palmerreport--2020-10-07--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump

Donald Trump is fighting coronavirus and pneumonia in his lungs , taking experimental drug treatments , gasping for air , and losing henchmen to illness and quarantine left and right .
Could things get any worse for him ?
As it turns out , yes they can – and they just did .
If Trump decided to risk his life by checking out of the hospital early because he was just that desperate to get back to his campaign , it turns out there may not be much of a campaign for him to get back to .
The polls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the debate , but also his coronavirus .
Considering how far behind Trump already was in the polls , he was going to need a momentum bump from his aggressively deranged debate performance , or a sympathy bump from his hospitalization .
It turns out the opposite is happening .
Joe Biden has incrementally expanded his national lead in the NBC News poll , the CNN poll , and the CNBC poll , among others .
State level polling is stronger than ever for Biden as well .
In fact some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing some of his own supporters , as opposed to Biden merely gobbling up more of the remaining undecideds .
As Palmer Report likes to point out , while Trump was never going to lose his core base , he was always vulnerable to losing some of the people who were barely hanging in there with him to begin with .
So now Donald Trump is facing the worst case scenario .
Voters have rejected his deranged debate strategy , and think even less of him for recklessly catching and spreading coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d need to take a completely new approach .
But his rage-filled tweets today suggest he ’ s more locked into his losing ways than ever .
Why did he even bother to leave the hospital if he ’ s only interested in doing things that are causing him to lose ?
With Trump so vulnerable in every sense of the word , now is the ideal time for us to work on running up the score for Joe Biden .
We now have a sizable lead , but that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote , and if we put in the work required to get others to show up to vote .
Let ’ s go win this and finish Trump off .

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Donald Trump is fighting coronavirus and pneumonia in his lungs, taking experimental drug treatments, gasping for air, and losing henchmen to illness and quarantine left and right. Could things get any worse for him? As it turns out, yes they can – and they just did.
If Trump decided to risk his life by checking out of the hospital early because he was just that desperate to get back to his campaign, it turns out there may not be much of a campaign for him to get back to. The polls are now being updated to reflect not only the debate, but also his coronavirus.
Considering how far behind Trump already was in the polls, he was going to need a momentum bump from his aggressively deranged debate performance, or a sympathy bump from his hospitalization. It turns out the opposite is happening. Joe Biden has incrementally expanded his national lead in the NBC News poll, the CNN poll, and the CNBC poll, among others. State level polling is stronger than ever for Biden as well.
In fact some of these polls suggest that Trump is now losing some of his own supporters, as opposed to Biden merely gobbling up more of the remaining undecideds. As Palmer Report likes to point out, while Trump was never going to lose his core base, he was always vulnerable to losing some of the people who were barely hanging in there with him to begin with.
So now Donald Trump is facing the worst case scenario. Voters have rejected his deranged debate strategy, and think even less of him for recklessly catching and spreading coronavirus. In order to turn things around, he’d need to take a completely new approach. But his rage-filled tweets today suggest he’s more locked into his losing ways than ever. Why did he even bother to leave the hospital if he’s only interested in doing things that are causing him to lose?
With Trump so vulnerable in every sense of the word, now is the ideal time for us to work on running up the score for Joe Biden. We now have a sizable lead, but that will only matter if we actually show up to vote, and if we put in the work required to get others to show up to vote. Let’s go win this and finish Trump off.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Stephen Miller tests positive for coronavirus as the walls cave in on Donald Trump

Just now it was announced that Donald Trump White House senior adviser and avowed racist Stephen Miller has tested positive for coronavirus today , after having tested negative for the previous several days .
This news comes at the worst possible time for Trump , for a few reasons .
First , this means that every member of Trump ’ s debate prep team now has coronavirus , with the exceptions of Rudy Giuliani ( who has a bad cough ) and Jason Miller .
This further cements the narrative that Trump recklessly exposed all of these people during maskless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet another Trump operative is out of commission with just a few weeks to go before the election .
Trump ’ s campaign manager Bill Stepien , top policy adviser Stephen Miller , top spin artist Kayleigh McEnany , debate adviser Chris Christie , and other key people are now off the table to varying degrees .
Giuliani appears to be too ill to be of much use .
Bill Barr went into quarantine yesterday , suggesting he ’ s lying about continuing to test negative .
Finally , this raises further questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak is so much more potent and contagious than the previous White House outbreaks .
Stephen Miller ’ s wife had coronavirus several weeks ago , but he didn ’ t catch it from her , and the outbreak never really spread .
But now Miller has indeed caught the virus , suggesting that no one in Trump ’ s orbit may be safe from the current outbreak .

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Just now it was announced that Donald Trump White House senior adviser and avowed racist Stephen Miller has tested positive for coronavirus today, after having tested negative for the previous several days. This news comes at the worst possible time for Trump, for a few reasons.
First, this means that every member of Trump’s debate prep team now has coronavirus, with the exceptions of Rudy Giuliani (who has a bad cough) and Jason Miller. This further cements the narrative that Trump recklessly exposed all of these people during maskless prep meetings.
This also means that yet another Trump operative is out of commission with just a few weeks to go before the election. Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien, top policy adviser Stephen Miller, top spin artist Kayleigh McEnany, debate adviser Chris Christie, and other key people are now off the table to varying degrees. Giuliani appears to be too ill to be of much use. Bill Barr went into quarantine yesterday, suggesting he’s lying about continuing to test negative.
Finally, this raises further questions about why this particular White House coronavirus outbreak is so much more potent and contagious than the previous White House outbreaks. Stephen Miller’s wife had coronavirus several weeks ago, but he didn’t catch it from her, and the outbreak never really spread. But now Miller has indeed caught the virus, suggesting that no one in Trump’s orbit may be safe from the current outbreak.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Turns out Donald Trump’s coronavirus drug treatment is even more experimental and dangerous than we

Turns out Donald Trump’s coronavirus drug treatment is even more experimental and dangerous than we knew

Over the past few days we ’ ve all placed a significant amount of focus on the fact that Donald Trump is being treated with the powerful steroid dexamethasone .
It ’ s a sign that the coronavirus is in his lungs .
It can also cause side effects such as mania and hallucinations , which could explain his whole new level of rage tweeting , and bizarre decisions such as killing the stimulus package .
But now it turns out a different drug treatment taken by Trump may be even more concerning .
Slate is now reporting that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people granted “ compassionate use ” of an experimental antibody treatment from Regeneron , which he was given at the White House before his condition worsened and he was taken to the hospital .
This means Donald Trump took this drug treatment without having any real idea what it was going to do to him .
There are only two possibilities here .
One is that Trump took the drug because he ’ s friends with the CEO of Regeneron , and he took the drug solely because he wanted to promote its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility is that Trump ’ s coronavirus is so severe , his doctors felt compelled to immediately jump to highly experimental treatments .
Let ’ s keep an eye on this .
Donald Trump is already behaving in aggressively incoherent fashion today , rage tweeting even more ridiculously than usual , and abruptly canceling the stimulus package for no apparent reason – potentially attributable to “ roid rage ” from the dexamethasone .
Now it turns out his antibody treatment was also suspicious in nature , and who knows what kind of impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward .

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Over the past few days we’ve all placed a significant amount of focus on the fact that Donald Trump is being treated with the powerful steroid dexamethasone. It’s a sign that the coronavirus is in his lungs. It can also cause side effects such as mania and hallucinations, which could explain his whole new level of rage tweeting, and bizarre decisions such as killing the stimulus package.
But now it turns out a different drug treatment taken by Trump may be even more concerning. Slate is now reporting that Donald Trump was one of the first ten people granted “compassionate use” of an experimental antibody treatment from Regeneron, which he was given at the White House before his condition worsened and he was taken to the hospital.
This means Donald Trump took this drug treatment without having any real idea what it was going to do to him. There are only two possibilities here. One is that Trump took the drug because he’s friends with the CEO of Regeneron, and he took the drug solely because he wanted to promote its use with coronavirus patients. The other possibility is that Trump’s coronavirus is so severe, his doctors felt compelled to immediately jump to highly experimental treatments.
Let’s keep an eye on this. Donald Trump is already behaving in aggressively incoherent fashion today, rage tweeting even more ridiculously than usual, and abruptly canceling the stimulus package for no apparent reason – potentially attributable to “roid rage” from the dexamethasone. Now it turns out his antibody treatment was also suspicious in nature, and who knows what kind of impact it’ll have on him going forward.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Looks like Mike Pence is trying to get out of debating Kamala Harris

Yesterday the debate commission announced that both sides had agreed to a plexiglass shield between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence , which seems reasonable considering half the White House has been infected with coronavirus , and Pence could be contagious .
But now , apparently , Pence has suddenly changed his mind .
Mike Pence and his team have informed the debate commission today that they are now opposed to the plexiglass shield .
This stands out as suspicious .
If Pence was merely worried about the bad optics of being hidden behind plexiglass , and the reminder it serves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotspot , he would have stood opposed to the plexiglass all along .
But agreeing to it yesterday , and then trying to change his mind today , suggests something else .
It sounds like Mike Pence is suddenly trying to find an excuse for calling off the debate .
This could be because Pence secretly has coronavirus and it ’ s taken a turn for the worse .
Or it could be that Donald Trump , who is now out of the hospital and making increasingly bizarre decisions , has suddenly decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stealing the spotlight .
In any case , something is afoot .
It ’ s anyone ’ s guess as to whether the debate ends up happening tomorrow night .
It ’ s also anyone ’ s guess as to whether Mike Pence has coronavirus .
He keeps insisting that he ’ s been testing negative , but at this point there ’ s no reason to believe a word he says .

