palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump’s incoherent new Obamacare – Affordable Care Act stunt is whacked out even for him

Donald Trump has spent every minute of the past three-plus years trying to dismantle and abolish the Affordable Care Act .
Trump has used executive orders and court battles to try to chip away at Obamacare – particularly the part that mandates coverage of preexisting conditions .
Now Trump has held a quasi-press conference at his country club this evening to announce , among other things , that he plans to sign an executive order mandating the coverage of preexisting conditions .
To be clear , this is already the law , meaning that Trump ’ s executive order will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a law that Trump is currently in the process of trying to abolish .
Even more bizarrely , Trump announced this evening that no one has ever tried to provide coverage for preexisting conditions before .
This is incoherently whacked out , even for him .
Of course he ’ s hoping that the ignorant dumbasses who still support him won ’ t have any idea that he ’ s just making things up .
Trump ’ s problem is that his fanatical base alone isn ’ t nearly large enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s losing a whole lot of people who voted for him last time but never really loved him .

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Donald Trump has spent every minute of the past three-plus years trying to dismantle and abolish the Affordable Care Act. Trump has used executive orders and court battles to try to chip away at Obamacare – particularly the part that mandates coverage of preexisting conditions.
Now Trump has held a quasi-press conference at his country club this evening to announce, among other things, that he plans to sign an executive order mandating the coverage of preexisting conditions. To be clear, this is already the law, meaning that Trump’s executive order will do literally nothing. Also, this is a law that Trump is currently in the process of trying to abolish.
Even more bizarrely, Trump announced this evening that no one has ever tried to provide coverage for preexisting conditions before. This is incoherently whacked out, even for him. Of course he’s hoping that the ignorant dumbasses who still support him won’t have any idea that he’s just making things up. Trump’s problem is that his fanatical base alone isn’t nearly large enough to get him reelected – and he’s losing a whole lot of people who voted for him last time but never really loved him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Everyone who watched Donald Trump’s insane Bedminster press conference is now dumber for having watc

Everyone who watched Donald Trump’s insane Bedminster press conference is now dumber for having watched it

When Donald Trump announced out of nowhere that he was holding a press conference tonight at his Bedminster country club in New Jersey , we knew it would be a disaster .
These kinds of spontaneous , poorly planned stunts never go well for him .
But even we didn ’ t realize it would be quite this bad .
Reporters in the room have confirmed that drunk members of Trump ’ s country club were in the same room as the briefing – and they could be heard cheering for Trump when he took the stage .
Trump then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ straying from the prepared text that he was stumbling through .
At one point he tried to pick a fight with the Tennessee Valley Authority , for reasons that weren ’ t completely clear .
To give you an idea of what a farce this was , MSNBC didn ’ t even bother to air it .
Fox News did air it , but they eventually cut away as he began going off the rails .
When Fox did check back in with Trump later , the first words out of his mouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sign of just how thoroughly he ’ d lost the plot .
Fox then later cut Trump off again .
It was just that bad .

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When Donald Trump announced out of nowhere that he was holding a press conference tonight at his Bedminster country club in New Jersey, we knew it would be a disaster. These kinds of spontaneous, poorly planned stunts never go well for him. But even we didn’t realize it would be quite this bad.
Reporters in the room have confirmed that drunk members of Trump’s country club were in the same room as the briefing – and they could be heard cheering for Trump when he took the stage. Trump then began rambling incoherently at length, frequently straying from the prepared text that he was stumbling through. At one point he tried to pick a fight with the Tennessee Valley Authority, for reasons that weren’t completely clear.
To give you an idea of what a farce this was, MSNBC didn’t even bother to air it. Fox News did air it, but they eventually cut away as he began going off the rails. When Fox did check back in with Trump later, the first words out of his mouth were “Molotov cocktails,” in a sign of just how thoroughly he’d lost the plot. Fox then later cut Trump off again. It was just that bad.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump’s stooge Jerry Falwell Jr and Liberty University

Even before Jerry Falwell Jr. ’ s revealing Instagram photo and his bizarre effort of an apology , he was always a massive embarrassment of a human being – one of Donald Trump ’ s unfailingly loyal surrogates from the time of the 2016 election .
Now , however , he may have problems beyond a social media post with his fly open .
One of his staunch former allies and fellow Trump supporter , Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina , has called on Falwell to step down from his position as president of Liberty University .
“ As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former instructor @ LibertyU , I ’ m convinced Falwell should step down , ” Walker announced on Twitter , going on to say that the school ’ s students and faculty deserve better .
Typically , people like Walker usually don ’ t go after one of their own in a position of power unless of course , it ’ s safe to do so .
It ’ s also hard to believe that he ’ s calling on his resignation just over a photo that ’ s blown up on social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been willing to overlook worse from Donald Trump over the last five years .
First of all , Walker is right to say that the school is poorly served by Falwell – for a whole host of other reasons he would rather not get into : from his decision to suddenly re-open Liberty University in the middle of the pandemic after spring break and put everyone at risk before the school was forced to shut down again , to his blatant racism against the Black Lives Matter movement , which cost the school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to transfer .
Going after Falwell was never a moral decision for Walker , but based on how much of a liability he would become .
Now the only question is whether Falwell can count on Donald Trump to stick up for him , but considering Trump doesn ’ t have a whole lot to gain from doing that , it ’ s not very likely to happen .
And now Liberty has forced Falwell to take a leave of absence .

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Even before Jerry Falwell Jr.’s revealing Instagram photo and his bizarre effort of an apology, he was always a massive embarrassment of a human being – one of Donald Trump’s unfailingly loyal surrogates from the time of the 2016 election. Now, however, he may have problems beyond a social media post with his fly open. One of his staunch former allies and fellow Trump supporter, Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, has called on Falwell to step down from his position as president of Liberty University.
“As a Music Faculty Advisory Board Member and former instructor @LibertyU, I’m convinced Falwell should step down,” Walker announced on Twitter, going on to say that the school’s students and faculty deserve better.
Typically, people like Walker usually don’t go after one of their own in a position of power unless of course, it’s safe to do so. It’s also hard to believe that he’s calling on his resignation just over a photo that’s blown up on social media, especially when he’s been willing to overlook worse from Donald Trump over the last five years.
First of all, Walker is right to say that the school is poorly served by Falwell – for a whole host of other reasons he would rather not get into: from his decision to suddenly re-open Liberty University in the middle of the pandemic after spring break and put everyone at risk before the school was forced to shut down again, to his blatant racism against the Black Lives Matter movement, which cost the school two of its best athletes who decided to transfer.
Going after Falwell was never a moral decision for Walker, but based on how much of a liability he would become. Now the only question is whether Falwell can count on Donald Trump to stick up for him, but considering Trump doesn’t have a whole lot to gain from doing that, it’s not very likely to happen. And now Liberty has forced Falwell to take a leave of absence.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Donald Trump is apparently holding a “press briefing” in a room full of drunk members of his own gol

Donald Trump is apparently holding a “press briefing” in a room full of drunk members of his own golf resort

When Donald Trump announced that he was going to hold a press briefing tonight at his New Jersey golf resort , Palmer Report predicted that the whole thing would be a disaster for him .
His handlers had already announced that he wouldn ’ t be making any public appearances for the rest of the day .
This meant that Trump decided on his own , on a whim , to throw together the press briefing .
Now it ’ s gotten even uglier .
With minutes to go before the press briefing , reporter Jonathan Lemire called in to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed that the press briefing room was full of members of Trump ’ s golf resort who were walking around sipping cocktails .
That means Trump is holding a “ press briefing ” with a bunch of his drunk pals who have all paid him to be there .
It ’ s still not clear if the drunk people will be cleared out of the room before the press briefing begins , or if they ’ ll be a cheering audience , or what ’ s going on here .
But the optics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disastrous , considering we ’ re in the middle of a deadly pandemic and economic crisis .
Trump is completely off the rails .

