palmerreport--2020-06-06--The Lincoln Project just dropped a bomb on Donald Trump

Republicans have always talked about how much they respect the United States military .
Now that the most respected Generals @ @ @ @ @ are speaking out against Donald Trump and calling him unfit for office , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ many Republicans are swayed by this .
Anti-Trump republican group the Lincoln Project has seized @ @ @ @ @ new TV ad which spells out General James Mattis ’ scathing criticism of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : '' Donald @ @ @ @ @ in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend @ @ @ @ @ he tries to divide us . ''
—General James Mattis pic.twitter.com/4OHA4FbSDh

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Republicans have always talked about how much they respect the United States military. Now that the most respected Generals and Admirals in the country are speaking out against Donald Trump and calling him unfit for office, we’re going to see how many Republicans are swayed by this.
Anti-Trump republican group the Lincoln Project has seized on the moment with a new TV ad which spells out General James Mattis’ scathing criticism of Donald Trump (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us." —General James Mattis pic.twitter.com/4OHA4FbSDh — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Maxine Waters just threw down the 25th Amendment gauntlet against Donald Trump

As Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers continue to drop and his reelection prospects continue to dwindle , he keeps behaving in increasingly abusive and deranged ways .
This is precisely what the 25th Amendment was written for .
Now Congresswoman Maxine Waters is calling for it to be invoked : Is there one brave member of Trump ’ s cabinet who would move to initiate the 25th amendment to remove him from office ?
Now is the time to save our country before this would-be dictator takes us all down !
To be clear , the 25th Amendment can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a majority of the cabinet agree that Donald Trump is unfit and must be removed .
Pence would then become “ acting president ” and Trump could appeal to Congress to decide whether to reinstate him .
There is no indication that Pence or the cabinet is willing to do any such thing .
Maxine Waters is correct in that this process needs to start somewhere , and one cabinet member speaking up publicly would indeed force a national conversation , potentially laying the groundwork for such a move to be made .

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As Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to drop and his reelection prospects continue to dwindle, he keeps behaving in increasingly abusive and deranged ways. This is precisely what the 25th Amendment was written for. Now Congresswoman Maxine Waters is calling for it to be invoked:
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Is there one brave member of Trump’s cabinet who would move to initiate the 25th amendment to remove him from office? Now is the time to save our country before this would-be dictator takes us all down! — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) June 5, 2020
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To be clear, the 25th Amendment can only be invoked if Mike Pence and a majority of the cabinet agree that Donald Trump is unfit and must be removed. Pence would then become “acting president” and Trump could appeal to Congress to decide whether to reinstate him.
There is no indication that Pence or the cabinet is willing to do any such thing. Maxine Waters is correct in that this process needs to start somewhere, and one cabinet member speaking up publicly would indeed force a national conversation, potentially laying the groundwork for such a move to be made.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Donald Trump is going to HATE this new Lisa Page development

For years Donald Trump has been promoting a false and deranged conspiracy theory about former FBI agents Peter Strzok and @ @ @ @ @ him during the 2016 election .
He ’ s managed to get them both run @ @ @ @ @ and he continues to harass them .
But now there ’ s a new development @ @ @ @ @ to hate .
MSNBC has hired Lisa Page as its new on-air expert legal analyst @ @ @ @ @ hire because Page is very much an expert in her field .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ stick it to Donald Trump , considering how thoroughly he ’ s tried to convince @ @ @ @ @ part of a “ coup ” against him or something .
Lisa Page made her @ @ @ @ @ Wallace show .
She was paired with Andrew Weissman , formerly of Robert Mueller ’ @ @ @ @ @ is sure to drive Donald Trump crazy – and we all know he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ before much longer .

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For years Donald Trump has been promoting a false and deranged conspiracy theory about former FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page having conspired against him during the 2016 election. He’s managed to get them both run out of the FBI, and he continues to harass them. But now there’s a new development that Trump is absolutely going to hate.
MSNBC has hired Lisa Page as its new on-air expert legal analyst. This is a solid hire because Page is very much an expert in her field. It’s also a remarkable way to stick it to Donald Trump, considering how thoroughly he’s tried to convince everyone that Page was somehow part of a “coup” against him or something.
Lisa Page made her debut today during the Nicolle Wallace show. She was paired with Andrew Weissman, formerly of Robert Mueller’s team. The pairing is sure to drive Donald Trump crazy – and we all know he’ll be rage tweeting about it before much longer.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Donald Trump has whacked out “NO KNEELING” meltdown as NFL situation gets away from him

This week NFL quarterback Drew Brees stated that while he supports Black Lives Matter , he still disagrees with players kneeling during the National Anthem .
Brees was loudly criticized by several of his own New Orleans Saints teammates and numerous other NFL players , both black and white , and he ’ s since apologized .
Multiple Saints players have said they accept Brees ’ apology and want to move forward .
So naturally , Donald Trump wants to make things worse .
He tweeted : “ I am a big fan of Drew Brees .
I think he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarterbacks , but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag .
OLD GLORY is to be revered , cherished , and flown high We should be standing up straight and tall , ideally with a salute , or a hand on heart .
There are other things you can protest , but not our Great American Flag – NO KNEELING !
” This tweet set off such backlash , “ NO KNEELING ” quickly began trending on Twitter .
In years past , Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharply divide Americans .
But the tide is turning , and this kind of thing doesn ’ t work like it used to .
As is increasingly the case these days , Trump is betting on a losing hand .
He ’ s pandering solely to his base , which as recent poll numbers continue to show , isn ’ t nearly large enough on its own to get him reelected .

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This week NFL quarterback Drew Brees stated that while he supports Black Lives Matter, he still disagrees with players kneeling during the National Anthem. Brees was loudly criticized by several of his own New Orleans Saints teammates and numerous other NFL players, both black and white, and he’s since apologized. Multiple Saints players have said they accept Brees’ apology and want to move forward.
So naturally, Donald Trump wants to make things worse. He tweeted: “I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag. OLD GLORY is to be revered, cherished, and flown high We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag – NO KNEELING!”
This tweet set off such backlash, “NO KNEELING” quickly began trending on Twitter. In years past, Trump was able to use the kneeling issue to sharply divide Americans. But the tide is turning, and this kind of thing doesn’t work like it used to. As is increasingly the case these days, Trump is betting on a losing hand. He’s pandering solely to his base, which as recent poll numbers continue to show, isn’t nearly large enough on its own to get him reelected.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Donald Trump’s fatal mistake

Donald Trump’s fatal mistake

I ’ m fascinated by the sometimes unexpected result of ordinary combinations .
Every artist knows that french ultramarine blue mixed with burnt umber ( brown ) yields a convincing black .
Or everyone knows that two of the lightest elements in the universe , oxygen and hydrogen , when combined one part former with two parts latter , yield a rather heavier-than-expected thing called water .
The staid and retiring Briton has a demonstrated history of marching to the sound of gunfire , and Americans will remain happily and indifferently on a fence until galvanized by a single injustice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flashpoint in history for many of America ’ s fence-sitters was Donald Trump ’ s ill-advised ordering of troops to stage an unprovoked attack on peaceful American protesters , merely so he could pose in front of a boarded up church with a bible .
If Trump had any chance to win re-election in November that chance may have just evaporated forever .
Attacking peaceful Americans with teargas and rubber bullets was the whole ballgame right there .
The White House propaganda machine is working overtime to reframe the incident and it isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal pleasure from this one thought , though : if they had it to do over again , Trump wouldn ’ t have gone anywhere near that church and he would have left the protesters in peace .
But that ’ s just one more empty toothpaste tube too many .
If he had any chance at holding onto his job , Donald Trump just blew it forever , and the “ stable genius ” has no one but himself to blame .
Political and academic pundit David Pakman reports an email inbox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disgruntled Republicans , each saying Trump has finally gone too far .
One particular writer noted that he hated Joe Biden but that he would now “ crawl over broken glass to vote for him , ” just to get rid of Trump .
Strong stuff indeed !
Such was the resultant tidal wave of indignation that even former Secretary of Defense General James Mattis came out of hibernation and said this about it : “ When I joined the military , some 50 years ago , I swore an oath to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens — much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief , with military leadership standing alongside.
” One of Donald Trump ’ s responses was to attack General Mattis , and it was weak , even by his standards , when he tweeted : Just for the record , Trump didn ’ t invent the nickname “ Mad Dog ” for Mattis , any more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” or “ prime the pump.
” It ’ s a feature of his delusion to claim ownership of the work of other people .
The notion that Trump fired Mattis is also a likely fiction .
Mattis resigned , and he has the letter of resignation to prove it .
While letters of resignation are common in political firings , that particular one doesn ’ t read like a firing .
All of which is to say , Donald Trump has nothing in common with Barack Obama , and it is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never will .
Speaking of not having things in common , Trump ’ s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany compared Trump ’ s pose-with-a-bible with Churchill ’ s personal wartime inspection of bombed out London .
The well-regarded savant and Quora commentator Roland Temmerman had this to say about it : “ I have to admit one thing though .
Trump and Churchill do have one thing in common .
They both spent time in a bunker .
One while London was being bombed , the other when some teenagers with signs showed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , it ’ s now less than five months to the election and much can happen between now and then .
But it would take a miracle for Trump to recover from his own self-immolating action .
Nevertheless , we must remain vigilant and we must vote .
There can not be a larger moment in history for any of us than the one that looms for all of us in November .
I leave you with the words of Robert F. Kennedy , who died fifty two years ago Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the belief there is nothing one person can do against the enormous array of the world ’ s ills , misery , ignorance , and violence .
Few will have the greatness to bend history , but each of us can work to change a small portion of events .
And in the total of all those acts will be written the history of a generation.
” To which I have nothing to add except , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay @ @

