealing manager skills. "What a lot of the voters are seeing now is that when you elect somebody…think about who will be a competent manager during the time of crisis." — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 2, 2020
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That’s right, Jared Kushner – who hasn’t been elected to anything, who has no experience or competence, and whose only “qualification” is that he’s married to the boss’ daughter – is daring to question the managerial competence of the governors who are trying to do Donald Trump’s job for him. Unbelievable.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Donald Trump launches into complete meltdown as it all goes wrong for him

Where are the ventilators ?
Where are the N95 masks ?
Where are the surgical masks ?
We ’ re this far into the deadly coronavirus crisis , and the Donald Trump regime is still unwilling or unable to get emergency medical equipment and supplies to anyone involved .
Trump keeps holding press conferences so he can falsely claim he ’ s distributed more equipment than he has , or falsely insist that the states don ’ t need such equipment , or falsely accuse hospital workers of stealing the equipment .
No one outside of Trump ’ s braindead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everyone knows Trump should have fully invoked the Defense Production Act across the board a month ago , but Trump has repeatedly insisted he didn ’ t need to do so because he ’ s been willing to get major U.S. manufacturers to do it voluntarily .
But that ’ s working out about as poorly as one might have expected .
So now Trump is melting down on Twitter : That ’ s right , Donald Trump is failing on every level .
He could have invoked the Defense Protection Act a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been deep into providing emergency equipment for U.S. hospitals .
He still thinks the DPA is called “ P ” for some reason .
And he didn ’ t even bother to spell out what he ’ s accusing 3M of having done wrong , which isn ’ t exactly a way to build consensus .

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Where are the ventilators? Where are the N95 masks? Where are the surgical masks? We’re this far into the deadly coronavirus crisis, and the Donald Trump regime is still unwilling or unable to get emergency medical equipment and supplies to anyone involved.
Trump keeps holding press conferences so he can falsely claim he’s distributed more equipment than he has, or falsely insist that the states don’t need such equipment, or falsely accuse hospital workers of stealing the equipment. No one outside of Trump’s braindead base is buying any of it.
Everyone knows Trump should have fully invoked the Defense Production Act across the board a month ago, but Trump has repeatedly insisted he didn’t need to do so because he’s been willing to get major U.S. manufacturers to do it voluntarily. But that’s working out about as poorly as one might have expected. So now Trump is melting down on Twitter:
We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing – will have a big price to pay! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump is failing on every level. He could have invoked the Defense Protection Act a month ago, and 3M would have been deep into providing emergency equipment for U.S. hospitals. He still thinks the DPA is called “P” for some reason. And he didn’t even bother to spell out what he’s accusing 3M of having done wrong, which isn’t exactly a way to build consensus.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Even Fox News just stuck it to Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s daily press conferences are such a self-promotional farce , and so full of dangerous false information , the TV networks have been unsure about how to approach them .
The past few days the briefings have gotten so bad , the cable news networks have begun cutting them off , in a manner almost resembling X-Factor judges hitting the buzzer .
For instance , when Trump ’ s press briefing began yesterday , CNN refused to start airing it until Trump was done talking and a doctor had taken his place .
CNN and MSNBC both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before it was over .
Today we saw CNN and MSNBC both begin airing it from the start , but MSNBC cut away the second Jared Kushner began speaking , only to go back after he was done .
By the time today ’ s briefing was over , all three networks had cut away from it .
That ’ s right , even Fox News pulled the plug on Donald Trump ’ s briefing in the end .
Fox cut away for a town hall event that was already on the schedule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know for sure if Fox would have cut away otherwise .
But the bottom line is that Trump ’ s briefings have become such an unfunny joke during this deadly crisis , even Fox News is no longer bothering to air them in full .

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Donald Trump’s daily press conferences are such a self-promotional farce, and so full of dangerous false information, the TV networks have been unsure about how to approach them. The past few days the briefings have gotten so bad, the cable news networks have begun cutting them off, in a manner almost resembling X-Factor judges hitting the buzzer.
For instance, when Trump’s press briefing began yesterday, CNN refused to start airing it until Trump was done talking and a doctor had taken his place. CNN and MSNBC both ended up cutting away from the debacle before it was over. Today we saw CNN and MSNBC both begin airing it from the start, but MSNBC cut away the second Jared Kushner began speaking, only to go back after he was done. By the time today’s briefing was over, all three networks had cut away from it.
That’s right, even Fox News pulled the plug on Donald Trump’s briefing in the end. Fox cut away for a town hall event that was already on the schedule; there’s no way to know for sure if Fox would have cut away otherwise. But the bottom line is that Trump’s briefings have become such an unfunny joke during this deadly crisis, even Fox News is no longer bothering to air them in full.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Deutsche Bank bombshell reveals Donald Trump really is broke