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When Donald Trump announced that he was going to hold a press briefing tonight at his New Jersey golf resort, Palmer Report predicted that the whole thing would be a disaster for him. His handlers had already announced that he wouldn’t be making any public appearances for the rest of the day. This meant that Trump decided on his own, on a whim, to throw together the press briefing. Now it’s gotten even uglier.
With minutes to go before the press briefing, reporter Jonathan Lemire called in to the Joy Reid show on MSNBC and revealed that the press briefing room was full of members of Trump’s golf resort who were walking around sipping cocktails. That means Trump is holding a “press briefing” with a bunch of his drunk pals who have all paid him to be there.
It’s still not clear if the drunk people will be cleared out of the room before the press briefing begins, or if they’ll be a cheering audience, or what’s going on here. But the optics of this should be nothing short of disastrous, considering we’re in the middle of a deadly pandemic and economic crisis. Trump is completely off the rails.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Here comes Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference for the ages

Donald Trump gave up on this week ’ s news cycle when he headed to his New Jersey golf resort @ @ @ @ @ .
But now Trump has suddenly decided to hold a press conference at his gold @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s just say that it ’ s unlikely to go well for him @ @ @ @ @ briefing with this racist tweet : “ I will be doing a news conference on @ @ @ @ @ announced very good economic numbers , and the improving economy , at 7pm from Bedminster @ @ @ @ @ , the subject of the Beirut , Lebanon catastrophe will be discussed.
” In addition @ @ @ @ @ ChinaVirus ” racial slur , the economic numbers he ’ s referencing were actually awful @ @ @ @ @ and his handlers tanked the coronavirus relief legislation negotiations today .
And of course Trump @ @ @ @ @ Beirut explosion as an “ attack ” without presenting any evidence .
So yeah , @ @ @ @ @ to be a disaster .

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Donald Trump gave up on this week’s news cycle when he headed to his New Jersey golf resort for a three day weekend. But now Trump has suddenly decided to hold a press conference at his gold resort this evening, and let’s just say that it’s unlikely to go well for him.
Trump announced the press briefing with this racist tweet: “I will be doing a news conference on the ChinaVirus, the just announced very good economic numbers, and the improving economy, at 7pm from Bedminster, New Jersey. Also, the subject of the Beirut, Lebanon catastrophe will be discussed.”
In addition to Trump’s “ChinaVirus” racial slur, the economic numbers he’s referencing were actually awful. In addition, he and his handlers tanked the coronavirus relief legislation negotiations today. And of course Trump previously referred to the deadly Beirut explosion as an “attack” without presenting any evidence. So yeah, this press conference is going to be a disaster.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--The real reason Donald Trump just tanked the stimulus negotiations with Pelosi and Schumer

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin today to try to hammer out a coronavirus financial relief package .
There was good reason to expect it to go well , considering Mnuchin helped convince Donald Trump to agree to the previous relief package .
But now multiple major news outlets are reporting that today ’ s negotiations went nowhere , largely because Mnuchin was unwilling to give even an inch .
This is odd , considering Mnuchin ’ s previous willingness to compromise , and the fact that the Trump regime does not have the upper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief .
The last thing Donald Trump needs right now are these headlines about how he and his people are refusing to let it happen .
So what ’ s going on ?
The only reason for Mnuchin to behave like this today is if he was acting under orders from Donald Trump .
It ’ s clear that Trump didn ’ t want any deal to be reached today .
When you couple this with his threat earlier this week to simply make the relief package happen through executive order , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes he can do that .
Or it could be that the increasingly mercurial Donald Trump ordered Mnuchin to stonewall today , simply because Trump was in a prickly mood , or had a bad day on the golf course .
Let ’ s not fall into the trap of believing that someone as scattered and befuddled as Trump has a coherent plan , or is making decisions that are to his own benefit .
The guy is lost in the weeds .

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Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin today to try to hammer out a coronavirus financial relief package. There was good reason to expect it to go well, considering Mnuchin helped convince Donald Trump to agree to the previous relief package.
But now multiple major news outlets are reporting that today’s negotiations went nowhere, largely because Mnuchin was unwilling to give even an inch. This is odd, considering Mnuchin’s previous willingness to compromise, and the fact that the Trump regime does not have the upper hand here. American voters want financial relief. The last thing Donald Trump needs right now are these headlines about how he and his people are refusing to let it happen. So what’s going on?
The only reason for Mnuchin to behave like this today is if he was acting under orders from Donald Trump. It’s clear that Trump didn’t want any deal to be reached today. When you couple this with his threat earlier this week to simply make the relief package happen through executive order, it’s entirely possible that he mistakenly believes he can do that.
Or it could be that the increasingly mercurial Donald Trump ordered Mnuchin to stonewall today, simply because Trump was in a prickly mood, or had a bad day on the golf course. Let’s not fall into the trap of believing that someone as scattered and befuddled as Trump has a coherent plan, or is making decisions that are to his own benefit. The guy is lost in the weeds.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Exposed: Kanye West’s ballot petition in Wisconsin contains multiple forgeries

Yesterday Kanye West basically admitted that he ’ s running his joke of a presidential campaign in the hope of picking off some votes from Joe Biden and helping Donald Trump .
This comes amid the revelation that multiple Republican operatives have been helping Kanye to get on the ballot in certain states .
Now things have gotten even uglier .
In a surreal development , it turns out the ballot petitions that got Kanye on the ballot in Wisconsin are full of forgeries and fake names .
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice has posted a lengthy thread detailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a fake version of “ Bernie Sanders ” have signed the petition – and multiple people named “ Kanye West ” have signed it as well .
It ’ s clear that many of these signatures are forgeries .
That doesn ’ t mean that the Kanye West campaign is forging the names .
It could be that the random people on the sidewalk who are being asked to sign the petition are using fake names as a joke .
But it is clear that the Kanye campaign either didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , or didn ’ t care that they were forgeries .
This campaign is a joke – and Kanye should be disqualified from the Wisconsin ballot .

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Yesterday Kanye West basically admitted that he’s running his joke of a presidential campaign in the hope of picking off some votes from Joe Biden and helping Donald Trump. This comes amid the revelation that multiple Republican operatives have been helping Kanye to get on the ballot in certain states.
Now things have gotten even uglier. In a surreal development, it turns out the ballot petitions that got Kanye on the ballot in Wisconsin are full of forgeries and fake names. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice has posted a lengthy thread detailing how everyone from “Mickey Mouse” to a fake version of “Bernie Sanders” have signed the petition – and multiple people named “Kanye West” have signed it as well.
It’s clear that many of these signatures are forgeries. That doesn’t mean that the Kanye West campaign is forging the names. It could be that the random people on the sidewalk who are being asked to sign the petition are using fake names as a joke. But it is clear that the Kanye campaign either didn’t bother to examine the names before submitting them, or didn’t care that they were forgeries. This campaign is a joke – and Kanye should be disqualified from the Wisconsin ballot.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Donald Trump is proof that you can go to Wharton and still be illiterate

Thighland .
Yo-semite .
Frorida .
Noble prizes .
Melanie Trump .
Wonerful .
Prople .
Barrack Obama .
Priveledged .
Joe Bidan .
Pour over .
Motor cycle .
Global waming .
Donald Ttump .
That ’ s right , he once misspelled his own name .
And of course we ’ ve left a bunch out .
One time Trump tweeted this : “ I love New York , but New York can never be great again under the current leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo ( the brother if Fredo ) .
” That ’ s right , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while invoking an ethnic slur against Italians .
Trump then went on to accuse Cuomo of having weaponized the prosecutors to do his “ dirty work.
” Trump also seemed to think that “ drill for Gold ( oil ) ” is a thing .
Then he stated that “ Too many prople ” are leaving “ our wonerful City.
” He then deleted the entire thread and tweeted it again just to change “ if ” to “ of ” – but ended up tweeting “ wonerful ” and “ prople ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can go to Wharton and still be illiterate .
The trouble isn ’ t that Trump can ’ t read or write .
It ’ s that Trump has the nearly infinite resources of the White House and the presidency at his disposal , and yet he ’ s still too arrogant , narcissistic , or lazy to bother having someone around him cover up his illiteracy .

