palmerreport--2020-05-03--ABC News retracts phony Joe Biden story, apologizes

Even as MSNBC continues to take a bizarre victory lap for having promoted a phony Joe Biden scandal that ’ s falling apart in real time , ABC News has made a mess of its own , with an entirely different phony Biden scandal .
This has landed the ABC reporter in hot water and made an even bigger mess of things .
It all started when a woman claimed that Joe Biden had made inappropriate remarks to her during a 2008 event , while she was underage .
This allegation was dead on arrival , because there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even at the event in question .
But when ABC News reporter Sasha Pezenik posted a Twitter thread about the non-story , she listed the allegation in the first tweet – where everyone would see it – and then she only acknowledged the falseness of the allegation deeper in the thread , where no one would se it .
This morning Pezenik tweeted this : “ Last night I posted a tweet about Vice President Biden .
The allegations in my tweet had not been vetted or put through the ABC News standards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet and I apologize for posting it.
” This is a huge and inexcusable error in judgement – but at least she was willing to retract it and apologize .
When TV news outlets breathlessly overhype a “ scandal ” they know is phony , and then they ’ re called out on it , too often they sanctimoniously double down on the false story instead of backing down .
There ’ s a hashtag pushing for Pezenik to be fired , but we ’ re not sure we agree with that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ host Chris Hayes , who openly mocked his audience for daring to point out that he mischaracterized a phony Biden scandal .

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Even as MSNBC continues to take a bizarre victory lap for having promoted a phony Joe Biden scandal that’s falling apart in real time, ABC News has made a mess of its own, with an entirely different phony Biden scandal. This has landed the ABC reporter in hot water and made an even bigger mess of things.
It all started when a woman claimed that Joe Biden had made inappropriate remarks to her during a 2008 event, while she was underage. This allegation was dead on arrival, because there’s widespread documentation that Biden wasn’t even at the event in question. But when ABC News reporter Sasha Pezenik posted a Twitter thread about the non-story, she listed the allegation in the first tweet – where everyone would see it – and then she only acknowledged the falseness of the allegation deeper in the thread, where no one would se it.
This morning Pezenik tweeted this: “Last night I posted a tweet about Vice President Biden. The allegations in my tweet had not been vetted or put through the ABC News standards process. I have since removed the tweet and I apologize for posting it.”
This is a huge and inexcusable error in judgement – but at least she was willing to retract it and apologize. When TV news outlets breathlessly overhype a “scandal” they know is phony, and then they’re called out on it, too often they sanctimoniously double down on the false story instead of backing down. There’s a hashtag pushing for Pezenik to be fired, but we’re not sure we agree with that. She handled this very differently than MSNBC host Chris Hayes, who openly mocked his audience for daring to point out that he mischaracterized a phony Biden scandal.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--MSNBC is imploding in real time

MSNBC is imploding in real time

All news outlets have their ups and downs .
The real time decision making involved in the TV news format means that cable news networks are prone to having bigger ups and downs .
But MSNBC is easily having the worst five day stretch in its history .
It ’ s been caught massively overhyping a phony Biden scandal that it knew was false – and now some of its hosts seem to be imploding .
Chris Hayes started this mess when he falsely characterized the allegation as being credible and corroborated , when the evidence says it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at pandering to the “ Bernie or Bust ” niche he ’ s spent five years cultivating .
When the rest of Hayes ’ audience rebelled against him so overwhelmingly that his name was trending for twenty-four hours , he openly mocked his own audience during his show the next night .
But Hayes has always been a problem , and one might have expected the tone-deaf arrogance to stop there .
When Joe Biden decided to do an interview with Mika Brzezinski in order to correct the record , she flunked it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking the same handful of questions over and over , even though Biden had already thoroughly answered them , apparently under the mistaken belief that this is what tough interviewers do .
Now she ’ s still defending herself today , insisting that she had merely questioned Biden “ vigorously.
” Even the normally reliable Ali Velshi inexplicably spent the weekend obsessively hyping the phony Biden allegation as if it were an actual scandal .
The audience pushback against his Saturday morning show was so brutal , his name began trending on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his evening show , the Associated Press had put the final nail in the coffin of this phony scandal .
Velshi acknowledged the AP report , but then kept obsessing about the scandal – even absurdly asking a guest if women will still be willing to be Joe Biden ’ s running mate , now that they know they ’ ll have to defend him against a fake scandal .
To his credit , Velshi was willing to discuss the matter with me last night , at length and on the record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his name was even trending – nor did he seem to think it was important .
He expressed the view that Twitter is a “ bubble.
” When I tried to explain that it ’ s one of the few ways his regular audience has of letting him know when he ’ s gone off the rails , he seemed to have no interest .
He said he has his standards of journalism , and they ’ re not impacted by what anyone might be complaining about .
Velshi is correct in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your job correctly , you shouldn ’ t start doing it incorrectly just because you ’ ve annoyed some people by doing it correctly ( and this is a host who , until yesterday , had consistently done his job well ) .
But that ’ s not the same thing as refusing to listen to and consider criticism from your regular audience members when they suddenly decide en masse that you ’ ve done something that ’ s beneath your usual journalistic standards .
This mindset is endemic of everything that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Cable news hosts seem to think of their “ audience ” as a theoretical construct .
Hosts base their “ journalistic standards ” on little more than gut feeling , and then they decide that their audience is surely applauding them for following those standards .
When actual audience members start speaking up to the contrary , even en masse , they have to be actively ignored – so as not to get in the way of the host ’ s theoretical abstraction of the audience .
Throw in the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never openly criticize any MSNBC host , because they get too much free advertising whenever MSNBC books their writers as guest panelists , and you realize why it ’ s so easy for MSNBC hosts to live in a bubble .
They broadcast in an almost god-like format , directly into millions of people ’ s living rooms .
They never hear an ounce of criticism from within the industry .
They ’ re walled off from audience criticism until it reaches a fever pitch , and even then they tell themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be doing something right .
No wonder these hosts can ’ t simply admit that they shouldn ’ t have bitten on this obviously phony scandal , or even quietly move on from it .
They just keep doubling down on the notion that their decision to hype a fake scandal was the correct one , because every decision they ’ ve ever made was the correct one .
Meanwhile MSNBC is imploding in real time , and permanently alienating viewers in the process , and potentially sabotaging a presidential election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrogance .
When will it stop ?

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All news outlets have their ups and downs. The real time decision making involved in the TV news format means that cable news networks are prone to having bigger ups and downs. But MSNBC is easily having the worst five day stretch in its history. It’s been caught massively overhyping a phony Biden scandal that it knew was false – and now some of its hosts seem to be imploding.
Chris Hayes started this mess when he falsely characterized the allegation as being credible and corroborated, when the evidence says it’s neither, in a fairly transparent attempt at pandering to the “Bernie or Bust” niche he’s spent five years cultivating. When the rest of Hayes’ audience rebelled against him so overwhelmingly that his name was trending for twenty-four hours, he openly mocked his own audience during his show the next night. But Hayes has always been a problem, and one might have expected the tone-deaf arrogance to stop there.
When Joe Biden decided to do an interview with Mika Brzezinski in order to correct the record, she flunked it in fairly cringe-worthy fashion. She kept asking the same handful of questions over and over, even though Biden had already thoroughly answered them, apparently under the mistaken belief that this is what tough interviewers do. Now she’s still defending herself today, insisting that she had merely questioned Biden “vigorously.”
Even the normally reliable Ali Velshi inexplicably spent the weekend obsessively hyping the phony Biden allegation as if it were an actual scandal. The audience pushback against his Saturday morning show was so brutal, his name began trending on Twitter. By the time he circled back for his evening show, the Associated Press had put the final nail in the coffin of this phony scandal. Velshi acknowledged the AP report, but then kept obsessing about the scandal – even absurdly asking a guest if women will still be willing to be Joe Biden’s running mate, now that they know they’ll have to defend him against a fake scandal.
To his credit, Velshi was willing to discuss the matter with me last night, at length and on the record. Notably, he had no idea his name was even trending – nor did he seem to think it was important. He expressed the view that Twitter is a “bubble.” When I tried to explain that it’s one of the few ways his regular audience has of letting him know when he’s gone off the rails, he seemed to have no interest. He said he has his standards of journalism, and they’re not impacted by what anyone might be complaining about.
Velshi is correct in the sense that if you’re doing your job correctly, you shouldn’t start doing it incorrectly just because you’ve annoyed some people by doing it correctly (and this is a host who, until yesterday, had consistently done his job well). But that’s not the same thing as refusing to listen to and consider criticism from your regular audience members when they suddenly decide en masse that you’ve done something that’s beneath your usual journalistic standards.
This mindset is endemic of everything that’s going wrong at MSNBC right now. Cable news hosts seem to think of their “audience” as a theoretical construct. Hosts base their “journalistic standards” on little more than gut feeling, and then they decide that their audience is surely applauding them for following those standards. When actual audience members start speaking up to the contrary, even en masse, they have to be actively ignored – so as not to get in the way of the host’s theoretical abstraction of the audience.
Throw in the fact that most liberal newspapers and online news sites will never openly criticize any MSNBC host, because they get too much free advertising whenever MSNBC books their writers as guest panelists, and you realize why it’s so easy for MSNBC hosts to live in a bubble. They broadcast in an almost god-like format, directly into millions of people’s living rooms. They never hear an ounce of criticism from within the industry. They’re walled off from audience criticism until it reaches a fever pitch, and even then they tell themselves that it’s a sign they must be doing something right.
No wonder these hosts can’t simply admit that they shouldn’t have bitten on this obviously phony scandal, or even quietly move on from it. They just keep doubling down on the notion that their decision to hype a fake scandal was the correct one, because every decision they’ve ever made was the correct one. Meanwhile MSNBC is imploding in real time, and permanently alienating viewers in the process, and potentially sabotaging a presidential election, all for no good reason beyond tone-deaf arrogance. When will it stop?
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Donald Trump Jr shows up on Donald Trump campaign live stream, completely humiliates himself

