Donald Trump, terrorist

I don ’ t know why it is that most of the mainstream media omits this important detail about the attack on 75 year old Martin Gugino .
Before his unprovoked summary assault and grievous resulting injury by “ peace officers , ” this harmless , elderly resident of Buffalo , New York , is seen in the video clearly attempting to return one of their helmets that he found .
This touching errand of honest citizenship is rewarded with errant , criminal thuggery .
I ’ m tempted to revise that .
Most criminal thugs I ’ ve known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gratuitous brutality .
In any case , Mr. Gugino ’ s crime was Good Samaritanism — while not blue — punishable by villainous glee intent on doing him unceremonious criminal Injury .
Another thing you may or may not know is there are two videos of the incident .
The one from the other side and across the street is further away but has better audio .
The mellon-like thwack of Mr. Gugino ’ s head smacking the pavement is particularly disturbing .
It will take many weeks for me to unhear it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symbol for casual viciousness — until a more horrific one will do .
If you ’ re the kind of person who saw the film and whose immediate response isn ’ t an almost achingly visceral need to help Mr. Gugino and care for his wounds , I ’ m pretty sure I don ’ t want to know you .
For me 2020 is the year certain battle lines are drawn and that ’ s one of them .
And the same goes for anyone who isn ’ t desperate to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder , too .
You can all go to hell , that part Dante set aside for people who did nothing during times of great moral crisis .
But I require a brand new category of infamy for the man who saw the same film I did and decided that Martin Gugino is actually a terrorist .
Mere hell is too good for him .
That the man in question has sworn to uphold the rights of all American citizens , to preserve , protect and defend those rights — rights enshrined in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while pretending to uphold the office of the presidency of the United States , ought to inspire a special kind of disdain in us all .
Donald Trump blew it again and he knows he blew it .
It ’ s that pesky old compassion thingy that he keeps coming up against .
He ’ s never quite figured out how to fake that .
He ’ s never quite gotten the hang of it .
The good news for Trump is very soon the assault on Mr. Gugino will be forgotten , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be forgotten .
People are very good at forgetting .
For instance , people seem to have forgotten that Donald Trump once raped a child , let alone that he still keeps thousands of them locked up in cages because they are brown .
Meanwhile , as everyone ’ s attention is still on it , people are talking about Donald Trump gaslighting a victim he ’ s sworn to protect .
All because instead of being outraged at the summary assault on one of his citizens , Trump tweeted this : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this article , I received notification of a tweet Donald Trump just sent out , a little reminder of why he does what he does in the first place .
He just tweeted this : “ LAW & ORDER !
” You see , “ law and order ” was Richard Nixon ’ s dog whistle for anti-black racism , recycled by Trump for exactly the same reason .
It is tone deafness of a degree that beggars belief in this year of 2020 .
Let ’ s face it , Martin Gugino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of both the police and Donald Trump , was that he was a civilian out in the midst of a protest about the casual murder of a black man by police .
His crime was not being blue in the midst of a black protest , which made him black by association .
At least , that ’ s what people whose brains consist predominantly of a spinal cord attached to a medulla oblongata think .
So in summoning a conspiracy theory against Mr. Gugino ( who is still in the hospital in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump has further victimized him .
No doubt Martin Gugino will now receive death threats , if he hasn ’ t already .
That is the inevitable fate of anyone who is on the receiving end of one of Donald Trump ’ s hate tweets .
In point of fact , Donald Trump is a terrorist , and , no , I ’ m not using the word as hyperbole .
I mean it as sincerely and applicably as if I were referring to Al Qaeida or Hezbollah or the NRA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and mayhem and murder for political manipulation .
He makes it his business to keep Americans in check with his Twitter account by generous applications of invective against any dissenters .
The chilling effect of Trump ’ s tweets is highly efficacious .
Many Americans ( particularly Senate Republicans ) are terrified of his tweets .
But then , what good is being a terrorist if you don ’ t inspire actual terror in the first place ?
This is the first time in history that an American president has been a terrorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infamous firsts that Trump exclusively owns .
Let ’ s get rid of him in November so that justice may atone for Trump ’ s crimes against George Floyd , Martin Gugino and the hundreds of thousands of victims that lay dead or injured or outraged by this evil , rapacious terrorist called Trump .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I don’t know why it is that most of the mainstream media omits this important detail about the attack on 75 year old Martin Gugino. Before his unprovoked summary assault and grievous resulting injury by “peace officers,” this harmless, elderly resident of Buffalo, New York, is seen in the video clearly attempting to return one of their helmets that he found.
This touching errand of honest citizenship is rewarded with errant, criminal thuggery. I’m tempted to revise that. Most criminal thugs I’ve known or heard about would refrain from such gratuitous brutality. In any case, Mr. Gugino’s crime was Good Samaritanism — while not blue — punishable by villainous glee intent on doing him unceremonious criminal Injury.
Another thing you may or may not know is there are two videos of the incident. The one from the other side and across the street is further away but has better audio. The mellon-like thwack of Mr. Gugino’s head smacking the pavement is particularly disturbing. It will take many weeks for me to unhear it. It’s my new audial symbol for casual viciousness — until a more horrific one will do.
If you’re the kind of person who saw the film and whose immediate response isn’t an almost achingly visceral need to help Mr. Gugino and care for his wounds, I’m pretty sure I don’t want to know you. For me 2020 is the year certain battle lines are drawn and that’s one of them. And the same goes for anyone who isn’t desperate to help George Floyd after watching his disturbingly casual murder, too. You can all go to hell, that part Dante set aside for people who did nothing during times of great moral crisis.
But I require a brand new category of infamy for the man who saw the same film I did and decided that Martin Gugino is actually a terrorist. Mere hell is too good for him. That the man in question has sworn to uphold the rights of all American citizens, to preserve, protect and defend those rights — rights enshrined in a sacred document called the Constitution — while pretending to uphold the office of the presidency of the United States, ought to inspire a special kind of disdain in us all.
Donald Trump blew it again and he knows he blew it. It’s that pesky old compassion thingy that he keeps coming up against. He’s never quite figured out how to fake that. He’s never quite gotten the hang of it. The good news for Trump is very soon the assault on Mr. Gugino will be forgotten, just as the murder of George Floyd will be forgotten. People are very good at forgetting. For instance, people seem to have forgotten that Donald Trump once raped a child, let alone that he still keeps thousands of them locked up in cages because they are brown.
Meanwhile, as everyone’s attention is still on it, people are talking about Donald Trump gaslighting a victim he’s sworn to protect. All because instead of being outraged at the summary assault on one of his citizens, Trump tweeted this:
Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?
While pasting that above ugly nonsense into this article, I received notification of a tweet Donald Trump just sent out, a little reminder of why he does what he does in the first place. He just tweeted this: “LAW & ORDER!” You see, “law and order” was Richard Nixon’s dog whistle for anti-black racism, recycled by Trump for exactly the same reason. It is tone deafness of a degree that beggars belief in this year of 2020.
Let’s face it, Martin Gugino’s crime, in the eyes of both the police and Donald Trump, was that he was a civilian out in the midst of a protest about the casual murder of a black man by police. His crime was not being blue in the midst of a black protest, which made him black by association. At least, that’s what people whose brains consist predominantly of a spinal cord attached to a medulla oblongata think.
So in summoning a conspiracy theory against Mr. Gugino (who is still in the hospital in critical condition as I write this), Donald Trump has further victimized him. No doubt Martin Gugino will now receive death threats, if he hasn’t already. That is the inevitable fate of anyone who is on the receiving end of one of Donald Trump’s hate tweets.
In point of fact, Donald Trump is a terrorist, and, no, I’m not using the word as hyperbole. I mean it as sincerely and applicably as if I were referring to Al Qaeida or Hezbollah or the NRA. Trump is a promoter of terror and mayhem and murder for political manipulation. He makes it his business to keep Americans in check with his Twitter account by generous applications of invective against any dissenters.
The chilling effect of Trump’s tweets is highly efficacious. Many Americans (particularly Senate Republicans) are terrified of his tweets. But then, what good is being a terrorist if you don’t inspire actual terror in the first place?
This is the first time in history that an American president has been a terrorist. It is one of the many infamous firsts that Trump exclusively owns. Let’s get rid of him in November so that justice may atone for Trump’s crimes against George Floyd, Martin Gugino and the hundreds of thousands of victims that lay dead or injured or outraged by this evil, rapacious terrorist called Trump. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-11--“What’s the point?” Donald Trump’s own advisers wave the white flag

From the outside , it appears that Donald Trump , his presidency , and his candidacy are simply crumbling .
He has no idea how to deal with what ’ s gone wrong with the country under his failed watch .
He ’ s unable to find ways to distract the public from his failures .
And based on the way he behaves in public , he ’ s becoming incrementally more senile by the day .
But how do things look on the inside ?
The worse Donald Trump ’ s numbers get , the more the pessimists within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his handlers have a secret evil genius plan up their sleeves .
If that ’ s the case then Trump ’ s handlers should be feeling pretty good , right ?
They should be pleased that he ’ s out there tweeting idiotic things .
But reality tells a different story .
Not only are Trump ’ s advisers giving up , they ’ re so frustrated about how it ’ s all gone wrong , they ’ re venting on the record to reporters about it : Lots of things can happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remain vigilant and keep working hard on things like voter registration and voter turnout .
The fiasco in Georgia is a reminder of what we ’ re up against , and how big of a margin we need to win by .
But it ’ s becoming more clear by the day that Donald Trump and his advisers have got nothing in their bag of tricks .
Trump is an empty suit , and his advisers are waving the white flag while crying in their soup .

