palmerreport--2020-02-26--Donald Trump’s wacky doctor Ronny Jackson is back – and it’s more ridiculous than ever

In these dark times , it helps to laugh .
So I got a kick out of it last night when I stumbled across a Twitter parody account aimed at mocking Donald Trump ’ s former White House doctor , Ronny Jackson .
You remember him .
He famously claimed that Trump only weighed 239 pounds , and that Trump was in great cognitive shape because he could correctly identify a giraffe or something .
Then he had to resign amid a host of very ugly accusations about his personal and professional life .
Here ’ s the trouble , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parody account .
Earlier this week Joe Biden gave a speech where he quoted his old Senate campaign line .
The Republicans have since taken that quote out of context , to make it look like Biden thinks he ’ s currently running for Senate .
That ’ s when this tweet happened from what turns out to be a very real Dr. Ronny Jackson account : Are you kidding ?
Not only is Dr. Ronny Jackson back , he ’ s going out of his way to remind us – apparently with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump a hilariously fake cognitive test .
Also , Jackson is running for Congress – which is alarming considering that no one ever got to the bottom of those mainstream media reports accusing Jackson of being a drunken harasser of women who handed out pills in the Trump White House like candy .
The crazy part is that he ’ s running in an overwhelmingly Republican district where the incumbent is retiring , so this clown Ronny Jackson could actually win and end up in the House .

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In these dark times, it helps to laugh. So I got a kick out of it last night when I stumbled across a Twitter parody account aimed at mocking Donald Trump’s former White House doctor, Ronny Jackson. You remember him. He famously claimed that Trump only weighed 239 pounds, and that Trump was in great cognitive shape because he could correctly identify a giraffe or something. Then he had to resign amid a host of very ugly accusations about his personal and professional life. Here’s the trouble, though: it’s not a parody account.
Earlier this week Joe Biden gave a speech where he quoted his old Senate campaign line. The Republicans have since taken that quote out of context, to make it look like Biden thinks he’s currently running for Senate. That’s when this tweet happened from what turns out to be a very real Dr. Ronny Jackson account:
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Remember the cognitive test I gave @realDonaldTrump? The one he aced! Sounds like somebody else might need some testing done!! Scary!! https://t.co/MhantZoHIy — Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) February 25, 2020
Are you kidding? Not only is Dr. Ronny Jackson back, he’s going out of his way to remind us – apparently with a straight face – that he gave Donald Trump a hilariously fake cognitive test. Also, Jackson is running for Congress – which is alarming considering that no one ever got to the bottom of those mainstream media reports accusing Jackson of being a drunken harasser of women who handed out pills in the Trump White House like candy. The crazy part is that he’s running in an overwhelmingly Republican district where the incumbent is retiring, so this clown Ronny Jackson could actually win and end up in the House.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Joe Biden sees endorsements pour in after strong debate performance

Heading into last night ’ s Democratic primary debate , it was already public knowledge that influential Congressman Jim Clyburn @ @ @ @ @ Biden for president today .
But after Biden was named the winner of last night @ @ @ @ @ everyone from Palmer Report to former candidate Andrew Yang , we ’ re now seeing @ @ @ @ @ for Biden today .
The endorsements for Joe Biden are now pouring in : I @ @ @ @ @ heart , and his record .
Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of @ @ @ @ @ Joe .
But more importantly , he knows us .
I ’ m calling on @ @ @ @ @ JoeBiden .
Joe Biden has always been a champion for working people .
And I @ @ @ @ @ candidate who will win for working people in November .
# WeKnowJoe We need your @ @ @ @ @ the finish line .
Get involved with the campaign : https : //t.co/sl7QQCqiAx pic.twitter.com/f5aH2EGg2G

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Heading into last night’s Democratic primary debate, it was already public knowledge that influential Congressman Jim Clyburn was planning to endorse Joe Biden for president today. But after Biden was named the winner of last night’s debate performance by everyone from Palmer Report to former candidate Andrew Yang, we’re now seeing a slew of good news for Biden today.
The endorsements for Joe Biden are now pouring in:
I know Joe Biden. I know his character, his heart, and his record. Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina. We know Joe. But more importantly, he knows us. In South Carolina, we choose presidents. I’m calling on you to stand with @JoeBiden. — Jim Clyburn (@ClyburnSC06) February 26, 2020
Joe Biden has always been a champion for working people. And I know he’s the candidate who will win for working people in November. #WeKnowJoe We need your help to get Joe across the finish line. Get involved with the campaign: https://t.co/sl7QQCqiAx pic.twitter.com/f5aH2EGg2G — Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) February 26, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Donald Trump is about to hold the most dangerous press conference possible

Donald Trump ’ s entire presidency has been one long reminder of the dangers of putting an incompetent stooge , deranged maniac , and career criminal in the Oval Office .
Luckily , the United States hasn ’ t had to face a true external crisis during the three years in which Trump has been creating his own crises for us .
But that ’ s now on the verge of changing , thanks to the coronavirus .
Trump ’ s ineptness and grifting have left the CDC underfunded , and his own administration clueless , when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus threat .
Instead of trying to get his act together , Trump posted this deranged tweet today : “ Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC ( Comcast ) & @ CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible , including panicking markets , if possible .
Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk , no action .
USA in great shape !
I will be having a News Conference at the White House , on this subject , today at 6:00 P.M. CDC representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thank you !
” So this is great .
Trump is in the kind of mood where he ’ s hurling idiotic insults at his political rivals instead of addressing the threat at hand , and now he wants to hold a press conference ?
This guy is going to try to reassure us about the coronavirus ?
Based on his tweet above , he doesn ’ t even know how to spell coronavirus .
Of course Donald Trump ’ s literacy issues are the least of our problems right now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most dangerous press conferences possible , in which he ’ ll make idiotic and false statements about a worldwide epidemic .
If everyone realizes he has no idea what he ’ s talking about , it could set off a panic about the virus .
Of course Trump is likely only doing this because the stock market is plummeting over coronavirus fears .
But it ’ s telling that Trump ’ s handlers have steered him toward waiting until the market is closed before he speaks ; they ’ re presumably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and send the market plummeting even further .

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Donald Trump’s entire presidency has been one long reminder of the dangers of putting an incompetent stooge, deranged maniac, and career criminal in the Oval Office. Luckily, the United States hasn’t had to face a true external crisis during the three years in which Trump has been creating his own crises for us. But that’s now on the verge of changing, thanks to the coronavirus.
Trump’s ineptness and grifting have left the CDC underfunded, and his own administration clueless, when it comes to the nation’s response to the coronavirus threat. Instead of trying to get his act together, Trump posted this deranged tweet today: “Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape! I will be having a News Conference at the White House, on this subject, today at 6:00 P.M. CDC representatives, and others, will be there. Thank you!”
So this is great. Trump is in the kind of mood where he’s hurling idiotic insults at his political rivals instead of addressing the threat at hand, and now he wants to hold a press conference? This guy is going to try to reassure us about the coronavirus? Based on his tweet above, he doesn’t even know how to spell coronavirus.
Of course Donald Trump’s literacy issues are the least of our problems right now. He’s about to hold one of the most dangerous press conferences possible, in which he’ll make idiotic and false statements about a worldwide epidemic. If everyone realizes he has no idea what he’s talking about, it could set off a panic about the virus. Of course Trump is likely only doing this because the stock market is plummeting over coronavirus fears. But it’s telling that Trump’s handlers have steered him toward waiting until the market is closed before he speaks; they’re presumably afraid he’ll say something stupid and send the market plummeting even further.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--This Florida mess just took an even uglier turn

Five minutes after the media crowned him the prohibitive favorite for the nomination – a title he somehow picked up by winning just two out of three states , with forty-seven more states yet to vote – Bernie Sanders proceeded to make a huge mess of things .
He went on 60 Minutes and partially praised Fidel Castro , which is a surefire way for any candidate to lose Florida .
This set off such a firestorm , several U.S. House members representing Florida posted statements disavowing themselves from Bernie Sanders .
It was a stark and scary reminder that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic nominee , not only will he lose to Donald Trump , he ’ ll likely cost the Democrats the House .
Sanders doubled down on his Castro remarks during the debate on Tuesday night , prompting the audience to loudly boo him .
Now it ’ s gotten even uglier for him in Florida .
Just how serious are Florida Democrats about trying to distance themselves from Bernie Sanders in order to maintain credibility with Cuban voters ?
Some registered Democrats in Florida have filed a suit aimed at getting Sanders removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grounds that he ’ s a registered Independent and not actually a Democrat .
To be clear , this suit is only coming from Democratic voters , and is not being supported by the Democratic Party of Florida .
We can ’ t see this suit getting anywhere in court , considering Sanders already appeared on the Democratic primary ballot in 2016 and no one thought to challenge him back then .
But it ’ s a sign just how offended Florida Democrats are – and just how adamant they are about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While Sanders would be infinitely better than Trump , the reality is this : if Sanders is the nominee , he ’ ll lose , and we ’ ll be stuck with four more awful years of Trump .

