palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump just threw Brian Kemp even further under the bus

Even as Georgia ’ s “ governor ” Brian Kemp continues his quest to throw Georgians under the coronavirus bus , he now finds himself thrown even further by one he so admires : “ president ” Donald Trump .
According to CNN , Kemp erroneously believed that Trump was 100 % behind his idea to prematurely open Georgia businesses while the virus numbers continue to climb .
On the day Kemp announced his foolish plan , coronavirus cases in Georgia stood at 19,800 .
Two days later , the total is 21,102 .
It doesn ’ t sound like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but are continuing to rise .
The reaction of business owners in Georgia has been mixed .
While one salon owner believes she will be operating safely by having six chairs instead of eight and removing toys from the lobby , another calls Kemp ’ s actions “ negligent.
” Tara Villalvazo , a permanent makeup and tattoo artist , wants to know how you can tattoo someone from six feet away .
Her greatest fear is that clients will think coronavirus has magically disappeared and that it is now safe to venture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she believes this is a false sense of security .
Villalvazo shared with NBC News that she stopped working long before the shelter-in-place order .
“ I didn ’ t rely on his guidance to close .
I sure as hell won ’ t be relying on him to tell me when to open , ” Villalvazo told NBC News .
Neither Kemp nor Trump are health experts .
They have so far done such lousy jobs handling this virus that people should not trust them with their lives .
Atlanta Mayor Keisha @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home until they know more , only to be rewarded with a racist text saying “ N—-r , just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA.
” Obviously , this ignoramus isn ’ t listening to experts .
Neither is Kemp .
Kemp was convinced that Trump was behind his decision , and he was—for a few hours .
According to CNN ’ s source , Trump called Kemp to support his decision , only to take to Twitter to say how much he disagreed with Kemp ’ s decision .
What ?
The mistake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump supports anyone .
Chris Cillizza of CNN said that while he has seen many politicians throw each other under the bus , “ I have never seen it happen that badly.
” Cillizza believes that Trump merely , once again , wants to be a “ hero.
” Even as he stomped on Kemp ’ s decision , Trump went on endlessly about how much he “ loves Georgia , especially those who use nail salons and tattoo parlors.
” Trump was already on record supporting Kemp , but the numbers failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that point , Trump decided to put this all on Kemp and walk away .
Surely , Trump realizes that most of us see right through him .
Unfortunately , his not-so-bright political allies don ’ t .
They continue to grovel at his feet to their own detriment .
In the case of Brian Kemp , however , his groveling is going to cost lives and his perceived reputation .

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Even as Georgia’s “governor” Brian Kemp continues his quest to throw Georgians under the coronavirus bus, he now finds himself thrown even further by one he so admires: “president” Donald Trump. According to CNN, Kemp erroneously believed that Trump was 100% behind his idea to prematurely open Georgia businesses while the virus numbers continue to climb. On the day Kemp announced his foolish plan, coronavirus cases in Georgia stood at 19,800. Two days later, the total is 21,102. It doesn’t sound like cases have “peaked” in Georgia but are continuing to rise.
The reaction of business owners in Georgia has been mixed. While one salon owner believes she will be operating safely by having six chairs instead of eight and removing toys from the lobby, another calls Kemp’s actions “negligent.” Tara Villalvazo, a permanent makeup and tattoo artist, wants to know how you can tattoo someone from six feet away. Her greatest fear is that clients will think coronavirus has magically disappeared and that it is now safe to venture into her business. Like many, she believes this is a false sense of security.
Villalvazo shared with NBC News that she stopped working long before the shelter-in-place order. “I didn’t rely on his guidance to close. I sure as hell won’t be relying on him to tell me when to open,” Villalvazo told NBC News. Neither Kemp nor Trump are health experts. They have so far done such lousy jobs handling this virus that people should not trust them with their lives. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has encouraged everyone to stay home until they know more, only to be rewarded with a racist text saying “N—-r, just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA.” Obviously, this ignoramus isn’t listening to experts. Neither is Kemp.
Kemp was convinced that Trump was behind his decision, and he was—for a few hours. According to CNN’s source, Trump called Kemp to support his decision, only to take to Twitter to say how much he disagreed with Kemp’s decision. What? The mistake that Kemp made was to believe that Trump supports anyone. Chris Cillizza of CNN said that while he has seen many politicians throw each other under the bus, “I have never seen it happen that badly.” Cillizza believes that Trump merely, once again, wants to be a “hero.” Even as he stomped on Kemp’s decision, Trump went on endlessly about how much he “loves Georgia, especially those who use nail salons and tattoo parlors.”
Trump was already on record supporting Kemp, but the numbers failed to support either of them. At that point, Trump decided to put this all on Kemp and walk away. Surely, Trump realizes that most of us see right through him. Unfortunately, his not-so-bright political allies don’t. They continue to grovel at his feet to their own detriment. In the case of Brian Kemp, however, his groveling is going to cost lives and his perceived reputation.
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The Trump Delusion

When atheist Christopher Hitchens was asked , were he given incontrovertible proof of God ’ s existence , would he change his position , he replied without a moment ’ s hesitation , “ Of course I would , what a ridiculous question.
” While my admiration for Mr. Hitchens is confirmed by the immediacy of his reply , I must disagree with his conclusion about the ridiculousness of the question .
While I agree that any position on any topic ought to be open to immediate reversal when contradictory , incontrovertible proof comes to light , it is hardly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything , will be enough to convince the true believer .
Those of you who know me know that I spend a lot of time “ banging on , ” as the British say , about the folly and dangers of conspiracy theories .
It ’ s important that you understand that I am prepared to reverse my position on any one of them without a moment ’ s notice in light of incontrovertible proof that my position is wrong .
No , I won ’ t get into an interminable , hair-splitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only say this because I can not think of a single conspiracy theorist I have ever met who would make the same concession .
I can ’ t imagine it any more than I can imagine a practitioner of religion agreeing , even in theory , to reverse themselves without a moment ’ s notice if God were proven not to exist .
Because most beliefs by most people resemble religion more closely than anything else , and conspiracy theories , like the vast majority of things people believe , are no exception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprise that the narrative , expressed by many who are opposed to the candidacy of Joe Biden , that Biden is “ just as bad as Trump , ” remains largely unchanged in light of our recent worldwide tragedy .
Not even the appalling mess Trump is making is enough for them .
They are positively religious in their belief , and that belief appears unshakable .
I give them credit for more imagination than I have .
Maybe they can , but I can not imagine Biden , given Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or spending most of a press conference about a worldwide pandemic congratulating himself after 40,000 Americans have died .
I can ’ t imagine Biden giving airtime to crackpot theories and unproven cures .
I can ’ t imagine Biden encouraging Americans to protest against sane medical advice .
Sorry , but that ’ s someone else ’ s reality , not mine .
But I don ’ t have to imagine it .
I can see it for myself .
I see Mr. Biden behaving responsibly , compassionately , presidentially .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ practical advice .
I see him extolling the wisdom of science and condemning the dangers of ignorance .
I hasten to add I am not here to award Mr. Biden a medal for his conduct .
It is what I expect from the President of the United States , and nothing less .
Mr. Biden comes through , Trump does not .
It renders the notion that Biden is “ just as bad as Trump ” not only false but ludicrous .
In fact it ’ s a false comparison .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ just as bad as Hitler.
” It ’ s a comparison that doesn ’ t even make sense .
Nothing and no one is “ just as bad as Trump , ” and if you haven ’ t figured that out by now then something is wrong with you .
There is something driving you beneath the surface that is deeply malignant .
No , I ’ m not going to concede that you don ’ t owe me or anyone else an explanation or a justification when you vote , either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
When it comes to my life and the lives of my loved ones my standards for accountability have a funny habit of going way up .
Donald Trump has just murdered 50,000 Americans .
Tell me again how it is that Biden is “ just as bad as Trump.
” If Donald Trump ’ s dangerous conduct hasn ’ t persuaded you that he needs to go then I submit that what you have isn ’ t a political position but a religion .
You need to ask yourself this question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad Trump can get before you ’ re willing to concede that he ’ s by far the worst choice ?
I suspect not .
Trump must go .
This isn ’ t a political choice , it ’ s a life and death choice .
If Trump isn ’ t voted out of office in November then there will be no America left to save .
Failure is not an option .
Please help us get rid of him .
We can work on refinements later .
And , as ever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When atheist Christopher Hitchens was asked, were he given incontrovertible proof of God’s existence, would he change his position, he replied without a moment’s hesitation, “Of course I would, what a ridiculous question.” While my admiration for Mr. Hitchens is confirmed by the immediacy of his reply, I must disagree with his conclusion about the ridiculousness of the question. While I agree that any position on any topic ought to be open to immediate reversal when contradictory, incontrovertible proof comes to light, it is hardly ridiculous to wonder if it, or anything, will be enough to convince the true believer.
Those of you who know me know that I spend a lot of time “banging on,” as the British say, about the folly and dangers of conspiracy theories. It’s important that you understand that I am prepared to reverse my position on any one of them without a moment’s notice in light of incontrovertible proof that my position is wrong. No, I won’t get into an interminable, hair-splitting argument about what constitutes proof. I only say this because I cannot think of a single conspiracy theorist I have ever met who would make the same concession. I can’t imagine it any more than I can imagine a practitioner of religion agreeing, even in theory, to reverse themselves without a moment’s notice if God were proven not to exist. Because most beliefs by most people resemble religion more closely than anything else, and conspiracy theories, like the vast majority of things people believe, are no exception.
So it should come as no surprise that the narrative, expressed by many who are opposed to the candidacy of Joe Biden, that Biden is “just as bad as Trump,” remains largely unchanged in light of our recent worldwide tragedy. Not even the appalling mess Trump is making is enough for them. They are positively religious in their belief, and that belief appears unshakable.
I give them credit for more imagination than I have. Maybe they can, but I cannot imagine Biden, given Trump’s position, berating reporters for quoting statistics, or spending most of a press conference about a worldwide pandemic congratulating himself after 40,000 Americans have died. I can’t imagine Biden giving airtime to crackpot theories and unproven cures. I can’t imagine Biden encouraging Americans to protest against sane medical advice. Sorry, but that’s someone else’s reality, not mine.
But I don’t have to imagine it. I can see it for myself. I see Mr. Biden behaving responsibly, compassionately, presidentially. I see him offering consoling words and practical advice. I see him extolling the wisdom of science and condemning the dangers of ignorance. I hasten to add I am not here to award Mr. Biden a medal for his conduct. It is what I expect from the President of the United States, and nothing less. Mr. Biden comes through, Trump does not. It renders the notion that Biden is “just as bad as Trump” not only false but ludicrous. In fact it’s a false comparison. It’s like saying a decent restaurant is “just as bad as Hitler.” It’s a comparison that doesn’t even make sense.
Nothing and no one is “just as bad as Trump,” and if you haven’t figured that out by now then something is wrong with you. There is something driving you beneath the surface that is deeply malignant. No, I’m not going to concede that you don’t owe me or anyone else an explanation or a justification when you vote, either by commission or omission, for Donald Trump. When it comes to my life and the lives of my loved ones my standards for accountability have a funny habit of going way up. Donald Trump has just murdered 50,000 Americans. Tell me again how it is that Biden is “just as bad as Trump.”
If Donald Trump’s dangerous conduct hasn’t persuaded you that he needs to go then I submit that what you have isn’t a political position but a religion. You need to ask yourself this question, is there any limit to how bad Trump can get before you’re willing to concede that he’s by far the worst choice? I suspect not.
Trump must go. This isn’t a political choice, it’s a life and death choice. If Trump isn’t voted out of office in November then there will be no America left to save. Failure is not an option. Please help us get rid of him. We can work on refinements later. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump is a man without a plan