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From the outside, it appears that Donald Trump, his presidency, and his candidacy are simply crumbling. He has no idea how to deal with what’s gone wrong with the country under his failed watch. He’s unable to find ways to distract the public from his failures. And based on the way he behaves in public, he’s becoming incrementally more senile by the day. But how do things look on the inside?
The worse Donald Trump’s numbers get, the more the pessimists within the Resistance are certain that Trump and his handlers have a secret evil genius plan up their sleeves. If that’s the case then Trump’s handlers should be feeling pretty good, right? They should be pleased that he’s out there tweeting idiotic things. But reality tells a different story. Not only are Trump’s advisers giving up, they’re so frustrated about how it’s all gone wrong, they’re venting on the record to reporters about it:
Multiple aides said they have now even opted to turn off notifications for “@realDonaldTrump,” the president’s personal Twitter account. “What’s the point?” one adviser told ABC News.
Lots of things can happen in five months, and we have to remain vigilant and keep working hard on things like voter registration and voter turnout. The fiasco in Georgia is a reminder of what we’re up against, and how big of a margin we need to win by. But it’s becoming more clear by the day that Donald Trump and his advisers have got nothing in their bag of tricks. Trump is an empty suit, and his advisers are waving the white flag while crying in their soup.
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palmerreport--2020-06-11--Tucker Carlson just suffered a major blow [updated]

As Donald Trump ’ s popularity continues to collapse , and even many conservative Americans are beginning to support movements like Black Lives Matter , the hosts on Fox News have two choices .
They can begin to incrementally evolve themselves , in order to match their incrementally evolving audience .
Or they can histrionically double down on racist hysteria , like Tucker Carlson has been doing this week , and begin paying the price accordingly .
No matter what your ratings are , you can ’ t survive as a cable news host if your advertisers start abandoning you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We saw that when Bill O ’ Reilly started bleeding advertisers after his sexual misconduct came to light .
To that end , Tucker Carlson – who has spent the past week telling his audience that black people are coming to get them – has lost several major advertisers today .
Media Matters says that Carlson has now lost T-Mobile , Disney , Papa John ’ s , and Vari ( Update : SmileDirectClub has clarified that they ceased advertising on the show in May , for reasons that are not related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will attempt to replace these advertisers with new ones .
But with so many companies now boycotting Carlson ’ s show , Fox will have to significantly reduce the ad rates in order to attract new clients .
His show will end up being full of no-name advertisers who are paying very little for the slot .
If Tucker Carlson ’ s show becomes unprofitable enough , Fox News will cancel him , because it can ’ t afford to have a primetime hour that loses money .
We ’ ll see if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cancellation threshold or not .
But this is a major blow for him .
The key will be to keep up the pressure on Carlson ’ s racism , so the advertisers that are abandoning him today can ’ t just quietly come back to him in a month once everyone has stopped paying attention .

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As Donald Trump’s popularity continues to collapse, and even many conservative Americans are beginning to support movements like Black Lives Matter, the hosts on Fox News have two choices. They can begin to incrementally evolve themselves, in order to match their incrementally evolving audience. Or they can histrionically double down on racist hysteria, like Tucker Carlson has been doing this week, and begin paying the price accordingly.
No matter what your ratings are, you can’t survive as a cable news host if your advertisers start abandoning you, because your show stops being profitable. We saw that when Bill O’Reilly started bleeding advertisers after his sexual misconduct came to light. To that end, Tucker Carlson – who has spent the past week telling his audience that black people are coming to get them – has lost several major advertisers today.
Media Matters says that Carlson has now lost T-Mobile, Disney, Papa John’s, and Vari (Update: SmileDirectClub has clarified that they ceased advertising on the show in May, for reasons that are not related to current events). Fox News will attempt to replace these advertisers with new ones. But with so many companies now boycotting Carlson’s show, Fox will have to significantly reduce the ad rates in order to attract new clients. His show will end up being full of no-name advertisers who are paying very little for the slot.
If Tucker Carlson’s show becomes unprofitable enough, Fox News will cancel him, because it can’t afford to have a primetime hour that loses money. We’ll see if the growing advertiser boycott puts Carlson past the cancellation threshold or not. But this is a major blow for him. The key will be to keep up the pressure on Carlson’s racism, so the advertisers that are abandoning him today can’t just quietly come back to him in a month once everyone has stopped paying attention.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Donald Trump just cut and ran

Donald Trump just cut and ran

Maybe it ’ s because the giant idiotic fence surrounding the White House is coming down .
Maybe it ’ s because the food rations in the underground bunker aren ’ t up to his usual fast food standards .
Or maybe it ’ s simply because he ’ s a lazy prick who can ’ t even pretend to be interested in doing the job .
Either way , with Donald Trump ’ s presidency falling apart by the hour , he just cut and ran .
Trump couldn ’ t even stick around until the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DC on Thursday night , and landing in New Jersey at around midnight .
From the look of it , Trump appears to be planning to stay at his Bedminster golf property .
That ’ s right , with his poll numbers in freefall , the military turning against him , and the pandemic getting worse in dozens of states , Donald Trump is going golfing .
With the way he ’ s cutting and running , you ’ d think he ’ s not even trying to win .
This gives the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the work required to defeat Trump , while he ’ s busy cheating at golf .

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Maybe it’s because the giant idiotic fence surrounding the White House is coming down. Maybe it’s because the food rations in the underground bunker aren’t up to his usual fast food standards. Or maybe it’s simply because he’s a lazy prick who can’t even pretend to be interested in doing the job.
Either way, with Donald Trump’s presidency falling apart by the hour, he just cut and ran. Trump couldn’t even stick around until the end of the week, instead flying out of Washington DC on Thursday night, and landing in New Jersey at around midnight. From the look of it, Trump appears to be planning to stay at his Bedminster golf property.
That’s right, with his poll numbers in freefall, the military turning against him, and the pandemic getting worse in dozens of states, Donald Trump is going golfing. With the way he’s cutting and running, you’d think he’s not even trying to win. This gives the rest of us an opportunity to put in the work required to defeat Trump, while he’s busy cheating at golf.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Look at these losers

Look at these losers

Donald Trump once said that if he became president , there would be so much winning , we ’ d @ @ @ @ @ Of course his politics have always focused on losers .
He panders to white people @ @ @ @ @ unfairly lost something because white privilege isn ’ t quite as potent as it once @ @ @ @ @ to those who are still loyal to the confederacy , 150 years after it got @ @ @ @ @ Now Trump says it ’ s a good thing that a handful of U.S. military @ @ @ @ @ generals , even though there ’ s a bipartisan effort in the Senate to rename @ @ @ @ @ , these confederate generals aren ’ t just traitors who violently attacked the United States @ @ @ @ @ slavery intact .
They ’ re also huge losers .
Just look at this breakdown @ @ @ @ @ :

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Donald Trump once said that if he became president, there would be so much winning, we’d get sick of winning. Of course his politics have always focused on losers. He panders to white people who think they’ve unfairly lost something because white privilege isn’t quite as potent as it once was. And he panders to those who are still loyal to the confederacy, 150 years after it got its racist butt kicked.
Now Trump says it’s a good thing that a handful of U.S. military bases are named after confederate generals, even though there’s a bipartisan effort in the Senate to rename them. The thing is, these confederate generals aren’t just traitors who violently attacked the United States in the name of keeping slavery intact. They’re also huge losers. Just look at this breakdown from California Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks:
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Fort Bragg. Fort Hood. Fort Benning. Confederate Braxton Bragg died in 1876 after a series of defeats. Confederate John Bell Hood was decisively defeated at the Battle of Nashville. Confederate Henry Benning surrendered w/Lee's army in April 1865. Some “..history of Winning!” https://t.co/a9X8zUTKsb — Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) June 11, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--What really happens if Donald Trump tries to refuse to leave office after he loses