Donald Trump is such a joke on all fronts , he humiliates himself every time he opens his mouth .
But if there ’ s one person who can always be relied upon to make things even worse , it ’ s Donald Trump Jr .
This week the Trump 2020 campaign held an online campaign event , and for some inexplicable reason , they allowed Junior to participate in it .
This opening sentence from CBS News Austin says it all : “ The streaming video began and , within minutes , the president ’ s eldest son was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden.
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump Jr. just said something so mind blowingly stupid , we ’ re not even sure if he was trying and failing to be clever , or if he honestly thinks Osama bin Laden is still alive .
Junior is a guy who never met a conspiracy theory he didn ’ t eagerly and confusedly embrace .
Meanwhile over on Twitter , Donald Trump Jr is busy ranting and raving about how the coronavirus death toll is somehow fake , the whole thing is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying of the regular flu .
When Donald Trump is gone from office and Junior is arrested by New York State accordingly , you have to wonder if he ’ ll end up in a regular cell or a padded room .

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Donald Trump is such a joke on all fronts, he humiliates himself every time he opens his mouth. But if there’s one person who can always be relied upon to make things even worse, it’s Donald Trump Jr. This week the Trump 2020 campaign held an online campaign event, and for some inexplicable reason, they allowed Junior to participate in it.
This opening sentence from CBS News Austin says it all: “The streaming video began and, within minutes, the president’s eldest son was musing that Osama bin Laden had endorsed Joe Biden.”
That’s right, Donald Trump Jr. just said something so mind blowingly stupid, we’re not even sure if he was trying and failing to be clever, or if he honestly thinks Osama bin Laden is still alive. Junior is a guy who never met a conspiracy theory he didn’t eagerly and confusedly embrace.
Meanwhile over on Twitter, Donald Trump Jr is busy ranting and raving about how the coronavirus death toll is somehow fake, the whole thing is a hoax, and people are merely dying of the regular flu. When Donald Trump is gone from office and Junior is arrested by New York State accordingly, you have to wonder if he’ll end up in a regular cell or a padded room.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Donald Trump goes berserk, misspells two letter word

When former President George W. Bush released an uplifting video yesterday about the coronavirus crisis , it set off widespread @ @ @ @ @ little Bush should be allowed to rehabilitate his image , after he spent his presidency @ @ @ @ @ killed .
Even as that debate plays out , Donald Trump naturally decided it ’ @ @ @ @ @ Trump posted this tweet , quoting one of his Fox News lackeys , and criticizing @ @ @ @ @ to come to his rescue during impeachment .
See if you can spot what went @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right , Donald Trump just managed to misspell a two letter word .
@ @ @ @ @ the way ” not “ bye the way.
” Fifth graders know this .
Of @ @ @ @ @ among the thousand most egregious things that Trump has done wrong .
But it ’ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t even get the little things right – and despite the vast resources @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too narcissistic to get help on something like his semi-illiteracy .

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When former President George W. Bush released an uplifting video yesterday about the coronavirus crisis, it set off widespread debate about how much or little Bush should be allowed to rehabilitate his image, after he spent his presidency dishonestly and negligently getting people killed. Even as that debate plays out, Donald Trump naturally decided it’s all about him.
Trump posted this tweet, quoting one of his Fox News lackeys, and criticizing George W. Bush for failing to come to his rescue during impeachment. See if you can spot what went wrong here:
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That’s right, Donald Trump just managed to misspell a two letter word. It’s “by the way” not “bye the way.” Fifth graders know this. Of course this isn’t among the thousand most egregious things that Trump has done wrong. But it’s a reminder that he can’t even get the little things right – and despite the vast resources of the presidency, he’s too narcissistic to get help on something like his semi-illiteracy.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Donald Trump’s latest snake oil salesman scheme goes up in flames

Donald Trump is , and always has been , a snake oil salesman .
From his days as a “ young ” trust fund clown in the 1980s to present , Trump has presented himself as a man with answers when , in fact , he ’ s a complete blowhard .
What ’ s more , his latest snake oil pitch has helped put his presidency in some serious perspective — the Executive has never been quite so incompetent .
There were whispers among doctors that hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) could help mitigate COVID-19 symptoms , or even cure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first pushed by an ill-informed doctor connected to , of all people , conservative shit clown Jerome Corsi .
From there , Trump somehow got wind of the rumor , possibly from conservative media outlets he religiously listens to , and spread it himself in tweets , his daily briefings , and indirectly via Fox News .
On top of all this , Trump has steamrolled scientists ’ evidence and educated opinions on the effects of the HCQ , and he ’ s only now toned it down because one of the drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Let ’ s do a quick breakdown of the situation here : hyperbolic salesman peddles drug as miracle cure for scary invisible malady .
If that isn ’ t the prototypical snake oil salesman , I don ’ t know what is .
Putting aside the fact that Trump also briefly suggested — unironically , I might add — that it might be effective to treat COVID-19 patients with bleach and disinfectants intravenously , Trump ’ s blatant HCQ pushing has been his stupidest piece of pandemic-related misinformation yet .
So stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking why .
And of course , it looks like it comes down to the two cardinal Trump tropes : ( 1 ) desperation and ( 2 ) money .
First , we ’ ll talk about the money .
News outlets have been reporting that Trump has a stake in one of the companies that produces HCQ , albeit a small stake .
Should it matter that it ’ s small ?
Absolutely not .
Presidents shouldn ’ t have economic conflicts of interest—it makes doing the job with the public ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might have his finances being managed by a blind trust , but he ’ s so depraved and money-hungry that even knowledge of his portfolio might effect his policy choices .
Trump ’ s desperation is also likely stemming from money woes , both personal and national .
Trump supposedly lost $ 1bn in just one month because of the lockdown , so I ’ m sure he ’ s looking for ways to recoup .
Additionally , Trump probably wanted to throw all his eggs in one basket hoping that HCQ would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy would recover and the crisis could end—he could claim victory and probably gain a substantial amount of support .
So there you have it .
The snake oil salesman strikes again .
Don ’ t expect any miracle cures , and don ’ t expect any miracle decency from him .