Donald Trump is a man without a plan

Any decent thinker is always trying to assess what ’ s going on in any given situation , and make sense of it .
At a time like this , when everything is on fire and lives are on the line , there ’ s an even greater tendency to try to figure out what ’ s really going on .
Lately , much of this instinct has been focused on trying to figure out what Donald Trump ’ s plan is here .
I ’ m here to tell you he doesn ’ t have one .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is hoping to find a way to spin this pandemic in his favor and win reelection .
But that ’ s not a plan .
It ’ s a wish .
Plans involve strategy .
They involve doing X with the reasonable expectation that it could cause Y to happen .
Good plans also involve what to do next if X doesn ’ t work .
Trump has none of this going on .
Everyone paying close attention to the science knew that hydroxychloroquine was highly unlikely to work as a coronavirus miracle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to save himself was to bet big on this drug and then… hope that it magically worked and made the pandemic go away so he could take credit ?
That ’ s not a plan .
It ’ s like buying a lottery ticket and calling it a retirement plan .
Now that hydroxychloroquine has crashed and burned , Donald Trump is up there talking about injecting people with sunlight ?
Having people ingest disinfectants that will kill them ?
Again , this is not a plan .
This is finding out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and buying yet another lottery ticket with even worse odds , and telling yourself you now have a plan .
This isn ’ t a guy who has some secret evil genius master plan to win the election .
He was already facing historically difficult odds of reelection before the pandemic came along and put him in an even worse position .
Now his plan to save himself has gone from “ hope a random untested drug magically cured everyone ” to “ hope sunlight can be injected into people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan , we ’ d be seeing him taking steps toward carrying out his plan .
We wouldn ’ t be seeing this desperate flailing nonsense .
Even the most unprepared of people can buy a lottery ticket and accidentally win – which is why we must keep working hard to help Joe Biden expand his lead over Trump .
But the fatalism I keep hearing about Trump having some secret master plan to win the election no matter what ?
That ’ s as baseless as it is toxic .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now .
A failing idiot like Trump having an evil genius master plan isn ’ t one of them .
Vigilance is important .
But vigilance does not mean sitting around and coming up with the most fatalistic scenarios possible , as an excuse for not having to put in the work , because you ’ ve convinced yourself the other side is going to win anyway .
In fact that ’ s the opposite of vigilance .
In real world terms , vigilance means working hard to achieve a desired result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get Joe Biden even more votes .
Finish Donald Trump off .
This is simple .
Don ’ t make it complicated .

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Any decent thinker is always trying to assess what’s going on in any given situation, and make sense of it. At a time like this, when everything is on fire and lives are on the line, there’s an even greater tendency to try to figure out what’s really going on. Lately, much of this instinct has been focused on trying to figure out what Donald Trump’s plan is here.
I’m here to tell you he doesn’t have one. In the general sense, yes, Donald Trump is hoping to find a way to spin this pandemic in his favor and win reelection. But that’s not a plan. It’s a wish. Plans involve strategy. They involve doing X with the reasonable expectation that it could cause Y to happen. Good plans also involve what to do next if X doesn’t work. Trump has none of this going on.
Everyone paying close attention to the science knew that hydroxychloroquine was highly unlikely to work as a coronavirus miracle cure. But Donald Trump’s plan to save himself was to bet big on this drug and then… hope that it magically worked and made the pandemic go away so he could take credit? That’s not a plan. It’s like buying a lottery ticket and calling it a retirement plan.
Now that hydroxychloroquine has crashed and burned, Donald Trump is up there talking about injecting people with sunlight? Having people ingest disinfectants that will kill them? Again, this is not a plan. This is finding out your lottery ticket didn’t win, and buying yet another lottery ticket with even worse odds, and telling yourself you now have a plan.
This isn’t a guy who has some secret evil genius master plan to win the election. He was already facing historically difficult odds of reelection before the pandemic came along and put him in an even worse position. Now his plan to save himself has gone from “hope a random untested drug magically cured everyone” to “hope sunlight can be injected into people’s veins.” If he had a real plan, we’d be seeing him taking steps toward carrying out his plan. We wouldn’t be seeing this desperate flailing nonsense.
Even the most unprepared of people can buy a lottery ticket and accidentally win – which is why we must keep working hard to help Joe Biden expand his lead over Trump. But the fatalism I keep hearing about Trump having some secret master plan to win the election no matter what? That’s as baseless as it is toxic. There are so many good reasons to be pessimistic right now. A failing idiot like Trump having an evil genius master plan isn’t one of them.
Vigilance is important. But vigilance does not mean sitting around and coming up with the most fatalistic scenarios possible, as an excuse for not having to put in the work, because you’ve convinced yourself the other side is going to win anyway. In fact that’s the opposite of vigilance. In real world terms, vigilance means working hard to achieve a desired result. Go put in the work and get Joe Biden even more votes. Finish Donald Trump off. This is simple. Don’t make it complicated.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--The Kim Jong Un saga has taken another strange turn tonight

On Monday , CNN reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was in grave danger after some type of surgery .
Since that time , as one would expect from the North Korean regime , very little additional information or confirmation has surfaced .
But tonight we ’ re seeing some major movement on that front , and it ’ s gotten even more surreal .
Reuters is reporting that China has dispatched doctors to North Korea .
It ’ s not saying why this is happening , but it sounds to us like Kim ’ s health has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors don ’ t think they can save him .
At the same time , the International Business Times is reporting that a Chinese government-controlled news outlet now thinks Kim has died .
It ’ s possible that both these reports are true .
China could have dispatched doctors to North Korea who either arrived too late or were unable to save Kim when they got there .
Of course when dealing with regimes like the ones in China and North Korea , it ’ s difficult to figure out what to believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to consider .
These reports of Kim Jong Un being near death make him look weak .
In fact these reports make him weak , whether he ’ s ill or not , because his perceived illness makes him vulnerable to palace intrigue or outside attack .
If Kim were able to get in front of a TV camera right now and prove that he ’ s in good shape , it ’ s nearly a given that he ’ d be doing it , if only to send a signal to would-be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at the least , he ’ s in bad enough shape that he can ’ t fake it in front of a camera .
As to whether he ’ s alive or dead , well , it ’ ll come out eventually .

