Profile in cowardice

However tempting it may be to compare Donald Trump in his bunker to Adolf Hitler in his , there ’ s an important difference : for all his evil , Hitler was not a physical coward .
For all his evil , Trump is both a physical and moral coward .
Of course , in the league table of all-time evil characters acting out on the world stage , Hitler has Trump beat by any sane metric .
But that may just be a case of time in .
Trump has murdered more people by his fourth year in power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Think of it yourself , imagine the sickening prospect of a Trump , younger by 25 years , with eight more years of power to go .
In any case , Hitler retreated to his bunker .
Trump cowers in his .
Be that as it may , before I venture too far into a rhapsody on Trump ’ s cowardice , it ’ s important for me to define what cowardice is , and , by contrast , what its antithesis , strength or courage , is .
Courage comes not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flexing of power nor the bluster to use it .
Courage more often than not comes from unexpected places , like restraint , like patience , like compassion .
Worst of all for Trump , courage doesn ’ t seek recognition or reward , and that is one reason Trump will always be a coward .
Joe Biden has these qualities of leadership and courage that set him apart from Trump .
His quiet and encouraging presence is what is needed just now to heal a nation .
His are the qualities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lied about , don ’ t deal in lies / Or being hated , don ’ t give way to hating / And yet don ’ t look too good , nor talk too wise.
” There seems to be some confusion here .
For all his popular successes , Joe Biden still trails Trump in the polls in “ strong leadership.
” This isn ’ t a problem with Biden , nor is it a failing on the part of the Biden campaign team .
I think the confusion is that many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strength is , and they further muddle the picture by confusing their definition of strength with their definition of courage .
Trotting out the old notion that all bullies are cowards , and Trump is certainly both a bully and a coward , doesn ’ t help much either .
I ’ m not fond of sweeping generalities in any case , and I think there are certainly plenty of exceptions .
Some bullies may have courage of a kind , but certainly bullying is still a cowardly act .
And many people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bullies in question are cowards or not remains moot , because bullies usually stand inside a protected array of power , be it their own muscle , a bunch of goons or the United States Secret Service .
No , Donald Trump ’ s cowardice is manifest by his inability to deal with difficulties head on .
Trump simply can not handle tough questions or tough situations , and when confronted with them he retreats , blames or threatens , sometimes all three .
Trump ’ s failure to adequately deal with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd isn ’ t down to incompetence alone .
Indeed , incompetence can be overcome by the intrepid deployment of resources , and Trump ’ s resources as president are among the best in the world .
Trump ’ s inability to fend off failure is ultimately down to his own personal cowardice .
He simply lacks the courage to do the right thing , to act decisively and according to wise advice , to shut up and wait .
Trump wants results and he wants them now .
His childish impatience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Quiet competence and confidence are things difficult to convey in action movies , and that is whence many Americans get their cues on what courage looks like .
Trump ’ s threats to put down the protests with arms is not strength but weakness , but it ’ s still seen as strength by many and the polls reflect this .
Trump ’ s brand of leadership might make the idiot at the end of the bar happy , but it also makes bad situations far worse .
Rambo solutions don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need a statesman , not a petulant weakling .
Trump ’ s pachydermatous memory for the least slight or grudge keeps him constantly preoccupied on Twitter .
Because his cowardly weakness for defending and justifying himself and insulting people he hates keeps him so furiously engaged , Trump simply hasn ’ t time to do anything else .
His cowardice is why Trump will not let reporters finish asking questions he doesn ’ t like .
It is why Trump almost never grants interviews with anyone but Fox News .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopping the protests against the murder of George Floyd .
Trump is afraid of the truth .
Trump wants solutions now , he wants economic growth and prosperity now and he wants to be loved now .
Trump lacks the courage to endure trouble , particularly when solutions to those troubles require time , patience and wisdom .
My job isn ’ t merely to make sentences but to pronounce them , and I pronounce Donald Trump guilty of cowardice .
It is an inexcusable failing for a president of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only his presidency but his entire life .
Trump ’ s life of cozy privilege , his escape from active duty in Vietnam with a sham doctor ’ s excuse of bone spurs , his bankruptcies , his marriages ruined by lechery and abuse , his life as a spurious businessman punctuated by fraud , his numerous sexual assaults on women and children , his endless lies , his self-dealings , his self-congratulations , his self-justifications , his self-righteousness , are the composite parts of the quintessential coward .
There are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in November , and this has been another of them .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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However tempting it may be to compare Donald Trump in his bunker to Adolf Hitler in his, there’s an important difference: for all his evil, Hitler was not a physical coward. For all his evil, Trump is both a physical and moral coward. Of course, in the league table of all-time evil characters acting out on the world stage, Hitler has Trump beat by any sane metric. But that may just be a case of time in. Trump has murdered more people by his fourth year in power than Hitler had by his fourth year. Think of it yourself, imagine the sickening prospect of a Trump, younger by 25 years, with eight more years of power to go. In any case, Hitler retreated to his bunker. Trump cowers in his.
Be that as it may, before I venture too far into a rhapsody on Trump’s cowardice, it’s important for me to define what cowardice is, and, by contrast, what its antithesis, strength or courage, is. Courage comes not from the volume of the voice nor the flexing of power nor the bluster to use it. Courage more often than not comes from unexpected places, like restraint, like patience, like compassion. Worst of all for Trump, courage doesn’t seek recognition or reward, and that is one reason Trump will always be a coward.
Joe Biden has these qualities of leadership and courage that set him apart from Trump. His quiet and encouraging presence is what is needed just now to heal a nation. His are the qualities Kipling had in mind, “being lied about, don’t deal in lies / Or being hated, don’t give way to hating / And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise.”
There seems to be some confusion here. For all his popular successes, Joe Biden still trails Trump in the polls in “strong leadership.” This isn’t a problem with Biden, nor is it a failing on the part of the Biden campaign team. I think the confusion is that many Americans simply don’t understand what strength is, and they further muddle the picture by confusing their definition of strength with their definition of courage.
Trotting out the old notion that all bullies are cowards, and Trump is certainly both a bully and a coward, doesn’t help much either. I’m not fond of sweeping generalities in any case, and I think there are certainly plenty of exceptions. Some bullies may have courage of a kind, but certainly bullying is still a cowardly act. And many people are afraid of bullies. Whether the bullies in question are cowards or not remains moot, because bullies usually stand inside a protected array of power, be it their own muscle, a bunch of goons or the United States Secret Service.
No, Donald Trump’s cowardice is manifest by his inability to deal with difficulties head on. Trump simply cannot handle tough questions or tough situations, and when confronted with them he retreats, blames or threatens, sometimes all three. Trump’s failure to adequately deal with the COVID 19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd isn’t down to incompetence alone. Indeed, incompetence can be overcome by the intrepid deployment of resources, and Trump’s resources as president are among the best in the world.
Trump’s inability to fend off failure is ultimately down to his own personal cowardice. He simply lacks the courage to do the right thing, to act decisively and according to wise advice, to shut up and wait. Trump wants results and he wants them now. His childish impatience is at the root of his cowardice.
Quiet competence and confidence are things difficult to convey in action movies, and that is whence many Americans get their cues on what courage looks like. Trump’s threats to put down the protests with arms is not strength but weakness, but it’s still seen as strength by many and the polls reflect this. Trump’s brand of leadership might make the idiot at the end of the bar happy, but it also makes bad situations far worse. Rambo solutions don’t work in a Metternich world. We need a statesman, not a petulant weakling.
Trump’s pachydermatous memory for the least slight or grudge keeps him constantly preoccupied on Twitter. Because his cowardly weakness for defending and justifying himself and insulting people he hates keeps him so furiously engaged, Trump simply hasn’t time to do anything else.
His cowardice is why Trump will not let reporters finish asking questions he doesn’t like. It is why Trump almost never grants interviews with anyone but Fox News. It is why Trump screams at governors for not stopping the protests against the murder of George Floyd. Trump is afraid of the truth. Trump wants solutions now, he wants economic growth and prosperity now and he wants to be loved now. Trump lacks the courage to endure trouble, particularly when solutions to those troubles require time, patience and wisdom.
My job isn’t merely to make sentences but to pronounce them, and I pronounce Donald Trump guilty of cowardice. It is an inexcusable failing for a president of the United States. It is one that has characterised not only his presidency but his entire life. Trump’s life of cozy privilege, his escape from active duty in Vietnam with a sham doctor’s excuse of bone spurs, his bankruptcies, his marriages ruined by lechery and abuse, his life as a spurious businessman punctuated by fraud, his numerous sexual assaults on women and children, his endless lies, his self-dealings, his self-congratulations, his self-justifications, his self-righteousness, are the composite parts of the quintessential coward.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump must go in November, and this has been another of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Donald Trump’s reign of terror is coming to an end

