palmerreport--2020-09-10--There are more Bob Woodward bombshells coming about Donald Trump

When Bob Woodward released an audio recording on Wednesday of Donald Trump admitting that he ’ d been lying to @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus all along , it was the kind of bombshell that altered the course of @ @ @ @ @ , and ensured that Woodward ’ s book will become a bestseller .
It was @ @ @ @ @ salvo , but based on the timing , it just that – an opening salvo @ @ @ @ @ is currently available for preorder , but it doesn ’ t come out until early @ @ @ @ @ book launches go , there ’ s always an initial bombshell leaked in advance to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s always just one part of the story .
By the time the book @ @ @ @ @ will have surfaced .
It ’ s tough to say if the additional revelations will @ @ @ @ @ what surfaced on Wednesday – but there ’ s definitely more to come .

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When Bob Woodward released an audio recording on Wednesday of Donald Trump admitting that he’d been lying to the American public about the coronavirus all along, it was the kind of bombshell that altered the course of Trump’s failing presidency, and ensured that Woodward’s book will become a bestseller. It was one heck of an opening salvo, but based on the timing, it just that – an opening salvo.
Woodward’s book is currently available for preorder, but it doesn’t come out until early next week. The way book launches go, there’s always an initial bombshell leaked in advance to get attention, but it’s always just one part of the story. By the time the book ships, more Trump bombshells will have surfaced. It’s tough to say if the additional revelations will be bigger or smaller than what surfaced on Wednesday – but there’s definitely more to come.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Donald Trump campaign panics and kicks reporter out of Michigan rally over tweet

Donald Trump and his campaign are failing on every level , to put it mildly .
They ’ re out of money , to the point that they can ’ t even properly run TV ads in swing states .
They have no strategy , no message , no clue , and a braindead candidate who keeps finding new ways to sabotage himself .
Now Trump is trying to hold rallies in a pandemic , which are going poorly , and the Trump campaign is panicking about it .
New York Times correspondent Kathy Gray , who was covering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added this caption : “ Crammed in crowd in the rain for trump rally in michigan .
Not many masks.
” Then twenty minutes later , she tweeted this : “ I ’ ve just been kicked out of the trump rally … First for me : Trump campaign tracked me down from pics i tweeted and escorted me out.
” That ’ s right , the Trump campaign was so worried about the photos that Gray was tweeting of the unsafe rally conditions , it hunted her down and kicked her out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an evil instance of censorship .
Yes , it ’ s abusive and overreaching .
But it ’ s also unmistakably a sign that the Trump campaign is so deep into panic mode , they ’ re making stupid moves like this instead of trying to figure out a way to win the election .

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Donald Trump and his campaign are failing on every level, to put it mildly. They’re out of money, to the point that they can’t even properly run TV ads in swing states. They have no strategy, no message, no clue, and a braindead candidate who keeps finding new ways to sabotage himself. Now Trump is trying to hold rallies in a pandemic, which are going poorly, and the Trump campaign is panicking about it.
New York Times correspondent Kathy Gray, who was covering the Trump rally, tweeted a photo and added this caption: “Crammed in crowd in the rain for trump rally in michigan. Not many masks.” Then twenty minutes later, she tweeted this: “I’ve just been kicked out of the trump rally … First for me: Trump campaign tracked me down from pics i tweeted and escorted me out.”
That’s right, the Trump campaign was so worried about the photos that Gray was tweeting of the unsafe rally conditions, it hunted her down and kicked her out of the rally. Yes, this is an evil instance of censorship. Yes, it’s abusive and overreaching. But it’s also unmistakably a sign that the Trump campaign is so deep into panic mode, they’re making stupid moves like this instead of trying to figure out a way to win the election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Donald Trump has completely psychotic meltdown as it all falls apart for him

Donald Trump narcissistically thought he could fix his Bob Woodward scandal by running his mouth at a press conference today , for the same reason he thought he could fix his failing presidency by running his mouth to Woodward to begin with .
Now he thinks he can fix his press conference debacle by running his mouth on Twitter tonight .
Let ’ s just say that it ’ s not going well for him .
For instance , Trump is trying the histrionic route , falsely accusing Joe Biden of wanting to “ ban American Energy , confiscate your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ auto production , delay the vaccine , destroy the suburbs , erase your borders , and indoctrinate your children with poisonous anti-American lies !
” This is so ludicrous , it sounds like a Trump parody account .
Then there ’ s whatever this is supposed to be : “ If Joe Biden is elected , far-left lunatics won ’ t just be running failed Dem Cities—they will be running the Department of Justice , the Department of Homeland Security , and the U.S. Supreme Court .
No city , town or suburb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , your vote will SAVE AMERICA !
” Donald Trump can keep yelling all this absurd and dishonest nonsense all he wants .
It clearly isn ’ t helping him any .
Trump keeps betting big on his own mouth , and he keeps coming up empty .

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Donald Trump narcissistically thought he could fix his Bob Woodward scandal by running his mouth at a press conference today, for the same reason he thought he could fix his failing presidency by running his mouth to Woodward to begin with. Now he thinks he can fix his press conference debacle by running his mouth on Twitter tonight. Let’s just say that it’s not going well for him.
For instance, Trump is trying the histrionic route, falsely accusing Joe Biden of wanting to “ban American Energy, confiscate your guns, shutdown the economy, shutdown auto production, delay the vaccine, destroy the suburbs, erase your borders, and indoctrinate your children with poisonous anti-American lies!” This is so ludicrous, it sounds like a Trump parody account.
Then there’s whatever this is supposed to be: “If Joe Biden is elected, far-left lunatics won’t just be running failed Dem Cities—they will be running the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Supreme Court. No city, town or suburb will be safe. On November 3rd, your vote will SAVE AMERICA!”
Donald Trump can keep yelling all this absurd and dishonest nonsense all he wants. It clearly isn’t helping him any. Trump keeps betting big on his own mouth, and he keeps coming up empty.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Now that he’s been nailed, Rudy Giuliani WANTS us to believe he’s senile

For a few years now , it ’ s been clear that Rudy Giuliani is suffering from some sort of cognitive decline .
His television interviews and public appearances have been increasingly erratic and clueless .
Even the criminal schemes he ’ s gotten involved in , such as the Ukraine plot to frame Joe Biden , have been completely incoherent to the point of almost being pitiable .
Now Rudy Giuliani has finally been nailed , so to speak .
He ’ s been caught conspiring against the United States with a Russian agent named Andriy Derkach , whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s federal government is now sanctioning him .
This suggests that as soon as Trump is gone from office , the DOJ will indict Rudy for his participation in Derkach ’ s crimes .
Rudy was already likely facing charges for his Ukraine conspiracy against Biden , but this should seal it .
So now Rudy Giuliani is trying to lay the groundwork for his defense at his eventual criminal trial , by essentially making the case that he ’ s too senile to have known that he was conspiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this : “ I have no reason to believe he is a Russian agent .
There is nothing I saw that said he was a Russian agent .
There is nothing he gave me that seemed to come from Russia at all .
How the hell would I know ?
” That ’ s right , Rudy is going for the “ How the hell would I know ?
” defense .
He ’ s arguing that , sure , he conspired with a Russian agent against the United States – but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was conspiring with was a Russian agent .
Fine .
Save it for the jury , Rudy .

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For a few years now, it’s been clear that Rudy Giuliani is suffering from some sort of cognitive decline. His television interviews and public appearances have been increasingly erratic and clueless. Even the criminal schemes he’s gotten involved in, such as the Ukraine plot to frame Joe Biden, have been completely incoherent to the point of almost being pitiable.
Now Rudy Giuliani has finally been nailed, so to speak. He’s been caught conspiring against the United States with a Russian agent named Andriy Derkach, whose criminal antics are so severe that even Donald Trump’s federal government is now sanctioning him. This suggests that as soon as Trump is gone from office, the DOJ will indict Rudy for his participation in Derkach’s crimes. Rudy was already likely facing charges for his Ukraine conspiracy against Biden, but this should seal it.
So now Rudy Giuliani is trying to lay the groundwork for his defense at his eventual criminal trial, by essentially making the case that he’s too senile to have known that he was conspiring with a Kremlin agent. Rudy said this: “I have no reason to believe he is a Russian agent. There is nothing I saw that said he was a Russian agent. There is nothing he gave me that seemed to come from Russia at all. How the hell would I know?”
That’s right, Rudy is going for the “How the hell would I know?” defense. He’s arguing that, sure, he conspired with a Russian agent against the United States – but that he didn’t know the person he was conspiring with was a Russian agent. Fine. Save it for the jury, Rudy.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Judge delivers major blow to Michael Flynn and Bill Barr

For some reason Attorney General Bill Barr keeps being portrayed as an evil genius who can magically pull off whatever corrupt scheme Donald Trump wants to happen .
But Barr ’ s scorecard – from Flynn to Cohen to Stone to Bannon to Lev and Igor and beyond – keeps revealing that Barr is a middling bumbler who strikes out with most of his corrupt antics .
Earlier today Bill Barr ’ s poorly conceived Durham scheme began unraveling when one of John Durham ’ s top aides resigned in protest .
Now Barr is getting more bad news .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ DOJ case against Michael Flynn , even though Flynn had already confessed and pleaded guilty in detail ?
Now retired Judge John Gleeson , who was appointed to advise sitting Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case , has concluded that Flynn ’ s guilt is “ obvious ” and that Barr acted corruptly .
This kicks the door wide open for Judge Sullivan to go ahead and send Michael Flynn to prison , which he ’ s seemingly wanted to do all along .
In fact , considering that Flynn sabotaged his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed his former business partner to go free , the judge could end up giving Flynn far more than the six months that his deal called for .
Yes , Donald Trump can still pardon Michael Flynn or commute his sentence .
But considering how far Trump and Barr have gone out of their way to try to make the Flynn case go away without a pardon being involved , it ’ s clear that Trump really doesn ’ t want to have to pardon Flynn this close to the election .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a dozen TV ads against him .
And even if Trump does pardon Flynn , if Trump then loses the election , the post-Trump DOJ can hit Flynn with the more serious criminal charges he avoided by cutting his plea deal to begin with .