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Five minutes after the media crowned him the prohibitive favorite for the nomination – a title he somehow picked up by winning just two out of three states, with forty-seven more states yet to vote – Bernie Sanders proceeded to make a huge mess of things. He went on 60 Minutes and partially praised Fidel Castro, which is a surefire way for any candidate to lose Florida.
This set off such a firestorm, several U.S. House members representing Florida posted statements disavowing themselves from Bernie Sanders. It was a stark and scary reminder that if Sanders does end up being the Democratic nominee, not only will he lose to Donald Trump, he’ll likely cost the Democrats the House. Sanders doubled down on his Castro remarks during the debate on Tuesday night, prompting the audience to loudly boo him. Now it’s gotten even uglier for him in Florida.
Just how serious are Florida Democrats about trying to distance themselves from Bernie Sanders in order to maintain credibility with Cuban voters? Some registered Democrats in Florida have filed a suit aimed at getting Sanders removed from the Democratic primary ballot, on the grounds that he’s a registered Independent and not actually a Democrat.
To be clear, this suit is only coming from Democratic voters, and is not being supported by the Democratic Party of Florida. We can’t see this suit getting anywhere in court, considering Sanders already appeared on the Democratic primary ballot in 2016 and no one thought to challenge him back then. But it’s a sign just how offended Florida Democrats are – and just how adamant they are about Bernie Sanders not being the Democratic nominee. While Sanders would be infinitely better than Trump, the reality is this: if Sanders is the nominee, he’ll lose, and we’ll be stuck with four more awful years of Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Where was Donald Trump?

Where was Donald Trump?

While it ’ s never easy to judge the winners and losers of a political debate , Palmer Report tries to offer fair and honest analysis .
One thing much easier to determine was the quality of the debate overall – or lack thereof .
By ignoring the real issues , such as Trump ’ s increased attacks on American values , Russia ’ s continued attack on our democracy , and basically Republicans in general , the debate devolved into a screaming circular firing squad .
Clearly , the moderation of the debate was lacking .
That allowed all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , while also not stopping others from weighing in , even when their statements had nothing to do with the question at hand .
Can we blame the moderators for their inability to properly silence the candidates ?
Mostly , yes .
That is one of their main responsibilities and they all consistently failed to stop candidates from going well over their time limits , often responding with a soft “ hey , wait , ” which did absolutely nothing to regain power .
Can we blame the moderators for their questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one thing they can easily control , and they were dismal at focusing on issues that matter most in this upcoming election .
While we can all argue about what is most important when it comes to a Democratic debate , it should not be difficult to at least direct a small percentage of the questions towards the inability to even act presidential by the current occupier of the Oval Office , if not actually ask about his rampant increase in impeachable offenses .
By completely ignoring Donald Trump , the moderators completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates did their best in their attempt to attract or retain voters , the purpose of the actual event did little more than generate attention for CBS – and not the kind it was hoping for .
Going forward , in order to properly vet all candidates and give voters a better view of the individuals they will be voting on to lead our country , the debates should focus more on the most important issues at hand , and many of them involve Donald Trump .

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While it’s never easy to judge the winners and losers of a political debate, Palmer Report tries to offer fair and honest analysis. One thing much easier to determine was the quality of the debate overall – or lack thereof. By ignoring the real issues, such as Trump’s increased attacks on American values, Russia’s continued attack on our democracy, and basically Republicans in general, the debate devolved into a screaming circular firing squad.
Clearly, the moderation of the debate was lacking. That allowed all candidates to talk well past their allotted time, while also not stopping others from weighing in, even when their statements had nothing to do with the question at hand. Can we blame the moderators for their inability to properly silence the candidates? Mostly, yes. That is one of their main responsibilities and they all consistently failed to stop candidates from going well over their time limits, often responding with a soft “hey, wait,” which did absolutely nothing to regain power.
Can we blame the moderators for their questions? Absolutely. That’s the one thing they can easily control, and they were dismal at focusing on issues that matter most in this upcoming election. While we can all argue about what is most important when it comes to a Democratic debate, it should not be difficult to at least direct a small percentage of the questions towards the inability to even act presidential by the current occupier of the Oval Office, if not actually ask about his rampant increase in impeachable offenses.
By completely ignoring Donald Trump, the moderators completely failed at their job. While several candidates did their best in their attempt to attract or retain voters, the purpose of the actual event did little more than generate attention for CBS – and not the kind it was hoping for. Going forward, in order to properly vet all candidates and give voters a better view of the individuals they will be voting on to lead our country, the debates should focus more on the most important issues at hand, and many of them involve Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Joe Biden’s comeback just began

Joe Biden’s comeback just began

Last night ’ s Democratic primary debate was a complete mess , from irrelevant questions , to inept moderation , to a whole lot of unintelligible yelling .
But if one candidate managed to rise above the debacle and get something meaningful out of it , it was almost certainly Joe Biden , who picked the best time possible to have his best debate performance to date .
Joe Biden needs to win South Carolina on Saturday , where he ’ s favored in the polls .
If Biden can demonstrate that he does the best with a diverse group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason to believe that he ’ ll perform well on Super Tuesday .
Just as importantly , if Biden wins , the overblown media narrative about how his campaign is “ in trouble ” will shift to a more positive one about his prospects , which can end up being a self fulfilling prophecy .
We ’ re not the only ones who thought Joe Biden won the debate .
Former candidate Andrew Yang said on CNN that he felt Biden won .
So did a lot of other people : I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the debate platform to show me that they are going to own the gun issue .
@ JoeBiden just did that for me .
As for @ BernieSanders , his `` bad vote '' is part of the reason my daughter is a victim of gun violence .
Joe , thank you .

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Last night’s Democratic primary debate was a complete mess, from irrelevant questions, to inept moderation, to a whole lot of unintelligible yelling. But if one candidate managed to rise above the debacle and get something meaningful out of it, it was almost certainly Joe Biden, who picked the best time possible to have his best debate performance to date.
Joe Biden needs to win South Carolina on Saturday, where he’s favored in the polls. If Biden can demonstrate that he does the best with a diverse group of voters, it’ll provide reason to believe that he’ll perform well on Super Tuesday. Just as importantly, if Biden wins, the overblown media narrative about how his campaign is “in trouble” will shift to a more positive one about his prospects, which can end up being a self fulfilling prophecy.
We’re not the only ones who thought Joe Biden won the debate. Former candidate Andrew Yang said on CNN that he felt Biden won. So did a lot of other people:
“I’m watching this debate through the lens of a South Carolina Democrat. If I do that, Joe Biden won the debate.” — James Carville @MSNBC #JoeBiden2020 @JoeBiden #DemDebate2020 pic.twitter.com/wS8KunWbFe — Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) February 26, 2020
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One of the reasons @JoeBiden won my support is that I feel his presence as an established diplomatic figure is an important signal to our allies. I'd love to hear what Vice President Biden's top foreign policy goals are for the first few months of a Biden administration. — Tara ✨ (@TeaWald) February 25, 2020
I have been waiting for a candidate to use the debate platform to show me that they are going to own the gun issue. @JoeBiden just did that for me. As for @BernieSanders, his "bad vote" is part of the reason my daughter is a victim of gun violence. Joe, thank you. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) February 26, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Good job Donald Trump, that’ll fix everything

Over the past few days we ’ ve seen a startling and scary reminder of just how thinly and poorly staffed the Donald Trump administration is .
The Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security resorted to asking the public for help on Twitter when he couldn ’ t get a coronavirus map to load .
Then Trump ’ s senior adviser Larry Kudlow went on TV and insisted that the coronavirus has been contained in the United States , even as the CDC was confirming the opposite .
So many of Trump ’ s top people have resigned amid scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or been fired and marched out of the White House , or been criminally indicted , we ’ ve lost track .
Even more alarmingly , Trump rarely bothers to fill any of the vacated roles , which is how you end up with something like an “ Acting Deputy Secretary ” in charge of things .
But don ’ t worry , because Trump has a fix for it all .
Donald Trump just hired a kid who ’ s still in college to be one of the top officials in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a surreal report that ’ s from Politico , but sounds like it should be from the Onion .
We ’ re all for giving bright young up and comers a chance to shine .
But you don ’ t put some college kid in charge of a key White House office , considering his lack of experience .
If you are going to hire an up and comer , you put them in an office that includes seasoned veterans , not a mostly depleted office .
The kicker of course is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people who deserve a shot at being government officials , Donald Trump has surely picked the least qualified kid he can find .
He ’ s never made a non-ridiculous hire to date , so why would he start now ?

