palmerreport--2020-10-15--The real reason Rupert Murdoch just kneecapped Donald Trump

Fox News helped put Donald Trump in office to begin with , by shamelessly promoting his lies , and by harping on phony scandals about his opponent .
But now Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch is telling close associates that he ’ s disgusted with how Trump is handling the pandemic , and that he expects a Joe Biden landslide win – and it ’ s all leaked out to the media .
To be clear , leaks like this don ’ t happen by accident .
The entire point of someone like Murdoch having close associates is that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media every time he expresses a private thought .
The only reason you ’ re reading this story is that Murdoch wanted it leaked .
So why ’ s he doing it ?
It ’ s fairly simple : Rupert Murdoch cares far more about ratings and revenue than he does about Donald Trump ’ s fate .
He expects Trump to lose , and he ’ s giving his Fox News viewers a heads up , so he can maintain relative credibility with them after Trump does lose .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Trump is going to lose .
That way , if he does lose , Fox viewers will understand that Murdoch warned them it was coming , and they ’ ll still see Fox as credible .
That ’ s not to say that Fox News is suddenly going to become pro-Biden if he wins .
There ’ s no chance of that .
We ’ ll still see nightly nonsense about Hunter Biden , or whatever phony Joe Biden scandal the far right might be making up by that time .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it ’ s clear that Murdoch now sees Trump as dead weight , and he ’ s selfishly choosing his own business interests over trying to save Trump .
Trump should have seen this coming ; we certainly did .

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Fox News helped put Donald Trump in office to begin with, by shamelessly promoting his lies, and by harping on phony scandals about his opponent. But now Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch is telling close associates that he’s disgusted with how Trump is handling the pandemic, and that he expects a Joe Biden landslide win – and it’s all leaked out to the media.
To be clear, leaks like this don’t happen by accident. The entire point of someone like Murdoch having close associates is that they don’t go running to the media every time he expresses a private thought. The only reason you’re reading this story is that Murdoch wanted it leaked. So why’s he doing it?
It’s fairly simple: Rupert Murdoch cares far more about ratings and revenue than he does about Donald Trump’s fate. He expects Trump to lose, and he’s giving his Fox News viewers a heads up, so he can maintain relative credibility with them after Trump does lose. He’s even giving them a specific reason for why Trump is going to lose. That way, if he does lose, Fox viewers will understand that Murdoch warned them it was coming, and they’ll still see Fox as credible.
That’s not to say that Fox News is suddenly going to become pro-Biden if he wins. There’s no chance of that. We’ll still see nightly nonsense about Hunter Biden, or whatever phony Joe Biden scandal the far right might be making up by that time. Because again, this is about ratings. But it’s clear that Murdoch now sees Trump as dead weight, and he’s selfishly choosing his own business interests over trying to save Trump. Trump should have seen this coming; we certainly did.
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palmerreport--2020-10-15--There’s a change coming in Georgia

There’s a change coming in Georgia

I have always had a “ love hate ” relationship with Georgia .
It has always been a deep red state , where I grew up watching my parents treated as second class citizens because of their race .
My mother was brown skinned , but my dad was extremely light and had green eyes and red hair .
He might have been able to “ pass , ” as they called it back then , but he was proud of who he was and equally as proud of his wife and four children .
My dad had a high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back then , while my mother was functionally illiterate .
Her father was a sharecropper and needed all bodies on the farm , so the children were not allowed to go to school .
Fast forward to my early high school years , and my mom was in “ night school.
” I will never forget she and I doing our homework together .
Everything else aside , they were so proud that their children continued in school , with my brother earning the family ’ s first bachelor ’ s degree , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earning the family ’ s first master ’ s degree .
I will also never forget the day our mom came to pick us up from school , just in time to see my middle sister take off after a little white girl , who had walked past me and said , “ Bye little nigger.
” Such was life in Georgia , though we saw many improvements throughout the years — until Trump came along .
He and his followers want to take us back to those times , and they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have had some victories in Georgia , but they are mostly in predominately black areas , like John Lewis serving Congress for over 30 years via a pretty much all-black district .
We did not care ; we were just proud to have him .
It seemed that the bad old days were finally becoming the good old days , and then , Trump came along .
According to Quinnipac University , we may well be returning to the good old days .
Quinnipac ’ s latest poll of likely voters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia by seven points , and both Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are leading the Republican incumbents .
This is not only a statement of people being tired of Trump ; it is a statement to turning things around .
In spite of Trump and his message of hate , people of all races , genders , and sexual orientations are banding together to show our state and the nation that we will not sit idly by while Trump tries to destroy the progress we have made—together .
Health care workers will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and real people of faith are standing firm against Trump ’ s faux Christians .
The first day of early voting in Georgia reflected a 40 % increase from 2016 .
You best believe they are not Trump supporters .
It is a statement from non-Trump supporters that we want him gone .
I feel a real change coming in this country , and it makes me extremely proud that Georgia may well be a big part of that change .

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I have always had a “love hate” relationship with Georgia. It has always been a deep red state, where I grew up watching my parents treated as second class citizens because of their race. My mother was brown skinned, but my dad was extremely light and had green eyes and red hair. He might have been able to “pass,” as they called it back then, but he was proud of who he was and equally as proud of his wife and four children.
My dad had a high school diploma, which was somewhat rare back then, while my mother was functionally illiterate. Her father was a sharecropper and needed all bodies on the farm, so the children were not allowed to go to school. Fast forward to my early high school years, and my mom was in “night school.” I will never forget she and I doing our homework together. Everything else aside, they were so proud that their children continued in school, with my brother earning the family’s first bachelor’s degree, and me, many years later, earning the family’s first master’s degree.
I will also never forget the day our mom came to pick us up from school, just in time to see my middle sister take off after a little white girl, who had walked past me and said, “Bye little nigger.” Such was life in Georgia, though we saw many improvements throughout the years — until Trump came along. He and his followers want to take us back to those times, and they will have a fight on their hands. We have had some victories in Georgia, but they are mostly in predominately black areas, like John Lewis serving Congress for over 30 years via a pretty much all-black district. We did not care; we were just proud to have him. It seemed that the bad old days were finally becoming the good old days, and then, Trump came along. According to Quinnipac University, we may well be returning to the good old days.
Quinnipac’s latest poll of likely voters in Georgia shows Joe Biden leading Trump in Georgia by seven points, and both Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are leading the Republican incumbents. This is not only a statement of people being tired of Trump; it is a statement to turning things around. In spite of Trump and his message of hate, people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations are banding together to show our state and the nation that we will not sit idly by while Trump tries to destroy the progress we have made—together. Health care workers will not sit silently while Trump downplays coronavirus, and real people of faith are standing firm against Trump’s faux Christians.
The first day of early voting in Georgia reflected a 40% increase from 2016. You best believe they are not Trump supporters. It is a statement from non-Trump supporters that we want him gone. I feel a real change coming in this country, and it makes me extremely proud that Georgia may well be a big part of that change.
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palmerreport--2020-10-15--The road before us

