palmerreport--2020-04-21--I’m not with stupid

I’m not with stupid

I ’ ve made it a point for some time now to often and emphatically make it a point that Donald Trump is stupid .
The narrative that he is a cunning , brilliant manipulator simply does not square with observable reality , and it never has .
I think this narrative comes from a common need to explain the hold Trump has on so many people .
As is so often the case in the human condition , a mystery is a hole that must be filled , but the real mystery is why is it that the hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sometimes the reason is because the obvious answer is unacceptable .
In the case of Donald Trump , the obvious answer as to how a stupid man can have so powerful a hold over so many people is because they are stupid too .
I think the late George Carlin said it best when he said , “ Think of how stupid the average person is , and realize half of them are stupider than that.
” That formula also applies in government .
There is no mystery here .
The need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tracks back to the fundamental need for human drama .
With Mr. Carlin I also give you Hanlon ’ s Law : “ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
” America ’ s government is stupid .
This is not a permanent condition , but it ’ s what we are dealing with right now .
One only has to watch old Barack Obama press conferences to realize how precipitously America has plunged into the stupid zone .
Obama was smart , funny , warm and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , oafish and out of his depth .
That ’ s all there is to it .
Mystery solved .
So where are we now ?
Your government should be telling you this , not me , and if Obama were in charge there would be no need for me or people like me .
But let ’ s move on .
A couple of weeks ago Dr. Fauci ( who is not stupid , by the way , he ’ s just controlled and misled and bullied and intimidated by stupid people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths by late August .
Not so .
That will be the number of dead before the end of this month .
There ’ s nothing difficult or arcane in this prediction , it ’ s just based on simple arithmetic .
There are a few more than 40,000 dead now , with 2000 dying a day , in ten days there will be more than 60,000 dead .
Thanks to the MAGA hat wearing boobies across America who think they are being original and courageous by holding protest rallies against lockdown orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employed by drunks in the 1970s who thought they were being original and courageous by driving a car , that rate will increase , not decrease .
And with the same infuriating luck that occurs when a drunk driver kills everyone else but himself , these boobies will probably infect a hundred people apiece , but many of them will live on to booby another day .
Yes , and because Donald Trump is stupid , America now has a whopping 25 % of all the coronavirus deaths worldwide .
That number will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of May .
The only country that has more cases of coronavirus infection per capita is Spain , but America will be number one in that category by the end of this week .
Meanwhile , because Donald Trump is stupid , he will continue to crow about how he implemented travel restrictions with China .
He will continue to advance that narrative , summarized in this tweet from March 2nd : “ I was criticized by the Democrats when I closed the Country down to China many weeks ahead of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Because his followers are stupid , they will believe him .
America will likely have a million people infected by coronavirus by the end of April .
That ’ s just the beginning of the long slide into oblivion .
A million will quickly become two million , which will quickly become four million , and so on .
And because the murdering child rapist refuses to face reality , gives campaign rallies when he should be giving solemn press conferences , insults reporters when he should be answering their tough questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he should be solving problems , that slide into oblivion will be deadly and tragic and horrible and unnecessary .
But if you think it won ’ t happen , just ask the people of Puerto Rico .
Republican greed and neglect and stupidity has finally come home to roost .
That is why the murdering child rapist Donald Trump must go .
Don ’ t be stupid too , vote him gone in November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , @ @ @

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I’ve made it a point for some time now to often and emphatically make it a point that Donald Trump is stupid. The narrative that he is a cunning, brilliant manipulator simply does not square with observable reality, and it never has. I think this narrative comes from a common need to explain the hold Trump has on so many people. As is so often the case in the human condition, a mystery is a hole that must be filled, but the real mystery is why is it that the hole so often gets filled with nonsense. Sometimes the reason is because the obvious answer is unacceptable.
In the case of Donald Trump, the obvious answer as to how a stupid man can have so powerful a hold over so many people is because they are stupid too. I think the late George Carlin said it best when he said, “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” That formula also applies in government. There is no mystery here. The need to make it something more, something mysterious, tracks back to the fundamental need for human drama. With Mr. Carlin I also give you Hanlon’s Law: “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.”
America’s government is stupid. This is not a permanent condition, but it’s what we are dealing with right now. One only has to watch old Barack Obama press conferences to realize how precipitously America has plunged into the stupid zone. Obama was smart, funny, warm and compassionate. Trump is stupid, heavy-handed, oafish and out of his depth. That’s all there is to it. Mystery solved.
So where are we now? Your government should be telling you this, not me, and if Obama were in charge there would be no need for me or people like me. But let’s move on. A couple of weeks ago Dr. Fauci (who is not stupid, by the way, he’s just controlled and misled and bullied and intimidated by stupid people) predicted that America would have 60,000 deaths by late August. Not so. That will be the number of dead before the end of this month.
There’s nothing difficult or arcane in this prediction, it’s just based on simple arithmetic. There are a few more than 40,000 dead now, with 2000 dying a day, in ten days there will be more than 60,000 dead. Thanks to the MAGA hat wearing boobies across America who think they are being original and courageous by holding protest rallies against lockdown orders, done with the same booby logic employed by drunks in the 1970s who thought they were being original and courageous by driving a car, that rate will increase, not decrease. And with the same infuriating luck that occurs when a drunk driver kills everyone else but himself, these boobies will probably infect a hundred people apiece, but many of them will live on to booby another day.
Yes, and because Donald Trump is stupid, America now has a whopping 25% of all the coronavirus deaths worldwide. That number will probably rise to 50% by the end of May. The only country that has more cases of coronavirus infection per capita is Spain, but America will be number one in that category by the end of this week.
Meanwhile, because Donald Trump is stupid, he will continue to crow about how he implemented travel restrictions with China. He will continue to advance that narrative, summarized in this tweet from March 2nd: “I was criticized by the Democrats when I closed the Country down to China many weeks ahead of what almost everyone recommended. Saved many lives.” Because his followers are stupid, they will believe him.
America will likely have a million people infected by coronavirus by the end of April. That’s just the beginning of the long slide into oblivion. A million will quickly become two million, which will quickly become four million, and so on. And because the murdering child rapist refuses to face reality, gives campaign rallies when he should be giving solemn press conferences, insults reporters when he should be answering their tough questions, looks for people to blame when he should be solving problems, that slide into oblivion will be deadly and tragic and horrible and unnecessary. But if you think it won’t happen, just ask the people of Puerto Rico. Republican greed and neglect and stupidity has finally come home to roost.
That is why the murdering child rapist Donald Trump must go. Don’t be stupid too, vote him gone in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--The real reason Donald Trump is suddenly trying to ban immigration

Last night Donald Trump suddenly announced on Twitter , out of nowhere , that he ’ s temporarily banning all immigration to the United States by executive order , citing the coronavirus pandemic .
Trump provided no logical justification for his move , and no legal justification for why his order should hold up in court .
So what ’ s he doing ?
This move is a logical failure on so many levels , it ’ s difficult to know where to start .
The United States has the most out-of-control coronavirus outbreak in the world , so if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep Americans out .
Even if there is a good coronavirus-based reason to try to keep people from entering the U.S. , why only target immigrants and not , say , international tourists ?
They ’ re just as likely to bring the virus with them .
Further , this doesn ’ t feel like something that ’ s going to hold up in court , even on a temporary basis while the case plays out .
So why even issue the order ?
That may be the whole point .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump can now brag to his racist base that he ordered an end to immigration .
Even if the order doesn ’ t end up blocking a single immigrant from entering the country , reality doesn ’ t matter to his cult members .
Of course Donald Trump still mistakenly thinks that pandering to his own base is somehow going to help his bleak reelection odds .
Trump has spent three years focusing solely on his existing fans instead of trying to broaden his support and win over new people , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anemic .
For Trump , it ’ s very rarely about strategy , and nearly always about malignant narcissism .

