palmerreport--2020-03-26--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

Even as we work to get rid of Donald Trump , and we work to hold our nation together until @ @ @ @ @ one way to keep Trump off his corrupt game ( and to keep us sane @ @ @ @ @ at his idiocy .
We ’ ve seen how negatively Trump was reacted when he @ @ @ @ @ the likes of Alec Baldwin .
God only brought one guy back from the dead @ @ @ @ @ here to bring back the whole economy on Easter 2020 .
Enjoy this clip ( @ @ @ @ @ best ever ) , share and be sure to subscribe to Making Podcasts Great Again @ @ @ @ @ new every week !
pic.twitter.com/aUifVWRzfh Ken Olin , producer of the television show This Is @ @ @ @ @ video by declaring that “ a star is born.
” J-L Cauvin does an anti-Trump @ @ @ @ @ here .

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Even as we work to get rid of Donald Trump, and we work to hold our nation together until he’s gone, one way to keep Trump off his corrupt game (and to keep us sane) is to poke fun at his idiocy. We’ve seen how negatively Trump was reacted when he’s been parodied by the likes of Alec Baldwin.
Check out comedian and Trump impersonator J-L Cauvin:
God only brought one guy back from the dead on Easter. Trump is here to bring back the whole economy on Easter 2020. Enjoy this clip (possibly, like, the best ever), share and be sure to subscribe to Making Podcasts Great Again (@TrumpPod) – new every week! pic.twitter.com/aUifVWRzfh — J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) March 24, 2020
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Ken Olin, producer of the television show This Is Us, reacted to the video by declaring that “a star is born.” J-L Cauvin does an anti-Trump podcast which you can find here.
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palmerreport--2020-03-25--I don’t think Trump’s gonna make it

I don’t think Trump’s gonna make it

Donald Trump lumbered onto the stage this evening , seemed short of breath from the start , got lost in a number of incoherent stories , yelled “ fake news ” at multiple reporters in the room , and then abruptly decided to lumber off the stage , telling Mike Pence to take over the rest of the press conference .
This came after Trump spent the day posting increasingly belligerent , bizarre , and braindead tweets attacking just about everyone he could think of .
Trump ’ s day wasn ’ t productive .
It wasn ’ t coherent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond deeply concerning .
It ’ s not just that Trump didn ’ t sound like his presidency is going to make it .
It ’ s that he didn ’ t sound like a guy who ’ s going to make it , period .
Even when you set aside conversations about how much worse Donald Trump will screw this up before November , there ’ s the question of whether this is even sustainable for him .
The stress of finally having to do a little bit of work in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he ’ s clearly in poor health to begin with , just makes you wonder .
We ’ re already at the point where a struggling Donald Trump is walking out on his own press conferences .
How many more days in a row can his own people put him out there without killing him ?
Then again , they can ’ t really hide him at a time like this either .
At some point Trump ’ s worsening physical , psychological , and cognitive health are going to come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting to feel like that could happen a lot sooner than November .

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Donald Trump lumbered onto the stage this evening, seemed short of breath from the start, got lost in a number of incoherent stories, yelled “fake news” at multiple reporters in the room, and then abruptly decided to lumber off the stage, telling Mike Pence to take over the rest of the press conference.
This came after Trump spent the day posting increasingly belligerent, bizarre, and braindead tweets attacking just about everyone he could think of. Trump’s day wasn’t productive. It wasn’t coherent. It wasn’t anything, beyond deeply concerning. It’s not just that Trump didn’t sound like his presidency is going to make it. It’s that he didn’t sound like a guy who’s going to make it, period.
Even when you set aside conversations about how much worse Donald Trump will screw this up before November, there’s the question of whether this is even sustainable for him. The stress of finally having to do a little bit of work in his otherwise lazy life, at a time when he’s clearly in poor health to begin with, just makes you wonder.
We’re already at the point where a struggling Donald Trump is walking out on his own press conferences. How many more days in a row can his own people put him out there without killing him? Then again, they can’t really hide him at a time like this either. At some point Trump’s worsening physical, psychological, and cognitive health are going to come to a head – and it’s starting to feel like that could happen a lot sooner than November.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--This is just pathetic

This is just pathetic

Yesterday Donald Trump scrapped his planned “ Council to Reopen America ” after he received huge pushback for filling the council with his own relatives and inept underlings .
Today Trump moved forward with some kind of new council which apparently includes just about everyone in the government and the corporate world – many of whom say they didn ’ t even agree to be on this imaginary council .
But there ’ s one name that Donald Trump is leaving off his new council .
Trump has added every Republican Senator to the council , with the singular exception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
That ’ s right , Trump is more focused on punishing Romney for having voted to convict and remove him , than he is on trying to solve this deadly crisis .
Of course this new council serves no purpose and isn ’ t designed to accomplish anything , beyond giving the faint appearance that Donald Trump is doing something when he ’ s not .
So excluding Mitt Romney won ’ t change the outcome .
But it ’ s the latest reminder that Trump is a pathetically small man @

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Yesterday Donald Trump scrapped his planned “Council to Reopen America” after he received huge pushback for filling the council with his own relatives and inept underlings. Today Trump moved forward with some kind of new council which apparently includes just about everyone in the government and the corporate world – many of whom say they didn’t even agree to be on this imaginary council.
But there’s one name that Donald Trump is leaving off his new council. Trump has added every Republican Senator to the council, with the singular exception of Mitt Romney, according to NBC News. That’s right, Trump is more focused on punishing Romney for having voted to convict and remove him, than he is on trying to solve this deadly crisis.
Of course this new council serves no purpose and isn’t designed to accomplish anything, beyond giving the faint appearance that Donald Trump is doing something when he’s not. So excluding Mitt Romney won’t change the outcome. But it’s the latest reminder that Trump is a pathetically small man.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Former Ebola czar Ron Klain slams Donald Trump’s idiotic “Phase One” plan

Donald Trump announced a three phase plan for reopening the country today .
All three phases are vague .
None @ @ @ @ @ All of them rely heavily on mass testing , yet none of them involve any @ @ @ @ @ , who ran the successful Ebola response during the Obama administration , is slamming Trump @ @ @ @ @ This is n't a plan .
It 's barely a powerpoint .
— No provision @ @ @ @ @ No standard on levels of disease before opening ( `` down '' is a direction @ @ @ @ @ — No protections for workers OR customers pic.twitter.com/bE3GCYeECw

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Donald Trump announced a three phase plan for reopening the country today. All three phases are vague. None of them have timetables. All of them rely heavily on mass testing, yet none of them involve any real testing. Ron Klain, who ran the successful Ebola response during the Obama administration, is slamming Trump’s pathetic plan:
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This isn't a plan. It's barely a powerpoint.
— No provision to ramp up testing
— No standard on levels of disease before opening ("down" is a direction, not a level)
— No protections for workers OR customers pic.twitter.com/bE3GCYeECw — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) April 16, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Donald Trump is falling to pieces in front of our eyes

Donald Trump is holding yet another press briefing today .
Thus far Trump has merely been reading from a script , making one false claim after another about his coronavirus response .
Trump is now officially “ authorizing ” the governors to open their states .
Moreover , Trump is trying to give the impression that this is actually happening .
So now Donald Trump ’ s latest plan is to pretend the country has reopened when it hasn ’ t .
That ’ ll buy him about a minute and a half before everyone realizes they ’ re still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonders why his approval numbers are cratering .
By now most Americans know that the only way to get the country up and running again is with a robust testing program .
Yet Donald Trump is still refusing to provide any sort of coronavirus testing program .
He ’ s insisting the governors set up testing themselves , even though it ’ s not realistic for the fifty states to do this independently .
Donald Trump is showing absolutely no leadership at all .
He ’ s claiming absolute power , while refusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more Americans are seeing through it .
No wonder he sounds so nervous and frantic .