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Donald Trump is, and always has been, a snake oil salesman. From his days as a “young” trust fund clown in the 1980s to present, Trump has presented himself as a man with answers when, in fact, he’s a complete blowhard. What’s more, his latest snake oil pitch has helped put his presidency in some serious perspective — the Executive has never been quite so incompetent.
There were whispers among doctors that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) could help mitigate COVID-19 symptoms, or even cure it altogether. This rumor was apparently first pushed by an ill-informed doctor connected to, of all people, conservative shit clown Jerome Corsi. From there, Trump somehow got wind of the rumor, possibly from conservative media outlets he religiously listens to, and spread it himself in tweets, his daily briefings, and indirectly via Fox News. On top of all this, Trump has steamrolled scientists’ evidence and educated opinions on the effects of the HCQ, and he’s only now toned it down because one of the drug’s side effects can be death.
Let’s do a quick breakdown of the situation here: hyperbolic salesman peddles drug as miracle cure for scary invisible malady. If that isn’t the prototypical snake oil salesman, I don’t know what is. Putting aside the fact that Trump also briefly suggested — unironically, I might add — that it might be effective to treat COVID-19 patients with bleach and disinfectants intravenously, Trump’s blatant HCQ pushing has been his stupidest piece of pandemic-related misinformation yet. So stupid, in fact, that it begs asking why.
And of course, it looks like it comes down to the two cardinal Trump tropes: (1) desperation and (2) money. First, we’ll talk about the money. News outlets have been reporting that Trump has a stake in one of the companies that produces HCQ, albeit a small stake. Should it matter that it’s small? Absolutely not. Presidents shouldn’t have economic conflicts of interest—it makes doing the job with the public’s trust far more difficult. Trump might have his finances being managed by a blind trust, but he’s so depraved and money-hungry that even knowledge of his portfolio might effect his policy choices.
Trump’s desperation is also likely stemming from money woes, both personal and national. Trump supposedly lost $1bn in just one month because of the lockdown, so I’m sure he’s looking for ways to recoup. Additionally, Trump probably wanted to throw all his eggs in one basket hoping that HCQ would actually work and cure people so the economy would recover and the crisis could end—he could claim victory and probably gain a substantial amount of support.
So there you have it. The snake oil salesman strikes again. Don’t expect any miracle cures, and don’t expect any miracle decency from him.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Trouble in MAGA land

Trouble in MAGA land

A quote often misattributed to Josef Stalin goes something like , “ The death of one person is a tragedy , the death of a million is a statistic.
” In Donald Trump ’ s world , and to judge by his standards , a million deaths would be a “ great success.
” Don ’ t be surprised if it should literally come to that one day , because these days Trump is touting “ only ” 60,000 American deaths as just that — a great success .
That is the height from which Donald Trump has fallen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on February 26th Trump said , “ And again , when you have 15 people [ infected by COVID-19 ] , and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero , that ’ s a pretty good job we ’ ve done.
” From fifteen cases to sixty thousand deaths in just two months and he ’ s still crowing about what a “ pretty good job ” he ’ s done — and MAGAland is starting to notice .
Last month I predicted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toward the coronavirus pandemic might start to nibble away at his otherwise stalwart base of core believers .
There is now some evidence that is actually happening .
Reports are beginning to trickle in that people in MAGAland are starting to die , or at least get very sick .
Some of them are connecting the dots between Trump ’ s claim that everybody can now get tested and the reality on the ground .
Not only can they not get tested , more often than not they have to get close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then it ’ s often too late .
This was not a particularly difficult thing to predict .
MAGAland is composed of inherently selfish people .
They hate immigrants and anyone on welfare except themselves .
They like to control others and deny them their rights — their reproductive rights , their right to marry , their right to live unmolested by the police — but despise being controlled themselves .
The suffering of others means nothing to them so long as they and their families are okay .
It is only when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their own rights , their own jobs , their own health , their own mortality , that they suddenly learn compassion , they abruptly grow suspicious of the people they once supported .
It is the inevitable consequence of the Martin Niemöller confession : “ Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.
” They are starting to wake up to the reality that Donald Trump cares no more about them than he does about anyone who isn ’ t named Trump .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are — and they hate what they see in the mirror .
Prior to this pandemic I was deeply worried that Trump might get a second term .
I knew then what I know today , that most Americans are against him .
That ought to be enough to ensure his failure in November ’ s election , but this is a world of Russians and Republican dirty tricks and , back before coronavirus , the election was still looking like enough of a squeaker that Republican dirty tricks might carry the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
I see strong evidence now to suggest that not only is Trump going to lose in November , he ’ s going to lose by a prodigious landslide .
I think that not only is Trump going to lose in November , his prospects are going to get worse and worse the closer to November we get .
Trump has an astonishing propensity for self-sabotage .
Not a day goes by that he doesn ’ t say or tweet something so boneheaded and so utterly inimical to his prospects for reelection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those tweets or those words were written by the opposition .
Nobody campaigns for Joe Biden better than Trump .
That does not mean we can relax .
There ’ s too much at stake for that .
We must remain hypervigilant in our war against this tyranny .
We can relax , breathe easy and take a break on January 21st , 2021 .
Until then we have work to do .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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A quote often misattributed to Josef Stalin goes something like, “The death of one person is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic.” In Donald Trump’s world, and to judge by his standards, a million deaths would be a “great success.” Don’t be surprised if it should literally come to that one day, because these days Trump is touting “only” 60,000 American deaths as just that — a great success.
That is the height from which Donald Trump has fallen in only a couple of months. Recall on February 26th Trump said, “And again, when you have 15 people [infected by COVID-19], and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” From fifteen cases to sixty thousand deaths in just two months and he’s still crowing about what a “pretty good job” he’s done — and MAGAland is starting to notice.
Last month I predicted that Trump’s astonishingly laissez faire attitude toward the coronavirus pandemic might start to nibble away at his otherwise stalwart base of core believers. There is now some evidence that is actually happening. Reports are beginning to trickle in that people in MAGAland are starting to die, or at least get very sick. Some of them are connecting the dots between Trump’s claim that everybody can now get tested and the reality on the ground. Not only can they not get tested, more often than not they have to get close to death before they are tested. By then it’s often too late.
This was not a particularly difficult thing to predict. MAGAland is composed of inherently selfish people. They hate immigrants and anyone on welfare except themselves. They like to control others and deny them their rights — their reproductive rights, their right to marry, their right to live unmolested by the police — but despise being controlled themselves. The suffering of others means nothing to them so long as they and their families are okay.
It is only when the world they created begins to infringe on their own rights, their own jobs, their own health, their own mortality, that they suddenly learn compassion, they abruptly grow suspicious of the people they once supported. It is the inevitable consequence of the Martin Niemöller confession: “Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.” They are starting to wake up to the reality that Donald Trump cares no more about them than he does about anyone who isn’t named Trump. In other words, Trump is exactly like they are — and they hate what they see in the mirror.
Prior to this pandemic I was deeply worried that Trump might get a second term. I knew then what I know today, that most Americans are against him. That ought to be enough to ensure his failure in November’s election, but this is a world of Russians and Republican dirty tricks and, back before coronavirus, the election was still looking like enough of a squeaker that Republican dirty tricks might carry the day. I no longer think that way. I see strong evidence now to suggest that not only is Trump going to lose in November, he’s going to lose by a prodigious landslide.
I think that not only is Trump going to lose in November, his prospects are going to get worse and worse the closer to November we get. Trump has an astonishing propensity for self-sabotage. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t say or tweet something so boneheaded and so utterly inimical to his prospects for reelection that one would be justified in supposing those tweets or those words were written by the opposition. Nobody campaigns for Joe Biden better than Trump.
That does not mean we can relax. There’s too much at stake for that. We must remain hypervigilant in our war against this tyranny. We can relax, breathe easy and take a break on January 21st, 2021. Until then we have work to do. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--Donald Trump gave something away about his 2020 strategy

On Friday , among the many demented things Donald Trump decided to tweet , we got a glimpse into his election strategy for this fall , after he falsely accused Chuck Schumer of raising taxes for most New Yorkers , when in reality this increase was the direct result of a tax law Trump signed .
That ’ s not too unusual for Donald Trump , but the problem is this guy somehow thought it was an appropriate way to dodge Schumer ’ s request for more testing .
“ Cryin Chuck Schumer , compared to what other Senators have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought very little back to N.Y. A totally overrated loser , the one thing he has given them is SALT , ” Trump tweeted .
“ He never even called me to stop it .
No wonder Cuomo & most others can ’ t stand him.
” He then ended the tweet by typing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ’ s initials for some reason .
I guess because she lives in New York too ?
He ’ s referring to state and local tax deductions that Republicans capped when they signed Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move that significantly hit blue states where taxes are higher , which every Senate Democrat voted against and continues to fight .
There ’ s a reason Republicans aren ’ t so sure about giving it up either : They know that the cap can work to undermine Democratic state governors and their legislatures .
Trump and the GOP are aware that suburban voters have turned against them and are voting them out in droves , so we can expect them to play this card well into November .