Everyone paying attention knows Donald Trump isn ’ t actually a billionaire .
The guy ’ s assets are offset by huge debts .
The only question is whether he was a mere millionaire , or if his crushing debts were so large that he was actually broke .
Now we have our answer .
As Palmer Report and others have recently pointed out , six of Donald Trump ’ s seven highest revenue-generating properties are currently shut down due to the coronavirus crisis .
Even since he assumed the presidency , Trump has gone to great lengths to grift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has always suggested that he was struggling so badly to keep up with his loan payments , he had little or no cash on hand .
Now Bloomberg and the New York Times are reporting that roughly two weeks into the shutdown , Donald Trump is already having to ask Deutsche Bank to delay loan payments owed by the Trump Organization .
This is humiliating for a guy who loves to pretend he ’ s a billionaire , and he had to know it would end up leaking .
So the only way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s out of cash on hand already .
So there you have it .
Donald Trump is so underwater , the revenue from his properties just barely covers the interest payments on his massive debts .
All along he ’ s only had a couple weeks of cash on hand .
In other words he ’ s been living paycheck to paycheck .
This means his debts are far larger than the total value of his assets , giving him a substantial negative net worth .
Every one of you reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump does , even if your net worth is zero or modestly in the red .

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Everyone paying attention knows Donald Trump isn’t actually a billionaire. The guy’s assets are offset by huge debts. The only question is whether he was a mere millionaire, or if his crushing debts were so large that he was actually broke. Now we have our answer.
As Palmer Report and others have recently pointed out, six of Donald Trump’s seven highest revenue-generating properties are currently shut down due to the coronavirus crisis. Even since he assumed the presidency, Trump has gone to great lengths to grift remarkably small amounts of cash. This has always suggested that he was struggling so badly to keep up with his loan payments, he had little or no cash on hand.
Now Bloomberg and the New York Times are reporting that roughly two weeks into the shutdown, Donald Trump is already having to ask Deutsche Bank to delay loan payments owed by the Trump Organization. This is humiliating for a guy who loves to pretend he’s a billionaire, and he had to know it would end up leaking. So the only way he’s doing this is if he’s out of cash on hand already.
So there you have it. Donald Trump is so underwater, the revenue from his properties just barely covers the interest payments on his massive debts. All along he’s only had a couple weeks of cash on hand. In other words he’s been living paycheck to paycheck. This means his debts are far larger than the total value of his assets, giving him a substantial negative net worth. Every one of you reading this has a higher net worth than Donald Trump does, even if your net worth is zero or modestly in the red.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Things are falling to pieces for Donald Trump’s Florida stooges Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott

Florida ’ s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida ’ s Republican Senator Rick Scott were pretty much the only two Republicans in the nation who significantly outperformed their poll numbers in the 2018 blue wave election , casting doubt about how they even got elected .
They both happen to be close pals with Donald Trump , which tells you a lot .
Right about now , however , Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott are probably wishing they weren ’ t in charge of Florida .
As the state faces a deadly pandemic and crushing economic collapse , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shape Florida is in .
DeSantis has been Governor for two years , and before that , Scott was Governor for eight years .
Now the corrupt damage they ’ ve done is being laid at their feet .
When Rick Scott wasn ’ t busy stealing pension money from teachers and police officers , he rigged the system so struggling Floridians couldn ’ t qualify for Florida ’ s social safety net programs .
This allowed him to seize even more of the state ’ s money for his own corrupt purposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how he ’ d done such a great job with the Florida economy , few people needed economic assistance .
In his brief tenure , DeSantis has proven to be just as corrupt as Scott , hoping no one in Florida would notice .
But these things always get exposed when push comes to shove – and now Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott are laying the groundwork to try to blame each other for it .
The DeSantis camp is already leaking to Politico about how it ’ s all Scott ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scott and DeSantis are two close Trump allies who , up to now , have been closely aligned with each other .
Hopefully they ’ ll destroy each other .
They must both resign immediately , before the mess in Florida gets any more deadly .

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Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Republican Senator Rick Scott were pretty much the only two Republicans in the nation who significantly outperformed their poll numbers in the 2018 blue wave election, casting doubt about how they even got elected. They both happen to be close pals with Donald Trump, which tells you a lot.
Right about now, however, Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott are probably wishing they weren’t in charge of Florida. As the state faces a deadly pandemic and crushing economic collapse, it’s exposing just how bad of shape Florida is in. DeSantis has been Governor for two years, and before that, Scott was Governor for eight years. Now the corrupt damage they’ve done is being laid at their feet.
When Rick Scott wasn’t busy stealing pension money from teachers and police officers, he rigged the system so struggling Floridians couldn’t qualify for Florida’s social safety net programs. This allowed him to seize even more of the state’s money for his own corrupt purposes – and it allowed him to brag about how he’d done such a great job with the Florida economy, few people needed economic assistance. In his brief tenure, DeSantis has proven to be just as corrupt as Scott, hoping no one in Florida would notice.
But these things always get exposed when push comes to shove – and now Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott are laying the groundwork to try to blame each other for it. The DeSantis camp is already leaking to Politico about how it’s all Scott’s fault. Keep in mind that Scott and DeSantis are two close Trump allies who, up to now, have been closely aligned with each other. Hopefully they’ll destroy each other. They must both resign immediately, before the mess in Florida gets any more deadly.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Donald Trump’s flaming garbage dump of a press conference is his worst yet

