palmerreport--2020-07-21--The Lincoln Project just destroyed Lindsey Graham

When Donald Trump tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask today , Lindsey Graham posted a tweet congratulating him @ @ @ @ @ time , Palmer Report opined that it was like watching a babysitter congratulating a toddler @ @ @ @ @ toilet after months of having crapped all over everything .
It turns out we weren @ @ @ @ @ who saw it that way .
The Lincoln Project destroyed Lindsey Graham with this tweet @ @ @ @ @ is stuck in a tight reelection race in South Carolina against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison @ @ @ @ @ be an inspiring and popular candidate .

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When Donald Trump tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask today, Lindsey Graham posted a tweet congratulating him for it. At the time, Palmer Report opined that it was like watching a babysitter congratulating a toddler for finally pooping in the toilet after months of having crapped all over everything. It turns out we weren’t the only ones who saw it that way.
The Lincoln Project destroyed Lindsey Graham with this tweet:
It turns out @realDonaldTrump does have a White House pet. https://t.co/5CO7d4Mnxl — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 20, 2020
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Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham is stuck in a tight reelection race in South Carolina against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, who is proving to be an inspiring and popular candidate.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Kanye West suffers psychotic break as his “presidential campaign” unravels

Earlier today we brought you the news that Kanye West had produced precisely zero signatures to get his name on the ballot in South Carolina by the deadline , meaning he won ’ t be on the ballot in the state .
This came after Kanye held a “ campaign rally ” in the state and spent much of the time ranting incoherently and crying .
Whether Kanye understands it or not , he ’ s not actually running for president .
The media shouldn ’ t be covering his imaginary “ campaign ” as if it were a real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Kanye getting the psychological help he needs .
Tonight he ’ s suffering some kind of psychotic break on Twitter that has us worried about his safety .
Right now Kanye West is tweeting things like this at his mother-in-law Kris Jenner : “ Kriss don ’ t play with me you and that calmye are not allowed around my children Ya ’ ll tried to lock me up.
” He tweeted this about his wife Kim Kardashian : “ Kim was trying to fly to Wyoming with a doctor to lock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Out because I cried about saving my daughters life yesterday.
” He also tweeted random search results for Halle Berry and Jennifer Lawrence for no apparent reason .
He claimed that “ NBC locked up Bill Cosby.
” He ’ s now in the process of deleting some of the tweets in question .
Again , we urge the media to stop indulging Kanye West by treating his mental breakdown as if it were a real presidential campaign .
This poor guy needs professional help .
We hope he gets it .

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Earlier today we brought you the news that Kanye West had produced precisely zero signatures to get his name on the ballot in South Carolina by the deadline, meaning he won’t be on the ballot in the state. This came after Kanye held a “campaign rally” in the state and spent much of the time ranting incoherently and crying.
Whether Kanye understands it or not, he’s not actually running for president. The media shouldn’t be covering his imaginary “campaign” as if it were a real campaign. Instead we should be talking about Kanye getting the psychological help he needs. Tonight he’s suffering some kind of psychotic break on Twitter that has us worried about his safety.
Right now Kanye West is tweeting things like this at his mother-in-law Kris Jenner: “Kriss don’t play with me you and that calmye are not allowed around my children Ya’ll tried to lock me up.” He tweeted this about his wife Kim Kardashian: “Kim was trying to fly to Wyoming with a doctor to lock me up like on the movie Get Out because I cried about saving my daughters life yesterday.” He also tweeted random search results for Halle Berry and Jennifer Lawrence for no apparent reason. He claimed that “NBC locked up Bill Cosby.” He’s now in the process of deleting some of the tweets in question.
Again, we urge the media to stop indulging Kanye West by treating his mental breakdown as if it were a real presidential campaign. This poor guy needs professional help. We hope he gets it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

Even as one pundit after another has tried to scare people into staying tuned in by floating the possibility that Donald Trump could lose the election and then just simply refuse to leave office and somehow get away with it all , Palmer Report has explained that this is not a real thing .
Tonight , Lawrence O ’ Donnell used his MSNBC show to help further explain why this isn ’ t a real thing .
“ It ’ s not up to Donald Trump , ” O ’ Donnell explained .
If Trump loses the election , Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden on inauguration day , Biden will become President , and if Trump is still in the White House at that point , he ’ ll be trespassing .
Secret Service will remove him accordingly .
None of this is particularly difficult to understand .
Yet because the ( imaginary ) prospect of Trump somehow magically remaining in office after losing is so scary , the worst of pundits just keep using it to try milk ratings out of what is currently a blowout election cycle .
Nancy Pelosi is also shutting down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cameras today that “ there is a process .
It has nothing to do with whether a certain occupant of the White House doesn ’ t feel like moving , and has to be fumigated out of there.
” The Joe Biden campaign has also pointed out that Trump would simply be trespassing , and that he would simply be removed .
We can ’ t stress this enough : this an imaginary narrative that pundits have manufactured for the sake of ratings .
Donald Trump is playing into this fake narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the empty threat of refusing to leave office in order to perhaps get certain things to go his way during the transition period .
But Trump will only have that leverage if the public is gullible enough to believe that he can actually somehow just not leave office .
Your job is to not fall for this crap when you hear it from the worst of pundits .

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Even as one pundit after another has tried to scare people into staying tuned in by floating the possibility that Donald Trump could lose the election and then just simply refuse to leave office and somehow get away with it all, Palmer Report has explained that this is not a real thing. Tonight, Lawrence O’Donnell used his MSNBC show to help further explain why this isn’t a real thing.
“It’s not up to Donald Trump,” O’Donnell explained. If Trump loses the election, Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in Joe Biden on inauguration day, Biden will become President, and if Trump is still in the White House at that point, he’ll be trespassing. Secret Service will remove him accordingly.
None of this is particularly difficult to understand. Yet because the (imaginary) prospect of Trump somehow magically remaining in office after losing is so scary, the worst of pundits just keep using it to try milk ratings out of what is currently a blowout election cycle.
Nancy Pelosi is also shutting down this nonsensical narrative. She explained to the cameras today that “there is a process. It has nothing to do with whether a certain occupant of the White House doesn’t feel like moving, and has to be fumigated out of there.” The Joe Biden campaign has also pointed out that Trump would simply be trespassing, and that he would simply be removed.
We can’t stress this enough: this an imaginary narrative that pundits have manufactured for the sake of ratings. Donald Trump is playing into this fake narrative because he’s hoping to use the empty threat of refusing to leave office in order to perhaps get certain things to go his way during the transition period. But Trump will only have that leverage if the public is gullible enough to believe that he can actually somehow just not leave office. Your job is to not fall for this crap when you hear it from the worst of pundits.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Michael Cohen just took his big swing at Donald Trump and Bill Barr

When Michael Cohen was taken back to prison earlier this month , he was reportedly told that he could only stay out of prison if he signed a document agreeing not to publish his tell-all book about Donald Trump .
At the time , Palmer Report predicted that Cohen would take legal action on the basis that his return to prison was politically motivated .
Sure enough , Rachel Maddow reported on-air tonight that Michael Cohen has filed suit against Donald Trump ’ s Attorney General Bill Barr , alleging that Barr put Cohen back in prison specifically to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Considering how obvious it is what ’ s going on here , and the fact that there ’ s apparently a paper trail involved , Cohen has a strong chance of winning .
Of course this isn ’ t just about whether Michael Cohen remains in prison .
He ’ s already tweeted that his book is essentially finished , and that he expects it to be published in September .
Cohen ’ s handlers can go ahead and publish the book whether he ’ s locked up at the time or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen with Mary Trump , John Bolton , and others , Donald Trump has no ability to magically stop a book from being published .