The road before us

One of the advantages of being on the side of the good guys — and let ’ s congratulate ourselves for a moment , because we supermen and superwomen who stand resolutely against Trump and Trumpism truly are on the side of truth , justice and the American way — is I don ’ t have to deal overmuch with undue prejudice and ignorance in our ranks .
Those are deficiencies more common to the other side .
I don ’ t doubt for a minute that were I on the side of the Republicans I would have to constantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t currently inhabit the North American continent .
Complaints that I don ’ t from our side are few and far between — and not particularly shrill at that .
Even so , in the words of John F. Kennedy , it is not relevant .
Where I live has no bearing on who I am .
I enjoy the same access to most of the resources everyone else living in the United States of America does , the same news outlets , the same unrestricted speech protected by a different constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ views without official retribution .
And I do so , again in the words of JFK , as an American , as a Democrat and as a free man .
I ’ m glad I only have to point this out to very , very few of you , and that even those few are more teachable than many of the most enlightened in the Trump camp .
So when I say we are in this together I mean you and me , in the good sense and the bad .
We collectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good and shoulder the theoretical burdens of the blame for the bad .
We have , as a collective , both much to be proud of and much to fix .
For example , we ’ re in it together in our fight against the monster currently usurping the White House .
I know I only recently said that we should be more ahead in the polls than we are , but that ’ s not our fault , that ’ s their fault , the ones who still support the monster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t give the time of day to were he not a white male celebrity who is apparently rich .
The fact remains we are way ahead in the polls , and I ’ m delighted about that .
I think we are going to win .
Not by a landslide , but by a convincing margin .
But we ’ re also now number one in the grim statistics of coronavirus .
As I write this , America now leads the world in cases ( 8,150,043 ) and deaths ( 221,843 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s incompetence and his perverse insistence on making the wearing of masks a political statement .
Donald Trump has proven that he can not lead , he can only incite hatred .
That is not leadership , that is demagoguery .
Once we have won back the presidency we will have many burdens on our hands .
The burden of correcting the damage Trump has caused to our precious home — our planet — through deregulations intended to profit greedy corporations , withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbors and our allies for the sake of those world dictators Trump ardently admires .
We will have to deal with the giant step backwards Trump and his minions have taken in race relations .
Think back , for a moment , to the days not long ago when most Republicans characterized Donald Trump as a divisive racist and a kook .
Those same Republicans have changed dramatically , and they have also changed their constituents with them .
We face an America that is far more overtly bigoted today in 2020 than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this Trump presidency has been unbelievable .
America today resembles Berlin in 1945 , morally speaking .
America is in ruins .
One advantage to living abroad , if you can call it an advantage , is the enhanced perspective it gives me into the scope and scale of the destruction and havoc Trump has unleashed on the moral landscape of the nation of my birth .
The view from here is shocking .
That is where we are right now .
But that is not where we have to stay .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will take time and patience , but we can fix it .
And , who knows , maybe as a result of this trauma we will one day emerge a stronger and kinder nation .
I wouldn ’ t believe it if I weren ’ t one of you , and because I am , I know what we are capable of .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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One of the advantages of being on the side of the good guys — and let’s congratulate ourselves for a moment, because we supermen and superwomen who stand resolutely against Trump and Trumpism truly are on the side of truth, justice and the American way — is I don’t have to deal overmuch with undue prejudice and ignorance in our ranks. Those are deficiencies more common to the other side.
I don’t doubt for a minute that were I on the side of the Republicans I would have to constantly apologize for the fact that I don’t currently inhabit the North American continent. Complaints that I don’t from our side are few and far between — and not particularly shrill at that.
Even so, in the words of John F. Kennedy, it is not relevant. Where I live has no bearing on who I am. I enjoy the same access to most of the resources everyone else living in the United States of America does, the same news outlets, the same unrestricted speech protected by a different constitution and the same privilege to express my views without official retribution. And I do so, again in the words of JFK, as an American, as a Democrat and as a free man. I’m glad I only have to point this out to very, very few of you, and that even those few are more teachable than many of the most enlightened in the Trump camp.
So when I say we are in this together I mean you and me, in the good sense and the bad. We collectively get to enjoy the moral advantages of the good and shoulder the theoretical burdens of the blame for the bad. We have, as a collective, both much to be proud of and much to fix.
For example, we’re in it together in our fight against the monster currently usurping the White House. I know I only recently said that we should be more ahead in the polls than we are, but that’s not our fault, that’s their fault, the ones who still support the monster Trump. The man they wouldn’t give the time of day to were he not a white male celebrity who is apparently rich. The fact remains we are way ahead in the polls, and I’m delighted about that. I think we are going to win. Not by a landslide, but by a convincing margin.
But we’re also now number one in the grim statistics of coronavirus. As I write this, America now leads the world in cases (8,150,043) and deaths (221,843). That is a direct result of Donald Trump’s incompetence and his perverse insistence on making the wearing of masks a political statement. Donald Trump has proven that he cannot lead, he can only incite hatred. That is not leadership, that is demagoguery.
Once we have won back the presidency we will have many burdens on our hands. The burden of correcting the damage Trump has caused to our precious home — our planet — through deregulations intended to profit greedy corporations, withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement, and the offences he’s committed against our neighbors and our allies for the sake of those world dictators Trump ardently admires.
We will have to deal with the giant step backwards Trump and his minions have taken in race relations. Think back, for a moment, to the days not long ago when most Republicans characterized Donald Trump as a divisive racist and a kook. Those same Republicans have changed dramatically, and they have also changed their constituents with them. We face an America that is far more overtly bigoted today in 2020 than it was in 2016.
The devastation of this Trump presidency has been unbelievable. America today resembles Berlin in 1945, morally speaking. America is in ruins. One advantage to living abroad, if you can call it an advantage, is the enhanced perspective it gives me into the scope and scale of the destruction and havoc Trump has unleashed on the moral landscape of the nation of my birth. The view from here is shocking.
That is where we are right now. But that is not where we have to stay. We can fix this mess. It will take time and patience, but we can fix it. And, who knows, maybe as a result of this trauma we will one day emerge a stronger and kinder nation. I wouldn’t believe it if I weren’t one of you, and because I am, I know what we are capable of. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-15--The real story behind this NBC News Donald Trump town hall

After days of leaks about it in the media which seemed like trial balloons , NBC made the incredibly unpopular decision on Wednesday to push ahead with a Donald Trump town hall set to take place directly against Joe Biden ’ s existing town hall on ABC .
The backlash was enough to make you question how NBC could possibly be so tone deaf , so villainous , and so self defeating .
After all , Trump ’ s refusal to participate in the second debate is the only reason Biden ’ s town hall exists .
It would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this by giving him a town hall at all .
But putting Trump ’ s town hall up directly against Biden ’ s town hall isn ’ t just villainous , it ’ s a giant middle finger to the entire electoral process .
Since when do competing networks force Americans to only tune in for one candidate or the other ?
It got me thinking about how there has to be more to it .
Even if certain executives at NBC are hoping Donald Trump will win the election , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town hall stunt – which is roughly as likely to backfire as any other Trump stunt these days – is somehow magically going to help him win the election .
And if this is just about ratings , NBC execs can ’ t possibly think that one night of decent ratings is worth the prolonged backlash and boycotts that this stunt could cause .
For NBC to do something this ridiculous , it has to be part of a larger plot .
That got me thinking about how , before Trump illegitimately became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years propping him up as a fake billionaire on the Apprentice – and how if Trump loses the election , NBC will probably want him back for another reality show .
That would be an incredibly tone deaf , stupid , and perhaps network-killing move , considering how widely despised Donald Trump is , and how thoroughly the court of public opinion will try to destroy anyone who tries to rehabilitate him after he loses the election – and the fact that Trump will be indicted in New York and arrested after he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard .
NBC just happens to be putting its old reality show partner Donald Trump on the air for a reality show-type stunt at a time when it appears he ’ s just a few weeks away from getting fired from his current gig .
It really makes you think it ’ s intended to be more than just a one-off .
The real story behind this stunt will come out .
But we can ’ t imagine it ’ s as simple as just this town hall .

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After days of leaks about it in the media which seemed like trial balloons, NBC made the incredibly unpopular decision on Wednesday to push ahead with a Donald Trump town hall set to take place directly against Joe Biden’s existing town hall on ABC. The backlash was enough to make you question how NBC could possibly be so tone deaf, so villainous, and so self defeating.
After all, Trump’s refusal to participate in the second debate is the only reason Biden’s town hall exists. It would be bad enough for NBC to reward Trump for this by giving him a town hall at all. But putting Trump’s town hall up directly against Biden’s town hall isn’t just villainous, it’s a giant middle finger to the entire electoral process. Since when do competing networks force Americans to only tune in for one candidate or the other?
It got me thinking about how there has to be more to it. Even if certain executives at NBC are hoping Donald Trump will win the election, they can’t possibly think this stupid town hall stunt – which is roughly as likely to backfire as any other Trump stunt these days – is somehow magically going to help him win the election. And if this is just about ratings, NBC execs can’t possibly think that one night of decent ratings is worth the prolonged backlash and boycotts that this stunt could cause.
For NBC to do something this ridiculous, it has to be part of a larger plot. That got me thinking about how, before Trump illegitimately became President to begin with, NBC spent years propping him up as a fake billionaire on the Apprentice – and how if Trump loses the election, NBC will probably want him back for another reality show.
That would be an incredibly tone deaf, stupid, and perhaps network-killing move, considering how widely despised Donald Trump is, and how thoroughly the court of public opinion will try to destroy anyone who tries to rehabilitate him after he loses the election – and the fact that Trump will be indicted in New York and arrested after he loses anyway. But old habits die hard.
NBC just happens to be putting its old reality show partner Donald Trump on the air for a reality show-type stunt at a time when it appears he’s just a few weeks away from getting fired from his current gig. It really makes you think it’s intended to be more than just a one-off. The real story behind this stunt will come out. But we can’t imagine it’s as simple as just this town hall.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump’s night just keeps getting worse for him

