palmerreport--2020-08-10--Art of the Con

Art of the Con

Donald Trump ’ s next biography should be called “ Art of the Con , ” as that is what he does best .
He is constantly doing things to distract us from what he is really doing .
He is currently trying to force states into participating in his coronavirus economic relief scheme , for which he has signed an executive order .
Democrats have vowed to sue to stop Trump ’ s arbitrary actions .
Trump keeps trying to “ sneak ” items into coronavirus relief bills that benefit him in some way .
First , it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving and leaving the property open for , in his mind , a hotel that wants to compete with his .
Recently , he slipped in $ 337 million to “ renovate ” the West Wing .
He might as well leave that job for Biden .
The more he and his Republican enablers try to screw American citizens , the more likely they will all be put out to pasture come November .
Trump blames Democrats for having to sign an executive order .
One of the sticking points was disagreement on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN reports that Trump crafted a compromise by including $ 400 per week instead of the $ 600 Democrats wanted and the $ 200 proposed by Republicans .
Trump ’ s plan , however , requires states to cover 25 % of the expanded benefits , which they can not afford .
CNN reported that this “ law ” ( Trump ’ s word , not theirs ) “ comes with plenty of strings ” and reiterates that it will not help the unemployed .
Trump pushed back by saying that it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ everybody wants it.
” This man is something else .
This is obviously not what “ everybody ” wants ; it is what Trump wants , and for him , that is good enough .
Not according to Nancy Pelosi .
Appearing on “ State of the Union , ” Pelosi said that Trump ’ s executive order is “ unconstitutional.
” Her statement is supported by Senator Ben Sasse ( R-NE ) , who is said , “ The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop .
President Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rewrite immigration law with DACA , and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law.
” Both Pelosi and Sasse are correct , and Trump once again shows his ignorance to the world .
Trump can not unilaterally make changes to laws .
He may think he is a dictator , but he is far from being or becoming one .
Trump continues to erroneously believe himself the smartest person in the room .
His latest stunt will do no more than cost tax dollars that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He hinted that he did this to bring the parties back to the negotiation table , but that is pointless .
The Democrats had already reduced their proposal by $ 1 trillion , but Mark Meadows and Steve Mnuchin shut down talks .
Who is stonewalling and to what end ?
People in need are suffering while Trump plays games .
According to Pelosi , Trump purposely left out assistance for schools , helping people feed their families , and helping people stay in their homes .
Trump is merely showing , once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a reality star looking for ratings .

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Donald Trump’s next biography should be called “Art of the Con,” as that is what he does best. He is constantly doing things to distract us from what he is really doing. He is currently trying to force states into participating in his coronavirus economic relief scheme, for which he has signed an executive order. Democrats have vowed to sue to stop Trump’s arbitrary actions.
Trump keeps trying to “sneak” items into coronavirus relief bills that benefit him in some way. First, it was revamping the FBI building to prevent them moving and leaving the property open for, in his mind, a hotel that wants to compete with his. Recently, he slipped in $337 million to “renovate” the West Wing. He might as well leave that job for Biden. The more he and his Republican enablers try to screw American citizens, the more likely they will all be put out to pasture come November.
Trump blames Democrats for having to sign an executive order. One of the sticking points was disagreement on the amount of expanded unemployment benefits. CNN reports that Trump crafted a compromise by including $400 per week instead of the $600 Democrats wanted and the $200 proposed by Republicans. Trump’s plan, however, requires states to cover 25% of the expanded benefits, which they cannot afford. CNN reported that this “law” (Trump’s word, not theirs) “comes with plenty of strings” and reiterates that it will not help the unemployed. Trump pushed back by saying that it has not yet been signed into law but that “everybody wants it.” This man is something else. This is obviously not what “everybody” wants; it is what Trump wants, and for him, that is good enough. Not according to Nancy Pelosi.
Appearing on “State of the Union,” Pelosi said that Trump’s executive order is “unconstitutional.” Her statement is supported by Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE), who is said, “The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop. President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law.” Both Pelosi and Sasse are correct, and Trump once again shows his ignorance to the world. Trump cannot unilaterally make changes to laws. He may think he is a dictator, but he is far from being or becoming one.
Trump continues to erroneously believe himself the smartest person in the room. His latest stunt will do no more than cost tax dollars that could be going to people in need. He hinted that he did this to bring the parties back to the negotiation table, but that is pointless. The Democrats had already reduced their proposal by $1 trillion, but Mark Meadows and Steve Mnuchin shut down talks. Who is stonewalling and to what end? People in need are suffering while Trump plays games. According to Pelosi, Trump purposely left out assistance for schools, helping people feed their families, and helping people stay in their homes. Trump is merely showing, once again, that he is nothing more than a reality star looking for ratings.
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NOT EVEN CLOSE

After signing a series of executive orders that defund Social Security and Medicare , and won ’ t stand a chance in court , and aren ’ t even really executive orders , Donald Trump decided not to bother holding another quasi-press conference full of drunk patrons at his country club .
Instead his focus is elsewhere .
Trump really , really , really wants you to know how much he resents the fact that former White House official Anthony Scaramucci has turned against him .
Trump wants you to know that he thinks Scaramucci is a “ loser.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d love to be on Mount Rushmore , yet he thinks CNN and the New York Times are somehow “ fake news ” for accurately reporting that he ’ d love to be on Mount Rushmore .
Trump ’ s focus clearly is not on what it should be .
Not even close .
The guy is off in la la land , tweeting about old grievances and delusions of grandeur , at a time when he ’ s falling out of contention for reelection , and he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken his eye completely off the ball .
It ’ s an opportunity for you to drive Trump ’ s numbers even lower by keeping your eye on the ball .

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After signing a series of executive orders that defund Social Security and Medicare, and won’t stand a chance in court, and aren’t even really executive orders, Donald Trump decided not to bother holding another quasi-press conference full of drunk patrons at his country club. Instead his focus is elsewhere.
Trump really, really, really wants you to know how much he resents the fact that former White House official Anthony Scaramucci has turned against him. Trump wants you to know that he thinks Scaramucci is a “loser.” Trump also wants you to know that he’d love to be on Mount Rushmore, yet he thinks CNN and the New York Times are somehow “fake news” for accurately reporting that he’d love to be on Mount Rushmore.
Trump’s focus clearly is not on what it should be. Not even close. The guy is off in la la land, tweeting about old grievances and delusions of grandeur, at a time when he’s falling out of contention for reelection, and he’s going to prison if he loses. Trump has taken his eye completely off the ball. It’s an opportunity for you to drive Trump’s numbers even lower by keeping your eye on the ball.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Donald Trump just made a total mess for himself with the New York grand jury that’s targeting him fo

Donald Trump just made a total mess for himself with the New York grand jury that’s targeting him for indictment

When a New York grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump ’ s tax returns last year , leading to a Supreme Court battle , it meant by legal definition that the grand jury was targeting Trump for criminal indictment .
But the media and thus the public paid little attention to the fact that Trump was in the process of being indicted , until court filings two weeks ago specifically confirmed that Trump was being targeted for his financial crimes .
Trump now seems intent on making sure that a whole lot more attention is brought to the fact that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminally indicted .
In a last ditch effort at preventing his tax returns from being given to the grand jury , Trump ’ s lawyers are demanding that the Manhattan District Attorney provide more details about the criminal charges that Trump is facing .
This legal maneuver has zero chance of preventing Trump ’ s tax returns from being given to the grand jury , and it won ’ t really buy Trump time either .
Trump and his lawyers appear to be attempting to learn more about the criminal charges he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have more time to prepare a defense before his inevitable arrest and trial if he loses the election .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
If the judge grants Donald Trump ’ s request , all it will do is force the DA to release more details about the criminal charges Trump is going to get hit with .
Three months before an election , this is the last thing Trump needs .
It ’ ll give the media grounds for spending more time covering Trump ’ s crimes and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which will serve to help inform voters that Trump is indeed a criminal .
It ’ s as if Trump and his lawyers have decided they ’ re going to lose the election , and they ’ re already more focused on the inevitable trial .