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When Michael Cohen was taken back to prison earlier this month, he was reportedly told that he could only stay out of prison if he signed a document agreeing not to publish his tell-all book about Donald Trump. At the time, Palmer Report predicted that Cohen would take legal action on the basis that his return to prison was politically motivated.
Sure enough, Rachel Maddow reported on-air tonight that Michael Cohen has filed suit against Donald Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr, alleging that Barr put Cohen back in prison specifically to try to keep him from publishing his book. Considering how obvious it is what’s going on here, and the fact that there’s apparently a paper trail involved, Cohen has a strong chance of winning.
Of course this isn’t just about whether Michael Cohen remains in prison. He’s already tweeted that his book is essentially finished, and that he expects it to be published in September. Cohen’s handlers can go ahead and publish the book whether he’s locked up at the time or not. And as we’ve seen with Mary Trump, John Bolton, and others, Donald Trump has no ability to magically stop a book from being published.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--No wonder Donald Trump is losing

No wonder Donald Trump is losing

There ’ s a common saying that people get into politics for one of two reasons – either to do something or to be something .
It ’ s been pretty clear which category Donald Trump falls under , from the time he kicked off his campaign in 2016 to his abysmal tenure as president where he ’ s made it obvious time and again that he couldn ’ t care less about the people he was elected to serve .
Aside from the fact that he ’ s a narcissistic sociopath and proud of his own ignorance , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is floundering so poorly is because Donald Trump still hasn ’ t come up with what he ’ d accomplish in his second term .
We ’ ve seen him pressed on this even by staunch pro-Trump interviewers and not give anything that resembles a coherent response .
Not only did he foul it up on Sean Hannity ’ s show the first time , his White House couldn ’ t even do proper damage control on the answers he gave – and his campaign website still says something about a “ Transition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , without even bothering to talk about policy specifics .
Now with his support tanking even further , Trump ’ s staffers thought it would be a good idea to bring back his COVID briefings , even though they made him look like an incompetent clown last time , so he ’ s decided to make things even worse by using the briefings as you ’ d expect : a mouthpiece for his re-election campaign , and an opportunity to rant about China and Joe Biden while he ’ s on television .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his disastrous Rose Garden conference on Tuesday but had nothing to offer but bluster – even his spokesperson couldn ’ t give much of an answer when following up , just saying that there ’ s an ongoing policy process taking place in the White House .
Let that sink in – Trump replaced his campaign chair after seeing consistently poor polls , but he ’ s not really shaking things up lately when it comes to his think tank who have been turning out the same idiotic and racist proposals since he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he doesn ’ t know what he ’ s doing , even when the nation faces a real crisis , and not only does he not know why he should be there , most of his staff doesn ’ t seem to know either .

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There’s a common saying that people get into politics for one of two reasons – either to do something or to be something. It’s been pretty clear which category Donald Trump falls under, from the time he kicked off his campaign in 2016 to his abysmal tenure as president where he’s made it obvious time and again that he couldn’t care less about the people he was elected to serve. Aside from the fact that he’s a narcissistic sociopath and proud of his own ignorance, one of the reasons his 2020 re-election campaign is floundering so poorly is because Donald Trump still hasn’t come up with what he’d accomplish in his second term.
We’ve seen him pressed on this even by staunch pro-Trump interviewers and not give anything that resembles a coherent response. Not only did he foul it up on Sean Hannity’s show the first time, his White House couldn’t even do proper damage control on the answers he gave – and his campaign website still says something about a “Transition to Greatness,” whatever that means, without even bothering to talk about policy specifics.
Now with his support tanking even further, Trump’s staffers thought it would be a good idea to bring back his COVID briefings, even though they made him look like an incompetent clown last time, so he’s decided to make things even worse by using the briefings as you’d expect: a mouthpiece for his re-election campaign, and an opportunity to rant about China and Joe Biden while he’s on television.
Inevitably, he was pressed again during his disastrous Rose Garden conference on Tuesday but had nothing to offer but bluster – even his spokesperson couldn’t give much of an answer when following up, just saying that there’s an ongoing policy process taking place in the White House. Let that sink in – Trump replaced his campaign chair after seeing consistently poor polls, but he’s not really shaking things up lately when it comes to his think tank who have been turning out the same idiotic and racist proposals since he took office. It’s clear he doesn’t know what he’s doing, even when the nation faces a real crisis, and not only does he not know why he should be there, most of his staff doesn’t seem to know either.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--BUSTED: Donald Trump caught in huge British Open corruption scandal

There ’ s no financial con that Donald Trump won ’ t try .
And since he illegitimately took office , there ’ s no financial con that he won ’ t try to pull off by abusing the power of the presidency .
Now Trump has been caught in one of his ugliest financial corruption scandals yet – this one involving the British Open .
Donald Trump asked Woody Johnson , the U.S .
Ambassador to the United Kingdom , to use his office to try to steer the British Open to Trump ’ s golf course in Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the New York Times tonight .
Two things stand out here .
First , like so many of Trump ’ s schemes , this one failed .
Second , while the fatalists will once again scream that “ Trump is getting away with it all , ” that ’ s not the case .
Trump ’ s corrupt antics have left him with poll numbers so bad that he ’ s currently on track to lose the election in a blowout .
And we know that Trump is headed to prison if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York grand jury that ’ s targeting him for indictment and has already won the right to see his tax returns .
So no , Trump isn ’ t “ getting away ” with anything .
He ’ s been busted in yet another ugly scandal which will only serve to increase the odds that he loses the election , and thus increase the odds that he ’ ll spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement .
Trump ’ s real problem is that he just can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he loses the election , and yet he keeps running petty con games that are helping to ensure that his life is indeed over .

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There’s no financial con that Donald Trump won’t try. And since he illegitimately took office, there’s no financial con that he won’t try to pull off by abusing the power of the presidency. Now Trump has been caught in one of his ugliest financial corruption scandals yet – this one involving the British Open.
Donald Trump asked Woody Johnson, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, to use his office to try to steer the British Open to Trump’s golf course in Scotland, according to a surreal new expose from the New York Times tonight. Two things stand out here. First, like so many of Trump’s schemes, this one failed.
Second, while the fatalists will once again scream that “Trump is getting away with it all,” that’s not the case. Trump’s corrupt antics have left him with poll numbers so bad that he’s currently on track to lose the election in a blowout. And we know that Trump is headed to prison if he loses the election, thanks to the New York grand jury that’s targeting him for indictment and has already won the right to see his tax returns.
So no, Trump isn’t “getting away” with anything. He’s been busted in yet another ugly scandal which will only serve to increase the odds that he loses the election, and thus increase the odds that he’ll spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement. Trump’s real problem is that he just can’t help himself. His life is over if he loses the election, and yet he keeps running petty con games that are helping to ensure that his life is indeed over.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--This is self-sabotagingly stupid even by Donald Trump’s standards

Donald Trump openly wishes he were the King of the United States , but instead he ’ s merely become the king of self-sabotage .
His poll numbers were already terrible before the pandemic arrived , but he handled it in such a ridiculous manner , his poll numbers are now even worse .
He ’ s also finding other ways to sabotage his hopes of reelection .
This latest one is stupid even by his usual standards .
Trump still hasn ’ t figured out that marrying himself to the racist traitorous losers of the Confederacy is hurting his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far gone to care how badly he ’ s hurting himself with it .
Now he ’ s taking things even further by threatening to veto pay raises for the troops , in the name of trying to keep military bases named after Confederate traitors .
It ’ s one thing for Donald Trump to align himself with domestic terrorists .
It ’ s another for him to take money out of the pockets of the troops .
Does he think they won ’ t notice ?
Trump is now trying to lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does , he ’ s toast .

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Donald Trump openly wishes he were the King of the United States, but instead he’s merely become the king of self-sabotage. His poll numbers were already terrible before the pandemic arrived, but he handled it in such a ridiculous manner, his poll numbers are now even worse. He’s also finding other ways to sabotage his hopes of reelection. This latest one is stupid even by his usual standards.
Trump still hasn’t figured out that marrying himself to the racist traitorous losers of the Confederacy is hurting his numbers, or he’s too far gone to care how badly he’s hurting himself with it. Now he’s taking things even further by threatening to veto pay raises for the troops, in the name of trying to keep military bases named after Confederate traitors.
It’s one thing for Donald Trump to align himself with domestic terrorists. It’s another for him to take money out of the pockets of the troops. Does he think they won’t notice? Trump is now trying to lose the military vote – and if he does, he’s toast.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--This is ugly for Mitch McConnell

This is ugly for Mitch McConnell

With Donald Trump currently dragging the entire Republican Party down with him , things are getting particularly ugly for Mitch @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re not talking about the tan suit he inexplicably wore this week .
@ @ @ @ @ when it comes to his own reelection .
Now that Amy McGrath has won the @ @ @ @ @ Senate race in Kentucky , and her primary opponent Charles Booker has thrown his weight @ @ @ @ @ ve been waiting to see the first general election polling in the race .
RMG @ @ @ @ @ is one point ahead of Mitch McConnell in a head to head matchup .
We @ @ @ @ @ to see additional polls out of the Kentucky Senate race before we can pass judgment @ @ @ @ @ truly shaping up .
But when a well known incumbent is one point behind at @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s usually really bad news for the incumbent .
You can follow @ @ @ @