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Yesterday the debate commission announced that both sides had agreed to a plexiglass shield between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, which seems reasonable considering half the White House has been infected with coronavirus, and Pence could be contagious. But now, apparently, Pence has suddenly changed his mind.
Mike Pence and his team have informed the debate commission today that they are now opposed to the plexiglass shield. This stands out as suspicious. If Pence was merely worried about the bad optics of being hidden behind plexiglass, and the reminder it serves that the Trump regime is a coronavirus hotspot, he would have stood opposed to the plexiglass all along. But agreeing to it yesterday, and then trying to change his mind today, suggests something else.
It sounds like Mike Pence is suddenly trying to find an excuse for calling off the debate. This could be because Pence secretly has coronavirus and it’s taken a turn for the worse. Or it could be that Donald Trump, who is now out of the hospital and making increasingly bizarre decisions, has suddenly decided that he doesn’t want Pence stealing the spotlight.
In any case, something is afoot. It’s anyone’s guess as to whether the debate ends up happening tomorrow night. It’s also anyone’s guess as to whether Mike Pence has coronavirus. He keeps insisting that he’s been testing negative, but at this point there’s no reason to believe a word he says.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Joe Biden just hit it out of the park in Gettysburg

With Donald Trump in the process of self destructing and trying to take the country down with him , Americans are crying out for real presidential leadership .
Frontrunner Joe Biden traveled to Gettysburg today – site of Abraham Lincoln ’ s famous Gettysburg Address – to deliver his own remarks about healing the nation .
The speech ended up being one of Joe Biden ’ s finest hours .
He made a point of spelling out that while his positions and policies are Democratic and liberal , he intends to find a way to bring the country together .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ country has to offer , such as the white supremacists who keep popping up in places like Charlottesville , but made clear that he wants to work with all decent Americans .
The good news for Joe Biden is that the polls clearly show the majority of the country is indeed united behind him .
The more he keeps reminding the public what American leadership looks like , and the more Donald Trump continues self destructing , the better Biden ’ s odds become of being able to carry out his agenda in @ @

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With Donald Trump in the process of self destructing and trying to take the country down with him, Americans are crying out for real presidential leadership. Frontrunner Joe Biden traveled to Gettysburg today – site of Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address – to deliver his own remarks about healing the nation.
The speech ended up being one of Joe Biden’s finest hours. He made a point of spelling out that while his positions and policies are Democratic and liberal, he intends to find a way to bring the country together. Biden lashed out at the worst the country has to offer, such as the white supremacists who keep popping up in places like Charlottesville, but made clear that he wants to work with all decent Americans.
The good news for Joe Biden is that the polls clearly show the majority of the country is indeed united behind him. The more he keeps reminding the public what American leadership looks like, and the more Donald Trump continues self destructing, the better Biden’s odds become of being able to carry out his agenda in office.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Stock market tanks after Donald Trump throws idiotic stimulus tantrum

Why did Donald Trump even bother to leave the hospital , if he ’ s just going to go back to doing the things that have been causing him to lose the election ?
That ’ s the question we ’ re all asking , as Trump ’ s behavior since returning to the White House has been more self destructive than ever .
For instance , the stock market was having a nice day today – until about an hour ago , when Donald Trump abruptly announced on Twitter that there would be no stimulus package before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rage-filled rant about “ poorly run , high crime , Democrat States ” but clearly no one is interested in his reasoning ; all anyone cares is that this is going to harm the economy .
In the hour since Trump ’ s tweet , the Dow Jones Industrial Average has plummeted about 700 points , making clear that investors expect there to be immediate negative economic fallout from this .
It ’ s not clear if Trump was merely bluffing , in the hope of increasing his leverage .
If so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage , and would need to come crawling back to the table .
As Trump ’ s mental and psychological state continue to become more questionable , we ’ re left to wonder if he ’ s even clinically capable of making a rational decision .
This guy seems to be self destructing in real time , even as his body fails him and his election prospects continue to dwindle .

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Why did Donald Trump even bother to leave the hospital, if he’s just going to go back to doing the things that have been causing him to lose the election? That’s the question we’re all asking, as Trump’s behavior since returning to the White House has been more self destructive than ever.
For instance, the stock market was having a nice day today – until about an hour ago, when Donald Trump abruptly announced on Twitter that there would be no stimulus package before the election. He tried to justify it with a rage-filled rant about “poorly run, high crime, Democrat States” but clearly no one is interested in his reasoning; all anyone cares is that this is going to harm the economy.
In the hour since Trump’s tweet, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has plummeted about 700 points, making clear that investors expect there to be immediate negative economic fallout from this. It’s not clear if Trump was merely bluffing, in the hope of increasing his leverage. If so, he now has a lot less leverage, and would need to come crawling back to the table.
As Trump’s mental and psychological state continue to become more questionable, we’re left to wonder if he’s even clinically capable of making a rational decision. This guy seems to be self destructing in real time, even as his body fails him and his election prospects continue to dwindle.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Donald Trump throws completely whacked out tantrum, suggesting his roid rage is worsening

After Donald Trump got home from the hospital yesterday evening , sick with coronavirus and visibly gasping for breath , we found it notable that he then proceeded not to tweet anything for the rest of the night ; his dexamethasone steroid must have worn off .
But Trump must have gotten another dose this morning , because he temporarily found the stamina to go completely berserk on Twitter .
Thus far today Trump has abruptly pulled the plug on stimulus negotiations while ranting about Nancy Pelosi , had a meltdown about Joe Biden ’ s town hall , demanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet be repealed , and insulted Mike Bloomberg ’ s height , while accusing Biden of wanting to execute babies .
These tweets are over the top and rage filled even by Donald Trump ’ s standards , suggesting that his personality is indeed being altered by the dexamethasone steroid ( known as “ roid rage ” ) , as so many doctors and medical experts have predicted .
Additional potential side effects include mania and hallucinations , so this could get even uglier .
Meanwhile Joe Biden continues to show us that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible adult .
If you ’ re outraged at Trump ’ s worsening behavior , the best way to do something about it is to work on voter turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .

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After Donald Trump got home from the hospital yesterday evening, sick with coronavirus and visibly gasping for breath, we found it notable that he then proceeded not to tweet anything for the rest of the night; his dexamethasone steroid must have worn off. But Trump must have gotten another dose this morning, because he temporarily found the stamina to go completely berserk on Twitter.
Thus far today Trump has abruptly pulled the plug on stimulus negotiations while ranting about Nancy Pelosi, had a meltdown about Joe Biden’s town hall, demanded that some of the foundations of the internet be repealed, and insulted Mike Bloomberg’s height, while accusing Biden of wanting to execute babies.
These tweets are over the top and rage filled even by Donald Trump’s standards, suggesting that his personality is indeed being altered by the dexamethasone steroid (known as “roid rage”), as so many doctors and medical experts have predicted. Additional potential side effects include mania and hallucinations, so this could get even uglier.
Meanwhile Joe Biden continues to show us that he’s a real leader and responsible adult. If you’re outraged at Trump’s worsening behavior, the best way to do something about it is to work on voter turnout, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--New Jersey now investigating Donald Trump

Yesterday Eric Trump was forced to testify to the New York Attorney General about the financial fraud committed by Donald Trump and the Trump Organization .
The AG ’ s civil suit as in support of the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s criminal case against Donald Trump , which has a grand jury in the process of indicting him .
Now it turns out New York isn ’ t the only state Trump has to worry about .
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tweeted this : “ The President & his staff acted recklessly in coming to New Jersey knowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a confirmed positive test .
We hope that no confirmed cases come out of the event in Bedminster .
This is a matter of humanity , but also of leadership by example … We continue to investigate reports that suggest the Bedminster event may not have complied with our current rules , which may have put others at risk .
Any failures to comply with our emergency orders will be referred to @ NewJerseyOAG for a follow-up.
” To be clear , “ NewJerseyOAG ” is the Office of the Attorney General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power to bring civil or criminal action against Donald Trump and Bedminster in response to whatever laws he broke with his fundraiser stunt .