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Thighland. Yo-semite. Frorida. Noble prizes. Melanie Trump. Wonerful. Prople. Barrack Obama. Priveledged. Joe Bidan. Pour over. Motor cycle. Global waming. Donald Ttump. That’s right, he once misspelled his own name. And of course we’ve left a bunch out.
One time Trump tweeted this: “I love New York, but New York can never be great again under the current leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo (the brother if Fredo).” That’s right, he misspelled a two letter word, while invoking an ethnic slur against Italians. Trump then went on to accuse Cuomo of having weaponized the prosecutors to do his “dirty work.” Trump also seemed to think that “drill for Gold (oil)” is a thing. Then he stated that “Too many prople” are leaving “our wonerful City.” He then deleted the entire thread and tweeted it again just to change “if” to “of” – but ended up tweeting “wonerful” and “prople” again.
Donald Trump is proof that you can go to Wharton and still be illiterate. The trouble isn’t that Trump can’t read or write. It’s that Trump has the nearly infinite resources of the White House and the presidency at his disposal, and yet he’s still too arrogant, narcissistic, or lazy to bother having someone around him cover up his illiteracy.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Why it’s such a big deal that the courts just ruled against Donald Trump and Don McGahn

In a reminder of just how slowly our legal system moves , the courts ruled today that former White House Counsel Don McGahn must honor a long-ago-issued subpoena to testify to the House about Donald Trump ’ s obstruction of justice crimes .
Of course McGahn and Trump can ( and surely will ) still appeal to the Supreme Court , and by the time that ruling comes down , the election will likely have come and gone .
But this is still a crucial ruling , for one reason .
This court ruling firmly establishes that Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must testify about his crimes .
Further , this ruling cites and builds on the recent Supreme Court ruling which said that Trump ’ s accounting firm must turn over his tax returns .
The courts are systematically dismantling Trump ’ s assertion that being President gives him some kind of criminal immunity .
So let ’ s say Donald Trump loses the election and gets hit with the criminal charges in New York that we know for certain are coming , and the federal charges that we suspect are coming .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of his own people like Don McGahn and other White House advisers will be legally compelled to testify against him .
This helps further ensure that Trump is going to prison if he loses the election .

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In a reminder of just how slowly our legal system moves, the courts ruled today that former White House Counsel Don McGahn must honor a long-ago-issued subpoena to testify to the House about Donald Trump’s obstruction of justice crimes. Of course McGahn and Trump can (and surely will) still appeal to the Supreme Court, and by the time that ruling comes down, the election will likely have come and gone. But this is still a crucial ruling, for one reason.
This court ruling firmly establishes that Donald Trump’s current and former White House advisers must testify about his crimes. Further, this ruling cites and builds on the recent Supreme Court ruling which said that Trump’s accounting firm must turn over his tax returns. The courts are systematically dismantling Trump’s assertion that being President gives him some kind of criminal immunity.
So let’s say Donald Trump loses the election and gets hit with the criminal charges in New York that we know for certain are coming, and the federal charges that we suspect are coming. When he’s put on trial, all of his own people like Don McGahn and other White House advisers will be legally compelled to testify against him. This helps further ensure that Trump is going to prison if he loses the election.
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This is bizarre

We ’ ve all been well aware of Donald Trump ’ s phony and downright embarrassing attempts to be a Christian .
He only does it to pander to the evangelicals in his base who would never vote Democrat anyway , and usually reveals his astounding ignorance about even the most basic tenets of religion whenever he does – like his inability to cite a favorite biblical passage ( which is supposedly his favorite book ) , or his inability to even understand what the holiday of Easter is supposed to represent .
Trump ’ s train wreck of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Episcopal Church where he proved he didn ’ t even know how to hold a book is probably the best way to sum up his religious views : his pretend piety taking precedence over the civil liberties and safety of peaceful protesters he wouldn ’ t even meet with .
So it was pretty bizarre when Trump felt the need on Thursday to attack Joe Biden with the threat that he would somehow hurt God and the Bible if he were elected president .
This really makes no sense to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a book with numerous translations and the other is a divine being who can ’ t be harmed by a U.S. president .
It came off as a sorry attempt to remix his greatest hit where he accused President Obama of being a secret Muslim .
He probably wasn ’ t anticipating the Biden campaign to pay any attention at all , but they did – and they decided to go there .
“ Trump is the only president in our history to have tear-gassed peaceful Americans and thrown a priest out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it — and a Bible — for his own cynical optics , ” said Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates in a press release , while re-asserting that Biden is a practicing Catholic .
Trump ’ s attempt to make Biden look bad backfired spectacularly .
Trump is now at a point where he ’ s doing all he can to hold his own base together , and even that is falling apart in a bizarre and embarrassing fashion .

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We’ve all been well aware of Donald Trump’s phony and downright embarrassing attempts to be a Christian. He only does it to pander to the evangelicals in his base who would never vote Democrat anyway, and usually reveals his astounding ignorance about even the most basic tenets of religion whenever he does – like his inability to cite a favorite biblical passage (which is supposedly his favorite book), or his inability to even understand what the holiday of Easter is supposed to represent.
Trump’s train wreck of a photo op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church where he proved he didn’t even know how to hold a book is probably the best way to sum up his religious views: his pretend piety taking precedence over the civil liberties and safety of peaceful protesters he wouldn’t even meet with.
So it was pretty bizarre when Trump felt the need on Thursday to attack Joe Biden with the threat that he would somehow hurt God and the Bible if he were elected president. This really makes no sense to a person of faith – since one is a book with numerous translations and the other is a divine being who can’t be harmed by a U.S. president. It came off as a sorry attempt to remix his greatest hit where he accused President Obama of being a secret Muslim. He probably wasn’t anticipating the Biden campaign to pay any attention at all, but they did – and they decided to go there.
“Trump is the only president in our history to have tear-gassed peaceful Americans and thrown a priest out of his church just so he could profane it — and a Bible — for his own cynical optics,” said Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates in a press release, while re-asserting that Biden is a practicing Catholic. Trump’s attempt to make Biden look bad backfired spectacularly. Trump is now at a point where he’s doing all he can to hold his own base together, and even that is falling apart in a bizarre and embarrassing fashion.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--Donald Trump is circling the drain – and he’s taking the GOP with him

What happens when you align yourself with someone who is considered toxic ?
One guess : the toxicity rubs off on you .
It is unavoidable .
Such is the position in which Republicans find themselves as the 2020 election looms ahead .
There must be some truth to that , as Republicans are in fear of losing their Senate majority .
According to the Hill , Republicans have a cash shortfall when compared to Democrats , 27 Republicans are retiring , and the RNC is spending its time on trying to get “ president ” Trump reelected .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress because they need to win 17 seats , a tall order considering how many people have no interest in supporting Republicans .
Interestingly , while there are apparently several ( anonymous ) Republicans who feel they have an uphill battle in 2020 , there are others who , like Trump , see what they want to see .
Steve Scalise ( R-LA ) claims that “ there has never been a clearer contrast in terms of a president who has successfully rebuilt the economy.
” He is correct : President Obama did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brink of total collapse following George Bush ’ s policies that put us in line with the Great Depression .
Scalise , of course , blames COVID for the collapse of the economy , but you must consider just how Trump would have done with the economy had COVID never entered the picture .
If we look at his failed businesses , we would have been concerned either way .
It is nothing for Trump to fail , file bankruptcy , and move on to his next disaster .
Unfortunately , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have failed at making it grow as much as he failed in his own businesses .
Some Republicans see a vastly different picture than Scalise .
One Republican believes that had the election been already held , Republicans would have lost by a landslide .
They all agree on one thing : Trump is the problem .
They believe he does not have a “ vision ” for his second term , which any of us could have told them .
All he does and knows how to do is spend our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is exactly a platform .
To that end , some Republicans believe that Trump has made the election a referendum of Trump .
Many voters do not want what Trump is trying to sell , and they are especially outraged at his non-handling of COVID .
Trump will continue to mismanage COVID , as he is completely clueless .
Regardless of the type of tale Trump tries to spin from one week to the next , COVID is not going anywhere soon .
As he continues to do nothing and people continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die with them .
That is the only good thing about COVID , if you can say anything good about it at all .
We live in abject fear , yet we are being “ led ” by one who continues to pretend it doesn ’ t exist and continues his racist ways by calling it “ China flu.
” Trump is his own worst enemy and the Democrats ’ greatest gift .