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Last night Donald Trump suddenly announced on Twitter, out of nowhere, that he’s temporarily banning all immigration to the United States by executive order, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Trump provided no logical justification for his move, and no legal justification for why his order should hold up in court. So what’s he doing?
This move is a logical failure on so many levels, it’s difficult to know where to start. The United States has the most out-of-control coronavirus outbreak in the world, so if anything it should be other countries trying to keep Americans out. Even if there is a good coronavirus-based reason to try to keep people from entering the U.S., why only target immigrants and not, say, international tourists? They’re just as likely to bring the virus with them.
Further, this doesn’t feel like something that’s going to hold up in court, even on a temporary basis while the case plays out. So why even issue the order? That may be the whole point. Even if this goes nowhere in practice, Donald Trump can now brag to his racist base that he ordered an end to immigration. Even if the order doesn’t end up blocking a single immigrant from entering the country, reality doesn’t matter to his cult members.
Of course Donald Trump still mistakenly thinks that pandering to his own base is somehow going to help his bleak reelection odds. Trump has spent three years focusing solely on his existing fans instead of trying to broaden his support and win over new people, which is why his approval rating is still anemic. For Trump, it’s very rarely about strategy, and nearly always about malignant narcissism.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

Now that Donald Trump ’ s approval numbers are dropping and his reelection prospects are in danger of slipping away entirely , he ’ s searching for someone – anyone – to scapegoat for his own coronavirus crisis failures .
His latest target is one of his favorite targets : immigration .
Trump is making the bizarre , pointless , and racist move of temporarily banning all immigration to the United States .
Beto O ’ Rourke is having none of it .
After Trump tweeted that he was banning immigration , Beto let loose on him : “ An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mismanagement ( 43,000 of our fellow Americans have died so far – 20,000 more than next closest country AND we ’ ve tested little more than 1 % of U.S. ) .
But will still have terrible consequences for America .
We should take it seriously.
” Beto continued : “ So many of the doctors , nurses and cleaning staff in the hospitals that are literally saving this country — despite how badly bungled the President ’ s leadership has been — are immigrants .
They came to this country for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better America .
And they have.
” You can read his full thread here .

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Now that Donald Trump’s approval numbers are dropping and his reelection prospects are in danger of slipping away entirely, he’s searching for someone – anyone – to scapegoat for his own coronavirus crisis failures. His latest target is one of his favorite targets: immigration. Trump is making the bizarre, pointless, and racist move of temporarily banning all immigration to the United States.
Beto O’Rourke is having none of it. After Trump tweeted that he was banning immigration, Beto let loose on him: “An attempt to distract us from his total mismanagement (43,000 of our fellow Americans have died so far – 20,000 more than next closest country AND we’ve tested little more than 1% of U.S.). But will still have terrible consequences for America. We should take it seriously.”
Beto continued: “So many of the doctors, nurses and cleaning staff in the hospitals that are literally saving this country — despite how badly bungled the President’s leadership has been — are immigrants. They came to this country for a better life and to make us a better America. And they have.” You can read his full thread here.
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Saw that coming

A few weeks back , Donald Trump and his allies publicly flirted with a new plan that basically consisted of “ kill Grandma to save the economy.
” The premise was that we should reopen the country for business , let everyone catch the coronavirus , and whoever ends up dying from it , too bad .
Of course the deaths would be disproportionately higher among those who are older and/or frail .
To the surprise of no one , senior citizens aren ’ t exactly thrilled with Trump ’ s plan to murder them .
Over the past few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval rating with senior citizens has dropped by a whopping twenty points over the past few weeks .
It ’ s easy to draw a straight line from Trump ’ s “ kill Grandma ” plan to his drop in support among seniors .
The thing is , this is likely to only get worse for Donald Trump .
Some Republican Governors are now prematurely reopening their states , with Trump ’ s blessing .
It ’ s a given that within two weeks , the death tolls in those states will begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this as an assault on their lives – and Trump ’ s approval numbers with seniors will likely drop even further accordingly .

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A few weeks back, Donald Trump and his allies publicly flirted with a new plan that basically consisted of “kill Grandma to save the economy.” The premise was that we should reopen the country for business, let everyone catch the coronavirus, and whoever ends up dying from it, too bad. Of course the deaths would be disproportionately higher among those who are older and/or frail.
To the surprise of no one, senior citizens aren’t exactly thrilled with Trump’s plan to murder them. Over the past few weeks, Trump’s coronavirus crisis approval rating with senior citizens has dropped by a whopping twenty points over the past few weeks. It’s easy to draw a straight line from Trump’s “kill Grandma” plan to his drop in support among seniors.
The thing is, this is likely to only get worse for Donald Trump. Some Republican Governors are now prematurely reopening their states, with Trump’s blessing. It’s a given that within two weeks, the death tolls in those states will begin spiking. Senior citizens will rightly see this as an assault on their lives – and Trump’s approval numbers with seniors will likely drop even further accordingly.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump is self destructing

Donald Trump is self destructing

Donald Trump can deny it all he wants , but we all know he ’ s at least indirectly behind these “ reopen ” protests around the country .
We also know that the Republican Governors who are reopening their states this week are doing so because Trump pushed them into it .
These moves are so self destructive on Trump ’ s part , they ’ re virtually suicidal – yet it ’ s all he has left .
The protests were a desperate short term attempt at juicing his sinking approval rating .
The move didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but even if it had worked , it would still have been a self destructive move .
Two weeks from now we ’ ll see coronavirus outbreak clusters around the protesters , and once the media gets ahold of that , it ’ ll drive Trump ’ s numbers even lower .
Similarly , reopening these red states is a desperate short term attempt at keeping the nation ’ s economic numbers from plummeting further , because Trump thinks that if the economy bottoms out , his reelection prospects will be permanently ruined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the infection rate and death toll start to spike in the specific states that are reopening right now .
When it happens , Trump will try to scapegoat the loyal Republican Governors who reopened their states at his behest .
Some of them will then push back against him , and the whole thing will get uglier for everyone involved .
Like any particularly desperate person , Donald Trump can ’ t afford to worry about the long term , because if he doesn ’ t get the short term under control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term anyway .
He ’ s making moves aimed at allowing him to survive the week , knowing they ’ ll cost him in the coming months , because he doesn ’ t have a choice .
Trump is in the process of self destructing , even as the body count continues to rise .

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Donald Trump can deny it all he wants, but we all know he’s at least indirectly behind these “reopen” protests around the country. We also know that the Republican Governors who are reopening their states this week are doing so because Trump pushed them into it. These moves are so self destructive on Trump’s part, they’re virtually suicidal – yet it’s all he has left.
The protests were a desperate short term attempt at juicing his sinking approval rating. The move didn’t work – desperation heaves rarely do – but even if it had worked, it would still have been a self destructive move. Two weeks from now we’ll see coronavirus outbreak clusters around the protesters, and once the media gets ahold of that, it’ll drive Trump’s numbers even lower.
Similarly, reopening these red states is a desperate short term attempt at keeping the nation’s economic numbers from plummeting further, because Trump thinks that if the economy bottoms out, his reelection prospects will be permanently ruined. But within weeks we’ll see the infection rate and death toll start to spike in the specific states that are reopening right now. When it happens, Trump will try to scapegoat the loyal Republican Governors who reopened their states at his behest. Some of them will then push back against him, and the whole thing will get uglier for everyone involved.
Like any particularly desperate person, Donald Trump can’t afford to worry about the long term, because if he doesn’t get the short term under control, he may not have a long term anyway. He’s making moves aimed at allowing him to survive the week, knowing they’ll cost him in the coming months, because he doesn’t have a choice. Trump is in the process of self destructing, even as the body count continues to rise.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Brian Kemp fires back after Donald Trump throws him under the bus

Donald Trump has spent weeks publicly urging Republican Governors to reopen their states during a pandemic , under the belief that restarting the economy is Trump ’ s only shot at reelection .
Now that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has loyally done what Trump wanted , Trump threw him under the bus during today ’ s press briefing .
Now Brian Kemp is firing back on Twitter : “ Earlier today , I discussed Georgia ’ s plan to reopen shuttered businesses for limited operations with @ POTUS .
I appreciate his bold leadership and insight during these difficult times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House to safely move states forward .
Our next measured step is driven by data and guided by state public health officials .
We will continue with this approach to protect the lives – and livelihoods – of all Georgians .
Just like the thousands of businesses currently operating throughout Georgia , I am confident that business owners who decide to reopen will adhere to Minimum Basic Operations , which prioritize the health and well-being of employees and customers.
” It ’ s almost fun watching Brian Kemp twisting himself into a pretzel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right and Donald Trump is wrong , without actually taking a stand against Trump .
We always knew that Trump would eventually end up throwing his loyalists under the bus .
How did Kemp not see this coming ?