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For some reason Attorney General Bill Barr keeps being portrayed as an evil genius who can magically pull off whatever corrupt scheme Donald Trump wants to happen. But Barr’s scorecard – from Flynn to Cohen to Stone to Bannon to Lev and Igor and beyond – keeps revealing that Barr is a middling bumbler who strikes out with most of his corrupt antics.
Earlier today Bill Barr’s poorly conceived Durham scheme began unraveling when one of John Durham’s top aides resigned in protest. Now Barr is getting more bad news. Remember when Barr tried to dismiss the DOJ case against Michael Flynn, even though Flynn had already confessed and pleaded guilty in detail? Now retired Judge John Gleeson, who was appointed to advise sitting Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case, has concluded that Flynn’s guilt is “obvious” and that Barr acted corruptly.
This kicks the door wide open for Judge Sullivan to go ahead and send Michael Flynn to prison, which he’s seemingly wanted to do all along. In fact, considering that Flynn sabotaged his own cooperating plea deal in a manner that allowed his former business partner to go free, the judge could end up giving Flynn far more than the six months that his deal called for.
Yes, Donald Trump can still pardon Michael Flynn or commute his sentence. But considering how far Trump and Barr have gone out of their way to try to make the Flynn case go away without a pardon being involved, it’s clear that Trump really doesn’t want to have to pardon Flynn this close to the election. After all, it would become the centerpiece of a dozen TV ads against him. And even if Trump does pardon Flynn, if Trump then loses the election, the post-Trump DOJ can hit Flynn with the more serious criminal charges he avoided by cutting his plea deal to begin with.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Did Donald Trump just confess he’s abusing drugs to cover his cognitive decline?

If there ’ s one consistent pattern when it comes to Donald Trump , it ’ s that whenever he baselessly accuses one of his adversaries of doing something oddly specific , it always turns out that Trump himself is the one who ’ s doing that particular thing .
For instance , Trump has spent all year falsely accusing Joe Biden of having cognitive issues , and then it turned out Trump was the one who allegedly had a mini-stroke in November .
Now , in a new Fox News interview , Trump is falsely accusing Joe Biden of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed cognitive decline : “ I think there ’ s probably , possibly drugs involved .
That ’ s what I hear.
” Of course he ’ s not specifying where he ’ s hearing this , because he isn ’ t hearing it anywhere .
He ’ s making it up .
And based on his consistent habit of projection , it ’ s fair to interpret this as Trump confessing that he ’ s been taking performance enhancing drugs to try to hide his obvious cognitive decline .
So now we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States basically admitting that he ’ s abusing some kind of Adderall-type drug , just days after he directly admitted that he lied to the American people about the coronavirus threat , and just a week after Trump basically admitted he had a series of mini-strokes .
Trump just keeps confessing to things – yet another sign that his mind is failing .

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If there’s one consistent pattern when it comes to Donald Trump, it’s that whenever he baselessly accuses one of his adversaries of doing something oddly specific, it always turns out that Trump himself is the one who’s doing that particular thing. For instance, Trump has spent all year falsely accusing Joe Biden of having cognitive issues, and then it turned out Trump was the one who allegedly had a mini-stroke in November.
Now, in a new Fox News interview, Trump is falsely accusing Joe Biden of taking performance enhancing drugs to hide his supposed cognitive decline: “I think there’s probably, possibly drugs involved. That’s what I hear.” Of course he’s not specifying where he’s hearing this, because he isn’t hearing it anywhere. He’s making it up. And based on his consistent habit of projection, it’s fair to interpret this as Trump confessing that he’s been taking performance enhancing drugs to try to hide his obvious cognitive decline.
So now we have the sitting President of the United States basically admitting that he’s abusing some kind of Adderall-type drug, just days after he directly admitted that he lied to the American people about the coronavirus threat, and just a week after Trump basically admitted he had a series of mini-strokes. Trump just keeps confessing to things – yet another sign that his mind is failing.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Bill Barr’s Durham stunt unravels as key prosecutor resigns

For months , Donald Trump ’ s fans have been hanging their fading election hopes on the notion that U.S Attorney John Durham is going to take action against the people who investigated Trump ’ s crimes , and that this turn of events is somehow magically going to hand the election to Trump .
This was never likely to go anywhere , and it ’ s now unraveling .
It turns out Donald Trump and Bill Barr have been putting so much inappropriate pressure on Durham ’ s team , Durham ’ s top aide Nora Dannehy has resigned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Courant newspaper .
Some folks will insist that this means Trump and Barr are now winning , because someone resigned .
But the entire point of Barr ’ s scheme was to try to get Durham ’ s team to put their names on false accusations against Trump ’ s adversaries , not to push Durham ’ s team out the door .
This has to be taken as a sign that Bill Barr ’ s Durham stunt is unraveling .
We still don ’ t know for certain what John Durham will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no “ there ” there , we don ’ t expect Durham to announce anything beneficial to Donald Trump before the election .
We do expect that Barr will flat-out lie and claim that Durham did find something when he didn ’ t .
But we don ’ t expect that to have any impact , because no one outside Trump ’ s existing base will believe it or care .

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For months, Donald Trump’s fans have been hanging their fading election hopes on the notion that U.S Attorney John Durham is going to take action against the people who investigated Trump’s crimes, and that this turn of events is somehow magically going to hand the election to Trump. This was never likely to go anywhere, and it’s now unraveling.
It turns out Donald Trump and Bill Barr have been putting so much inappropriate pressure on Durham’s team, Durham’s top aide Nora Dannehy has resigned in protest, according to the Hartford Courant newspaper. Some folks will insist that this means Trump and Barr are now winning, because someone resigned. But the entire point of Barr’s scheme was to try to get Durham’s team to put their names on false accusations against Trump’s adversaries, not to push Durham’s team out the door.
This has to be taken as a sign that Bill Barr’s Durham stunt is unraveling. We still don’t know for certain what John Durham will do in the end. But since there’s no “there” there, we don’t expect Durham to announce anything beneficial to Donald Trump before the election. We do expect that Barr will flat-out lie and claim that Durham did find something when he didn’t. But we don’t expect that to have any impact, because no one outside Trump’s existing base will believe it or care.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Donald Trump caught stealing money from 9/11 fund

Although 19 years have passed since the horrific attacks of 9/11 , people across the United States pause to remember the day with a deep sense of sorrow and solemnity .
The President of the United States should treat 9/11 as sacred and strive to honor the sacrifices of the first responders and their families .
Unfortunately , Donald Trump ’ s shameful desecration of 9/11 began on that tragic day and shows no signs of letting up .
Last night , on the eve of 9/11 , the New York Daily News reported that the Trump administration has “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDNY firefighters and medics who suffer from 9/11-related illnesses .
A review of documents reveals that Trump ’ s Treasury Department “ mysteriously ” decided to keep some of the money — already authorized by Congress under the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program — for years without even a single communication about it .
This unexplained withholding of money is not only an affront to first responders , but it threatens the continued employment of physicians , nurses , and support staff and has required New York City to cover the shortfall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stressed the economy .
Not surprisingly , no one in the Trump administration has responded to requests for comments , and there is no sign that this will get resolved soon .
This is not the first time Trump has offended our sensibilities when it comes to 9/11 .
Within mere hours of the attacks , Trump boasted ( inaccurately , no less ) that he now owned the tallest building in Lower Manhattan .
Trump later falsely claimed he watched “ thousands and thousands ” of Muslims on New Jersey rooftops cheering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump then lied by saying he “ was down there also ” with the first responders in the wake of 9/11 , and he lied again by claiming he sent “ a couple of hundred people ” from his company to help with the recovery effort .
In the ensuing months , Trump pledged $ 10,000 to the Twin Towers Fund , yet investigations show he donated nothing .
Trump later applied for and received substantial federal money for small business recovery , made available thanks to the efforts of Chuck Schumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s two senators at the time—even though , as Trump later admitted , his one property in the area was “ fortunately ” not affected .
Last year , Trump secretly invited the Taliban , who protected Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda , to Camp David for peace talks just days before the anniversary 9/11 .
And the list goes on .
Today , for the fourth year in a row , we commemorate 9/11 and honor the heroes and the fallen without the benefit of meaningful or honest participation by the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a soulless , heartless grifter who has always viewed 9/11 as simply another opportunity to promote himself and hurt others .
America deserves better , and we must make that message resoundingly clear on November 3 .

