palmerreport--2020-05-02--That howling sound you’re hearing is coming from the Oval Office

If you ’ re hearing strange sounds coming from DC , it ’ s just the primal screams coming from the Oval Office .
Trump ’ s Department of Justice lost its appeal and now must hand over the entire Mueller Report to Congress .
AG Bill Barr is adding to the chorus of doom since he was the one who obstructed justice by burying it .
We can ’ t wait till he goes to prison .
Additionally , Kayleigh McEnany is heading toward the Trump Torture Chamber as she laughably declared today that she will never lie to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious lie – because lying is the right-wing brand – the Mueller Report will show that her declaration of total exoneration for Trump in the Russia probe was a lie .
Jerome Corsi , the former InfoWars commentator who narrowly avoided charges only because Bill Barr probably intervened , is now under investigation for running an inside scam with the White House promoting hydroxychloroquine .
Did we mention Michael Cohen got a Trump lawyer letter to cease writing his tell-all ?
All of this is coming to a head and will result in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is chatter about his resignation , but with COVID 19 hurting the money laundering business , Trump & Co. can ’ t afford to leave the White House .
They will cling to whatever flimsy raft that comes their way .
But there ’ s one thing about flimsy rafts : they sink .
Enjoy the month of May , folks .

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If you’re hearing strange sounds coming from DC, it’s just the primal screams coming from the Oval Office. Trump’s Department of Justice lost its appeal and now must hand over the entire Mueller Report to Congress. AG Bill Barr is adding to the chorus of doom since he was the one who obstructed justice by burying it. We can’t wait till he goes to prison.
Additionally, Kayleigh McEnany is heading toward the Trump Torture Chamber as she laughably declared today that she will never lie to the press. Besides this being an obvious lie – because lying is the right-wing brand – the Mueller Report will show that her declaration of total exoneration for Trump in the Russia probe was a lie. Jerome Corsi, the former InfoWars commentator who narrowly avoided charges only because Bill Barr probably intervened, is now under investigation for running an inside scam with the White House promoting hydroxychloroquine.
Did we mention Michael Cohen got a Trump lawyer letter to cease writing his tell-all? All of this is coming to a head and will result in a total meltdown by Trump. There is chatter about his resignation, but with COVID 19 hurting the money laundering business, Trump & Co. can’t afford to leave the White House. They will cling to whatever flimsy raft that comes their way. But there’s one thing about flimsy rafts: they sink. Enjoy the month of May, folks.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump just pulled a ridiculous stunt involving Dr. Fauci

According to various media reports , during the COVID-19 briefings , Donald “ Do Nothing ” Trump has praised himself more than 600 times in recent weeks .
Not even state television in Russia or North Korea is that self-flattering to its leaders .
But the truth is out there , as X-Files used to tell us , with Trump having none of it .
Dr. Deborah Birx has become a head nodder of the first degree to any “ sweet disinfectants ” Trump dishes out and , while Dr. Anthony Fauci has tried to be more direct about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the coronavirus , he has been prevented at times from giving us the straight talk .
The latest effort by Trump took an ugly turn .
According to the Washington Post , the House Appropriations Committee requested Fauci testify next week before it .
According to the Post : “ The White House is blocking Anthony S. Fauci from testifying before a House subcommittee investigating the coronavirus outbreak and response , the panel ’ s spokesman said Friday … Evan Hollander , spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee , said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a hearing next week but that Trump administration officials denied the request .
The committee was told by administration officials that the denial came from the White House , Hollander said.
” Apparently does not want the truth to be told about the invisible enemy .
He would rather apparently hide behind his son-in-law , Jared “ the Joke ” Kushner .
They ’ re both telling the public that 1 million positive tests and 60,000 deaths are a great victory and telling the American public to “ go Fauci itself .
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According to various media reports, during the COVID-19 briefings, Donald “Do Nothing” Trump has praised himself more than 600 times in recent weeks. Not even state television in Russia or North Korea is that self-flattering to its leaders. But the truth is out there, as X-Files used to tell us, with Trump having none of it.
Dr. Deborah Birx has become a head nodder of the first degree to any “sweet disinfectants” Trump dishes out and, while Dr. Anthony Fauci has tried to be more direct about the caution needed and the risks ahead presented by the coronavirus, he has been prevented at times from giving us the straight talk. The latest effort by Trump took an ugly turn. According to the Washington Post, the House Appropriations Committee requested Fauci testify next week before it. According to the Post:
“The White House is blocking Anthony S. Fauci from testifying before a House subcommittee investigating the coronavirus outbreak and response, the panel’s spokesman said Friday … Evan Hollander, spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee, said that the panel had sought Fauci’s testimony for a hearing next week but that Trump administration officials denied the request. The committee was told by administration officials that the denial came from the White House, Hollander said.”
Apparently does not want the truth to be told about the invisible enemy. He would rather apparently hide behind his son-in-law, Jared “the Joke” Kushner. They’re both telling the public that 1 million positive tests and 60,000 deaths are a great victory and telling the American public to “go Fauci itself.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump Jr goes off the deep end about the most ridiculous thing possible

More than a million Americans have now tested positive for a deadly virus .
Millions more Americans are suspected of being infected , but can ’ t get tested .
Sixty thousand Americans have already died .
The economy is in freefall .
People can ’ t pay their bills or feed their families .
So what ’ s Donald Trump Jr. focused on ?
He ’ s throwing a fit about the fact that some state lockdowns have included shutting down golf courses .
He even posted an online petition attacking the Republican Governor of Massachusetts over the golf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Junior thinks America ’ s biggest crisis right now is not being able to golf .
So what ’ s the deal ?
It ’ s not difficult to figure out what Donald Trump Jr is trying to do here .
Yes , his half senile father loves playing golf .
But the real upshot is that the ( failing ) Trump real estate business is based largely around golf resorts .
Junior is desperate to create public demand for the reopening of golf courses , even as everything else remains locked down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Organization out of yet another humiliating bankruptcy .

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More than a million Americans have now tested positive for a deadly virus. Millions more Americans are suspected of being infected, but can’t get tested. Sixty thousand Americans have already died. The economy is in freefall. People can’t pay their bills or feed their families.
So what’s Donald Trump Jr. focused on? He’s throwing a fit about the fact that some state lockdowns have included shutting down golf courses. He even posted an online petition attacking the Republican Governor of Massachusetts over the golf thing. That’s right, Junior thinks America’s biggest crisis right now is not being able to golf. So what’s the deal?
It’s not difficult to figure out what Donald Trump Jr is trying to do here. Yes, his half senile father loves playing golf. But the real upshot is that the (failing) Trump real estate business is based largely around golf resorts. Junior is desperate to create public demand for the reopening of golf courses, even as everything else remains locked down, in the hope of keeping the Trump Organization out of yet another humiliating bankruptcy.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Saw that one coming

Saw that one coming

Early this morning , Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump was now finding himself in yet another domestic terrorist type situation of his own making .
He tweeted “ LIBERATE MICHIGAN !
” and referenced the Second Amendment in the process .
Then armed lunatics in Michigan tried to take over the state capitol building .
The last time Trump was in this situation , after his white supremacist supporters murdered Heather Heyer , he said that there were “ very fine people on both sides.
” Palmer Report predicted that he would pull something similar again this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today : The Governor of Michigan should give a little , and put out the fire .
These are very good people , but they are angry .
They want their lives back again , safely !
See them , talk to them , make a deal .
“ Very good people.
” There you have it .
Donald Trump has created an armed conflict in Michigan so he can try to play faux-negotiator .
Nice try .
What an increasingly senile Trump doesn ’ t get is that this kind of nonsense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional voters – and his approval rating is so low that he ’ s in dire need of additional voters .