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Donald Trump has spent weeks publicly urging Republican Governors to reopen their states during a pandemic, under the belief that restarting the economy is Trump’s only shot at reelection. Now that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has loyally done what Trump wanted, Trump threw him under the bus during today’s press briefing. Now Brian Kemp is firing back on Twitter:
“Earlier today, I discussed Georgia’s plan to reopen shuttered businesses for limited operations with @POTUS. I appreciate his bold leadership and insight during these difficult times and the framework provided by the White House to safely move states forward. Our next measured step is driven by data and guided by state public health officials. We will continue with this approach to protect the lives – and livelihoods – of all Georgians. Just like the thousands of businesses currently operating throughout Georgia, I am confident that business owners who decide to reopen will adhere to Minimum Basic Operations, which prioritize the health and well-being of employees and customers.”
It’s almost fun watching Brian Kemp twisting himself into a pretzel while trying to insist that he’s right and Donald Trump is wrong, without actually taking a stand against Trump. We always knew that Trump would eventually end up throwing his loyalists under the bus. How did Kemp not see this coming?
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Everything you’re hearing about Joe Biden right now is wrong

Because there ’ s a pandemic going on , and because Donald Trump is spending every day self destructing in front of the television cameras , the media isn ’ t going to give Joe Biden a lot of attention right now , no matter what he does .
And that ’ s fine for now , because he ’ s currently winning .
Biden is making regular TV appearances in order to periodically remind everyone that he ’ s more presidential than Trump will ever be .
He ’ s ahead of Trump by about seven points in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great place for the non-incumbent to be at this point in the race .
Biden raised $ 46 million last month .
It ’ s all good news for Biden , but none of it ’ s particularly newsworthy .
Yet some pundits feel like they ’ ve got to say something about him .
So what we ’ re seeing right now are a number of articles in the form of “ Joe Biden will lose unless he does X.
” In each instance , “ X ” is something different .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ week about how Biden will lose unless he picks a specific person as his running mate , and each of the articles pointed to a different running mate .
This a laughable notion .
Biden can blow it by making a Sarah Palin type pick .
But he ’ s up seven points .
The idea that he ’ s going to lose because he picks one highly qualified running mate over another highly qualified running mate ?
Absurd .
There are also plenty of articles insisting that Biden will lose unless he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young voters ” or “ progressives.
” Again , Biden is already up seven points based on the voters he ’ s already won over .
Should he try to win over even more voters ?
Absolutely .
When running against a cheater like Trump , no lead is large enough to be safe .
But these articles start with the false premise that Biden is currently behind Trump , so they can then point to their pet reason for why Biden is supposedly behind , while ignoring the fact that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden lose ?
Of course .
Is he going to lose because of anything being mentioned in these articles ?
Absolutely not .
This pandemic won ’ t retain 100 % control over the news cycle forever .
The media goes wherever the ratings are .
As we get closer to the general election cycle , and more people want to hear about the election on a daily basis , we ’ ll start to see that kind of coverage .
That ’ s when Joe Biden will be able to actually make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to write about .
For now , we ’ re just seeing a lot of hypothetical silliness being written about how Biden absolutely must do this or that .
Ignore it .
It ’ s of no consequence .

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Because there’s a pandemic going on, and because Donald Trump is spending every day self destructing in front of the television cameras, the media isn’t going to give Joe Biden a lot of attention right now, no matter what he does. And that’s fine for now, because he’s currently winning.
Biden is making regular TV appearances in order to periodically remind everyone that he’s more presidential than Trump will ever be. He’s ahead of Trump by about seven points in the national polling averages, which is a great place for the non-incumbent to be at this point in the race. Biden raised $46 million last month. It’s all good news for Biden, but none of it’s particularly newsworthy. Yet some pundits feel like they’ve got to say something about him.
So what we’re seeing right now are a number of articles in the form of “Joe Biden will lose unless he does X.” In each instance, “X” is something different. I’ve read three articles this week about how Biden will lose unless he picks a specific person as his running mate, and each of the articles pointed to a different running mate. This a laughable notion. Biden can blow it by making a Sarah Palin type pick. But he’s up seven points. The idea that he’s going to lose because he picks one highly qualified running mate over another highly qualified running mate? Absurd.
There are also plenty of articles insisting that Biden will lose unless he finds a way to win over “young voters” or “progressives.” Again, Biden is already up seven points based on the voters he’s already won over. Should he try to win over even more voters? Absolutely. When running against a cheater like Trump, no lead is large enough to be safe. But these articles start with the false premise that Biden is currently behind Trump, so they can then point to their pet reason for why Biden is supposedly behind, while ignoring the fact that he’s currently ahead of Trump. Could Biden lose? Of course. Is he going to lose because of anything being mentioned in these articles? Absolutely not.
This pandemic won’t retain 100% control over the news cycle forever. The media goes wherever the ratings are. As we get closer to the general election cycle, and more people want to hear about the election on a daily basis, we’ll start to see that kind of coverage. That’s when Joe Biden will be able to actually make news, and give the pundits something to write about. For now, we’re just seeing a lot of hypothetical silliness being written about how Biden absolutely must do this or that. Ignore it. It’s of no consequence.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--The CNN and MSNBC chyrons are trolling Donald Trump’s press briefing in hilarious fashion

MSNBC is still airing Donald Trump ’ s disastrous daily press briefings , but intermittently cuts in to correct Trump @ @ @ @ @ usually doesn ’ t air the first segment of the briefing at all , and @ @ @ @ @ and Q & A segments .
Both networks are now using their chyrons across the @ @ @ @ @ troll Trump in hilarious and deserving fashion .
CNN went with this chyron , calling @ @ @ @ @ failed attempt at forcing CDC Director Robert Redfield to pretend he hadn ’ t said @ @ @ @ @ : .
MSNBC took things further by pointing out that Dr. Fauci ended up agreeing @ @ @ @ @ initial statement , after Donald Trump insisted it wasn ’ t true : .

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MSNBC is still airing Donald Trump’s disastrous daily press briefings, but intermittently cuts in to correct Trump’s lies. CNN usually doesn’t air the first segment of the briefing at all, and only airs the medical expert and Q&A segments. Both networks are now using their chyrons across the bottom of the screen to troll Trump in hilarious and deserving fashion.
CNN went with this chyron, calling out Donald Trump’s failed attempt at forcing CDC Director Robert Redfield to pretend he hadn’t said what he’d said:
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MSNBC took things further by pointing out that Dr. Fauci ended up agreeing with Dr. Redfield’s initial statement, after Donald Trump insisted it wasn’t true:
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--President Obama just threw shade at Donald Trump

When President Barack Obama posted a lengthy video endorsement of Joe Biden earlier this month , Obama made clear that @ @ @ @ @ to get out there on the campaign trail and beat Trump into the ground when @ @ @ @ @ Today Obama threw some well-timed shade at Trump : While we continue to wait for @ @ @ @ @ navigate this pandemic , states like Massachusetts are beginning to adopt their own public health @ @ @ @ @ it 's too late .
https : //t.co/Eb2Hz8H8vU It ’ s subtle , so if @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s words : “ While we continue to wait for a coherent national @ @ @ @ @ out Donald Trump for having an incoherent national plan .

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When President Barack Obama posted a lengthy video endorsement of Joe Biden earlier this month, Obama made clear that he’s been itching to get out there on the campaign trail and beat Trump into the ground when the time is right. Today Obama threw some well-timed shade at Trump:
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While we continue to wait for a coherent national plan to navigate this pandemic, states like Massachusetts are beginning to adopt their own public health plans to combat this virus––before it's too late. https://t.co/Eb2Hz8H8vU — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 22, 2020
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It’s subtle, so if you missed it, consider Obama’s words: “While we continue to wait for a coherent national plan.” He just called out Donald Trump for having an incoherent national plan.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump just threw Georgia Governor Brian Kemp under the bus

Donald Trump has spent weeks publicly pressuring Republican governors to prematurely reopen their states in the midst of a pandemic .
Trump is hoping to keep economic numbers from continuing to crater , because his best shot at reelection was the economy before it began to collapse .
Some Republican Governors have pushed back against Donald Trump on this and kept their states closed .
But Trump ’ s most loyal Republican Governors , including Brian Kemp in Georgia and Ron DeSantis in Florida , have gone ahead and begun to idiotically reopen their states .
This will end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but they ’ re remaining loyal to Trump anyway .
Now , as always ends up being the case , Trump is throwing his loyalists under the bus .
He used his press conference today to criticize Brian Kemp for reopening Georgia too soon and too widely .
Trump is going as far as to specifically call out Kemp for reopening nonessential businesses such as tattoo parlors .
The stunning part is that Kemp is doing pretty much exactly what Trump asked him to do .
Donald Trump must have seen that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and so he seized the opportunity to try to score cheap points by throwing Kemp under the bus .
Trump will end up throwing DeSantis under the bus as well .
For Trump , loyalty is a one way street – and his loyalists always end up in a dead end .