While “ president ” Donald Trump continues his old ways , Joe Biden is working tirelessly to come up with solutions .
After emerging from his hiding place this weekend , Trump came out spouting his usual bullshit .
Trump is pressing governors to take control of their states .
He even had the nerve to call them “ weak.
” You can give Trump one thing : He is quick to accuse others of who and what he is , instead of providing useful advice .
Trump ’ s words when speaking to governors were completely out of line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He told them to “ dominate ” and “ take back your streets.
” Trump suggested that governors start arresting people : “ You have to put them in jail for ten years and you ’ ll never see this stuff again.
” Funny , he never said that about armed protestors storming capitols across the country .
People are angry , hurt , and fed up with being treated like second-class citizens , and Trump couldn ’ t care less .
Trump clearly has no clue how any of this works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no feelings for the people who are protesting and why they are protesting .
Rest assured that Trump ’ s reign of terror is slowly but surely coming to an end , even if he refuses to acknowledge it .
It is going to creep up on him like a snake .
His end is coming not only because of who and what he is , but because Joe Biden has a plan that is steadily taking shape .
Since the beginning of coronavirus and now , in the aftermath of George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a calming voice .
His town halls from his home in Delaware are mainly geared toward making people feel that even in these darkest hours , there is indeed hope .
He is constantly thinking and moving in the direction of reaching out , even putting himself in harm ’ s way to speak with protestors in Delaware .
Do not think for a minute people are not noticing the differences between Biden and Trump .
He is staying on top of this controversy and making his voice heard .
Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as president .
Oh well , there goes the Republican idea of using his admittedly bad joke against him .
It is one thing to say something , but it is a whole different issue when a man puts himself out there and promises what he is going to do for America .
Biden had already pledged to make a woman his running mate , and as he spoke with black leaders in Delaware , he reminded them that he is looking at women of color : “ I promise you there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as Latino.
” If Biden remains a man of his word — and there is little doubt that he will — he will sail into the White House in November .
During Biden ’ s appearance with community leaders at Bethel AME Church , the pastor said , “ The vice president came to hear from us .
This is a homeboy.
” That he is , and he will be an even better president .

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While “president” Donald Trump continues his old ways, Joe Biden is working tirelessly to come up with solutions. After emerging from his hiding place this weekend, Trump came out spouting his usual bullshit. Trump is pressing governors to take control of their states. He even had the nerve to call them “weak.” You can give Trump one thing: He is quick to accuse others of who and what he is, instead of providing useful advice.
Trump’s words when speaking to governors were completely out of line, but that is typical for him. He told them to “dominate” and “take back your streets.” Trump suggested that governors start arresting people: “You have to put them in jail for ten years and you’ll never see this stuff again.” Funny, he never said that about armed protestors storming capitols across the country. People are angry, hurt, and fed up with being treated like second-class citizens, and Trump couldn’t care less.
Trump clearly has no clue how any of this works nor does he care. He also has no feelings for the people who are protesting and why they are protesting. Rest assured that Trump’s reign of terror is slowly but surely coming to an end, even if he refuses to acknowledge it. It is going to creep up on him like a snake. His end is coming not only because of who and what he is, but because Joe Biden has a plan that is steadily taking shape.
Since the beginning of coronavirus and now, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s senseless murder, Biden is a calming voice. His town halls from his home in Delaware are mainly geared toward making people feel that even in these darkest hours, there is indeed hope. He is constantly thinking and moving in the direction of reaching out, even putting himself in harm’s way to speak with protestors in Delaware. Do not think for a minute people are not noticing the differences between Biden and Trump. He is staying on top of this controversy and making his voice heard.
Biden has personally pledged to go after institutional racism as president. Oh well, there goes the Republican idea of using his admittedly bad joke against him. It is one thing to say something, but it is a whole different issue when a man puts himself out there and promises what he is going to do for America. Biden had already pledged to make a woman his running mate, and as he spoke with black leaders in Delaware, he reminded them that he is looking at women of color: “I promise you there are multiple African American candidates being considered, as well as Latino.” If Biden remains a man of his word — and there is little doubt that he will — he will sail into the White House in November. During Biden’s appearance with community leaders at Bethel AME Church, the pastor said, “The vice president came to hear from us. This is a homeboy.” That he is, and he will be an even better president.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--This is what scares Donald Trump the most

Donald Trump , with his poll numbers in the garbage and his reelection prospects fading , is trying to do @ @ @ @ @ do : pit people against each other so they don ’ t see that he @ @ @ @ @ of hooligans are the real enemy .
What scares Trump the most is the possibility @ @ @ @ @ s creating might end up driving mainstream Americans together instead of apart .
Take a @ @ @ @ @ If the above video won ’ t play , you can watch it here .
@ @ @ @ @ people of all races , ethnicities , and skin colors peacefully marching alongside each other @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , because if the American majority remains united against him , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t even be close .

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Donald Trump, with his poll numbers in the garbage and his reelection prospects fading, is trying to do what he always tries to do: pit people against each other so they don’t see that he and his comparatively small base of hooligans are the real enemy.
What scares Trump the most is the possibility that the nightmare he’s creating might end up driving mainstream Americans together instead of apart. Take a look at this video:
Right now people in East liberty are marching #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd no justice, no peace. pic.twitter.com/hmXRVCerLt — 1Hood (@1hood) June 1, 2020
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If the above video won’t play, you can watch it here. Notice anything? You see people of all races, ethnicities, and skin colors peacefully marching alongside each other. That should truly scare Donald Trump, because if the American majority remains united against him, he’ll lose – and it won’t even be close.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Time to pick a side

Time to pick a side

Donald Trump keeps sinking to new lows that are appallingly shocking , and yet – for those who have been @ @ @ @ @ least – not at all surprising .
Now he ’ s got troops violently attacking @ @ @ @ @ House , in a weak man ’ s attempt at coming off as a strong @ @ @ @ @ photos , posted by former Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan , and shared by Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ sums up where we ’ re at right now – and why it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ :

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Donald Trump keeps sinking to new lows that are appallingly shocking, and yet – for those who have been paying attention all along at least – not at all surprising. Now he’s got troops violently attacking peaceful protesters outside the White House, in a weak man’s attempt at coming off as a strong man.
This pair of photos, posted by former Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan, and shared by Kamala Harris’ sister Maya Harris, sums up where we’re at right now – and why it’s time to pick a side:
Obama-Trump voters: time to pick a side. https://t.co/AksNfOGuop — Maya Harris (@mayaharris_) June 2, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Living legend Carl Reiner vows to help take Donald Trump down

Ninety-eight year old Carl Reiner has done it all in his lifetime as an actor , director , and screenwriter @ @ @ @ @ yet another mission in mind : taking down Donald Trump .
Reiner has been posting @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s corrupt presidency .
On Tuesday night , Carl Reiner posted this tweet @ @ @ @ @ whether my Trump tweets are , in the slightest , .
helping to unseat the @ @ @ @ @ of our great Nation .
If you think so , I willl continue !
” @ @ @ @ @ Reiner posted this followup a few hours later : “ In hearing the 4700 voices @ @ @ @ @ can naught do but continue to tweet my true feelings about our , sure-to-be outgoing @ @ @ @ @ Carl Reiner here .

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Ninety-eight year old Carl Reiner has done it all in his lifetime as an actor, director, and screenwriter. These days he has yet another mission in mind: taking down Donald Trump. Reiner has been posting frequent tweets aimed at exposing Trump’s corrupt presidency.
On Tuesday night, Carl Reiner posted this tweet: “Interested to learn whether my Trump tweets are, in the slightest,. helping to unseat the poorest President in the history of our great Nation. If you think so, I willl continue!” After receiving widespread encouragement, Reiner posted this followup a few hours later: “In hearing the 4700 voices of my peers, i can naught do but continue to tweet my true feelings about our, sure-to-be outgoing Prez.”
You can follow Carl Reiner here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump has completely berserk late night meltdown as everything goes wrong for him

Donald Trump ’ s decision to tear gas peaceful protesters for the sake of a photo op has blown up in his face in too many ways to count .
Everyone from retired military leaders to the Episcopal Church has condemned him for it .
Trump ’ s own Secretary of Defense is now claiming that Trump tricked him into participating by saying they were going to a bathroom .
Now Trump is going berserk about it all .
At 12:29am eastern time , Trump tweeted this : “ So pathetic to watch the Fake News Lamestream Media playing down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Left , looters and thugs , ripping up our Liberal Democrat run ( only ) cities .
It is almost like they are all working together ?
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is more convinced than ever that this is all one big conspiracy against him .
He just can ’ t see that he ’ s the villain in all of this , and that he ’ s either created or exacerbated every problem that our nation is facing right now .
In reality , it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s just that he ’ s awful .