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Over the past few days we’ve seen a startling and scary reminder of just how thinly and poorly staffed the Donald Trump administration is. The Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security resorted to asking the public for help on Twitter when he couldn’t get a coronavirus map to load. Then Trump’s senior adviser Larry Kudlow went on TV and insisted that the coronavirus has been contained in the United States, even as the CDC was confirming the opposite.
So many of Trump’s top people have resigned amid scandal, or resigned in protest of him, or been fired and marched out of the White House, or been criminally indicted, we’ve lost track. Even more alarmingly, Trump rarely bothers to fill any of the vacated roles, which is how you end up with something like an “Acting Deputy Secretary” in charge of things. But don’t worry, because Trump has a fix for it all.
Donald Trump just hired a kid who’s still in college to be one of the top officials in the Presidential Personnel Office, according to a surreal report that’s from Politico, but sounds like it should be from the Onion. We’re all for giving bright young up and comers a chance to shine. But you don’t put some college kid in charge of a key White House office, considering his lack of experience. If you are going to hire an up and comer, you put them in an office that includes seasoned veterans, not a mostly depleted office.
The kicker of course is that even though there are plenty of bright young people who deserve a shot at being government officials, Donald Trump has surely picked the least qualified kid he can find. He’s never made a non-ridiculous hire to date, so why would he start now?
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Bernie Sanders campaign floats completely ridiculous conspiracy theory to explain his poor debate pe

Bernie Sanders campaign floats completely ridiculous conspiracy theory to explain his poor debate performance

Bernie Sanders put on the same kind of repetitive , abrasive , simplistic debate performance tonight that he always puts on during debates .
The difference this time around was that he ’ d just spent the week trying to burn down the Democratic Party .
Bernie has taken things too far , everyone knows it , and a whole lot of people are angry about it .
So it wasn ’ t surprising that , even as Sanders gave his usual mildly inept and very hostile performance tonight , large chunks of the audience began booing him .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t isolated .
People outside of his own base are clearly pissed off at him , and are drawing the line .
But don ’ t tell that to Bernie and his campaign , who are floating a completely asinine conspiracy theory to explain why this debate went off the rails for him .
According to reporter Philip Wegmann of RealClearNews , Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign senior adviser Nina Turner is claiming that the people booing in the audience “ were paid ” to be there .
This is a serious accusation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Turner has a consistent habit of saying ridiculous false things while trying to defend Sanders .
Now she ’ s resorting to peddling the kinds of surreal conspiracy theories that Bernie ’ s online base loves to spread .
Joe Biden 2020 campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders , who worked for Bernie Sanders four years ago and presumably left his campaign for good reason , responded to the absurd conspiracy theory by pointing out that Biden was only allotted thirty-five debate tickets .
In other words , no , Biden couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if he ’ d wanted to .
This is the latest reminder that Bernie Sanders has put together one of the most inept , dishonest , and just plain awful campaign staffs of any Democratic candidate in recent history .
He needs to clean house .

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Bernie Sanders put on the same kind of repetitive, abrasive, simplistic debate performance tonight that he always puts on during debates. The difference this time around was that he’d just spent the week trying to burn down the Democratic Party. Bernie has taken things too far, everyone knows it, and a whole lot of people are angry about it.
So it wasn’t surprising that, even as Sanders gave his usual mildly inept and very hostile performance tonight, large chunks of the audience began booing him. It happened multiple times. It wasn’t isolated. People outside of his own base are clearly pissed off at him, and are drawing the line. But don’t tell that to Bernie and his campaign, who are floating a completely asinine conspiracy theory to explain why this debate went off the rails for him.
According to reporter Philip Wegmann of RealClearNews, Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign senior adviser Nina Turner is claiming that the people booing in the audience “were paid” to be there. This is a serious accusation, as well as a laughably false one. Turner has a consistent habit of saying ridiculous false things while trying to defend Sanders. Now she’s resorting to peddling the kinds of surreal conspiracy theories that Bernie’s online base loves to spread.
Joe Biden 2020 campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders, who worked for Bernie Sanders four years ago and presumably left his campaign for good reason, responded to the absurd conspiracy theory by pointing out that Biden was only allotted thirty-five debate tickets. In other words, no, Biden couldn’t have packed the room with plants even if he’d wanted to. This is the latest reminder that Bernie Sanders has put together one of the most inept, dishonest, and just plain awful campaign staffs of any Democratic candidate in recent history. He needs to clean house.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Tonight’s Democratic primary debate: the biggest winners and losers

Tonight ’ s Democratic 2020 primary debate was the last one before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday – and at the rate these debates are devolving , many voters may be wishing this was the last debate , period .
This debate was loud , chaotic , combative , often difficult to watch , and at times unintentionally funny .
Here ’ s who won and lost : Biggest winner : no one .
Back in 2016 , we all made fun of the Republican presidential primary candidates for dissolving into such a shouting match , the closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words “ unintelligible yelling ” on the screen.
” Tonight ’ s debate wasn ’ t quite that bad , but it was pretty bad .
So did any of these candidates manage to score even a partial victory amidst all this sludge ?
Winner : Joe Biden ( we think ) .
In a muddled mess like this debate , trying to determine the winner is like trying to figure out which football team has the ball during a blizzard .
But even as the other candidates went on the attack in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancel each other out , it was Biden who managed to pull off a few key presidential moments – even if he did get tongue tied and say “ homeboner.
” Of course this assessment will only ring true if Biden ends up winning South Carolina this weekend .
Loser : Mike Bloomberg .
Elizabeth Warren once again came out swinging at him from the start , and once again she landed several key blows .
Bloomberg managed to rebound somewhat in the second half of the debate , and he ended up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
But once again he ’ ll come out of this debate having to play defense against the scandals and accusations that were just hurled at him on live national television .
He didn ’ t have a good answer for Warren ’ s “ kill it ” allegation , and he ’ s going to need one .
Loser : Bernie Sanders .
We all knew that the other candidates were going to try to gang up on Sanders , after he won two out of the first three states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dumb things .
The question was going to be how well he handled the onslaught .
He responded by yelling even more abrasively than usual , as it became clear that he had no answers .
That ’ s not just our view ; large chunks of the debate audience ended up booing Bernie at various points .
If there ’ s an upside for Bernie here , it ’ s that the Fidel Castro question didn ’ t come up until the second half , by which time it had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And the moderators never did ask about his campaign staffer who was caught yesterday making sexist and homophobic remarks about other democratic candidates .
This went poorly for him , but it could have gone worse for him .
Sideways : Elizabeth Warren .
She won the last debate by focusing on the many scandals of Mike Bloomberg , who had the momentum at the time .
But she used this debate to largely focus on Bloomberg again .
In fairness , she should have focused on the many scandals of Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the current momentum .
As long as Warren continues to act like she ’ s afraid of offending Bernie , she ’ s not likely to make any gains .
Which is sad , considering she ’ s the smart and capable candidate whom progressive voters should be getting behind .
Everyone else : Amidst all the chaos and inept moderation , it ’ s honestly difficult to assess how Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar did tonight .
Tom Steyer talked a lot but probably didn ’ t pick up any votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It can ’ t be easy to try to moderate a debate when this many strong personalities are on stage .
But this was one of the most mishandled debates we can recall in a long time .
The moderators asked a number of absurdly unimportant questions , including one involving Mike Bloomberg and soda .
They also ignored a number of pressing topics , which the candidates then had to try to find a way to insert into the conversation themselves .
And there were long stretches where the moderators seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just letting everyone yell at each other .
Perhaps the moderators went for a soda break .

