palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown after his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl goes south

Earlier this evening the news broke that Donald Trump had walked out in the middle of his White House interview with 60 Minutes legend Lesley Stahl .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that this meant the interview must have gone terribly for Trump .
Now he ’ s pretty much confirming this .
Trump posted this berserk tweet just now : “ I am pleased to inform you that , for the sake of accuracy in reporting , I am considering posting my interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes , PRIOR TO AIRTIME !
This will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a glimpse of what a FAKE and BIASED interview is all about Everyone should compare this terrible Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden !
” In other words , Stahl asked him some tough questions , and he blew up and stormed out .
Of course the 60 Minutes crew has footage of the whole thing , but the interview isn ’ t set to air until Sunday night .
So Trump is threatening to release some out of context or possibly doctored footage in advance , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saving face .
This could prompt CBS to start releasing the actual footage now , instead of waiting until Sunday .
In any case , it ’ s more clear than ever that Donald Trump is completely unraveling as we get closer to election day and he runs out of hope that he might mount a comeback win .
Picking a fight with Lesley Stahl is a particularly weird way to go out , even for him .
Let ’ s double down on voting , and driving voter turnout , and get @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Earlier this evening the news broke that Donald Trump had walked out in the middle of his White House interview with 60 Minutes legend Lesley Stahl. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that this meant the interview must have gone terribly for Trump. Now he’s pretty much confirming this.
Trump posted this berserk tweet just now: “I am pleased to inform you that, for the sake of accuracy in reporting, I am considering posting my interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, PRIOR TO AIRTIME! This will be done so that everybody can get a glimpse of what a FAKE and BIASED interview is all about Everyone should compare this terrible Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden!”
In other words, Stahl asked him some tough questions, and he blew up and stormed out. Of course the 60 Minutes crew has footage of the whole thing, but the interview isn’t set to air until Sunday night. So Trump is threatening to release some out of context or possibly doctored footage in advance, in the hope of muddying the waters, and saving face. This could prompt CBS to start releasing the actual footage now, instead of waiting until Sunday.
In any case, it’s more clear than ever that Donald Trump is completely unraveling as we get closer to election day and he runs out of hope that he might mount a comeback win. Picking a fight with Lesley Stahl is a particularly weird way to go out, even for him. Let’s double down on voting, and driving voter turnout, and get this deranged maniac out of office.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Melania Trump bails on Donald Trump’s campaign rally

Melania Trump has announced that she won ’ t be attending tonight ’ s Donald Trump campaign rally , due to what she describes as a “ lingering cough ” and an “ abundance of caution.
” We wish her well with her health , but this raises a number of questions , and none of them are good for her or her husband .
First , this means that seventeen days after testing positive for coronavirus , Melania still has symptoms .
This raises concerns that she could be what ’ s commonly referred to as a “ long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stick around long term .
It ’ s also notable that she ’ s canceling her appearance at this event after having previously confirmed it , raising questions about what ’ s changed .
Moreover , if Melania is still sick with coronavirus and she had a more mild case to begin with , are we really supposed to believe that Donald Trump – who was so sick he was hospitalized and given three different experimental treatments – is somehow fully recovered ?
Just what are Donald ’ s doctors doing to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health ?
There ’ s also the possibility that Melania simply decided she didn ’ t want to attend this event , which we wouldn ’ t blame her for .
But if that ’ s the case , it would suggest that she ’ s trying to distance herself even further from Donald Trump on his way to apparent defeat .

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Melania Trump has announced that she won’t be attending tonight’s Donald Trump campaign rally, due to what she describes as a “lingering cough” and an “abundance of caution.” We wish her well with her health, but this raises a number of questions, and none of them are good for her or her husband.
First, this means that seventeen days after testing positive for coronavirus, Melania still has symptoms. This raises concerns that she could be what’s commonly referred to as a “long hauler” – someone whose coronavirus symptoms stick around long term. It’s also notable that she’s canceling her appearance at this event after having previously confirmed it, raising questions about what’s changed.
Moreover, if Melania is still sick with coronavirus and she had a more mild case to begin with, are we really supposed to believe that Donald Trump – who was so sick he was hospitalized and given three different experimental treatments – is somehow fully recovered? Just what are Donald’s doctors doing to try to mask the true state of his health?
There’s also the possibility that Melania simply decided she didn’t want to attend this event, which we wouldn’t blame her for. But if that’s the case, it would suggest that she’s trying to distance herself even further from Donald Trump on his way to apparent defeat.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump bails in the middle of his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl

With just fourteen days to go and a fairly large deficit in the polls to make up , Donald Trump is running out of opportunities to reach a mainstream audience and change minds .
It looks like Trump just blew up one of those opportunities , as his scheduled 60 Minutes interview has dissolved into chaos .
Kaitlan Collins of CNN says that Donald Trump “ abruptly ended ” his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl today , and then blew off what was supposed to have been a joint interview with Stahl and Mike Pence .
Shortly after this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Stahl , and added “ Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me .
Much more to come.
” It ’ s not yet clear why Trump decided to blow up the interview .
Was this all a premeditated stunt , so he could try to scandalize the entire thing ?
Or did he merely get frustrated because the interview was going poorly for him ?
Trump ’ s behavior has become so much more deranged and unhinged than usual over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to parse what he thinks he ’ s doing at this point .
But this development certainly won ’ t play well for him .
And of course 60 Minutes has the video footage of whatever went down .

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With just fourteen days to go and a fairly large deficit in the polls to make up, Donald Trump is running out of opportunities to reach a mainstream audience and change minds. It looks like Trump just blew up one of those opportunities, as his scheduled 60 Minutes interview has dissolved into chaos.
Kaitlan Collins of CNN says that Donald Trump “abruptly ended” his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl today, and then blew off what was supposed to have been a joint interview with Stahl and Mike Pence. Shortly after this, Trump tweeted a brief video clip of Stahl, and added “Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come.”
It’s not yet clear why Trump decided to blow up the interview. Was this all a premeditated stunt, so he could try to scandalize the entire thing? Or did he merely get frustrated because the interview was going poorly for him? Trump’s behavior has become so much more deranged and unhinged than usual over the past several days, it’s difficult to parse what he thinks he’s doing at this point. But this development certainly won’t play well for him. And of course 60 Minutes has the video footage of whatever went down.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Doug Jones might have a shot after all

Doug Jones might have a shot after all

While a number of Senate seats once thought to be easily winnable by Republicans are now suddenly competitive , one of the harder seats for Democrats to keep has always been Sen. Doug Jones ’ seat in Alabama , since he won by just a slight margin during the 2017 special election to replace Jeff Sessions ’ seat , and the state is pretty solid red , one of the few places where Donald Trump has a solid double digit lead .
However , there are some reasons for Doug Jones to stay optimistic .
He ’ s got a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an incumbency advantage and a few polls are showing him within striking distance of his opponent , Tommy Tuberville .
Although Tuberville is a popular former football coach , he ’ s not without baggage that could hurt his chances .
First , Palmer Report wrote about an opioid scandal that involved Tuberville when he was still a primary candidate for senate , but now , he ’ s got one even worse .
Tuberville runs an organization that claims to provide aid to veterans – but newly released tax records show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the $ 40,000 it raised , suggesting that he ’ s running a scam .
This hasn ’ t gone unnoticed by Jones ’ campaign , which released a statement : “ Maybe the veterans got short-changed because Tommy wanted to run for governor or the Senate .
This is not public service .
He is not a public servant .
This is just someone that ’ s doing this for his own benefit .
He ’ s the swamp that ’ s taking care of it itself.
” They said what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is surprisingly reminiscent of the guy in the White House he aspires to be , and unfortunately , begging for help from Trump may not go over well , as it could just draw further national attention to Trump ’ s own charity scandals at the worst possible time .
There ’ s still a possibility that Jones could win this , and that Democrats could win anywhere across the country – provided we do all we can to boost turnout and vote by November 3 .

