palmerreport--2020-05-11--Coronavirus outbreak in Trump White House is running “rampant” and now someone big is caught up in i

Coronavirus outbreak in Trump White House is running “rampant” and now someone big is caught up in it

This evening someone in the Trump regime leaked the fact that Mike Pence has entered quarantine , after having been directly exposed to coronavirus .
The Trump regime then pushed back on this , insisting that Pence somehow hasn ’ t been quarantined , and will report to work at the White House tomorrow .
As we wait for this bizarre story to play out , it looks like things are uglier than we thought .
Respected White House Correspondent April Ryan tweeted this just a few minutes ago : This is somewhat cryptic , but nonetheless jarring .
Thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Donald Trump ’ s valet and Mike Pence ’ s press secretary having tested positive .
There have been separate reports that Ivanka Trump ’ s personal assistant and eleven Secret Service agents have all tested positive , but the assistant has supposedly been working from home for weeks , and there ’ s been no confirmation of whether the agents were assigned to the White House to begin with .
The official tally in the White House is just two positive tests , and that doesn ’ t add up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s reporting suggests that the Trump regime has been working hard to cover up just how out of hand this has gotten .
As for the “ very high-ranking individual ” who may have been impacted , that could mean a lot of things .
It could be a reference to Mike Pence .
It could be someone else .
For instance MSNBC is reporting that the Navy Chief of Operations is in quarantine , and this may or may not be in reference to that .
But it ’ s pretty ugly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so bad , the people in the building are at the point where they ’ re “ seeking prayers .
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This evening someone in the Trump regime leaked the fact that Mike Pence has entered quarantine, after having been directly exposed to coronavirus. The Trump regime then pushed back on this, insisting that Pence somehow hasn’t been quarantined, and will report to work at the White House tomorrow. As we wait for this bizarre story to play out, it looks like things are uglier than we thought.
Respected White House Correspondent April Ryan tweeted this just a few minutes ago:
I’m hearing on good authority that #coronavirus is more rampant in the #WhiteHouse than the public is being told. A very high-ranking individual may have also been impacted! The administration is currently mum on the matter, seeking prayers instead. #COVID19 — AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) May 11, 2020
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This is somewhat cryptic, but nonetheless jarring. Thus far the White House has only admitted to Donald Trump’s valet and Mike Pence’s press secretary having tested positive. There have been separate reports that Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant and eleven Secret Service agents have all tested positive, but the assistant has supposedly been working from home for weeks, and there’s been no confirmation of whether the agents were assigned to the White House to begin with. The official tally in the White House is just two positive tests, and that doesn’t add up to “rampant,” so Ryan’s reporting suggests that the Trump regime has been working hard to cover up just how out of hand this has gotten.
As for the “very high-ranking individual” who may have been impacted, that could mean a lot of things. It could be a reference to Mike Pence. It could be someone else. For instance MSNBC is reporting that the Navy Chief of Operations is in quarantine, and this may or may not be in reference to that. But it’s pretty ugly when the White House coronavirus outbreak is so bad, the people in the building are at the point where they’re “seeking prayers.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Donald Trump’s #ObamaGate meltdown is already blowing up in his face

2-10 `` We ’ re in great shape .
We have 12 cases , 11 cases & many of them @ @ @ @ @ ” 3-10 “ we 're doing a great job with it & it will go @ @ @ @ @ it will go away '' 4-10 “ The germ has gotten so brilliant that the @ @ @ @ @ with it ”

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Donald Trump has spent the entire day today ranting nonstop on Twitter about hallucinatory “deep state” nonsense, spelling out one of the broadest and most nonsensical conspiracy theories we’ve ever seen. At various points everyone from President Obama to Robert de Niro to Madonna made an appearance. Trump tried to get the #ObamaGate hashtag going, and that happened – but not for the reason Trump was hoping.
No one outside Trump’s drooling base believes any of the nonsense he’s rambling out. Everyone else just thinks Trump has totally lost what little he might have had left of his mind:
2-10 "We’re in great shape. We have 12 cases, 11 cases & many of them are in good shape now” 3-10 “we're doing a great job with it & it will go away, stay calm, it will go away" 4-10 “The germ has gotten so brilliant that the antibiotic can't keep up with it” 5-10: #Obamagate https://t.co/gaAavcWJGb — John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) May 10, 2020
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You total dimwits, Obama is not the President. 20.5M jobs lost by Trump. 80,000 people dead under Trump. 1.4M people infected under Trump. The only #ObamaGate is the gate Obama should've had built around the White House to keep this lousy schmuck Trump from ever stepping inside. — Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) May 10, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Trump White House completely flips out after news leaks that Mike Pence has been quarantined

This evening the news leaked that Mike Pence has been quarantined due to having been directly exposed to the coronavirus .
This report came from Bloomberg , a reputable news outlet , and there ’ s no reason to believe it ’ s not true .
The thing is , though , now the White House is suddenly insisting it ’ s not true .
The Trump regime is now telling NBC News that , no , Mike Pence isn ’ t in quarantine , and that he ’ s merely taken the weekend off .
The Trump regime is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resuming his full schedule this upcoming week , complete with in-person meetings .
Wait a minute here .
It seems fairly clear that no one was supposed to know Mike Pence is in quarantine , and now that it ’ s become public knowledge , Donald Trump is objecting to the notion because he finds it embarrassing .
So Trump has his regime insisting that , no , Pence hasn ’ t been quarantined .
We ’ ll see if Pence actually breaks quarantine and starts potentially infecting people this week , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pacifying Donald Trump .
Either way , this is rapidly becoming a calamitous mess for the Trump regime .
If Mike Pence remains in quarantine , it ’ ll give away to the American people that Donald Trump was full of crap when he said it was safe to reopen the country .
And if Pence breaks quarantine this week , it ’ ll make for a huge scandal about how idiotically and recklessly the White House is being run .

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This evening the news leaked that Mike Pence has been quarantined due to having been directly exposed to the coronavirus. This report came from Bloomberg, a reputable news outlet, and there’s no reason to believe it’s not true. The thing is, though, now the White House is suddenly insisting it’s not true.
The Trump regime is now telling NBC News that, no, Mike Pence isn’t in quarantine, and that he’s merely taken the weekend off. The Trump regime is insisting that Pence will in fact be resuming his full schedule this upcoming week, complete with in-person meetings. Wait a minute here.
It seems fairly clear that no one was supposed to know Mike Pence is in quarantine, and now that it’s become public knowledge, Donald Trump is objecting to the notion because he finds it embarrassing. So Trump has his regime insisting that, no, Pence hasn’t been quarantined. We’ll see if Pence actually breaks quarantine and starts potentially infecting people this week, or if this announcement is merely aimed at pacifying Donald Trump.
Either way, this is rapidly becoming a calamitous mess for the Trump regime. If Mike Pence remains in quarantine, it’ll give away to the American people that Donald Trump was full of crap when he said it was safe to reopen the country. And if Pence breaks quarantine this week, it’ll make for a huge scandal about how idiotically and recklessly the White House is being run.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Donald Trump has completely unhinged meltdown involving President Obama, Michael Flynn, Madonna an R

Donald Trump has completely unhinged meltdown involving President Obama, Michael Flynn, Madonna an Robert de Niro

Over the weekend we learned that the coronavirus has infected people in the White House who have been in close proximity to Donald Trump .
Last night we learned that Trump is “ shell shocked ” at how ugly his internal poll numbers have gotten .
So perhaps it ’ s not surprising that today he ’ s having his most unhinged – and prolonged – meltdown to date .
Donald Trump has posted dozens of tweets and retweets today , each more hallucinatory than the last .
He ’ s trying tp spin some kind of conspiracy theory involving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government having conspired to frame Michael Flynn , all for no apparent reason , despite the fact that Flynn has already pleaded guilty in detail to his crimes .
Other people mentioned in Trump ’ s meltdown include Andrew McCabe , James Clapper , John Kerry , James Comey , Hillary Clinton , John Podesta , Rod Rosenstein , and CNN ’ s Brian Stelter .
Then Trump retweeted this in reference to Madonna and Robert de Niro : “ Two complete sellouts who ’ ve been compromised and are heavily blackmailable.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States appears to be openly talking about blackmailing Madonna .
Donald Trump also kept pushing an # ObamaGate hashtag , but it only ended up trending because everyone kept making fun of him .
With Trump ’ s Michael Flynn stunt already unraveling , he ’ s blowing it up to cartoon level conspiracy theory proportions .
This is definitely not helping his cause .