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Although 19 years have passed since the horrific attacks of 9/11, people across the United States pause to remember the day with a deep sense of sorrow and solemnity. The President of the United States should treat 9/11 as sacred and strive to honor the sacrifices of the first responders and their families. Unfortunately, Donald Trump’s shameful desecration of 9/11 began on that tragic day and shows no signs of letting up.
Last night, on the eve of 9/11, the New York Daily News reported that the Trump administration has “secretly siphoned” funds aimed at helping FDNY firefighters and medics who suffer from 9/11-related illnesses. A review of documents reveals that Trump’s Treasury Department “mysteriously” decided to keep some of the money — already authorized by Congress under the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program — for years without even a single communication about it.
This unexplained withholding of money is not only an affront to first responders, but it threatens the continued employment of physicians, nurses, and support staff and has required New York City to cover the shortfall, even as the coronavirus pandemic has stressed the economy. Not surprisingly, no one in the Trump administration has responded to requests for comments, and there is no sign that this will get resolved soon.
This is not the first time Trump has offended our sensibilities when it comes to 9/11. Within mere hours of the attacks, Trump boasted (inaccurately, no less) that he now owned the tallest building in Lower Manhattan. Trump later falsely claimed he watched “thousands and thousands” of Muslims on New Jersey rooftops cheering the destruction of the World Trade Center. Trump then lied by saying he “was down there also” with the first responders in the wake of 9/11, and he lied again by claiming he sent “a couple of hundred people” from his company to help with the recovery effort.
In the ensuing months, Trump pledged $10,000 to the Twin Towers Fund, yet investigations show he donated nothing. Trump later applied for and received substantial federal money for small business recovery, made available thanks to the efforts of Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, New York’s two senators at the time—even though, as Trump later admitted, his one property in the area was “fortunately” not affected. Last year, Trump secretly invited the Taliban, who protected Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, to Camp David for peace talks just days before the anniversary 9/11. And the list goes on.
Today, for the fourth year in a row, we commemorate 9/11 and honor the heroes and the fallen without the benefit of meaningful or honest participation by the President of the United States. Trump is a soulless, heartless grifter who has always viewed 9/11 as simply another opportunity to promote himself and hurt others. America deserves better, and we must make that message resoundingly clear on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--The real reason Donald Trump is avoiding Manhattan today on 9/11

There are few easier opportunities for a presidential candidate to look patriotic than by showing up in Manhattan on 9/11 and paying respects to the fallen – particularly with just weeks to go until the election .
Joe Biden was at the Ground Zero ceremony this morning , as one would expect .
But Donald Trump decided to send Mike Pence instead .
To be clear , Trump didn ’ t stay home .
He went to the memorial in Shanksville , Pennsylvania instead .
So it ’ s not as if he blew off 9/11 entirely today .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who died in Shanksville , it makes little strategic or political sense for the President to go the small memorial there , while the Vice President attends the big high-profile memorial in Manhattan .
Some will suggest that perhaps Trump wanted to go to Shanksville because it ’ s in the key swing state of Pennsylvania .
But realistically , Trump could have gotten far more widespread national coverage by going to Manhattan – and he needs help in swing states across the country .
So this wouldn ’ t make sense .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the larger picture .
Despite having spent decades living in Trump Tower in Manhattan , Donald Trump has largely tried to avoid visiting New York since taking office .
And in the year since he learned that a New York grand jury was in the process of criminally indicting him , he ’ s avoided New York altogether , to the point of changing his official residency to Florida .
Donald Trump seems afraid to set foot in New York , for fear he ’ ll be arrested .
This represents a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his part .
There is no indication that the grand jury has actually indicted him yet , and even if there is an indictment under seal , it ’ s somewhat hard to imagine New York law enforcement trying to arrest Trump while he ’ s surrounded by federal law enforcement .
To that end , if New York really wanted to arrest Trump right now , it could do it in any state .
But Trump ’ s paranoia about his inevitable criminal indictment in New York seems to have made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state , even now , while he ’ s still President , and hasn ’ t yet been indicted .
Today was merely the latest instance of Trump going out of his way to avoid the place he spent most of his life calling home .

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There are few easier opportunities for a presidential candidate to look patriotic than by showing up in Manhattan on 9/11 and paying respects to the fallen – particularly with just weeks to go until the election. Joe Biden was at the Ground Zero ceremony this morning, as one would expect. But Donald Trump decided to send Mike Pence instead.
To be clear, Trump didn’t stay home. He went to the memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania instead. So it’s not as if he blew off 9/11 entirely today. But with all possible respect to the people who died in Shanksville, it makes little strategic or political sense for the President to go the small memorial there, while the Vice President attends the big high-profile memorial in Manhattan.
Some will suggest that perhaps Trump wanted to go to Shanksville because it’s in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. But realistically, Trump could have gotten far more widespread national coverage by going to Manhattan – and he needs help in swing states across the country. So this wouldn’t make sense.
Instead we should step back and look at the larger picture. Despite having spent decades living in Trump Tower in Manhattan, Donald Trump has largely tried to avoid visiting New York since taking office. And in the year since he learned that a New York grand jury was in the process of criminally indicting him, he’s avoided New York altogether, to the point of changing his official residency to Florida.
Donald Trump seems afraid to set foot in New York, for fear he’ll be arrested. This represents a lack of understanding of the legal process on his part. There is no indication that the grand jury has actually indicted him yet, and even if there is an indictment under seal, it’s somewhat hard to imagine New York law enforcement trying to arrest Trump while he’s surrounded by federal law enforcement. To that end, if New York really wanted to arrest Trump right now, it could do it in any state.
But Trump’s paranoia about his inevitable criminal indictment in New York seems to have made him afraid to set foot in the state, even now, while he’s still President, and hasn’t yet been indicted. Today was merely the latest instance of Trump going out of his way to avoid the place he spent most of his life calling home.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Donald Trump flubs the Pledge of Allegiance on 9/11

Quick , recite the Pledge of Allegiance .
If you grew up in the United States , you ’ ll have no problem doing it , because you grew up saying it on a regular basis .
In fact , if you found that you could no longer recall the words to the Pledge of Allegiance , you ’ d probably be alarmed over it .
This brings us to Donald Trump .
Take a look at this video , posted by The Recount , of Donald Trump attempting to recite the Pledge of Allegiance today .
You can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mouth : Halfway through the Pledge , it ’ s clear that Trump has lost track of the words , or lost track of where he is – and he then spends the second half of it mouthing seemingly random words in an attempt at covering his tracks .
Ironically , Trump lost track of the words when it got to the “ Under God ” part – which he falsely accused the Democratic National Convention of omitting from the Pledge .
On its own , this one incident might not mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it within the context of Donald Trump ’ s ongoing and increasingly frequent cognitive struggles during his public appearances , and his recent quasi-confession that had a series of mini-strokes in November , it ’ s yet another data point suggesting that Trump is in worsening cognitive collapse .

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Quick, recite the Pledge of Allegiance. If you grew up in the United States, you’ll have no problem doing it, because you grew up saying it on a regular basis. In fact, if you found that you could no longer recall the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, you’d probably be alarmed over it. This brings us to Donald Trump.
Take a look at this video, posted by The Recount, of Donald Trump attempting to recite the Pledge of Allegiance today. You can’t hear his voice, but watch his mouth:
President Trump recites the Pledge of Allegiance at this morning's 9/11 commemoration in Shanksville, PA. pic.twitter.com/KZPWjai9ye — The Recount (@therecount) September 11, 2020
Halfway through the Pledge, it’s clear that Trump has lost track of the words, or lost track of where he is – and he then spends the second half of it mouthing seemingly random words in an attempt at covering his tracks. Ironically, Trump lost track of the words when it got to the “Under God” part – which he falsely accused the Democratic National Convention of omitting from the Pledge.
On its own, this one incident might not mean anything significant. But when you put it within the context of Donald Trump’s ongoing and increasingly frequent cognitive struggles during his public appearances, and his recent quasi-confession that had a series of mini-strokes in November, it’s yet another data point suggesting that Trump is in worsening cognitive collapse.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Get your popcorn ready

