palmerreport--2020-12-27--Kayleigh McEnany goes berserk about getting banned from CNN show

You can make a strong argument that a professional liar like Kayleigh McEnany should never have been allowed on any respectable television news show to begin with .
But in a case of better late than never , Jake Tapper is confirming that he ’ s banned McEnany from his CNN show going forward .
Jake Tapper appeared on Brian Stelter ’ s CNN show today and said he made this move because Kayleigh McEnany “ lies the way that most people breathe ” and that she “ can ’ t acknowledge reality.
” The cable news format is particularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wall lies , because even if the host spends the entire time trying to correct those lies , the lies still get plenty of airtime – so it ’ s important that someone like McEnany not be given live airtime at all .
Not surprisingly , Kayleigh McEnany is going berserk on Twitter about the whole thing , insisting that CNN is a “ broken network ” and that Jake Tapper is “ lazy.
” She goes on to insist that “ I do not leak .
I do not lie.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nonstop lies are an intentional strategy , or if perhaps she has a psychological issue that prevents her from realizing that every single word out of her mouth is a lie .
In any case , we look forward to never having to hear from her again once Trump is gone .
Frankly , as she ’ s conspired with Trump to carry out his crime spree , she belongs on criminal trial along with him .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
You can make a strong argument that a professional liar like Kayleigh McEnany should never have been allowed on any respectable television news show to begin with. But in a case of better late than never, Jake Tapper is confirming that he’s banned McEnany from his CNN show going forward.
Jake Tapper appeared on Brian Stelter’s CNN show today and said he made this move because Kayleigh McEnany “lies the way that most people breathe” and that she “can’t acknowledge reality.” The cable news format is particularly vulnerable to guests who tell wall to wall lies, because even if the host spends the entire time trying to correct those lies, the lies still get plenty of airtime – so it’s important that someone like McEnany not be given live airtime at all.
Not surprisingly, Kayleigh McEnany is going berserk on Twitter about the whole thing, insisting that CNN is a “broken network” and that Jake Tapper is “lazy.” She goes on to insist that “I do not leak. I do not lie.”
It does make you wonder if McEnany’s nonstop lies are an intentional strategy, or if perhaps she has a psychological issue that prevents her from realizing that every single word out of her mouth is a lie. In any case, we look forward to never having to hear from her again once Trump is gone. Frankly, as she’s conspired with Trump to carry out his crime spree, she belongs on criminal trial along with him.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-27--Donald Trump has found a whole new way to screw up the Georgia Senate runoffs

“ Both sides are corrupt !
” Some variation of this line comes up virtually every time politics is being discussed – but most often when it ’ s being discussed by people who don ’ t understand it .
The person who uses this argument is either one of two things – they ’ re naive and thinking this is an astute observation that eludes the every day voter , and therefore a reason to either not vote or vote for some obscure third-party candidate they agree with on a few key issues – or they ’ re looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a despised candidate after they ’ ve exhausted all their other arguments .
When the person making the argument is Trump attorney Lin Wood , it ’ s hard to tell which category he falls into , as he ’ s claiming not to be a fan of any of the four candidates running for the senate in Georgia and demanding that voters boycott the January runoffs .
If that sounds too stable for Wood , he ’ s also accusing Perdue and Loeffler of plotting against Donald Trump alongside Brian Kemp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to account for why .
As preposterous as this all sounds , there is a pretty good reason to take it seriously – as it further erodes the faith people have in the democratic process for when they don ’ t like the outcome .
It can also make our own side complacent , though we need Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Senate if Joe Biden is to enact his agenda from day one .
We have momentum and turnout on our side this far – but everyone reading this needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retake the Senate in a tightening race – donate , volunteer and get out the vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on January 5 .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
“Both sides are corrupt!” Some variation of this line comes up virtually every time politics is being discussed – but most often when it’s being discussed by people who don’t understand it. The person who uses this argument is either one of two things – they’re naive and thinking this is an astute observation that eludes the every day voter, and therefore a reason to either not vote or vote for some obscure third-party candidate they agree with on a few key issues – or they’re looking for a last ditch reason to vote for a despised candidate after they’ve exhausted all their other arguments.
When the person making the argument is Trump attorney Lin Wood, it’s hard to tell which category he falls into, as he’s claiming not to be a fan of any of the four candidates running for the senate in Georgia and demanding that voters boycott the January runoffs. If that sounds too stable for Wood, he’s also accusing Perdue and Loeffler of plotting against Donald Trump alongside Brian Kemp, but doesn’t really seem to account for why. As preposterous as this all sounds, there is a pretty good reason to take it seriously – as it further erodes the faith people have in the democratic process for when they don’t like the outcome.
It can also make our own side complacent, though we need Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Senate if Joe Biden is to enact his agenda from day one. We have momentum and turnout on our side this far – but everyone reading this needs to do their part to help Democrats retake the Senate in a tightening race – donate, volunteer and get out the vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on January 5.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-27--It won’t be that difficult to work around Donald Trump’s pardons

Now that Donald Trump has pardoned Paul Manafort , one former member of the Robert Mueller team is now explaining @ @ @ @ @ Manafort ’ s asset forfeitures were done on a civil as opposed to a criminal @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be able to get the money back even if he were pardoned .
@ @ @ @ @ to be a massive failure , of course .
But if nothing else , this @ @ @ @ @ pardons aren ’ t magic wands , and it ’ s not that difficult to @ @ @ @ @ them .
There ’ s still a criminal case against Manafort in New York State @ @ @ @ @ he could end up back in prison when all is said and done .
– @ @ @ @ @ in office get their power and leverage directly from you .
If you fail to @ @ @ @ @ they won ’ t have much negotiating leverage against Republicans .
If you inaccurately bash @ @ @ @ @ re taking away what leverage they do have against Republicans .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Now that Donald Trump has pardoned Paul Manafort, one former member of the Robert Mueller team is now explaining that a large chunk of Manafort’s asset forfeitures were done on a civil as opposed to a criminal level, so Manafort wouldn’t be able to get the money back even if he were pardoned.
The Mueller team turned out to be a massive failure, of course. But if nothing else, this is the latest reminder that pardons aren’t magic wands, and it’s not that difficult to at least partially work around them. There’s still a criminal case against Manafort in New York State, for instance, meaning he could end up back in prison when all is said and done.
– Be smart. The Democrats in office get their power and leverage directly from you. If you fail to get behind the Democrats, they won’t have much negotiating leverage against Republicans. If you inaccurately bash the Democrats, you’re taking away what leverage they do have against Republicans.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-27--Donald Trump’s criminal culpability