“ What am I even watching ?
” That ’ s got to be what most Americans are thinking as @ @ @ @ @ incoherent , self congratulatory , delusional , lie-filled , embarrassing excuse for a press conference @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
It was bad enough that Donald Trump started off this flaming @ @ @ @ @ conference by pushing for his toady Kevin McCarthy to become Speaker of the House ( @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump then proceeded to announce that the CDC is now recommending everyone cover their @ @ @ @ @ go outside – even as he insisted that he ’ s not going to cover @ @ @ @ @ is Dr. Fauci today ?
Is his absence related to Trump ’ s ongoing refusal @ @ @ @ @ ?
Is anyone surprised that Trump is once again yelling at a female reporter for @ @ @ @ @ question ?
Donald Trump sucks .
This garbage shouldn ’ t be on the air @

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“What am I even watching?” That’s got to be what most Americans are thinking as they watch this craven, incoherent, self congratulatory, delusional, lie-filled, embarrassing excuse for a press conference from the supposed President of the United States.
It was bad enough that Donald Trump started off this flaming dumpster fire of a press conference by pushing for his toady Kevin McCarthy to become Speaker of the House (hint: not happening). Trump then proceeded to announce that the CDC is now recommending everyone cover their face with something whenever they go outside – even as he insisted that he’s not going to cover his own face.
Where is Dr. Fauci today? Is his absence related to Trump’s ongoing refusal to institute a national lockdown? Is anyone surprised that Trump is once again yelling at a female reporter for asking a “nasty” question? Donald Trump sucks. This garbage shouldn’t be on the air.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Amy Klobuchar comes out swinging

Amy Klobuchar comes out swinging

Amy Klobuchar may be out of the presidential race – but from what we ’ ve learned in the month since she bowed out , it ’ s clear that she ’ s not going anywhere .
After endorsing Joe Biden for president , she quickly went back to work in the Senate to take on the COVID-19 crisis and took on the unique challenge this crisis presents for the 2020 primaries and general election by making it easier to vote by mail .
Of course , this enraged Republicans – not just Donald Trump – who are now openly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting being difficult for those who don ’ t have a good reason to support right-wing policies .
This issue has now become one of the biggest contrasts of leadership between Republicans and Democrats at a critical moment in modern history .
They ’ re probably especially anxious because they know they ’ ll suffer from Donald Trump ’ s inept response to the pandemic .
While a few Republican governors showed effective management of the crisis , Brian Kemp of Georgia is clearly not one of them .
His aides probably should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t know that people who don ’ t show symptoms of COVID-19 can still infect other people , but he went public with this idiotic statement anyway , which implies that the number of cases there could start to rise significantly in the next few days .
Klobuchar , whose husband is still recovering from this disease , wasn ’ t amused – and had the perfect response for Kemp on Twitter : “ If they had better election laws , Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia .
Brian Kemp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lives.
” In just two sentences , she demonstrated the clearest distinction between her side and theirs .

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Amy Klobuchar may be out of the presidential race – but from what we’ve learned in the month since she bowed out, it’s clear that she’s not going anywhere. After endorsing Joe Biden for president, she quickly went back to work in the Senate to take on the COVID-19 crisis and took on the unique challenge this crisis presents for the 2020 primaries and general election by making it easier to vote by mail. Of course, this enraged Republicans – not just Donald Trump – who are now openly acknowledging that winning elections depends heavily on voting being difficult for those who don’t have a good reason to support right-wing policies.
This issue has now become one of the biggest contrasts of leadership between Republicans and Democrats at a critical moment in modern history. They’re probably especially anxious because they know they’ll suffer from Donald Trump’s inept response to the pandemic. While a few Republican governors showed effective management of the crisis, Brian Kemp of Georgia is clearly not one of them.
His aides probably should have advised him against publicly admitting he didn’t know that people who don’t show symptoms of COVID-19 can still infect other people, but he went public with this idiotic statement anyway, which implies that the number of cases there could start to rise significantly in the next few days.
Klobuchar, whose husband is still recovering from this disease, wasn’t amused – and had the perfect response for Kemp on Twitter: “If they had better election laws, Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia. Brian Kemp’s negligence could cost Americans thousands of lives.” In just two sentences, she demonstrated the clearest distinction between her side and theirs.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Donald Trump’s latest press briefing is already a complete shit show

Yesterday , Donald Trump held a coronavirus press conference just so he could make us listen to what his cocky @ @ @ @ @ to say .
Well , he tried to , as MSNBC had the good sense @ @ @ @ @ .
What could Trump do to make today ’ s press briefing even more of @ @ @ @ @ s just say that he ’ s found a way .
Donald Trump has Republican @ @ @ @ @ on stage with him today .
McCarthy is nothing more than a Trump political stooge @ @ @ @ @ press conference ” is nothing more than a Trump campaign event .
This filth shouldn @ @ @ @ @ air .
Cable news networks keep cutting away from the most odious parts of these @ @ @ @ @ cut back to it later .
These harmful , deadly press conferences need to end @ @ @ @ @ t end until CNN and MSNBC stop airing them entirely .