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On Friday, among the many demented things Donald Trump decided to tweet, we got a glimpse into his election strategy for this fall, after he falsely accused Chuck Schumer of raising taxes for most New Yorkers, when in reality this increase was the direct result of a tax law Trump signed. That’s not too unusual for Donald Trump, but the problem is this guy somehow thought it was an appropriate way to dodge Schumer’s request for more testing.
“Cryin Chuck Schumer, compared to what other Senators have brought home to their states, has brought very little back to N.Y. A totally overrated loser, the one thing he has given them is SALT,” Trump tweeted. “He never even called me to stop it. No wonder Cuomo & most others can’t stand him.” He then ended the tweet by typing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s initials for some reason. I guess because she lives in New York too?
He’s referring to state and local tax deductions that Republicans capped when they signed Donald Trump’s tax bill back in 2017 – a move that significantly hit blue states where taxes are higher, which every Senate Democrat voted against and continues to fight.
There’s a reason Republicans aren’t so sure about giving it up either: They know that the cap can work to undermine Democratic state governors and their legislatures. Trump and the GOP are aware that suburban voters have turned against them and are voting them out in droves, so we can expect them to play this card well into November.
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palmerreport--2020-05-03--You just knew Donald Trump was going to drag Abraham Lincoln into this sooner or later

Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he ’ s accomplished more than any other U.S. President .
He ’ s also claimed that he ’ s been treated more unfairly than any other U.S. President .
While literally every past U.S. President has done a better job than Trump , his hyperbole immediately conjures up Abraham Lincoln – who accomplished infinitely more than Trump , while being treated far worse .
But while Trump often likes to delusionally claim that he ’ s the “ best ” at everything , on Saturday he tried showing a little faux-humility , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump tweeted one of his fans who said “ Trump has done more for Blacks than all the other Presidents combined !
Are we together ?
” Then Trump added this : “ So true , although Honest Abe wasn ’ t bad.
” Donald Trump is one of the most openly racist men of his generation .
He claimed that white supremacists were “ very fine people.
” Trump got 8 % of the African American vote in 2016 , and he ’ s on track to get less than that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mind , when it comes to how much he ’ s helped black people , he ’ s on par with Abraham Lincoln – who freed the slaves .
Even if Trump meant this as some kind of perverse joke , it ’ s delusional that he ’ d even voice it .

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Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he’s accomplished more than any other U.S. President. He’s also claimed that he’s been treated more unfairly than any other U.S. President. While literally every past U.S. President has done a better job than Trump, his hyperbole immediately conjures up Abraham Lincoln – who accomplished infinitely more than Trump, while being treated far worse.
But while Trump often likes to delusionally claim that he’s the “best” at everything, on Saturday he tried showing a little faux-humility, in one of the most tone-deaf ways possible. Trump tweeted one of his fans who said “Trump has done more for Blacks than all the other Presidents combined! Are we together?” Then Trump added this: “So true, although Honest Abe wasn’t bad.”
Donald Trump is one of the most openly racist men of his generation. He claimed that white supremacists were “very fine people.” Trump got 8% of the African American vote in 2016, and he’s on track to get less than that in 2020. But sure, in his mind, when it comes to how much he’s helped black people, he’s on par with Abraham Lincoln – who freed the slaves. Even if Trump meant this as some kind of perverse joke, it’s delusional that he’d even voice it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

More than a week after Donald Trump ’ s bizarre meltdown about injecting sunlight and disinfectants into the body , @ @ @ @ @ far and wide .
Officials in multiple states have now said that they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ about disinfectants .
While this is a serious matter , Donald Trump richly deserves all @ @ @ @ @ ’ s receiving .
Trump is insecure , and he has no sense of humor @ @ @ @ @ going to absolutely hate this parody in which comedian Sarah Cooper acts out Trump ’ @ @ @ @

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More than a week after Donald Trump’s bizarre meltdown about injecting sunlight and disinfectants into the body, the scandal is still reverberating far and wide. Officials in multiple states have now said that they’ve seen spikes in emergency calls about disinfectants.
While this is a serious matter, Donald Trump richly deserves all the mocking and derision he’s receiving. Trump is insecure, and he has no sense of humor, so he’s going to absolutely hate this parody in which comedian Sarah Cooper acts out Trump’s disinfectant meltdown:
How to medical pic.twitter.com/0EDqJcy38p — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Susan Collins’ democratic opponent Sara Gideon sticks it to Donald Trump

By any objective measure , Donald Trump is awful .
Republican Senator Susan Collins , who has spent the past @ @ @ @ @ herself with Trump in every way possible , is just as awful .
The good @ @ @ @ @ Collins are both up for reelection in November .
Susan Collins ’ democratic opponent is @ @ @ @ @ Sara Gideon .
When Donald Trump went on a bizarre and delusional bender about the @ @ @ @ @ right to him : Funny you should say that because I can ’ t tell @ @ @ @ @ hear about your administration ’ s response .
In fact , I ’ ve only @ @ @ @ @ thought you `` did a lot that was right in the beginning . ''
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By any objective measure, Donald Trump is awful. Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has spent the past year and a half aligning herself with Trump in every way possible, is just as awful. The good news is that Trump and Collins are both up for reelection in November.
Susan Collins’ democratic opponent is a popular Maine politician named Sara Gideon. When Donald Trump went on a bizarre and delusional bender about the state, Gideon took it right to him:
Funny you should say that because I can’t tell you how many complaints I hear about your administration’s response. In fact, I’ve only heard one Mainer say she thought you "did a lot that was right in the beginning." https://t.co/4QvRFhFAuu https://t.co/BI2TB7YZzj — Sara Gideon (@SaraGideon) May 3, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Don Lemon absolutely destroys Donald Trump for his negative obsession with President Barack Obama

In yet another reminder of just how racist Donald Trump is , whenever he starts attacking various cable news hosts @ @ @ @ @ a variety of insults for them .
But whenever Trump attacks CNN host Don Lemon @ @ @ @ @ Lemon ’ s intelligence – just like Trump always attacks other black public figures like @ @ @ @ @ over their intelligence .
The kicker is that Don Lemon is very much an intelligent @ @ @ @ @ well .
Lemon sees right through Donald Trump ’ s negative obsession with President Obama @ @ @ @ @ what is it about President Barack Obama that gets under your skin ?
Is it @ @ @ @ @ than you ?
Better educated ?
Is it because he made it on his own @ @ @ @ @ ?
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In yet another reminder of just how racist Donald Trump is, whenever he starts attacking various cable news hosts, he comes up with a variety of insults for them. But whenever Trump attacks CNN host Don Lemon, he always goes after Lemon’s intelligence – just like Trump always attacks other black public figures like LeBron James and Maxine Waters over their intelligence.
The kicker is that Don Lemon is very much an intelligent person, and perceptive as well. Lemon sees right through Donald Trump’s negative obsession with President Obama:
@donlemon ask Trump what is it about President Barack Obama that gets under your skin? Is it because he’s smarter than you? Better educated? Is it because he made it on his own without daddy’s money? pic.twitter.com/2o7wJwLeoE — 🍑 (@Brittaneysays) May 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--No wonder Donald Trump just admitted that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself

Dead men really do tell tales .
Jeffrey Epstein is coming .
What ’ s on the menu going forward has Donald Trump terrified .
First , the phony scandal about Biden has failed , and we would like to ask Russian GRU military intelligence if they had a hand in promoting it .
Then Trump ’ s daughter-in-law , Lara Trump , went on the air and opened the hornet ’ s nest .
She exclaimed that anyone who is not guilty of a crime should welcome full disclosure and investigation .
Like the morons Trump and his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attention back to the dozens of women who are going after Trump with sexual assault allegations .
The focus is where it needs to be , and we now have the Epstein documents .
May 1st , a judge ordered the Epstein documents unsealed , allowing mention of non-parties .
This is why Trump is retweeting that Epstein did not kill himself .
Remember , everything Trump does is a distraction .
If he can get the media to run in the direction of how Epstein died , then no one will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in prison in the first place .
Don ’ t fall for it .
Trump ’ s tax records are soon to be decided by SCOTUS , the unredacted Mueller Report will be out , Deutsche Bank , Mazars and the Kavanaugh scandal is bursting at the seams .
The public SCOTUS hearings will be fascinating .
Bill Barr has had his finger in the Trump dike holding back the truth but the dike is crumbling .
And now Lara Trump is exclaiming how innocent people want all the facts revealed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .