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With Donald Trump currently dragging the entire Republican Party down with him, things are getting particularly ugly for Mitch McConnell – and no, we’re not talking about the tan suit he inexplicably wore this week. McConnell has a real problem when it comes to his own reelection.
Now that Amy McGrath has won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky, and her primary opponent Charles Booker has thrown his weight behind her, we’ve been waiting to see the first general election polling in the race. RMG Research now says that McGrath is one point ahead of Mitch McConnell in a head to head matchup.
We’ll have to wait to see additional polls out of the Kentucky Senate race before we can pass judgment about how the race is truly shaping up. But when a well known incumbent is one point behind at this stage of a race, it’s usually really bad news for the incumbent. You can follow Amy McGrath here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump’s pitiful cognition test failure

I can ’ t say I ’ ve had the Montreal Cognitive Assessment ( MoCA ) test administered to me , the one Donald Trump told Chris Wallace that he “ aced , ” but I have read through all the questions .
It is laughably easy .
I can ’ t imagine why anyone would brag about results from this particular test .
Put another way , I could understand why someone would be embarrassed to admit they ’ d had it administered to them .
It ’ s insulting and clearly intended to test people suspected of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up on the internet and I ’ m sure you will agree , it ’ s no Stanford-Binet IQ test .
The MoCA is , in effect , an extended cognitive orientation test .
A crude form of the MoCA test is used by paramedics .
How many fingers am I holding up ?
Who ’ s president of the United States ?
What day is this ?
And so on .
It ’ s how they determine when a person is “ oriented , times three ” to person , place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut above those questions in complexity and difficulty and subtlety , of course , but it is used to measure essentially the same thing , extent of cognitive impairment , if any .
I don ’ t mean to disparage the test .
It ’ s useful for finding evidence of the early stages of Alzheimer ’ s and similar impairing disorders .
But it does give one pause that it ’ s thought prudent by medical doctors to administer the test to the president of the United States , let alone that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” MoCA was developed by Dr. Ziad Nasreddine in 1996 .
“ This is not an IQ test , ” Dr. Nasreddine said .
“ The test is supposed to help physicians detect early signs of Alzheimer ’ s , and it became very popular because it was a short test , and very sensitive for early impairment.
” As much as I detest Donald Trump , I found it painful to watch him crow about the test .
Trump is a stupid man , but I don ’ t hold his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrogance and his narcissism and his evil against him .
But he was born with an unimpressive , second-rate mind .
Intellectually he compares badly with everyone who was ever president of the United States , including George W. Bush and Warren G. Harding .
Most of us know instinctively that Trump isn ’ t very bright on any level , without being necessarily able to define exactly how or why they know it specifically .
That is , Trump hasn ’ t or won ’ t take a real IQ test .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a way where you can administer your very own quasi-IQ test on him by way of a thought experiment .
Everyone knows at least three bits of trivia that are fairly obscure , but not so obscure as to be wholly unknown by others .
So I imagined asking both Donald Trump and Barack Obama the following three questions of my own : What is a differential equation ?
What is significant about “ Bloomsday ” in literature ?
And what does a classical musician mean when she refers to “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specialists in the field of mathematics , literature and music could easily answer , but could not be necessarily easily answered by a person not specializing in any of those disciplines .
I think President Obama would probably know the answer to at least two of those questions , and I wouldn ’ t be at all surprised if he knew all three .
I would be staggered if Trump came within shouting distance of answering any one of those questions .
In fact , shouting is probably what would happen .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being shouted at and insulted for daring to ask , being told they were trick questions or even “ fake ” questions .
We all know perfectly well in the easily accessible realm of our imaginations that Trump is a moron .
Try this little thought experiment and prove it to yourself with obscure questions of your own .
Like the MoCA , it ’ s a short but effective way of exposing an obvious reality .
I will even go further .
I would bet Barack Obama could have told me a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know about the three above questions , told me little fascinating or arcane details .
But Barack Obama is a brilliant man , and it ’ s intuitively obvious .
In the many ways Obama was qualified to be president of the United States , his compassion , his leadership , his experience , he was also intellectually qualified because he was brilliant .
We were all truly blessed to have Barack Obama as the leader of the free world for one brief shining moment in our history .
I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ genius ” in any sense of the idea , not even a specialised kind of genius or a “ savant.
” He is one of the most talent-bereft people I know .
He ’ s even rubbish at his chosen field , real estate developer .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , and this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I can’t say I’ve had the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test administered to me, the one Donald Trump told Chris Wallace that he “aced,” but I have read through all the questions. It is laughably easy. I can’t imagine why anyone would brag about results from this particular test. Put another way, I could understand why someone would be embarrassed to admit they’d had it administered to them. It’s insulting and clearly intended to test people suspected of being cognitively disoriented or impaired. Look it up on the internet and I’m sure you will agree, it’s no Stanford-Binet IQ test.
The MoCA is, in effect, an extended cognitive orientation test. A crude form of the MoCA test is used by paramedics. How many fingers am I holding up? Who’s president of the United States? What day is this? And so on. It’s how they determine when a person is “oriented, times three” to person, place, and time. The MoCA is a cut above those questions in complexity and difficulty and subtlety, of course, but it is used to measure essentially the same thing, extent of cognitive impairment, if any.
I don’t mean to disparage the test. It’s useful for finding evidence of the early stages of Alzheimer’s and similar impairing disorders. But it does give one pause that it’s thought prudent by medical doctors to administer the test to the president of the United States, let alone that the president should brag about “acing it.”
MoCA was developed by Dr. Ziad Nasreddine in 1996. “This is not an IQ test,” Dr. Nasreddine said. “The test is supposed to help physicians detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, and it became very popular because it was a short test, and very sensitive for early impairment.”
As much as I detest Donald Trump, I found it painful to watch him crow about the test. Trump is a stupid man, but I don’t hold his stupidity against him. I hold his arrogance and his narcissism and his evil against him. But he was born with an unimpressive, second-rate mind. Intellectually he compares badly with everyone who was ever president of the United States, including George W. Bush and Warren G. Harding.
Most of us know instinctively that Trump isn’t very bright on any level, without being necessarily able to define exactly how or why they know it specifically. That is, Trump hasn’t or won’t take a real IQ test. But I think I may have stumbled on a way where you can administer your very own quasi-IQ test on him by way of a thought experiment. Everyone knows at least three bits of trivia that are fairly obscure, but not so obscure as to be wholly unknown by others. So I imagined asking both Donald Trump and Barack Obama the following three questions of my own: What is a differential equation? What is significant about “Bloomsday” in literature? And what does a classical musician mean when she refers to “the 48”? These are questions that specialists in the field of mathematics, literature and music could easily answer, but could not be necessarily easily answered by a person not specializing in any of those disciplines.
I think President Obama would probably know the answer to at least two of those questions, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he knew all three. I would be staggered if Trump came within shouting distance of answering any one of those questions. In fact, shouting is probably what would happen. I could imagine asking them of him and being shouted at and insulted for daring to ask, being told they were trick questions or even “fake” questions. We all know perfectly well in the easily accessible realm of our imaginations that Trump is a moron. Try this little thought experiment and prove it to yourself with obscure questions of your own. Like the MoCA, it’s a short but effective way of exposing an obvious reality.
I will even go further. I would bet Barack Obama could have told me a thing or two that I didn’t know about the three above questions, told me little fascinating or arcane details. But Barack Obama is a brilliant man, and it’s intuitively obvious. In the many ways Obama was qualified to be president of the United States, his compassion, his leadership, his experience, he was also intellectually qualified because he was brilliant. We were all truly blessed to have Barack Obama as the leader of the free world for one brief shining moment in our history.
I’ve never believed that Donald Trump was a “genius” in any sense of the idea, not even a specialised kind of genius or a “savant.” He is one of the most talent-bereft people I know. He’s even rubbish at his chosen field, real estate developer. There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, and this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump goes on bizarre bender about Ghislaine Maxwell during catastrophic press conference

By the time Donald Trump had finished stumbling through a prepared opening statement , we didn ’ t think his press briefing today could get much worse .
After all , he sounded totally confused and barely there , as if he ’ d been ingesting far too much Lysol .
But then Trump started taking questions , and the whole thing turned into a total meltdown – particularly when Ghislaine Maxwell ’ s name came up .
For some reason a reporter asked Donald Trump whether he expected Jeffrey Epstein ’ s recently arrested associate Ghislaine Maxwell to rat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responded by claiming that he hasn ’ t been following the Maxwell story , but that “ I just wish her well , frankly.
” He then rambled about Palm Beach for awhile , before repeating his assertion that “ I wish her well , whatever it is.
” To be clear , Ghislaine Maxwell has been criminally charged for conspiring to help Jeffrey Epstein in the rape of underage girls .
Why would Donald Trump be wishing her well ?
That ’ s a completely insane thing to say under the circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no idea what to make of the Epstein-Maxwell mess , and that he ’ s concerned about where it might be headed .