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Early this morning, Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump was now finding himself in yet another domestic terrorist type situation of his own making. He tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” and referenced the Second Amendment in the process. Then armed lunatics in Michigan tried to take over the state capitol building.
The last time Trump was in this situation, after his white supremacist supporters murdered Heather Heyer, he said that there were “very fine people on both sides.” Palmer Report predicted that he would pull something similar again this time. Sure enough, Trump tweeted this today:
The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2020
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“Very good people.” There you have it. Donald Trump has created an armed conflict in Michigan so he can try to play faux-negotiator. Nice try. What an increasingly senile Trump doesn’t get is that this kind of nonsense doesn’t actually get him any additional voters – and his approval rating is so low that he’s in dire need of additional voters.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump launches into completely bonkers tirade about Nicolle Wallace, gives something away

MSNBC is having all kinds of problems lately – particularly when it comes to its breathless hype of a phony allegation against Joe Biden that ’ s falling apart by the minute , and should never have been given credence by the network to begin with .
But 4pm host Nicolle Wallace is a bastion of integrity for MSNBC – which is why Donald Trump is now going berserk about her .
The AP reported today that Tara Reade is now admitting she never filed a sexual harassment or sexual assault complaint about Joe Biden to begin with , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merely filed a report about feeling “ uncomfortable.
” Even before that , Nicolle Wallace stated on her show this week that Republicans don ’ t care if Reade is telling the truth , they just want to “ smear ” Biden .
Trump is taking objection to this , in particularly incoherent and offensive fashion .
Trump tweeted this : “ She was thrown off The View like a dog , Zero T.V .
Personas .
Now Wallace is a 3rd rate lapdog for Fake News MSDNC ( Concast ) .
Doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” He also quoted one of his lackeys , who referred to MSNBC as “ MSLSD.
” It sounds like someone is on LSD here , but it ’ s not Nicolle Wallace .
It ’ s also telling that the ever-illiterate Trump didn ’ t even try to spell “ Nicolle ” – which has an unusual spelling – and went straight for her last name instead .
We think Donald Trump has further given something away here .
He ’ ll rant and rave in sexist fashion about a good reporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s handling the Biden allegation , but he ’ s still largely afraid to touch the Biden allegation itself .
Trump seems to understand that this phony Biden scandal is a hand grenade , and he doesn ’ t want to be the one holding it .

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MSNBC is having all kinds of problems lately – particularly when it comes to its breathless hype of a phony allegation against Joe Biden that’s falling apart by the minute, and should never have been given credence by the network to begin with. But 4pm host Nicolle Wallace is a bastion of integrity for MSNBC – which is why Donald Trump is now going berserk about her.
The AP reported today that Tara Reade is now admitting she never filed a sexual harassment or sexual assault complaint about Joe Biden to begin with, and she’s now claiming that she merely filed a report about feeling “uncomfortable.” Even before that, Nicolle Wallace stated on her show this week that Republicans don’t care if Reade is telling the truth, they just want to “smear” Biden. Trump is taking objection to this, in particularly incoherent and offensive fashion.
Trump tweeted this: “She was thrown off The View like a dog, Zero T.V. Personas. Now Wallace is a 3rd rate lapdog for Fake News MSDNC (Concast). Doesn’t have what it takes!” He also quoted one of his lackeys, who referred to MSNBC as “MSLSD.” It sounds like someone is on LSD here, but it’s not Nicolle Wallace. It’s also telling that the ever-illiterate Trump didn’t even try to spell “Nicolle” – which has an unusual spelling – and went straight for her last name instead.
We think Donald Trump has further given something away here. He’ll rant and rave in sexist fashion about a good reporter like Nicolle Wallace over how she’s handling the Biden allegation, but he’s still largely afraid to touch the Biden allegation itself. Trump seems to understand that this phony Biden scandal is a hand grenade, and he doesn’t want to be the one holding it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Mike Pence just made it even worse for himself

After Donald Trump was impeached , the Senate should have voted to remove him from office .
The fact they did not means we were spared unknown misery under a second uniquely dreadful president within only a few years .
Mike Pence does not share Trump ’ s penchant for posting insulting tweets and wanting to take all the credit for everything good in the world .
However , a Pence presidency would have been a horror show in its own right .
The mask fiasco that occurred when Pence visited the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Tuesday has managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more proof that a President Pence would be a disaster for America .
What started with a stupid decision to flout the Mayo Clinic ’ s rules and send the wrong message to the public during a pandemic , has now turned into a fascist attack on the press for reporting the unflattering truth .
After Karen Pence told Fox News on Thursday that her husband was not made aware of the Mayo Clinic ’ s policy requiring masks , Fox News correspondent John Roberts tweeted that her statement contradicts the Mayo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed informed about the policy before the visit began .
Voice of America reporter Steve Herman replied to Roberts ’ tweet to add his personal observation : “ All of us who traveled with him were notified by the office of @ VP the day before the trip that wearing of masks was required @ MayoClinic and to prepare accordingly.
” So , not only was Pence aware of the mask policy , but it appears Pence ’ s own office reached out to reporters who would be accompanying him to make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinic .
Pence is now trying to retaliate against Herman for speaking out against the kingdom .
According to the Washington Post , Pence ’ s office has accused Herman of violating off-the-record terms of the trip ’ s planning memo and is considering banning him from future travel aboard Air Force Two , possibly pending an apology .
Brett Bruen , who served as President Obama ’ s Director of Global Engagement , defended Herman , tweeting that he “ did not leak sensitive information ” and that he “ tweeted publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post ’ s Gordon Lubold tweeted a similar reply to the same Roberts tweet on Thursday , backing up Herman ’ s claim : “ also , everyone in the entire Mayo Clinic had a mask on , everyone , and we were all told the day before we had to wear a mask if we entered the clinic.
” However , Pence ’ s office has , curiously , not bothered to threaten any retaliatory action against him .
An Irish proverb tells us , “ Better the devil you know than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump is the devil we know all too well , and his final day in office can ’ t come soon enough .
While we don ’ t know exactly what a President Pence would do , we know for sure that , like Trump , Mike Pence has no business running a democracy .

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After Donald Trump was impeached, the Senate should have voted to remove him from office. The fact they did not means we were spared unknown misery under a second uniquely dreadful president within only a few years. Mike Pence does not share Trump’s penchant for posting insulting tweets and wanting to take all the credit for everything good in the world. However, a Pence presidency would have been a horror show in its own right.
The mask fiasco that occurred when Pence visited the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Tuesday has managed to get even worse, and it is more proof that a President Pence would be a disaster for America. What started with a stupid decision to flout the Mayo Clinic’s rules and send the wrong message to the public during a pandemic, has now turned into a fascist attack on the press for reporting the unflattering truth.
After Karen Pence told Fox News on Thursday that her husband was not made aware of the Mayo Clinic’s policy requiring masks, Fox News correspondent John Roberts tweeted that her statement contradicts the Mayo Clinic’s tweet that Pence was indeed informed about the policy before the visit began. Voice of America reporter Steve Herman replied to Roberts’ tweet to add his personal observation: “All of us who traveled with him were notified by the office of @VP the day before the trip that wearing of masks was required @MayoClinic and to prepare accordingly.”
So, not only was Pence aware of the mask policy, but it appears Pence’s own office reached out to reporters who would be accompanying him to make sure they all wore masks to the Mayo Clinic. Pence is now trying to retaliate against Herman for speaking out against the kingdom. According to the Washington Post, Pence’s office has accused Herman of violating off-the-record terms of the trip’s planning memo and is considering banning him from future travel aboard Air Force Two, possibly pending an apology.
Brett Bruen, who served as President Obama’s Director of Global Engagement, defended Herman, tweeting that he “did not leak sensitive information” and that he “tweeted publicly available information.” Also, the Washington Post’s Gordon Lubold tweeted a similar reply to the same Roberts tweet on Thursday, backing up Herman’s claim: “also, everyone in the entire Mayo Clinic had a mask on, everyone, and we were all told the day before we had to wear a mask if we entered the clinic.” However, Pence’s office has, curiously, not bothered to threaten any retaliatory action against him.
An Irish proverb tells us, “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.” Donald Trump is the devil we know all too well, and his final day in office can’t come soon enough. While we don’t know exactly what a President Pence would do, we know for sure that, like Trump, Mike Pence has no business running a democracy.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump’s bizarre tweet only adds more fuel to the Kim Jong Un death watch fire

Twice in the past week , Donald Trump publicly insisted that he knows whether North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is alive or dead , and that he doesn ’ t want to tell us yet .
Of course no one believed Trump , because he lies all the time , even when he ’ d be better off telling the truth .
Then yesterday North Korean state-run media announced that Kim Jong Un was supposedly touring a fertilizer factory .
Of course this was met with a great deal of skepticism as well .
The “ new ” photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily be from an earlier event .
And why would Kim have chosen something as inglorious as a fertilizer factory of all things for his long awaited return to public life ?
It ’ s not remotely his style .
But even as various major American news outlets have said they couldn ’ t verify whether the photos of Kim were legitimate , Donald Trump tweeted this today : Donald Trump is clearly asserting that Kim Jong Un is alive and well , and that these photos are current .
But it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is basing this on some U.S. intelligence community brief he ’ s been given , or if Trump is merely choosing to take North Korean state-run media at its word .
If anything , Trump just made the whole thing even more uncertain .