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I’m fascinated by the sometimes unexpected result of ordinary combinations. Every artist knows that french ultramarine blue mixed with burnt umber (brown) yields a convincing black. Or everyone knows that two of the lightest elements in the universe, oxygen and hydrogen, when combined one part former with two parts latter, yield a rather heavier-than-expected thing called water. The staid and retiring Briton has a demonstrated history of marching to the sound of gunfire, and Americans will remain happily and indifferently on a fence until galvanized by a single injustice gone too far.
I think the flashpoint in history for many of America’s fence-sitters was Donald Trump’s ill-advised ordering of troops to stage an unprovoked attack on peaceful American protesters, merely so he could pose in front of a boarded up church with a bible. If Trump had any chance to win re-election in November that chance may have just evaporated forever. Attacking peaceful Americans with teargas and rubber bullets was the whole ballgame right there.
The White House propaganda machine is working overtime to reframe the incident and it isn’t working. I get supreme personal pleasure from this one thought, though: if they had it to do over again, Trump wouldn’t have gone anywhere near that church and he would have left the protesters in peace. But that’s just one more empty toothpaste tube too many. If he had any chance at holding onto his job, Donald Trump just blew it forever, and the “stable genius” has no one but himself to blame.
Political and academic pundit David Pakman reports an email inbox flooded with messages from former Bernie supporters and disgruntled Republicans, each saying Trump has finally gone too far. One particular writer noted that he hated Joe Biden but that he would now “crawl over broken glass to vote for him,” just to get rid of Trump. Strong stuff indeed!
Such was the resultant tidal wave of indignation that even former Secretary of Defense General James Mattis came out of hibernation and said this about it: “When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens — much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.”
One of Donald Trump’s responses was to attack General Mattis, and it was weak, even by his standards, when he tweeted:
Probably the only thing Barack Obama & I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General. I asked for his letter of resignation, & felt great about it. His nickname was “Chaos”, which I didn’t like, & changed to “Mad Dog”…
Just for the record, Trump didn’t invent the nickname “Mad Dog” for Mattis, any more than he invented the terms “fake news” or “prime the pump.” It’s a feature of his delusion to claim ownership of the work of other people. The notion that Trump fired Mattis is also a likely fiction. Mattis resigned, and he has the letter of resignation to prove it. While letters of resignation are common in political firings, that particular one doesn’t read like a firing. All of which is to say, Donald Trump has nothing in common with Barack Obama, and it is to his perpetual shame and frustration that he never will.
Speaking of not having things in common, Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany compared Trump’s pose-with-a-bible with Churchill’s personal wartime inspection of bombed out London. The well-regarded savant and Quora commentator Roland Temmerman had this to say about it: “I have to admit one thing though. Trump and Churchill do have one thing in common. They both spent time in a bunker. One while London was being bombed, the other when some teenagers with signs showed up in front of the White House.”
Of course, it’s now less than five months to the election and much can happen between now and then. But it would take a miracle for Trump to recover from his own self-immolating action. Nevertheless, we must remain vigilant and we must vote. There cannot be a larger moment in history for any of us than the one that looms for all of us in November.
I leave you with the words of Robert F. Kennedy, who died fifty two years ago Saturday. “Let no one be discouraged by the belief there is nothing one person can do against the enormous array of the world’s ills, misery, ignorance, and violence. Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And in the total of all those acts will be written the history of a generation.” To which I have nothing to add except, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Secretary of Defense Mark Esper makes major National Guard move while Donald Trump is out of town

Donald Trump is out of town today , visiting the state of Maine for no apparent reason , and facing a swath of protesters in the state .
When he returns to Washington DC , he ’ s going to find that the Mayor has renamed a street outside the White House as “ Black Lives Matter Plaza ” and painted the words “ BLACK LIVES MATTER ” on the street .
Trump is also going to find a change in the National Guard .
While Trump is out of town , Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has ordered National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrying guns while patrolling the streets .
The Washington Post says Esper made the decision without even consulting with Donald Trump or the White House first , seemingly taking advantage of the fact that Trump and some of his team were out of town at the time .
Yesterday we saw Mark Esper order military troops in DC to go home , only to reverse himself , only to reverse himself again today , so it ’ s entirely possible that Esper will back down from his National Guard order .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be losing control of the military , with the Pentagon now actively working around his maniacal orders .

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Donald Trump is out of town today, visiting the state of Maine for no apparent reason, and facing a swath of protesters in the state. When he returns to Washington DC, he’s going to find that the Mayor has renamed a street outside the White House as “Black Lives Matter Plaza” and painted the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” on the street. Trump is also going to find a change in the National Guard.
While Trump is out of town, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has ordered National Guard personnel in Washington DC to stop carrying guns while patrolling the streets. The Washington Post says Esper made the decision without even consulting with Donald Trump or the White House first, seemingly taking advantage of the fact that Trump and some of his team were out of town at the time.
Yesterday we saw Mark Esper order military troops in DC to go home, only to reverse himself, only to reverse himself again today, so it’s entirely possible that Esper will back down from his National Guard order. But it’s nonetheless notable that Donald Trump appears to be losing control of the military, with the Pentagon now actively working around his maniacal orders.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Washington DC Mayor sticks it to Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been unable to convince any governors to let him send in the U.S. military to harass protesters @ @ @ @ @ has no governor to stand in the way , Trump has turned the district into @ @ @ @ @ with unidentified enforcers in uniform , even as Trump builds an ever-expanding fence around the @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Muriel Bowser is pursuing legal avenues for getting National Guard troops kicked out of @ @ @ @ @ to their home states .
In the meantime , she ’ s taking a more @ @ @ @ @ message across .
Last night she had a crew paint the words “ BLACK LIVES @ @ @ @ @ on the street outside the White House .
Today the Washington Post says the Mayor @ @ @ @ @ leading to the White House as “ Black Lives Matter Plaza.
” Mayor Bowser is @ @ @ @ @ Trump , and she has no intention of backing down .
She tweeted this aerial @ @ @ @ @ LIVES MATTER ” mural :

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Donald Trump has been unable to convince any governors to let him send in the U.S. military to harass protesters. But because Washington DC has no governor to stand in the way, Trump has turned the district into a dystopian hellscape, complete with unidentified enforcers in uniform, even as Trump builds an ever-expanding fence around the White House.
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is pursuing legal avenues for getting National Guard troops kicked out of the city and sent back to their home states. In the meantime, she’s taking a more direct route for getting the message across. Last night she had a crew paint the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in giant letters on the street outside the White House. Today the Washington Post says the Mayor has also renamed a street leading to the White House as “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
Mayor Bowser is clearly not intimidated by Donald Trump, and she has no intention of backing down. She tweeted this aerial footage of the “BLACK LIVES MATTER” mural:
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s utterly deranged “Hopefully George” line about George Floyd

Donald Trump held a press conference today to brag about new employment numbers that are obviously manipulated but are still terrible .
This was a bad idea to begin with .
Trump also tried to work George Floyd into the narrative , which was an even worse idea .
But when Trump ultimately tried to put the two into the same sentence , the result was nothing short of deranged .
While discussing the new employment numbers today , Donald Trump said this about George Floyd : “ Hopefully , George is looking down right and saying this is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our country .
It ’ s a great day for him , it ’ s a great day for everybody ” No really , he said this .
There ’ s video .
Based on the overall context , there ’ s no question that Trump was saying that Floyd – who was recently murdered by the police – is somehow having a great day in heaven because of the employment numbers .
Donald Trump is as racist and deranged as they come .
But this line was pretty far out there even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then there ’ s derangedly tone-deaf , and then there ’ s whatever this mess was .
It ’ s as if Trump ’ s handlers told him to say something else about George Floyd looking down and smiling , and what ’ s left of Trump ’ s rotting brain couldn ’ t help but confuse it with the economic message they ’ d told him to day .