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When a New York grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump’s tax returns last year, leading to a Supreme Court battle, it meant by legal definition that the grand jury was targeting Trump for criminal indictment. But the media and thus the public paid little attention to the fact that Trump was in the process of being indicted, until court filings two weeks ago specifically confirmed that Trump was being targeted for his financial crimes.
Trump now seems intent on making sure that a whole lot more attention is brought to the fact that he’s in the process of being criminally indicted. In a last ditch effort at preventing his tax returns from being given to the grand jury, Trump’s lawyers are demanding that the Manhattan District Attorney provide more details about the criminal charges that Trump is facing.
This legal maneuver has zero chance of preventing Trump’s tax returns from being given to the grand jury, and it won’t really buy Trump time either. Trump and his lawyers appear to be attempting to learn more about the criminal charges he’s facing, so they’ll have more time to prepare a defense before his inevitable arrest and trial if he loses the election. Here’s the thing, though.
If the judge grants Donald Trump’s request, all it will do is force the DA to release more details about the criminal charges Trump is going to get hit with. Three months before an election, this is the last thing Trump needs. It’ll give the media grounds for spending more time covering Trump’s crimes and the fact that he’s being indicted, which will serve to help inform voters that Trump is indeed a criminal. It’s as if Trump and his lawyers have decided they’re going to lose the election, and they’re already more focused on the inevitable trial.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--We told you Nancy Pelosi had the upper hand

When Donald Trump announced this weekend that he was signing four executive orders on economic relief , they were plainly illegal and wouldn ’ t stand a chance in court .
They were also certain to prove unpopular , because they defunded Social Security and Medicare .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats still had the upper hand in stimulus negotiations , because Trump ’ s executive orders ( three of which turned out to merely be “ executive actions ” ) were mere paper tigers .
Sure enough , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s guy Steve Mnuchin is still trying to cut a deal with House Democrats , which proves that Team Trump knows the executive orders aren ’ t much of a strategy .
That same report says that Pelosi isn ’ t caving even slightly in her demands , which demonstrates that she knows she still has the upper hand in the negotiations .
Meanwhile , Pelosi made her position clear on the executive orders when she retweeted this from an economic expert on Monday : “ Just fyi , here ’ s my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Summarizing a lot of what ’ s out there plus an overview take on the politics .
Bottom line , they run the gamut from toothless , inadequate , unimplementable , and one has the long run potential to defund Social Security .
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When Donald Trump announced this weekend that he was signing four executive orders on economic relief, they were plainly illegal and wouldn’t stand a chance in court. They were also certain to prove unpopular, because they defunded Social Security and Medicare.
At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats still had the upper hand in stimulus negotiations, because Trump’s executive orders (three of which turned out to merely be “executive actions”) were mere paper tigers. Sure enough, the AP is now reporting that Trump’s guy Steve Mnuchin is still trying to cut a deal with House Democrats, which proves that Team Trump knows the executive orders aren’t much of a strategy. That same report says that Pelosi isn’t caving even slightly in her demands, which demonstrates that she knows she still has the upper hand in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, Pelosi made her position clear on the executive orders when she retweeted this from an economic expert on Monday: “Just fyi, here’s my take on Trump’s exec actions. Summarizing a lot of what’s out there plus an overview take on the politics. Bottom line, they run the gamut from toothless, inadequate, unimplementable, and one has the long run potential to defund Social Security.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Donald Trump goes off the Gettysburg deep end

Donald J. Trump has been planting seeds that his nomination acceptance speech would take place at the White House .
While the Hatch Act might not prevent him from doing so , no White House staffer or others could help set it up .
Now , we have word that Trump has narrowed the list of potential places to two .
Trump tweeted : “ We have narrowed the Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech , to be delivered on the final night of the Convention ( Thursday ) , to two locations – The Great Battlefield of Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.C. We will announce the decision soon !
” The thought of him being at the hallowed grounds of Gettysburg to discuss his acceptance led to some immediate responses , including from Walter Shaub : “ This will be the second time the confederacy tries to take Gettysburg .
May it go as badly for you as it did the first time.
” Perhaps Trump and his team will use the start of the speech that the “ little known ” Republican , Abraham Lincoln , gave : “ Fourscore and seven years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this continent , a nation , embroiled in a Great Depression , and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal .
Now we are engaged in a great war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived , and so dedicated , can long endure with me in the White House.
” This man is a disaster and his latest proposal is a disgrace .
These are not places where any partisan speeches should be made .
Maybe Donald Trump can go visit Mount Rushmore and give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place his face will never grace .

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Donald J. Trump has been planting seeds that his nomination acceptance speech would take place at the White House. While the Hatch Act might not prevent him from doing so, no White House staffer or others could help set it up. Now, we have word that Trump has narrowed the list of potential places to two.
Trump tweeted: “We have narrowed the Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, to be delivered on the final night of the Convention (Thursday), to two locations – The Great Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the White House, Washington, D.C. We will announce the decision soon!”
The thought of him being at the hallowed grounds of Gettysburg to discuss his acceptance led to some immediate responses, including from Walter Shaub: “This will be the second time the confederacy tries to take Gettysburg. May it go as badly for you as it did the first time.”
Perhaps Trump and his team will use the start of the speech that the “little known” Republican, Abraham Lincoln, gave: “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a nation, embroiled in a Great Depression, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure with me in the White House.”
This man is a disaster and his latest proposal is a disgrace. These are not places where any partisan speeches should be made. Maybe Donald Trump can go visit Mount Rushmore and give his speech from the base of a place his face will never grace.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Donald Trump’s mashed potato humiliation