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Donald Trump has spent weeks publicly pressuring Republican governors to prematurely reopen their states in the midst of a pandemic. Trump is hoping to keep economic numbers from continuing to crater, because his best shot at reelection was the economy before it began to collapse.
Some Republican Governors have pushed back against Donald Trump on this and kept their states closed. But Trump’s most loyal Republican Governors, including Brian Kemp in Georgia and Ron DeSantis in Florida, have gone ahead and begun to idiotically reopen their states. This will end up harming these governors in the long term, but they’re remaining loyal to Trump anyway.
Now, as always ends up being the case, Trump is throwing his loyalists under the bus. He used his press conference today to criticize Brian Kemp for reopening Georgia too soon and too widely. Trump is going as far as to specifically call out Kemp for reopening nonessential businesses such as tattoo parlors. The stunning part is that Kemp is doing pretty much exactly what Trump asked him to do.
Donald Trump must have seen that Kemp was getting significant pushback over this, and so he seized the opportunity to try to score cheap points by throwing Kemp under the bus. Trump will end up throwing DeSantis under the bus as well. For Trump, loyalty is a one way street – and his loyalists always end up in a dead end.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump’s latest press briefing is already a flaming dumpster fire from hell

More intent on losing the 2020 election than ever , Donald Trump decided to open his press briefing today with one of the most ridiculous sequences in presidential history .
Yesterday the CDC director , Dr. Robert Redfield , said that the second coronavirus wave in the fall could be worse than the current one .
So Trump forced Redfield to get on stage today and pretend he didn ’ t say what he ’ d just said .
The kicker is that , after Redfield finished groveling for his job , a reporter read Redfield ’ s quote back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was correct .
Redfield then said yes .
When Trump insisted that it was the headline that was inaccurate , a reporter pointed out why , only for Trump to complain that “ you weren ’ t called on.
” At that point Dr. Birx , who has already largely ruined her own reputation , jumped in and delivered a bunch of gibberish aimed at leaving everyone too confused to understand what was going on .
But there was no mistaking what happened : Donald Trump forced the CDC Director to lie about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his job .
This kind of stupid crap is why Trump is so far behind in the polls .

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More intent on losing the 2020 election than ever, Donald Trump decided to open his press briefing today with one of the most ridiculous sequences in presidential history. Yesterday the CDC director, Dr. Robert Redfield, said that the second coronavirus wave in the fall could be worse than the current one. So Trump forced Redfield to get on stage today and pretend he didn’t say what he’d just said.
The kicker is that, after Redfield finished groveling for his job, a reporter read Redfield’s quote back to him and asked him if it was correct. Redfield then said yes. When Trump insisted that it was the headline that was inaccurate, a reporter pointed out why, only for Trump to complain that “you weren’t called on.”
At that point Dr. Birx, who has already largely ruined her own reputation, jumped in and delivered a bunch of gibberish aimed at leaving everyone too confused to understand what was going on. But there was no mistaking what happened: Donald Trump forced the CDC Director to lie about his own words in order to keep his job. This kind of stupid crap is why Trump is so far behind in the polls.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Whistleblower Dr. Bright comes forward in Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine scandal coverup

For weeks , Donald Trump kept falsely promoting hydroxychloroquine as a solid and risk-free treatment for coronavirus .
In reality the drug has long been known for its severe and potentially fatal side effects , and recent medical studies suggest that it may have no impact on coronavirus at all .
We all knew something was off about Trump ’ s dishonest promotion of the drug , and now it ’ s hitting the wall .
Dr. Rick Bright has announced just now that Donald Trump removed him from his high ranking HHS position yesterday , and instead tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NIH , in retaliation for his attempts at rigorous testing of hydroxychloroquine .
This reporting is coming from CNN , the New York Times , and others .
Bright is coming forward publicly and he ’ s filing a whistleblower complaint against the Trump regime for retaliating against him .
This changes things significantly .
Everyone already knew that Donald Trump ’ s promotion of hydroxychloroquine was suspicious .
But it was going to be hard to connect the specific dots and prove why Trump has been dishonestly promoting this drug .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drug ’ s leading manufacturer , but that doesn ’ t prove motive ; Trump could argue that he was pushing for the drug in mistaken good faith , and that his connection to the manufacturer was irrelevant .
But now Donald Trump and his regime have committed a clear-cut crime by firing/demoting Dr .
Bright in a retaliation for Bright ’ s skepticism toward hydroxychloroquine .
This will help prove in the court of public opinion that Trump had a criminal motive for promoting hydroxychloroquine .
After all , he just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coverup .

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For weeks, Donald Trump kept falsely promoting hydroxychloroquine as a solid and risk-free treatment for coronavirus. In reality the drug has long been known for its severe and potentially fatal side effects, and recent medical studies suggest that it may have no impact on coronavirus at all. We all knew something was off about Trump’s dishonest promotion of the drug, and now it’s hitting the wall.
Dr. Rick Bright has announced just now that Donald Trump removed him from his high ranking HHS position yesterday, and instead tried to bury him in a limited role at the NIH, in retaliation for his attempts at rigorous testing of hydroxychloroquine. This reporting is coming from CNN, the New York Times, and others. Bright is coming forward publicly and he’s filing a whistleblower complaint against the Trump regime for retaliating against him.
This changes things significantly. Everyone already knew that Donald Trump’s promotion of hydroxychloroquine was suspicious. But it was going to be hard to connect the specific dots and prove why Trump has been dishonestly promoting this drug. Yes, Trump has financial connections to the drug’s leading manufacturer, but that doesn’t prove motive; Trump could argue that he was pushing for the drug in mistaken good faith, and that his connection to the manufacturer was irrelevant.
But now Donald Trump and his regime have committed a clear-cut crime by firing/demoting Dr. Bright in a retaliation for Bright’s skepticism toward hydroxychloroquine. This will help prove in the court of public opinion that Trump had a criminal motive for promoting hydroxychloroquine. After all, he just got caught committing a crime as part of the coverup.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

Every once in awhile we see a Democratic politician or pundit who opportunistically tries to get ahead by embracing Donald @ @ @ @ @ up going well for that person .
The latest to try it was Georgia State @ @ @ @ @ set off a firestorm last week by endorsing Trump .
Things quickly got so ugly @ @ @ @ @ name began trending on Twitter , as he was widely condemned for climbing into bed @ @ @ @ @ the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Vernon Jones won ’ t seek reelection , and @ @ @ @ @ as of today .
This puts Democratic candidate Rhonda Taylor in position to likely win @ @ @ @ @ vacating .

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Every once in awhile we see a Democratic politician or pundit who opportunistically tries to get ahead by embracing Donald Trump. It never ends up going well for that person. The latest to try it was Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, who set off a firestorm last week by endorsing Trump.
Things quickly got so ugly for Vernon Jones, his name began trending on Twitter, as he was widely condemned for climbing into bed with Donald Trump. Now the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Vernon Jones won’t seek reelection, and is in fact resigning immediately as of today. This puts Democratic candidate Rhonda Taylor in position to likely win the seat that Jones is vacating.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Las Vegas Mayor Goodman is trying to commit homicide. Lock her up!

The Mayor of Las Vegas is on CNN right now , arguing that the hotels and casinos in her city @ @ @ @ @ who cares if people die from coronavirus in the process .
This comes after the @ @ @ @ @ and Florida are prematurely reopening some businesses .
There need to be severe criminal penalties @ @ @ @ @ reopen things .
Multiple legal experts have spelled out that the law defines this behavior @ @ @ @ @ public officials will be guilty of thousands of felony homicide counts , and they should @ @ @ @ @ rest of their lives .