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While a number of Senate seats once thought to be easily winnable by Republicans are now suddenly competitive, one of the harder seats for Democrats to keep has always been Sen. Doug Jones’ seat in Alabama, since he won by just a slight margin during the 2017 special election to replace Jeff Sessions’ seat, and the state is pretty solid red, one of the few places where Donald Trump has a solid double digit lead.
However, there are some reasons for Doug Jones to stay optimistic. He’s got a reasonably high favorability rating among his constituents, an incumbency advantage and a few polls are showing him within striking distance of his opponent, Tommy Tuberville. Although Tuberville is a popular former football coach, he’s not without baggage that could hurt his chances. First, Palmer Report wrote about an opioid scandal that involved Tuberville when he was still a primary candidate for senate, but now, he’s got one even worse.
Tuberville runs an organization that claims to provide aid to veterans – but newly released tax records show that it only paid out $5,000 of the $40,000 it raised, suggesting that he’s running a scam. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by Jones’ campaign, which released a statement: “Maybe the veterans got short-changed because Tommy wanted to run for governor or the Senate. This is not public service. He is not a public servant. This is just someone that’s doing this for his own benefit. He’s the swamp that’s taking care of it itself.”
They said what we’re all thinking. Tuberville is surprisingly reminiscent of the guy in the White House he aspires to be, and unfortunately, begging for help from Trump may not go over well, as it could just draw further national attention to Trump’s own charity scandals at the worst possible time. There’s still a possibility that Jones could win this, and that Democrats could win anywhere across the country – provided we do all we can to boost turnout and vote by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Barking at the moon

Barking at the moon

After the debate commission announced on Monday evening that it would mute the candidates whenever it ’ s not their turn to speak , Donald Trump didn ’ t respond on Twitter , but his campaign issued a juvenile statement confirming that Trump will still participate .
We ’ ll see if that changes , and how many times he end up flip flopping .
But considering Trump ’ s rapidly unraveling psychological condition , such a debate would unwatchable with or without this new rule .
At this point it ’ s not unrealistic to imagine a scenario in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump doesn ’ t like , and Trump tries to interrupt only to remember that his mic has been cut , and instead begins screaming at Biden from twelve feet away , in the hope that his voice gets picked up by Biden ’ s mic .
At that point you ’ d have to imagine the debate would abruptly end , and so in effect would Trump ’ s candidacy .
But when you consider that Trump has spent the past week threatening to shave his head , dancing like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country if he loses , are we really expecting him to be able to play by the debate rules for two full hours ?
At this point , this guy is barking at the moon .

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After the debate commission announced on Monday evening that it would mute the candidates whenever it’s not their turn to speak, Donald Trump didn’t respond on Twitter, but his campaign issued a juvenile statement confirming that Trump will still participate. We’ll see if that changes, and how many times he end up flip flopping. But considering Trump’s rapidly unraveling psychological condition, such a debate would unwatchable with or without this new rule.
At this point it’s not unrealistic to imagine a scenario in which Joe Biden is giving an answer that Donald Trump doesn’t like, and Trump tries to interrupt only to remember that his mic has been cut, and instead begins screaming at Biden from twelve feet away, in the hope that his voice gets picked up by Biden’s mic.
At that point you’d have to imagine the debate would abruptly end, and so in effect would Trump’s candidacy. But when you consider that Trump has spent the past week threatening to shave his head, dancing like an idiot, and threatening to flee the country if he loses, are we really expecting him to be able to play by the debate rules for two full hours? At this point, this guy is barking at the moon.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump’s final distraction

Donald Trump’s final distraction

Who remembers the hordes of immigrants marching north from Central America in 2018 ?
No ?
You mean , you don ’ t recall when Donald Trump sent US troops to the U.S.-Mexican border to stave off the millions of armed MS-13 thugs who were angrily marching north to sell drugs , rape women and kill families ?
In a daily diet of lies , scandals and impeachable outrages , I wouldn ’ t blame you if you ’ d forgotten .
I only bring it up just now because that little piece of Republican-led pearl-clutching and scare-mongering totally evaporated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as soon as the 2018 election ended .
It was a fiction created to frighten you and get you to vote Republican .
I guess it didn ’ t work .
But in the same fashion , watch the Hunter Biden laptop and email “ scandal ” disappear from the face of the earth on November 4th , 2020 , the day after the presidential election .
Win or lose it will cease to be of any value to Republicans , and they will shamelessly abandon their phoney , outrage-signalling , counterfeit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election is over .
Just like they did with their “ hordes of immigrants ” scare in 2018 .
Meanwhile Donald Trump Jr , the chinless dauphin and error apparent , continues to hype this tired but familiar “ but his emails ” nonsense every five minutes on Twitter with inanities such as : Better yet , imagine what America would be like if Donald Trump and the pirate ship we call the Trump administration took coronavirus seriously .
While Europe is heading for its second , relatively minor spike in COVID cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its third major spike , each an order of magnitude larger than the previous .
By all appearances this one will culminate with at least 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day .
That could be a leading indicator which might mean a September 11th number of American deaths from COVID-19 every day .
Let us also not forget that Hunter Biden is a human being , a non-politician who did absolutely nothing wrong .
One can only imagine the hell that is his life just now .
His is a life that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family and the Republican Party are happy to obliterate in order to continue to cling to power .
The good news for Hunter Biden is this nonsense will all disappear on November fourth .
The bad news is his personal reputation has probably been destroyed for life .
Hunter Biden should expect no apologies from the empathy-free Republicans , because accepting responsibility for their crimes is not a Republican trait .
They ’ ll only “ get it ” if it ever happens to them or one of their own , and only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As for Donald Trump , he will insist that Hunter is a “ horrible person ” right up to the day they drag him off to prison and beyond .
Trump never apologizes because in his mind he never makes a mistake .
Meanwhile , as I write this , 225,222 are dead from coronavirus .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
So let ’ s rise up and vote him out of office and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Who remembers the hordes of immigrants marching north from Central America in 2018? No? You mean, you don’t recall when Donald Trump sent US troops to the U.S.-Mexican border to stave off the millions of armed MS-13 thugs who were angrily marching north to sell drugs, rape women and kill families? In a daily diet of lies, scandals and impeachable outrages, I wouldn’t blame you if you’d forgotten.
I only bring it up just now because that little piece of Republican-led pearl-clutching and scare-mongering totally evaporated, never to be heard about again, as soon as the 2018 election ended. It was a fiction created to frighten you and get you to vote Republican. I guess it didn’t work.
But in the same fashion, watch the Hunter Biden laptop and email “scandal” disappear from the face of the earth on November 4th, 2020, the day after the presidential election. Win or lose it will cease to be of any value to Republicans, and they will shamelessly abandon their phoney, outrage-signalling, counterfeit fraud of a nontroversy the minute the election is over. Just like they did with their “hordes of immigrants” scare in 2018.
Meanwhile Donald Trump Jr, the chinless dauphin and error apparent, continues to hype this tired but familiar “but his emails” nonsense every five minutes on Twitter with inanities such as:
“The emails are real and Joe Biden is compromised.
Imagine how much more there is? Imagine what we would find if the media attempted to even look!!! #JoeKnew”
Better yet, imagine what America would be like if Donald Trump and the pirate ship we call the Trump administration took coronavirus seriously. While Europe is heading for its second, relatively minor spike in COVID cases, the United States is headed for its third major spike, each an order of magnitude larger than the previous. By all appearances this one will culminate with at least 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day. That could be a leading indicator which might mean a September 11th number of American deaths from COVID-19 every day.
Let us also not forget that Hunter Biden is a human being, a non-politician who did absolutely nothing wrong. One can only imagine the hell that is his life just now. His is a life that Donald Trump, members of Trump’s family and the Republican Party are happy to obliterate in order to continue to cling to power. The good news for Hunter Biden is this nonsense will all disappear on November fourth. The bad news is his personal reputation has probably been destroyed for life.
Hunter Biden should expect no apologies from the empathy-free Republicans, because accepting responsibility for their crimes is not a Republican trait. They’ll only “get it” if it ever happens to them or one of their own, and only then if they make the connection. As for Donald Trump, he will insist that Hunter is a “horrible person” right up to the day they drag him off to prison and beyond. Trump never apologizes because in his mind he never makes a mistake. Meanwhile, as I write this, 225,222 are dead from coronavirus.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. So let’s rise up and vote him out of office and safely into prison. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--No wonder Donald Trump is unraveling