– It ’ s fitting that Donald Trump went back to his Apprentice partner NBC so they could help him @ @ @ @ @ s still not clear why NBC decided to invite all that backlash over such a @ @ @ @ @ it to say that NBC didn ’ t end up doing its former business partner @ @ @ @ @ Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O ’ Donnell sure weren ’ t happy with the fact @ @ @ @ @ town hall on MSNBC tonight , were they ?
Maddow spent twenty minutes finding ways @ @ @ @ @ it , and O ’ Donnell spent his show talking about Joe Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Multiple reporters have pointed out that after Joe Biden ’ s nearly two hour long @ @ @ @ @ off the air , Biden spent another half hour taking questions from people in the @ @ @ @ @ wanted to talk with them .
Biden is rising to the occasion in a truly @ @ @

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– It’s fitting that Donald Trump went back to his Apprentice partner NBC so they could help him get fired. It’s still not clear why NBC decided to invite all that backlash over such a stupid non-event, but suffice it to say that NBC didn’t end up doing its former business partner Trump any favors.
– Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell sure weren’t happy with the fact that NBC aired the Trump town hall on MSNBC tonight, were they? Maddow spent twenty minutes finding ways to artfully crap all over it, and O’Donnell spent his show talking about Joe Biden’s town hall instead.
– Multiple reporters have pointed out that after Joe Biden’s nearly two hour long town hall ended and went off the air, Biden spent another half hour taking questions from people in the hall, just because he wanted to talk with them. Biden is rising to the occasion in a truly masterful way.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump has had a nightmarish twenty-four hours

Despite trying to push a fake ( and poorly conjured up ) scandal , the Trump administration has been getting hit with some very real ones in the last 24 hours .
The leaks are likely to get much worse for them in the coming weeks , particularly if former staffers become more emboldened about coming forward .
Not everything revealed will necessarily be as important as what we already know and have come to expect from Donald Trump , and some stories , like Tiffany Trump ’ s lavish birthday amid a pandemic shutdown , could indirectly distract from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters – like the unemployment report that was released on Thursday .
Donald Trump and the GOP ’ s latest pathetic defense is that the economy was flourishing but then COVID shut the country down , so they can ’ t possibly be blamed for the appalling numbers we ’ re seeing right now , since no one could have foreseen a once in a lifetime pandemic .
The trouble is , the Trump administration had every reason to foresee this and prepare accordingly and they ’ re still doing all they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Moreover , statistics show that the economy was falling apart before COVID was a thing , and even if Donald Trump likes to show that unemployment numbers aren ’ t too bad for a recession , the reality is that unemployment claims have reached their highest levels since mid-August .
According to the Dept of Labor , 898,000 jobless claims were filed just last week alone – almost 70,000 more than what economists were predicting .
With the colder weather , we ’ re likely to see cases climb and this number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that the Trump administration has no plan in sight , and aren ’ t even trying to show concern .
This is just one of many reasons why we need to get rid of Donald Trump and the rest of his Republican enablers by November 3 and do all in our power to defeat them .

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Despite trying to push a fake (and poorly conjured up) scandal, the Trump administration has been getting hit with some very real ones in the last 24 hours. The leaks are likely to get much worse for them in the coming weeks, particularly if former staffers become more emboldened about coming forward. Not everything revealed will necessarily be as important as what we already know and have come to expect from Donald Trump, and some stories, like Tiffany Trump’s lavish birthday amid a pandemic shutdown, could indirectly distract from more important stories that are pertinent to voters – like the unemployment report that was released on Thursday.
Donald Trump and the GOP’s latest pathetic defense is that the economy was flourishing but then COVID shut the country down, so they can’t possibly be blamed for the appalling numbers we’re seeing right now, since no one could have foreseen a once in a lifetime pandemic. The trouble is, the Trump administration had every reason to foresee this and prepare accordingly and they’re still doing all they can to downplay the seriousness of the disease. Moreover, statistics show that the economy was falling apart before COVID was a thing, and even if Donald Trump likes to show that unemployment numbers aren’t too bad for a recession, the reality is that unemployment claims have reached their highest levels since mid-August.
According to the Dept of Labor, 898,000 jobless claims were filed just last week alone – almost 70,000 more than what economists were predicting. With the colder weather, we’re likely to see cases climb and this number going up, as it’s clear that the Trump administration has no plan in sight, and aren’t even trying to show concern. This is just one of many reasons why we need to get rid of Donald Trump and the rest of his Republican enablers by November 3 and do all in our power to defeat them.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Sean Hannity completely melts down after Donald Trump’s town hall is a disaster

Do you want evidence of how much Donald Trump hurt himself with tonight ’ s dueling town hall stunt ?
It ’ s not just that social media is laughing in his face for having bombed so badly .
It ’ s that one of his biggest cheerleaders , Fox News host Sean Hannity , is completely melting down over it .
Trump ’ s town hall ended just as Hannity ’ s show was beginning , and he started by saying this : “ NBC fake news did their best to just ambush President Trump at tonight ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ host ] Savannah Guthrie , and what we all witnessed was not journalism.
” Hannity then went on to falsely and bizarrely accuse Guthrie of being a Biden campaign surrogate .
By the time Sean Hannity was done melting down , he was ranting about “ New York liberal elitist out of touch ” and “ conspiracy TV ” and whatever “ MSNBCDNC ” is supposed to be .
This is a clear sign that even Hannity thinks Donald Trump did horribly tonight , or else he ’ d be trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Do you want evidence of how much Donald Trump hurt himself with tonight’s dueling town hall stunt? It’s not just that social media is laughing in his face for having bombed so badly. It’s that one of his biggest cheerleaders, Fox News host Sean Hannity, is completely melting down over it.
Trump’s town hall ended just as Hannity’s show was beginning, and he started by saying this: “NBC fake news did their best to just ambush President Trump at tonight’s town hall. He pretty much debated [host] Savannah Guthrie, and what we all witnessed was not journalism.” Hannity then went on to falsely and bizarrely accuse Guthrie of being a Biden campaign surrogate.
By the time Sean Hannity was done melting down, he was ranting about “New York liberal elitist out of touch” and “conspiracy TV” and whatever “MSNBCDNC” is supposed to be. This is a clear sign that even Hannity thinks Donald Trump did horribly tonight, or else he’d be trying to paint it as a Trump win.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump just screwed himself something fierce

Truth be told , I didn ’ t think tonight ’ s NBC town hall would have much of an impact for Donald Trump one way or the other .
I figured Trump ’ s incoherent rambling wouldn ’ t make any news , and the public would be too busy being angry at NBC to even care about Trump ’ s role in the debacle .
But it turns out I was at least somewhat wrong , because I wasn ’ t expecting Trump to go nearly as far off the deep end as he did .
Trump ended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town hall .
The first was that he spent much of the evening angrily and defensively yelling at the host , while looking sweaty and unwell .
He came off as a guy who was on the ropes , and knew it , and had no idea how to get off the ropes .
Trump ’ s second problem tonight was probably even more damaging .
During his rambling , flustered , and semi-coherent answers , Donald Trump appeared to admit that his $ 421 million in debts is indeed owed to foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know if he was tested for coronavirus on the day of the debate .
He claimed he doesn ’ t know what the infection in his lungs was while he was hospitalized with coronavirus .
These are the “ soundbite ” moments that are going to get aired over and over again , and are going to frame the political narrative for the next week .
Donald Trump screwed himself something fierce tonight .
His narcissism compelled him to make the stupid mistake of doing a competing town hall tonight , just because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting all the attention .
As a result , Trump made a complete mess for himself .
Trump is unraveling , even as Biden comes off as more presidential than ever .