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By the time Donald Trump had finished stumbling through a prepared opening statement, we didn’t think his press briefing today could get much worse. After all, he sounded totally confused and barely there, as if he’d been ingesting far too much Lysol. But then Trump started taking questions, and the whole thing turned into a total meltdown – particularly when Ghislaine Maxwell’s name came up.
For some reason a reporter asked Donald Trump whether he expected Jeffrey Epstein’s recently arrested associate Ghislaine Maxwell to rat out people like Prince Andrew. Trump responded by claiming that he hasn’t been following the Maxwell story, but that “I just wish her well, frankly.” He then rambled about Palm Beach for awhile, before repeating his assertion that “I wish her well, whatever it is.”
To be clear, Ghislaine Maxwell has been criminally charged for conspiring to help Jeffrey Epstein in the rape of underage girls. Why would Donald Trump be wishing her well? That’s a completely insane thing to say under the circumstances. It’s clear that Trump has no idea what to make of the Epstein-Maxwell mess, and that he’s concerned about where it might be headed.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump’s press conference today is already a total disaster

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers have been plummeting as more Americans have concluded that he isn ’ t willing or able to lead the country through the pandemic .
So instead of doing something to actually help America with the pandemic , Trump decided that all he needs to do is to start holding press briefings about it again .
Suffice it to say that he ’ s not off to a strong start .
The bar was incredibly low for Trump today , considering that during his last full press briefing about the coronavirus , he proposed having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Trump managed to drag the bar even lower today .
He started off by using the racist term “ China Virus ” in the very first sentence he spoke .
It was all downhill from there .
Trump sounded befuddled even when trying to read from his prepared opening script .
At one point he said “ It ’ s all over the world , and it tends to do that , ” and no one had any idea what he meant .
It ’ s as if Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to lose the election and go to prison if he doesn ’ t read what they wrote for him , but he ’ s too far gone to even pull it off .
He sounded out of breath at times , confused , tepid , and lost .
The irony is that Donald Trump is only holding these press briefings to try to boost his sinking poll numbers , and yet briefings like what we saw today are only going to drive his numbers even lower .
Trump has no idea what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .
In a sign of how thoroughly this isn ’ t working for Trump , CNN isn ’ t even bothering to air his press briefing .

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Donald Trump’s poll numbers have been plummeting as more Americans have concluded that he isn’t willing or able to lead the country through the pandemic. So instead of doing something to actually help America with the pandemic, Trump decided that all he needs to do is to start holding press briefings about it again. Suffice it to say that he’s not off to a strong start.
The bar was incredibly low for Trump today, considering that during his last full press briefing about the coronavirus, he proposed having people inject themselves with bleach and Lysol. But Trump managed to drag the bar even lower today. He started off by using the racist term “China Virus” in the very first sentence he spoke. It was all downhill from there.
Trump sounded befuddled even when trying to read from his prepared opening script. At one point he said “It’s all over the world, and it tends to do that,” and no one had any idea what he meant. It’s as if Trump’s handlers convinced him that he’s going to lose the election and go to prison if he doesn’t read what they wrote for him, but he’s too far gone to even pull it off. He sounded out of breath at times, confused, tepid, and lost.
The irony is that Donald Trump is only holding these press briefings to try to boost his sinking poll numbers, and yet briefings like what we saw today are only going to drive his numbers even lower. Trump has no idea what he’s even trying to do at this point. In a sign of how thoroughly this isn’t working for Trump, CNN isn’t even bothering to air his press briefing.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Seat of his pants

Seat of his pants

Donald Trump is desperate for attention and adulation , and with him not doing any rallies in person anytime soon , apparently he is planning to resort to his daily coronavirus briefings starting again today .
The timing and nature of these daily briefs are intended to distract the nation from the daily local and national news ( where real facts and information can be gleaned ) , and to give Trump the ratings and stage he craves .
His intentions were clear when he announced his plans : “ I was doing them and we had a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the history of cable television .
There ’ s never been anything like it .
It ’ s a great way to get information out to the public as to where we are with the vaccines , with the therapeutics.
” Theoretically , that is true about being a great way to get information out .
However , as we saw with Chris Wallace ’ s interview , the man is not capable of truth telling about the pandemic .
According to the White House , no members of the White House coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the briefing .
Recall the last time that Trump held one of these , when we heard about sunlight and injecting disinfectants .
And the person to whom he turned for affirmation , Dr. Deborah Birx , will supposedly not be there either .
Kayleigh McEnany attacked the New York Times on Tuesday for its story about the coronavirus and the “ cheerleading ” and “ positive information pusher ” image they painted of Birx .
From all indications , when she has been on any television , she has defended Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assertions .
What we are going to start seeing today and each day of these press briefings is Trump flinging a load from his briefs .

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Donald Trump is desperate for attention and adulation, and with him not doing any rallies in person anytime soon, apparently he is planning to resort to his daily coronavirus briefings starting again today.
The timing and nature of these daily briefs are intended to distract the nation from the daily local and national news (where real facts and information can be gleaned), and to give Trump the ratings and stage he craves. His intentions were clear when he announced his plans: “I was doing them and we had a lot of people watching, record numbers watching in the history of cable television. There’s never been anything like it. It’s a great way to get information out to the public as to where we are with the vaccines, with the therapeutics.”
Theoretically, that is true about being a great way to get information out. However, as we saw with Chris Wallace’s interview, the man is not capable of truth telling about the pandemic.
According to the White House, no members of the White House coronavirus task force are going to be present at the briefing.
Recall the last time that Trump held one of these, when we heard about sunlight and injecting disinfectants. And the person to whom he turned for affirmation, Dr. Deborah Birx, will supposedly not be there either.
Kayleigh McEnany attacked the New York Times on Tuesday for its story about the coronavirus and the “cheerleading” and “positive information pusher” image they painted of Birx. From all indications, when she has been on any television, she has defended Trump as studious and defended his baseless factual assertions. What we are going to start seeing today and each day of these press briefings is Trump flinging a load from his briefs.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--It’s all over but the whining and crying

With his poll numbers cratering due to his ongoing negligent mishandling of the coronavirus , Donald Trump has decided on a fix : he ’ s going to start holding regular coronavirus briefings again today .
Of course what people are really looking for is coherent leadership , national mandates , medical supplies , economic relief , and honest assessments – and Trump isn ’ t capable of any of that .
In an apparent preview of what Trump ’ s briefing will sound like later today , he posted this stunningly bizarre tweet : You will never hear this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Virus , but by comparison to most other countries , who are suffering greatly , we are doing very well – and we have done things that few other countries could have done !
We ’ re not even sure where to start .
Trump is back to using racial slurs to describe the coronavirus .
He ’ s claiming that the U.S. is somehow handling the pandemic better than the rest of the world , when everyone knows that the U.S. is handling it worse than any other nation on Earth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to bring with him into today ’ s briefing ?
If so , he ’ ll only serve to drive his approval rating and poll numbers even lower .
At this rate it ’ s all over for him but the whining and crying .

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With his poll numbers cratering due to his ongoing negligent mishandling of the coronavirus, Donald Trump has decided on a fix: he’s going to start holding regular coronavirus briefings again today. Of course what people are really looking for is coherent leadership, national mandates, medical supplies, economic relief, and honest assessments – and Trump isn’t capable of any of that.
In an apparent preview of what Trump’s briefing will sound like later today, he posted this stunningly bizarre tweet:
You will never hear this on the Fake News concerning the China Virus, but by comparison to most other countries, who are suffering greatly, we are doing very well – and we have done things that few other countries could have done! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020
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We’re not even sure where to start. Trump is back to using racial slurs to describe the coronavirus. He’s claiming that the U.S. is somehow handling the pandemic better than the rest of the world, when everyone knows that the U.S. is handling it worse than any other nation on Earth.
So this is what Donald Trump is going to bring with him into today’s briefing? If so, he’ll only serve to drive his approval rating and poll numbers even lower. At this rate it’s all over for him but the whining and crying.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Jacob Wohl allegedly involved in Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine Maxwell coverup

We thought we were done writing about Jacob Wohl , a far right clown who ’ s been caught making up one laughably absurd fake scandal after another about Donald Trump ’ s adversaries .
But now Wohl is allegedly back in a big way – and if what ’ s being reported is true , it means he ’ ll almost certainly end up in prison for it .
British newspaper Daily Mail is reporting that Ghislaine Maxwell recently hired Jacob Wohl to smear Jeffrey Epstein ’ s victims .
The newspaper further reports that proof of Wohl ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the criminal case against Maxwell .
Wohl has a history of carrying out these kinds of smear campaigns .
He also has a history of being almost hysterically bad at this kind of thing .
If Maxwell recently hired him , it suggests that she reached a point of desperation where she was willing to try anything to stay out of prison – even a scheme that was highly unlikely to work .
In any case , if Jacob Wohl really has gotten himself financially involved in the Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to imagine him remaining out of prison .
It ’ s one thing for him to have made up phony scandals about Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi , which largely just got laughed it .
It ’ s another thing to get entangled with the hideous Epstein-Maxwell crime spree .