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Dead men really do tell tales. Jeffrey Epstein is coming. What’s on the menu going forward has Donald Trump terrified. First, the phony scandal about Biden has failed, and we would like to ask Russian GRU military intelligence if they had a hand in promoting it. Then Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, went on the air and opened the hornet’s nest. She exclaimed that anyone who is not guilty of a crime should welcome full disclosure and investigation.
Like the morons Trump and his family are, this has now ricocheted all the attention back to the dozens of women who are going after Trump with sexual assault allegations. The focus is where it needs to be, and we now have the Epstein documents.
May 1st, a judge ordered the Epstein documents unsealed, allowing mention of non-parties. This is why Trump is retweeting that Epstein did not kill himself. Remember, everything Trump does is a distraction. If he can get the media to run in the direction of how Epstein died, then no one will have time to focus on why Epstein was in prison in the first place. Don’t fall for it.
Trump’s tax records are soon to be decided by SCOTUS, the unredacted Mueller Report will be out, Deutsche Bank, Mazars and the Kavanaugh scandal is bursting at the seams. The public SCOTUS hearings will be fascinating. Bill Barr has had his finger in the Trump dike holding back the truth but the dike is crumbling. And now Lara Trump is exclaiming how innocent people want all the facts revealed. We couldn’t agree with her more.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Joe Biden comes out swinging

Joe Biden comes out swinging

Today is World Press Freedom Day .
You wouldn ’ t know it by looking at the Twitter feed of Donald Trump , who once again declared the American media to be the enemy of the people today .
Meanwhile , Joe Biden is taking an entirely different approach .
Biden posted this highly presidential message today : A free press is essential to a free society .
That ’ s why attacking the press and attempting to intimidate independent media is a standard part of the authoritarian playbook around the world .
And it ’ s why Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put us on such a dangerous path .
Trump deflects legitimate questions with attacks .
He bullies members of the press , instead of taking responsibility for his failures .
His efforts to undermine public confidence in the integrity of reporting violate our core values and threaten our very system of government .
Biden continued : “ This # WorldPressFreedomDay , support for an independent press at home and around the world matters more than ever .
We must vote Trump out this November and assure that attacks on our free press are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
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Today is World Press Freedom Day. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the Twitter feed of Donald Trump, who once again declared the American media to be the enemy of the people today. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is taking an entirely different approach. Biden posted this highly presidential message today:
A free press is essential to a free society. That’s why attacking the press and attempting to intimidate independent media is a standard part of the authoritarian playbook around the world. And it’s why Donald Trump’s efforts to demonize the media put us on such a dangerous path. Trump deflects legitimate questions with attacks. He bullies members of the press, instead of taking responsibility for his failures. His efforts to undermine public confidence in the integrity of reporting violate our core values and threaten our very system of government.
Biden continued: “This #WorldPressFreedomDay, support for an independent press at home and around the world matters more than ever. We must vote Trump out this November and assure that attacks on our free press are never again acceptable — especially not in the White House.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Donald Trump’s meltdown about Abraham Lincoln isn’t exactly going over well

The inscription above Lincoln reads , “ In this temple , as in the hearts of the people for whom @ @ @ @ @ memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever ” There will be no encomiums or remembrances @ @ @ @ @ will be dishonor , failure and division .

The inscription above Lincoln reads, “ In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever” There will be no encomiums or remembrances for Trump. His legacy will be dishonor, failure and division.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) May 4, 2020


palmerreport--2020-05-04--This is Donald Trump’s biggest hoax yet

This is Donald Trump’s biggest hoax yet

Former President George W. Bush recently released a video about the COVID-19 crisis , calling for unity as the nation fights this major pandemic , with more than 67,000 deaths and counting .
It did not take potshots at Donald Trump or any other politician , and was a presidential-sounding message needed by this nation in a time of crisis .
However , Trump of course attacked it , tweeting on Sunday : @ PeteHegseth “ Oy bye the way , I appreciate the message from former President Bush , but where was he during Impeachment calling for putting partisanship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be found in speaking up against the greatest Hoax in American history !
Trump is all about Donald , Donald , Donald 24/7 .
This is just the latest smallness of the man who can not leave anything alone , and must portray himself as the greatest victim at every turn .
For a man who knows nothing about the government or about the way this nation works , he obsesses only about himself , using random capital letters along the way .
Walter Shaub recently tweeted when Trump referred to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where they sale bulk quantities of those capital letters you bizarrely sprinkle in random places in your tweets.
” Also , it ’ s “ by ” not “ bye.
” The greatest hoax in American history is what we are living through .

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Former President George W. Bush recently released a video about the COVID-19 crisis, calling for unity as the nation fights this major pandemic, with more than 67,000 deaths and counting. It did not take potshots at Donald Trump or any other politician, and was a presidential-sounding message needed by this nation in a time of crisis. However, Trump of course attacked it, tweeting on Sunday:
@PeteHegseth “Oy bye the way, I appreciate the message from former President Bush, but where was he during Impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside.” @foxandfriends He was nowhere to be found in speaking up against the greatest Hoax in American history!
Trump is all about Donald, Donald, Donald 24/7. This is just the latest smallness of the man who cannot leave anything alone, and must portray himself as the greatest victim at every turn. For a man who knows nothing about the government or about the way this nation works, he obsesses only about himself, using random capital letters along the way. Walter Shaub recently tweeted when Trump referred to “Capital Hill” that it “is where they sale bulk quantities of those capital letters you bizarrely sprinkle in random places in your tweets.” Also, it’s “by” not “bye.” The greatest hoax in American history is what we are living through.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Donald Trump has surreal meltdown about Abraham Lincoln while sitting in front of the Lincoln Memori

Donald Trump has surreal meltdown about Abraham Lincoln while sitting in front of the Lincoln Memorial

Illegitimate president Donald Trump found a whole new way to desecrate America today when he held a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial , not so inconspicuously positioning himself directly in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln .
It turned out Honest Abe ended up playing a sizable role in the discussion that ensued , as Trump made one of his dumbest remarks yet .
When Donald Trump was asked a harmless question by a Fox News audience member , he went on a bizarre bender about how unfairly he ’ s been treated .
At one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s been treated “ worse than Lincoln.
” Again , the idiot was sitting in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln when he said this .
Is Donald Trump not aware that Lincoln was assassinated while in office ?
All that Trump has had to deal with is negative media coverage of his disasters , and the fact that most of the country is planning to vote him out of office .
The contrast could not have been more stark between arguably our best President , and easily our @ @ @

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Illegitimate president Donald Trump found a whole new way to desecrate America today when he held a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial, not so inconspicuously positioning himself directly in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln. It turned out Honest Abe ended up playing a sizable role in the discussion that ensued, as Trump made one of his dumbest remarks yet.
When Donald Trump was asked a harmless question by a Fox News audience member, he went on a bizarre bender about how unfairly he’s been treated. At one point Trump made a point of saying that he’s been treated “worse than Lincoln.” Again, the idiot was sitting in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln when he said this.
Is Donald Trump not aware that Lincoln was assassinated while in office? All that Trump has had to deal with is negative media coverage of his disasters, and the fact that most of the country is planning to vote him out of office. The contrast could not have been more stark between arguably our best President, and easily our worst President.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Mike Pence waves the white flag

Mike Pence waves the white flag

After Mike Pence arrogantly blew off the Mayo Clinic ’ s warnings and refused to wear a mask while visiting patients and medical workers , he spent a full week trying to spin the situation while making it even worse .
Now he ’ s finally waving the white flag .
At one point Mike Pence sent his wife out there to tell the lie that the Mayo Clinic hadn ’ t actually warned him .
When a member of the White House press corps revealed that Pence had in fact been told to wear a mask , Pence ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter .
Now Mike Pence is finally giving up the ghost .
During a Fox News town hall tonight , Pence was asked about the topic .
He tried pushing some rhetoric about testing , before finally admitting “ I should have worn a mask.
” Why couldn ’ t he have just said that a week ago ?
Mike Pence is the kind of jerk who doesn ’ t think he needs to hold himself to the same standards as regular Americans – and he ’ s the kind of arrogant fool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through this .
The mask scandal only became a lot bigger because he spent a week being idiotic about it .

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After Mike Pence arrogantly blew off the Mayo Clinic’s warnings and refused to wear a mask while visiting patients and medical workers, he spent a full week trying to spin the situation while making it even worse. Now he’s finally waving the white flag.
At one point Mike Pence sent his wife out there to tell the lie that the Mayo Clinic hadn’t actually warned him. When a member of the White House press corps revealed that Pence had in fact been told to wear a mask, Pence’s people threatened to retaliate against that reporter.
Now Mike Pence is finally giving up the ghost. During a Fox News town hall tonight, Pence was asked about the topic. He tried pushing some rhetoric about testing, before finally admitting “I should have worn a mask.” Why couldn’t he have just said that a week ago?
Mike Pence is the kind of jerk who doesn’t think he needs to hold himself to the same standards as regular Americans – and he’s the kind of arrogant fool who thought he could BS his way through this. The mask scandal only became a lot bigger because he spent a week being idiotic about it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-05--Chris Hayes runs and hides from his own mess

Last week , Chris Hayes used his MSNBC show to falsely characterize an allegation against Joe Biden as “ credible ” and “ corroborated ” when in reality the accuser had already poked numerous holes in her own story , and multiple supposed corroborators had confirmed they had no idea what she was even talking about .
Hayes made a complete mess of things , setting off a series of events .
So many members of Chris Hayes ’ audience were so outraged by the stunt he ’ d pulled , the # FireChrisHayes hashtag began trending on Twitter for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up openly mocking the hashtag during a subsequent show , even as he falsely characterized his audience ’ s reasons for rebellion against him .
Because of the mess that Hayes made , Joe Biden ended up having to clear the air about the phony scandal during an episode of Morning Joe .
Then on Saturday , the accuser admitted she never had filed a sexual assault complaint , meaning the whole thing was over .
But then MSNBC ’ s Sunday hosts then proceeded to keep hyping the scandal as if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSNBC chairman Andy Lack was abruptly ousted from his own network .
This put all eyes on Chris Hayes tonight , to see how he would handle all of this .
Would he continue to dishonestly hype a scandal that he knew was phony ?
Would he acknowledge that he blew the story , and apologize to his audience ?
Instead he did neither .
Hayes ran and hid from his own mess by spending the entire hour tonight not talking about the scandal at all .
So be it .
This had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hayes has already done enough damage to the 2020 election cycle .