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Truth be told, I didn’t think tonight’s NBC town hall would have much of an impact for Donald Trump one way or the other. I figured Trump’s incoherent rambling wouldn’t make any news, and the public would be too busy being angry at NBC to even care about Trump’s role in the debacle. But it turns out I was at least somewhat wrong, because I wasn’t expecting Trump to go nearly as far off the deep end as he did.
Trump ended up having two major problems during his town hall. The first was that he spent much of the evening angrily and defensively yelling at the host, while looking sweaty and unwell. He came off as a guy who was on the ropes, and knew it, and had no idea how to get off the ropes. Trump’s second problem tonight was probably even more damaging.
During his rambling, flustered, and semi-coherent answers, Donald Trump appeared to admit that his $421 million in debts is indeed owed to foreign entities. Trump also claimed not to know if he was tested for coronavirus on the day of the debate. He claimed he doesn’t know what the infection in his lungs was while he was hospitalized with coronavirus. These are the “soundbite” moments that are going to get aired over and over again, and are going to frame the political narrative for the next week.
Donald Trump screwed himself something fierce tonight. His narcissism compelled him to make the stupid mistake of doing a competing town hall tonight, just because he didn’t want Joe Biden getting all the attention. As a result, Trump made a complete mess for himself. Trump is unraveling, even as Biden comes off as more presidential than ever.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

During last night ’ s calamitous NBC town hall , Donald Trump claimed that he didn ’ t know if he ’ d been tested for coronavirus on the day of the first presidential debate .
Palmer Report flagged this as suspicious , and seemingly a confession that Trump hadn ’ t been tested that day .
But Rachel Maddow just put a finer point on it .
During her MSNBC show tonight , Rachel Maddow agreed with us that Trump ’ s strange answer about whether he got tested means that he ’ s “ basically saying that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad enough .
But Maddow pointed out that this means Trump broke the debate commission rules about getting tested on the day of the debate – and she explained that if Trump can ’ t be trusted to follow these rules , Joe Biden should consider refusing to do the final debate in person .
Rachel Maddow is absolutely right .
Joe Biden doesn ’ t need the final debate ; he ’ s currently winning by a sizable margin .
Based on last night ’ s town hall TV ratings , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Trump , meaning Biden really doesn ’ t need to do another joint event with Trump ; he can simply do his own events and get plenty of eyeballs .
Maddow doesn ’ t seem to think the odds are great that the final debate will even happen – and she ’ s right .

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During last night’s calamitous NBC town hall, Donald Trump claimed that he didn’t know if he’d been tested for coronavirus on the day of the first presidential debate. Palmer Report flagged this as suspicious, and seemingly a confession that Trump hadn’t been tested that day. But Rachel Maddow just put a finer point on it.
During her MSNBC show tonight, Rachel Maddow agreed with us that Trump’s strange answer about whether he got tested means that he’s “basically saying that he didn’t.” That’s bad enough. But Maddow pointed out that this means Trump broke the debate commission rules about getting tested on the day of the debate – and she explained that if Trump can’t be trusted to follow these rules, Joe Biden should consider refusing to do the final debate in person.
Rachel Maddow is absolutely right. Joe Biden doesn’t need the final debate; he’s currently winning by a sizable margin. Based on last night’s town hall TV ratings, Biden is also now a bigger ratings draw than Trump, meaning Biden really doesn’t need to do another joint event with Trump; he can simply do his own events and get plenty of eyeballs. Maddow doesn’t seem to think the odds are great that the final debate will even happen – and she’s right.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Donald Trump threatens to leave the country if he loses the election

When you consider that New York has a well documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges , in addition to whatever federal charges he ’ s facing , it ’ s fairly clear that Trump will be on a path to prison if he loses the election .
Considering his strong ties to certain enemy nations , there are plenty of observers who believe Trump could try to flee the country if he loses .
So it ’ s notable that on the campaign trail today , Donald Trump stated that “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he loses the election .
To be clear , he was framing it within the context of being embarrassed about losing to Joe Biden , whom he ’ s dubbed the “ worst candidate in the history of politics.
” But it ’ s still interesting that Trump has now reached the point where he ’ s openly talking about leaving the country if he loses the election .
Whether he was being sarcastic or not , it was a little bit too on-the-nose .
You have to wonder if Trump said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously kicking around the fantasy of actually fleeing the country if he loses .

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When you consider that New York has a well documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges, in addition to whatever federal charges he’s facing, it’s fairly clear that Trump will be on a path to prison if he loses the election. Considering his strong ties to certain enemy nations, there are plenty of observers who believe Trump could try to flee the country if he loses.
So it’s notable that on the campaign trail today, Donald Trump stated that “I might have to leave the country” if he loses the election. To be clear, he was framing it within the context of being embarrassed about losing to Joe Biden, whom he’s dubbed the “worst candidate in the history of politics.”
But it’s still interesting that Trump has now reached the point where he’s openly talking about leaving the country if he loses the election. Whether he was being sarcastic or not, it was a little bit too on-the-nose. You have to wonder if Trump said this tonight because he’s been seriously kicking around the fantasy of actually fleeing the country if he loses.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Mitch McConnell just hung Donald Trump out to dry

After flip flopping several times over the past two weeks , Donald Trump has now decided that he wants to do a last minute coronavirus economic stimulus package just before the election , in the hope it ’ ll boost his sinking prospects of winning .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been willing to negotiate such a stimulus with Trump , because the American people need the help , and this shouldn ’ t be about politics .
Accordingly , Pelosi and Trump ’ s guy Mnuchin are coming closer on stimulus numbers .
But here ’ s the thing : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t allow the Senate to pass a major stimulus bill before the election , no matter what .
To be clear , McConnell is hanging Trump out to dry .
Trump thinks he needs this stimulus package to give him any chance of winning , and yet McConnell isn ’ t willing to give it to him .
McConnell appears to have concluded that Trump is going to lose no matter what , and accordingly , McConnell appears to want to hang onto the money and steer it toward the wealthy instead .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is going to lose .
The bottom line is that voter turnout , and not Mitch McConnell ’ s spidey sense , is what will decide the outcome of this election .
Let ’ s turn out in huge numbers to make sure Trump really does lose .

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After flip flopping several times over the past two weeks, Donald Trump has now decided that he wants to do a last minute coronavirus economic stimulus package just before the election, in the hope it’ll boost his sinking prospects of winning.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been willing to negotiate such a stimulus with Trump, because the American people need the help, and this shouldn’t be about politics. Accordingly, Pelosi and Trump’s guy Mnuchin are coming closer on stimulus numbers. But here’s the thing: Mitch McConnell still says he won’t allow the Senate to pass a major stimulus bill before the election, no matter what.
To be clear, McConnell is hanging Trump out to dry. Trump thinks he needs this stimulus package to give him any chance of winning, and yet McConnell isn’t willing to give it to him. McConnell appears to have concluded that Trump is going to lose no matter what, and accordingly, McConnell appears to want to hang onto the money and steer it toward the wealthy instead.
This doesn’t automatically mean that Donald Trump is going to lose. The bottom line is that voter turnout, and not Mitch McConnell’s spidey sense, is what will decide the outcome of this election. Let’s turn out in huge numbers to make sure Trump really does lose.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump is hearing footsteps from Rick Gates

– Donald Trump is insisting Biden has cognitive issues , yet in his rally speech in Florida today , Trump appeared to give away that he thinks Rick Scott , Rick Gates , and Matt Gaetz are the same person .
That ’ s fascinating considering Trump knows all three of them personally .
– It ’ s fitting that Trump suddenly has Rick Gates on his mind , considering Rick Gates ended up going to prison , and Trump is headed there if he loses .
It ’ s as if Trump ’ s mind is now flashing back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people went to prison , and the fact that the only reason Trump isn ’ t in prison yet is that he ’ s still in office .
– Trump is now threatening to fire the Governor of Florida , which he can ’ t do .
So that ’ s how Trump ’ s day is going .
Not that we would mind at all if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lost his job .
– Just how much disarray is the Trump 2020 campaign in ?
Axios has a surreal series of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , detailing a flaming cesspool of indecision , delusion , and outright desperation as time runs out .
– Tweet of the day , from Senator Maggie Hassan : “ I ’ m voting NO on Amy Coney Barrett ’ s nomination to the Supreme Court .
Senate Republicans are inappropriately rushing this process , and I ’ m deeply concerned by Barrett ’ s limited view of Americans ’ civil rights .
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– Donald Trump is insisting Biden has cognitive issues, yet in his rally speech in Florida today, Trump appeared to give away that he thinks Rick Scott, Rick Gates, and Matt Gaetz are the same person. That’s fascinating considering Trump knows all three of them personally.
– It’s fitting that Trump suddenly has Rick Gates on his mind, considering Rick Gates ended up going to prison, and Trump is headed there if he loses. It’s as if Trump’s mind is now flashing back to just how many of his own people went to prison, and the fact that the only reason Trump isn’t in prison yet is that he’s still in office.
– Trump is now threatening to fire the Governor of Florida, which he can’t do. So that’s how Trump’s day is going. Not that we would mind at all if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lost his job.
– Just how much disarray is the Trump 2020 campaign in? Axios has a surreal series of quotes and leaks from Trump campaign advisers, detailing a flaming cesspool of indecision, delusion, and outright desperation as time runs out.
– Tweet of the day, from Senator Maggie Hassan: “I’m voting NO on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans are inappropriately rushing this process, and I’m deeply concerned by Barrett’s limited view of Americans’ civil rights.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--GOP Senator David Perdue has racist meltdown about Kamala Harris

My opponent , GOP Sen. David Perdue of anti-Semitic attack ad infamy , just mocked Sen. Harris ' name as @ @ @ @ @ Trump rally .
We are so much better than this .
pic.twitter.com/9AvoQK4RdN