No wonder Donald Trump is unraveling

Polls schmolls .
We know how the polling turned out in 2016 .
Nearly every poll showed Hillary Clinton ahead , and how did that go ?
Though she won the popular vote , she lost the electoral college , which many would just as soon see abolished .
So , why should we rely on the polls showing Biden ahead of Trump ?
We can not necessarily rely on them , but they are fairly telling .
CNN ’ s Harry Enten explains how these polls work .
He cautions that this race is not over , and Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hat he needs to wear and win .
Enten breaks it down for us in his latest analysis of the polls , heavily focusing on the “ red states ” that Trump won in 2016 .
As Palmer Report shared last week , the latest Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters in Georgia revealed Biden up 51 % to Trump ’ s 44 % .
Even considering the margin of error , Georgia could well be outside of Trump ’ s reach .
Over 1.4 million in Georgia have already voted , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of State reported that this is a 134 % increase over voting at this same phase in the 2016 election .
Voters in Georgia are obviously highly motivated .
Even if that motivation is to rid the nation of Trump , it does not matter .
Kamala Harris has brought strength to the Biden campaign , and many are motivated because of her .
Enten compares the polls in 2016 to the 2020 polls based on Biden ’ s lead over Clinton .
On average , Biden leads by 10 points nationwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 , the polls showed her up 3 to 4 points , which is the margin by which she won .
When Enten takes away Biden ’ s 8-point lead over Clinton , he comes up with Biden winning the following states : Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , and Florida .
He shows the following states just outside the margin of error ( less Biden ’ s lead over Clinton ) : Arizona and Florida and those that fall within , North Carolina , Georgia , and Iowa .
Enten ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ohio and Trump leading by 2 in Texas .
Someone must be explaining these numbers to Trump , as he has become increasingly unhinged .
Likely the worst person he could have chosen to attack is Dr. Anthony Fauci .
Trump is making outlandish claims about Dr. Fauci while simultaneously knocking Biden for following science .
Trump called Dr. Fauci and other health officials “ idiots , ” according to CNN , and “ declared the country ready to move forward ” from coronavirus .
Several health officials have already referred to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ darkest days ” under coronavirus , yet Trump claims that had Fauci been in charge , more than half a million people would be dead .
Seriously , Trump ?
Likely , had Fauci been in charge , 220,000+ would not be dead .
Trump is desperate , and in his twisted mind , he will be helped by his unhinged behavior .
Interestingly , people apparently buy into his nonsense and continue to vote for him .
They must be as twisted , delusional , and crazy as “ president ” @ @ @

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Polls schmolls. We know how the polling turned out in 2016. Nearly every poll showed Hillary Clinton ahead, and how did that go? Though she won the popular vote, she lost the electoral college, which many would just as soon see abolished. So, why should we rely on the polls showing Biden ahead of Trump? We cannot necessarily rely on them, but they are fairly telling. CNN’s Harry Enten explains how these polls work. He cautions that this race is not over, and Trump could still pull something out of the hat he needs to wear and win. Enten breaks it down for us in his latest analysis of the polls, heavily focusing on the “red states” that Trump won in 2016.
As Palmer Report shared last week, the latest Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters in Georgia revealed Biden up 51% to Trump’s 44%. Even considering the margin of error, Georgia could well be outside of Trump’s reach. Over 1.4 million in Georgia have already voted, which is extremely atypical. Georgia’s Secretary of State reported that this is a 134% increase over voting at this same phase in the 2016 election. Voters in Georgia are obviously highly motivated. Even if that motivation is to rid the nation of Trump, it does not matter. Kamala Harris has brought strength to the Biden campaign, and many are motivated because of her.
Enten compares the polls in 2016 to the 2020 polls based on Biden’s lead over Clinton. On average, Biden leads by 10 points nationwide. When Clinton won the popular vote in 2016, the polls showed her up 3 to 4 points, which is the margin by which she won. When Enten takes away Biden’s 8-point lead over Clinton, he comes up with Biden winning the following states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He shows the following states just outside the margin of error (less Biden’s lead over Clinton): Arizona and Florida and those that fall within, North Carolina, Georgia, and Iowa. Enten’s comparison shows the candidates tied in Ohio and Trump leading by 2 in Texas. Someone must be explaining these numbers to Trump, as he has become increasingly unhinged. Likely the worst person he could have chosen to attack is Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Trump is making outlandish claims about Dr. Fauci while simultaneously knocking Biden for following science. Trump called Dr. Fauci and other health officials “idiots,” according to CNN, and “declared the country ready to move forward” from coronavirus. Several health officials have already referred to the coming 6 to 12 months as our “darkest days” under coronavirus, yet Trump claims that had Fauci been in charge, more than half a million people would be dead. Seriously, Trump? Likely, had Fauci been in charge, 220,000+ would not be dead.
Trump is desperate, and in his twisted mind, he will be helped by his unhinged behavior. Interestingly, people apparently buy into his nonsense and continue to vote for him. They must be as twisted, delusional, and crazy as “president” Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--This is turning into pandemonium

This is turning into pandemonium

There is less reason than ever to believe that Donald Trump will win the election .
He ’ s running out of time .
He ’ s running out of last ditch schemes .
He ’ s also running out of marbles .
But Trump ’ s deteriorating behavior means there ’ s more reason than ever that we must vote Trump out of office .
In the past twenty-four hours alone , Donald Trump has publicly confessed to a campaign quid pro quo with Exxon , which Exxon now insists never happened .
He ’ s called a reporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report on his latest phony conspiracy theory .
He ’ s condemned the Attorney General for not arresting his adversaries .
He ’ s called Dr. Fauci an “ idiot ” and mocked him for how he throws a baseball .
And that ’ s just the short list .
This man is blatantly unraveling in front of our eyes .
We can talk about whether it ’ s the stress , or if he ’ s on drugs , or what .
But the bottom line is that his behavior is shifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he took off his clothes and went naked crowd surfing at his next rally , you ’ d only be half surprised .
Now that the Supreme Court and the debate commission have both just ruled against Donald Trump on major election-related matters , you have to wonder if this bad news will only further accelerate his spiraling .
This is turning into pandemonium – and all we can do is drive voter turnout in historic numbers to make sure the madness ends soon .

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There is less reason than ever to believe that Donald Trump will win the election. He’s running out of time. He’s running out of last ditch schemes. He’s also running out of marbles. But Trump’s deteriorating behavior means there’s more reason than ever that we must vote Trump out of office.
In the past twenty-four hours alone, Donald Trump has publicly confessed to a campaign quid pro quo with Exxon, which Exxon now insists never happened. He’s called a reporter a “criminal” for refusing to report on his latest phony conspiracy theory. He’s condemned the Attorney General for not arresting his adversaries. He’s called Dr. Fauci an “idiot” and mocked him for how he throws a baseball. And that’s just the short list.
This man is blatantly unraveling in front of our eyes. We can talk about whether it’s the stress, or if he’s on drugs, or what. But the bottom line is that his behavior is shifting further away from rational by the hour. If he took off his clothes and went naked crowd surfing at his next rally, you’d only be half surprised.
Now that the Supreme Court and the debate commission have both just ruled against Donald Trump on major election-related matters, you have to wonder if this bad news will only further accelerate his spiraling. This is turning into pandemonium – and all we can do is drive voter turnout in historic numbers to make sure the madness ends soon.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump whines like a baby as he sees it all slipping away from him

Donald Trump is fighting for his life .
He ’ s on track to lose the election in two weeks , and if he does , he ’ ll lose his presidency , his assets , and his freedom , as he rots in prison for the rest of his miserable days .
Even as Trump goes through the motions of campaigning , he keeps giving away how sorry he feels for himself as it all slips away .
On Tuesday evening , Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Erie , Pennsylvania .
This is notable because Trump won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s clearly worried about losing it .
Even though his approval rating has been lousy the entire time he ’ s been in office , and he ’ s been well behind Joe Biden in the polls for the entirety of this election cycle , Trump is trying to convince himself that he somehow had reelection sewn up until the coronavirus crisis happened .
During his speech , Trump openly whined about having to visit Erie , saying “ I mean , I have to be honest : there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t have to.
” Imagine standing in front of a crowd of people and asking them to vote for you , while also whining about how you didn ’ t want to have to come beg them for their votes .
It ’ s not exactly an effective campaigning tool .
It ’ s also just so sadly self-pitying .
Let ’ s vote this guy out in record numbers on November 3rd !

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Donald Trump is fighting for his life. He’s on track to lose the election in two weeks, and if he does, he’ll lose his presidency, his assets, and his freedom, as he rots in prison for the rest of his miserable days. Even as Trump goes through the motions of campaigning, he keeps giving away how sorry he feels for himself as it all slips away.
On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. This is notable because Trump won Erie County in 2016, but now he’s clearly worried about losing it. Even though his approval rating has been lousy the entire time he’s been in office, and he’s been well behind Joe Biden in the polls for the entirety of this election cycle, Trump is trying to convince himself that he somehow had reelection sewn up until the coronavirus crisis happened.
During his speech, Trump openly whined about having to visit Erie, saying “I mean, I have to be honest: there’s no way I was coming. I didn’t have to.” Imagine standing in front of a crowd of people and asking them to vote for you, while also whining about how you didn’t want to have to come beg them for their votes. It’s not exactly an effective campaigning tool. It’s also just so sadly self-pitying. Let’s vote this guy out in record numbers on November 3rd!
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Unhinged Sean Hannity begins stalking Joe Biden’s house

In the real world , Joe Biden is currently hunkered down and focusing on preparations for this Thursday ’ s @ @ @ @ @ candidate would be .
But in the hallucinatory fantasy land that is Trumpland , Biden @ @ @ @ @ ” because he ’ s so afraid of the imaginary Hunter Biden scandal .
Just @ @ @ @ @ minds are Trump ’ s remaining apologists ?
Fox News host Sean Hannity appears to @ @ @ @ @ outside Joe Biden ’ s Delaware home , just so he can stalk Biden : @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , Donald Trump Jr , and others in Trumpland behaving in increasingly unhinged @ @ @ @ @ and they fear losing everything .
Now it looks like we can add Sean Hannity @ @ @ @ @ acolytes who are falling to pieces as Trump circles the drain .