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Twice in the past week, Donald Trump publicly insisted that he knows whether North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is alive or dead, and that he doesn’t want to tell us yet. Of course no one believed Trump, because he lies all the time, even when he’d be better off telling the truth.
Then yesterday North Korean state-run media announced that Kim Jong Un was supposedly touring a fertilizer factory. Of course this was met with a great deal of skepticism as well. The “new” photos published of Kim at the factory could easily be from an earlier event. And why would Kim have chosen something as inglorious as a fertilizer factory of all things for his long awaited return to public life? It’s not remotely his style.
But even as various major American news outlets have said they couldn’t verify whether the photos of Kim were legitimate, Donald Trump tweeted this today:
I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well! https://t.co/mIWVeRMnOJ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2020
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Donald Trump is clearly asserting that Kim Jong Un is alive and well, and that these photos are current. But it’s not at all clear whether Trump is basing this on some U.S. intelligence community brief he’s been given, or if Trump is merely choosing to take North Korean state-run media at its word. If anything, Trump just made the whole thing even more uncertain.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Hey MSNBC, you’re blowing it badly right now – and your viewers are pissed at you

MSNBC has managed to spend the past several days angering and alienating its own audience , by breathlessly promoting a uniquely non-credible allegation against Joe Biden that it knows isn ’ t true .
All you have to do is look across social media to see that the backlash has been swift and widespread .
Yet MSNBC continues to keep gleefully digging its own grave as the weekend goes on .
Let ’ s be clear here .
MSNBC isn ’ t doing this for reasons of integrity .
Everyone at the network knows this is a phony scandal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ think it makes them look like they have integrity , and – more importantly for them – they think it ’ s helping to drive ratings .
But if you look at social media , you see that the opposite is overwhelmingly true on both counts .
So how can MSNBC be so tone-deaf about this ?
It ’ s important to understand how political journalism operates .
Most of the liberal-leaning newspapers and major liberal online news outlets rely on the free advertising they receive whenever MSNBC books their writers as guest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be hesitant to criticize MSNBC , for fear of losing their guest bookings .
There ’ s no conspiracy at play .
It ’ s just how the industry dynamic plays out – and the near total lack of journalistic criticism of MSNBC leaves the network blissfully oblivious whenever it ’ s alienating its own audience .
Consider this .
When MSNBC host Chris Hayes falsely characterized the Biden allegation as “ credible ” and “ corroborated ” this week , viewers were so widely outraged , his name and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly twenty-four hours .
But not a single news outlet wrote about the backlash ( except for The Hill , which wrote a joke of an article pretending that most people using the hashtag were defending Hayes ) .
No wonder Hayes ended up arrogantly mocking the # FireChrisHayes during his show the next night .
This is a guy who has spent five years treating his show like one big Bernie Bro circle jerk , allowing his guests to dishonestly attack the Democrats on a regular basis , and no one in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him out for it .
Instead they ’ re too busy kissing his backside , in the hope they ’ ll continue to get booked on MSNBC .
Mika Brzezinski did , by most accounts , a terrible job of interviewing Joe Biden this week .
She asked the same questions over and over , even after Biden had thoroughly answered them .
She ignored major details that make the allegation non-credible .
She pushed the utterly bizarre notion that Biden himself was supposed to “ believe ” his accuser .
Yet the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s performance , because they want to be guest panelists on MSNBC .
When Brzezinski encountered negative feedback on Twitter from some prominent political activists , she responded by blocking them .
That ’ s her prerogative .
But it further suggests that the total lack of criticism from the media has left MSNBC hosts so blissfully unaware of how widely resented their antics are , they think they can make it go away by blocking the non-journalists who do speak truth to them .
Another MSNBC host , Ali Velshi , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he breathlessly promoted the phony Biden allegation .
Nearly all of the feedback was negative .
Yet none of this seems to have an effect on any of these hosts .
Rachel Maddow , to her credit , appears to want nothing to do with this phony story .
She ’ s too busy covering real stories about coronavirus nursing homes .
Yet she ’ s generally the exception , and even though she has the highest ratings of anyone on the network , the other MSNBC hosts just can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s outpacing them .
The near total lack of criticism from the media has left these TV hosts with the impression that they can do no wrong .
As MSNBC ’ s ratings invariably slip over this debacle , they ’ ll be left wondering why .
After all , no one except their audience told them that they were getting it wrong – and why listen to them , when they can instead listen to their fellow political journalists fawning all over them ?

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MSNBC has managed to spend the past several days angering and alienating its own audience, by breathlessly promoting a uniquely non-credible allegation against Joe Biden that it knows isn’t true. All you have to do is look across social media to see that the backlash has been swift and widespread. Yet MSNBC continues to keep gleefully digging its own grave as the weekend goes on.
Let’s be clear here. MSNBC isn’t doing this for reasons of integrity. Everyone at the network knows this is a phony scandal. They’re promoting it because they think it makes them look like they have integrity, and – more importantly for them – they think it’s helping to drive ratings. But if you look at social media, you see that the opposite is overwhelmingly true on both counts. So how can MSNBC be so tone-deaf about this?
It’s important to understand how political journalism operates. Most of the liberal-leaning newspapers and major liberal online news outlets rely on the free advertising they receive whenever MSNBC books their writers as guest panelists. So those news outlets are going to be hesitant to criticize MSNBC, for fear of losing their guest bookings. There’s no conspiracy at play. It’s just how the industry dynamic plays out – and the near total lack of journalistic criticism of MSNBC leaves the network blissfully oblivious whenever it’s alienating its own audience.
Consider this. When MSNBC host Chris Hayes falsely characterized the Biden allegation as “credible” and “corroborated” this week, viewers were so widely outraged, his name and the #FireChrisHayes hashtag trended on Twitter for nearly twenty-four hours. But not a single news outlet wrote about the backlash (except for The Hill, which wrote a joke of an article pretending that most people using the hashtag were defending Hayes).
No wonder Hayes ended up arrogantly mocking the #FireChrisHayes during his show the next night. This is a guy who has spent five years treating his show like one big Bernie Bro circle jerk, allowing his guests to dishonestly attack the Democrats on a regular basis, and no one in the political journalism industry has ever called him out for it. Instead they’re too busy kissing his backside, in the hope they’ll continue to get booked on MSNBC.
Mika Brzezinski did, by most accounts, a terrible job of interviewing Joe Biden this week. She asked the same questions over and over, even after Biden had thoroughly answered them. She ignored major details that make the allegation non-credible. She pushed the utterly bizarre notion that Biden himself was supposed to “believe” his accuser. Yet the media has shied away from criticizing Brzezinski’s performance, because they want to be guest panelists on MSNBC.
When Brzezinski encountered negative feedback on Twitter from some prominent political activists, she responded by blocking them. That’s her prerogative. But it further suggests that the total lack of criticism from the media has left MSNBC hosts so blissfully unaware of how widely resented their antics are, they think they can make it go away by blocking the non-journalists who do speak truth to them.
Another MSNBC host, Ali Velshi, saw his name trending atop Twitter today after he breathlessly promoted the phony Biden allegation. Nearly all of the feedback was negative. Yet none of this seems to have an effect on any of these hosts. Rachel Maddow, to her credit, appears to want nothing to do with this phony story. She’s too busy covering real stories about coronavirus nursing homes. Yet she’s generally the exception, and even though she has the highest ratings of anyone on the network, the other MSNBC hosts just can’t seem to figure out why she’s outpacing them.
The near total lack of criticism from the media has left these TV hosts with the impression that they can do no wrong. As MSNBC’s ratings invariably slip over this debacle, they’ll be left wondering why. After all, no one except their audience told them that they were getting it wrong – and why listen to them, when they can instead listen to their fellow political journalists fawning all over them?
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Joe Biden accuser changes her story again, admits she didn’t originally even accuse him of assault

Even as certain MSNBC hosts continue to breathlessly hype a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden that was already uniquely non-credible on its face , the accuser has now fundamentally changed her story yet again – and it appears she ’ s now trying to backtrack in rapid fashion .
Yesterday , Biden called on the National Archives and Senate archives to release their copy of the report that Tara Reade claims she filed in 1993 .
The National Archives says it has no such report .
If the Senate confirms the same , it ’ ll strongly point to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin with .
Now Reade is telling the AP that when she filed the report , she didn ’ t accuse Biden of sexual harassment or assault .
Instead she simply said that she felt “ uncomfortable.
” This changes things in a rather massive way .
By her own admission , the key supposed piece of her contemporaneous corroboration – the report she filed – absolutely does not corroborate her story .
She can still argue that the assault happened and that she only filed a vague report about feeling “ uncomfortable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t hold any credibility , because she originally claimed that she filed a report about sexual assault .
Biden ’ s accuser had already fundamentally changed her story in self-contradictory manner multiple times , and several of her supposed corroborators had already shot her down , before MSNBC host Chris Hayes opened this can of worms by falsely characterizing the allegation as “ credible ” and “ corroborated.
” How Hayes still has a job is anyone ’ s guess .
At this point , this isn ’ t even a Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reade scandal .
MSNBC had absolutely no business hyping this mess as if it were some legitimate story .