My opponent, GOP Sen. David Perdue of anti-Semitic attack ad infamy, just mocked Sen. Harris' name as "Kamala-mala-mala-whatever" at a Trump rally.
We are so much better than this. pic.twitter.com/9AvoQK4RdN
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) October 16, 2020


palmerreport--2020-10-16--Yet another member of the Trump administration resigns and lashes out at Donald Trump

With Election Day approaching , time is running out for anyone close to Donald Trump or his henchmen who wishes to denounce his corrupt administration to do so in a way that matters .
Fortunately , more people from a range of backgrounds are rising to the occasion , risking their career and reputation to offer their insight into why a second Trump term would ensure a five-alarm fire .
One of these people is Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Halpern , who announced his departure from the Department of Justice in a blistering editorial published Thursday evening by The San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ , Halpern “ proudly served ” 19 different attorneys general in six administrations of varying political ideologies .
Prior to Barr , Halpern “ always believed ” that the leaders were doing their best to follow the rule of law and serve the interests of the American people .
Over this past year , however , Halpern came to accept the disturbing reality that Barr “ seems determined to turn our democracy into an autocracy.
” Halpern pointed out that Barr has “ never actually investigated , charged or tried a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experienced at displaying a “ slavish obedience to Donald Trump ’ s will.
” Rather than strive to protect the public and administer blind justice , Barr has proven himself to be “ Trump ’ s lap dog , ” and so Halpern is “ fleeing ” this hotbed of corruption .
Another such person is Caroline Rose Giuliani , who kneecapped Trumpism yesterday from a very different angle through a fervent call to arms in Vanity Fair .
Giuliani explained that she has always been “ multiverses apart ” from her father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s easy to feel “ hopeless and overwhelmed ” in the face of the Trump administration ’ s wanton cruelty , divisive rhetoric , systemic racism , and perpetual chaos .
Giuliani now warns that Americans “ have to stand and fight ” rather than run away and act powerless .
She implores voters not to succumb to paralysis and doom but “ engage in our democracy to meet this critical moment.
” Although Joe Biden wasn ’ t Giuliani ’ s first choice in the primaries , she knows he “ will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” More importantly , while Giuliani believes there is “ hope on the horizon , ” she reminds us that “ [ t ] he only way to end this nightmare is to vote.
” Trump ’ s first term has been a colossal disaster , thanks in large part to treasonous enablers such as Bill Barr and Rudy Giuliani .
Although recent polls favor the Biden-Harris ticket , this promising news is no excuse for apathy or defeatism .
Philip Halpern and Caroline Rose Giuliani are just the latest individuals to sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second Trump term .
In these final weeks before the election , we must focus our energy on getting out the vote to turn the Senate blue and extricate Trump from our democracy by historic margins .

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With Election Day approaching, time is running out for anyone close to Donald Trump or his henchmen who wishes to denounce his corrupt administration to do so in a way that matters. Fortunately, more people from a range of backgrounds are rising to the occasion, risking their career and reputation to offer their insight into why a second Trump term would ensure a five-alarm fire.
One of these people is Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Halpern, who announced his departure from the Department of Justice in a blistering editorial published Thursday evening by The San Diego Union-Tribune. A 36-year veteran of the DOJ, Halpern “proudly served” 19 different attorneys general in six administrations of varying political ideologies. Prior to Barr, Halpern “always believed” that the leaders were doing their best to follow the rule of law and serve the interests of the American people.
Over this past year, however, Halpern came to accept the disturbing reality that Barr “seems determined to turn our democracy into an autocracy.” Halpern pointed out that Barr has “never actually investigated, charged or tried a case,” yet he is quite experienced at displaying a “slavish obedience to Donald Trump’s will.” Rather than strive to protect the public and administer blind justice, Barr has proven himself to be “Trump’s lap dog,” and so Halpern is “fleeing” this hotbed of corruption.
Another such person is Caroline Rose Giuliani, who kneecapped Trumpism yesterday from a very different angle through a fervent call to arms in Vanity Fair. Giuliani explained that she has always been “multiverses apart” from her father, Rudy, and that it’s easy to feel “hopeless and overwhelmed” in the face of the Trump administration’s wanton cruelty, divisive rhetoric, systemic racism, and perpetual chaos.
Giuliani now warns that Americans “have to stand and fight” rather than run away and act powerless. She implores voters not to succumb to paralysis and doom but “engage in our democracy to meet this critical moment.” Although Joe Biden wasn’t Giuliani’s first choice in the primaries, she knows he “will be everyone’s president if elected.” More importantly, while Giuliani believes there is “hope on the horizon,” she reminds us that “[t]he only way to end this nightmare is to vote.”
Trump’s first term has been a colossal disaster, thanks in large part to treasonous enablers such as Bill Barr and Rudy Giuliani. Although recent polls favor the Biden-Harris ticket, this promising news is no excuse for apathy or defeatism. Philip Halpern and Caroline Rose Giuliani are just the latest individuals to sound the alarm about the unthinkable trauma of a second Trump term. In these final weeks before the election, we must focus our energy on getting out the vote to turn the Senate blue and extricate Trump from our democracy by historic margins.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--John Kelly lashes out at Donald Trump

John Kelly lashes out at Donald Trump

CNN and others are reporting that John Kelly , retired military General and Donald Trump ’ s former White House Chief of Staff , has privately said this to his friends about Trump : “ The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me .
The dishonesty , the transactional nature of every relationship , though it ’ s more pathetic than anything else .
He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.
” Here ’ s the thing : this kind of stuff doesn ’ t leak by accident .
These leaks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has told one of his friends to leak his words to the media , because Kelly is either trying to gauge the public ’ s appetite for him coming out publicly against Trump , or because Kelly is simply too much of a coward to put it out there in his own words .
While John Kelly ’ s leaked condemnation of Donald Trump may help cost Trump a few votes , it ’ s not enough – particularly considering all the villainy that Kelly engaged in while he was working for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back , he can condemn Trump publicly .
Until then , Kelly is the coward we always thought he was .

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CNN and others are reporting that John Kelly, retired military General and Donald Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff, has privately said this to his friends about Trump: “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.”
Here’s the thing: this kind of stuff doesn’t leak by accident. These leaks are always calculated trial balloons. John Kelly has told one of his friends to leak his words to the media, because Kelly is either trying to gauge the public’s appetite for him coming out publicly against Trump, or because Kelly is simply too much of a coward to put it out there in his own words.
While John Kelly’s leaked condemnation of Donald Trump may help cost Trump a few votes, it’s not enough – particularly considering all the villainy that Kelly engaged in while he was working for Trump. If Kelly wants his tattered reputation back, he can condemn Trump publicly. Until then, Kelly is the coward we always thought he was.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump’s “Big T” meltdown reveals just how far gone he is

Early yesterday , Twitter began blocking people from posting links to an obviously phony New York Post article which made false claims about Joe Biden in an attempt at helping Donald Trump .
Then yesterday evening , in an apparently unrelated development , Twitter had some technical problems and was “ over capacity ” for a stretch .
The Babylon Bee , an infamous satire site , then posted an article claiming that Twitter took its entire platform offline just to prevent the NY Post article from spreading .
Of course this is absurd , and the article was obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t tell that to Donald Trump , who posted this tweet today : “ Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News https : //babylonbee.com/news/twitter-shuts-down-entire-network-to-slow-spread-of-negative-biden-news… via @ TheBabylonBee .
Wow , this has never been done in history .
This includes his really bad interview last night .
Why is Twitter doing this .
Bringing more attention to Sleepy Joe & Big T ” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is so far gone , he doesn ’ t understand the difference between reality and obvious satire .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ T ” also set off a firestorm .
Most observers assumed he was referring to himself ( “ Big Trump ” ) and began making fun of him for it ; at one point “ Big Turd ” was trending .
Then he claimed that “ Big T ” actually referred to “ Big Technology.
” This guy is so off the rails , he doesn ’ t even know what he ’ s trying to say anymore .