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Yesterday, Donald Trump held a coronavirus press conference just so he could make us listen to what his cocky idiot son-in-law Jared Kushner had to say. Well, he tried to, as MSNBC had the good sense to cut Kushner off immediately. What could Trump do to make today’s press briefing even more of an embarrassment? Let’s just say that he’s found a way.
Donald Trump has Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on stage with him today. McCarthy is nothing more than a Trump political stooge, meaning this “coronavirus press conference” is nothing more than a Trump campaign event.
This filth shouldn’t be on the air. Cable news networks keep cutting away from the most odious parts of these briefings, but they always cut back to it later. These harmful, deadly press conferences need to end – and they won’t end until CNN and MSNBC stop airing them entirely.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Elizabeth Warren slam dunks Jared Kushner

Yesterday Donald Trump inexplicably used his coronavirus crisis press conference to give a platform to his son-in-law Jared Kushner , @ @ @ @ @ just about everyone .
Kushner ’ s ugliest moment was when he asserted that the @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t belong to the states because it was “ our ” stockpile .
@ @ @ @ @ Senator Elizabeth Warren is less than impressed with Jared Kushner ’ s antics : That @ @ @ @ @ exactly what it ’ s there for .
Get states the resources they need , @ @ @ @ @ way .
https : //t.co/8TwnfQ19DK

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Yesterday Donald Trump inexplicably used his coronavirus crisis press conference to give a platform to his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who then proceeded to offend just about everyone. Kushner’s ugliest moment was when he asserted that the federal emergency medical supply stockpile didn’t belong to the states because it was “our” stockpile.
Suffice it to say that Senator Elizabeth Warren is less than impressed with Jared Kushner’s antics:
That is, in fact, exactly what it’s there for. Get states the resources they need, or get out of the way. https://t.co/8TwnfQ19DK — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 3, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Trump regime caught altering DHS website after Jared Kushner’s press conference meltdown

At Thursday ’ s press briefing , the guest of the day was the fool who is assigned much , but is effective in nothing .
His best qualifications are having been born into a New York real estate family and having married into the family of Donald J. Trump .
His name is Jared Kushner .
Kushner made the statement at the press conference : “ The notion of the federal stockpile was it ’ s supposed to be our stockpile .
It ’ s not supposed to be states stockpiles that they then use.
” Like his daddy-in-law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was talking about when he said it is “ our stockpile ” - was he saying that it belonged to the federal government or the Trump family ?
Anyone with a computer , or a cell phone , or a brain knows this is not true .
If you go to the Public Health Emergency webpage , which is an official page of the United States Department of Health and Human Services agency , you will find it states : “ When state , local , tribal , and territorial responders request federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stockpile ensures that the right medicines and supplies get to those who need them most during an emergency .
Organized for scalable response to a variety of public health threats , this repository contains enough supplies to respond to multiple large-scale emergencies simultaneously.
” We must understand that this administration , through incompetence and crass politics , is playing games with Americans ’ lives .
That language cited above was on the website in the early hours of Friday , April 3 , but to match what Kushner said , as spotted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been removed .

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At Thursday’s press briefing, the guest of the day was the fool who is assigned much, but is effective in nothing. His best qualifications are having been born into a New York real estate family and having married into the family of Donald J. Trump. His name is Jared Kushner.
Kushner made the statement at the press conference: “The notion of the federal stockpile was it’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states stockpiles that they then use.”
Like his daddy-in-law, nobody knew what the hell he was talking about when he said it is “our stockpile”- was he saying that it belonged to the federal government or the Trump family? Anyone with a computer, or a cell phone, or a brain knows this is not true. If you go to the Public Health Emergency webpage, which is an official page of the United States Department of Health and Human Services agency, you will find it states:
“When state, local, tribal, and territorial responders request federal assistance to support their response efforts, the stockpile ensures that the right medicines and supplies get to those who need them most during an emergency. Organized for scalable response to a variety of public health threats, this repository contains enough supplies to respond to multiple large-scale emergencies simultaneously.”
We must understand that this administration, through incompetence and crass politics, is playing games with Americans’ lives. That language cited above was on the website in the early hours of Friday, April 3, but to match what Kushner said, as spotted by Laura Bassett, it has since been removed.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Navy Captain gets incredible sendoff from his crew after Donald Trump regime improperly fires him