Donald Trump’s criminal culpability

In all of Donald Trump ’ s pardons and commutations to date , sixty of the sixty-five have a personal connection .
While the Constitution places no barrier on pardons or commutations and no standard by which they must adhere , it is nevertheless so very , er , Trumpian — for lack of a better word — that most of Donald Trump ’ s pardons and commutations could be construed as having a corrupt purpose .
Cory Booker puts it even more plainly in his recent tweet : “ A pardon is supposed to be an instrument of justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a recent interview with CBS , former fixer and hatchet man for Donald Trump Michael Cohen — who is currently serving an in-home three year sentence for fraud and lying to Congress during the Russia probe — gave his opinion about Trump ’ s perceived abuse of the presidential pardon .
Cohen also used the opportunity to plug his book , “ Disloyal , ” which became a New York Times bestseller , and to plug his upcoming book which will , no doubt , also be a bestseller .
Before we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something about what I have come to call Albert Speer Syndrome , or A.S.S .
for short .
Its eponymous origins stem from Adolf Hitler ’ s architect and armaments minister Albert Speer .
Speer avoided the hangman at Nuremberg by doing that rare thing for a Nazi , he admitted culpability and wrongdoing .
Considering what Speer did to get before the judges at Nuremberg and the stakes involved it would be unseemly to shower Speer with too much praise .
Cohen , equally afflicted with A.S.S.
, is certainly no exception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right but the duty to wonder what these men would have done had the evil entity they each so rabidly attached themselves to had succeeded and had cheerfully brought them both along with them .
Had Hitler won the war would Speer have ever been ashamed of his role in bringing the monster to power ?
Had Trump never betrayed Cohen and instead kept him with him , would Cohen have ever come to his moment of moral clarity ?
It ’ s a rhetorical question of course , and one we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But we sure as hell have the right to wonder about it , and we also have the right to fashion out of it the grain of salt with which we take anything Mr. Cohen has to say .
That said , having read Mr. Cohen ’ s book , I am inclined to believe him .
But only just inclined .
People afflicted with A.S.S .
ought to be regarded with the justifiable suspicion they have earned .
Or as Cohen himself put it , “ I truly believe that those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump ’ s pardon ] will have the stench of corruption following their name and their family ’ s name for decades to come.
” Some of that stench , whether he admits it or not , also clings to Cohen .
The difference between what Cohen has to say and what Trump has to say boils down to — what else ?
— evidence .
Cohen ’ s testimony in court and his final mea culpa before Congress has been backed by impressive mountains of evidence .
“ I think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points out , “ I have shown through documentary evidence to be [ sufficiently ] accurate that the New York State attorney general herself , Tish James , is using my statements in order to now [ pursue various prosecutions . ]
” Cohen points out that Robert Mueller found him both credible and instrumental in completing his investigation .
“ So whether they believe me or not at this point in my life I don ’ t care , ” Cohen opines .
“ I happen to know that what I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the kind of insights and makes the kind of interesting connections that only old cronies can make .
Trump waited till he was safely landed at Mar-a-Lago before releasing his latest flurry of pardons .
“ He used to do the same thing at the Trump organization , ” Cohen declares , “ right before Christmas when they would hand out Christmas bonuses he would take off and leave , and once he was either in flight or he was already down at Mar-a-Lago is when they would release all of the bonus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unhappy with what you got you had no way to reach him.
” Trump ’ s biggest concern right now is soon he will be out of office and there will be a “ plethora of litigation and subpoenas that are going to be flying around that he can not control any more with his corrupt attorney generally well as well as his corrupt people.
” The bottom line , as far as Cohen is concerned , is that Trump is going to face a mountain of legal issues once he leaves office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the attorney general ’ s team on many occasions now as well as the District Attorney ’ s office … I know what it is they ’ re looking for.
” That they will be prosecuting Donald Trump Cohen has no doubt .
Cohen can not get into details because “ it ’ s an ongoing investigation , ” but , “ it has to do with his finances , it has to do with his tax returns , it has to do with his properties , it has to do with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to obtain loans.
” So if Cohen is right , Donald Trump is in significant civil and criminal jeopardy .
Cohen also thinks Trump is on the order of a billion dollars in debt .
Trump , of course , calls Cohen a liar , and that is one of his more polite adjectives used by the one-term lame duck president .
“ The fact that Donald Trump calls me a liar , ” Cohen avers , “ should automatically mean that I ’ m telling the truth.
” And , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
In all of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations to date, sixty of the sixty-five have a personal connection. While the Constitution places no barrier on pardons or commutations and no standard by which they must adhere, it is nevertheless so very, er, Trumpian — for lack of a better word — that most of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations could be construed as having a corrupt purpose. Cory Booker puts it even more plainly in his recent tweet: “A pardon is supposed to be an instrument of justice — not a tool of corruption.”
In a recent interview with CBS, former fixer and hatchet man for Donald Trump Michael Cohen — who is currently serving an in-home three year sentence for fraud and lying to Congress during the Russia probe — gave his opinion about Trump’s perceived abuse of the presidential pardon. Cohen also used the opportunity to plug his book, “Disloyal,” which became a New York Times bestseller, and to plug his upcoming book which will, no doubt, also be a bestseller.
Before we proceed it’s important to say something about what I have come to call Albert Speer Syndrome, or A.S.S. for short. Its eponymous origins stem from Adolf Hitler’s architect and armaments minister Albert Speer. Speer avoided the hangman at Nuremberg by doing that rare thing for a Nazi, he admitted culpability and wrongdoing. Considering what Speer did to get before the judges at Nuremberg and the stakes involved it would be unseemly to shower Speer with too much praise. Cohen, equally afflicted with A.S.S., is certainly no exception.
Besides, we have not just the right but the duty to wonder what these men would have done had the evil entity they each so rabidly attached themselves to had succeeded and had cheerfully brought them both along with them. Had Hitler won the war would Speer have ever been ashamed of his role in bringing the monster to power? Had Trump never betrayed Cohen and instead kept him with him, would Cohen have ever come to his moment of moral clarity?
It’s a rhetorical question of course, and one we may never know the answer to. But we sure as hell have the right to wonder about it, and we also have the right to fashion out of it the grain of salt with which we take anything Mr. Cohen has to say. That said, having read Mr. Cohen’s book, I am inclined to believe him. But only just inclined. People afflicted with A.S.S. ought to be regarded with the justifiable suspicion they have earned.
Or as Cohen himself put it, “I truly believe that those who accepted Trump’s filth [i.e., Trump’s pardon] will have the stench of corruption following their name and their family’s name for decades to come.” Some of that stench, whether he admits it or not, also clings to Cohen.
The difference between what Cohen has to say and what Trump has to say boils down to — what else? — evidence. Cohen’s testimony in court and his final mea culpa before Congress has been backed by impressive mountains of evidence. “I think that everything I have said,” Cohen points out, “I have shown through documentary evidence to be [sufficiently] accurate that the New York State attorney general herself, Tish James, is using my statements in order to now [pursue various prosecutions.]” Cohen points out that Robert Mueller found him both credible and instrumental in completing his investigation. “So whether they believe me or not at this point in my life I don’t care,” Cohen opines. “I happen to know that what I’m saying is true.”
Cohen has the kind of insights and makes the kind of interesting connections that only old cronies can make. Trump waited till he was safely landed at Mar-a-Lago before releasing his latest flurry of pardons. “He used to do the same thing at the Trump organization,” Cohen declares, “right before Christmas when they would hand out Christmas bonuses he would take off and leave, and once he was either in flight or he was already down at Mar-a-Lago is when they would release all of the bonus checks. That way if you were unhappy with what you got you had no way to reach him.” Trump’s biggest concern right now is soon he will be out of office and there will be a “plethora of litigation and subpoenas that are going to be flying around that he cannot control any more with his corrupt attorney generally well as well as his corrupt people.”
The bottom line, as far as Cohen is concerned, is that Trump is going to face a mountain of legal issues once he leaves office, because “I have been questioned by the attorney general’s team on many occasions now as well as the District Attorney’s office … I know what it is they’re looking for.” That they will be prosecuting Donald Trump Cohen has no doubt.
Cohen cannot get into details because “it’s an ongoing investigation,” but, “it has to do with his finances, it has to do with his tax returns, it has to do with his properties, it has to do with the financial personal statements that he provided in order to obtain loans.” So if Cohen is right, Donald Trump is in significant civil and criminal jeopardy.
Cohen also thinks Trump is on the order of a billion dollars in debt. Trump, of course, calls Cohen a liar, and that is one of his more polite adjectives used by the one-term lame duck president. “The fact that Donald Trump calls me a liar,” Cohen avers, “should automatically mean that I’m telling the truth.” And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-27--House Republicans begin openly feuding with each other as Donald Trump circles the drain

With Donald Trump now just three and a half weeks from exiting politics and becoming a defendant and/or inmate for the rest of his life , the Republicans in office really don ’ t seem to know what to do with themselves .
Do they gamble on pandering to Trump ’ s base ?
Do they try to get out ahead of Trump ’ s ugly downfall by attacking him ?
Do they pretend that Trump never existed ?
The reality is that each House Republican will land on a different answer , depending on what their own district looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all headed .
This will inevitably lead to some of them turning on each other .
In fact , with Trump having given up entirely on providing any leadership or guidance , we ’ re seeing some of this already .
For instance , House Republican Adam Kinzinger , who has long been anti-Trump , tweeted this on Saturday : “ All this talk about Jan 6th from Donald Trump and other congressional grifters is simply explained : they will raise money and gain followers by blaming everyone else knowing full well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s sad , and an utter scam.
” This prompted Marjorie Taylor Greene , who was just elected to the Republican House by pushing Trump ’ s favorite conspiracy theories , to fire back at Kinzinger : “ How does it feel to be quote tweeted with resounding approval by Democrats & Progressives while you call yourself ‘ Republican ’ & say # RestoreOurGOP ?
75+ million ‘ grifters ’ know Donald Trump ’ s election was stolen.
” So we already have Kinzinger and Greene openly feuding about whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of throwing Trump under the bus , or driving the bus off a cliff .
Of course Kinzinger and Greene are at opposite ends of the Republican spectrum when it comes to Trump , so naturally they ’ re among the first to begin trying to destroy each other .
But once Donald Trump is off the stage in a few weeks , we ’ ll see a lot more of this ugly infighting within the House Republican caucus .
Trump will be too tied up in court to focus on politics at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCarthy is far too stupid to keep his caucus together once Trump is gone .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
With Donald Trump now just three and a half weeks from exiting politics and becoming a defendant and/or inmate for the rest of his life, the Republicans in office really don’t seem to know what to do with themselves. Do they gamble on pandering to Trump’s base? Do they try to get out ahead of Trump’s ugly downfall by attacking him? Do they pretend that Trump never existed?
The reality is that each House Republican will land on a different answer, depending on what their own district looks like, and where they think this is all headed. This will inevitably lead to some of them turning on each other. In fact, with Trump having given up entirely on providing any leadership or guidance, we’re seeing some of this already.
For instance, House Republican Adam Kinzinger, who has long been anti-Trump, tweeted this on Saturday: “All this talk about Jan 6th from Donald Trump and other congressional grifters is simply explained: they will raise money and gain followers by blaming everyone else knowing full well they can’t do anything. It’s sad, and an utter scam.”
This prompted Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was just elected to the Republican House by pushing Trump’s favorite conspiracy theories, to fire back at Kinzinger: “How does it feel to be quote tweeted with resounding approval by Democrats & Progressives while you call yourself ‘Republican’ & say #RestoreOurGOP? 75+ million ‘grifters’ know Donald Trump’s election was stolen.”
So we already have Kinzinger and Greene openly feuding about whether the future of the Republican Party should consist of throwing Trump under the bus, or driving the bus off a cliff. Of course Kinzinger and Greene are at opposite ends of the Republican spectrum when it comes to Trump, so naturally they’re among the first to begin trying to destroy each other.
But once Donald Trump is off the stage in a few weeks, we’ll see a lot more of this ugly infighting within the House Republican caucus. Trump will be too tied up in court to focus on politics at all, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is far too stupid to keep his caucus together once Trump is gone.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Did Donald Trump just fall for the bait and switch?