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What happens when you align yourself with someone who is considered toxic? One guess: the toxicity rubs off on you. It is unavoidable. Such is the position in which Republicans find themselves as the 2020 election looms ahead. There must be some truth to that, as Republicans are in fear of losing their Senate majority.
According to the Hill, Republicans have a cash shortfall when compared to Democrats, 27 Republicans are retiring, and the RNC is spending its time on trying to get “president” Trump reelected. They also have little chance of taking back Congress because they need to win 17 seats, a tall order considering how many people have no interest in supporting Republicans. Interestingly, while there are apparently several (anonymous) Republicans who feel they have an uphill battle in 2020, there are others who, like Trump, see what they want to see.
Steve Scalise (R-LA) claims that “there has never been a clearer contrast in terms of a president who has successfully rebuilt the economy.” He is correct: President Obama did a fantastic job of bringing us from the brink of total collapse following George Bush’s policies that put us in line with the Great Depression. Scalise, of course, blames COVID for the collapse of the economy, but you must consider just how Trump would have done with the economy had COVID never entered the picture. If we look at his failed businesses, we would have been concerned either way. It is nothing for Trump to fail, file bankruptcy, and move on to his next disaster. Unfortunately, we have only one economy, and he would have failed at making it grow as much as he failed in his own businesses. Some Republicans see a vastly different picture than Scalise.
One Republican believes that had the election been already held, Republicans would have lost by a landslide. They all agree on one thing: Trump is the problem. They believe he does not have a “vision” for his second term, which any of us could have told them. All he does and knows how to do is spend our money and sow discord, neither of which is exactly a platform. To that end, some Republicans believe that Trump has made the election a referendum of Trump. Many voters do not want what Trump is trying to sell, and they are especially outraged at his non-handling of COVID.
Trump will continue to mismanage COVID, as he is completely clueless. Regardless of the type of tale Trump tries to spin from one week to the next, COVID is not going anywhere soon. As he continues to do nothing and people continue to die, his chances of reelection die with them. That is the only good thing about COVID, if you can say anything good about it at all. We live in abject fear, yet we are being “led” by one who continues to pretend it doesn’t exist and continues his racist ways by calling it “China flu.” Trump is his own worst enemy and the Democrats’ greatest gift.
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palmerreport--2020-08-07--This is just plain ugly for Donald Trump

Presidential campaigns usually come down to a relative handful of swing states .
The map evolves over time as demographics shift , but we all know the familiar states that tend to decide things .
To that end , electoral maps end up being crucial to figuring out who ’ s viable where , and planning strategy accordingly .
That brings us to the first electoral map that NBC News has released this election cycle , and it ’ s just plain ugly for Donald Trump : .
Two things stand out here .
First , several states that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , Florida , Michigan , and Wisconsin – are now solidly in Joe Biden ’ s column .
Additionally , several states that Trump won last time – including Georgia , Texas , Ohio , and Iowa – are now toss-ups .
Of course this is just one snapshot in time .
Electoral maps can and will change over time .
But this current map drives home the reality that Joe Biden is in a phenomenal position , and Donald Trump is in a terrible hole .
This means the Resistance has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like voter registration and turnout , and run up the score , to keep Trump from being able to play any games or claw his way back into the race .

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Presidential campaigns usually come down to a relative handful of swing states. The map evolves over time as demographics shift, but we all know the familiar states that tend to decide things. To that end, electoral maps end up being crucial to figuring out who’s viable where, and planning strategy accordingly.
That brings us to the first electoral map that NBC News has released this election cycle, and it’s just plain ugly for Donald Trump:
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Two things stand out here. First, several states that Trump won in 2016 – including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin – are now solidly in Joe Biden’s column. Additionally, several states that Trump won last time – including Georgia, Texas, Ohio, and Iowa – are now toss-ups.
Of course this is just one snapshot in time. Electoral maps can and will change over time. But this current map drives home the reality that Joe Biden is in a phenomenal position, and Donald Trump is in a terrible hole. This means the Resistance has a great opportunity to double down on things like voter registration and turnout, and run up the score, to keep Trump from being able to play any games or claw his way back into the race.
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palmerreport--2020-08-09--Donald Trump just blew it with mega donor Sheldon Adelson

In the latest reminder that Donald Trump is flat broke and not remotely the billionaire he pretends to be , he ’ s forced to rely on mega-donations from actual billionaires like casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in order to fund his campaign .
Now it turns out Trump just blew it with Adelson .
In a sign even Trump ’ s biggest donors aren ’ t convinced he has any real shot at winning , Adelson has apparently been giving less money to Trump ’ s 2020 campaign than he gave to Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
And in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ erratically self sabotaging by the day , Politico says that after Trump chewed out Adelson for his diminishing donations , Adelson is thinking about cutting Trump off entirely .
It gets worse .
It ’ s not just that Sheldon Adelson is considering cutting Trump off .
It ’ s that Adelson is so pissed off about it , he ’ s making a point of publicly humiliating Trump by leaking to the media that he ’ s threatening to cut Trump off .
We ’ ll see if Trump ends up falling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adelson ’ s pocket .
But this is a sign that Trump ’ s sinking campaign is reaching the breaking point – and that Trump is behaving in a way that ’ s making it even worse for him .

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In the latest reminder that Donald Trump is flat broke and not remotely the billionaire he pretends to be, he’s forced to rely on mega-donations from actual billionaires like casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in order to fund his campaign. Now it turns out Trump just blew it with Adelson.
In a sign even Trump’s biggest donors aren’t convinced he has any real shot at winning, Adelson has apparently been giving less money to Trump’s 2020 campaign than he gave to Trump’s 2016 campaign. And in a sign that Trump is becoming more erratically self sabotaging by the day, Politico says that after Trump chewed out Adelson for his diminishing donations, Adelson is thinking about cutting Trump off entirely. It gets worse.
It’s not just that Sheldon Adelson is considering cutting Trump off. It’s that Adelson is so pissed off about it, he’s making a point of publicly humiliating Trump by leaking to the media that he’s threatening to cut Trump off. We’ll see if Trump ends up falling back in line and getting back into Adelson’s pocket. But this is a sign that Trump’s sinking campaign is reaching the breaking point – and that Trump is behaving in a way that’s making it even worse for him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump’s electoral college disaster

The three great crises on the world landscape just now are global warming , the coronavirus pandemic and the possible re-election of Donald Trump .
Whatever prospects we as a planet may face to survive these calamities , we can not afford to get anything more wrong .
The clock is running out and each crisis must be defeated or managed because each crisis , separately and together , threatens our continued existence as a species .
With that grim preamble out of the way I ’ m pleased to see that Donald Trump ’ s prospects in the Electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so with caution .
The election isn ’ t decided by polls , it ’ s decided by votes .
Nevertheless , according to polls it ’ s beginning to look like Donald Trump can not muster the swing state votes necessary to reach 270 electoral college votes — and Joe Biden can .
That is where things stand if the election were to be held today , according to the aggregate of the polls .
But it ’ s important to recall that even polls are conducted with margins of error , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favor Trump then we could be in for a white knuckle election .
We aren ’ t out of this yet .
It might be useful just now to recall the 2018 Blue Wave , which , while not the overwhelming victory we ’ d hoped for , did cause the House of Representatives to move from red to blue .
It ought to remind us also of a time when these Republicans , who incessantly refer to us as “ do-nothing Democrats , ” had both houses of Congress and the Executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing with all that power .
Meanwhile the “ do-nothing Democrats , ” once in power in the House , enacted hundreds of pieces of legislation and impeached Donald Trump in less than two years .
So much for doing nothing .
The game changer these days for everyone has been the coronavirus pandemic , and it ’ s causing supporters of Donald Trump to defect in large numbers .
Trump can no longer run on the prospects of what he ’ s going to do once in power , and must now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constituency has to wonder , however dimly , why America remains so far behind the rest of the world in fighting this pandemic .
The Electoral College continues to do what it was designed to do , protect the ugly agenda of the racist part of America .
It is an outmoded buffer of safety for the worst impulses of American bigots .
But not even the Electoral College can withstand a deluge of raw numbers of voters .
Even Trump knows this and his voice on Twitter , always shrill at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sound desperate for that reason .
We should count one blessing , that Trump and his minions are not competent enough to turn the election around .
There are things they could do even now that could improve their chances of retaining the White House .
Instead , Trump continues to blow it with every interview , every tweet and every speech .
They have the power of incumbency and the economic clout of the entire government behind them and they still can ’ t wield that power effectively .
We began the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chances of winning re-election .
He was handed a truly magic gift , the coronavirus pandemic .
With it he had the resources ( and a 69 page Obama playbook ) to fight the pandemic and come out on top in the world .
Instead he behaved exactly like the golf-playing buffoon he is .
As I write this , 164,094 Americans are now dead thanks to Donald Trump .
Trump is facing an electoral college disaster on that account and he lacks the skills to fix it .
He certainly doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing we can do to honor those American dead is to vote the monster who killed them out of office .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The three great crises on the world landscape just now are global warming, the coronavirus pandemic and the possible re-election of Donald Trump. Whatever prospects we as a planet may face to survive these calamities, we cannot afford to get anything more wrong. The clock is running out and each crisis must be defeated or managed because each crisis, separately and together, threatens our continued existence as a species.
With that grim preamble out of the way I’m pleased to see that Donald Trump’s prospects in the Electoral College are poor. But I say so with caution. The election isn’t decided by polls, it’s decided by votes. Nevertheless, according to polls it’s beginning to look like Donald Trump cannot muster the swing state votes necessary to reach 270 electoral college votes — and Joe Biden can.
That is where things stand if the election were to be held today, according to the aggregate of the polls. But it’s important to recall that even polls are conducted with margins of error, and if all of those margins should favor Trump then we could be in for a white knuckle election. We aren’t out of this yet.
It might be useful just now to recall the 2018 Blue Wave, which, while not the overwhelming victory we’d hoped for, did cause the House of Representatives to move from red to blue. It ought to remind us also of a time when these Republicans, who incessantly refer to us as “do-nothing Democrats,” had both houses of Congress and the Executive branch of government and still did virtually nothing with all that power. Meanwhile the “do-nothing Democrats,” once in power in the House, enacted hundreds of pieces of legislation and impeached Donald Trump in less than two years. So much for doing nothing.
The game changer these days for everyone has been the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s causing supporters of Donald Trump to defect in large numbers. Trump can no longer run on the prospects of what he’s going to do once in power, and must now answer to a dying constituency. That constituency has to wonder, however dimly, why America remains so far behind the rest of the world in fighting this pandemic.
The Electoral College continues to do what it was designed to do, protect the ugly agenda of the racist part of America. It is an outmoded buffer of safety for the worst impulses of American bigots. But not even the Electoral College can withstand a deluge of raw numbers of voters. Even Trump knows this and his voice on Twitter, always shrill at the best of times, is beginning to sound desperate for that reason.
We should count one blessing, that Trump and his minions are not competent enough to turn the election around. There are things they could do even now that could improve their chances of retaining the White House. Instead, Trump continues to blow it with every interview, every tweet and every speech. They have the power of incumbency and the economic clout of the entire government behind them and they still can’t wield that power effectively.
We began the year with Trump enjoying decent but uncertain chances of winning re-election. He was handed a truly magic gift, the coronavirus pandemic. With it he had the resources (and a 69 page Obama playbook) to fight the pandemic and come out on top in the world. Instead he behaved exactly like the golf-playing buffoon he is.
As I write this, 164,094 Americans are now dead thanks to Donald Trump. Trump is facing an electoral college disaster on that account and he lacks the skills to fix it. He certainly doesn’t lack the tools. The best thing we can do to honor those American dead is to vote the monster who killed them out of office. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump walks out on his own press conference after reporter calls him out for lying