A hallmark of the United States government is our peaceful transition of power .
Between Election Day and Inauguration Day , the sitting administration helps prepare the incoming one for the job ahead , paying the prior administration ’ s cooperation forward .
No matter how heated an election season becomes , we normally don ’ t panic over the idea of a losing incumbent refusing to let the winning party take over .
The question is , if Biden wins this November , should we panic that Trump won ’ t leave ?
Given Trump ’ s maniacal obsession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his losses as rigged , and his bleak future fighting criminal charges once he is out of power , this is a question well worth asking .
Joe Biden addressed it for the first time last night on “ The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
” His comments , though brief , were both newsworthy and comforting .
When Biden brought up the possibility that we might not know who wins Pennsylvania until a month after the election , Noah asked if he has thought about what would happen if Trump refuses to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s answer , “ Yes , I have , ” confirms that we aren ’ t crazy to be concerned about such a possibility .
More importantly , the quickness and confidence of Biden ’ s reply tells us his team is taking such a disturbing possibility seriously and planning accordingly .
As for what those plans may entail , Biden appears certain that the U.S. military will step in , if necessary , to ensure a peaceful transition of power in January .
Biden assured Noah , “ I promise you—I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House with great dispatch.
” Without mincing words , Biden also expressed how proud he was of four Chiefs of Staff “ coming out and ripping the skin off of Trump ” along with “ so many rank-and-file military personnel ” refuting the idea that we are a military state in the wake of protests following George Floyd ’ s murder .
Lending even more support for Biden ’ s words , the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff apologized this morning for participating in Trump ’ s shameless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Milley told graduates at National Defense University ’ s commencement that his “ presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics , ” as reported by the New York Times .
Milley called his appearance “ a mistake that I have learned from ” and added that “ I sincerely hope we all can learn from it.
” President Clinton did not try to block George W. Bush from taking office after the hanging chad debacle .
President Obama and his staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , despite Hillary Clinton ’ s popular vote win and mounting allegations of Russian interference .
When it is time for President Biden to move in on January 20 , Trump should think twice about relying on the military to help him stick around and avoid answering for his crimes .
Better yet , he can do the country a favor and leave today .

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A hallmark of the United States government is our peaceful transition of power. Between Election Day and Inauguration Day, the sitting administration helps prepare the incoming one for the job ahead, paying the prior administration’s cooperation forward. No matter how heated an election season becomes, we normally don’t panic over the idea of a losing incumbent refusing to let the winning party take over. The question is, if Biden wins this November, should we panic that Trump won’t leave?
Given Trump’s maniacal obsession with winning, his insistence on declaring his losses as rigged, and his bleak future fighting criminal charges once he is out of power, this is a question well worth asking. Joe Biden addressed it for the first time last night on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” His comments, though brief, were both newsworthy and comforting.
When Biden brought up the possibility that we might not know who wins Pennsylvania until a month after the election, Noah asked if he has thought about what would happen if Trump refuses to leave if Biden wins. Biden’s answer, “Yes, I have,” confirms that we aren’t crazy to be concerned about such a possibility. More importantly, the quickness and confidence of Biden’s reply tells us his team is taking such a disturbing possibility seriously and planning accordingly.
As for what those plans may entail, Biden appears certain that the U.S. military will step in, if necessary, to ensure a peaceful transition of power in January. Biden assured Noah, “I promise you—I’m absolutely convinced—they will escort him from the White House with great dispatch.” Without mincing words, Biden also expressed how proud he was of four Chiefs of Staff “coming out and ripping the skin off of Trump” along with “so many rank-and-file military personnel” refuting the idea that we are a military state in the wake of protests following George Floyd’s murder.
Lending even more support for Biden’s words, the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff apologized this morning for participating in Trump’s shameless photo op at Lafayette Square. Gen. Mark Milley told graduates at National Defense University’s commencement that his “presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics,” as reported by the New York Times. Milley called his appearance “a mistake that I have learned from” and added that “I sincerely hope we all can learn from it.”
President Clinton did not try to block George W. Bush from taking office after the hanging chad debacle. President Obama and his staff graciously helped the Trump team transition into power, despite Hillary Clinton’s popular vote win and mounting allegations of Russian interference. When it is time for President Biden to move in on January 20, Trump should think twice about relying on the military to help him stick around and avoid answering for his crimes. Better yet, he can do the country a favor and leave today.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--#UglyPresident begins trending as Donald Trump’s bad night gets even worse for him

It sounds repetitive to say at this point , but Donald Trump has had another bad day .
Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ that the coronavirus is contained , and the DJIA dropped by the better part of @ @ @ @ @ This came amid a series of negative headlines about Trump ’ s upcoming Tulsa rally @ @ @ @ @ even uglier for him tonight .
The hashtag # UglyPresident has taken over Twitter tonight @ @ @ @ @ ad from Meidas Touch which documents Donald Trump ’ s violent abuses against protesters .
@ @ @ @ @ words from his Dallas speech today , in which he insisted that when the troops @ @ @ @ @ White House , it was a “ beautiful ” scene .
If the video below @ @ @ @ @ your device , you can watch it here instead :

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It sounds repetitive to say at this point, but Donald Trump has had another bad day. Wall Street has finally given up hope that the coronavirus is contained, and the DJIA dropped by the better part of two thousand points accordingly. This came amid a series of negative headlines about Trump’s upcoming Tulsa rally. Now things have gotten even uglier for him tonight.
The hashtag #UglyPresident has taken over Twitter tonight, thanks to a new ad from Meidas Touch which documents Donald Trump’s violent abuses against protesters. Overlaid are Trump’s words from his Dallas speech today, in which he insisted that when the troops gassed peaceful protesters outside the White House, it was a “beautiful” scene.
If the video below doesn’t load on your device, you can watch it here instead:
📺 NEW VIDEO None of this is beautiful. Vote out this #UglyPresident. pic.twitter.com/vtfaJ4lxNG — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 12, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale is in big trouble

At this point everyone working for the Trump 2020 campaign appears to have given up any hope of getting a sinking Donald Trump reelected , and is instead just looking to keep Trump sated enough that he doesn ’ t fire them before election day , so they can keep getting paid all the way to the end of the campaign .
The trouble is , different factions within Donald Trump ’ s orbit are now eating each other alive in the hope of being the ones to get the campaign paychecks from now to election day .
Right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brad Parscale , and with Trump way behind in the polls , it makes him vulnerable .
Now others within Trump ’ s orbit are making a full court press to get rid of him .
Some unnamed folks in Donald Trump ’ s circle have told the New York Post that they ’ re in the process of convincing Trump to fire Parscale .
Two things stand out here .
First , while the article doesn ’ t say who the sources are , it just happens to go on to mention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same two guys who get mentioned every time the subject of Parscale getting fired comes up .
Second , they planted this story in the Post , a pro-Trump publication that probably gets read aloud to Trump by his handlers each day , so they ’ re sending him a message .
Donald Trump is more tepid , erratic , and confused than ever .
So it ’ s difficult to predict whether he ’ ll actually fire Brad Parscale .
Trump is clinically incapable of accepting responsibility for the fact that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls – so he ’ ll have to scapegoat someone sooner or later .
Considering what a terrible job Parscale is doing , we almost hope Trump keeps him around so he can keep screwing up longer .
But Lewandowski and Bossie would probably screw up just as badly .