When Captain Brett Crozier sounded the alarm about just how dangerous the coronavirus outbreak was on his ship the USS Theodore Roosevelt , the Trump regime responded by relieving him of duty .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Donald Trump and his underlings always find a way to do the wrong thing .
When the captain was leaving the Roosevelt , his crew got a chance to show how it feels .
Check out this incredible video of the Roosevelt ’ s crew applauding Captain Crozier and cheering for him as he departed , which was shared by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s so painful to watch a captain sidelined for looking after his sailors .
And it ’ s so stirring to see their show of loyalty for # CaptainCrozier as he steps ashore .
America ’ s national leadership deficit can not go on forever .
https : //t.co/XLQssBVtSF Democratic nominee Joe Biden also weighed in : “ Captain Crozier was faithful to his duty—both to his sailors and his country .
Navy leadership sent a chilling message about speaking truth to power .
The poor judgment here belongs to the Trump Admin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect his sailors .
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When Captain Brett Crozier sounded the alarm about just how dangerous the coronavirus outbreak was on his ship the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Trump regime responded by relieving him of duty. It’s the latest reminder that Donald Trump and his underlings always find a way to do the wrong thing. When the captain was leaving the Roosevelt, his crew got a chance to show how it feels.
Check out this incredible video of the Roosevelt’s crew applauding Captain Crozier and cheering for him as he departed, which was shared by military veteran Pete Buttigieg:
It’s so painful to watch a captain sidelined for looking after his sailors. And it’s so stirring to see their show of loyalty for #CaptainCrozier as he steps ashore. America’s national leadership deficit cannot go on forever. https://t.co/XLQssBVtSF — Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) April 3, 2020
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Democratic nominee Joe Biden also weighed in: “Captain Crozier was faithful to his duty—both to his sailors and his country. Navy leadership sent a chilling message about speaking truth to power. The poor judgment here belongs to the Trump Admin, not a courageous officer trying to protect his sailors.”
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--No country for Trump men

No country for Trump men

Even as we try to figure out how to survive the current crisis , it ’ s not too early to talk about what we need to do once it ’ s over .
Donald Trump ’ s fate is a straightforward one .
If we turn out properly for Joe Biden and Trump loses the election , he ’ ll face too many state and federal criminal charges to count , and he ’ ll go to prison forever .
So will a whole lot of his henchmen .
Examples will be made of them .
But what about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing to have voted for Trump in 2016 .
It ’ s another , darker , thing to have stuck with him after he got into office and demonstrated that he was a criminal and a psychopath .
The kids in cages should have been the final straw for anyone with a soul .
But now Trump has graduated to mass murder , by refusing to send medical supplies to states whose governors he doesn ’ t like .
Anyone still actively supporting Trump during this crisis is suborning genocide .
So what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The answer should be rather clear .
People who continue to support and enable Donald Trump , as his murder spree goes on , should have no place in American society once it ’ s over .
Their reputations should be in ruins .
They shouldn ’ t be allowed to hold respectable jobs .
They should be made to feel so unwelcome in America – not threatened , not unsafe , but unwelcome – that they have to seriously consider changing their names and trying to start over in a new city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or even about punishment .
It ’ s that because of what Donald Trump is doing to us right now , America is going to be far from whole for a long time .
We ’ ll be short on resources .
Short on everything .
There won ’ t be enough prosperity to go around .
If we ’ re stuck standing in bread lines after this , suffice it to say that the people who enabled Trump during this crisis should be the ones at the back of the line @

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Even as we try to figure out how to survive the current crisis, it’s not too early to talk about what we need to do once it’s over. Donald Trump’s fate is a straightforward one. If we turn out properly for Joe Biden and Trump loses the election, he’ll face too many state and federal criminal charges to count, and he’ll go to prison forever. So will a whole lot of his henchmen. Examples will be made of them. But what about his supporters?
It’s one thing to have voted for Trump in 2016. It’s another, darker, thing to have stuck with him after he got into office and demonstrated that he was a criminal and a psychopath. The kids in cages should have been the final straw for anyone with a soul. But now Trump has graduated to mass murder, by refusing to send medical supplies to states whose governors he doesn’t like. Anyone still actively supporting Trump during this crisis is suborning genocide. So what do we do with these people?
The answer should be rather clear. People who continue to support and enable Donald Trump, as his murder spree goes on, should have no place in American society once it’s over. Their reputations should be in ruins. They shouldn’t be allowed to hold respectable jobs. They should be made to feel so unwelcome in America – not threatened, not unsafe, but unwelcome – that they have to seriously consider changing their names and trying to start over in a new city.
It’s not about vengeance, or even about punishment. It’s that because of what Donald Trump is doing to us right now, America is going to be far from whole for a long time. We’ll be short on resources. Short on everything. There won’t be enough prosperity to go around. If we’re stuck standing in bread lines after this, suffice it to say that the people who enabled Trump during this crisis should be the ones at the back of the line.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--Blood on their hands