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Yesterday Eric Trump was forced to testify to the New York Attorney General about the financial fraud committed by Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. The AG’s civil suit as in support of the Manhattan District Attorney’s criminal case against Donald Trump, which has a grand jury in the process of indicting him. Now it turns out New York isn’t the only state Trump has to worry about.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tweeted this: “The President & his staff acted recklessly in coming to New Jersey knowing that they had been exposed to someone with a confirmed positive test. We hope that no confirmed cases come out of the event in Bedminster. This is a matter of humanity, but also of leadership by example … We continue to investigate reports that suggest the Bedminster event may not have complied with our current rules, which may have put others at risk. Any failures to comply with our emergency orders will be referred to @NewJerseyOAG for a follow-up.”
To be clear, “NewJerseyOAG” is the Office of the Attorney General for New Jersey, who has the power to bring civil or criminal action against Donald Trump and Bedminster in response to whatever laws he broke with his fundraiser stunt.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Welcome to Donald Trump’s worst nightmare

If there ’ s any strategy at all in Donald Trump ’ s increasingly deranged behavior over the past few days , it likely centers around a simple gambit .
If Trump loses the election he ’ s going to rot in prison anyway , so he might as well risk his life by rushing back to the White House while deathly ill , in the hope of turning his failing campaign around and finding a way to win .
For Trump to have any chance of pulling off this long shot gambit , he ’ ll need to pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created the pandemic nightmare in the United States and killed more than 200,000 Americans before catching it himself , that was always going to be a hard sell .
But now the numbers make clear that he ’ s definitely not getting a sympathy bump .
New polling from CNN shows that about two-thirds of Americans believe Donald Trump was negligent in spreading the coronavirus to the people around him .
This is a big deal because it means that , rather than garnering any sympathy over his own coronavirus , most Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s worst nightmare is that he leaves the hospital and permanently damages his health in the hope of turning around his election prospects , and the election turns out to have been unwinnable for him anyway .
But let ’ s run up the score on him anyway , by working on voter turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .

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If there’s any strategy at all in Donald Trump’s increasingly deranged behavior over the past few days, it likely centers around a simple gambit. If Trump loses the election he’s going to rot in prison anyway, so he might as well risk his life by rushing back to the White House while deathly ill, in the hope of turning his failing campaign around and finding a way to win.
For Trump to have any chance of pulling off this long shot gambit, he’ll need to pick up some sympathy votes. Considering he created the pandemic nightmare in the United States and killed more than 200,000 Americans before catching it himself, that was always going to be a hard sell. But now the numbers make clear that he’s definitely not getting a sympathy bump.
New polling from CNN shows that about two-thirds of Americans believe Donald Trump was negligent in spreading the coronavirus to the people around him. This is a big deal because it means that, rather than garnering any sympathy over his own coronavirus, most Americans are angrier at him than ever.
Donald Trump’s worst nightmare is that he leaves the hospital and permanently damages his health in the hope of turning around his election prospects, and the election turns out to have been unwinnable for him anyway. But let’s run up the score on him anyway, by working on voter turnout, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--The lies about Donald Trump’s condition are completely out of control

When , at home , I complained aloud yet again about how news issuing from the White House is mostly lies , my wife , who is English , had an interesting insight , as she so often does .
She noted that whenever news of Boris Johnson ’ s health during his COVID battle issued forth from Whitehall , or occasional news about the Queen ’ s health or the Duke of Edinburgh ’ s health came from Buckingham Palace , no one questioned it .
Indeed , no one ever so much as thought to question it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the news at face value because it was true .
Of course the British government lies .
But not as a matter of course .
Not about things like that .
Not the way the White House lies .
Donald Trump ’ s White House lies about everything .
In fact , they lie more than they tell the truth .
Like Trump they lie even when they don ’ t have to .
They lie with arrogant disdain , as if we ’ re lucky they speak to us at all .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ They lie with sneers on their faces as if they hate most of the American people , and indeed they do .
They lie for the sake of lying .
Donald Trump ’ s ignominious early release from the hospital is a case in point .
The official White House word is he ’ s on the mend .
That ’ s a lie .
We know it ’ s a lie because of the drugs he ’ s on and the gasping-for-breath symptoms he ’ s exhibited .
The problem is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly will — and his condition becomes more grave , they are setting themselves up for even more lying .
Of course , the reason they lie is because Donald Trump orders them to , and if they don ’ t do as he says any backslider will be singled out for punishment .
He or she will be humiliated , demoted and even fired .
That is why of all the so-called “ courageous ” Republicans who speak out against Trump , all are outsiders , all are either betrayed former members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in politics who have much to gain by disassociating themselves with Trump and much to lose if they don ’ t .
The Trump lying factory is as hermetically sealed as the presidential SUV known as the Beast .
The lying message coming from the White House these days is a devastatingly dangerous one .
It was enunciated by Trump himself when he wrote in one of his latest tweets , “ Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life.
” Trump thinks that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fake courage .
He can ’ t .
The virus will get him , and if he continues to parade around as if all is well it might put him back in the hospital — and may even kill him .
No amount of lying from the White House will fix that .
Because in the final analysis , it isn ’ t about you , it isn ’ t about me , it isn ’ t about anyone else , it certainly isn ’ t about ( as I write this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , it ’ s all about Donald Trump .
Because it ’ s always all about Donald Trump all the time .
Trump has usurped the American government and transformed it into a giant echo chamber , to magnify his own glory and feed his famished , bottomless ego .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
Let ’ s end this reign of terror and insanity .
Let ’ s vote him out in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When, at home, I complained aloud yet again about how news issuing from the White House is mostly lies, my wife, who is English, had an interesting insight, as she so often does. She noted that whenever news of Boris Johnson’s health during his COVID battle issued forth from Whitehall, or occasional news about the Queen’s health or the Duke of Edinburgh’s health came from Buckingham Palace, no one questioned it. Indeed, no one ever so much as thought to question it. The English always knew they could take the news at face value because it was true. Of course the British government lies. But not as a matter of course. Not about things like that. Not the way the White House lies.
Donald Trump’s White House lies about everything. In fact, they lie more than they tell the truth. Like Trump they lie even when they don’t have to. They lie with arrogant disdain, as if we’re lucky they speak to us at all. They lie the way paranoids lie. They lie with sneers on their faces as if they hate most of the American people, and indeed they do. They lie for the sake of lying.
Donald Trump’s ignominious early release from the hospital is a case in point. The official White House word is he’s on the mend. That’s a lie. We know it’s a lie because of the drugs he’s on and the gasping-for-breath symptoms he’s exhibited. The problem is, when he relapses — and he almost certainly will — and his condition becomes more grave, they are setting themselves up for even more lying.
Of course, the reason they lie is because Donald Trump orders them to, and if they don’t do as he says any backslider will be singled out for punishment. He or she will be humiliated, demoted and even fired. That is why of all the so-called “courageous” Republicans who speak out against Trump, all are outsiders, all are either betrayed former members of his inner circle or those still in politics who have much to gain by disassociating themselves with Trump and much to lose if they don’t. The Trump lying factory is as hermetically sealed as the presidential SUV known as the Beast.
The lying message coming from the White House these days is a devastatingly dangerous one. It was enunciated by Trump himself when he wrote in one of his latest tweets, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.” Trump thinks that he can intimidate a virus with phoney machismo and fake courage. He can’t. The virus will get him, and if he continues to parade around as if all is well it might put him back in the hospital — and may even kill him. No amount of lying from the White House will fix that.
Because in the final analysis, it isn’t about you, it isn’t about me, it isn’t about anyone else, it certainly isn’t about (as I write this) the 215,032 Americans who died from COVID-19, it’s all about Donald Trump. Because it’s always all about Donald Trump all the time. Trump has usurped the American government and transformed it into a giant echo chamber, to magnify his own glory and feed his famished, bottomless ego.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. Let’s end this reign of terror and insanity. Let’s vote him out in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--So what happens now?