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At this point everyone working for the Trump 2020 campaign appears to have given up any hope of getting a sinking Donald Trump reelected, and is instead just looking to keep Trump sated enough that he doesn’t fire them before election day, so they can keep getting paid all the way to the end of the campaign.
The trouble is, different factions within Donald Trump’s orbit are now eating each other alive in the hope of being the ones to get the campaign paychecks from now to election day. Right now Trump’s top campaign person is Brad Parscale, and with Trump way behind in the polls, it makes him vulnerable. Now others within Trump’s orbit are making a full court press to get rid of him.
Some unnamed folks in Donald Trump’s circle have told the New York Post that they’re in the process of convincing Trump to fire Parscale. Two things stand out here. First, while the article doesn’t say who the sources are, it just happens to go on to mention Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie – the same two guys who get mentioned every time the subject of Parscale getting fired comes up. Second, they planted this story in the Post, a pro-Trump publication that probably gets read aloud to Trump by his handlers each day, so they’re sending him a message.
Donald Trump is more tepid, erratic, and confused than ever. So it’s difficult to predict whether he’ll actually fire Brad Parscale. Trump is clinically incapable of accepting responsibility for the fact that he’s this far behind in the polls – so he’ll have to scapegoat someone sooner or later. Considering what a terrible job Parscale is doing, we almost hope Trump keeps him around so he can keep screwing up longer. But Lewandowski and Bossie would probably screw up just as badly.
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--John Bolton just royally blew it

John Bolton just royally blew it

John Bolton managed to alienate pro-Trump people by leaking to the media several months ago that he witnessed Donald Trump commit crimes in the Ukraine scandal .
Bolton then managed to alienate anti-Trump people by refusing to testify during the impeachment process , because his tell-all book wasn ’ t ready for publication yet .
Then after Bolton forfeited his leverage , the Trump regime managed to get Bolton ’ s book repeatedly deleted .
Now that everyone on both sides hates John Bolton , and no one is interested in buying his book , he ’ s finally decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump regime .
He ’ ll still make some money from the book , but probably not nearly as much as he could have made .
So by doing the wrong thing , he cost himself .
What ’ s remarkable is that Bolton ’ s press release today about the book reveals just how badly he blew it .
Bolton has announced that he witnessed Donald Trump doing a wide swath of inappropriate things which went way beyond the Ukraine scandal .
Bolton didn ’ t specify what those things were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt and frequently psychotic nature , Bolton has probably been sitting on a mother lode of Trump dirt .
If John Bolton had simply testified back when he was supposed to , and he had used his testimony to reveal even half the things he saw Donald Trump do wrong , he could still have saved the other half for his book .
But Bolton greedily did the wrong thing , and he blew it for himself .
Now he ’ s trying to blame the House impeachment process for not being comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who refused to testify is now saying that not enough witnesses were called .
Bolton is an idiot .
No wonder everything he touches turns to crap .

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John Bolton managed to alienate pro-Trump people by leaking to the media several months ago that he witnessed Donald Trump commit crimes in the Ukraine scandal. Bolton then managed to alienate anti-Trump people by refusing to testify during the impeachment process, because his tell-all book wasn’t ready for publication yet. Then after Bolton forfeited his leverage, the Trump regime managed to get Bolton’s book repeatedly deleted.
Now that everyone on both sides hates John Bolton, and no one is interested in buying his book, he’s finally decided to release it over the objection of the Trump regime. He’ll still make some money from the book, but probably not nearly as much as he could have made. So by doing the wrong thing, he cost himself. What’s remarkable is that Bolton’s press release today about the book reveals just how badly he blew it.
Bolton has announced that he witnessed Donald Trump doing a wide swath of inappropriate things which went way beyond the Ukraine scandal. Bolton didn’t specify what those things were, but considering Trump’s consistently corrupt and frequently psychotic nature, Bolton has probably been sitting on a mother lode of Trump dirt.
If John Bolton had simply testified back when he was supposed to, and he had used his testimony to reveal even half the things he saw Donald Trump do wrong, he could still have saved the other half for his book. But Bolton greedily did the wrong thing, and he blew it for himself. Now he’s trying to blame the House impeachment process for not being comprehensive enough. No really, the guy who refused to testify is now saying that not enough witnesses were called. Bolton is an idiot. No wonder everything he touches turns to crap.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--There goes Trump’s leverage on that one

There goes Trump’s leverage on that one

When people talk of Donald Trump ’ s authoritarian tendencies , one of the things that gets an overwhelming amount of attention are the statements he ’ s made over the last four years when it comes to accepting the results of a fair democratic electoral process .
Even before the votes were counted , he warned supporters that the game might be rigged against him and that he might refuse to concede .
Even after the election , he wasn ’ t fully satisfied and had to lie about winning the popular vote .
On multiple occasions , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more than two terms .
This has inevitably led to a number of pundits fearing that Donald Trump may refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election and that doing so would be much more consequential than it would if he lost four years ago .
At Palmer Report , we ’ ve been somewhat skeptical of such a scenario – but there is one serious consequence that results from the media constantly playing up this narrative .
The more pundits panic over the possibility that somehow Donald Trump refusing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magically occupying the office after 2021 does give him some leverage – it intimidates potential voters into staying home , thinking that the election is already determined , and it encourages Trump ’ s supporters and detractors alike to believe that he ’ s more powerful than he is , making it that much easier for him to pull another disturbing and authoritarian move while no one is watching .
When Joe Biden appeared on The Daily Show , he addressed these concerns in a more serious manner than any of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clear that his campaign is looking into if such a situation were to happen , and confidently answered that the military would remove Donald Trump for trespassing if he refused to vacate the White House after his term expired .
In doing so loudly and clearly , and making headlines for it , Biden sent a clear message that his campaign won ’ t be intimidated by Donald Trump , and he shoved out the window what little leverage Trump has pretended to hold for the last three and a half years @

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When people talk of Donald Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, one of the things that gets an overwhelming amount of attention are the statements he’s made over the last four years when it comes to accepting the results of a fair democratic electoral process. Even before the votes were counted, he warned supporters that the game might be rigged against him and that he might refuse to concede. Even after the election, he wasn’t fully satisfied and had to lie about winning the popular vote. On multiple occasions, he’s joked about running for president for more than two terms.
This has inevitably led to a number of pundits fearing that Donald Trump may refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election and that doing so would be much more consequential than it would if he lost four years ago. At Palmer Report, we’ve been somewhat skeptical of such a scenario – but there is one serious consequence that results from the media constantly playing up this narrative.
The more pundits panic over the possibility that somehow Donald Trump refusing to accept the results will result in him magically occupying the office after 2021 does give him some leverage – it intimidates potential voters into staying home, thinking that the election is already determined, and it encourages Trump’s supporters and detractors alike to believe that he’s more powerful than he is, making it that much easier for him to pull another disturbing and authoritarian move while no one is watching.
When Joe Biden appeared on The Daily Show, he addressed these concerns in a more serious manner than any of Trump’s opponents have so far, making it clear that his campaign is looking into if such a situation were to happen, and confidently answered that the military would remove Donald Trump for trespassing if he refused to vacate the White House after his term expired. In doing so loudly and clearly, and making headlines for it, Biden sent a clear message that his campaign won’t be intimidated by Donald Trump, and he shoved out the window what little leverage Trump has pretended to hold for the last three and a half years.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Donald Trump pulls disgusting anti-LGBT stunt during Pride Month, finds a whole new way to lose

First Donald Trump scheduled his kickoff rally in Tulsa , the site of the Tulsa race massacre .
Then he scheduled it on Juneteenth , just to stick it to black people .
Then he scheduled his convention speech in Jacksonville on the anniversary of a KKK massacre in the city .
Now Trump is sticking it to the LGBT community by eliminating patient protections , and he ’ s doing it on the anniversary of the Orlando Pride massacre , during Pride Month no less .
None of this can possibly be a coincidence .
Donald Trump and/or his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The question , of course , is why ?
Yes , they ’ re evil , and that explains a lot .
But Trump is way behind in the election with less than five months to go .
Every time he tries yet another divisive stunt like this , his numbers drop even further , because more people in the middle finally decide he ’ s gone too far .
This isn ’ t a valid strategy .
More to the point , anyone with even basic cognitive abilities understands that this isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s really going on here ?
Two possibilities come to mind .
The first is that Trump has concluded he ’ s going to lose , so he ’ s just trying to offend and alienate as many people as possible on his way down .
The second is that Trump has become too senile to have any idea what ’ s even going on , and his handlers have decided that he ’ s going to lose , so they ’ re merely carrying out their own deranged agendas while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the Trump regime making uglier moves by the day , it ’ s more important than ever that we vote Donald Trump out in record-setting numbers in November .
And in the meantime , we ’ ll all have to be activists in the name of protecting the groups that Trump is targeting with his increasingly evil agenda .