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The Mayor of Las Vegas is on CNN right now, arguing that the hotels and casinos in her city must immediately reopen, and who cares if people die from coronavirus in the process. This comes after the Governors of states like Georgia and Florida are prematurely reopening some businesses.
There need to be severe criminal penalties for public officials who prematurely reopen things. Multiple legal experts have spelled out that the law defines this behavior as negligent homicide. These public officials will be guilty of thousands of felony homicide counts, and they should never leave prison for the rest of their lives.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has crazed meltdown about flying boats

With everything going wrong for Donald Trump that can possibly go wrong , and his reelection bid in danger of going up in smoke , he ’ s trying harder than ever to distract us from his negligence and failures .
This time around he ’ s trying to create the appearance of conflict with Iran – but he ’ s going about it in a particularly inept way .
Donald Trump posted this bizarre tweet today : “ I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
He ’ s going to “ shoot down ” boats ?
Does he think that Iran has flying boats ?
Just how far gone is his melting brain ?
The responses were swift .
Parkland father Fred Guttenberg stated the obvious : Ok , forgetting the obvious , which is that you do n't `` shoot down '' boats but is he trying to start a conflict to distract from his complete and total failure on coronavirus .
I wo n't be distracted .
I will vote for @ JoeBiden for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me ?
Comedian Michael Rappaport went for the jugular :

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With everything going wrong for Donald Trump that can possibly go wrong, and his reelection bid in danger of going up in smoke, he’s trying harder than ever to distract us from his negligence and failures. This time around he’s trying to create the appearance of conflict with Iran – but he’s going about it in a particularly inept way.
Donald Trump posted this bizarre tweet today: “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Wait a minute here. He’s going to “shoot down” boats? Does he think that Iran has flying boats? Just how far gone is his melting brain?
The responses were swift. Parkland father Fred Guttenberg stated the obvious:
Ok, forgetting the obvious, which is that you don't "shoot down" boats but is he trying to start a conflict to distract from his complete and total failure on coronavirus. I won't be distracted. I will vote for @JoeBiden for President. America, are you with me? — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 22, 2020
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Comedian Michael Rappaport went for the jugular:
Isn’t that supposed to be Top Secret Military Information?
Dumb Animal. Go play video games with Barron. — MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) April 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Lindsey Graham gets slam dunked by his Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison

Lindsey Graham used to be one of the most reasonable and respected Republican Senators .
But since the passing of @ @ @ @ @ Graham has unfortunately fallen under the influence of Donald Trump .
Over the past couple @ @ @ @ @ Graham become corrupt , dishonest , and often completely unhinged .
The good news is @ @ @ @ @ a strong challenger in November , in the form of Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison .
@ @ @ @ @ and Harrison out-fundraised Graham in the most recent period .
Now Harrison is calling Graham @ @ @ @ @ stance : What if , and hear me out on this one , the problem @ @ @ @ @ raised the federal minimum wage in a decade , not that unemployment benefits are too @ @ @ @ @

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Lindsey Graham used to be one of the most reasonable and respected Republican Senators. But since the passing of his mentor John McCain, Graham has unfortunately fallen under the influence of Donald Trump. Over the past couple years we’ve seen Graham become corrupt, dishonest, and often completely unhinged.
The good news is that Lindsey Graham is facing a strong challenger in November, in the form of Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison. The polling is close, and Harrison out-fundraised Graham in the most recent period. Now Harrison is calling Graham out on his latest ridiculous stance:
What if, and hear me out on this one, the problem is that we haven't raised the federal minimum wage in a decade, not that unemployment benefits are too high? https://t.co/NEp4TIqDod — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) April 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump has a whole new problem

Donald Trump has a whole new problem

Donald Trump ’ s bizarre friendship with Kanye West has been one of the media ’ s favorite distractions – it was largely a pointless thing to cover on slow news days , and not really all that surprising that they would be friends – as narcissists tend to gravitate towards each other .
The only practical purpose of these two being seen together , in Trump ’ s eyes , was the possibility that Kanye might be able to help him win over black voters – a voting bloc he fared poorly with four years ago , when not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would have .
Since Kanye West ’ s well-publicized visit to the Oval Office , the Trump campaign has ramped up an effort to reach out to black voters – with Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina encouraging him with the ridiculous notion that if he can capture up to 12 % of the black vote , he can easily win re-election and hopefully capture the popular vote that he lost by three million votes last time .
This is of course , preposterous .
Even without Donald Trump ’ s long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who launched his political career on a racist smear against America ’ s first black president , there ’ s the ongoing Republican Party ’ s effort to suppress minority voters .
Donald Trump ’ s embarrassment of an outreach effort is just a distraction from that – as the Republican-majority Senate continues to appoint conservative judges who will rule in their favor .
The problem , however , is that the Trump campaign ’ s effort to reach black voters has so far backfired in an embarrassing way .
He managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
A new poll from NBC News shows him doing even worse – with 7 % support , a number that could get worse by the time of the election .
His outreach is a joke and no one ’ s falling for it .

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Donald Trump’s bizarre friendship with Kanye West has been one of the media’s favorite distractions – it was largely a pointless thing to cover on slow news days, and not really all that surprising that they would be friends – as narcissists tend to gravitate towards each other. The only practical purpose of these two being seen together, in Trump’s eyes, was the possibility that Kanye might be able to help him win over black voters – a voting bloc he fared poorly with four years ago, when not even Kanye voted for him but said he would have.
Since Kanye West’s well-publicized visit to the Oval Office, the Trump campaign has ramped up an effort to reach out to black voters – with Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina encouraging him with the ridiculous notion that if he can capture up to 12% of the black vote, he can easily win re-election and hopefully capture the popular vote that he lost by three million votes last time.
This is of course, preposterous. Even without Donald Trump’s long and well-documented record as a racist, who launched his political career on a racist smear against America’s first black president, there’s the ongoing Republican Party’s effort to suppress minority voters.
Donald Trump’s embarrassment of an outreach effort is just a distraction from that – as the Republican-majority Senate continues to appoint conservative judges who will rule in their favor. The problem, however, is that the Trump campaign’s effort to reach black voters has so far backfired in an embarrassing way. He managed to capture 8% of their vote in 2016. A new poll from NBC News shows him doing even worse – with 7% support, a number that could get worse by the time of the election. His outreach is a joke and no one’s falling for it.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump’s stooge Brian Kemp goes completely off the rails

Georgia ’ s “ governor ” Brian Kemp has decided to reopen the economy in Georgia , even as COVID-19 cases continue to climb .
WOTC in Savannah reported on Tuesday afternoon that Georgia has over 19,800 confirmed cases , over 3,000 hospitalized , and 799 deaths .
Sounds like a good time for Kemp to pull this stunt .
Not .
Had he not overseen his own election when he was Georgia Secretary of State , it is likely that Kemp wouldn ’ t even be governor of Georgia right now .
But as Republicans are wont to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steal to hold public office , even though they care absolutely nothing for the people they supposedly serve .
Not only is Kemp on a fool ’ s errand , the facilities that he has chosen to open as early as Friday represent some of the worst choices , including gyms and movie theaters .
What could possibly go wrong ?
Speaking from personal experience , one of the worst colds I ever caught in my life came from the gym I was frequenting .
My cough lasted for six months .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to happen to gym goers during COVID-19 ?
This must really be a bad idea if even Lindsey Graham believes Kemp is moving too quickly .
Shortly after retweeting South Carolina Governor McMaster ’ s announcement about a “ small ” reopening in South Carolina , Graham added , “ I worry that our friends and neighbors in Georgia are going too fast too soon.
” In addition to gyms and theaters , Kemp wants to open hair and nail salons , tattoo parlors , and bowling alleys , followed by theaters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham ( for once ) had the good sense to voice his disapproval , albeit for selfish reasons , but many in Georgia disapprove for health reasons .
Several restaurant owners have already said they won ’ t be opening Monday , and Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions , who defied Kemp ’ s earlier order to open beaches , is dead set against the premature openings .
Tybee Island restaurant owner Kathryn Williams said that opening is not worth the risk to her customers , according to WJCL , while most business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening so soon .
Jamie Booth , who owns a hair salon in Grant Park , told the Daily Beast that she is “ mortified and appalled that he would open us up in the middle of our coronavirus peak.
” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is also shocked and expressed her disbelief that Kemp didn ’ t even discuss it with her .
Let ’ s guess with whom he has discussed it .
While Kemp claims his move has nothing to do with politics , we know better , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alison Auerbach , whose husband works in an ER in Cobb County hit the proverbial nail on the head : “ The lack of testing and reliable data in Georgia means reopening is based on absolutely nothing but greed and a desire to kiss the president ’ s ass.
” Auerbach is fortunate ; she will be able to continue isolating , but those of us who will be ordered back to our jobs next week are powerless to do anything to stop this travesty .
Perhaps if a few of us die @ @ @ @ @ @