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Donald Trump held a press conference today to brag about new employment numbers that are obviously manipulated but are still terrible. This was a bad idea to begin with. Trump also tried to work George Floyd into the narrative, which was an even worse idea. But when Trump ultimately tried to put the two into the same sentence, the result was nothing short of deranged.
While discussing the new employment numbers today, Donald Trump said this about George Floyd: “Hopefully, George is looking down right and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody” No really, he said this. There’s video. Based on the overall context, there’s no question that Trump was saying that Floyd – who was recently murdered by the police – is somehow having a great day in heaven because of the employment numbers.
Donald Trump is as racist and deranged as they come. But this line was pretty far out there even for him. There’s tone-deaf, and then there’s derangedly tone-deaf, and then there’s whatever this mess was. It’s as if Trump’s handlers told him to say something else about George Floyd looking down and smiling, and what’s left of Trump’s rotting brain couldn’t help but confuse it with the economic message they’d told him to day.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Mike Pence’s chief of staff has a whole new problem

Last week the news surfaced that Mike Pence ’ s chief of staff Marc Short owns significant stock in multiple companies that were favored by the Trump regime during the coronavirus crisis .
This was an ugly scandal , and it raised all kinds of questions about possible financial impropriety and corruption – but it fell out of the headlines quickly , as Mike Pence stories tend to do while Donald Trump is rampaging .
But now the scandal back , at least in a legal sense , if not necessarily in the headlines .
Powerful legal watchdog CREW has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Marc Short , seeking a full investigation into which coronavirus crisis meetings he attended , and what influence he may have had over which companies Donald Trump ended up promoting during his press briefings , or giving favorable contracts to .
Depending on the specifics , Short may or may not have committed a serious crime .
It ’ s far from clear if the FBI still has enough independence from Bill Barr to be able to get away with criminally investigating the activities of Mike Pence ’ s chief of staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if not , the mere filing of the criminal complaint could set the stage for an FBI investigation after the election , provided Trump loses .
The bottom line : this scandal isn ’ t going away for Short , whether it continues to get headlines or not .

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Last week the news surfaced that Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short owns significant stock in multiple companies that were favored by the Trump regime during the coronavirus crisis. This was an ugly scandal, and it raised all kinds of questions about possible financial impropriety and corruption – but it fell out of the headlines quickly, as Mike Pence stories tend to do while Donald Trump is rampaging.
But now the scandal back, at least in a legal sense, if not necessarily in the headlines. Powerful legal watchdog CREW has filed a criminal complaint with the FBI against Marc Short, seeking a full investigation into which coronavirus crisis meetings he attended, and what influence he may have had over which companies Donald Trump ended up promoting during his press briefings, or giving favorable contracts to. Depending on the specifics, Short may or may not have committed a serious crime.
It’s far from clear if the FBI still has enough independence from Bill Barr to be able to get away with criminally investigating the activities of Mike Pence’s chief of staff within the White House. But even if not, the mere filing of the criminal complaint could set the stage for an FBI investigation after the election, provided Trump loses. The bottom line: this scandal isn’t going away for Short, whether it continues to get headlines or not.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Bill Barr goes to hell

Bill Barr goes to hell

With each day , it becomes harder to ignore the very clear and present danger Donald Trump is to not only the country but the world at large – and now even Trump ’ s closest allies realize that he ’ s more of a liability than an asset .
That ’ s why Chuck Grassley has even gone so far as to put two judicial appointments on hold , while Lisa Murkowski had to publicly threaten she might not back his re-election .
These are largely calculated moves that we can ’ t entirely trust , but another one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken things a step further .
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia has called on William Barr to resign in light of the attacks on protestors in Lafayette Park , calling him unfit for office .
We don ’ t have any reason to believe that Barr will actually step down without a fight , but that ’ s kind of the point .
Warner ’ s a Democrat and hasn ’ t been crazy about Barr from the time he was nominated to take over for Jeff Sessions , but his most recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target to take their attention away from Donald Trump , who knows that he can ’ t possibly touch Barr or it ’ ll end badly for both of them .
There ’ s probably not much likelihood that Barr is going to go anywhere , but the more traction Warner ’ s comments get , the more heat he ’ s likely to face from Republican senators who may be looking for someone to blame their shortcomings on .
We ’ re likely to see at least a very ugly and public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the days ahead , one that ’ s not likely to end well for either of them .

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With each day, it becomes harder to ignore the very clear and present danger Donald Trump is to not only the country but the world at large – and now even Trump’s closest allies realize that he’s more of a liability than an asset. That’s why Chuck Grassley has even gone so far as to put two judicial appointments on hold, while Lisa Murkowski had to publicly threaten she might not back his re-election. These are largely calculated moves that we can’t entirely trust, but another one of their colleagues in the Senate has taken things a step further.
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia has called on William Barr to resign in light of the attacks on protestors in Lafayette Park, calling him unfit for office. We don’t have any reason to believe that Barr will actually step down without a fight, but that’s kind of the point. Warner’s a Democrat and hasn’t been crazy about Barr from the time he was nominated to take over for Jeff Sessions, but his most recent call might just give Republican senators a target to take their attention away from Donald Trump, who knows that he can’t possibly touch Barr or it’ll end badly for both of them.
There’s probably not much likelihood that Barr is going to go anywhere, but the more traction Warner’s comments get, the more heat he’s likely to face from Republican senators who may be looking for someone to blame their shortcomings on. We’re likely to see at least a very ugly and public battle between Barr and Donald Trump in the days ahead, one that’s not likely to end well for either of them.
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palmerreport--2020-06-05--Don’t take the bait

Don’t take the bait

Donald Trump ’ s attacks on our democracy , our Constitution , and our rule of law are disturbing and dangerous – and his abuses keep getting more egregious .
None of this is in dispute .
But I keep seeing an unfortunate and counterproductive trend in which some Resistance members are now painting our democracy as dead , and Trump as having succeeded in taking over as a dictator .
Nothing could be further from the truth .
This is what Trump wants people to think is happening .
It ’ s why he and his handlers have engaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public and break its spirit , such as tear gassing protesters outside the White House .
But in reality , five minutes after that stunt was over , Trump was right back to being that scared loser who ’ s taken to hiding in the White House basement and wasting his time fretting over his cable news coverage .
We ’ re making a big mistake by painting Trump as succeeding at becoming a dictator .
First of all , it ’ s simply , factually , not true .
The guy has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s more politically crippled than any modern president has ever been crippled .
He has to come up with smoke and mirrors , whether it be the tear gas or the helicopter buzzing the protesters , or his empty threats on Twitter , in order to give the false impression that he ’ s flexing muscles that he simply doesn ’ t have .
We should avoid this histrionic hyperbole about Trump “ becoming a dictator and getting away with it all ” simply because it ’ s factually untrue .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a lot of Americans simply don ’ t care .
There are plenty of conservatives , and even moderates , who are not bothered by authoritarianism , because – in theory at least – they see it as being simpler than having to put in the work of caring about the complexities of democracy .
We will not turn people against Trump by complaining that he ’ s a “ dictator.
” We can , however , turn people against Donald Trump by explaining that he ’ s screwing up the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidenced by the ongoing civil unrest , his “ law and order ” routine is a disaster .
It ’ s not just that he ’ s trying to abuse power in the name of keeping things simple , he can ’ t even pull it off .
He ’ s also running afoul of the military , which is something that a “ law and order ” type of leader isn ’ t supposed to do – even in the eyes of a winner-take-all conservative mindset .
Don ’ t make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn the general public against Donald Trump is to push the narrative that would turn you against Donald Trump .
You ’ re already against him .
You , and others who see the world like you do , don ’ t need convincing .
They just need to be reminded to show up and vote .
If you want to convince on-the-fence conservatives and moderates to turn against Trump , you ’ ve got to focus on the things that actually matter to them .
It ’ s not just that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s that he ’ s screwing things up and making a fool of himself while trying to abuse his power .

