palmerreport--2020-07-02--What Donald Trump doesn’t get

What Donald Trump doesn’t get

The Trump “ presidency ” has never existed to serve the American people , even though service is an important aspect of the job .
Donald Trump never got that , and he still does not get it .
He never wanted the job , and it shows .
He pays little , if any , attention to daily briefings .
He places blame for the Russian bounty scandal on others , but the blame rests solidly with him and his stubborn arrogance and refusal to do the very job he stole .
It is a job that requires care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , none of which Trump has .
Joe Biden , on the other hand , is already showing that he will take the job seriously .
Trump has shown total disdain for the job .
He can not be bothered with intelligence reports ; they have nothing to do with him .
That tells you what he thinks about the rest of us .
Our intelligence community protects us from harm , but when we have a “ president ” in office who refuses to read their reports , he puts us in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on the other hand , has been vocal about what this job requires : a duty of care .
When Biden gave his speech in Philadelphia this week , we were reminded that Donald Trump claimed he would “ be so presidential that you people will be so bored.
” Yeah , right .
He has been anything but .
Joe Biden is looking more presidential every day , and he has not even taken the oath of office .
After nearly four horrible years under Trump ’ s “ leadership , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be anything but boring .
Biden laid out steps we should take to battle coronavirus , and he said to attendees : “ Your health will be my responsibility if I ’ m your president , and I will not abandon you.
” When Biden takes office , he will be faced with several crises .
Coronavirus , the economy , and systemic racism will be more than enough to fill his plate for four years , and we have no idea what else is waiting in the wings .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need someone who is ready to address those uncertainties .
Biden will put us back in good stead with our allies , and there will be no more pandering to Putin and Kim Jong-Un .
We will not have a president who denigrates female leaders of our allies while kissing the asses of dictators .
We will return to a sense of normalcy .
Some of Biden ’ s audience members are dealing with illnesses , and he gave his word that he would ensure their access to health care .
His words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son Beau ’ s death and powerful when he spoke of the role of the president of the United States : “ The presidency is a duty to care .
A duty to care for everyone , not just who voted for you… .
No trust is more sacred.
” Unlike Trump , Biden gets it .

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The Trump “presidency” has never existed to serve the American people, even though service is an important aspect of the job. Donald Trump never got that, and he still does not get it. He never wanted the job, and it shows. He pays little, if any, attention to daily briefings. He places blame for the Russian bounty scandal on others, but the blame rests solidly with him and his stubborn arrogance and refusal to do the very job he stole. It is a job that requires care, concern, and attention to detail, none of which Trump has. Joe Biden, on the other hand, is already showing that he will take the job seriously.
Trump has shown total disdain for the job. He cannot be bothered with intelligence reports; they have nothing to do with him. That tells you what he thinks about the rest of us. Our intelligence community protects us from harm, but when we have a “president” in office who refuses to read their reports, he puts us in harm’s way. Joe Biden, on the other hand, has been vocal about what this job requires: a duty of care.
When Biden gave his speech in Philadelphia this week, we were reminded that Donald Trump claimed he would “be so presidential that you people will be so bored.” Yeah, right. He has been anything but. Joe Biden is looking more presidential every day, and he has not even taken the oath of office. After nearly four horrible years under Trump’s “leadership,” seeing a real president in action will be anything but boring.
Biden laid out steps we should take to battle coronavirus, and he said to attendees: “Your health will be my responsibility if I’m your president, and I will not abandon you.” When Biden takes office, he will be faced with several crises. Coronavirus, the economy, and systemic racism will be more than enough to fill his plate for four years, and we have no idea what else is waiting in the wings. We have an uncertain future ahead, and we need someone who is ready to address those uncertainties. Biden will put us back in good stead with our allies, and there will be no more pandering to Putin and Kim Jong-Un. We will not have a president who denigrates female leaders of our allies while kissing the asses of dictators. We will return to a sense of normalcy.
Some of Biden’s audience members are dealing with illnesses, and he gave his word that he would ensure their access to health care. His words were poignant as he spoke of his son Beau’s death and powerful when he spoke of the role of the president of the United States: “The presidency is a duty to care. A duty to care for everyone, not just who voted for you…. No trust is more sacred.” Unlike Trump, Biden gets it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-02--Donald Trump throws Jared Kushner under the bus as everything falls to pieces

As Donald Trump ’ s numbers continue to collapse and his presidency falls apart , he ’ s leaning more heavily toward racism than ever .
He ’ s now openly attacking Black Lives Matter , while threatening to make it harder for nonwhite people to buy houses .
Now Donald Trump is throwing Jared Kushner under the bus for having dared to steer him toward prison reform .
Axios is reporting that Trump is running around the White House yelling around about how he wants “ no more of Jared ’ s woke s*** ” – which is remarkable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jared Kushner is to begin with .
No one has ever really understood why Kushner cared so much about prison reform , beyond the fact that his own father went to prison , and the reality that he could be headed to prison himself once Donald Trump is no longer in office to protect him .
But now Trump has decided that Kushner is to blame for having dared to deter him from his hardline stances on the issues .
This is of course an idiotic move on Donald Trump ’ s part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong from the start on nearly everything , prison reform was the one good idea that Kushner had – even if it was for the wrong reasons .
But Trump has apparently decided that if he ’ s going to lose this election , he ’ s going to lose it his way , and that means being as racist as possible .
Also , we ’ re left to wonder if Trump is the one who leaked this story .

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As Donald Trump’s numbers continue to collapse and his presidency falls apart, he’s leaning more heavily toward racism than ever. He’s now openly attacking Black Lives Matter, while threatening to make it harder for nonwhite people to buy houses.
Now Donald Trump is throwing Jared Kushner under the bus for having dared to steer him toward prison reform. Axios is reporting that Trump is running around the White House yelling around about how he wants “no more of Jared’s woke s***” – which is remarkable when you consider just how thoroughly non-woke Jared Kushner is to begin with.
No one has ever really understood why Kushner cared so much about prison reform, beyond the fact that his own father went to prison, and the reality that he could be headed to prison himself once Donald Trump is no longer in office to protect him. But now Trump has decided that Kushner is to blame for having dared to deter him from his hardline stances on the issues.
This is of course an idiotic move on Donald Trump’s part. While Kushner has been steering him wrong from the start on nearly everything, prison reform was the one good idea that Kushner had – even if it was for the wrong reasons. But Trump has apparently decided that if he’s going to lose this election, he’s going to lose it his way, and that means being as racist as possible. Also, we’re left to wonder if Trump is the one who leaked this story.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Donald Trump has completely whacked out meltdown as coronavirus crisis spirals out of control

How disturbingly out of control is the coronavirus crisis in the United States ?
Even the Governor of Texas , a delusional right wing lunatic , has finally ordered everyone in his state to begin wearing masks .
But don ’ t tell Donald Trump how bad things are , because he really wants us to believe that there ’ s “ great news ” in all of this .
Donald Trump posted this stunningly false and deranged tweet late on Thursday night : There is a rise in Coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other country .
This is great news , but even better news is that death , and the death rate , is DOWN .
Also , younger people , who get better much easier and faster !
We ’ re not even sure where to start .
Best anyone can tell , the only reason the death rate isn ’ t climbing as fast as the new case rate is that the death rate is a lagging indicator that can take weeks to kick in .
And when young people catch coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more vulnerable people .
There ’ s no positive news in here .
Donald Trump is completely out of his mind .

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How disturbingly out of control is the coronavirus crisis in the United States? Even the Governor of Texas, a delusional right wing lunatic, has finally ordered everyone in his state to begin wearing masks. But don’t tell Donald Trump how bad things are, because he really wants us to believe that there’s “great news” in all of this.
Donald Trump posted this stunningly false and deranged tweet late on Thursday night:
There is a rise in Coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good, far bigger and better than any other country. This is great news, but even better news is that death, and the death rate, is DOWN. Also, younger people, who get better much easier and faster! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 3, 2020
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We’re not even sure where to start. Best anyone can tell, the only reason the death rate isn’t climbing as fast as the new case rate is that the death rate is a lagging indicator that can take weeks to kick in. And when young people catch coronavirus, they just spread it to older and more vulnerable people. There’s no positive news in here. Donald Trump is completely out of his mind.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Donald Trump’s brand is falling to pieces

Donald Trump has always been more of a brand name than a politician .
That ’ s why for decades of his life he was able to associate his name with money and wealth , even if his actual wealth was inherited and the fact that he ’ s had a lot more losses than success when it comes to business .
It ’ s this particular brand association that explains why so many Republican politicians refuse to turn on him – because he can keep their coffers filled .
The problem is – in usual Trump fashion – he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to money .
It made headlines last month when he was outraised by Joe Biden in May .
Now he ’ s been outraised by Joe Biden again in June .
Considering that talking about Trump ’ s money was always off limits even in lighthearted comedy roasts , this is news that Donald Trump will probably not be happy about .
In fact , you can expect him to pay much more attention to it on social media than he will to the latest Russia scandal .
He might blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the numbers are even worse for Donald Trump the closer you look .
68 % of donors who gave to Biden ’ s campaign in the month of June were new , and 2.6 million new people added to the campaign ’ s email list .
The average online donation was $ 34 – and it ’ s clear the campaign has growing grassroots support that ’ s already beating out fundraising numbers from 2016 .