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On Monday, CNN reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was in grave danger after some type of surgery. Since that time, as one would expect from the North Korean regime, very little additional information or confirmation has surfaced. But tonight we’re seeing some major movement on that front, and it’s gotten even more surreal.
Reuters is reporting that China has dispatched doctors to North Korea. It’s not saying why this is happening, but it sounds to us like Kim’s health has collapsed to the point that his own doctors don’t think they can save him. At the same time, the International Business Times is reporting that a Chinese government-controlled news outlet now thinks Kim has died.
It’s possible that both these reports are true. China could have dispatched doctors to North Korea who either arrived too late or were unable to save Kim when they got there. Of course when dealing with regimes like the ones in China and North Korea, it’s difficult to figure out what to believe.
Here’s one important thing to consider. These reports of Kim Jong Un being near death make him look weak. In fact these reports make him weak, whether he’s ill or not, because his perceived illness makes him vulnerable to palace intrigue or outside attack. If Kim were able to get in front of a TV camera right now and prove that he’s in good shape, it’s nearly a given that he’d be doing it, if only to send a signal to would-be aggressors. The logical conclusion is that, at the least, he’s in bad enough shape that he can’t fake it in front of a camera. As to whether he’s alive or dead, well, it’ll come out eventually.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump has been having absolutely terrible day and a half .
His suggestion that people ingest disinfectant and inject @ @ @ @ @ entire news cycle of eye rolling , firm rebuttals , and panic within his camp @ @ @ @ @ briefing today lasted just a few minutes and he dipped out before anyone could ask @ @ @ @ @ ’ s got something new to hate .
The hashtag # TrumpIsALaughingStock has taken over @ @ @ @ @ everyone piles on about what an unfunny joke he is .
Trump ’ s fragile @ @ @ @ @ handle being ridiculed , so he ’ s going to hate tweets like this :

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Donald Trump has been having absolutely terrible day and a half. His suggestion that people ingest disinfectant and inject sunlight has set off an entire news cycle of eye rolling, firm rebuttals, and panic within his camp. Trump’s press briefing today lasted just a few minutes and he dipped out before anyone could ask any questions. Now he’s got something new to hate.
The hashtag #TrumpIsALaughingStock has taken over Twitter this evening, as everyone piles on about what an unfunny joke he is. Trump’s fragile narcissistic ego can’t handle being ridiculed, so he’s going to hate tweets like this:
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Hey @RealDonaldTrump, do you know why your press conferences have high ratings? Because people tune in to laugh at you. #TrumpIsALaughingStock — chaplinlives also [email protected] (@chaplinlives) April 25, 2020
Wife: "New Shimmer is a floor wax."
Husband: "No, it's a coronavirus cure."
Wife: "Floor wax!"
Husband: "Covid cure!" Pitchman: "Stop fighting, you two. Great news – it's both a floor wax *and* a coronavirus cure. Now shut up and get those syringes." #TrumpIsALaughingStock — The Notorious ROY G BIV (@robwoodyard1) April 25, 2020
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#TrumpIsALaughingStock y’all really want him for president another 4 years, 🤡. pic.twitter.com/lsyn2dbegt — Adrianna 💃🏻 (@adriannaajj) April 25, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--The damage has already begun

The damage has already begun

We ’ ve all spent the past day and a half laughing and rolling our eyes as Donald Trump for his idiotic suggestion that Americans try ingesting disinfectants in order to deal with the coronavirus .
But as important as it is to mock Trump and expose him for the inept idiot that he is , in another sense this isn ’ t a laughing matter .
The New York Daily News is reporting tonight that since Trump made his remark about ingesting disinfectants , there has been a sharp spike in the number of people who have contacted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisoned themselves with disinfectants .
Fortunately none of them have gone on to become seriously ill .
In our view , the scary part is that if anyone has died from ingesting disinfectants at Trump ’ s behest , and they didn ’ t call for help first , there might not even be any way to know for awhile .
As is the case with so many of Donald Trump ’ s catastrophic failures and inept stunts , it can be difficult to try to calculate the full extent of the damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day this clown remains in office , the total level of damage he ’ s done will continue to increase .

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We’ve all spent the past day and a half laughing and rolling our eyes as Donald Trump for his idiotic suggestion that Americans try ingesting disinfectants in order to deal with the coronavirus. But as important as it is to mock Trump and expose him for the inept idiot that he is, in another sense this isn’t a laughing matter.
The New York Daily News is reporting tonight that since Trump made his remark about ingesting disinfectants, there has been a sharp spike in the number of people who have contacted the authorities because they feared they might have poisoned themselves with disinfectants. Fortunately none of them have gone on to become seriously ill. In our view, the scary part is that if anyone has died from ingesting disinfectants at Trump’s behest, and they didn’t call for help first, there might not even be any way to know for awhile.
As is the case with so many of Donald Trump’s catastrophic failures and inept stunts, it can be difficult to try to calculate the full extent of the damage he’s doing. But every day this clown remains in office, the total level of damage he’s done will continue to increase.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Someone should tell Donald Trump Junior it’s over for him

Donald Trump poked a giant new hole in his own already-sinking reelection prospects when he suggested that Americans ingest “ @ @ @ @ @ of curing coronavirus .
In reality , doing this would merely kill a person .
@ @ @ @ @ off a major news cycle about just how dangerously inept and idiotic Trump is .
@ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump Junior isn ’ t taking it well .
He retweeted this today , @ @ @ @ @ making his father ’ s Lysol-gate scandal go away : “ So today – it @ @ @ @ @ .
This BS never stops .
Never .
I am so sick of the MSM @ @ @ @ @ never stop trying to distort – inflame – and act as the PR flacks for @ @ @ @ @ ’ s worth noting that if Donald Trump loses the election , there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ that New York State will indict and arrest Donald Trump Junior .
No wonder he @ @ @ @ @ of his father ’ s presidency so hard .

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Donald Trump poked a giant new hole in his own already-sinking reelection prospects when he suggested that Americans ingest “disinfectants” as a way of curing coronavirus. In reality, doing this would merely kill a person. This latest debacle has set off a major news cycle about just how dangerously inept and idiotic Trump is.
Suffice it to say that Donald Trump Junior isn’t taking it well. He retweeted this today, in an apparent attempt at making his father’s Lysol-gate scandal go away: “So today – it’s the Lysol story. This BS never stops. Never. I am so sick of the MSM in this country. They never stop trying to distort – inflame – and act as the PR flacks for the Democrat party.”
It’s worth noting that if Donald Trump loses the election, there’s about a 100% chance that New York State will indict and arrest Donald Trump Junior. No wonder he’s taking the collapse of his father’s presidency so hard.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump’s handlers begin laying the groundwork for his failing health

It ’ s obvious that in addition to everything else that ’ s wrong with him , Donald Trump is in the midst of cognitive collapse .
Almost nothing he says makes any sense anymore .
He ’ s been reduced to the half-senile guy who doesn ’ t understand why ingesting disinfectant is dangerous , and doesn ’ t understand why he can ’ t say something like that out loud in front of the TV cameras .
With Trump too far gone to be involved in his own damage control , that leaves his handlers to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
Trump ’ s preferred method of “ damage control ” has always been to to claim that he ’ s never made a mistake in his life , or to claim that he never said the stupid thing that he said .
Instead , his handlers are taking things in an entirely different direction : That ’ s right , Donald Trump ’ s handlers are now trying to spin his mistakes as a result of him being too “ tired.
” We expect a President to be tired from overwork @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all know Trump isn ’ t doing any work .
Even if Trump were working himself to death , we expect a President to still be able to manage his work and sleep schedule so that he ’ s not going around making zombie-like mistakes .
Donald Trump ’ s handlers clearly aren ’ t the brightest , but even they know that “ Trump is only making a complete mess of everything because he ’ s tired ” isn ’ t an argument for why he should remain in office – especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s an argument for why he should quit .
Trump ’ s people are pointing to his failing health as a reason why he can ’ t do the job anymore .
Are they trying to give him a soft exit ?