Donald Trump ’ s “ press conference ” yesterday , in a room full of drunk country club members , was an embarrassing debacle for him .
So naturally , Trump decided to repeat his mistake today – and to the surprise of no one but him , it ended up going even more poorly for him this time around .
Trump called the press conference to announce some half-baked executive orders that would defund Social Security and Medicare , and may not even be enforceable .
It came off as completely incoherent , considering that the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation .
But the ugly part for Trump came when he opened up the floor to questions .
CBS correspondent Paula Reid called Donald Trump out for his frequent lie about having reformed the VA , when in fact the legislation was signed by President Obama in 2014 .
When Trump tried ignore her and call on someone else , she reiterated that “ It ’ s a false statement.
” At that point an overmatched Trump said “ thank you very much ” and walked out .
Adding to the absurdity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the back of the room kept cheering like hooligans throughout the exchange .
First they cheered while Reid was calling Trump a liar , then they cheered when Trump walked out , raising questions about what side they were even on .
The whole thing was just so embarrassing – and it ’ s clear that Trump has no idea what he ’ s even trying to do at this point .

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Donald Trump’s “press conference” yesterday, in a room full of drunk country club members, was an embarrassing debacle for him. So naturally, Trump decided to repeat his mistake today – and to the surprise of no one but him, it ended up going even more poorly for him this time around.
Trump called the press conference to announce some half-baked executive orders that would defund Social Security and Medicare, and may not even be enforceable. It came off as completely incoherent, considering that the rest of the federal government is still negotiating economic relief legislation. But the ugly part for Trump came when he opened up the floor to questions.
CBS correspondent Paula Reid called Donald Trump out for his frequent lie about having reformed the VA, when in fact the legislation was signed by President Obama in 2014. When Trump tried ignore her and call on someone else, she reiterated that “It’s a false statement.” At that point an overmatched Trump said “thank you very much” and walked out.
Adding to the absurdity, Donald Trump’s country club members in the back of the room kept cheering like hooligans throughout the exchange. First they cheered while Reid was calling Trump a liar, then they cheered when Trump walked out, raising questions about what side they were even on. The whole thing was just so embarrassing – and it’s clear that Trump has no idea what he’s even trying to do at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Joe Biden just played Fox News stooge Steve Doocy like a fiddle

Donald Trump , the Republican Party , and Fox News love pushing the fictional narrative that Joe Biden is infirm and in hiding .
Part of it is an attempt at belittling Biden for behaving responsibly during a pandemic .
The other part of it is an attempt at deflecting from Trump ’ s visibly worsening cognitive collapse .
Then there is the overall media feeding frenzy about Biden ’ s running mate selection process .
This morning Joe Biden managed to turn all of the above on its ear .
Biden went for a bicycle ride , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a Fox News camera crew in the process .
Doocy asked Biden if he ’ s picked a running mate .
Biden said “ yes.
” Doocy asked who the pick is .
Biden said “ you.
” It was the kind of made for television moment that ’ s immediately gone viral .
It ’ s funny and surreal enough that even Fox News is airing it .
In the process , the media is now showing Joe Biden riding a bicycle through mountain roads and cracking witty jokes .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ill or senile .
Now try picturing Donald Trump riding a bicycle or being remotely witty , and it becomes clear why this viral moment is so effective for Joe Biden .
He played Fox News like a fiddle .

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Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and Fox News love pushing the fictional narrative that Joe Biden is infirm and in hiding. Part of it is an attempt at belittling Biden for behaving responsibly during a pandemic. The other part of it is an attempt at deflecting from Trump’s visibly worsening cognitive collapse. Then there is the overall media feeding frenzy about Biden’s running mate selection process.
This morning Joe Biden managed to turn all of the above on its ear. Biden went for a bicycle ride, and he happened to go right past Steve Doocy and a Fox News camera crew in the process. Doocy asked Biden if he’s picked a running mate. Biden said “yes.” Doocy asked who the pick is. Biden said “you.”
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It was the kind of made for television moment that’s immediately gone viral. It’s funny and surreal enough that even Fox News is airing it. In the process, the media is now showing Joe Biden riding a bicycle through mountain roads and cracking witty jokes. So much for the notion that Biden is ill or senile.
Now try picturing Donald Trump riding a bicycle or being remotely witty, and it becomes clear why this viral moment is so effective for Joe Biden. He played Fox News like a fiddle.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--So much for Donald Trump’s new campaign manager

When Donald Trump ousted his campaign manager Brad Parscale , we were at least slightly concerned .
Parscale was laughably incompetent and he was helping cost Trump the election , but what if the new guy ended up being less incompetent ?
So far it very much appears that ’ s not the case .
In the three weeks since Donald Trump replaced Parscale with Bill Stepien , Trump ’ s behavior toward reelection has become even more erratic and unfocused .
Trump threatened to magically postpone the election , which managed to make him look corrupt for suggesting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get anywhere with the threat .
And now Trump is calling last minute press conferences at his golf resort , in defiance of any possible strategy .
Trump has also done disastrous interviews with the likes of Chris Wallace and Jonathan Swan since changing campaign managers .
From Trump ’ s point of view , neither of those interviews should ever have been booked .
Trump may have been chasing credibility by sitting down with respected interviewers , but instead he merely fed himself to the lions .
Nothing that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has helped him one bit .
Either his new campaign manager is every bit as incompetent as the last one , or Trump is ignoring everything the new guy is saying .
Either way , so much for the notion that a new campaign manager would help turn Trump ’ s sagging fortunes around .