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Georgia’s “governor” Brian Kemp has decided to reopen the economy in Georgia, even as COVID-19 cases continue to climb. WOTC in Savannah reported on Tuesday afternoon that Georgia has over 19,800 confirmed cases, over 3,000 hospitalized, and 799 deaths. Sounds like a good time for Kemp to pull this stunt. Not.
Had he not overseen his own election when he was Georgia Secretary of State, it is likely that Kemp wouldn’t even be governor of Georgia right now. But as Republicans are wont to do, they cheat, lie, and steal to hold public office, even though they care absolutely nothing for the people they supposedly serve. Not only is Kemp on a fool’s errand, the facilities that he has chosen to open as early as Friday represent some of the worst choices, including gyms and movie theaters. What could possibly go wrong? Speaking from personal experience, one of the worst colds I ever caught in my life came from the gym I was frequenting. My cough lasted for six months. So, what do you think is going to happen to gym goers during COVID-19?
This must really be a bad idea if even Lindsey Graham believes Kemp is moving too quickly. Shortly after retweeting South Carolina Governor McMaster’s announcement about a “small” reopening in South Carolina, Graham added, “I worry that our friends and neighbors in Georgia are going too fast too soon.” In addition to gyms and theaters, Kemp wants to open hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors, and bowling alleys, followed by theaters, private social clubs, and restaurants. Graham (for once) had the good sense to voice his disapproval, albeit for selfish reasons, but many in Georgia disapprove for health reasons.
Several restaurant owners have already said they won’t be opening Monday, and Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions, who defied Kemp’s earlier order to open beaches, is dead set against the premature openings. Tybee Island restaurant owner Kathryn Williams said that opening is not worth the risk to her customers, according to WJCL, while most business owners in Atlanta are also leery about opening so soon. Jamie Booth, who owns a hair salon in Grant Park, told the Daily Beast that she is “mortified and appalled that he would open us up in the middle of our coronavirus peak.” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is also shocked and expressed her disbelief that Kemp didn’t even discuss it with her. Let’s guess with whom he has discussed it.
While Kemp claims his move has nothing to do with politics, we know better, and it has everything to do with money. Alison Auerbach, whose husband works in an ER in Cobb County hit the proverbial nail on the head: “The lack of testing and reliable data in Georgia means reopening is based on absolutely nothing but greed and a desire to kiss the president’s ass.” Auerbach is fortunate; she will be able to continue isolating, but those of us who will be ordered back to our jobs next week are powerless to do anything to stop this travesty. Perhaps if a few of us die, Kemp will be happy.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Turns out Donald Trump was totally lying about that Harvard thing

When Donald Trump stood on the stage during Tuesday ’ s press briefing and condemned Harvard for having taken $ 9 million from a federal small business loan program , it almost sounded like the kind of thing you could agree with him on for once .
What business did Harvard have gobbling up money that was intended to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis ?
But one consistent rule in this era is that if you ’ re ever tempted to agree with Donald Trump on anything , it means something is wrong .
Sure enough , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any money from the small business loan program .
Harvard is confirming that the money it received was from a separate program that was designated specifically to help low income college students through the coronavirus crisis , and that the money will be going directly to the students in question .
It shouldn ’ t come as a surprise that Donald Trump was lying about this .
His entire life has been one big lie , from his false claims about his net worth , to his endless phony aliases , to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily basis .
Of course he was lying about the Harvard thing .
And considering how viciously he attacked the school over a phony scandal he made up , we ’ re left to wonder if he resents Harvard because he couldn ’ t get into the school when his daddy was buying him a degree .

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When Donald Trump stood on the stage during Tuesday’s press briefing and condemned Harvard for having taken $9 million from a federal small business loan program, it almost sounded like the kind of thing you could agree with him on for once. What business did Harvard have gobbling up money that was intended to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis?
But one consistent rule in this era is that if you’re ever tempted to agree with Donald Trump on anything, it means something is wrong. Sure enough, it turns out Harvard did not take any money from the small business loan program. Harvard is confirming that the money it received was from a separate program that was designated specifically to help low income college students through the coronavirus crisis, and that the money will be going directly to the students in question.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Donald Trump was lying about this. His entire life has been one big lie, from his false claims about his net worth, to his endless phony aliases, to the lies he tells about America on a daily basis. Of course he was lying about the Harvard thing. And considering how viciously he attacked the school over a phony scandal he made up, we’re left to wonder if he resents Harvard because he couldn’t get into the school when his daddy was buying him a degree.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Andrew Cuomo isn’t messing around

Andrew Cuomo isn’t messing around

If we make a bad move , it 's going to set us back .
Frankly , this is no @ @ @ @ @ Period .
I do n't know how else to say it .
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If we make a bad move, it's going to set us back.
Frankly, this is no time to act stupidly. Period. I don't know how else to say it. pic.twitter.com/9njynp3FpK
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 23, 2020


palmerreport--2020-04-23--Nancy Pelosi just took a blowtorch to Donald Trump

Donald Trump is such a malignant narcissist , he still thinks it ’ s all about him , even in @ @ @ @ @ pandemic that ’ s resulted in a tragic and climbing American death toll .
As @ @ @ @ @ and Trump ’ s approval numbers continue to drop , he keeps focusing more on @ @ @ @ @ press briefings .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is calling Trump out for this @ @ @ @ @ Instead of fixating , still , on his TV ratings as U.S. deaths race past @ @ @ @ @ listening to scientists , providing resources for state and local governments , and deploying a @ @ @ @ @ TestingTestingTesting .
https : //t.co/Oqnt3fiXgl

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Donald Trump is such a malignant narcissist, he still thinks it’s all about him, even in the midst of a deadly pandemic that’s resulted in a tragic and climbing American death toll. As things get even worse, and Trump’s approval numbers continue to drop, he keeps focusing more on the TV ratings for his press briefings.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is calling Trump out for this in particularly pointed fashion:
Instead of fixating, still, on his TV ratings as U.S. deaths race past 42,000, Trump should be listening to scientists, providing resources for state and local governments, and deploying a comprehensive federal strategy for #TestingTestingTesting. https://t.co/Oqnt3fiXgl — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 23, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Eric Swalwell comes out swinging

Eric Swalwell comes out swinging

Donald Trump continues to try to find ways to give the false appearance that he ’ s providing leadership during @ @ @ @ @ not doing actually doing anything .
That helps explain why his approval numbers keep dropping @ @ @ @ @ see right through this .
Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is calling out Donald Trump on @ @ @ @ @ out among the public : So @ realDonaldTrump calls himself a “ wartime president.
” @ @ @ @ @ president ” visited the front lines of a battlefield .
Why can ’ t Trump @ @ @ @ @ nurses ?
Or root on a shift change at a grocery store ?
Visit a @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s always about him .

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Donald Trump continues to try to find ways to give the false appearance that he’s providing leadership during the coronavirus crisis, while not doing actually doing anything. That helps explain why his approval numbers keep dropping, as most people can see right through this.
Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is calling out Donald Trump on his cowardly unwillingness to go out among the public:
So @realDonaldTrump calls himself a “wartime president.” Well, every “wartime president” visited the front lines of a battlefield. Why can’t Trump visit a hospital and thank nurses? Or root on a shift change at a grocery store? Visit a gravesite? Why not? It’s always about him. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) April 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Dr. Birx has jumped the shark

Dr. Birx has jumped the shark

When you watch Dr. Anthony Fauci during these press briefings , you can see why he ’ s survived as a scientist under six Presidents , half of whom have been anti-science .
He may have also had a past life as a juggler , considering his penchant for refuting Donald Trump ’ s lies , while Trump is standing next to him , in such a way that Trump doesn ’ t realize it ’ s happening .
Unfortunately the same can ’ t be said for Dr. Deborah Birx .
It ’ s clear that she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before Trump came along , she surely had a very honorable career in public service .
But , perhaps because she ’ s not as good of a juggler , she ’ s ended up crossing the line too many times by defending Trump ’ s lies .
Dr. Birx had an opportunity this week to lay out the scientific argument against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp ’ s decision to reopen places like hair salons and tattoo parlors .
Instead she said that these businesses should simply observe social distancing , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these lines of work .
She was apparently afraid to step on Kemp ’ s toes , because he ’ s a personal favorite of Trump .
Her wimpy answer could end up costing lives in Georgia .
It ’ s worth noting that the next day , Donald Trump did suddenly announce that he was personally opposed to Kemp ’ s moves .
Someone clearly got to Trump behind the scenes .
So in Dr. Birx ’ s potential defense , it ’ s possible that she ’ s the one who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to change his mind .
But we don ’ t know if this is the case .
All we know is the Dr. Birx is resorting to giving dangerously bad answers on stage , so she can keep appearing on stage .
It ’ s not okay .

