palmerreport--2020-06-27--So the idiot went after all

So the idiot went after all

Yesterday Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned weekend golf resort trip to New Jersey .
He announced on Twitter that @ @ @ @ @ DC to deal with the supposed looters and rioters who have taken over the city @ @ @ @ @ the time , Palmer Report pointed out that something was obviously going on behind the @ @ @ @ @ were questions about the weather in New Jersey , but he could have simply headed @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead it was fairly clear that he had panicked and canceled the trip because @ @ @ @ @ Russia paying terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers , which Trump had been covering up for @ @ @ @ @ Trump decided to travel to his golf resort in Virginia after all .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ was only able to contain himself for one whole day , before deciding that even @ @ @ @ @ Russia scandal weren ’ t enough to keep him from going on yet another golf @ @ @

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Yesterday Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned weekend golf resort trip to New Jersey. He announced on Twitter that he was staying in Washington DC to deal with the supposed looters and rioters who have taken over the city in his imagination.
At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that something was obviously going on behind the scenes. Yes, there were questions about the weather in New Jersey, but he could have simply headed straight to a different resort. Instead it was fairly clear that he had panicked and canceled the trip because of the bombshell story about Russia paying terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers, which Trump had been covering up for months.
But today, Trump decided to travel to his golf resort in Virginia after all. That’s right, the idiot was only able to contain himself for one whole day, before deciding that even the optics of his latest Russia scandal weren’t enough to keep him from going on yet another golf resort vacation.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--GOP implodes as Chuck Grassley blames Sean Hannity for Donald Trump’s collapse

There ’ s no more sure sign that Donald Trump and the GOP are in 2020 trouble than when they start publicly blaming each other for what ’ s going wrong .
When Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump what his priorities are for a second term , Trump gave a babbling incoherent non-answer that was almost shockingly awful , even for him .
Now Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is blaming Hannity of all people for not finding a way to bail Trump out of his failed answer : Does FOXNews want Trump Re-elected ?
Watched Hannity/Trump interview/KEY QUESTION @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump starts answer/gets off point and Hannity helps digress and that ’ s end of the most important Q to get FOUR MORE YEARS OF DRAINING THE SWAMP & Justices Notably , Grassley is admitting that Donald Trump is so far gone in the cognitive department , he needs to be fed answers by dummies like Hannity in order to have any chance of sounding coherent .
But when we ’ re at the point where GOP leaders are openly blaming Hannity for Trump ’ s inability to think or speak or function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things are unraveling rather quickly now .

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There’s no more sure sign that Donald Trump and the GOP are in 2020 trouble than when they start publicly blaming each other for what’s going wrong. When Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump what his priorities are for a second term, Trump gave a babbling incoherent non-answer that was almost shockingly awful, even for him.
Now Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is blaming Hannity of all people for not finding a way to bail Trump out of his failed answer:
Does FOXNews want Trump Re-elected?Watched Hannity/Trump interview/KEY QUESTION”What goals in next term?Trump starts answer/gets off point and Hannity helps digress and that’s end of the most important Q to get FOUR MORE YEARS OF DRAINING THE SWAMP &Justices — Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) June 27, 2020
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Notably, Grassley is admitting that Donald Trump is so far gone in the cognitive department, he needs to be fed answers by dummies like Hannity in order to have any chance of sounding coherent. But when we’re at the point where GOP leaders are openly blaming Hannity for Trump’s inability to think or speak or function, let’s just say that things are unraveling rather quickly now.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--This is the fight of our lives

This is the fight of our lives

Not only does “ president ” Donald Trump not get it , but his Republican minions do not get it either .
Trump and his cronies are trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act .
If they are successful , 23 million people will lose coverage , and people with preexisting conditions will be on their own .
This action would be bad at any time , but during a worldwide pandemic , it is unfathomable .
In the end , this move could likely finish off Republicans for good , which would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has tried to obliterate the ACA .
He has crippled it , and now , he wants to take out the rest , including protections for preexisting conditions .
The crux of the Republican argument is that because they removed the mandate , the ACA is now meaningless .
Let this sink in : The GOP-led Congress in 2017 removed the penalty from the ACA , and they are now using that to argue the rest of the Act as moot .
The real irony of this move can not be ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States , Trump can get all the care he wants and needs , and we pay for it .
Republicans in the House and Senate get all their healthcare care needs met through insurance for which we pay .
Can you see where this is going ?
These people not only have lots of money , but they have free health care .
Yet , they want to take yours and mine even though we pay a portion .
How anyone who is not filthy rich can vote Republican is mind boggling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their way , the average American will be left at the mercy of insurance companies , which mercy does not exist .
This is not only ludicrous ; it is criminal .
People better # staywoke .
Republicans want to take away our healthcare .
They are even willing to lie about it .
Washington Post mentioned Martha McSally , who claims in her new ad that she “ will always protect those with preexisting conditions .
Always.
” PolitiFact rated McSally ’ s claims “ false , ” as her voting record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be part and parcel of hurting Americans with preexisting conditions .
Look , Democrats are far from perfect , but Biden is trying to fix the debacle created by Trump .
His plan includes a Medicare option , tax credits to lower the cost of premiums , and expanding coverage to low income people .
Read the plan and decide for yourself .
Since taking office , Trump has promised to replace the ACA with “ something better.
” Not only has he not kept his word , he continues to pound away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Trump has never had a plan .
Destroying the ACA is merely another attempt to destroy the legacy of a man he hates and envies—President Barack Obama .
A few million Americans as collateral damage is neither here nor there for him .
We are at a crossroad : Reelect “ president ” Trump and watch our right to healthcare disappear or vote for Joe Biden and try to piece back together what Trump has spent four years trying to destroy .

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Not only does “president” Donald Trump not get it, but his Republican minions do not get it either. Trump and his cronies are trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. If they are successful, 23 million people will lose coverage, and people with preexisting conditions will be on their own. This action would be bad at any time, but during a worldwide pandemic, it is unfathomable. In the end, this move could likely finish off Republicans for good, which would be a true blessing.
Since taking office, Trump has tried to obliterate the ACA. He has crippled it, and now, he wants to take out the rest, including protections for preexisting conditions. The crux of the Republican argument is that because they removed the mandate, the ACA is now meaningless. Let this sink in: The GOP-led Congress in 2017 removed the penalty from the ACA, and they are now using that to argue the rest of the Act as moot. The real irony of this move cannot be ignored. As “president” of the United States, Trump can get all the care he wants and needs, and we pay for it. Republicans in the House and Senate get all their healthcare care needs met through insurance for which we pay. Can you see where this is going? These people not only have lots of money, but they have free health care. Yet, they want to take yours and mine even though we pay a portion. How anyone who is not filthy rich can vote Republican is mind boggling. If Trump and his administration have their way, the average American will be left at the mercy of insurance companies, which mercy does not exist. This is not only ludicrous; it is criminal.
People better #staywoke. Republicans want to take away our healthcare. They are even willing to lie about it. Washington Post mentioned Martha McSally, who claims in her new ad that she “will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” PolitiFact rated McSally’s claims “false,” as her voting record clearly shows that she is wiling to be part and parcel of hurting Americans with preexisting conditions.
Look, Democrats are far from perfect, but Biden is trying to fix the debacle created by Trump. His plan includes a Medicare option, tax credits to lower the cost of premiums, and expanding coverage to low income people. Read the plan and decide for yourself. Since taking office, Trump has promised to replace the ACA with “something better.” Not only has he not kept his word, he continues to pound away at the ACA, hoping to eradicate it. Trump has never had a plan. Destroying the ACA is merely another attempt to destroy the legacy of a man he hates and envies—President Barack Obama. A few million Americans as collateral damage is neither here nor there for him. We are at a crossroad: Reelect “president” Trump and watch our right to healthcare disappear or vote for Joe Biden and try to piece back together what Trump has spent four years trying to destroy.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Donald Trump’s last hope

Donald Trump’s last hope

As we watch Joe Biden ’ s lead expand in both national and state polls , the Trump campaign is still ordering ads that ask where Biden is – echoing a message that Biden ’ s detractors posted on Twitter during primary season .
It ’ s looking a bit foolish for multiple reasons this time .
First of all , Joe Biden has been doing campaign trips to cities like Philadelphia in addition to his virtual events , and he visited with Black Lives Matter protesters near his home in Wilmington , while also blasting Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of pundits entertained the idea that Joe Biden wasn ’ t visible enough and a few will probably continue to do so well into the summer , but there is the possibility that despite facing an unprecedented challenge , Biden knew what he was doing the whole time .
For the last few weeks , we ’ ve been swamped with stories about what he should or absolutely must do to win the election – while people still demand that he announce his running mate immediately .
There are a few advantages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of campaigning .
Aside from setting an example by not having a large rally as dangerous as Trump ’ s Tulsa blunder last week ( much less in a state that you ’ re guaranteed to win ) , the theme of Biden ’ s campaign is racial unity , one that he picked well before the protests began , mentioning the violence in Charlottesville in his presidential announcement a year ago , knowing Trump ’ s racist rhetoric would almost inevitably get worse .
Donald Trump ’ s last hope lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Democrats rather than himself – but tactics like trying to put the spotlight on his opponent during the middle of a pandemic and challenging him to more debates tend to backfire when people are wondering what Trump plans to do to fix their lives rather than complain on Twitter .