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Donald Trump’s decision to tear gas peaceful protesters for the sake of a photo op has blown up in his face in too many ways to count. Everyone from retired military leaders to the Episcopal Church has condemned him for it. Trump’s own Secretary of Defense is now claiming that Trump tricked him into participating by saying they were going to a bathroom. Now Trump is going berserk about it all.
At 12:29am eastern time, Trump tweeted this: “So pathetic to watch the Fake News Lamestream Media playing down the gravity and depravity of the Radical Left, looters and thugs, ripping up our Liberal Democrat run (only) cities. It is almost like they are all working together?”
That’s right, Donald Trump is more convinced than ever that this is all one big conspiracy against him. He just can’t see that he’s the villain in all of this, and that he’s either created or exacerbated every problem that our nation is facing right now. In reality, it’s not that anyone is conspiring against Trump; it’s just that he’s awful.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--General Michael Hayden unloads on Donald Trump and his “asshole” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Retired Air Force General and former CIA Director Michael Hayden has long been a critic of Donald Trump .
But @ @ @ @ @ the sin of ordering troops to tear gas peaceful protesters across the street from the @ @ @ @ @ ’ t remotely holding back in his criticism .
Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ participated in the church photo op after Trump had troops attack the protesters , is @ @ @ @ @ way out of it .
He ’ s telling NBC News that he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ going to the church , and that Trump told him they were going to a @ @ @ @ @ a longtime lobbyist who ’ s in way over his head .
General Hayden pointed @ @ @ @ @ retweeting the Esper story , and adding “ He ’ s an asshole .
It @ @ @ @ @ help , isn ’ t it .
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Retired Air Force General and former CIA Director Michael Hayden has long been a critic of Donald Trump. But now that Trump has committed the sin of ordering troops to tear gas peaceful protesters across the street from the White House, Hayden isn’t remotely holding back in his criticism.
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who participated in the church photo op after Trump had troops attack the protesters, is now trying to weasel his way out of it. He’s telling NBC News that he didn’t even know they were going to the church, and that Trump told him they were going to a bathroom instead.
Esper is a longtime lobbyist who’s in way over his head. General Hayden pointed this out this evening by retweeting the Esper story, and adding “He’s an asshole. It’s hard to get help, isn’t it.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Someone in the Trump White House just threw Ivanka Trump and Hope Hicks under the bus

Just how badly is Donald Trump ’ s church photo op stunt blowing up in his face ?
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper , who participated in the photo op , is now claiming that he didn ’ t even know they were going to the church , and that Trump told him they were going to a bathroom instead .
No , really .
But now it ’ s imploded even further .
Some unnamed source within the Trump White House is now telling the New York Times that Donald Trump was “ urged on by his daughter Ivanka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that she was the one who brought a Bible to the photo op .
That same source is also saying that it was Hope Hicks who “ came up with the visuals ” for the photo shoot .
We don ’ t have any way of knowing who this NY Times source is , but this person is clearly throwing Ivanka and Hicks under the bus in the hope of taking the heat off themselves .
We ’ re going to see more of this kind of leaking going forward , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Trump regime , and everyone tries to avoid being the scapegoat .

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Just how badly is Donald Trump’s church photo op stunt blowing up in his face? Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who participated in the photo op, is now claiming that he didn’t even know they were going to the church, and that Trump told him they were going to a bathroom instead. No, really. But now it’s imploded even further.
Some unnamed source within the Trump White House is now telling the New York Times that Donald Trump was “urged on by his daughter Ivanka” to do the church photo op, and that she was the one who brought a Bible to the photo op. That same source is also saying that it was Hope Hicks who “came up with the visuals” for the photo shoot.
We don’t have any way of knowing who this NY Times source is, but this person is clearly throwing Ivanka and Hicks under the bus in the hope of taking the heat off themselves. We’re going to see more of this kind of leaking going forward, as the incident continues to turn uglier for the Trump regime, and everyone tries to avoid being the scapegoat.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Racist republican Steve King loses his House seat

Of all the cowardly , corrupt and complicit Republicans in the House , Steve King of Iowa might be the most awful among them .
He ’ s such a blatant white supremacist racist , even the House GOP temporarily removed him from his committee assignments before reinstating him .
But now that will no longer matter , because King just lost his seat .
Steve King was defeated in tonight ’ s Republican primary contest , meaning he will not be on the general election ballot in November , meaning he ’ s losing his seat .
When the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ King will no longer be in it .
This is great news , considering how truly terrible King was .
That said , it ’ s only half the battle in flipping his seat .
Steve King lost the Republican primary race tonight to another Republican candidate who ’ s nearly as awful as he is .
That Republican candidate will face Democratic candidate J.D .
Scholten in the general election in November , in what will be a heavily contested race and likely a close result .
You can follow J.D .
@ @ @

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Of all the cowardly, corrupt and complicit Republicans in the House, Steve King of Iowa might be the most awful among them. He’s such a blatant white supremacist racist, even the House GOP temporarily removed him from his committee assignments before reinstating him. But now that will no longer matter, because King just lost his seat.
Steve King was defeated in tonight’s Republican primary contest, meaning he will not be on the general election ballot in November, meaning he’s losing his seat. When the new House term begins in January, King will no longer be in it. This is great news, considering how truly terrible King was. That said, it’s only half the battle in flipping his seat.
Steve King lost the Republican primary race tonight to another Republican candidate who’s nearly as awful as he is. That Republican candidate will face Democratic candidate J.D. Scholten in the general election in November, in what will be a heavily contested race and likely a close result. You can follow J.D. Scholten here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Senile Donald Trump gets confused on Twitter, yells “You got it wrong!” at himself

Don ’ t let Donald Trump ’ s strongman moment from Monday night fool you .
He ’ s still @ @ @ @ @ coward who spent the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the lights out .
@ @ @ @ @ op stunt is backfiring on him , Trump is going nuts on Twitter – literally @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s always been wrong and objectionable about Donald Trump , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ process of going senile .
All you have to do is listen to his recent @ @ @ @ @ confirmation of this , or look at his recent habit of merely tweeting one or @ @ @ @ @ time .
Tonight Trump got really confused , and ended up not only talking to @ @ @ @ @ pick a fight with himself : That ’ s right , Donald Trump just yelled @ @ @ @ @ !
at himself .
He ’ s that far gone .

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Don’t let Donald Trump’s strongman moment from Monday night fool you. He’s still the same scared and confused coward who spent the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the lights out. Now that his church photo op stunt is backfiring on him, Trump is going nuts on Twitter – literally.
In addition to everything that’s always been wrong and objectionable about Donald Trump, he’s also very clearly in the process of going senile. All you have to do is listen to his recent speeches and press conferences for confirmation of this, or look at his recent habit of merely tweeting one or two incoherent words at a time. Tonight Trump got really confused, and ended up not only talking to himself, but attempting to pick a fight with himself:
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You got it wrong! If the protesters were so peaceful, why did they light the Church on fire the night before? People liked my walk to this historic place of worship! Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Ben Sasse. Please read @MZHemingway below. https://t.co/PbVaUcKmXf — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump just yelled “You got it wrong! at himself. He’s that far gone.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper hits the panic button over disastrous church photo op

You know a political maneuver is playing poorly when the people involved with it start leaking about how it was someone else ’ s idea , and start trying to distance themselves from the whole thing .
We ’ ve seen precisely that playing out today with Donald Trump ’ s decision to have the military fire tear gas on peaceful protesters , to clear the way for his church photo op .
After Donald Trump faced backlash from the worldwide head of the Episcopal Church today , we saw media leaks about how the idea for the stunt allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hope Hicks .
We have no way of knowing the real story , but the point is that people in the Trump White House are now trying to make sure others within the White House take the blame for the failed stunt .
Now Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is taking things a step further .
Mark Esper , who participated in the church photo shoot , is now telling NBC News that he didn ’ t even know Trump was taking him to the church .
Esper is making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was merely taking him to the park to show him a “ vandalized bathroom.
” Again , we don ’ t know if Esper is telling the truth or not – but that ’ s not the story here .
The story is that the church stunt is playing so poorly , Esper is trying to distance himself from it as throughly as he can , and he ’ s putting all the blame directly on Trump .