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Over the weekend we learned that the coronavirus has infected people in the White House who have been in close proximity to Donald Trump. Last night we learned that Trump is “shell shocked” at how ugly his internal poll numbers have gotten. So perhaps it’s not surprising that today he’s having his most unhinged – and prolonged – meltdown to date.
Donald Trump has posted dozens of tweets and retweets today, each more hallucinatory than the last. He’s trying tp spin some kind of conspiracy theory involving President Obama and pretty much the entire government having conspired to frame Michael Flynn, all for no apparent reason, despite the fact that Flynn has already pleaded guilty in detail to his crimes.
Other people mentioned in Trump’s meltdown include Andrew McCabe, James Clapper, John Kerry, James Comey, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Rod Rosenstein, and CNN’s Brian Stelter. Then Trump retweeted this in reference to Madonna and Robert de Niro: “Two complete sellouts who’ve been compromised and are heavily blackmailable.”
That’s right, the President of the United States appears to be openly talking about blackmailing Madonna. Donald Trump also kept pushing an #ObamaGate hashtag, but it only ended up trending because everyone kept making fun of him. With Trump’s Michael Flynn stunt already unraveling, he’s blowing it up to cartoon level conspiracy theory proportions. This is definitely not helping his cause.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--That escalated quickly: Mike Pence has been quarantined [Updated]

It ’ s been two days since Mike Pence ’ s press secretary Katie Miller tested positive for coronavirus .
This has raised a number of questions about why Pence hasn ’ t been self-quarantining .
He reportedly tested negative , but you can have coronavirus and still test negative if you ’ re asymptomatic or pre symptomatic .
We ’ re not sure what ’ s changed , but as of this evening , someone in the White House is letting it be known that Mike Pence is in quarantine after all .
It ’ s apparently serious enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and top military officials as part of his quarantine .
When you consider that Mike Pence has been directly exposed to coronavirus , going into quarantine is the right thing to do .
It does however raise questions about why it took two days to be confirmed .
Was Pence not initially in quarantine , or has he been in quarantine all along and the Trump regime didn ’ t want anyone to know ?
Update , 7:14pm : now the Trump regime is insisting Pence somehow hasn ’ t been quarantined .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Donald Trump is not in quarantine .
Trump ’ s personal valet has tested positive for coronavirus , meaning Trump has been exposed just as surely as Pence has been exposed .
At this point anyone coming into contact with Donald Trump is putting their life at risk .
As the 2020 election moves forward , Trump ’ s reckless and selfish refusal to quarantine needs to be exposed for the major scandal that it is .

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It’s been two days since Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller tested positive for coronavirus. This has raised a number of questions about why Pence hasn’t been self-quarantining. He reportedly tested negative, but you can have coronavirus and still test negative if you’re asymptomatic or pre symptomatic.
We’re not sure what’s changed, but as of this evening, someone in the White House is letting it be known that Mike Pence is in quarantine after all. It’s apparently serious enough that Pence skipped a meeting with Trump and top military officials as part of his quarantine.
When you consider that Mike Pence has been directly exposed to coronavirus, going into quarantine is the right thing to do. It does however raise questions about why it took two days to be confirmed. Was Pence not initially in quarantine, or has he been in quarantine all along and the Trump regime didn’t want anyone to know? Update, 7:14pm: now the Trump regime is insisting Pence somehow hasn’t been quarantined.
This in turn raises further questions about why Donald Trump is not in quarantine. Trump’s personal valet has tested positive for coronavirus, meaning Trump has been exposed just as surely as Pence has been exposed. At this point anyone coming into contact with Donald Trump is putting their life at risk. As the 2020 election moves forward, Trump’s reckless and selfish refusal to quarantine needs to be exposed for the major scandal that it is.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Donald Trump’s Michael Flynn stunt is already unraveling

Donald Trump thinks that getting Michael Flynn off the hook will somehow help him in the 2020 election , and that alone is proof that Trump is failing in the cognitive department .
Bill Barr is surely only going along with this pointless stunt in order to appease Trump , because while Barr is evil and he ’ s not all that bright , he can ’ t possibly think this is going to turn out well .
Judge Emmet Sullivan was always going to have a problem with this sudden reversal no matter how it went down , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confessed to his crimes , and Sullivan has already made clear in court transcripts that he ’ s disgusted with Flynn ’ s crimes .
But now there ’ s another reason for Sullivan to intervene .
Interim U.S. Attorney Tim Shea is the one who filed the motion to drop the Flynn case .
Shea is clearly in Barr ’ s pocket .
But it appears none of the Assistant U.S .
Attorneys in Shea ’ s office were willing to go along with it , because that signature line was left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has interim status , he can ’ t actually file anything with the court – and with none of his Assistant Attorneys willing to get involved , it turns out Shea used his predecessor ’ s bar number on the document .
As legal expert Deepak Gupta explains , this gives Judge Sullivan an easy legitimate excuse to dig into this court filing and seek answers about what ’ s really going on and who ’ s really behind this stunt .
It also presumably gives Sullivan an easy excuse for rejecting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only was this stunt a terrible self-defeating idea on Trump ’ s part , it ’ s being carried out poorly by Barr .

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Donald Trump thinks that getting Michael Flynn off the hook will somehow help him in the 2020 election, and that alone is proof that Trump is failing in the cognitive department. Bill Barr is surely only going along with this pointless stunt in order to appease Trump, because while Barr is evil and he’s not all that bright, he can’t possibly think this is going to turn out well.
Judge Emmet Sullivan was always going to have a problem with this sudden reversal no matter how it went down, because Michael Flynn has already pleaded guilty and confessed to his crimes, and Sullivan has already made clear in court transcripts that he’s disgusted with Flynn’s crimes. But now there’s another reason for Sullivan to intervene.
Interim U.S. Attorney Tim Shea is the one who filed the motion to drop the Flynn case. Shea is clearly in Barr’s pocket. But it appears none of the Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Shea’s office were willing to go along with it, because that signature line was left blank. Worse, because Shea only has interim status, he can’t actually file anything with the court – and with none of his Assistant Attorneys willing to get involved, it turns out Shea used his predecessor’s bar number on the document.
As legal expert Deepak Gupta explains, this gives Judge Sullivan an easy legitimate excuse to dig into this court filing and seek answers about what’s really going on and who’s really behind this stunt. It also presumably gives Sullivan an easy excuse for rejecting the request to dismiss the Flynn case. Not only was this stunt a terrible self-defeating idea on Trump’s part, it’s being carried out poorly by Barr.
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Mailing it in

The pandemic will not , barring some miracle , be gone by November when it ’ s time to head to the ballot box .
But even if it were , American households have taken a serious social and financial blow that would prevent many from being willing or able to go out and vote .
Suddenly , many Americans don ’ t want to go out and risk getting sick among large groups of people .
Suddenly , too many Americans have lost their houses , cars , jobs , and daycare .
Suddenly , for many Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s hard to blame them .
It ’ s an especially grim reality when you consider the obvious — the next election is a chance to resuscitate our faltering government .
But , of course , there ’ s an obvious solution to the impending voting fallout .
This last Friday , California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring all California counties to send voters ballots by mail .
Normally , I would harp on about why every state needs to send every voter a ballot by mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen .
But today , I want to focus on the arguments Republicans will barrage the media with when , inevitably , other governors , Democrat or Republican , propose or sign executive orders requiring ballots to be sent by mail .
In Newsom ’ s case , the few remaining Republican legislators in California criticized his move as usurping the legislature ’ s power .
This would certainly be one of the Republican party lines in any state .
And so would the tired argument about voter fraud .
Republicans like to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar laws by claiming , wrongly , that voter fraud is rampant and that it undermines democracy .
Of course , voter-ID laws have a near laser-focused effect on poor communities , in particular poor communities of color—people who tend to vote for Democrats .
But of course , the only notable voter fraud case in recent history benefitted , and possibly won the election for , you guessed it , a Republican .
Yet another argument Republicans would spout in opposition to universal mail ballots would be that it would be too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a time of austerity given the massive stimulus they just passed .
But of course , this argument is also beside the point .
In fact , I ’ m more than willing to admit that it isn ’ t cheap .
Here ’ s an article all about how voting by mail isn ’ t fast , cheap or even all that easy to implement .
And you know what ?
None of that matters .
The Trump government handed massive tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stupid and stubborn foreign policy , and handled the pandemic response horrendously .
Why should we rabbit-ear our pockets now that it ’ s time to spend some money on what is unquestionably the heartbeat of our democracy ?
If you ’ re reading this , I know I probably don ’ t need to convince you that everybody should be able to vote by mail , but it ’ s important that we call and write to our politicians and make ourselves clear : we needto vote by mail .
We need @ @ @ @ @