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As we watch Joe Biden’s lead expand in both national and state polls, the Trump campaign is still ordering ads that ask where Biden is – echoing a message that Biden’s detractors posted on Twitter during primary season. It’s looking a bit foolish for multiple reasons this time. First of all, Joe Biden has been doing campaign trips to cities like Philadelphia in addition to his virtual events, and he visited with Black Lives Matter protesters near his home in Wilmington, while also blasting Donald Trump’s appalling response to the pandemic.
A number of pundits entertained the idea that Joe Biden wasn’t visible enough and a few will probably continue to do so well into the summer, but there is the possibility that despite facing an unprecedented challenge, Biden knew what he was doing the whole time. For the last few weeks, we’ve been swamped with stories about what he should or absolutely must do to win the election – while people still demand that he announce his running mate immediately.
There are a few advantages, however, to Biden’s way of campaigning. Aside from setting an example by not having a large rally as dangerous as Trump’s Tulsa blunder last week (much less in a state that you’re guaranteed to win), the theme of Biden’s campaign is racial unity, one that he picked well before the protests began, mentioning the violence in Charlottesville in his presidential announcement a year ago, knowing Trump’s racist rhetoric would almost inevitably get worse.
Donald Trump’s last hope lies in making the 2020 election a referendum on the Democrats rather than himself – but tactics like trying to put the spotlight on his opponent during the middle of a pandemic and challenging him to more debates tend to backfire when people are wondering what Trump plans to do to fix their lives rather than complain on Twitter.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Michael Cohen says the Bill Barr scandal is even bigger than we know

This week we all learned that when Bill Barr first became Attorney General he tried to sabotage some of the criminal charges against Michael Cohen , even though Cohen had already pleaded guilty by then , and was already preparing for prison .
Now Cohen is weighing in on the scandal .
The New York Times reported that Bill Barr pushed the SDNY to drop the specific charges against Michael Cohen that also happened to implicate Donald Trump .
This helps confirm that Barr has been illegally meddling in Trump-related criminal cases for as long as he ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally day one .
Michael Cohen has now been released from prison and is finishing his term under house arrest , thanks to how the coronavirus is spreading through the prison system .
Cohen tweeted the NYT article about Bill Barr , and added “ The article reveals only a part of the full story.
” He then added that he “ will speak soon.
” It ’ s been previously reported that Michael Cohen has been working on a tell-all book about Donald Trump since back when he was in prison , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date .
In the meantime , Donald Trump ’ s own niece Mary Trump has a tell-all book coming out soon .

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This week we all learned that when Bill Barr first became Attorney General he tried to sabotage some of the criminal charges against Michael Cohen, even though Cohen had already pleaded guilty by then, and was already preparing for prison. Now Cohen is weighing in on the scandal.
The New York Times reported that Bill Barr pushed the SDNY to drop the specific charges against Michael Cohen that also happened to implicate Donald Trump. This helps confirm that Barr has been illegally meddling in Trump-related criminal cases for as long as he’s been on the job, from just about literally day one.
Michael Cohen has now been released from prison and is finishing his term under house arrest, thanks to how the coronavirus is spreading through the prison system. Cohen tweeted the NYT article about Bill Barr, and added “The article reveals only a part of the full story.” He then added that he “will speak soon.”
It’s been previously reported that Michael Cohen has been working on a tell-all book about Donald Trump since back when he was in prison, though there’s no reported release date. In the meantime, Donald Trump’s own niece Mary Trump has a tell-all book coming out soon.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Maxine Waters just obliterated Donald Trump

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters , who recently lost her sister to COVID-19 , has had enough of Donald Trump and his warped priorities .
In a blistering press release Thursday , Waters slammed Trump for his negligent pandemic response while accusing him of diverting time and energy to threatening protestors demanding the removal of Confederate statues .
Waters called Trump an “ incompetent and heartless man ” who is “ more concerned about statues and relics of the Confederacy and slavery than he is the survival of the American people.
” Months into the coronavirus pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead is still the epicenter , with over 2.4 million cases and more than 124,000 deaths .
“ America First ” can not mean this .
Waters pointed out that even as 33 states are seeing their weekly average cases spike , Trump is ignoring the disease , rather than “ using the full power of his office ” to fight it .
Even worse , Trump continues to defy guidance from health experts and hold rallies without encouraging mask wearing and social distancing .
Trump is also now cutting federal funding for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if we have vanquished the virus .
Although we have a “ real , deadly public health crisis on our hands , ” Water warned that Trump nevertheless prefers to focus his energy on dividing Americans .
By now threatening to call U.S. marshals to scare away anti-racism protestors and imprison them for up to 10 years , Trump is “ more focused ” on protecting the memories of deceased racists than saving “ living and breathing Americans.
” Rather than engage in a dialogue to address racism , deescalate the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead denounced protestors , tweeting on Wednesday that they are just “ roving gangs of wise guys , anarchists & looters.
” Trump then whitesplained that it ’ s “ important for us to understand and remember ” the Confederate statues , “ even in turbulent and difficult times , and learn from them.
” Waters is right that Trump ’ s priorities are tragically upside-down , even as we find ourselves under extraordinary circumstances .
On November 3 , we must send a powerful message about what matters in America—and elect competent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job done .

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House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, who recently lost her sister to COVID-19, has had enough of Donald Trump and his warped priorities. In a blistering press release Thursday, Waters slammed Trump for his negligent pandemic response while accusing him of diverting time and energy to threatening protestors demanding the removal of Confederate statues.
Waters called Trump an “incompetent and heartless man” who is “more concerned about statues and relics of the Confederacy and slavery than he is the survival of the American people.” Months into the coronavirus pandemic, the nation that Trump is supposed to lead is still the epicenter, with over 2.4 million cases and more than 124,000 deaths. “America First” cannot mean this.
Waters pointed out that even as 33 states are seeing their weekly average cases spike, Trump is ignoring the disease, rather than “using the full power of his office” to fight it. Even worse, Trump continues to defy guidance from health experts and hold rallies without encouraging mask wearing and social distancing. Trump is also now cutting federal funding for community testing sites across the country, as if we have vanquished the virus.
Although we have a “real, deadly public health crisis on our hands,” Water warned that Trump nevertheless prefers to focus his energy on dividing Americans. By now threatening to call U.S. marshals to scare away anti-racism protestors and imprison them for up to 10 years, Trump is “more focused” on protecting the memories of deceased racists than saving “living and breathing Americans.”
Rather than engage in a dialogue to address racism, deescalate the situation, and unite the country, Trump instead denounced protestors, tweeting on Wednesday that they are just “roving gangs of wise guys, anarchists & looters.” Trump then whitesplained that it’s “important for us to understand and remember” the Confederate statues, “even in turbulent and difficult times, and learn from them.”
Waters is right that Trump’s priorities are tragically upside-down, even as we find ourselves under extraordinary circumstances. On November 3, we must send a powerful message about what matters in America—and elect competent people who are passionate about getting the job done.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Desperate Lindsey Graham lashes out at Donald Trump again

Lindsey Graham must really be afraid that his association with a sinking Donald Trump is going to cost him his own Senate seat in November .
Graham has spent the past week foiling Trump ’ s attempted takeover of the SDNY and pushing back against Trump ’ s narrative about President Obama committing “ treason.
” Now Graham is at it again .
Lindsey Graham tweeted this about Donald Trump ’ s plan to pull out of Afghanistan : “ If the Trump Administration continues to withdraw forces – in spite of intelligence reports that radical Islamic elements like ISIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then the Trump Administration would be making the same mistake in Afghanistan that Obama made in Iraq.
” Notably , this comes after the bombshell news that Russia has been paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan , and that Donald Trump has known about it for several months and kept it quiet .
Now Trump is looking to withdraw from Afghanistan entirely , seemingly for the sake of ceding the region to Russia .
Of course whatever game Lindsey Graham is suddenly playing , he deserves no points for it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some cases criminally propping up Donald Trump for a couple years now .
Graham is only taking this belated ( and insufficient ) turn against Trump because he ’ s afraid of losing his Senate race against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison .
Some polls have the race tied .