That human free will is an illusion is a philosophical position that has gained renewed traction in recent years .
I have no problem with it per se .
If it ’ s true , it ’ s true , and I ’ m not about to take up arms against a proposition merely because I don ’ t like it ( and I don ’ t ) .
But it seems to me that strict adherents to the idea that everything we do is foreordained , that we can not change those things even if we want to , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to be consistent one of those concessions is they should subscribe to the old-fashioned idea that to understand all is to forgive all .
In other words , if you understand that the guy who murdered your parents had no choice but to murder your parents then you must forgive him .
What would be the point of blaming a computer for doing that which it was programmed to do ?
I hope you see the problem right away .
We need blame in order to fuel our outrage against people like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anger derived from it as fuel for change .
Otherwise we are free to merely shake our heads and say , “ that ’ s just Donald , ” not unlike the way , say , Jim Jordan , when told the wrestling team doctor was sexually assaulting members of his team , shook his head and said , “ that ’ s just Dr. Strauss.
” Accountability keeps us in line , and makes those naughty things we are allegedly programmed to do all the harder to pull off and justify .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to make a positive difference then I , for one , am all for it .
All of which leads me to Mary J. Trump ’ s recent book , “ Too Much and Never Enough.
” I only this week acquired an audiobook version of it and began listening yesterday .
It explains much of what is wrong with Donald Trump , and there ’ s a lot that ’ s wrong with Donald Trump .
People who have read the book and said it tells us nothing new are only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and forgive nothing .
And there is plenty of devil in the details .
One such detail stems from an anecdote when Trump was 7 years old , that became known in Trump family lore as the mashed potato incident .
Trump ’ s sister Maryanne mentioned the incident at her White House birthday dinner in 2017 .
Everybody gathered that night laughed with good-natured nostalgia at the anecdote .
Everybody but Donald Trump .
He was president of the United States and he only scowled .
Trump couldn ’ t find it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humor from innocent childhood tomfoolery .
His giant ego at 71 , just fed the world ’ s biggest banquet by being elected president of the United States , was as brittle and needy and insecure as it was when he was 7 .
And every bit as malignant .
Even back when he was 7 , Trump was a relentless , vicious bully , a monster in training .
He went to great lengths to make his younger brother Robert ’ s life an unending agony .
In her book , Mary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way : “ Donald had been tormenting Robert ( again ) and no one could get him to stop .
Even at seven , he felt no need to listen to his mother , who , having failed to heal the rift between them after her illness , he treated with contempt .
Finally Robert ’ s crying and Donald ’ s needling became too much , and in a moment of improvised expedience that would become family legend , [ Donald ’ s older brother ] Freddie picked up the first thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any real damage , the bowl of mashed potatoes.
” Freddie then upended the mashed potatoes on little Donald ’ s head .
“ Everybody laughed , and they couldn ’ t stop laughing .
And they were laughing *at* Donald .
It was the first time Donald had been humiliated by someone he even then believed to be beneath him.
” It was an incident Trump would never forget , an incident from which he took the wrong lesson .
Trump never made the broader connection that being humiliated can hurt others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt him .
Trump never makes generic exptrolations when they are readily available to his “ stable genius.
” That is why he feels free to insult others with impunity , but reacts with inflamed outrage when they respond in kind .
After the mashed potato incident Trump would never allow the whip hand of humiliation to be in any hand but his .
Or as Mary Trump put it , “ From then on , he would wield the weapon , never be at the sharp end of it.
” I find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , but nothing in it to forgive him .
He decided to be a monster , and he kept deciding to be a monster .
Many people had far , far worse lives than he , and turned out magnificent .
Oprah Winfrey comes to mind .
Frederick Douglass comes to mind .
Why did they choose to be good from a starting place infinitely worse than Trump ’ s ?
Because good might be more than programming .
It just might be a choice made by our own free will .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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That human free will is an illusion is a philosophical position that has gained renewed traction in recent years. I have no problem with it per se. If it’s true, it’s true, and I’m not about to take up arms against a proposition merely because I don’t like it (and I don’t).
But it seems to me that strict adherents to the idea that everything we do is foreordained, that we cannot change those things even if we want to, must make certain concessions. If they want to be consistent one of those concessions is they should subscribe to the old-fashioned idea that to understand all is to forgive all. In other words, if you understand that the guy who murdered your parents had no choice but to murder your parents then you must forgive him. What would be the point of blaming a computer for doing that which it was programmed to do?
I hope you see the problem right away. We need blame in order to fuel our outrage against people like Donald Trump so we can use the anger derived from it as fuel for change. Otherwise we are free to merely shake our heads and say, “that’s just Donald,” not unlike the way, say, Jim Jordan, when told the wrestling team doctor was sexually assaulting members of his team, shook his head and said, “that’s just Dr. Strauss.”
Accountability keeps us in line, and makes those naughty things we are allegedly programmed to do all the harder to pull off and justify. And if it changes our underlying programming enough to make a positive difference then I, for one, am all for it.
All of which leads me to Mary J. Trump’s recent book, “Too Much and Never Enough.” I only this week acquired an audiobook version of it and began listening yesterday. It explains much of what is wrong with Donald Trump, and there’s a lot that’s wrong with Donald Trump. People who have read the book and said it tells us nothing new are only right technically. The details explain much and forgive nothing. And there is plenty of devil in the details.
One such detail stems from an anecdote when Trump was 7 years old, that became known in Trump family lore as the mashed potato incident. Trump’s sister Maryanne mentioned the incident at her White House birthday dinner in 2017. Everybody gathered that night laughed with good-natured nostalgia at the anecdote. Everybody but Donald Trump. He was president of the United States and he only scowled. Trump couldn’t find it in himself to see a bit of humor from innocent childhood tomfoolery. His giant ego at 71, just fed the world’s biggest banquet by being elected president of the United States, was as brittle and needy and insecure as it was when he was 7. And every bit as malignant.
Even back when he was 7, Trump was a relentless, vicious bully, a monster in training. He went to great lengths to make his younger brother Robert’s life an unending agony.
In her book, Mary Trump described the mashed potato incident this way: “Donald had been tormenting Robert (again) and no one could get him to stop. Even at seven, he felt no need to listen to his mother, who, having failed to heal the rift between them after her illness, he treated with contempt. Finally Robert’s crying and Donald’s needling became too much, and in a moment of improvised expedience that would become family legend, [Donald’s older brother] Freddie picked up the first thing at hand that wouldn’t cause any real damage, the bowl of mashed potatoes.”
Freddie then upended the mashed potatoes on little Donald’s head. “Everybody laughed, and they couldn’t stop laughing. And they were laughing *at* Donald. It was the first time Donald had been humiliated by someone he even then believed to be beneath him.”
It was an incident Trump would never forget, an incident from which he took the wrong lesson. Trump never made the broader connection that being humiliated can hurt others too. He only saw that it hurt him.
Trump never makes generic extrapolations when they are readily available to his “stable genius.” That is why he feels free to insult others with impunity, but reacts with inflamed outrage when they respond in kind. After the mashed potato incident Trump would never allow the whip hand of humiliation to be in any hand but his. Or as Mary Trump put it, “From then on, he would wield the weapon, never be at the sharp end of it.”
I find much in this story to explain Donald Trump, but nothing in it to forgive him. He decided to be a monster, and he kept deciding to be a monster. Many people had far, far worse lives than he, and turned out magnificent. Oprah Winfrey comes to mind. Frederick Douglass comes to mind. Why did they choose to be good from a starting place infinitely worse than Trump’s? Because good might be more than programming. It just might be a choice made by our own free will. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Bernie Sanders throws his full weight behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Months ago , Bernie Sanders emphatically endorsed Joe Biden , and told his supporters in exact words that it would @ @ @ @ @ to vote for Biden .
Now that Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running @ @ @ @ @ have to say about it ?
Bernie Sanders tweeted this in response to this evening @ @ @ @ @ Congratulations to Kamala Harris , who will make history as our next Vice President .
@ @ @ @ @ to stand up for working people , fight for health care for all , and @ @ @ @ @ administration in history .
Let ’ s get to work and win.
” Notably , @ @ @ @ @ are suddenly playing up the fact that GovTrack ranked Kamala Harris as the # 1 @ @ @ @ @ .
Team Trump will try to use this to paint Kamala as a far left @ @ @ @ @ will only help steer progressive voters toward the Biden-Harris ticket .
Trump and his allies @ @ @ @ @ have any idea how to properly attack Kamala Harris right now .

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Months ago, Bernie Sanders emphatically endorsed Joe Biden, and told his supporters in exact words that it would be irresponsible for them not to vote for Biden. Now that Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, what does Bernie have to say about it?
Bernie Sanders tweeted this in response to this evening’s news: “Congratulations to Kamala Harris, who will make history as our next Vice President. She understands what it takes to stand up for working people, fight for health care for all, and take down the most corrupt administration in history. Let’s get to work and win.”
Notably, Donald Trump and his allies are suddenly playing up the fact that GovTrack ranked Kamala Harris as the #1 most liberal Senator in 2019. Team Trump will try to use this to paint Kamala as a far left progressive. Of course this will only help steer progressive voters toward the Biden-Harris ticket. Trump and his allies don’t appear to have any idea how to properly attack Kamala Harris right now.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Donald Trump has completely deranged meltdown about speaking Chinese

With Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers continuing to get uglier , it ’ s becoming more clear than ever @ @ @ @ @ used in the 2016 campaign aren ’ t going to work for him in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ to shift to a different strategy , Trump is naturally doubling down on his losing @ @ @ @ @ that if Joe Biden is elected , “ you ’ re gon na have to @ @ @ @ @ This is absurd , racist , xenophobic , and extraordinarily desperate .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ But the more egregious Trump makes his racist lies , the fewer people outside his @ @ @ @ @ it .
Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to kick Trump ’ s racist butt @ @ @ @ @ people across social media have also pointed out that “ Chinese ” isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ are spoken in China , with the most popular one being Mandarin .
But you @ @ @ @ @ xenophobic ignorant stooge like Donald Trump to understand such things .

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With Donald Trump’s poll numbers continuing to get uglier, it’s becoming more clear than ever that the racist antics he used in the 2016 campaign aren’t going to work for him in 2020. So instead of trying to shift to a different strategy, Trump is naturally doubling down on his losing strategy.
Today Trump said that if Joe Biden is elected, “you’re gonna have to learn to speak Chinese.” This is absurd, racist, xenophobic, and extraordinarily desperate. Trump’s base loves this stuff. But the more egregious Trump makes his racist lies, the fewer people outside his racist base will fall for it.
Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to kick Trump’s racist butt over the remark:
Dear @realDonaldTrump: I speak Chinese. I also served on active duty in the United States military—something you were too afraid to do—to defend your right to say stupid shit. https://t.co/3A3u1crH6v — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 11, 2020
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Numerous people across social media have also pointed out that “Chinese” isn’t a language. Various languages are spoken in China, with the most popular one being Mandarin. But you wouldn’t expect a xenophobic ignorant stooge like Donald Trump to understand such things.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Mary Trump comes out swinging in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