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Donald Trump’s attacks on our democracy, our Constitution, and our rule of law are disturbing and dangerous – and his abuses keep getting more egregious. None of this is in dispute. But I keep seeing an unfortunate and counterproductive trend in which some Resistance members are now painting our democracy as dead, and Trump as having succeeded in taking over as a dictator.
Nothing could be further from the truth. This is what Trump wants people to think is happening. It’s why he and his handlers have engaged in calculated stunts designed to horrify the public and break its spirit, such as tear gassing protesters outside the White House. But in reality, five minutes after that stunt was over, Trump was right back to being that scared loser who’s taken to hiding in the White House basement and wasting his time fretting over his cable news coverage.
We’re making a big mistake by painting Trump as succeeding at becoming a dictator. First of all, it’s simply, factually, not true. The guy has virtually no political muscle left. He’s more politically crippled than any modern president has ever been crippled. He has to come up with smoke and mirrors, whether it be the tear gas or the helicopter buzzing the protesters, or his empty threats on Twitter, in order to give the false impression that he’s flexing muscles that he simply doesn’t have.
We should avoid this histrionic hyperbole about Trump “becoming a dictator and getting away with it all” simply because it’s factually untrue. But if you want another reason, consider that a lot of Americans simply don’t care. There are plenty of conservatives, and even moderates, who are not bothered by authoritarianism, because – in theory at least – they see it as being simpler than having to put in the work of caring about the complexities of democracy. We will not turn people against Trump by complaining that he’s a “dictator.”
We can, however, turn people against Donald Trump by explaining that he’s screwing up the whole authoritarianism thing. For instance, as evidenced by the ongoing civil unrest, his “law and order” routine is a disaster. It’s not just that he’s trying to abuse power in the name of keeping things simple, he can’t even pull it off. He’s also running afoul of the military, which is something that a “law and order” type of leader isn’t supposed to do – even in the eyes of a winner-take-all conservative mindset.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that the way to turn the general public against Donald Trump is to push the narrative that would turn you against Donald Trump. You’re already against him. You, and others who see the world like you do, don’t need convincing. They just need to be reminded to show up and vote. If you want to convince on-the-fence conservatives and moderates to turn against Trump, you’ve got to focus on the things that actually matter to them. It’s not just that he’s abusing his power – it’s that he’s screwing things up and making a fool of himself while trying to abuse his power.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Joe Biden just clinched it

Joe Biden just clinched it

Considering he ’ s been the only candidate left in the race for a couple months now , it ’ s perhaps anticlimactic news that Joe Biden has mathematically clinched the 2020 Democratic nomination for President tonight , according to the AP .
But there ’ s still something important about this development .
To be clear , Biden would have clinched a lot sooner if not for the fact that the pandemic forced several states to delay their primaries , resulting in a longer wait for Biden to reach 1991 delegates .
It ’ s just one day sooner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
But more importantly , Biden ’ s major challengers have all endorsed him weeks or months ago , meaning there has been time for their respective bases to gradually adjust to the idea of Biden being the nominee , and to start to align themselves behind him .
Of course the nation is in a very different position right now than it was during the 2016 election .
Donald Trump ’ s increasingly deranged abuses of power have given decent people of all political leanings cause to unite behind the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop him .
But let ’ s not forget that Joe Biden took on one of the largest and most talented Democratic primary fields in history , and he still managed to pretty much defeat the entire field by Super Tuesday , so he must be doing something right .
This isn ’ t just about Trump , or just about the pandemic , or just about civil instability .
Joe Biden is the nominee for good reason – and now he ’ s the official nominee .

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Considering he’s been the only candidate left in the race for a couple months now, it’s perhaps anticlimactic news that Joe Biden has mathematically clinched the 2020 Democratic nomination for President tonight, according to the AP. But there’s still something important about this development.
To be clear, Biden would have clinched a lot sooner if not for the fact that the pandemic forced several states to delay their primaries, resulting in a longer wait for Biden to reach 1991 delegates. It’s just one day sooner than Hillary Clinton clinched the nomination in 2016. But more importantly, Biden’s major challengers have all endorsed him weeks or months ago, meaning there has been time for their respective bases to gradually adjust to the idea of Biden being the nominee, and to start to align themselves behind him.
Of course the nation is in a very different position right now than it was during the 2016 election. Donald Trump’s increasingly deranged abuses of power have given decent people of all political leanings cause to unite behind the only candidate who’s in position to stop him.
But let’s not forget that Joe Biden took on one of the largest and most talented Democratic primary fields in history, and he still managed to pretty much defeat the entire field by Super Tuesday, so he must be doing something right. This isn’t just about Trump, or just about the pandemic, or just about civil instability. Joe Biden is the nominee for good reason – and now he’s the official nominee.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Joe Biden rips into “despicable” Donald Trump

George Floyd ’ s last words , “ I can ’ t breathe , ” have echoed across our nation @ @ @ @ @ For the President to try to put any other words in his mouth is frankly @ @ @ @ @

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Earlier today Donald Trump held a press conference and said that “hopefully George” Floyd is looking down and smiling because the nation’s terrible unemployment numbers have slightly improved. The remark was tone-deaf beyond words, but Joe Biden managed to put his finger on one word in particular – despicable:
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George Floyd’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” have echoed across our nation and around the world. For the President to try to put any other words in his mouth is frankly despicable. https://t.co/8dWu78dtGP — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 5, 2020
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Joe Biden also seized on the fact that General Mattis and General Kelly, who both worked closely with Donald Trump, are now condemning him as being unfit for office:
Those who have worked the closest with Donald Trump know how unfit he is to serve as President. https://t.co/MQ7aOKGic0 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 5, 2020
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Finally, Joe Biden succinctly summed up why we all have to vote in record numbers in November:
We can’t take four more years of this. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Donald Trump crashes and burns