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You know a political maneuver is playing poorly when the people involved with it start leaking about how it was someone else’s idea, and start trying to distance themselves from the whole thing. We’ve seen precisely that playing out today with Donald Trump’s decision to have the military fire tear gas on peaceful protesters, to clear the way for his church photo op.
After Donald Trump faced backlash from the worldwide head of the Episcopal Church today, we saw media leaks about how the idea for the stunt allegedly came from everyone from Bill Barr to Hope Hicks. We have no way of knowing the real story, but the point is that people in the Trump White House are now trying to make sure others within the White House take the blame for the failed stunt. Now Trump’s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is taking things a step further.
Mark Esper, who participated in the church photo shoot, is now telling NBC News that he didn’t even know Trump was taking him to the church. Esper is making the incredible claim that he thought Trump was merely taking him to the park to show him a “vandalized bathroom.”
Again, we don’t know if Esper is telling the truth or not – but that’s not the story here. The story is that the church stunt is playing so poorly, Esper is trying to distance himself from it as throughly as he can, and he’s putting all the blame directly on Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Even Pat Robertson is ripping Donald Trump to pieces

You might have expected bigoted far right evangelical leader Pat Robertson to stick with Donald Trump to the bitter end @ @ @ @ @ you ’ d be wrong .
As Trump get more maniacally and derangedly out of @ @ @ @ @ importantly as Trump becomes more unpopular with evangelicals , Robertson is loudly speaking out against @ @ @ @ @ stated in a new video that Donald Trump ’ s handling of the civil rights @ @ @ @ @ cool ” and he ’ s also sharply criticizing Trump for threatening to use the @ @ @ @ @ protesters .
Of course Robertson has long shown that he doesn ’ t care about @ @ @ @ @ ; Robertson is a profiteer .
But with new poll numbers showing that evangelicals are @ @ @ @ @ s handling of thee protests , Robertson is clearly hedging his bets in case Trump @ @ @ @

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You might have expected bigoted far right evangelical leader Pat Robertson to stick with Donald Trump to the bitter end – but it turns out you’d be wrong. As Trump get more maniacally and derangedly out of control, and perhaps more importantly as Trump becomes more unpopular with evangelicals, Robertson is loudly speaking out against him.
Pat Robertson has stated in a new video that Donald Trump’s handling of the civil rights protests “isn’t cool” and he’s also sharply criticizing Trump for threatening to use the U.S. military to attack the protesters. Of course Robertson has long shown that he doesn’t care about what Christ actually believed in; Robertson is a profiteer. But with new poll numbers showing that evangelicals are evenly split on Trump’s handling of thee protests, Robertson is clearly hedging his bets in case Trump takes a fall.
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palmerreport--2020-06-04--Donald Trump has completely psychotic meltdown about General James Mattis, makes huge mistake

General James Mattis served as Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense before quietly resigning in protest last year .
Mattis has remained quiet until today , when he published a lengthy and scathing letter condemning Trump for his abuse of power and lack of leadership .
Not surprisingly , Trump is now going completely berserk about Mattis tonight .
Trump tweeted this surreal diatribe : Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis , the world ’ s most overrated General .
I asked for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great about it .
His nickname was “ Chaos ” , which I didn ’ t like , & changed it to “ Mad Dog ” His primary strength was not military , but rather personal public relations .
I gave him a new life , things to do , and battles to win , but he seldom “ brought home the bacon ” .
I didn ’ t like his “ leadership ” style or much else about him , and many others agree .
Glad he is gone !
So where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To be clear , while President Obama and General Mattis didn ’ t see eye to eye on some things , Obama didn ’ t fire him .
Nor did Trump fire Mattis , as Mattis resigned in protest .
Trump is flat out lying about Mattis ’ nickname , which can be easily confirmed .
But the real story here is that Trump is making this so weirdly personal .
There are a number of conservatives and military types in the government who look up to General Mattis , and are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously .
Now that Trump is trying to smear Mattis ’ record of service , those same individuals may be even more inclined to side with Mattis over Trump .
This was a huge mistake on Trump ’ s part .
He should have just kept quiet and taken his lumps – but his narcissism won ’ t allow it .

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General James Mattis served as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense before quietly resigning in protest last year. Mattis has remained quiet until today, when he published a lengthy and scathing letter condemning Trump for his abuse of power and lack of leadership. Not surprisingly, Trump is now going completely berserk about Mattis tonight. Trump tweeted this surreal diatribe:
Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General. I asked for his letter of resignation, & felt great about it. His nickname was “Chaos”, which I didn’t like, & changed it to “Mad Dog” His primary strength was not military, but rather personal public relations. I gave him a new life, things to do, and battles to win, but he seldom “brought home the bacon”. I didn’t like his “leadership” style or much else about him, and many others agree. Glad he is gone!
So where do we even start with this? To be clear, while President Obama and General Mattis didn’t see eye to eye on some things, Obama didn’t fire him. Nor did Trump fire Mattis, as Mattis resigned in protest. Trump is flat out lying about Mattis’ nickname, which can be easily confirmed. But the real story here is that Trump is making this so weirdly personal.
There are a number of conservatives and military types in the government who look up to General Mattis, and are going to take Mattis’ criticism of Trump seriously. Now that Trump is trying to smear Mattis’ record of service, those same individuals may be even more inclined to side with Mattis over Trump. This was a huge mistake on Trump’s part. He should have just kept quiet and taken his lumps – but his narcissism won’t allow it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-04--Donald Trump is really going to hate this

As America ’ s troubles continue to worsen , and as Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers continue to get @ @ @ @ @ violent rhetoric continues to grow more psychotic .
None of it is helping Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ he simply seems to enjoy being a monster , even as his reelection odds continue @ @ @ @ @ has created this new ad which Donald Trump is absolutely going to hate ( if @ @ @ @ @ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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As America’s troubles continue to worsen, and as Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to get uglier, his racist and violent rhetoric continues to grow more psychotic. None of it is helping Trump’s cause any, but he simply seems to enjoy being a monster, even as his reelection odds continue to dwindle.
Meidas Touch has created this new ad which Donald Trump is absolutely going to hate (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
📺 NEW VIDEO The White House is the Hate House. #VoteOutHate pic.twitter.com/9yIAU4343x — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) May 31, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--The reason there’s hope