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Last week, Chris Hayes used his MSNBC show to falsely characterize an allegation against Joe Biden as “credible” and “corroborated” when in reality the accuser had already poked numerous holes in her own story, and multiple supposed corroborators had confirmed they had no idea what she was even talking about. Hayes made a complete mess of things, setting off a series of events.
So many members of Chris Hayes’ audience were so outraged by the stunt he’d pulled, the #FireChrisHayes hashtag began trending on Twitter for nearly a full day. Hayes ended up openly mocking the hashtag during a subsequent show, even as he falsely characterized his audience’s reasons for rebellion against him.
Because of the mess that Hayes made, Joe Biden ended up having to clear the air about the phony scandal during an episode of Morning Joe. Then on Saturday, the accuser admitted she never had filed a sexual assault complaint, meaning the whole thing was over. But then MSNBC’s Sunday hosts then proceeded to keep hyping the scandal as if it were real. Then earlier today, MSNBC chairman Andy Lack was abruptly ousted from his own network.
This put all eyes on Chris Hayes tonight, to see how he would handle all of this. Would he continue to dishonestly hype a scandal that he knew was phony? Would he acknowledge that he blew the story, and apologize to his audience? Instead he did neither. Hayes ran and hid from his own mess by spending the entire hour tonight not talking about the scandal at all. So be it. This had better be the end of this nonsense. Hayes has already done enough damage to the 2020 election cycle.
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palmerreport--2020-05-05--What Donald Trump doesn’t get

What Donald Trump doesn’t get

The list of things that Donald Trump doesn ’ t get is long , exhaustive , and perhaps nearly infinite @ @ @ @ @ when he was merely a tone-deaf sociopathic narcissistic criminal .
It ’ s even more @ @ @ @ @ at least half senile .
At this point , much of the gibberish word salad @ @ @ @ @ mouth is a rather obvious attempt at repeating something that one of his handlers has @ @ @ @ @ One of those examples is Donald Trump ’ s ongoing obsession with using a payroll @ @ @ @ @ afloat during the coronavirus crisis , instead of direct payments .
Trump has surely been @ @ @ @ @ Republican overlord Mitch McConnell .
Democratic Senator Brian Schatz explains why this obviously won ’ @ @ @ @ @ n't know how many times it is necessary to say this , but a payroll @ @ @ @ @ someone who is NO LONGER ON THE PAYROLL .

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The list of things that Donald Trump doesn’t get is long, exhaustive, and perhaps nearly infinite. This was true back when he was merely a tone-deaf sociopathic narcissistic criminal. It’s even more true now that Trump is at least half senile. At this point, much of the gibberish word salad that comes out of his mouth is a rather obvious attempt at repeating something that one of his handlers has told him to believe.
One of those examples is Donald Trump’s ongoing obsession with using a payroll tax cut to keep people afloat during the coronavirus crisis, instead of direct payments. Trump has surely been fed this line by corrupt Republican overlord Mitch McConnell. Democratic Senator Brian Schatz explains why this obviously won’t work:
I don't know how many times it is necessary to say this, but a payroll tax cut does nothing for someone who is NO LONGER ON THE PAYROLL. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) May 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Joe Kennedy comes out swinging

Joe Kennedy comes out swinging

Democratic Congressman Joe Kennedy III is a rising star in Democratic Party politics .
Interestingly , he ’ s currently @ @ @ @ @ against sitting Democratic Senator Ed Markey .
While that race between two good candidates plays @ @ @ @ @ setting his sights on Donald Trump .
Trump seems to think that Kim Jong Un @ @ @ @ @ , but Joe Kennedy is setting him straight : When it comes to the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ calling out Donald Trump on his many failures : The testing regimen has been an @ @ @ @ @ beginning .
It ’ s shameful that months into this crisis the United States of @ @ @ @ @ enough testing .
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Democratic Congressman Joe Kennedy III is a rising star in Democratic Party politics. Interestingly, he’s currently engaged in a primary contest against sitting Democratic Senator Ed Markey. While that race between two good candidates plays out, Joe Kennedy is setting his sights on Donald Trump.
Trump seems to think that Kim Jong Un is his friend or something, but Joe Kennedy is setting him straight:
I shouldn’t have to say this but, no president should ever praise a dictator on Twitter. — Groundwork Project (@GroundworkProj) May 2, 2020
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When it comes to the coronavirus crisis, Joe Kennedy is calling out Donald Trump on his many failures:
The testing regimen has been an abject failure from the very beginning. It’s shameful that months into this crisis the United States of America doesn’t have enough testing. pic.twitter.com/SZMAdJftu3 — Groundwork Project (@GroundworkProj) May 3, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Nancy Pelosi wants to know what Donald Trump is hiding

On a day when leaked internal White House documents show that the coronavirus death toll is expected to spike over @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is going further out of his way than ever to pretend that things @ @ @ @ @ .
This includes banning Dr. Anthony Fauci and others from testifying before the House .
@ @ @ @ @ House Nancy Pelosi is going right at Donald Trump over this .
She appeared on @ @ @ @ @ show this evening and asked the obvious question : what is Trump hiding ?

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On a day when leaked internal White House documents show that the coronavirus death toll is expected to spike over the next two months, Donald Trump is going further out of his way than ever to pretend that things are somehow magically getting better. This includes banning Dr. Anthony Fauci and others from testifying before the House.
Fortunately, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is going right at Donald Trump over this. She appeared on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN show this evening and asked the obvious question: what is Trump hiding?
We must insist on the truth. They cannot be afraid of it. What is the Trump Administration hiding? -NP pic.twitter.com/Lsek7KA4fo — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) May 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--Here’s what will change now that MSNBC chairman Andy Lack has been abruptly ousted

NBC News abruptly announced a corporate “ restructuring ” today that ’ s designed to sound like it ’ s some sweeping overhaul , but in reality it only makes one key change : MSNBC chairman Andy Lack is being ousted .
Considering that MSNBC has spent the past five days in the midst of controversy and viewer backlash over the network ’ s decision to dishonestly hype a phony scandal about Joe Biden , it ’ s not difficult to figure out why Lack was ousted .
The real question is what comes next .
The new MSNBC chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in charge of NBC Telemundo .
He comes in with a series of fires to put out .
All you have to do is look at social media over the past week to see that large chunks of regular MSNBC viewers have been demanding apologies from MSNBC stalwarts Mika Brzezinski , Andrea Mitchell , and Ali Velshi – while the backlash against 8pm host Chris Hayes is so overwhelming , a significant portion of his audience is demanding that he be fired .
Cable news networks are corporate entities that literally exist to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to turn that profit is to keep ratings high .
Fox News can push false and misleading narratives all day that are custom designed to rile up its gullible viewers and keep them tuned in .
MSNBC has it harder , because its viewers are looking for something that at least resembles the truth – meaning it has to figure out how to manufacture high ratings while keeping its nose fairly clean .
The trouble with the current election cycle is that while Donald Trump represents an endless supply of ratings-friendly scandals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to generate much news .
He ’ s a broadly popular candidate with high character , and he ’ s ( for now ) stuck trying to run his campaign from his basement during a pandemic .
Even when Biden tries to put himself out there , he ’ s just not ratings-friendly .
Cesar Conde faces not only the short term challenge of putting out the fires of the past week and restoring trust with viewers , but also the longer term challenge of getting sufficient ratings out of this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that took Lack down .
MSNBC viewers have made clear that while they ’ re not looking for the network to be a cheerleader for Democrats , they ’ re not going to tolerate it when MSNBC hosts promote phony scandals about Democrats just to try to bait them into staying tuned in .
As for specifics , that ’ ll be up to Conde .
For instance , while Chris Hayes ’ overall ratings have long been fairly anemic for a primetime slot , he ’ s served as the network ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Bust ” crowd , and thus somewhat shielded the network from being criticized by that crowd .
Now that Bernie Sanders is working with the establishment instead of against it , does the increasingly radioactive Hayes still serve a purpose for the network ?
There ’ s also the question of Chuck Todd .
His 5pm weekday ratings are terrible , and he probably would have been canceled by now if not for the fact that he holds the powerful title of Political Director for NBC News .
But will Todd have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared to have with Lack ?
There are numerous MSNBC hosts , currently stuck in throwaway time slots , who could do a better job ( and likely deliver better ratings ) than Hayes and Todd are currently getting .
There ’ s also the never-ending buzz about Shep Smith joining MSNBC .
In addition , Chris Matthews still hasn ’ t been officially replaced , with Steve Kornacki still filling in on what appears to be an interim basis .
In any case , because NBC News is going so far out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Andy Lack ’ s sudden ouster has nothing to do with the fallout from the phony Biden scandal , any controversial move such as ousting Chris Hayes could be delayed until the smoke clears .
For now , look for any subtle change in the overall narrative coming from various MSNBC hosts , as some of them begin shifting their on-air narratives toward what they expect Conde wants from them .