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Even as certain MSNBC hosts continue to breathlessly hype a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden that was already uniquely non-credible on its face, the accuser has now fundamentally changed her story yet again – and it appears she’s now trying to backtrack in rapid fashion.
Yesterday, Biden called on the National Archives and Senate archives to release their copy of the report that Tara Reade claims she filed in 1993. The National Archives says it has no such report. If the Senate confirms the same, it’ll strongly point to Reade having never filed a report to begin with. Now Reade is telling the AP that when she filed the report, she didn’t accuse Biden of sexual harassment or assault. Instead she simply said that she felt “uncomfortable.”
This changes things in a rather massive way. By her own admission, the key supposed piece of her contemporaneous corroboration – the report she filed – absolutely does not corroborate her story. She can still argue that the assault happened and that she only filed a vague report about feeling “uncomfortable” instead. But that won’t hold any credibility, because she originally claimed that she filed a report about sexual assault.
Biden’s accuser had already fundamentally changed her story in self-contradictory manner multiple times, and several of her supposed corroborators had already shot her down, before MSNBC host Chris Hayes opened this can of worms by falsely characterizing the allegation as “credible” and “corroborated.” How Hayes still has a job is anyone’s guess. At this point, this isn’t even a Joe Biden scandal; it’s a Tara Reade scandal. MSNBC had absolutely no business hyping this mess as if it were some legitimate story.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--This phony allegation against Joe Biden is completely falling apart in real time

While we should always believe women unless they give us a solid reason not to believe them , the Tara Reade allegation against Joe Biden has always been uniquely non-credible .
She ’ s changed her story repeatedly , in fundamental and self-contradictory ways .
Of all the people she ’ s pointed to as corroborators , it turns out she ’ s either coached them , and/or they say she ’ s lying .
Yesterday Joe Biden went on TV and denied the allegation .
He also urged the Senate and the National Archives to turn over the records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they confirm there are no such records , it ’ ll demonstrate that she never filed one .
Now that the allegation is unraveling in real time , it appears Reade is scrambling .
The Atlantic is now confirming that Reade had an interview scheduled with Fox News host Chris Wallace , but shortly after Joe Biden ’ s interview aired , Reade abruptly canceled .
Reade ’ s neighbor , who has already given away that Reade coached her as a witness , now says that she watched Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This comes after NBC News reported that Reade has begun deleting some of her older internet posts in which she aligned herself with Vladimir Putin .
This all keeps getting more suspicious – and it ’ s falling apart in real time .

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While we should always believe women unless they give us a solid reason not to believe them, the Tara Reade allegation against Joe Biden has always been uniquely non-credible. She’s changed her story repeatedly, in fundamental and self-contradictory ways. Of all the people she’s pointed to as corroborators, it turns out she’s either coached them, and/or they say she’s lying.
Yesterday Joe Biden went on TV and denied the allegation. He also urged the Senate and the National Archives to turn over the records of Reade’s complaint – and when they confirm there are no such records, it’ll demonstrate that she never filed one. Now that the allegation is unraveling in real time, it appears Reade is scrambling.
The Atlantic is now confirming that Reade had an interview scheduled with Fox News host Chris Wallace, but shortly after Joe Biden’s interview aired, Reade abruptly canceled. Reade’s neighbor, who has already given away that Reade coached her as a witness, now says that she watched Biden’s interview and found him “very believable.”
This comes after NBC News reported that Reade has begun deleting some of her older internet posts in which she aligned herself with Vladimir Putin. This all keeps getting more suspicious – and it’s falling apart in real time.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump is mailing it in

Donald Trump is mailing it in

When the stimulus checks under the CARES Act were being processed last month , Donald Trump literally stopped the presses so that his name could be added to them .
Not only was this extra step wholly unnecessary and wildly inappropriate , but it threatened to further delay getting the needed aid into the accounts of Americans facing severe economic distress .
If you thought this example proved that Trump ’ s narcissism knows no bounds , just wait till you hear what he has done now .
Rather than leave shameful enough alone , Trump outdid himself in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his name with their stimulus money .
If you are among the majority of Americans who received a stimulus , whether by check or direct deposit , you should now expect a pointless letter about it within the next few days—from Trump .
The one-page letter , written in English and Spanish , begins with the boldfaced subject line “ Your Economic Impact Payment Has Arrived , ” which is an announcement that should hardly come as news to any recipient .
The letter mostly rambles on about how great everything is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government ’ s response , promising that we will “ rise to new heights of greatness.
” Between the man-child ’ s use of the first person and his oversized Sharpie signature , recipients who don ’ t know any better will likely deduce that Trump must be the one to thank for their financial relief .
Not only is Trump ’ s letter a colossal waste of paper and postage , but it was sent through the U.S .
Postal Service — the very agency he has loudly trashed and threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is making peace with the USPS ’ s continued existence so long as it proves itself capable of being manipulated into feeding his perverse hunger for self-aggrandizement .
As appalling as the letter is , the envelope is even worse because it has the potential to frighten many Americans .
While the letter is written from Trump at “ The White House , Washington , ” the envelope suggests a serious mailing from the Internal Revenue Service in Austin , Texas .
It is marked “ Official Business ” and cites “ Notice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any reasonable recipient would assume is a specific IRS publication , which could induce fears of an audit .
It turns out Notice 1444 is not a real IRS Notice at all , despite what the envelope implies , but just some number assigned to Trump ’ s letter .
Indeed , Trump never fails at devising new ways to remind us of the fact that his narcissism knows no bounds .
No matter what affront Trump pulls off today , you can bet he ’ ll be back tomorrow to expose us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrageous and offensive .
One day of a Trump presidency often feels like an eternity of absurdity and corruption .
Election Day may be only six months away , but it can ’ t come soon enough .

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When the stimulus checks under the CARES Act were being processed last month, Donald Trump literally stopped the presses so that his name could be added to them. Not only was this extra step wholly unnecessary and wildly inappropriate, but it threatened to further delay getting the needed aid into the accounts of Americans facing severe economic distress. If you thought this example proved that Trump’s narcissism knows no bounds, just wait till you hear what he has done now.
Rather than leave shameful enough alone, Trump outdid himself in his desperate campaign to force voters to associate his name with their stimulus money. If you are among the majority of Americans who received a stimulus, whether by check or direct deposit, you should now expect a pointless letter about it within the next few days—from Trump.
The one-page letter, written in English and Spanish, begins with the boldfaced subject line “Your Economic Impact Payment Has Arrived,” which is an announcement that should hardly come as news to any recipient. The letter mostly rambles on about how great everything is, from the country and its citizens to the government’s response, promising that we will “rise to new heights of greatness.” Between the man-child’s use of the first person and his oversized Sharpie signature, recipients who don’t know any better will likely deduce that Trump must be the one to thank for their financial relief.
Not only is Trump’s letter a colossal waste of paper and postage, but it was sent through the U.S. Postal Service — the very agency he has loudly trashed and threatened to defund recently. Apparently, Trump is making peace with the USPS’s continued existence so long as it proves itself capable of being manipulated into feeding his perverse hunger for self-aggrandizement.
As appalling as the letter is, the envelope is even worse because it has the potential to frighten many Americans. While the letter is written from Trump at “The White House, Washington,” the envelope suggests a serious mailing from the Internal Revenue Service in Austin, Texas. It is marked “Official Business” and cites “Notice 1444 (EN-SP),” which any reasonable recipient would assume is a specific IRS publication, which could induce fears of an audit. It turns out Notice 1444 is not a real IRS Notice at all, despite what the envelope implies, but just some number assigned to Trump’s letter.
Indeed, Trump never fails at devising new ways to remind us of the fact that his narcissism knows no bounds. No matter what affront Trump pulls off today, you can bet he’ll be back tomorrow to expose us to something that is somehow even more outrageous and offensive. One day of a Trump presidency often feels like an eternity of absurdity and corruption. Election Day may be only six months away, but it can’t come soon enough.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Stop freaking out about this new poll

Stop freaking out about this new poll

Donald Trump is excitedly tweeting about a new poll that says he might have a chance in the 2020 election .
Numerous media outlets are playing up this new poll as if it represents a fundamental shift in the race .
Here ’ s the thing : it ’ s not .
All you have to do is look at all the other poll numbers .
Here ’ s a hint about how the media works : several presidential polls are conducted each week .
They don ’ t usually change much .
Various news outlets – particularly cable news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement , because they know that ’ s what ’ ll keep you tuned in .
This week they report Trump ’ s best poll number of the bunch , and they claim it ’ s evidence he ’ s on the rise .
Then next week they report Trump ’ s worst poll number of the bunch , and they claim it ’ s evidence he ’ s in trouble .
Then the next week after that they report his best poll number again .
All you have to do is look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little movement there is from week to week in a presidential race .
This is a Biden +6 race right now .
It was a Biden +6 race a month ago .
It was a Biden +6 race two months ago .
But if MSNBC were to simply report that “ The Biden vs Trump poll numbers have once again not changed this week , ” you ’ d get bored and change the channel .
The polls can tell us a lot , when they ’ re viewed through the proper filter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look at them at all , look at the averages , not the individual polls .
The further any given poll is from the average , the more likely it ’ s going to turn out that the poll in question is wrong .
And if you ’ re going to watch cable news , you have to accept that any time they quote an individual poll number , it has to be ignored .