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Early yesterday, Twitter began blocking people from posting links to an obviously phony New York Post article which made false claims about Joe Biden in an attempt at helping Donald Trump. Then yesterday evening, in an apparently unrelated development, Twitter had some technical problems and was “over capacity” for a stretch.
The Babylon Bee, an infamous satire site, then posted an article claiming that Twitter took its entire platform offline just to prevent the NY Post article from spreading. Of course this is absurd, and the article was obviously satirical in nature. But don’t tell that to Donald Trump, who posted this tweet today:
“Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News https://babylonbee.com/news/twitter-shuts-down-entire-network-to-slow-spread-of-negative-biden-news… via @TheBabylonBee. Wow, this has never been done in history. This includes his really bad interview last night. Why is Twitter doing this. Bringing more attention to Sleepy Joe & Big T”
That’s right, Donald Trump is so far gone, he doesn’t understand the difference between reality and obvious satire. Trump’s reference to “Big T” also set off a firestorm. Most observers assumed he was referring to himself (“Big Trump”) and began making fun of him for it; at one point “Big Turd” was trending. Then he claimed that “Big T” actually referred to “Big Technology.” This guy is so off the rails, he doesn’t even know what he’s trying to say anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Confirmed: Joe Biden smoked Donald Trump in the ratings last night

Earlier today we brought you the story of how the initial numbers tentatively pointed to Joe Biden having won the ratings battle over Donald Trump in last night ’ s dueling town halls .
Now the finalized numbers are in , and it ’ s as ugly for Trump as we were expecting it to be .
Biden ’ s town hall was only on ABC , while Trump ’ s town hall was simulcast on NBC , MSNBC , and CNBC .
This alone prompted several observers to predict that Trump would win the ratings battle .
But as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more viewers on one network than Trump got on all three networks combined , meaning that Biden smoked Trump in the ratings department .
If Trump ’ s town hall hadn ’ t been on three channels , Biden ’ s ratings victory would have been even larger .
In addition , Biden won the online ratings battle on YouTube by a roughly three to one margin .
Of course elections are won by voter turnout , not by TV ratings .
But Donald Trump seems to think they ’ re won by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bizarre metric , he lost last night .
People are simply tired of Trump ’ s villainous schtick , and they ’ re hungry for real American leadership .
Now we just have to drive voter turnout for Biden on election day , and we ’ ll finish Trump off .

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Earlier today we brought you the story of how the initial numbers tentatively pointed to Joe Biden having won the ratings battle over Donald Trump in last night’s dueling town halls. Now the finalized numbers are in, and it’s as ugly for Trump as we were expecting it to be.
Biden’s town hall was only on ABC, while Trump’s town hall was simulcast on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC. This alone prompted several observers to predict that Trump would win the ratings battle. But as it turns out, Biden got 900,000 more viewers on one network than Trump got on all three networks combined, meaning that Biden smoked Trump in the ratings department. If Trump’s town hall hadn’t been on three channels, Biden’s ratings victory would have been even larger. In addition, Biden won the online ratings battle on YouTube by a roughly three to one margin.
Of course elections are won by voter turnout, not by TV ratings. But Donald Trump seems to think they’re won by TV ratings, and even by his bizarre metric, he lost last night. People are simply tired of Trump’s villainous schtick, and they’re hungry for real American leadership. Now we just have to drive voter turnout for Biden on election day, and we’ll finish Trump off.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Mitt Romney just gave away how badly Donald Trump is circling the drain

Mitt Romney briefly tried to win us all over when he voted to convict and remove Donald Trump for his crimes .
But since that time , Romney has mostly done Romney things , like taking pot shots at Nancy Pelosi , and trying to create a “ both sides are the same ” argument centered around Trump and Keith Olbermann of all people .
Romney gets no points for any of this ; he had his chance to step up and be a leader , and instead he ’ s still just a “ both sides ” guy with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving away today just how badly Trump is circling the drain .
Romney is once again cheaply playing the “ both sides ” game , but he ’ s also making clear that it ’ s open season on Trump .
Romney released a bizarre statement condemning Donald Trump for his refusal to condemn the Q-anon lunatics .
But then Romney suggested the Democrats are just as bad for not condemning “ Antifa ” ( a group that doesn ’ t even exist ) and “ anarchists.
” Romney then added that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hole , they may be opening a door to a political movement that could eventually eclipse both of them.
” It ’ s now more clear that Mitt Romney is planning to run for President in 2024 on a platform of ‘ I stand for nothing , but at least I don ’ t belong to either side.
’ This will get Romney nowhere , but he doesn ’ t seem to know that .
In any case , the real upshot here isn ’ t Romney ’ s cowardly “ both sides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the usually cautious Romney now feels fully confident in kicking the carcass of Trump ’ s rotting reelection prospects .
Again , Romney gets zero points for this .
In fact he gets negative points .
His “ both sides are the same ” narrative is incredibly harmful to American political discourse .
But it ’ s notable that Romney , Susan Collins , and Ben Sasse are all now hitting Trump in their own opportunistic and cowardly way .
They think he ’ s toast .
Let ’ s turn out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Mitt Romney briefly tried to win us all over when he voted to convict and remove Donald Trump for his crimes. But since that time, Romney has mostly done Romney things, like taking pot shots at Nancy Pelosi, and trying to create a “both sides are the same” argument centered around Trump and Keith Olbermann of all people.
Romney gets no points for any of this; he had his chance to step up and be a leader, and instead he’s still just a “both sides” guy with nothing to say. But Romney is giving away today just how badly Trump is circling the drain. Romney is once again cheaply playing the “both sides” game, but he’s also making clear that it’s open season on Trump.
Romney released a bizarre statement condemning Donald Trump for his refusal to condemn the Q-anon lunatics. But then Romney suggested the Democrats are just as bad for not condemning “Antifa” (a group that doesn’t even exist) and “anarchists.” Romney then added that “As the parties rush down a rabbit hole, they may be opening a door to a political movement that could eventually eclipse both of them.”
It’s now more clear that Mitt Romney is planning to run for President in 2024 on a platform of ‘I stand for nothing, but at least I don’t belong to either side.’ This will get Romney nowhere, but he doesn’t seem to know that. In any case, the real upshot here isn’t Romney’s cowardly “both sides” nonsense. It’s that the usually cautious Romney now feels fully confident in kicking the carcass of Trump’s rotting reelection prospects.
Again, Romney gets zero points for this. In fact he gets negative points. His “both sides are the same” narrative is incredibly harmful to American political discourse. But it’s notable that Romney, Susan Collins, and Ben Sasse are all now hitting Trump in their own opportunistic and cowardly way. They think he’s toast. Let’s turn out to vote in droves and prove them right.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Donald Trump feuds with Susan Collins as they both circle the drain

What do Donald Trump and Susan Collins have in common ?
They ’ re both serial liars .
They both propped up mentally unstable sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh .
And now they ’ re both on track to lose in November , because people have simply had enough of their villainous nonsense .
Now they ’ re predictably taking it out on each other .
There ’ s growing buzz that Susan Collins may vote against Trump ’ s nominee Amy Coney Barrett , in a last ditch attempt at salvaging her failing Senate reelection campaign .
Now Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ There is a nasty rumor out there that @ SenatorCollins of Maine will not be supporting our great United States Supreme Court Nominee .
Well , she didn ’ t support Healthcare or my opening up 5000 square miles of Ocean to Maine , so why should this be any different .
Not worth the work !
” To be clear , this isn ’ t some choreographed thing aimed at strategically helping them both .
Trump is actively harming Collins ’ reelection prospects by telling his supporters in Maine not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ugly feud between two desperate Republicans who are losing and taking it out on each other .
This comes shortly after GOP Senator Ben Sasse ripped Trump to pieces on a conference call with constituents , knowing it would leak .
Look for more of this as we get closer to election day .
As more Republicans in the House and Senate conclude that Trump is going to lose , they ’ ll begin trying to incrementally distance themselves from him , and he ’ ll respond by viciously attacking them and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to get ugly .

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What do Donald Trump and Susan Collins have in common? They’re both serial liars. They both propped up mentally unstable sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh. And now they’re both on track to lose in November, because people have simply had enough of their villainous nonsense. Now they’re predictably taking it out on each other.
There’s growing buzz that Susan Collins may vote against Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett, in a last ditch attempt at salvaging her failing Senate reelection campaign. Now Trump is firing back at her, tweeting: “There is a nasty rumor out there that @SenatorCollins of Maine will not be supporting our great United States Supreme Court Nominee. Well, she didn’t support Healthcare or my opening up 5000 square miles of Ocean to Maine, so why should this be any different. Not worth the work!”
To be clear, this isn’t some choreographed thing aimed at strategically helping them both. Trump is actively harming Collins’ reelection prospects by telling his supporters in Maine not to bother voting for her. This is an ugly feud between two desperate Republicans who are losing and taking it out on each other.
This comes shortly after GOP Senator Ben Sasse ripped Trump to pieces on a conference call with constituents, knowing it would leak. Look for more of this as we get closer to election day. As more Republicans in the House and Senate conclude that Trump is going to lose, they’ll begin trying to incrementally distance themselves from him, and he’ll respond by viciously attacking them and trying to hurt their viability. It’s going to get ugly.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--Looks like Donald Trump lost the town hall ratings battle to Joe Biden

It ’ s still unclear why NBC was willing to face such huge backlash from the public just to sidle up with Donald Trump for an illegitimate “ dueling ” town hall event last night , only to then alienate Trump by hitting him with hard questions that he didn ’ t like .
If this was all just to set up a big ratings night , it appears even that didn ’ t work out as planned .
The initial numbers suggest that a couple million more people watched Joe Biden ’ s town hall on ABC than watched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC , according to a new report from Variety .
These numbers could shift because the Trump town hall was also broadcast on MSNBC and other NBC properties .
But we ’ d imagine most MSNBC viewers flipped over and watched Biden instead .
Meanwhile Newsweek says that Biden ’ s town hall got about three times as many YouTube viewers as Trump ’ s town hall did .
Of course no matter what the finalized numbers end up being , Donald Trump will simply lie and claim he won the ratings battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that even though Trump is the “ entertainment industry ” guy , he still couldn ’ t compete with Joe Biden .
Americans are hungry for real leadership right now , not reality show politics .