It ’ s no secret that Mary Trump doesn ’ t think much of her uncle Donald Trump .
In @ @ @ @ @ him to be an evil , unhinged monster who is every bit of a threat @ @ @ @ @ think he is .
But it ’ s nonetheless notable that Mary Trump is making @ @ @ @ @ the Biden-Harris ticket today .
Mary Trump posted this tweet in support of Biden-Harris 2020 @ @ @ @ @ take our country back !
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Thank you @ JoeBiden !
@ KamalaHarris is @ @ @ @ @ VP !
It 's time.
# BidenHarris2020 # WeHaveHerBack # BlueWave2020 # BlueTsunami2020 # VOTE

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It’s no secret that Mary Trump doesn’t think much of her uncle Donald Trump. In fact her recent book reveals him to be an evil, unhinged monster who is every bit of a threat to this country that we think he is. But it’s nonetheless notable that Mary Trump is making a point of specifically endorsing the Biden-Harris ticket today.
Mary Trump posted this tweet in support of Biden-Harris 2020:
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Mary then added this tweet:
#KamalaHarrisForVP First African-American VP nominee, first Asian-American nominee. Also, a total #badass. They can run, but they can't hide. #Pence should probably try to hide, though. — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) August 11, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Donald Trump holds completely bonkers press conference after Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris

How ground shaking was the news today that Joe Biden was picking Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate ?
Donald Trump promptly called a press conference shortly afterward , and it ended up being such a sideshow , MSNBC didn ’ t even bother to air it .
The whole thing ended up being a disaster for Trump .
Trump made a point of insisting that Kamala Harris was his number one pick for Joe Biden ’ s running mate , because he looks the most forward to picking her apart .
Of course we all know this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has spent significant time trying to scandalize other people who were potentially in VP contention , but he ’ s always seemed afraid to take on Kamala .
Trump insisted that Harris is a “ big slasher of funds for our military ” ( false ) and that “ she ’ s got a lot of difficult things that she ’ s going to have to explain ” ( translation : he has no idea how to attack her ) .
He also insisted that Kamala had been “ very , very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this really all he ’ s got ?
Trump ’ s old tired rhetoric of calling women “ nasty ” isn ’ t working for him anymore .
Donald Trump also used his press briefing to once again make the laughably deranged false accusation that President Obama and Joe Biden were somehow spying on his 2016 campaign – a claim that continues to get Trump nowhere , as evidenced by his poor poll numbers .
Trump ended up walking out of his press briefing after only taking a handful of questions , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going well for him .

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How ground shaking was the news today that Joe Biden was picking Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate? Donald Trump promptly called a press conference shortly afterward, and it ended up being such a sideshow, MSNBC didn’t even bother to air it. The whole thing ended up being a disaster for Trump.
Trump made a point of insisting that Kamala Harris was his number one pick for Joe Biden’s running mate, because he looks the most forward to picking her apart. Of course we all know this isn’t remotely the case. Trump has spent significant time trying to scandalize other people who were potentially in VP contention, but he’s always seemed afraid to take on Kamala.
Trump insisted that Harris is a “big slasher of funds for our military” (false) and that “she’s got a lot of difficult things that she’s going to have to explain” (translation: he has no idea how to attack her). He also insisted that Kamala had been “very, very nasty” to Joe Biden. Is this really all he’s got? Trump’s old tired rhetoric of calling women “nasty” isn’t working for him anymore.
Donald Trump also used his press briefing to once again make the laughably deranged false accusation that President Obama and Joe Biden were somehow spying on his 2016 campaign – a claim that continues to get Trump nowhere, as evidenced by his poor poll numbers. Trump ended up walking out of his press briefing after only taking a handful of questions, suggesting that he knew it wasn’t going well for him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Why it matters so much that Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running mate

Joe Biden just announced that Kamala Harris is his 2020 vice presidential running mate .
This isn ’ t a surprise , considering she was widely considered the frontrunner for most of the selection process .
Still , a whole lot of other names were publicly kicked around , leaving at least some doubt at the end as to what Biden was really going to do .
Now that it ’ s official , we should take a moment to talk about how much this pick matters , on a couple levels .
For one thing , Joe Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make here .
Kamala Harris is highly qualified and politically savvy .
It ’ s clear that whatever differences they might have had during the primary season , they ’ re more than willing to come together for the greater good .
It ’ s also a huge deal that Kamala Harris is a woman , and a person of color .
The United States has never had a Vice President who fit either of those descriptions .
If Joe Biden wins as expected , this will be a historic step forward in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representation in government for centuries .

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Joe Biden just announced that Kamala Harris is his 2020 vice presidential running mate. This isn’t a surprise, considering she was widely considered the frontrunner for most of the selection process. Still, a whole lot of other names were publicly kicked around, leaving at least some doubt at the end as to what Biden was really going to do.
Now that it’s official, we should take a moment to talk about how much this pick matters, on a couple levels. For one thing, Joe Biden is making the most aggressive pick he can make here. Kamala Harris is highly qualified and politically savvy. It’s clear that whatever differences they might have had during the primary season, they’re more than willing to come together for the greater good.
It’s also a huge deal that Kamala Harris is a woman, and a person of color. The United States has never had a Vice President who fit either of those descriptions. If Joe Biden wins as expected, this will be a historic step forward in what has been an embarrassing lack of representation in government for centuries.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Bill Barr and Michael Flynn are having a bad day

In the latest reminder that Donald Trump and Bill Barr don ’ t have a magic wand when it comes to getting their way , their corrupt attempt at getting Michael Flynn off the hook is still bogged down in legal proceedings .
Today the full appeals court took up the matter of whether Barr can simply throw out the case against Flynn , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s not going well for Flynn .
Based on the questions that the various judges have asked during today ’ s hearings , legal experts think Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted this : “ Given the questions from the judges it seems very likely the court will decide the case against Flynn and Barr/DOJ and return it to Judge Sullivan for a further hearing.
” Former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade tweeted that she got a “ strong sense that the majority of judges will rule against Flynn.
” If this ruling goes the way these legal experts expect it to , it ’ ll mean that Bill Barr ’ s attempt at getting Michael Flynn off the hook will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully back in control of the Michael Flynn case .
Sullivan can then give Flynn whatever prison sentence he thinks is appropriate .
Flynn ’ s original plea deal called for zero to six months , but Flynn has clearly reneged on that deal .
If Michael Flynn is sentenced to prison , Donald Trump will then have to decide whether to take the political risk of pardoning Flynn or commuting his sentence .
Flynn appears to be convinced that he ’ s the victim of an imaginary conspiracy , so he might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which by legal definition is an admission of guilt .
Also , if Trump loses the election , Flynn will surely face the additional criminal charges that he dodged when he cut a plea deal to begin with .
One way or the other , Flynn likely ends up in prison for a good amount of time .

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In the latest reminder that Donald Trump and Bill Barr don’t have a magic wand when it comes to getting their way, their corrupt attempt at getting Michael Flynn off the hook is still bogged down in legal proceedings. Today the full appeals court took up the matter of whether Barr can simply throw out the case against Flynn, and let’s just say that it’s not going well for Flynn.
Based on the questions that the various judges have asked during today’s hearings, legal experts think Michael Flynn is in trouble. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted this: “Given the questions from the judges it seems very likely the court will decide the case against Flynn and Barr/DOJ and return it to Judge Sullivan for a further hearing.” Former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade tweeted that she got a “strong sense that the majority of judges will rule against Flynn.”
If this ruling goes the way these legal experts expect it to, it’ll mean that Bill Barr’s attempt at getting Michael Flynn off the hook will have failed, and Judge Sullivan will be fully back in control of the Michael Flynn case. Sullivan can then give Flynn whatever prison sentence he thinks is appropriate. Flynn’s original plea deal called for zero to six months, but Flynn has clearly reneged on that deal.
If Michael Flynn is sentenced to prison, Donald Trump will then have to decide whether to take the political risk of pardoning Flynn or commuting his sentence. Flynn appears to be convinced that he’s the victim of an imaginary conspiracy, so he might not be willing to accept a pardon, which by legal definition is an admission of guilt. Also, if Trump loses the election, Flynn will surely face the additional criminal charges that he dodged when he cut a plea deal to begin with. One way or the other, Flynn likely ends up in prison for a good amount of time.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--The DNC speaker list has set off a frenzy over Joe Biden’s VP selection

The DNC released a preliminary speaker schedule for the Democratic National Convention today , and it ’ s set off a frenzy of speculation about Joe Biden ’ s running mate .
After all , if someone ’ s name is missing from the overall speaker schedule , then they must be secretly slotted for the running mate speaker slot , right ?
That logic has led numerous people to conclude that Susan Rice must be Biden ’ s VP , because she doesn ’ t have a speaker slot of her own .
But if you look more closely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also widely been mentioned as a VP possibility , doesn ’ t have a speaker slot either , so maybe she ’ s the running mate .
For that matter , Beto O ’ Rourke doesn ’ t have a speaking slot either , so maybe… no , enough of this silliness .
Once you get past the feeding frenzy , you realize two things are clear .
First , the sheer number of big names missing from this speaker schedule makes clear that it ’ s an incomplete work in progress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing , you could read into that .
But with multiple big names missing , it means this is essentially a rough draft , and we can ’ t glean anything from this schedule .
Second , there is no way Joe Biden would have already told the DNC schedule makers about his running mate choice , because that ’ s how things get leaked .
Whoever made this schedule , it was done without any knowledge of who the running mate is .
There is nothing at all to be learned from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running mate does end up being one of the names that ’ s missing from the schedule , it ’ ll only be out of coincidence .
NBC News is now reporting that Biden could announce as soon as later today , so we ’ ll find out soon enough .