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When you watch Dr. Anthony Fauci during these press briefings, you can see why he’s survived as a scientist under six Presidents, half of whom have been anti-science. He may have also had a past life as a juggler, considering his penchant for refuting Donald Trump’s lies, while Trump is standing next to him, in such a way that Trump doesn’t realize it’s happening.
Unfortunately the same can’t be said for Dr. Deborah Birx. It’s clear that she’s intelligent and good at what she does. Before Trump came along, she surely had a very honorable career in public service. But, perhaps because she’s not as good of a juggler, she’s ended up crossing the line too many times by defending Trump’s lies.
Dr. Birx had an opportunity this week to lay out the scientific argument against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen places like hair salons and tattoo parlors. Instead she said that these businesses should simply observe social distancing, as if such a thing were possible in these lines of work. She was apparently afraid to step on Kemp’s toes, because he’s a personal favorite of Trump. Her wimpy answer could end up costing lives in Georgia.
It’s worth noting that the next day, Donald Trump did suddenly announce that he was personally opposed to Kemp’s moves. Someone clearly got to Trump behind the scenes. So in Dr. Birx’s potential defense, it’s possible that she’s the one who cornered him on this and got him to change his mind. But we don’t know if this is the case. All we know is the Dr. Birx is resorting to giving dangerously bad answers on stage, so she can keep appearing on stage. It’s not okay.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--This new TV ad is just devastating for Donald Trump

Vice President @ JoeBiden is the antithesis of everything @ realDonaldTrump stands for , and his personal triumphs and tragedies @ @ @ @ @ leader he is today .
Joe is the best choice to lead America through our @ @ @ @ @ .

Vice President @JoeBiden is the antithesis of everything @realDonaldTrump stands for, and his personal triumphs and tragedies have shaped him into the leader he is today.
Joe is the best choice to lead America through our worst crisis in a century.
🇺🇸 https://t.co/1jKD4DICS1 pic.twitter.com/wpF4Plg9cx
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 21, 2020


palmerreport--2020-04-23--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

We ’ ve all known for weeks that there was some corrupt motivation behind Donald Trump ’ s obsessive insistence that hydroxychloroquine was a harmless coronavirus miracle cure , when in reality it ’ s a highly dangerous drug with no known impact on coronavirus .
Now the whole thing is finally coming to roost , thanks to a whistleblower who has revealed that Trump demoted him in retaliation for his skepticism about hydroxychloroquine .
This criminal retaliation on Donald Trump ’ s part means that there must indeed be a criminal reason he was pushing the drug , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the answer for coronavirus .
We don ’ t yet know precisely what Trump ’ s corrupt angle was with the drug , but we now know that it ’ ll come out eventually ; this whistleblower complaint will force the issue .
On her show tonight , Rachel Maddow said exactly what needed to be said .
Maddow spelled out why everyone who parroted or gave exposure to Donald Trump ’ s false hydroxychloroquine claims was being negligent .
Maddow correctly put the main focus on the Fox News goons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praises after Trump began hyping it .
But she also doubled down on her earlier assertion that these harmful press briefings shouldn ’ t be aired live .
MSNBC is still airing them , so it ’ s gutsy of Maddow to publicly stand up to her own network in this way .

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We’ve all known for weeks that there was some corrupt motivation behind Donald Trump’s obsessive insistence that hydroxychloroquine was a harmless coronavirus miracle cure, when in reality it’s a highly dangerous drug with no known impact on coronavirus. Now the whole thing is finally coming to roost, thanks to a whistleblower who has revealed that Trump demoted him in retaliation for his skepticism about hydroxychloroquine.
This criminal retaliation on Donald Trump’s part means that there must indeed be a criminal reason he was pushing the drug, which his own federal government is now admitting is not the answer for coronavirus. We don’t yet know precisely what Trump’s corrupt angle was with the drug, but we now know that it’ll come out eventually; this whistleblower complaint will force the issue. On her show tonight, Rachel Maddow said exactly what needed to be said.
Maddow spelled out why everyone who parroted or gave exposure to Donald Trump’s false hydroxychloroquine claims was being negligent. Maddow correctly put the main focus on the Fox News goons who baselessly sang the drug’s praises after Trump began hyping it. But she also doubled down on her earlier assertion that these harmful press briefings shouldn’t be aired live. MSNBC is still airing them, so it’s gutsy of Maddow to publicly stand up to her own network in this way.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Donald Trump just made things even worse for himself

Donald Trump is now claiming he ’ s “ never heard ” of the high ranking HHS official he demoted yesterday .
He thinks these kinds of answers are clever .
In reality he just made the HHS official ’ s whistleblower complaint a bigger scandal for himself .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Trump has no idea what he ’ s doing .
He ’ s done absolutely nothing to get where he is .
He ran a weak campaign and only got into office because of Comey ’ s letter .
He ’ s spent three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with terrible reelection prospects .
Stop painting him as an evil genius .
He ’ s an idiot .
If you start thinking of Trump as an evil genius who can pull off anything he wants , then you ’ ll start thinking you can ’ t beat him , so you ’ ll start thinking no reason to even try .
In reality he ’ s a confused clown who fell into this job , and now he ’ s falling to pieces .
If you work hard to get Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go down .
It ’ s that simple .

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Donald Trump is now claiming he’s “never heard” of the high ranking HHS official he demoted yesterday. He thinks these kinds of answers are clever. In reality he just made the HHS official’s whistleblower complaint a bigger scandal for himself.
It’s the latest reminder that Trump has no idea what he’s doing. He’s done absolutely nothing to get where he is. He ran a weak campaign and only got into office because of Comey’s letter. He’s spent three years squandering the opportunity, leaving him with terrible reelection prospects. Stop painting him as an evil genius. He’s an idiot.
If you start thinking of Trump as an evil genius who can pull off anything he wants, then you’ll start thinking you can’t beat him, so you’ll start thinking no reason to even try. In reality he’s a confused clown who fell into this job, and now he’s falling to pieces. If you work hard to get Joe Biden elected, then the idiot Trump will go down. It’s that simple.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Sean Hannity suddenly has a big problem

Sean Hannity suddenly has a big problem

Some time ago , Palmer Report wrote about the first lawsuit filed against Fox News by an ethics group based in Washington state , one of the early hotbeds for COVID-19 when it first hit America and said that it likely wouldn ’ t be the last legal action taken against the network , wherever it went .
It looks like something worse might be hitting Donald Trump ’ s beloved network , and it might fall directly in the lap of his favorite anchor , Sean Hannity , who used to be able to brag about having one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Media critics warned Fox against downplaying the impact of COVID-19 , which could put a number of their own audience at risk .
Now , a new study that looked at the network ’ s programming in February and March indicates that parts of the country where Hannity ’ s show had higher ratings , were less likely to comply with social distancing guidelines ( because Hannity was regularly downplaying fears ) than parts of the country where Tucker Carlson ’ s slot did better , as he urged viewers and Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper showed a significant difference in the number of cases .
Where people tuned into Hannity more , the COVID-19 cases were 30 % higher by mid-March .
As it ’ s the only study of its kind and not yet peer-reviewed , there are some reasons to be skeptical , but there is a sizable body of evidence that people do base a number of their health habits on what they see in popular media .
With Fox hosts routinely referring to themselves as “ trusted , ” it ’ s fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ model their behavior and opinions after their preferred television hosts .
It ’ s become a whole lot harder for Fox pundits to argue their case , and much more difficult for them to sweep Trump ’ s recklessness under the rug .