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Donald Trump is excitedly tweeting about a new poll that says he might have a chance in the 2020 election. Numerous media outlets are playing up this new poll as if it represents a fundamental shift in the race. Here’s the thing: it’s not. All you have to do is look at all the other poll numbers.
Here’s a hint about how the media works: several presidential polls are conducted each week. They don’t usually change much. Various news outlets – particularly cable news – like to create the illusion of movement, because they know that’s what’ll keep you tuned in. This week they report Trump’s best poll number of the bunch, and they claim it’s evidence he’s on the rise. Then next week they report Trump’s worst poll number of the bunch, and they claim it’s evidence he’s in trouble. Then the next week after that they report his best poll number again.
All you have to do is look at the polling averages to see how little movement there is from week to week in a presidential race. This is a Biden +6 race right now. It was a Biden +6 race a month ago. It was a Biden +6 race two months ago. But if MSNBC were to simply report that “The Biden vs Trump poll numbers have once again not changed this week,” you’d get bored and change the channel.
The polls can tell us a lot, when they’re viewed through the proper filter. If you’re going to look at them at all, look at the averages, not the individual polls. The further any given poll is from the average, the more likely it’s going to turn out that the poll in question is wrong. And if you’re going to watch cable news, you have to accept that any time they quote an individual poll number, it has to be ignored.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump Jr. comes out swinging, punches himself in the face, falls down

The sixty-something thousand Americans who have died from coronavirus aren ’ t just a tragic and heartbreaking loss of life .
They ’ re also a major political problem for Donald Trump , because he dishonestly and negligently caused nearly every one of those deaths by spending a month calling it a “ hoax ” and refusing to do the most basic things necessary to prevent it .
But don ’ t worry , because Donald Trump Junior is on the case .
Donald Trump Jr has decided that many or most of these coronavirus deaths simply didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swinging with an utterly incoherent conspiracy theory which appears to involve writing off coronavirus deaths as having actually been flu deaths , or something : It will be interesting to see what happens to the regular flu death toll this year .
Something tells me it will be well below the average if not near zero .
https : //t.co/aqNbTwxiyl The problem with coming out swinging when you ’ re an idiot like Donald Trump Junior is that you tend to end up accidentally punching yourself in the face and falling down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
If this kind of gibberish is all that Team Trump has to go on when it comes to explaining away all these Americans who died on Donald Trump ’ s watch , he ’ s in trouble .

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The sixty-something thousand Americans who have died from coronavirus aren’t just a tragic and heartbreaking loss of life. They’re also a major political problem for Donald Trump, because he dishonestly and negligently caused nearly every one of those deaths by spending a month calling it a “hoax” and refusing to do the most basic things necessary to prevent it. But don’t worry, because Donald Trump Junior is on the case.
Donald Trump Jr has decided that many or most of these coronavirus deaths simply didn’t happen. He’s come out swinging with an utterly incoherent conspiracy theory which appears to involve writing off coronavirus deaths as having actually been flu deaths, or something:
It will be interesting to see what happens to the regular flu death toll this year. Something tells me it will be well below the average if not near zero. https://t.co/aqNbTwxiyl — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 1, 2020
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The problem with coming out swinging when you’re an idiot like Donald Trump Junior is that you tend to end up accidentally punching yourself in the face and falling down. That’s precisely what he did here. If this kind of gibberish is all that Team Trump has to go on when it comes to explaining away all these Americans who died on Donald Trump’s watch, he’s in trouble.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump’s latest deranged conspiracy theory has gone round the bend

At what point , you might have at one time reasonably wondered , would Donald Trump , the Republican Party and their greedy corporate overlords stop in their headlong pursuit of power and profit ?
We now have our answer and it is “ at no point.
” The deaths of tens of thousands of Americans now , hundreds of thousands soon and millions inevitably is no impediment to them .
More Americans have now died in three months than died in twenty years of war in Vietnam — and there is no end in sight .
The Republican solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the focus and send everybody back to work .
If Americans die as a result , so be it .
At least the stock market will be okay .
Trump is now promoting the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 coronavirus was engineered in China , that it was either a genetic modification of an existing pathogen or was manufactured from the ground up .
Both these “ theories ” are easily disproved with science .
Unfortunately , thanks to the longstanding anti-science tradition of American ignorance , inculcated and reinforced most recently by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
That this will lead to violent attacks on innocent Asian Americans is one of the inevitable tragedies we must brace ourselves for .
Explanations without solid evidence , explanations that have a superficial plausibility , are the sine qua non of the conspiracy theory .
That virtually all conspiracy theories are easy to expose as nonsense does not stop their proliferation .
When examined minutely without the benefit of contradictory explanations , the gullible find these theories irresistible .
Because they lack the tools and training of science they fall for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing that there are far superior explanations .
It is a woefully common human malady and I ’ m sorry to say it easily infects half the human population .
Ninety minutes of watching bias-confirming YouTube videos does not make people experts , it makes them fools .
Trump exploits this common ignorance when he says COVID-19 was invented or engineered in a Chinese lab .
People will cling to this notion without bothering to find out if it ’ s even likely , let alone plausible .
Let me explain why it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conway to the contrary , SARS CoV-2 , what is popularly known as novel coronavirus COVID-19 , is not related to SARS CoV-1 .
It is merely the taxonomy of virus naming that gave it its current name .
While the viruses are similar , COVID-19 did not mutate from SARS CoV-1 .
They are unrelated pathogens .
Thus , COVID-19 was not “ engineered ” from SARS CoV-1 .
And of course ( are you still reading , Kellyanne ? )
COVID-19 is short for “ coronavirus disease 2019 , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a long list of related pathogens .
Second , extensive supercomputer modelling of COVID-19 suggests it is not fatal in human beings .
We know from experience this is not the case , so the supercomputers got it wrong , obviously .
Nature outsmarted them .
But if modelling says this virus is a dud , why would bioweapons engineers develop and release it ?
So much for the Bond Villain idea that mad scientists unleashed this bug on the world .
Finally , there is the theory that COVID-19 was accidentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that it is therefore still the fault of the Chinese .
But since we now know that COVID-19 was developed in nature , because it can still be found in bats where it came from , how does that make any logical sense ?
That is , after it already existed in the world , we are expected to believe that it found its way into a lab and then was inadvertently released from that same lab by getting past protocols and safeguards ?
Why not just assume the far easier and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unilaterally created in the natural world and didn ’ t have to get “ released ” from anywhere , let alone a lab ?
Doesn ’ t that make logical sense ?
Why do we need to involve the lab at all except as a convenient lightning rod for the despicably craven purpose of having someone to blame ?
Of course it wasn ’ t released from a lab , and that ’ s what Trump ’ s own scientists and intelligence people have tried to tell him , over and over and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characteristic of a know-it-all to already know everything ?
After all , what ’ s the point of being a know-it-all if you have to have things explained to you ?
That ’ s why know-it-alls don ’ t have to read books or security briefings .
The point is , of course , that the notion that COVID-19 was genetically engineered from known pathogens or created from whole cloth by the Chinese fits snugly into Trump ’ s paranoid and xenophobic paradigm .
It once again gives him a villain to distract @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : himself .
This is why Trump absolutely must be defeated in November .
We have seen his incompetence turned into genocide .
What possible reason can there still exist for not voting him out of office ?
How ignorant must you be to insist that the candidate purity test has any business in this election ?
Trump absolutely must go !
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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At what point, you might have at one time reasonably wondered, would Donald Trump, the Republican Party and their greedy corporate overlords stop in their headlong pursuit of power and profit? We now have our answer and it is “at no point.” The deaths of tens of thousands of Americans now, hundreds of thousands soon and millions inevitably is no impediment to them. More Americans have now died in three months than died in twenty years of war in Vietnam — and there is no end in sight. The Republican solution? Shift the narrative, the responsibility and the focus and send everybody back to work. If Americans die as a result, so be it. At least the stock market will be okay.
Trump is now promoting the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 coronavirus was engineered in China, that it was either a genetic modification of an existing pathogen or was manufactured from the ground up. Both these “theories” are easily disproved with science. Unfortunately, thanks to the longstanding anti-science tradition of American ignorance, inculcated and reinforced most recently by climate science denialism, many Americans believe him. That this will lead to violent attacks on innocent Asian Americans is one of the inevitable tragedies we must brace ourselves for.
Explanations without solid evidence, explanations that have a superficial plausibility, are the sine qua non of the conspiracy theory. That virtually all conspiracy theories are easy to expose as nonsense does not stop their proliferation. When examined minutely without the benefit of contradictory explanations, the gullible find these theories irresistible. Because they lack the tools and training of science they fall for them without understanding or scrutiny, without seeing that there are far superior explanations. It is a woefully common human malady and I’m sorry to say it easily infects half the human population. Ninety minutes of watching bias-confirming YouTube videos does not make people experts, it makes them fools.
Trump exploits this common ignorance when he says COVID-19 was invented or engineered in a Chinese lab. People will cling to this notion without bothering to find out if it’s even likely, let alone plausible. Let me explain why it’s not.
First, Kellyanne Conway to the contrary, SARS CoV-2, what is popularly known as novel coronavirus COVID-19, is not related to SARS CoV-1. It is merely the taxonomy of virus naming that gave it its current name. While the viruses are similar, COVID-19 did not mutate from SARS CoV-1. They are unrelated pathogens. Thus, COVID-19 was not “engineered” from SARS CoV-1. And of course (are you still reading, Kellyanne?) COVID-19 is short for “coronavirus disease 2019,” and is not the nineteenth in a genealogy of a long list of related pathogens.
Second, extensive supercomputer modelling of COVID-19 suggests it is not fatal in human beings. We know from experience this is not the case, so the supercomputers got it wrong, obviously. Nature outsmarted them. But if modelling says this virus is a dud, why would bioweapons engineers develop and release it? So much for the Bond Villain idea that mad scientists unleashed this bug on the world.
Finally, there is the theory that COVID-19 was accidentally released from the lab in Wuhan, and that it is therefore still the fault of the Chinese. But since we now know that COVID-19 was developed in nature, because it can still be found in bats where it came from, how does that make any logical sense? That is, after it already existed in the world, we are expected to believe that it found its way into a lab and then was inadvertently released from that same lab by getting past protocols and safeguards? Why not just assume the far easier and far more likely fact that it was unilaterally created in the natural world and didn’t have to get “released” from anywhere, let alone a lab? Doesn’t that make logical sense? Why do we need to involve the lab at all except as a convenient lightning rod for the despicably craven purpose of having someone to blame?
Of course it wasn’t released from a lab, and that’s what Trump’s own scientists and intelligence people have tried to tell him, over and over and over. But isn’t it characteristic of a know-it-all to already know everything? After all, what’s the point of being a know-it-all if you have to have things explained to you? That’s why know-it-alls don’t have to read books or security briefings.
The point is, of course, that the notion that COVID-19 was genetically engineered from known pathogens or created from whole cloth by the Chinese fits snugly into Trump’s paranoid and xenophobic paradigm. It once again gives him a villain to distract gullible Americans away from the real villain: himself.
This is why Trump absolutely must be defeated in November. We have seen his incompetence turned into genocide. What possible reason can there still exist for not voting him out of office? How ignorant must you be to insist that the candidate purity test has any business in this election? Trump absolutely must go! And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-02--Donald Trump’s head is spinning