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The DNC released a preliminary speaker schedule for the Democratic National Convention today, and it’s set off a frenzy of speculation about Joe Biden’s running mate. After all, if someone’s name is missing from the overall speaker schedule, then they must be secretly slotted for the running mate speaker slot, right?
That logic has led numerous people to conclude that Susan Rice must be Biden’s VP, because she doesn’t have a speaker slot of her own. But if you look more closely you see that Val Demings, who has also widely been mentioned as a VP possibility, doesn’t have a speaker slot either, so maybe she’s the running mate. For that matter, Beto O’Rourke doesn’t have a speaking slot either, so maybe… no, enough of this silliness.
Once you get past the feeding frenzy, you realize two things are clear. First, the sheer number of big names missing from this speaker schedule makes clear that it’s an incomplete work in progress. If only one big name were missing, you could read into that. But with multiple big names missing, it means this is essentially a rough draft, and we can’t glean anything from this schedule.
Second, there is no way Joe Biden would have already told the DNC schedule makers about his running mate choice, because that’s how things get leaked. Whoever made this schedule, it was done without any knowledge of who the running mate is. There is nothing at all to be learned from this schedule. If Biden’s running mate does end up being one of the names that’s missing from the schedule, it’ll only be out of coincidence. NBC News is now reporting that Biden could announce as soon as later today, so we’ll find out soon enough.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Donald Trump can’t even pass muster with his own campaign

NBC News reported that since the Trump campaign team returned from its “ pause and reset , ” their campaign ads are missing two things : the pandemic and a candidate .
It is both laughable and sad that the campaign is trying to work around the very candidate they want in office .
Maybe they think that if they beat the “ Joe Biden is not fit for office ” drum loudly enough , people will vote for Trump by default .
Good luck with that .
While Trump ’ s campaign scrambles to deliver a message that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November , Biden ’ s campaign is focused .
Most of Biden ’ s advertising has been spent showing Biden giving speeches about the pandemic and the lack of response from the White House .
NBC News calls this a “ not-so-subtle pushback ” to the “ Biden in the basement ” tack favored by Trump ’ s campaign .
In contrast , none of Trump ’ s campaign ads even acknowledge the pandemic , let alone propose solutions .
NBC believes that Trump ’ s ads reflect the inability of Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive message from Trump about how he plans to fight and recover from the virus .
Perhaps that is because he has none .
Instead of focusing on the issues at hand , Trump spent the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort , coming up with a plan that is going to get shot down in court .
The dealmaker in his element of failure .
When he was not coming up with useless plans that failed before they even began , he was engaging in his other favorite pastime : tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden as “ Sleepy Joe , ” but Biden did something this weekend that blows that moniker out of the water — and Fox News helped .
While Trump sat on his rear at his expensive country club ( $ 350,000 membership fee ) , Joe Biden was riding his bike with friends when Peter Doocy of Fox News yelled out to inquire about his vice-presidential pick .
The piece aired on Fox News and went viral on social media .
Perhaps it was kismet , but while Biden was riding his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ass at Bedminster , tweeting out attacks against Biden , referring to him as “ Sleepy Joe Biden.
” Think about that for a minute .
Here is old , senile Joe Biden “ briskly , ” according to CNN , riding his bike while Trump , who looks like a stroke in waiting , referred to Biden as “ sleepy.
” Twitter took it and ran , trending the hashtag “ Trump Can ’ t Ride a Bike.
” One user even combined video of Biden on his bike with Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ West Point .
To end this day of levity , CNN reported that Trump stormed out a press conference when a reporter called him on lying about Veteran ’ s Choice , which was signed into law in 2014 by President Obama not by “ president ” Trump as he claims .
This could not have been a better campaign ad for Biden if he had come up with the idea himself .
The choice is clear : we can choose “ Sleepy Joe Biden , ” who is not so sleepy after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liar-in-chief .
Realistically , there is no choice .

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NBC News reported that since the Trump campaign team returned from its “pause and reset,” their campaign ads are missing two things: the pandemic and a candidate. It is both laughable and sad that the campaign is trying to work around the very candidate they want in office. Maybe they think that if they beat the “Joe Biden is not fit for office” drum loudly enough, people will vote for Trump by default. Good luck with that. While Trump’s campaign scrambles to deliver a message that will drive people to vote for him in November, Biden’s campaign is focused.
Most of Biden’s advertising has been spent showing Biden giving speeches about the pandemic and the lack of response from the White House. NBC News calls this a “not-so-subtle pushback” to the “Biden in the basement” tack favored by Trump’s campaign. In contrast, none of Trump’s campaign ads even acknowledge the pandemic, let alone propose solutions. NBC believes that Trump’s ads reflect the inability of Trump and his campaign to give any type of positive message from Trump about how he plans to fight and recover from the virus. Perhaps that is because he has none.
Instead of focusing on the issues at hand, Trump spent the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort, coming up with a plan that is going to get shot down in court. The dealmaker in his element of failure. When he was not coming up with useless plans that failed before they even began, he was engaging in his other favorite pastime: tweeting insults. He continues to refer to Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” but Biden did something this weekend that blows that moniker out of the water — and Fox News helped.
While Trump sat on his rear at his expensive country club ($350,000 membership fee), Joe Biden was riding his bike with friends when Peter Doocy of Fox News yelled out to inquire about his vice-presidential pick. The piece aired on Fox News and went viral on social media. Perhaps it was kismet, but while Biden was riding his bike, Trump was sitting on his ass at Bedminster, tweeting out attacks against Biden, referring to him as “Sleepy Joe Biden.”
Think about that for a minute. Here is old, senile Joe Biden “briskly,” according to CNN, riding his bike while Trump, who looks like a stroke in waiting, referred to Biden as “sleepy.” Twitter took it and ran, trending the hashtag “Trump Can’t Ride a Bike.” One user even combined video of Biden on his bike with Trump’s labored walk down the ramp at West Point. To end this day of levity, CNN reported that Trump stormed out a press conference when a reporter called him on lying about Veteran’s Choice, which was signed into law in 2014 by President Obama not by “president” Trump as he claims.
This could not have been a better campaign ad for Biden if he had come up with the idea himself. The choice is clear: we can choose “Sleepy Joe Biden,” who is not so sleepy after all, or we can choose the liar-in-chief. Realistically, there is no choice.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--Mitch McConnell just got destroyed

Mitch McConnell just got destroyed

Now that Donald Trump ’ s illegal and poorly received executive orders aren ’ t having the kind of impact @ @ @ @ @ it falls back to Congress to negotiate an actual stimulus package .
That means Senate @ @ @ @ @ falling back on his usual negotiating tactic : lying .
Fortunately , White House correspondent @ @ @ @ @ to take Mitch McConnell to task for his dishonest posturing : Karem ’ s sentiment @ @ @ @ @ wide swath of the American public is seeing things .
McConnell ’ s tweet ended @ @ @ @ @ thousand negative replies , as everyone piled on .
Or as political activist Jesse Daniel @ @ @ @ @ An important Confederate statue that needs to be removed on November 3rd , is Mitch @ @ @