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Donald Trump has always been more of a brand name than a politician. That’s why for decades of his life he was able to associate his name with money and wealth, even if his actual wealth was inherited and the fact that he’s had a lot more losses than success when it comes to business. It’s this particular brand association that explains why so many Republican politicians refuse to turn on him – because he can keep their coffers filled.
The problem is – in usual Trump fashion – he hasn’t really been delivering when it comes to money. It made headlines last month when he was outraised by Joe Biden in May. Now he’s been outraised by Joe Biden again in June. Considering that talking about Trump’s money was always off limits even in lighthearted comedy roasts, this is news that Donald Trump will probably not be happy about. In fact, you can expect him to pay much more attention to it on social media than he will to the latest Russia scandal.
He might blame Soros or super PACs or something, but the numbers are even worse for Donald Trump the closer you look. 68% of donors who gave to Biden’s campaign in the month of June were new, and 2.6 million new people added to the campaign’s email list. The average online donation was $34 – and it’s clear the campaign has growing grassroots support that’s already beating out fundraising numbers from 2016.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Michael Cohen reveals he’s cooking up something against Donald Trump

Michael Cohen is still under home confinement for the remainder of his original sentence , but it looks like he ’ s been using his time wisely .
Cohen confirmed today that he ’ s nearing completion of his book .
He also appeared to reveal something important about the book .
By pointing to the “ favorable ruling ” that Mary Trump received about her tell-all book , Michael Cohen appears to be revealing that he expects to face legal action from Donald Trump – which in turn suggests that the book is going be rather devastating to Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears that Michael Cohen ’ s book will be ready for release in plenty of time before the election ; he ’ s predicting “ late September.
” Cohen has already publicly revealed some of his dirt on Donald Trump during his prior congressional testimony .
But at the time , there were several questions that Cohen said he couldn ’ t answer , due to criminal investigations that were ongoing at the time .
What will be interesting to see is how much more Cohen will be able to reveal by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the meantime , you can buy Mary Trump ’ s book here .

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Michael Cohen is still under home confinement for the remainder of his original sentence, but it looks like he’s been using his time wisely. Cohen confirmed today that he’s nearing completion of his book. He also appeared to reveal something important about the book.
Cohen posted this tweet:
Favorable ruling yesterday by the Court as I am close to completion of my book…https://t.co/lprtpkdl7K — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) July 2, 2020
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By pointing to the “favorable ruling” that Mary Trump received about her tell-all book, Michael Cohen appears to be revealing that he expects to face legal action from Donald Trump – which in turn suggests that the book is going be rather devastating to Trump.
Based on the timeframe, it appears that Michael Cohen’s book will be ready for release in plenty of time before the election; he’s predicting “late September.” Cohen has already publicly revealed some of his dirt on Donald Trump during his prior congressional testimony. But at the time, there were several questions that Cohen said he couldn’t answer, due to criminal investigations that were ongoing at the time. What will be interesting to see is how much more Cohen will be able to reveal by the time his book is released. In the meantime, you can buy Mary Trump’s book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Even for Donald Trump, this is utterly deranged

Donald Trump knows he can only get away with so much overt racism while hanging on to the presidency of the United States .
Although he enjoys testing the limits , by angrily referring to Haiti and African nations as “ shithole countries ” with lawmakers , and gleefully dismissing COVID-19 as “ Kung Flu ” at a campaign rally , for example , it is not enough .
Trump ’ s racism also involves a communications strategy of routinely signaling to white supremacists that he ’ s on their side .
The Trump campaign just released a T-shirt ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eyebrows .
The fact it is red , white and blue , has a drawing of an eagle and part of an American flag and reads “ America First ” and “ Trump 2020 ” may sound harmless .
However , a look at the shirt ’ s design reveals otherwise—to the point where former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden tweeted , “ Holy shit.
” Trump ’ s new America First logo eerily resembles the Nazi Eagle , with stars and stripes replacing a swastika within the circle below the eagle ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the United States ’ national emblem and eagles are common symbols around the world , the Nazi Eagle template is kept alive by hate groups today , according to the Anti-Defamation League ’ s hate symbols database .
It was only a couple of weeks ago when Trump inserted a large inverted red triangle into a set of Facebook ads ranting about “ [ d ] angerous MOBS of far-left groups ” that are “ causing absolute madness.
” After a public outcry , Facebook removed the ads in violation of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a Nazi symbol for communists and political prisoners .
It ’ s possible for a campaign to create a product or ad that unintentionally bears a striking resemblance to a Nazi symbol .
It ’ s also possible that coded signs of white supremacy , such as 14 words , 88 characters , or a double-H , appear in a politician ’ s tweets by coincidence .
It ’ s just not realistic to believe that such inadvertencies and flukes apply with Trump .
After years of divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime ” of not being white , Trump has a laughably weak claim to the benefit of the doubt .
The fact that Trump considers the “ Black Lives Matter ” sign on New York ’ s Fifth Avenue to be a “ symbol of hate , ” as he complained this week , speaks volumes about his motives .
When it comes to dog whistling , Trump is a virtuoso — and we must not pretend otherwise .

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Donald Trump knows he can only get away with so much overt racism while hanging on to the presidency of the United States. Although he enjoys testing the limits, by angrily referring to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” with lawmakers, and gleefully dismissing COVID-19 as “Kung Flu” at a campaign rally, for example, it is not enough. Trump’s racism also involves a communications strategy of routinely signaling to white supremacists that he’s on their side.
The Trump campaign just released a T-shirt ahead of Independence Day weekend that is raising eyebrows. The fact it is red, white and blue, has a drawing of an eagle and part of an American flag and reads “America First” and “Trump 2020” may sound harmless. However, a look at the shirt’s design reveals otherwise—to the point where former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden tweeted, “Holy shit.”
Trump’s new America First logo eerily resembles the Nazi Eagle, with stars and stripes replacing a swastika within the circle below the eagle’s talons. Although the bald eagle is the United States’ national emblem and eagles are common symbols around the world, the Nazi Eagle template is kept alive by hate groups today, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s hate symbols database.
It was only a couple of weeks ago when Trump inserted a large inverted red triangle into a set of Facebook ads ranting about “[d]angerous MOBS of far-left groups” that are “causing absolute madness.” After a public outcry, Facebook removed the ads in violation of its anti-hate policy, citing that particular triangle as a Nazi symbol for communists and political prisoners.
It’s possible for a campaign to create a product or ad that unintentionally bears a striking resemblance to a Nazi symbol. It’s also possible that coded signs of white supremacy, such as 14 words, 88 characters, or a double-H, appear in a politician’s tweets by coincidence. It’s just not realistic to believe that such inadvertencies and flukes apply with Trump.
After years of divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policies aimed at denigrating people for the “crime” of not being white, Trump has a laughably weak claim to the benefit of the doubt. The fact that Trump considers the “Black Lives Matter” sign on New York’s Fifth Avenue to be a “symbol of hate,” as he complained this week, speaks volumes about his motives. When it comes to dog whistling, Trump is a virtuoso — and we must not pretend otherwise.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Mary Trump rips into fraudulent scheming Donald Trump

Mary Trump still has yet to do any interviews or book tour events for her upcoming tell-all book about her uncle Donald Trump .
But because Donald is trying ( and failing ) to block the book ’ s release in court , Mary has begun responding in court filings – and what she has to say about Donald is anything but pretty .
Mary Trump is now arguing in court that she only signed the original nondisclosure agreement with Donald Trump because she was tricked into believing fake numbers about Fred Trump ’ s assets and will – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the numbers were falsified , it invalidates the agreement .
In other words , by going to court , Donald Trump is unwittingly informing everyone that he tried to defraud his own niece while defrauding his deceased father .
Because the appeals court threw out the suit against the book ’ s publisher this week , it ’ s now nearly a given that Mary Trump ’ s book will come to market on its scheduled release date .
At this point the remaining court battle is only going to be over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is saying about the nondisclosure agreement is true , we can ’ t imagine the courts awarding Donald Trump one penny .
You can order Mary Trump ’ s book here .