Donald Trump’s head is spinning

Over the past twenty-four hours Donald Trump has seemed to insinuate that the phony allegation against Joe Biden is both credible and fake .
Last night Trump ’ s lapdog Lindsey Graham went on Fox News and strongly defended Biden against the allegation , suggesting that Team Trump wants nothing to do with it – even amid reports that the Trump campaign was testing out a TV ad aimed at legitimizing the phony allegation .
So what ’ s going on ?
It ’ s pretty clear that Donald Trump and his team don ’ t know what to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not surprising .
It wasn ’ t invented for Trump ’ s benefit .
It was invented by “ Bernie or Bust ” fanatics masquerading as journalists , in a desperate last ditch attempt at taking Biden down , under the delusional belief that this would somehow result in Bernie Sanders being the nominee instead .
Nevermind that Sanders has dropped out and strongly endorsed Biden ; now that Bernie has formally divorced himself from the “ Bust ” crowd , they ’ ve become even more deranged in their behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fake scandal yesterday , meaning it ’ s not going to have the impact that the “ Bust ” crowd was hoping for .
Biden has a 100 % chance of being the nominee .
Sanders isn ’ t going to withdraw his endorsement and magically reenter the race , no matter how much time his more deranged supporters spend fantasizing over this .
Bernie ’ s reasonable supporters are already lined up behind Biden .
Yet now this Biden vs Trump race has a fake Biden scandal that could end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than for Biden .
The mere existence of the phony Biden scandal has prompted the media and the public to recall that Donald Trump has dozens of credible accusers .
If Trump and his team start trying to promote the Biden scandal , it could backfire on them , as everyone is reminded of who the actual sexual criminal is in this race .
On the other hand , as the focus shifts more toward Trump ’ s status as a sexual predator , he and his team could feel compelled to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the hope of shifting the focus back .
There ’ s a reason Donald Trump ’ s head is spinning as he tries to figure out how to handle this .
When a fake scandal is invented about a democratic candidate , it ’ s usually invented by the republicans , meaning they get to come up with a fake scandal that specifically works in their favor .
This is a fake scandal about a democratic candidate that was invented by the fringe left to keep the democrat from getting to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not at all a good fit for what Trump needs right now .
No wonder he ’ s not sure what to do with it .

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Over the past twenty-four hours Donald Trump has seemed to insinuate that the phony allegation against Joe Biden is both credible and fake. Last night Trump’s lapdog Lindsey Graham went on Fox News and strongly defended Biden against the allegation, suggesting that Team Trump wants nothing to do with it – even amid reports that the Trump campaign was testing out a TV ad aimed at legitimizing the phony allegation. So what’s going on?
It’s pretty clear that Donald Trump and his team don’t know what to do with this phony Biden scandal. That’s not surprising. It wasn’t invented for Trump’s benefit. It was invented by “Bernie or Bust” fanatics masquerading as journalists, in a desperate last ditch attempt at taking Biden down, under the delusional belief that this would somehow result in Bernie Sanders being the nominee instead. Nevermind that Sanders has dropped out and strongly endorsed Biden; now that Bernie has formally divorced himself from the “Bust” crowd, they’ve become even more deranged in their behavior.
Joe Biden aced his interview about the fake scandal yesterday, meaning it’s not going to have the impact that the “Bust” crowd was hoping for. Biden has a 100% chance of being the nominee. Sanders isn’t going to withdraw his endorsement and magically reenter the race, no matter how much time his more deranged supporters spend fantasizing over this. Bernie’s reasonable supporters are already lined up behind Biden. Yet now this Biden vs Trump race has a fake Biden scandal that could end up being more of a problem for Trump than for Biden.
The mere existence of the phony Biden scandal has prompted the media and the public to recall that Donald Trump has dozens of credible accusers. If Trump and his team start trying to promote the Biden scandal, it could backfire on them, as everyone is reminded of who the actual sexual criminal is in this race. On the other hand, as the focus shifts more toward Trump’s status as a sexual predator, he and his team could feel compelled to try to play up the fake Biden allegation in the hope of shifting the focus back.
There’s a reason Donald Trump’s head is spinning as he tries to figure out how to handle this. When a fake scandal is invented about a democratic candidate, it’s usually invented by the republicans, meaning they get to come up with a fake scandal that specifically works in their favor. This is a fake scandal about a democratic candidate that was invented by the fringe left to keep the democrat from getting to the general election to begin with, so it’s not at all a good fit for what Trump needs right now. No wonder he’s not sure what to do with it.
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This is madness