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Tonight’s Democratic 2020 primary debate was the last one before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday – and at the rate these debates are devolving, many voters may be wishing this was the last debate, period. This debate was loud, chaotic, combative, often difficult to watch, and at times unintentionally funny. Here’s who won and lost:
Biggest winner: no one. Back in 2016, we all made fun of the Republican presidential primary candidates for dissolving into such a shouting match, the closed captioner famously gave up and put the words “unintelligible yelling” on the screen.” Tonight’s debate wasn’t quite that bad, but it was pretty bad. So did any of these candidates manage to score even a partial victory amidst all this sludge?
Winner: Joe Biden (we think). In a muddled mess like this debate, trying to determine the winner is like trying to figure out which football team has the ball during a blizzard. But even as the other candidates went on the attack in various directions and all largely seemed to cancel each other out, it was Biden who managed to pull off a few key presidential moments – even if he did get tongue tied and say “homeboner.” Of course this assessment will only ring true if Biden ends up winning South Carolina this weekend.
Loser: Mike Bloomberg. Elizabeth Warren once again came out swinging at him from the start, and once again she landed several key blows. Bloomberg managed to rebound somewhat in the second half of the debate, and he ended up having a better overall performance than last time. But once again he’ll come out of this debate having to play defense against the scandals and accusations that were just hurled at him on live national television. He didn’t have a good answer for Warren’s “kill it” allegation, and he’s going to need one.
Loser: Bernie Sanders. We all knew that the other candidates were going to try to gang up on Sanders, after he won two out of the first three states, and he spent the week saying divisive and dumb things. The question was going to be how well he handled the onslaught. He responded by yelling even more abrasively than usual, as it became clear that he had no answers. That’s not just our view; large chunks of the debate audience ended up booing Bernie at various points. If there’s an upside for Bernie here, it’s that the Fidel Castro question didn’t come up until the second half, by which time it had already devolved into an unintelligible free for all. And the moderators never did ask about his campaign staffer who was caught yesterday making sexist and homophobic remarks about other democratic candidates. This went poorly for him, but it could have gone worse for him.
Sideways: Elizabeth Warren. She won the last debate by focusing on the many scandals of Mike Bloomberg, who had the momentum at the time. But she used this debate to largely focus on Bloomberg again. In fairness, she should have focused on the many scandals of Bernie Sanders, who came into the night with the current momentum. As long as Warren continues to act like she’s afraid of offending Bernie, she’s not likely to make any gains. Which is sad, considering she’s the smart and capable candidate whom progressive voters should be getting behind.
Everyone else: Amidst all the chaos and inept moderation, it’s honestly difficult to assess how Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar did tonight. Tom Steyer talked a lot but probably didn’t pick up any votes.
Biggest loser: the moderators. It can’t be easy to try to moderate a debate when this many strong personalities are on stage. But this was one of the most mishandled debates we can recall in a long time. The moderators asked a number of absurdly unimportant questions, including one involving Mike Bloomberg and soda. They also ignored a number of pressing topics, which the candidates then had to try to find a way to insert into the conversation themselves. And there were long stretches where the moderators seemed to completely give up, in favor of just letting everyone yell at each other. Perhaps the moderators went for a soda break.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Donald Trump whines and cries like a baby as his disastrous handling of coronavirus spirals out of c

Donald Trump whines and cries like a baby as his disastrous handling of coronavirus spirals out of control

The coronavirus isn ’ t Donald Trump ’ s fault .
But it is his fault that he slashed the CDC budget , leaving the United States unprepared for a potential outbreak here .
It ’ s also Trump ’ s fault that he ’ s got stunningly inept political advisers running point on the virus , who can ’ t get their story straight .
The stock market has plummeted by eight percent over the past two days alone , sending Trump into a panic .
This evening , Trump posted this bizarre and whiny tweet : “ CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job of handling Coronavirus , including the very early closing of our borders to certain areas of the world .
It was opposed by the Dems , “ too soon ” , but turned out to be the correct decision .
No matter how well we do , however , the Democrats talking point is that we are doing badly .
If the virus disappeared tomorrow , they would say we did a really poor , and even incompetent , job .
Not fair , but it is what it is .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not had one death .
Let ’ s keep it that way !
” Oh come on , really ?
Numerous people worldwide have died from coronavirus in horrific fashion .
The world economy is teetering on the brink .
Americans are worried about a potential major outbreak in the United States .
And all their “ president ” can do is whine about how it ’ s not fair to him ?
What a putz .

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The coronavirus isn’t Donald Trump’s fault. But it is his fault that he slashed the CDC budget, leaving the United States unprepared for a potential outbreak here. It’s also Trump’s fault that he’s got stunningly inept political advisers running point on the virus, who can’t get their story straight. The stock market has plummeted by eight percent over the past two days alone, sending Trump into a panic.
This evening, Trump posted this bizarre and whiny tweet: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus, including the very early closing of our borders to certain areas of the world. It was opposed by the Dems, “too soon”, but turned out to be the correct decision. No matter how well we do, however, the Democrats talking point is that we are doing badly. If the virus disappeared tomorrow, they would say we did a really poor, and even incompetent, job. Not fair, but it is what it is. So far, by the way, we have not had one death. Let’s keep it that way!”
Oh come on, really? Numerous people worldwide have died from coronavirus in horrific fashion. The world economy is teetering on the brink. Americans are worried about a potential major outbreak in the United States. And all their “president” can do is whine about how it’s not fair to him? What a putz.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Donald Trump ’ s poor diet is a staple of late night comedy routines – heavy in fast food , sugar and protein and not much else , it ’ s easy to laugh at .
That ’ s why it was also easy to laugh when Ronny Jackson , Trump ’ s rejected appointee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs resurfaced in the news .
If you ’ ve forgotten him , he wrote the laughably false report of Donald Trump ’ s health and found himself caught up in a scandal of his own for improperly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s chief medical advisor .
Now , he ’ s revealed something else in a recent New York Times interview : while working at the White House , Trump ’ s meals were so unhealthy that Jackson had to sneak vegetables into his meals , making sure Trump got at least a few servings of nutrients .
He also admits that he didn ’ t have much luck with encouraging Donald Trump to get into a daily basic exercise routine .
Currently , Jackson is running for a congressional seat in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which makes you wonder why he ’ s leaking these details out in a media interview .
You might think it ’ s to make him seem more relatable to voters – particularly the ones in Trump ’ s base , but in the interview he also reveals that he hasn ’ t gotten much support for his congressional bid from the Trump administration , despite considering people like Donald Trump , Jr. to be close friends .
Whether or not it ’ s his intention , this does draw more attention to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time when we ’ re already worried about his cognitive performance .
It makes you wonder if Jackson , with all of the insider knowledge he boasts about in the interview , is aware that something else about Trump ’ s health is going to leak in the near future .

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Donald Trump’s poor diet is a staple of late night comedy routines – heavy in fast food, sugar and protein and not much else, it’s easy to laugh at. That’s why it was also easy to laugh when Ronny Jackson, Trump’s rejected appointee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs resurfaced in the news. If you’ve forgotten him, he wrote the laughably false report of Donald Trump’s health and found himself caught up in a scandal of his own for improperly dispensing medications while he served as the president’s chief medical advisor.
Now, he’s revealed something else in a recent New York Times interview: while working at the White House, Trump’s meals were so unhealthy that Jackson had to sneak vegetables into his meals, making sure Trump got at least a few servings of nutrients. He also admits that he didn’t have much luck with encouraging Donald Trump to get into a daily basic exercise routine.
Currently, Jackson is running for a congressional seat in Texas in a fairly conservative district, which makes you wonder why he’s leaking these details out in a media interview. You might think it’s to make him seem more relatable to voters – particularly the ones in Trump’s base, but in the interview he also reveals that he hasn’t gotten much support for his congressional bid from the Trump administration, despite considering people like Donald Trump, Jr. to be close friends.
Whether or not it’s his intention, this does draw more attention to Trump’s health once again, at a time when we’re already worried about his cognitive performance. It makes you wonder if Jackson, with all of the insider knowledge he boasts about in the interview, is aware that something else about Trump’s health is going to leak in the near future.
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palmerreport--2020-02-26--Tonight’s Democratic primary debate: what to really expect

If we hadn ’ t had so many seemingly pointless Democratic primary debates early on , perhaps we wouldn ’ t be feeling fatigue about the rapid pace of the debates now that they finally matter .
Either way , here we are , with our second such debate tonight in about a week .
The stakes are higher than ever , and the fireworks will likely be bigger than ever as well .
Here ’ s what to expect tonight : – Now that Bernie Sanders has won two out of the first three states , the media has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This only makes sense if you put no thought into it whatsoever , of course , as the race is still wide open .
In any case , now that Sanders has been pushed out front , he ’ s quickly face-planting by partially praising Fidel Castro and admitting he has no idea how to pay for his pied piper programs .
Look for the moderators to finally hit Sanders with tough questions tonight , and look for most or all of the other candidates to absolutely torch him over his worsening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he handles the pressure .
– Mike Bloomberg turned in an absolutely horrible debate performance last time .
He ’ s not the hapless idiot that he came across as being , so this time around it ’ s nearly a given he ’ ll perform far better .
The question is whether “ far better ” means he ’ ll actually sound like he wants to be there and and knows what he ’ s talking about , or if “ far better ” will merely mean that he won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time .
Bloomberg has to turn around the negative narrative about his candidacy , or he won ’ t recover .
– Joe Biden is leading in every South Carolina poll , by an average of about eight points .
If that ends up being the result , Biden will be able to head into Super Tuesday with momentum .
He ’ ll need a solid debate performance tonight in order to help seal the deal in South Carolina .
Biden will likely go hard after Sanders ’ worsening scandals , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punches land .