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Mary Trump still has yet to do any interviews or book tour events for her upcoming tell-all book about her uncle Donald Trump. But because Donald is trying (and failing) to block the book’s release in court, Mary has begun responding in court filings – and what she has to say about Donald is anything but pretty.
Mary Trump is now arguing in court that she only signed the original nondisclosure agreement with Donald Trump because she was tricked into believing fake numbers about Fred Trump’s assets and will – and that because she’s since learned that the numbers were falsified, it invalidates the agreement. In other words, by going to court, Donald Trump is unwittingly informing everyone that he tried to defraud his own niece while defrauding his deceased father.
Because the appeals court threw out the suit against the book’s publisher this week, it’s now nearly a given that Mary Trump’s book will come to market on its scheduled release date. At this point the remaining court battle is only going to be over punitive damages – and if what Mary is saying about the nondisclosure agreement is true, we can’t imagine the courts awarding Donald Trump one penny. You can order Mary Trump’s book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--It is a shameful, shameful, despicable hour in the history of the American presidency

It ’ s one thing to learn from the dry reportage of the daily news that Trump is a work-shy and worthless incompetent who wastes the better part of his day on Twitter and golf , it ’ s another thing to experience it in real-time .
I ’ m five hours ahead of Washington so his Twitter feed flashes across my screen constantly , from the wee hours of the morning when I get up at 4:30 am ( yes , I ’ m one of those ) , until it stops around 7am my time for about five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and on and on until I get to bed around 10pm .
The tweeting is relentless .
His tweets are full of spiteful excoriations of people he hates , white grievance and racial divisiveness .
They are quotidian tweets of petty , humorless , self-indulgence .
Nowhere in them is a human being to be found .
It ’ s like reading the complaints of a not-very-bright , socially underdeveloped teenager .
It ’ s not so much that some of them are unworthy of the president of the United States — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tweets reminds me of a familiar illusion , that we ’ re living in the middle of a “ B ” movie comedy where a famous person or leader gets temporarily and accidentally replaced by a moron .
It ’ s “ The Prince and the Pauper ” meets “ The 3 Stooges.
” Then there ’ s his son , the chinless dauphin of a twit they so aptly named “ Donald Trump Jr , ” who wrote a whole book on how the Left allegedly practices “ victimhood.
” His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it — victimhood .
Here ’ s an example of a random , recent Junior retweet : Trump junior is clearly his father ’ s son .
I ’ ve never seen a more pathetic family of whiners .
But it ’ s not so much what Donald Trump says , it ’ s what he doesn ’ t say .
He never mentions with any sympathy the 131,503 dead American coronavirus victims ( as I write this ) .
Nor does he have any words of comfort for the families of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taliban thugs hired by Vladimir Putin .
Instead he blames the “ lamestream media ” for making “ fake news ” about it .
In the end everything is about him , even the deaths of over a hundred thousand people is all about him and about how it makes him look bad .
Anything beyond that is irrelevant .
The notorious story coming out of both American and British intelligence , that Putin is paying Afghani assassins to murder American troops , is important to Donald Trump only to the extent he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can somehow establish that it ’ s not his fault .
As long as it ’ s not his fault that ’ s as far as he goes with it .
Digging into it further or getting on the phone to Putin and demanding that it stops doesn ’ t occur to him .
It ’ s as if he thinks being president of the United States is somebody else ’ s job .
Steve Schmidt said it best when he said , “ It is a shameful , shameful , despicable hour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” And here I am writing about Donald Trump and his endless tweets and he hasn ’ t tweeted once .
Is it the exception to prove the rule ?
Not at all .
Jeff Tiedrich just tweeted an explanation : “ The lazy fuck is golfing right now .
Instead of reading his daily brief.
” And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It’s one thing to learn from the dry reportage of the daily news that Trump is a work-shy and worthless incompetent who wastes the better part of his day on Twitter and golf, it’s another thing to experience it in real-time. I’m five hours ahead of Washington so his Twitter feed flashes across my screen constantly, from the wee hours of the morning when I get up at 4:30 am (yes, I’m one of those), until it stops around 7am my time for about five hours for sleep and resumes at noon, and on and on until I get to bed around 10pm.
The tweeting is relentless. His tweets are full of spiteful excoriations of people he hates, white grievance and racial divisiveness. They are quotidian tweets of petty, humorless, self-indulgence. Nowhere in them is a human being to be found. It’s like reading the complaints of a not-very-bright, socially underdeveloped teenager. It’s not so much that some of them are unworthy of the president of the United States — they all are. Reading Trump’s tweets reminds me of a familiar illusion, that we’re living in the middle of a “B” movie comedy where a famous person or leader gets temporarily and accidentally replaced by a moron. It’s “The Prince and the Pauper” meets “The 3 Stooges.”
Then there’s his son, the chinless dauphin of a twit they so aptly named “Donald Trump Jr,” who wrote a whole book on how the Left allegedly practices “victimhood.” His tweets are full of — you guessed it — victimhood. Here’s an example of a random, recent Junior retweet:
Literally the only reason media came out so hard against this [hydroxychloroquine] had nothing to do with medicine or science. It was simply because Trump talked about it. Just amazing.
Trump junior is clearly his father’s son. I’ve never seen a more pathetic family of whiners.
But it’s not so much what Donald Trump says, it’s what he doesn’t say. He never mentions with any sympathy the 131,503 dead American coronavirus victims (as I write this). Nor does he have any words of comfort for the families of American soldiers who were murdered in Afghanistan by Taliban thugs hired by Vladimir Putin. Instead he blames the “lamestream media” for making “fake news” about it. In the end everything is about him, even the deaths of over a hundred thousand people is all about him and about how it makes him look bad. Anything beyond that is irrelevant.
The notorious story coming out of both American and British intelligence, that Putin is paying Afghani assassins to murder American troops, is important to Donald Trump only to the extent he can find plausible deniability, that he can somehow establish that it’s not his fault. As long as it’s not his fault that’s as far as he goes with it. Digging into it further or getting on the phone to Putin and demanding that it stops doesn’t occur to him. It’s as if he thinks being president of the United States is somebody else’s job. Steve Schmidt said it best when he said, “It is a shameful, shameful, despicable hour in the history of the American presidency.”
And here I am writing about Donald Trump and his endless tweets and he hasn’t tweeted once. Is it the exception to prove the rule? Not at all. Jeff Tiedrich just tweeted an explanation: “The lazy fuck is golfing right now. Instead of reading his daily brief.” And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--So much for Donald Trump’s “enthusiasm” advantage

Now that Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers are worse than ever , his campaign advisers are trying to convince @ @ @ @ @ actually somehow magically winning , because some polls suggest that his voters are more “ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s voters .
This is irrelevant , of course , because it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ “ enthusiastic ” voters get to vote twice or something .
This is just a @ @ @ @ @ s handlers are trying to use to placate him so he doesn ’ t fire @ @ @ @ @ the real world , the most recent election results in Georgia show that the enthusiasm @ @ @ @ @ side :

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Now that Donald Trump’s poll numbers are worse than ever, his campaign advisers are trying to convince him that he’s actually somehow magically winning, because some polls suggest that his voters are more “enthusiastic” than Joe Biden’s voters.
This is irrelevant, of course, because it’s not as if the more “enthusiastic” voters get to vote twice or something. This is just a talking point that Trump’s handlers are trying to use to placate him so he doesn’t fire them. Meanwhile back in the real world, the most recent election results in Georgia show that the enthusiasm is actually on the other side:
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Dear Trump website guy Brad @parscale: FYI about that “enthusiasm” you keep mentioning. https://t.co/9r3FCKcaAb — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 3, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Donald Trump just doubled his trouble

Donald Trump just doubled his trouble

Last week , Donald Trump agreed to an interview on Sean Hannity , one of the few pundits who ’ s still unfailingly loyal to him , even while his own network is facing lawsuits due to a problem the Trump administration made worse .
It was meant to give him a boost more than anything else – to at least give him an hour with an audience that fawns over him even if it did absolutely nothing to boost his performance with middle of the road voters that he would need to win re-election .
Somehow , Trump even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught unprepared when he was asked softball questions like what he would accomplish in his second term if re-elected .
Not only was he unable to answer , he ended up ranting about John Bolton and experience , making it clear to anyone even slightly on the fence about voting for Trump that the guy hasn ’ t been doing anything besides sleeping in and watching television for the last three years .
He doesn ’ t even think all that much about the job he was elected to do .
Fully aware @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hannity for making Trump look bad , but you ’ d think Grassley would make sure Donald Trump had something to say in case this question ever came up again .
On Wednesday , Trump was interviewed by Eric Bolling of Sinclair Media who offered him a do-over of last week ’ s question .
Sinclair is even more Trump-friendly territory than Fox News , and yet Donald Trump still managed to screw up his answer .
At first , he just repeated his campaign promise of “ making America great again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word salad even longer than when he appeared on Hannity , muttering about rebuilding manufacturing and the military , as if trying to re-enact one of his rallies .
It might be one thing if this was just a bungled interview with a friendly interviewer , but the bigger picture isn ’ t much better .
Even at his Tulsa rally , for example , he didn ’ t mention any policy goals he has for a second term , and his campaign website no longer has a section on policy .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s short on ideas , so is the whole campaign .