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In the real world, Joe Biden is currently hunkered down and focusing on preparations for this Thursday’s debate, as any reasonable candidate would be. But in the hallucinatory fantasy land that is Trumpland, Biden is currently “in hiding” because he’s so afraid of the imaginary Hunter Biden scandal.
Just how far out of their minds are Trump’s remaining apologists? Fox News host Sean Hannity appears to have a camera crew parked outside Joe Biden’s Delaware home, just so he can stalk Biden:
Hannity has a camera outside of Joes house right now watching it…wow who watches his show!! Joe call the cops! pic.twitter.com/9RU9nJNcgK — Andrew (@TheRealAndrew_) October 21, 2020
We’re already watching Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, and others in Trumpland behaving in increasingly unhinged fashion as election day approaches and they fear losing everything. Now it looks like we can add Sean Hannity to the list of Trump acolytes who are falling to pieces as Trump circles the drain.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Should have seen this coming

Should have seen this coming

– Donald Trump has always been a deranged , cruel , vindictive small-minded prick , even though most of his life has gone the way he wanted ( money , fame , power ) .
It ’ s not surprising that he ’ s becoming an even more deranged prick now that things are decidedly not going his way .
Should have seen it coming .
– When Trump recently began baselessly insisting that Joe and Hunter Biden had a secret Chinese bank account , we should have known it was because he sensed that the media was about to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank account .
Trump is never not projecting .
– If Trump can ’ t even get through a 60 Minutes interview without blowing up and storming out , how is he going to make it through a debate without completely blowing his lid ?
At this point there ’ s probably a 50-50 chance he storms out of the debate before it ’ s over .
That is if he even shows up at all .
– Tweet of the day , from Joe Biden : “ A few weeks ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joanne when I was in her neighborhood in Pittsburgh .
It was a great conversation .
Friendship , empathy , kindness , and compassion — I think we could all learn a thing or two from her and her husband ’ s example .
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– Donald Trump has always been a deranged, cruel, vindictive small-minded prick, even though most of his life has gone the way he wanted (money, fame, power). It’s not surprising that he’s becoming an even more deranged prick now that things are decidedly not going his way. Should have seen it coming.
– When Trump recently began baselessly insisting that Joe and Hunter Biden had a secret Chinese bank account, we should have known it was because he sensed that the media was about to expose his own very real secret Chinese bank account. Trump is never not projecting.
– If Trump can’t even get through a 60 Minutes interview without blowing up and storming out, how is he going to make it through a debate without completely blowing his lid? At this point there’s probably a 50-50 chance he storms out of the debate before it’s over. That is if he even shows up at all.
– Tweet of the day, from Joe Biden: “A few weeks ago, I spoke to Mr. Rogers’ wife Joanne when I was in her neighborhood in Pittsburgh. It was a great conversation. Friendship, empathy, kindness, and compassion — I think we could all learn a thing or two from her and her husband’s example.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Eric Trump posts idiotic tweet, deletes it

There has been plenty of argument about which of Donald Trump ’ s adult sons is dumber than the other .
Mary Trump recently said in an interview that Donald Trump Jr is the dumbest one , and his recent public appearances would certainly seem to support that .
But Eric Trump has long been perceived by the general public as the dumb one , and he seems intent on claiming that title .
Days ago , Eric Trump tweeted a photo of a fairly large house and asked how Joe Biden could afford it on his Senator salary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t belong to Biden , and of course Biden hasn ’ t been a Senator since 2008 .
Now Eric has topped that by tweeting a fake photoshopped picture of Ice Cube and 50 Cent wearing Trump hats , which he ’ s since deleted .
It raises the question of whether Eric Trump is tweeting these things because he ’ s too stupid to understand that they ’ re fake , or because he ’ s too stupid to understand that he ’ s going to get called out for tweeting fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants to prove that he ’ s at least as dumb as his older brother .

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There has been plenty of argument about which of Donald Trump’s adult sons is dumber than the other. Mary Trump recently said in an interview that Donald Trump Jr is the dumbest one, and his recent public appearances would certainly seem to support that. But Eric Trump has long been perceived by the general public as the dumb one, and he seems intent on claiming that title.
Days ago, Eric Trump tweeted a photo of a fairly large house and asked how Joe Biden could afford it on his Senator salary. But the house in question didn’t belong to Biden, and of course Biden hasn’t been a Senator since 2008. Now Eric has topped that by tweeting a fake photoshopped picture of Ice Cube and 50 Cent wearing Trump hats, which he’s since deleted.
It raises the question of whether Eric Trump is tweeting these things because he’s too stupid to understand that they’re fake, or because he’s too stupid to understand that he’s going to get called out for tweeting fake images. Either way, Eric sure wants to prove that he’s at least as dumb as his older brother.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump just tipped off how badly he’s panicking about losing

With two weeks to go , Donald Trump is clearly on track to lose the election .
But is he really losing as badly as we all think he is ?
Does he have a secret plan up his sleeve that has him confident about his prospects ?
As it turns out , the answer is a very clear “ no.
” When Donald Trump went on Fox News this morning and demanded that Attorney General Bill Barr appoint someone to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and Hunter Biden , it was a reprehensible and criminal abuse of power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of panicked desperation .
Even if Barr did appoint someone to run a probe , it would take several months before even preliminary findings would surface .
Trump has two weeks .
One surefire sign of desperation is when you begin frantically demanding that the people around you carry out magical solutions , without realizing or caring that the things you ’ re asking for are literally impossible .
With two weeks to go , Donald Trump has reached that point of desperation .
He thinks he ’ s likely to lose .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove him right by turning out to vote in overwhelming numbers .

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With two weeks to go, Donald Trump is clearly on track to lose the election. But is he really losing as badly as we all think he is? Does he have a secret plan up his sleeve that has him confident about his prospects? As it turns out, the answer is a very clear “no.”
When Donald Trump went on Fox News this morning and demanded that Attorney General Bill Barr appoint someone to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, it was a reprehensible and criminal abuse of power. But it was also a sign of panicked desperation. Even if Barr did appoint someone to run a probe, it would take several months before even preliminary findings would surface. Trump has two weeks.
One surefire sign of desperation is when you begin frantically demanding that the people around you carry out magical solutions, without realizing or caring that the things you’re asking for are literally impossible. With two weeks to go, Donald Trump has reached that point of desperation. He thinks he’s likely to lose. Now it’s our job to prove him right by turning out to vote in overwhelming numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--What happened to Bill Barr?

What happened to Bill Barr?

Ever since the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak began , Attorney General Bill Barr has been almost completely out of sight .
Apart from one low key appearance a week ago , Barr has been missing in action .
This has come even as Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Barr in public , talked about firing him , and complained that Barr isn ’ t arresting Trump ’ s adversaries .
Then came tonight ’ s FBI joint press conference about foreign interference in the election .
We suspect that the surreal press conference was a compromise between Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to play up the notion that Iran is meddling against Trump , and respectable FBI Director Chris Wray , who wanted to play up the well documented fact that Russia is meddling on behalf of Trump .
The whole thing was odd enough , but the real question is this : where was Bill Barr ?
The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the FBI just held a joint press briefing on primetime national television .
It would seem almost a given that the Attorney General would also be there – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be found .
It doesn ’ t appear that Bill Barr is on his deathbed or anything .
If he ’ s healthy enough to pop up at a roundtable in Albuquerque , then he ’ s presumably healthy enough to have participated in today ’ s FBI press conference .
Instead , it appears Barr is making the calculated move to lie low during the final days of the election , even as Donald Trump whines about how Barr isn ’ t doing the things that he wants Barr to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?