Blood on their hands

If you ’ re wondering what kind of death conservatism has died — and here I ’ m referring to the William F. Buckley/George F. Will variety of recently departed conservatism — the answer is a humorless , ignominious , stupid and pointless death without irony .
What we once justly thought of as the “ loyal opposition , ” populated with men and women of reason ( however misguided that reason may have been ) , we can now think of as the “ lazy contradiction.
” In short , a conservative may now say anything at all in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are they free to ignore the facts , it would be impolite if they didn ’ t .
It would make all the other conservatives look bad .
Whatever inconvenient facts are out there that make Trump look like a fool , conservatives are now free to employ alternative facts to contradict them — lazily .
Bill Buckley ’ s hand-picked ( in 1997 ) heir apparent , is 51 year old Rich Lowry , current editor of the National Review .
It was Lowry who recently tweeted congratulations to Trump when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slamming the ‘ just the flu ’ argument at this briefing.
” That would all be well and good were it not for the fact that we have video proof of Trump dismissively comparing coronavirus to the flu a multitude of times .
Not only that , but because Trump has compared coronavirus to flu , millions of his followers are emboldened to ignore social distancing and hand-washing protocols .
After all , if it ’ s just a flu , what ’ s the big problem ?
Trump ’ s new 180 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missed by many .
Propaganda is very hard to reverse , because propaganda often comes accompanied with glassy-eyed slogans that are almost impossible to eradicate .
“ Make America great again.
” “ But , her emails.
” Old Man Warner in Shirley Jackson ’ s classic short story “ The Lottery ” quotes an old proverb : “ Lottery in June , corn be heavy soon.
” Propaganda creeps into our thinking and quickly becomes an unexamined assumption .
That is why we must be hypervigilant against mental shortcuts like slogans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is why the notion that this novel pathogen is not like the flu , and it can be transmitted by asymptomatic hosts , was news to Georgia ’ s governor Brian Kemp .
Kemp claims he only just found out what most of us have known for a month or two .
Is he lying or is he just stupid ?
As he ’ s a Trump supporter it ’ s a coin toss .
But it ’ s possible to miss that crucial piece of wisdom if you live in a Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not all ) of Fox News screens viewers from the worst of Trump ’ s lies and gaffs , and casts Trump in the iridescent light of sycophancy .
The harm that has been done by Fox and similar propaganda carriers is incalculable .
Many lives will be lost because of their irresponsible reporting , and because of the willful ignorance of politicians like Kemp who are charged with the sacred duty to protect us .
There is no way to candy-coat it , people and organizations , acting irresponsibly under color of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dangers of the coronavirus , have blood on their unwashed hands .
That blood will continue to accrue as this infectious pathogen continues to spread , its way made easier by the stubborn virus of ignorance and intractable propaganda .
What can you do as an individual ?
You should wash your hands like you ’ re obsessive-compulsive .
Maintain strict social distancing .
Go to the store only when you must and wear masks and gloves when you do .
Think of the store and everything in it as covered in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep any of it from getting on your face .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If you’re wondering what kind of death conservatism has died — and here I’m referring to the William F. Buckley/George F. Will variety of recently departed conservatism — the answer is a humorless, ignominious, stupid and pointless death without irony. What we once justly thought of as the “loyal opposition,” populated with men and women of reason (however misguided that reason may have been), we can now think of as the “lazy contradiction.” In short, a conservative may now say anything at all in defense of Donald Trump. Not only are they free to ignore the facts, it would be impolite if they didn’t. It would make all the other conservatives look bad. Whatever inconvenient facts are out there that make Trump look like a fool, conservatives are now free to employ alternative facts to contradict them — lazily.
Bill Buckley’s hand-picked (in 1997) heir apparent, is 51 year old Rich Lowry, current editor of the National Review. It was Lowry who recently tweeted congratulations to Trump when he wrote, “Trump, rightfully, slamming the ‘just the flu’ argument at this briefing.” That would all be well and good were it not for the fact that we have video proof of Trump dismissively comparing coronavirus to the flu a multitude of times. Not only that, but because Trump has compared coronavirus to flu, millions of his followers are emboldened to ignore social distancing and hand-washing protocols. After all, if it’s just a flu, what’s the big problem?
Trump’s new 180 degree reversal on his assertion will be missed by many. Propaganda is very hard to reverse, because propaganda often comes accompanied with glassy-eyed slogans that are almost impossible to eradicate. “Make America great again.” “But, her emails.” Old Man Warner in Shirley Jackson’s classic short story “The Lottery” quotes an old proverb: “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” Propaganda creeps into our thinking and quickly becomes an unexamined assumption. That is why we must be hypervigilant against mental shortcuts like slogans and other purveyors of received wisdom.
This is why the notion that this novel pathogen is not like the flu, and it can be transmitted by asymptomatic hosts, was news to Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp. Kemp claims he only just found out what most of us have known for a month or two. Is he lying or is he just stupid? As he’s a Trump supporter it’s a coin toss.
But it’s possible to miss that crucial piece of wisdom if you live in a Fox News bubble. Most (admittedly, not all) of Fox News screens viewers from the worst of Trump’s lies and gaffs, and casts Trump in the iridescent light of sycophancy. The harm that has been done by Fox and similar propaganda carriers is incalculable. Many lives will be lost because of their irresponsible reporting, and because of the willful ignorance of politicians like Kemp who are charged with the sacred duty to protect us.
There is no way to candy-coat it, people and organizations, acting irresponsibly under color of authority, who have dismissed or minimized the dangers of the coronavirus, have blood on their unwashed hands. That blood will continue to accrue as this infectious pathogen continues to spread, its way made easier by the stubborn virus of ignorance and intractable propaganda.
What can you do as an individual? You should wash your hands like you’re obsessive-compulsive. Maintain strict social distancing. Go to the store only when you must and wear masks and gloves when you do. Think of the store and everything in it as covered in fresh paint, and your goal is to keep any of it from getting on your face. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-03--I think I figured out what Donald Trump is really doing with all these medical supplies