Donald Trump crashes and burns

Just when you think “ president ” Donald Trump can get no worse , he proves you wrong — again .
With everything going on right now , he spent his morning on Twitter , crowing about growing job numbers .
When the country began reopening from COVID-19 , the increase in jobs occurred as a natural progression .
Of course , when you have absolutely nothing with which to toot your own horn , you must go back to using your imagination .
Meanwhile , Trump ’ s numbers continue to plummet , and Bloomberg reported that the ACLU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sue Trump for his intent to harm American citizens with tear gas .
What else does Trump have but his imaginary accomplishments ?
To rub salt into Trump ’ s already open wound , the Mayor of DC authorized the painting of “ Black lives matter ” in huge yellow letters on the street leading up the White House .
It was one banner day for “ president ” Trump .
For Trump to brag about job numbers speaks volumes about his lack of character .
As Joe Biden said in Dover , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president who takes no responsibility for costing millions and millions of Americans their jobs deserves no credit when a fraction of them return.
” He took the words right out of my head .
In fact , when I first heard about Trump bragging , I immediately thought that when things are bad , Trump takes no responsibility .
When things turn good — with no help from him — he wants to hog credit that does not belong to him .
That is Trump ’ s typical behavior .
Just as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the foundation of which was laid by the Obama administration , he refuses to take blame for trying to hide COVID-19 from us , and he absolutely takes no credit for the unrest currently plaguing our nation , which he encouraged .
General Mattis is correct that he “ does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try .
Instead he tries to divide us.
” That is the one thing he does well , which is not good .
While Trump was patting himself on the back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s poll revealed that two-thirds of Americans believe Trump made racial tensions worse following George Floyd ’ s murder .
67 % of those polled believe that Trump has increased racial tensions in this country , but the most striking numbers are contained within that count .
73 % of independents , 88 % of African Americans , and 63 % of whites all agree : Donald Trump is a loser when it comes to handling race issues .
Even though the number appears small , 29 % of Republicans believe Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number “ significant ” because Republicans have typically gone along with whatever Trump says and does , even though they must know Trump is wrong 99.9 % of the time .
This poll also reveals that Trump ’ s approval rating is close to a record low with 55 % disapproving of him overall , representing a 5 % increase .
NPR put this in perspective : Trump ’ s current disapproval rating is 1 % above his popular vote in the election .
You know what this means ?
Goodbye “ president @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Just when you think “president” Donald Trump can get no worse, he proves you wrong — again. With everything going on right now, he spent his morning on Twitter, crowing about growing job numbers. When the country began reopening from COVID-19, the increase in jobs occurred as a natural progression. Of course, when you have absolutely nothing with which to toot your own horn, you must go back to using your imagination.
Meanwhile, Trump’s numbers continue to plummet, and Bloomberg reported that the ACLU has teamed with Black Lives Matter to sue Trump for his intent to harm American citizens with tear gas. What else does Trump have but his imaginary accomplishments? To rub salt into Trump’s already open wound, the Mayor of DC authorized the painting of “Black lives matter” in huge yellow letters on the street leading up the White House. It was one banner day for “president” Trump.
For Trump to brag about job numbers speaks volumes about his lack of character. As Joe Biden said in Dover, as quoted by CNN, “The president who takes no responsibility for costing millions and millions of Americans their jobs deserves no credit when a fraction of them return.” He took the words right out of my head. In fact, when I first heard about Trump bragging, I immediately thought that when things are bad, Trump takes no responsibility. When things turn good — with no help from him — he wants to hog credit that does not belong to him. That is Trump’s typical behavior. Just as he claimed credit for the previously strong economy, the foundation of which was laid by the Obama administration, he refuses to take blame for trying to hide COVID-19 from us, and he absolutely takes no credit for the unrest currently plaguing our nation, which he encouraged. General Mattis is correct that he “does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us.” That is the one thing he does well, which is not good.
While Trump was patting himself on the back, NPR was taking polls. NPR’s poll revealed that two-thirds of Americans believe Trump made racial tensions worse following George Floyd’s murder. 67% of those polled believe that Trump has increased racial tensions in this country, but the most striking numbers are contained within that count. 73% of independents, 88% of African Americans, and 63% of whites all agree: Donald Trump is a loser when it comes to handling race issues. Even though the number appears small, 29% of Republicans believe Trump has increased tensions.
NPR calls this number “significant” because Republicans have typically gone along with whatever Trump says and does, even though they must know Trump is wrong 99.9% of the time. This poll also reveals that Trump’s approval rating is close to a record low with 55% disapproving of him overall, representing a 5% increase. NPR put this in perspective: Trump’s current disapproval rating is 1% above his popular vote in the election. You know what this means? Goodbye “president” Trump, hello President Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Drew Brees fires back at Donald Trump

Drew Brees fires back at Donald Trump

This week Drew Brees offended several of his teammates and fellow football players , both black and white , when he stated that he still doesn ’ t agree with athletes kneeling during the National Anthem .
Brees ended up apologizing for it after realizing the mess he ’ d made .
Then today Donald Trump tried to make it worse by tweeting about how Brees shouldn ’ t have backed down .
Now Drew Brees is firing back at Donald Trump tonight , with a lengthy Instagram post : To President Trump : Through my ongoing conversations with friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black community , I realize this is not an issue about the American flag .
It has never been .
We can no longer use the flag to turn people away or distract them from the real issues that face our black communities .
We did this back in 2017 , and regretfully I brought it back with my comments this week .
We must stop talking about the flag and shift our attention to the real issues of systemic racial injustice , economic oppression , police brutality , and judicial & prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juncture in our nation ’ s history !
If not now , then when ?
We as a white community need to listen and learn from the pain and suffering of our black communities .
We must acknowledge the problems , identify the solutions , and then put this into action .
The black community can not do it alone .
This will require all of us .
Congratulations , Donald Trump , now even Drew Brees is telling you off .
What Trump doesn ’ t understand is that the American pulse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took office , and he can no longer use it as a wedge issue to divide mainstream Americans against each other .
Trump forced Brees to pick a side by tweeting about him today , and Brees just publicly chose his teammates over Trump .

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This week Drew Brees offended several of his teammates and fellow football players, both black and white, when he stated that he still doesn’t agree with athletes kneeling during the National Anthem. Brees ended up apologizing for it after realizing the mess he’d made. Then today Donald Trump tried to make it worse by tweeting about how Brees shouldn’t have backed down.
Now Drew Brees is firing back at Donald Trump tonight, with a lengthy Instagram post:
To President Trump: Through my ongoing conversations with friends, teammates, and leaders in the black community, I realize this is not an issue about the American flag. It has never been. We can no longer use the flag to turn people away or distract them from the real issues that face our black communities. We did this back in 2017, and regretfully I brought it back with my comments this week. We must stop talking about the flag and shift our attention to the real issues of systemic racial injustice, economic oppression, police brutality, and judicial & prison reform. We are at a critical juncture in our nation’s history! If not now, then when? We as a white community need to listen and learn from the pain and suffering of our black communities. We must acknowledge the problems, identify the solutions, and then put this into action. The black community cannot do it alone. This will require all of us.
Congratulations, Donald Trump, now even Drew Brees is telling you off. What Trump doesn’t understand is that the American pulse has shifted on this issue since he took office, and he can no longer use it as a wedge issue to divide mainstream Americans against each other. Trump forced Brees to pick a side by tweeting about him today, and Brees just publicly chose his teammates over Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Oops, Bill Barr, too late!

Oops, Bill Barr, too late!

Back when the Trump regime thought that tear gassing protesters outside the White House was going to play well , Attorney General Bill Barr made a point of grabbing the credit for giving the order .
He was even seen surveying the protesters immediately before the gave the order , leaving no doubt about where the order came from .
But several days later , the stunt is playing about as poorly as Palmer Report predicted it would .
It was a weak and failed attempt at a strongman stunt that simultaneously left Trump looking like a power-mad maniac and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll numbers down even further , and it brought condemnation from military leaders and religious leaders alike .
Now that it ’ s clear this is going to be yet another ugly Trump criminal scandal , Bill Barr is suddenly trying to wash his hands of it .
Bill Barr is telling the Associated Press today that the Park Police were supposedly responsible for making the decision to tear gas the protesters .
Oops , too late , nice try .
Barr committed a crime by giving that order , and he made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who gave the order .
Now he ’ s trying to scapegoat others for the move , and he ’ s presumably trying to shift the criminal liability away from him , seeing as how Barr will face a growing list of felony charges if Trump loses the election .

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Back when the Trump regime thought that tear gassing protesters outside the White House was going to play well, Attorney General Bill Barr made a point of grabbing the credit for giving the order. He was even seen surveying the protesters immediately before the gave the order, leaving no doubt about where the order came from.
But several days later, the stunt is playing about as poorly as Palmer Report predicted it would. It was a weak and failed attempt at a strongman stunt that simultaneously left Trump looking like a power-mad maniac and an insecure weakling. It drove his poll numbers down even further, and it brought condemnation from military leaders and religious leaders alike. Now that it’s clear this is going to be yet another ugly Trump criminal scandal, Bill Barr is suddenly trying to wash his hands of it.
Bill Barr is telling the Associated Press today that the Park Police were supposedly responsible for making the decision to tear gas the protesters. Oops, too late, nice try. Barr committed a crime by giving that order, and he made sure everyone knew he was the one who gave the order. Now he’s trying to scapegoat others for the move, and he’s presumably trying to shift the criminal liability away from him, seeing as how Barr will face a growing list of felony charges if Trump loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey slam dunks Donald Trump

Earlier this week the Trump 2020 campaign tweeted a promotional video , only for Twitter to take it down because @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s allies have been trying to spin this as an act of political @ @ @ @ @ , copyright law has nothing to do with censorship .
This evening , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ insisting that Twitter did something “ illegal ” by removing the video .
Let ’ @ @ @ @ @ CEO Jack Dorsey saw things differently :

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Earlier this week the Trump 2020 campaign tweeted a promotional video, only for Twitter to take it down because of a copyright complaint. Trump’s allies have been trying to spin this as an act of political censorship, when in reality, copyright law has nothing to do with censorship.
This evening, Donald Trump himself joined the fray, insisting that Twitter did something “illegal” by removing the video. Let’s just say that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey saw things differently:
Not true and not illegal. This was pulled because we got a DMCA complaint from copyright holder. https://t.co/RAsaYng71a — jack (@jack) June 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Donald Trump goes completely berserk after MSNBC hires his nemesis Lisa Page

While Donald Trump was busy destroying medical equipment in Maine today , a lot of things happened .
He still @ @ @ @ @ have noticed that “ BLACK LIVES MATTER ” is now painted in giant letters outside @ @ @ @ @ he has caught on to the fact that his nemesis Lisa Page is back .
@ @ @ @ @ then-FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok somehow conspired to plot a coup against him @ @ @ @ @ or some such nonsense .
Trump did manage to force them both out of a @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re available , and MSNBC has hired Page as a legal expert .
@ @ @ @ @ this afternoon .
When Trump got the news about Lisa Page just now , he @ @ @ @ @ kidding ?
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This is a total disgrace !
” Really ?
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ got ?
Trump seems to be running out of gas .
He can barely put @ @ @ @ @ together .