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Ever since the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak began, Attorney General Bill Barr has been almost completely out of sight. Apart from one low key appearance a week ago, Barr has been missing in action. This has come even as Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Barr in public, talked about firing him, and complained that Barr isn’t arresting Trump’s adversaries.
Then came tonight’s FBI joint press conference about foreign interference in the election. We suspect that the surreal press conference was a compromise between Trump’s stooge John Ratcliffe, who wanted to play up the notion that Iran is meddling against Trump, and respectable FBI Director Chris Wray, who wanted to play up the well documented fact that Russia is meddling on behalf of Trump. The whole thing was odd enough, but the real question is this: where was Bill Barr?
The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the FBI just held a joint press briefing on primetime national television. It would seem almost a given that the Attorney General would also be there – and yet Bill Barr was still nowhere to be found.
It doesn’t appear that Bill Barr is on his deathbed or anything. If he’s healthy enough to pop up at a roundtable in Albuquerque, then he’s presumably healthy enough to have participated in today’s FBI press conference. Instead, it appears Barr is making the calculated move to lie low during the final days of the election, even as Donald Trump whines about how Barr isn’t doing the things that he wants Barr to do. What’s going on here?
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Michael Cohen explains why Donald Trump isn’t even bothering

Newly released campaign finance disclosures reveal that not only is Donald Trump ’ s campaign alarmingly low on cash , Trump himself has only donated a total of eight thousand dollars to his dying campaign – a far cry from the hundred million dollars he publicly vowed to give his campaign if it became necessary .
Michael Cohen is now spelling out on Twitter why Donald Trump isn ’ t even bothering to try to float his campaign : “ there is no liquidity , and he knows he is going to lose .
He ’ s thinking to himself…why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This furthers our belief that Donald Trump has no cash on hand and no way to get any cash – meaning he ’ s effectively broke .
It helps explain why he ’ s spent so much time focusing on so many comparatively small dollar schemes and scams since taking office : he ’ s always trying to stave off bankruptcy for another day .
It ’ s also notable that Michael Cohen believes Donald Trump is expecting to lose .
It would help explain why Trump ’ s behavior has reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past week , ranging from unhinged dancing , to threatening to flee the country if he loses .
Of course Trump will only lose if we turn out and vote in expected numbers , so let ’ s get to work !

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Newly released campaign finance disclosures reveal that not only is Donald Trump’s campaign alarmingly low on cash, Trump himself has only donated a total of eight thousand dollars to his dying campaign – a far cry from the hundred million dollars he publicly vowed to give his campaign if it became necessary.
Michael Cohen is now spelling out on Twitter why Donald Trump isn’t even bothering to try to float his campaign: “there is no liquidity, and he knows he is going to lose. He’s thinking to himself…why throw away what I have left!”
This furthers our belief that Donald Trump has no cash on hand and no way to get any cash – meaning he’s effectively broke. It helps explain why he’s spent so much time focusing on so many comparatively small dollar schemes and scams since taking office: he’s always trying to stave off bankruptcy for another day.
It’s also notable that Michael Cohen believes Donald Trump is expecting to lose. It would help explain why Trump’s behavior has reached a new level of erraticism over the past week, ranging from unhinged dancing, to threatening to flee the country if he loses. Of course Trump will only lose if we turn out and vote in expected numbers, so let’s get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--The real story behind that bizarre FBI press conference about Iran and Russia

Just now the FBI held a brief primetime press conference to announce that Iran and Russia have both been caught obtaining U.S. voter registration data in order to meddle in the 2020 election .
The whole thing was surreal , and it left most viewers confused as to what they ’ d just watched .
Here ’ s what we think happened .
There is a Washington Post report that Iran may have been behind the recent intimidating emails sent to some voters that were self-identified as having been from the Proud Boys .
We ’ re not sure what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran hates Trump and would prefer that he not win , but Iran would be awfully stupid to take the risk of meddling in an election that Trump is set to lose anyway .
We ’ ll see ; the full story will come out eventually .
But it seems pretty clear that Trump instructed his compromised DNI stooge John Ratcliffe to go out there and announce that Iran was trying to rig the election against Trump .
Ratcliffe must have then concluded that the only way he could pull it off would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who still has credibility , appeared alongside him .
Our educated guess is that Wray only agreed to do so if he could use it as opportunity to sound the alarm about the very real Russian election meddling that ’ s still going on .
So we suspect we just watched a compromise between Wray and Ratcliffe .
We don ’ t expect Donald Trump to be happy , because his entire goal is always to steer suspicion away from Russia .
Instead it appears that Trump ’ s ham fisted approach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulted in Trump getting precisely the opposite result from what he was looking for

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Just now the FBI held a brief primetime press conference to announce that Iran and Russia have both been caught obtaining U.S. voter registration data in order to meddle in the 2020 election. The whole thing was surreal, and it left most viewers confused as to what they’d just watched.
Here’s what we think happened. There is a Washington Post report that Iran may have been behind the recent intimidating emails sent to some voters that were self-identified as having been from the Proud Boys. We’re not sure what to make of this report, as Iran hates Trump and would prefer that he not win, but Iran would be awfully stupid to take the risk of meddling in an election that Trump is set to lose anyway. We’ll see; the full story will come out eventually.
But it seems pretty clear that Trump instructed his compromised DNI stooge John Ratcliffe to go out there and announce that Iran was trying to rig the election against Trump. Ratcliffe must have then concluded that the only way he could pull it off would be if FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still has credibility, appeared alongside him. Our educated guess is that Wray only agreed to do so if he could use it as opportunity to sound the alarm about the very real Russian election meddling that’s still going on.
So we suspect we just watched a compromise between Wray and Ratcliffe. We don’t expect Donald Trump to be happy, because his entire goal is always to steer suspicion away from Russia. Instead it appears that Trump’s ham fisted approach, and the bumbling nature of Ratcliffe, resulted in Trump getting precisely the opposite result from what he was looking for
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump’s milkshake debacle

Donald Trump’s milkshake debacle

In the final stretch of the election , we ’ ve seen Donald Trump call for his opponent to be arrested , publicly attack Lesley Stahl and Dr. Fauci after trying to push a baseless conspiracy theory that got no traction in the media , learned that he ’ s indebted to China , and saw him pick a fight with the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates .
It ’ s only Wednesday and yet Trump has decided to create all new scandals for himself on top of the other ones coming to light , and we can only imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s something that went unnoticed when it was reported this past weekend : Donald Trump was at his golf course in 2017 when he got bored during a classified briefing and decided to order a milkshake , letting waitstaff into the room while coded intel was being discussed .
It ’ s been no secret that Donald Trump doesn ’ t really like getting briefed on important things like national security – even though that tends to be a pretty big aspect of the president ’ s job , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a former CIA officer , intel agents are afraid to brief Donald Trump on Russia – for fear of how he ’ ll react , and whether or not they can actually trust him with the info , especially due to his strange infatuation with Putin .
In fact , he goes to great lengths to avoid embarrassing himself in front of Putin .
This is consistent with earlier reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel has been keeping information about Russia from even reaching Trump ’ s desk .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveals a number of disturbing actions by Russia in the years since Trump took office .
Despite his claim of being tough on Russia , that just about everyone knows is a lie , this is the clearest example of why Donald Trump is a traitor .
We need to vote him out by an overwhelming margin on November 3 .

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In the final stretch of the election, we’ve seen Donald Trump call for his opponent to be arrested, publicly attack Lesley Stahl and Dr. Fauci after trying to push a baseless conspiracy theory that got no traction in the media, learned that he’s indebted to China, and saw him pick a fight with the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. It’s only Wednesday and yet Trump has decided to create all new scandals for himself on top of the other ones coming to light, and we can only imagine how disastrous it will be.
Meanwhile, there’s something that went unnoticed when it was reported this past weekend: Donald Trump was at his golf course in 2017 when he got bored during a classified briefing and decided to order a milkshake, letting waitstaff into the room while coded intel was being discussed. It’s been no secret that Donald Trump doesn’t really like getting briefed on important things like national security – even though that tends to be a pretty big aspect of the president’s job, if not the most important one.
Now, according to a former CIA officer, intel agents are afraid to brief Donald Trump on Russia – for fear of how he’ll react, and whether or not they can actually trust him with the info, especially due to his strange infatuation with Putin. In fact, he goes to great lengths to avoid embarrassing himself in front of Putin. This is consistent with earlier reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel has been keeping information about Russia from even reaching Trump’s desk.
The interview, conducted by GQ, also reveals a number of disturbing actions by Russia in the years since Trump took office. Despite his claim of being tough on Russia, that just about everyone knows is a lie, this is the clearest example of why Donald Trump is a traitor. We need to vote him out by an overwhelming margin on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump just doesn’t have the money

It ’ s tough to say precisely where the Donald Trump 2020 campaign ’ s finances are right now , because monthly campaign filings are a lagging indicator that are three weeks old by the time they ’ re made public .
But we do know this : as of the start of October , the Trump campaign was in some pretty terrible financial shape .
And there ’ s no reason to believe things have gotten better .
During the course of September we saw one report after another of the Trump 2020 campaign canceling TV ad buys at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do this is to save money .
Yet new filings reveal that at the end of September , the Trump campaign still only had about one-third as much cash on hand as the Joe Biden campaign had .
So Trump ’ s ad spending cuts weren ’ t about trying to build up a war chest for the final days of the campaign .
Instead it was about not having enough money to begin with .
The Trump campaign is still canceling TV ad buys in key swing states as recently as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t gotten any better .
Trump recently got a $ 75 million donation from Sheldon Adelson , and his Orange County fundraiser last week likely brought in a decent haul .
But when you consider that the Biden campaign is raising about $ 75 million per week through normal fundraising channels , it ’ s easy to see why Trump just can ’ t keep up .
It gets even worse for Donald Trump .
It ’ s bad enough that his campaign is too broke to properly run TV ads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bail out his campaign with his own money ?
Politico says that during the entire 2020 election cycle , Trump has only donated a total of $ 8,000 to his campaign .
That ’ s not a typo .
In other words , Trump doesn ’ t have the money to bail out his campaign .