Get your popcorn ready

According to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , “ president ” Donald Trump ran his mouth to Bob Woodward because “ he ’ s the most transparent president in history.
” No , he is the stupidest president in history .
More than stupid , Trump has an overblown sense of himself , which makes him cocky .
Unfortunately for him , “ cocky ” and “ stupid ” do not a great partnership make .
Not only did he fail to act against a virus that has now taken more than 200,000 American lives , he lied about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once but over and over .
As CNN pointed out , we depend on the “ character , competence , altruism and integrity of the person in the Oval Office.
” We expect that , party aside , the president will do his utmost to ensure our safety and wellbeing , especially in times of crisis .
Instead , Donald Trump crushed those expectations , mostly to stoke his own special brand of narcissism .
CNN gave us myriad examples of presidents who rose to the occasion , from Roosevelt and the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to Obama after the Sandy Hook murders .
Each of these presidents had no qualms about embracing the American people—sometimes literally—to calm our fears and share our grief .
Today , we have a clown in the Oval Office who thought it best to hide the facts from us .
Instead of sitting behind his desk and having a national conversation with the people who would be impacted by this deadly virus , he chose to lie .
His clown cadre in the White House now have the nerve to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is no fix available .
Donald Trump jeopardized all our lives , and that can not be fixed , nor can it be forgiven .
Trump had the audacity to call Woodward ’ s book a “ political hit job.
” Well , Mr. “ president , ” that is your voice on those tapes , right ?
If it is a “ hit job , ” you shot yourself in the foot — again , and hopefully , you will not recover .
We desperately need real leadership in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to assume that role .
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have made it clear that their focus will be on eradicating this menace .
They told us that Trump ’ s incompetence only made the virus worse , and that is no lie .
Hundreds of thousands have died , and businesses , jobs , and often , our sanity have all been compromised by COVID-19 .
And all that was before Bob Woodward entered the scene with his tapes .
Those tapes prove that Biden , Harris , and everyone else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was right .
Not only did Trump mishandle the virus , but Woodward dug into Trump ’ s “ self-absorption ” and “ apparent confusion ” regarding the economy according to Washington Post .
As the Post article ends , Trump “ can not be trusted to safeguard our lives of our livelihood.
” Woodward will be on “ 60 Minutes ” this weekend with his tapes in hand .
By the time he is done , we can tie a pretty bow on the box containing the ashes of Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a truly popcorn-worthy moment in the Trump “ presidency , ” this is it .

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According to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, “president” Donald Trump ran his mouth to Bob Woodward because “he’s the most transparent president in history.” No, he is the stupidest president in history. More than stupid, Trump has an overblown sense of himself, which makes him cocky. Unfortunately for him, “cocky” and “stupid” do not a great partnership make. Not only did he fail to act against a virus that has now taken more than 200,000 American lives, he lied about it to the American people. Not once but over and over.
As CNN pointed out, we depend on the “character, competence, altruism and integrity of the person in the Oval Office.” We expect that, party aside, the president will do his utmost to ensure our safety and wellbeing, especially in times of crisis. Instead, Donald Trump crushed those expectations, mostly to stoke his own special brand of narcissism. CNN gave us myriad examples of presidents who rose to the occasion, from Roosevelt and the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bush after 9/11, to Obama after the Sandy Hook murders. Each of these presidents had no qualms about embracing the American people—sometimes literally—to calm our fears and share our grief.
Today, we have a clown in the Oval Office who thought it best to hide the facts from us. Instead of sitting behind his desk and having a national conversation with the people who would be impacted by this deadly virus, he chose to lie. His clown cadre in the White House now have the nerve to try to “fix” what Trump has done. There is no fix available. Donald Trump jeopardized all our lives, and that cannot be fixed, nor can it be forgiven. Trump had the audacity to call Woodward’s book a “political hit job.” Well, Mr. “president,” that is your voice on those tapes, right? If it is a “hit job,” you shot yourself in the foot — again, and hopefully, you will not recover. We desperately need real leadership in the White House, and Joe Biden is ready to assume that role.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have made it clear that their focus will be on eradicating this menace. They told us that Trump’s incompetence only made the virus worse, and that is no lie. Hundreds of thousands have died, and businesses, jobs, and often, our sanity have all been compromised by COVID-19. And all that was before Bob Woodward entered the scene with his tapes. Those tapes prove that Biden, Harris, and everyone else who complained that Trump mismanaged this virus was right. Not only did Trump mishandle the virus, but Woodward dug into Trump’s “self-absorption” and “apparent confusion” regarding the economy according to Washington Post. As the Post article ends, Trump “cannot be trusted to safeguard our lives of our livelihood.”
Woodward will be on “60 Minutes” this weekend with his tapes in hand. By the time he is done, we can tie a pretty bow on the box containing the ashes of Donald Trump’s “presidency.” If there ever was a truly popcorn-worthy moment in the Trump “presidency,” this is it.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Hey Donald Trump, tick tock!

Hey Donald Trump, tick tock!

Despite having only been in politics for a relatively short period of time , Donald Trump is already by far the most scandal-plagued politician in American history ( he did tell us we ’ d get tired of winning ) .
Now he ’ s facing some of his ugliest scandals yet , such as his military scandal and his coronavirus scandal .
This has led a lot of observers to ask if these new scandals are going to have any negative impact on Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers , considering how scandal-prone this guy has been all along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ star scandal , kids in cages scandal , sexual assault scandals , etc , etc , didn ’ t cause his numbers to shift , will any scandal ?
But I believe that ’ s the wrong question to be asking .
If Trump were ahead , it would be one thing .
But the polling averages have consistently shown all along that Trump is roughly eight points behind Joe Biden in the national polls , and that Trump is behind by varying margins in every swing state .
All caveats about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no doubt that Trump is on track to lose this election , and he only has about fifty days left .
The main question we should be asking is , can Trump do anything to make his poll numbers go up ?
The secondary question is , will these new scandals make it that much harder for Trump to find a way to get his poll numbers to go up ?
After all , it ’ s harder to go on the offensive when you ’ re stuck playing defense .
Tick tock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of time .
Meanwhile , if you ’ re reading this , go register some people to vote , or volunteer for Biden , if you can .
Biden ’ s eight point lead only matters if his would-be voters actually vote .

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Despite having only been in politics for a relatively short period of time, Donald Trump is already by far the most scandal-plagued politician in American history (he did tell us we’d get tired of winning). Now he’s facing some of his ugliest scandals yet, such as his military scandal and his coronavirus scandal.
This has led a lot of observers to ask if these new scandals are going to have any negative impact on Donald Trump’s poll numbers, considering how scandal-prone this guy has been all along. If his Russia scandal, porn star scandal, kids in cages scandal, sexual assault scandals, etc, etc, didn’t cause his numbers to shift, will any scandal? But I believe that’s the wrong question to be asking.
If Trump were ahead, it would be one thing. But the polling averages have consistently shown all along that Trump is roughly eight points behind Joe Biden in the national polls, and that Trump is behind by varying margins in every swing state. All caveats about the polls apply. But there’s no doubt that Trump is on track to lose this election, and he only has about fifty days left.
The main question we should be asking is, can Trump do anything to make his poll numbers go up? The secondary question is, will these new scandals make it that much harder for Trump to find a way to get his poll numbers to go up? After all, it’s harder to go on the offensive when you’re stuck playing defense. Tick tock Donald Trump, you’re running out of time. Meanwhile, if you’re reading this, go register some people to vote, or volunteer for Biden, if you can. Biden’s eight point lead only matters if his would-be voters actually vote.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Here come Donald Trump and the Russians again

As Trump ’ s scandals multiply at a faster rate than ever , with each one seeming much worse than the last , it ’ s easy to miss the rest of the news cycle – and some of the more sordid things he ’ s been trying to get away with in secret .
One issue that lurks in the background is the complete failure of the Republicans to do anything about potential Russian meddling in the election , essentially welcoming it since it ’ s one of their few means of staying in power .
On Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s presidential campaign .
The group , known as Fancy Bear , is the same one that went after Hillary Clinton ’ s campaign four years ago and successfully broke into the emails of her staff .
The important thing is that this time , there was no breach – the attacks were picked up immediately by the Washington-based communications firm SKDK , which is working closely with the campaign and the Democratic Party to guard against threats .
We are gradually learning now that some of the more vicious rumors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cognitive state , were heavily promoted by Russian propagandists hoping to handicap the race for Donald Trump .
We must be cautious moving forward , but the good news is that we ’ re on the lookout for foreign meddling this time around , and SKDK probably saved us from a few weeks of phony scandals played up by the media .
While Russia clearly does have a favorite and is looking to interfere , they ’ re fairly limited in how far their influence will go – that ’ s why we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3 .