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Donald Trump is holding yet another press briefing today. Thus far Trump has merely been reading from a script, making one false claim after another about his coronavirus response. Trump is now officially “authorizing” the governors to open their states. Moreover, Trump is trying to give the impression that this is actually happening.
So now Donald Trump’s latest plan is to pretend the country has reopened when it hasn’t. That’ll buy him about a minute and a half before everyone realizes they’re still stuck in their homes. And he wonders why his approval numbers are cratering.
By now most Americans know that the only way to get the country up and running again is with a robust testing program. Yet Donald Trump is still refusing to provide any sort of coronavirus testing program. He’s insisting the governors set up testing themselves, even though it’s not realistic for the fifty states to do this independently.
Donald Trump is showing absolutely no leadership at all. He’s claiming absolute power, while refusing to actually do anything. More and more Americans are seeing through it. No wonder he sounds so nervous and frantic.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Nancy Pelosi just baited Donald Trump into screwing himself

Earlier this week , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent a public letter to her colleagues , calling Donald Trump “ weak.
” We ’ ve seen her do this before .
Whenever she ’ s about to have to negotiate something with him , she cleverly baits him into obsessively attacking her , which makes him look stupid and weakens his negotiating position .
It looks like it ’ s already working .
Donald Trump spent his previous two press conferences ranting about some incoherent story involving Nancy Pelosi and Chinatown .
Today Trump went on a Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” is an “ incompetent , third-rate politician !
” This all comes even as Pelosi , Trump , and the GOP Senate are set to negotiate another relief package .
Trump and the GOP want to give all the money to the wealthy , while Pelosi and the Democrats are looking to help the working class and save essential services like the Post Office .
What Donald Trump doesn ’ t get is that because he ’ s the President , he ’ s expected to come off like a leader when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Pelosi knows that if these upcoming negotiations end up dragging out , it ’ ll be easy for her to paint Trump as the one who ’ s dragging his feet , simply by referring back to his petulant remarks about her .
Pelosi knows what she ’ s doing ; Trump has no idea how these things work .

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Earlier this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent a public letter to her colleagues, calling Donald Trump “weak.” We’ve seen her do this before. Whenever she’s about to have to negotiate something with him, she cleverly baits him into obsessively attacking her, which makes him look stupid and weakens his negotiating position.
It looks like it’s already working. Donald Trump spent his previous two press conferences ranting about some incoherent story involving Nancy Pelosi and Chinatown. Today Trump went on a Twitter bender about how “Crazy Nancy Pelosi” is an “incompetent, third-rate politician!”
This all comes even as Pelosi, Trump, and the GOP Senate are set to negotiate another relief package. Trump and the GOP want to give all the money to the wealthy, while Pelosi and the Democrats are looking to help the working class and save essential services like the Post Office.
What Donald Trump doesn’t get is that because he’s the President, he’s expected to come off like a leader when he heads into these kinds of negotiations. Pelosi knows that if these upcoming negotiations end up dragging out, it’ll be easy for her to paint Trump as the one who’s dragging his feet, simply by referring back to his petulant remarks about her. Pelosi knows what she’s doing; Trump has no idea how these things work.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Donald Trump’s press briefings are costing him

With no golf to play , no resorts to hang out at , and no deranged campaign rallies to hold , Donald Trump ’ s daily press briefings are clearly the only enjoyment he still gets out of his sadistic life .
He brags about imaginary accomplishments .
He attacks reporters in maniacal fashion .
He ’ s getting his jollies for sure – but it ’ s costing him .
World leaders always get a temporary boost in approval rating as a crisis unfolds , because some people think the best way to improve their nation ’ s odds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote of confidence to their leader whether they approve of their leader or not .
These boosts never last all that long .
Donald Trump ’ s crisis boost was remarkably small , and it ’ s gone already .
His approval rating is now firmly back underwater , meaning he ’ s in a terrible position for reelection .
Trump ’ s press briefings are two hours of free airtime for his reelection campaign each day , yet he ’ s representing himself so poorly , his numbers are terrible .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re not one to believe the polls , here ’ s some compelling anecdotal evidence : We ’ ve seen reports that Donald Trump ’ s own allies want him to stop holding these press briefings because he ’ s embarrassing himself .
He ’ s still holding them because he thinks he knows better than everyone , and because he enjoys behaving like a bully in front of the cameras .
But he ’ s hurting his own cause out there .
He ’ s too far gone cognitively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone psychologically to care .

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With no golf to play, no resorts to hang out at, and no deranged campaign rallies to hold, Donald Trump’s daily press briefings are clearly the only enjoyment he still gets out of his sadistic life. He brags about imaginary accomplishments. He attacks reporters in maniacal fashion. He’s getting his jollies for sure – but it’s costing him.
World leaders always get a temporary boost in approval rating as a crisis unfolds, because some people think the best way to improve their nation’s odds of surviving it is to give a vote of confidence to their leader whether they approve of their leader or not. These boosts never last all that long. Donald Trump’s crisis boost was remarkably small, and it’s gone already. His approval rating is now firmly back underwater, meaning he’s in a terrible position for reelection.
Trump’s press briefings are two hours of free airtime for his reelection campaign each day, yet he’s representing himself so poorly, his numbers are terrible. These press briefings are costing him. And if you’re not one to believe the polls, here’s some compelling anecdotal evidence:
My 81 year old lifelong republican mom called me tonight to say that after watching today’s #TrumpPressConference every republican should decide #Trump must go. She added, “If I’m still alive in November, I’m voting for @JoeBiden” #Biden2020 — lisa S Marie🧂Y (@frequentbuyer1) April 15, 2020
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We’ve seen reports that Donald Trump’s own allies want him to stop holding these press briefings because he’s embarrassing himself. He’s still holding them because he thinks he knows better than everyone, and because he enjoys behaving like a bully in front of the cameras. But he’s hurting his own cause out there. He’s too far gone cognitively to understand this, or too far gone psychologically to care.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--It’s only going to get messier from here

The world is now questioning whether COVID 19 originated in a lab or a wet market .
Wet markets are ubiquitous across most of the world .
You can not buy packaged chicken in most of Asia , Africa and South America ; you can buy chicken , however , at your local wet market .
In Singapore , wet markets are rigidly overseen and regulated .
In China , not so much .
It ’ s not the wet market , per se , that ’ s the problem , it ’ s the regulation or lack of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question of whether China engineered a bioweapon that was intentionally , or not , set loose upon the world .
Even if it was engineered , there ’ s one person who won ’ t care : Donald J. Trump .
China is his friend .
Xi , the Chinese leader , is issuing copyrights to Ivanka , and probably others , from baby blankets to coffins .
Trump won ’ t piss off China no matter what .
But what Trump will do is cover for Xi .
China has no extradition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s definitely a place where Trump & Co. can flee to , along with Russia , Saudi Arabia and other places .
Our bet is on China .
The reason is that the Chinese are smart enough to know they would want all the secrets they could milk out of Donald .
And unlike Russia which has the economy of Mexico , China would actually be able to withstand the blowback if they allow refuge to our criminal former President .
Donald ’ s delusions are still going strong , hence his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen the US economy .
But watch this space .
From here on out , the meltdowns are going to get messier , the paranoia is going to gallop , the secret plans will be made for a bunch of Republicans to flee the long arm of the law should Biden win the Presidency .

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The world is now questioning whether COVID 19 originated in a lab or a wet market. Wet markets are ubiquitous across most of the world. You cannot buy packaged chicken in most of Asia, Africa and South America; you can buy chicken, however, at your local wet market. In Singapore, wet markets are rigidly overseen and regulated. In China, not so much. It’s not the wet market, per se, that’s the problem, it’s the regulation or lack of it. But none of this answers the question of whether China engineered a bioweapon that was intentionally, or not, set loose upon the world.
Even if it was engineered, there’s one person who won’t care: Donald J. Trump. China is his friend. Xi, the Chinese leader, is issuing copyrights to Ivanka, and probably others, from baby blankets to coffins. Trump won’t piss off China no matter what. But what Trump will do is cover for Xi. China has no extradition treaty with the US, so it’s definitely a place where Trump & Co. can flee to, along with Russia, Saudi Arabia and other places. Our bet is on China.
The reason is that the Chinese are smart enough to know they would want all the secrets they could milk out of Donald. And unlike Russia which has the economy of Mexico, China would actually be able to withstand the blowback if they allow refuge to our criminal former President.
Donald’s delusions are still going strong, hence his since-withdrawn appointment of Ivanka on the committee to reopen the US economy. But watch this space. From here on out, the meltdowns are going to get messier, the paranoia is going to gallop, the secret plans will be made for a bunch of Republicans to flee the long arm of the law should Biden win the Presidency.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Donald Trump’s new sinister racist agenda