The reason there’s hope

In his only novel , Contact , Carl Sagan speculates about human contact with technological extraterrestrial life in the only rational way it ’ s ever likely to happen ( if it happens at all ) : via radio telescope .
The aliens send back to earth the very first televised broadcast ever made on earth , the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games featuring , you guessed it , Adolf Hitler .
The aliens encode the film they return to us with a method to contact them , and when contact is made the protagonist , Ellie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ The first thing you picked up from us was that Hitler broadcast .
Why did you make contact ?
” To which the alien replied , “ The picture , of course , was alarming .
We could tell you were in deep trouble .
But the music told us something else .
The Beethoven told us there was hope.
” It ’ s easy to miss the numinous impact of that moment in the book , but in its quiet way it summarizes the ultimate profound contradiction of the human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very nation that was home to Nazism was also the birthplace of Ludwig Van Beethoven .
Sure we are a planet of hate , violence , war and bigotry , but we also went to the moon , we also came together as a worldwide human family after the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , we feed the poor and care for the sick , and an amazing capacity for communal compassion beats within our collective hearts .
We may have created Donald Trump , but we are also the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response here in England to the murder of George Floyd reminds me of that shared humanity .
ITV , the television station that features a daily news vehicle called The Morning Show , took a full minute out of its programming to broadcast an observation of silence to honor the memory of Mr. Floyd .
Across the screen for sixty seconds with white letters on a black background were displayed the words BLACK LIVES MATTER .
Meanwhile , the English football teams of Newcastle United and Liverpool , took a knee for sixty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of their games .
Peaceful demonstrations took place in London ’ s Trafalgar Square to enshrine the memory of Mr. Floyd and to cast appropriate shame on the systemic racism that caused his death .
Donald Trump may have used guerilla-faced troops with truncheons and teargas to clear out the multitude peacefully assembled in protest so he could grab a photo-op in front of a hijacked church , but the people who gathered in the first place remind us of what we are mostly like .
We are , on the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ righteous outrage at four hundred years of brutal oppression , and we have had enough , and our compassion will prevail .
They may have the guns but we have the numbers .
Who knows , maybe some alien civilization somewhere is monitoring our broadcasts even now .
Maybe they ’ ve seen Trump and his lunatic pronouncements and hateful actions .
If so , I hope they ’ ve also heard a little Beethoven , and many of the countless other wonderful things our species can be .
And maybe by seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perceive something in us worthy of consideration — and hope .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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In his only novel, Contact, Carl Sagan speculates about human contact with technological extraterrestrial life in the only rational way it’s ever likely to happen (if it happens at all): via radio telescope. The aliens send back to earth the very first televised broadcast ever made on earth, the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games featuring, you guessed it, Adolf Hitler. The aliens encode the film they return to us with a method to contact them, and when contact is made the protagonist, Ellie Arroway, asks one of the aliens, “The first thing you picked up from us was that Hitler broadcast. Why did you make contact?” To which the alien replied, “The picture, of course, was alarming. We could tell you were in deep trouble. But the music told us something else. The Beethoven told us there was hope.”
It’s easy to miss the numinous impact of that moment in the book, but in its quiet way it summarizes the ultimate profound contradiction of the human species. Think of it yourself, the very nation that was home to Nazism was also the birthplace of Ludwig Van Beethoven. Sure we are a planet of hate, violence, war and bigotry, but we also went to the moon, we also came together as a worldwide human family after the attacks of September 11, 2001, we feed the poor and care for the sick, and an amazing capacity for communal compassion beats within our collective hearts. We may have created Donald Trump, but we are also the planet that brought forth Nelson Mandela.
The response here in England to the murder of George Floyd reminds me of that shared humanity. ITV, the television station that features a daily news vehicle called The Morning Show, took a full minute out of its programming to broadcast an observation of silence to honor the memory of Mr. Floyd. Across the screen for sixty seconds with white letters on a black background were displayed the words BLACK LIVES MATTER. Meanwhile, the English football teams of Newcastle United and Liverpool, took a knee for sixty seconds in solidarity with George Floyd during one of their games. Peaceful demonstrations took place in London’s Trafalgar Square to enshrine the memory of Mr. Floyd and to cast appropriate shame on the systemic racism that caused his death.
Donald Trump may have used guerilla-faced troops with truncheons and teargas to clear out the multitude peacefully assembled in protest so he could grab a photo-op in front of a hijacked church, but the people who gathered in the first place remind us of what we are mostly like. We are, on the whole, compassionate and full of justice and righteous outrage at four hundred years of brutal oppression, and we have had enough, and our compassion will prevail. They may have the guns but we have the numbers.
Who knows, maybe some alien civilization somewhere is monitoring our broadcasts even now. Maybe they’ve seen Trump and his lunatic pronouncements and hateful actions. If so, I hope they’ve also heard a little Beethoven, and many of the countless other wonderful things our species can be. And maybe by seeing the better angels of our nature they perceive something in us worthy of consideration — and hope. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Joe Biden rubs it in after Snapchat app buries Donald Trump’s posts for inciting violence

Twitter has recently begun cracking down on Donald Trump ’ s tweets because he ’ s trying to incite violence @ @ @ @ @ has no plans to do so .
But now another social network platform , Snapchat @ @ @ @ @ Trump fairly harshly .
Joe Biden is rubbing it in .
Snapchat has removed Donald @ @ @ @ @ its “ Discover ” feature , essentially burying his posts from the general public .
@ @ @ @ @ Snapchat video of his own , saying “ I just wanted to tell you I @ @ @ @ @ able to run for president and still be on Snapchat .
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Twitter has recently begun cracking down on Donald Trump’s tweets because he’s trying to incite violence. Facebook still says it has no plans to do so. But now another social network platform, Snapchat, is cracking down on Trump fairly harshly. Joe Biden is rubbing it in.
Snapchat has removed Donald Trump’s account from its “Discover” feature, essentially burying his posts from the general public. Joe Biden promptly posted a Snapchat video of his own, saying “I just wanted to tell you I’m proud to be able to run for president and still be on Snapchat.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump and Bill Barr apparently have armed guards from the Bureau of Prisons patrolling the st

Donald Trump and Bill Barr apparently have armed guards from the Bureau of Prisons patrolling the streets of Washington DC

Over the past day and a half , armed uniformed personnel have been patrolling the streets of Washington DC , while refusing to identify who they are , instead merely insisting that they ’ re working for the Department of Justice .
It ’ s raised a lot of questions about what ’ s really going on here .
Now we ’ re getting some answers .
On-site reporters from multiple major news outlets , including NBC ’ s Garrett Haake , have confirmed that at least some of these personnel are guards from the Bureau of Prisons .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These are guards who are accustomed to working in an environment where inmates have very limited rights , and “ peacekeeping ” means something very different than it does in a civilian environment .
Of course with the armed personnel on the streets of DC dressed in such a mismatched combination of uniforms and patches , it ’ s likely that only some of them are from the Bureau of Prisons , and that some of them are from other still-unidentified entities .
Of course this means there ’ s little to no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one knows who they are or where they ’ re coming from .
Donald Trump and Bill Barr can ’ t do this in any of the fifty states , because the governors won ’ t allow it .
But they ’ re rapidly turning Washington DC into a post-apocalyptic hellhole that isn ’ t safe for anyone .

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Over the past day and a half, armed uniformed personnel have been patrolling the streets of Washington DC, while refusing to identify who they are, instead merely insisting that they’re working for the Department of Justice. It’s raised a lot of questions about what’s really going on here. Now we’re getting some answers.
On-site reporters from multiple major news outlets, including NBC’s Garrett Haake, have confirmed that at least some of these personnel are guards from the Bureau of Prisons. That’s nothing short of maniacal. These are guards who are accustomed to working in an environment where inmates have very limited rights, and “peacekeeping” means something very different than it does in a civilian environment.
Of course with the armed personnel on the streets of DC dressed in such a mismatched combination of uniforms and patches, it’s likely that only some of them are from the Bureau of Prisons, and that some of them are from other still-unidentified entities. Of course this means there’s little to no accountability for these personnel, since no one knows who they are or where they’re coming from.
Donald Trump and Bill Barr can’t do this in any of the fifty states, because the governors won’t allow it. But they’re rapidly turning Washington DC into a post-apocalyptic hellhole that isn’t safe for anyone.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--General James Mattis rips Donald Trump to pieces

Back when General James Mattis resigned as Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense , he said that he wouldn ’ t publicly criticize Trump unless things got so awful that he felt he had no choice .
After the horrifying events of the past week , Mattis has apparently decided that the time has arrived .
He ’ s finally ripping Trump to pieces , and is it ever a doozy .
In a lengthy statement , General Mattis says that Donald Trump is the first President in his lifetime who “ tries to divide us ” and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three years of this deliberate effort .
We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.
” Mattis specifically condemns Trump for violating the rights of the peaceful protesters outside the White House for the sake of a “ bizarre photo op.
” This is nothing that scores of others haven ’ t already said .
What makes it different is that it ’ s coming from Donald Trump ’ s own former Secretary of Defense , who has long made clear that he didn ’ t want to have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Mattis goes on to talk about how “ we can unite without [ Trump ] ” but it “ will not be easy.
” It sounds to us like Mattis is talking about a post-Trump future after Donald Trump loses the election .
While there is no specific mention of the election , this almost feels like an endorsement for Joe Biden in November .

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Back when General James Mattis resigned as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, he said that he wouldn’t publicly criticize Trump unless things got so awful that he felt he had no choice. After the horrifying events of the past week, Mattis has apparently decided that the time has arrived. He’s finally ripping Trump to pieces, and is it ever a doozy.
In a lengthy statement, General Mattis says that Donald Trump is the first President in his lifetime who “tries to divide us” and that “we are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.”
Mattis specifically condemns Trump for violating the rights of the peaceful protesters outside the White House for the sake of a “bizarre photo op.” This is nothing that scores of others haven’t already said. What makes it different is that it’s coming from Donald Trump’s own former Secretary of Defense, who has long made clear that he didn’t want to have to speak out like this.
Remarkably, General Mattis goes on to talk about how “we can unite without [Trump]” but it “will not be easy.” It sounds to us like Mattis is talking about a post-Trump future after Donald Trump loses the election. While there is no specific mention of the election, this almost feels like an endorsement for Joe Biden in November.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump just made his underground bunker debacle even worse for himself

Donald Trump ’ s decision to hide in an underground bunker beneath the White House this weekend , while Americans peacefully protested across the street , is quickly becoming a symbol for his entire failed presidency .
Trump is a bully and a coward , so of course he went into hiding the moment things got even sightly dicey .
Now Trump is inexplicably making things even worse for himself .
Trump is now so obsessed with rewriting history , he ’ s telling Fox News that he went to the bunker “ more for an inspection ” than for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only in the bunker “ for a tiny , short little period of time.
” Yeah , right .
We ’ re supposed to believe that Trump was merely inspecting the bunker ?
Why would he even need to do so ?
If the bunker needed to be inspected , it would have been done by his security detail , before they would have even allowed him to enter it .
All this does is continue to put the bunker story back in the headlines .
Donald Trump just can ’ t seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s so embarrassed to be seen as having hid in a bunker while protesters were outside , he ’ s willing to make things even worse by obsessing over it .