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If we hadn’t had so many seemingly pointless Democratic primary debates early on, perhaps we wouldn’t be feeling fatigue about the rapid pace of the debates now that they finally matter. Either way, here we are, with our second such debate tonight in about a week. The stakes are higher than ever, and the fireworks will likely be bigger than ever as well. Here’s what to expect tonight:
– Now that Bernie Sanders has won two out of the first three states, the media has all but crowned him the presumptive nominee. This only makes sense if you put no thought into it whatsoever, of course, as the race is still wide open. In any case, now that Sanders has been pushed out front, he’s quickly face-planting by partially praising Fidel Castro and admitting he has no idea how to pay for his pied piper programs. Look for the moderators to finally hit Sanders with tough questions tonight, and look for most or all of the other candidates to absolutely torch him over his worsening scandals. We’ll see how he handles the pressure.
– Mike Bloomberg turned in an absolutely horrible debate performance last time. He’s not the hapless idiot that he came across as being, so this time around it’s nearly a given he’ll perform far better. The question is whether “far better” means he’ll actually sound like he wants to be there and and knows what he’s talking about, or if “far better” will merely mean that he won’t accidentally set his own podium on fire this time. Bloomberg has to turn around the negative narrative about his candidacy, or he won’t recover.
– Joe Biden is leading in every South Carolina poll, by an average of about eight points. If that ends up being the result, Biden will be able to head into Super Tuesday with momentum. He’ll need a solid debate performance tonight in order to help seal the deal in South Carolina. Biden will likely go hard after Sanders’ worsening scandals, and Biden will need to make sure his punches land.
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palmerreport--2020-02-25--Donald Trump is fiddling while his presidency burns

Does Donald Trump really think he ’ s fooling anyone ?
The stock market is collapsing , the world is in danger of dissolving into full scale plague , and all the “ President ” of the United States can worry about is whether his criminal friend might squeal on him .
Trump is obsessed with the ongoing Roger Stone criminal proceedings , and he seems to be under the impression that anyone else gives a hoot : There has rarely been a juror so tainted as the forewoman in the Roger Stone case .
Look at her background .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ” and Stone .
She was totally biased , as is the judge .
Roger wasn ’ t even working on my campaign .
Miscarriage of justice .
Sad to watch !
To be clear , Donald Trump just committed a felony with this tweet .
But by now we all know that the criminal charges against Trump will have to wait until after he ’ s gone from office .
For now , Trump is hoping beyond hope that Roger Stone can drag out his appeal options and not have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because Trump clearly doesn ’ t want to have to pardon the guy before the election , considering all the political and legal fallout that would come with pardoning a co-conspirator .
Trump is also clearly worried that he ’ ll end up having to pardon Roger Stone before the election , in order to keep Stone from revealing their forty years of shared personal history .
And so Trump is presumably using tweets like this to try to convince enough Americans that he ’ ll be justified in pardoning Stone if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But he ’ s not fooling anyone .
No one cares all that much about his petty antics right now , considering the economy is on the verge of collapse and people are dropping dead in alarming numbers .

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Does Donald Trump really think he’s fooling anyone? The stock market is collapsing, the world is in danger of dissolving into full scale plague, and all the “President” of the United States can worry about is whether his criminal friend might squeal on him. Trump is obsessed with the ongoing Roger Stone criminal proceedings, and he seems to be under the impression that anyone else gives a hoot:
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There has rarely been a juror so tainted as the forewoman in the Roger Stone case. Look at her background. She never revealed her hatred of “Trump” and Stone. She was totally biased, as is the judge. Roger wasn’t even working on my campaign. Miscarriage of justice. Sad to watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2020
To be clear, Donald Trump just committed a felony with this tweet. But by now we all know that the criminal charges against Trump will have to wait until after he’s gone from office. For now, Trump is hoping beyond hope that Roger Stone can drag out his appeal options and not have to start his prison sentence until after November, because Trump clearly doesn’t want to have to pardon the guy before the election, considering all the political and legal fallout that would come with pardoning a co-conspirator.
Trump is also clearly worried that he’ll end up having to pardon Roger Stone before the election, in order to keep Stone from revealing their forty years of shared personal history. And so Trump is presumably using tweets like this to try to convince enough Americans that he’ll be justified in pardoning Stone if he ends up needing to do it. But he’s not fooling anyone. No one cares all that much about his petty antics right now, considering the economy is on the verge of collapse and people are dropping dead in alarming numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-02-25--It’s time for Elizabeth Warren to go there

Last week Elizabeth Warren stepped onto the debate stage and slayed Mike Bloomberg so expertly , his approval rating immediately dropped by twenty points .
Everyone ( including Palmer Report ) named her the clear winner of the debate .
But it didn ’ t appear to gain her any votes in the Nevada caucus , and while one new poll suggests she may be rising nationally , the reality is that her Bloomberg takedown didn ’ t have the positive impact on her own campaign that it should have .
I would argue that it ’ s because she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We were all impressed that Warren was willing and able to take down such a flawed candidate in such efficient fashion .
And Bloomberg certainly deserved it ; nothing that Warren hit him with was any less than true .
But while Democratic voters needed to be reminded of why Bloomberg would be a far from ideal nominee , he wasn ’ t the only candidate on the stage who deserved the same treatment – and you all know what I ’ m talking about .
Despite Bernie Sanders ’ increasingly ugly scandals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his online trolls , to his inability to say how he ’ d pay for his version of Medicare For All , Elizabeth Warren refused to lay a glove on him during the last debate .
After the debate , she did call Sanders out on some of these things in various public appearances .
But that didn ’ t have nearly the same impact .
Since the last debate , Sanders has become even more of a flawed candidate , with his partial praise of Fidel Castro , and his campaign staffer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the other Democratic candidates .
If Elizabeth Warren wants to retain her credibility as a fair minded candidate , she needs to start treating Bernie Sanders ’ toxic candidacy in the same way she ’ s been treating Mike Bloomberg ’ s highly flawed candidacy .
Otherwise it looks like she ’ s afraid to call out Sanders , for fear of not being able to win over his supporters .
But three states in , and the Bernie cult isn ’ t showing any signs of voting for Warren anyway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and hope it ’ ll impress mainstream voters enough to switch over from the other mainstream candidates .
If Warren doesn ’ t come out swinging at Sanders tonight , she may never get the chance .

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Last week Elizabeth Warren stepped onto the debate stage and slayed Mike Bloomberg so expertly, his approval rating immediately dropped by twenty points. Everyone (including Palmer Report) named her the clear winner of the debate. But it didn’t appear to gain her any votes in the Nevada caucus, and while one new poll suggests she may be rising nationally, the reality is that her Bloomberg takedown didn’t have the positive impact on her own campaign that it should have. I would argue that it’s because she was aiming in the wrong direction.
We were all impressed that Warren was willing and able to take down such a flawed candidate in such efficient fashion. And Bloomberg certainly deserved it; nothing that Warren hit him with was any less than true. But while Democratic voters needed to be reminded of why Bloomberg would be a far from ideal nominee, he wasn’t the only candidate on the stage who deserved the same treatment – and you all know what I’m talking about.
Despite Bernie Sanders’ increasingly ugly scandals, from his medical records, to his online trolls, to his inability to say how he’d pay for his version of Medicare For All, Elizabeth Warren refused to lay a glove on him during the last debate. After the debate, she did call Sanders out on some of these things in various public appearances. But that didn’t have nearly the same impact. Since the last debate, Sanders has become even more of a flawed candidate, with his partial praise of Fidel Castro, and his campaign staffer caught carrying out a secret trolling operation against the other Democratic candidates.
If Elizabeth Warren wants to retain her credibility as a fair minded candidate, she needs to start treating Bernie Sanders’ toxic candidacy in the same way she’s been treating Mike Bloomberg’s highly flawed candidacy. Otherwise it looks like she’s afraid to call out Sanders, for fear of not being able to win over his supporters. But three states in, and the Bernie cult isn’t showing any signs of voting for Warren anyway. She might as well just torch Sanders, and hope it’ll impress mainstream voters enough to switch over from the other mainstream candidates. If Warren doesn’t come out swinging at Sanders tonight, she may never get the chance.
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palmerreport--2020-02-25--Donald Trump’s collapsing administration and the coronavirus chaos