When Donald Trump announced his plan to defund America ’ s contribution to the World Health Organization and launch an investigation into the WHO ’ s alleged misdeeds , it would be simple , and possibly simplistic , to condemn it as merely another example of Trumpian hypocrisy and misdirection and leave it there .
Certainly , another instantiation of François de La Rochefoucauld ’ s famous quote , that “ hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue , ” would not be out of order for the occasion .
Certainly Trump ought to know as well as anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own actual mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic , and most emphatically not the alleged ones of the WHO .
But that kind of thing never stopped the child rapist and murderer Donald Trump .
His now famous assertion that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and not lose a supporter is looking less implausible each day .
It doesn ’ t actually seem to matter what he says any longer , the drooling cretins ready to fawn all over him don ’ t appear to have any theoretical boundary for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them Trump simply can not do any wrong — by definition .
Hypotheticals need not apply .
I believe , however , there is , even still , a darker , hidden agenda at work here .
Any good chess player knows to look for a superior move when he or she has already found a good one , and if the move can do two things at once , so much the better .
Trump , of course , isn ’ t a competent tiddlywinks player , let alone chess player .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stephen Miller behind this one .
The chess move in question is to also advance a racist agenda , to blame China for all of the woes created by this pandemic and to excoriate China with condemnations and sanctions .
It ’ s important to remember that China does , in fact , bear quite a lot of blame .
There is no question that the Chinese government downplayed the seriousness of the outbreak and lied a great deal about its extent , its number of citizens infected and its death toll .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ its exotic animal industry in Wuhan , the one that caters to the ignorant and superstitious idle rich .
But by blaming the WHO for cooperating with China and accusing the organization of deliberately helping China to cover up its culpability , Miller has removed or softened the blame .
That way this indirect attack on China won ’ t appear overtly racist by the Trump regime .
Very clever , Mr. Miller , my compliments .
Naturally the tack comes at an inordinately inopportune moment .
America can ’ t afford an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs all the funding it can get in order to fight this pandemic .
So by hobbling the WHO Trump and Miller put all our lives at risk .
Do I need to tell anyone at this point that neither of those two “ gentlemen ” give an actual shit ?
I thought not .
But herein is the point .
More racist attacks will result — against the Chinese people , against Chinese Americans , against Asians in general — as a result of Trump and Miller ’ s misdirecting ploy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to blame for this worldwide tragedy , the face of the Chinese and Asian people will become a welcome target of hatred .
The point is they will be too busy blaming the innocent to remember to blame the guilty , that is , Trump .
It will , of course , compound the tragedy .
More human suffering must result in the never ending effort to rehabilitate that murdering child rapist .
I can not adequately describe how infuriating this is for me personally .
I can ordinarily handle human evil with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But just now that detachment has failed me .
If I knew an uglier word than “ evil ” I would use it .
For now , evil will have to do .
But it is evil so wide and so deep that I can not bear to think that anything short of a swift and terrible and equivalent justice awaits these merchants of hate .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When Donald Trump announced his plan to defund America’s contribution to the World Health Organization and launch an investigation into the WHO’s alleged misdeeds, it would be simple, and possibly simplistic, to condemn it as merely another example of Trumpian hypocrisy and misdirection and leave it there. Certainly, another instantiation of François de La Rochefoucauld’s famous quote, that “hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue,” would not be out of order for the occasion. Certainly Trump ought to know as well as anyone that real investigations are due into his own actual mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and most emphatically not the alleged ones of the WHO.
But that kind of thing never stopped the child rapist and murderer Donald Trump. His now famous assertion that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and not lose a supporter is looking less implausible each day. It doesn’t actually seem to matter what he says any longer, the drooling cretins ready to fawn all over him don’t appear to have any theoretical boundary for their capacity to consume pure bullshit. For them Trump simply cannot do any wrong — by definition. Hypotheticals need not apply.
I believe, however, there is, even still, a darker, hidden agenda at work here. Any good chess player knows to look for a superior move when he or she has already found a good one, and if the move can do two things at once, so much the better. Trump, of course, isn’t a competent tiddlywinks player, let alone chess player. No, I detect the hand of Stephen Miller behind this one. The chess move in question is to also advance a racist agenda, to blame China for all of the woes created by this pandemic and to excoriate China with condemnations and sanctions.
It’s important to remember that China does, in fact, bear quite a lot of blame. There is no question that the Chinese government downplayed the seriousness of the outbreak and lied a great deal about its extent, its number of citizens infected and its death toll. China has also been scolded repeatedly for its exotic animal industry in Wuhan, the one that caters to the ignorant and superstitious idle rich. But by blaming the WHO for cooperating with China and accusing the organization of deliberately helping China to cover up its culpability, Miller has removed or softened the blame. That way this indirect attack on China won’t appear overtly racist by the Trump regime. Very clever, Mr. Miller, my compliments.
Naturally the tack comes at an inordinately inopportune moment. America can’t afford an investigation right now, and the WHO needs all the funding it can get in order to fight this pandemic. So by hobbling the WHO Trump and Miller put all our lives at risk. Do I need to tell anyone at this point that neither of those two “gentlemen” give an actual shit? I thought not.
But herein is the point. More racist attacks will result — against the Chinese people, against Chinese Americans, against Asians in general — as a result of Trump and Miller’s misdirecting ploy. And since many people need a face to blame for this worldwide tragedy, the face of the Chinese and Asian people will become a welcome target of hatred. The point is they will be too busy blaming the innocent to remember to blame the guilty, that is, Trump. It will, of course, compound the tragedy. More human suffering must result in the never ending effort to rehabilitate that murdering child rapist.
I cannot adequately describe how infuriating this is for me personally. I can ordinarily handle human evil with a certain amount of clinical detachment. But just now that detachment has failed me. If I knew an uglier word than “evil” I would use it. For now, evil will have to do. But it is evil so wide and so deep that I cannot bear to think that anything short of a swift and terrible and equivalent justice awaits these merchants of hate. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-16--Donald Trump isn’t “getting away” with anything

With Americans finding themselves in a such a bleak and desolate place right now , it ’ s easy to let hopelessness set in .
Fatalism is never your friend , but that ’ s difficult to remember at a time like this .
That brings us to the narrative I keep hearing that Donald Trump is “ getting away with it all.
” It ’ s easy enough to understand where this sentiment comes from .
Trump has committed countless crimes while in office , he ’ s ripped our system of government to pieces , and three years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , carrying out what can only be described as a murder spree .
But I ’ m here to tell you that he hasn ’ t “ gotten away ” with anything .
If Trump were some kind of proverbial suicide bomber who was only looking to do as much damage to America as possible without regard for how it impacted him , then sure , mission accomplished .
But that ’ s not who Trump is .
Yes , he enjoys the sadism of it all .
But three years into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut-in whose antics have left him saddled with a low approval rating that has him headed for likely defeat in November .
More to the point , if he loses , New York State and the Feds will be fighting over who gets to arrest him first .
Picture a guy who robbed a bank and is currently running down the street with the loot in hand , being chased by the police , who are gradually closing in on him .
You wouldn ’ t say that guy has “ gotten away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperately trying to get away with it , but his odds are bad and getting worse , and his life is likely already over .
That guy is Donald Trump .
The only way you could argue that Trump is “ getting away with it ” would be if he ’ d managed to pull off the kind of approval numbers that would have put him in strong position for a second term .
He ’ s spent the past three years desperately trying to pull that off , but he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is firmly on his way to not getting away with anything .
Your job is to get out and campaign for Joe Biden and help make sure Trump doesn ’ t get away with it .
Keep your head in the game during these heartbreaking times .
You can help turn this all around .

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With Americans finding themselves in a such a bleak and desolate place right now, it’s easy to let hopelessness set in. Fatalism is never your friend, but that’s difficult to remember at a time like this. That brings us to the narrative I keep hearing that Donald Trump is “getting away with it all.”
It’s easy enough to understand where this sentiment comes from. Trump has committed countless crimes while in office, he’s ripped our system of government to pieces, and three years later he’s somehow still in office, carrying out what can only be described as a murder spree. But I’m here to tell you that he hasn’t “gotten away” with anything.
If Trump were some kind of proverbial suicide bomber who was only looking to do as much damage to America as possible without regard for how it impacted him, then sure, mission accomplished. But that’s not who Trump is. Yes, he enjoys the sadism of it all. But three years into it, he’s a miserable shut-in whose antics have left him saddled with a low approval rating that has him headed for likely defeat in November. More to the point, if he loses, New York State and the Feds will be fighting over who gets to arrest him first.
Picture a guy who robbed a bank and is currently running down the street with the loot in hand, being chased by the police, who are gradually closing in on him. You wouldn’t say that guy has “gotten away” with anything. He’s desperately trying to get away with it, but his odds are bad and getting worse, and his life is likely already over. That guy is Donald Trump.
The only way you could argue that Trump is “getting away with it” would be if he’d managed to pull off the kind of approval numbers that would have put him in strong position for a second term. He’s spent the past three years desperately trying to pull that off, but he’s failed at every turn. Donald Trump is firmly on his way to not getting away with anything. Your job is to get out and campaign for Joe Biden and help make sure Trump doesn’t get away with it. Keep your head in the game during these heartbreaking times. You can help turn this all around.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--This says it all

This says it all

Joe Biden has now been the 2020 Democratic nominee for about a week .
One could make the case that @ @ @ @ @ best first week that any modern presidential nominee has ever had .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , Bernie Sanders , and Elizabeth Warren this week .
He ’ s polling ahead @ @ @ @ @ every swing state .
This photo says it all : What ’ s significant about @ @ @ @ @ person in it has now endorsed Joe Biden .
No one expected Sanders to endorse @ @ @ @ @ one expected Tulsi Gabbard to endorse Biden , period , but she has .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ in remarkably swift fashion .