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While Donald Trump was busy destroying medical equipment in Maine today, a lot of things happened. He still doesn’t appear to have noticed that “BLACK LIVES MATTER” is now painted in giant letters outside the White House. But he has caught on to the fact that his nemesis Lisa Page is back.
Trump spent years insisting that then-FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok somehow conspired to plot a coup against him during the 2016 election, or some such nonsense. Trump did manage to force them both out of a job. This means that they’re available, and MSNBC has hired Page as a legal expert. She made her on-air debut this afternoon.
When Trump got the news about Lisa Page just now, he tweeted “You must be kidding??? This is a total disgrace!” Really? That’s all he’s got? Trump seems to be running out of gas. He can barely put more than a few words together.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Donald Trump just gave away that he really is afraid to leave the White House

Yesterday , Donald Trump went all the way to Maine so he could pointlessly tour a medical supply factory .
While he was gone , his own Secretary of Defense pulled the military troops from the streets of Washington DC , and the Mayor renamed the street outside the White House as “ Black Lives Matter Plaza.
” Now Trump is giving away that he ’ s afraid to leave again .
He was scheduled to spend this weekend at his golf club in Bedminster , New Jersey .
But the trip has been canceled .
NBC News is reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of fear of “ bad optics.
” Yeah right .
At no point during the pandemic or the civil unrest has Trump cared about optics when it ’ s come to things like playing golf or taking trips .
It ’ s not difficult to parse what ’ s going on here .
We know Donald Trump is so afraid of the peaceful protesters outside , he ’ s been hiding in an underground bunker while erecting a giant fence around the White House .
But there ’ s more to it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House and went to Maine for a day , he started losing control of the city and his cabinet .
He must be afraid that if he goes to his golf resort for the weekend , there won ’ t be much of his presidency to come back to .
Will he eventually work up the nerve to travel , or will he simply remain holed up in the White House ?

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Yesterday, Donald Trump went all the way to Maine so he could pointlessly tour a medical supply factory. While he was gone, his own Secretary of Defense pulled the military troops from the streets of Washington DC, and the Mayor renamed the street outside the White House as “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
Now Trump is giving away that he’s afraid to leave again. He was scheduled to spend this weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. But the trip has been canceled. NBC News is reporting that Trump says the trip was canceled out of fear of “bad optics.” Yeah right. At no point during the pandemic or the civil unrest has Trump cared about optics when it’s come to things like playing golf or taking trips.
It’s not difficult to parse what’s going on here. We know Donald Trump is so afraid of the peaceful protesters outside, he’s been hiding in an underground bunker while erecting a giant fence around the White House. But there’s more to it than that. When he left the White House and went to Maine for a day, he started losing control of the city and his cabinet. He must be afraid that if he goes to his golf resort for the weekend, there won’t be much of his presidency to come back to. Will he eventually work up the nerve to travel, or will he simply remain holed up in the White House?
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Donald Trump goes bonkers in the bunker

Donald Trump goes bonkers in the bunker

We have no way of knowing if Donald Trump is in the actual underground bunker beneath the White House right now , or if he ’ s merely in his bunker mentality of building a fence around the White House and hiding from reality .
Whether his current bunker is literal or metaphorical , suffice it to say that Trump is going bonkers in the bunker tonight .
After what had been a comparatively quiet day for him , complete with zero public remarks , Trump is now tweeting like an idiot tonight .
He claimed that he now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a number that climbs each time he quotes it , yet he ’ s never once said which supposed poll he ’ s talking about ; it surely doesn ’ t exist .
Then Trump simply yelled “ LAW & ORDER !
” because he apparently can ’ t remember how to use more than two words at a time , or perhaps because he ’ s taken to watching actual reruns of the TV show of that same name .
Everyone quickly began mocking Trump , including our personal favorite , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ INSPECTOR UNIT !
” Donald Trump is not remotely well .
He ’ s someone who should be getting professional psychological counseling , and considering his status as a criminal , he should be getting it from behind bars .
But because he ’ s still technically President , he ’ s holed up like a fugitive in what is supposed to be the people ’ s house .

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We have no way of knowing if Donald Trump is in the actual underground bunker beneath the White House right now, or if he’s merely in his bunker mentality of building a fence around the White House and hiding from reality. Whether his current bunker is literal or metaphorical, suffice it to say that Trump is going bonkers in the bunker tonight.
After what had been a comparatively quiet day for him, complete with zero public remarks, Trump is now tweeting like an idiot tonight. He claimed that he now has 96% support within the Republican Party, a number that climbs each time he quotes it, yet he’s never once said which supposed poll he’s talking about; it surely doesn’t exist.
Then Trump simply yelled “LAW & ORDER!” because he apparently can’t remember how to use more than two words at a time, or perhaps because he’s taken to watching actual reruns of the TV show of that same name. Everyone quickly began mocking Trump, including our personal favorite, “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL BUNKER INSPECTOR UNIT!”
Donald Trump is not remotely well. He’s someone who should be getting professional psychological counseling, and considering his status as a criminal, he should be getting it from behind bars. But because he’s still technically President, he’s holed up like a fugitive in what is supposed to be the people’s house.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--The swift unraveling of Donald Trump’s presidency

What we ’ re watching now is the swift unraveling of Trump ’ s presidency .
Trump ’ s animus towards competence and self-reflection has bit him in his flabby orange keister , and it increasingly looks like he ’ ll be unelectable in November .
But that ’ s not even the worst of it for him .
Let ’ s be clear about what we ’ re seeing here .
Trump hates people who don ’ t support him , especially minorities .
The combination of Trump treating minorities generally as lesser than whites , with the centuries-long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the perfect storm for creating the uprising we see today .
And most Americans support it .
Not only that , but a whopping two-thirds of Americans think Trump actually worsened racial tensions in America after George Floyd ’ s murder .
That means that a not-insignificant number of Trump ’ s own base think he worsened the situation .
This will inevitably be reflected in the polls in November .
This is not the kind of thing that Americans forget .
America has long been home to deep racial inequity and butted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forefathers .
What I think we ’ re seeing now is a sincere and profound disgust with the fact that , as a people , we have not outgrown the moral villainy of America ’ s slave trade mentality .
As this Vox article so accurately puts it , black bodies are treated as expendable .
This is what Trump will now be facing in November , more so than Joe Biden , and that ’ s what will be his most challenging obstacle to reelection .
That ’ s the most difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much injustice as America has dealt , in her borders there is perhaps no force quite so formidable as the longing for justice .
Now , Americans are demanding justice , and throughout the day now we are watching protests against police brutality being met with police brutality .
Such a response by police is worse than shameful ; it is criminal , and at the very least treasonous in spirit if not definition .
We already know that Biden would be incomprehensibly better at dealing with America ’ s systemic racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove that to us — but Trump makes it ever worse for himself by being a low-rent klansman .
Remember remember the third of November .