We ’ ve all been chewing on three questions .
1 ) Why is Donald Trump refusing to fully invoke the Defense Production Act , which could solve all the medical supply shortages ?
2 ) Why is Trump forcing states to outbid each other for the medical supplies they ’ re buying from foreign governments ?
3 ) Why has the Trump regime been sending U.S. medical supplies overseas all along , when they ’ re needed here ?
To decipher any mystery involving Donald Trump , you have to apply two rules .
One is that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal financial gain .
The other is that with Trump , it ’ s always even more treacherous than you imagined .
When you apply all of this to the three questions above , I think I ’ ve figured out what he may be up to .
First , Trump makes sure there ’ s a scarcity of medical supplies by refusing to order them into mass production .
Then Trump sends the federal government ’ s existing stockpile to foreign countries .
Then the individual states , which he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bidding each other through the roof for these supplies .
Who ’ s profiting ?
The foreign entities – and Trump is the one giving them the opportunity to turn that profit .
I ’ ve come to suspect that Donald Trump is sending our medical supplies to corrupt foreign governments , so they can turn around and sell those supplies back to the states at a huge profit .
Then these foreign governments owe Trump a personal favor .
We ’ ve already seen Trump use this kind of leverage to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scandals about Joe Biden .
Why wouldn ’ t Trump be doing the same with the medical equipment he ’ s sending overseas ?
Someone with broader investigative resources than mine should try to get to the bottom of this , because there has to be something to it .
With Trump , there always is .

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We’ve all been chewing on three questions. 1) Why is Donald Trump refusing to fully invoke the Defense Production Act, which could solve all the medical supply shortages? 2) Why is Trump forcing states to outbid each other for the medical supplies they’re buying from foreign governments? 3) Why has the Trump regime been sending U.S. medical supplies overseas all along, when they’re needed here?
To decipher any mystery involving Donald Trump, you have to apply two rules. One is that he’s always running a petty con for personal financial gain. The other is that with Trump, it’s always even more treacherous than you imagined. When you apply all of this to the three questions above, I think I’ve figured out what he may be up to.
First, Trump makes sure there’s a scarcity of medical supplies by refusing to order them into mass production. Then Trump sends the federal government’s existing stockpile to foreign countries. Then the individual states, which he’s made desperate for supplies, end up bidding each other through the roof for these supplies. Who’s profiting? The foreign entities – and Trump is the one giving them the opportunity to turn that profit.
I’ve come to suspect that Donald Trump is sending our medical supplies to corrupt foreign governments, so they can turn around and sell those supplies back to the states at a huge profit. Then these foreign governments owe Trump a personal favor. We’ve already seen Trump use this kind of leverage to try to push Ukraine into making up fake scandals about Joe Biden. Why wouldn’t Trump be doing the same with the medical equipment he’s sending overseas? Someone with broader investigative resources than mine should try to get to the bottom of this, because there has to be something to it. With Trump, there always is.
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palmerreport--2020-04-04--Even for a shameless loser like Donald Trump, what he just tried to do is embarrassing

If Donald Trump spent one tenth as much time trying to fix the coronavirus crisis as he ’ s spending trying to blame others for it , he might actually get somewhere .
But Trump ’ s deranged , broken mind doesn ’ t work that way , and so we ’ re left with an excuse machine for a president .
We get why Trump is trying to falsely blame the states for the lack of emergency medical supplies .
Trump is selling the national stockpile of medical supplies to foreign governments in exchange for personal favors , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump-Kushner freak show , so of course he has to deflect from this by blaming the states .
One day he claims they ’ re lying about needing the supplies , the next day he says it ’ s their fault for not being able to acquire the supplies .
Okay , whatever .
It ’ s deranged , but from a villain standpoint it makes logical sense .
But then in his press conference on Friday , Donald Trump decided to blame President Barack Obama of all people for not manufacturing enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would anything like that be Obama ’ s fault , when Trump has had full control over the national stockpile for three years now ?
More importantly , how could Obama have manufactured test kits for a virus that didn ’ t exist yet ?
This would have been literally impossible .
Yet this is how desperate Donald Trump is to try to blame someone , anyone , for his own worsening failures .
When they eventually drag Trump off to prison , he ’ ll still be yelling around about how it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fault .
How utterly embarrassing .

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If Donald Trump spent one tenth as much time trying to fix the coronavirus crisis as he’s spending trying to blame others for it, he might actually get somewhere. But Trump’s deranged, broken mind doesn’t work that way, and so we’re left with an excuse machine for a president.
We get why Trump is trying to falsely blame the states for the lack of emergency medical supplies. Trump is selling the national stockpile of medical supplies to foreign governments in exchange for personal favors, or whatever’s going on with that Trump-Kushner freak show, so of course he has to deflect from this by blaming the states. One day he claims they’re lying about needing the supplies, the next day he says it’s their fault for not being able to acquire the supplies. Okay, whatever. It’s deranged, but from a villain standpoint it makes logical sense.
But then in his press conference on Friday, Donald Trump decided to blame President Barack Obama of all people for not manufacturing enough coronavirus test kits. First, why would anything like that be Obama’s fault, when Trump has had full control over the national stockpile for three years now? More importantly, how could Obama have manufactured test kits for a virus that didn’t exist yet?
This would have been literally impossible. Yet this is how desperate Donald Trump is to try to blame someone, anyone, for his own worsening failures. When they eventually drag Trump off to prison, he’ll still be yelling around about how it’s all somehow Obama’s fault. How utterly embarrassing.
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palmerreport--2020-04-04--Hey John Bolton, how’s this working out for you?