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Joe Biden has now been the 2020 Democratic nominee for about a week. One could make the case that he’s had the best first week that any modern presidential nominee has ever had. He’s been endorsed by President Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren this week. He’s polling ahead of incumbent Donald Trump in every swing state. This photo says it all:
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Together, we will defeat Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/2nF0qVGGaH — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 16, 2020
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What’s significant about this photo? Every single person in it has now endorsed Joe Biden. No one expected Sanders to endorse Biden this early. No one expected Tulsi Gabbard to endorse Biden, period, but she has. Biden has pulled his party together in remarkably swift fashion.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Donald Trump has a real problem here

Donald Trump has a real problem here

Just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump that can go wrong for an incumbent .
He ’ s behind in every swing state .
His approval rating is dropping amid a worsening crisis that he has no idea how to turn around .
The economy has collapsed on his watch .
Americans are dying , and he comes across as increasingly uninterested .
But large chunks of the mainstream media think that “ balanced ” coverage means painting both sides as both being in the same amount of trouble at any given time , and as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided that Joe Biden is in trouble because he doesn ’ t have as many social media followers as Donald Trump does .
Here ’ s the thing : the Times actually has it backwards .
Donald Trump has nearly fifteen times as many Twitter followers as Joe Biden .
Yet on average , Trump ’ s tweets only get about twice as many likes as Biden ’ s tweets .
This suggests that the vast majority of Trump ’ s Twitter followers are fake .
These aren ’ t even bots who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These are fake accounts that aren ’ t even artificially active , and thus serve Trump no purpose whatsoever , beyond phony bragging rights .
The reality is that Donald Trump has had the high profile of being President of the United States for three years , yet he only has roughly twice the Twitter reach of his Democratic challenger , who has only been the nominee for about a week .
As Joe Biden ’ s social media voice gets elevated by virtue of being the Democratic nominee , Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is the one with the problem here .
He relies so heavily on Twitter as a strategy , yet Biden could overtake him in terms of Twitter engagement as the election goes on .

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Just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump that can go wrong for an incumbent. He’s behind in every swing state. His approval rating is dropping amid a worsening crisis that he has no idea how to turn around. The economy has collapsed on his watch. Americans are dying, and he comes across as increasingly uninterested.
But large chunks of the mainstream media think that “balanced” coverage means painting both sides as both being in the same amount of trouble at any given time, and as a result, the New York Times has now decided that Joe Biden is in trouble because he doesn’t have as many social media followers as Donald Trump does. Here’s the thing: the Times actually has it backwards.
Donald Trump has nearly fifteen times as many Twitter followers as Joe Biden. Yet on average, Trump’s tweets only get about twice as many likes as Biden’s tweets. This suggests that the vast majority of Trump’s Twitter followers are fake. These aren’t even bots who interact with his tweets in automated fashion. These are fake accounts that aren’t even artificially active, and thus serve Trump no purpose whatsoever, beyond phony bragging rights.
The reality is that Donald Trump has had the high profile of being President of the United States for three years, yet he only has roughly twice the Twitter reach of his Democratic challenger, who has only been the nominee for about a week. As Joe Biden’s social media voice gets elevated by virtue of being the Democratic nominee, Trump’s social media voice will likely stagnate. Trump is the one with the problem here. He relies so heavily on Twitter as a strategy, yet Biden could overtake him in terms of Twitter engagement as the election goes on.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Donald Trump’s new press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is crashing and burning already

Donald Trump hired new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany more than a week ago , and like her predecessor , she has yet to actually hold press briefings .
But she ’ s already finding ways to make a dishonest fool of herself while promoting Trump ’ s lies : The thing is , this isn ’ t just a lie , it ’ s such an easily disproven lie .
Donald Trump has used press briefing after press briefing to brag about how he hasn ’ t sent ventilators to the states who requested them , because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As a direct result of Trump ’ s willful negligence , the death toll has skyrocketed .
Kayleigh McEnany is already receiving thousands of negative replies to her dishonest and disastrous tweets .
We ’ ll see if she gets in so deeply over her head in aiding and abetting Donald Trump ’ s ongoing murder spree that she ends up in prison alongside him .
Trump will never leave solitary confinement after he loses the election .
Trump ’ s underlings like McEnany will be very lucky if they avoid criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder spree .

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Donald Trump hired new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany more than a week ago, and like her predecessor, she has yet to actually hold press briefings. But she’s already finding ways to make a dishonest fool of herself while promoting Trump’s lies:
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President @realDonaldTrump has moved heaven and earth to ensure ventilators get to where they are needed most. — Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) April 16, 2020
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The thing is, this isn’t just a lie, it’s such an easily disproven lie. Donald Trump has used press briefing after press briefing to brag about how he hasn’t sent ventilators to the states who requested them, because he supposedly knew better than the governors did. As a direct result of Trump’s willful negligence, the death toll has skyrocketed.
Kayleigh McEnany is already receiving thousands of negative replies to her dishonest and disastrous tweets. We’ll see if she gets in so deeply over her head in aiding and abetting Donald Trump’s ongoing murder spree that she ends up in prison alongside him. Trump will never leave solitary confinement after he loses the election. Trump’s underlings like McEnany will be very lucky if they avoid criminal indictment for conspiring with Trump in his murder spree.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Bon voyage, Roger Stone!

Bon voyage, Roger Stone!

With Donald Trump ’ s negligent mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic having taken center stage , the fate of someone like Roger Stone almost feels anticlimactic at this point .
But this is a guy who helped Donald Trump criminally conspire with the Kremlin to rig the 2016 election , and he ’ s been convicted of seven felonies accordingly .
So it ’ s noteworthy that Roger Stone just lost his appeal for a new trial , meaning he ’ s set to report to prison in two weeks .
He hasn ’ t yet exhausted his appeals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he ’ ll do next .
But even if a higher court does agree to take up his case , he ’ d need that court to also rule that his prison sentence shouldn ’ t start yet .
Short of that , he ’ ll finally be behind bars by around May 1st .
Donald Trump could issue a pardon for Roger Stone , but there ’ s still no indication that this will happen .
Trump would open a pandora ’ s box by pardoning his own criminal co-conspirator , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potentially result in the courts ruling that Trump can ’ t pardon himself or his family on his way out the door .
So Trump may be hesitant to pardon Stone , unless Stone begins threatening to reveal the forty years of dirty secrets that he knows about Trump ’ s personal and criminal life .
Roger Stone could also try to make the argument to the courts that he ’ d be unsafe in prison due to the coronavirus crisis and his advanced age .
But if there are no intervening factors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in prison in two weeks .
He ’ s facing a sentence of three-plus years , which he ’ ll likely have to serve in solitary confinement due to his notoriety .
People tend to age very quickly in solitary ; it seems unlikely that Stone will ever get out .