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First Donald Trump scheduled his kickoff rally in Tulsa, the site of the Tulsa race massacre. Then he scheduled it on Juneteenth, just to stick it to black people. Then he scheduled his convention speech in Jacksonville on the anniversary of a KKK massacre in the city. Now Trump is sticking it to the LGBT community by eliminating patient protections, and he’s doing it on the anniversary of the Orlando Pride massacre, during Pride Month no less.
None of this can possibly be a coincidence. Donald Trump and/or his handlers are doing this on purpose. The question, of course, is why? Yes, they’re evil, and that explains a lot. But Trump is way behind in the election with less than five months to go. Every time he tries yet another divisive stunt like this, his numbers drop even further, because more people in the middle finally decide he’s gone too far. This isn’t a valid strategy. More to the point, anyone with even basic cognitive abilities understands that this isn’t a valid strategy. So what’s really going on here?
Two possibilities come to mind. The first is that Trump has concluded he’s going to lose, so he’s just trying to offend and alienate as many people as possible on his way down. The second is that Trump has become too senile to have any idea what’s even going on, and his handlers have decided that he’s going to lose, so they’re merely carrying out their own deranged agendas while they still can.
In any case, with the Trump regime making uglier moves by the day, it’s more important than ever that we vote Donald Trump out in record-setting numbers in November. And in the meantime, we’ll all have to be activists in the name of protecting the groups that Trump is targeting with his increasingly evil agenda.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Trump building is being torn down

Trump building is being torn down

Donald Trump is such a poor businessman , both his Atlantic City casinos ended up going bankrupt .
At the time , Trump insisted that it was because the city itself was going under .
But years later , most of the other Atlantic City boardwalk casinos are still alive and kicking .
In fact the Hard Rock just took over the long-defunct Trump Taj Majal , and is in the process of turning it into a nicer property .
But Trump ’ s other failed casino building isn ’ t being afforded the same fate .
Trump Plaza is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a dump , it ’ s literally falling apart , with chunks of it landing on the boardwalk .
While the upcoming implosion of Trump Plaza is the perfect symbolism for the failure of Donald Trump ’ s real estate empire and the failure of his presidency , it ’ s far from the only Trump-branded building to disappear .
Several other buildings that had been leasing the “ Trump ” name in various states have taken the less dramatic approach of simply dropping the Trump name , as he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump is such a poor businessman, both his Atlantic City casinos ended up going bankrupt. At the time, Trump insisted that it was because the city itself was going under. But years later, most of the other Atlantic City boardwalk casinos are still alive and kicking.
In fact the Hard Rock just took over the long-defunct Trump Taj Majal, and is in the process of turning it into a nicer property. But Trump’s other failed casino building isn’t being afforded the same fate. Trump Plaza is being imploded, because it’s such a dump, it’s literally falling apart, with chunks of it landing on the boardwalk.
While the upcoming implosion of Trump Plaza is the perfect symbolism for the failure of Donald Trump’s real estate empire and the failure of his presidency, it’s far from the only Trump-branded building to disappear. Several other buildings that had been leasing the “Trump” name in various states have taken the less dramatic approach of simply dropping the Trump name, as he’s become a toxically unpopular pariah.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Sorry, Donald Trump, they’re just not that into you

Sorry , “ president ” Trump , but we ’ re just not that into you .
Citing the recent CNN poll that shows Vice President Joe Biden leading Trump by 14 points , Trump ’ s campaign sent a “ cease and desist ” letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker , where it was promptly ignored .
Since Trump calls CNN “ fake news , ” why not just call this poll fake ?
Because Trump knows neither is fake .
Trump ’ s campaign team failed to mention Trump ’ s pathetic approval rating in this poll , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mirrors .
Brookings believes that Trump ’ s reelection prospects “ look bleak ” based on its research .
Looking at political history , Brookings found that “ an incumbent ’ s job approval has been the single best measure of his reelection prospects.
” Every incumbent president with a 50 % or better rating won reelection .
History further discusses two incumbents with approval ratings below 40 % , and they lost — badly : Jimmy Carter and George H.W .
Bush .
For the most part , according to Brookings , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbent secured 1 % higher than their final approval rating .
Trump ’ s reelection does appear very unlikely unless he does something earth-shattering in the coming months , which we can count on him to do , though it may not have the result he desires .
His latest stunt is already causing him problems .
CNN ( and other outlets ) announced that Trump is ready to resume campaign rallies , and his first choice could not be worse .
He will be visiting Tulsa , OK — a city with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on June 19 .
Perhaps he does not understand the significance of “ Juneteenth , ” the date when Texas slaves were freed — two years after other southern states .
Maybe Trump has not heard about the massacre that took place in Tulsa .
Neither is the case .
Trump is setting up a means of shoring up his racist followers .
Congressman Al Green tweeted that Trump ’ s choice of Tulsa on Juneteeth is “ more than a slap in the face to African Americans ; it is overt racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This is not much of a surprise from this “ president.
” According to the Washington Post , historians are appalled at Trump ’ s choice and call it “ blasphemous.
” As the WaPo article states , “ Black people waited impatiently for the moment of that freedom.
” It is quite interesting how history continues to repeat itself , as we now anxiously await freedom from Trump .
Trump sent out his latest clueless press secretary , Kayleigh McEnany , to tell the press that Juneteenth is “ a meaningful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the perfect day to rile up his racist followers .
Perhaps he is hoping for a repeat of the 1921 Tulsa massacre , but this is not 1921 .
He can forget the Black vote , not to mention making Brookings ’ prediction reality .
Just to pour salt into Trump ’ s gaping wound , Brookings revealed that President Obama ’ s job approval rating looked bleak prior to the 2012 election at 46 % ; however , the day before the election , Obama ’ s rating shot up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happening for Trump by any stretch of the imagination .

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Sorry, “president” Trump, but we’re just not that into you. Citing the recent CNN poll that shows Vice President Joe Biden leading Trump by 14 points, Trump’s campaign sent a “cease and desist” letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker, where it was promptly ignored. Since Trump calls CNN “fake news,” why not just call this poll fake? Because Trump knows neither is fake.
Trump’s campaign team failed to mention Trump’s pathetic approval rating in this poll, 38%, which the Brookings Institution mirrors. Brookings believes that Trump’s reelection prospects “look bleak” based on its research. Looking at political history, Brookings found that “an incumbent’s job approval has been the single best measure of his reelection prospects.” Every incumbent president with a 50% or better rating won reelection. History further discusses two incumbents with approval ratings below 40%, and they lost — badly: Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. For the most part, according to Brookings, these numbers are valuable in that each incumbent secured 1% higher than their final approval rating. Trump’s reelection does appear very unlikely unless he does something earth-shattering in the coming months, which we can count on him to do, though it may not have the result he desires. His latest stunt is already causing him problems.
CNN (and other outlets) announced that Trump is ready to resume campaign rallies, and his first choice could not be worse. He will be visiting Tulsa, OK — a city with a history of a race-based massacre — on June 19. Perhaps he does not understand the significance of “Juneteenth,” the date when Texas slaves were freed — two years after other southern states. Maybe Trump has not heard about the massacre that took place in Tulsa. Neither is the case. Trump is setting up a means of shoring up his racist followers. Congressman Al Green tweeted that Trump’s choice of Tulsa on Juneteeth is “more than a slap in the face to African Americans; it is overt racism from the highest office in the land.” This is not much of a surprise from this “president.”
According to the Washington Post, historians are appalled at Trump’s choice and call it “blasphemous.” As the WaPo article states, “Black people waited impatiently for the moment of that freedom.” It is quite interesting how history continues to repeat itself, as we now anxiously await freedom from Trump. Trump sent out his latest clueless press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, to tell the press that Juneteenth is “a meaningful day for him.” That means it is the perfect day to rile up his racist followers. Perhaps he is hoping for a repeat of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, but this is not 1921. He can forget the Black vote, not to mention making Brookings’ prediction reality. Just to pour salt into Trump’s gaping wound, Brookings revealed that President Obama’s job approval rating looked bleak prior to the 2012 election at 46%; however, the day before the election, Obama’s rating shot up to 52%. That will not be happening for Trump by any stretch of the imagination.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Donald Trump’s disastrous June just keeps getting uglier for him

June is going to be a significant month in the life of Donald Trump .
Not only is he losing the military , the intelligence community and now the Fed , but he ’ s having Mnuchin hide the funds the Trump Organization and Friends received from our COVID 19 bailout money in an obvious attempt to pull the wool over our eyes .
“ Many people are saying ” this last stunt is a stunning move , but after four years of Trumplican collusion , this is just par for the course .
Donald Trump has lost the black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway .
Now he ’ s killing off the white-middle-class-and-not-a-racist vote .
He will call the election in his favor in November in spite of his loss , but it won ’ t work .
How do we know this ?
Judge Emmet Sullivan ’ s pushback against the DOJ and Flynn ’ s dismissal of charges is why .
Protests being organized on the streets is why .
The military banning the display of confederate flags is why .
We were always the majority and now we ’ re no longer playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump & Co. and it can ’ t come too soon .
But what else will June bring ?
We suspect those taxes will be released by the Supreme Court ; we suspect not only will they reveal money laundering but payoffs to the parents of children Trump sexually assaulted .
It will be a rabbit hole we may never truly see the bottom of , since Trump is in his seventies , and prison and/or death from old age loom .
But we ’ ve got three more weeks of June and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
It ’ s only going to get worse .
Pompeo and Barr are revealed for the traitors they are .
Giuliani is mired in the corruption of the law firm he hired in the Ukraine case .
All the BS is coming out of all of these sh*tstains and finally people are seeing them for what they are : a cabal of thugs and criminals .
Not only will they be voted out of office in November , but they will be examined and hopefully prosecuted and jailed for the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trifle with We The People the way they have , because We The People will push back .