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Last week, Donald Trump agreed to an interview on Sean Hannity, one of the few pundits who’s still unfailingly loyal to him, even while his own network is facing lawsuits due to a problem the Trump administration made worse. It was meant to give him a boost more than anything else – to at least give him an hour with an audience that fawns over him even if it did absolutely nothing to boost his performance with middle of the road voters that he would need to win re-election. Somehow, Trump even managed to bomb that interview though – caught unprepared when he was asked softball questions like what he would accomplish in his second term if re-elected.
Not only was he unable to answer, he ended up ranting about John Bolton and experience, making it clear to anyone even slightly on the fence about voting for Trump that the guy hasn’t been doing anything besides sleeping in and watching television for the last three years. He doesn’t even think all that much about the job he was elected to do. Fully aware of this, Chuck Grassley angrily rebuked Hannity for making Trump look bad, but you’d think Grassley would make sure Donald Trump had something to say in case this question ever came up again.
On Wednesday, Trump was interviewed by Eric Bolling of Sinclair Media who offered him a do-over of last week’s question. Sinclair is even more Trump-friendly territory than Fox News, and yet Donald Trump still managed to screw up his answer. At first, he just repeated his campaign promise of “making America great again,” but then he rambled through a word salad even longer than when he appeared on Hannity, muttering about rebuilding manufacturing and the military, as if trying to re-enact one of his rallies.
It might be one thing if this was just a bungled interview with a friendly interviewer, but the bigger picture isn’t much better. Even at his Tulsa rally, for example, he didn’t mention any policy goals he has for a second term, and his campaign website no longer has a section on policy. It isn’t just Trump who’s short on ideas, so is the whole campaign.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Donald Trump runs crying like a baby to Tucker Carlson as it all falls apart for him

Donald Trump has been losing reelection since literally the day he took office .
His approval rating has always been severely underwater .
His 2020 poll numbers have always been ugly against any potential opponent .
It took him long enough , but Trump appears to have finally figured out he ’ s losing .
What ’ s surreal is how he ’ s going about trying to turn things around .
It sounds like something straight out of a Saturday Night Live sketch .
Vanity Fair is reporting that Donald Trump is in such a hopeless place about reelection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News host Tucker Carlson , and repeatedly asked him , “ What do I do ?
” That ’ s right , the President of the United States is crying like a baby to Tucker Carlson of all people .
We ’ d offer up an analogy for how ridiculous this is , but we honestly can ’ t think of anything sufficiently ridiculous to compare it to .
Of course we ’ re still four months away from the election and a lot can happen between now and then .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to things like voter registration and voter turnout , because we need to run up the score as much as possible in order to block Trump from being able to credibly claim it was rigged against him .
But it ’ s good to know that for his part , Trump has nothing up his sleeve right now for getting himself out of this hole .

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Donald Trump has been losing reelection since literally the day he took office. His approval rating has always been severely underwater. His 2020 poll numbers have always been ugly against any potential opponent. It took him long enough, but Trump appears to have finally figured out he’s losing. What’s surreal is how he’s going about trying to turn things around.
It sounds like something straight out of a Saturday Night Live sketch. Vanity Fair is reporting that Donald Trump is in such a hopeless place about reelection, he recently called up unhinged Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and repeatedly asked him, “What do I do?” That’s right, the President of the United States is crying like a baby to Tucker Carlson of all people. We’d offer up an analogy for how ridiculous this is, but we honestly can’t think of anything sufficiently ridiculous to compare it to.
Of course we’re still four months away from the election and a lot can happen between now and then. We have to remain as vigilant as ever when it comes to things like voter registration and voter turnout, because we need to run up the score as much as possible in order to block Trump from being able to credibly claim it was rigged against him. But it’s good to know that for his part, Trump has nothing up his sleeve right now for getting himself out of this hole.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Joe Biden just spanked Donald Trump something fierce

Joe Biden continues to lead “ president ” Donald Trump in the polls , but his latest lead is new : Biden has outraised Trump in funds the last two months .
Biden ’ s campaign raised $ 141 million in June for $ 282 million total cash on hand for the quarter .
Donald Trump ’ s campaign raised $ 131 million in June for a total of $ 266 million .
According to Biden ’ s campaign manager Jen O ’ Malley Dillon , 68 % of the funds raised in June came from new donors , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign .
Trump ’ s campaign claims to still have “ plenty of money sitting in the bank , ” but they have not reported any new donors or volunteers .
They continue to miss ( or ignore ) the point that Joe Biden is besting Trump in every way , which is great news .
Biden continues to maintain his double-digit lead in the polls .
Monmouth University ’ s latest poll shows Biden 12 points ahead nationwide , 53 % to 41 % among registered voters .
Monmouth revealed that 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to support Donald Trump .
Biden ’ s current favorability is 44 % while Trump ’ s is in the 30s .
Brad Parscale wrote an opinion piece for Washington Post , claiming that Trump is beating Biden in one “ important ” area : Enthusiasm .
That may be true , but if only 35 % of voters are “ enthusiastic ” about Trump , they certainly will not generate the numbers necessary to secure a second term .
In other words , people enthusiastic about Trump equates to a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enthusiasm while Biden ’ s lead has steadily increased from 3 % in March to 12 % in June .
Trump tries to paint Biden as an old geezer who is losing his way , but Monmouth reveals that 52 % are confident that Biden has both the mental and physical stamina to hold the job of president .
Let us be real : Biden could be babbling and drooling , and he would still do a better job than Trump .
Trump ’ s worst enemy is himself , and the DNC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious areas of attack against Donald Trump , including his continued racist behavior — most recently , again referring to coronavirus as “ kung flu ” and calling the painting of areas with Black Lives Matter as “ hate speech.
” Democratic ads managers have something even more important than Trump ’ s typical behavior , like his admission that he wanted officials to “ slow down testing.
” Those words are a direct threat to every person in the U.S. and point back to Trump ’ s initial attempts to hide the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on Trump ’ s unpresidential behaviors , they are looking at his lack of policymaking that is behind every horrible thing he says from trying to downplay coronavirus to his lack of action on the economy and the national unrest from the murder of George Floyd .
Trump can not do anything about the economy—he inherited the good one he had , and he has no clue how to reestablish it .
This is a man who has filed multiple bankruptcies .
He can not even improve the economic positions of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once again , Trump is being revealed as a charlatan , and that is all he has ever been .

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Joe Biden continues to lead “president” Donald Trump in the polls, but his latest lead is new: Biden has outraised Trump in funds the last two months. Biden’s campaign raised $141 million in June for $282 million total cash on hand for the quarter. Donald Trump’s campaign raised $131 million in June for a total of $266 million. According to Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, 68% of the funds raised in June came from new donors, and 2.6 million signed up to join the campaign. Trump’s campaign claims to still have “plenty of money sitting in the bank,” but they have not reported any new donors or volunteers. They continue to miss (or ignore) the point that Joe Biden is besting Trump in every way, which is great news. Biden continues to maintain his double-digit lead in the polls.
Monmouth University’s latest poll shows Biden 12 points ahead nationwide, 53% to 41% among registered voters. Monmouth revealed that 50% of registered voters have already decided not to support Donald Trump. Biden’s current favorability is 44% while Trump’s is in the 30s. Brad Parscale wrote an opinion piece for Washington Post, claiming that Trump is beating Biden in one “important” area: Enthusiasm. That may be true, but if only 35% of voters are “enthusiastic” about Trump, they certainly will not generate the numbers necessary to secure a second term. In other words, people enthusiastic about Trump equates to a “big woo.”
Parscale can worry about enthusiasm while Biden’s lead has steadily increased from 3% in March to 12% in June. Trump tries to paint Biden as an old geezer who is losing his way, but Monmouth reveals that 52% are confident that Biden has both the mental and physical stamina to hold the job of president. Let us be real: Biden could be babbling and drooling, and he would still do a better job than Trump. Trump’s worst enemy is himself, and the DNC knows it.
Politico recently pointed out obvious areas of attack against Donald Trump, including his continued racist behavior — most recently, again referring to coronavirus as “kung flu” and calling the painting of areas with Black Lives Matter as “hate speech.” Democratic ads managers have something even more important than Trump’s typical behavior, like his admission that he wanted officials to “slow down testing.” Those words are a direct threat to every person in the U.S. and point back to Trump’s initial attempts to hide the virus.
In fact, instead of focusing on Trump’s unpresidential behaviors, they are looking at his lack of policymaking that is behind every horrible thing he says from trying to downplay coronavirus to his lack of action on the economy and the national unrest from the murder of George Floyd. Trump cannot do anything about the economy—he inherited the good one he had, and he has no clue how to reestablish it. This is a man who has filed multiple bankruptcies. He cannot even improve the economic positions of his businesses, let alone an entire country. Once again, Trump is being revealed as a charlatan, and that is all he has ever been.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--The failing coronavirus strategy