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With Donald Trump’s negligent mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic having taken center stage, the fate of someone like Roger Stone almost feels anticlimactic at this point. But this is a guy who helped Donald Trump criminally conspire with the Kremlin to rig the 2016 election, and he’s been convicted of seven felonies accordingly.
So it’s noteworthy that Roger Stone just lost his appeal for a new trial, meaning he’s set to report to prison in two weeks. He hasn’t yet exhausted his appeals, and it’s not yet clear what he’ll do next. But even if a higher court does agree to take up his case, he’d need that court to also rule that his prison sentence shouldn’t start yet. Short of that, he’ll finally be behind bars by around May 1st.
Donald Trump could issue a pardon for Roger Stone, but there’s still no indication that this will happen. Trump would open a pandora’s box by pardoning his own criminal co-conspirator, setting off a legal battle that could potentially result in the courts ruling that Trump can’t pardon himself or his family on his way out the door. So Trump may be hesitant to pardon Stone, unless Stone begins threatening to reveal the forty years of dirty secrets that he knows about Trump’s personal and criminal life.
Roger Stone could also try to make the argument to the courts that he’d be unsafe in prison due to the coronavirus crisis and his advanced age. But if there are no intervening factors, lifelong criminal Stone will finally be in prison in two weeks. He’s facing a sentence of three-plus years, which he’ll likely have to serve in solitary confinement due to his notoriety. People tend to age very quickly in solitary; it seems unlikely that Stone will ever get out.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Nancy Pelosi just preempted Donald Trump’s press briefing

Well that ’ s one way to get Donald Trump ’ s idiotic and lie-filled press briefings off the air @ @ @ @ @ have been wrestling with how much or little of Trump ’ s daily propaganda briefings @ @ @ @ @ air , sometimes tuning in late or cutting away periodically .
But today we saw @ @ @ @ @ of the House Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC this evening for a lengthy interview , @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s press briefing .
Her availability prompted MSNBC to decide not to @ @ @ @ @ during which time Trump was taking questions from White House correspondents .
We don ’ @ @ @ @ @ knowing for sure if Nancy Pelosi made herself available at that particular point in time @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
But she managed to push Trump off the air , so we @ @ @ @ @ ahead and give Pelosi the win on this one .

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Well that’s one way to get Donald Trump’s idiotic and lie-filled press briefings off the air. The cable news networks have been wrestling with how much or little of Trump’s daily propaganda briefings to show live on the air, sometimes tuning in late or cutting away periodically. But today we saw something new altogether.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC this evening for a lengthy interview, right in the middle of Donald Trump’s press briefing. Her availability prompted MSNBC to decide not to bother airing the briefing, during which time Trump was taking questions from White House correspondents.
We don’t have any way of knowing for sure if Nancy Pelosi made herself available at that particular point in time specifically so she could interrupt Donald Trump. But she managed to push Trump off the air, so we’re going to go ahead and give Pelosi the win on this one.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Former CIA Director rips Donald Trump a new one

Donald Trump seems to have figured out today that he ’ s on track to lose the election , and @ @ @ @ @ at everyone accordingly .
Trump took an ugly , dishonest , and bizarre swing at @ @ @ @ @ falsely accusing him of negligence in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu .
Former CIA Director @ @ @ @ @ of it , and lashed out at Donald Trump accordingly :

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Donald Trump seems to have figured out today that he’s on track to lose the election, and he’s lashing out at everyone accordingly. Trump took an ugly, dishonest, and bizarre swing at 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden, falsely accusing him of negligence in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu.
Former CIA Director John Brennan was having none of it, and lashed out at Donald Trump accordingly:
Your dishonesty has no limits. H1N1 was an immediate top priority & handled decisively. FDA quickly approved testing kits, issued emergency authorizations & approved rapidly developed vaccines. Approval of Obama/Biden leadership was 66% at beginning of outbreak; 57% through fall. https://t.co/JNLgsxTKZm — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) April 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Donald Trump is such an unbelievable wimp

Right now Donald Trump is on the stage , tepidly stumbling through prepared remarks , and not really saying anything @ @ @ @ @ d have no idea this is the same guy who , just six hours ago @ @ @ @ @ to call for violent domestic terrorist attacks in three states .
We ’ ll see @ @ @ @ @ to the Q & A session of this briefing , when the first question will @ @ @ @ @ s treasonous tweets .
But for now , Trump is reminding us that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ unbelievable wimp .
What kind of cowardly wuss calls for the violent overthrow of three @ @ @ @ @ to act like he didn ’ t say it ?
This guy is such a @ @

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Right now Donald Trump is on the stage, tepidly stumbling through prepared remarks, and not really saying anything at all. You’d have no idea this is the same guy who, just six hours ago, used his Twitter account to call for violent domestic terrorist attacks in three states.
We’ll see what happens once Trump gets to the Q&A session of this briefing, when the first question will likely be about Trump’s treasonous tweets. But for now, Trump is reminding us that he’s nothing more than an unbelievable wimp. What kind of cowardly wuss calls for the violent overthrow of three governors, and then tries to act like he didn’t say it? This guy is such a loser.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes a blowtorch to Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s ongoing crime spree escalated to domestic terrorism today , when he urged his most deranged supporters @ @ @ @ @ governments of Michigan , Minnesota , and Virginia .
Trump ’ s tantrum is going @ @ @ @ @ least , as he continues to further unravel .
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , whose @ @ @ @ @ lake from Michigan , fired back at Donald Trump accordingly : Washington Governor Jay Inslee @ @ @ @ @ s terroristic tweets , stating “ The president ’ s statements this morning encourage illegal @ @ @ @ @ is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19 .
His unhinged rantings and @ @ @ @ @ liberate ’ states could also lead to violence .
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Donald Trump’s ongoing crime spree escalated to domestic terrorism today, when he urged his most deranged supporters to violently overthrow the state governments of Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia. Trump’s tantrum is going over poorly to say the least, as he continues to further unravel.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose city is just across the lake from Michigan, fired back at Donald Trump accordingly:
LIBERATE SOME TESTS AND PPE. https://t.co/AiWZ3I5hjO — Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) April 17, 2020
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee also condemned Donald Trump’s terroristic tweets, stating “The president’s statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19. His unhinged rantings and calls for people to ‘liberate’ states could also lead to violence.”
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Donald Trump just figured out he’s going to lose. Now what?

At no point during Donald Trump ’ s presidency has he had an approval rating that was anywhere even close to what would be required to get reelected .
He ’ s spent the past three years trying every antic he can think of , in the name of boosting his approval rating .
None of it has helped him one bit .
Trump has always been on track to lose in 2020 .
And if he loses , he ’ ll go to prison , with New York State and the Feds fighting over who gets to handcuff him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , the reality is that his life was very probably over .
The only thing he ’ s still had going for him is the same hope that any losing candidate has of things turning around before the election .
I ’ ve long wondered – and feared – what would happen if Trump ever reached a point where he concluded that his odds of reelection were slipping away and weren ’ t going to bounce back .
Imagine a madman on the run who knows his odds of escape are small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no escape and it ’ s over for him .
This isn ’ t some dark science fiction movie , so Trump isn ’ t going to pull out a magic wand and magically save himself when he realizes he ’ s toast .
Instead he ’ s going to start self destructing in front of our eyes , because he no longer has any hope to keep him even slightly in check , and in fact he has nothing to lose .
I would argue that Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direct calls on his part for his most deranged of supporters to violently overthrow the Democratic governors in three states – are a sign that he ’ s concluded he ’ s going to lose .
So now he ’ s just going to cause as much trouble as possible .
For all his threats and bombast , Trump has consistently proven himself not to be a man of action .
But until now he ’ s never been cornered in such a way that he knows his life is over .
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bang .
Maybe he ’ ll just keep psychotically whimpering .
We ’ ll see what he does next .
His press conference later today should be rather telling .

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At no point during Donald Trump’s presidency has he had an approval rating that was anywhere even close to what would be required to get reelected. He’s spent the past three years trying every antic he can think of, in the name of boosting his approval rating. None of it has helped him one bit.
Trump has always been on track to lose in 2020. And if he loses, he’ll go to prison, with New York State and the Feds fighting over who gets to handcuff him first. From the minute Trump took office, the reality is that his life was very probably over. The only thing he’s still had going for him is the same hope that any losing candidate has of things turning around before the election.
I’ve long wondered – and feared – what would happen if Trump ever reached a point where he concluded that his odds of reelection were slipping away and weren’t going to bounce back. Imagine a madman on the run who knows his odds of escape are small. Now imagine that madman finally realizes there’s no escape and it’s over for him.
This isn’t some dark science fiction movie, so Trump isn’t going to pull out a magic wand and magically save himself when he realizes he’s toast. Instead he’s going to start self destructing in front of our eyes, because he no longer has any hope to keep him even slightly in check, and in fact he has nothing to lose.
I would argue that Donald Trump’s “liberate” tweets today – direct calls on his part for his most deranged of supporters to violently overthrow the Democratic governors in three states – are a sign that he’s concluded he’s going to lose. So now he’s just going to cause as much trouble as possible. For all his threats and bombast, Trump has consistently proven himself not to be a man of action. But until now he’s never been cornered in such a way that he knows his life is over. Maybe he wants to go out with a bang. Maybe he’ll just keep psychotically whimpering. We’ll see what he does next. His press conference later today should be rather telling.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Andrew Cuomo slam dunks Donald Trump

Andrew Cuomo slam dunks Donald Trump

Donald Trump , perhaps sensing that his already-slim odds of reelection are now collapsing , began viciously lashing out at just about everyone today – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo among them .
Up to now , Cuomo has been firm toward Trump but fairly diplomatic .
However , that changed today .
Trump posted a lengthy screed about Cuomo which read in part : “ Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘ doing ’ and less time ‘ complaining ’ .
Get out there and get the job done .
Stop talking !
… Your numbers are not good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This is surreal , considering Trump has been doing nothing but talking , and Cuomo ’ s approval numbers are far better than Trump ’ s numbers .
During his press conference today , Cuomo fired back at Trump : “ If he ’ s sitting home watching TV , maybe he should get up & go to work , right ?
Second , let ’ s keep emotion and politics out of this , and personal ego if we can .
Because this is about the people and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues escalating this , our money is on Andrew Cuomo .
He ’ s far more popular , far smarter , far more effective at leading , and we ’ re guessing he ’ s far better at winning a feud like this if he ’ s forced to go that route .
Trump made a mistake by going after Cuomo like this .
Trump ’ s mistakes are multiplying and accelerating .