So what happens now?

Last night Donald Trump , sick with coronavirus and gasping for air and highly contagious , walked back into the White House for deranged reasons that made sense to no one but him – and considering the drugs he ’ s currently on , it may not make sense to him either .
So now what are we supposed to do ?
The next move is Donald Trump ’ s to make .
If he ’ s as ill as we all have good reason to think he is , then he has two choices .
Either he can remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prop himself up for photo ops aimed at creating the appearance that he ’ s still doing the job .
Or he can keep taking the same dexamethasone that propped him up enough to allow him to ( barely ) walk into the White House under his own power , and if he abuses it for too long , he ’ ll end up back in the hospital or dead .
So we ’ ll see what Trump does next .
Either way it ’ s unlikely to be pretty .
Statistically speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of recovering from coronavirus ( if he doesn ’ t abuse the steroids ) , but his health could get much worse before it gets better – and his recovery could be lengthy and far from full .
Meanwhile , we can do one of two things .
We can either allow Donald Trump ’ s increasingly disturbing behavior to paralyze us into inaction .
Or we can let him seal his own fate as we focus our energy on things like voter turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a commanding margin , so let ’ s get to work right now !

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Last night Donald Trump, sick with coronavirus and gasping for air and highly contagious, walked back into the White House for deranged reasons that made sense to no one but him – and considering the drugs he’s currently on, it may not make sense to him either. So now what are we supposed to do?
The next move is Donald Trump’s to make. If he’s as ill as we all have good reason to think he is, then he has two choices. Either he can remain bed most of the time and occasionally prop himself up for photo ops aimed at creating the appearance that he’s still doing the job. Or he can keep taking the same dexamethasone that propped him up enough to allow him to (barely) walk into the White House under his own power, and if he abuses it for too long, he’ll end up back in the hospital or dead.
So we’ll see what Trump does next. Either way it’s unlikely to be pretty. Statistically speaking, he still has a good chance of recovering from coronavirus (if he doesn’t abuse the steroids), but his health could get much worse before it gets better – and his recovery could be lengthy and far from full.
Meanwhile, we can do one of two things. We can either allow Donald Trump’s increasingly disturbing behavior to paralyze us into inaction. Or we can let him seal his own fate as we focus our energy on things like voter turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. This is still all about winning the election by a commanding margin, so let’s get to work right now!
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--General McCaffrey rips Donald Trump to pieces

General Barry McCaffrey has never exactly been a fan of Donald Trump , if his tweets have been any indication .
But when Trump pulled a particularly deranged stunt on Monday night by leaving the hospital while still infected with coronavirus and spreading it around the White House , thus risking his health and the health of others , McCaffrey pulled absolutely no punches .
General McCaffrey tweeted this late on Monday night , citing the video of Donald Trump gasping for air as he stood on the White House balcony : “ Poor Mr Trump .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s a danger to others .
He ’ s such a terrible example to Americans .
I ’ ve been an infantry leader in very dangerous situations .
We always work endlessly to MINIMIZE RISK until forced into action.
” This is getting out of control beyond words .
The President of the United States is on some kind of bizarre suicide mission , putting his life at great risk in an attempt at winning a probably unwinnable election , for fear he ’ ll go to prison if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it best : this is all just stupid .

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General Barry McCaffrey has never exactly been a fan of Donald Trump, if his tweets have been any indication. But when Trump pulled a particularly deranged stunt on Monday night by leaving the hospital while still infected with coronavirus and spreading it around the White House, thus risking his health and the health of others, McCaffrey pulled absolutely no punches.
General McCaffrey tweeted this late on Monday night, citing the video of Donald Trump gasping for air as he stood on the White House balcony: “Poor Mr Trump. He’s sick. He’s acting stupid. He’s a danger to others. He’s such a terrible example to Americans. I’ve been an infantry leader in very dangerous situations. We always work endlessly to MINIMIZE RISK until forced into action.”
This is getting out of control beyond words. The President of the United States is on some kind of bizarre suicide mission, putting his life at great risk in an attempt at winning a probably unwinnable election, for fear he’ll go to prison if he doesn’t win. McCaffrey said it best: this is all just stupid.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Kellyanne Conway curses at Claudia Conway as Trump coronavirus scandal gets even uglier

Earlier this evening Kellyanne Conway ’ s teenage daughter Claudia Conway announced on Tik Tok that Donald Trump is in bad shape and his doctors are just trying to keep him stable .
There is an open question as to whether we can be certain that Claudia ’ s information is good , but at this point she ’ s certainly more reliable than Trump ’ s doctors .
That said , Claudia Conway does appear to have put out one piece of incorrect information tonight , when she asserted that Kellyanne Conway lied about her initial coronavirus test .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s first test was negative but her next two tests were positive .
Kellyanne apparently demanded that Claudia make a correction , and let ’ s just say that it didn ’ t go well .
The end result was a Tik Tok video in which Kellyanne ends up cursing at Claudia for having gotten the detail wrong : Aside from the obviously disturbing nature of the Conway family situation , what stands out here is that we ’ re now reduced to relying on Tik Tok videos from a teenage girl to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States is likely to live or die .
In any case , the proximity of Kellyanne Conway to Claudia Conway in this video suggests that Claudia ’ s dire assessment of Trump ’ s health really is directly or indirectly coming from Kellyanne , who is close enough to Trump to know how badly he ’ s doing .
But this is all ridiculous .

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Earlier this evening Kellyanne Conway’s teenage daughter Claudia Conway announced on Tik Tok that Donald Trump is in bad shape and his doctors are just trying to keep him stable. There is an open question as to whether we can be certain that Claudia’s information is good, but at this point she’s certainly more reliable than Trump’s doctors.
That said, Claudia Conway does appear to have put out one piece of incorrect information tonight, when she asserted that Kellyanne Conway lied about her initial coronavirus test. As it turns out, Kellyanne’s first test was negative but her next two tests were positive. Kellyanne apparently demanded that Claudia make a correction, and let’s just say that it didn’t go well.
The end result was a Tik Tok video in which Kellyanne ends up cursing at Claudia for having gotten the detail wrong:
Aside from the obviously disturbing nature of the Conway family situation, what stands out here is that we’re now reduced to relying on Tik Tok videos from a teenage girl to try to glean information about whether the President of the United States is likely to live or die.
In any case, the proximity of Kellyanne Conway to Claudia Conway in this video suggests that Claudia’s dire assessment of Trump’s health really is directly or indirectly coming from Kellyanne, who is close enough to Trump to know how badly he’s doing. But this is all ridiculous.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--The Bill Barr problem

The Bill Barr problem

Earlier today Palmer Report pointed out that the only people in the Trump regime who have admitted having coronavirus are those who were involuntarily outed ( like Hope Hicks ) , and those whose absence would be conspicuous if they simply disappeared for fourteen days ( Kayleigh McEnany ) .
When it comes to the people in the Trump regime who aren ’ t regularly in the public eye to begin with , most of them are conveniently insisting they ’ ve tested negative .
It turns out we ’ re not the only ones who see the pattern .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lawrence O ’ Donnell pointed out that with Attorney General Bill Barr having recently gone into quarantine , we have no idea whether he has coronavirus or not .
He claims he tested negative , but based on his track record there ’ s no reason to believe him .
If he has coronavirus , and he ’ s not quite sick enough to land in the ER , he could simply hide until he recovers and then never tell us he had it .
Of course Bill Barr isn ’ t the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For instance , if any of Donald Trump ’ s kids have coronavirus , will they ever admit it ?
Barr holds public office and the Trump kids don ’ t , so they have differing levels of privacy .
But all of them have a duty to participate in contact tracing , if nothing else – and it ’ s clear they ’ re not going to do that either .