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It’s obvious that in addition to everything else that’s wrong with him, Donald Trump is in the midst of cognitive collapse. Almost nothing he says makes any sense anymore. He’s been reduced to the half-senile guy who doesn’t understand why ingesting disinfectant is dangerous, and doesn’t understand why he can’t say something like that out loud in front of the TV cameras.
With Trump too far gone to be involved in his own damage control, that leaves his handlers to try to figure out how to push back against this. Trump’s preferred method of “damage control” has always been to to claim that he’s never made a mistake in his life, or to claim that he never said the stupid thing that he said. Instead, his handlers are taking things in an entirely different direction:
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Aides to the President saying some mistakes are because he's tired from his work on the virus. @nytimes report from today detailed his day–spends all morning watching tv, comes to the office around noon, does some calls, does the brfg and then back to watching TV. Tired? — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 25, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump’s handlers are now trying to spin his mistakes as a result of him being too “tired.” We expect a President to be tired from overwork during a prolonged crisis. But we all know Trump isn’t doing any work. Even if Trump were working himself to death, we expect a President to still be able to manage his work and sleep schedule so that he’s not going around making zombie-like mistakes.
Donald Trump’s handlers clearly aren’t the brightest, but even they know that “Trump is only making a complete mess of everything because he’s tired” isn’t an argument for why he should remain in office – especially for another four years. Instead it’s an argument for why he should quit. Trump’s people are pointing to his failing health as a reason why he can’t do the job anymore. Are they trying to give him a soft exit?
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump’s idiot press secretary Kayleigh McEnany throws tantrum after press briefing goes awry

If you ’ re not familiar with White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany , it ’ s because she ’ s been on the job for awhile now but she still hasn ’ t held a press briefing .
Instead she ’ s been using Twitter to humiliate herself , by posting ridiculous and embarrassing lies aimed at propping up Trump ’ s failing presidency .
After Donald Trump made a mess of things yesterday by suggesting that everyone ingest disinfectant and inject themselves with sunlight , he ducked questions during today ’ s very short press briefing .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as being a bizarre joke .
This prompted Kayleigh McEnany to take an unintentionally hilarious swing and miss : .
Wait , she ’ s describing Donald Trump as accessible and transparent ?
This is the guy who almost never held press briefings at all , until he couldn ’ t hold his campaign rallies anymore .
This is the guy who buried the White House visitor logs so no one could see which of his corrupt cronies were visiting on any given day .
We could go on and on .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s had the most opaque and corrupt presidency in U.S. history .
McEnany is completely off her rocker and out of her depth .

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If you’re not familiar with White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, it’s because she’s been on the job for awhile now but she still hasn’t held a press briefing. Instead she’s been using Twitter to humiliate herself, by posting ridiculous and embarrassing lies aimed at propping up Trump’s failing presidency.
After Donald Trump made a mess of things yesterday by suggesting that everyone ingest disinfectant and inject themselves with sunlight, he ducked questions during today’s very short press briefing. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer dismissed the briefing as being a bizarre joke. This prompted Kayleigh McEnany to take an unintentionally hilarious swing and miss:
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President @realDonaldTrump took countless questions from reporters in the Oval Office earlier today. Moreover, there have been 48 briefings since February 26th. The accessibility and transparency of this President is unprecedented. cc @wolfblitzer — Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) April 25, 2020
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Wait, she’s describing Donald Trump as accessible and transparent? This is the guy who almost never held press briefings at all, until he couldn’t hold his campaign rallies anymore. This is the guy who buried the White House visitor logs so no one could see which of his corrupt cronies were visiting on any given day. We could go on and on. Trump is a hard core criminal and he’s had the most opaque and corrupt presidency in U.S. history. McEnany is completely off her rocker and out of her depth.
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--President Obama comes out swinging on behalf of Joe Biden

In moments of crisis , we look out for one other .
And we need leaders with empathy who will @ @ @ @ @ drive them apart .
@ JoeBiden has the character and experience to guide us through @ @ @ @ @ and heal us through a long recovery .
https : //t.co/JkaBWYejKh

In moments of crisis, we look out for one other. And we need leaders with empathy who will bring people together rather than drive them apart. @JoeBiden has the character and experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery. https://t.co/JkaBWYejKh
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 25, 2020


palmerreport--2020-04-26--Kim Jong Un reportedly in worse condition than we thought

In the five days since CNN reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was in “ grave danger ” following surgery , details have been hard to come by .
But now a slew of new reports suggest that , if nothing else , details are starting to leak out about what ’ s been doing on .
Last night a Hong Kong TV outlet reported that Kim Jong Un was dead .
Earlier today TMZ wrote about what the Hong Kong TV outlet said .
Numerous observers mistook this for TMZ independently confirming Kim was dead , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Even if he isn ’ t dead , a Japanese news outlet is now reporting that Kim is in a vegetative state .
This is interesting for a couple reasons .
First , while the Hong Kong based outlet has ties to the Chinese government and its report about Kim may therefore just be propaganda , the Japanese outlet is free press and would have no reason to make up the story .
Second , this mirrors an NBC News tweet from several days ago , which was quickly deleted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” So what ’ s really going on ?
We have no way of knowing for sure .
At the least , if Kim Jong Un were able to get in front of the TV cameras and come off as being in good health right now , he ’ d be doing it , so that the reports of his vulnerability don ’ t result in some kind of palace coup against him .
His ongoing absence from public view suggests that , at the least , he ’ s in too poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a camera .

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In the five days since CNN reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was in “grave danger” following surgery, details have been hard to come by. But now a slew of new reports suggest that, if nothing else, details are starting to leak out about what’s been doing on.
Last night a Hong Kong TV outlet reported that Kim Jong Un was dead. Earlier today TMZ wrote about what the Hong Kong TV outlet said. Numerous observers mistook this for TMZ independently confirming Kim was dead, but that’s not what was actually said. Even if he isn’t dead, a Japanese news outlet is now reporting that Kim is in a vegetative state. This is interesting for a couple reasons.
First, while the Hong Kong based outlet has ties to the Chinese government and its report about Kim may therefore just be propaganda, the Japanese outlet is free press and would have no reason to make up the story. Second, this mirrors an NBC News tweet from several days ago, which was quickly deleted, that claimed Kim was “brain dead.”
So what’s really going on? We have no way of knowing for sure. At the least, if Kim Jong Un were able to get in front of the TV cameras and come off as being in good health right now, he’d be doing it, so that the reports of his vulnerability don’t result in some kind of palace coup against him. His ongoing absence from public view suggests that, at the least, he’s in too poor of condition to get in front of a camera.
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--Donald Trump would like to have this tweet back

Donald Trump is having a complete meltdown on Twitter today , which of course is nothing new for him .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s ranting about is the new TV ad condemning him for having called coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ ’ s still insisting this somehow never happened , even though there ’ s video @ @ @ @ @ at a rally .
There ’ s also this tweet from February , which we @ @ @ @ @ would like to have back right about now : The Coronavirus is very much under @ @ @ @ @ We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries .
CDC & World Health @ @ @ @ @ very smart .
Stock Market starting to look very good to me !

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Donald Trump is having a complete meltdown on Twitter today, which of course is nothing new for him. One of the things he’s ranting about is the new TV ad condemning him for having called coronavirus a “hoax.” He’s still insisting this somehow never happened, even though there’s video footage of him saying it at a rally.
There’s also this tweet from February, which we’re sure Donald Trump would like to have back right about now:
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Sorry, Donald Trump, it’s too late now

Sorry, Donald Trump, it’s too late now

Donald Trump finally gave up on his disastrous press briefings today .
He argued in a tweet that there ’ s no point in holding them because the media is supposedly just going to lie about what he says .
Nevermind that the entire point of a briefing is that he gets to speak directly to the public – and of course that ’ s the real problem , because everyone has been hearing idiotic things coming directly out of his mouth .
Now that Trump ’ s press briefings are gone , and he ’ s lost the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s throwing a bizarre tantrum about an earlier stupid thing he said : I never said the pandemic was a Hoax !
Who would say such a thing ?
I said that the Do Nothing Democrats , together with their Mainstream Media partners , are the Hoax .
They have been called out & embarrassed on this , even admitting they were wrong , but continue to spread the lie !
Again , nice try , idiot , but we ’ ve all seen the video footage of you calling it a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump talk about injecting people with sunlight and having them ingest disinfectant .
Trump can ’ t make these things go away .
He can pull the plug on his future public appearances , but he can ’ t erase the video footage of him saying these stupid things .