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Now that Donald Trump’s illegal and poorly received executive orders aren’t having the kind of impact that he was hoping, it falls back to Congress to negotiate an actual stimulus package. That means Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is falling back on his usual negotiating tactic: lying.
Fortunately, White House correspondent Brian Karem was on hand to take Mitch McConnell to task for his dishonest posturing:
You're a lying sack of presidential enabling excrement. The House passed a bill 8 weeks ago and you waited until the last minute to consider it. @senatemajldr You took the country and the middle class hostage. https://t.co/mOe7DQnVoP — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 10, 2020
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Karem’s sentiment is consistent with how a wide swath of the American public is seeing things. McConnell’s tweet ended up receiving more than fourteen thousand negative replies, as everyone piled on. Or as political activist Jesse Daniel Lifson put it, “An important Confederate statue that needs to be removed on November 3rd, is Mitch McConnell.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--These GOP Senators are in deep trouble

These GOP Senators are in deep trouble

All the polls , even Donald Trump ’ s favorite ones , keep getting more embarrassing for him and his re-election prospects .
This isn ’ t just a problem for his political tenure , his ego , and likely his freedom – it ’ s also a problem for down-ballot candidates running in the Senate who are having a hard time distancing themselves from Trump ’ s blatant bigotry and corruption .
While Senate Republicans were largely thought to be safe back in January , it ’ s now more possible than ever that they could lose the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much as 10 seats .
Just seven months ago , only three of the Republicans ’ Senate seats were toss-ups – Maine , Colorado , and North Carolina , according to the non-partisan political analyst groups Inside Elections and Cook Political Report , but now there are at least 11 races that have shifted in favor of Democrats – with races in Georgia and Texas now inching into their column .
Republicans also have the disadvantage of defending more seats this year than they did in 2018 , and have to play defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t need to worry about as they ’ re trying hard to keep both Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell ’ s seats .
Gaining seats for Republicans is pretty much entirely out of the question at this point , with even Doug Jones ’ seat in Alabama being a toss-up .
As great as it would be to gain 10 seats in the Senate , if only to show a decisive victory over Trumpism , Democrats only really need 3-4 seats if they retake the White House and they can start enacting Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in January .
This is why we all need to vote and register as many people as we can find to vote , to show Republicans the door on November 3 .

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All the polls, even Donald Trump’s favorite ones, keep getting more embarrassing for him and his re-election prospects. This isn’t just a problem for his political tenure, his ego, and likely his freedom – it’s also a problem for down-ballot candidates running in the Senate who are having a hard time distancing themselves from Trump’s blatant bigotry and corruption. While Senate Republicans were largely thought to be safe back in January, it’s now more possible than ever that they could lose the Senate – and the Democrats could gain as much as 10 seats.
Just seven months ago, only three of the Republicans’ Senate seats were toss-ups – Maine, Colorado, and North Carolina, according to the non-partisan political analyst groups Inside Elections and Cook Political Report, but now there are at least 11 races that have shifted in favor of Democrats – with races in Georgia and Texas now inching into their column.
Republicans also have the disadvantage of defending more seats this year than they did in 2018, and have to play defense in areas that they typically don’t need to worry about as they’re trying hard to keep both Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell’s seats. Gaining seats for Republicans is pretty much entirely out of the question at this point, with even Doug Jones’ seat in Alabama being a toss-up.
As great as it would be to gain 10 seats in the Senate, if only to show a decisive victory over Trumpism, Democrats only really need 3-4 seats if they retake the White House and they can start enacting Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda for America in January. This is why we all need to vote and register as many people as we can find to vote, to show Republicans the door on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-11--This is completely out of hand

This is completely out of hand

How bizarrely out of control are things in 2020 ?
Yesterday there was a shooting outside the White House while the President of the United States was giving a press conference , and it wasn ’ t even a major story .
No one was that surprised .
A lot of people ’ s first reaction was that the President probably staged the shooting as part of some deranged mind game , and while there is no evidence to support this notion , it shows what the public really thinks of the President ’ s mental state .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is currently in the process of being criminally indicted by a grand jury in his home state , because he ’ s spent his entire life committing financial crimes that have finally caught up with him .
We have multiple court battles playing out over which of the President ’ s right hand men should go to prison , or should get out of prison , or should go back to prison .
And oh by the way , we have a pandemic going on that ’ s killed 160,000 Americans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even as various other nations have brought the pandemic under control .
We have numerous other nations banning Americans from entering their borders , for fear we ’ ll bring the plague with us .
We have an economy that ’ s collapsing , even as the President rambles incoherently about deranged conspiracy theories and then goes golfing .
None of this makes the least bit of sense .
There ’ s no reason why any of this should be happening in America .
Our nation has always had its share of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this is happening is that the President of the United States is an unhinged criminal madman who ’ s falling to pieces .
This is completely out of hand .
All we can do is stay safe in the meantime , and then vote him out in record numbers .

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How bizarrely out of control are things in 2020? Yesterday there was a shooting outside the White House while the President of the United States was giving a press conference, and it wasn’t even a major story. No one was that surprised. A lot of people’s first reaction was that the President probably staged the shooting as part of some deranged mind game, and while there is no evidence to support this notion, it shows what the public really thinks of the President’s mental state.
We have a sitting President of the United States who is currently in the process of being criminally indicted by a grand jury in his home state, because he’s spent his entire life committing financial crimes that have finally caught up with him. We have multiple court battles playing out over which of the President’s right hand men should go to prison, or should get out of prison, or should go back to prison.
And oh by the way, we have a pandemic going on that’s killed 160,000 Americans and counting, and keeps getting worse here, even as various other nations have brought the pandemic under control. We have numerous other nations banning Americans from entering their borders, for fear we’ll bring the plague with us. We have an economy that’s collapsing, even as the President rambles incoherently about deranged conspiracy theories and then goes golfing.
None of this makes the least bit of sense. There’s no reason why any of this should be happening in America. Our nation has always had its share of troubles, but the only reason any of this is happening is that the President of the United States is an unhinged criminal madman who’s falling to pieces. This is completely out of hand. All we can do is stay safe in the meantime, and then vote him out in record numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Military General throws his support behind Biden-Harris ticket

When Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate yesterday , the move was widely lauded and applauded .
@ @ @ @ @ , smart , ambitious , diverse ticket , and it puts the Democrats in prime @ @ @ @ @ on all cylinders in the 2020 general election .
It turns out retired four-star U.S. @ @ @ @ @ with that assessment .
McCaffrey tweeted : “ The Biden-Harris ticket is a powerful return @ @ @ @ @ and the rule of law .
Sen Harris very experienced .
Tough .
Extremely intelligent @ @ @ @ @ serve as President.
” General McCaffrey isn ’ t hesitating to call out Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ most UNEDUCATED President in American history .
He is incoherent in understanding our past .
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When Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate yesterday, the move was widely lauded and applauded. Biden-Harris makes for an impressive, smart, ambitious, diverse ticket, and it puts the Democrats in prime position to come out firing on all cylinders in the 2020 general election.
It turns out retired four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey agrees with that assessment. McCaffrey tweeted: “The Biden-Harris ticket is a powerful return to leadership competence and integrity and the rule of law. Sen Harris very experienced. Tough. Extremely intelligent. Also fully qualified to serve as President.”
General McCaffrey isn’t hesitating to call out Donald Trump, calling him “the most UNEDUCATED President in American history. He is incoherent in understanding our past.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are totally off the charts

For the past several months , Kamala Harris had been widely seen as the clear frontrunner in Joe Biden ’ s running mate selection process .
But with so many other viable names in the mix , and so much misdirection coming from the media near the end , there was just enough suspense about this evening ’ s announcement that nothing was a given .
Still , given that there was probably always an 80 % chance it was going to be Kamala Harris , the reaction out of the gate has been off the charts .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all stripes , and an energy within the voting base tonight .
There ’ s a sense of relief that we ’ re actually getting to have the all-star ticket that we hoped was possible .
This has the feeling of being the correct pick in terms of pure merit , and in terms of proper representation , and in terms of political strategy , and in terms of what ’ s best for America .
That ’ s extraordinarily difficult to pull off in politics .
It may explain why there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ticket tonight .
Meanwhile , Biden-Harris 2020 t-shirts are already up for sale .