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It’s tough to say precisely where the Donald Trump 2020 campaign’s finances are right now, because monthly campaign filings are a lagging indicator that are three weeks old by the time they’re made public. But we do know this: as of the start of October, the Trump campaign was in some pretty terrible financial shape. And there’s no reason to believe things have gotten better.
During the course of September we saw one report after another of the Trump 2020 campaign canceling TV ad buys at the last minute. The only reason to do this is to save money. Yet new filings reveal that at the end of September, the Trump campaign still only had about one-third as much cash on hand as the Joe Biden campaign had. So Trump’s ad spending cuts weren’t about trying to build up a war chest for the final days of the campaign. Instead it was about not having enough money to begin with.
The Trump campaign is still canceling TV ad buys in key swing states as recently as this week, suggesting the money situation hasn’t gotten any better. Trump recently got a $75 million donation from Sheldon Adelson, and his Orange County fundraiser last week likely brought in a decent haul. But when you consider that the Biden campaign is raising about $75 million per week through normal fundraising channels, it’s easy to see why Trump just can’t keep up.
It gets even worse for Donald Trump. It’s bad enough that his campaign is too broke to properly run TV ads. But remember when he vowed to bail out his campaign with his own money? Politico says that during the entire 2020 election cycle, Trump has only donated a total of $8,000 to his campaign. That’s not a typo. In other words, Trump doesn’t have the money to bail out his campaign.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump apparently caught trying to fool Lesley Stahl with blank book during 60 Minutes debacle

We still don ’ t know why Donald Trump abruptly walked out in the middle of his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl yesterday .
CBS has all the footage of whatever went down , but we don ’ t know how much if any of it they ’ ll release before 60 Minutes airs on Sunday night .
Meanwhile Trump is trying to go on the offensive , but it ’ s not exactly working for him .
This afternoon Trump tweeted a series of images of Lesley Stahl looking at a very thick book , adding “ Kayleigh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) with some of the many things we ’ ve done for Healthcare .
Lesley had no idea !
” Here ’ s the thing though .
Andrew Solender of Forbes and others have noticed that the book appears to be blank : That ’ s right , Donald Trump not only tried to fool Lesley Stahl by presenting her with a giant book that was partly or entirely blank , he ’ s now told on himself by tweeting a photo of the blank book .
We don ’ t know if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was about the book or some other topic , but this sure isn ’ t looking good for Trump .
By Sunday night at the latest , we ’ ll see the footage of what really went down .

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We still don’t know why Donald Trump abruptly walked out in the middle of his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl yesterday. CBS has all the footage of whatever went down, but we don’t know how much if any of it they’ll release before 60 Minutes airs on Sunday night. Meanwhile Trump is trying to go on the offensive, but it’s not exactly working for him.
This afternoon Trump tweeted a series of images of Lesley Stahl looking at a very thick book, adding “Kayleigh McEnany presenting Lesley Stahl (@60Minutes) with some of the many things we’ve done for Healthcare. Lesley had no idea!” Here’s the thing though.
Andrew Solender of Forbes and others have noticed that the book appears to be blank:
That’s right, Donald Trump not only tried to fool Lesley Stahl by presenting her with a giant book that was partly or entirely blank, he’s now told on himself by tweeting a photo of the blank book. We don’t know if the blow up that ended the interview was about the book or some other topic, but this sure isn’t looking good for Trump. By Sunday night at the latest, we’ll see the footage of what really went down.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Rudy Giuliani has apparently not been texting with an Ivanka Trump impostor [UPDATED]

UPDATE , 6:22pm : Roberts now says that his purported tweets with Giuliani were “ parody ” and were not real .
Seeing how he presented the tweets as being real , and how he ’ s the vice president of the College Democrats of Indiana , we don ’ t find this particularly funny .
Original article below : Now that Rudy Giuliani has been caught with his hand down his pants in the upcoming Borat movie , could his day find a way to get even weirder ?
Apparently the answer is yes , and it helps to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s gullible mind is .
It turns out Rudy Giuliani has been texting with Ivanka Trump for awhile now… except it ’ s not really Ivanka Trump .
Nick Roberts , the vice president of the College Democrats of Indiana , apparently got ahold of Rudy ’ s cellphone numbers awhile back and began texting him , pretending to be Ivanka – and Rudy fell for it .
After today ’ s news broke , fake “ Ivanka ” texted Rudy and said , “ Is the rumor that is circulating true ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is some truth to the story , I am waiting to speak with your father about it.
” Best we can tell , these texts are real , and David Freedlander from Politico also seems to think they ’ re real .
Rachel Maddow also cited the text messages , adding “ I can ’ t even.
” So this is where we ’ re at now .
Rudy Giuliani is so far gone , he didn ’ t realize ( or didn ’ t care ) that the much younger woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided she wanted to go back to the hotel room with him , was obviously setting him up .
And now Rudy is discussing the fallout from it with an impostor that he mistakenly thinks is Ivanka Trump .
How much worse is this about to get for Rudy ?
Stay tuned .

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UPDATE, 6:22pm: Roberts now says that his purported tweets with Giuliani were “parody” and were not real. Seeing how he presented the tweets as being real, and how he’s the vice president of the College Democrats of Indiana, we don’t find this particularly funny. Original article below:
Now that Rudy Giuliani has been caught with his hand down his pants in the upcoming Borat movie, could his day find a way to get even weirder? Apparently the answer is yes, and it helps to reveal just how far gone Rudy’s gullible mind is.
It turns out Rudy Giuliani has been texting with Ivanka Trump for awhile now… except it’s not really Ivanka Trump. Nick Roberts, the vice president of the College Democrats of Indiana, apparently got ahold of Rudy’s cellphone numbers awhile back and began texting him, pretending to be Ivanka – and Rudy fell for it.
After today’s news broke, fake “Ivanka” texted Rudy and said, “Is the rumor that is circulating true?” In response Rudy texted, “There is some truth to the story, I am waiting to speak with your father about it.” Best we can tell, these texts are real, and David Freedlander from Politico also seems to think they’re real. Rachel Maddow also cited the text messages, adding “I can’t even.”
So this is where we’re at now. Rudy Giuliani is so far gone, he didn’t realize (or didn’t care) that the much younger woman who interviewed him, and then suddenly decided she wanted to go back to the hotel room with him, was obviously setting him up. And now Rudy is discussing the fallout from it with an impostor that he mistakenly thinks is Ivanka Trump. How much worse is this about to get for Rudy? Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Here we go again