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The pandemic will not, barring some miracle, be gone by November when it’s time to head to the ballot box. But even if it were, American households have taken a serious social and financial blow that would prevent many from being willing or able to go out and vote. Suddenly, many Americans don’t want to go out and risk getting sick among large groups of people. Suddenly, too many Americans have lost their houses, cars, jobs, and daycare. Suddenly, for many Americans, voting has become a bottom-level priority, and it’s hard to blame them.
It’s an especially grim reality when you consider the obvious — the next election is a chance to resuscitate our faltering government. But, of course, there’s an obvious solution to the impending voting fallout. This last Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring all California counties to send voters ballots by mail.
Normally, I would harp on about why every state needs to send every voter a ballot by mail because that’s what needs to happen. But today, I want to focus on the arguments Republicans will barrage the media with when, inevitably, other governors, Democrat or Republican, propose or sign executive orders requiring ballots to be sent by mail. In Newsom’s case, the few remaining Republican legislators in California criticized his move as usurping the legislature’s power. This would certainly be one of the Republican party lines in any state.
And so would the tired argument about voter fraud. Republicans like to justify their draconian voter-ID laws and other similar laws by claiming, wrongly, that voter fraud is rampant and that it undermines democracy. Of course, voter-ID laws have a near laser-focused effect on poor communities, in particular poor communities of color—people who tend to vote for Democrats. But of course, the only notable voter fraud case in recent history benefitted, and possibly won the election for, you guessed it, a Republican.
Yet another argument Republicans would spout in opposition to universal mail ballots would be that it would be too expensive, and that right now should be a time of austerity given the massive stimulus they just passed. But of course, this argument is also beside the point. In fact, I’m more than willing to admit that it isn’t cheap. Here’s an article all about how voting by mail isn’t fast, cheap or even all that easy to implement. And you know what? None of that matters. The Trump government handed massive tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations, given farmers bailouts that were necessary because of stupid and stubborn foreign policy, and handled the pandemic response horrendously. Why should we rabbit-ear our pockets now that it’s time to spend some money on what is unquestionably the heartbeat of our democracy?
If you’re reading this, I know I probably don’t need to convince you that everybody should be able to vote by mail, but it’s important that we call and write to our politicians and make ourselves clear: we needto vote by mail. We need to keep democracy going.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Why Donald Trump’s top advisers are willing to risk everything to remain in the game

Last night Palmer Report wrote about how the political advisers running the White House are all still playing along with Donald Trump ’ s delusional insistence that masks and other basic safety protocols still aren ’ t necessary , even with multiple confirmed coronavirus cases in the building .
It raises the question of why they ’ re willing to risk their lives just to play along .
One theory is that they ’ re just that loyal to him .
But that theory seems to fall apart when you consider that none of Trump ’ s political advisers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that could help him in the election .
This past week we learned that Trump ’ s own people have been apparently trying to hide his terrible internal poll numbers from him all along .
That ’ s no way to win an election .
So if they ’ re not actually trying to help Trump , who are they helping ?
The answer would seem to be themselves .
If you ’ re a Donald Trump adviser , you know he ’ s likely to lose the 2020 election no matter what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not do .
If Trump wins , it ’ ll be because of a fluke , or because Democrats didn ’ t work hard enough to unite and turn out the vote , not because of anything Trump does .
So if you ’ re a Trump White House adviser , you figure you ’ ve got six months left to keep milking this corrupt regime for whatever you ’ ve been personally getting out of it .
In the meantime , why risk being the one to try to talk sense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could cause the increasingly erratic Trump to prematurely get rid of you ?
What ’ s remarkable is that these advisers must be so committed to whatever cons they ’ re running , they ’ re willing to put their lives at risk just to remain in the game for another six months .

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Last night Palmer Report wrote about how the political advisers running the White House are all still playing along with Donald Trump’s delusional insistence that masks and other basic safety protocols still aren’t necessary, even with multiple confirmed coronavirus cases in the building. It raises the question of why they’re willing to risk their lives just to play along.
One theory is that they’re just that loyal to him. But that theory seems to fall apart when you consider that none of Trump’s political advisers are giving the kind of advice or information that could help him in the election. This past week we learned that Trump’s own people have been apparently trying to hide his terrible internal poll numbers from him all along. That’s no way to win an election. So if they’re not actually trying to help Trump, who are they helping?
The answer would seem to be themselves. If you’re a Donald Trump adviser, you know he’s likely to lose the 2020 election no matter what you try to get him to do or not do. If Trump wins, it’ll be because of a fluke, or because Democrats didn’t work hard enough to unite and turn out the vote, not because of anything Trump does.
So if you’re a Trump White House adviser, you figure you’ve got six months left to keep milking this corrupt regime for whatever you’ve been personally getting out of it. In the meantime, why risk being the one to try to talk sense into Donald Trump, when doing so could cause the increasingly erratic Trump to prematurely get rid of you? What’s remarkable is that these advisers must be so committed to whatever cons they’re running, they’re willing to put their lives at risk just to remain in the game for another six months.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--One way to finish Donald Trump off

One way to finish Donald Trump off

Vestiges of our naive cultivation from infancy to later childhood prepare us for disappointment .
We are taught to believe in things that we very quickly must cease believing in — Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny come to mind for many of us .
These disappointments make us unconsciously cynical , and I sometimes wonder if there isn ’ t a kind of evolutionary method to that madness , a certain advantage in it that makes us better suited for later psychological survival .
We start early to learn that life really is just a series of dispiriting climb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , inculcated both at school and as part of the background radiation of American life in the 1960s , was the idea that the president of the United States was someone exceptional .
The president was a demigod of a kind .
We had a sense that some presidents were better than others , of course , but these comparisons came with their own Olympian standards .
The worst of them was generally better than the best of us .
John F. Kennedy put this idea into orbit for many of us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paradoxically , John F. Kennedy ) shot the idea down again .
My generation lost faith in the inherent righteousness of the president , so much so that we even pretended , with considerable self-conscious embarrassment , that we were never fooled in the first place , even though we most certainly were .
But one thing I never expected was that the president of the United States could be , not just a criminal , but worse than any criminal I had ever met or even read about .
That is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get my head around .
There isn ’ t a single crime among the most horrible recorded in humanity ’ s most disgraceful catalog of shameful crimes that Donald Trump hasn ’ t committed , from sexual assault and rape , to child rape , to treason , to murder , to theft and fraud .
Trump has done it all , and he ’ s done it on a scale that leaves the Ted Bundys and the Charles Mansons and the Al Capones of the world in the dust .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monster , an aberration , a psycho , a horror .
And he is , god help us , President of the United States .
I still can ’ t believe it .
And we are not equipped for him .
With nearly three and a half years of experience behind them , the world press still doesn ’ t understand how to handle Donald Trump .
Those childhood vestiges that still speak in our ears also whisper in theirs .
He is , after all , President .
We simply must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t we ?
We must give him his due , must we not ?
Even while he murders us ?
Even while he ’ s possibly carrying without symptoms a deadly virus and is spreading that virus to nonagenarian and centenarian survivors of VE Day by not wearing a mask ?
Even while he stands at the podium day after day and tells lie after lie after lie ?
Isn ’ t that what we ’ re supposed to do ?
No .
We don ’ t have to do it anymore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do .
This is the moment when the press needs to walk out .
This is the moment when we as a nation and as a world need to turn our backs on him , stop listening to him , stop reporting his lies as anything other than lies and stop calling him “ Mister President.
” We have a worldwide pandemic on our hands , and not only is Trump not helping , he ’ s killing people .
If we , as members of the press and the community of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with anything short of the disdain and contempt and horror and disparagement that he deserves , then we are nothing more than accessories to murder .
And it needs to stop right now .
Trump has lost the presidency .
I do not discount the possibility that he could win a second term in November , but I now see it as an eventuality so remote that nothing shy of a supernatural turn of events could change it .
One necessary ( though far from sufficient ) prerequisite for Trump to win a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to treat him as legitimate .
If a politician is going to stand at a podium and tell vicious and harmful lies day after day , the press needs to stop saying things like “ today the president reported … ” and start saying things like “ Trump told more proveable lies today .
Here they are , and here is why we know they are lies.
” The “ office of the presidency ” is no longer a legitimate cover for this child raping , murdering psychopath , and it never should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you still think “ Biden is just as bad as Trump ” then you are every bit as deluded as Trump is and I have nothing but pity and contempt for you .
You are on the provably wrong side of history and you will one day be in the embarrassing position of either having to lie about your past or own up to your outrageous folly .
But Trump must be stopped and we must stop him .
Vote him out in November and , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stay safe .