When the news broke today that Democratic Senators tried to warn then-National Security Adviser John Bolton about a pandemic in 2018 , and he blew them off , it got me thinking about Bolton ’ s place in all of this – not just the pandemic , but how he got here , and the irony of how it ’ s impacting him .
If John Bolton had shown up to the House impeachment hearings and testified , it would have shifted the landscape to the point where Donald Trump probably would have been ousted .
But Bolton wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t ready yet .
Then he ended up not testifying at the Senate impeachment trial either , and Trump was acquitted , freeing Trump up to start murdering us in this pandemic .
The irony is in just how poorly this has all played out for John Bolton .
Because he didn ’ t testify and take Trump down when he had the chance , the Trump regime ended up succeeding in using classification technicalities to delay the release of Bolton ’ s book , which is now tentatively set to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who ’ s going to buy it ?
In this climate , is there anyone who ’ s interested in hearing Bolton spend a whole book bragging about how great of a National Security Adviser he was ?
John Bolton gambled and lost , because he cared more about personal profit than he did about the fate of the country he claims to love .
As a result , thousands , maybe millions , of Americans will die .
And Bolton will likely end up making far less money from his book than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just testified when he had the chance .
Bolton has screwed up everything he ’ s ever touched , so perhaps none of this is surprising .

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When the news broke today that Democratic Senators tried to warn then-National Security Adviser John Bolton about a pandemic in 2018, and he blew them off, it got me thinking about Bolton’s place in all of this – not just the pandemic, but how he got here, and the irony of how it’s impacting him.
If John Bolton had shown up to the House impeachment hearings and testified, it would have shifted the landscape to the point where Donald Trump probably would have been ousted. But Bolton wanted to wait, because his upcoming book wasn’t ready yet. Then he ended up not testifying at the Senate impeachment trial either, and Trump was acquitted, freeing Trump up to start murdering us in this pandemic.
The irony is in just how poorly this has all played out for John Bolton. Because he didn’t testify and take Trump down when he had the chance, the Trump regime ended up succeeding in using classification technicalities to delay the release of Bolton’s book, which is now tentatively set to come out in May. Even then, who’s going to buy it? In this climate, is there anyone who’s interested in hearing Bolton spend a whole book bragging about how great of a National Security Adviser he was?
John Bolton gambled and lost, because he cared more about personal profit than he did about the fate of the country he claims to love. As a result, thousands, maybe millions, of Americans will die. And Bolton will likely end up making far less money from his book than he would have if he’d just testified when he had the chance. Bolton has screwed up everything he’s ever touched, so perhaps none of this is surprising.
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palmerreport--2020-04-04--Donald Trump just decided to fire the Inspector General in the middle of the night during a pandemic

With everything that ’ s going on right now , you ’ d think Donald Trump would have better things to do than to carry out old petty grudges .
Then again , he isn ’ t bothering to do anything useful about the coronavirus crisis anyway , so he has plenty of time on his hands for deranged things .
Sure enough , he just fired the Inspector General in the middle of the night .
Donald Trump has fired U.S. intelligence community Inspector General Michael Atkinson tonight .
If you ’ re trying to place the name , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
When someone in the intel community discovered what Trump was up to , that person reported it to Atkinson , who reported it to Congress .
Politico says that Trump ’ s official excuse for firing Atkinson is that he ’ s lost confidence in him – but of course this is the most thinly veiled of generic excuses .
Trump can fire the Inspector General without needing a reason , but he can ’ t do it for retaliatory reasons , or to try to cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Trump is doing here .
This is pretty clearly an illegal firing on Donald Trump ’ s part .
He ’ s hoping that by doing it late on a Friday night , in the middle of a deadly pandemic , it ’ ll get lost in the news cycle .
But this firing is an impeachable crime all by itself .

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With everything that’s going on right now, you’d think Donald Trump would have better things to do than to carry out old petty grudges. Then again, he isn’t bothering to do anything useful about the coronavirus crisis anyway, so he has plenty of time on his hands for deranged things. Sure enough, he just fired the Inspector General in the middle of the night.
Donald Trump has fired U.S. intelligence community Inspector General Michael Atkinson tonight. If you’re trying to place the name, Atkinson played a key role in Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. When someone in the intel community discovered what Trump was up to, that person reported it to Atkinson, who reported it to Congress.
Politico says that Trump’s official excuse for firing Atkinson is that he’s lost confidence in him – but of course this is the most thinly veiled of generic excuses. Trump can fire the Inspector General without needing a reason, but he can’t do it for retaliatory reasons, or to try to cover up his own crimes, which is what Trump is doing here.
This is pretty clearly an illegal firing on Donald Trump’s part. He’s hoping that by doing it late on a Friday night, in the middle of a deadly pandemic, it’ll get lost in the news cycle. But this firing is an impeachable crime all by itself.
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