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NBC News abruptly announced a corporate “restructuring” today that’s designed to sound like it’s some sweeping overhaul, but in reality it only makes one key change: MSNBC chairman Andy Lack is being ousted. Considering that MSNBC has spent the past five days in the midst of controversy and viewer backlash over the network’s decision to dishonestly hype a phony scandal about Joe Biden, it’s not difficult to figure out why Lack was ousted. The real question is what comes next.
The new MSNBC chairman is Cesar Conde, who is currently in charge of NBC Telemundo. He comes in with a series of fires to put out. All you have to do is look at social media over the past week to see that large chunks of regular MSNBC viewers have been demanding apologies from MSNBC stalwarts Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, and Ali Velshi – while the backlash against 8pm host Chris Hayes is so overwhelming, a significant portion of his audience is demanding that he be fired.
Cable news networks are corporate entities that literally exist to turn a profit, and the only way to turn that profit is to keep ratings high. Fox News can push false and misleading narratives all day that are custom designed to rile up its gullible viewers and keep them tuned in. MSNBC has it harder, because its viewers are looking for something that at least resembles the truth – meaning it has to figure out how to manufacture high ratings while keeping its nose fairly clean.
The trouble with the current election cycle is that while Donald Trump represents an endless supply of ratings-friendly scandals, Joe Biden simply isn’t going to generate much news. He’s a broadly popular candidate with high character, and he’s (for now) stuck trying to run his campaign from his basement during a pandemic. Even when Biden tries to put himself out there, he’s just not ratings-friendly.
Cesar Conde faces not only the short term challenge of putting out the fires of the past week and restoring trust with viewers, but also the longer term challenge of getting sufficient ratings out of this election cycle without another debacle like the one that took Lack down. MSNBC viewers have made clear that while they’re not looking for the network to be a cheerleader for Democrats, they’re not going to tolerate it when MSNBC hosts promote phony scandals about Democrats just to try to bait them into staying tuned in.
As for specifics, that’ll be up to Conde. For instance, while Chris Hayes’ overall ratings have long been fairly anemic for a primetime slot, he’s served as the network’s primary conduit to the “Bernie or Bust” crowd, and thus somewhat shielded the network from being criticized by that crowd. Now that Bernie Sanders is working with the establishment instead of against it, does the increasingly radioactive Hayes still serve a purpose for the network?
There’s also the question of Chuck Todd. His 5pm weekday ratings are terrible, and he probably would have been canceled by now if not for the fact that he holds the powerful title of Political Director for NBC News. But will Todd have the same favor with Conde that he appeared to have with Lack? There are numerous MSNBC hosts, currently stuck in throwaway time slots, who could do a better job (and likely deliver better ratings) than Hayes and Todd are currently getting. There’s also the never-ending buzz about Shep Smith joining MSNBC. In addition, Chris Matthews still hasn’t been officially replaced, with Steve Kornacki still filling in on what appears to be an interim basis.
In any case, because NBC News is going so far out of its way to give the appearance that Andy Lack’s sudden ouster has nothing to do with the fallout from the phony Biden scandal, any controversial move such as ousting Chris Hayes could be delayed until the smoke clears. For now, look for any subtle change in the overall narrative coming from various MSNBC hosts, as some of them begin shifting their on-air narratives toward what they expect Conde wants from them.
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Somebody leaked this

Numerous red states are idiotically planning to “ reopen ” in the midst of a deadly coronavirus crisis that isn ’ t any less dangerous than when the lockdowns began .
Now suddenly the New York Times is reporting that according to the Trump regime ’ s own internal numbers , the daily coronavirus death toll is set to start accelerating , and may double by June .
Here ’ s the thing .
Internal information like this doesn ’ t make its way to the media by accident .
It ’ s not like an internal White House document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s desk by the wind and happened to just randomly land in the hands of a New York Times reporter .
When internal details like this are reported , it ’ s because someone within the regime leaked it , because that person wanted the public to know what was going on .
In this instance the most logical conclusion is that one of Donald Trump ’ s people pushed for the Trump regime higher-ups to publicly announce these death toll numbers in a last ditch effort to save lives , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to do so for fear it could make Donald Trump look bad , and so the person decided to leak it in the hope of changing the public narrative .
We ’ ll see what comes of this .
The media has spent all day sounding the alarm about how the Trump regime ’ s own numbers make clear that the coronavirus crisis is getting far worse , not better .
Thus far the Trump regime is insisting that these numbers aren ’ t even real .
If the media calls out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story , it could place pressure on the Trump regime to distance itself from any “ reopening ” effort .

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Numerous red states are idiotically planning to “reopen” in the midst of a deadly coronavirus crisis that isn’t any less dangerous than when the lockdowns began. Now suddenly the New York Times is reporting that according to the Trump regime’s own internal numbers, the daily coronavirus death toll is set to start accelerating, and may double by June.
Here’s the thing. Internal information like this doesn’t make its way to the media by accident. It’s not like an internal White House document got picked up off a staffer’s desk by the wind and happened to just randomly land in the hands of a New York Times reporter. When internal details like this are reported, it’s because someone within the regime leaked it, because that person wanted the public to know what was going on.
In this instance the most logical conclusion is that one of Donald Trump’s people pushed for the Trump regime higher-ups to publicly announce these death toll numbers in a last ditch effort to save lives, and the Trump regime decided it wasn’t willing to do so for fear it could make Donald Trump look bad, and so the person decided to leak it in the hope of changing the public narrative.
We’ll see what comes of this. The media has spent all day sounding the alarm about how the Trump regime’s own numbers make clear that the coronavirus crisis is getting far worse, not better. Thus far the Trump regime is insisting that these numbers aren’t even real. If the media calls out this obvious lie and keeps pushing the story, it could place pressure on the Trump regime to distance itself from any “reopening” effort.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--No one is safe