The failing coronavirus strategy

The Prime Minister of Great Britain has given it the very name by which the coronavirus strategy is going to fail : whack-a-mole .
Boris Johnson has promoted his latest approach using that name , and he insists it is winning against the pandemic .
It is , in fact , guaranteed to spread the disease .
Like America , Britain is in trouble .
Meanwhile in America , on Tuesday Dr. Anthony Fauci said , “ We are now having 40,000 plus new cases a day .
I would not be surprised if we go up to a hundred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not turn around , and so I ’ m very concerned.
” It ’ s important to remember that Fauci always speaks in conservative numbers .
Recall in April he warned that coronavirus deaths could reach “ as many as 60,000 ” by late August .
America already doubled that figure last month , and is on course for at least four times that figure by late August .
With one hundred thousand cases a day that means as many as three or four thousand Americans could die every day .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equivalent to 9/11 , seven days a week and on into the foreseeable future .
The British-style whack-a-mole strategy , which is loosely followed in the United States , includes addressing coronavirus hotspots in towns and neighborhoods as and when they happen , or even ignoring the problem completely .
The problem with this strategy , and the reason it won ’ t solve the problem , is because coronavirus isn ’ t spread by towns and neighbourhoods , it ’ s spread by people .
There exists no education program in either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mask-wearing , hand washing and social distancing .
And since the Prime Minister and the President alike don ’ t insist on masks and protocols , the messages are unclear and the people remain effectively leaderless .
I do the shopping for two households and I am very careful , but the care I have learned to practice I had to find out about on my own .
I get nothing consistent from the British government .
When I go into the grocery store I am typically the only one wearing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to wear masks so they don ’ t .
As in America , there exists no overarching government rule about the wearing of masks , so it is applied sloppily and inconsistently from place to place here , or , by analogy , from state to state in the USA .
This is the inevitable byproduct of weak and stupid leadership .
Because America and Britain have themselves failed , they have also failed the world .
The inevitable result ( according to the CDC and WHO ) is that between seventy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population will get COVID-19 , that is , around six billion .
Of those six billion as many as 240 million people will die .
Meanwhile in America the GOP strategy is to ignore all this .
They want the experts to “ stop spreading fear ” about coronavirus , because it distracts from their own fear-spreading agenda about Antifa , Black Lives Matter protests and the removal and destruction of Confederate and racist statues .
Their hatred of science has never been clearer , especially when scientific fact interferes with their political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives are in power .
It was the world ’ s bad luck that two of the biggest idiots in history happened to be in charge when the pandemic hit .
Conservatives love money and hate science , that is a deadly combination and we are paying the price .
So , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , you must carry the burden of caution by yourselves : wear masks , wash your hands , disinfect everything that comes into your house , practice social distancing and @ @ @

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The Prime Minister of Great Britain has given it the very name by which the coronavirus strategy is going to fail: whack-a-mole. Boris Johnson has promoted his latest approach using that name, and he insists it is winning against the pandemic. It is, in fact, guaranteed to spread the disease. Like America, Britain is in trouble.
Meanwhile in America, on Tuesday Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “We are now having 40,000 plus new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to a hundred thousand cases a day if this does not turn around, and so I’m very concerned.”
It’s important to remember that Fauci always speaks in conservative numbers. Recall in April he warned that coronavirus deaths could reach “as many as 60,000” by late August. America already doubled that figure last month, and is on course for at least four times that figure by late August. With one hundred thousand cases a day that means as many as three or four thousand Americans could die every day. In other words, a catastrophic loss of life equivalent to 9/11, seven days a week and on into the foreseeable future.
The British-style whack-a-mole strategy, which is loosely followed in the United States, includes addressing coronavirus hotspots in towns and neighborhoods as and when they happen, or even ignoring the problem completely. The problem with this strategy, and the reason it won’t solve the problem, is because coronavirus isn’t spread by towns and neighbourhoods, it’s spread by people. There exists no education program in either country to alert people to the essentials of mask-wearing, hand washing and social distancing. And since the Prime Minister and the President alike don’t insist on masks and protocols, the messages are unclear and the people remain effectively leaderless.
I do the shopping for two households and I am very careful, but the care I have learned to practice I had to find out about on my own. I get nothing consistent from the British government. When I go into the grocery store I am typically the only one wearing a mask. Employees aren’t required to wear masks so they don’t. As in America, there exists no overarching government rule about the wearing of masks, so it is applied sloppily and inconsistently from place to place here, or, by analogy, from state to state in the USA. This is the inevitable byproduct of weak and stupid leadership.
Because America and Britain have themselves failed, they have also failed the world. The inevitable result (according to the CDC and WHO) is that between seventy and eighty percent of the world’s population will get COVID-19, that is, around six billion. Of those six billion as many as 240 million people will die.
Meanwhile in America the GOP strategy is to ignore all this. They want the experts to “stop spreading fear” about coronavirus, because it distracts from their own fear-spreading agenda about Antifa, Black Lives Matter protests and the removal and destruction of Confederate and racist statues. Their hatred of science has never been clearer, especially when scientific fact interferes with their political agendas.
This is what happens when conservatives are in power. It was the world’s bad luck that two of the biggest idiots in history happened to be in charge when the pandemic hit. Conservatives love money and hate science, that is a deadly combination and we are paying the price. So, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, you must carry the burden of caution by yourselves: wear masks, wash your hands, disinfect everything that comes into your house, practice social distancing and stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--“Walter Reed” begins trending as everyone piles on about Donald Trump’s collapsing health

All you have to do is watch Donald Trump to see that his physical , mental , and cognitive health @ @ @ @ @ since he was mysteriously taken to Walter Reed Medical Center six months ago .
He @ @ @ @ @ going to great lengths to try to cover up his health problems , even as @ @ @ @ @ problems onto Joe Biden .
Donald Trump Jr tried to be clever this morning when @ @ @ @ @ : Of course this merely prompted so many people to push back against Trump Junior @ @ @ @ @ specifically mentioning Trump Senior ’ s mystery hospital visit , the words “ Walter Reed @ @ @ @ @ Twitter .
It ’ s a reminder that , even with all the marbles that @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump Jr is still the dumber of the two .

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All you have to do is watch Donald Trump to see that his physical, mental, and cognitive health have been steadily collapsing ever since he was mysteriously taken to Walter Reed Medical Center six months ago. He and his team are still going to great lengths to try to cover up his health problems, even as they try to project those problems onto Joe Biden.
Donald Trump Jr tried to be clever this morning when he posted this idiotic tweet:
Breaking news🚨🚨🚨: Biden releases his cognitive test. pic.twitter.com/YrKGO7xI0u — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 3, 2020
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Of course this merely prompted so many people to push back against Trump Junior, with so many people specifically mentioning Trump Senior’s mystery hospital visit, the words “Walter Reed” quickly began trending on Twitter. It’s a reminder that, even with all the marbles that Donald Trump has lost, Donald Trump Jr is still the dumber of the two.
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--Michael Cohen slam dunks Donald Trump

Michael Cohen slam dunks Donald Trump

Michael Cohen didn ’ t just jump off the Trump Train a few years ago , he tried to take @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s not done yet , as he ’ s planning to release @ @ @ @ @ wrote while in prison .
Now that Cohen is back home , he isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter account to go after Trump .
The Daily Show compiled a video of Donald @ @ @ @ @ moments when it comes to his inability to speak .
Michael Cohen just tweeted that @ @ @ @ @ our  @ POTUS @ realDonaldTrump says things that even makes me go hmmm ” @

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Michael Cohen didn’t just jump off the Trump Train a few years ago, he tried to take Donald Trump down with him. He’s not done yet, as he’s planning to release a tell-all book that he wrote while in prison. Now that Cohen is back home, he isn’t hesitating to use his Twitter account to go after Trump.
The Daily Show compiled a video of Donald Trump’s most embarrassing moments when it comes to his inability to speak. Michael Cohen just tweeted that video, adding “Sometimes our @POTUS @realDonaldTrump says things that even makes me go hmmm”:
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palmerreport--2020-07-03--James Carville has something to say about Donald Trump’s impending downfall

Democratic Party operative James Carville was one of the few people who seemed to have an accurate understanding of how the 2020 Democratic primary was going to play out , even as most other pundits were getting it wrong .
Now Carville is saying something eyebrow-raising about the general election , and it ’ s worth listening to .
James Carville appeared on Morning Joe on MSNBC and stated his expectation that “ there is a significant chance ” Donald Trump will drop out of the 2020 race .
Carville thinks that Mitch McConnell will conclude that the GOP has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump is out of the way , and that McConnell will therefore selfishly push Trump to drop out .
Of course , as Palmer Report recently spelled out , Donald Trump has strong motivation not to drop out .
He ’ s earmarked for prison the minute he ’ s no longer in office , so even if he only has a faint chance of reelection , he ’ ll want to cling to it as long as he can .
So if McConnell decides he wants Trump out of the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some kind of behind-the-scenes leverage or dirt to force Trump out of the race .
It ’ s worth noting that on the same day James Carville made his prediction that McConnell will force Trump to drop out , two major news outlets reported that McConnell has set a calendar deadline for Trump to turn things around – so maybe Carville is onto something .
We ’ ll see .