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As Trump’s scandals multiply at a faster rate than ever, with each one seeming much worse than the last, it’s easy to miss the rest of the news cycle – and some of the more sordid things he’s been trying to get away with in secret. One issue that lurks in the background is the complete failure of the Republicans to do anything about potential Russian meddling in the election, essentially welcoming it since it’s one of their few means of staying in power.
On Thursday, they made an attempt to hack Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. The group, known as Fancy Bear, is the same one that went after Hillary Clinton’s campaign four years ago and successfully broke into the emails of her staff. The important thing is that this time, there was no breach – the attacks were picked up immediately by the Washington-based communications firm SKDK, which is working closely with the campaign and the Democratic Party to guard against threats.
We are gradually learning now that some of the more vicious rumors about Joe Biden, such as his cognitive state, were heavily promoted by Russian propagandists hoping to handicap the race for Donald Trump. We must be cautious moving forward, but the good news is that we’re on the lookout for foreign meddling this time around, and SKDK probably saved us from a few weeks of phony scandals played up by the media. While Russia clearly does have a favorite and is looking to interfere, they’re fairly limited in how far their influence will go – that’s why we need to turn out as many voters as possible to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--The real reason Donald Trump is skipping out on debate prep

With election day just fifty-two days away , Donald Trump is running out of chances to try to close his long-running significant deficit in the polls .
The debates represent one of his biggest remaining stages and thus one of his best opportunities to make headway .
With the first debate just eighteen days away , you ’ d think Trump would be knee deep in preparations .
You ’ d think wrong .
According to NBC News correspondent Geoff Bennett , Donald Trump hasn ’ t done anything with regard to debate prep .
No mock debates .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are reading this and thinking it means Trump isn ’ t planning to participate in the debates .
But that ’ s almost certainly not the case .
Trump is far too much of a narcissist to pass up an opportunity to appear on national television and hurl insults at Joe Biden ’ s face .
Trump ’ s participation in the debates is a near-guarantee .
So what ’ s really going on here ?
As Donald Trump continues to lose a step and become slower on the uptake , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than ever .
It ’ s why he thought he could somehow outwit Bob Woodward , the guy who took down Nixon .
It ’ s why he thinks he can help himself with these press conferences that he doesn ’ t bother to prepare for .
Trump is so delusional , he thinks he can simply waltz into the debate with no prep and blow Biden out of the water .
Good .
Let him think that .

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With election day just fifty-two days away, Donald Trump is running out of chances to try to close his long-running significant deficit in the polls. The debates represent one of his biggest remaining stages and thus one of his best opportunities to make headway. With the first debate just eighteen days away, you’d think Trump would be knee deep in preparations. You’d think wrong.
According to NBC News correspondent Geoff Bennett, Donald Trump hasn’t done anything with regard to debate prep. No mock debates. No practice. Nothing. Some of you are reading this and thinking it means Trump isn’t planning to participate in the debates. But that’s almost certainly not the case. Trump is far too much of a narcissist to pass up an opportunity to appear on national television and hurl insults at Joe Biden’s face. Trump’s participation in the debates is a near-guarantee. So what’s really going on here?
As Donald Trump continues to lose a step and become slower on the uptake, he’s becoming more overconfident in his abilities than ever. It’s why he thought he could somehow outwit Bob Woodward, the guy who took down Nixon. It’s why he thinks he can help himself with these press conferences that he doesn’t bother to prepare for. Trump is so delusional, he thinks he can simply waltz into the debate with no prep and blow Biden out of the water. Good. Let him think that.
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palmerreport--2020-09-13--Donald Trump’s campaign may be even more broke than we thought

The fact that Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign is having money problems shouldn ’ t come as a surprise .
In general , people don ’ t like to donate to someone they expect to lose .
Some of his biggest 2016 bankrollers , from the NRA to Sheldon Adelson , aren ’ t funding him this time .
Without much money coming in , and with way too much money reportedly being paid to Trump family members , it ’ s not a surprise that the campaign can ’ t even afford to properly run TV ads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a campaign to have a woefully insufficient advertising budget , and it ’ s a whole other thing for a campaign to be so broke that it ’ s struggling to make payroll .
So it ’ s notable that when Trump promoted Bill Stepien to be his new campaign manager , Stepien ’ s salary was actually reduced by one third .
It ’ s one thing to be promoted and not get a pay bump .
It ’ s unheard of to be promoted and take a pay cut .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vacancy opened up , it wasn ’ t filled based on who was best for the job , but instead based on who among Trump ’ s existing campaign advisers was willing to take a pay cut in exchange for getting the fancy title .
This seemingly points to a campaign that ’ s so broke it can ’ t even afford to make payroll .
The next thing to watch for will be whether the Trump campaign begins quietly laying people off before the election , or if grumblings surface from Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid on time , or if Trump starts closing his campaign offices in states where he needs to win .
Meanwhile , this gives us an opportunity to double down on voter registration and turnout , and run up the score .

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The fact that Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign is having money problems shouldn’t come as a surprise. In general, people don’t like to donate to someone they expect to lose. Some of his biggest 2016 bankrollers, from the NRA to Sheldon Adelson, aren’t funding him this time. Without much money coming in, and with way too much money reportedly being paid to Trump family members, it’s not a surprise that the campaign can’t even afford to properly run TV ads.
But it’s one thing for a campaign to have a woefully insufficient advertising budget, and it’s a whole other thing for a campaign to be so broke that it’s struggling to make payroll. So it’s notable that when Trump promoted Bill Stepien to be his new campaign manager, Stepien’s salary was actually reduced by one third. It’s one thing to be promoted and not get a pay bump. It’s unheard of to be promoted and take a pay cut.
This strongly suggests that when the campaign manager vacancy opened up, it wasn’t filled based on who was best for the job, but instead based on who among Trump’s existing campaign advisers was willing to take a pay cut in exchange for getting the fancy title. This seemingly points to a campaign that’s so broke it can’t even afford to make payroll.
The next thing to watch for will be whether the Trump campaign begins quietly laying people off before the election, or if grumblings surface from Trump campaign staffers who aren’t getting paid on time, or if Trump starts closing his campaign offices in states where he needs to win. Meanwhile, this gives us an opportunity to double down on voter registration and turnout, and run up the score.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Here’s just how unpopular Donald Trump has become

Donald Trump manages to outdo himself every day by achieving new lows for the country , the presidency , and , most of all , his loathsome self .
Once this hate-mongering wrecking ball leaves office , America can look forward to regaining its standing and admiration in the world .
In the meantime , it is already clear that Trump ’ s legacy will be defined by his years of enthusiastic cruelty and gross negligence .
It is not surprising that the name “ Donald ” has fallen to record lows recently .
This year , the name fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all-time lowest ranking , according to new Social Security Administration data , after having broken the same record last year when the name dropped 39 spots to # 526 .
It is probably no coincidence that the names of Trump ’ s family members , such as Melania , Ivanka , Tiffany , and even Barron , have also been falling out of favor .
While this decline in naming popularity reflects a growing repulsion of Trump among Americans , another development reveals a disturbing embrace of Trump overseas by dangerous people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s name “ with messianic zeal ” as they attempted to storm the Reichstag ( where the German Parliament meets ) , according to the New York Times .
Emboldened by Trump ’ s hateful language and his promotion of conspiracy theories , the activists proudly added Trump ’ s face to T-shirts and banners , including Germany ’ s pre-1918 imperial flag that remains a favorite among neo-Nazis .
Trump has set his dark legacy through a series of colossally poor and selfish choices .
It goes without saying that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hate symbol while in office should not serve another term , let alone another minute throwing hate-filled tantrums behind the Resolute desk .
By contrast , America ’ s brightest days lie ahead .
On November 3 , we must slam the door on Trumpism and unlock the gates to a new era—one marked by unity , equality , respect , prosperity , and , most important of all , good health .

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Donald Trump manages to outdo himself every day by achieving new lows for the country, the presidency, and, most of all, his loathsome self. Once this hate-mongering wrecking ball leaves office, America can look forward to regaining its standing and admiration in the world. In the meantime, it is already clear that Trump’s legacy will be defined by his years of enthusiastic cruelty and gross negligence.
It is not surprising that the name “Donald” has fallen to record lows recently. This year, the name fell 27 places to #553, the all-time lowest ranking, according to new Social Security Administration data, after having broken the same record last year when the name dropped 39 spots to #526. It is probably no coincidence that the names of Trump’s family members, such as Melania, Ivanka, Tiffany, and even Barron, have also been falling out of favor.
While this decline in naming popularity reflects a growing repulsion of Trump among Americans, another development reveals a disturbing embrace of Trump overseas by dangerous people. Far-right activities in Berlin recently invoked Trump’s name “with messianic zeal” as they attempted to storm the Reichstag (where the German Parliament meets), according to the New York Times. Emboldened by Trump’s hateful language and his promotion of conspiracy theories, the activists proudly added Trump’s face to T-shirts and banners, including Germany’s pre-1918 imperial flag that remains a favorite among neo-Nazis.
Trump has set his dark legacy through a series of colossally poor and selfish choices. It goes without saying that a President of the United States who becomes a hate symbol while in office should not serve another term, let alone another minute throwing hate-filled tantrums behind the Resolute desk. By contrast, America’s brightest days lie ahead. On November 3, we must slam the door on Trumpism and unlock the gates to a new era—one marked by unity, equality, respect, prosperity, and, most important of all, good health.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Roger Stone just gave something away about Donald Trump’s 2020 election antics