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Lindsey Graham must really be afraid that his association with a sinking Donald Trump is going to cost him his own Senate seat in November. Graham has spent the past week foiling Trump’s attempted takeover of the SDNY and pushing back against Trump’s narrative about President Obama committing “treason.” Now Graham is at it again.
Lindsey Graham tweeted this about Donald Trump’s plan to pull out of Afghanistan: “If the Trump Administration continues to withdraw forces – in spite of intelligence reports that radical Islamic elements like ISIS and al-Qaeda are growing in Afghanistan – then the Trump Administration would be making the same mistake in Afghanistan that Obama made in Iraq.”
Notably, this comes after the bombshell news that Russia has been paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and that Donald Trump has known about it for several months and kept it quiet. Now Trump is looking to withdraw from Afghanistan entirely, seemingly for the sake of ceding the region to Russia.
Of course whatever game Lindsey Graham is suddenly playing, he deserves no points for it. Graham has been dishonestly and in some cases criminally propping up Donald Trump for a couple years now. Graham is only taking this belated (and insufficient) turn against Trump because he’s afraid of losing his Senate race against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison. Some polls have the race tied.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--The silence is DEAFENING

The silence is DEAFENING

He still hasn ’ t said anything .
It ’ s been a day and a half , and Donald Trump still hasn ’ t said anything .
Sure , he sent his press secretary out there to ludicrously claim that he had somehow never been briefed on it , as if that were even possible .
But Trump hasn ’ t said a single word about it .
Donald Trump clearly has no idea what to do about this bombshell revelation that he ’ s known for months that Russia was paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ nobody told me ’ defense , he ’ d have gone to the podium and delivered it himself .
Instead it ’ s clear that he ’ s afraid to stake himself too directly to that claim , because it ’ ll very likely be proven in the coming days that he did know .
Yet Trump says nothing .
This isn ’ t the kind of scandal that the President of the United States can say nothing about .
Whatever defense or argument or lie he wants to go with , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his fist and forcefully trying to sell the American people on the notion that this scandal isn ’ t the ugly traitorous and murderous shame that it appears to be .
More to the point , with his numbers already collapsing and his presidency already in freefall , Donald Trump has to show that he cares enough to bother responding to an accusation this wretched in nature .
Instead he ’ s doing the opposite .
This guy isn ’ t even bothering to fight for his own survival .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump cares about protecting Vladimir Putin ’ s interests more than he cares about saving himself .

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He still hasn’t said anything. It’s been a day and a half, and Donald Trump still hasn’t said anything. Sure, he sent his press secretary out there to ludicrously claim that he had somehow never been briefed on it, as if that were even possible. But Trump hasn’t said a single word about it.
Donald Trump clearly has no idea what to do about this bombshell revelation that he’s known for months that Russia was paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers. If he had any confidence in his ‘nobody told me’ defense, he’d have gone to the podium and delivered it himself. Instead it’s clear that he’s afraid to stake himself too directly to that claim, because it’ll very likely be proven in the coming days that he did know.
Yet Trump says nothing. This isn’t the kind of scandal that the President of the United States can say nothing about. Whatever defense or argument or lie he wants to go with, he has to be out there pounding his fist and forcefully trying to sell the American people on the notion that this scandal isn’t the ugly traitorous and murderous shame that it appears to be.
More to the point, with his numbers already collapsing and his presidency already in freefall, Donald Trump has to show that he cares enough to bother responding to an accusation this wretched in nature. Instead he’s doing the opposite. This guy isn’t even bothering to fight for his own survival. It’s sending a loud and clear message that Trump cares about protecting Vladimir Putin’s interests more than he cares about saving himself.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--This is just devastating to Donald Trump

Donald Trump has once again been caught showing loyalty to Russia and disloyalty to the United States .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ Russia to murder U.S. soldiers ; so much for his “ Law & Order ” @ @ @ @ @ already falling apart .
And it ’ s all happening a time when his presidency @ @ @ @ @ Now the Lincoln Project is taking a devastating swing at Donald Trump with a new @ @ @ @ @ to the heart of why this latest Trump scandal is so uniquely odious ( if @ @ @ @ @ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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Donald Trump has once again been caught showing loyalty to Russia and disloyalty to the United States. He’s specifically been caught allowing Russia to murder U.S. soldiers; so much for his “Law & Order” slogan. His coverup is already falling apart. And it’s all happening a time when his presidency is on life support.
Now the Lincoln Project is taking a devastating swing at Donald Trump with a new TV ad which gets right to the heart of why this latest Trump scandal is so uniquely odious (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
Putin paid a bounty to kill American soldiers. @realDonaldTrump knew about it but did nothing. How can Trump lead America when he can't even defend it? pic.twitter.com/oEbnc2cWbT — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 28, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--This could be the scandal that finally breaks Donald Trump

As you might have noticed , American top brass haven ’ t exactly been keen on Trump .
The latest military scandal , however , might just be enough to turn servicepeople off of Trump altogether .
The New York Times reported this past week that Russia offered bounties to Afghani militants to kill US soldiers .
Now , reports show that Trump was briefed with this information in March .
Trump responded with vile silence .
Sitting here writing this , I am at a loss for words .
It is staggering that a US President could sit idly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively promoting the murder-for-hire of its own citizens ; and yet , that ’ s exactly what Trump did .
As The Guardian article linked above notes , Trump was actively trying to secure Russia a spot in the G7 again .
As far as I ’ m concerned , this is a truly egregious dereliction of duty and it ’ s easily impeachment worthy .
If this isn ’ t a high crime or misdemeanor , I don ’ t know what is .
Trump ’ s regard for the safety of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he seems to see them as nothing more than currency for the war he seems so eager to start .
Mercifully , however , war is the cookie jar his cabinet won ’ t let him touch — yet .
That said , don ’ t think our servicepeople and their families aren ’ t taking note of this fiasco .
Back in late 2019 , a Military Times poll showed that a whopping 50 % of active-duty service members we are unhappy with Trump .
Now , amid catastrophically poor pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it seems very unlikely that our diverse armed forces support Trump more than they did in late 2019 .
This Russian murder-for-hire scandal is sure to further weaken military support of Trump .
Trump ’ s continued fealty to Russia after learning about their murder scheme broadcasts a clear message : he thinks our troops are disposable .
He ’ s shown for three months since learning of the scheme that they don ’ t matter to him .
To any current , former , and future servicemembers reading this : know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s election has your best interests at heart .

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As you might have noticed, American top brass haven’t exactly been keen on Trump. The latest military scandal, however, might just be enough to turn servicepeople off of Trump altogether. The New York Times reported this past week that Russia offered bounties to Afghani militants to kill US soldiers. Now, reports show that Trump was briefed with this information in March. Trump responded with vile silence.
Sitting here writing this, I am at a loss for words. It is staggering that a US President could sit idly after learning that a foreign adversary was actively promoting the murder-for-hire of its own citizens; and yet, that’s exactly what Trump did. As The Guardian article linked above notes, Trump was actively trying to secure Russia a spot in the G7 again. As far as I’m concerned, this is a truly egregious dereliction of duty and it’s easily impeachment worthy. If this isn’t a high crime or misdemeanor, I don’t know what is.
Trump’s regard for the safety of our troops is nominal at best, and he seems to see them as nothing more than currency for the war he seems so eager to start. Mercifully, however, war is the cookie jar his cabinet won’t let him touch — yet. That said, don’t think our servicepeople and their families aren’t taking note of this fiasco.
Back in late 2019, a Military Times poll showed that a whopping 50% of active-duty service members we are unhappy with Trump. Now, amid catastrophically poor pandemic management and a new Civil Rights Movement, it seems very unlikely that our diverse armed forces support Trump more than they did in late 2019. This Russian murder-for-hire scandal is sure to further weaken military support of Trump. Trump’s continued fealty to Russia after learning about their murder scheme broadcasts a clear message: he thinks our troops are disposable. He’s shown for three months since learning of the scheme that they don’t matter to him.
To any current, former, and future servicemembers reading this: know that only one candidate in November’s election has your best interests at heart.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Fox News raises possibility of Donald Trump dropping out