Donald Trump signed the stimulus relief bill on Sunday night , after spending a week getting none of the changes that he was demanding .
But based on the signing statements he added to the bill , he appears to now mistakenly believe that he has line item veto power .
It ’ s common for presidents to attach signing statements to bills , but they ’ re more for the historical record than anything ; they certainly carry no legal weight , and don ’ t change the legislation in any way .
The president can either sign a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the fly .
But Trump is claiming that he ’ s sending a “ redlined ” version of the bill back to Congress , when in reality he ’ s not sending anything back to Congress .
He signed the bill .
It ’ s now law .
The end .
Now comes the question of what led Donald Trump to sign this bill into law while performing essentially imaginary edits to it .
Did someone in his own circle trick him into signing the bill by telling him that red line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump that far gone that he actually fell for it ?
Just how senile is this guy ?

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump signed the stimulus relief bill on Sunday night, after spending a week getting none of the changes that he was demanding. But based on the signing statements he added to the bill, he appears to now mistakenly believe that he has line item veto power.
It’s common for presidents to attach signing statements to bills, but they’re more for the historical record than anything; they certainly carry no legal weight, and don’t change the legislation in any way. The president can either sign a bill or veto it, not edit on the fly.
But Trump is claiming that he’s sending a “redlined” version of the bill back to Congress, when in reality he’s not sending anything back to Congress. He signed the bill. It’s now law. The end.
Now comes the question of what led Donald Trump to sign this bill into law while performing essentially imaginary edits to it. Did someone in his own circle trick him into signing the bill by telling him that red line edits actually count for something? Is Trump that far gone that he actually fell for it? Just how senile is this guy?
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Even the New York Post is telling Donald Trump it’s over

New York City , most of its residents , and most of its news outlets , have always hated Donald Trump with a passion .
New Yorkers know him best , and they know he ’ s worthless .
But the New York Post , a conservative tabloid run by Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch , has long been the city ’ s pro-Trump exception .
Not anymore , apparently , as the New York Post just released its cover story for tomorrow morning ’ s print edition , and the headline says “ Mr .
President , stop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost the election – here ’ s how to save your legacy.
” The accompanying NY Post article urges Donald Trump to distance himself from lawyer Sidney Powell , which it describes as a “ crazy person , ” and Michael Flynn , whose actions the newspaper describes as “ treason.
” This sentence in particular hits hard : “ Democrats will try to write you off as a one-term aberration and , frankly , you ’ re helping them do it.
” We ’ re not giving the New York Post any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and go home , after having spent the past several years dishonestly trying to prop up his murderous crime spree .
But when even his allies at the Post are telling Trump that it ’ s over and he ’ s embarrassing himself , it sends a clear signal that Trump really is toast .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
New York City, most of its residents, and most of its news outlets, have always hated Donald Trump with a passion. New Yorkers know him best, and they know he’s worthless. But the New York Post, a conservative tabloid run by Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch, has long been the city’s pro-Trump exception.
Not anymore, apparently, as the New York Post just released its cover story for tomorrow morning’s print edition, and the headline says “Mr. President, stop the insanity.” The subheader adds “You lost the election – here’s how to save your legacy.”
The accompanying NY Post article urges Donald Trump to distance himself from lawyer Sidney Powell, which it describes as a “crazy person,” and Michael Flynn, whose actions the newspaper describes as “treason.” This sentence in particular hits hard: “Democrats will try to write you off as a one-term aberration and, frankly, you’re helping them do it.”
We’re not giving the New York Post any credit for belatedly telling Trump to give up and go home, after having spent the past several years dishonestly trying to prop up his murderous crime spree. But when even his allies at the Post are telling Trump that it’s over and he’s embarrassing himself, it sends a clear signal that Trump really is toast.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Donald Trump throws Steve Mnuchin under the bus

Donald Trump has spent the past few weeks spewing conspiracy theories and golfing , while making Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ stimulus relief check negotiations .
Now Trump is publicly trashing the bill that Mnuchin negotiated @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not good enough .
Of course the real victims here are the many @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been able feed their families this week because Trump has been playing deranged @ @ @ @ @ also humiliating Mnuchin in the process .
It ’ s led some observers to ask @ @ @ @ @ resigned in protest , in the hope of keeping some shred of his dignity intact @ @ @ @ @ may be straightforward .
By all accounts Steve Mnuchin committed felony obstruction of justice by @ @ @ @ @ from honoring a subpoena for Donald Trump ’ s tax returns .
So Mnuchin may @ @ @ @ @ himself simply because he needs a pardon from Trump .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump has spent the past few weeks spewing conspiracy theories and golfing, while making Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin do his bidding in the stimulus relief check negotiations. Now Trump is publicly trashing the bill that Mnuchin negotiated, and demanding that it’s not good enough.
Of course the real victims here are the many millions of Americans who haven’t been able feed their families this week because Trump has been playing deranged games. But Trump is also humiliating Mnuchin in the process. It’s led some observers to ask why Mnuchin hasn’t resigned in protest, in the hope of keeping some shred of his dignity intact.
The answer to this may be straightforward. By all accounts Steve Mnuchin committed felony obstruction of justice by unilaterally preventing the Treasury Department from honoring a subpoena for Donald Trump’s tax returns. So Mnuchin may be sticking around and humiliating himself simply because he needs a pardon from Trump.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--President-elect Joe Biden slams Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s endgame antics have a literally zero chance of somehow magically giving him a second term in @ @ @ @ @ 100 % chance of being out on his butt come January 20th .
Trump surely @ @ @ @ @ ’ s still playing petty games , because he ’ s a deranged loser .
@ @ @ @ @ are still trying to withhold crucial information from the Biden transition team , in violation @ @ @ @ @ .
President-elect Joe Biden is having none of it : It ’ s the latest @ @ @ @ @ Trump is hobbled and largely powerless as he circles the drain , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ in whatever ways he ’ s still able to be petty .
The good news @ @ @ @ @ , Trump will no longer be our problem .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump’s endgame antics have a literally zero chance of somehow magically giving him a second term in office. He has a 100% chance of being out on his butt come January 20th. Trump surely knows this. But he’s still playing petty games, because he’s a deranged loser.
Trump and his collapsing regime are still trying to withhold crucial information from the Biden transition team, in violation of custom and the law. President-elect Joe Biden is having none of it:
Right now, my team isn’t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. It’s nothing short of irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/T67NbgSFLl — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 29, 2020
It’s the latest reminder that even though Donald Trump is hobbled and largely powerless as he circles the drain, he’s still going to be petty in whatever ways he’s still able to be petty. The good news is that in 23 days, Trump will no longer be our problem.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--Mitch McConnell just got backed into a corner

The $ 2,000 relief bill was just passed by the Democratic House , with 44 House Republicans also voting “ @ @ @ @ @ are surely enough votes for it to pass the Republican Senate , and it places @ @ @ @ @ to allow a vote .
McConnell can still refuse to hold a Senate vote .
@ @ @ @ @ from the Republican Senators who want to vote “ yes ” on it .
He @ @ @ @ @ Georgia Senate runoffs due to public backlash against his party .
Not sure what McConnell @ @ @ @ @ s been getting harder to read lately .
But this is definitely not a situation @ @ @ @ @ .
And he can ’ t just magic wand his way out of it .
@ @ @ @ @ the $ 2,000 measure pass ( which he ’ s opposed up to this point @ @ @ @ @ to roll the dice on the consequences of the backlash .
It ’ s his @ @