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Vestiges of our naive cultivation from infancy to later childhood prepare us for disappointment. We are taught to believe in things that we very quickly must cease believing in — Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny come to mind for many of us. These disappointments make us unconsciously cynical, and I sometimes wonder if there isn’t a kind of evolutionary method to that madness, a certain advantage in it that makes us better suited for later psychological survival. We start early to learn that life really is just a series of dispiriting climb downs.
One nascent myth for me, inculcated both at school and as part of the background radiation of American life in the 1960s, was the idea that the president of the United States was someone exceptional. The president was a demigod of a kind. We had a sense that some presidents were better than others, of course, but these comparisons came with their own Olympian standards. The worst of them was generally better than the best of us.
John F. Kennedy put this idea into orbit for many of us, and Richard Nixon (and later, paradoxically, John F. Kennedy) shot the idea down again. My generation lost faith in the inherent righteousness of the president, so much so that we even pretended, with considerable self-conscious embarrassment, that we were never fooled in the first place, even though we most certainly were.
But one thing I never expected was that the president of the United States could be, not just a criminal, but worse than any criminal I had ever met or even read about. That is an idea that I still cannot entirely get my head around. There isn’t a single crime among the most horrible recorded in humanity’s most disgraceful catalog of shameful crimes that Donald Trump hasn’t committed, from sexual assault and rape, to child rape, to treason, to murder, to theft and fraud. Trump has done it all, and he’s done it on a scale that leaves the Ted Bundys and the Charles Mansons and the Al Capones of the world in the dust. Trump is a thug of the lowest kind: a monster, an aberration, a psycho, a horror. And he is, god help us, President of the United States. I still can’t believe it.
And we are not equipped for him. With nearly three and a half years of experience behind them, the world press still doesn’t understand how to handle Donald Trump. Those childhood vestiges that still speak in our ears also whisper in theirs. He is, after all, President. We simply must treat him that way, mustn’t we? We must give him his due, must we not? Even while he murders us? Even while he’s possibly carrying without symptoms a deadly virus and is spreading that virus to nonagenarian and centenarian survivors of VE Day by not wearing a mask? Even while he stands at the podium day after day and tells lie after lie after lie? Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do?
No. We don’t have to do it anymore, and shame on us for thinking that we do. This is the moment when the press needs to walk out. This is the moment when we as a nation and as a world need to turn our backs on him, stop listening to him, stop reporting his lies as anything other than lies and stop calling him “Mister President.” We have a worldwide pandemic on our hands, and not only is Trump not helping, he’s killing people. If we, as members of the press and the community of journalists, continue to report on him with anything short of the disdain and contempt and horror and disparagement that he deserves, then we are nothing more than accessories to murder. And it needs to stop right now.
Trump has lost the presidency. I do not discount the possibility that he could win a second term in November, but I now see it as an eventuality so remote that nothing shy of a supernatural turn of events could change it. One necessary (though far from sufficient) prerequisite for Trump to win a second term is if the press continues to treat him as legitimate. If a politician is going to stand at a podium and tell vicious and harmful lies day after day, the press needs to stop saying things like “today the president reported …” and start saying things like “Trump told more proveable lies today. Here they are, and here is why we know they are lies.” The “office of the presidency” is no longer a legitimate cover for this child raping, murdering psychopath, and it never should have been from the first.
If you still think “Biden is just as bad as Trump” then you are every bit as deluded as Trump is and I have nothing but pity and contempt for you. You are on the provably wrong side of history and you will one day be in the embarrassing position of either having to lie about your past or own up to your outrageous folly. But Trump must be stopped and we must stop him. Vote him out in November and, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--The real reason President Obama just picked a fight with Donald Trump

President Barack Obama knew what he was doing when he stated during a private conference call that Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus response was a chaotic disaster .
Obama knew that a remark that explosive would leak .
He was counting on it leaking .
Obama was making a point of picking a fight with Trump on purpose , at this particular point in time , for a specific reason .
If you want to know why , take a look at how Donald Trump has responded in the hours since President Obama ’ s remarks leaked .
Thus far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asserting that Obama and Joe Biden and the U.S. intelligence community all conspired to frame him in his Russia scandal , or something .
Trump is nothing if not predictable in these situations , and Obama appears to have gotten the result he wanted .
The thing about Donald Trump is that it ’ s not that difficult to throw him off his game .
He was hoping to spend the next week pushing the narrative that confessed felon Michael Flynn was somehow framed by the FBI .
The average nonpartisan voter sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make of a story like that .
But now , because Obama has gotten inside Trump ’ s head by criticizing him , Trump is now spinning a bonkers conspiracy theory about how Obama framed Michael Flynn .
This is the kind of absurd on its face lunacy that the average voter in the middle is going to automatically reject .
President Obama has already gotten Donald Trump to derail his own Flynn narrative .
It wasn ’ t going to gain Trump any additional votes anyway , but now it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassing drivel that could potentially cost Trump votes .
In addition , because the media keeps repeating Obama ’ s words about Trump having screwed up the coronavirus response , the average person sitting at home is now hearing over and over again about how Trump screwed up the coronavirus response .
Even if the media doesn ’ t want to be seen as taking sides , the mere act of reporting on Obama ’ s words gets the message across .

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President Barack Obama knew what he was doing when he stated during a private conference call that Donald Trump’s coronavirus response was a chaotic disaster. Obama knew that a remark that explosive would leak. He was counting on it leaking. Obama was making a point of picking a fight with Trump on purpose, at this particular point in time, for a specific reason.
If you want to know why, take a look at how Donald Trump has responded in the hours since President Obama’s remarks leaked. Thus far he’s posted a surreal tweet asserting that Obama and Joe Biden and the U.S. intelligence community all conspired to frame him in his Russia scandal, or something. Trump is nothing if not predictable in these situations, and Obama appears to have gotten the result he wanted.
The thing about Donald Trump is that it’s not that difficult to throw him off his game. He was hoping to spend the next week pushing the narrative that confessed felon Michael Flynn was somehow framed by the FBI. The average nonpartisan voter sitting at home doesn’t know what to make of a story like that. But now, because Obama has gotten inside Trump’s head by criticizing him, Trump is now spinning a bonkers conspiracy theory about how Obama framed Michael Flynn. This is the kind of absurd on its face lunacy that the average voter in the middle is going to automatically reject.
President Obama has already gotten Donald Trump to derail his own Flynn narrative. It wasn’t going to gain Trump any additional votes anyway, but now it’s quickly backfired into the kind of embarrassing drivel that could potentially cost Trump votes. In addition, because the media keeps repeating Obama’s words about Trump having screwed up the coronavirus response, the average person sitting at home is now hearing over and over again about how Trump screwed up the coronavirus response. Even if the media doesn’t want to be seen as taking sides, the mere act of reporting on Obama’s words gets the message across.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump can’t stop what’s happening to him

Even with the coronavirus all but literally knocking on his door in the White House , Donald Trump still doesn ’ t seem to think that things like masks and social distancing are necessary .
He thinks that testing alone can keep him safe , although based on his remarks about testing , he ’ s not too keen on that either .
The thing is , even the now-obsessive coronavirus testing taking place at the White House isn ’ t going to be enough to keep people in the building safe .
Scientific experts have been saying for quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have the coronavirus and still test negative for it , if you ’ re asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic .
Now it ’ s gotten even more confusing .
General Joseph Lengyel was tested for coronavirus on his way into a meeting with Donald Trump on Sunday , and he tested positive .
But ABC News says that this same General was tested again later in the same day , and the second time around he tested negative .
So does he have the virus ?
No one is sure .
The point is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeping the coronavirus contained , it ’ s not sufficient on its own .
The only way for Donald Trump to have kept the coronavirus out of the White House in the first place would have been to take proactive steps early on .
But this idiot Trump kept holding meetings and press briefings without social distancing , and still doesn ’ t want anyone wearing a mask .
So now all he has to protect himself is testing , and it ’ s not a foolproof solution .
Trump can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The only question is if or when he ends up infected , if it hasn ’ t been already .