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Earlier today Palmer Report pointed out that the only people in the Trump regime who have admitted having coronavirus are those who were involuntarily outed (like Hope Hicks), and those whose absence would be conspicuous if they simply disappeared for fourteen days (Kayleigh McEnany). When it comes to the people in the Trump regime who aren’t regularly in the public eye to begin with, most of them are conveniently insisting they’ve tested negative.
It turns out we’re not the only ones who see the pattern. During his show tonight, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell pointed out that with Attorney General Bill Barr having recently gone into quarantine, we have no idea whether he has coronavirus or not. He claims he tested negative, but based on his track record there’s no reason to believe him. If he has coronavirus, and he’s not quite sick enough to land in the ER, he could simply hide until he recovers and then never tell us he had it.
Of course Bill Barr isn’t the only person who fits this description. For instance, if any of Donald Trump’s kids have coronavirus, will they ever admit it? Barr holds public office and the Trump kids don’t, so they have differing levels of privacy. But all of them have a duty to participate in contact tracing, if nothing else – and it’s clear they’re not going to do that either.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Rudy Giuliani appears very ill after exposure to coronavirus

Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for coronavirus today .
She ’ s believed to have been exposed at least four days ago , but she tested negative every day until today , a reminder that people with coronavirus can often take days to finally test positive .
That brings us to Rudy Giuliani , one of the few members of Donald Trump ’ s debate prep team who claims not to have coronavirus .
Rudy appeared on Good Morning America this morning and spoke about the circumstances of the fateful debate prep meetings .
During this interview , Rudy looked extremely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be at least slightly out of breath .
Then he appeared on Fox News tonight and he spent the entire interview coughing .
Shortly afterward , he tweeted that he ’ d just gotten “ lucky ” with another negative test result .
Rudy Giuliani is one of the few members of Donald Trump ’ s debate prep team who hasn ’ t yet gotten coronavirus .
He ’ s still several days away from being in the clear , in terms of testing positive .
And now he ’ s coughing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sick with something .
We ’ ll see .

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Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for coronavirus today. She’s believed to have been exposed at least four days ago, but she tested negative every day until today, a reminder that people with coronavirus can often take days to finally test positive. That brings us to Rudy Giuliani, one of the few members of Donald Trump’s debate prep team who claims not to have coronavirus.
Rudy appeared on Good Morning America this morning and spoke about the circumstances of the fateful debate prep meetings. During this interview, Rudy looked extremely unwell in this video, and seemed to be at least slightly out of breath. Then he appeared on Fox News tonight and he spent the entire interview coughing. Shortly afterward, he tweeted that he’d just gotten “lucky” with another negative test result.
Rudy Giuliani is one of the few members of Donald Trump’s debate prep team who hasn’t yet gotten coronavirus. He’s still several days away from being in the clear, in terms of testing positive. And now he’s coughing up a storm, meaning he’s sick with something. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Donald Trump seen gasping for air, appears to be on his last legs

After Donald Trump recklessly left Walter Reed while still ill , and unconscionably returned to the White House while still contagious , he took off his mask just before walking into the White House door .
This was not only immoral , it may have proved to be a mistake , because it allowed cameras the chance to catch him gasping for air .
Trump had just walked up some stairs .
But if you ’ re so sick with coronavirus that you still can ’ t walk up some stairs without being left gasping for air , you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still on two experimental coronavirus treatments , Resmidivir and dexamethasone .
The latter is proof that the virus is in his lungs , or the doctors wouldn ’ t have given it to him .
It ’ s also a drug that can cause hallucinations among other things , meaning Trump has no business being anywhere near the presidency .
But even before getting to the part where Donald Trump isn ’ t fit to be in office , he doesn ’ t appear to be long for this world .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure whether he ’ s going to live or die .
But he sure looks like he ’ s on his last legs .
Maybe he ’ ll get better , maybe he ’ ll get even worse .
But this guy is in real trouble tonight .

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After Donald Trump recklessly left Walter Reed while still ill, and unconscionably returned to the White House while still contagious, he took off his mask just before walking into the White House door. This was not only immoral, it may have proved to be a mistake, because it allowed cameras the chance to catch him gasping for air.
Trump had just walked up some stairs. But if you’re so sick with coronavirus that you still can’t walk up some stairs without being left gasping for air, you have no business leaving the hospital. Trump is still on two experimental coronavirus treatments, Resmidivir and dexamethasone. The latter is proof that the virus is in his lungs, or the doctors wouldn’t have given it to him. It’s also a drug that can cause hallucinations among other things, meaning Trump has no business being anywhere near the presidency.
But even before getting to the part where Donald Trump isn’t fit to be in office, he doesn’t appear to be long for this world. We won’t pretend to know for sure whether he’s going to live or die. But he sure looks like he’s on his last legs. Maybe he’ll get better, maybe he’ll get even worse. But this guy is in real trouble tonight.
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palmerreport--2020-10-06--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

MSNBC viewers got whiplash tonight as they went from coverage of Donald Trump ’ s asinine return to the White House during the 7pm block , followed by an uplifting and inspiring Town Hall from Joe Biden during the 8pm block , then back to coverage of Trump ’ s maniacal behavior during the 9pm block – leaving everyone wishing the Town Hall had gone on all night .
But Rachel Maddow ’ s analysis during the 9pm hour was crucial .
Maddow pointed out that Donald Trump is suffering from “ VIP ” medical care , which is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and important , he ’ s been able to surround himself with doctors who will do whatever he wants , instead of doing what they think is best for him .
To that end , Trump has been given three different experimental drug treatments in four days , and was then released from the hospital while he still has coronavirus and pneumonia , and is still on two of the drugs in question .
Rachel Maddow pointed out that this isn ’ t the first time this happened with a U.S. President ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his doctor after having a heart attack .
The difference is that Donald Trump is being given negligent medical care and he ’ s psychotically deranged – and contagious .

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MSNBC viewers got whiplash tonight as they went from coverage of Donald Trump’s asinine return to the White House during the 7pm block, followed by an uplifting and inspiring Town Hall from Joe Biden during the 8pm block, then back to coverage of Trump’s maniacal behavior during the 9pm block – leaving everyone wishing the Town Hall had gone on all night. But Rachel Maddow’s analysis during the 9pm hour was crucial.
Maddow pointed out that Donald Trump is suffering from “VIP” medical care, which is to say that because he’s powerful and important, he’s been able to surround himself with doctors who will do whatever he wants, instead of doing what they think is best for him. To that end, Trump has been given three different experimental drug treatments in four days, and was then released from the hospital while he still has coronavirus and pneumonia, and is still on two of the drugs in question.
Rachel Maddow pointed out that this isn’t the first time this happened with a U.S. President; Dwight Eisenhower was given insufficient care by his doctor after having a heart attack. The difference is that Donald Trump is being given negligent medical care and he’s psychotically deranged – and contagious.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--The insurrection has begun

The insurrection has begun

Despite what he ’ d like us to believe with his pathetically failed strongman tweets , Donald Trump is more weak and vulnerable right now than ever .
He ’ s half dead , and relying on steroids that have left him severely compromised .
Most of his henchmen have been sidelined by illness .
He has very little control over what ’ s going on – and a number of folks in his administration are now taking advantage of that .
For instance , on Wednesday the heads of the FBI and NSA released a public service announcement warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is something that they never could have pulled off if Trump were at his proverbial fighting weight .
The CDC , which is run by a weakling who is normally scared of Trump , announced on Wednesday that it was tightening the standards for approving a coronavirus vaccine – when Trump wanted them loosened .
Now even Homeland Security , one of the shadiest-run agencies in the Trump regime , is suddenly releasing a long-delayed report about white supremacist domestic terrorist attacks .
The upshot here is that with Trump now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own agencies are suddenly making the moves they should have been making all along , because they now believe they can get away with it .

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Despite what he’d like us to believe with his pathetically failed strongman tweets, Donald Trump is more weak and vulnerable right now than ever. He’s half dead, and relying on steroids that have left him severely compromised. Most of his henchmen have been sidelined by illness. He has very little control over what’s going on – and a number of folks in his administration are now taking advantage of that.
For instance, on Wednesday the heads of the FBI and NSA released a public service announcement warning everyone about foreign influence in the election. This is something that they never could have pulled off if Trump were at his proverbial fighting weight. The CDC, which is run by a weakling who is normally scared of Trump, announced on Wednesday that it was tightening the standards for approving a coronavirus vaccine – when Trump wanted them loosened.
Now even Homeland Security, one of the shadiest-run agencies in the Trump regime, is suddenly releasing a long-delayed report about white supremacist domestic terrorist attacks. The upshot here is that with Trump now so vulnerable, the leaders of his own agencies are suddenly making the moves they should have been making all along, because they now believe they can get away with it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--“For the love of God” – Donald Trump goes into a rage about how Bill Barr has failed him

As the night goes on and Donald Trump ’ s roid rage tweeting grows more histrionic , it ’ s becoming clear that Trump thinks he has a very short period of time before the election slips away from him entirely .
He ’ s spent the day screaming about the FBI , the CIA , and the FDA , accusing them all of being a part of some incoherent conspiracy against him .
Now Trump is turning his rage toward one of his own henchmen : Attorney General Bill Barr .
Trump has somehow convinced himself today that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the U.S. intel community were conspiring to frame him for conspiring with Russia in 2016 , and now he ’ s very upset that Barr hasn ’ t magically arrested anyone involved in the hallucination .
Trump ended up retweeting someone who posted a fictional image of the late Chris Farley screaming “ For the love of God , ARREST SOMEBODY ” at a hapless Bill Barr .
It sounds like Trump is finally figuring out that Barr sold him a bill of goods when he promised to have U.S. Attorney John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges , and Trump is angry that he fell for Barr ’ s empty promise .
In any case , Donald Trump is rapidly running out of people to attack as his dexamethasone fueled rage tweeting continues .
At this point he ’ s openly attacking Bill Barr , arguably his last remaining henchmen , who just happens to be in coronavirus quarantine right now .
Trump is about to have no one left to attack but himself .