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
The $2,000 relief bill was just passed by the Democratic House, with 44 House Republicans also voting “yes.” This means there are surely enough votes for it to pass the Republican Senate, and it places great pressure on Mitch McConnell to allow a vote.
McConnell can still refuse to hold a Senate vote. But he would risk backlash from the Republican Senators who want to vote “yes” on it. He would also risk losing the Georgia Senate runoffs due to public backlash against his party.
Not sure what McConnell will do. He’s been getting harder to read lately. But this is definitely not a situation he wanted to be in. And he can’t just magic wand his way out of it. He either has to let the $2,000 measure pass (which he’s opposed up to this point), or he has to roll the dice on the consequences of the backlash. It’s his move.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--Let’s stop panicking over imaginary doomsday scenarios

No , Mike Pence can ’ t magically do anything on January 6th .
No , Louie Gohmert can ’ t force the courts to give Pence magic powers .
Trump and his seditious allies have literally zero chance of somehow magically overturning the election .
Nothing even works that way .
Let ’ s not waste our time panicking over imaginary things .
In fact this whole thing is getting incredibly boring .
Many Americans are dying in a pandemic , and many others are starving to death .
We have two runoff elections on January 5th that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Presidency .
We have important things going on .
Anyone who wastes their time obsessing over imaginary ways in which Trump somehow magically getting a second term – on either side of the political aisle – is being foolish .
No , there isn ’ t going to be a civil war .
No , there isn ’ t going to be martial law .
No , there isn ’ t going to be a successful coup .
Can we please stop panicking over imaginary things ?
Feel to be outraged that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t panic over things that literally can ’ t succeed .
There ’ s never a scenario where that kind of panic is helpful , and in this particular scenario it ’ s harming us by distracting us from the important things we should be focused on .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
No, Mike Pence can’t magically do anything on January 6th. No, Louie Gohmert can’t force the courts to give Pence magic powers. Trump and his seditious allies have literally zero chance of somehow magically overturning the election. Nothing even works that way. Let’s not waste our time panicking over imaginary things.
In fact this whole thing is getting incredibly boring. Many Americans are dying in a pandemic, and many others are starving to death. We have two runoff elections on January 5th that will shape the course of Joe Biden’s Presidency. We have important things going on. Anyone who wastes their time obsessing over imaginary ways in which Trump somehow magically getting a second term – on either side of the political aisle – is being foolish.
No, there isn’t going to be a civil war. No, there isn’t going to be martial law. No, there isn’t going to be a successful coup. Can we please stop panicking over imaginary things? Feel to be outraged that they’re even trying. But you don’t panic over things that literally can’t succeed. There’s never a scenario where that kind of panic is helpful, and in this particular scenario it’s harming us by distracting us from the important things we should be focused on.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Republicans have reached the Joseph Stalin phase of Donald Trump’s downfall

We all are looking forward to a time in a few weeks when the insanity will stop .
If you are on Twitter , and you see that Stalin is trending , you might wonder why .
Anniversary of something Stalin did ?
Nope , it has to do with the craziness that we have endured for just under four years now , and that will soon be at an end .
Rogue polling outlet Rasmussen , which always claims Trump is polling better than he ’ s really polling , tweeted this about January 6 : Come January 6th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide nothing .
Those who count the votes decide everything .
– Stalin ) .
Come January 6 , 2021 , Vice President Mike Pence will be presented with the sealed certificates containing the ballots of the presidential electors .
At that moment , the Presidency will be in his hands .
And there is nothing stopping Pence , under the ( plenary and unappealable ) authority vested in him as President of the Senate , from declining to open and count the certificates from the six disputed states .
If they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans believe ) certificates from non-electors appointed via voter fraud , why should he open & count them ?
” If the votes of all 7 contested states are registered as zero , President Trump will have 232 votes , Joe Biden will have 222 .
Per the 12th Amendment : “ [ T ] he votes shall then be counted [ . ]
… The person having the greatest number of votes for President , shall be the President.
” Rasmussen is off base here , as this is not how anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be tried , and would not work if it were tried .
However , even though it won ’ t go anywhere , anyone supporting this kind of sedition should be sent to prison to rot .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
We all are looking forward to a time in a few weeks when the insanity will stop. If you are on Twitter, and you see that Stalin is trending, you might wonder why. Anniversary of something Stalin did? Nope, it has to do with the craziness that we have endured for just under four years now, and that will soon be at an end.
Rogue polling outlet Rasmussen, which always claims Trump is polling better than he’s really polling, tweeted this about January 6:
Come January 6th: (Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything. – Stalin). Come January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence will be presented with the sealed certificates containing the ballots of the presidential electors. At that moment, the Presidency will be in his hands. And there is nothing stopping Pence, under the (plenary and unappealable) authority vested in him as President of the Senate, from declining to open and count the certificates from the six disputed states. If they are (as more than 70% of Republicans believe) certificates from non-electors appointed via voter fraud, why should he open & count them?” If the votes of all 7 contested states are registered as zero, President Trump will have 232 votes, Joe Biden will have 222. Per the 12th Amendment: “[T]he votes shall then be counted[.] … The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President.”
Rasmussen is off base here, as this is not how anything works. Such a scheme will not be tried, and would not work if it were tried. However, even though it won’t go anywhere, anyone supporting this kind of sedition should be sent to prison to rot.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Vladimir Putin runs aground

Vladimir Putin runs aground

When Vladimir Putin took things too far and got hit with the costly Magnitsky Act , he tried to make it up to his oligarchs by invading resource-rich Ukraine .
When that resulted in costly sanctions , he tried to make up for it by installing Donald Trump .
Now that ’ s finally gone belly-up , and Putin has been lost at sea .
Now Putin is running around .
He ’ s been lying so low , in the wake of Trump ’ s downfall , even the Russian media is no longer afraid of him .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media is now publishing rumors about his disappearance and downfall in order to get ratings .
Regardless of whether any of these rumors are true , the real story is that Putin is now too weak to control the media .
What ’ s really going on with Putin is far from clear .
There have been stories published about his health failing , about his plans to retire , and about his desire for immunity from prosecution in his post-retirement life .
Putin may be trying to beat a path out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him costing them money and decide to take him out .
In any case , it ’ s not going well for him – and with President Biden about to take office , it ’ s about to get even worse for Putin .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
When Vladimir Putin took things too far and got hit with the costly Magnitsky Act, he tried to make it up to his oligarchs by invading resource-rich Ukraine. When that resulted in costly sanctions, he tried to make up for it by installing Donald Trump. Now that’s finally gone belly-up, and Putin has been lost at sea.
Now Putin is running around. He’s been lying so low, in the wake of Trump’s downfall, even the Russian media is no longer afraid of him. According to the Daily Beast, the Russian media is now publishing rumors about his disappearance and downfall in order to get ratings. Regardless of whether any of these rumors are true, the real story is that Putin is now too weak to control the media.
What’s really going on with Putin is far from clear. There have been stories published about his health failing, about his plans to retire, and about his desire for immunity from prosecution in his post-retirement life. Putin may be trying to beat a path out of town before the oligarchs get tired of him costing them money and decide to take him out. In any case, it’s not going well for him – and with President Biden about to take office, it’s about to get even worse for Putin.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Donald Trump’s sheer evil