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For the past several months, Kamala Harris had been widely seen as the clear frontrunner in Joe Biden’s running mate selection process. But with so many other viable names in the mix, and so much misdirection coming from the media near the end, there was just enough suspense about this evening’s announcement that nothing was a given.
Still, given that there was probably always an 80% chance it was going to be Kamala Harris, the reaction out of the gate has been off the charts. There’s a genuine excitement among party leaders of all stripes, and an energy within the voting base tonight. There’s a sense of relief that we’re actually getting to have the all-star ticket that we hoped was possible.
This has the feeling of being the correct pick in terms of pure merit, and in terms of proper representation, and in terms of political strategy, and in terms of what’s best for America. That’s extraordinarily difficult to pull off in politics. It may explain why there is such off-the-charts excitement for a Biden-Harris ticket tonight. Meanwhile, Biden-Harris 2020 t-shirts are already up for sale.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Donald Trump calls in to Sean Hannity show and has complete on-air meltdown

The thing about a malignant narcissist like Donald Trump is that he ’ s so desperate to be the center of attention , if he can ’ t get positive attention on a given day , he ’ ll settle for getting negative attention .
When Joe Biden made the widely-lauded announcement that Kamala Harris was his running mate , Trump promptly held a press conference but it didn ’ t make a dent .
This led Trump to call in to Sean Hannity ’ s Fox News show tonight , and let ’ s just say that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump spent his time rambling so incoherently and erratically , at one point he was whining about how windmills kill too many birds .
At another point Trump insisted that China is somehow going to intercept mail-in votes and change them or something .
What ’ s remarkable is that even Donald Trump ’ s loyal sycophant Sean Hannity couldn ’ t keep him on script .
For instance , Hannity had B-roll footage of Kamala Harris on the screen when Trump went on his tirade about windmills , a sign that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris during that portion of the segment .
Trump is so far gone , even his babysitters can ’ t keep him from crapping all over the place .

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The thing about a malignant narcissist like Donald Trump is that he’s so desperate to be the center of attention, if he can’t get positive attention on a given day, he’ll settle for getting negative attention. When Joe Biden made the widely-lauded announcement that Kamala Harris was his running mate, Trump promptly held a press conference but it didn’t make a dent.
This led Trump to call in to Sean Hannity’s Fox News show tonight, and let’s just say that it was more than a bit off the wall. Trump spent his time rambling so incoherently and erratically, at one point he was whining about how windmills kill too many birds. At another point Trump insisted that China is somehow going to intercept mail-in votes and change them or something.
What’s remarkable is that even Donald Trump’s loyal sycophant Sean Hannity couldn’t keep him on script. For instance, Hannity had B-roll footage of Kamala Harris on the screen when Trump went on his tirade about windmills, a sign that Trump was supposed to be talking about Harris during that portion of the segment. Trump is so far gone, even his babysitters can’t keep him from crapping all over the place.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

When Joe Biden made the announcement today that Kamala Harris is his 2020 running mate , it was major current @ @ @ @ @ also major historic news .
Even as the takes came in fast and furious this @ @ @ @ @ been waiting to see what kind of context Rachel Maddow would end up putting it @ @ @ @ @ show tonight with the story of how California ’ s then-Attorney General Kamala Harris played @ @ @ @ @ a larger financial relief package after the last time the big banks wrecked the economy @ @ @ @ @ of how Harris , along with then-Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden of all people , @ @ @ @ @ only did the segment help connect the longstanding dots between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ a reminder that Kamala has been fighting for financial reform and the working class throughout @ @ @ @

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When Joe Biden made the announcement today that Kamala Harris is his 2020 running mate, it was major current news, and it was also major historic news. Even as the takes came in fast and furious this evening, we’d been waiting to see what kind of context Rachel Maddow would end up putting it in.
Maddow opened her show tonight with the story of how California’s then-Attorney General Kamala Harris played a key role in forcing a larger financial relief package after the last time the big banks wrecked the economy. Maddow covered the progression of how Harris, along with then-Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden of all people, led the charge.
Not only did the segment help connect the longstanding dots between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, it also served as a reminder that Kamala has been fighting for financial reform and the working class throughout her entire career.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has completely senile “fatilities” meltdown

Donald Trump wants you to believe that Joe Biden is somehow senile or suffering from dementia .
If you listened to Joe Biden ’ s speech today , it ’ s 100 % clear that he ’ s firing on all cylinders .
Of course Trump is merely trying to deflect from his own worsening cognitive failures , which were again on display today .
Trump insisted today that most of the coronavirus “ fatilities ” are in adults , not children .
Okay , but what is a “ fatility ” supposed to be ?
This comes after Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ Yo-SEM-ite ” and other similar blunders that are happening with rapidly increasing frequency .
It ’ s not merely that Donald Trump is misspeaking , or that he has literacy issues .
It ’ s that he ’ s now reached the point in his cognitive decline where he ’ s reduced to merely reading prepared speeches from a script that he clearly had no hand in writing and has never seen before , and his brain can ’ t recognize common words when he sees them in his script .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” meltdown were anything but positive .
So many people piled on that it ended up trending atop Twitter .
Today drew a sharp contrast .
Joe Biden is the kind of guy who comes up against a smart strong black woman who challenges him to do better , and so he ends up hiring her for the highest ranking job he had available .
Donald Trump is the kind of guy who surrounds himself with people who are afraid to tell him that “ fatilities ” isn ’ t a word .

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Donald Trump wants you to believe that Joe Biden is somehow senile or suffering from dementia. If you listened to Joe Biden’s speech today, it’s 100% clear that he’s firing on all cylinders. Of course Trump is merely trying to deflect from his own worsening cognitive failures, which were again on display today.
Trump insisted today that most of the coronavirus “fatilities” are in adults, not children. Okay, but what is a “fatility” supposed to be? This comes after Trump recently made references to “Thighland” and “Yo-SEM-ite” and other similar blunders that are happening with rapidly increasing frequency.
It’s not merely that Donald Trump is misspeaking, or that he has literacy issues. It’s that he’s now reached the point in his cognitive decline where he’s reduced to merely reading prepared speeches from a script that he clearly had no hand in writing and has never seen before, and his brain can’t recognize common words when he sees them in his script. Responses to Trump’s “fatilities” meltdown were anything but positive. So many people piled on that it ended up trending atop Twitter.
Today drew a sharp contrast. Joe Biden is the kind of guy who comes up against a smart strong black woman who challenges him to do better, and so he ends up hiring her for the highest ranking job he had available. Donald Trump is the kind of guy who surrounds himself with people who are afraid to tell him that “fatilities” isn’t a word.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Cory Booker just ripped Donald Trump to pieces

Earlier today , Donald Trump launched one of his most blatantly racist attacks to date , when he claimed that @ @ @ @ @ put Senator Cory Booker in charge of housing , and that Booker would force suburban @ @ @ @ @ housing in their neighborhoods .
Trump ’ s racism was evident on multiple levels .
@ @ @ @ @ would be in charge of urban housing simply because he ’ s Black .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ he cares about getting things right , when he misspelled Cory Booker ’ s name @ @ @ @ @ Senator Cory Booker fired back at Donald Trump and hit on all of the above @ @ @ @ @ intentionally misspelling Trump ’ s first name in the process : “ Donaled , your @ @ @ @ @ only having been live for roughly half as long , Booker ’ s tweet already @ @ @ @ @ as Trump ’ s tweet .