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Donald Trump’s decision to hide in an underground bunker beneath the White House this weekend, while Americans peacefully protested across the street, is quickly becoming a symbol for his entire failed presidency. Trump is a bully and a coward, so of course he went into hiding the moment things got even sightly dicey. Now Trump is inexplicably making things even worse for himself.
Trump is now so obsessed with rewriting history, he’s telling Fox News that he went to the bunker “more for an inspection” than for security reasons, and that he was only in the bunker “for a tiny, short little period of time.” Yeah, right. We’re supposed to believe that Trump was merely inspecting the bunker? Why would he even need to do so? If the bunker needed to be inspected, it would have been done by his security detail, before they would have even allowed him to enter it.
All this does is continue to put the bunker story back in the headlines. Donald Trump just can’t seem to let these things go. He’s so embarrassed to be seen as having hid in a bunker while protesters were outside, he’s willing to make things even worse by obsessing over it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Military in chaos as Mark Esper keeps changing his orders under apparent pressure from Donald Trump

Earlier today , Secretary of Defense Mark Esper held a press conference and announced that he opposed Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ military troops to deal with protesters .
Esper then ordered the troops who had been @ @ @ @ @ return to their bases .
But now the AP says that Esper has changed his @ @ @ @ @ the troops to remain deployed after all .
There ’ s no possible explanation for @ @ @ @ @ unless Donald Trump forced him to change his orders .
So now we have active @ @ @ @ @ orders about a deployment on U.S. soil , at a time when things are already @ @ @ @ @ Considering the manner in which this is all unfolding , we ’ re somewhat surprised @ @ @ @ @ t resign in protest instead of caving and reversing his orders .
But at this @ @ @ @ @ half expecting that resignation to come , or for Donald Trump to fire him .
@ @ @ @ @ presidency continues to unravel , his regime becomes more unstable by the minute .

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Earlier today, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper held a press conference and announced that he opposed Donald Trump’s plan to send U.S. military troops to deal with protesters. Esper then ordered the troops who had been deployed around Washington DC to return to their bases.
But now the AP says that Esper has changed his mind this evening and ordered the troops to remain deployed after all. There’s no possible explanation for Esper changing his orders, unless Donald Trump forced him to change his orders. So now we have active duty troops being given self-contradictory orders about a deployment on U.S. soil, at a time when things are already dangerously out of control.
Considering the manner in which this is all unfolding, we’re somewhat surprised that Mark Esper didn’t resign in protest instead of caving and reversing his orders. But at this rate we’re still half expecting that resignation to come, or for Donald Trump to fire him. As Trump’s failed presidency continues to unravel, his regime becomes more unstable by the minute.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Barack Obama gives a speech and reminds us what a real President sounds like

President Barack Obama is giving a speech right now , airing on multiple cable news networks , and live streaming @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s just a few minutes into it , and he hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ Q & A portion of the event yet .
But Obama is already reminding is @ @ @ @ @ sounds like .
President Obama is thoughtfully speaking about the murder of George Floyd , @ @ @ @ @ and the ways in which police conduct is overseen .
He ’ s also thanking @ @ @ @ @ alongside the protesters .
Obama is also addressing the importance of protesting and voting in @ @ @ @ @ .

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President Barack Obama is giving a speech right now, airing on multiple cable news networks, and live streaming on the obama.org website. He’s just a few minutes into it, and he hasn’t even reached the town hall Q&A portion of the event yet. But Obama is already reminding is of what a real President sounds like.
President Obama is thoughtfully speaking about the murder of George Floyd, the institutional racism involved, and the ways in which police conduct is overseen. He’s also thanking the police who have marched alongside the protesters. Obama is also addressing the importance of protesting and voting in order to create real change.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump’s stooge Kayleigh McEnany goes completely off the deep end

Donald Trump ’ s tear gas church stunt has predictably blown up in his face in too many ways to count .
He ’ s being condemned by everyone from military leaders to church leaders , and even his own Secretary of Defense is trying to run away from the mess .
This leaves Trump ’ s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to try to clean things up and spin them in Trump ’ s direction .
Unfortunately for them both , his messes are so ugly they can ’ t be cleaned up , and she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
McEnany held a press briefing this afternoon , and she tried to compare Donald Trump ’ s visit to the slightly damaged church to Winston Churchill inspecting bombing damage during World War II .
All this failed analogy does is make Trump ’ s actions look even smaller , because it ’ s a reminder of what it would take for a photo op like this to be considered legitimate – and how far removed Trump is from that .
Kayleigh McEnany keeps saying things in public that Donald Trump wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look terrible .
We suppose that ’ s the job , though , when dealing with a delusional narcissist .

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Donald Trump’s tear gas church stunt has predictably blown up in his face in too many ways to count. He’s being condemned by everyone from military leaders to church leaders, and even his own Secretary of Defense is trying to run away from the mess.
This leaves Trump’s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to try to clean things up and spin them in Trump’s direction. Unfortunately for them both, his messes are so ugly they can’t be cleaned up, and she’s pretty terrible at this to begin with.
McEnany held a press briefing this afternoon, and she tried to compare Donald Trump’s visit to the slightly damaged church to Winston Churchill inspecting bombing damage during World War II. All this failed analogy does is make Trump’s actions look even smaller, because it’s a reminder of what it would take for a photo op like this to be considered legitimate – and how far removed Trump is from that.
Kayleigh McEnany keeps saying things in public that Donald Trump wants to hear, but that make them both look terrible. We suppose that’s the job, though, when dealing with a delusional narcissist.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Nancy Pelosi joins with protesters in Washington DC

Donald Trump thinks so little of the First Amendment , he tear gassed peaceful protesters outside the White House this @ @ @ @ @ up a photo op .
Fortunately , not everyone in government is so tone-deaf or @ @ @ @ @ House Nancy Pelosi joined with the protesters in Washington DC today , mingling with them @ @ @ @ @ had to say :

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Donald Trump thinks so little of the First Amendment, he tear gassed peaceful protesters outside the White House this week in order to set up a photo op. Fortunately, not everyone in government is so tone-deaf or callous. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined with the protesters in Washington DC today, mingling with them and listening to what they had to say:
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Lindsey Graham’s Rod Rosenstein stunt is already backfiring on him

In the midst of a deadly pandemic and worsening civil unrest , Donald Trump ’ s deranged mascot Lindsey Graham has decided that what people really want to hear about right now is a wacky conspiracy theory where the Trump-Russia scandal was somehow a plot against Trump .
Just kidding , Graham knows that no one in America wants to hear about this nonsense .
But Graham knows that Trump wants to hear about it , and the mentally unstable Graham is playing to an audience of one .
To give you an idea of how deeply sick ( and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lindsey Graham is , he showed up to today ’ s Senate hearing with a new hairdo which almost precisely matches the style and color of Donald Trump ’ s own bizarre hairdo .
That served as symbolism for what a farce this was going to be .
But when Graham called former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify , things definitely didn ’ t go Trump ’ s way .
Rosenstein is a weasel who in hindsight appears to have been sabotaging Robert Mueller all along , and who publicly kissed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegally shut down Mueller ’ s probe .
But even Rosenstein wasn ’ t willing to fully do Trump ’ s bidding today , while under oath .
Rosenstein testified that the Trump-Russia scandal was legitimate and was definitely not a hoax , thus directly contradicting Trump ’ s obsessive insistence that his own criminal entanglements with the Kremlin were somehow a plot against him .
Of course Rod Rosenstein did use his testimony to smear former FBI Assistant Director Andrew McCabe , a frequent target of Donald Trump ’ s rage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ considering the long running and widely documented grudge between Rosenstein and McCabe .
While Rosenstein shamed himself today , he certainly didn ’ t help Donald Trump ’ s cause .
Even Lindsey Graham , who belongs in a straitjacket , seems to understand this .
But Trump , who at this point is at least 50 % senile , probably thinks today ’ s debacle somehow helped his reelection prospects .
It didn ’ t .