The coronavirus has been officially contained in the United States , according to Donald Trump ’ s bumbling political adviser Larry Kudlow .
The coronavirus is at risk of becoming an epidemic in the United States , according to the Centers for Disease Control , which is also part of the Trump administration .
Meanwhile , the second highest ranking official in Trump ’ s Department of Homeland Security is busy asking people on Twitter to help him figure out how to get a coronavirus map to load on his computer .
None of this is funny , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in large numbers and in horrific fashion , due to the coronavirus outbreak .
People in the United States are clearly at some kind of risk , and should be taking steps accordingly .
But we have no idea what ’ s even going on because the Trump regime – which is in full scale collapse by objective measure – can ’ t come close to getting its story straight .
Kudlow is a Trump ecumenic adviser , and he appears to be trying to severely downplay the coronavirus threat in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact that a panic might have on the economy .
But that ship already sailed .
The ongoing negative impact on U.S. trading partners like China alone will take a major bite out of the U.S. economy whether the coronavirus ever becomes an epidemic in the U.S. or not .
Just take a look at the stock market , which is down about eight percent over the past two days .
Meanwhile the CDC does good work , but Donald Trump has been viciously slashing its budget .
So while we can probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the coronavirus , we have no real way of gauging whether the CDC is still sufficiently intact to protect us if things keep getting uglier .
Donald Trump certainly didn ’ t unleash this awful virus on the world .
But his incompetence and corruption have made the United States far more vulnerable to the impact of the coronavirus than needed to be the case .
For this alone he should resign , but he won ’ t .
We ’ ll simply have to vote him out , emphatically , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallout in the meantime .

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The coronavirus has been officially contained in the United States, according to Donald Trump’s bumbling political adviser Larry Kudlow. The coronavirus is at risk of becoming an epidemic in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which is also part of the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the second highest ranking official in Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is busy asking people on Twitter to help him figure out how to get a coronavirus map to load on his computer.
None of this is funny, of course. People in other countries are dying, in large numbers and in horrific fashion, due to the coronavirus outbreak. People in the United States are clearly at some kind of risk, and should be taking steps accordingly. But we have no idea what’s even going on because the Trump regime – which is in full scale collapse by objective measure – can’t come close to getting its story straight.
Kudlow is a Trump ecumenic adviser, and he appears to be trying to severely downplay the coronavirus threat in the United States, for fear of the impact that a panic might have on the economy. But that ship already sailed. The ongoing negative impact on U.S. trading partners like China alone will take a major bite out of the U.S. economy whether the coronavirus ever becomes an epidemic in the U.S. or not. Just take a look at the stock market, which is down about eight percent over the past two days.
Meanwhile the CDC does good work, but Donald Trump has been viciously slashing its budget. So while we can probably trust what the CDC is telling us about the coronavirus, we have no real way of gauging whether the CDC is still sufficiently intact to protect us if things keep getting uglier. Donald Trump certainly didn’t unleash this awful virus on the world. But his incompetence and corruption have made the United States far more vulnerable to the impact of the coronavirus than needed to be the case. For this alone he should resign, but he won’t. We’ll simply have to vote him out, emphatically, in November – and work to minimize the fallout in the meantime.
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THE PURGE

Donald J. Trump is a terrible man .
He and his administration have been in the process daily of dismantling our republic , if we can keep it , all the while yelling , “ WITCH HUNT , ” at every turn , accusing everyone not with him of some grand conspiracy .
Turns out , the real witch hunt taking place the last three years has been by IMPOTUS .
In an explosive exclusive by Axios , it outlines the search and purge that Trump has been engaged in for the entire time as president .
No previous United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this nefarious , not even the Nixon administration .
In the article , the reporter , Jonathan Swan , writes : Swan goes on to detail a number of memos , including one about Jessie Liu , shortly before her nomination as United States Associate Attorney General was pulled .
Trump ’ s supporters immediately jumped to defending him , asserting that this was normal for every administration .
But that is not correct .
We continue to live daily in a dangerous time , and Palmer Report has been calling the alarm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential nomination .
We must make sure that nominee is the one that can win in November , or we will continue to see the acceleration of an administration that is out of control .
Even George Conway has apologized on Twitter about voting for Trump , stating : I supported and voted for Donald Trump in 2016 .
I was angry at Never Trumpers for opposing him and not giving him a chance .
But their predictions about him turned out to be chillingly correct—indeed , perhaps understated how bad he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as you should .
We must do everything in our power to remove this dangerous man from the White House come January 2021 .

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Donald J. Trump is a terrible man. He and his administration have been in the process daily of dismantling our republic, if we can keep it, all the while yelling, “WITCH HUNT,” at every turn, accusing everyone not with him of some grand conspiracy. Turns out, the real witch hunt taking place the last three years has been by IMPOTUS.
In an explosive exclusive by Axios, it outlines the search and purge that Trump has been engaged in for the entire time as president. No previous United States administration has been this paranoid, this nefarious, not even the Nixon administration. In the article, the reporter, Jonathan Swan, writes:
The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort who spoke to Axios.
Swan goes on to detail a number of memos, including one about Jessie Liu, shortly before her nomination as United States Associate Attorney General was pulled. Trump’s supporters immediately jumped to defending him, asserting that this was normal for every administration. But that is not correct.
We continue to live daily in a dangerous time, and Palmer Report has been calling the alarm on the potential nominee for the Democratic presidential nomination. We must make sure that nominee is the one that can win in November, or we will continue to see the acceleration of an administration that is out of control. Even George Conway has apologized on Twitter about voting for Trump, stating:
I supported and voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I was angry at Never Trumpers for opposing him and not giving him a chance. But their predictions about him turned out to be chillingly correct—indeed, perhaps understated how bad he’d be. I apologize to them, as you should.
We must do everything in our power to remove this dangerous man from the White House come January 2021.
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palmerreport--2020-02-29--Is it time to make the announcement?

Is it time to make the announcement?

If Joe Biden wins South Carolina this weekend , and if his competitors do as poorly in the state as we expect them to , we ’ re likely to see mainstream Democratic voters start to strongly align behind Biden in order to stop divisive loose cannon Bernie Sanders from becoming the nominee .
The big question is how Biden can capitalize on this momentum during the very brief window between South Carolina and Super Tuesday .
One possibility : make the announcement .
You know , the announcement .
It hasn ’ t been difficult to figure out what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to filling out a potential administration .
Just before he entered the race , major media outlets reported that he was thinking of pre-announcing Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams as his running mate .
Leaks like this don ’ t come from nowhere ; Biden must have been at least fleetingly considering the idea of making the running mate announcement as part of his campaign kickoff .
Recently , Biden publicly stated that he wanted Kamala Harris in his administration , but he ’ d have to talk to her about what role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to imagine Harris wanting to be Attorney General .
She has the perfect background for cleaning up the DOJ and prosecuting Donald Trump and his co-conspirators for their crimes .
We don ’ t know if Biden will pick Abrams or Kamala or someone else as his running mate , but Biden surely knows by now .
These people are known commodities , and it ’ s not as if Biden has to wait to find out who his general election opponent is going to be before making up his mind about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether Biden would gain something by announcing his running mate , and perhaps a couple cabinet picks , right now .
The last time a presidential candidate announced a running mate in advance , it was when Ted Cruz had been just about eliminated from the 2016 Republican primary , and inexplicably annoucned the highly unpopular Carly Fiorina as his running mate .
This elicited little more than laughter .
But the 2020 Democratic primary is different .
Democratic voters are looking for a reason to coalesce behind one of the mainstream Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s putting together a strong team that properly represents the party , it could motivate primary voters to get behind him .
There would be drawbacks to this , of course .
If Joe Biden announces his running mate and then someone else ends up getting the nomination , it would then be difficult to imagine that person having any realistic chance of being the actual nominee ’ s running mate .
This would also close the door to any of the current Democratic candidates being Biden ’ s running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters of the other candidates .
There ’ s also the reality that if Trump announces his running mate now , it gives Trump a lot more time to make up fake scandals about that person .
But with 70 % of Democratic primary voters thus far making clear that they don ’ t want Sanders as the nominee , and a crowded field of mainstream Democrats being the only reason that one of them hasn ’ t surpassed Sanders , it may be time to think out of the box .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway , so it ’ s not as if this is likely to play out like a traditional primary race .
Joe Biden could send his poll numbers skyrocketing if he announces the right running mate immediately after winning South Carolina .
Of course he has to win South Carolina first .