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Democratic Party operative James Carville was one of the few people who seemed to have an accurate understanding of how the 2020 Democratic primary was going to play out, even as most other pundits were getting it wrong. Now Carville is saying something eyebrow-raising about the general election, and it’s worth listening to.
James Carville appeared on Morning Joe on MSNBC and stated his expectation that “there is a significant chance” Donald Trump will drop out of the 2020 race. Carville thinks that Mitch McConnell will conclude that the GOP has a better chance of retaining the Senate if Trump is out of the way, and that McConnell will therefore selfishly push Trump to drop out.
Of course, as Palmer Report recently spelled out, Donald Trump has strong motivation not to drop out. He’s earmarked for prison the minute he’s no longer in office, so even if he only has a faint chance of reelection, he’ll want to cling to it as long as he can.
So if McConnell decides he wants Trump out of the way, he’ll have to find some kind of behind-the-scenes leverage or dirt to force Trump out of the race. It’s worth noting that on the same day James Carville made his prediction that McConnell will force Trump to drop out, two major news outlets reported that McConnell has set a calendar deadline for Trump to turn things around – so maybe Carville is onto something. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle has coronavirus, and it’s closing in on Donald Trump

Donald Trump , his administration , his campaign , and his family keep trying to insist that the coronavirus is somehow over with , or that we ’ re past the worst of it .
Meanwhile back in the real world , the virus is more out of control than ever , with cases now on the rise in most states , and several regions in fully blown crisis mode .
Now the virus has hit home .
This evening the New York Times is reporting that Kimberly Guilfoyle , the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr , has tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive after traveling to South Dakota for Donald Trump ’ s idiotic Fourth of July event , which consisted of optional masks and no social distancing .
It ’ s not yet clear if Donald Trump Jr has coronavirus , as asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people can initially test negative when they ’ re positive .
It ’ s also unclear if Guilfoyle has come into contact with Donald Trump since she contracted the virus .
But it is clear that the virus is creeping closer to Donald Trump in real time .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone , and we wish Guilfoyle the best in her recovery .
Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr belong in prison , and they ’ ll end up there eventually , but we ’ re not going to root for them to contract a deadly virus .
That said , it ’ s not surprising that Donald Trump ’ s reckless , negligent , and dishonest handling of the coronavirus crisis is now putting his health and his family ’ s health in danger .
It was only a matter of time .

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Donald Trump, his administration, his campaign, and his family keep trying to insist that the coronavirus is somehow over with, or that we’re past the worst of it. Meanwhile back in the real world, the virus is more out of control than ever, with cases now on the rise in most states, and several regions in fully blown crisis mode. Now the virus has hit home.
This evening the New York Times is reporting that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr, has tested positive for coronavirus. Notably, she tested positive after traveling to South Dakota for Donald Trump’s idiotic Fourth of July event, which consisted of optional masks and no social distancing.
It’s not yet clear if Donald Trump Jr has coronavirus, as asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people can initially test negative when they’re positive. It’s also unclear if Guilfoyle has come into contact with Donald Trump since she contracted the virus. But it is clear that the virus is creeping closer to Donald Trump in real time.
We wouldn’t wish the coronavirus on anyone, and we wish Guilfoyle the best in her recovery. Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr belong in prison, and they’ll end up there eventually, but we’re not going to root for them to contract a deadly virus. That said, it’s not surprising that Donald Trump’s reckless, negligent, and dishonest handling of the coronavirus crisis is now putting his health and his family’s health in danger. It was only a matter of time.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Things just turned ugly for Mike Pence

Things just turned ugly for Mike Pence

Mike Pence has a problem – and we ’ re not just talking about the fact that he ’ s on a losing ticket and a sinking ship .
Pence scheduled a dangerous and idiotic trip to Arizona this week , presumably just so he and Donald Trump could continue pretending that the coronavirus crisis is over .
The trip has turned out to be such a disaster that it ’ s already been canceled .
At least eight Secret Service agents are now quarantined in Phoenix with coronavirus symptoms , after having gone to Phoenix to do the advance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to CNN .
As a result , Pence has canceled his trip .
How convenient for him .
Pence got these agents sick by sending them into a coronavirus hotspot , and now they ’ re the ones paying the price .
Mike Pence ’ s Phoenix trip was completely needless .
It was scheduled under dishonest pretenses .
And it ’ s resulted in eight hard working Secret Service agents having gotten sick with coronavirus symptoms .
If anything should happen to any of them , Pence should be criminally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these agents the best in their recoveries .

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Mike Pence has a problem – and we’re not just talking about the fact that he’s on a losing ticket and a sinking ship. Pence scheduled a dangerous and idiotic trip to Arizona this week, presumably just so he and Donald Trump could continue pretending that the coronavirus crisis is over. The trip has turned out to be such a disaster that it’s already been canceled.
At least eight Secret Service agents are now quarantined in Phoenix with coronavirus symptoms, after having gone to Phoenix to do the advance work for Mike Pence’s trip, according to CNN. As a result, Pence has canceled his trip. How convenient for him. Pence got these agents sick by sending them into a coronavirus hotspot, and now they’re the ones paying the price.
Mike Pence’s Phoenix trip was completely needless. It was scheduled under dishonest pretenses. And it’s resulted in eight hard working Secret Service agents having gotten sick with coronavirus symptoms. If anything should happen to any of them, Pence should be criminally charged with negligent homicide. We wish these agents the best in their recoveries.
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palmerreport--2020-07-05--Donald Trump isn’t even trying to win anymore – and that makes him even more dangerous

This week a few different op-ed articles went viral after they predicted Donald Trump is either magically going to win no matter what , or that Trump is going to lose and then just magically remain in office .
These articles painted absurdly unrealistic pictures in the hope of scaring you into reading them – making them the definition of clickbait .
These kinds of articles are harmful , both because they set false expectations and because they leave some activists too paralyzed with fear and fatalism to put in the work required to win .
But the real problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes Trump so dangerous right now .
Donald Trump ’ s Independence Day speech last night helped to confirm a pattern that ’ s become increasingly clear of late : Trump isn ’ t trying to win .
Instead of trying to gain new supporters , or even win back the people he ’ s lost , he ’ s taking his rhetoric in an even more extremist direction – which is all but guaranteed to leave his current numbers the same or drive them lower .
When you ’ re this far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is not a strategy that gives you a chance to win .
With Trump ’ s health and cognitive abilities further deteriorating nearly every time he appears in public , it ’ s not clear if he ’ s still coherent enough to know he ’ s not trying to win .
For all we know , his advisers have given up any hope of him winning , and so they ’ re just trying to carry out their own personal agendas for the remainder of his term , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these pet agendas are somehow going to help him win .
The bottom line is that Donald Trump isn ’ t even trying to win .
That doesn ’ t mean we ’ re off the hook .
Not even close .
He could still win due to another last minute fluke like the Comey letter , and of course the GOP operatives will use every cheating tool in their bag to try to nudge Trump ’ s numbers upward a bit .
So we have to work as hard as ever to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like voter registration and voter suppression .
But the reality is that the further Donald Trump falls behind , and the less likely he is to win , in some ways he ’ ll become even more dangerous .
Until recently we ’ ve been working under the presumption that Trump knew he had to keep himself reeled in just enough to give himself a chance at reelection , because if he loses , he ’ ll spend the rest of his life trying to fend off state and federal criminal charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going to lose no matter what , or if his advisers decide to truly go for broke in terms of pushing their election-losing ideological agendas on him , his behavior between now and the end of his term could grow even more deranged and damaging .
No , Donald Trump can ’ t just pull a magic lever on his desk and change the election results .
No , Trump can ’ t just wave a magic wand and remain in office after he loses ; Biden would be sworn in with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if Trump then refuses to leave the White House , law enforcement will drag him out by his heels .
The people writing this doomsday nonsense know that it ’ s nonsense , and they ’ re just trying to get easy page views out of you .
If you fall for it , you ’ re putting Trump in position to make the empty threat of refusing to leave office , and then negotiate a more favorable plea deal .
Don ’ t even take the bait .
Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump falls further behind , it doesn ’ t somehow put him in a better position to win .
But having little or no chance to win just may free him up to decide he wants to lose his way , which could make for a truly devastating few months before he ’ s gone .
That ’ s the part we have to truly be vigilant about .