Donald Trump’s sheer evil

There is seldom a time , when referencing Donald Trump , that Maya Angelou ’ s most famous quote , “ When someone shows you who they are , believe them the first time , ” isn ’ t appropriate .
When it comes to Trump there are numerous “ first times.
” The “ first time ” that is so absurdly , almost comically evil as to outdo any cliche cartoon villain has to be the time that Donald Trump and his pirate ship organization got banned for life from operating a charity in the state of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stole money from a fund for children with cancer .
All of which is to say , when Donald Trump went swanning off to Mar-a-Lago after scuppering the $ 600 relief bill because it wasn ’ t the $ 2,000 that he arbitrarily and capriciously arrived at after months of inaction , many theories for this have been mooted .
The one theory that seems to be consistently missed is that it was an act of sheer evil .
It ’ s evil of the child-cancer-fund-raiding variety .
It ’ s evil for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s evil aimed right at the heart of American families desperate for money at Christmas .
Scrooge stomps past them on his way to his rickety old mansion .
Donald Trump ’ s evil legacy is just that — that he ’ s a man of pure evil .
I ’ ve said it before — with apologies to weasels — but the common quote that Donald Trump “ might ” be “ one of the ” worst presidents “ in our lifetime , ” is so infuriatingly full of weasel words ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make me want to throw something heavy — at the radio , at the television or at the computer , as the case may be .
The fact of the matter is that Donald Trump is a man of such unqualified , such categorical , such quintessential evil as to defy all other rankings .
In the league table from best to worst of all American presidents , Donald Trump is number zero — with a bullet .
There is simply nothing to compare Trump with , and all the dry , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-term mediocrities must be nothing more than a rush to the bottom by historians to see who can be the most absurdly , laughably , inappropriately evenhanded .
James Buchanan ’ s tacit support of the Dred Scott decision can ’ t hold a candle to the outrages of the Golfer-in-Chief on a slow morning .
So let ’ s all climb down off our academic high horses just for once and tell it like it is .
The mainstream media ’ s refusal to call him out on his evil is part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him in the first place .
Treating Trump like a legitimate candidate and then president “ who may be among the worst in our lifetime ” is the contrapositive of damning with faint praise .
It ’ s like calling Adolf Hitler “ unpleasant.
” It needs to stop .
This man is going to prison .
Think of all the presidents who deserved to go to prison — and there were a few of them — then think of all the ones who actually did .
The answer , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like about justice in America , she is neither blind nor balanced .
The fact remains that , up until now , any discussion about sending any president to prison really has been merely academic .
We always knew in our hearts that they would never go , not in a million years .
Usually the imagined charges , as with Nixon , Clinton , and Bush 43 , just to name three , were war crimes .
Many of us knew at the time that those presidents really should do some kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they never would .
Trump is different .
Trump is the first soon-to-be ex-President in my lifetime who I would not want to wager against his going to prison .
Besides , if Bill Cosby proved nothing , he proved that very famous , very beloved people really can go to prison in America , and they can stay there for a very long time .
Donald Trump also knows this .
Malignant narcissists are well-protected , but they are never perfectly protected .
There is always room for occasional flights of self @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is at his most savage .
Those are the times when the people around him become truly frightened .
Word on the inside is that the monster ’ s rages are becoming more frequent , more hysterical , more savage .
Trump ’ s fantasy that he ’ s going to pull this one out of the fire at the last minute and go winging off to victory is fueled by the fact that in the past he has always done just that .
But phenomenal luck like that always runs out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s former fixer , Michael Cohen , put it , many very large civil and criminal actions are brewing up for Trump in the city and the state of New York alone , at the state and federal level .
Cohen , who is currently under house arrest , should know .
He has been questioned dozens of times by different judicial authorities about Trump .
It is Donald Trump ’ s despicable legacy of evil that will finally bring him down .
He has no way out , and no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the other hand , can affix blame .
We can affix it to many elements of the mainstream media and others who looked the other way while this monster committed evil against us for four long years .
Those chickens are finally coming home to roost , and in just 23 days he will be stripped of the special protection enjoyed by all presidents and exposed at last to the consequences of his numerous crimes .
I , for one , can ’ t wait .
And , as ever , ladies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comrades and friends , stay safe .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
There is seldom a time, when referencing Donald Trump, that Maya Angelou’s most famous quote, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time,” isn’t appropriate. When it comes to Trump there are numerous “first times.” The “first time” that is so absurdly, almost comically evil as to outdo any cliche cartoon villain has to be the time that Donald Trump and his pirate ship organization got banned for life from operating a charity in the state of New York. Turns out he and his sons stole money from a fund for children with cancer.
All of which is to say, when Donald Trump went swanning off to Mar-a-Lago after scuppering the $600 relief bill because it wasn’t the $2,000 that he arbitrarily and capriciously arrived at after months of inaction, many theories for this have been mooted. The one theory that seems to be consistently missed is that it was an act of sheer evil. It’s evil of the child-cancer-fund-raiding variety. It’s evil for evil’s sake. It’s evil aimed right at the heart of American families desperate for money at Christmas. Scrooge stomps past them on his way to his rickety old mansion.
Donald Trump’s evil legacy is just that — that he’s a man of pure evil. I’ve said it before — with apologies to weasels — but the common quote that Donald Trump “might” be “one of the” worst presidents “in our lifetime,” is so infuriatingly full of weasel words (as delineated by quotation marks) as to make me want to throw something heavy — at the radio, at the television or at the computer, as the case may be. The fact of the matter is that Donald Trump is a man of such unqualified, such categorical, such quintessential evil as to defy all other rankings. In the league table from best to worst of all American presidents, Donald Trump is number zero — with a bullet.
There is simply nothing to compare Trump with, and all the dry, academic attempts to contrast Trump with other one-term mediocrities must be nothing more than a rush to the bottom by historians to see who can be the most absurdly, laughably, inappropriately evenhanded. James Buchanan’s tacit support of the Dred Scott decision can’t hold a candle to the outrages of the Golfer-in-Chief on a slow morning. So let’s all climb down off our academic high horses just for once and tell it like it is.
The mainstream media’s refusal to call him out on his evil is part of the reason why 74,222,957 Americans voted for him in the first place. Treating Trump like a legitimate candidate and then president “who may be among the worst in our lifetime” is the contrapositive of damning with faint praise. It’s like calling Adolf Hitler “unpleasant.” It needs to stop. This man is going to prison. Think of all the presidents who deserved to go to prison — and there were a few of them — then think of all the ones who actually did. The answer, of course, is none.
Say what you like about justice in America, she is neither blind nor balanced. The fact remains that, up until now, any discussion about sending any president to prison really has been merely academic. We always knew in our hearts that they would never go, not in a million years. Usually the imagined charges, as with Nixon, Clinton, and Bush 43, just to name three, were war crimes. Many of us knew at the time that those presidents really should do some kind of time, but we also knew they never would.
Trump is different. Trump is the first soon-to-be ex-President in my lifetime who I would not want to wager against his going to prison. Besides, if Bill Cosby proved nothing, he proved that very famous, very beloved people really can go to prison in America, and they can stay there for a very long time.
Donald Trump also knows this. Malignant narcissists are well-protected, but they are never perfectly protected. There is always room for occasional flights of self doubt. Those are the times when Trump is at his most savage. Those are the times when the people around him become truly frightened. Word on the inside is that the monster’s rages are becoming more frequent, more hysterical, more savage.
Trump’s fantasy that he’s going to pull this one out of the fire at the last minute and go winging off to victory is fueled by the fact that in the past he has always done just that. But phenomenal luck like that always runs out. Just ask Hitler.
As Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, put it, many very large civil and criminal actions are brewing up for Trump in the city and the state of New York alone, at the state and federal level. Cohen, who is currently under house arrest, should know. He has been questioned dozens of times by different judicial authorities about Trump.
It is Donald Trump’s despicable legacy of evil that will finally bring him down. He has no way out, and no one but himself to blame. We, on the other hand, can affix blame. We can affix it to many elements of the mainstream media and others who looked the other way while this monster committed evil against us for four long years. Those chickens are finally coming home to roost, and in just 23 days he will be stripped of the special protection enjoyed by all presidents and exposed at last to the consequences of his numerous crimes. I, for one, can’t wait. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Marco Rubio is a complete mess

Marco Rubio is a complete mess

What is going on with Marco Rubio these days ?
He can ’ t seem to make up his mind whether he wants to tweet out-of-context Bible verses , or tweet random lies about Dr. Fauci .
Rubio is a phony and an idiot who has never been able to make up his mind which fake version of himself he wants to be .
Now that Trump is on his way out , Rubio seems to be spiraling .
People are noticing .
Political activist Ricky Davila slammed Rubio accordingly : “ Never forget [ that ] whilst Marco Rubio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers and lie about the Coronavirus , he cut in front of the line to get a vaccine .
Those many bible quotes that he posts only reveal how truly despicable he is .
Karma will catch up to him.
” The Lincoln Project ’ s Stuart Stevens took this shot at Rubio : “ In Florida , Marco Rubio was working for a law and lobbying firm while serving in the state legislature .
Yeah , you can do that in Florida .
His income went from $ 72k a year to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could really deliver .
He ’ s a total self-righteous fraud & always has been .
”

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
What is going on with Marco Rubio these days? He can’t seem to make up his mind whether he wants to tweet out-of-context Bible verses, or tweet random lies about Dr. Fauci. Rubio is a phony and an idiot who has never been able to make up his mind which fake version of himself he wants to be. Now that Trump is on his way out, Rubio seems to be spiraling. People are noticing.
Political activist Ricky Davila slammed Rubio accordingly: “Never forget [that] whilst Marco Rubio continues to unleash daily attacks on healthcare workers and lie about the Coronavirus, he cut in front of the line to get a vaccine. Those many bible quotes that he posts only reveal how truly despicable he is. Karma will catch up to him.”
The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens took this shot at Rubio: “In Florida, Marco Rubio was working for a law and lobbying firm while serving in the state legislature. Yeah, you can do that in Florida. His income went from $72k a year to $414k when he was Speaker & could really deliver. He’s a total self-righteous fraud & always has been.”
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Donald Trump’s temper tantrum blows up in his face