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Even with the coronavirus all but literally knocking on his door in the White House, Donald Trump still doesn’t seem to think that things like masks and social distancing are necessary. He thinks that testing alone can keep him safe, although based on his remarks about testing, he’s not too keen on that either.
The thing is, even the now-obsessive coronavirus testing taking place at the White House isn’t going to be enough to keep people in the building safe. Scientific experts have been saying for quite awhile now that it’s possible to have the coronavirus and still test negative for it, if you’re asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic. Now it’s gotten even more confusing.
General Joseph Lengyel was tested for coronavirus on his way into a meeting with Donald Trump on Sunday, and he tested positive. But ABC News says that this same General was tested again later in the same day, and the second time around he tested negative. So does he have the virus? No one is sure.
The point is that while mass testing is crucial to keeping the coronavirus contained, it’s not sufficient on its own. The only way for Donald Trump to have kept the coronavirus out of the White House in the first place would have been to take proactive steps early on. But this idiot Trump kept holding meetings and press briefings without social distancing, and still doesn’t want anyone wearing a mask. So now all he has to protect himself is testing, and it’s not a foolproof solution. Trump can’t stop the coronavirus from reaching him. The only question is if or when he ends up infected, if it hasn’t been already.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--This is just embarrassing

This is just embarrassing

Sunday is now finished , at least on the east coast , which means we can finally tally up the day that Donald Trump had on Twitter .
Various people have gone back and counted up Trump ’ s tweets for the day , and it turns out he posted 125 of them in total on Sunday .
That ’ s right , one hundred and twenty-five tweets .
That ’ s one tweet , every seven and a half minutes on average , for an entire day .
And Donald Trump isn ’ t some pundit whose job is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the President of the United States , so he ’ s definitely not doing his job when he ’ s tweeting all day .
What ’ s worse , Donald Trump ’ s tweets were some of his worst yet .
Too many deranged tweets about President Obama to count .
Too many incoherent threats to even try to interpret .
Something about blackmailing Robert de Niro and Madonna .
Something about a Seinfeld character .
And then , for no apparent reason , a video of an old guy struggling to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have a President of the United States .
We have a buffoon .
A deranged , unhinged , half senile , fully unfit buffoon .
Eighty thousand Americans and counting have died as a result of his buffoonery .
This is just embarrassing .

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Sunday is now finished, at least on the east coast, which means we can finally tally up the day that Donald Trump had on Twitter. Various people have gone back and counted up Trump’s tweets for the day, and it turns out he posted 125 of them in total on Sunday.
That’s right, one hundred and twenty-five tweets. That’s one tweet, every seven and a half minutes on average, for an entire day. And Donald Trump isn’t some pundit whose job is to tweet all day; he’s the President of the United States, so he’s definitely not doing his job when he’s tweeting all day.
What’s worse, Donald Trump’s tweets were some of his worst yet. Too many deranged tweets about President Obama to count. Too many incoherent threats to even try to interpret. Something about blackmailing Robert de Niro and Madonna. Something about a Seinfeld character. And then, for no apparent reason, a video of an old guy struggling to cross the street.
We don’t have a President of the United States. We have a buffoon. A deranged, unhinged, half senile, fully unfit buffoon. Eighty thousand Americans and counting have died as a result of his buffoonery. This is just embarrassing.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--This doesn’t even make sense

This doesn’t even make sense

In Donald Trump ’ s troubled , added , and radioactively toxic mind , everything he doesn ’ t like is a vast conspiracy against him .
This includes any news outlet which reports anything true that doesn ’ t go along with his fictional worldview .
The trouble for Trump is that most of the nonsense he ’ d peddling doesn ’ t even make sense on its face .
For instance , after 60 Minutes aired an in depth segment on Sunday night which made clear that the coronavirus very probably originated in nature and not in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS and their show , @ 60Minutes , are doing everything within their power , which is far less today than it was in the past , to defend China and the horrible Virus pandemic that was inflicted on the USA and the rest of the World .
I guess they want to do business in China !
Come on now .
In Donald Trump ’ s mind , 60 Minutes is conspiring with the government of China because it wants to do business with China ?
Is Trump envisioning Lesley Stahl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a truck or something ?
There are almost no words for how far gone this guy is .

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In Donald Trump’s troubled, added, and radioactively toxic mind, everything he doesn’t like is a vast conspiracy against him. This includes any news outlet which reports anything true that doesn’t go along with his fictional worldview. The trouble for Trump is that most of the nonsense he’d peddling doesn’t even make sense on its face.
For instance, after 60 Minutes aired an in depth segment on Sunday night which made clear that the coronavirus very probably originated in nature and not in a laboratory, Trump tweeted this:
.@CBS and their show, @60Minutes, are doing everything within their power, which is far less today than it was in the past, to defend China and the horrible Virus pandemic that was inflicted on the USA and the rest of the World. I guess they want to do business in China! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020
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Come on now. In Donald Trump’s mind, 60 Minutes is conspiring with the government of China because it wants to do business with China? Is Trump envisioning Lesley Stahl selling stuff out of the back of a truck or something? There are almost no words for how far gone this guy is.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump is about to have a really bad day tomorrow

Donald Trump spent Sunday ranting and raving all day long about an unhinged conspiracy theory involving President Obama , Michael Flynn , Robert de Niro , Madonna , and fictional Seinfeld character George Costanza .
So is it possible that Trump could have an even worse day on Monday ?
Yes .
And now it ’ s all but guaranteed .
White House correspondent Geoff Bennett is reporting that on Monday at 4:00pm eastern time , Donald Trump “ administration officials deliver remarks and hold a press briefing on testing.
” Well okay then , because this can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worsening senility and psychological problems led to the demise of his regular press conferences after he stood in front of the cameras and basically told everyone to drink bleach , but now he ’ s going to take another shot at it .
This raises so many questions , we ’ re not sure where to start .
It was reported today that Mike Pence had been quarantined , only for the Trump regime to insist that Pence has not been quarantined .
What does this mean ?
No one even knows .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Is Trump really going to hold a press briefing about coronavirus testing , with his recently exposed vice president out there infecting everyone ?
This should be a dumpster fire for the ages .
At this point Dr. Fauci , along with the heads of the CDC and FDA , are all in quarantine – so is anyone even still available for these briefings ?
Perhaps Trump can have the My Pillow guy chase an infected Mike Pence away by waving a pillow at him .

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Donald Trump spent Sunday ranting and raving all day long about an unhinged conspiracy theory involving President Obama, Michael Flynn, Robert de Niro, Madonna, and fictional Seinfeld character George Costanza. So is it possible that Trump could have an even worse day on Monday? Yes. And now it’s all but guaranteed.
White House correspondent Geoff Bennett is reporting that on Monday at 4:00pm eastern time, Donald Trump “administration officials deliver remarks and hold a press briefing on testing.” Well okay then, because this can’t possibly go wrong. Trump’s worsening senility and psychological problems led to the demise of his regular press conferences after he stood in front of the cameras and basically told everyone to drink bleach, but now he’s going to take another shot at it.
This raises so many questions, we’re not sure where to start. It was reported today that Mike Pence had been quarantined, only for the Trump regime to insist that Pence has not been quarantined. What does this mean? No one even knows.
Will Pence be at this briefing tomorrow? Is Trump really going to hold a press briefing about coronavirus testing, with his recently exposed vice president out there infecting everyone? This should be a dumpster fire for the ages. At this point Dr. Fauci, along with the heads of the CDC and FDA, are all in quarantine – so is anyone even still available for these briefings? Perhaps Trump can have the My Pillow guy chase an infected Mike Pence away by waving a pillow at him.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump is “irritated” and “annoyed” and his White House has become “scary” for everyone there

Mike Pence ’ s press secretary Katie Miller has been infected with a deadly virus .
She ’ s married to Stephen Miller , an aide Donald Trump relies upon heavily .
You ’ d think that even the pathetically sociopathic Trump would be able to conjure up a bit of empathy for Katie Miller of all people .
But no , according to a surreal New York Times report today , Donald Trump is merely “ annoyed ” that she ’ s tested positive .
That ’ s right , annoyed .
This comes after Trump ’ s own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports that the coronavirus is running “ rampant ” in the White House behind the scenes .
If this is a large scale outbreak , then statistically speaking , some people in Trump ’ s White House will end up dying from it .
But all Trump cares about is himself , of course , which is why he ’ s now “ irritated with people who get too close to him , ” according to the Times .
But we still don ’ t see Trump or the people around him wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad , and apparently Trump still thinks it ’ s better to look cool than to stay alive .
Not all of Trump ’ s handlers appear to agree with him .
Trump adviser Kevin Hassett went on CBS on Sunday morning and said that going to work at the White House is “ scary ” right now .
This is a correct assessment .
But the problem isn ’ t just that there ’ s a coronavirus outbreak underway in the building .
It ’ s that the boss is a half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job who won ’ t allow basic precautions to be taken to prevent the outbreak from getting worse .