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As the night goes on and Donald Trump’s roid rage tweeting grows more histrionic, it’s becoming clear that Trump thinks he has a very short period of time before the election slips away from him entirely. He’s spent the day screaming about the FBI, the CIA, and the FDA, accusing them all of being a part of some incoherent conspiracy against him.
Now Trump is turning his rage toward one of his own henchmen: Attorney General Bill Barr. Trump has somehow convinced himself today that he’s found proof that Hillary Clinton and the U.S. intel community were conspiring to frame him for conspiring with Russia in 2016, and now he’s very upset that Barr hasn’t magically arrested anyone involved in the hallucination.
Trump ended up retweeting someone who posted a fictional image of the late Chris Farley screaming “For the love of God, ARREST SOMEBODY” at a hapless Bill Barr. It sounds like Trump is finally figuring out that Barr sold him a bill of goods when he promised to have U.S. Attorney John Durham somehow magically arrest people on imaginary charges, and Trump is angry that he fell for Barr’s empty promise.
In any case, Donald Trump is rapidly running out of people to attack as his dexamethasone fueled rage tweeting continues. At this point he’s openly attacking Bill Barr, arguably his last remaining henchmen, who just happens to be in coronavirus quarantine right now. Trump is about to have no one left to attack but himself.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--This doesn’t add up

This doesn’t add up

At least three previous White House COVID outbreaks quickly fizzled .
When Trump ’ s valet tested positive , it didn ’ t spread .
When Katie Miller tested positive , it didn ’ t spread .
And so on .
It ’ s not like this White House did much to stop those outbreaks either .
But this latest White House outbreak , seemingly everyone who ’ s exposed is catching it .
It ’ s not just that so many of the people who were initially exposed in the Rose Garden ended up catching it .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have been exposed to those people have also caught it .
Did the White House relax its already-weak precautions ?
Did the high initial viral load from the Rose Garden super spreader event set the stage for the virus continuing to be passed around so strongly ?
What ’ s going on ?
Just how potent is this current White House outbreak ?
Stephen Miller didn ’ t catch coronavirus back when his wife had it , but he ’ s caught it now .
That doesn ’ t even make sense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak are vastly different than the previous White House outbreaks .
Of course we won ’ t get these answers in a timely manner , because the Trump White House is working to suppress the number of positive tests and sabotage contact tracing , rather than facilitating it .
But the ugly truth will come out eventually about why this White House coronavirus cluster is just so potent and contagious .

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At least three previous White House COVID outbreaks quickly fizzled. When Trump’s valet tested positive, it didn’t spread. When Katie Miller tested positive, it didn’t spread. And so on. It’s not like this White House did much to stop those outbreaks either. But this latest White House outbreak, seemingly everyone who’s exposed is catching it.
It’s not just that so many of the people who were initially exposed in the Rose Garden ended up catching it. It’s that so many of the people who have been exposed to those people have also caught it. Did the White House relax its already-weak precautions? Did the high initial viral load from the Rose Garden super spreader event set the stage for the virus continuing to be passed around so strongly? What’s going on?
Just how potent is this current White House outbreak? Stephen Miller didn’t catch coronavirus back when his wife had it, but he’s caught it now. That doesn’t even make sense, unless the circumstances of the current outbreak are vastly different than the previous White House outbreaks.
Of course we won’t get these answers in a timely manner, because the Trump White House is working to suppress the number of positive tests and sabotage contact tracing, rather than facilitating it. But the ugly truth will come out eventually about why this White House coronavirus cluster is just so potent and contagious.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump’s broken mind is completely melting under the weight of dexamethasone tonight

Earlier today , in the midst of what appeared to be a dexamethasone steroid fueled rage , Donald Trump announced @ @ @ @ @ stimulus package until after the election .
Then he appeared to come down from his @ @ @ @ @ hours .
Now he ’ s in the midst of another roid rage bender , @ @ @ @ @ s on the opposite site of the stimulus issue .
Trump just tweeted this : @ @ @ @ @ a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ( $ 1,200 ) , they will go @ @ @ @ @ IMMEDIATELY .
I am ready to sign right now .
Are you listening Nancy ?
@ @ @ @ @ kevinomccarthy @ SpeakerPelosi @ SenSchumer ” Wait a minute , wasn ’ t Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ of this issue just a few hours ago ?
Does he even have any idea @ @ @ @ @ , or what side he ’ s on , or where he ’ s at @ @ @ @ @ past time for the 25th Amendment at this point .

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Earlier today, in the midst of what appeared to be a dexamethasone steroid fueled rage, Donald Trump announced that there would be no stimulus package until after the election. Then he appeared to come down from his high and crash for several hours. Now he’s in the midst of another roid rage bender, except this time he’s on the opposite site of the stimulus issue.
Trump just tweeted this: “If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy? @MarkMeadows @senatemajldr @kevinomccarthy @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer”
Wait a minute, wasn’t Donald Trump rabidly on the other side of this issue just a few hours ago? Does he even have any idea what he’s saying, or what side he’s on, or where he’s at? It’s well past time for the 25th Amendment at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Report: Donald Trump is privately being “advised to resign” by his own allies

Donald Trump is sick with coronavirus , drugged out of his mind on steroids , holed up in the White House , rage tweeting as it all falls apart for him .
Most of his closest advisers are also ill with coronavirus .
And new polling suggests he may be on tract to lose by double digits .
Now comes word that things may be afoot behind the scenes .
Jon Cooper , formerly of the Democratic Coalition , tweeted this tonight : “ Trump is being advised to resign in honor rather than leave in defeat .
He fears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but without Hicks , Conway & Miller , he ’ s done .
He ’ s really alone .
He must be speaking with Pence about a pardon.
” Take this with whatever grain of salt you like , but it certainly seems plausible .
Donald Trump is now on track to lose in humiliating fashion , and perhaps drop dead in the process .
He has no path forward .
Even if he ’ s too far gone to understand that it ’ s over for him , his allies would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That said , we ’ re not sure Donald Trump will take their advice .
Even if Pence were to blanket pardon Trump on federal charges , like Ford did for Nixon , that wouldn ’ t protect Trump from the state charges he ’ s facing in New York .
That said , Trump is running out of options by the hour – and the longer he tries to drag this out , the worse it ’ ll end for him .

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Donald Trump is sick with coronavirus, drugged out of his mind on steroids, holed up in the White House, rage tweeting as it all falls apart for him. Most of his closest advisers are also ill with coronavirus. And new polling suggests he may be on tract to lose by double digits.
Now comes word that things may be afoot behind the scenes. Jon Cooper, formerly of the Democratic Coalition, tweeted this tonight: “Trump is being advised to resign in honor rather than leave in defeat. He fears prison. He wants to maintain campaign, but without Hicks, Conway & Miller, he’s done. He’s really alone. He must be speaking with Pence about a pardon.”
Take this with whatever grain of salt you like, but it certainly seems plausible. Donald Trump is now on track to lose in humiliating fashion, and perhaps drop dead in the process. He has no path forward. Even if he’s too far gone to understand that it’s over for him, his allies would want to save him the humiliation.
That said, we’re not sure Donald Trump will take their advice. Even if Pence were to blanket pardon Trump on federal charges, like Ford did for Nixon, that wouldn’t protect Trump from the state charges he’s facing in New York. That said, Trump is running out of options by the hour – and the longer he tries to drag this out, the worse it’ll end for him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Even Donald Trump’s advisers admit he’s on an unhinged steroids bender

Earlier this evening , USA Today reported that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi believes Donald Trump ’ s dexamethasone @ @ @ @ @ his increasingly unhinged behavior , including his inexplicable decision to abruptly cancel the stimulus package @ @ @ @ @ is coming from within the White House .
Buried several paragraphs into a lengthy New @ @ @ @ @ you ’ ll find this stunning sentence : “ Some White House staff members wondered @ @ @ @ @ behavior was spurred by a cocktail of drugs he has been taking to treat the @ @ @ @ @ a steroid that can cause mood swings and can give a false level of energy @ @ @ @ @ ” That ’ s right , even Donald Trump ’ s own advisers think his @ @ @ @ @ to the side effects of the dexamethasone , which can cause everything from mood swings @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile the coward Mike Pence hides under his proverbial desk , too afraid to carry @ @ @ @ @ duty to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from power .