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June is going to be a significant month in the life of Donald Trump. Not only is he losing the military, the intelligence community and now the Fed, but he’s having Mnuchin hide the funds the Trump Organization and Friends received from our COVID 19 bailout money in an obvious attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. “Many people are saying” this last stunt is a stunning move, but after four years of Trumplican collusion, this is just par for the course.
Donald Trump has lost the black vote, but he never had that anyway. Now he’s killing off the white-middle-class-and-not-a-racist vote. He will call the election in his favor in November in spite of his loss, but it won’t work. How do we know this? Judge Emmet Sullivan’s pushback against the DOJ and Flynn’s dismissal of charges is why. Protests being organized on the streets is why. The military banning the display of confederate flags is why. We were always the majority and now we’re no longer playing nice. The end is nigh for Trump & Co. and it can’t come too soon.
But what else will June bring? We suspect those taxes will be released by the Supreme Court; we suspect not only will they reveal money laundering but payoffs to the parents of children Trump sexually assaulted. It will be a rabbit hole we may never truly see the bottom of, since Trump is in his seventies, and prison and/or death from old age loom. But we’ve got three more weeks of June and it’s already a disaster for him. It’s only going to get worse. Pompeo and Barr are revealed for the traitors they are. Giuliani is mired in the corruption of the law firm he hired in the Ukraine case.
All the BS is coming out of all of these sh*tstains and finally people are seeing them for what they are: a cabal of thugs and criminals. Not only will they be voted out of office in November, but they will be examined and hopefully prosecuted and jailed for the rest of their lives. One does not trifle with We The People the way they have, because We The People will push back.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--James Carville just revealed that Donald Trump has a whole new problem

General Mark Milley , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , did something remarkable on Thursday : he apologized to the American people for having participated in Donald Trump ’ s infamous church photo op .
With so any military leaders openly turning against Trump , now including one who works in the White House , it raises the question of just how much of a military problem Trump has .
On Thursday night , political operative James Carville appeared on the Brian Williams show on MSNBC to discuss the development .
Carville is nothing if not connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s discussed things with a number of flag officers within the U.S. military .
They all said the same thing : they ’ re sick of Trump ’ s antics and they can ’ t wait until he ’ s gone .
That doesn ’ t mean everyone in the military is now against Trump .
But it means Trump has two problems .
First , military members – and military minded voters – tend to vote Republican .
With Trump ’ s poll numbers already in the garbage , he can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of military voters , yet that ’ s clearly happening .
Second , if Donald Trump loses the election , he ’ ll surely threaten to refuse to leave the White House until he gets concessions on the criminal charges he ’ s going to face at the federal and state level .
That ’ ll be an empty threat ; Trump can ’ t just magically remain in power after Joe Biden is sworn in .
But for Trump to deceive people into believing he can pull it off , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the military would back him .
Yet as Carville just revealed , the military is continuing to turn against Trump just the same as the rest of the country .

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General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did something remarkable on Thursday: he apologized to the American people for having participated in Donald Trump’s infamous church photo op. With so any military leaders openly turning against Trump, now including one who works in the White House, it raises the question of just how much of a military problem Trump has.
On Thursday night, political operative James Carville appeared on the Brian Williams show on MSNBC to discuss the development. Carville is nothing if not connected, and he said that he’s discussed things with a number of flag officers within the U.S. military. They all said the same thing: they’re sick of Trump’s antics and they can’t wait until he’s gone.
That doesn’t mean everyone in the military is now against Trump. But it means Trump has two problems. First, military members – and military minded voters – tend to vote Republican. With Trump’s poll numbers already in the garbage, he can’t afford to lose even a fraction of military voters, yet that’s clearly happening.
Second, if Donald Trump loses the election, he’ll surely threaten to refuse to leave the White House until he gets concessions on the criminal charges he’s going to face at the federal and state level. That’ll be an empty threat; Trump can’t just magically remain in power after Joe Biden is sworn in. But for Trump to deceive people into believing he can pull it off, he’ll need to sell the notion that the military would back him. Yet as Carville just revealed, the military is continuing to turn against Trump just the same as the rest of the country.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--Donald Trump wants you to clap, vote and die

I ’ m not addressing this to the diehard MAGA-hat wearing bigots out there .
You ’ re dead to reason anyway .
If Jesus came back and made you choose between him and Trump you ’ d pick Trump .
That ’ s Donald Trump , by the way , the same guy who was your idea of a punchline to a joke just five years ago .
That ’ s how deep and far back your “ faith ” goes .
No , I ’ m talking to those out there who see nothing to choose between Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking to the self-proclaimed “ progressives ” who lack the courage to admit when they ’ re wrong .
I ’ m talking to the Bernie burn-outs who are bitter they didn ’ t get their way and want to punish the world for it .
Well , the last train to Sanityville is pulling out of the station , and you just might want to be on it this time .
One of the most horrific tragedies ever to befall the American people is about to happen in the next month or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be exclusively responsible for it .
It ’ s not being reported by the press very much because , frankly , the ladies and gentlemen of the press can ’ t believe it themselves , even though it ’ s as obvious as the mask-covered noses in front of their faces .
America is about to see a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths so massive it will make the last one seem tame by comparison .
If you think otherwise then ask yourself this .
How did America go from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer deaths to over two million cases and over 116,000 deaths in three months ?
Answer , by ignoring the doleful proclamations of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control , that ’ s how .
And now , with Donald Trump ’ s invaluable impetus , America is about to do it again , only this time from a starting point of two million cases .
America is reopening at the very peak of the pandemic .
Oh , and by the way , two million confirmed cases probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million actual cases .
That is , there are probably , at the very least , four million extra asymptomatic COVID-19 cases than we officially know about , cases walking around out there ready to unwittingly infect everyone they meet .
And , in a staggering lack of caution , America in particular and the world in general is about to walk into the greatest human calamity since World War II .
Do Trump and his people know about this ?
You bet they do .
That ’ s why they are rushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and day to protect their most precious resource : their money .
In a cynical prelude to his next desperately anticipated Nuremberg-style rally , Donald Trump ’ s lawyers will be making every attendee sign this liability disclaimer : That is the price Donald Trump wants his people to pay for the sake of his ego , and no price is too high .
Oh , and by the way , since this rally is going to be in Oklahoma , the state Trump carried by thirty-five points over Hillary Clinton in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whopping twenty point lead over Joe Biden right now , this rally is not about reelection .
This rally is about a malignantly narcissistic man ’ s desperate need for approval .
As far as Trump is concerned , the people in the rally can clap , vote and die .
Donald Trump ’ s ego has gone three months without its favorite food , it ’ s famished and it doesn ’ t give a crap if you die feeding it .
But it gets better .
Like I said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oklahoma .
He ’ s already got a lock on its measly 7 electoral votes .
What Oklahoma has to offer Donald Trump and his bigoted acolytes is its racist symbolism and its hateful history of lynchings and murders and violent uprisings against people of color .
That he ’ s holding his very first rally since March on “ Juneteenth , ” the unofficial jubilee day of the blessed end of human slavery in America , is no accident .
Trump is a monster of racist dog whistles , and this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people.
” Don ’ t get me wrong , not everyone from Oklahoma is a bigot .
I have deep roots there .
My late father was born there and died a thoroughgoing liberal .
But it remains a commonplace artifact of early twentieth century racial attitudes and ignorance .
And it ’ s a measure of Trump ’ s contempt for their willing ignorance that he would cynically risk the lives of Oklahomans and the lives of their families so he can get some ego jollies .
The nationwide pandemic has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the murder of George Floyd , and for that I also blame Trump .
An actual statesman would have stepped forward and made demonstrations in those numbers unnecessary , and would have taken measures to guarantee that the demonstrations that did occur were peaceful and safe for the participants .
Trump did none of that .
Trump cowered in his bunker and tweeted angry and hateful divisiveness , intentionally fanning the flames of racial division .
If the angry , anti-Biden coalition of “ progressives ” out there remain unconvinced , then I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to any new information .
It will be my pleasure to watch them fade into the impotent rubbish heap of history .
We will carry the future with us , and we will begin by ensuring that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. becomes the 46th President of the United States .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I’m not addressing this to the diehard MAGA-hat wearing bigots out there. You’re dead to reason anyway. If Jesus came back and made you choose between him and Trump you’d pick Trump. That’s Donald Trump, by the way, the same guy who was your idea of a punchline to a joke just five years ago. That’s how deep and far back your “faith” goes.
No, I’m talking to those out there who see nothing to choose between Trump and Joe Biden. I’m talking to the self-proclaimed “progressives” who lack the courage to admit when they’re wrong. I’m talking to the Bernie burn-outs who are bitter they didn’t get their way and want to punish the world for it. Well, the last train to Sanityville is pulling out of the station, and you just might want to be on it this time.
One of the most horrific tragedies ever to befall the American people is about to happen in the next month or two, and Donald Trump is going to be exclusively responsible for it. It’s not being reported by the press very much because, frankly, the ladies and gentlemen of the press can’t believe it themselves, even though it’s as obvious as the mask-covered noses in front of their faces. America is about to see a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths so massive it will make the last one seem tame by comparison.
If you think otherwise then ask yourself this. How did America go from a starting point of practically no cases and fewer deaths to over two million cases and over 116,000 deaths in three months? Answer, by ignoring the doleful proclamations of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, that’s how. And now, with Donald Trump’s invaluable impetus, America is about to do it again, only this time from a starting point of two million cases. America is reopening at the very peak of the pandemic.
Oh, and by the way, two million confirmed cases probably means something more like six to twenty million actual cases. That is, there are probably, at the very least, four million extra asymptomatic COVID-19 cases than we officially know about, cases walking around out there ready to unwittingly infect everyone they meet. And, in a staggering lack of caution, America in particular and the world in general is about to walk into the greatest human calamity since World War II.
Do Trump and his people know about this? You bet they do. That’s why they are rushing headlong with frantic desperation and working night and day to protect their most precious resource: their money. In a cynical prelude to his next desperately anticipated Nuremberg-style rally, Donald Trump’s lawyers will be making every attendee sign this liability disclaimer:
By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; BOK Center; ASM Global; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.
That is the price Donald Trump wants his people to pay for the sake of his ego, and no price is too high. Oh, and by the way, since this rally is going to be in Oklahoma, the state Trump carried by thirty-five points over Hillary Clinton in 2016, a state where Trump is holding a whopping twenty point lead over Joe Biden right now, this rally is not about reelection. This rally is about a malignantly narcissistic man’s desperate need for approval. As far as Trump is concerned, the people in the rally can clap, vote and die. Donald Trump’s ego has gone three months without its favorite food, it’s famished and it doesn’t give a crap if you die feeding it.
But it gets better. Like I said, Trump doesn’t need to impress Oklahoma. He’s already got a lock on its measly 7 electoral votes. What Oklahoma has to offer Donald Trump and his bigoted acolytes is its racist symbolism and its hateful history of lynchings and murders and violent uprisings against people of color. That he’s holding his very first rally since March on “Juneteenth,” the unofficial jubilee day of the blessed end of human slavery in America, is no accident. Trump is a monster of racist dog whistles, and this is another one to his “many fine people.”
Don’t get me wrong, not everyone from Oklahoma is a bigot. I have deep roots there. My late father was born there and died a thoroughgoing liberal. But it remains a commonplace artifact of early twentieth century racial attitudes and ignorance. And it’s a measure of Trump’s contempt for their willing ignorance that he would cynically risk the lives of Oklahomans and the lives of their families so he can get some ego jollies.
The nationwide pandemic has also already been fueled by nationwide protests against the murder of George Floyd, and for that I also blame Trump. An actual statesman would have stepped forward and made demonstrations in those numbers unnecessary, and would have taken measures to guarantee that the demonstrations that did occur were peaceful and safe for the participants. Trump did none of that. Trump cowered in his bunker and tweeted angry and hateful divisiveness, intentionally fanning the flames of racial division.
If the angry, anti-Biden coalition of “progressives” out there remain unconvinced, then I submit it is because they are immune to any new information. It will be my pleasure to watch them fade into the impotent rubbish heap of history. We will carry the future with us, and we will begin by ensuring that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. becomes the 46th President of the United States. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-12--This is a joke