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Donald Trump finally gave up on his disastrous press briefings today. He argued in a tweet that there’s no point in holding them because the media is supposedly just going to lie about what he says. Nevermind that the entire point of a briefing is that he gets to speak directly to the public – and of course that’s the real problem, because everyone has been hearing idiotic things coming directly out of his mouth.
Now that Trump’s press briefings are gone, and he’s lost the one thing he still sadistically enjoyed, he’s throwing a bizarre tantrum about an earlier stupid thing he said:
I never said the pandemic was a Hoax! Who would say such a thing? I said that the Do Nothing Democrats, together with their Mainstream Media partners, are the Hoax. They have been called out & embarrassed on this, even admitting they were wrong, but continue to spread the lie! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
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Again, nice try, idiot, but we’ve all seen the video footage of you calling it a hoax. Just as we all saw Donald Trump talk about injecting people with sunlight and having them ingest disinfectant. Trump can’t make these things go away. He can pull the plug on his future public appearances, but he can’t erase the video footage of him saying these stupid things.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Maxine Waters rips Donald Trump to pieces

This week Congresswoman Maxine Waters revealed that her sister is currently dying from coronavirus .
It ’ s a reminder @ @ @ @ @ around the nation isn ’ t just a number , it represents real people .
@ @ @ @ @ narcissistic sociopath , is incapable of understanding this .
Maxine Waters explained it to him @ @ @ @ @ Trump , when are you going to say a word of sympathy & condolences to @ @ @ @ @ the 50k coronavirus victims who ’ ve died in our country & even the others @ @ @ @ @ the world ?
Have you no empathy ?
Have you no compassion or decency ?

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This week Congresswoman Maxine Waters revealed that her sister is currently dying from coronavirus. It’s a reminder that the rising death toll around the nation isn’t just a number, it represents real people. Donald Trump, a malignant narcissistic sociopath, is incapable of understanding this.
Maxine Waters explained it to him in no uncertain terms:
Trump, when are you going to say a word of sympathy & condolences to the families & friends of the 50k coronavirus victims who’ve died in our country & even the others who’ve died around the world? Have you no empathy? Have you no compassion or decency? — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) April 25, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump just waved the white flag on his press briefings

Donald Trump isn ’ t holding a press briefing today , after he barely held one yesterday .
He ’ s been dodging media questions ever since he had his “ disinfectant and sunlight ” meltdown on Thursday .
There have been reports that Trump is now ready to partly or fully give up on holding press briefings .
Now Trump is waving the white flag .
Trump posted this bizarre tweet just now , explaining why he ’ s giving up on his briefings : Here ’ s what doesn ’ t make sense .
Donald Trump is arguing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ratings , which would mean that lots of people are watching and hearing directly from him .
Yet he ’ s also arguing that there ’ s no point to the briefings because the news outlets aren ’ t reporting accurately on what he ’ s saying .
Even if this were true , wouldn ’ t he still want to hold the briefings in order to reach the public directly ?
Trump ’ s disastrous press briefings have been harming him from the start .
His approval rating numbers and 2020 poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has screwed up so badly that even he seems to understand he ’ s harming himself , he ’ s taking his ball and going home – or at least he ’ s threatening to .
We ’ ll see if he goes back to holding briefings after he gets tired of not being able to act like an idiot in front of the cameras each day .

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Donald Trump isn’t holding a press briefing today, after he barely held one yesterday. He’s been dodging media questions ever since he had his “disinfectant and sunlight” meltdown on Thursday. There have been reports that Trump is now ready to partly or fully give up on holding press briefings. Now Trump is waving the white flag.
Trump posted this bizarre tweet just now, explaining why he’s giving up on his briefings:
What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
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Here’s what doesn’t make sense. Donald Trump is arguing that his press briefings are getting huge ratings, which would mean that lots of people are watching and hearing directly from him. Yet he’s also arguing that there’s no point to the briefings because the news outlets aren’t reporting accurately on what he’s saying. Even if this were true, wouldn’t he still want to hold the briefings in order to reach the public directly?
Trump’s disastrous press briefings have been harming him from the start. His approval rating numbers and 2020 poll numbers keep dropping. Now that Trump has screwed up so badly that even he seems to understand he’s harming himself, he’s taking his ball and going home – or at least he’s threatening to. We’ll see if he goes back to holding briefings after he gets tired of not being able to act like an idiot in front of the cameras each day.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump has completely bonkers meltdown about Dr. Birx

Donald Trump apparently isn ’ t having a press briefing today , after he refused to take any questions yesterday , and had his disinfectant meltdown the day before yesterday .
While Trump is afraid to face questions or even show his face right now , he ’ s going as bonkers as ever on Twitter .
Trump is now admitting that he asked his completely idiotic question about injecting sunlight into people as a coronavirus cure .
But for some reason he ’ s insisting that he didn ’ t say it to Dr. Birx , and he instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing is , we all saw Donald Trump ask Dr. Birx about injecting sunlight and ingesting disinfectants .
He ’ s lying as usual .
But why pick such an oddly specific hill to die on ?
‘ I didn ’ t say the insanely idiotic thing to a doctor , I said it to a lab expert ’ isn ’ t a defense .
So what ’ s the deal ?
Our guess is that Donald Trump finally saw the viral clip of the expression on Dr. Birx ’ s face while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and decided to try to “ deny ” it by insisting he wasn ’ t talking to Dr. Birx .
Of course this makes no sense at all .
But he ’ s half-senile and fully psychotic , so it ’ s the kind of dishonest gibberish that would make sense to him .

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Donald Trump apparently isn’t having a press briefing today, after he refused to take any questions yesterday, and had his disinfectant meltdown the day before yesterday. While Trump is afraid to face questions or even show his face right now, he’s going as bonkers as ever on Twitter.
Trump is now admitting that he asked his completely idiotic question about injecting sunlight into people as a coronavirus cure. But for some reason he’s insisting that he didn’t say it to Dr. Birx, and he instead said it to someone else:
Was just informed that the Fake News from the Thursday White House Press Conference had me speaking & asking questions of Dr. Deborah Birx. Wrong, I was speaking to our Laboratory expert, not Deborah, about sunlight etc. & the CoronaVirus. The Lamestream Media is corrupt & sick! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
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The thing is, we all saw Donald Trump ask Dr. Birx about injecting sunlight and ingesting disinfectants. He’s lying as usual. But why pick such an oddly specific hill to die on? ‘I didn’t say the insanely idiotic thing to a doctor, I said it to a lab expert’ isn’t a defense. So what’s the deal?
Our guess is that Donald Trump finally saw the viral clip of the expression on Dr. Birx’s face while he was rambling about injecting sunlight, and decided to try to “deny” it by insisting he wasn’t talking to Dr. Birx. Of course this makes no sense at all. But he’s half-senile and fully psychotic, so it’s the kind of dishonest gibberish that would make sense to him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Legal expert explains why it’s literally impossible for Donald Trump to postpone the election

Now that Donald Trump ’ s already-low odds of winning reelection have fallen even further thanks to his mishandling of the coronavirus crisis , the fatalists within the Resistance have decided the Trump is simply going to magically postpone the election .
How would this even happen ?
The fatalists never do seem to have that answer .
Legal expert Marc Elias has explained in a new video why Donald Trump literally can ’ t postpone the election .
That power belongs solely to Congress , and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is obviously not going to sign off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marceelias for explaining why Trump ca n't change the election .
We must start preparing for the November elections now .
My VoteSafe Act would take the necessary steps to expand early voting and curbside voting to make sure voting is safe.pic.twitter.com/8Lg9cpjLcC Joe Biden said this week that he wouldn ’ t be shocked if Donald Trump tries to postpone the election .
But the key word there is “ tries.
” Trump has made a number of threats that he ’ s known are impossible , for the sole purpose of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can magically pull it off , thus causing us to waste time fighting him over imaginary battles instead of real ones .
Biden is doing the right thing by pointing out that Donald Trump will try to float some imaginary threat about postponing the election .
With so many people within the Resistance currently worried about this imaginary doomsday scenario , it ’ s better for Biden to put it out there , so we can talk about it , and make sure everyone knows that Trump will automatically fail if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
What we really need to focus on are voter registration , voter turnout , and fighting against voter suppression – not sitting around and panicking over imaginary scenarios .
We have enough real things to worry about .