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Donald Trump, perhaps sensing that his already-slim odds of reelection are now collapsing, began viciously lashing out at just about everyone today – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo among them. Up to now, Cuomo has been firm toward Trump but fairly diplomatic. However, that changed today.
Trump posted a lengthy screed about Cuomo which read in part: “Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining’. Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! … Your numbers are not good. Less talk and more action!”
This is surreal, considering Trump has been doing nothing but talking, and Cuomo’s approval numbers are far better than Trump’s numbers. During his press conference today, Cuomo fired back at Trump: “If he’s sitting home watching TV, maybe he should get up & go to work, right? Second, let’s keep emotion and politics out of this, and personal ego if we can. Because this is about the people and it’s about our job.”
If Donald Trump continues escalating this, our money is on Andrew Cuomo. He’s far more popular, far smarter, far more effective at leading, and we’re guessing he’s far better at winning a feud like this if he’s forced to go that route. Trump made a mistake by going after Cuomo like this. Trump’s mistakes are multiplying and accelerating.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Well that escalated quickly

Well that escalated quickly

When the week began , Donald Trump was insisting that he had absolute constitutional authority to force the governors to reopen their states in the middle of a pandemic .
Of course he has no such ability , and this remark was met with equal parts condemnation and derisive laughter .
Now that Trump has been denied his King-like fantasy , he ’ s escalating things in a new direction .
Donald Trump is now posting tweets urging his supporters to “ liberate ” certain states that are controlled by Democratic governors .
In one of these tweets he specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt that he ’ s specifically calling for domestic terrorist attacks against these governors .
Like every desperate thing Trump is trying these days , this isn ’ t going to magically work , of course .
Some ragtag band of idiots with shotguns won ’ t be able to overthrow a state government .
That ’ s not what this is about .
It ’ s just that Trump is escalating his insanity by the day .
He ’ s gone from threatening to invoke a part of the Constitution that doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have elected leaders in the United States violently overthrown .
Donald Trump has either completely snapped to the point of no return , or his strategy is to try to make us think that he ’ s snapped .
Either way , it won ’ t get him anywhere .
But wow is his ongoing collapse taking an ugly turn .

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When the week began, Donald Trump was insisting that he had absolute constitutional authority to force the governors to reopen their states in the middle of a pandemic. Of course he has no such ability, and this remark was met with equal parts condemnation and derisive laughter. Now that Trump has been denied his King-like fantasy, he’s escalating things in a new direction.
Donald Trump is now posting tweets urging his supporters to “liberate” certain states that are controlled by Democratic governors. In one of these tweets he specifically referenced the Second Amendment, leaving no doubt that he’s specifically calling for domestic terrorist attacks against these governors.
Like every desperate thing Trump is trying these days, this isn’t going to magically work, of course. Some ragtag band of idiots with shotguns won’t be able to overthrow a state government. That’s not what this is about. It’s just that Trump is escalating his insanity by the day. He’s gone from threatening to invoke a part of the Constitution that doesn’t exist, to threatening to have elected leaders in the United States violently overthrown.
Donald Trump has either completely snapped to the point of no return, or his strategy is to try to make us think that he’s snapped. Either way, it won’t get him anywhere. But wow is his ongoing collapse taking an ugly turn.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Hey Donald Trump, liberate this, you domestic terrorist!

Donald Trump apparently concluded today that he has no chance of winning the election unless he finds a way to completely shake things up .
These kinds of desperation heaves tend to be low percentage plays that only make things even worse for a losing candidate .
But Trump is trying it anyway , and it ’ s ugly beyond words .
At around noon today , Donald Trump tweeted “ LIBERATE MINNESOTA !
” Then a moment later he tweeted “ LIBERATE MICHIGAN !
” These sounded like thinly veiled calls for violent civil war against the governors of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt by tweeting “ LIBERATE VIRGINIA , and save your great 2nd Amendment .
It is under siege !
” That ’ s right , Trump is calling for his supporters to use their guns to violently overthrow the elected governments of Minnesota , Michigan , and Virginia .
This won ’ t happen , of course .
Most of Trump ’ s supporters are cowards .
If a few of his supporters do follow his advice and take up arms against their state governments , they ’ ll end up arrested or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to think that by stirring up this kind of domestic terrorist sentiment , it ’ ll somehow shake up the entire landscape and cause him to become more popular .
It ’ s worth keeping in mind that every single antic he ’ s tried over the past three years has failed to improve his pathetic approval rating .
This is unlikely to help his weak odds of reelection either .
It ’ ll just make things worse for everyone involved in the meantime .

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Donald Trump apparently concluded today that he has no chance of winning the election unless he finds a way to completely shake things up. These kinds of desperation heaves tend to be low percentage plays that only make things even worse for a losing candidate. But Trump is trying it anyway, and it’s ugly beyond words.
At around noon today, Donald Trump tweeted “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” Then a moment later he tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” These sounded like thinly veiled calls for violent civil war against the governors of these states. Then Trump left no doubt by tweeting “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!”
That’s right, Trump is calling for his supporters to use their guns to violently overthrow the elected governments of Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia. This won’t happen, of course. Most of Trump’s supporters are cowards. If a few of his supporters do follow his advice and take up arms against their state governments, they’ll end up arrested or dead for it.
But Trump seems to think that by stirring up this kind of domestic terrorist sentiment, it’ll somehow shake up the entire landscape and cause him to become more popular. It’s worth keeping in mind that every single antic he’s tried over the past three years has failed to improve his pathetic approval rating. This is unlikely to help his weak odds of reelection either. It’ll just make things worse for everyone involved in the meantime.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--And now for the bad news