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When Donald Trump ousted his campaign manager Brad Parscale, we were at least slightly concerned. Parscale was laughably incompetent and he was helping cost Trump the election, but what if the new guy ended up being less incompetent? So far it very much appears that’s not the case.
In the three weeks since Donald Trump replaced Parscale with Bill Stepien, Trump’s behavior toward reelection has become even more erratic and unfocused. Trump threatened to magically postpone the election, which managed to make him look corrupt for suggesting it, and weak for not being able to get anywhere with the threat. And now Trump is calling last minute press conferences at his golf resort, in defiance of any possible strategy.
Trump has also done disastrous interviews with the likes of Chris Wallace and Jonathan Swan since changing campaign managers. From Trump’s point of view, neither of those interviews should ever have been booked. Trump may have been chasing credibility by sitting down with respected interviewers, but instead he merely fed himself to the lions.
Nothing that Donald Trump has tried over the past three weeks has helped him one bit. Either his new campaign manager is every bit as incompetent as the last one, or Trump is ignoring everything the new guy is saying. Either way, so much for the notion that a new campaign manager would help turn Trump’s sagging fortunes around.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Kanye West’s plot to help Donald Trump is falling apart already

There ’ s just over 90 days between now and Election Day , and the significant lead Joe Biden has over Donald Trump has many in the Resistance ecstatic .
It ’ s even better news that Democrats have a good chance at finally taking back the Senate and will likely gain seats in the House .
There are also , however , those among us – and we all know at least one – who are confident that in some way or other , Donald Trump will magically triumph like he did in 2016 , that he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory even if the specifics are a bit foggy .
One thing that ’ s provoked paranoia among these types is third party candidates .
It ’ s also not an unwarranted fear , as the Montana GOP was caught backing Green Party candidates in state races to help them qualify for the ballot .
Anyone with bitter memories of 2016 is aware that Green Party candidates typically demonize Democrats because they don ’ t have a chance of swaying Republican voters to their platform .
Getting enough Democrats to defect to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance of winning should be enough for the GOP to win – or so they thought .
In this particular case , a judge removed Green Party candidates from the ballot after 560 people objected to their names being on the petition .
This news comes after Kanye West was removed from the ballot in several states .
While voting third party is a waste of a vote , and a position of privilege that none of us have the luxury of being in right now , these candidates are irrelevant if enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the ticket – and it ’ s hard for Republicans to even recruit spoiler candidates without making fools of themselves .
While the GOP excels at cheating , stories like this are a reminder about how much cheating is needed to alter an election even slightly .
Over the last two years , Democrats have built a coalition that wins elections – both on local and state levels – and we need to build it even bigger to defeat Donald Trump by the highest possible margin on November 3 .

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There’s just over 90 days between now and Election Day, and the significant lead Joe Biden has over Donald Trump has many in the Resistance ecstatic. It’s even better news that Democrats have a good chance at finally taking back the Senate and will likely gain seats in the House. There are also, however, those among us – and we all know at least one – who are confident that in some way or other, Donald Trump will magically triumph like he did in 2016, that he’ll somehow or other cheat his way to victory even if the specifics are a bit foggy.
One thing that’s provoked paranoia among these types is third party candidates. It’s also not an unwarranted fear, as the Montana GOP was caught backing Green Party candidates in state races to help them qualify for the ballot. Anyone with bitter memories of 2016 is aware that Green Party candidates typically demonize Democrats because they don’t have a chance of swaying Republican voters to their platform.
Getting enough Democrats to defect to a candidate with a narrow platform and no chance of winning should be enough for the GOP to win – or so they thought. In this particular case, a judge removed Green Party candidates from the ballot after 560 people objected to their names being on the petition. This news comes after Kanye West was removed from the ballot in several states.
While voting third party is a waste of a vote, and a position of privilege that none of us have the luxury of being in right now, these candidates are irrelevant if enough of us come out to elect Democrats down the ticket – and it’s hard for Republicans to even recruit spoiler candidates without making fools of themselves. While the GOP excels at cheating, stories like this are a reminder about how much cheating is needed to alter an election even slightly. Over the last two years, Democrats have built a coalition that wins elections – both on local and state levels – and we need to build it even bigger to defeat Donald Trump by the highest possible margin on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump would like to have this tweet back

On Friday , Donald Trump once again threatened to enact a coronavirus financial relief package by executive order , if he can ’ t work out a deal with Congress .
That ’ s rich , considering that by all accounts Trump is the one who ’ s holding up the deal .
It ’ s even richer considering that Trump can ’ t actually do most of what he ’ s threatening to do by executive order .
But the real kicker is that Donald Trump doesn ’ t even believe in what he ’ s threatening to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t before he took office .
Back in 2014 , when Barack Obama was still President , Trump tweeted this : “ Repubs must not allow Pres Obama to subvert the Constitution of the US for his own benefit & because he is unable to negotiate w/ Congress.
” That ’ s right , there ’ s a tweet for everything .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Donald Trump doesn ’ t actually stand for anything , or believe anything .
He just takes whatever side of an issue best suits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy is a joke – and not the funny kind .

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On Friday, Donald Trump once again threatened to enact a coronavirus financial relief package by executive order, if he can’t work out a deal with Congress. That’s rich, considering that by all accounts Trump is the one who’s holding up the deal. It’s even richer considering that Trump can’t actually do most of what he’s threatening to do by executive order.
But the real kicker is that Donald Trump doesn’t even believe in what he’s threatening to do – or at least he didn’t before he took office. Back in 2014, when Barack Obama was still President, Trump tweeted this: “Repubs must not allow Pres Obama to subvert the Constitution of the US for his own benefit & because he is unable to negotiate w/ Congress.”
That’s right, there’s a tweet for everything. It’s the latest reminder that Donald Trump doesn’t actually stand for anything, or believe anything. He just takes whatever side of an issue best suits him on any given day. The guy is a joke – and not the funny kind.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump is shrinking before our eyes

The President of the United States is , ostensibly , the most powerful person in the world .
With just a few words , the President can shift the stock market , create a federal agency , or bomb a country .
One would think that even the weakest man , once placed in the office , would feel like he always has the upper hand when he walks in the room .
Then there ’ s Donald Trump .
The press briefing format is stacked nearly 100 % in his favor .
He gets to decide which reporters get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut them off if he likes .
He gets to decide when the whole thing is over .
He even gets to plant a few people from propaganda outlets he can call on for a friendly question .
Yet here ’ s a man who ’ s so insecure , so hapless , so broken , that he ’ s afraid of taking on a mere gang of reporters .
Yet Trump is still so afraid of facing the press corps , he actually felt compelled to line yesterday ’ s ad hoc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his own country club .
How insecure to you have to be to need a cheering section in the room with you , when you ’ re President of the United States , and your opponents are mere reporters ?
How much self doubt has crept in about your ability to face the media ?
How thoroughly have you given up on yourself ?
That ’ s where we ’ re now at with Donald Trump .
He stopped enjoying himself a long time ago .
We ’ ve all watched his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press briefing after another .
The old Trump , who arrogantly smirked insulted his way through briefings , is long gone .
We ’ re left with a Donald Trump who doesn ’ t want to be out there , is afraid to be out there , and needs his own cheering section to convince him that he even belongs out there .
This guy is melting before our eyes .

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The President of the United States is, ostensibly, the most powerful person in the world. With just a few words, the President can shift the stock market, create a federal agency, or bomb a country. One would think that even the weakest man, once placed in the office, would feel like he always has the upper hand when he walks in the room.
Then there’s Donald Trump. The press briefing format is stacked nearly 100% in his favor. He gets to decide which reporters get to ask questions. He gets to cut them off if he likes. He gets to decide when the whole thing is over. He even gets to plant a few people from propaganda outlets he can call on for a friendly question. Yet here’s a man who’s so insecure, so hapless, so broken, that he’s afraid of taking on a mere gang of reporters.
Yet Trump is still so afraid of facing the press corps, he actually felt compelled to line yesterday’s ad hoc press briefing room with drunk cheering members of his own country club. How insecure to you have to be to need a cheering section in the room with you, when you’re President of the United States, and your opponents are mere reporters? How much self doubt has crept in about your ability to face the media? How thoroughly have you given up on yourself?
That’s where we’re now at with Donald Trump. He stopped enjoying himself a long time ago. We’ve all watched his self-confidence gradually melt away during one failed press briefing after another. The old Trump, who arrogantly smirked insulted his way through briefings, is long gone. We’re left with a Donald Trump who doesn’t want to be out there, is afraid to be out there, and needs his own cheering section to convince him that he even belongs out there. This guy is melting before our eyes.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Military General rips Donald Trump a new one

With his presidency in chaos and his reelection prospects growing dimmer , Donald Trump keeps finding ways to make things even worse for himself .
For instance , he could have potentially scored points with voters by punishing Russia for the bounties it placed on U.S. soldiers .
But because Trump cares more about pleasing Putin than he does about America ’ s well being or even his own political fate , Trump is continuing to kiss up to Putin .
This has enraged General Barry McCaffrey , who posted this tweet .
Note the part he put in all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known is a WITTING TOOL OF PUTIN and the Russians .
His withdrawal of 12,000 troops from Germany puts a fracture in the NATO defense structure .
He will not acknowledge US intelligence of Russian bounties on US troops .. incredible .
“ Witting tool ” means that Genral McCaffrey is accusing Donald Trump of knowingly conspiring with Putin against the United States .
That ’ s treason , or the peacetime equivalent .
Plenty of voters are going to see it this way too , including troops and veterans who simply outraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and want him gone in November .