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Now that Donald Trump’s already-low odds of winning reelection have fallen even further thanks to his mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, the fatalists within the Resistance have decided the Trump is simply going to magically postpone the election. How would this even happen? The fatalists never do seem to have that answer.
Legal expert Marc Elias has explained in a new video why Donald Trump literally can’t postpone the election. That power belongs solely to Congress, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is obviously not going to sign off on not having an election:
Thanks @marceelias for explaining why Trump can't change the election. We must start preparing for the November elections now. My VoteSafe Act would take the necessary steps to expand early voting and curbside voting to make sure voting is safe.pic.twitter.com/8Lg9cpjLcC — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) April 25, 2020
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Joe Biden said this week that he wouldn’t be shocked if Donald Trump tries to postpone the election. But the key word there is “tries.” Trump has made a number of threats that he’s known are impossible, for the sole purpose of trying to scare us into believing that he can magically pull it off, thus causing us to waste time fighting him over imaginary battles instead of real ones.
Biden is doing the right thing by pointing out that Donald Trump will try to float some imaginary threat about postponing the election. With so many people within the Resistance currently worried about this imaginary doomsday scenario, it’s better for Biden to put it out there, so we can talk about it, and make sure everyone knows that Trump will automatically fail if he “tries” to do any such thing. What we really need to focus on are voter registration, voter turnout, and fighting against voter suppression – not sitting around and panicking over imaginary scenarios. We have enough real things to worry about.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--This new TV ad is devastating to Donald Trump

A crisis like this is a time for American heroes .
We ’ re seeing people step up all around @ @ @ @ @ be something courageous like going to work in a coronavirus-infected hospital , or merely something @ @ @ @ @ limit the spread of the virus .
Then there ’ s Donald Trump , who @ @ @ @ @ , courageous , and selfless .
This new ad from The Lincoln Project , an @ @ @ @ @ aim at Donald Trump for all the ways in which he ’ s lacking : @ @ @ @ @ ' unwavering trust in him will lead to more chaos , confusion , and illness @ @ @ @ @ we need leadership to steer the country toward clarity , unity , and healing—not sow @ @ @ @ @ and division.
# COVID # CountryOverParty pic.twitter.com/G5LiIIPfIb

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A crisis like this is a time for American heroes. We’re seeing people step up all around the country, whether it be something courageous like going to work in a coronavirus-infected hospital, or merely something selfless like staying home to limit the spread of the virus. Then there’s Donald Trump, who is the opposite of heroic, courageous, and selfless.
This new ad from The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican group, takes aim at Donald Trump for all the ways in which he’s lacking:
📺 @realDonaldTrump's supporters' unwavering trust in him will lead to more chaos, confusion, and illness. In a crisis, we need leadership to steer the country toward clarity, unity, and healing—not sow more discord, hate, and division.#COVID #CountryOverParty pic.twitter.com/G5LiIIPfIb — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--The Kim Jong Un death watch saga takes yet another strange turn

Last night we saw Reuter ’ s report that China had sent doctors to try to save Kim Jong Un ’ s life , and we saw a report from a Hong Kong based news outlet that Kim Jong Un is dead .
Those could both potentially be true , depending on the timing .
But now things have gotten even more confusing .
TMZ posted an article today with a headline that said Kim Jong Un was “ reportedly dead.
” TMZ has a history of being correct when it reports that public figures have died , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside sources .
In this instance , however , TMZ is merely quoting the Hong Kong based news outlet from last night , and isn ’ t citing any inside sources of its own – meaning this isn ’ t confirmation of anything beyond what we already had to work with .
So where does this leave us ?
Any time there ’ s a life-and-death health mystery about a public figure , it sets off this kind of confusing and potentially conflicting reporting .
Throw in the inherent secrecy and dishonesty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , and there ’ s no real basis for knowing what to believe .
But consider what Palmer Report explained last night : Here ’ s one important thing to consider .
These reports of Kim Jong Un being near death make him look weak .
In fact these reports make him weak , whether he ’ s ill or not , because his perceived illness makes him vulnerable to palace intrigue or outside attack .
If Kim were able to get in front of a TV camera right now and prove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s nearly a given that he ’ d be doing it , if only to send a signal to would-be aggressors .
The logical conclusion is that , at the least , he ’ s in bad enough shape that he can ’ t fake it in front of a camera .
As to whether he ’ s alive or dead , well , it ’ ll come out eventually .

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Last night we saw Reuter’s report that China had sent doctors to try to save Kim Jong Un’s life, and we saw a report from a Hong Kong based news outlet that Kim Jong Un is dead. Those could both potentially be true, depending on the timing. But now things have gotten even more confusing.
TMZ posted an article today with a headline that said Kim Jong Un was “reportedly dead.” TMZ has a history of being correct when it reports that public figures have died, as it ostensibly gets the information from its own inside sources. In this instance, however, TMZ is merely quoting the Hong Kong based news outlet from last night, and isn’t citing any inside sources of its own – meaning this isn’t confirmation of anything beyond what we already had to work with.
So where does this leave us? Any time there’s a life-and-death health mystery about a public figure, it sets off this kind of confusing and potentially conflicting reporting. Throw in the inherent secrecy and dishonesty of the current regimes in North Korea and China, and there’s no real basis for knowing what to believe. But consider what Palmer Report explained last night:
Here’s one important thing to consider. These reports of Kim Jong Un being near death make him look weak. In fact these reports make him weak, whether he’s ill or not, because his perceived illness makes him vulnerable to palace intrigue or outside attack. If Kim were able to get in front of a TV camera right now and prove that he’s in good shape, it’s nearly a given that he’d be doing it, if only to send a signal to would-be aggressors. The logical conclusion is that, at the least, he’s in bad enough shape that he can’t fake it in front of a camera. As to whether he’s alive or dead, well, it’ll come out eventually.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--When a president’s personality disorder becomes lethal