Palmer Report has pointed out a few times of late that if any other incumbent president were saddled with poll numbers as ugly as Donald Trump ’ s numbers , the party would be aggressively pushing him not to seek reelection .
There ’ s nothing ordinary about the incestuously criminal relationship between Trump and the current GOP , of course .
But now the whispers are surfacing about the possibility of Trump dropping out – and they ’ re coming from Fox News of all places .
Charles Gasparino is a correspondent for Fox News subsidiary Fox Business Channel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ GOP operatives are for the first time raising the possibility that Donald Trump could drop out of the race if his poll numbers don ’ t rebound … the speculation indicates how tense GOP operatives are about Trump losing and the party losing the senate and having their entire agenda abolished in a leftist wave election.
” Not everyone on the Republican side is convinced .
George Conway responded to Gasparino and said that there ’ s no way it ’ s going to happen .
But it ’ s notable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the possibility of Trump dropping out of the race , or being nudged out by his own party .
It makes logical sense .
If the GOP is saddled with Donald Trump in November , it ’ s likely to lose everything .
Of course Trump is earmarked for prison the minute he ’ s no longer in office ; if the Feds don ’ t get him , New York State will .
But Trump is so far gone psychologically , it ’ s entirely possible that he ’ s deluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not go to prison , which would open the door for him to simply decide he ’ s had enough and drop out .

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Palmer Report has pointed out a few times of late that if any other incumbent president were saddled with poll numbers as ugly as Donald Trump’s numbers, the party would be aggressively pushing him not to seek reelection. There’s nothing ordinary about the incestuously criminal relationship between Trump and the current GOP, of course. But now the whispers are surfacing about the possibility of Trump dropping out – and they’re coming from Fox News of all places.
Charles Gasparino is a correspondent for Fox News subsidiary Fox Business Channel. On Sunday, he tweeted this: “GOP operatives are for the first time raising the possibility that Donald Trump could drop out of the race if his poll numbers don’t rebound … the speculation indicates how tense GOP operatives are about Trump losing and the party losing the senate and having their entire agenda abolished in a leftist wave election.”
Not everyone on the Republican side is convinced. George Conway responded to Gasparino and said that there’s no way it’s going to happen. But it’s notable that GOP operatives are now talking about even the possibility of Trump dropping out of the race, or being nudged out by his own party.
It makes logical sense. If the GOP is saddled with Donald Trump in November, it’s likely to lose everything. Of course Trump is earmarked for prison the minute he’s no longer in office; if the Feds don’t get him, New York State will. But Trump is so far gone psychologically, it’s entirely possible that he’s deluded himself into believing he’ll magically not go to prison, which would open the door for him to simply decide he’s had enough and drop out.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--This just keeps getting uglier

This just keeps getting uglier

It probably should ’ ve been taken as a bad sign when the Trump campaign required people to sign a waiver before entering a packed auditorium for Donald Trump ’ s campaign kickoff rally in Tulsa last week .
It not only ensured that turnout would be much lower than anything Brad Parscale and the campaign hyped up , but it would be an admission that not only is Donald Trump lying about the nature of COVID-19 and his administration hasn ’ t even tried to contain it – that his followers are denying reality at a perilous cost .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign to cancel the rally to no avail and we have yet to see how many people will suffer from this one reckless act alone .
Sure , Donald Trump will blame everyone else for anyone who falls ill if he thinks about it at all , just as his campaign has blamed other people for his rally being less than stellar , but the real problem isn ’ t going away .
We speculated that if Donald Trump couldn ’ t draw a large crowd in a solid red state he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wouldn ’ t bode well for his ability to campaign in swing states like Arizona and Florida .
It ’ s even harder to campaign there now that COVID-19 cases are rising , and Mike Pence has made no secret of that .
His spokespeople announced that he ’ s not doing campaign events in those states even though on Friday , Pence was on television announcing that the virus ’ spreading was effectively curbed .
Now the head of the coronavirus task force can no longer hide behind the lies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign will look in the coming months as even some of the people in Trump ’ s base finally realize they ’ ve been lied to .

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It probably should’ve been taken as a bad sign when the Trump campaign required people to sign a waiver before entering a packed auditorium for Donald Trump’s campaign kickoff rally in Tulsa last week. It not only ensured that turnout would be much lower than anything Brad Parscale and the campaign hyped up, but it would be an admission that not only is Donald Trump lying about the nature of COVID-19 and his administration hasn’t even tried to contain it – that his followers are denying reality at a perilous cost. City officials in Tulsa repeatedly asked the Trump campaign to cancel the rally to no avail and we have yet to see how many people will suffer from this one reckless act alone.
Sure, Donald Trump will blame everyone else for anyone who falls ill if he thinks about it at all, just as his campaign has blamed other people for his rally being less than stellar, but the real problem isn’t going away. We speculated that if Donald Trump couldn’t draw a large crowd in a solid red state he’s expected to win easily, it wouldn’t bode well for his ability to campaign in swing states like Arizona and Florida. It’s even harder to campaign there now that COVID-19 cases are rising, and Mike Pence has made no secret of that.
His spokespeople announced that he’s not doing campaign events in those states even though on Friday, Pence was on television announcing that the virus’ spreading was effectively curbed. Now the head of the coronavirus task force can no longer hide behind the lies and it makes you wonder how much worse the Trump campaign will look in the coming months as even some of the people in Trump’s base finally realize they’ve been lied to.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Ted Lieu drops the hammer on traitorous Donald Trump

Everyone in this picture is a patriot , with one exception .
@ realDonaldTrump apparently knew Putin paid bounties to @ @ @ @ @ & POTUS did nothing .
Actually , it was worse than nothing .
Trump last @ @ @ @ @ G7 summit .
Traitorous behavior by Trump .
pic.twitter.com/bIaQPvh8Jz

Everyone in this picture is a patriot, with one exception. @realDonaldTrump apparently knew Putin paid bounties to militants to kill US troops & POTUS did nothing. Actually, it was worse than nothing. Trump last month invited Putin to the G7 summit. Traitorous behavior by Trump. pic.twitter.com/bIaQPvh8Jz
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 27, 2020


palmerreport--2020-06-28--Hey Donald Trump, that’s “President Joe” to you

Straight out of the “ this is so ridiculous it can ’ t be true and yet it is true ” file , the Washington Post is now reporting that Donald Trump thinks he ’ s put his finger on why his 2020 campaign isn ’ t working : he ’ s using the wrong nickname for Joe Biden .
No really , this is a real story in a real newspaper , about a guy who ’ s the real ( fake ) President of the United States .
Apparently Trump is now fretting privately that his “ Sleepy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t working , and he ’ s asking his advisers if new nicknames like “ Swampy Joe ” and “ Creepy Joe ” or “ Corrupt Joe ” might work better .
That ’ s right , Trump has taken a look at his disastrously failed response to the current pandemic , economic collapse , and civil rights issues , and he ’ s decided that his poll numbers are only in freefall because he ’ s been using the wrong insult .
Since the article was posted , numerous people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nickname “ President Joe ” instead , to the point that “ President Joe ” is now trending .
In other words , Trump ’ s search for a new Joe Biden nickname is already blowing up in his face .
No wonder Trump is losing so badly .