Roger Stone is now publicly calling on Trump to seize ballots , physically take over polling locations , declare martial law , and do whatever else might be necessary in order to retain power .
This has caused a lot of people to express fear today about what might happen .
And of course a number of pundits have made that fear and loathing worse , by insisting that we should take Stone ’ s threats seriously .
Here ’ s the thing .
Roger Stone is a small fraction of who he was four years ago .
Back then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign and Kremlin puppet WikiLeaks .
Stone was secretly helping to rig an election – and he ’ d be in prison for it right now if Trump hadn ’ t commuted his sentence .
But in 2020 , Stone is a broken man who at one point during his sentencing hid in a bathroom and refused to come out .
He also knows that if Trump loses , the post-Trump DOJ will complete the vast criminal case against Stone , and he ’ ll go to prison for the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re hearing right now from Roger Stone is a desperate man who thinks Trump is going to lose , is afraid of going to prison as a result , and is publicly begging Trump to do something to stop the bleeding .
Here ’ s the thing .
Just because you really want to make something happen , it doesn ’ t mean you can .
I ’ d really like to play in the NBA , but that ’ s not happening .
Similarly , Trump can ’ t just magically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling for .
More to the point , if this were some sort of actual plan to rig the election , it would be happening in secret – just as it was happening in secret in 2016 .
Stone has been playing this game long enough to know that the only reason to publicly call for this kind of stuff is because there is no plan , Trump isn ’ t bothering to do anything about it , and Stone is reduced to desperately begging him to ramp up the antics .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s part ; a fantasy .
If you want to know how absurd this all is , Roger Stone made these calls for seized ballots and martial law on the Alex Jones show of all things .
That ’ s right , Alex Jones .
We ’ re not going to suddenly start taking his tinfoil hat ramblings seriously , are we ?
There are only two takeaways here .
The first is that Roger Stone is giving away how worried the people in Trump ’ s orbit are that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they know how to read the polls even if Trump doesn ’ t ) , and how frustrated they are that the increasingly delusional Trump isn ’ t really doing anything to try to win .
The second takeaway is that if Stone ’ s hallucinatory ramblings do scare you , the only proper response for you is to spend more time volunteering and phone banking for Joe Biden .
Sufficient turnout always overcomes any election antics .
Now let ’ s get to work !

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Roger Stone is now publicly calling on Trump to seize ballots, physically take over polling locations, declare martial law, and do whatever else might be necessary in order to retain power. This has caused a lot of people to express fear today about what might happen. And of course a number of pundits have made that fear and loathing worse, by insisting that we should take Stone’s threats seriously.
Here’s the thing. Roger Stone is a small fraction of who he was four years ago. Back then he was acting as a go-between for the Trump campaign and Kremlin puppet WikiLeaks. Stone was secretly helping to rig an election – and he’d be in prison for it right now if Trump hadn’t commuted his sentence. But in 2020, Stone is a broken man who at one point during his sentencing hid in a bathroom and refused to come out. He also knows that if Trump loses, the post-Trump DOJ will complete the vast criminal case against Stone, and he’ll go to prison for the rest of his life.
So what we’re hearing right now from Roger Stone is a desperate man who thinks Trump is going to lose, is afraid of going to prison as a result, and is publicly begging Trump to do something to stop the bleeding. Here’s the thing. Just because you really want to make something happen, it doesn’t mean you can. I’d really like to play in the NBA, but that’s not happening. Similarly, Trump can’t just magically make these things happen that Stone is calling for.
More to the point, if this were some sort of actual plan to rig the election, it would be happening in secret – just as it was happening in secret in 2016. Stone has been playing this game long enough to know that the only reason to publicly call for this kind of stuff is because there is no plan, Trump isn’t bothering to do anything about it, and Stone is reduced to desperately begging him to ramp up the antics. That’s all this is on Stone’s part; a fantasy.
If you want to know how absurd this all is, Roger Stone made these calls for seized ballots and martial law on the Alex Jones show of all things. That’s right, Alex Jones. We’re not going to suddenly start taking his tinfoil hat ramblings seriously, are we?
There are only two takeaways here. The first is that Roger Stone is giving away how worried the people in Trump’s orbit are that he’s going to lose the election (they know how to read the polls even if Trump doesn’t), and how frustrated they are that the increasingly delusional Trump isn’t really doing anything to try to win. The second takeaway is that if Stone’s hallucinatory ramblings do scare you, the only proper response for you is to spend more time volunteering and phone banking for Joe Biden. Sufficient turnout always overcomes any election antics. Now let’s get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Donald Trump completely loses the plot

Donald Trump completely loses the plot

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers are as ugly as ever .
His scandals are multiplying by the day .
He ’ s getting hit with one negative news cycle after another , and he ’ s running out of news cycles before the election .
Also , his campaign appears to be broke and in disarray .
And if he loses the election , he ’ s headed to prison .
So what ’ s Trump doing to try to turn things around ?
Well , this morning Trump spent a fair amount of time ranting about wild conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right , Trump seems to think he ’ s still running against Hillary , four years after the fact .
This is how he ’ s spending his limited remaining time .
This is what he thinks counts for a campaign strategy .
Donald Trump has completely lost the plot .
His focus is not at all where it should be or where it needs to be .
He ’ s frittering away what little time he has left to try to turn around his failing candidacy .
This means that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win , such as voter registration , phone banking for Joe Biden , and polling place volunteering , we ’ ll be in prime position to defeat him .

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Donald Trump’s poll numbers are as ugly as ever. His scandals are multiplying by the day. He’s getting hit with one negative news cycle after another, and he’s running out of news cycles before the election. Also, his campaign appears to be broke and in disarray. And if he loses the election, he’s headed to prison. So what’s Trump doing to try to turn things around?
Well, this morning Trump spent a fair amount of time ranting about wild conspiracy theories involving Hillary Clinton. That’s right, Trump seems to think he’s still running against Hillary, four years after the fact. This is how he’s spending his limited remaining time. This is what he thinks counts for a campaign strategy.
Donald Trump has completely lost the plot. His focus is not at all where it should be or where it needs to be. He’s frittering away what little time he has left to try to turn around his failing candidacy. This means that if we put in the work required to win, such as voter registration, phone banking for Joe Biden, and polling place volunteering, we’ll be in prime position to defeat him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Things are about to get a lot harder for Donald Trump

Although Republicans are obsessed with accusing the media of having a liberal bias and have ramped up those attacks considerably in just the last few weeks , the reality is of course much more complex .
All too often , journalists and copy editors feel a need to appear fair and balanced , even in the cases when no such balance exists .
One egregious example of this is when Associated Press reported on the government shutdown last year and implied that Democrats shared some of the blame for refusing to fund Donald Trump ’ s border wall .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when pundits tried to make Hillary ’ s emails seem like an actual scandal , to not appear overly biased against Donald Trump , largely ignoring the fact that nearly everyone in Trump ’ s campaign used a private server .
Now that Donald Trump is having a hard time going after Joe Biden without the dishonest attacks blowing up disastrously in his face , he ’ s decided to ramp up his attacks on Kamala Harris .
Trump is once again doubling down on what will play to the ears of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of a surprise .
The problem is , his attacks are more of the same – moving from the baseless birther nonsense to calling her angry and nasty .
It was so vapid and on the nose , that even AP called it for what it was : “ [ T ] he racism and sexism underlying Trump ’ s critique of the first Black woman and person of Asian descent on a major party ticket are part of an aggressive strategy to appeal to white suburban voters.
” This isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above writing outrageous headlines and won ’ t do it again , but suggests that it ’ s going to be harder for Trump to get free publicity through the media than it was in 2016 – and the racial tensions he ’ s ignited have left little room for doubt about what his strategy is .
America has a chance to redeem itself by voting Donald Trump and Republicans out of office by as big a margin as possible by November 3 .

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Although Republicans are obsessed with accusing the media of having a liberal bias and have ramped up those attacks considerably in just the last few weeks, the reality is of course much more complex. All too often, journalists and copy editors feel a need to appear fair and balanced, even in the cases when no such balance exists.
One egregious example of this is when Associated Press reported on the government shutdown last year and implied that Democrats shared some of the blame for refusing to fund Donald Trump’s border wall. Yet another was during the 2016 election, when pundits tried to make Hillary’s emails seem like an actual scandal, to not appear overly biased against Donald Trump, largely ignoring the fact that nearly everyone in Trump’s campaign used a private server.
Now that Donald Trump is having a hard time going after Joe Biden without the dishonest attacks blowing up disastrously in his face, he’s decided to ramp up his attacks on Kamala Harris. Trump is once again doubling down on what will play to the ears of his racist base, which isn’t much of a surprise. The problem is, his attacks are more of the same – moving from the baseless birther nonsense to calling her angry and nasty. It was so vapid and on the nose, that even AP called it for what it was: “[T]he racism and sexism underlying Trump’s critique of the first Black woman and person of Asian descent on a major party ticket are part of an aggressive strategy to appeal to white suburban voters.”
This isn’t to say that the AP is above writing outrageous headlines and won’t do it again, but suggests that it’s going to be harder for Trump to get free publicity through the media than it was in 2016 – and the racial tensions he’s ignited have left little room for doubt about what his strategy is. America has a chance to redeem itself by voting Donald Trump and Republicans out of office by as big a margin as possible by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Rudy Giuliani goes completely berserk on live national television as the walls cave in on him