Donald Trump tried to claim that he was going to decide when the country would reopen .
Then , after everyone pointed out that he legally and pragmatically does not have that ability , he insisted he would “ allow ” the governors to decide .
Some Republican governors have sensibly decided to wait .
Some Republican governors are reopening their states right now , in the middle of a pandemic that isn ’ t one bit more under control than it was a week or a month ago .
This is pure madness .
Even before these reopenings have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death toll , we ’ re already seeing that it ’ s not falling .
In fact the NBC chart suggests that the U.S. death toll has been on a subtle upward trend for the past week .
Yes , each state has its own individual trend – but none of it ’ s good .
There is absolutely no justification for easing the lockdowns , beyond saying “ screw it , we ’ re bored now , who cares how many people die.
” This is all dire enough that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planning to reopen his state , is now looking at the reaccelerating death toll and thinking twice .
Worse , anecdotal viral videos from around the nation keep showing that social distancing is not being properly followed .
Not nearly enough people are covering their faces .
And because Trump has refused to do anything to ramp up testing , we still don ’ t know enough about who should be staying home .
Ron Klain , who led the successful Ebola response for the Obama administration , tweeted this : “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind us ; I know we want to believe it is over ( or nearly so ) .
But sadly , it isn ’ t .
I said two months ago that the question would be whether the virus was more patient than people .
I am afraid we are proving that out , right now.
” Beyond applying political pressure , there ’ s very little we can do to prevent certain red states from prematurely reopening .
Beyond discussing it with those around us , there ’ s not much we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going out and risking their lives .
All we can do is stay home and protect ourselves .
The death tolls in these states will spike in a week or two , and we ’ ll do what we can to prevent these governors from covering up those death tolls .
Then those states will presumably have to shut down again .
Until then , all we can do is watch the madness play out , while trying to protect ourselves and our loved ones in the process .
We know where this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the sky much sooner than expected , which it almost certainly won ’ t , this crisis is just getting started .
This fantasy that it ’ s over is only going to prolong it .

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Donald Trump tried to claim that he was going to decide when the country would reopen. Then, after everyone pointed out that he legally and pragmatically does not have that ability, he insisted he would “allow” the governors to decide. Some Republican governors have sensibly decided to wait. Some Republican governors are reopening their states right now, in the middle of a pandemic that isn’t one bit more under control than it was a week or a month ago.
This is pure madness. Even before these reopenings have played out long enough to start impacting the death toll, we’re already seeing that it’s not falling. In fact the NBC chart suggests that the U.S. death toll has been on a subtle upward trend for the past week. Yes, each state has its own individual trend – but none of it’s good. There is absolutely no justification for easing the lockdowns, beyond saying “screw it, we’re bored now, who cares how many people die.”
This is all dire enough that the Republican Governor of Mississippi, who was planning to reopen his state, is now looking at the reaccelerating death toll and thinking twice. Worse, anecdotal viral videos from around the nation keep showing that social distancing is not being properly followed. Not nearly enough people are covering their faces. And because Trump has refused to do anything to ramp up testing, we still don’t know enough about who should be staying home.
Ron Klain, who led the successful Ebola response for the Obama administration, tweeted this: “I know we want to believe it is behind us; I know we want to believe it is over (or nearly so). But sadly, it isn’t. I said two months ago that the question would be whether the virus was more patient than people. I am afraid we are proving that out, right now.”
Beyond applying political pressure, there’s very little we can do to prevent certain red states from prematurely reopening. Beyond discussing it with those around us, there’s not much we can do to keep people from foolishly going out and risking their lives. All we can do is stay home and protect ourselves. The death tolls in these states will spike in a week or two, and we’ll do what we can to prevent these governors from covering up those death tolls. Then those states will presumably have to shut down again.
Until then, all we can do is watch the madness play out, while trying to protect ourselves and our loved ones in the process. We know where this is heading. Unless a vaccine falls out of the sky much sooner than expected, which it almost certainly won’t, this crisis is just getting started. This fantasy that it’s over is only going to prolong it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--This is how badly Donald Trump is blowing it

Donald Trump keeps calling himself the “ king of ventilators.
” Mike Pence promised that anyone who wants a coronavirus test can get a coronavirus test .
But back in the real world , the Trump regime has done the bare minimum to supply medical equipment to the states – and in numerous instances the Trump regime has stolen equipment from the states so it could sell it back to the states .
Just how badly is the Trump regime blowing it ?
Check this out from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo : Thank you to the government and people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York .
We are grateful for your assistance in helping send critical supplies and for the donation of aid .
That ’ s right .
A nation on the other side of the world , with a total population that ’ s just a fraction of New York City , is doing more to help New Yorkers through this crisis than the Trump regime is doing .
That ’ s just pathetic .
Thank you to Qatar , but if the Trump regime were doing its job , the overseas help wouldn ’ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump keeps calling himself the “king of ventilators.” Mike Pence promised that anyone who wants a coronavirus test can get a coronavirus test. But back in the real world, the Trump regime has done the bare minimum to supply medical equipment to the states – and in numerous instances the Trump regime has stolen equipment from the states so it could sell it back to the states.
Just how badly is the Trump regime blowing it? Check this out from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:
Thank you to the government and people of Qatar from the people of New York. We are grateful for your assistance in helping send critical supplies and for the donation of aid. — Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 3, 2020
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That’s right. A nation on the other side of the world, with a total population that’s just a fraction of New York City, is doing more to help New Yorkers through this crisis than the Trump regime is doing. That’s just pathetic. Thank you to Qatar, but if the Trump regime were doing its job, the overseas help wouldn’t be necessary.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Just how deep does this MSNBC rabbit hole go?

When MSNBC host Chris Hayes used his show earlier this week to falsely characterize the Joe Biden allegation as “ credible ” and “ corroborated ” even though the evidence overwhelmingly shows the opposite , few were surprised that he was the one to do it .
Hayes has made a living out of pandering to the wildest delusions of the “ Bernie or Bust ” crowd , and this phony Biden scandal came straight from that corner .
Joe Biden put the whole thing to bed by appearing on MSNBC Morning Joe two days later and denying the allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highly believable , and – more importantly – by calling on the National Archives and Senate archives to release whatever reports that Reade claimed she filed .
Once they confirm that no such records exist , it ’ ll prove that Reade was lying about a key aspect of her story .
So that should have been it , right ?
But after the Biden interview aired , Chris Hayes used his show that night to take a sort of victory lap .
Even though the “ Fire Chris Hayes ” hashtag had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ straight , and his audience was outraged at him and demanding that he fix his false story , he mocked the hashtag instead .
Then Ali Velshi happened .
Ali Velshi ’ s goal at MSNBC has always apparently been to be on the air as many hours per day as possible without offending anyone .
He ’ s understated , dependable , nobody ’ s favorite or least favorite .
But this morning Velshi started pushing the phony Biden scandal arguably as aggressively as Hayes – to the point that Velshi ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the day went on the AP reported that Reade is now admitting she never even filed a sexual assault complaint against Biden , meaning her story is toast .
Yet when Velshi had his second go-round this evening , he pushed the fake Biden scandal more obnoxiously than ever .
So why did Ali “ Clark Kent ” Velshi feel so emboldened to hype this phony tabloid level story so obsessively today ?
It ’ s the opposite of his brand .
It ’ s hard to imagine that he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was confident that he had the approval of the MSNBC higher-ups .
Come to think of it , why did Chris Hayes respond so smugly after such a large chunk of his audience told him to go to hell ?
It ’ s interesting how Hayes ’ stunt managed to immediately land MSNBC the interview with Biden it wanted about the topic .
You ’ d almost think MSNBC orchestrated the whole thing to force Biden ’ s hand .
In any case , this all keeps getting stranger .
Rachel Maddow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influential host , refused to touch the phony scandal during her Friday night show .
Al Sharpton , who ’ s powerful enough in his own right that he doesn ’ t need MSNBC , did a long-scheduled interview today with Joe Biden but didn ’ t spend more than about a minute on the phony scandal before moving on to asking Biden about real topics .
Yet some of the more vulnerable MSNBC hosts have decided to use this phony scandal to set themselves on fire .
Whatever is going on here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and dangerous .
This “ scandal ” is over .
When will MSNBC drop it ?