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We thought we were done writing about Jacob Wohl, a far right clown who’s been caught making up one laughably absurd fake scandal after another about Donald Trump’s adversaries. But now Wohl is allegedly back in a big way – and if what’s being reported is true, it means he’ll almost certainly end up in prison for it.
British newspaper Daily Mail is reporting that Ghislaine Maxwell recently hired Jacob Wohl to smear Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. The newspaper further reports that proof of Wohl’s involvement is contained in documents filed in the criminal case against Maxwell. Wohl has a history of carrying out these kinds of smear campaigns. He also has a history of being almost hysterically bad at this kind of thing. If Maxwell recently hired him, it suggests that she reached a point of desperation where she was willing to try anything to stay out of prison – even a scheme that was highly unlikely to work.
In any case, if Jacob Wohl really has gotten himself financially involved in the Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine Maxwell coverup, it’s difficult to imagine him remaining out of prison. It’s one thing for him to have made up phony scandals about Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi, which largely just got laughed it. It’s another thing to get entangled with the hideous Epstein-Maxwell crime spree.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--GOP implodes as House Republicans begin attacking Liz Cheney

Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is every bit as much of a villain as her father .
But unlike some of her House GOP colleagues , she ’ s not willing to support Donald Trump ’ s most deranged policies .
She ’ s stood up to Trump on things like wearing a mask and pulling U.S. troops out of Europe .
Yet Trump , seemingly scared of her , has remained quiet .
We ’ ve been wondering how long that would last .
According to a stunning and lengthy Twitter thread from Politico reporter Melanie Zanona , this morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cheney .
The list of attackers included a who ’ s who of notorious bottom feeders : Matt Gaetz , Thomas Massie , Louie Gohmert , and Jim Jordan .
So this is where we ’ re at now .
As Donald Trump makes one deranged and incoherent move after another , House Republicans are left trying to decide whether or not to defend the indefensible .
Now the House GOP is coming apart at the seams over the singular question of how to handle Trump as he circles the drain .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party .

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Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is every bit as much of a villain as her father. But unlike some of her House GOP colleagues, she’s not willing to support Donald Trump’s most deranged policies. She’s stood up to Trump on things like wearing a mask and pulling U.S. troops out of Europe. Yet Trump, seemingly scared of her, has remained quiet.
We’ve been wondering how long that would last. According to a stunning and lengthy Twitter thread from Politico reporter Melanie Zanona, this morning multiple Trump-aligned House Republicans began attacking Liz Cheney. The list of attackers included a who’s who of notorious bottom feeders: Matt Gaetz, Thomas Massie, Louie Gohmert, and Jim Jordan.
So this is where we’re at now. As Donald Trump makes one deranged and incoherent move after another, House Republicans are left trying to decide whether or not to defend the indefensible. Now the House GOP is coming apart at the seams over the singular question of how to handle Trump as he circles the drain. It couldn’t happen to a nicer party.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--GOP Congressman Ted Yoho must be expelled from the House after cursing out AOC

The Trump-era Republican Party reached a new low today when House Republican Ted Yoho accosted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Capitol steps today and called her a “ f*cking b*tch.
” According to the Hill , which first reported , the incident , Yoho snapped after AOC dared to suggest that the recent increase in crime in New York City is a result of worsening coronavirus-related unemployment .
Here ’ s the thing .
There aren ’ t two sides to this .
This wasn ’ t a matter of two members of Congress getting into an inappropriate shouting match @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply voicing a view about poverty , and Yoho going berserk on her in a way that might have gotten him arrested if he ’ d done it to a random woman on a sidewalk .
Why did Yoho accost AOC , and not any of the men in Congress who have expressed similar views about poverty ?
The misogyny here is painfully obvious .
Ted Yoho clearly doesn ’ t have the temperament to be in Congress – not even close .
Yoho has already announced that he ’ s not seeking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s set to be gone from office in January .
That ’ s not soon enough .
The House needs to expel him .
His district can send someone else to finish out the rest of the term who doesn ’ t behave like this .
But we doubt the cowards in the House Republican leadership will lift a finger .
In any case , Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the day when she responded to Yoho ’ s meltdown with this tweet : I never spoke to Rep. Yoho before he decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation ’ s Capitol yesterday .
Believe it or not , I usually get along fine w/ my GOP colleagues .
We know how to check our legislative sparring at the committee door .
But hey , “ b*tches ” get stuff done .
🤷🏽♀ https : //t.co/WlG3xccwR7

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The Trump-era Republican Party reached a new low today when House Republican Ted Yoho accosted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Capitol steps today and called her a “f*cking b*tch.” According to the Hill, which first reported, the incident, Yoho snapped after AOC dared to suggest that the recent increase in crime in New York City is a result of worsening coronavirus-related unemployment.
Here’s the thing. There aren’t two sides to this. This wasn’t a matter of two members of Congress getting into an inappropriate shouting match. This was a matter of AOC simply voicing a view about poverty, and Yoho going berserk on her in a way that might have gotten him arrested if he’d done it to a random woman on a sidewalk. Why did Yoho accost AOC, and not any of the men in Congress who have expressed similar views about poverty? The misogyny here is painfully obvious.
Ted Yoho clearly doesn’t have the temperament to be in Congress – not even close. Yoho has already announced that he’s not seeking reelection in 2020, meaning he’s set to be gone from office in January. That’s not soon enough. The House needs to expel him. His district can send someone else to finish out the rest of the term who doesn’t behave like this. But we doubt the cowards in the House Republican leadership will lift a finger.
In any case, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the day when she responded to Yoho’s meltdown with this tweet:
I never spoke to Rep. Yoho before he decided to accost me on the steps of the nation’s Capitol yesterday. Believe it or not, I usually get along fine w/ my GOP colleagues. We know how to check our legislative sparring at the committee door. But hey, “b*tches” get stuff done. 🤷🏽♀ https://t.co/WlG3xccwR7 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump is really going to hate this

Two phrases that accurately describe Donald Trump : widely unpopular and intensely jealous .
Those two things are about to @ @ @ @ @ still had crowds at baseball games , Trump attended a World Series game , and @ @ @ @ @ Washington Nationals home crowd .
They even chanted “ Lock him up !
” Now @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch on opening day this week .
@ @ @ @ @ Fauci a “ true champion for our country ” in their announcement : So now @ @ @ @ @ that booed Donald Trump to his face is about to cheer Dr. Fauci to his @ @ @ @ @ to hate this .