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Straight out of the “this is so ridiculous it can’t be true and yet it is true” file, the Washington Post is now reporting that Donald Trump thinks he’s put his finger on why his 2020 campaign isn’t working: he’s using the wrong nickname for Joe Biden. No really, this is a real story in a real newspaper, about a guy who’s the real (fake) President of the United States.
Apparently Trump is now fretting privately that his “Sleepy Joe” nickname for Joe Biden isn’t working, and he’s asking his advisers if new nicknames like “Swampy Joe” and “Creepy Joe” or “Corrupt Joe” might work better. That’s right, Trump has taken a look at his disastrously failed response to the current pandemic, economic collapse, and civil rights issues, and he’s decided that his poll numbers are only in freefall because he’s been using the wrong insult.
Since the article was posted, numerous people on Twitter have suggested that Donald Trump try the nickname “President Joe” instead, to the point that “President Joe” is now trending. In other words, Trump’s search for a new Joe Biden nickname is already blowing up in his face. No wonder Trump is losing so badly.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Donald Trump is completely adrift

Donald Trump is completely adrift

The man who calls himself president is unfit to serve .
Even as he spreads lies about the coronavirus “ dying down , ” he puts his staff at risk by sending them in to inspect venues before he will enter .
Funny , I never thought you could see coronavirus , but we are talking about Trump .
Yet , Trump tells his followers that we need to slow down testing to stop the numbers from rising , giving people false security about a dangerous , potentially deadly illness .
Who does that ?
At the same time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( i.e.
, Trump ) “ abruptly ” cut off funding to the National Institute of Health , which is involved in coronavirus research .
Trump wants coronavirus to be gone so badly that he is not only lying to the American people , but according to CNN , he is phasing out temperature checks and masks in the West Wing of the White House .
He is concerned for no one but himself , though this phasing out could well backfire on him .
If they fail to check temperatures and stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff could bring the virus to him .
Trump repeatedly shows his ignorance and stupidity .
Already , six aides and two members of the Secret Service have tested positive .
Now , CNN reports that yet another member of Trump ’ s team has tested positive : a senior economic official who was in the Rose Garden with Trump this month .
Trump obviously has no clue just how dangerous COVID-19 is nor does he seem to care .
He may think he is “ Teflon Don , ” but COVID-19 could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like anyone else .
To show just how dialed out Trump has become with respect to the virus , he failed to show at the last coronavirus task force meeting , sending Mike Pence in his place .
Instead of showing even a slight interest in the work of the task force , Trump sat in the White House , tweeting complaints about statues being removed .
He skipped another meeting in New Jersey to “ ensure that law and order is maintained over the weekend , ” whatever that means .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absence is “ not unusual , ” as he has not attended a task force meeting since April .
Perhaps this is how he plans to continue pretending that the virus does not exist .
He is also apparently clueless that his lack of response to coronavirus is responsible for his continued drop in the polls .
Trump ’ s disapproval rating has hit an all-time high of 58 % according to The Hill .
Meanwhile , every new poll shows Trump being clearly outpaced by Biden , even in the swing states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows Biden up by 6 points in Florida , and that number is the lowest .
Biden is up by 7 in Arizona , 11 in Michigan , 9 in North Carolina , 10 in Pennsylvania , and 10 in Wisconsin .
Trump had better get his head out of his ass if he wants to be reelected .
We , of course , hope he continues to play dumb , which is what he is anyway .

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The man who calls himself president is unfit to serve. Even as he spreads lies about the coronavirus “dying down,” he puts his staff at risk by sending them in to inspect venues before he will enter. Funny, I never thought you could see coronavirus, but we are talking about Trump. Yet, Trump tells his followers that we need to slow down testing to stop the numbers from rising, giving people false security about a dangerous, potentially deadly illness. Who does that? At the same time, the Independent reported that the White House (i.e., Trump) “abruptly” cut off funding to the National Institute of Health, which is involved in coronavirus research.
Trump wants coronavirus to be gone so badly that he is not only lying to the American people, but according to CNN, he is phasing out temperature checks and masks in the West Wing of the White House. He is concerned for no one but himself, though this phasing out could well backfire on him. If they fail to check temperatures and stop requiring masks, any number of his staff could bring the virus to him. Trump repeatedly shows his ignorance and stupidity. Already, six aides and two members of the Secret Service have tested positive. Now, CNN reports that yet another member of Trump’s team has tested positive: a senior economic official who was in the Rose Garden with Trump this month. Trump obviously has no clue just how dangerous COVID-19 is nor does he seem to care. He may think he is “Teflon Don,” but COVID-19 could care less and will strike him just like anyone else.
To show just how dialed out Trump has become with respect to the virus, he failed to show at the last coronavirus task force meeting, sending Mike Pence in his place. Instead of showing even a slight interest in the work of the task force, Trump sat in the White House, tweeting complaints about statues being removed. He skipped another meeting in New Jersey to “ensure that law and order is maintained over the weekend,” whatever that means. Some members have said that Trump’s absence is “not unusual,” as he has not attended a task force meeting since April. Perhaps this is how he plans to continue pretending that the virus does not exist. He is also apparently clueless that his lack of response to coronavirus is responsible for his continued drop in the polls.
Trump’s disapproval rating has hit an all-time high of 58% according to The Hill. Meanwhile, every new poll shows Trump being clearly outpaced by Biden, even in the swing states. The New York Times latest poll shows Biden up by 6 points in Florida, and that number is the lowest. Biden is up by 7 in Arizona, 11 in Michigan, 9 in North Carolina, 10 in Pennsylvania, and 10 in Wisconsin. Trump had better get his head out of his ass if he wants to be reelected. We, of course, hope he continues to play dumb, which is what he is anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--So that blew up in Donald Trump’s face

So that blew up in Donald Trump’s face

When Donald Trump drew a laughably small crowd last week for his Tulsa rally , his campaign insisted that it @ @ @ @ @ blocked Trump fans from getting through the entrance , and because the media scared Trump @ @ @ @ @ predicting violence .
Now the Trump regime itself is being forced to admit that in-person @ @ @ @ @ ’ t a viable idea .
The Trump campaign just canceled Mike Pence ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , which is now seeing ten thousand or more new coronavirus cases per day .
@ @ @ @ @ tour was literally called the “ comeback tour ” – and now it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ ’ t actually coming back from the pandemic .
So now Donald Trump now looks @ @ @ @ @ held his Tulsa rally during a pandemic .
The rally served to demonstrate that Trump @ @ @ @ @ than he used to be , and that he ’ s criminally negligent in how @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis .
Serves him right .

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When Donald Trump drew a laughably small crowd last week for his Tulsa rally, his campaign insisted that it was only because phantom protesters blocked Trump fans from getting through the entrance, and because the media scared Trump fans into staying home by predicting violence.
Now the Trump regime itself is being forced to admit that in-person rallies in coronavirus hotspots aren’t a viable idea. The Trump campaign just canceled Mike Pence’s planned bus tour of Florida, which is now seeing ten thousand or more new coronavirus cases per day. The kicker is that the tour was literally called the “comeback tour” – and now it’s been canceled because America isn’t actually coming back from the pandemic.
So now Donald Trump now looks even more foolish for having held his Tulsa rally during a pandemic. The rally served to demonstrate that Trump is a lot less popular than he used to be, and that he’s criminally negligent in how he’s handling the coronavirus crisis. Serves him right.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--We have to nip this one in the bud

We have to nip this one in the bud

As Jon Stewart said in a chat with Trevor Noah , Confederate statues should have been removed by “ a normal functioning society years ago.
” He ’ s absolutely right .
Most of the statues were erected well after the Civil War , with some having been erected very recently .
Why do people want to commemorate traitors ?
Easy answer — because those monuments still stand for their oppressively backwards beliefs .
For the same reasons , this is why we can not let there be a single statue to Donald Trump .
Trump is , easily , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of—American history .
You either love him like one of your children , or you wish he would never leave Trump Tower again .
But that ’ s irrelevant to my point that we can not let any statues of Trump stand .
Trump , like the Confederate statues we are finally toppling , stands for oppressive , racist , sexist , and generally hateful beliefs .
To commemorate him would be not only a waste of bronze , but a waste of taxpayer money .
The only good a Trump statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some bird shit .
We need to start having the conversation now .
It took over 150 years to start saying “ no ” to statues that memorialize apartheid , murder , treason , and slavery .
How long will it take for us to say “ no ” to a statue of a man who has done more than any foreign adversary to sow domestic division in this country ?
What about a man who , at the time of writing this , has the blood of over 120,000 Americans on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camps for countless innocent refugees ?
A man who doesn ’ t seem to care whether our troops live or die .
We have a duty to nip this in the bud .
Say “ NO ” to Trump monuments .
There is no honor in honoring a dishonorable man , only foolishness .
And to those who say that we need a monument to teach future generations about the plague that was the Trump administration , I say this : print out every tweet the man posted since he started campaigning .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in no time .