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When MSNBC host Chris Hayes used his show earlier this week to falsely characterize the Joe Biden allegation as “credible” and “corroborated” even though the evidence overwhelmingly shows the opposite, few were surprised that he was the one to do it. Hayes has made a living out of pandering to the wildest delusions of the “Bernie or Bust” crowd, and this phony Biden scandal came straight from that corner.
Joe Biden put the whole thing to bed by appearing on MSNBC Morning Joe two days later and denying the allegation in a manner that most people found highly believable, and – more importantly – by calling on the National Archives and Senate archives to release whatever reports that Reade claimed she filed. Once they confirm that no such records exist, it’ll prove that Reade was lying about a key aspect of her story. So that should have been it, right?
But after the Biden interview aired, Chris Hayes used his show that night to take a sort of victory lap. Even though the “Fire Chris Hayes” hashtag had been trending on Twitter for twenty-four hours straight, and his audience was outraged at him and demanding that he fix his false story, he mocked the hashtag instead. Then Ali Velshi happened.
Ali Velshi’s goal at MSNBC has always apparently been to be on the air as many hours per day as possible without offending anyone. He’s understated, dependable, nobody’s favorite or least favorite. But this morning Velshi started pushing the phony Biden scandal arguably as aggressively as Hayes – to the point that Velshi’s name ended up trending on Twitter. As the day went on the AP reported that Reade is now admitting she never even filed a sexual assault complaint against Biden, meaning her story is toast. Yet when Velshi had his second go-round this evening, he pushed the fake Biden scandal more obnoxiously than ever.
So why did Ali “Clark Kent” Velshi feel so emboldened to hype this phony tabloid level story so obsessively today? It’s the opposite of his brand. It’s hard to imagine that he would have felt safe doing it unless he was confident that he had the approval of the MSNBC higher-ups. Come to think of it, why did Chris Hayes respond so smugly after such a large chunk of his audience told him to go to hell? It’s interesting how Hayes’ stunt managed to immediately land MSNBC the interview with Biden it wanted about the topic. You’d almost think MSNBC orchestrated the whole thing to force Biden’s hand.
In any case, this all keeps getting stranger. Rachel Maddow, the network’s most popular and influential host, refused to touch the phony scandal during her Friday night show. Al Sharpton, who’s powerful enough in his own right that he doesn’t need MSNBC, did a long-scheduled interview today with Joe Biden but didn’t spend more than about a minute on the phony scandal before moving on to asking Biden about real topics. Yet some of the more vulnerable MSNBC hosts have decided to use this phony scandal to set themselves on fire. Whatever is going on here, it’s disturbing, unfortunate, and dangerous. This “scandal” is over. When will MSNBC drop it?
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Donald Trump goes off the rails as he can’t even answer questions from Fox News viewers

Donald Trump is doing a Fox News town hall right now about the coronavirus .
The questions asked by Fox News viewers thus far have been surprisingly reasonable .
This crisis appears to have scared them into focusing on things that matter , like how they ’ re going to feed their kids or keep their small business out of bankruptcy , and what the real story is with treatment drugs and a vaccine .
Unfortunately for Donald Trump , he ’ s not able to answer these kinds of reasonable questions .
When a man asked Trump about keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rambled about airline bailouts instead .
When a woman asked Trump about feeding her kids and getting her stimulus check , he bragged about how great the economy used to be .
When he was asked another coronavirus related question , he began ranting about the Governor of Washington .
At one point a Fox News viewer asked Donald Trump if he was willing to lay off his usual petty squabbles so he could focus on the current crisis instead .
This question came from a self-identified Trump fan , which tells you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to feel some frustration about how badly he ’ s blowing this .
Trump ’ s response was to rant incoherently about Joe Biden ’ s family .
If Fox News were in a mood to make Donald Trump look good tonight , it could have cherry picked some questions that were more fawning and less challenging .
Instead Fox appeared more interested in maintaining relative credibility with its own audience , by airing questions that addressed the apprehension that even Fox viewers are feeling about this crisis .
Trump couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have agreed to this town hall because he thought the questions would all be about how great he is .
That didn ’ t happen .

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Donald Trump is doing a Fox News town hall right now about the coronavirus. The questions asked by Fox News viewers thus far have been surprisingly reasonable. This crisis appears to have scared them into focusing on things that matter, like how they’re going to feed their kids or keep their small business out of bankruptcy, and what the real story is with treatment drugs and a vaccine.
Unfortunately for Donald Trump, he’s not able to answer these kinds of reasonable questions. When a man asked Trump about keeping his husband-and-wife small business afloat, Trump rambled about airline bailouts instead. When a woman asked Trump about feeding her kids and getting her stimulus check, he bragged about how great the economy used to be. When he was asked another coronavirus related question, he began ranting about the Governor of Washington.
At one point a Fox News viewer asked Donald Trump if he was willing to lay off his usual petty squabbles so he could focus on the current crisis instead. This question came from a self-identified Trump fan, which tells you that even his base may be starting to feel some frustration about how badly he’s blowing this. Trump’s response was to rant incoherently about Joe Biden’s family.
If Fox News were in a mood to make Donald Trump look good tonight, it could have cherry picked some questions that were more fawning and less challenging. Instead Fox appeared more interested in maintaining relative credibility with its own audience, by airing questions that addressed the apprehension that even Fox viewers are feeling about this crisis. Trump couldn’t handle it at all. He must have agreed to this town hall because he thought the questions would all be about how great he is. That didn’t happen.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall is already off to a disastrous start

Donald Trump is holding a Fox News town hall right now from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial , because apparently Trump has decided that the only thing he needs to turn around his disastrous recent public appearances is a statue of Lincoln behind him .
Right off the bat , Trump is already a disaster .
Trump began taking questions at 7:15pm eastern time .
The very first question was from a woman in Alabama who said that she can ’ t afford to feed her kids right now .
She wanted to know when her stimulus check is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why she can ’ t get approved for unemployment benefits .
Trump responded by talking about having the greatest economy in the world , while completely ignoring her question .
Before this town hall began , Palmer Report predicted that it would only take Donald Trump eight minutes to go completely off the rails and begin incoherently attacking his political adversaries .
It ended up taking Trump twelve minutes to start doing this .
He began ranting about various governors who haven ’ t sufficiently kissed up to him , and seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a disaster for him already .

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Donald Trump is holding a Fox News town hall right now from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, because apparently Trump has decided that the only thing he needs to turn around his disastrous recent public appearances is a statue of Lincoln behind him. Right off the bat, Trump is already a disaster.
Trump began taking questions at 7:15pm eastern time. The very first question was from a woman in Alabama who said that she can’t afford to feed her kids right now. She wanted to know when her stimulus check is finally going to show up, and why she can’t get approved for unemployment benefits. Trump responded by talking about having the greatest economy in the world, while completely ignoring her question.
Before this town hall began, Palmer Report predicted that it would only take Donald Trump eight minutes to go completely off the rails and begin incoherently attacking his political adversaries. It ended up taking Trump twelve minutes to start doing this. He began ranting about various governors who haven’t sufficiently kissed up to him, and seemed to lose track of the coronavirus-related question entirely. This is a disaster for him already.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Get ready for a huge Donald Trump disaster tonight

Now that Donald Trump ’ s ever-present psychopathy and worsening senility have made it all but impossible for him to hold press briefings without saying things that damage his reelection prospects , he and his team have been searching for other ways to keep him in the public eye .
Now they ’ ve settled on one , and it should be a complete disaster .
Donald Trump is holding a coronavirus town hall tonight on Fox News .
He ’ s holding it in front of the Lincoln Memorial , because apparently he ’ s decided that this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his disastrous public appearances around .
We know why Trump wants to do this .
He likes the attention – particularly from the kinds of sycophants who would actually show up to a Trump town hall .
We ’ re mystified as to why Trump ’ s babysitters are letting him do this .
The event is scheduled to last two hours .
As we keep seeing from his briefings , Trump doesn ’ t have that kind of stamina .
He ’ ll sound half dead for the first thirty minutes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his stupor and begin incoherently attacking his political adversaries , then he ’ ll peter out and start rambling about injecting Lysol .
In any case , if you want to watch this flaming dumpster fire just to see how badly Donald Trump blows it , it ’ s airing from 7pm to 9pm eastern time on Fox News .
If you can ’ t stomach it , we ’ ll watch it and report back after it ’ s over .

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Now that Donald Trump’s ever-present psychopathy and worsening senility have made it all but impossible for him to hold press briefings without saying things that damage his reelection prospects, he and his team have been searching for other ways to keep him in the public eye. Now they’ve settled on one, and it should be a complete disaster.
Donald Trump is holding a coronavirus town hall tonight on Fox News. He’s holding it in front of the Lincoln Memorial, because apparently he’s decided that this was the missing ingredient that’ll turn his disastrous public appearances around. We know why Trump wants to do this. He likes the attention – particularly from the kinds of sycophants who would actually show up to a Trump town hall.
We’re mystified as to why Trump’s babysitters are letting him do this. The event is scheduled to last two hours. As we keep seeing from his briefings, Trump doesn’t have that kind of stamina. He’ll sound half dead for the first thirty minutes, then he’ll partially awaken from his stupor and begin incoherently attacking his political adversaries, then he’ll peter out and start rambling about injecting Lysol.
In any case, if you want to watch this flaming dumpster fire just to see how badly Donald Trump blows it, it’s airing from 7pm to 9pm eastern time on Fox News. If you can’t stomach it, we’ll watch it and report back after it’s over.
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