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Some time ago, Palmer Report wrote about the first lawsuit filed against Fox News by an ethics group based in Washington state, one of the early hotbeds for COVID-19 when it first hit America and said that it likely wouldn’t be the last legal action taken against the network, wherever it went. It looks like something worse might be hitting Donald Trump’s beloved network, and it might fall directly in the lap of his favorite anchor, Sean Hannity, who used to be able to brag about having one of the highest rated shows on the network.
Media critics warned Fox against downplaying the impact of COVID-19, which could put a number of their own audience at risk. Now, a new study that looked at the network’s programming in February and March indicates that parts of the country where Hannity’s show had higher ratings, were less likely to comply with social distancing guidelines (because Hannity was regularly downplaying fears) than parts of the country where Tucker Carlson’s slot did better, as he urged viewers and Donald Trump to take it seriously. The paper showed a significant difference in the number of cases. Where people tuned into Hannity more, the COVID-19 cases were 30% higher by mid-March.
As it’s the only study of its kind and not yet peer-reviewed, there are some reasons to be skeptical, but there is a sizable body of evidence that people do base a number of their health habits on what they see in popular media. With Fox hosts routinely referring to themselves as “trusted,” it’s fair to say that a number of people model their behavior and opinions after their preferred television hosts. It’s become a whole lot harder for Fox pundits to argue their case, and much more difficult for them to sweep Trump’s recklessness under the rug.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Donald Trump goes berserk as his press briefing completely falls apart

Donald Trump wants you to know that there ’ s a way to inject sunlight into the body so it ’ ll kill coronavirus .
That was his overriding message during his press briefing today .
Unfortunately for Trump , even his own experts weren ’ t willing to side with him on this bizarre nonsense .
When a reporter asked the Homeland Security expert if sunlight could really be injected into the body , he said no .
When a reporter asked Dr. Birx if she knew what on earth Trump was talking about , even she wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just kept getting stupider .
By the time Trump got hit with a question he didn ’ t like , he blurted out “ CNN is fake news .
Don ’ t talk to me.
” Not long after that , he left the stage .
Trump also suggested ingesting disinfectant directly into the body as a coronavirus miracle cure .
To be clear , not only will this not help you , it could kill you .
Disinfectants such as hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol are poisonous if ingested .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous , you can burn your skin just by touching it .
Trump continues to offer phony medical advice that can prove fatal if you listen to him .

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Donald Trump wants you to know that there’s a way to inject sunlight into the body so it’ll kill coronavirus. That was his overriding message during his press briefing today. Unfortunately for Trump, even his own experts weren’t willing to side with him on this bizarre nonsense.
When a reporter asked the Homeland Security expert if sunlight could really be injected into the body, he said no. When a reporter asked Dr. Birx if she knew what on earth Trump was talking about, even she wouldn’t touch it. The whole thing just kept getting stupider. By the time Trump got hit with a question he didn’t like, he blurted out “CNN is fake news. Don’t talk to me.” Not long after that, he left the stage.
Trump also suggested ingesting disinfectant directly into the body as a coronavirus miracle cure. To be clear, not only will this not help you, it could kill you. Disinfectants such as hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol are poisonous if ingested. In fact, 99% isopropyl alcohol is so dangerous, you can burn your skin just by touching it. Trump continues to offer phony medical advice that can prove fatal if you listen to him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Donald Trump goes completely off the deep end during his latest disastrous press briefing

Donald Trump ’ s plan to prematurely reopen the country began to unravel yesterday when there was so much public pushback against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp , Trump ended up having to throw Kemp under the bus for it .
Now Trump is embarking on a new scheme for goading people into leaving the house : he ’ s claiming that sunlight magically kills coronavirus .
Trump opened his press briefing today by painting sunlight of all things as a new coronavirus miracle cure .
He tried to make the argument that scientists are simply going to inject sunlight into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
Then Homeland Security official Bill Bryan explained that there is merely some evidence that coronavirus doesn ’ t live as long in direct sunlight and humidity as it does in the shade .
When a reporter than asked Bryan if sunlight can be injected into a person , as Trump had claimed , Bryan flatly said no .
He also explained that sunlight can ’ t be relied upon to disinfect outdoor surfaces such as playgrounds , because the sunlight won ’ t reach the bottom surfaces of objects .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why he ’ s stopped promoting hydroxychloroquine as a phony coronavirus miracle cure , but he dodged the question .
Now Trump is promoting sunlight of all things as a phony coronavirus miracle cure .
He ’ s desperate , flailing , and delusional – and nothing he ’ s throwing at the wall is sticking .

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Donald Trump’s plan to prematurely reopen the country began to unravel yesterday when there was so much public pushback against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Trump ended up having to throw Kemp under the bus for it. Now Trump is embarking on a new scheme for goading people into leaving the house: he’s claiming that sunlight magically kills coronavirus.
Trump opened his press briefing today by painting sunlight of all things as a new coronavirus miracle cure. He tried to make the argument that scientists are simply going to inject sunlight into a person and it’ll kill coronavirus. Then Homeland Security official Bill Bryan explained that there is merely some evidence that coronavirus doesn’t live as long in direct sunlight and humidity as it does in the shade.
When a reporter than asked Bryan if sunlight can be injected into a person, as Trump had claimed, Bryan flatly said no. He also explained that sunlight can’t be relied upon to disinfect outdoor surfaces such as playgrounds, because the sunlight won’t reach the bottom surfaces of objects.
Donald Trump was then asked a question about why he’s stopped promoting hydroxychloroquine as a phony coronavirus miracle cure, but he dodged the question. Now Trump is promoting sunlight of all things as a phony coronavirus miracle cure. He’s desperate, flailing, and delusional – and nothing he’s throwing at the wall is sticking.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Donald Trump’s new HHS spokesman Michael Caputo caught deleting deranged racist tweets

Just a few days ago , Donald Trump installed his longtime loyalist Michael Caputo as the new HHS spokesman , in a move aimed at punishing and scapegoating HHS Secretary Alex Azar .
To the surprise of no one , it turns out Caputo has quite a history of recent racist tweets – and now he ’ s been caught deleting them .
Apparently , just a few weeks ago , Michael Caputo tweeted that “ millions of Chinese suck the blood out of rabid bats as an appetizer and eat the ass out of anteaters.
” He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him in the act .
These tweets aren ’ t just racist and xenophobic against Chinese people , they ’ re unbelievably bizarre .
It ’ s notable that Michael Caputo was tweeting these racist remarks right around the time Donald Trump was obsessively tweeting that the coronavirus is the “ Chinese virus.
” Trump has since backed off from that language , for unknown reasons .
But he clearly has no problem installing a racist like Caputo as his HHS spokesman .
In fact , given Trump ’ s track record , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him land the job .
In any case , we keep waiting to see how much longer before Donald Trump finishes scapegoating HHS Secretary Alex Azar by forcing him to resign in disgrace .
Trump ’ s approval numbers continue to incrementally drop as questions mount about why he was so slow and dishonest in his coronavirus response .
This is usually the part where Trump starts throwing his own people under the bus .

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Just a few days ago, Donald Trump installed his longtime loyalist Michael Caputo as the new HHS spokesman, in a move aimed at punishing and scapegoating HHS Secretary Alex Azar. To the surprise of no one, it turns out Caputo has quite a history of recent racist tweets – and now he’s been caught deleting them.
Apparently, just a few weeks ago, Michael Caputo tweeted that “millions of Chinese suck the blood out of rabid bats as an appetizer and eat the ass out of anteaters.” He’s since deleted it, but CNN caught him in the act. These tweets aren’t just racist and xenophobic against Chinese people, they’re unbelievably bizarre.
It’s notable that Michael Caputo was tweeting these racist remarks right around the time Donald Trump was obsessively tweeting that the coronavirus is the “Chinese virus.” Trump has since backed off from that language, for unknown reasons. But he clearly has no problem installing a racist like Caputo as his HHS spokesman. In fact, given Trump’s track record, Caputo’s racism may have helped him land the job.
In any case, we keep waiting to see how much longer before Donald Trump finishes scapegoating HHS Secretary Alex Azar by forcing him to resign in disgrace. Trump’s approval numbers continue to incrementally drop as questions mount about why he was so slow and dishonest in his coronavirus response. This is usually the part where Trump starts throwing his own people under the bus.
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