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This week a few different op-ed articles went viral after they predicted Donald Trump is either magically going to win no matter what, or that Trump is going to lose and then just magically remain in office. These articles painted absurdly unrealistic pictures in the hope of scaring you into reading them – making them the definition of clickbait. These kinds of articles are harmful, both because they set false expectations and because they leave some activists too paralyzed with fear and fatalism to put in the work required to win. But the real problem is that these articles miss what actually makes Trump so dangerous right now.
Donald Trump’s Independence Day speech last night helped to confirm a pattern that’s become increasingly clear of late: Trump isn’t trying to win. Instead of trying to gain new supporters, or even win back the people he’s lost, he’s taking his rhetoric in an even more extremist direction – which is all but guaranteed to leave his current numbers the same or drive them lower. When you’re this far behind at this stage of the race, this is not a strategy that gives you a chance to win.
With Trump’s health and cognitive abilities further deteriorating nearly every time he appears in public, it’s not clear if he’s still coherent enough to know he’s not trying to win. For all we know, his advisers have given up any hope of him winning, and so they’re just trying to carry out their own personal agendas for the remainder of his term, and they’ve snowed him into believing that these pet agendas are somehow going to help him win.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump isn’t even trying to win. That doesn’t mean we’re off the hook. Not even close. He could still win due to another last minute fluke like the Comey letter, and of course the GOP operatives will use every cheating tool in their bag to try to nudge Trump’s numbers upward a bit. So we have to work as hard as ever to defeat him, when it comes to things like voter registration and voter suppression.
But the reality is that the further Donald Trump falls behind, and the less likely he is to win, in some ways he’ll become even more dangerous. Until recently we’ve been working under the presumption that Trump knew he had to keep himself reeled in just enough to give himself a chance at reelection, because if he loses, he’ll spend the rest of his life trying to fend off state and federal criminal charges. But if Trump concludes he’s going to lose no matter what, or if his advisers decide to truly go for broke in terms of pushing their election-losing ideological agendas on him, his behavior between now and the end of his term could grow even more deranged and damaging.
No, Donald Trump can’t just pull a magic lever on his desk and change the election results. No, Trump can’t just wave a magic wand and remain in office after he loses; Biden would be sworn in with or without Trump’s blessing, and if Trump then refuses to leave the White House, law enforcement will drag him out by his heels. The people writing this doomsday nonsense know that it’s nonsense, and they’re just trying to get easy page views out of you. If you fall for it, you’re putting Trump in position to make the empty threat of refusing to leave office, and then negotiate a more favorable plea deal.
Don’t even take the bait. Don’t mistake vigilance for gullible paranoia. As Donald Trump falls further behind, it doesn’t somehow put him in a better position to win. But having little or no chance to win just may free him up to decide he wants to lose his way, which could make for a truly devastating few months before he’s gone. That’s the part we have to truly be vigilant about.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Donald Trump slurs and stumbles his way through incoherent Fourth of July speech while struggling to

Donald Trump slurs and stumbles his way through incoherent Fourth of July speech while struggling to stand

Donald Trump ’ s disastrous speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday night wasn ’ t embarrassing enough , so he @ @ @ @ @ a party that was set up on the White House lawn .
Unfortunately for Trump @ @ @ @ @ anymore , and his brain appears to be even further gone .
At one point @ @ @ @ @ this evening , he appeared to say “ swift and swippy ” before trying and @ @ @ @ @ for himself .
This came even as Trump was leaning severely to one side and @ @ @ @ @ lectern with his hand , as if to try to keep himself from falling down @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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Donald Trump’s disastrous speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday night wasn’t embarrassing enough, so he decided to try again with a party that was set up on the White House lawn. Unfortunately for Trump, his mouth barely works anymore, and his brain appears to be even further gone.
At one point during Trump’s speech this evening, he appeared to say “swift and swippy” before trying and failing several times to cover for himself. This came even as Trump was leaning severely to one side and holding the side of the lectern with his hand, as if to try to keep himself from falling down (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown as coronavirus closes in on him

Now that Donald Trump Jr ’ s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle has tested positive for coronavirus , and there ’ s a good chance Donald Trump Jr has caught it as well , we were wondering if Donald Trump might finally sober up and start taking the crisis seriously .
After all , the coronavirus is now hitting his family as it closes in on him .
But publicly at least , Donald Trump is going the other direction .
On Saturday afternoon he tweeted this utterly berserk meltdown : “ Cases , Cases , Cases !
If we didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we would have very few cases .
If you test 40,000,000 people , you are going to have many cases that , without the testing ( like other countries ) , would not show up every night on the Fake Evening News .
In a certain way , our tremendous Testing success gives the Fake News Media all they want , CASES .
In the meantime , Deaths and the all important Mortality Rate goes down .
You don ’ t hear about that from the Fake News , and you never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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” We ’ re not even sure where to start with this .
The only reason the death toll hasn ’ t exploded yet is that it ’ s a lagging indicator ; the grim reality is that on average it takes people weeks to die after they catch the coronavirus .
Donald Trump ’ s sarcastic remark about ventilators is particularly absurd when you consider that Trump ’ s age and poor health mean he ’ s far more likely than the average person to end up needing a ventilator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottom line is that as the coronavirus crisis gets worse , and hurts Donald Trump ’ s 2020 prospects even more , he ’ s merely becoming more of a deranged jerk about it .
We ’ re not rooting for anyone to catch this awful virus .
But if Trump ’ s own son gets sick with it , will that finally force him to acknowledge reality ?
Probably not .

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Now that Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle has tested positive for coronavirus, and there’s a good chance Donald Trump Jr has caught it as well, we were wondering if Donald Trump might finally sober up and start taking the crisis seriously. After all, the coronavirus is now hitting his family as it closes in on him.
But publicly at least, Donald Trump is going the other direction. On Saturday afternoon he tweeted this utterly berserk meltdown: “Cases, Cases, Cases! If we didn’t test so much and so successfully, we would have very few cases. If you test 40,000,000 people, you are going to have many cases that, without the testing (like other countries), would not show up every night on the Fake Evening News. In a certain way, our tremendous Testing success gives the Fake News Media all they want, CASES. In the meantime, Deaths and the all important Mortality Rate goes down. You don’t hear about that from the Fake News, and you never will. Anybody need any Ventilators???”
We’re not even sure where to start with this. The only reason the death toll hasn’t exploded yet is that it’s a lagging indicator; the grim reality is that on average it takes people weeks to die after they catch the coronavirus. Donald Trump’s sarcastic remark about ventilators is particularly absurd when you consider that Trump’s age and poor health mean he’s far more likely than the average person to end up needing a ventilator if he catches the virus.
The bottom line is that as the coronavirus crisis gets worse, and hurts Donald Trump’s 2020 prospects even more, he’s merely becoming more of a deranged jerk about it. We’re not rooting for anyone to catch this awful virus. But if Trump’s own son gets sick with it, will that finally force him to acknowledge reality? Probably not.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump Jr

Perched atop his high horse , Donald Trump Jr. loves to look down and call people out for things , as if he is the paragon of morality .
Last night , for example , he retweeted a New York Post article about how Michael Cohen was “ caught ” dining at a restaurant while serving his sentence at home due to the coronavirus .
That ’ s very nice , but what about looking closer to home ?
Also last night , as Palmer Report told you , the New York Times reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle , Don Jr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 .
It ’ s bad enough that she was diagnosed after already traveling to Trump ’ s coronavirus-denying Fourth of July event at Mt .
Rushmore where social distancing was socially outlawed and only an eagle eye could spot a mask wearer .
A PageSix.com account of Don Jr. and Guilfoyle ’ s whereabouts last Saturday evening , published this past Monday , now makes things look worse .
The two were among about 100 people partying at a mansion in the Hamptons , which reportedly was held partly indoors .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was packed and that no one wore masks , but , in the words of one attendee , it was “ as if COVID had never happened.
” This is fitting because the Trump family loves to pretend there is no pandemic ( except , of course , for the moments when their racist urges overtake their denialism and they blame China for “ Kung Flu ” ) .
Fortunately , Guilfoyle appears to be asymptomatic and there is no evidence so far that she has infected anyone ( though it is too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s risky Mt .
Rushmore event and Guilfoyle ’ s diagnosis happened just one day after the United States set a new record of 55,595 new coronavirus cases , according to a New York Times database , with cases increasing 90 percent in the past two weeks .
It is clear that neither Donald Trump nor anyone close to him will take off their party hats , unite the country , and galvanize Americans into treating this virus seriously .
It is up to us to prevail—not because of Trumpian leadership , but @ @ @ @ @