For some reason MSNBC thought it would be a good idea to book Rudy Giuliani , who is increasingly senile and more full of deranged conspiracy theories than ever , for a live interview this morning .
Let ’ s just say that it didn ’ t go well for anyone involved .
Host Jonathan Capehart did his best to keep Rudy ’ s antics under control during the interview , but Rudy wasn ’ t in the mood to behave like a sane person .
At one point Capehart calmly cut off Rudy ’ s lies , and Rudy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” When Capehart calmly said “ Answer the question , ” Rudy yelled “ Don ’ t yell at me , Jonathan .
That isn ’ t dignified.
” To be clear , Rudy was the only one yelling .
At one point Rudy Giuliani briefly disappeared from the screen , then popped back up holding his phone and bragging that he ’ s never erased it .
Jonathan Capehart then laid out Rudy ’ s fabled past and pathetic present , and lastly asked , “ What happened to you ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone again and began shouting incoherently .
It ’ s worth noting that Rudy Giuliani was just caught conspiring with a sanctioned Kremlin operative , and it seems nearly a lock that Rudy will go to prison if Donald Trump loses the election .
No wonder Rudy is freaking out so badly .

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For some reason MSNBC thought it would be a good idea to book Rudy Giuliani, who is increasingly senile and more full of deranged conspiracy theories than ever, for a live interview this morning. Let’s just say that it didn’t go well for anyone involved.
Host Jonathan Capehart did his best to keep Rudy’s antics under control during the interview, but Rudy wasn’t in the mood to behave like a sane person. At one point Capehart calmly cut off Rudy’s lies, and Rudy replied with “Jonathan, calm down!” When Capehart calmly said “Answer the question,” Rudy yelled “Don’t yell at me, Jonathan. That isn’t dignified.” To be clear, Rudy was the only one yelling.
At one point Rudy Giuliani briefly disappeared from the screen, then popped back up holding his phone and bragging that he’s never erased it. Jonathan Capehart then laid out Rudy’s fabled past and pathetic present, and lastly asked, “What happened to you?” Rudy responded by holding up his phone again and began shouting incoherently.
It’s worth noting that Rudy Giuliani was just caught conspiring with a sanctioned Kremlin operative, and it seems nearly a lock that Rudy will go to prison if Donald Trump loses the election. No wonder Rudy is freaking out so badly.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--And still he does nothing

And still he does nothing

Donald Trump needed a miracle in the early days of what promised to be a lackluster election year .
Being acquitted in an impeachment is , while a victory of sorts , hardly the kind of victory upon which you want to base a run for a second presidential term .
In quick succession fate or nature handed him two miracles , and Trump blew both of them .
Thanks to the Bob Woodward taped revelation , Trump knew — and actually believed — what many of us didn ’ t know or believe , on or about the seventh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was airborne and deadly and coming for us .
It is the kind of intelligence you actually hope the president of the United States has , believes in and acts upon .
Not only did Trump not act on it , he decided , instead , to let it kill us .
The second miracle Trump was handed was George Floyd .
Mr. Floyd ’ s appalling murder gave Trump a chance to say some fairly obvious things that would have gained him grudging respect on the Left without losing more than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He could have condemned Mr. Floyd ’ s murder in no uncertain terms and even penned an executive order making death by excessive use of force of any person in police custody a federal hate crime .
That move by itself would have appealed to virtually everyone , from the Black Lives Matter Left to the angry , punitive , authoritarian Right .
In short , Trump had his re-election miracles handed to him on a platter .
His response to both was so bad it ’ s difficult to imagine worse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s incompetence , it ’ s proof of just how far out of touch with reality Donald Trump actually is .
Trump didn ’ t know how to exploit his twin miracles because he simply doesn ’ t know how to negotiate reality .
He doesn ’ t know what reality actually is .
For the rest of us , reality is the thing we all deal with every day .
When we do things right things go well for us , more or less .
When we do things wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or less .
We are all rewarded or punished by our actions .
In short , we must take responsibility and consequences for the things we do .
There is no mechanism that comes in behind us and cleans up our messes .
Trump has never known this .
He still doesn ’ t know it .
It ’ s not a thing he will ever understand until it ’ s too late , both for him and for us .
Impeachment , what ’ s that ?
Trump is acquitted .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of documented evidence of multiple instances of obstruction of justice that Trump has committed , but nothing comes of it .
From a tape of Trump bragging about where he can grab a woman whenever he wants , to a payoff of a prostitute , to years of money laundering , Trump has never had to answer for his crimes and his stupidities .
All he ’ s ever had to do was offer weak explanations and lies , and trouble seems to magically go away .
So it ’ s little wonder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the murder of George Floyd were two miracles he could have exploited to his advantage .
He doesn ’ t recognize them because he doesn ’ t know how or why they could have worked for him .
Such a mental connection requires long term strategic thinking , and Trump can only think tactically .
Trump can only react , in the moment .
He has absolutely no capacity to plan long term , a thing that is essential in the arsenal of any good businessman and any good president , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some eight months into the WHO ’ s pandemic declaration , Donald Trump still has no national strategy for dealing with coronavirus .
And nearly four months after the murder of George Floyd , Trump still has no cohesive plan for dealing with nationwide racial unrest .
He simply doesn ’ t know how to do it .
He really is that incompetent .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Donald Trump needed a miracle in the early days of what promised to be a lackluster election year. Being acquitted in an impeachment is, while a victory of sorts, hardly the kind of victory upon which you want to base a run for a second presidential term. In quick succession fate or nature handed him two miracles, and Trump blew both of them.
Thanks to the Bob Woodward taped revelation, Trump knew — and actually believed — what many of us didn’t know or believe, on or about the seventh of February, 2020, that coronavirus was airborne and deadly and coming for us. It is the kind of intelligence you actually hope the president of the United States has, believes in and acts upon. Not only did Trump not act on it, he decided, instead, to let it kill us.
The second miracle Trump was handed was George Floyd. Mr. Floyd’s appalling murder gave Trump a chance to say some fairly obvious things that would have gained him grudging respect on the Left without losing more than a tiny fraction of his racist base. He could have condemned Mr. Floyd’s murder in no uncertain terms and even penned an executive order making death by excessive use of force of any person in police custody a federal hate crime. That move by itself would have appealed to virtually everyone, from the Black Lives Matter Left to the angry, punitive, authoritarian Right.
In short, Trump had his re-election miracles handed to him on a platter. His response to both was so bad it’s difficult to imagine worse. This is more than a feature of Trump’s incompetence, it’s proof of just how far out of touch with reality Donald Trump actually is.
Trump didn’t know how to exploit his twin miracles because he simply doesn’t know how to negotiate reality. He doesn’t know what reality actually is. For the rest of us, reality is the thing we all deal with every day. When we do things right things go well for us, more or less. When we do things wrong things go wrong for us, more or less. We are all rewarded or punished by our actions. In short, we must take responsibility and consequences for the things we do. There is no mechanism that comes in behind us and cleans up our messes.
Trump has never known this. He still doesn’t know it. It’s not a thing he will ever understand until it’s too late, both for him and for us. Impeachment, what’s that? Trump is acquitted. The Mueller investigation? It’s full of documented evidence of multiple instances of obstruction of justice that Trump has committed, but nothing comes of it. From a tape of Trump bragging about where he can grab a woman whenever he wants, to a payoff of a prostitute, to years of money laundering, Trump has never had to answer for his crimes and his stupidities. All he’s ever had to do was offer weak explanations and lies, and trouble seems to magically go away.
So it’s little wonder Trump doesn’t understand why coronavirus and the murder of George Floyd were two miracles he could have exploited to his advantage. He doesn’t recognize them because he doesn’t know how or why they could have worked for him. Such a mental connection requires long term strategic thinking, and Trump can only think tactically. Trump can only react, in the moment. He has absolutely no capacity to plan long term, a thing that is essential in the arsenal of any good businessman and any good president, and Trump is neither.
This is why some eight months into the WHO’s pandemic declaration, Donald Trump still has no national strategy for dealing with coronavirus. And nearly four months after the murder of George Floyd, Trump still has no cohesive plan for dealing with nationwide racial unrest. He simply doesn’t know how to do it. He really is that incompetent.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-12--Bill Barr just got his butt kicked

Bill Barr just got his butt kicked

Bill Barr is portrayed as a magician by pro-Trump pundits , and as an evil wizard by anti-Trump pundits .
Both sides seem to agree that Barr can pull off pretty much whatever he wants .
Here ’ s the thing , though : the facts just don ’ t support that narrative , and the past twenty-four hours in particular have painted a very different picture .
Yesterday the retired judge appointed to oversee the Michael Flynn case concluded that Flynn ’ s guilt was “ obvious ” and that Bill Barr ’ s DOJ acted corruptly by trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , Barr has failed in his long running effort to get Flynn off the hook .
Also yesterday , a top prosecutor in the Durham probe resigned , suggesting that the Durham report isn ’ t going to be to Trump ’ s liking , despite Barr ’ s best effort .
In other words , Bill Barr keeps striking out .
This comes after Barr failed to install his own guy at SDNY , failed to prevent Steve Bannon ’ s arrest , failed to get Roger Stone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep Michael Cohen locked up , failed to prevent the arrests of Lev and Igor , and so on .
Barr ’ s batting average looks like something out of the minor leagues .
Bill Barr ’ s entire mythos of invincibility has always been built around the premise that he defeated Robert Mueller , but recent revelations suggest that it was Rod Rosenstein who sabotaged Mueller before Barr even got there .
When you combine this with Barr ’ s long running string of failed attempts at helping Trump , the conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very good at this “ henchman ” thing .
Evil ?
Yes .
Dangerous ?
Sure ; any corrupt person holding high office is dangerous .
But effective at what he ’ s trying to do ?
No , not particularly .