When American presidents leave office , they hope their legacy reflects what they accomplished for the country .
With respect to “ president ” Donald Trump , that legacy will be bitterly remembered .
Donald Trump ’ s accomplishments include taking money from the Pentagon to build a wall most did not want and giving tax cuts to the rich .
Trump ’ s biggest accomplishments , however , were cultivating hate and creating chaos .
With stimulus checks and federally enhanced unemployment benefits on the line , Trump continued creating chaos .
According to Politico , Republican Senator Pat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign the stimulus bill into law , he ’ d be “ remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior , ” all of which are already his legacy .
Though he signed the bill at the eleventh hour , Donald Trump ’ s stunt was designed to make us believe that he suddenly cared about the American people by insisting on a bigger stimulus check .
This sudden reversal by Trump was no more than an attempt to change his legacy , and no one was fooled .
Donald Trump had months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and he was represented in negotiations by Steve Mnuchin , who fought against larger checks from the beginning .
Democrats sought to repeat the $ 1,200 stimulus sent earlier last year while Republicans wanted to give us nothing .
There are so many ways that this could have been worked out .
The bill Trump finally signed was approved by the House and Senate , with media outlets predicting the arrival of stimulus checks as early as next week .
When Trump refused to sign the bill as presented , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extended federal unemployment benefits and much needed aid to small businesses .
Why not sign the bill and work with Congress to increase the amount later ?
Nancy Pelosi was all for the larger stimulus check , but the Republican Senate blocked it .
Instead of simply signing this bill , Trump decided to throw a temper tantrum , which has been his typical behavior since losing the election .
Instead of signing this bill and allowing Americans to breath a sigh of relief , Trump left for his Christmas vacation at Mar-a-Lago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was tweeting and golfing , and his vice president was skiing in Vail , CBS reported .
Yet , 70 million people voted to keep these two in office for another term .
Thank God they were not successful .
We will now be spared facing expired benefits , an expired eviction moratorium , and a government shutdown , which would have delayed payroll for many federal workers .
Trump has been playing games with the American people since he was installed in the presidency in 2016 .
He has constantly created turmoil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader .
He is a loud-mouthed , uncouth bully who has no idea how to lead anything let alone a country as diverse as America that is now crippled by the very pandemic he allowed to spread .
He has signed the bill , but he has not changed his legacy .
He will go down in history as the most cruel , selfish , and evil president to ever disgrace our history .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
When American presidents leave office, they hope their legacy reflects what they accomplished for the country. With respect to “president” Donald Trump, that legacy will be bitterly remembered. Donald Trump’s accomplishments include taking money from the Pentagon to build a wall most did not want and giving tax cuts to the rich.
Trump’s biggest accomplishments, however, were cultivating hate and creating chaos. With stimulus checks and federally enhanced unemployment benefits on the line, Trump continued creating chaos. According to Politico, Republican Senator Pat Toomey said that if Trump did not sign the stimulus bill into law, he’d be “remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior,” all of which are already his legacy.
Though he signed the bill at the eleventh hour, Donald Trump’s stunt was designed to make us believe that he suddenly cared about the American people by insisting on a bigger stimulus check. This sudden reversal by Trump was no more than an attempt to change his legacy, and no one was fooled. Donald Trump had months to put in his “two cents,” and he was represented in negotiations by Steve Mnuchin, who fought against larger checks from the beginning. Democrats sought to repeat the $1,200 stimulus sent earlier last year while Republicans wanted to give us nothing. There are so many ways that this could have been worked out.
The bill Trump finally signed was approved by the House and Senate, with media outlets predicting the arrival of stimulus checks as early as next week. When Trump refused to sign the bill as presented, it appeared that Americans would not receive critical extended federal unemployment benefits and much needed aid to small businesses. Why not sign the bill and work with Congress to increase the amount later? Nancy Pelosi was all for the larger stimulus check, but the Republican Senate blocked it. Instead of simply signing this bill, Trump decided to throw a temper tantrum, which has been his typical behavior since losing the election. Instead of signing this bill and allowing Americans to breath a sigh of relief, Trump left for his Christmas vacation at Mar-a-Lago. While Americans were suffering, Trump was tweeting and golfing, and his vice president was skiing in Vail, CBS reported. Yet, 70 million people voted to keep these two in office for another term. Thank God they were not successful.
We will now be spared facing expired benefits, an expired eviction moratorium, and a government shutdown, which would have delayed payroll for many federal workers. Trump has been playing games with the American people since he was installed in the presidency in 2016. He has constantly created turmoil, and he has never been a leader. He is a loud-mouthed, uncouth bully who has no idea how to lead anything let alone a country as diverse as America that is now crippled by the very pandemic he allowed to spread. He has signed the bill, but he has not changed his legacy. He will go down in history as the most cruel, selfish, and evil president to ever disgrace our history.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-28--Donald Trump has no idea what he’s even trying to do

After spending all week refusing to sign the stimulus relief bill because he said it wasn ’ t to his liking , Donald Trump went ahead and signed it last night anyway – after having gained zero concessions .
It ’ s a reminder that Trump really is the worst deal maker in history .
It ’ s also a reminder that Trump has absolutely no idea what he ’ s even trying to do .
He keeps tweeting that he wants the $ 600 relief checks increased to $ 2,000 , but he ’ s made no effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about to approve $ 2,000 checks today , but Trump has seemingly given no guidance to what he wants his own party to do about it in the Republican Senate .
If Trump had any coherence to his strategy , he ’ d be pushing the Republican Senate to support the $ 2,000 relief checks , so he could try to take credit for the whole thing .
It might or might not work , but he ’ s seemingly not even making that simple play .
Nor does Trump seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit for the ongoing vaccine rollout , or much of anything else .
There are opportunities , albeit isolated ones , but he ’ s not even grasping at those .
Donald Trump has no idea what he ’ s even trying to do .
He ’ s facing a life of criminal charges , civil action , asset forfeitures , creditor squeezes , bankruptcy , criminal trials , and prison .
He has just twenty-three days to try to give himself a softer landing with regard to that ugly reality .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wasting what little time and leverage he has left , and ensuring that things end as poorly for him as he deserves .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
After spending all week refusing to sign the stimulus relief bill because he said it wasn’t to his liking, Donald Trump went ahead and signed it last night anyway – after having gained zero concessions. It’s a reminder that Trump really is the worst deal maker in history.
It’s also a reminder that Trump has absolutely no idea what he’s even trying to do. He keeps tweeting that he wants the $600 relief checks increased to $2,000, but he’s made no effort to make this happen. The Democratic House is about to approve $2,000 checks today, but Trump has seemingly given no guidance to what he wants his own party to do about it in the Republican Senate.
If Trump had any coherence to his strategy, he’d be pushing the Republican Senate to support the $2,000 relief checks, so he could try to take credit for the whole thing. It might or might not work, but he’s seemingly not even making that simple play. Nor does Trump seem to be doing anything to try to take credit for the ongoing vaccine rollout, or much of anything else. There are opportunities, albeit isolated ones, but he’s not even grasping at those.
Donald Trump has no idea what he’s even trying to do. He’s facing a life of criminal charges, civil action, asset forfeitures, creditor squeezes, bankruptcy, criminal trials, and prison. He has just twenty-three days to try to give himself a softer landing with regard to that ugly reality. Instead he’s cluelessly spinning his wheels, wasting what little time and leverage he has left, and ensuring that things end as poorly for him as he deserves.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


Republicans in disarray

Whenever the Democrats even so much as slightly disagree with each other on something , the media dutifully busts out the “ Democrats in disarray ” headlines .
And why not ?
It alarms the left and excites the right , making for an easy ratings play , whether there ’ s any truth to it or not .
Right now we ’ re seeing something else : Republicans in disarray .
After all , infamous Republican Congressman Louis Gohmert just filed a lawsuit against Republican Vice President Mike Pence , aimed at forcing Pence to refuse to accept the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To be clear , this has literally zero chance of going anywhere , as will be the case with every other bit of whacked out nonsense that the Republicans come up with between now and the end of Trump ’ s term .
But we ’ ve nonetheless reached the point where a Republican Congressman is suing the Republican Vice President .
That ’ s how out of control things are for the Republicans .
Just imagine the headlines if this kind of internal chaos were playing out on the Democratic Party @ @

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Whenever the Democrats even so much as slightly disagree with each other on something, the media dutifully busts out the “Democrats in disarray” headlines. And why not? It alarms the left and excites the right, making for an easy ratings play, whether there’s any truth to it or not.
Right now we’re seeing something else: Republicans in disarray. After all, infamous Republican Congressman Louis Gohmert just filed a lawsuit against Republican Vice President Mike Pence, aimed at forcing Pence to refuse to accept the results of the election on January 6th.
To be clear, this has literally zero chance of going anywhere, as will be the case with every other bit of whacked out nonsense that the Republicans come up with between now and the end of Trump’s term. But we’ve nonetheless reached the point where a Republican Congressman is suing the Republican Vice President. That’s how out of control things are for the Republicans. Just imagine the headlines if this kind of internal chaos were playing out on the Democratic Party side.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are both about to have a very bad day