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As Jon Stewart said in a chat with Trevor Noah, Confederate statues should have been removed by “a normal functioning society years ago.” He’s absolutely right. Most of the statues were erected well after the Civil War, with some having been erected very recently. Why do people want to commemorate traitors? Easy answer — because those monuments still stand for their oppressively backwards beliefs. For the same reasons, this is why we cannot let there be a single statue to Donald Trump.
Trump is, easily, the most polarizing political figure in recent—perhaps all of—American history. You either love him like one of your children, or you wish he would never leave Trump Tower again. But that’s irrelevant to my point that we cannot let any statues of Trump stand. Trump, like the Confederate statues we are finally toppling, stands for oppressive, racist, sexist, and generally hateful beliefs. To commemorate him would be not only a waste of bronze, but a waste of taxpayer money. The only good a Trump statue could do is spare the pavement from some bird shit.
We need to start having the conversation now. It took over 150 years to start saying “no” to statues that memorialize apartheid, murder, treason, and slavery. How long will it take for us to say “no” to a statue of a man who has done more than any foreign adversary to sow domestic division in this country? What about a man who, at the time of writing this, has the blood of over 120,000 Americans on his hands? A man who created internment camps for countless innocent refugees? A man who doesn’t seem to care whether our troops live or die.
We have a duty to nip this in the bud. Say “NO” to Trump monuments. There is no honor in honoring a dishonorable man, only foolishness. And to those who say that we need a monument to teach future generations about the plague that was the Trump administration, I say this: print out every tweet the man posted since he started campaigning. You’ll fill up a textbook in no time.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Joe Biden just destroyed Donald Trump for his “white power” debacle

This morning Donald Trump approvingly tweeted a video of one of his own supporters yelling “ white power !
” @ @ @ @ @ or his handlers ) deleted the video , and the White House released a statement @ @ @ @ @ ’ t correctly heard what was said .
This has naturally set off widespread outrage @ @ @ @ @ out Donald Trump in direct fashion : Today the President shared a video of people @ @ @ @ @ and said they were “ great.
” Just like he did after Charlottesville .
We @ @ @ @ @ for the soul of the nation — and the President has picked a side .
@ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a battle we will win .

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This morning Donald Trump approvingly tweeted a video of one of his own supporters yelling “white power!” Then hours later he (or his handlers) deleted the video, and the White House released a statement claiming that Trump somehow hadn’t correctly heard what was said.
This has naturally set off widespread outrage. Joe Biden is calling out Donald Trump in direct fashion:
Today the President shared a video of people shouting “white power” and said they were “great.” Just like he did after Charlottesville. We’re in a battle for the soul of the nation — and the President has picked a side. But make no mistake: it’s a battle we will win. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 28, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Donald Trump goes into total tailspin over his deleted “white power” tweet

This morning Donald Trump tweeted a bizarre video of senior citizens from The Villages shouting at each other , as they argued about whether Trump was good or bad .
The video had a number of disturbing moments , but it started off with a Trump supporter yelling “ white power.
” Now , at a time when Donald Trump is out on the golf course , he and/or his handlers have deleted the tweet in question .
The White House has released a statement to the media insisting that Trump “ did not hear the one statement made on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was within the first few seconds of the video .
This whole thing is surreal .
Trump and/or his handlers obviously tweeted the video in an attempt at distracting everyone from his Russian bounty scandal , even if it meant making himself look bad by posting something overtly racist .
The swift deletion , while Trump was out on the links , suggests that Trump ’ s handlers are not at all on the same page about what he should or shouldn ’ t be tweeting at this point .
In any case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States who ’ s tweeting “ white power ” messages and then deleting them , even as he tries to cover up a scandal in which he was complicit in the murder-for-hire of U.S. soldiers .
This all just keeps getting uglier by the hour .
Donald Trump is in a total tailspin .

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This morning Donald Trump tweeted a bizarre video of senior citizens from The Villages shouting at each other, as they argued about whether Trump was good or bad. The video had a number of disturbing moments, but it started off with a Trump supporter yelling “white power.”
Now, at a time when Donald Trump is out on the golf course, he and/or his handlers have deleted the tweet in question. The White House has released a statement to the media insisting that Trump “did not hear the one statement made on the video” – even though it was within the first few seconds of the video.
This whole thing is surreal. Trump and/or his handlers obviously tweeted the video in an attempt at distracting everyone from his Russian bounty scandal, even if it meant making himself look bad by posting something overtly racist. The swift deletion, while Trump was out on the links, suggests that Trump’s handlers are not at all on the same page about what he should or shouldn’t be tweeting at this point.
In any case, we now have a President of the United States who’s tweeting “white power” messages and then deleting them, even as he tries to cover up a scandal in which he was complicit in the murder-for-hire of U.S. soldiers. This all just keeps getting uglier by the hour. Donald Trump is in a total tailspin.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Looks like this thing between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham is coming to a head today

Over the past week , Donald Trump ’ s most cartoonish cheerleader Lindsey Graham has begun singing a sharply different tune .
Graham helped derail Trump ’ s attempted takeover of the SDNY .
Then Graham disputed Trump ’ s assertion that President Obama committed “ treason.
” Now Graham is condemning Trump ’ s decision to pull out of Afghanistan , and demanding answers in Trump ’ s latest Russia scandal .
Lindsey Graham has seemingly decided that , with Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers in freefall , and his own Senate reelection prospects in danger , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Trump .
But now CNN ’ s Kaitlan Collins says Trump and Graham are headed out for a round of golf today .
This is darkly intriguing , to say the least .
It ’ s clear that one or both of them is looking to discuss this sudden public rift between them .
But which one of them has decided to push the issue , and what ’ s the angle ?
The first time Trump and Graham went golfing together , Graham instantly transformed from Trump critic to Trump cheerleader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was holding over him .
Now , with Graham reverting back to Trump critic , they ’ re suddenly playing golf again .
It ’ ll be worth watching Lindsey Graham ’ s public comments about Donald Trump over the next day or two .
That ’ ll tell us what today ’ s golf summit was really about .
Will Trump find a way to pressure Graham into falling back in line ?
Will Graham try to convince Trump to drop out of the 2020 race ?
We ’ ll see @

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Over the past week, Donald Trump’s most cartoonish cheerleader Lindsey Graham has begun singing a sharply different tune. Graham helped derail Trump’s attempted takeover of the SDNY. Then Graham disputed Trump’s assertion that President Obama committed “treason.” Now Graham is condemning Trump’s decision to pull out of Afghanistan, and demanding answers in Trump’s latest Russia scandal.
Lindsey Graham has seemingly decided that, with Donald Trump’s poll numbers in freefall, and his own Senate reelection prospects in danger, he’s better off publicly distancing himself from Trump. But now CNN’s Kaitlan Collins says Trump and Graham are headed out for a round of golf today. This is darkly intriguing, to say the least.
It’s clear that one or both of them is looking to discuss this sudden public rift between them. But which one of them has decided to push the issue, and what’s the angle? The first time Trump and Graham went golfing together, Graham instantly transformed from Trump critic to Trump cheerleader, leading to questions about just what Trump was holding over him. Now, with Graham reverting back to Trump critic, they’re suddenly playing golf again.
It’ll be worth watching Lindsey Graham’s public comments about Donald Trump over the next day or two. That’ll tell us what today’s golf summit was really about. Will Trump find a way to pressure Graham into falling back in line? Will Graham try to convince Trump to drop out of the 2020 race? We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Speaker Nancy Pelosi slams Donald Trump, asks what Russia has on him

Donald Trump ’ s latest scandal and coverup is ugly even by his low standards .
Trump knew for months @ @ @ @ @ terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers , yet Trump kept quiet about it – and even @ @ @ @ @ claiming that he was somehow never briefed on it to begin with .
Speaker of @ @ @ @ @ on ABC This Week on Sunday morning and touched on a number of topics , @ @ @ @ @ and why we should all be wearing masks .
Then host George Stephanopoulos asked Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ have something on Trump .
Her answer : The bottom line is that there ’ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s behavior , even by usual villain standards .
Trump cares more @ @ @ @ @ s interests than he does about America ’ s interests , or even his own @ @ @ @ @ right : something doesn ’ t add up .