Here we go again

Who remembers “ Billygate ?
” For those who don ’ t , or do so only vaguely , Billygate arose from President Jimmy Carter ’ s brother Billy Carter registering as a foreign agent to Libya , travelling to that country three times during Carter ’ s presidency ( without the President ’ s consent ) and receiving a sizable personal loan from that country .
An exasperated Jimmy Carter wrote this about the matter : I still recall the outraged Trinitarian crossings and pearl-clutchings from the Republican Right over Billygate , and the ensuing Senate investigation which led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take revenge on Democrats for Watergate .
But it ’ s not so much Billygate with which I am concerned as Carter ’ s response to it .
It wasn ’ t full of phoney outrage and gaslighting .
It wasn ’ t full of whataboutisms and bitter disavowals .
Carter didn ’ t try to filibuster with a diatribe of invective about how unfairly the Fake News had treated his brother .
Carter didn ’ t punch down against reporters asking questions about it and suggest they were criminals for doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an open confession of Billy ’ s impropriety and why Carter ’ s relationship with his brother had changed because of it .
The President ’ s duty to his country came first .
It was apologetic in tone and presidential in effect .
It was brief and contrite and magnificent .
It was how presidents used to behave .
Who still remembers when presidents used to be that way ?
Remember the days when half the people on any President ’ s staff didn ’ t share his last name ?
Remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invective and blame wasn ’ t issuing daily from the White House ?
Remember when the President of the United States never mentioned the name of a political opponent he defeated nearly four years ago ?
Remember how Barack Obama , for example , stopped talking about Mitt Romney almost immediately after the 2012 election — and virtually never spoke of him again ?
Obama certainly would have never called him “ Crooked Mitt , ” or resorted to any other similar kind of second grade playground disparagement .
What we have today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokespeople and advisors each named Trump , each parroting Donald Trump ’ s party line with the same hateful words in the same way .
There ’ s Ivanka and Eric and Lara and Donald Junior .
There ’ s Trump ’ s underqualified and arrogant son-in-law Jared Kushner .
There ’ s the chinless dauphin ’ s fatuous girlfriend , Kimberly Guilfoyle .
What they all have in common is each one plays a part in a vicious attack — entirely without evidence — on Joe Biden and Joe Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , has never worked in the White House , nor has he ever taken economic advantage of his position to the extent his nepotistic detractors have .
The irony is staggering .
Not just the irony , but the blatant hypocrisy .
These people literally do not understand the concept of shame , and why they are in all the world the most qualified to hang their heads with it .
The amount of lies and hate and deceit and vituperation that gushes incessantly and daily from this White House is nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the midst of this storm are difficult to remember .
But we used to have them .
Remember when we used to go entire weeks when we didn ’ t think of the president of the United States ?
Imagine that .
Remember when it was the President ’ s job to do his job and not constantly whine for attention , reassurance and praise ?
The way things are with this White House is not natural , it is not normal .
It needs to end .
There are a million reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president of the United States , this has been another one .
We can begin the healing in 13 days .
We can restore normality in 13 days .
They call us snowflakes , so let ’ s give them an avalanche .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Who remembers “Billygate?” For those who don’t, or do so only vaguely, Billygate arose from President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter registering as a foreign agent to Libya, travelling to that country three times during Carter’s presidency (without the President’s consent) and receiving a sizable personal loan from that country. An exasperated Jimmy Carter wrote this about the matter:
“I am deeply concerned that Billy has received funds from Libya and that he may be under obligation to Libya. These facts will govern my relationship with Billy as long as I am president. Billy has had no influence on U.S. policy or actions concerning Libya in the past, and he will have no influence in the future.”
I still recall the outraged Trinitarian crossings and pearl-clutchings from the Republican Right over Billygate, and the ensuing Senate investigation which led ultimately nowhere. It was their chance to take revenge on Democrats for Watergate.
But it’s not so much Billygate with which I am concerned as Carter’s response to it. It wasn’t full of phoney outrage and gaslighting. It wasn’t full of whataboutisms and bitter disavowals. Carter didn’t try to filibuster with a diatribe of invective about how unfairly the Fake News had treated his brother. Carter didn’t punch down against reporters asking questions about it and suggest they were criminals for doing so.
It was, instead, an open confession of Billy’s impropriety and why Carter’s relationship with his brother had changed because of it. The President’s duty to his country came first. It was apologetic in tone and presidential in effect. It was brief and contrite and magnificent. It was how presidents used to behave.
Who still remembers when presidents used to be that way? Remember the days when half the people on any President’s staff didn’t share his last name? Remember when an endless stream of bile, invective and blame wasn’t issuing daily from the White House? Remember when the President of the United States never mentioned the name of a political opponent he defeated nearly four years ago?
Remember how Barack Obama, for example, stopped talking about Mitt Romney almost immediately after the 2012 election — and virtually never spoke of him again? Obama certainly would have never called him “Crooked Mitt,” or resorted to any other similar kind of second grade playground disparagement.
What we have today instead is a parade of White House spokespeople and advisors each named Trump, each parroting Donald Trump’s party line with the same hateful words in the same way. There’s Ivanka and Eric and Lara and Donald Junior. There’s Trump’s underqualified and arrogant son-in-law Jared Kushner. There’s the chinless dauphin’s fatuous girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle. What they all have in common is each one plays a part in a vicious attack — entirely without evidence — on Joe Biden and Joe Biden’s son Hunter. Hunter, by the way, has never worked in the White House, nor has he ever taken economic advantage of his position to the extent his nepotistic detractors have.
The irony is staggering. Not just the irony, but the blatant hypocrisy. These people literally do not understand the concept of shame, and why they are in all the world the most qualified to hang their heads with it. The amount of lies and hate and deceit and vituperation that gushes incessantly and daily from this White House is nothing short of breathtaking. Sunny days in the midst of this storm are difficult to remember. But we used to have them.
Remember when we used to go entire weeks when we didn’t think of the president of the United States? Imagine that. Remember when it was the President’s job to do his job and not constantly whine for attention, reassurance and praise? The way things are with this White House is not natural, it is not normal. It needs to end.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. We can begin the healing in 13 days. We can restore normality in 13 days. They call us snowflakes, so let’s give them an avalanche. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Mary Trump calls for Donald Trump to be sent to the Hague

Donald Trump has committed so many different kinds of crimes , from money laundering to obstruction of justice to espionage , it ’ ll be difficult to figure out what to put him on trial for first once he ’ s out of office .
But Trump ’ s decision to kidnap and imprison immigrant children is the kind of crime against humanity that may require a different kind of criminal justice .
On Tuesday night NBC News reported that the Trump regime still hasn ’ t reunited 545 of the kidnapped immigrant children with their parents because it didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their parents .
This means Donald Trump has permanently kidnapped these kids .
After the news broke , Mary Trump tweeted this : “ Traversing thousands of miles of dangerous territory to seek a better life for your family in a country of immigrants should not be punished by having your children stolen from you forever .
This is evil , this is un-American , this can not stand .
# VOTE # TheHague ” “ The Hague ” is a clear reference to the International Court of Justice , where Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international law by kidnapping and imprisoning these children .
We ’ re not sure Trump will ever get to the Hague for trial , considering the prison time he ’ ll be facing in the U.S. for his crimes .
But we ’ ve nonetheless reached the point where Trump ’ s own niece is calling for him to be sent to the Hague for trial – and she ’ s right .

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Donald Trump has committed so many different kinds of crimes, from money laundering to obstruction of justice to espionage, it’ll be difficult to figure out what to put him on trial for first once he’s out of office. But Trump’s decision to kidnap and imprison immigrant children is the kind of crime against humanity that may require a different kind of criminal justice.
On Tuesday night NBC News reported that the Trump regime still hasn’t reunited 545 of the kidnapped immigrant children with their parents because it didn’t bother to keep track of their parents. This means Donald Trump has permanently kidnapped these kids.
After the news broke, Mary Trump tweeted this: “Traversing thousands of miles of dangerous territory to seek a better life for your family in a country of immigrants should not be punished by having your children stolen from you forever. This is evil, this is un-American, this cannot stand. #VOTE #TheHague”
“The Hague” is a clear reference to the International Court of Justice, where Donald Trump would go to be tried for violating international law by kidnapping and imprisoning these children. We’re not sure Trump will ever get to the Hague for trial, considering the prison time he’ll be facing in the U.S. for his crimes. But we’ve nonetheless reached the point where Trump’s own niece is calling for him to be sent to the Hague for trial – and she’s right.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Rudy Giuliani caught in compromising video

Rudy Giuliani has been unraveling in front of our eyes for awhile now , and over the past few weeks he ’ s gone into total self destruct mode with a phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal that ’ ll likely add even more years to his inevitable prison sentence .
But now Rudy has a whole new and different kind of problem .
The new Borat film shows Sacha Baron Cohen hiring a younger actress to interview and then seduce Rudy Giuliani , only for Borat to storm in an claim to be the woman ’ s father , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To be clear , this is all a setup , and the woman was not underage .
But the Guardian reports that by the time the whole thing had played out , Rudy was caught on secret camera reaching into his pants and playing with himself .
Wow , okay , we ’ re not even sure what to do with this .
This is not a story that we had on our 2020 crazy bingo card .
It ’ s not even clear that Rudy necessarily did anything illegal ; it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the actress in question Maria Bakalova is apparently in her mid-twenties ( not fifteen as the Borat character claims ) , it was in a private hotel room , and Rudy didn ’ t know he was being filmed .
But still , how can the personal attorney for the President of the United States allow himself to get tricked into such a compromising position ?
Seriously , how far gone is Rudy that he didn ’ t know this was a setup ?