This is a joke

The Republican Party now says it ’ ll hold a scaled-down convention in Jacksonville , with only a fraction of delegates in attendance .
Usual convention business like writing a new party platform will be scrapped , and the party is simply re-using its 2016 platform .
It ’ s clear that this charade of a “ convention ” is only being put together so Donald Trump can give an in-person speech and receive loud cheers .
But it ’ s worse than that .
We ’ re still not sure the Republican Party will be able to hold an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time this convention is set to take place in late August , and with the coronavirus now getting worse by the day in states like Florida , the whole thing may yet get canceled .
In the meantime , we ’ re getting a glimpse of just how throughly Donald Trump ’ s takeover of the RNC has turned the party into a non-functional joke .
As various observers have pointed out , re-using the 2016 Republican Party platform is rife with embarrassing pitfalls .
For starters , the 2016 platform was crafted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the Trump campaign and Russian spies who showed up to the convention ; the platform language about Ukraine was literally written by the Kremlin .
Also , the 2016 platform condemns the “ current president ” – who at the time was Barack Obama , but is now Donald Trump .
At this point the Republican National Committee isn ’ t even functioning on a most basic level .
Donald Trump and his goons have completely taken it over , and they ’ re doing things like not even bothering to look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for use in 2020 .
All they care about is setting things up so Trump can give a narcissistic speech to a bunch of idiots who will be sitting in the audience passing the coronavirus amongst each other .
This is a joke .

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The Republican Party now says it’ll hold a scaled-down convention in Jacksonville, with only a fraction of delegates in attendance. Usual convention business like writing a new party platform will be scrapped, and the party is simply re-using its 2016 platform. It’s clear that this charade of a “convention” is only being put together so Donald Trump can give an in-person speech and receive loud cheers. But it’s worse than that.
We’re still not sure the Republican Party will be able to hold an in-person convention at all. By the time this convention is set to take place in late August, and with the coronavirus now getting worse by the day in states like Florida, the whole thing may yet get canceled. In the meantime, we’re getting a glimpse of just how throughly Donald Trump’s takeover of the RNC has turned the party into a non-functional joke.
As various observers have pointed out, re-using the 2016 Republican Party platform is rife with embarrassing pitfalls. For starters, the 2016 platform was crafted as a result of a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russian spies who showed up to the convention; the platform language about Ukraine was literally written by the Kremlin. Also, the 2016 platform condemns the “current president” – who at the time was Barack Obama, but is now Donald Trump.
At this point the Republican National Committee isn’t even functioning on a most basic level. Donald Trump and his goons have completely taken it over, and they’re doing things like not even bothering to look over the 2016 platform before photocopying it for use in 2020. All they care about is setting things up so Trump can give a narcissistic speech to a bunch of idiots who will be sitting in the audience passing the coronavirus amongst each other. This is a joke.
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--Adam Schiff drops the hammer on Donald Trump

As America continues to reject Donald Trump and his poll numbers continue to drop further , he keeps coming up @ @ @ @ @ awful things .
Now Trump has decided to roll pack LGBT legal protections – and @ @ @ @ @ the anniversary of the Orlando Pulse shooting , in the middle of Pride Month .
@ @ @ @ @ hammer on Donald Trump for the callously evil move : Today is the 4th anniversary @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s Pride .
We ’ re in the middle of a pandemic @ @ @ @ @ just erased rules to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination .
Once again the callousness , @ @ @ @ @ design .
https : //t.co/VaYgweS2dE

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As America continues to reject Donald Trump and his poll numbers continue to drop further, he keeps coming up with new ways to do awful things. Now Trump has decided to roll pack LGBT legal protections – and he announced the decision on the anniversary of the Orlando Pulse shooting, in the middle of Pride Month.
Congressman Adam Schiff dropped the hammer on Donald Trump for the callously evil move:
Today is the 4th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. It’s Pride. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. And the Trump Administration just erased rules to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination. Once again the callousness, cruelty and division are by design. https://t.co/VaYgweS2dE — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 12, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--This new TV ad is just devastating to Donald Trump

Donald Trump likes to keep bragging about his accomplishments , when the reality is that he doesn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ pulled off the rare feat of alienating a wide variety of groups who are now @ @ @ @ @ That now includes the U.S. military , with several Generals and Admirals having condemned Trump @ @ @ @ @ Of course the activist group VoteVets has been calling out Donald Trump ’ s unfitness @ @ @ @ @ the group has released a new ad that ’ s just devastating to Trump ( @ @ @ @ @ ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : Our new ad @ @ @ @ @ and pulls no punches : We ’ d never name bases after America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Laden .
Why does Donald Trump so desperately want to keep the names of other @ @ @ @ @ bases ?
pic.twitter.com/Pfixi2Tu6w