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Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller has been infected with a deadly virus. She’s married to Stephen Miller, an aide Donald Trump relies upon heavily. You’d think that even the pathetically sociopathic Trump would be able to conjure up a bit of empathy for Katie Miller of all people.
But no, according to a surreal New York Times report today, Donald Trump is merely “annoyed” that she’s tested positive. That’s right, annoyed. This comes after Trump’s own personal valet has tested positive, and reports that the coronavirus is running “rampant” in the White House behind the scenes. If this is a large scale outbreak, then statistically speaking, some people in Trump’s White House will end up dying from it.
But all Trump cares about is himself, of course, which is why he’s now “irritated with people who get too close to him,” according to the Times. But we still don’t see Trump or the people around him wearing a mask, because that might look bad, and apparently Trump still thinks it’s better to look cool than to stay alive. Not all of Trump’s handlers appear to agree with him.
Trump adviser Kevin Hassett went on CBS on Sunday morning and said that going to work at the White House is “scary” right now. This is a correct assessment. But the problem isn’t just that there’s a coronavirus outbreak underway in the building. It’s that the boss is a half senile and fully narcissistic conspiracy theorist whack job who won’t allow basic precautions to be taken to prevent the outbreak from getting worse.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump erupts in late night Twitter bender after Mike Pence quarantine controversy

This evening , Bloomberg broke the news that Mike Pence was under quarantine due to having been directly exposed to coronavirus .
The Trump regime then announced that Pence was not under quarantine , and that he would be attending a White House meeting on Monday .
This controversy seemed to trigger Donald Trump , who had already been having a whopper of a day .
Trump had already posted more than a hundred increasingly deranged tweets and retweets on Sunday , before seemingly tiring himself out during the early evening .
But after the Pence controversy erupted , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He accused Barack Obama of being “ the most corrupt President in history.
” Then Trump yelled “ He got caught , OBAMAGATE !
” Then , just to make things even weirder , Donald Trump retweeted a video of an elderly man crossing the street for no apparent reason .
Donald Trump is clearly not well , and today ’ s events have triggered him even further .
The reality is that by tomorrow Mike Pence will either officially be in coronavirus quarantine , or Pence will be breaking quarantine , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news cycle that Trump is going to hate .
This comes amid reports that the White House coronavirus outbreak is “ rampant ” – meaning Trump has to worry more than ever that he ’ ll be infected , if he hasn ’ t been already .

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This evening, Bloomberg broke the news that Mike Pence was under quarantine due to having been directly exposed to coronavirus. The Trump regime then announced that Pence was not under quarantine, and that he would be attending a White House meeting on Monday. This controversy seemed to trigger Donald Trump, who had already been having a whopper of a day.
Trump had already posted more than a hundred increasingly deranged tweets and retweets on Sunday, before seemingly tiring himself out during the early evening. But after the Pence controversy erupted, Trump went back to his Twitter rampage. He accused Barack Obama of being “the most corrupt President in history.” Then Trump yelled “He got caught, OBAMAGATE!” Then, just to make things even weirder, Donald Trump retweeted a video of an elderly man crossing the street for no apparent reason.
Donald Trump is clearly not well, and today’s events have triggered him even further. The reality is that by tomorrow Mike Pence will either officially be in coronavirus quarantine, or Pence will be breaking quarantine, and either way it’ll make for a news cycle that Trump is going to hate. This comes amid reports that the White House coronavirus outbreak is “rampant” – meaning Trump has to worry more than ever that he’ll be infected, if he hasn’t been already.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--No wonder Donald Trump has been going berserk all day

Just how far removed is Donald Trump from mental and psychological competence today ?
He ’ s spent most of the day having a prolonged meltdown about an incoherent conspiracy theory that appears to involve President Obama , Michael Flynn , Madonna and Robert de Niro .
No really , he ’ s that far out there today .
Now we know what ’ s apparently got him so agitated .
Over the past couple days we ’ ve learned that Donald Trump and Mike Pence have each been directly exposed to coronavirus by one of their aides .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative , the reality is that if they ’ ve been infected , they may not show symptoms or test positive for as long as fourteen days .
This evening we learned that Pence has been quarantined .
This has got to be agitating the living heck out of Donald Trump .
He ’ s delusional enough that he ’ s probably talked himself into believing that he can ’ t possibly have caught the virus .
But now suddenly his own Vice President is being quarantined as a result of being in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So depending on Donald Trump ’ s relative level of delusion right now , he ’ s either got to be outraged at Mike Pence for making the entire regime look weak by going into quarantine , or he ’ s got to be panicking about the possibility that he himself might have this virus .
And now the Trump regime is insisting that Pence somehow hasn ’ t been quarantined .
No wonder Trump has been going berserk all day about hallucinatory nonsense .

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Just how far removed is Donald Trump from mental and psychological competence today? He’s spent most of the day having a prolonged meltdown about an incoherent conspiracy theory that appears to involve President Obama, Michael Flynn, Madonna and Robert de Niro. No really, he’s that far out there today. Now we know what’s apparently got him so agitated.
Over the past couple days we’ve learned that Donald Trump and Mike Pence have each been directly exposed to coronavirus by one of their aides. Even though Trump and Pence both supposedly tested negative, the reality is that if they’ve been infected, they may not show symptoms or test positive for as long as fourteen days. This evening we learned that Pence has been quarantined.
This has got to be agitating the living heck out of Donald Trump. He’s delusional enough that he’s probably talked himself into believing that he can’t possibly have caught the virus. But now suddenly his own Vice President is being quarantined as a result of being in the same circumstances that Trump is in.
So depending on Donald Trump’s relative level of delusion right now, he’s either got to be outraged at Mike Pence for making the entire regime look weak by going into quarantine, or he’s got to be panicking about the possibility that he himself might have this virus. And now the Trump regime is insisting that Pence somehow hasn’t been quarantined. No wonder Trump has been going berserk all day about hallucinatory nonsense.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--The real reason Dr. Bright was such a threat to Donald Trump

Actor and British humorist Ricky Gervais once tweeted , “ The fact that there are warnings like ‘ Do not drink ’ on bottles of bleach makes me realise that Donald Trump can become president.
” The prescient part was that Gervais tweeted that on the 6th of March , 2016 .
Dr. Rick Bright ’ s only transgression was doing his job at the wrong time .
When Dr .
Bright made the error of warning people against the use of hydroxychloroquine , he happened to do it at a time when Trump was promoting it as his favorite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only he ’ d waited .
By the time Trump was recommending injecting disinfectant ( or almost literally , as Ricky Gervais put it , “ drinking bleach ” ) , he had moved on from hydroxychloroquine .
Bright could have come out against it then and Trump wouldn ’ t have noticed .
Trump had found a new distracting toy .
But Bright was fired from his job as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) for telling the truth at the wrong time .
The truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatsoever that hydroxychloroquine could be used as a treatment , much less a cure , for COVID-19 .
There was some evidence that it might be dangerous .
Further study was needed .
Trump didn ’ t want to hear that , he wanted a cheap and easy and quick solution so he could take the credit for being a “ genius , ” win re-election and get back to his golf game .
And he didn ’ t mind in the least using the American people as guinea pigs for his experiment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine was clinically proven not only to be dangerous but of absolutely no medical help against COVID-19 , Trump dropped it and pretended like he ’ d never picked it up .
But it meant he desperately needed a new miracle cure , and it led him into one of the biggest , most politically suicidal decisions of his life .
When Trump recommended injecting disinfectant as a cure for COVID , it was finally GAME OVER for a lot of voters .
Suddenly some of the slowest among them finally realized that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact remains that not being loyal to Donald Trump is still a fatal disease in the executive branch of the government , and Rick Bright has paid the ultimate price .
Bright recently went on 60 Minutes to explain why , back in January , he was deeply concerned about the Trump administration ’ s lack of preparedness for what he saw clearly as the coming coronavirus pandemic .
He saw Trump ’ s promotion of hydroxychloroquine as the last straw , and vigorously spoke out against it .
That was when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the price you pay for working for the people .
Make no mistake , when you are in the Trump administration you work for Trump and no one else .
The irony is Trump has always had a way to look like a genius , even though he most emphatically is not one , and that way has been to follow the science .
In everything so far science has been right .
Science was right about global warming , science was right about the need to keep EPA regulations in place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science has been right about the best way to approach coronavirus .
But Trump doesn ’ t trust science because Trump is stupid , and hence he has missed every single opportunity to appear like a “ genius ” throughout his misbegotten presidency .
This is why Trump must go .
Trump wants to prove science wrong , to demonstrate to the world that he is smarter than science .
That he is not is obvious to us .
Now we must do what we can to make it obvious to the less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to lead them by the hand and show them why we must defeat this child-raping , murdering monster .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Actor and British humorist Ricky Gervais once tweeted, “The fact that there are warnings like ‘Do not drink’ on bottles of bleach makes me realise that Donald Trump can become president.” The prescient part was that Gervais tweeted that on the 6th of March, 2016.
Dr. Rick Bright’s only transgression was doing his job at the wrong time. When Dr. Bright made the error of warning people against the use of hydroxychloroquine, he happened to do it at a time when Trump was promoting it as his favorite and most recent crackpot cure. If only he’d waited. By the time Trump was recommending injecting disinfectant (or almost literally, as Ricky Gervais put it, “drinking bleach”), he had moved on from hydroxychloroquine. Bright could have come out against it then and Trump wouldn’t have noticed. Trump had found a new distracting toy.
But Bright was fired from his job as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for telling the truth at the wrong time. The truth was that there was no medical evidence whatsoever that hydroxychloroquine could be used as a treatment, much less a cure, for COVID-19. There was some evidence that it might be dangerous. Further study was needed. Trump didn’t want to hear that, he wanted a cheap and easy and quick solution so he could take the credit for being a “genius,” win re-election and get back to his golf game. And he didn’t mind in the least using the American people as guinea pigs for his experiment.
Once the results were in and hydroxychloroquine was clinically proven not only to be dangerous but of absolutely no medical help against COVID-19, Trump dropped it and pretended like he’d never picked it up. But it meant he desperately needed a new miracle cure, and it led him into one of the biggest, most politically suicidal decisions of his life. When Trump recommended injecting disinfectant as a cure for COVID, it was finally GAME OVER for a lot of voters. Suddenly some of the slowest among them finally realized that Donald Trump is an idiot.
But the fact remains that not being loyal to Donald Trump is still a fatal disease in the executive branch of the government, and Rick Bright has paid the ultimate price. Bright recently went on 60 Minutes to explain why, back in January, he was deeply concerned about the Trump administration’s lack of preparedness for what he saw clearly as the coming coronavirus pandemic. He saw Trump’s promotion of hydroxychloroquine as the last straw, and vigorously spoke out against it. That was when he was fired. And that is the price you pay for working for the people. Make no mistake, when you are in the Trump administration you work for Trump and no one else.
The irony is Trump has always had a way to look like a genius, even though he most emphatically is not one, and that way has been to follow the science. In everything so far science has been right. Science was right about global warming, science was right about the need to keep EPA regulations in place to protect Americans from industrial pollutants, and science has been right about the best way to approach coronavirus. But Trump doesn’t trust science because Trump is stupid, and hence he has missed every single opportunity to appear like a “genius” throughout his misbegotten presidency.
This is why Trump must go. Trump wants to prove science wrong, to demonstrate to the world that he is smarter than science. That he is not is obvious to us. Now we must do what we can to make it obvious to the less clear-thinking among us between now and November, to lead them by the hand and show them why we must defeat this child-raping, murdering monster. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-12--Donald Trump just stepped in it