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Rudy Giuliani has been unraveling in front of our eyes for awhile now, and over the past few weeks he’s gone into total self destruct mode with a phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal that’ll likely add even more years to his inevitable prison sentence. But now Rudy has a whole new and different kind of problem.
The new Borat film shows Sacha Baron Cohen hiring a younger actress to interview and then seduce Rudy Giuliani, only for Borat to storm in an claim to be the woman’s father, and to claim that the woman is underage. To be clear, this is all a setup, and the woman was not underage. But the Guardian reports that by the time the whole thing had played out, Rudy was caught on secret camera reaching into his pants and playing with himself.
Wow, okay, we’re not even sure what to do with this. This is not a story that we had on our 2020 crazy bingo card. It’s not even clear that Rudy necessarily did anything illegal; it sounds like he was being seduced, the actress in question Maria Bakalova is apparently in her mid-twenties (not fifteen as the Borat character claims), it was in a private hotel room, and Rudy didn’t know he was being filmed. But still, how can the personal attorney for the President of the United States allow himself to get tricked into such a compromising position? Seriously, how far gone is Rudy that he didn’t know this was a setup?
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump’s stooge Mark Meadows melts down as finance scandal gets even uglier

For awhile now we ’ ve wondered why Mark Meadows gave up his seat in Congress just to preside over the Donald Trump administration ’ s funeral .
Since joining Trump ’ s team , Meadows has ruined what little was left of his reputation , exposed himself to coronavirus , guaranteed he ’ ll never get his seat in Congress back , and seemingly has nothing to show for it .
But even as Meadows was melting down on television today , insisting that Donald Trump ’ s secret Chinese bank account isn ’ t weird because lots of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese bank accounts , something particularly ugly was surfacing – about Meadows .
This morning , Salon published an expose into Mark Meadows ’ campaign finance history which reveals that he ’ s apparently been spending all kinds of his House campaign money on personal expenses over the years – and that ’ s the kind of felony you go to prison for .
So it ’ s entirely plausible that Meadows took the Trump White House Chief of Staff job simply because he ’ s hoping Trump will pardon him on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s probably true for half or more of Trump ’ s top political advisers and staff .

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For awhile now we’ve wondered why Mark Meadows gave up his seat in Congress just to preside over the Donald Trump administration’s funeral. Since joining Trump’s team, Meadows has ruined what little was left of his reputation, exposed himself to coronavirus, guaranteed he’ll never get his seat in Congress back, and seemingly has nothing to show for it.
But even as Meadows was melting down on television today, insisting that Donald Trump’s secret Chinese bank account isn’t weird because lots of regular Americans supposedly operate out of secret Chinese bank accounts, something particularly ugly was surfacing – about Meadows.
This morning, Salon published an expose into Mark Meadows’ campaign finance history which reveals that he’s apparently been spending all kinds of his House campaign money on personal expenses over the years – and that’s the kind of felony you go to prison for.
So it’s entirely plausible that Meadows took the Trump White House Chief of Staff job simply because he’s hoping Trump will pardon him on the way out the door. But then that’s probably true for half or more of Trump’s top political advisers and staff.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump has whiny meltdown about the prospect of President Joe Biden

Even the ever-delusional Donald Trump seems to finally be figuring out that he ’ s on track to likely lose the election .
Over the past week he ’ s begun acting even more unhinged than usual , while doing things like threatening to flee the country if he loses .
Now Trump is outright melting down about the prospect of President Joe Biden .
Trump has a long documented history of making up phony stories in which an unnamed imaginary person tells him something that he wants to hear .
The giveaway is that in Trump ’ s story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ sir.
” Now Trump is telling a different kind of “ sir ” story at his rally tonight , and it involves Biden being called “ sir.
” Trump ’ s story involves Joe Biden becoming President , and then someone coming up to Biden and falsely giving him credit for Trump ’ s ( imaginary ) prescription drug price reductions .
Notably , in this story , the imaginary person is referring to Biden as “ sir , ” according to the intrepid Daniel Dale .
This is interesting because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking about losing the election and Joe Biden becoming President , and worrying that Biden will get credit for Trump ’ s ( nonexistent ) accomplishments .
It suggests that Trump is already thinking of his presidency in the past tense and expecting a Biden win .
Now it ’ s our job to vote in record numbers and make this happen .

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Even the ever-delusional Donald Trump seems to finally be figuring out that he’s on track to likely lose the election. Over the past week he’s begun acting even more unhinged than usual, while doing things like threatening to flee the country if he loses. Now Trump is outright melting down about the prospect of President Joe Biden.
Trump has a long documented history of making up phony stories in which an unnamed imaginary person tells him something that he wants to hear. The giveaway is that in Trump’s story, the imaginary person always calls him “sir.” Now Trump is telling a different kind of “sir” story at his rally tonight, and it involves Biden being called “sir.”
Trump’s story involves Joe Biden becoming President, and then someone coming up to Biden and falsely giving him credit for Trump’s (imaginary) prescription drug price reductions. Notably, in this story, the imaginary person is referring to Biden as “sir,” according to the intrepid Daniel Dale.
This is interesting because it points to Donald Trump now sitting around thinking about losing the election and Joe Biden becoming President, and worrying that Biden will get credit for Trump’s (nonexistent) accomplishments. It suggests that Trump is already thinking of his presidency in the past tense and expecting a Biden win. Now it’s our job to vote in record numbers and make this happen.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--The real reason Donald Trump’s secret Chinese bank account is such a nightmare for him

On Tuesday evening the New York Times revealed that one of Donald Trump ’ s companies has a secret bank account in China , and that in 2017 someone deposited $ 17 million into that account , of which Trump then took $ 15 million for himself .
The fact that Trump kept this from the public serves to underscore the notion that this money was in fact a foreign bribe .
But there ’ s an even uglier aspect to this .
Chinese banks are under the control of the Chinese government .
Considering how much the government of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dealing with the United States , it ’ s difficult to imagine that it didn ’ t know Donald Trump ’ s Chinese bank account existed .
If so , there ’ s no doubt that the government of China knows where that $ 17 million came from , and knows that Trump took $ 15 million of it for himself .
In fact China has likely known about this compromising information for the past three years – nearly the entire time it ’ s been negotiating with “ President ” Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Do we really think China didn ’ t use this dirt as leverage against Trump when it came to negotiating with the United States ?
What about all that praise that Trump publicly heaped on the Chinese government while it was dishonestly mishandling the early stages of the coronavirus ?
What about Trump ’ s subsequent decision to change course and begin using racial slurs like “ China virus ” every other day ?
Did Trump ’ s secret Chinese bank account , and the leverage available to anyone who know about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s shifts in behavior ?
Did Americans die because of Trump ’ s personal financial relationship with China ?
We don ’ t know the answers to these questions .
But we know that the answers are going to keep coming out .
And if Donald Trump loses the election , he ’ s going to end up in prison for all of this .
All we have to do is turn out and vote in record numbers , and Trump is about to be in a world of hurt .

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On Tuesday evening the New York Times revealed that one of Donald Trump’s companies has a secret bank account in China, and that in 2017 someone deposited $17 million into that account, of which Trump then took $15 million for himself. The fact that Trump kept this from the public serves to underscore the notion that this money was in fact a foreign bribe. But there’s an even uglier aspect to this.
Chinese banks are under the control of the Chinese government. Considering how much the government of China has at stake when it comes to dealing with the United States, it’s difficult to imagine that it didn’t know Donald Trump’s Chinese bank account existed. If so, there’s no doubt that the government of China knows where that $17 million came from, and knows that Trump took $15 million of it for himself.
In fact China has likely known about this compromising information for the past three years – nearly the entire time it’s been negotiating with “President” Donald Trump on trade and other international matters. Do we really think China didn’t use this dirt as leverage against Trump when it came to negotiating with the United States?
What about all that praise that Trump publicly heaped on the Chinese government while it was dishonestly mishandling the early stages of the coronavirus? What about Trump’s subsequent decision to change course and begin using racial slurs like “China virus” every other day? Did Trump’s secret Chinese bank account, and the leverage available to anyone who know about it, play a role in Trump’s shifts in behavior? Did Americans die because of Trump’s personal financial relationship with China?
We don’t know the answers to these questions. But we know that the answers are going to keep coming out. And if Donald Trump loses the election, he’s going to end up in prison for all of this. All we have to do is turn out and vote in record numbers, and Trump is about to be in a world of hurt.
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