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In the midst of a deadly pandemic and worsening civil unrest, Donald Trump’s deranged mascot Lindsey Graham has decided that what people really want to hear about right now is a wacky conspiracy theory where the Trump-Russia scandal was somehow a plot against Trump. Just kidding, Graham knows that no one in America wants to hear about this nonsense. But Graham knows that Trump wants to hear about it, and the mentally unstable Graham is playing to an audience of one.
To give you an idea of how deeply sick (and in need of professional psychological help) Lindsey Graham is, he showed up to today’s Senate hearing with a new hairdo which almost precisely matches the style and color of Donald Trump’s own bizarre hairdo. That served as symbolism for what a farce this was going to be. But when Graham called former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify, things definitely didn’t go Trump’s way.
Rosenstein is a weasel who in hindsight appears to have been sabotaging Robert Mueller all along, and who publicly kissed Donald Trump’s butt after Trump illegally shut down Mueller’s probe. But even Rosenstein wasn’t willing to fully do Trump’s bidding today, while under oath. Rosenstein testified that the Trump-Russia scandal was legitimate and was definitely not a hoax, thus directly contradicting Trump’s obsessive insistence that his own criminal entanglements with the Kremlin were somehow a plot against him.
Of course Rod Rosenstein did use his testimony to smear former FBI Assistant Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of Donald Trump’s rage. But that’s not surprising, considering the long running and widely documented grudge between Rosenstein and McCabe. While Rosenstein shamed himself today, he certainly didn’t help Donald Trump’s cause. Even Lindsey Graham, who belongs in a straitjacket, seems to understand this. But Trump, who at this point is at least 50% senile, probably thinks today’s debacle somehow helped his reelection prospects. It didn’t.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Mark Esper must be trying to get Donald Trump to fire him

After Donald Trump ’ s church photo op turned into yet another ugly scandal , Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made the ridiculous claim last night that he didn ’ t even know they were going to the church , and that Trump had told him they were going to a bathroom instead .
It was clear that Esper was trying to distance himself from the debacle , but all it evoked was eye rolling and laughter .
Now Esper is taking another swing at it today .
But instead of falling back into line with Trump , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more thoroughly from the entire debacle .
Esper did basically admit during his press conference today that he knew he was going to the church .
But now he ’ s adamantly disagreeing with Trump ’ s threat to send military personnel to deal with the protesters around the nation .
Trump was never going to be able to act on this threat anyway , at least not outside of Washington DC , because not a single governor has given approval for troops to be sent .
Yet Esper clearly feels compelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Secretary of Defense , that he stands opposed to having his troops used in that manner .
It sounds like Mark Esper is either laying the groundwork for resigning in protest , or he ’ s trying to get Donald Trump to fire him so he doesn ’ t have to be involved in this treachery anymore .
Esper is a mere lobbyist who has always been in over his head as Secretary of Defense .
Now there ’ s a question of how much longer he ’ ll be Secretary of @ @

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After Donald Trump’s church photo op turned into yet another ugly scandal, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made the ridiculous claim last night that he didn’t even know they were going to the church, and that Trump had told him they were going to a bathroom instead. It was clear that Esper was trying to distance himself from the debacle, but all it evoked was eye rolling and laughter.
Now Esper is taking another swing at it today. But instead of falling back into line with Trump, he’s making an effort to distance himself even more thoroughly from the entire debacle. Esper did basically admit during his press conference today that he knew he was going to the church. But now he’s adamantly disagreeing with Trump’s threat to send military personnel to deal with the protesters around the nation.
Trump was never going to be able to act on this threat anyway, at least not outside of Washington DC, because not a single governor has given approval for troops to be sent. Yet Esper clearly feels compelled to publicly state, in his role as Secretary of Defense, that he stands opposed to having his troops used in that manner.
It sounds like Mark Esper is either laying the groundwork for resigning in protest, or he’s trying to get Donald Trump to fire him so he doesn’t have to be involved in this treachery anymore. Esper is a mere lobbyist who has always been in over his head as Secretary of Defense. Now there’s a question of how much longer he’ll be Secretary of Defense.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--President Obama is giving a town hall speech later today: here’s how to watch

At a time when America is in desperate need of leadership , and the current “ President ” Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ of leadership , here comes President Obama .
He ’ s holding a virtual town @ @ @ @ @ discuss the death of George Floyd , in what is sure to attract a large @ @ @ @ @ official word yet on whether the various cable news network might air all or part @ @ @ @ @ town hall [ Update , 2:23pm : CNN now says it ’ ll be airing @ @ @ @ @ the widespread interest , we expect they ’ ll show at least portions of it @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t , you can watch the event on an internet live stream at @ @

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At a time when America is in desperate need of leadership, and the current “President” Donald Trump is offering the precise opposite of leadership, here comes President Obama. He’s holding a virtual town hall event later today to discuss the death of George Floyd, in what is sure to attract a large audience.
There is no official word yet on whether the various cable news network might air all or part of President Obama’s town hall [Update, 2:23pm: CNN now says it’ll be airing the event]. Given the widespread interest, we expect they’ll show at least portions of it. But even if they don’t, you can watch the event on an internet live stream at obama.org.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--You had your chance

You had your chance

Great leaders can deescalate intense situations and persuade people to abandon fear and hate in favor of love and mutual respect .
Unfortunately , people in power can also use their bully pulpit to make tragic situations even worse .
It has been a long week since George Floyd ’ s brutal murder by police , and we are still seeing painfully too much of the latter .
The President of the United States is in a unique position to steer the nation toward healing and loving .
On January 20 , 2017 , we said goodbye to a Commander-in-Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupy the White House .
Even as Donald Trump began his reign by gaslighting America about his inauguration ’ s crowd size , his supporters wagged their fingers and urged everyone to “ give him a chance.
” Whether we wanted to or not , we gave Trump a chance .
Sunday night , for instance , Trump had a chance to protect and uplift the nation he swore an oath to protect .
Instead , he hid in an underground bunker .
Rioting continued , people got injured , and property burned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be focused on the sudden reappearance of his bone spurs .
Last night , Trump tried a different tactic .
Reportedly vexed by press coverage of his withdrawal , Trump arranged for tear gas and flash grenades to be fired at peaceful protestors just so he could parade from the White House to St. John ’ s , known as “ the Church of the Presidents.
” The purpose of this trip was not to pray , deliver a unifying speech , or even step inside the house of worship , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prop and pose for the cameras .
Shortly after this stunt , Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore decided to cite 70 people arrested for looting as somehow complicit in Floyd ’ s murder .
Evoking dark memories of Trump ’ s infamous “ on both sides ” comment about Charlottesville , Moore claimed : “ His death is on their hands , as much as it is those officers.
” Appearing to acknowledge the inflammatory nature of his words and take full ownership of them , he added , “ And that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found himself trying to walk back his shameless comments — only after a video of his speech went viral and triggered calls for his firing .
Moore ’ s attempt at an apology only made things worse , as he still appeared unwilling to let go of his position : “ I regret the remarks of that characterization , but I don ’ t regret , nor will I apologize to those out there creating destruction .
His memory deserves better.
” Great leadership confidently takes the reins after a tragedy and steers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the President of the United States is a spineless Hater-in-Chief , we can only expect him to inflict further damage while inspiring the Michel Moores of the country to add their own insulting words to the stew .
Until America gets a Commander-in-Chief again , we must heal and progress not because of , but in spite of , this abysmal lack of leadership .