Donald Trump just stepped in it

Because Donald Trump “ won ” in 2016 , there ’ s a temptation to believe that there ’ s some kind of successful method to his madness .
In reality he ran an ineffective campaign , targeted the wrong states with the wrong message , couldn ’ t even conspire with Russia effectively , and only got bailed out by the last minute Comey letter .
Worse for Trump , he ’ s now at least half senile .
So when we watched Donald Trump make a feeble racist remark toward a reporter today before tepidly walking out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temptation comes back to try to find the method in the madness .
Perhaps this is part of some evil genius plan on Trump ’ s part to turn things around .
Well , no , not really .
Trump ’ s former ghostwriter Tony Schwartz put it best : It is really dangerous for the White House to put Trump out in front of the press .
He can barely hold it together now even when he is n't challenged .
If he is challenged , as he was today , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is simply falling apart at the seams .
His campaign can ’ t put him out there without risking a disinfectant meltdown , or whatever it was that we witnessed today .
Yet the campaign can ’ t not put him out there , because he ’ s losing too badly to just sit part .
Trump stepped in it today by holding that press conference in the declining condition he ’ s in , and his handlers stepped in by not finding a way to stop him from going out @ @

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Because Donald Trump “won” in 2016, there’s a temptation to believe that there’s some kind of successful method to his madness. In reality he ran an ineffective campaign, targeted the wrong states with the wrong message, couldn’t even conspire with Russia effectively, and only got bailed out by the last minute Comey letter. Worse for Trump, he’s now at least half senile.
So when we watched Donald Trump make a feeble racist remark toward a reporter today before tepidly walking out of his own press briefing, that old temptation comes back to try to find the method in the madness. Perhaps this is part of some evil genius plan on Trump’s part to turn things around. Well, no, not really.
Trump’s former ghostwriter Tony Schwartz put it best:
It is really dangerous for the White House to put Trump out in front of the press. He can barely hold it together now even when he isn't challenged. If he is challenged, as he was today, he instantly goes into full meltdown mode. — Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) May 11, 2020
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Donald Trump is simply falling apart at the seams. His campaign can’t put him out there without risking a disinfectant meltdown, or whatever it was that we witnessed today. Yet the campaign can’t not put him out there, because he’s losing too badly to just sit part. Trump stepped in it today by holding that press conference in the declining condition he’s in, and his handlers stepped in by not finding a way to stop him from going out there.
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palmerreport--2020-05-12--Donald Trump goes berserk after realizing he’s “losing everywhere”

If you had the misfortune to watch Donald Trump ’ s embarrassing press conference today , you know he ’ s losing whatever little he might have had left of his mental competence and cognitive abilities .
Part of the reason Trump is losing it : he ’ s flat out losing .
At no point during the entire 2020 election cycle has Donald Trump had completive numbers against Joe Biden .
But thanks to Trump ’ s dishonest and disastrous mishandling of the pandemic and the resulting economic collapse , the ugliness of Trump ’ s numbers is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just recently learned that his internal poll numbers are terrible , after his political handlers were apparently misleading him all along into believing that he was winning .
Now that Trump has finally soured on his long-useless campaign manager Brad Parscale , he ’ s trying to settle on someone new to take the reins .
The trouble : Trump either doesn ’ t know any new people , or there are no new people who are willing to take over his sinking ship .
So instead , Vanity Fair says Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence flunky Nick Ayers and 2016 washout Corey Lewandowski .
That ’ s like trying to get rid of the chicken pox by trying to decide whether to replace it with the mumps or the measles .
Meanwhile , Vanity Fair says that Donald Trump wants to know why he ’ s “ losing everywhere.
” That answer is simple : he ’ s a terrible candidate , he ’ s done a terrible job in office , most Americans hate him , and the country is falling apart while he spends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belching noises .
But Trump can ’ t blame himself , so he has to scapegoat whoever is left , while bringing back other people he ’ s already previously scapegoated .
This is pathetic .

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If you had the misfortune to watch Donald Trump’s embarrassing press conference today, you know he’s losing whatever little he might have had left of his mental competence and cognitive abilities. Part of the reason Trump is losing it: he’s flat out losing.
At no point during the entire 2020 election cycle has Donald Trump had completive numbers against Joe Biden. But thanks to Trump’s dishonest and disastrous mishandling of the pandemic and the resulting economic collapse, the ugliness of Trump’s numbers is a bit more pronounced. Also, Trump just recently learned that his internal poll numbers are terrible, after his political handlers were apparently misleading him all along into believing that he was winning.
Now that Trump has finally soured on his long-useless campaign manager Brad Parscale, he’s trying to settle on someone new to take the reins. The trouble: Trump either doesn’t know any new people, or there are no new people who are willing to take over his sinking ship. So instead, Vanity Fair says Trump is trying to decide between the likes of Mike Pence flunky Nick Ayers and 2016 washout Corey Lewandowski. That’s like trying to get rid of the chicken pox by trying to decide whether to replace it with the mumps or the measles.
Meanwhile, Vanity Fair says that Donald Trump wants to know why he’s “losing everywhere.” That answer is simple: he’s a terrible candidate, he’s done a terrible job in office, most Americans hate him, and the country is falling apart while he spends his time making the political equivalent of belching noises. But Trump can’t blame himself, so he has to scapegoat whoever is left, while bringing back other people he’s already previously scapegoated. This is pathetic.
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SWING AND MISS

Over the weekend Donald Trump had a hundred-plus tweet meltdown , most of it involving a deranged and incoherent conspiracy theory involving President Obama .
Trump loves to take these kinds of shots from a distance .
But when he was asked about it during his press conference today , Trump ended up swinging and missing .
Donald Trump was asked today what supposed crime he ’ s specifically accusing President Obama of having committed .
Trump ’ s answer : “ Some terrible things happened.
” When pushed further , Trump said “ You know what the crime is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody.
” Actually , no , it ’ s not .
More than a hundred tweets later , there isn ’ t anyone who has any idea what Trump is trying to accuse President Obama of having done .
When Trump was standing on a stage today with the opportunity to spell it out in front of the cameras , he wasn ’ t willing to go there .
This whole thing is a swing and miss for Trump .
Donald Trump is making a mistake by picking a fight with someone as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t even have a strategy for what he wants that fight to be .