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With his presidency in chaos and his reelection prospects growing dimmer, Donald Trump keeps finding ways to make things even worse for himself. For instance, he could have potentially scored points with voters by punishing Russia for the bounties it placed on U.S. soldiers. But because Trump cares more about pleasing Putin than he does about America’s well being or even his own political fate, Trump is continuing to kiss up to Putin.
This has enraged General Barry McCaffrey, who posted this tweet. Note the part he put in all caps:
Trump for reasons not yet known is a WITTING TOOL OF PUTIN and the Russians. His withdrawal of 12,000 troops from Germany puts a fracture in the NATO defense structure. He will not acknowledge US intelligence of Russian bounties on US troops .. incredible. — Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) July 30, 2020
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“Witting tool” means that Genral McCaffrey is accusing Donald Trump of knowingly conspiring with Putin against the United States. That’s treason, or the peacetime equivalent. Plenty of voters are going to see it this way too, including troops and veterans who simply outraged at Trump’s crimes against America, and want him gone in November.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Donald Trump’s legal troubles just got even worse for him

In stark contrast to the late civil rights icon John Lewis , it could be said that Donald Trump has devoted his entire life getting into “ bad trouble.
” In addition to appearing as a defendant in countless lawsuits , Trump remains the subject of highly credible and disturbing allegations covering a range of atrocities .
A new twist in the defamation lawsuit against Trump by E. Jean Carroll is not only good news , but it ’ s a prime example of how this clownish criminal ’ s numerous shenanigans have a way of coming back to bite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump relates to a horrific underlying account of rape that she alleges took place in a changing room in New York City ’ s Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-1990s .
After Carroll published an emotional , detailed account in a book last year , Trump responded with his customary fake news routine , dismissing Carroll ’ s book as “ fiction.
” He even denied ever meeting Carroll , a folly that was quickly refuted by a photograph .
Trump ’ s disgraceful attack on Carroll ’ s credibility prompted her lawsuit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Verna L. Saunders ruled that Carroll ’ s suit may proceed , despite Trump ’ s claim of immunity .
Saunders cited Trump v. Vance , a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that made clear that the Constitution ’ s Supremacy Clause “ does not ” prevent a state court from hearing a case against a sitting president .
Saunders ruled this applies to all such lawsuits relating to a President ’ s improper “ unofficial/personal conduct.
” Although the Supreme Court ’ s recent action proved pivotal in Carroll ’ s lawsuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s fight to keep his tax returns secret .
Trump v. Vance , along with Trump v. Mazars decided the same day , gave Trump mostly a win on the narrow issue of his tax returns .
However , Trump ’ s effort backfired because it also gave the Supreme Court the opportunity to rule that a President of the United States can be subpoenaed relating to state and local crimes , which paved the way for Carroll ’ s defamation suit to proceed .
In light of the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejected as moot Trump ’ s lame argument that Carroll ’ s lawsuit must wait for a decision in a similar suit by former “ Apprentice ” contestant Summer Zervos alleging sexual assault by Trump .
Now that Carroll has the green light to pursue discovery against Trump , it means she can seek Trump ’ s DNA to determine whether it matches unidentified male DNA found on the dress Carroll wore at Bergdorf .
Of course , nothing has been stopping Trump from willingly offering his DNA to support his empty allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Trump ’ s “ win ” with his tax returns is now hurting him with Carroll ’ s lawsuit , fighting back against discovery only makes Trump look guilty of the underlying rape .
Trump likes to scare victims and enemies with threats and bravado , but as this latest twist reminds us , Trump is a clueless idiot who is trampling all over himself .

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In stark contrast to the late civil rights icon John Lewis, it could be said that Donald Trump has devoted his entire life getting into “bad trouble.” In addition to appearing as a defendant in countless lawsuits, Trump remains the subject of highly credible and disturbing allegations covering a range of atrocities. A new twist in the defamation lawsuit against Trump by E. Jean Carroll is not only good news, but it’s a prime example of how this clownish criminal’s numerous shenanigans have a way of coming back to bite him.
Carroll’s suit against Trump relates to a horrific underlying account of rape that she alleges took place in a changing room in New York City’s Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-1990s. After Carroll published an emotional, detailed account in a book last year, Trump responded with his customary fake news routine, dismissing Carroll’s book as “fiction.” He even denied ever meeting Carroll, a folly that was quickly refuted by a photograph. Trump’s disgraceful attack on Carroll’s credibility prompted her lawsuit.
On Thursday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Verna L. Saunders ruled that Carroll’s suit may proceed, despite Trump’s claim of immunity. Saunders cited Trump v. Vance, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that made clear that the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause “does not” prevent a state court from hearing a case against a sitting president. Saunders ruled this applies to all such lawsuits relating to a President’s improper “unofficial/personal conduct.”
Although the Supreme Court’s recent action proved pivotal in Carroll’s lawsuit, it concerned the entirely separate matter of Trump’s fight to keep his tax returns secret. Trump v. Vance, along with Trump v. Mazars decided the same day, gave Trump mostly a win on the narrow issue of his tax returns. However, Trump’s effort backfired because it also gave the Supreme Court the opportunity to rule that a President of the United States can be subpoenaed relating to state and local crimes, which paved the way for Carroll’s defamation suit to proceed.
In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, Saunders also rejected as moot Trump’s lame argument that Carroll’s lawsuit must wait for a decision in a similar suit by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos alleging sexual assault by Trump. Now that Carroll has the green light to pursue discovery against Trump, it means she can seek Trump’s DNA to determine whether it matches unidentified male DNA found on the dress Carroll wore at Bergdorf.
Of course, nothing has been stopping Trump from willingly offering his DNA to support his empty allegation that Carroll is a liar. Just as Trump’s “win” with his tax returns is now hurting him with Carroll’s lawsuit, fighting back against discovery only makes Trump look guilty of the underlying rape. Trump likes to scare victims and enemies with threats and bravado, but as this latest twist reminds us, Trump is a clueless idiot who is trampling all over himself.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Kanye West removed from state ballot

Kanye West removed from state ballot

Earlier this evening Palmer Report told you about how Kanye West had been caught using fake signatures like “ Mickey Mouse ” and “ Bernie Sanders ” to try to get onto the ballot in Wisconsin .
We predicted that this would result in a legal challenge , and the potential removal of his name from the Wisconsin ballot .
Now it turns out Wisconsin wasn ’ t the only state where Kanye West has been collecting laughably fake signatures .
TMZ is reporting tonight that Kanye just got thrown off the ballot in Illinois because more than half the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fake .
We don ’ t even know what constitutes an important state for Kanye West , because he ’ s only running to try to take a few votes away from Joe Biden in the states that Biden would otherwise win .
But the fact that Kanye has been removed from the ballot in Illinois , combined with a potentially similar fate in Wisconsin , suggests that his campaign is even more of an irrelevant joke than we thought .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Trump and his allies don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to trying to cheat .

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Earlier this evening Palmer Report told you about how Kanye West had been caught using fake signatures like “Mickey Mouse” and “Bernie Sanders” to try to get onto the ballot in Wisconsin. We predicted that this would result in a legal challenge, and the potential removal of his name from the Wisconsin ballot.
Now it turns out Wisconsin wasn’t the only state where Kanye West has been collecting laughably fake signatures. TMZ is reporting tonight that Kanye just got thrown off the ballot in Illinois because more than half the signatures he collected were determined to be fake.
We don’t even know what constitutes an important state for Kanye West, because he’s only running to try to take a few votes away from Joe Biden in the states that Biden would otherwise win. But the fact that Kanye has been removed from the ballot in Illinois, combined with a potentially similar fate in Wisconsin, suggests that his campaign is even more of an irrelevant joke than we thought. It’s the latest reminder that Trump and his allies don’t have some magic wand when it comes to trying to cheat.
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palmerreport--2020-08-08--Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal is unraveling in court – and his co-conspirators should be worried

When Jeffrey Epstein was granted a secret plea deal several years ago that allowed him a mere slap on the wrist for being a child rapist , the deal also granted immunity to all of his alleged co-conspirators .
Epstein was eventually arrested last year on new charges , and he died suspiciously in prison – but that didn ’ t make the plea deal irrelevant .
Now it ’ s very much back in play .
The U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear a case brought by Epstein ’ s victims which would erase Epstein ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miami Herald newspaper , which blew the Epstein scandal wide open to begin with .
This would mean that Epstein ’ s co-conspirators would no longer have immunity .
Of course we ’ ve already seen Epstein ’ s primary co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on new charges that weren ’ t covered under the plea deal .
But the dissolution of the plea deal would make it easy for prosecutors to indict all of Epstein ’ s co-conspirators , without first having to peg them for additional crimes outside the scope of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who Jeffrey Epstein ’ s co-conspirators are .
But we do know they exist , or else he wouldn ’ t have sought a plea deal that gave them immunity .
Whoever they are , they should be really nervous right now .
Alexander Acosta , the former U.S. Attorney who corruptly negotiated the secret plea deal , should also be nervous .