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Two phrases that accurately describe Donald Trump: widely unpopular and intensely jealous. Those two things are about to collide. Back when we still had crowds at baseball games, Trump attended a World Series game, and was widely booed by the Washington Nationals home crowd. They even chanted “Lock him up!”
Now the Washington Nationals have invited Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch on opening day this week. They’re even calling Fauci a “true champion for our country” in their announcement:
A statement from the Washington Nationals regarding Opening Day. pic.twitter.com/iejxXeAA4V — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 20, 2020
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So now the same Washington Nationals fanbase that booed Donald Trump to his face is about to cheer Dr. Fauci to his face. Trump is going to hate this.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump is dazed and confused and scrambling

As is typical for him , “ president ” Donald Trump spent his Sunday interview on Fox on his favorite subject : himself .
To hear him tell it , he is the smartest , most capable person in the room regardless of who might be in the room with him .
While Trump primarily sickens with his self-aggrandizing talk , he is giving us a unique look inside his rattled brain — the one that Mary Trump wrote about .
The more we see of and hear from Trump , we understand the urgency we face in getting him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to blame his ridiculous claims that “ heat ” would kill the virus on others .
That is Trump ’ s typical modus operandi—deflect the blame for his own shortcomings on others .
In the meantime , Americans continue to die , and all Trump has to say is : “ I ’ ll be right eventually.
” Yes , when hell freezes over .
Trump merely throws up his hands and accepts that he can not do anything—but it is not his fault .
That is the very reason that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fast .
Since Trump ’ s attempts to paint Biden in a negative light are failing , he has returned to what he knows best , hate mongering and spreading fear among his most ignorant supporters .
Trump believes this is working for him because his supporters are loud , brash , and obnoxious , just like their leader .
That does not , however , mean they are great in number because they are not .
As a result of this ill-conceived plan , Trump continues to lose ground where he most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have crossed , suburban women are fleeing in droves , and college-educated white men are running from Trump like he has the plague .
We will not even mention people of color , whom he continues to alienate with his racist talk .
Biden , the opposite of Trump , is winning in a way Trump will never understand—building bridges .
Biden , according to Vox , is into coalition building .
He sees Republicans as a coalition , some of whom revere Trump and the rest afraid to cross him .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cross Trump .
If he can assure them that they can win back their respect by partnering with him , he will get their vote in November and their cooperation after he is elected .
Biden told Vox , “ I think I have a pretty good record on pulling together Democrats and Republicans , ” and he further believes that Senate Republicans “ will feel a bit liberated ” by Trump ’ s ouster .
Biden ’ s plan is to remain opposite of Trump and continue to be non-polarizing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden refuses to stoop to Trump ’ s tactics , and in the end , that will be a winning formula .
Trump is loathed by many ; why put himself in that same boat ?
So far , according to Vox , Biden has left Trump confused and scrambling for a way to combat Biden ’ s coalition-based theme .
Trump has less than four months to figure it out ; good money says he will not .

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As is typical for him, “president” Donald Trump spent his Sunday interview on Fox on his favorite subject: himself. To hear him tell it, he is the smartest, most capable person in the room regardless of who might be in the room with him. While Trump primarily sickens with his self-aggrandizing talk, he is giving us a unique look inside his rattled brain — the one that Mary Trump wrote about. The more we see of and hear from Trump, we understand the urgency we face in getting him out of office.
Trump is now trying to blame his ridiculous claims that “heat” would kill the virus on others. That is Trump’s typical modus operandi—deflect the blame for his own shortcomings on others. In the meantime, Americans continue to die, and all Trump has to say is: “I’ll be right eventually.” Yes, when hell freezes over. Trump merely throws up his hands and accepts that he cannot do anything—but it is not his fault. That is the very reason that his attacks against Joe Biden are going nowhere fast.
Since Trump’s attempts to paint Biden in a negative light are failing, he has returned to what he knows best, hate mongering and spreading fear among his most ignorant supporters. Trump believes this is working for him because his supporters are loud, brash, and obnoxious, just like their leader. That does not, however, mean they are great in number because they are not. As a result of this ill-conceived plan, Trump continues to lose ground where he most needs it. People on the fence have crossed, suburban women are fleeing in droves, and college-educated white men are running from Trump like he has the plague. We will not even mention people of color, whom he continues to alienate with his racist talk. Biden, the opposite of Trump, is winning in a way Trump will never understand—building bridges.
Biden, according to Vox, is into coalition building. He sees Republicans as a coalition, some of whom revere Trump and the rest afraid to cross him. Biden views opportunities among those who are afraid to cross Trump. If he can assure them that they can win back their respect by partnering with him, he will get their vote in November and their cooperation after he is elected. Biden told Vox, “I think I have a pretty good record on pulling together Democrats and Republicans,” and he further believes that Senate Republicans “will feel a bit liberated” by Trump’s ouster. Biden’s plan is to remain opposite of Trump and continue to be non-polarizing. Vox believes this is a winning strategy.
Biden refuses to stoop to Trump’s tactics, and in the end, that will be a winning formula. Trump is loathed by many; why put himself in that same boat? So far, according to Vox, Biden has left Trump confused and scrambling for a way to combat Biden’s coalition-based theme. Trump has less than four months to figure it out; good money says he will not.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention pipe dream crashes and burns

Donald Trump cares so much about his own narcissism , and so little about the lives of his own supporters , he ’ s still trying to figure out how to hold an in-person Republican National Convention during a worsening pandemic .
Trump has already moved it from North Carolina to Florida – even though Florida is now the coronavirus epicenter of the world – simply because the state ’ s corrupt Governor Ron DeSantis will let him do whatever he wants .
But even if DeSantis is willing to let Donald Trump murder people for political reasons , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Williams , the Sheriff for Duval County , where the convention would be taking place , is telling Politico that he and his officers “ can ’ t pull it off ” from a law enforcement or security standpoint .
He says they ’ re not even close to having a plan for pulling it off .
This isn ’ t some partisan move ; Sheriff Williams was elected as a Republican .
He ’ s simply taking the side of reality , whereas Donald Trump is operating in a haze of delusional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get if Trump does hold an in-person Republican National Convention , he ’ s probably better off if it does get canceled .
With the Sheriff throwing up his hands , the odds of it getting canceled just went up significantly .
Of course Trump could try moving it to yet another city – but time is running short to even attempt such a move .

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Donald Trump cares so much about his own narcissism, and so little about the lives of his own supporters, he’s still trying to figure out how to hold an in-person Republican National Convention during a worsening pandemic. Trump has already moved it from North Carolina to Florida – even though Florida is now the coronavirus epicenter of the world – simply because the state’s corrupt Governor Ron DeSantis will let him do whatever he wants.
But even if DeSantis is willing to let Donald Trump murder people for political reasons, the local Sheriff isn’t. Mike Williams, the Sheriff for Duval County, where the convention would be taking place, is telling Politico that he and his officers “can’t pull it off” from a law enforcement or security standpoint. He says they’re not even close to having a plan for pulling it off.
This isn’t some partisan move; Sheriff Williams was elected as a Republican. He’s simply taking the side of reality, whereas Donald Trump is operating in a haze of delusional fantasy.
Considering how ugly things will get if Trump does hold an in-person Republican National Convention, he’s probably better off if it does get canceled. With the Sheriff throwing up his hands, the odds of it getting canceled just went up significantly. Of course Trump could try moving it to yet another city – but time is running short to even attempt such a move.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--The real reason Donald Trump said what he said about Ghislaine Maxwell today

Even as some pundits are purposely missing the point by talking about Donald Trump ’ s tone , there were two actual storylines coming out of Trump ’ s press conference today .
One was that he still has no clue how to deal with the pandemic and no interest in being honest about it .
The other is that he made a point of offering well wishes to an alleged sex trafficker .
We still don ’ t know precisely what the motivations were of the reporter who used a coronavirus press conference to ask Donald Trump what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flipping on public figures .
But it ’ s not difficult to figure out why Trump gave such a surreal answer .
First , Trump was clearly caught off guard .
He had an easy out ; he could have simply said that in the interests of justice , he wasn ’ t going to comment on an ongoing criminal investigation .
Instead he said “ I wish her well.
” Then he began nervously babbling about Maxwell , admitting that he knows her well , and that they were neighbors in Palm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
It ’ s clear that Donald Trump is afraid of what Ghislaine Maxwell knows about him .
We don ’ t know precisely what it is , but Trump sure does – and it scares him so much that he was willing to make himself look terrible in public today just to send a signal to her that she shouldn ’ t flip on him .
The last time we saw Trump that afraid of someone , it was Vladimir Putin .
Maxwell must have a ton of Jeffrey Epstein-related dirt @ @ @

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Even as some pundits are purposely missing the point by talking about Donald Trump’s tone, there were two actual storylines coming out of Trump’s press conference today. One was that he still has no clue how to deal with the pandemic and no interest in being honest about it. The other is that he made a point of offering well wishes to an alleged sex trafficker.
We still don’t know precisely what the motivations were of the reporter who used a coronavirus press conference to ask Donald Trump what he thought about the prospect of Ghislaine Maxwell flipping on public figures. But it’s not difficult to figure out why Trump gave such a surreal answer.
First, Trump was clearly caught off guard. He had an easy out; he could have simply said that in the interests of justice, he wasn’t going to comment on an ongoing criminal investigation. Instead he said “I wish her well.” Then he began nervously babbling about Maxwell, admitting that he knows her well, and that they were neighbors in Palm Beach. Then he wished her well again.
It’s clear that Donald Trump is afraid of what Ghislaine Maxwell knows about him. We don’t know precisely what it is, but Trump sure does – and it scares him so much that he was willing to make himself look terrible in public today just to send a signal to her that she shouldn’t flip on him. The last time we saw Trump that afraid of someone, it was Vladimir Putin. Maxwell must have a ton of Jeffrey Epstein-related dirt on Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot drops the hammer on Donald Trump