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Over the weekend Donald Trump had a hundred-plus tweet meltdown, most of it involving a deranged and incoherent conspiracy theory involving President Obama. Trump loves to take these kinds of shots from a distance. But when he was asked about it during his press conference today, Trump ended up swinging and missing.
Donald Trump was asked today what supposed crime he’s specifically accusing President Obama of having committed. Trump’s answer: “Some terrible things happened.” When pushed further, Trump said “You know what the crime is, the crime is very obvious to everybody.”
Actually, no, it’s not. More than a hundred tweets later, there isn’t anyone who has any idea what Trump is trying to accuse President Obama of having done. When Trump was standing on a stage today with the opportunity to spell it out in front of the cameras, he wasn’t willing to go there. This whole thing is a swing and miss for Trump.
Donald Trump is making a mistake by picking a fight with someone as popular as Obama, and he clearly doesn’t even have a strategy for what he wants that fight to be.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has racist meltdown and angrily storms out of his own press con

Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has racist meltdown and angrily storms out of his own press conference

Donald Trump ’ s press conference today was a reminder of why he stopped holding press conferences to begin with .
The entire thing was shaky from start to finish .
But when Chinese-American CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump a question about testing numbers , he insisted that she “ go ask China.
” When another reporter tried to jump in to defend her , Trump angrily stormed out .
Suffice it to say that Trump ’ s racist meltdown didn ’ t go over particularly well .
CNN ’ s Brian Stelter said this of his competitor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Weijia on the White House beat.
” Congressman Ted Lieu tweeted this : “ Dear Donald Trump : Asian Americans are Americans .
Some of us served on active duty in the U.S. military .
Some are on the frontlines fighting this pandemic as paramedics and health care workers .
Some are reporters like Weijia .
Stop dividing our nation.
” Others also heaped praise on CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins , who appeared to be jumping in to follow up on Trump ’ s response to Weijia ’ s question when Trump cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yamiche Alcindor , who waved off her own opportunity to ask a question by directing Trump back to Collins , prompting Trump to storm off .

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Donald Trump’s press conference today was a reminder of why he stopped holding press conferences to begin with. The entire thing was shaky from start to finish. But when Chinese-American CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump a question about testing numbers, he insisted that she “go ask China.” When another reporter tried to jump in to defend her, Trump angrily stormed out.
Suffice it to say that Trump’s racist meltdown didn’t go over particularly well. CNN’s Brian Stelter said this of his competitor: “Viewers are lucky to have Weijia on the White House beat.”
Congressman Ted Lieu tweeted this: “Dear Donald Trump: Asian Americans are Americans. Some of us served on active duty in the U.S. military. Some are on the frontlines fighting this pandemic as paramedics and health care workers. Some are reporters like Weijia. Stop dividing our nation.”
Others also heaped praise on CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins, who appeared to be jumping in to follow up on Trump’s response to Weijia’s question when Trump cut her off, and to PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, who waved off her own opportunity to ask a question by directing Trump back to Collins, prompting Trump to storm off.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump angrily walks out of his own press briefing after reporter calls him out for his racism

Donald Trump held a coronavirus press conference today to brag about how he ’ s “ prevailed ” over the coronavirus crisis , which is weird considering the death toll keeps rising .
When Trump got to the part where he took questions from reporters , it went so poorly , Trump ended up angrily walking out .
An Asian-looking reporter asked Donald Trump why he keeps bragging about United States testing numbers in comparison to the rest of the world .
Trump ’ s response : “ Don ’ t ask me , ask China.
” The reporter then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , asking Trump if he was specifically telling her to go ask China .
He then called on another reporter , but as she was attempting to ask a question , Trump got angry and left .
We ’ ve seen Donald Trump walk out of his coronavirus press briefings before .
But this is the first time he ’ s gotten so angry he walked out without answering a question from someone he ’ d called on .
This was particularly ugly all around , as Trump managed to combine his racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all into one pathetic moment .

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Donald Trump held a coronavirus press conference today to brag about how he’s “prevailed” over the coronavirus crisis, which is weird considering the death toll keeps rising. When Trump got to the part where he took questions from reporters, it went so poorly, Trump ended up angrily walking out.
An Asian-looking reporter asked Donald Trump why he keeps bragging about United States testing numbers in comparison to the rest of the world. Trump’s response: “Don’t ask me, ask China.” The reporter then called Trump out on his racist remark, asking Trump if he was specifically telling her to go ask China. He then called on another reporter, but as she was attempting to ask a question, Trump got angry and left.
We’ve seen Donald Trump walk out of his coronavirus press briefings before. But this is the first time he’s gotten so angry he walked out without answering a question from someone he’d called on. This was particularly ugly all around, as Trump managed to combine his racism, his temper, and his cowardice all into one pathetic moment.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--It’s getting away from him

It’s getting away from him

Judging by the giant idiotic banner that ’ s hanging behind him , we ’ re left to presume that Donald Trump held today ’ s press conference so he could brag about how the United States leads the world in coronavirus testing .
That ’ s cute , but the only reason the U.S. is doing so much testing is that it also leads the world in coronavirus infections , and the testing is completely inadequate .
Trump was already struggling to get through this briefing when he was reading prepared text that someone else had written for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions , it totally got away from him .
Trump asserted that his regime has “ prevailed ” in the coronavirus crisis , even though eighty thousand Americans have died , and the number keeps climbing .
Trump was asked twice about what ’ s going on with Mike Pence either being in quarantine or not being in quarantine , and he couldn ’ t come close to giving an answer .
Trump was asked about the White House coronavirus outbreak , and during the course of a single sentence , he alternately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or three people have tested positive in the White House .
When a female reporter asked him a question he didn ’ t like , he dissolved into a puddle of angry goo .

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Judging by the giant idiotic banner that’s hanging behind him, we’re left to presume that Donald Trump held today’s press conference so he could brag about how the United States leads the world in coronavirus testing. That’s cute, but the only reason the U.S. is doing so much testing is that it also leads the world in coronavirus infections, and the testing is completely inadequate.
Trump was already struggling to get through this briefing when he was reading prepared text that someone else had written for him. When he opened it up to questions, it totally got away from him. Trump asserted that his regime has “prevailed” in the coronavirus crisis, even though eighty thousand Americans have died, and the number keeps climbing.
Trump was asked twice about what’s going on with Mike Pence either being in quarantine or not being in quarantine, and he couldn’t come close to giving an answer. Trump was asked about the White House coronavirus outbreak, and during the course of a single sentence, he alternately claimed that either one, or two, or three people have tested positive in the White House. When a female reporter asked him a question he didn’t like, he dissolved into a puddle of angry goo.
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palmerreport--2020-05-11--Donald Trump’s press briefing today is already off to a disastrous start

Donald Trump just couldn ’ t stay away .
After his disinfectant meltdown prompted him to take some time away from doing press briefings , he decided he needed to do one this afternoon .
It ’ s still getting underway , but it ’ s already clear that Trump has no idea why he ’ s even holding this briefing .
During his opening prepared remarks alone , Donald Trump is already going off the rails , saying incoherent things like “ I ’ m feeling it .
I ’ ve felt things a lot in my life.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imaginary border wall , as if that had anything to do with a pandemic .
It ’ s also surreal that Donald Trump is still standing up there refusing to wear a mask , just an hour after the news broke that he ’ s ordered everyone in the White House to wear a mask .
So , as usual , he thinks the rules apply to everyone but him .
Meanwhile , this disastrous briefing won ’ t do anything to stop the coronavirus outbreak that ’ s already on the loose @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump just couldn’t stay away. After his disinfectant meltdown prompted him to take some time away from doing press briefings, he decided he needed to do one this afternoon. It’s still getting underway, but it’s already clear that Trump has no idea why he’s even holding this briefing.
During his opening prepared remarks alone, Donald Trump is already going off the rails, saying incoherent things like “I’m feeling it. I’ve felt things a lot in my life.” He’s also bragging about his imaginary border wall, as if that had anything to do with a pandemic.
It’s also surreal that Donald Trump is still standing up there refusing to wear a mask, just an hour after the news broke that he’s ordered everyone in the White House to wear a mask. So, as usual, he thinks the rules apply to everyone but him. Meanwhile, this disastrous briefing won’t do anything to stop the coronavirus outbreak that’s already on the loose within Trump’s White House.
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