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What we’re watching now is the swift unraveling of Trump’s presidency. Trump’s animus towards competence and self-reflection has bit him in his flabby orange keister, and it increasingly looks like he’ll be unelectable in November. But that’s not even the worst of it for him.
Let’s be clear about what we’re seeing here. Trump hates people who don’t support him, especially minorities. The combination of Trump treating minorities generally as lesser than whites, with the centuries-long systemic oppression of black Americans, was the perfect storm for creating the uprising we see today. And most Americans support it. Not only that, but a whopping two-thirds of Americans think Trump actually worsened racial tensions in America after George Floyd’s murder. That means that a not-insignificant number of Trump’s own base think he worsened the situation.
This will inevitably be reflected in the polls in November. This is not the kind of thing that Americans forget. America has long been home to deep racial inequity and butted heads with the truth about our slave-owning forefathers. What I think we’re seeing now is a sincere and profound disgust with the fact that, as a people, we have not outgrown the moral villainy of America’s slave trade mentality. As this Vox article so accurately puts it, black bodies are treated as expendable.
This is what Trump will now be facing in November, more so than Joe Biden, and that’s what will be his most challenging obstacle to reelection. That’s the most difficult opponent he could ever face. For as much injustice as America has dealt, in her borders there is perhaps no force quite so formidable as the longing for justice.
Now, Americans are demanding justice, and throughout the day now we are watching protests against police brutality being met with police brutality. Such a response by police is worse than shameful; it is criminal, and at the very least treasonous in spirit if not definition.
We already know that Biden would be incomprehensibly better at dealing with America’s systemic racism — he doesn’t need to prove that to us — but Trump makes it ever worse for himself by being a low-rent klansman. Remember remember the third of November.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Donald Trump just went into hiding again

At a time when the nation is in total upheaval , and the one thing Americans are increasingly agreeing on is that Donald Trump is a part of the problem , one would think he ’ d be out there right now trying to turn things around .
After all , he ’ s currently on track to lose the election , and then go to prison after he loses .
So he has plenty on the line .
But instead , Trump has decided to go into hiding today yet again .
The White House announced a full lid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means that neither Trump nor anyone else from his regime is planning to say anything or do anything today in public view .
This might be for the best , considering how thoroughly Donald Trump keeps making things even worse – for himself and for the country – whenever he tries to interject himself into matters .
But it seems pretty clear that he ’ s not even trying right now .
For a guy who ’ s already known to hide in an underground bunker while building a fence around himself , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nose .

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At a time when the nation is in total upheaval, and the one thing Americans are increasingly agreeing on is that Donald Trump is a part of the problem, one would think he’d be out there right now trying to turn things around. After all, he’s currently on track to lose the election, and then go to prison after he loses. So he has plenty on the line.
But instead, Trump has decided to go into hiding today yet again. The White House announced a full lid at 11am eastern time today, which means that neither Trump nor anyone else from his regime is planning to say anything or do anything today in public view.
This might be for the best, considering how thoroughly Donald Trump keeps making things even worse – for himself and for the country – whenever he tries to interject himself into matters. But it seems pretty clear that he’s not even trying right now. For a guy who’s already known to hide in an underground bunker while building a fence around himself, the symbolism is just too on the nose.
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Drinking the Lysol

Donald J. Trump spoke gibberish ( yes , everything he says is gibberish ) a while ago about how you can inject disinfectant into your body and instantly become immune to the coronavirus .
This was while also hyping hydroxychloroquine and claiming he was taking that drug as a precautionary measure .
Turns out , a certain percentage of the population will do anything Trump says , similar to the cult of Jim Jones .
These followers will even drink the Lysol Kool-Aid , it appears .
In a report that makes one check and double check that The Onion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks to be close if not actually truth , The Hill reports that more than one third of Americans used disinfectants in “ non recommended ” ways to fight the coronavirus .
The Hill reports on a Center for Disease Control survey that was conducted .
Shockingly , the following was discovered : The uses included in the responses range from sanitizing food items — specifically fruits and vegetables — with bleach , using household cleaning and disinfectant products on hands or skin , misting their bodies with a disinfectant or cleaning spray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ household cleaners and ‘ drinking or gargling diluted bleach solutions , soapy water , and other cleaning and disinfectant solutions.
’ This report is scary for what it says about a large part of this nation and how blindly they will follow someone who has an absolutely zero record of speaking truthfully or credibly about any subject .
On a day when Trump stated that George Floyd was looking down happily on him , it ’ s a reminder of how dangerous the man in the underground cell defended by what appears to @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald J. Trump spoke gibberish (yes, everything he says is gibberish) a while ago about how you can inject disinfectant into your body and instantly become immune to the coronavirus. This was while also hyping hydroxychloroquine and claiming he was taking that drug as a precautionary measure. Turns out, a certain percentage of the population will do anything Trump says, similar to the cult of Jim Jones. These followers will even drink the Lysol Kool-Aid, it appears.
In a report that makes one check and double check that The Onion has not snuck in another story that looks to be close if not actually truth, The Hill reports that more than one third of Americans used disinfectants in “non recommended” ways to fight the coronavirus. The Hill reports on a Center for Disease Control survey that was conducted. Shockingly, the following was discovered:
The uses included in the responses range from sanitizing food items — specifically fruits and vegetables — with bleach, using household cleaning and disinfectant products on hands or skin, misting their bodies with a disinfectant or cleaning spray, inhaling of vapors from disinfectants or household cleaners and ‘drinking or gargling diluted bleach solutions, soapy water, and other cleaning and disinfectant solutions.’
This report is scary for what it says about a large part of this nation and how blindly they will follow someone who has an absolutely zero record of speaking truthfully or credibly about any subject. On a day when Trump stated that George Floyd was looking down happily on him, it’s a reminder of how dangerous the man in the underground cell defended by what appears to be prison guards really is.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--No wonder Donald Trump is starting to lose the Republican vote

From the start of this , Palmer Report has pointed out that Donald Trump ’ s “ base ” was largely irrelevant .
They weren ’ t a large enough group to get him elected to begin with , and they ’ re not large enough to get him reelected either .
Half of Trump ’ s approval rating has always come from people who never loved him and only supported him passively .
Part of the reason we ’ re seeing Donald Trump ’ s numbers dropping off so badly of late is that a lot of his non-base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were never fully committed to voting for him again , and now he ’ s given them a good reason not to .
That includes a number of conservatives and Republicans .
This new TV ad from Republican Voters Against Trump sums up part of why Trump is cratering : If the above video won ’ t load on your device , go here to watch it .
Of course we can ’ t ask anti-Trump Republicans to do all the work for us .
Democrats , liberals , and moderates have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden in order to make sure the final result isn ’ t close enough for Donald Trump or his allies to screw with .
Overwhelming vote turnout is the antidote to all of this .

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From the start of this, Palmer Report has pointed out that Donald Trump’s “base” was largely irrelevant. They weren’t a large enough group to get him elected to begin with, and they’re not large enough to get him reelected either. Half of Trump’s approval rating has always come from people who never loved him and only supported him passively.
Part of the reason we’re seeing Donald Trump’s numbers dropping off so badly of late is that a lot of his non-base supporters have simply had enough. They were never fully committed to voting for him again, and now he’s given them a good reason not to. That includes a number of conservatives and Republicans. This new TV ad from Republican Voters Against Trump sums up part of why Trump is cratering:
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If the above video won’t load on your device, go here to watch it. Of course we can’t ask anti-Trump Republicans to do all the work for us. Democrats, liberals, and moderates have to turn out in record numbers for Joe Biden in order to make sure the final result isn’t close enough for Donald Trump or his allies to screw with. Overwhelming vote turnout is the antidote to all of this.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Why black lives matter