Ever since Donald Trump and his Department of Homeland Security sent a few anonymous thugs to Portland , Oregon to @ @ @ @ @ , the city and state have been fighting back .
The Oregon Attorney General is @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s goons out of town .
Now Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being @ @ @ @ @ whatever step necessary to keep Trump ’ s thugs out of her city :

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Ever since Donald Trump and his Department of Homeland Security sent a few anonymous thugs to Portland, Oregon to kidnap and terrorize peaceful protesters, the city and state have been fighting back. The Oregon Attorney General is pursuing legal action to force Trump’s goons out of town.
Now Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being proactive, vowing to take whatever step necessary to keep Trump’s thugs out of her city:
Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents. — Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@mayorlightfoot) July 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--Donald Trump just admitted he can’t take the heat

It ’ s been more than forty-eight hours since Donald Trump ’ s calamitously embarrassing interview with Chris Wallace aired @ @ @ @ @ on , if only because there have been so many new Trump scandals and embarrassments @ @ @ @ @ , or one of his social media handlers , is still hung up on trying @ @ @ @ @ Thank you for the good reviews and comments on my interview with Chris Wallace of @ @ @ @ @ have set a record for doing such an interview in the heat .
It was @ @ @ @ @ very interesting !
Oh come on .
Excuses , excuses .
Now we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ Trump only got steamrolled by Chris Wallace because it was hot outside ?
Next Trump @ @ @ @ @ at his homework .

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It’s been more than forty-eight hours since Donald Trump’s calamitously embarrassing interview with Chris Wallace aired. Most people have moved on, if only because there have been so many new Trump scandals and embarrassments since then. But Trump, or one of his social media handlers, is still hung up on trying to explain it away:
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Thank you for the good reviews and comments on my interview with Chris Wallace of @FoxNews. We may have set a record for doing such an interview in the heat. It was 100 degrees, making things very interesting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020
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Oh come on. Excuses, excuses. Now we’re supposed to believe that Donald Trump only got steamrolled by Chris Wallace because it was hot outside? Next Trump will be claiming his dog at his homework.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--Donald Trump’s Republican Party is in total freefall

Rep. Ted Yoho ’ s unprovoked verbal assault against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday morning was both unsettling and remarkable .
On one level , it was a nasty attack against a fellow member of Congress simply for having a different view about an issue .
But thanks to Yoho ’ s offensive parting shot , the incident also stands as yet another example of how brazenly sexist Donald Trump ’ s Republican Party has become .
When passing AOC on the Capitol steps , Yoho could have just said hello or ignored her , or he could even have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unemployment in New York City that he found so offensive .
Instead , Yoho approached AOC to make sure she knew she is “ disgusting ” and “ out of your freaking mind , ” according to reporting by The Hill .
After AOC called him out for being rude , Yoho disgraced himself even further — walking away while muttering “ fucking bitch !
” This morning , AOC tweeted that the two had never spoken “ before he decided to accost me , ” and she told reporters yesterday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , disgusting kind of disrespect.
” While the incident may indeed be peculiar on a personal level , it fits right into a larger , ugly phenomenon that began nearly four years ago .
As Tufts University Professor Brian Schaffner detailed in a presentation to the American Political Science Association two years ago , there is a dark link connecting Trump , the 2016 election , and the expression of sexism by Republicans .
After conducting surveys and analyzing the data , Schaffner found that the election made Republicans “ more willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact Trump won the election despite clear proof of his sexism ( such as in the Access Hollywood tape ) likely changed Republicans ’ views about the prevalence of sexist attitudes among Americans .
This , in turn , also empowered Republicans to feel “ more justified ” in expressing their pent-up sexism .
Apparently , the mere sight of AOC on the Capitol steps triggered Yoho ’ s misogyny .
Then , when AOC dared speak out against Yoho ’ s gratuitous insults , he could no longer suppress his hateful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of Congress , it is really about the hostile male chauvinism that Trump inspires in others .
This incident should be taken as an urgent reminder of why America must evict this Neanderthal clown from the Oval Office and flip the Senate blue this November .

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Rep. Ted Yoho’s unprovoked verbal assault against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday morning was both unsettling and remarkable. On one level, it was a nasty attack against a fellow member of Congress simply for having a different view about an issue. But thanks to Yoho’s offensive parting shot, the incident also stands as yet another example of how brazenly sexist Donald Trump’s Republican Party has become.
When passing AOC on the Capitol steps, Yoho could have just said hello or ignored her, or he could even have asked her about the comment regarding poverty and unemployment in New York City that he found so offensive. Instead, Yoho approached AOC to make sure she knew she is “disgusting” and “out of your freaking mind,” according to reporting by The Hill. After AOC called him out for being rude, Yoho disgraced himself even further — walking away while muttering “fucking bitch!”
This morning, AOC tweeted that the two had never spoken “before he decided to accost me,” and she told reporters yesterday that she never encountered such an “abrupt, disgusting kind of disrespect.” While the incident may indeed be peculiar on a personal level, it fits right into a larger, ugly phenomenon that began nearly four years ago.
As Tufts University Professor Brian Schaffner detailed in a presentation to the American Political Science Association two years ago, there is a dark link connecting Trump, the 2016 election, and the expression of sexism by Republicans. After conducting surveys and analyzing the data, Schaffner found that the election made Republicans “more willing to endorse sexist statements.”
More disturbingly, the fact Trump won the election despite clear proof of his sexism (such as in the Access Hollywood tape) likely changed Republicans’ views about the prevalence of sexist attitudes among Americans. This, in turn, also empowered Republicans to feel “more justified” in expressing their pent-up sexism.
Apparently, the mere sight of AOC on the Capitol steps triggered Yoho’s misogyny. Then, when AOC dared speak out against Yoho’s gratuitous insults, he could no longer suppress his hateful feelings. Although this incident involved two members of Congress, it is really about the hostile male chauvinism that Trump inspires in others. This incident should be taken as an urgent reminder of why America must evict this Neanderthal clown from the Oval Office and flip the Senate blue this November.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--Donald Trump’s left hand doesn’t know what his right hand is doing

Someone in the Trump regime sent Donald Trump into his press briefing today with a prepared script which specifically promoted @ @ @ @ @ , while making no mention of the Trump regime ’ s favorite fake coronavirus cure @ @ @ @ @ the script , suggesting that his regime ’ s Hydroxychloroquine scam was over .
But @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign official Tim Murtaugh went on CNN and tried pushing Hydroxychloroquine as if it @ @ @ @ @ cure that the Trump regime has always claimed it was .
To her credit , @ @ @ @ @ him down .
But it raises questions about just how chaotic and disorganized the Trump @ @ @ @ @ .
Either they ’ re still pretending Hydroxychloroquine is a miracle cure , or they @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s left hand doesn ’ t know what his right hand is doing @ @ @ @ @ a sign that Trump himself is providing no leadership within his own regime , and @ @ @ @ @ pushing whatever agendas they want .

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Someone in the Trump regime sent Donald Trump into his press briefing today with a prepared script which specifically promoted the proven coronavirus drug Remdesivir, while making no mention of the Trump regime’s favorite fake coronavirus cure Hydroxychloroquine. Trump stuck to the script, suggesting that his regime’s Hydroxychloroquine scam was over.
But on the same afternoon, Trump campaign official Tim Murtaugh went on CNN and tried pushing Hydroxychloroquine as if it were the same old miracle cure that the Trump regime has always claimed it was. To her credit, CNN host Brianna Keilar shut him down.
But it raises questions about just how chaotic and disorganized the Trump cartel is at this point. Either they’re still pretending Hydroxychloroquine is a miracle cure, or they’re not. Donald Trump’s left hand doesn’t know what his right hand is doing. That’s usually a sign that Trump himself is providing no leadership within his own regime, and his people are each just pushing whatever agendas they want.
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palmerreport--2020-07-23--Donald Trump caught stealing from his own campaign