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Bill Barr is portrayed as a magician by pro-Trump pundits, and as an evil wizard by anti-Trump pundits. Both sides seem to agree that Barr can pull off pretty much whatever he wants. Here’s the thing, though: the facts just don’t support that narrative, and the past twenty-four hours in particular have painted a very different picture.
Yesterday the retired judge appointed to oversee the Michael Flynn case concluded that Flynn’s guilt was “obvious” and that Bill Barr’s DOJ acted corruptly by trying to throw out the case against him. In other words, Barr has failed in his long running effort to get Flynn off the hook. Also yesterday, a top prosecutor in the Durham probe resigned, suggesting that the Durham report isn’t going to be to Trump’s liking, despite Barr’s best effort.
In other words, Bill Barr keeps striking out. This comes after Barr failed to install his own guy at SDNY, failed to prevent Steve Bannon’s arrest, failed to get Roger Stone’s sentence reduced, failed to keep Michael Cohen locked up, failed to prevent the arrests of Lev and Igor, and so on. Barr’s batting average looks like something out of the minor leagues.
Bill Barr’s entire mythos of invincibility has always been built around the premise that he defeated Robert Mueller, but recent revelations suggest that it was Rod Rosenstein who sabotaged Mueller before Barr even got there. When you combine this with Barr’s long running string of failed attempts at helping Trump, the conclusion is that he’s just not very good at this “henchman” thing. Evil? Yes. Dangerous? Sure; any corrupt person holding high office is dangerous. But effective at what he’s trying to do? No, not particularly.
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palmerreport--2020-09-13--Donald Trump has berserk late night meltdown as it all slips away from him

Donald Trump is as far behind in the polls and swing states as ever , and with just over fifty days until the election , he ’ s running out of time to turn it around .
His scandals are getting worse , his campaign is going broke , he has no strategy , and his mind is failing him .
Now , with it all slipping away from him , Trump is having a particularly berserk late night meltdown , tweeting sheer nonsense like this : “ Joe Biden can not LEAD our Country , because he does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s convention , they decried America as a wicked , sinful nation , destined for a fate of doom and despair.
” Trump is also once again falsely accusing Biden and the Democratic Party of removing the words “ Under God ” from the Pledge of Allegiance – which is particularly absurd considering Trump was seen failing to speak the words “ Under God ” when he recited the Pledge on 9/11 this past week .
Even as Donald Trump rants and raves about the “ far-left maniacs ” who oppose him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are uniting against him .
Trump ’ s already-small hopes of winning are circling the drain , and he clearly has no idea how to stop it .
This is our opportunity to focus on voter registration , phone banking , and volunteering , and run up the score .

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Donald Trump is as far behind in the polls and swing states as ever, and with just over fifty days until the election, he’s running out of time to turn it around. His scandals are getting worse, his campaign is going broke, he has no strategy, and his mind is failing him.
Now, with it all slipping away from him, Trump is having a particularly berserk late night meltdown, tweeting sheer nonsense like this: “Joe Biden cannot LEAD our Country, because he does not BELIEVE in our Country. At Biden’s convention, they decried America as a wicked, sinful nation, destined for a fate of doom and despair.”
Trump is also once again falsely accusing Biden and the Democratic Party of removing the words “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance – which is particularly absurd considering Trump was seen failing to speak the words “Under God” when he recited the Pledge on 9/11 this past week.
Even as Donald Trump rants and raves about the “far-left maniacs” who oppose him, the reality is that mainstream Americans are uniting against him. Trump’s already-small hopes of winning are circling the drain, and he clearly has no idea how to stop it. This is our opportunity to focus on voter registration, phone banking, and volunteering, and run up the score.
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palmerreport--2020-09-13--Lindsey Graham gives away just how rattled he is

When Donald Trump ’ s allies publicly blamed Lindsey Graham this week for the fact that Trump gave taped coronavirus confessions to Bob Woodward , you ’ d think Graham would have pushed back or sought revenge .
But Graham being Graham , he instead decided to simply continue cowering to Trump .
Now Graham is revealing just how rattled he is – about his own reelection battle .
Lindsey Graham tweeted this about his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison : “ It ’ s been 72 hours since I released 11 years of state and federal tax returns and challenged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crickets .
What is he hiding ?
” Where do we even begin with this ?
Donald Trump ’ s human lapdog Lindsey Graham is now trying to make a big deal about someone else not releasing their tax returns ?
Has Graham forgotten that Trump went all the way to the Supreme Court ( and lost ) in an attempt at suppressing his tax returns ?
But the real giveaway is that Graham is attacking Jaime Harrison in such frantic fashion .
The race between Graham and Harrison is roughly tied – @ @ @ @ @ @

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When Donald Trump’s allies publicly blamed Lindsey Graham this week for the fact that Trump gave taped coronavirus confessions to Bob Woodward, you’d think Graham would have pushed back or sought revenge. But Graham being Graham, he instead decided to simply continue cowering to Trump. Now Graham is revealing just how rattled he is – about his own reelection battle.
Lindsey Graham tweeted this about his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison: “It’s been 72 hours since I released 11 years of state and federal tax returns and challenged @HarrisonJaime to do the same. Crickets. What is he hiding?”
Where do we even begin with this? Donald Trump’s human lapdog Lindsey Graham is now trying to make a big deal about someone else not releasing their tax returns? Has Graham forgotten that Trump went all the way to the Supreme Court (and lost) in an attempt at suppressing his tax returns? But the real giveaway is that Graham is attacking Jaime Harrison in such frantic fashion. The race between Graham and Harrison is roughly tied – and Graham is clearly rattled.
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palmerreport--2020-09-13--Ted Lieu drops the hammer on Bill Barr

Ted Lieu drops the hammer on Bill Barr

Palmer Report is fond of pointing out that despite Bill Barr ’ s reputation as an evil genius who can “ fix ” anything for Donald Trump , he actually has a pretty ineffective record as a henchman .
Barr has tried and failed to carry out Trump ’ s bidding when it ’ s come to Flynn , Bannon , Cohen , Stone , Lev and Igor , you name it .
In reality , Bill Barr needs to be more worried about the fact that his string of felony obstruction of justice crimes could catch up to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr is trying ( and seemingly failing ) to pressure U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s office into issuing a pre-election “ report ” detailing imaginary crimes that Trump ’ s adversaries have committed .
Congressman Ted Lieu , a former prosecutor , tweeted this : “ 18 USC § 595 makes it a crime to use “ official authority for the purpose of interfering with , or affecting ” federal elections .
Will AG Bill Barr at @ TheJusticeDept investigate himself ?
No .
But the next Attorney General can.
” That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another reminder that if Donald Trump loses the election , he ’ s not the only one going to prison .
Plenty of people around Trump , such as Bill Barr , will find themselves facing felony charges as well .
Barr ’ s weak track record suggests that he ’ s not going to be able to just magically rig the 2020 election for Trump .

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Palmer Report is fond of pointing out that despite Bill Barr’s reputation as an evil genius who can “fix” anything for Donald Trump, he actually has a pretty ineffective record as a henchman. Barr has tried and failed to carry out Trump’s bidding when it’s come to Flynn, Bannon, Cohen, Stone, Lev and Igor, you name it.
In reality, Bill Barr needs to be more worried about the fact that his string of felony obstruction of justice crimes could catch up to him. This week we were reminded that Barr is trying (and seemingly failing) to pressure U.S. Attorney John Durham’s office into issuing a pre-election “report” detailing imaginary crimes that Trump’s adversaries have committed.
Congressman Ted Lieu, a former prosecutor, tweeted this: “18 USC § 595 makes it a crime to use “official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting” federal elections. Will AG Bill Barr at @TheJusticeDept investigate himself? No. But the next Attorney General can.”
That’s right, it’s another reminder that if Donald Trump loses the election, he’s not the only one going to prison. Plenty of people around Trump, such as Bill Barr, will find themselves facing felony charges as well. Barr’s weak track record suggests that he’s not going to be able to just magically rig the 2020 election for Trump.
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