Why black lives matter

Whether spoken as a self-evident truth or proclaimed as a rallying cry at a protest , “ black lives matter ” is itself a victim of the brutality of abusers of language .
It is so frequently misunderstood — and sometimes what Robert A. Heinlein called “ carefully misunderstood ” — that its message gets muddled , lost and odiously recycled for malign purposes .
Hijacked and thrown back in the faces of its originators comes “ white lives matter ” or “ blue lives matter , ” in a shrill and obvious attempt to victim-blame the purpose of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black lives matter was never created to suggest that white lives don ’ t .
It was created to underline the idea that black lives also matter , because they never have .
This simple explanation gets intentionally lost in the feigned outrage of the very people who set out to lose it in the first place .
It ’ s difficult to tell when detractors of the idea that black lives matter are stupid or merely playing at being stupid , but their unwillingness to hear the message is also identified in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention away from the message is employed : what was he or she doing to attract the attention of the police in the first place ?
Why did he or she resist arrest ?
Does he or she have a criminal past ?
Why are the protesters so violent ?
From their point of view getting down to the business of acknowledging that black lives matter must first wait until certain preliminary other matters are cleared up , and they never are , of course .
The whole point — and the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long overdue when we extend the idea of the sacredness of life to people of color .
We , as a nation , haven ’ t yet .
Don ’ t let the street protests fool you , the idea that black lives matter has not yet been thoroughly inculcated where it needs to be to make a difference , in the hearts and minds and laws and systems of the people who run things .
Nowhere is that more clear than in the tone deaf pirate ship usurping the executive branch of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump ’ s recent attempt to summon the ghost of George Floyd to celebrate his “ triumph ” at an unemployment rate that dropped from 14.7 % to 13.3 % is nothing short of obscene .
If it ’ s true that Mr. Floyd really does no longer “ see through a glass darkly ” then he sees , even more clearly than we do , a man taking a victory lap around his grave , created by systemic racism that Trump himself supports , because of an unemployment rate artificially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prematurely back to work who will presently be joining Mr. Floyd .
Trump ’ s crocodile tears are obscured by his greedy , alligator smile .
“ Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying it ’ s a great thing that ’ s happening for our country , ” Trump said .
“ It ’ s a great day for him , it ’ s a great day for everybody.
” I guess now we know what Trump means by making America “ great ” again .
If that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to have his very own share of it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Whether spoken as a self-evident truth or proclaimed as a rallying cry at a protest, “black lives matter” is itself a victim of the brutality of abusers of language. It is so frequently misunderstood — and sometimes what Robert A. Heinlein called “carefully misunderstood” — that its message gets muddled, lost and odiously recycled for malign purposes.
Hijacked and thrown back in the faces of its originators comes “white lives matter” or “blue lives matter,” in a shrill and obvious attempt to victim-blame the purpose of the intent of the original verbal tripartite. Black lives matter was never created to suggest that white lives don’t. It was created to underline the idea that black lives also matter, because they never have. This simple explanation gets intentionally lost in the feigned outrage of the very people who set out to lose it in the first place.
It’s difficult to tell when detractors of the idea that black lives matter are stupid or merely playing at being stupid, but their unwillingness to hear the message is also identified in other symptoms. Any excuse to draw attention away from the message is employed: what was he or she doing to attract the attention of the police in the first place? Why did he or she resist arrest? Does he or she have a criminal past? Why are the protesters so violent? From their point of view getting down to the business of acknowledging that black lives matter must first wait until certain preliminary other matters are cleared up, and they never are, of course.
The whole point — and the only point — is that the day is long overdue when we extend the idea of the sacredness of life to people of color. We, as a nation, haven’t yet. Don’t let the street protests fool you, the idea that black lives matter has not yet been thoroughly inculcated where it needs to be to make a difference, in the hearts and minds and laws and systems of the people who run things.
Nowhere is that more clear than in the tone deaf pirate ship usurping the executive branch of American government called the “Trump administration.” Donald Trump’s recent attempt to summon the ghost of George Floyd to celebrate his “triumph” at an unemployment rate that dropped from 14.7% to 13.3% is nothing short of obscene.
If it’s true that Mr. Floyd really does no longer “see through a glass darkly” then he sees, even more clearly than we do, a man taking a victory lap around his grave, created by systemic racism that Trump himself supports, because of an unemployment rate artificially falling as the consequence of people sent prematurely back to work who will presently be joining Mr. Floyd. Trump’s crocodile tears are obscured by his greedy, alligator smile.
“Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying it’s a great thing that’s happening for our country,” Trump said. “It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody.” I guess now we know what Trump means by making America “great” again. If that’s greatness I can’t wait for Trump to have his very own share of it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-06--Trump should have known better

Trump should have known better

Sociopathic bullies like Donald Trump get ahead for one reason alone : they ’ re able to manipulate situations in their favor by identifying leverage they can use against any given person .
It ’ s often simply a matter of knowing which buttons to push – and being deranged enough to push them .
That was an accurate description of Donald Trump a few years ago .
He ’ s still very much trying to play this same sociopathic game .
But it ’ s not working as well these days , because he ’ s no longer who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s clearly slipping in the cognitive department .
We see it in nearly every one of his public appearances .
The guy often barely knows where he ’ s at .
So maybe it shouldn ’ t come as a surprise that he just screwed up as badly as he did .
When NFL quarterback Drew Brees doubled down on his stance against kneeling during the National Anthem this week , he received so much pushback from his fellow athletes – from LeBron James to Aaron Rodgers – that he ended up backing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of knowing if Brees truly means it , but he ’ s made clear that he ’ s choosing his teammates and his career over his personal feelings about kneeling .
Donald Trump should have been able to figure out that he no longer had any leverage this issue , and dropped it .
Instead he called out Drew Brees for backing down .
In response , Brees posted a lengthy letter addressed to Trump , telling him that he ’ s finally concluded that kneeling has nothing to do with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on .
Trump should have known better .
Whether you believe in the sincerity of what Brees is saying , Trump just forced Brees to choose between Trump and football , and Brees chose football .
This isn ’ t remotely surprising .
Trump simply had no leverage in this matter – yet he tried to apply leverage anyway .
The bullies who don ’ t know how to pick their shots are the bullies who lose .
Trump just goaded a potential ally in Brees into standing up against him .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen this one coming .

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Sociopathic bullies like Donald Trump get ahead for one reason alone: they’re able to manipulate situations in their favor by identifying leverage they can use against any given person. It’s often simply a matter of knowing which buttons to push – and being deranged enough to push them.
That was an accurate description of Donald Trump a few years ago. He’s still very much trying to play this same sociopathic game. But it’s not working as well these days, because he’s no longer who he used to be. He’s clearly slipping in the cognitive department. We see it in nearly every one of his public appearances. The guy often barely knows where he’s at. So maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he just screwed up as badly as he did.
When NFL quarterback Drew Brees doubled down on his stance against kneeling during the National Anthem this week, he received so much pushback from his fellow athletes – from LeBron James to Aaron Rodgers – that he ended up backing down and apologizing. We have no way of knowing if Brees truly means it, but he’s made clear that he’s choosing his teammates and his career over his personal feelings about kneeling.
Donald Trump should have been able to figure out that he no longer had any leverage this issue, and dropped it. Instead he called out Drew Brees for backing down. In response, Brees posted a lengthy letter addressed to Trump, telling him that he’s finally concluded that kneeling has nothing to do with the flag, and telling Trump to move on.
Trump should have known better. Whether you believe in the sincerity of what Brees is saying, Trump just forced Brees to choose between Trump and football, and Brees chose football. This isn’t remotely surprising. Trump simply had no leverage in this matter – yet he tried to apply leverage anyway. The bullies who don’t know how to pick their shots are the bullies who lose. Trump just goaded a potential ally in Brees into standing up against him. Trump is slipping awfully badly not to have seen this one coming.
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palmerreport--2020-06-07--Things just got really interesting in Arizona

Shifting demographics in Arizona mean that the formerly red state is now essentially up for grabs .
The Democrats won the last Senate election there two years ago , and they ’ re currently on track to win the 2020 Senate election in the state by a large margin .
Poll numbers say that Joe Biden has a small lead over Donald Trump in Arizona .
Now things are getting really interesting in the state .
Tonight , a new article from the New York Times reveals that various prominent Republicans – most of whom are no longer in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s 2020 bid .
It ’ s not surprising to learn that former President George W. Bush , for instance , won ’ t support Trump .
But somewhat buried in this article is some news about which Republicans are going to outright endorse Joe Biden .
The article reveals that recently retired Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona is planning to come out in support of Biden .
We ’ re not sure how much or little influence Flake still has over voters at this point .
But the article says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late John McCain , is also planning to come out in support of Biden .
The McCain family carries significant weight in Arizona – so this could help put Biden over the top in the state .
This is worth watching .

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Shifting demographics in Arizona mean that the formerly red state is now essentially up for grabs. The Democrats won the last Senate election there two years ago, and they’re currently on track to win the 2020 Senate election in the state by a large margin. Poll numbers say that Joe Biden has a small lead over Donald Trump in Arizona. Now things are getting really interesting in the state.
Tonight, a new article from the New York Times reveals that various prominent Republicans – most of whom are no longer in office – are refusing to support Donald Trump’s 2020 bid. It’s not surprising to learn that former President George W. Bush, for instance, won’t support Trump. But somewhat buried in this article is some news about which Republicans are going to outright endorse Joe Biden.
The article reveals that recently retired Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona is planning to come out in support of Biden. We’re not sure how much or little influence Flake still has over voters at this point. But the article says that Cindy McCain, widow of the late John McCain, is also planning to come out in support of Biden. The McCain family carries significant weight in Arizona – so this could help put Biden over the top in the state. This is worth watching.
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