It should be noted that Joe Biden ended his tenure in the legislative and executive branches of government as one of the government ’ s poorest members .
In the course of his long political career Mr. Biden existed only on his salary , first as a United States Senator for Delaware then as Vice President .
But don ’ t take my word for it , you can find the most recent five years of Mr. Biden ’ s tax returns here .
This is the man Donald Trump has recently rechristened “ Corrupt Joe ” Biden .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t do any longer . )
Naturally , Trump employs this deprecatory slander on the strength of no evidence whatsoever .
At least you know you have arrived at the apex of moral integrity on the day Donald Trump questions your rectitude .
Whenever Trump has anything nasty to say about anyone it ’ s usually because Trump has just contrived an almost identical nastiness himself .
In this case , Forbes has just revealed that Trump is funneling huge amounts of 2020 reelection capital from private donors into his own properties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent self-dealing .
According to Forbes , it turns out that $ 2.2 million in private election contributions have gone directly to Trump properties .
I don ’ t know about you , but I get a certain satisfaction envisaging some racist redneck ferreting under his mattress for the paltry dollars he ’ s scrounged away for his MAGA fund getting in turn converted into champagne going down the throats of rich bastards who wouldn ’ t give the contributor the time of day .
If they ’ re going all in for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the royal treatment .
But it gets better .
Another $ 2.3 million has gone into the president ’ s private business , according to a review of Federal Election Commission records .
Well , it solves one mystery , anyway .
Now I know what Trump has been doing lately when he wasn ’ t tweeting .
He ’ s been stealing .
That ’ s what the president of the United States does , he steals money from the American people with both hands .
Now I don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s crimes against humanity .
He ’ s only stealing mere money , and money can and will be replaced .
But the human lives he ’ s destroyed through murder and rape must never be forgotten .
Even so , it ’ s instructive to pause along the way and remember that there is nothing good about Donald Trump , that he is a thoroughly evil man .
He won ’ t even spend a penny of his own alleged fortune to get re-elected , and to add insult to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raises for himself .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue in the office of president of the United States , this has been another one .
Let ’ s take that office back from him and restore it to its rightful owners : the people of the United States of America .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It should be noted that Joe Biden ended his tenure in the legislative and executive branches of government as one of the government’s poorest members. In the course of his long political career Mr. Biden existed only on his salary, first as a United States Senator for Delaware then as Vice President. But don’t take my word for it, you can find the most recent five years of Mr. Biden’s tax returns here.
This is the man Donald Trump has recently rechristened “Corrupt Joe” Biden. (Apparently “Sleepy Joe” Biden won’t do any longer.) Naturally, Trump employs this deprecatory slander on the strength of no evidence whatsoever. At least you know you have arrived at the apex of moral integrity on the day Donald Trump questions your rectitude.
Whenever Trump has anything nasty to say about anyone it’s usually because Trump has just contrived an almost identical nastiness himself. In this case, Forbes has just revealed that Trump is funneling huge amounts of 2020 reelection capital from private donors into his own properties. It is another Trump orgy of recent self-dealing.
According to Forbes, it turns out that $2.2 million in private election contributions have gone directly to Trump properties. I don’t know about you, but I get a certain satisfaction envisaging some racist redneck ferreting under his mattress for the paltry dollars he’s scrounged away for his MAGA fund getting in turn converted into champagne going down the throats of rich bastards who wouldn’t give the contributor the time of day. If they’re going all in for Donald Trump I want them to get the royal treatment.
But it gets better. Another $2.3 million has gone into the president’s private business, according to a review of Federal Election Commission records. Well, it solves one mystery, anyway. Now I know what Trump has been doing lately when he wasn’t tweeting. He’s been stealing. That’s what the president of the United States does, he steals money from the American people with both hands.
Now I don’t want to draw any attention away from Donald Trump’s crimes against humanity. He’s only stealing mere money, and money can and will be replaced. But the human lives he’s destroyed through murder and rape must never be forgotten. Even so, it’s instructive to pause along the way and remember that there is nothing good about Donald Trump, that he is a thoroughly evil man. He won’t even spend a penny of his own alleged fortune to get re-elected, and to add insult to injury, he steals what money he raises for himself.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue in the office of president of the United States, this has been another one. Let’s take that office back from him and restore it to its rightful owners: the people of the United States of America. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-23--New amicus brief in Michael Cohen’s case against Donald Trump and Bill Barr

The more details that surface regarding Michael Cohen ’ s re-arrest , the more it ’ s becoming clear that @ @ @ @ @ back in prison specifically to try to stop the release of his tell-all book about @ @ @ @ @ week Cohen filed suit in federal court against Trump and Barr , seeking his release @ @ @ @ @ help .
The nonpartisan group Protect Democracy has filed an amicus brief on Michael Cohen @ @ @ @ @ that the Trump regime is illegally targeting him over his book : NEW : We @ @ @ @ @ the # Cohen case on behalf of # FirstAmendment scholars , urging the Court to @ @ @ @ @ effort to jail him to stop him from publishing a book about @ realDonaldTrump .
@ @ @ @ @ 's bedrock .
# 1A https : //t.co/vAygBQ0jY5 Whether Michael Cohen is able to convince @ @ @ @ @ out of prison or not , we still expect his book to be published before @ @ @ @ @ hinted that the book was on track for a September release date .

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The more details that surface regarding Michael Cohen’s re-arrest, the more it’s becoming clear that the Trump regime threw him back in prison specifically to try to stop the release of his tell-all book about Donald Trump. Earlier this week Cohen filed suit in federal court against Trump and Barr, seeking his release. Now he has some help.
The nonpartisan group Protect Democracy has filed an amicus brief on Michael Cohen’s behalf, arguing that the Trump regime is illegally targeting him over his book:
NEW: We filed an amicus brief in the #Cohen case on behalf of #FirstAmendment scholars, urging the Court to reject the govt's apparent effort to jail him to stop him from publishing a book about @realDonaldTrump. #FreeSpeech is our country's bedrock. #1A https://t.co/vAygBQ0jY5 — Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) July 22, 2020
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Whether Michael Cohen is able to convince a judge to let him out of prison or not, we still expect his book to be published before the election. Cohen recently hinted that the book was on track for a September release date.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--Barack Obama and Joe Biden are cooking something up together

The words of a president matter .
And from the moment President Trump came down that escalator , he has @ @ @ @ @ and sow division .
It 's not who we are .
Watch my full conversation @ @ @ @ @ at 10 AM ET .
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What does campaigning look like during a pandemic, when it’s not safe to gather in large indoor crowds? For Donald Trump, it looks like the mostly empty inside of a Tulsa arena. For Joe Biden and Barack Obama, we’re starting to get the answer.
Joe Biden just tweeted this video of himself and President Obama, discussing why Donald Trump has failed as president, and how Biden will govern if he’s elected:
The words of a president matter. And from the moment President Trump came down that escalator, he has used his to degrade people and sow division. It's not who we are. Watch my full conversation with President @BarackObama tomorrow at 10 AM ET. pic.twitter.com/hFRbz1kfcc — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 22, 2020
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If the above video won’t load on your device, you can watch it here instead. Joe Biden has stated that his entire conversation with Obama will air tomorrow at 10am eastern time.
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palmerreport--2020-07-22--This is why Donald Trump won’t get away with it

When Donald Trump sent his henchmen to Portland to kidnap peaceful protesters and take them away in unmarked cars , @ @ @ @ @ meant Trump had magically defeated us all .
But Palmer Report predicted that the backlash @ @ @ @ @ and overwhelming .
Sure enough , we ’ re now seeing that .
Take a @ @ @ @ @ developed as a direct result of Trump ’ s Portland incursion : That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ moms have assembled in cities all across the country , in order to fight back @ @ @ @ @ vow to illegally take over American cities .
Trump has a fairly consistent habit of @ @ @ @ @ worst of his antics in secret , and then backing down if he gets caught @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ re guessing that if the pushback continues , he ’ ll back @ @ @ @ @ After all , Trump is a coward – and moms aren ’ t .

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When Donald Trump sent his henchmen to Portland to kidnap peaceful protesters and take them away in unmarked cars, some observers feared that it meant Trump had magically defeated us all. But Palmer Report predicted that the backlash against him would be swift and overwhelming. Sure enough, we’re now seeing that.
Take a look at what’s developed as a direct result of Trump’s Portland incursion:
The Trump secret police never counted on facing this implacable, determined adversary: moms. Really pissed off moms… #NoSecretPolice #wallofmoms https://t.co/YfPMklDQYJ — Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) July 22, 2020
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That’s right, groups of angry moms have assembled in cities all across the country, in order to fight back against Donald Trump’s vow to illegally take over American cities. Trump has a fairly consistent habit of trying to pull off the worst of his antics in secret, and then backing down if he gets caught and the pushback is massive. We’re guessing that if the pushback continues, he’ll back down on this too. After all, Trump is a coward – and moms aren’t.
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