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It’s still unclear why NBC was willing to face such huge backlash from the public just to sidle up with Donald Trump for an illegitimate “dueling” town hall event last night, only to then alienate Trump by hitting him with hard questions that he didn’t like. If this was all just to set up a big ratings night, it appears even that didn’t work out as planned.
The initial numbers suggest that a couple million more people watched Joe Biden’s town hall on ABC than watched Donald Trump’s town hall on NBC, according to a new report from Variety. These numbers could shift because the Trump town hall was also broadcast on MSNBC and other NBC properties. But we’d imagine most MSNBC viewers flipped over and watched Biden instead.
Meanwhile Newsweek says that Biden’s town hall got about three times as many YouTube viewers as Trump’s town hall did.
Of course no matter what the finalized numbers end up being, Donald Trump will simply lie and claim he won the ratings battle. But that won’t change the fact that even though Trump is the “entertainment industry” guy, he still couldn’t compete with Joe Biden. Americans are hungry for real leadership right now, not reality show politics.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--The chilling dog whistle of the “Army For Trump”

Donald Trump recently tweeted : “ Volunteer to be a Trump Election Poll Watcher .
Sign up today !
# MakeAmericaGreatAgain ” The tweet also included a link to a website , “ Army for Trump.
” Among the various duties the unsuspecting visitor can sign up for at Army For Trump include digital activist , phone bank worker , door knocker , voter registration worker , meet-up host , bundler , and team leader .
Far down the list — the very last volunteer job listed , in fact — is included the innocent-sounding “ Election Day Team.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” you will drill down to this revealing paragraph : “ As a member of our Election Day Team , you will assist Team Trump and grassroots operations across the country on Election Day 2020 .
Our Election Day Team primarily focuses on Getting Out the Vote ( GOTV ) to ensure any voters who did not vote early vote on election day .
Depending on the state , volunteers may be involved in other Election Day activities such as precinct coverage.
” Notice the last two words in the paragraph , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words Trump is most interested in , judging from the intent of his tweet .
Those are the words that pertain to being a poll watcher , as he mentions in that tweet .
In other words , Trump is recruiting thugs by dog whistle .
He wants his people to show up at polls and intimidate would-be voters for Joe Biden .
It ’ s interesting , don ’ t you think , that the last sentence on the last job on the list is really the whole point of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frightened he is he ’ ll get caught doing what he ’ s clearly doing , trying feebly to recruit thugs to save him from losing , because that ’ s exactly what he ’ s doing — losing .
Lest you think I ’ m being excessively paranoid here , it might be handy to include the Merriam-Webster definition of “ poll watcher ” : a person assigned ( as by a political party or candidate ) to observe activities at a polling place to guard against illegal voting , fraudulent counting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election laws .
Some states have stringent laws against such activity .
Electioneering within a certain distance of a polling place is illegal in New Jersey , for example , where I lived for a time .
Notice that the website “ Army For Trump ” is careful to say you can engage in such activity , “ Depending on the state.
” In other words , you have as much latitude to exercise intimidation and thuggery as any given state allows .
“ Guarding against voter fraud ” was how Nazi Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin and other practitioners of demagoguery rigged elections .
Today it ’ s strictly the stuff of third world and tinpot dictatorship malfeasance .
That the president of the United States should be calling upon citizens to perform such acts is nothing short of disgraceful , and justly illegal in many states .
If you ’ re going to vote in person on Election Day and you are in doubt about what the law says pertaining to poll watchers and challengers in your state , you may consult this link .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at or near your polling place , I strongly encourage you to get to a safe place ( after voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , of course ) and notify the police about the activity .
If it can be proved later that Trump incited the more stupid and rabid members of his base to election fraud , it will only add to the number of criminal charges against him and and the number of years he spends in prison once he ceases pretending to be president .
And , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Donald Trump recently tweeted: “Volunteer to be a Trump Election Poll Watcher. Sign up today! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain”
The tweet also included a link to a website, “Army for Trump.” Among the various duties the unsuspecting visitor can sign up for at Army For Trump include digital activist, phone bank worker, door knocker, voter registration worker, meet-up host, bundler, and team leader. Far down the list — the very last volunteer job listed, in fact — is included the innocent-sounding “Election Day Team.”
If you click ”Election Day Team” you will drill down to this revealing paragraph: “As a member of our Election Day Team, you will assist Team Trump and grassroots operations across the country on Election Day 2020. Our Election Day Team primarily focuses on Getting Out the Vote (GOTV) to ensure any voters who did not vote early vote on election day. Depending on the state, volunteers may be involved in other Election Day activities such as precinct coverage.”
Notice the last two words in the paragraph, “precinct coverage.” Those are the two words Trump is most interested in, judging from the intent of his tweet. Those are the words that pertain to being a poll watcher, as he mentions in that tweet. In other words, Trump is recruiting thugs by dog whistle. He wants his people to show up at polls and intimidate would-be voters for Joe Biden.
It’s interesting, don’t you think, that the last sentence on the last job on the list is really the whole point of Trump’s tweet? That’s how frightened he is he’ll get caught doing what he’s clearly doing, trying feebly to recruit thugs to save him from losing, because that’s exactly what he’s doing — losing.
Lest you think I’m being excessively paranoid here, it might be handy to include the Merriam-Webster definition of “poll watcher”: a person assigned (as by a political party or candidate) to observe activities at a polling place to guard against illegal voting, fraudulent counting of ballots, and other violations of election laws.
Some states have stringent laws against such activity. Electioneering within a certain distance of a polling place is illegal in New Jersey, for example, where I lived for a time. Notice that the website “Army For Trump” is careful to say you can engage in such activity, “Depending on the state.” In other words, you have as much latitude to exercise intimidation and thuggery as any given state allows.
“Guarding against voter fraud” was how Nazi Germany, the former Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin and other practitioners of demagoguery rigged elections. Today it’s strictly the stuff of third world and tinpot dictatorship malfeasance. That the president of the United States should be calling upon citizens to perform such acts is nothing short of disgraceful, and justly illegal in many states.
If you’re going to vote in person on Election Day and you are in doubt about what the law says pertaining to poll watchers and challengers in your state, you may consult this link.
If you observe persons at polls conducting themselves unlawfully at or near your polling place, I strongly encourage you to get to a safe place (after voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, of course) and notify the police about the activity. If it can be proved later that Trump incited the more stupid and rabid members of his base to election fraud, it will only add to the number of criminal charges against him and and the number of years he spends in prison once he ceases pretending to be president. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--This is just embarrassing for Donald Trump

If you made the mistake of watching Donald Trump ’ s town hall on Thursday night , you know just how badly he bombed .
If you didn ’ t watch it , you ’ ve surely seen the clips of him angrily and defensively yelling throughout the evening , shrinking from the moment .
Apparently Trump and his campaign are hoping you didn ’ t watch , because they ’ re painting a very different picture of what happened .
Donald Trump ’ s campaign released this statement about the town hall : “ Even though the commission canceled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tonight , one occurred anyway , and President Trump soundly defeated NBC ’ s Savannah Guthrie in her role as debate opponent and Joe Biden surrogate .
President Trump masterfully handled Guthrie ’ s attacks and interacted warmly and effectively with the voters in the room.
” Wow , where do we even start ?
This reads like it was written by an ill tempered fourth grader who didn ’ t like that his baseball team lost , so he tried emphatically and clumsily announcing that his team won instead .
Nah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Kim Jong Un would have his people release about him .
It ’ s just embarrassing .
It ’ ll change zero minds .
And it ’ s all to try to prop up the fragile ego of a failing loser .