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Great leaders can deescalate intense situations and persuade people to abandon fear and hate in favor of love and mutual respect. Unfortunately, people in power can also use their bully pulpit to make tragic situations even worse. It has been a long week since George Floyd’s brutal murder by police, and we are still seeing painfully too much of the latter.
The President of the United States is in a unique position to steer the nation toward healing and loving. On January 20, 2017, we said goodbye to a Commander-in-Chief and watched a Hater-in-Chief and his playpen occupy the White House. Even as Donald Trump began his reign by gaslighting America about his inauguration’s crowd size, his supporters wagged their fingers and urged everyone to “give him a chance.”
Whether we wanted to or not, we gave Trump a chance. Sunday night, for instance, Trump had a chance to protect and uplift the nation he swore an oath to protect. Instead, he hid in an underground bunker. Rioting continued, people got injured, and property burned, yet Trump’s attention appeared to be focused on the sudden reappearance of his bone spurs.
Last night, Trump tried a different tactic. Reportedly vexed by press coverage of his withdrawal, Trump arranged for tear gas and flash grenades to be fired at peaceful protestors just so he could parade from the White House to St. John’s, known as “the Church of the Presidents.” The purpose of this trip was not to pray, deliver a unifying speech, or even step inside the house of worship, but simply to hold a Bible as a prop and pose for the cameras.
Shortly after this stunt, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore decided to cite 70 people arrested for looting as somehow complicit in Floyd’s murder. Evoking dark memories of Trump’s infamous “on both sides” comment about Charlottesville, Moore claimed: “His death is on their hands, as much as it is those officers.” Appearing to acknowledge the inflammatory nature of his words and take full ownership of them, he added, “And that is a strong statement.”
Moore soon found himself trying to walk back his shameless comments — only after a video of his speech went viral and triggered calls for his firing. Moore’s attempt at an apology only made things worse, as he still appeared unwilling to let go of his position: “I regret the remarks of that characterization, but I don’t regret, nor will I apologize to those out there creating destruction. His memory deserves better.”
Great leadership confidently takes the reins after a tragedy and steers people to a better place. When the President of the United States is a spineless Hater-in-Chief, we can only expect him to inflict further damage while inspiring the Michel Moores of the country to add their own insulting words to the stew. Until America gets a Commander-in-Chief again, we must heal and progress not because of, but in spite of, this abysmal lack of leadership.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Richard Painter slams “wimp” Mitch McConnell

Donald Trump had the military use tear gas against peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday night , just @ @ @ @ @ a photo op outside a church where he wasn ’ t welcome .
Although he @ @ @ @ @ for the psychotic stunt , most Republicans in office have remained silent .
When Republican @ @ @ @ @ was asked about the incident , he gave just about the most ridiculous answer possible @ @ @ @ @ ethics lawyer Richard Painter unloaded on McConnell on Twitter accordingly : '' I 'm not @ @ @ @ @ 's performances . ''
That 's all he did during all eight years of @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's time to vote @ senatemajldr and the rest of these losers out !
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Donald Trump had the military use tear gas against peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday night, just so he could pose for a photo op outside a church where he wasn’t welcome. Although he’s faced widespread criticism for the psychotic stunt, most Republicans in office have remained silent.
When Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked about the incident, he gave just about the most ridiculous answer possible. Former White House chief ethics lawyer Richard Painter unloaded on McConnell on Twitter accordingly:
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"I'm not going to critique other people's performances." That's all he did during all eight years of @BarackObama
What a wimp.
It's time to vote @senatemajldr and the rest of these losers out!https://t.co/zzHwbwctQg — Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) June 3, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Donald Trump just got some ugly news out of the Indiana primary

Amid the widespread protests and pandemic , you may not have noticed , but eight states along with Washington , DC held their primaries on Tuesday – in what was widely seen as a foretaste of how the November elections may look .
The primaries were largely delayed from earlier in the spring , and long lines formed around the polling booths in places like Pennsylvania and Indiana .
There were a few important down ballot races , and no significant problems with turnout or mail-in ballots as some pundits were fearing .
Although it ’ s clear who the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top of the ticket , something happened in the Republican primaries that Donald Trump may not care to hear .
While Donald Trump clinched the nomination following the Florida primary , not everyone is especially happy about it .
That goes for a number of Republicans as well , who came out despite the risk of illness and violence to vote against him .
In Indiana , a solid red state , Trump ’ s primary challenger Bill Weld took 8 % of the popular vote – over 38,000 votes , despite no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting any media attention at all when the primary was in full swing .
It gets worse when you break it down by counties and realize that in largely suburban Hamilton County , Weld got 14 % , further proof that Trump isn ’ t exactly popular in the suburbs that he needs to win re-election .
In New Mexico , Trump was the only one on the ballot , yet nearly 8 % of the vote was uncommitted .
At least 10,000 registered Republicans showed up and filled out their ballots but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee .
This seems even worse when you consider that New Mexico is one of the states his re-election campaign is focusing on winning .
In Pennsylvania , Trump fared better with 95 % of the vote , but had 43,000 votes cast against him with 80 % of precincts reporting , which is around the number of votes he won Pennsylvania by in the 2016 general election .
He might boast today about winning 7 primaries , but the numbers are hardly anything to brag about .

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Amid the widespread protests and pandemic, you may not have noticed, but eight states along with Washington, DC held their primaries on Tuesday – in what was widely seen as a foretaste of how the November elections may look. The primaries were largely delayed from earlier in the spring, and long lines formed around the polling booths in places like Pennsylvania and Indiana. There were a few important down ballot races, and no significant problems with turnout or mail-in ballots as some pundits were fearing. Although it’s clear who the Democratic and Republican nominees are at the top of the ticket, something happened in the Republican primaries that Donald Trump may not care to hear.
While Donald Trump clinched the nomination following the Florida primary, not everyone is especially happy about it. That goes for a number of Republicans as well, who came out despite the risk of illness and violence to vote against him. In Indiana, a solid red state, Trump’s primary challenger Bill Weld took 8% of the popular vote – over 38,000 votes, despite no longer being in the race and barely getting any media attention at all when the primary was in full swing. It gets worse when you break it down by counties and realize that in largely suburban Hamilton County, Weld got 14%, further proof that Trump isn’t exactly popular in the suburbs that he needs to win re-election.
In New Mexico, Trump was the only one on the ballot, yet nearly 8% of the vote was uncommitted. At least 10,000 registered Republicans showed up and filled out their ballots but refused to vote for Trump as the nominee. This seems even worse when you consider that New Mexico is one of the states his re-election campaign is focusing on winning. In Pennsylvania, Trump fared better with 95% of the vote, but had 43,000 votes cast against him with 80% of precincts reporting, which is around the number of votes he won Pennsylvania by in the 2016 general election. He might boast today about winning 7 primaries, but the numbers are hardly anything to brag about.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--The tide is turning

The tide is turning

When Donald Trump had troops attack peaceful protesters across the street from the White House , it was an absolute atrocity and a reminder that we ’ re in an incredibly dangerous time .
But it didn ’ t mean that Trump was now somehow magically winning , just because he did something awful .
In fact what we ’ ve seen since the incident is that Trump is very much losing .
I ’ ve said from the very start of Trump ’ s term that the only true arbiter of who ’ s “ winning ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If a president is popular enough , he can get away with nearly anything .
If a president is unpopular enough , it leaves him with virtually no political muscle , and any attempted show of strength he makes will usually end up backfiring .
More to the point , with Trump being a first-termer and just five months until the election , if his numbers are bad enough , he will soon cease to have any power at all , because he ’ ll be out of office .
Yesterday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now have the worst disapproval rating of his presidency , he has the worst disapproval rating of any U.S. president in the history of polling .
Let that sink in : no U.S. president in our lifetime has ever been as unpopular , at any point during their presidency , as Donald Trump is right now .
That means no one has ever been in a weaker position when it comes to reelection than Trump is in .
Five months is a long time .
If we want to win this election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put in the work required , and we ’ ll have to find a way to hold our country together in the meantime .
But the overriding point here is that this past week has kicked Donald Trump ’ s butt .
His presidency is in shards .
He ’ s coming from a place of absolute weakness .
He couldn ’ t be any more vulnerable .
And the more he tries to act like a strongman , the weaker his numbers get .

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When Donald Trump had troops attack peaceful protesters across the street from the White House, it was an absolute atrocity and a reminder that we’re in an incredibly dangerous time. But it didn’t mean that Trump was now somehow magically winning, just because he did something awful. In fact what we’ve seen since the incident is that Trump is very much losing.
I’ve said from the very start of Trump’s term that the only true arbiter of who’s “winning” and “losing” would be his approval rating. If a president is popular enough, he can get away with nearly anything. If a president is unpopular enough, it leaves him with virtually no political muscle, and any attempted show of strength he makes will usually end up backfiring. More to the point, with Trump being a first-termer and just five months until the election, if his numbers are bad enough, he will soon cease to have any power at all, because he’ll be out of office.
Yesterday, FiveThirtyEight announced that not only does Trump now have the worst disapproval rating of his presidency, he has the worst disapproval rating of any U.S. president in the history of polling. Let that sink in: no U.S. president in our lifetime has ever been as unpopular, at any point during their presidency, as Donald Trump is right now. That means no one has ever been in a weaker position when it comes to reelection than Trump is in.
Five months is a long time. If we want to win this election, we’ll have to continue to put in the work required, and we’ll have to find a way to hold our country together in the meantime. But the overriding point here is that this past week has kicked Donald Trump’s butt. His presidency is in shards. He’s coming from a place of absolute weakness. He couldn’t be any more vulnerable. And the more he tries to act like a strongman, the weaker his numbers get.
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