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Earlier this evening, USA Today reported that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi believes Donald Trump’s dexamethasone steroid regimen may be causing his increasingly unhinged behavior, including his inexplicable decision to abruptly cancel the stimulus package. Now that same talk is coming from within the White House.
Buried several paragraphs into a lengthy New York Times report tonight, you’ll find this stunning sentence: “Some White House staff members wondered whether Mr. Trump’s behavior was spurred by a cocktail of drugs he has been taking to treat the coronavirus, including dexamethasone, a steroid that can cause mood swings and can give a false level of energy and a sense of euphoria.”
That’s right, even Donald Trump’s own advisers think his unhinged behavior today is due to the side effects of the dexamethasone, which can cause everything from mood swings to mania to hallucinations. Meanwhile the coward Mike Pence hides under his proverbial desk, too afraid to carry out his moral and constitutional duty to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from power.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Nancy Pelosi just went there

Nancy Pelosi just went there

When Donald Trump ’ s doctor confirmed yesterday that he would still be giving Trump a powerful steroid called dexamethasone even after he left the hospital , Palmer Report predicted that he was headed for trouble .
After all , dexamethasone can cause everything from mania to hallucinations .
When Trump began brief stretches of rage-tweeting today that were over the top even for him , we began wondering if it was the steroids talking .
When Trump ended up abruptly canceling the stimulus package for no apparent reason , it became pretty clear that Trump ’ s already-poor decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s one thing for us to say it .
But now Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is saying the same thing .
USA Today is reporting that Pelosi is privately questioning whether Trump ’ s nonsensical decision to cancel stimulus talks today is indeed a result of the mind-altering steroids that he ’ s on .
And frankly , we doubt that something like this would leak unless Pelosi was okay with it leaking .
So now we ’ re at the point where a sickly , out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unhinged President of the United States – who is way behind in his reelection bid and will go to prison if he loses – is so out of control , the Speaker of the House is accusing his behavior of being drug-fueled .
Sound the alarms .

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When Donald Trump’s doctor confirmed yesterday that he would still be giving Trump a powerful steroid called dexamethasone even after he left the hospital, Palmer Report predicted that he was headed for trouble. After all, dexamethasone can cause everything from mania to hallucinations.
When Trump began brief stretches of rage-tweeting today that were over the top even for him, we began wondering if it was the steroids talking. When Trump ended up abruptly canceling the stimulus package for no apparent reason, it became pretty clear that Trump’s already-poor decision making was being affected by the drugs.
It’s one thing for us to say it. But now Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is saying the same thing. USA Today is reporting that Pelosi is privately questioning whether Trump’s nonsensical decision to cancel stimulus talks today is indeed a result of the mind-altering steroids that he’s on. And frankly, we doubt that something like this would leak unless Pelosi was okay with it leaking.
So now we’re at the point where a sickly, out of control, possibly dying, and completely unhinged President of the United States – who is way behind in his reelection bid and will go to prison if he loses – is so out of control, the Speaker of the House is accusing his behavior of being drug-fueled. Sound the alarms.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump’s coronavirus test scandal just got even uglier tonight

For days , Donald Trump ’ s doctors have refused to say when he last tested negative for coronavirus .
This is important , because it would help pin down when Trump caught the virus , and who all he might have infected .
The evasiveness screams of a coverup .
Sure enough , the Trump coronavirus test timeline scandal is starting to break open tonight .
The New York Times just reported this : “ White House officials conceded on Tuesday that there had been an impression created that Mr. Trump was getting tested every day , and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a curative measure as opposed to a diagnostic.
” So now the Trump regime is admitting that it didn ’ t bother to test Donald Trump on a regular basis , and that it therefore doesn ’ t know which day he would have first tested positive .
This is an admission that the Trump regime has been lying all along about Trump ’ s testing schedule , and that there was a negligent lack of testing .
But we suspect it might be even worse .
Are we supposed to believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive in the middle of the day on Wednesday , Donald Trump didn ’ t immediately get tested as a precaution ?
We suspect that Trump tested positive on Wednesday but was planning to keep it a secret until someone leaked Hicks ’ test result to the media on Thursday , forcing Trump ’ s hand .
There is also the possibility that Trump tested positive before the debate on Tuesday .
We simply don ’ t know what they ’ re covering up – but it ’ s all starting to come @ @ @

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For days, Donald Trump’s doctors have refused to say when he last tested negative for coronavirus. This is important, because it would help pin down when Trump caught the virus, and who all he might have infected. The evasiveness screams of a coverup.
Sure enough, the Trump coronavirus test timeline scandal is starting to break open tonight. The New York Times just reported this: “White House officials conceded on Tuesday that there had been an impression created that Mr. Trump was getting tested every day, and a reliance on testing as if it were a curative measure as opposed to a diagnostic.”
So now the Trump regime is admitting that it didn’t bother to test Donald Trump on a regular basis, and that it therefore doesn’t know which day he would have first tested positive. This is an admission that the Trump regime has been lying all along about Trump’s testing schedule, and that there was a negligent lack of testing. But we suspect it might be even worse.
Are we supposed to believe that after Hope Hicks fell ill and tested positive in the middle of the day on Wednesday, Donald Trump didn’t immediately get tested as a precaution? We suspect that Trump tested positive on Wednesday but was planning to keep it a secret until someone leaked Hicks’ test result to the media on Thursday, forcing Trump’s hand. There is also the possibility that Trump tested positive before the debate on Tuesday. We simply don’t know what they’re covering up – but it’s all starting to come out now.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Donald Trump has another roid rage meltdown, threatens to begin releasing classified information

Donald Trump is sick with coronavirus and pneumonia , he ’ s holed up virtually alone in the White House , and he ’ s high on dexamethasone steroids that can cause mania and hallucinations .
What could possibly go wrong ?
Right now Trump is reminding us of how many ways this can go wrong .
Trump has spent the day rage tweeting in short bursts , suggesting that he ’ s receiving his steroids , going on a brief rage bender , and then passing out again .
Just now , Trump retweeted a conspiracy theorist named Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few minutes .
That ’ s only the beginning of the problem .
At one point Sperry insisted that if a bunch of classified FBI and CIA documents are released , they ’ ll somehow prove that Donald Trump was framed for his role in the Trump-Russia election scandal .
In response , Trump tweeted this : “ I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History , the Russia Hoax .
Likewise , the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right , Donald Trump – who is out of his mind with roid rage while taking mind-altering dexamethasone – is now threatening to begin releasing classified information .
To be clear , these documents don ’ t exist , but Trump doesn ’ t know that .
He ’ s that far gone tonight .

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Donald Trump is sick with coronavirus and pneumonia, he’s holed up virtually alone in the White House, and he’s high on dexamethasone steroids that can cause mania and hallucinations. What could possibly go wrong? Right now Trump is reminding us of how many ways this can go wrong.
Trump has spent the day rage tweeting in short bursts, suggesting that he’s receiving his steroids, going on a brief rage bender, and then passing out again. Just now, Trump retweeted a conspiracy theorist named Paul Sperry twenty-one times in the span of a few minutes. That’s only the beginning of the problem.
At one point Sperry insisted that if a bunch of classified FBI and CIA documents are released, they’ll somehow prove that Donald Trump was framed for his role in the Trump-Russia election scandal. In response, Trump tweeted this: “I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions!”
That’s right, Donald Trump – who is out of his mind with roid rage while taking mind-altering dexamethasone – is now threatening to begin releasing classified information. To be clear, these documents don’t exist, but Trump doesn’t know that. He’s that far gone tonight.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Rude, babbling Mike Pence humiliates himself during VP debate

During last week ’ s presidential debate , Donald Trump spent nearly the entire time running his mouth , being @ @ @ @ @ refusing to follow the rules , and refusing to listen to the moderator when it @ @ @ @ @ It turns out Mike Pence is trying to do his own version of Trump during @ @ @ @ @ debate .
Even though Mike Pence has been keeping a calm and steady tone of @ @ @ @ @ been nearly as bloviating and interruptive as Donald Trump was last week .
The moderator @ @ @ @ @ control of the debate , because Pence won ’ t shut up when he ’ @ @ @ @ @ one point , after Mike Pence tried to cut her off and steal her time @ @ @ @ @ with “ Mr .
Vice President , I ’ m speaking.
” That finally shut @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s remarkable that after Trump ’ s motor mouth strategy last @ @ @ @ @ , Pence is now relying on the same losing strategy .