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Perched atop his high horse, Donald Trump Jr. loves to look down and call people out for things, as if he is the paragon of morality. Last night, for example, he retweeted a New York Post article about how Michael Cohen was “caught” dining at a restaurant while serving his sentence at home due to the coronavirus. That’s very nice, but what about looking closer to home?
Also last night, as Palmer Report told you, the New York Times reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Jr.’s girlfriend, tested positive for COVID-19. It’s bad enough that she was diagnosed after already traveling to Trump’s coronavirus-denying Fourth of July event at Mt. Rushmore where social distancing was socially outlawed and only an eagle eye could spot a mask wearer.
A PageSix.com account of Don Jr. and Guilfoyle’s whereabouts last Saturday evening, published this past Monday, now makes things look worse. The two were among about 100 people partying at a mansion in the Hamptons, which reportedly was held partly indoors. It wasn’t just that the party was packed and that no one wore masks, but, in the words of one attendee, it was “as if COVID had never happened.”
This is fitting because the Trump family loves to pretend there is no pandemic (except, of course, for the moments when their racist urges overtake their denialism and they blame China for “Kung Flu”). Fortunately, Guilfoyle appears to be asymptomatic and there is no evidence so far that she has infected anyone (though it is too early to tell).
Trump’s risky Mt. Rushmore event and Guilfoyle’s diagnosis happened just one day after the United States set a new record of 55,595 new coronavirus cases, according to a New York Times database, with cases increasing 90 percent in the past two weeks. It is clear that neither Donald Trump nor anyone close to him will take off their party hats, unite the country, and galvanize Americans into treating this virus seriously. It is up to us to prevail—not because of Trumpian leadership, but in spite of it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

Various outside groups keep coming up with television ads that are devastating to Donald Trump .
But now the Joe @ @ @ @ @ with an in-house ad which , while brief in nature , manages to get his @ @ @ @ @ fashion .
Joe Biden ’ s new ad starts out with the line “ This @ @ @ @ @ , not tear gassing them for a photo op.
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Various outside groups keep coming up with television ads that are devastating to Donald Trump. But now the Joe Biden campaign has come up with an in-house ad which, while brief in nature, manages to get his message across in perfectly succinct fashion.
Joe Biden’s new ad starts out with the line “This job is about protecting Americans, not tear gassing them for a photo op.” Check it out below (if the video won’t load on your device, go here instead:)
This is a job Donald Trump is entirely unfit for. pic.twitter.com/7vipLgLCiU — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 2, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-04--Get ready for a brutal spike in coronavirus deaths

It ’ s a common fallacy to say all statistics lie .
Statistics don ’ t lie , people who know how to deliberately misconstrue statistics sometimes do .
It ’ s understandable human nature to say , for instance , “ all politicians are corrupt.
” They are not , and to suggest they are is to risk falling for the common error that one politician is as bad as another .
It doesn ’ t apply any more than the notion that one neighbor is as bad as another , or one boss , or one employee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another .
It ’ s this lazy and dangerous and irresponsible kind of mental shortcut that gave us Donald Trump in the first place .
One has to be careful if one is to be accurate .
Even so , when we look at the statistics governing coronavirus , enigmas emerge that defy the intuitive .
So it ’ s a reasonable question to ask , if the number of coronavirus cases are increasing , positivity rate is increasing , hospitalizations are increasing , why is the death rate staying flat or even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very good thing on its face and cause for cautious relief , it ought to make you nervous .
Such paradoxes don ’ t seem sustainable .
And indeed they are not .
Naturally , many armchair hypotheses have been advanced on the internet to answer the question , and some of them seem very strong at first glance .
That we ’ re getting better at treatment , or more young people are getting it and they have a well-known capacity to survive it , are two possible explanations .
Even Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re testing more people ” has some merit , in that the revelation that there are far more cases out there than we thought might suggest that the COVID-19 mortality rate is significantly lower than we originally thought .
Tempting as it may be to accept these as explanations , while some even have merit in accounting for a small percentage of statistical noise , they are all wrong .
And I ’ m sorry to say that the truth is grave indeed .
This apparent decline in the coronavirus death rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Simpson ’ s paradox .
Simpson ’ s paradox occurs when a trend appears in several different groups of data but disappears or reverses when these groups are combined .
The problem with our attempting to make sense of the coronavirus data in the United States is we are treating it as one outbreak instead of what it actually is , many different outbreaks .
The numerous outbreaks in the United States are happening rapidly and all over but at widely varying stages because of widely varying starting points .
The coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; they are gathering like a huge wave that is going to hit America with a colossal number of COVID deaths in the next six to eight weeks .
I ’ m sorry to say this , but those are what the numbers say and numbers don ’ t lie .
Meanwhile Donald Trump is sending out his spokespeople to lie about coronavirus and gaslight the American people .
The latest Trump shill is Peter Navarro , explaining that coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab and that “ hundreds of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America and Italy and other places to spread the infection .
It ’ s bad enough that another great tragedy is coming , but that the man who is supposed to be protecting the American people from harm is instead placing them in harm ’ s way with cowardly , virulent lies .
This is why the coming wave of death will come to America .
Had Hillary Clinton become President of the United States , right now America would be leading the world , not in coronavirus deaths per capita , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary believes in science , Trump doesn ’ t , and she warned us repeatedly about him .
Again , all politicians are not the same , and statistics don ’ t lie .
This has been one of a million reasons why Donald Trump must go in November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It’s a common fallacy to say all statistics lie. Statistics don’t lie, people who know how to deliberately misconstrue statistics sometimes do. It’s understandable human nature to say, for instance, “all politicians are corrupt.” They are not, and to suggest they are is to risk falling for the common error that one politician is as bad as another.
It doesn’t apply any more than the notion that one neighbor is as bad as another, or one boss, or one employee, or one gardener is as bad as another. It’s this lazy and dangerous and irresponsible kind of mental shortcut that gave us Donald Trump in the first place. One has to be careful if one is to be accurate.
Even so, when we look at the statistics governing coronavirus, enigmas emerge that defy the intuitive. So it’s a reasonable question to ask, if the number of coronavirus cases are increasing, positivity rate is increasing, hospitalizations are increasing, why is the death rate staying flat or even decreasing? While that’s a very good thing on its face and cause for cautious relief, it ought to make you nervous. Such paradoxes don’t seem sustainable.
And indeed they are not. Naturally, many armchair hypotheses have been advanced on the internet to answer the question, and some of them seem very strong at first glance. That we’re getting better at treatment, or more young people are getting it and they have a well-known capacity to survive it, are two possible explanations. Even Donald Trump’s notion that “we’re testing more people” has some merit, in that the revelation that there are far more cases out there than we thought might suggest that the COVID-19 mortality rate is significantly lower than we originally thought.
Tempting as it may be to accept these as explanations, while some even have merit in accounting for a small percentage of statistical noise, they are all wrong. And I’m sorry to say that the truth is grave indeed.
This apparent decline in the coronavirus death rate is down to a statistical phenomenon known as Simpson’s paradox. Simpson’s paradox occurs when a trend appears in several different groups of data but disappears or reverses when these groups are combined. The problem with our attempting to make sense of the coronavirus data in the United States is we are treating it as one outbreak instead of what it actually is, many different outbreaks.
The numerous outbreaks in the United States are happening rapidly and all over but at widely varying stages because of widely varying starting points. The coronavirus deaths are therefore not flattening nor decreasing; they are gathering like a huge wave that is going to hit America with a colossal number of COVID deaths in the next six to eight weeks. I’m sorry to say this, but those are what the numbers say and numbers don’t lie.
Meanwhile Donald Trump is sending out his spokespeople to lie about coronavirus and gaslight the American people. The latest Trump shill is Peter Navarro, explaining that coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab and that “hundreds of thousands of infected people” were then sent to America and Italy and other places to spread the infection. It’s bad enough that another great tragedy is coming, but that the man who is supposed to be protecting the American people from harm is instead placing them in harm’s way with cowardly, virulent lies.
This is why the coming wave of death will come to America. Had Hillary Clinton become President of the United States, right now America would be leading the world, not in coronavirus deaths per capita, but in the smallest infection rates. Because Hillary believes in science, Trump doesn’t, and she warned us repeatedly about him.
Again, all politicians are not the same, and statistics don’t lie. This has been one of a million reasons why Donald Trump must go in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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