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are each about to have a bad day today , for different but intertwined reasons – and it could be a matter of which of them gets frustrated and selfishly throws the other under the bus first .
Trump is facing the ugly reality that 44 House Republicans just voted in favor of increasing the stimulus checks , while completely ignoring the stipulations that Trump demanded be included – and now a number of Senate Republicans are looking to do the same .
McConnell is facing the no-win choice of either allowing the $ 2,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been strongly opposed to from the start , or facing a Bernie Sanders filibuster on the U.S. military budget until McConnell caves on the relief checks .
McConnell doesn ’ t need this kind of negative attention for the Republican Senate just one week ahead of the Georgia Senate runoffs .
So will McConnell cave and allow the $ 2,000 relief check vote to happen ?
If so , he ’ ll be screwing Trump , by ignoring Trump ’ s demands for anti-Twitter provisions and such .
In such case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
This is the last thing either one of them needs , with McConnell in danger of losing his Majority Leader position in a week , and Trump just three weeks from being eligible for arrest and prison .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are each about to have a bad day today, for different but intertwined reasons – and it could be a matter of which of them gets frustrated and selfishly throws the other under the bus first.
Trump is facing the ugly reality that 44 House Republicans just voted in favor of increasing the stimulus checks, while completely ignoring the stipulations that Trump demanded be included – and now a number of Senate Republicans are looking to do the same.
McConnell is facing the no-win choice of either allowing the $2,000 relief checks to happen, which he’s been strongly opposed to from the start, or facing a Bernie Sanders filibuster on the U.S. military budget until McConnell caves on the relief checks. McConnell doesn’t need this kind of negative attention for the Republican Senate just one week ahead of the Georgia Senate runoffs.
So will McConnell cave and allow the $2,000 relief check vote to happen? If so, he’ll be screwing Trump, by ignoring Trump’s demands for anti-Twitter provisions and such. In such case, will Trump lash out at McConnell? This is the last thing either one of them needs, with McConnell in danger of losing his Majority Leader position in a week, and Trump just three weeks from being eligible for arrest and prison.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--Bernie Sanders is about to stick it to Mitch McConnell

I was often critical of Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic primary race , mainly due to the divisive agenda of the people who were running his campaign .
But Bernie dumped all of them , got behind Joe Biden when it counted , and helped defeat Donald Trump .
Now Bernie appears to be back to doing what he does best .
Bernie Sanders is apparently going to filibuster against the U.S. military budget in the Senate , until Mitch McConnell allows a Senate vote on the $ 2,000 relief check amendment that the House just passed .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats , and for Americans .
To be clear , the military budget is going to end up passing before it needs to pass , so the filibuster doesn ’ t put military funding in any danger .
But this puts a huge spotlight on McConnell ’ s unwillingness to let Americans have their $ 2,000 relief checks .
If McConnell caves to Bernie , we get our checks .
And if McConnell stands his ground , he risks losing the Georgia Senate runoffs over it .
It ’ s still not clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s become harder to read since Trump lost .
But a high profile filibuster in relation to the $ 2,000 stimulus checks is the last thing he wants right now .
So even if you ’ re not a Bernie fan , you should root for his filibuster .
And if you are a Bernie fan , keep in mind that if the Democrats take control of the Senate , Bernie will become Chairman of a powerful Senate committee .
If you have anything left to give , Ossoff and Warnock need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s put them over the finish line and put McConnell out of his misery .
You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock via ActBlue .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
I was often critical of Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic primary race, mainly due to the divisive agenda of the people who were running his campaign. But Bernie dumped all of them, got behind Joe Biden when it counted, and helped defeat Donald Trump. Now Bernie appears to be back to doing what he does best.
Bernie Sanders is apparently going to filibuster against the U.S. military budget in the Senate, until Mitch McConnell allows a Senate vote on the $2,000 relief check amendment that the House just passed. This could work out really well for the Democrats, and for Americans.
To be clear, the military budget is going to end up passing before it needs to pass, so the filibuster doesn’t put military funding in any danger. But this puts a huge spotlight on McConnell’s unwillingness to let Americans have their $2,000 relief checks. If McConnell caves to Bernie, we get our checks. And if McConnell stands his ground, he risks losing the Georgia Senate runoffs over it.
It’s still not clear what McConnell will do, as he’s become harder to read since Trump lost. But a high profile filibuster in relation to the $2,000 stimulus checks is the last thing he wants right now. So even if you’re not a Bernie fan, you should root for his filibuster. And if you are a Bernie fan, keep in mind that if the Democrats take control of the Senate, Bernie will become Chairman of a powerful Senate committee.
If you have anything left to give, Ossoff and Warnock need your donations now more than ever. Let’s put them over the finish line and put McConnell out of his misery. You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock via ActBlue.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--The bus is leaving – and Donald Trump is under it

Last night Donald Trump finally gave in and signed the bipartisan $ 600 stimulus deal , after adding some line item vetoes that he appeared to mistakenly think counted for anything .
Then today the Democratic House , plus 44 House Republicans , voted to approve a measure to boost it from $ 600 to $ 2,000 .
None of Trump ’ s demands were included in the new measure .
In other words , even as so many House Republicans continue to give Trump lip service , the reality is that they ’ re moving on from him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ laugh out loud phony lawsuit over the vote certification that has literally zero chance of going anywhere .
But look at all these House Republicans who voted in favor of the increased relief checks today , while completely ignoring Trump ’ s sideshow agenda .
The bus is leaving – and Trump is under it .
– Tweet of the day , from Representative Katie Porter : “ I just voted to increase survival checks from $ 600 to $ 2000—the number we ’ ve been pushing in the House and that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell join members of both parties and actually bring this up for a vote ?
”

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Last night Donald Trump finally gave in and signed the bipartisan $600 stimulus deal, after adding some line item vetoes that he appeared to mistakenly think counted for anything. Then today the Democratic House, plus 44 House Republicans, voted to approve a measure to boost it from $600 to $2,000. None of Trump’s demands were included in the new measure.
In other words, even as so many House Republicans continue to give Trump lip service, the reality is that they’re moving on from him. Sure, Louie Gohmert is filing a laugh out loud phony lawsuit over the vote certification that has literally zero chance of going anywhere. But look at all these House Republicans who voted in favor of the increased relief checks today, while completely ignoring Trump’s sideshow agenda. The bus is leaving – and Trump is under it.
– Tweet of the day, from Representative Katie Porter: “I just voted to increase survival checks from $600 to $2000—the number we’ve been pushing in the House and that the President agreed last week was necessary. Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell join members of both parties and actually bring this up for a vote?”
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-30--What is Mitch McConnell even doing?

What is Mitch McConnell even doing?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn ’ t have some kind of magic wand .
But he ’ s politically savvy in a highly corrupt way , and so he often gets what he wants .
But when it comes to the current relief check battle , no one can quite seem to figure out what outcome McConnell even wants , let alone what his strategy is .
For once , it ’ s possible that McConnell simply can ’ t put his finger on a viable strategy .
He couldn ’ t find a way to help Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell ’ s party did poorly enough in the Senate races that he ’ s now in danger of losing his majority position if the Georgia runoffs don ’ t go his way .
McConnell ’ s attempt at winning those runoff races is complicated by the fact that Trump is still pushing his own incoherent sore loser agenda , even as McConnell ’ s wealthy overlords seem to be pushing McConnell not to give out sizable relief checks to working class Americans .
If McConnell ’ s plan was to force the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief package and then try to convince Georgia voters to blame the Democrats for it , then that got blown up when Trump tweeted his support for $ 2,000 checks , and Speaker Pelosi quickly had the House vote on such a measure , which got the support of 44 House Republicans .
So now McConnell is facing enormous pressure to allow a vote on the $ 2,000 checks , which would certainly pass in the Republican Senate at this point , but the Democrats would probably end up getting most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To that end , McConnell refused to allow a unanimous consent vote today , to try to prevent Senate Democrats from taking credit .
But he faces pressure to hold a vote on it at some point in the next week .
And McConnell is also trying to fend off Bernie Sanders ’ threat to filibuster the military budget bill to try to force a vote on the $ 2,000 checks .
Now McConnell is reportedly introducing a poison pill bill that includes $ 2,000 checks but also includes Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the election be investigated .
Such a bill won ’ t even pass the Senate , let alone the House , and is DOA .
This appears to be a tepid trial balloon McConnell ’ s part to muddy the waters , but it seems unlikely to turn the narrative in his favor .
If Mitch McConnell has a viable path for coming out on top of this battle , it ’ s not one that ’ s visible to anyone but him .
Maybe he does have something up his sleeve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look like McConnell has been pinned down by Trump ’ s loss , by a pair of runoff races he wasn ’ t expecting , and by Trump ’ s increasing erraticism on his way out the door .
If you want to make McConnell ’ s life even harder , donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff races here .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t have some kind of magic wand. But he’s politically savvy in a highly corrupt way, and so he often gets what he wants. But when it comes to the current relief check battle, no one can quite seem to figure out what outcome McConnell even wants, let alone what his strategy is.
For once, it’s possible that McConnell simply can’t put his finger on a viable strategy. He couldn’t find a way to help Donald Trump win reelection, and for that matter McConnell’s party did poorly enough in the Senate races that he’s now in danger of losing his majority position if the Georgia runoffs don’t go his way.
McConnell’s attempt at winning those runoff races is complicated by the fact that Trump is still pushing his own incoherent sore loser agenda, even as McConnell’s wealthy overlords seem to be pushing McConnell not to give out sizable relief checks to working class Americans.
If McConnell’s plan was to force the Democrats to swallow an unpopular $600 relief package and then try to convince Georgia voters to blame the Democrats for it, then that got blown up when Trump tweeted his support for $2,000 checks, and Speaker Pelosi quickly had the House vote on such a measure, which got the support of 44 House Republicans.
So now McConnell is facing enormous pressure to allow a vote on the $2,000 checks, which would certainly pass in the Republican Senate at this point, but the Democrats would probably end up getting most of the credit for it from the voting public. To that end, McConnell refused to allow a unanimous consent vote today, to try to prevent Senate Democrats from taking credit. But he faces pressure to hold a vote on it at some point in the next week. And McConnell is also trying to fend off Bernie Sanders’ threat to filibuster the military budget bill to try to force a vote on the $2,000 checks.
Now McConnell is reportedly introducing a poison pill bill that includes $2,000 checks but also includes Trump’s dead-end demands that Twitter be punished and that the election be investigated. Such a bill won’t even pass the Senate, let alone the House, and is DOA. This appears to be a tepid trial balloon McConnell’s part to muddy the waters, but it seems unlikely to turn the narrative in his favor.
If Mitch McConnell has a viable path for coming out on top of this battle, it’s not one that’s visible to anyone but him. Maybe he does have something up his sleeve. But it’s starting to look like McConnell has been pinned down by Trump’s loss, by a pair of runoff races he wasn’t expecting, and by Trump’s increasing erraticism on his way out the door. If you want to make McConnell’s life even harder, donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff races here.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-30--New York significantly accelerates the criminal case against Donald Trump