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Donald Trump’s latest scandal and coverup is ugly even by his low standards. Trump knew for months that Russia was paying Taliban terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers, yet Trump kept quiet about it – and even now he’s laughably claiming that he was somehow never briefed on it to begin with.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appeared on ABC This Week on Sunday morning and touched on a number of topics, including the HEROES Act, and why we should all be wearing masks. Then host George Stephanopoulos asked Pelosi whether she thinks the Russians have something on Trump. Her answer:
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The bottom line is that there’s something very wrong with Donald Trump’s behavior, even by usual villain standards. Trump cares more about protecting Vladimir Putin’s interests than he does about America’s interests, or even his own future. Nancy Pelosi is right: something doesn’t add up.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s “Low IQ” meltdown

The more Donald Trump ’ s mental and cognitive faculties fail him in plain sight , the harder he tries to convince us all that it ’ s actually his opponent Joe Biden who ’ s somehow going senile .
Now Trump is trying to convince us that Biden – who has spent forty years in politics showing us just how smart and savvy he is – somehow isn ’ t intelligent : Really ?
This is what Donald Trump wants to stake himself to ?
The notion that Joe Biden has a low IQ ?
No one believes this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it didn ’ t go over well , as the phrase “ low IQ ” quickly began trending on Twitter as everyone piled on about how stupid Trump ’ s tweet was .
What is notable is that Trump usually reserves his “ low IQ ” insult for black public figures , as part of his overall pattern of racism .
But now he ’ s including Biden in his group of supposed low IQ individuals .
It ’ s as if Trump can ’ t even remember his own usual pattern of @ @ @

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The more Donald Trump’s mental and cognitive faculties fail him in plain sight, the harder he tries to convince us all that it’s actually his opponent Joe Biden who’s somehow going senile. Now Trump is trying to convince us that Biden – who has spent forty years in politics showing us just how smart and savvy he is – somehow isn’t intelligent:
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THE VAST SILENT MAJORITY IS ALIVE AND WELL!!! We will win this Election big. Nobody wants a Low IQ person in charge of our Country, and Sleepy Joe is definitely a Low IQ person! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020
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Really? This is what Donald Trump wants to stake himself to? The notion that Joe Biden has a low IQ? No one believes this. Let’s just say that it didn’t go over well, as the phrase “low IQ” quickly began trending on Twitter as everyone piled on about how stupid Trump’s tweet was.
What is notable is that Trump usually reserves his “low IQ” insult for black public figures, as part of his overall pattern of racism. But now he’s including Biden in his group of supposed low IQ individuals. It’s as if Trump can’t even remember his own usual pattern of insults anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Donald Trump tweets completely insane “white power” power video from The Villages, gives something a

Donald Trump tweets completely insane “white power” power video from The Villages, gives something away in the process

Donald Trump doesn ’ t want you paying attention to this new scandal in which he sat idly by while Russia murdered U.S. soldiers , so he ’ s throwing everything at the wall that he can today .
That includes a completely bonkers video of senior citizens fighting over him in The Villages , Florida .
Trump tweeted this video of his own supporters yelling things like “ white power ” – for which Trump thinks they ’ re “ great people ” ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of The Villages .
The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall .
Corrupt Joe is shot .
See you soon !
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https : //t.co/4Gg1iGOhyG This is pretty far out there , even for Trump .
Not only is he endorsing the “ white power ” chant , he ’ s also promoting a video which is full of f-bombs and repeated uses of his controversial phrase “ grab em by the p*ssy.
” Trump is clearly going to face blowback for tweeting this video .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s so desperate to distract everyone from his Russian bounty scandal , he ’ s willing to embarrass himself in whatever way necessary .

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Donald Trump doesn’t want you paying attention to this new scandal in which he sat idly by while Russia murdered U.S. soldiers, so he’s throwing everything at the wall that he can today. That includes a completely bonkers video of senior citizens fighting over him in The Villages, Florida.
Trump tweeted this video of his own supporters yelling things like “white power” – for which Trump thinks they’re “great people” (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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This is pretty far out there, even for Trump. Not only is he endorsing the “white power” chant, he’s also promoting a video which is full of f-bombs and repeated uses of his controversial phrase “grab em by the p*ssy.” Trump is clearly going to face blowback for tweeting this video. But he’s giving away that he’s so desperate to distract everyone from his Russian bounty scandal, he’s willing to embarrass himself in whatever way necessary.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--All this and the ugliest blows haven’t landed yet

Donald Trump is having arguably the ugliest week of his presidency , which is saying something when you consider just how many ugly weeks he ’ s had .
His poll numbers keep getting uglier .
His scandals keep getting uglier .
He ’ s taking blows left and right – and yet the ugliest blows haven ’ t even landed yet .
Donald Trump ’ s latest Russia scandal – this time involving his complicity in the murders of U.S soldiers – is still unfolding and hasn ’ t yet had the impact it ’ s going to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the free-for-all coronavirus “ reopening ” touted by Trump was a sham , but the real impact from the debacle is going to hit in the coming days and weeks when the fallout gets truly ugly .
And Mary Trump ’ s book , which is so hotly anticipated that it ’ s already at # 4 on the Amazon overall sales chart based on preorders alone , is set to drop in a month .
We don ’ t know the size of the impact that these still-ticking time bombs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s approval rating , but we know that none of it will move his numbers in a positive direction .
Trump ’ s numbers have always been weak , but for a long time they held steady .
We ’ re now entering a phase where the cumulative effect of all of this is finally pushing his numbers downward .
We have to remain as vigilant as ever .
But the numbers suggest that Trump is about to go through some things .

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Donald Trump is having arguably the ugliest week of his presidency, which is saying something when you consider just how many ugly weeks he’s had. His poll numbers keep getting uglier. His scandals keep getting uglier. He’s taking blows left and right – and yet the ugliest blows haven’t even landed yet.
Donald Trump’s latest Russia scandal – this time involving his complicity in the murders of U.S soldiers – is still unfolding and hasn’t yet had the impact it’s going to have. Americans are starting to figure out that the free-for-all coronavirus “reopening” touted by Trump was a sham, but the real impact from the debacle is going to hit in the coming days and weeks when the fallout gets truly ugly. And Mary Trump’s book, which is so hotly anticipated that it’s already at #4 on the Amazon overall sales chart based on preorders alone, is set to drop in a month.
We don’t know the size of the impact that these still-ticking time bombs are going to have on Donald Trump’s approval rating, but we know that none of it will move his numbers in a positive direction. Trump’s numbers have always been weak, but for a long time they held steady. We’re now entering a phase where the cumulative effect of all of this is finally pushing his numbers downward. We have to remain as vigilant as ever. But the numbers suggest that Trump is about to go through some things.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Veterans drop the hammer on Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s latest Russia scandal continues to get uglier for him .
Despite his weak denials , it @ @ @ @ @ by the hour that Trump knew Vladimir Putin was paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. @ @ @ @ @ cover it up instead of doing something about it .
VoteVets , a leading veterans @ @ @ @ @ new ad ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s latest Russia scandal continues to get uglier for him. Despite his weak denials, it’s becoming more clear by the hour that Trump knew Vladimir Putin was paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers – and Trump helped cover it up instead of doing something about it.
VoteVets, a leading veterans group, posted this devastating new ad (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
Donald Trump can take all his empty words about respecting our service and shove them. #TRE45ON #TraitorTrump pic.twitter.com/7vxGxLBYh0 — VoteVets (@votevets) June 28, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Donald Trump just stepped in it

Donald Trump just stepped in it

Like anyone who ’ s been caught in the act and isn ’ t sure how to try to get out of it , Donald Trump keeps changing his story when it comes to the Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers .
Yesterday he claimed he ’ d never been briefed on it .
Then he had his then-DNI Richard Grenell claim that he ’ d never even heard about it .
Then this evening Trump tried a different lie – and he promptly stepped in it .
This evening Donald Trump tweeted this : “ Intel just reported to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credible , and therefore did not report it to me or VP.
” That ’ s cute , but it ’ s incredibly sloppy .
Congressman Ted Lieu was quick to point out that Trump ’ s latest assertion is in direct conflict with Grenell ’ s claims : We ’ re going to see a lot more of this in the coming hours and days .
As the media and/or whistleblowers continue to flesh out more of the story , We ’ ll see Donald Trump and his minions try to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paint them as somehow having been innocent in all this .
The trouble is , they ’ re going to keep contradicting themselves and each other , as the truth continues to come out .