And now for the bad news

I ’ m one of those people who insists on learning bad news right away .
If you ’ re not like me in that respect this article may not be for you .
The real shame is that I and people like me are the ones who have to tell you these things because the president of the United States is too busy preening over his newly grey hair , abusing reporters who refuse to ask softball questions and endlessly telling everyone what a great job he ’ s doing in front of the cameras .
So here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading these words are going to get COVID-19 .
I ’ m probably going to get COVID-19 .
All the lockdowns in the world won ’ t change that .
The lockdowns exist principally to keep too many people from getting sick all at once and in too short a time so as to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system .
In other words , if you only have one ventilator and one bed you can ’ t handle ten sick people all at once , but you can handle ten people one after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks .
That ’ s primarily what staying at home means .
It means waiting your turn to get sick in a civil and orderly manner that will keep the patients dribbling in instead of flooding in .
But staying at home is most emphatically not about avoiding getting sick ever .
That is just an unrealistic fantasy .
Here ’ s another bit of bad news .
Global warming is going to make it far more likely that another pandemic will hit us .
Global warming creates havoc in animal habitats and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including closer to human beings .
This will cause viruses to jump more readily between species until it makes a final deadly jump to humans .
This is one of the many unintended consequences I warned about in my previous articles on climate change .
In any case , the Chinese government is permitting the reopening of the Wuhan wet market , the one that stacks exotic animals one atop the other in cages , so we may not even need global warming .
But global warming is standing by just in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another pandemic .
Right now we are dealing with a “ moderately successful ” virus in transmission .
That is , it ’ s fairly infectious .
In other words , we are lucky it ’ s contagious by way of droplets and is not airborne , but is still fairly easy to catch , unlike , say , HIV/AIDS , which is virtually impossible to catch except through direct sexual contact , and is therefore highly unsuccessful in transmission .
COVID-19 is also moderately successful in that it tends not to kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it rarely does so quickly .
A virus has a much harder time spreading itself if its host is dead , and since the mortality rate of COVID-19 is “ only ” around 4 % , it won ’ t kill most of its hosts .
Its transmission success is also due in part to its long incubation period .
Ten days is a long time for a host to carry a virus without symptoms .
But imagine a virus that ’ s highly successful in transmission , highly successful in incubation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is , something that ’ s robust and survives a long time on surfaces , is easy to catch because it ’ s airborne and has an incubation period of two or three weeks .
Now imagine it ’ s got a mortality rate of , say , 88 % .
If you think no pathogen could do that , think again .
German measles ( Rubella ) has an incubation period of 14 to 21 days .
The Common Cold is airborne and very easy to catch .
The Nurse Mayinga @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % mortality rate .
There is absolutely no rule that states that a pathogen can not have all three traits at once .
Global warming will ensure that , given enough time , sooner or later it probably will .
That is why we have to get smart as a species sooner rather than later .
We need to start making global warming denialism against the law , and we need to provide stiff penalties for breaking that law .
As a world community we need to start pouring money and resources into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy we have spent in manufacturing weapons of mass destruction in the past .
We also need to make terrorist organizations like Fox News and the Republican Party illegal as well , because they are hotbeds of bad information and we can not survive any more bad information .
We need to take radical and immediate steps to slow down the progress of global warming .
Half measures aren ’ t going to cut it any longer .
We therefore absolutely must begin by getting rid of Donald Trump as soon as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to put aside our differences and vote that child-raping murderer out of office with a single united voice , one that proclaims with loud and unrestrained unity that we refuse to go quietly into the night .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I’m one of those people who insists on learning bad news right away. If you’re not like me in that respect this article may not be for you. The real shame is that I and people like me are the ones who have to tell you these things because the president of the United States is too busy preening over his newly grey hair, abusing reporters who refuse to ask softball questions and endlessly telling everyone what a great job he’s doing in front of the cameras.
So here’s the thing. Most of you reading these words are going to get COVID-19. I’m probably going to get COVID-19. All the lockdowns in the world won’t change that. The lockdowns exist principally to keep too many people from getting sick all at once and in too short a time so as to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system. In other words, if you only have one ventilator and one bed you can’t handle ten sick people all at once, but you can handle ten people one after the other over, say, ten weeks. That’s primarily what staying at home means. It means waiting your turn to get sick in a civil and orderly manner that will keep the patients dribbling in instead of flooding in. But staying at home is most emphatically not about avoiding getting sick ever. That is just an unrealistic fantasy.
Here’s another bit of bad news. Global warming is going to make it far more likely that another pandemic will hit us. Global warming creates havoc in animal habitats and brings wild animals closer to each other, including closer to human beings. This will cause viruses to jump more readily between species until it makes a final deadly jump to humans. This is one of the many unintended consequences I warned about in my previous articles on climate change. In any case, the Chinese government is permitting the reopening of the Wuhan wet market, the one that stacks exotic animals one atop the other in cages, so we may not even need global warming. But global warming is standing by just in case we want an additional chance for another pandemic.
Right now we are dealing with a “moderately successful” virus in transmission. That is, it’s fairly infectious. In other words, we are lucky it’s contagious by way of droplets and is not airborne, but is still fairly easy to catch, unlike, say, HIV/AIDS, which is virtually impossible to catch except through direct sexual contact, and is therefore highly unsuccessful in transmission.
COVID-19 is also moderately successful in that it tends not to kill its host, and when it does, it rarely does so quickly. A virus has a much harder time spreading itself if its host is dead, and since the mortality rate of COVID-19 is “only” around 4%, it won’t kill most of its hosts. Its transmission success is also due in part to its long incubation period. Ten days is a long time for a host to carry a virus without symptoms.
But imagine a virus that’s highly successful in transmission, highly successful in incubation, but highly unsuccessful in mortality. That is, something that’s robust and survives a long time on surfaces, is easy to catch because it’s airborne and has an incubation period of two or three weeks. Now imagine it’s got a mortality rate of, say, 88%.
If you think no pathogen could do that, think again. German measles (Rubella) has an incubation period of 14 to 21 days. The Common Cold is airborne and very easy to catch. The Nurse Mayinga strain of Ebola Zaire has an 88% mortality rate. There is absolutely no rule that states that a pathogen cannot have all three traits at once. Global warming will ensure that, given enough time, sooner or later it probably will.
That is why we have to get smart as a species sooner rather than later. We need to start making global warming denialism against the law, and we need to provide stiff penalties for breaking that law. As a world community we need to start pouring money and resources into pandemic preparedness with the same zeal and energy we have spent in manufacturing weapons of mass destruction in the past. We also need to make terrorist organizations like Fox News and the Republican Party illegal as well, because they are hotbeds of bad information and we cannot survive any more bad information. We need to take radical and immediate steps to slow down the progress of global warming. Half measures aren’t going to cut it any longer.
We therefore absolutely must begin by getting rid of Donald Trump as soon as possible. November is our last hope. We need to put aside our differences and vote that child-raping murderer out of office with a single united voice, one that proclaims with loud and unrestrained unity that we refuse to go quietly into the night. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Joe Biden has a plan

Joe Biden has a plan

While the media is playing into a narrative about a lack of media appearances from Joe Biden , and giving Donald Trump a lot of undeserved free air time for his re-election campaign where he spreads a lot of dangerous and misleading information on the crisis he ’ s too ignorant and undisciplined to handle himself , Biden decided to release a new campaign plan on Thursday .
During the primary , Biden was already setting up conference calls with health experts on how to deal with the pandemic , but he ’ s well aware that simply stemming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only challenge it presents .
That ’ s why he ’ s come up with a short-term compensation plan for companies forced to shut down over the pandemic .
The plan would allow for businesses forced to shut down to keep their employees on payroll at reduced hours , allowing them to keep their healthcare and other benefits while out of work , using federal subsidies to make up the difference .
So far , 22 million people have filed for unemployment – a number that could potentially get worse the longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have similar programs in place , which means the implementation of his program , something that the Obama administration sought to do , would be manageable if Biden won the presidency and Democrats took control of the federal government .
This also makes Donald Trump look considerably worse , as he ’ s struggling to deliver a one-time $ 1,200 stimulus check just so it can have his signature .
While Trump is desperate to re-open the economy , he hasn ’ t even given programs of this nature a thought – meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if a second wave of novel coronavirus follows this one .

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While the media is playing into a narrative about a lack of media appearances from Joe Biden, and giving Donald Trump a lot of undeserved free air time for his re-election campaign where he spreads a lot of dangerous and misleading information on the crisis he’s too ignorant and undisciplined to handle himself, Biden decided to release a new campaign plan on Thursday.
During the primary, Biden was already setting up conference calls with health experts on how to deal with the pandemic, but he’s well aware that simply stemming the spread of the disease is far from the only challenge it presents. That’s why he’s come up with a short-term compensation plan for companies forced to shut down over the pandemic.
The plan would allow for businesses forced to shut down to keep their employees on payroll at reduced hours, allowing them to keep their healthcare and other benefits while out of work, using federal subsidies to make up the difference. So far, 22 million people have filed for unemployment – a number that could potentially get worse the longer this pandemic progresses.
27 states already have similar programs in place, which means the implementation of his program, something that the Obama administration sought to do, would be manageable if Biden won the presidency and Democrats took control of the federal government. This also makes Donald Trump look considerably worse, as he’s struggling to deliver a one-time $1,200 stimulus check just so it can have his signature. While Trump is desperate to re-open the economy, he hasn’t even given programs of this nature a thought – meaning we could potentially be much worse off if a second wave of novel coronavirus follows this one.
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palmerreport--2020-04-17--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

With so much happening right now , there are too many important stories to cover , and some of them are bound to fall through the cracks .
Even within just the coronavirus crisis , there are an endless number of important storylines .
One of the most important and heartbreaking ones is being largely ignored .
Fortunately , Rachel Maddow just refuses to stop covering it .
Coronavirus is ripping through group living facilities across the nation .
It ’ s particularly troubling because of the close quarters involved , and because many or most group living facilities are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more at risk from this virus than the general population .
Throw in the need for medical care workers at these facilities , and the manner in which these workers are also getting sick , and it ’ s added up to a deadly nightmare .
Night after night , Rachel Maddow keeps doing lengthy segments on the coronavirus deaths in nursing homes .
It ’ s an uncomfortable story that no one really wants to hear about , and she knows it .
But she just refuses to stop covering it until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important , because sooner or later Maddow coverage will force something to be done about it .
She ’ s reported that local authorities have asked FEMA for help with the nursing home outbreaks , for instance , and that FEMA has refused .
Maddow ’ s ongoing coverage places pressure on entities like FEMA to finally pick up the phone and do something .
Not every cable news host would be willing to stick with an unpalatable but crucial storyline for the sake of trying to save lives .