I have a psychologist friend who once told me that she will not treat a narcissist .
Specifically , she will “ refer out ” a patient suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder ( NPD ) .
She gave me the clinical reason first .
They are a waste of time .
When the NPD enters therapy he or she does so , not with the intent of becoming a better person , but as a game , with the goal of beating the therapist and “ proving they [ the narcissist ] are the smartest person in the room.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t a journey , it ’ s a zero sum game in which they must always be the winner .
Then she gave the non-clinical reason : “ I dislike them .
If it can be said there is a kind of person I hate on sight then it ’ s the NPD .
I have nothing to say to them except , ‘ Goodbye.
’ ” NPD may be how psychology defines evil .
A principal feature of the NPD is that they do not consider themselves to have a mental health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not the problem , you are .
The NPD finds a way to blame others for their problems .
A natural consequence of this point of view is a phenomenon known as “ gaslighting.
” Wikipedia defines gaslighting this way : Since about 1 % of the population is NPD , chances are fairly good that you have met one .
If you ’ ve been particularly unlucky , as I have been , then an NPD has exercised significant influence over your life .
In that way the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly unlucky these days .
The president is a narcissist , and We the People are subjected to daily gaslighting , compliments of Donald Trump .
If only the press in particular and We the People in general had known NPDs the way my therapist friend does , we might have saved ourselves a lot of trouble .
For one , Trump would have never been elected in the first place .
The voters would have “ referred him out.
” For another , the members of the press might have skipped the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racing each other to report the moment in time in which Donald Trump had “ finally become presidential.
” That day was never going to hapoen .
Narcissists don ’ t get better .
A recent example of narcissistic gaslighting from Trump came after he recommended injecting disinfectant as a possible “ cure ” for coronavirus .
Trump gaslighted the American people the very next day by insisting he was addressing a reporter “ sarcastically , ” that he didn ’ t mean it literally .
This despite the fact that we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question to Dr. Deborah Birx in a distinctly non-sarcastic way .
The implication is that anyone who didn ’ t “ get it , ” that Trump was being sarcastic , that he didn ’ t mean it literally , must be stupid .
That is how the narcissist gaslights .
A mistake often made by victims of the narcissist is they believe that they can bring the narcissist to see reason .
This creates in the victim a tendency to concede minor points in order to make a major one .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victim saying , for example , “ Okay , I concede you were not trying to be deliberately cruel by your remarks , but can you understand how you might have been accidentally cruel ?
” These concessions , made a little bit at a time , are seized upon by the narcissist and used against the victim as weapons .
The narcissist may later say something like , “ What do you mean by that ?
You said it yourself once , that I ’ m not cruel .
Were you lying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or retractions or admissions of error made by the press as weapons against them .
Narcissists never admit they are wrong and Trump is no exception .
What ’ s more , Trump has trained people who work for him to become extremely reluctant to admit when Trump has made a mistake .
Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has fallen reluctant but inevitable victim to Trump ’ s bullying in this way .
Trump ’ s daily press conferences are explicit exercises in narcissism , gaslighting and cruelty .
Trump never does anything that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and these daily “ briefings ” are a case in point .
They are extremely dangerous and it is to the shame of the American press that they are still being broadcast .
Several people have died as a direct consequence of these briefings .
For example , an Arizona couple recently drank chloroquine phosphate , a fish tank cleaner , because Trump recommended hydroxychloroquine as a “ cure ” for coronavirus .
The man died as a result and his wife remains critical in intensive care .
Spikes in coronavirus deaths have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouraging people to congregate in churches .
These deaths have no meaning for Trump because , as a narcissist , they are automatically not his fault and not his responsibility .
This is why we must unite to get Donald Trump out of office .
Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic may have already done irreparable harm to America ’ s prestige and standing as a legitimate first world power .
Tens of thousands of deaths are directly traceable to Trump .
Far worse than that , if Trump is left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans may die needlessly .
Trump must go and there is only one force on earth that can make him go , that ’ s you and me , the American voter .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I have a psychologist friend who once told me that she will not treat a narcissist. Specifically, she will “refer out” a patient suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). She gave me the clinical reason first. They are a waste of time. When the NPD enters therapy he or she does so, not with the intent of becoming a better person, but as a game, with the goal of beating the therapist and “proving they [the narcissist] are the smartest person in the room.” For the narcissist, therapy isn’t a journey, it’s a zero sum game in which they must always be the winner.
Then she gave the non-clinical reason: “I dislike them. If it can be said there is a kind of person I hate on sight then it’s the NPD. I have nothing to say to them except, ‘Goodbye.’”
NPD may be how psychology defines evil. A principal feature of the NPD is that they do not consider themselves to have a mental health problem. In other words, they’re not the problem, you are. The NPD finds a way to blame others for their problems. A natural consequence of this point of view is a phenomenon known as “gaslighting.” Wikipedia defines gaslighting this way:
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment, often evoking in them cognitive dissonance and other changes such as low self-esteem.
Since about 1% of the population is NPD, chances are fairly good that you have met one. If you’ve been particularly unlucky, as I have been, then an NPD has exercised significant influence over your life. In that way the people of the United States of America have been particularly unlucky these days. The president is a narcissist, and We the People are subjected to daily gaslighting, compliments of Donald Trump.
If only the press in particular and We the People in general had known NPDs the way my therapist friend does, we might have saved ourselves a lot of trouble. For one, Trump would have never been elected in the first place. The voters would have “referred him out.” For another, the members of the press might have skipped the part back in 2017 where they were racing each other to report the moment in time in which Donald Trump had “finally become presidential.” That day was never going to hapoen. Narcissists don’t get better.
A recent example of narcissistic gaslighting from Trump came after he recommended injecting disinfectant as a possible “cure” for coronavirus. Trump gaslighted the American people the very next day by insisting he was addressing a reporter “sarcastically,” that he didn’t mean it literally. This despite the fact that we have video proof of Trump directly addressing the question to Dr. Deborah Birx in a distinctly non-sarcastic way. The implication is that anyone who didn’t “get it,” that Trump was being sarcastic, that he didn’t mean it literally, must be stupid. That is how the narcissist gaslights.
A mistake often made by victims of the narcissist is they believe that they can bring the narcissist to see reason. This creates in the victim a tendency to concede minor points in order to make a major one. It might come in the form of the victim saying, for example, “Okay, I concede you were not trying to be deliberately cruel by your remarks, but can you understand how you might have been accidentally cruel?” These concessions, made a little bit at a time, are seized upon by the narcissist and used against the victim as weapons. The narcissist may later say something like, “What do you mean by that? You said it yourself once, that I’m not cruel. Were you lying?” Trump frequently uses small concessions or retractions or admissions of error made by the press as weapons against them.
Narcissists never admit they are wrong and Trump is no exception. What’s more, Trump has trained people who work for him to become extremely reluctant to admit when Trump has made a mistake. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has fallen reluctant but inevitable victim to Trump’s bullying in this way.
Trump’s daily press conferences are explicit exercises in narcissism, gaslighting and cruelty. Trump never does anything that he doesn’t want to do and these daily “briefings” are a case in point. They are extremely dangerous and it is to the shame of the American press that they are still being broadcast.
Several people have died as a direct consequence of these briefings. For example, an Arizona couple recently drank chloroquine phosphate, a fish tank cleaner, because Trump recommended hydroxychloroquine as a “cure” for coronavirus. The man died as a result and his wife remains critical in intensive care. Spikes in coronavirus deaths have come as a direct result of Trump encouraging people to congregate in churches. These deaths have no meaning for Trump because, as a narcissist, they are automatically not his fault and not his responsibility.
This is why we must unite to get Donald Trump out of office. Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic may have already done irreparable harm to America’s prestige and standing as a legitimate first world power. Tens of thousands of deaths are directly traceable to Trump. Far worse than that, if Trump is left in office another four years, millions of Americans may die needlessly. Trump must go and there is only one force on earth that can make him go, that’s you and me, the American voter. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump just gave away his real reason for trying to squeeze the Post Office – and it’s not abo

Donald Trump just gave away his real reason for trying to squeeze the Post Office – and it’s not about the election

Because Donald Trump has been trying to put the financial squeeze on the Post Office , alarmists have interpreted this as a sign that Trump is somehow magically going to be able to get rid of the Post Office before the election , so no one can vote by mail .
Trump isn ’ t within a million miles of having the political muscle to kill the Post Office – but today he did give away his actual motivation .
If you ’ re a Palmer Report regular reader , you already know why Donald Trump is trying to squeeze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same reason the Republican Party has been trying to squeeze the Post Office for years on end now .
UPS and FedEx hate that the Post Office is able to offer Priority Mail shipping at a fairly low price .
So they donate to Trump and the GOP , with the expectation that they ’ ll force the Post Office to raise Priority Mail pricing .
When Trump called the Post Office a “ joke ” today , he insisted that “ the Post Office should raise the price of a package @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , the increasingly loose lipped Trump just gave away precisely what his marching orders from UPS and FedEx are .
They don ’ t want the Post Office gone .
They don ’ t want the responsibility of delivering letters .
They just want the Post Office to be in such a dire financial situation , it has to make up for it by charging as much for Priority Mail as UPS and FedEx charge for package shipping .
Unlike most government agencies , the Post Office has a significant revenue stream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can ’ t be shut down simply by having its “ funding ” taken away .
Trump and the GOP have been placing bizarre pension requirements on the Post Office so it ’ ll struggle financially – but even these restrictions won ’ t magically put the Post Office out of business .
Trump knows this .
This isn ’ t about somehow magically making the election go away .
It ’ s about doing his wealthy donors ’ corrupt bidding , as usual .

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Because Donald Trump has been trying to put the financial squeeze on the Post Office, alarmists have interpreted this as a sign that Trump is somehow magically going to be able to get rid of the Post Office before the election, so no one can vote by mail. Trump isn’t within a million miles of having the political muscle to kill the Post Office – but today he did give away his actual motivation.
If you’re a Palmer Report regular reader, you already know why Donald Trump is trying to squeeze the Post Office. It’s the same reason the Republican Party has been trying to squeeze the Post Office for years on end now. UPS and FedEx hate that the Post Office is able to offer Priority Mail shipping at a fairly low price. So they donate to Trump and the GOP, with the expectation that they’ll force the Post Office to raise Priority Mail pricing.
When Trump called the Post Office a “joke” today, he insisted that “the Post Office should raise the price of a package by approximately four times.” In other words, the increasingly loose lipped Trump just gave away precisely what his marching orders from UPS and FedEx are. They don’t want the Post Office gone. They don’t want the responsibility of delivering letters. They just want the Post Office to be in such a dire financial situation, it has to make up for it by charging as much for Priority Mail as UPS and FedEx charge for package shipping.
Unlike most government agencies, the Post Office has a significant revenue stream. It pays for itself, so it can’t be shut down simply by having its “funding” taken away. Trump and the GOP have been placing bizarre pension requirements on the Post Office so it’ll struggle financially – but even these restrictions won’t magically put the Post Office out of business. Trump knows this. This isn’t about somehow magically making the election go away. It’s about doing his wealthy donors’ corrupt bidding, as usual.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Andrew Cuomo just put the spotlight on a true hero

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been doing a hero ’ s job of leading New York State and New @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
His daily press briefings have been informative and inspirational .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ around Donald Trump ’ s total failure to lead .
Now Cuomo is highlighting a @ @ @ @ @ ’ s someone far away from New York .
Governor Cuomo received this letter from @ @ @ @ @ decided to donate one of their few N95 masks to a New York doctor or @ @ @ @ @ letter from a farmer in northeast Kansas .
His wife is ill and he is @ @ @ @ @ 1 of 5 N95 masks he has from farming to pass on to a doctor @ @ @ @ @ .
This is humanity at its best .
I share his letter as inspiration .
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been doing a hero’s job of leading New York State and New York City through the coronavirus crisis. His daily press briefings have been informative and inspirational. He’s also found ways to work around Donald Trump’s total failure to lead. Now Cuomo is highlighting a true hero – and it’s someone far away from New York.
Governor Cuomo received this letter from an elderly Kansas couple who decided to donate one of their few N95 masks to a New York doctor or nurse:
I received this letter from a farmer in northeast Kansas. His wife is ill and he is aging. He sent me 1 of 5 N95 masks he has from farming to pass on to a doctor or nurse in New York. This is humanity at its best. I share his letter as inspiration. pic.twitter.com/Fa4h5LH9rL — Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Now we know why Donald Trump suddenly went soft on China