No one is safe

As the saying goes , Donald Trump isn ’ t a real doctor , he just plays one on TV .
In his esteemed fictional medical opinion his prediction of the number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic has now risen from 60,000 to “ as high as 100,000.
” This calculation was necessitated by the inconvenient truth that the death rate of 60,000 — the one that Dr. Fauci said , as recently as April 9th , would be reached by late August — has already been surpassed in early May .
Trump ’ s latest “ prediction ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be funny were it not so tragic .
But then , Trump isn ’ t a real president , he just plays one on TV .
The sad truth of the matter is we are now looking at deaths in the millions in the United States before the year is out .
The child rapist Donald Trump today is on the brink of going down in history as one of the greatest genocidal murderers of all time and nothing is going to stop him .
Trump has until November 3rd plus 78 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he is well ahead of schedule .
The miscalculations at every level of the devastating potential of this coronavirus will continue to yield predictably tragic consequences .
No American is safe from the impulsively self-centered delusions of this president , and the cost is no longer measured in court appointments or rolled back regulations or declawed human rights legislation or downsized environmental protections — but in human lives .
Chances are you know someone who will be dead in six months thanks to Donald Trump .
The disaster that is the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And we were so close , so very close to being rid of him before a terrible tragedy like this one could happen .
The last four years have been a series of tragi-comic coincidences , one upon another , that could have been averted but , at the last minute , were not .
It ’ s as if all the gods of the world got together in a single warehouse and murdered each other one after the other until there was no more left .
Of course , the tragedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because Trump incompetently stumbled into the presidency many people across the globe see him , even still , as a great leader .
They credit him with the informal title of “ Leader of the Free World , ” even though that title has long since slipped from his french fry and hamburger-greasy fingers .
Thanks to the colossal failure of Trump and other world leaders like him , almost a quarter of a million people have died worldwide already , and the pandemic is only four months or so old .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , “ you want the President of the United States , the Mayor of Crazytown and the village idiot to be three different people.
” We were lucky that such a man as Trump wasn ’ t president of the United States during , say , the Cuban missile crisis , or during the attack on Pearl Harbor .
Our luck has run out .
We could have gotten rid of him in early February at the impeachment trial .
Think of that .
Had coronavirus waited just one more year and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lives would have been spared .
But it is what it is and there is nothing more to be said about it except , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As the saying goes, Donald Trump isn’t a real doctor, he just plays one on TV. In his esteemed fictional medical opinion his prediction of the number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic has now risen from 60,000 to “as high as 100,000.” This calculation was necessitated by the inconvenient truth that the death rate of 60,000 — the one that Dr. Fauci said, as recently as April 9th, would be reached by late August — has already been surpassed in early May. Trump’s latest “prediction” is so wrong that it would almost be funny were it not so tragic. But then, Trump isn’t a real president, he just plays one on TV.
The sad truth of the matter is we are now looking at deaths in the millions in the United States before the year is out. The child rapist Donald Trump today is on the brink of going down in history as one of the greatest genocidal murderers of all time and nothing is going to stop him. Trump has until November 3rd plus 78 days to achieve this landmark in infamy — and he is well ahead of schedule.
The miscalculations at every level of the devastating potential of this coronavirus will continue to yield predictably tragic consequences. No American is safe from the impulsively self-centered delusions of this president, and the cost is no longer measured in court appointments or rolled back regulations or declawed human rights legislation or downsized environmental protections — but in human lives. Chances are you know someone who will be dead in six months thanks to Donald Trump.
The disaster that is the Trump administration has finally come home to roost. And we were so close, so very close to being rid of him before a terrible tragedy like this one could happen. The last four years have been a series of tragi-comic coincidences, one upon another, that could have been averted but, at the last minute, were not. It’s as if all the gods of the world got together in a single warehouse and murdered each other one after the other until there was no more left.
Of course, the tragedy isn’t America’s alone. Because Trump incompetently stumbled into the presidency many people across the globe see him, even still, as a great leader. They credit him with the informal title of “Leader of the Free World,” even though that title has long since slipped from his french fry and hamburger-greasy fingers. Thanks to the colossal failure of Trump and other world leaders like him, almost a quarter of a million people have died worldwide already, and the pandemic is only four months or so old.
Jeff Tiedrich said, in a perfect world, “you want the President of the United States, the Mayor of Crazytown and the village idiot to be three different people.” We were lucky that such a man as Trump wasn’t president of the United States during, say, the Cuban missile crisis, or during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Our luck has run out. We could have gotten rid of him in early February at the impeachment trial. Think of that. Had coronavirus waited just one more year and Joe Biden had become President, millions of lives would have been spared. But it is what it is and there is nothing more to be said about it except, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--MSNBC Chairman Andy Lack resigns after network faces backlash for phony Biden scandal

MSNBC just had its ugliest five day stretch in the network ’ s quarter-century history .
Host Chris Hayes falsely characterized a non-credible allegation against Joe Biden , which led to Biden going on Morning Joe and refuting the whole thing .
Even after the Associated Press confirmed that the accuser was fundamentally changing her story , MSBNC still spent the weekend obsessively hammering away at the story as if it were a real scandal .
Meanwhile , MSNBC ’ s audience began loudly rebelling against MSNBC across social media for its journalistic malpractice .
Now MSNBC chairman Andy Lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that this is due to a larger restructuring .
But these kinds of “ restructuring ” moves in the corporate world are often orchestrated as cover for getting rid of a specific executive without making it look like a controversial ouster .
Given the timing , it ’ s difficult to imagine that Lack ’ s abrupt departure is mere coincidence .
We ’ re coming off a week in which large chunks of Chris Hayes ’ own audience are calling for his resignation , the names of other MSNBC hosts like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and MSNBC figures like Andrea Mitchell have been getting severely “ ratioed ” with negative replies on Twitter .
It was fairly clear that certain MSNBC hosts felt confident in breathlessly hyping the phony Biden scandal – even as it was completely falling apart – because they felt that it was what the MSNBC bosses wanted them to do .
Now that the entire thing has blown up in MSNBC ’ s face , and its audience is outraged , that “ boss ” is suddenly resigning .
Again , NBC will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coincidence .
But let ’ s see if there ’ s a shift in on-air tone today at MSNBC , now that the debacle appears to have cost the network ’ s chairman his job .

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MSNBC just had its ugliest five day stretch in the network’s quarter-century history. Host Chris Hayes falsely characterized a non-credible allegation against Joe Biden, which led to Biden going on Morning Joe and refuting the whole thing. Even after the Associated Press confirmed that the accuser was fundamentally changing her story, MSBNC still spent the weekend obsessively hammering away at the story as if it were a real scandal. Meanwhile, MSNBC’s audience began loudly rebelling against MSNBC across social media for its journalistic malpractice.
Now MSNBC chairman Andy Lack is suddenly resigning. NBC is officially saying that this is due to a larger restructuring. But these kinds of “restructuring” moves in the corporate world are often orchestrated as cover for getting rid of a specific executive without making it look like a controversial ouster.
Given the timing, it’s difficult to imagine that Lack’s abrupt departure is mere coincidence. We’re coming off a week in which large chunks of Chris Hayes’ own audience are calling for his resignation, the names of other MSNBC hosts like Ali Velshi have been trending amid backlash, and MSNBC figures like Andrea Mitchell have been getting severely “ratioed” with negative replies on Twitter.
It was fairly clear that certain MSNBC hosts felt confident in breathlessly hyping the phony Biden scandal – even as it was completely falling apart – because they felt that it was what the MSNBC bosses wanted them to do. Now that the entire thing has blown up in MSNBC’s face, and its audience is outraged, that “boss” is suddenly resigning. Again, NBC will continue to paint this as being mere coincidence. But let’s see if there’s a shift in on-air tone today at MSNBC, now that the debacle appears to have cost the network’s chairman his job.
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palmerreport--2020-05-04--This is disgusting, even for Donald Trump

Donald Trump is one of the lowest , most dishonest , most disgusting people on the planet .
He keeps finding ways to sink even lower , and sadly , most of it doesn ’ t come as a surprise .
But today he reached a shocking new low by falsely accusing “ Morning Joe ” Scarborough of murdering a woman – and by calling for some kind of criminal investigation into it : Back when Joe Scarborough was a Congressman , one of his staffers passed away while in his office .
But investigators determined that she died after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to collapse and hit her head .
Scarborough , and everyone else , were fully cleared of any wrongdoing .
Trump is now falsely asserting that Scarborough somehow killed the woman .
Not only is Trump wronging Scarborough with this nonsense , he ’ s wronging the deceased woman ’ s family .
This is so disgusting , we hesitate to even give it oxygen by writing about it – except that Donald Trump can not be allowed to get away with this kind of thing .
When the President of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media of murder , and calling for an investigation into the phony murder , the President should face a criminal penalty of his own .
Whatever you think of Scarborough or his TV show , this is beyond the pale on Trump ’ s part .

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Donald Trump is one of the lowest, most dishonest, most disgusting people on the planet. He keeps finding ways to sink even lower, and sadly, most of it doesn’t come as a surprise. But today he reached a shocking new low by falsely accusing “Morning Joe” Scarborough of murdering a woman – and by calling for some kind of criminal investigation into it:
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“Concast” should open up a long overdue Florida Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough. I know him and Crazy Mika well, used them beautifully in the last Election, dumped them nicely, and will state on the record that he is “nuts”. Besides, bad ratings! #OPENJOECOLDCASE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 4, 2020
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Back when Joe Scarborough was a Congressman, one of his staffers passed away while in his office. But investigators determined that she died after an abnormal heart rhythm caused to her to collapse and hit her head. Scarborough, and everyone else, were fully cleared of any wrongdoing. Trump is now falsely asserting that Scarborough somehow killed the woman. Not only is Trump wronging Scarborough with this nonsense, he’s wronging the deceased woman’s family.
This is so disgusting, we hesitate to even give it oxygen by writing about it – except that Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with this kind of thing. When the President of the United States is falsely accusing a member of the media of murder, and calling for an investigation into the phony murder, the President should face a criminal penalty of his own. Whatever you think of Scarborough or his TV show, this is beyond the pale on Trump’s part.
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