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During last week’s presidential debate, Donald Trump spent nearly the entire time running his mouth, being as rude as possible, refusing to follow the rules, and refusing to listen to the moderator when it came to time limits. It turns out Mike Pence is trying to do his own version of Trump during tonight’s vice presidential debate.
Even though Mike Pence has been keeping a calm and steady tone of voice, he’s been nearly as bloviating and interruptive as Donald Trump was last week. The moderator is already beginning to lose control of the debate, because Pence won’t shut up when he’s asked to.
At one point, after Mike Pence tried to cut her off and steal her time, Kamala Harris fired back with “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking.” That finally shut Pence up for a bit. But it’s remarkable that after Trump’s motor mouth strategy last week failed him so badly, Pence is now relying on the same losing strategy.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Kamala Harris comes out strong during debate as Mike Pence looks unwell

We ’ re just a few minutes into the vice presidential debate , and both candidates are doing what the do best : Kamala Harris is calmly and confidently making a convincing argument , while Mike Pence is lying a lot .
That was to be expected , of course .
But what stands out at the start is that Mike Pence looks like he may be unwell .
Plenty of people have noticed that Mike Pence ’ s eyes look red and bloodshot .
There are plenty of reasons why this could be the case , such as allergies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was recently exposed to coronavirus , and that dozens of people in that exposure cluster have since tested positive , it ’ s at least mildly concerning that Pence doesn ’ t look all that well .
In any case , Pence ’ s bloodshot eyes aren ’ t preventing him from coming up with lie after lie , which is pretty much all he ever does .
Meanwhile Kamala Harris may have already landed the line of the night , when Pence tried to talk over her and she said “ Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking .
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We’re just a few minutes into the vice presidential debate, and both candidates are doing what the do best: Kamala Harris is calmly and confidently making a convincing argument, while Mike Pence is lying a lot. That was to be expected, of course. But what stands out at the start is that Mike Pence looks like he may be unwell.
Plenty of people have noticed that Mike Pence’s eyes look red and bloodshot. There are plenty of reasons why this could be the case, such as allergies. But when you consider that Pence was recently exposed to coronavirus, and that dozens of people in that exposure cluster have since tested positive, it’s at least mildly concerning that Pence doesn’t look all that well.
In any case, Pence’s bloodshot eyes aren’t preventing him from coming up with lie after lie, which is pretty much all he ever does. Meanwhile Kamala Harris may have already landed the line of the night, when Pence tried to talk over her and she said “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Here comes the Mike Pence meltdown

Here comes the Mike Pence meltdown

How much is Mike Pence not looking forward to tonight ’ s debate against Kamala Harris ?
Yesterday Pence raised a last minute objection to the plexiglass barrier between the two candidates , in a seeming attempt at getting out of the debate entirely , before ultimately relenting .
It ’ s not surprising that Pence is less than excited about tonight ’ s debate .
Kamala Harris is smarter than Pence .
She ’ s more popular .
She ’ s a better debater .
She has the issues on her side .
She gets to defend the popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the toxically unpopular Donald Trump .
This debate was always going to be stacked in her favor – but now even more so .
Tonight Mike Pence will be stuck trying to defend how Donald Trump recklessly caught coronavirus , unconscionably infected most of his own advisers , lied about his timeline for testing positive , took a joyride outside the hospital , and then went back to the West Wing while still sick and contagious , and has been behaving erratically ever since .
Pence wouldn ’ t be able to spin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he were any good at debating .
This debate comes at a time when Joe Biden ’ s lead in the polls continues to widen , meaning Mike Pence faces even more pressure to somehow find a way to turn things around for Donald Trump , at a time when Trump is off on some kind of quixotic quest to get himself killed from a steroid overdose .
There ’ s no way this goes well for Pence .
America is thirsty for leadership , and tonight will be Kamala ’ s @ @ @ @

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How much is Mike Pence not looking forward to tonight’s debate against Kamala Harris? Yesterday Pence raised a last minute objection to the plexiglass barrier between the two candidates, in a seeming attempt at getting out of the debate entirely, before ultimately relenting.
It’s not surprising that Pence is less than excited about tonight’s debate. Kamala Harris is smarter than Pence. She’s more popular. She’s a better debater. She has the issues on her side. She gets to defend the popular Joe Biden. Pence is stuck defending the toxically unpopular Donald Trump. This debate was always going to be stacked in her favor – but now even more so.
Tonight Mike Pence will be stuck trying to defend how Donald Trump recklessly caught coronavirus, unconscionably infected most of his own advisers, lied about his timeline for testing positive, took a joyride outside the hospital, and then went back to the West Wing while still sick and contagious, and has been behaving erratically ever since. Pence wouldn’t be able to spin any of that in his favor even if he were any good at debating.
This debate comes at a time when Joe Biden’s lead in the polls continues to widen, meaning Mike Pence faces even more pressure to somehow find a way to turn things around for Donald Trump, at a time when Trump is off on some kind of quixotic quest to get himself killed from a steroid overdose. There’s no way this goes well for Pence. America is thirsty for leadership, and tonight will be Kamala’s night to shine.
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palmerreport--2020-10-07--Joe Biden goes for the kill

Joe Biden goes for the kill

How poorly is Donald Trump ’ s campaign faring financially right now ?
We don ’ t have an exact number – even though Joe Biden ’ s campaign by comparison has had two record breaking months in a row of fundraising in August and September .
We also know that the Trump campaign has been taking down television ads in the key swing states it needs to win due to lack of money and we ’ ve seen key backers pulling out .
Now , he ’ s got something to worry about besides swing states , as Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6.2 million worth of advertising in Texas .
Typically treated as a giveaway to the GOP , Texas hasn ’ t gone to Democrats in over 40 years , yet Donald Trump is nearly tied with Biden there due to the state ’ s rapidly changing demographics , with polls showing him only about 2-3 points ahead on average , and a few polls giving Biden a slight lead .
To give you an idea of how much things have changed , Trump won Texas by nine points in 2016 .
This means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimize their losses , but the problem is that Trump ’ s campaign can ’ t afford to match the ad buys that Biden is making , and they ’ ve already blown through over $ 1 billion of their own money , some of it spent on ads in states like New York where Trump has no chance of winning .
The bottom line is Trump shouldn ’ t even be having to campaign at all in Texas , and now it ’ s competitive – due to a mixture of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID hit the West Wing , and having a shamelessly corrupt campaign staff that ’ s just as reckless as he is .
With all of the states that are now suddenly in play , this is our chance to run up the score with things like voter registration and phone banking , to hand Donald Trump a resounding defeat on November 3 .

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How poorly is Donald Trump’s campaign faring financially right now? We don’t have an exact number – even though Joe Biden’s campaign by comparison has had two record breaking months in a row of fundraising in August and September. We also know that the Trump campaign has been taking down television ads in the key swing states it needs to win due to lack of money and we’ve seen key backers pulling out. Now, he’s got something to worry about besides swing states, as Biden’s campaign just recently purchased $6.2 million worth of advertising in Texas.
Typically treated as a giveaway to the GOP, Texas hasn’t gone to Democrats in over 40 years, yet Donald Trump is nearly tied with Biden there due to the state’s rapidly changing demographics, with polls showing him only about 2-3 points ahead on average, and a few polls giving Biden a slight lead.
To give you an idea of how much things have changed, Trump won Texas by nine points in 2016. This means that Republicans have to play defense and minimize their losses, but the problem is that Trump’s campaign can’t afford to match the ad buys that Biden is making, and they’ve already blown through over $1 billion of their own money, some of it spent on ads in states like New York where Trump has no chance of winning.
The bottom line is Trump shouldn’t even be having to campaign at all in Texas, and now it’s competitive – due to a mixture of Trump being a terrible candidate – even before COVID hit the West Wing, and having a shamelessly corrupt campaign staff that’s just as reckless as he is. With all of the states that are now suddenly in play, this is our chance to run up the score with things like voter registration and phone banking, to hand Donald Trump a resounding defeat on November 3.
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