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If Joe Biden wins South Carolina this weekend, and if his competitors do as poorly in the state as we expect them to, we’re likely to see mainstream Democratic voters start to strongly align behind Biden in order to stop divisive loose cannon Bernie Sanders from becoming the nominee. The big question is how Biden can capitalize on this momentum during the very brief window between South Carolina and Super Tuesday. One possibility: make the announcement. You know, the announcement.
It hasn’t been difficult to figure out what Joe Biden has been thinking when it comes to filling out a potential administration. Just before he entered the race, major media outlets reported that he was thinking of pre-announcing Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams as his running mate. Leaks like this don’t come from nowhere; Biden must have been at least fleetingly considering the idea of making the running mate announcement as part of his campaign kickoff.
Recently, Biden publicly stated that he wanted Kamala Harris in his administration, but he’d have to talk to her about what role she wanted. It’s not difficult to imagine Harris wanting to be Attorney General. She has the perfect background for cleaning up the DOJ and prosecuting Donald Trump and his co-conspirators for their crimes.
We don’t know if Biden will pick Abrams or Kamala or someone else as his running mate, but Biden surely knows by now. These people are known commodities, and it’s not as if Biden has to wait to find out who his general election opponent is going to be before making up his mind about his own ticket. The question is whether Biden would gain something by announcing his running mate, and perhaps a couple cabinet picks, right now.
The last time a presidential candidate announced a running mate in advance, it was when Ted Cruz had been just about eliminated from the 2016 Republican primary, and inexplicably annoucned the highly unpopular Carly Fiorina as his running mate. This elicited little more than laughter. But the 2020 Democratic primary is different. Democratic voters are looking for a reason to coalesce behind one of the mainstream Democratic candidates, and if Biden makes clear that he’s putting together a strong team that properly represents the party, it could motivate primary voters to get behind him.
There would be drawbacks to this, of course. If Joe Biden announces his running mate and then someone else ends up getting the nomination, it would then be difficult to imagine that person having any realistic chance of being the actual nominee’s running mate. This would also close the door to any of the current Democratic candidates being Biden’s running mate, which could end up alienating supporters of the other candidates. There’s also the reality that if Biden announces his running mate now, it gives Trump a lot more time to make up fake scandals about that person.
But with 70% of Democratic primary voters thus far making clear that they don’t want Sanders as the nominee, and a crowded field of mainstream Democrats being the only reason that one of them hasn’t surpassed Sanders, it may be time to think out of the box. We may be headed to a brokered convention anyway, so it’s not as if this is likely to play out like a traditional primary race. Joe Biden could send his poll numbers skyrocketing if he announces the right running mate immediately after winning South Carolina. Of course he has to win South Carolina first.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--“I alone can fix it”

“I alone can fix it”

The “ I alone can fix it ” candidate has his opportunity to prove that statement ’ s truth .
The odds are not in Donald Trump ’ s favor .
As the stock market does a daily tumble and the Coronavirus is no longer a disease “ over there , ” Trump ’ s blood pressure is likely is the unhealthy zone .
The economic free-fall is the sort of trickle-down economics that will not serve Trump well in this election year .
Trump ’ s attempt at a calming news conference left viewers more confused than before .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ severity of the virus he was calm , wearing his liar ’ s face .
When he passed the microphone to the scientists , the seething angry Trump reappeared , as he knew that he had lost control of the message .
The White House is in transparent Chaos Strategy mode .
Having gutted all the relevant agencies due to his deep-state paranoia , Trump has a big problem .
The government is lacking experts in science , intelligence , or national security .
Trump is losing control .
Modeling himself after any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scientific community must seek permission from the ill-prepared Mike Pence before speaking to the public .
This plan is already failing as a new whistleblower complaint alleges that federal workers assisting the evacuation of Americans in China were without any necessary protective gear .
A U.S. resident without a known origin of the virus is now in serious condition , and the stock market is in historically lousy shape with enormous daily sell-offs .
Absolutely nothing is under control , and the president who is known as a liar can do little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is setting in as people chatter about how to prepare their families for a pandemic .
No one cares about the stock portfolios of the Mar a Lago guests .
People want to know whether it is safe to send their kids to school , book a vacation , and if it is time to stock up on pop-tarts and canned soup .

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The “I alone can fix it” candidate has his opportunity to prove that statement’s truth. The odds are not in Donald Trump’s favor. As the stock market does a daily tumble and the Coronavirus is no longer a disease “over there,” Trump’s blood pressure is likely is the unhealthy zone. The economic free-fall is the sort of trickle-down economics that will not serve Trump well in this election year.
Trump’s attempt at a calming news conference left viewers more confused than before. When Trump was seeking to downplay the severity of the virus he was calm, wearing his liar’s face. When he passed the microphone to the scientists, the seething angry Trump reappeared, as he knew that he had lost control of the message. The White House is in transparent Chaos Strategy mode. Having gutted all the relevant agencies due to his deep-state paranoia, Trump has a big problem. The government is lacking experts in science, intelligence, or national security.
Trump is losing control. Modeling himself after any random dictator, Trump has declared that the scientific community must seek permission from the ill-prepared Mike Pence before speaking to the public. This plan is already failing as a new whistleblower complaint alleges that federal workers assisting the evacuation of Americans in China were without any necessary protective gear. A U.S. resident without a known origin of the virus is now in serious condition, and the stock market is in historically lousy shape with enormous daily sell-offs.
Absolutely nothing is under control, and the president who is known as a liar can do little now to calm the public. Panic is setting in as people chatter about how to prepare their families for a pandemic. No one cares about the stock portfolios of the Mar a Lago guests. People want to know whether it is safe to send their kids to school, book a vacation, and if it is time to stock up on pop-tarts and canned soup.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown as the stock market implodes

Donald Trump was up half the night , feverishly tweeting forty-seven word sentences about how the coronavirus is somehow a conspiracy against him , for a reason .
Trump knows his regime isn ’ t prepared for a major outbreak in the United States .
And whether that happens or not , the economic impact on Asia has sent the U.S. stock market into the toilet .
It looked like today was going to be yet another terrible day for Trump , and sure enough , it is .
The Dow Jones is down around 700 points right now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several minutes before closing time , it will have fallen by about 15 % this week .
That ’ s a stunning collapse in such a short amount of time .
To give you an idea of how bad of a week this has been , when the Bush crash happened in 2008 , the Dow Jones dropped 18 % during the week of October 6th .
So while we don ’ t know where the Trump crash is headed next , this week was historically awful .
So what does Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , nothing .
He ’ s got plenty to say , of course , but none of it is relevant to the situation at hand .
He ’ s spent the day tweeting phony conspiracy theories about the DNC , childish attacks on Mike Bloomberg , and whiny complaints about how his own terrible 2020 poll numbers are somehow fake .
Then he tweeted several images of his own fans fawning all over him .
This guy doesn ’ t have a clue what to say about what ’ s going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy are in freefall , and he can ’ t think of anything to say that might help turn it around , so he ’ s not bothering .
Nor does he have any leadership to show in the coronavirus crisis , so he ’ s handed that off to his underlings .
Donald Trump is in freefall , just as surely as the stock market is .

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Donald Trump was up half the night, feverishly tweeting forty-seven word sentences about how the coronavirus is somehow a conspiracy against him, for a reason. Trump knows his regime isn’t prepared for a major outbreak in the United States. And whether that happens or not, the economic impact on Asia has sent the U.S. stock market into the toilet. It looked like today was going to be yet another terrible day for Trump, and sure enough, it is.
The Dow Jones is down around 700 points right now, and unless it rallies in the next several minutes before closing time, it will have fallen by about 15% this week. That’s a stunning collapse in such a short amount of time. To give you an idea of how bad of a week this has been, when the Bush crash happened in 2008, the Dow Jones dropped 18% during the week of October 6th. So while we don’t know where the Trump crash is headed next, this week was historically awful.
So what does Donald Trump have to say about it today? Well, nothing. He’s got plenty to say, of course, but none of it is relevant to the situation at hand. He’s spent the day tweeting phony conspiracy theories about the DNC, childish attacks on Mike Bloomberg, and whiny complaints about how his own terrible 2020 poll numbers are somehow fake. Then he tweeted several images of his own fans fawning all over him.
This guy doesn’t have a clue what to say about what’s going on. He knows the stock market and the economy are in freefall, and he can’t think of anything to say that might help turn it around, so he’s not bothering. Nor does he have any leadership to show in the coronavirus crisis, so he’s handed that off to his underlings. Donald Trump is in freefall, just as surely as the stock market is.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--This is a complete joke