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Donald Trump likes to keep bragging about his accomplishments, when the reality is that he doesn’t have any. But he has pulled off the rare feat of alienating a wide variety of groups who are now pushing for his ouster. That now includes the U.S. military, with several Generals and Admirals having condemned Trump over the past week.
Of course the activist group VoteVets has been calling out Donald Trump’s unfitness from the start. Now the group has released a new ad that’s just devastating to Trump (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
Our new ad cuts to the chase, and pulls no punches: We’d never name bases after America’s enemies, like Osama bin Laden. Why does Donald Trump so desperately want to keep the names of other racist enemies on our Army bases? pic.twitter.com/Pfixi2Tu6w — VoteVets (@votevets) June 12, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--Donald Trump just caved on his Tulsa rally

In the midst of Black Lives Matter protests and a nationwide call for racial equality , Donald Trump decided to schedule his kickoff rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
It electoral terms the city and state are of zero strategic value .
But Tulsa was the site of one of the worst massacres against black people in American history , so there was clearly a racist element involved .
Worse , Trump chose Juneteenth as the date of the rally , seemingly to try to rub it in .
Trump has received widespread criticism and condemnation for choosing this particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s curiously backing down and changing the date of the rally .
He just tweeted this : “ We had previously scheduled our # MAGA Rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , for June 19th – a big deal .
Unfortunately , however , this would fall on the Juneteenth Holiday .
Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out of respect for this Holiday , and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Saturday , June 20th , in order to honor their requests .
We have already had ticket requests in excess of 200,000 people .
I look forward to seeing everyone in Oklahoma !
” Of course no one believes a word of this – particularly the part about Trump supposedly having two hundred thousand ticket requests as his candidacy circles the drain .
But it is notable that Trump is backing down on this .
He and/or his handlers clearly knew what they were doing when they chose this combination of city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt at pandering to racists .
But now he ’ s backtracking almost immediately .
This suggests that Trump is lost in a haze of indecision and can ’ t stick to a strategy , or Trump is too far gone to have any idea what ’ s even going on in his campaign any more , and his handlers are fighting each other for control of the agenda .
Of course with coronavirus numbers getting worse by the day in Tulsa , we ’ ll see if they cave entirely by canceling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt it ; Trump is to clinically compelled to bloviate while idiots cheer him .

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In the midst of Black Lives Matter protests and a nationwide call for racial equality, Donald Trump decided to schedule his kickoff rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It electoral terms the city and state are of zero strategic value. But Tulsa was the site of one of the worst massacres against black people in American history, so there was clearly a racist element involved. Worse, Trump chose Juneteenth as the date of the rally, seemingly to try to rub it in.
Trump has received widespread criticism and condemnation for choosing this particular combination of city and date. Now he’s curiously backing down and changing the date of the rally. He just tweeted this:
“We had previously scheduled our #MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th – a big deal. Unfortunately, however, this would fall on the Juneteenth Holiday. Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out of respect for this Holiday, and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents. I have therefore decided to move our rally to Saturday, June 20th, in order to honor their requests. We have already had ticket requests in excess of 200,000 people. I look forward to seeing everyone in Oklahoma!”
Of course no one believes a word of this – particularly the part about Trump supposedly having two hundred thousand ticket requests as his candidacy circles the drain. But it is notable that Trump is backing down on this. He and/or his handlers clearly knew what they were doing when they chose this combination of city and date. It was a clear attempt at pandering to racists. But now he’s backtracking almost immediately.
This suggests that Trump is lost in a haze of indecision and can’t stick to a strategy, or Trump is too far gone to have any idea what’s even going on in his campaign any more, and his handlers are fighting each other for control of the agenda. Of course with coronavirus numbers getting worse by the day in Tulsa, we’ll see if they cave entirely by canceling the rally for safety reasons. We doubt it; Trump is to clinically compelled to bloviate while idiots cheer him.
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--Even Donald Trump’s favorite poll now says he’s circling the drain

The Rasmussen poll is traditionally so hilariously skewed in favor of Donald Trump and the Republicans , polling analysts have long debated whether it should even be included in polling averages .
Not surprisingly , Trump loves quoting the Rasmussen poll , because it usually says his approval rating is a lot higher than it really is .
But in the latest sign that Trump ’ s popularity is in total freefall , even the infamous Rasmussen poll now says that his approval rating is dropping .
A month ago Rasmussen had Trump ’ s approval rating at 49 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has Trump all the way down to 43 % , with 55 % disapproval .
Yes , you ’ re scratching your heads and wondering how 43 % of the the country – or any number larger than zero – can still support this flaming idiot .
But that ’ s not the point here .
The point is that because everyone knows Trump ’ s popularity is in freefall , even Rasmussen can ’ t afford to give him an artificially high number .
Meanwhile , legitimate polls now show Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high thirties .
These kinds of numbers give Trump literally zero chance of winning in November .
Our job is to keep hammering him while he ’ s down , and turning even more on-the-fence voters against him , in order to make sure his current pathetic numbers don ’ t rise between now and election day .

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The Rasmussen poll is traditionally so hilariously skewed in favor of Donald Trump and the Republicans, polling analysts have long debated whether it should even be included in polling averages. Not surprisingly, Trump loves quoting the Rasmussen poll, because it usually says his approval rating is a lot higher than it really is.
But in the latest sign that Trump’s popularity is in total freefall, even the infamous Rasmussen poll now says that his approval rating is dropping. A month ago Rasmussen had Trump’s approval rating at 49%. But as of today, Rasmussen has Trump all the way down to 43%, with 55% disapproval.
Yes, you’re scratching your heads and wondering how 43% of the the country – or any number larger than zero – can still support this flaming idiot. But that’s not the point here. The point is that because everyone knows Trump’s popularity is in freefall, even Rasmussen can’t afford to give him an artificially high number.
Meanwhile, legitimate polls now show Trump’s approval rating dipping down into the high thirties. These kinds of numbers give Trump literally zero chance of winning in November. Our job is to keep hammering him while he’s down, and turning even more on-the-fence voters against him, in order to make sure his current pathetic numbers don’t rise between now and election day.
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palmerreport--2020-06-13--Mike Pence just gave a bizarre answer about why he didn’t join Donald Trump’s deranged church photo

Mike Pence just gave a bizarre answer about why he didn’t join Donald Trump’s deranged church photo op

If you ’ d told us the Trump White House was taking a field trip to a church for the sake of a blatantly disingenuous photo op with a Bible , we ’ d have expected Mike Pence to be the first one to sign up .
After all , he ’ s a disingenuous “ Christian ” who doesn ’ t believe in a single thing that Christ tried to teach .
Yet when you consider just how poorly the church photo op stunt has played out for everyone involved , perhaps Mike Pence simply knew enough not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a deranged extremist , but he likes to position himself as a mild mannered soft spoken reasonable guy .
We ’ ve already seen General Milley apologize for having been involved , Secretary Esper make lame excuses , and Attorney General Bill Barr try to shift the blame .
Now Pence is speaking up about the stunt , and it ’ s not clear what he ’ s trying to do .
Mike Pence is telling CBS News that he was “ encouraged ” not go on the church photo op field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caution ” because it was a “ volatile ” situation and the president and vice president shouldn ’ t be out together .
This is actually a valid concern – or at least it would have been , if the peaceful protesters were violent , or if there were any danger involved .
What ’ s bizarre here is that Mike Pence is making a point of reminding everyone that he didn ’ t go on the photo op .
He ’ s not condemning it ; in fact he ’ s generically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But this feels like a weird opportunist attempt at making sure everyone knows that Pence wasn ’ t a part of Trump ’ s stunt – and we suspect that ’ s why Pence sat it out to begin with .

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If you’d told us the Trump White House was taking a field trip to a church for the sake of a blatantly disingenuous photo op with a Bible, we’d have expected Mike Pence to be the first one to sign up. After all, he’s a disingenuous “Christian” who doesn’t believe in a single thing that Christ tried to teach.
Yet when you consider just how poorly the church photo op stunt has played out for everyone involved, perhaps Mike Pence simply knew enough not to get involved in the disaster. Pence is a deranged extremist, but he likes to position himself as a mild mannered soft spoken reasonable guy. We’ve already seen General Milley apologize for having been involved, Secretary Esper make lame excuses, and Attorney General Bill Barr try to shift the blame. Now Pence is speaking up about the stunt, and it’s not clear what he’s trying to do.
Mike Pence is telling CBS News that he was “encouraged” not go on the church photo op field trip “out of an abundance of caution” because it was a “volatile” situation and the president and vice president shouldn’t be out together. This is actually a valid concern – or at least it would have been, if the peaceful protesters were violent, or if there were any danger involved.
What’s bizarre here is that Mike Pence is making a point of reminding everyone that he didn’t go on the photo op. He’s not condemning it; in fact he’s generically praising Trump for having done it. But this feels like a weird opportunist attempt at making sure everyone knows that Pence wasn’t a part of Trump’s stunt – and we suspect that’s why Pence sat it out to begin with.
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