For awhile there , Donald Trump was trying to gain the cheapest of political points by referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus.
” It was a blatant attempt at scapegoating Chinese-Americans and Asian-Americans over the virus , in the hope of stirring up xenophobia within his racist base , thus distracting them from his own failures .
Then a couple weeks ago Trump suddenly stopped calling it the “ Chinese Virus ” and instead delivered a monologue about how Asian-Americans shouldn ’ t be blamed for this .
This was a good development , of course .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time , a bad person like Trump only does something like that when he has ulterior motives .
Now we ’ re getting some answers .
Trump owes hundreds of millions of dollars to a Chinese government-controlled bank , and he ’ s scheduled to have to make a huge payment on that loan soon , according to an eye opening new report from Politico .
Based on the fact that six of Trump ’ s top revenue-producing properties are currently shut down in the pandemic , and the recent reporting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deutsche Bank to push back his payments , it ’ s more clear than ever that Trump has no cash on hand .
No wonder Donald Trump suddenly went soft on China .
President Xi must have reminded him that China owns him , and that it can seize control of his buildings if he loses the election and can ’ t pay up .
Again , it ’ s a good thing that Trump has stopped calling it the “ Chinese Virus.
” But it ’ s disturbing to think that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China reminded him that it literally owns him .

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For awhile there, Donald Trump was trying to gain the cheapest of political points by referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” It was a blatant attempt at scapegoating Chinese-Americans and Asian-Americans over the virus, in the hope of stirring up xenophobia within his racist base, thus distracting them from his own failures.
Then a couple weeks ago Trump suddenly stopped calling it the “Chinese Virus” and instead delivered a monologue about how Asian-Americans shouldn’t be blamed for this. This was a good development, of course. But as Palmer Report pointed out at the time, a bad person like Trump only does something like that when he has ulterior motives. Now we’re getting some answers.
Trump owes hundreds of millions of dollars to a Chinese government-controlled bank, and he’s scheduled to have to make a huge payment on that loan soon, according to an eye opening new report from Politico. Based on the fact that six of Trump’s top revenue-producing properties are currently shut down in the pandemic, and the recent reporting that he’s already reduced to begging Deutsche Bank to push back his payments, it’s more clear than ever that Trump has no cash on hand.
No wonder Donald Trump suddenly went soft on China. President Xi must have reminded him that China owns him, and that it can seize control of his buildings if he loses the election and can’t pay up. Again, it’s a good thing that Trump has stopped calling it the “Chinese Virus.” But it’s disturbing to think that Trump only stopped using that racist term because China reminded him that it literally owns him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--Here comes Donald Trump’s biggest meltdown yet

Once Donald Trump finally screwed up so badly during one of his press briefings that even he had to admit @ @ @ @ @ reelection prospects by being out there each day , he took no questions during Friday @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t hold a briefing on Saturday .
We saw how that went for @ @ @ @ @ feeling caged , he had one of his most bizarre Twitter meltdowns to date .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s about to get even worse .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju is reporting @ @ @ @ @ press briefing , and no public events of any kind , scheduled for Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ means .
Trump is going to be absolutely off-the-wall bonkers on Sunday .
With nothing @ @ @ @ @ increasingly negative coverage on television , and no outlet but Twitter , we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ deranged and incoherent meltdown to date .
Trump is unraveling in real time .

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Once Donald Trump finally screwed up so badly during one of his press briefings that even he had to admit he was hurting his already-weak reelection prospects by being out there each day, he took no questions during Friday’s briefing and then didn’t hold a briefing on Saturday.
We saw how that went for Donald Trump on Saturday: feeling caged, he had one of his most bizarre Twitter meltdowns to date. The thing is, it’s about to get even worse. CNN’s Manu Raju is reporting tonight that Trump has no press briefing, and no public events of any kind, scheduled for Sunday. We all know what this means.
Trump is going to be absolutely off-the-wall bonkers on Sunday. With nothing to do but watch his increasingly negative coverage on television, and no outlet but Twitter, we’re likely looking at his most deranged and incoherent meltdown to date. Trump is unraveling in real time.
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--Lindsey Graham gets ripped to shreds

Lindsey Graham gets ripped to shreds

Remember back when Republican Senator Lindsey Graham used to be fairly reasonable ?
That was just four years ago , @ @ @ @ @ changed , it might as well have been four hundred years ago .
Graham is @ @ @ @ @ corrupt Trump-loyal troll who comes off as more unstable by the day .
Fortunately , @ @ @ @ @ reelection in November .
Even more fortunately , his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison is a @ @ @ @ @ s making a point of reminding everyone of just how far Graham has fallen , @ @ @ @ @ to be replaced :

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Remember back when Republican Senator Lindsey Graham used to be fairly reasonable? That was just four years ago, but considering how much has changed, it might as well have been four hundred years ago. Graham is now nothing more than a corrupt Trump-loyal troll who comes off as more unstable by the day.
Fortunately, Lindsey Graham is up for reelection in November. Even more fortunately, his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison is a fantastic candidate. He’s making a point of reminding everyone of just how far Graham has fallen, and how badly he needs to be replaced:
Lindsey Graham in 2016: “Donald Trump is a race baiting, xenophobic, bigot.” Lindsey Graham last night: “How dare anyone call Trump a racist or xenophobe.” What’s changed, Senator? 🧐
pic.twitter.com/0sVhSrSRrc — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--Geraldo Rivera goes off the deep end as Donald Trump unravels

Donald Trump ’ s meltdown about ingesting disinfectants has created such a tidal wave of backlash against him , he @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s backing down from holding press briefings .
With Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ and everything going wrong for him , his chief apologist Geraldo Rivera is going off @ @ @ @ @ has decided that he ’ s going to be the idiot who tries to make @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump really was being sarcastic : Hard not to believe @ realDonaldTrump was being @ @ @ @ @ He just does deadpan better than most reporters .
And if anyone really would heed @ @ @ @ @ are they have other issues .
What ’ s remarkable here is that even if @ @ @ @ @ that Trump was merely joking ( which he wasn ’ t ) , Geraldo is @ @ @ @ @ ’ s dumb enough to listen to Trump gets what they deserve .
Not a @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s meltdown about ingesting disinfectants has created such a tidal wave of backlash against him, he had to reluctantly announce today that he’s backing down from holding press briefings. With Trump’s poll numbers continuing to drop and everything going wrong for him, his chief apologist Geraldo Rivera is going off the deep end.
Geraldo has decided that he’s going to be the idiot who tries to make the straight faced argument that Donald Trump really was being sarcastic:
Hard not to believe @realDonaldTrump was being sarcastic about bleach drinking. He just does deadpan better than most reporters.
And if anyone really would heed that bleach-drinking advice, odds are they have other issues. — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 25, 2020
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What’s remarkable here is that even if you do swallow the notion that Trump was merely joking (which he wasn’t), Geraldo is literally arguing that anyone who’s dumb enough to listen to Trump gets what they deserve. Not a good look.
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palmerreport--2020-04-26--Donald Trump has run out of people to blame for the fact that he sucks

Donald Trump sucks at this .
He has no idea what he ’ s doing .
And when we say that he sucks at “ this ” we mean everything .
He ’ s spent the past three years trying to blame everyone and everything for his historically failed presidency .
The trouble is , there are a finite number of scapegoat targets , and now he seems to be running out of them .
Take a look at this new Trump tweet from today , for instance : If the Wall Street Journal “ Editorial ” writers had called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have easily found that I was “ NOT happy with the Georgia Governor on Tuesday night.
” You said the opposite , and got it wrong as you often do !
That ’ s right .
Donald Trump is now trying to scapegoat the conservative Wall Street Journal and the Republican Governor of Georgia , who should both be allies of his , in the same tweet .
When you ’ re reduced to trying to throw your own apologists under the bus in order to survive the day , you ’ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump sucks at this. He has no idea what he’s doing. And when we say that he sucks at “this” we mean everything. He’s spent the past three years trying to blame everyone and everything for his historically failed presidency. The trouble is, there are a finite number of scapegoat targets, and now he seems to be running out of them.
Take a look at this new Trump tweet from today, for instance:
If the Wall Street Journal “Editorial” writers had called, as they should have, they would have easily found that I was “NOT happy with the Georgia Governor on Tuesday night.” You said the opposite, and got it wrong as you often do! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
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That’s right. Donald Trump is now trying to scapegoat the conservative Wall Street Journal and the Republican Governor of Georgia, who should both be allies of his, in the same tweet. When you’re reduced to trying to throw your own apologists under the bus in order to survive the day, you’re in real trouble.
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