This is a complete joke

Donald Trump has put Mike Pence in charge of stopping the Coronavirus spread in the United States .
What could possibly go wrong ?
Ask the fine folks who lived through the largest HIV outbreak in Indiana all because of Pence ’ s “ moral ” views .
According to the Washington Post , Pence ’ s failure to act at the beginning of the outbreak and his opposition to a proposed needle exchange program , an outbreak which could have been contained was instead left to flourish .
Even though HIV was first considered a curse or plague on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 .
Likely , Pence still held those 1990 views , and therein lies the problem with some so-called Christians who allow their judgment of others ( which is a sin , Pence ) to outweigh their common sense .
It is good to have beliefs , moral or otherwise , but when those beliefs override care and concern for other human beings—regardless of who they are—those beliefs begin to fall away from the Christianity that God intended .
Sometimes , God tests our Christianity in ways we can ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence , he fails the test .
Trump claims that he appointed Pence to head the fight against coronavirus because “ he ’ s got a certain talent for this.
” Yeah , a talent for ignoring people and allowing them to die if they don ’ t fit his definition of moral people .
WaPo further shares that in 2011 , Congressman Pence voted to cut funding to Planned Parenthood .
Two short years later , one of the clinics that closed due to cuts was the only HIV-testing center in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people couldn ’ t even be tested for the virus , let alone receive treatment .
He exacerbated that by taking two months to declare a state of emergency and ignored federal health experts who recommended that clean needles would help with Indiana ’ s outbreak , the majority of which stemmed from people sharing needles to inject Opana , a highly addictive pain killer .
Even after the CDC assured Pence that the needle program would stop not only the spread of HIV but Hepatitis B and C , Pence declined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol : “ If they ’ d rather die , then let them die and decrease the surplus population.
” These people are less than human to “ Christians ” like Pence .
As Bernie Sanders said in a tweet , “ Have VP Pence , who wanted to ‘ pray away ’ an HIV epidemic , oversee the response.
” That ’ s just about right .
A mere three years later , researchers found that this epidemic could have been prevented “ if Pence and state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what God intended or expects from us ?
Researchers are against Pence as the head of containing this virus , with good reason .
Gregg Gonsalves , a Yale epidemiologist , tweeted that assigning Pence to oversee this virus “ speaks to a lack of seriousness by the White House.
” This may be true , but it also speaks to the ongoing incompetence of “ president ” Donald Trump and his complete inability to do the right thing by the American people .
Putting Pence in charge of what can easily become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joke , but it is a slap in the face to those who fall victim to this deadly virus .

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Donald Trump has put Mike Pence in charge of stopping the Coronavirus spread in the United States. What could possibly go wrong? Ask the fine folks who lived through the largest HIV outbreak in Indiana all because of Pence’s “moral” views. According to the Washington Post, Pence’s failure to act at the beginning of the outbreak and his opposition to a proposed needle exchange program, an outbreak which could have been contained was instead left to flourish.
Even though HIV was first considered a curse or plague on gay men, the Indiana outbreak occurred in 2015. Likely, Pence still held those 1990 views, and therein lies the problem with some so-called Christians who allow their judgment of others (which is a sin, Pence) to outweigh their common sense. It is good to have beliefs, moral or otherwise, but when those beliefs override care and concern for other human beings—regardless of who they are—those beliefs begin to fall away from the Christianity that God intended. Sometimes, God tests our Christianity in ways we can’t even imagine, and in the case of Mike Pence, he fails the test.
Trump claims that he appointed Pence to head the fight against coronavirus because “he’s got a certain talent for this.” Yeah, a talent for ignoring people and allowing them to die if they don’t fit his definition of moral people. WaPo further shares that in 2011, Congressman Pence voted to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. Two short years later, one of the clinics that closed due to cuts was the only HIV-testing center in Scott County, Indiana; meaning, people couldn’t even be tested for the virus, let alone receive treatment. He exacerbated that by taking two months to declare a state of emergency and ignored federal health experts who recommended that clean needles would help with Indiana’s outbreak, the majority of which stemmed from people sharing needles to inject Opana, a highly addictive pain killer.
Even after the CDC assured Pence that the needle program would stop not only the spread of HIV but Hepatitis B and C, Pence declined to participate in this program. Pence resembles Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: “If they’d rather die, then let them die and decrease the surplus population.” These people are less than human to “Christians” like Pence. As Bernie Sanders said in a tweet, “Have VP Pence, who wanted to ‘pray away’ an HIV epidemic, oversee the response.” That’s just about right. A mere three years later, researchers found that this epidemic could have been prevented “if Pence and state officials had acted faster.” Is this what God intended or expects from us?
Researchers are against Pence as the head of containing this virus, with good reason. Gregg Gonsalves, a Yale epidemiologist, tweeted that assigning Pence to oversee this virus “speaks to a lack of seriousness by the White House.” This may be true, but it also speaks to the ongoing incompetence of “president” Donald Trump and his complete inability to do the right thing by the American people. Putting Pence in charge of what can easily become a pandemic is not only a complete joke, but it is a slap in the face to those who fall victim to this deadly virus.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Looks like Joe Biden agrees with me

Looks like Joe Biden agrees with me

Earlier this week I said that I was growing tired of the narrative that Joe Biden was spending too much @ @ @ @ @ era .
Biden was the second most influential person in the Obama administration , second @ @ @ @ @ .
When Biden is talking about the Obama era , he ’ s literally talking @ @ @ @ @ Of course he should be talking about it .
It turns out Joe Biden agrees @ @ @ @ @ this new TV ad yesterday , which is basically just an homage to President Obama @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is more than entitled to do this .
He wasn ’ t just @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration .
He deserves significant credit for the numerous accomplishments of the administration .
@ @ @ @ @ miss the Obama era , it ’ s nice to be reminded of what a @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is one of the very few people who can get away with running @ @ @ @ @ because he was in the room where it happened .

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Earlier this week I said that I was growing tired of the narrative that Joe Biden was spending too much time talking about the Obama era. Biden was the second most influential person in the Obama administration, second only to Barack Obama himself. When Biden is talking about the Obama era, he’s literally talking about his own record. Of course he should be talking about it.
It turns out Joe Biden agrees with me. He released this new TV ad yesterday, which is basically just an homage to President Obama and the Obama era:
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Barack Obama was one hell of a president. pic.twitter.com/Q7YacziNzh — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 28, 2020
Joe Biden is more than entitled to do this. He wasn’t just some bit player in the Obama administration. He deserves significant credit for the numerous accomplishments of the administration. Considering how many of us miss the Obama era, it’s nice to be reminded of what a real presidency looks like. Joe Biden is one of the very few people who can get away with running an ad like this, because he was in the room where it happened.
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palmerreport--2020-03-01--Donald Trump goes on frantic midnight tirade as it all goes horribly wrong for him

Right now just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump that could possibly go wrong for him .
The coronavirus is exposing his sheer incompetence .
The stock market implosion is taking away one of the few arguments he still had left in favor of his candidacy heading into 2020 .
And last night Joe Biden , a candidate who can actually beat Trump , won South Carolina by thirty points .
Trump didn ’ t exactly take the news too well .
Shortly after midnight Donald Trump posted this tweet , which gave away just how jealous he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an actual billionaire who was able to self-fund a campaign and have money left over : Tom Steyer who , other than Mini Mike Bloomberg , spent more dollars for NOTHING than any candidate in history , quit the race today proclaiming how thrilled he was to be a part of the the Democrat Clown Show .
Go away Tom and save whatever little money you have left !
But Trump was just getting started .
Minutes later , he all but begged Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg not to spend their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would find it hard to believe that failed presidential candidates Tom Steyer , or Mini Mike Bloombeg , would contribute to the Democrat Party , even against me , after the way they have been treated – laughed at & mocked .
The real politicians ate them up and spit them out !
It ’ s not clear if “ Mike Bloombeg ” is the dumbest nickname of all time , or merely further evidence that Trump can ’ t spell .
In any case , Tom Steyer quickly fired back at Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepared to do whatever it takes to beat you and save our democracy .
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Right now just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump that could possibly go wrong for him. The coronavirus is exposing his sheer incompetence. The stock market implosion is taking away one of the few arguments he still had left in favor of his candidacy heading into 2020. And last night Joe Biden, a candidate who can actually beat Trump, won South Carolina by thirty points. Trump didn’t exactly take the news too well.
Shortly after midnight Donald Trump posted this tweet, which gave away just how jealous he is of the fact that Tom Steyer is an actual billionaire who was able to self-fund a campaign and have money left over:
Tom Steyer who, other than Mini Mike Bloomberg, spent more dollars for NOTHING than any candidate in history, quit the race today proclaiming how thrilled he was to be a part of the the Democrat Clown Show. Go away Tom and save whatever little money you have left! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2020
But Trump was just getting started. Minutes later, he all but begged Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg not to spend their money running ads against him:
I would find it hard to believe that failed presidential candidates Tom Steyer, or Mini Mike Bloombeg, would contribute to the Democrat Party, even against me, after the way they have been treated – laughed at & mocked. The real politicians ate them up and spit them out! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2020
It’s not clear if “Mike Bloombeg” is the dumbest nickname of all time, or merely further evidence that Trump can’t spell. In any case, Tom Steyer quickly fired back at Trump: “Donald, I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to beat you and save our democracy.”
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