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With so much happening right now, there are too many important stories to cover, and some of them are bound to fall through the cracks. Even within just the coronavirus crisis, there are an endless number of important storylines. One of the most important and heartbreaking ones is being largely ignored. Fortunately, Rachel Maddow just refuses to stop covering it.
Coronavirus is ripping through group living facilities across the nation. It’s particularly troubling because of the close quarters involved, and because many or most group living facilities are for the elderly, who are far more at risk from this virus than the general population. Throw in the need for medical care workers at these facilities, and the manner in which these workers are also getting sick, and it’s added up to a deadly nightmare.
Night after night, Rachel Maddow keeps doing lengthy segments on the coronavirus deaths in nursing homes. It’s an uncomfortable story that no one really wants to hear about, and she knows it. But she just refuses to stop covering it until something is done about it.
This is important, because sooner or later Maddow coverage will force something to be done about it. She’s reported that local authorities have asked FEMA for help with the nursing home outbreaks, for instance, and that FEMA has refused. Maddow’s ongoing coverage places pressure on entities like FEMA to finally pick up the phone and do something. Not every cable news host would be willing to stick with an unpalatable but crucial storyline for the sake of trying to save lives.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Donald Trump caves yet again

Donald Trump caves yet again

If Donald Trump has shown us one thing this week , it ’ s that he ’ s even more deranged than we thought possible .
If he ’ s showed us anything else this week , it ’ s that he ’ s still as much of an empty suited wuss as ever .
The guy keeps making threats he knows are impossible , and when his bluff is called , he just acts like it never happened .
Now he ’ s done it yet again .
At around lunchtime on Friday , Donald Trump posted a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota , Michigan , and Virginia to be “ liberated ” – and he mentioned the Second Amendment by name while doing so .
This was a depraved , evil , and illegal call for the violent overthrow of the elected governments in those states .
Yet by the time Trump held his daily press conference six hours later , and the first question was inevitably about his treasonous tweets , he caved .
He had an opportunity to repeat or expand upon his domestic terrorist threats while millions of people were watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that he stood by his tweets , while refusing to elaborate , and downplaying their significance .
In other words , Donald Trump is the same cut-and-run coward as ever .
Sure , he ’ ll post tweets aimed at inciting violence against Democratic governors , in the hope that one of his deranged supporters will follow through on it .
But he doesn ’ t have the guts to stand by his own domestic terrorist threats when the cameras are rolling .
Trump is as dangerous as they come , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they come .

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If Donald Trump has shown us one thing this week, it’s that he’s even more deranged than we thought possible. If he’s showed us anything else this week, it’s that he’s still as much of an empty suited wuss as ever. The guy keeps making threats he knows are impossible, and when his bluff is called, he just acts like it never happened. Now he’s done it yet again.
At around lunchtime on Friday, Donald Trump posted a series of tweets calling for the states of Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia to be “liberated” – and he mentioned the Second Amendment by name while doing so. This was a depraved, evil, and illegal call for the violent overthrow of the elected governments in those states.
Yet by the time Trump held his daily press conference six hours later, and the first question was inevitably about his treasonous tweets, he caved. He had an opportunity to repeat or expand upon his domestic terrorist threats while millions of people were watching at home. Instead he merely generically said that he stood by his tweets, while refusing to elaborate, and downplaying their significance.
In other words, Donald Trump is the same cut-and-run coward as ever. Sure, he’ll post tweets aimed at inciting violence against Democratic governors, in the hope that one of his deranged supporters will follow through on it. But he doesn’t have the guts to stand by his own domestic terrorist threats when the cameras are rolling. Trump is as dangerous as they come, but he’s also as pathetic as they come.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Donald Trump has completely unhinged meltdown after CNN refuses to air his press briefing

As Donald Trump ’ s daily press briefings have gone further off the rails , CNN and MSNBC have taken @ @ @ @ @ fully airing them .
For instance , when Friday ’ s briefing began , CNN @ @ @ @ @ until Trump had finished reading his opening propaganda statement .
This prompted Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to attack CNN , while pointing out that MSNBC , Fox News @ @ @ @ @ were all airing it at the time .
We suppose it ’ s her job @ @ @ @ @ herself like this .
But late on Friday night , Trump quoted McEnany ’ s @ @ @ @ @ about it : If Donald Trump is this upset that CNN didn ’ t air @ @ @ @ @ Friday , wait until he finds out that MSNBC ended up cutting away from an @ @ @ @ @ so it could interview Nancy Pelosi .

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As Donald Trump’s daily press briefings have gone further off the rails, CNN and MSNBC have taken some creative approaches for not fully airing them. For instance, when Friday’s briefing began, CNN refused to start airing it until Trump had finished reading his opening propaganda statement.
This prompted Donald Trump’s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to attack CNN, while pointing out that MSNBC, Fox News, and Fox Business Channel were all airing it at the time. We suppose it’s her job to make a fool of herself like this. But late on Friday night, Trump quoted McEnany’s tweet and an unhinged meltdown about it:
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They are Fake News Losers! https://t.co/3RHcBZogms — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2020
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If Donald Trump is this upset that CNN didn’t air part of his briefing on Friday, wait until he finds out that MSNBC ended up cutting away from an extended portion of his briefing so it could interview Nancy Pelosi.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Far left luminary Noam Chomsky and former GOP leader both endorse Joe Biden over Donald Trump

On Friday , far left luminary Noam Chomsky announced that he ’ s voting for Joe Biden , because he believes that Biden would be infinitely better than Donald Trump .
Chomsky pointed out that if a leftist stays home , it ’ s the same as supporting Trump .
It turns out Biden is getting support from the left and the right in this election .
Political strategist Jeff Timmer tweeted this on Friday : “ I Directed the Michigan Republican Party 2005-2009 .
I think Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been doing a fantastic job .
Not perfect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
I ’ ve not become a Democrat – and I won ’ t .
But I ’ m glad I voted for her and to be supporting Joe Biden this year.
” Noam Chomsky and Jeff Timmer don ’ t exactly have much in common on the ideological scale .
They ’ re on opposite sides of Joe Biden .
But they ’ re both voting for Biden for the same reason : Donald Trump needs to be removed , and Biden is an infinitely better option , and he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , or wasting your vote on a third party candidate , will not magically result in neither Biden nor Trump winning .
One of them will be president for the next four years .
Far-left Senator Bernie Sanders is endorsing Joe Biden .
Far-right former Congressman Joe Walsh is endorsing Joe Biden .
They ’ re both doing it for the same reason .
This goes beyond ideology .
It ’ s about saving America from a deranged criminal who ’ s literally killing us , and replacing him with a fundamentally @ @ @

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On Friday, far left luminary Noam Chomsky announced that he’s voting for Joe Biden, because he believes that Biden would be infinitely better than Donald Trump. Chomsky pointed out that if a leftist stays home, it’s the same as supporting Trump. It turns out Biden is getting support from the left and the right in this election.
Political strategist Jeff Timmer tweeted this on Friday: “I Directed the Michigan Republican Party 2005-2009. I think Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been doing a fantastic job. Not perfect, but apples to rutabagas in comparison to Trump. I’ve not become a Democrat – and I won’t. But I’m glad I voted for her and to be supporting Joe Biden this year.”
Noam Chomsky and Jeff Timmer don’t exactly have much in common on the ideological scale. They’re on opposite sides of Joe Biden. But they’re both voting for Biden for the same reason: Donald Trump needs to be removed, and Biden is an infinitely better option, and he’s the only other option. Staying home, or wasting your vote on a third party candidate, will not magically result in neither Biden nor Trump winning. One of them will be president for the next four years.
Far-left Senator Bernie Sanders is endorsing Joe Biden. Far-right former Congressman Joe Walsh is endorsing Joe Biden. They’re both doing it for the same reason. This goes beyond ideology. It’s about saving America from a deranged criminal who’s literally killing us, and replacing him with a fundamentally good person.
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