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When Jeffrey Epstein was granted a secret plea deal several years ago that allowed him a mere slap on the wrist for being a child rapist, the deal also granted immunity to all of his alleged co-conspirators. Epstein was eventually arrested last year on new charges, and he died suspiciously in prison – but that didn’t make the plea deal irrelevant. Now it’s very much back in play.
The U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear a case brought by Epstein’s victims which would erase Epstein’s original plea deal, according to the Miami Herald newspaper, which blew the Epstein scandal wide open to begin with. This would mean that Epstein’s co-conspirators would no longer have immunity. Of course we’ve already seen Epstein’s primary co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on new charges that weren’t covered under the plea deal. But the dissolution of the plea deal would make it easy for prosecutors to indict all of Epstein’s co-conspirators, without first having to peg them for additional crimes outside the scope of the deal.
We don’t know who Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators are. But we do know they exist, or else he wouldn’t have sought a plea deal that gave them immunity. Whoever they are, they should be really nervous right now. Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney who corruptly negotiated the secret plea deal, should also be nervous.
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palmerreport--2020-08-09--Donald Trump really is trying to lose

Donald Trump really is trying to lose

The worse Donald Trump ’ s approval rating and poll numbers get , the more intent he is on taking actions that ’ ll drive his poll numbers even lower .
Now he ’ s even trying to defund Medicare and Social Security – a move that ’ s likely to cost him even more voters who had been on the fence about him .
So what ’ s he really up to ?
When you look at it that way , it ’ s clear that there truly is no secret evil genius strategy on Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moves that are decreasing his chances of reelection – and he ’ s in danger of digging himself such a deep hole that he won ’ t even be able to cheat his way out .
We can debate whether Donald Trump is trying to lose because he hates himself , or if he ’ s just so far gone mentally that he doesn ’ t realize how badly he ’ s harming himself .
But either way , Trump is trying to lose , and that ’ s remarkable .
Now is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like voter registration and turnout , and really run up the score .

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The worse Donald Trump’s approval rating and poll numbers get, the more intent he is on taking actions that’ll drive his poll numbers even lower. Now he’s even trying to defund Medicare and Social Security – a move that’s likely to cost him even more voters who had been on the fence about him. So what’s he really up to?
Let’s check in with Congressman Ted Lieu:
So @realDonaldTrump wants to: -Cut Social Security -Cut Medicare -Raid disaster relief funds in a worse than expected hurricane season@POTUS really is trying hard to lose re-election. https://t.co/MdkMA9Z297 — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 9, 2020
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When you look at it that way, it’s clear that there truly is no secret evil genius strategy on Donald Trump’s part. He’s simply making moves that are decreasing his chances of reelection – and he’s in danger of digging himself such a deep hole that he won’t even be able to cheat his way out.
We can debate whether Donald Trump is trying to lose because he hates himself, or if he’s just so far gone mentally that he doesn’t realize how badly he’s harming himself. But either way, Trump is trying to lose, and that’s remarkable. Now is a good time to double down on things like voter registration and turnout, and really run up the score.
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palmerreport--2020-08-09--Why GOP Senator Ben Sasse did what he just did to Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s new executive orders , which provide minimal financial relief to the public while cutting off Social Security and Medicare funding , are so blatantly unconstitutional that they likely won ’ t hold up for long .
But even before the courts can get involved , Republican Senator Ben Sasse is calling Trump ’ s executive orders “ unconstitutional slop.
” So what ’ s he really up to ?
Ben Sasse likes to paint himself as a reasonable moderate-conservative , but his actions have consistently shown him to be a sexist weakling with deranged far-right views @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guts to stand up to Donald Trump .
Yet now he ’ s picking a fight with Trump , on something that Trump clearly considers to be a key part of trying to save his dying presidency .
One thing about tepid cautious types like Sasse is that they only strike when they ’ re certain it ’ s going to work out for them .
Sasse is betting that Donald Trump is now too weak to retaliate against him effectively – and Sasse is clearly betting that Trump is going to lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly wants to run for president himself in four years , by which time he expects Donald Trump to be widely viewed as a pariah who destroyed the Republican Party .
Sasse wants to be able to point back to nominal acts of defiance he took against Trump , such as the statement he released tonight , as supposed evidence that he was always trying to save the Republicans from Trump .
But we have long memories , and we all know that Sasse has been a do-nothing coward when it counted most @

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Donald Trump’s new executive orders, which provide minimal financial relief to the public while cutting off Social Security and Medicare funding, are so blatantly unconstitutional that they likely won’t hold up for long. But even before the courts can get involved, Republican Senator Ben Sasse is calling Trump’s executive orders “unconstitutional slop.” So what’s he really up to?
Ben Sasse likes to paint himself as a reasonable moderate-conservative, but his actions have consistently shown him to be a sexist weakling with deranged far-right views who doesn’t really have the guts to stand up to Donald Trump. Yet now he’s picking a fight with Trump, on something that Trump clearly considers to be a key part of trying to save his dying presidency.
One thing about tepid cautious types like Sasse is that they only strike when they’re certain it’s going to work out for them. Sasse is betting that Donald Trump is now too weak to retaliate against him effectively – and Sasse is clearly betting that Trump is going to lose in November.
Of course Ben Sasse certainly wants to run for president himself in four years, by which time he expects Donald Trump to be widely viewed as a pariah who destroyed the Republican Party. Sasse wants to be able to point back to nominal acts of defiance he took against Trump, such as the statement he released tonight, as supposed evidence that he was always trying to save the Republicans from Trump. But we have long memories, and we all know that Sasse has been a do-nothing coward when it counted most.
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palmerreport--2020-08-09--Donald Trump just gave something away

Donald Trump just gave something away

When Donald Trump got a question he didn ’ t like today from CBS correspondent Paula Reid , and he couldn ’ t figure out how to dodge her question , he walked out on his own press conference just to avoid having to answer it .
In the process , Trump gave something away .
Two weeks ago , Trump walked out of his own press conference because he didn ’ t like a question he received from CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins .
Before that , he walked out of a press conference because he didn ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to say .
The pattern here couldn ’ t be much more clear .
Whenever Donald Trump is challenged by a female reporter who isn ’ t willing to back down , he gives up and storms off .
He ’ s so afraid of strong women , he ’ d rather walk out and risk looking like a weak coward than have to take what they ’ re dishing out .
Sexist pigs like Trump always fear strong women more than anything else .
But there ’ s something new going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always interacted poorly with strong female reporters .
But he used to relish taking them on .
In the past he ’ s gleefully hurled deranged insults at correspondents like Yamiche Alcindor and April Ryan because he didn ’ t like their questions .
But these days Trump doesn ’ t even want the confrontation .
He just walks off .
He ’ s slipping to the point that he doesn ’ t even feel confident in his ability to be a bully anymore .

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When Donald Trump got a question he didn’t like today from CBS correspondent Paula Reid, and he couldn’t figure out how to dodge her question, he walked out on his own press conference just to avoid having to answer it. In the process, Trump gave something away.
Two weeks ago, Trump walked out of his own press conference because he didn’t like a question he received from CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins. Before that, he walked out of a press conference because he didn’t like what Collins and CBS correspondent Weijia Jiang had to say.
The pattern here couldn’t be much more clear. Whenever Donald Trump is challenged by a female reporter who isn’t willing to back down, he gives up and storms off. He’s so afraid of strong women, he’d rather walk out and risk looking like a weak coward than have to take what they’re dishing out. Sexist pigs like Trump always fear strong women more than anything else.
But there’s something new going on here lately. Donald Trump has always interacted poorly with strong female reporters. But he used to relish taking them on. In the past he’s gleefully hurled deranged insults at correspondents like Yamiche Alcindor and April Ryan because he didn’t like their questions. But these days Trump doesn’t even want the confrontation. He just walks off. He’s slipping to the point that he doesn’t even feel confident in his ability to be a bully anymore.
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