In the days since Donald Trump lost the election , one media leak after another has made clear that the Manhattan District Attorney is ramping up his criminal case against Donald Trump on state charges for financial crimes .
Now that Trump is just three weeks away from being an ordinary citizen again , that ramp-up is accelerating significantly .
The District Attorney has brought on forensic accounting specialists to pin down Donald Trump ’ s criminal decision to use campaign money to buy the silence of Stormy Daniels , according to the Washington Post .
This is just one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DA is targeting Trump for .
Recent reports have the charges ranging from insurance fraud to mortgage fraud , and of course this all started when the DA convinced the grand jury to subpoena Trump ’ s tax returns .
This criminal case from the Manhattan District Attorney can put Donald Trump in prison , and can also ask a jury to seize Trump ’ s assets .
This is in addition to the New York Attorney General ’ s civil case into the Trump Organization ’ s finances , which can also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The walls are closing in on Trump in New York , and he can ’ t even try to pardon himself on any of it .
It ’ s not clear precisely when he ’ ll be indicted and arrested , but it ’ s clearly going to happen .
No wonder Trump is panicking so badly .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
In the days since Donald Trump lost the election, one media leak after another has made clear that the Manhattan District Attorney is ramping up his criminal case against Donald Trump on state charges for financial crimes. Now that Trump is just three weeks away from being an ordinary citizen again, that ramp-up is accelerating significantly.
The District Attorney has brought on forensic accounting specialists to pin down Donald Trump’s criminal decision to use campaign money to buy the silence of Stormy Daniels, according to the Washington Post. This is just one aspect of numerous financial crimes that the DA is targeting Trump for. Recent reports have the charges ranging from insurance fraud to mortgage fraud, and of course this all started when the DA convinced the grand jury to subpoena Trump’s tax returns.
This criminal case from the Manhattan District Attorney can put Donald Trump in prison, and can also ask a jury to seize Trump’s assets. This is in addition to the New York Attorney General’s civil case into the Trump Organization’s finances, which can also fine Trump or seize his assets. The walls are closing in on Trump in New York, and he can’t even try to pardon himself on any of it. It’s not clear precisely when he’ll be indicted and arrested, but it’s clearly going to happen. No wonder Trump is panicking so badly.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-30--Why Mike Pence can’t do anything on January 6th

Donald Trump has gone from grasping at the thinnest of straws to grasping at imaginary ones .
He ’ s now demanding that Mike Pence simply refuse to acknowledge the results of the election when they ’ re read aloud in the Senate on January 6th .
The thing is , this would accomplish literally nothing , as Pence has no constitutional or legal role other than to stand there and acknowledge that the results have been read .
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman is making a great analogy .
Mike Pence ’ s role is the same as that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of the Oscar winner .
The presenter plays no role in determining the winner , can not magically pick a different winner , and would merely be scoffed at if he tried to announce an alternate winner .
The only blowback would be against the presenter for making such a fool of himself – in this case Pence – and the Oscar would still go to the real winner .
The media is already printing stories about Mike Pence having privately explained this to Donald Trump , and those media leaks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s because Pence knows there ’ s nothing he can do for Trump on January 6th , other than make a fool of himself in a way that won ’ t change anything .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump has gone from grasping at the thinnest of straws to grasping at imaginary ones. He’s now demanding that Mike Pence simply refuse to acknowledge the results of the election when they’re read aloud in the Senate on January 6th. The thing is, this would accomplish literally nothing, as Pence has no constitutional or legal role other than to stand there and acknowledge that the results have been read.
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman is making a great analogy. Mike Pence’s role is the same as that of the presenter who reads aloud the name of the Oscar winner. The presenter plays no role in determining the winner, cannot magically pick a different winner, and would merely be scoffed at if he tried to announce an alternate winner. The only blowback would be against the presenter for making such a fool of himself – in this case Pence – and the Oscar would still go to the real winner.
The media is already printing stories about Mike Pence having privately explained this to Donald Trump, and those media leaks are pretty clearly coming from Pence himself. That’s because Pence knows there’s nothing he can do for Trump on January 6th, other than make a fool of himself in a way that won’t change anything.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-12-29--The ace up President Biden’s sleeve

The ace up President Biden’s sleeve

We ’ re not quite there yet , but media outlets are coming around to begin coverage of what the first hundred days of a Biden presidency will look like .
There have been the announcements of his cabinet picks which are a good indication of things to come – finally , people in charge of their respective departments who don ’ t plan to abolish those departments , and who bring a few years of wisdom and experience to the table .
Unfortunately , Biden is going to need Democrats to control the Senate in order to confirm all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few actions he can take immediately without the authorization of Congress and on Monday , he revealed a big step he ’ ll take as president to reverse much of Donald Trump ’ s damage : invoking the Defense Production Act .
The law , which gives the president wide authority to direct industrial production of goods in the interest of national defense , was one that Trump was repeatedly asked to enact during the worst days of the COVID pandemic , when there was a desperate need for protective medical gear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ again when the Pfizer vaccine was first announced .
His failure to order more doses beyond June 2021 could have catastrophic consequences for the near future – despite Republican efforts to rationalize even this .
Fortunately , we ’ re about to have a president who takes the pandemic seriously and by enacting the law at the beginning of his presidency , Biden will allow Pfizer access to nine different specialized products it needs to make doses of the vaccine – a key move that could allow America to recover more rapidly than @ @ @ @ @ @

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
We’re not quite there yet, but media outlets are coming around to begin coverage of what the first hundred days of a Biden presidency will look like. There have been the announcements of his cabinet picks which are a good indication of things to come – finally, people in charge of their respective departments who don’t plan to abolish those departments, and who bring a few years of wisdom and experience to the table. Unfortunately, Biden is going to need Democrats to control the Senate in order to confirm all of them, but there are a few actions he can take immediately without the authorization of Congress and on Monday, he revealed a big step he’ll take as president to reverse much of Donald Trump’s damage: invoking the Defense Production Act.
The law, which gives the president wide authority to direct industrial production of goods in the interest of national defense, was one that Trump was repeatedly asked to enact during the worst days of the COVID pandemic, when there was a desperate need for protective medical gear. Trump floated the idea of enacting DPA again when the Pfizer vaccine was first announced. His failure to order more doses beyond June 2021 could have catastrophic consequences for the near future – despite Republican efforts to rationalize even this.
Fortunately, we’re about to have a president who takes the pandemic seriously and by enacting the law at the beginning of his presidency, Biden will allow Pfizer access to nine different specialized products it needs to make doses of the vaccine – a key move that could allow America to recover more rapidly than what the experts are predicting.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.