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Earlier today, Donald Trump launched one of his most blatantly racist attacks to date, when he claimed that Joe Biden was planning to put Senator Cory Booker in charge of housing, and that Booker would force suburban Americans to accept low income housing in their neighborhoods.
Trump’s racism was evident on multiple levels. He was clearly presuming Booker would be in charge of urban housing simply because he’s Black. Trump also reminded us how little he cares about getting things right, when he misspelled Cory Booker’s name as “Corey Booker.”
Senator Cory Booker fired back at Donald Trump and hit on all of the above in one succinct tweet, intentionally misspelling Trump’s first name in the process: “Donaled, your racism is showing.” Despite only having been live for roughly half as long, Booker’s tweet already has nearly as many likes as Trump’s tweet.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Kamala Harris just hit it out of the park

When Joe Biden gave a speech introducing Kamala Harris as his running mate today , it was one of the more engaging , heartfelt , and effective speeches he ’ s given during his campaign .
That ’ s what makes it so remarkable that Kamala then quickly managed to deliver an even more memorable speech .
Kamala Harris used her speech today to lay out her vision for America , and to remind everyone of all the ways in which Donald Trump has failed us and betrayed us .
Kamala spoke of her own experiences .
She spoke of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most importantly she spoke directly to the American people , framing the partnership between the Biden-Harris administration and the American people that can get us out of the hole we ’ re currently in .
Joe Biden tweeted this : “ We ’ ve all watched Kamala Harris in the Senate go toe-to-toe with Trump officials trying to hide the truth , asking the tough questions that need to be asked — and not stopping until she gets an answer .
She ’ s ready to do this job … This morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — especially Black and Brown girls who so often may feel overlooked and undervalued in our society — potentially seeing themselves in a new way : As the stuff of Presidents and Vice Presidents .
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When Joe Biden gave a speech introducing Kamala Harris as his running mate today, it was one of the more engaging, heartfelt, and effective speeches he’s given during his campaign. That’s what makes it so remarkable that Kamala then quickly managed to deliver an even more memorable speech.
Kamala Harris used her speech today to lay out her vision for America, and to remind everyone of all the ways in which Donald Trump has failed us and betrayed us. Kamala spoke of her own experiences. She spoke of her connection to Beau Biden. And most importantly she spoke directly to the American people, framing the partnership between the Biden-Harris administration and the American people that can get us out of the hole we’re currently in.
Joe Biden tweeted this: “We’ve all watched Kamala Harris in the Senate go toe-to-toe with Trump officials trying to hide the truth, asking the tough questions that need to be asked — and not stopping until she gets an answer. She’s ready to do this job … This morning, little girls woke up across this nation — especially Black and Brown girls who so often may feel overlooked and undervalued in our society — potentially seeing themselves in a new way: As the stuff of Presidents and Vice Presidents.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Joe Biden just destroyed Donald Trump for his sexist attacks on Kamala Harris

Right now Joe Biden is formally introducing his running mate Kamala Harris at a live event in Delaware .
Biden has spent a good amount of time laying out Kamala ’ s strengths , accomplishments , and character .
He ’ s also made a point of slamming Donald Trump for his sexist attacks on her yesterday .
Joe Biden called out Donald Trump for calling Kamala Harris “ nasty ” and for whining about how Kamala has stood up to the worst of Trump ’ s appointees .
Biden said it was no surprise that Trump erupted in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that in fact you could have “ set your watch to it.
” Why ?
“ Whining is what Donald Trump does best , better than any President in American history.
” Kamala Harris can more than handle her own when it comes to taking on Donald Trump .
But it ’ s good to see that right out of the gate , Joe Biden is calling out Trump for the ridiculous , sexist , and panicked manner in which he ’ s attacking her .
Kamala Harris is about to speak next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see how she rips Trump to pieces while laying out her vision for American resurgence .

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Right now Joe Biden is formally introducing his running mate Kamala Harris at a live event in Delaware. Biden has spent a good amount of time laying out Kamala’s strengths, accomplishments, and character. He’s also made a point of slamming Donald Trump for his sexist attacks on her yesterday.
Joe Biden called out Donald Trump for calling Kamala Harris “nasty” and for whining about how Kamala has stood up to the worst of Trump’s appointees. Biden said it was no surprise that Trump erupted in the offensive manner that he did, and that in fact you could have “set your watch to it.” Why? “Whining is what Donald Trump does best, better than any President in American history.”
Kamala Harris can more than handle her own when it comes to taking on Donald Trump. But it’s good to see that right out of the gate, Joe Biden is calling out Trump for the ridiculous, sexist, and panicked manner in which he’s attacking her. Kamala Harris is about to speak next, and we can’t wait to see how she rips Trump to pieces while laying out her vision for American resurgence.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--This is absolutely terrible news for Susan Collins

Over the past two years , Susan Collins has unfortunately gone from being one of the most reasonable and respected @ @ @ @ @ a dishonest extremist who has cast her lot with monsters like Donald Trump and Brett @ @ @ @ @ is that Susan Collins is up for reelection in this election cycle .
The even @ @ @ @ @ and absolutely terrible news for her , is that she ’ s now solidly losing @ @ @ @ @ and Democratic candidate Sara Gideon had been a roughly tied race for awhile , which @ @ @ @ @ for a high profile incumbent at this stage of the race .
But now the @ @ @ @ @ says that Gideon has pulled ahead of Collins by a whopping eight points among registered @ @ @ @ @ point poll comes within the context of multiple other recent polls which have Gideon ahead @ @ @ @ @ five points .
This makes for a polling average which leaves no doubt that Gideon @ @ @ @ @ can learn more about Sara Gideon ’ s campaign here .

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Over the past two years, Susan Collins has unfortunately gone from being one of the most reasonable and respected Republican Senators, to being a dishonest extremist who has cast her lot with monsters like Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh.
The good news is that Susan Collins is up for reelection in this election cycle. The even better news for us, and absolutely terrible news for her, is that she’s now solidly losing. The race between Collins and Democratic candidate Sara Gideon had been a roughly tied race for awhile, which was a bad enough sign for a high profile incumbent at this stage of the race. But now the latest Bangor Daily News poll says that Gideon has pulled ahead of Collins by a whopping eight points among registered voters.
This new eight point poll comes within the context of multiple other recent polls which have Gideon ahead of Collins by four to five points. This makes for a polling average which leaves no doubt that Gideon is currently winning. You can learn more about Sara Gideon’s campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Donald Trump is so scared of Kamala Harris, he has to attack “Corey Booker” instead

Now that Joe Biden has picked the one running mate Donald Trump fears most , Trump doesn ’ t know what to do with himself .
This morning he tweeted that Kamala was the kind of opponent “ everyone dreams of ” but we all know his dreams about her are nightmares .
Trump seems afraid to attack Kamala , so instead he ’ s attacking Cory Booker – and it turns out he can ’ t even spell Cory Booker .
Trump posted this bizarre tweet which managed to be explicitly sexist and explicitly racist at the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be voting for me .
They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long running program where low income housing would invade their neighborhood .
Biden would reinstall it , in a bigger form , with Corey Booker in charge !
” Okay , where do we even start ?
First of all , not all suburban women are housewives .
Painting all suburban women with the same brush is an insult to all suburban women , including housewives .
Second , could this tweet be any more racist ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden is going to put a black guy in charge of housing who will move a bunch of low income people of color into your white suburban neighborhood , so look out !
This is just pathetically racist .
To be clear , there ’ s no indication whatsoever that Biden might put Booker in charge of housing .
Also , who is “ Corey Booker ” supposed to be ?
His name is Cory Booker .
We don ’ t care that Donald Trump is barely literate .
We do care that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency at his immediate disposal , Trump still can ’ t be bothered to get the names right of the public figures he ’ s attacking .
Everything about Trump is embarrassing – including the fact that his fear of attacking Kamala Harris has led him to simply attack a different Black Senator , as if they were somehow interchangeable .
What a racist creep .

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Now that Joe Biden has picked the one running mate Donald Trump fears most, Trump doesn’t know what to do with himself. This morning he tweeted that Kamala was the kind of opponent “everyone dreams of” but we all know his dreams about her are nightmares. Trump seems afraid to attack Kamala, so instead he’s attacking Cory Booker – and it turns out he can’t even spell Cory Booker.
Trump posted this bizarre tweet which managed to be explicitly sexist and explicitly racist at the same time: “The ‘suburban housewife’ will be voting for me. They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long running program where low income housing would invade their neighborhood. Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey Booker in charge!”
Okay, where do we even start? First of all, not all suburban women are housewives. Painting all suburban women with the same brush is an insult to all suburban women, including housewives. Second, could this tweet be any more racist? Trump is flat out saying that Joe Biden is going to put a black guy in charge of housing who will move a bunch of low income people of color into your white suburban neighborhood, so look out! This is just pathetically racist. To be clear, there’s no indication whatsoever that Biden might put Booker in charge of housing.
Also, who is “Corey Booker” supposed to be? His name is Cory Booker. We don’t care that Donald Trump is barely literate. We do care that even with the vast resources of the presidency at his immediate disposal, Trump still can’t be bothered to get the names right of the public figures he’s attacking. Everything about Trump is embarrassing – including the fact that his fear of attacking Kamala Harris has led him to simply attack a different Black Senator, as if they were somehow interchangeable. What a racist creep.
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