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If you made the mistake of watching Donald Trump’s town hall on Thursday night, you know just how badly he bombed. If you didn’t watch it, you’ve surely seen the clips of him angrily and defensively yelling throughout the evening, shrinking from the moment. Apparently Trump and his campaign are hoping you didn’t watch, because they’re painting a very different picture of what happened.
Donald Trump’s campaign released this statement about the town hall: “Even though the commission canceled the in-person debate that could have happened tonight, one occurred anyway, and President Trump soundly defeated NBC’s Savannah Guthrie in her role as debate opponent and Joe Biden surrogate. President Trump masterfully handled Guthrie’s attacks and interacted warmly and effectively with the voters in the room.”
Wow, where do we even start? This reads like it was written by an ill tempered fourth grader who didn’t like that his baseball team lost, so he tried emphatically and clumsily announcing that his team won instead. Nah, scratch that. It sounds like something that Kim Jong Un would have his people release about him. It’s just embarrassing. It’ll change zero minds. And it’s all to try to prop up the fragile ego of a failing loser.
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palmerreport--2020-10-16--This just keeps getting worse for Donald Trump

Donald Trump somehow lost the second presidential debate to Savannah Guthrie .
That ’ s remarkable when you consider that 1 ) the debate didn ’ t even happen , 2 ) Guthrie wasn ’ t even supposed to have been last night ’ s debate moderator , and 3 ) Trump would have done much better if he ’ d simply stayed home .
I ’ m one of Donald Trump ’ s biggest critics , and even I didn ’ t think Trump could screw it up as badly as he did last night .
There are almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea of how badly Trump ’ s night has been going , when Guthrie chastised him for his deranged retweets by saying “ it ’ s not like you ’ re someone ’ s crazy uncle , ” his niece Mary Trump tweeted “ Actually… ” In the eyes of the majority of Americans , Donald Trump is a sad punchline to a deadly joke that they ’ re tired of hearing .
Many of the people voting against Trump see it as the most patriotic thing they ’ ve ever done in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all you need to know about how badly this is all going for him .

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Donald Trump somehow lost the second presidential debate to Savannah Guthrie. That’s remarkable when you consider that 1) the debate didn’t even happen, 2) Guthrie wasn’t even supposed to have been last night’s debate moderator, and 3) Trump would have done much better if he’d simply stayed home.
I’m one of Donald Trump’s biggest critics, and even I didn’t think Trump could screw it up as badly as he did last night. There are almost no words. To give you an idea of how badly Trump’s night has been going, when Guthrie chastised him for his deranged retweets by saying “it’s not like you’re someone’s crazy uncle,” his niece Mary Trump tweeted “Actually…”
In the eyes of the majority of Americans, Donald Trump is a sad punchline to a deadly joke that they’re tired of hearing. Many of the people voting against Trump see it as the most patriotic thing they’ve ever done in their lives – and that tells you all you need to know about how badly this is all going for him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Donald Trump threatens to take his ball and go home

When Donald Trump told a crowd of fans on Friday night that he might leave the country if he loses the election , he really stepped in it .
The reality is that the majority of Americans want him to leave .
And his remark , even if intended as sarcasm , only serves to underscore the fact that he knows he ’ s headed to prison if he loses – as well as the fact that he ’ s long been loyal to certain foreign countries anyway .
Trump just handed headline writers a gift for the ages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump , he ’ s been building up to it for awhile .
During rallies in various states , he ’ s informed his supporters that if he loses that state , he ’ ll never go back to it .
We can ’ t imagine a scenario in which would lose the election and then ever decide to visit , say , Iowa , again anyway .
But the point is that Trump keeps making threats about what he ’ ll do if he doesn ’ t win , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump comes up with is of the “ I ’ ll take my ball and go home ” variety .
He seems too oblivious to understand that most Americans don ’ t want him or his ball around anymore anyway .
Trump simply has no leverage , and he ’ s making threats that leave him with even less leverage .
Don ’ t come back to our state ?
Fantastic .
Leave the country ?
Even better .
This guy just doesn ’ t understand how negotiations work at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bankrupt so many times .

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When Donald Trump told a crowd of fans on Friday night that he might leave the country if he loses the election, he really stepped in it. The reality is that the majority of Americans want him to leave. And his remark, even if intended as sarcasm, only serves to underscore the fact that he knows he’s headed to prison if he loses – as well as the fact that he’s long been loyal to certain foreign countries anyway. Trump just handed headline writers a gift for the ages.
But as pathetic as this moment was for Trump, he’s been building up to it for awhile. During rallies in various states, he’s informed his supporters that if he loses that state, he’ll never go back to it. We can’t imagine a scenario in which would lose the election and then ever decide to visit, say, Iowa, again anyway. But the point is that Trump keeps making threats about what he’ll do if he doesn’t win, and his threats are just sad.
Every threat that Donald Trump comes up with is of the “I’ll take my ball and go home” variety. He seems too oblivious to understand that most Americans don’t want him or his ball around anymore anyway. Trump simply has no leverage, and he’s making threats that leave him with even less leverage. Don’t come back to our state? Fantastic. Leave the country? Even better. This guy just doesn’t understand how negotiations work at all. No wonder he’s got bankrupt so many times.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Donald Trump is now facing double trouble

During his disastrous town hall event on Thursday evening , an overmatched and rambling Donald Trump appeared to admit that his $ 421 million in personal debt is indeed owed to foreign entities .
This is the debt that was uncovered when Trump ’ s tax returns became public last month .
But here ’ s the thing .
Forbes has revealed that Trump ’ s debts are actually more than double this .
That ’ s right , Forbes has highlighted even more Trump debt , bringing the total that Trump personally owes to various lenders to more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being financially controlled by even more entities than we knew .
Even worse , in some of the nations that Trump is believed to be the most in debt to , such as Russia and China , the banks are officially or unofficially part of the government .
This means Trump has owed that money to foreign governments , even as he ’ s served as President of the United States .
Forbes points out that Trump still has a few billion dollars in assets to his name , which it concludes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But we find this conclusion to be naive .
What are the odds that the billion dollars in debt that has been uncovered is the only debt Trump has ?
Why are we still taking him at his word that he doesn ’ t have even greater hidden debts ?
Trump ’ s desperate financial moves consistently suggest that he ’ s just trying to survive the day without going bankrupt because he has no cash on hand , and he can ’ t tap into his assets because they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to us here at Palmer Report is how badly Donald Trump botched the phrase “ under leveraged ” during his town hall .
Even after he tried to say it four or five times , all he could come up with was “ under levered.
” It ’ s clear that Trump had never heard the term in his life , until his taxes were exposed , and one of his handlers told him to start going around saying he was under leveraged .
Trump has spent fifty years in finance , running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so little about finance , he wasn ’ t even familiar with a term like “ leveraged ” until it was recently fed to him as a talking point .
Just how bad at business is this guy ?

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During his disastrous town hall event on Thursday evening, an overmatched and rambling Donald Trump appeared to admit that his $421 million in personal debt is indeed owed to foreign entities. This is the debt that was uncovered when Trump’s tax returns became public last month. But here’s the thing. Forbes has revealed that Trump’s debts are actually more than double this.
That’s right, Forbes has highlighted even more Trump debt, bringing the total that Trump personally owes to various lenders to more than a billion dollars. This means Trump is being financially controlled by even more entities than we knew. Even worse, in some of the nations that Trump is believed to be the most in debt to, such as Russia and China, the banks are officially or unofficially part of the government. This means Trump has owed that money to foreign governments, even as he’s served as President of the United States.
Forbes points out that Trump still has a few billion dollars in assets to his name, which it concludes means he’s “not broke.” But we find this conclusion to be naive. What are the odds that the billion dollars in debt that has been uncovered is the only debt Trump has? Why are we still taking him at his word that he doesn’t have even greater hidden debts? Trump’s desperate financial moves consistently suggest that he’s just trying to survive the day without going bankrupt because he has no cash on hand, and he can’t tap into his assets because they’re all over leveraged.
What stands out to us here at Palmer Report is how badly Donald Trump botched the phrase “under leveraged” during his town hall. Even after he tried to say it four or five times, all he could come up with was “under levered.” It’s clear that Trump had never heard the term in his life, until his taxes were exposed, and one of his handlers told him to start going around saying he was under leveraged. Trump has spent fifty years in finance, running up nonstop debts. Yet he knows so little about finance, he wasn’t even familiar with a term like “leveraged” until it was recently fed to him as a talking point. Just how bad at business is this guy?
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