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Like anyone who’s been caught in the act and isn’t sure how to try to get out of it, Donald Trump keeps changing his story when it comes to the Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers. Yesterday he claimed he’d never been briefed on it. Then he had his then-DNI Richard Grenell claim that he’d never even heard about it. Then this evening Trump tried a different lie – and he promptly stepped in it.
This evening Donald Trump tweeted this: “Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or VP.” That’s cute, but it’s incredibly sloppy. Congressman Ted Lieu was quick to point out that Trump’s latest assertion is in direct conflict with Grenell’s claims:
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Dear @realDonaldTrump: Your story conflicts with the story the DNI Director at the time @RichardGrenell told. He said he “never heard” of the Russian bounty info, not that he found it not credible enough to tell you. Also, UK confirmed the bounty info. https://t.co/z8bykAoA0o https://t.co/Ixk3mWbi4r — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 29, 2020
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We’re going to see a lot more of this in the coming hours and days. As the media and/or whistleblowers continue to flesh out more of the story, We’ll see Donald Trump and his minions try to come up with new versions of events that paint them as somehow having been innocent in all this. The trouble is, they’re going to keep contradicting themselves and each other, as the truth continues to come out.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Donald Trump’s Russian bounty scandal just got even uglier for him

When Donald Trump claimed this weekend that he had no idea Russia had been paying Taliban terrorists to murder U.S. @ @ @ @ @ out that he had just boxed himself in .
All that the media and/or whistleblowers @ @ @ @ @ establish that Trump did know , and the scandal would get even uglier for him @ @ @ @ @ starting to come in .
The Washington Post is reporting that the Russian bounty scandal @ @ @ @ @ high-level White House meeting ” in March , even as the New York Times is @ @ @ @ @ was included in Trump ’ s daily briefing .
Worse , the NY Times is @ @ @ @ @ s bounties appear to have directly resulted in the death of at least one U.S. @ @ @ @ @ , this has gone from a mere murder plot , to a successful murder .
@ @ @ @ @ to confirmation that Donald Trump did in fact know about this scandal and covered it @ @ @ @ @ nature of the scandal is getting uglier by the hour .

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When Donald Trump claimed this weekend that he had no idea Russia had been paying Taliban terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers, Palmer Report pointed out that he had just boxed himself in. All that the media and/or whistleblowers had to do was to establish that Trump did know, and the scandal would get even uglier for him.
Now that confirmation is starting to come in. The Washington Post is reporting that the Russian bounty scandal led to a “restricted high-level White House meeting” in March, even as the New York Times is confirming tonight that the information was included in Trump’s daily briefing.
Worse, the NY Times is also reporting that Putin’s bounties appear to have directly resulted in the death of at least one U.S. soldier. In other words, this has gone from a mere murder plot, to a successful murder. We’re getting closer to confirmation that Donald Trump did in fact know about this scandal and covered it up, even as the nature of the scandal is getting uglier by the hour.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--“Pisses me off” – President Obama comes out swinging at Donald Trump

President Barack Obama promised that he ’ d come out swinging at the right time during the 2020 election cycle @ @ @ @ @ loses .
With the pandemic going on , campaigning has been anything but traditional .
@ @ @ @ @ clearly decided that now is the time to start making his mark on the election @ @ @ @ @ this week , President Obama lashed out at Trump for his use of racist phrases @ @ @ @ @ saying “ I don ’ t want a country in which the president of the @ @ @ @ @ to promote anti-Asian sentiment and thinks it ’ s funny .
I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ shocks and pisses me off.
” Obama is savvy enough to know that these kinds @ @ @ @ @ leaking , so we can presume that his plan was for them to leak .
@ @ @ @ @ the beginning .
Obama surely knows that he can make his biggest impact once the @ @ @ @ @ underway , and we ’ re coming up on that timeframe rather soon .

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President Barack Obama promised that he’d come out swinging at the right time during the 2020 election cycle to make sure Donald Trump loses. With the pandemic going on, campaigning has been anything but traditional. That said, Obama has clearly decided that now is the time to start making his mark on the election.
During a private fundraiser this week, President Obama lashed out at Trump for his use of racist phrases to describe the coronavirus, saying “I don’t want a country in which the president of the United States is actively trying to promote anti-Asian sentiment and thinks it’s funny. I don’t want that. That still shocks and pisses me off.”
Obama is savvy enough to know that these kinds of remarks always end up leaking, so we can presume that his plan was for them to leak. Of course this is just the beginning. Obama surely knows that he can make his biggest impact once the general election season is fully underway, and we’re coming up on that timeframe rather soon.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Donald Trump just chose poorly

Donald Trump just chose poorly

Alex Azar , Trump ’ s pick for HHS secretary , told Meet the Press that the “ window is closing ” on our ability to combat coronavirus , though it appears to have already closed .
With 2.67 million cases and 129,000 deaths , what is left to contain ?
It is already out of control .
While Azar made his case on Meet the Press , what was “ president ” Donald Trump doing ?
Tweeting about a statue of Andrew Jackson — a slaveholder — and retweeting one of his supporters shouting , “ white power.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know nothing about the Russian bounty on our troops , but he has not ( and will not ) discuss a response .
Trump spent the rest of his weekend golfing — his main priority — at his Virginia course .
Trump ’ s actions this past weekend show that he has moved on from the pandemic , even as it continues to kill Americans .
He might as well move on , as he tried to pretend it did not exist , and once it became a public health issue , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the danger in direct contrast to the Trump administration ’ s claims that we have “ flattened the curve.
” What is the point in lying ?
We are aware of the danger .
Perhaps if Trump had at some point been truthful , we would not be where we are , but Trump does not know how to be truthful .
He has spent his life spinning tales to help his failing businesses .
Why would he treat his “ presidency ” any differently ?
In the case of the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only from coronavirus but the deaths of our troops .
The Washington Post reported that the bounties have caused deaths of American troops — several troops .
WaPo cited intelligence from Europe that indicated the bounties had led to coalition deaths .
Yet Trump continued to golf and has said absolutely nothing about retaliation against his favorite dictator , Vladimir Putin .
John Bolton , further lambasting Trump and the poor job he has done , pointed out that Trump ’ s focus is not on our troops .
Bolton believes that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he “ was not paying attention , ” so he claimed he knew nothing about it to rid himself of blame .
Bolton does , however , believe that Trump was , in fact , not paying attention .
How could he ?
He is too busy golfing and tweeting to worry about such things .
Everything that happens under Trump ’ s watch is his responsibility .
The powers corresponding to the presidency take on responsibility and meaning .
You can not take this office and think you have no blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking responsibility , Trump ’ s main goal is to stir up trouble , hoping to use that to slide into a second term .
Joe Biden makes him look like the small man he is : “ We ’ re in a battle for the soul of the nation — and the President has picked a side .
But make no mistake : It ’ s a battle we will win.
” Indeed , Trump has picked a side — the wrong side — and we will win .

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Alex Azar, Trump’s pick for HHS secretary, told Meet the Press that the “window is closing” on our ability to combat coronavirus, though it appears to have already closed. With 2.67 million cases and 129,000 deaths, what is left to contain? It is already out of control. While Azar made his case on Meet the Press, what was “president” Donald Trump doing? Tweeting about a statue of Andrew Jackson — a slaveholder — and retweeting one of his supporters shouting, “white power.” Trump also, again, claimed to know nothing about the Russian bounty on our troops, but he has not (and will not) discuss a response. Trump spent the rest of his weekend golfing — his main priority — at his Virginia course.
Trump’s actions this past weekend show that he has moved on from the pandemic, even as it continues to kill Americans. He might as well move on, as he tried to pretend it did not exist, and once it became a public health issue, he mismanaged and politicized it. Azar discussed the danger in direct contrast to the Trump administration’s claims that we have “flattened the curve.” What is the point in lying? We are aware of the danger. Perhaps if Trump had at some point been truthful, we would not be where we are, but Trump does not know how to be truthful. He has spent his life spinning tales to help his failing businesses. Why would he treat his “presidency” any differently? In the case of the American people, his lying has proven deadly, not only from coronavirus but the deaths of our troops.
The Washington Post reported that the bounties have caused deaths of American troops — several troops. WaPo cited intelligence from Europe that indicated the bounties had led to coalition deaths. Yet Trump continued to golf and has said absolutely nothing about retaliation against his favorite dictator, Vladimir Putin. John Bolton, further lambasting Trump and the poor job he has done, pointed out that Trump’s focus is not on our troops. Bolton believes that Trump did not want it to appear that he “was not paying attention,” so he claimed he knew nothing about it to rid himself of blame. Bolton does, however, believe that Trump was, in fact, not paying attention. How could he? He is too busy golfing and tweeting to worry about such things.
Everything that happens under Trump’s watch is his responsibility. The powers corresponding to the presidency take on responsibility and meaning. You cannot take this office and think you have no blame when major crises occur. Instead of taking responsibility, Trump’s main goal is to stir up trouble, hoping to use that to slide into a second term. Joe Biden makes him look like the small man he is: “We’re in a battle for the soul of the nation — and the President has picked a side. But make no mistake: It’s a battle we will win.” Indeed, Trump has picked a side — the wrong side — and we will win.
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