palmerreport--2020-03-31--Donald Trump’s reign of terror

Donald Trump’s reign of terror

Once again , presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has had to take “ president ” Donald Trump to task .
Trump has been spouting lies regarding coronavirus .
Trump stood in the Rose Garden , suggesting that hospitals are using too many face masks for nefarious reasons .
Why does this man say such ridiculous things , especially during a pandemic ?
Perhaps his outrageous behavior is another attempt at hiding his incompetence that has cost , and will continue to cost , people their lives .
Donald Trump ’ s insinuations were ridiculous : “ Are they going out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked reporters .
Then , he became visibly angry when reporters asked him what he meant .
This , of course , gave him an opportunity to attack Governor Cuomo , who is doing a far better job than Trump .
Even though we all know Trump is an egotistical narcissist , his inability to tone down his behavior boggles the mind .
Whatever is behind Trump ’ s unprofessional , uncalled for behavior , Joe Biden was having none of it .
“ This is ridiculous and completely false , ” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump ’ s questioning of the number of masks hospitals need or use is “ among the most reckless and ignorant ” things Trump has said to date .
No one may ever know Trump ’ s rationale , but the good side of his outlandish behavior is that he is making Joe Biden look more forceful , strong , and ready to take over the office of President of the United States .
Biden tweeted his utter disgust and disdain for “ president ” Donald Trump , indicating that Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive branch to get equipment to where it is most needed .
He issued a challenge to Trump via Twitter : “ In the next 48 hours , direct the production and distribution of respirator masks , gloves , protective face shields and gowns to fill every supply request made by a governor to the federal government.
” That ’ s what a real president would do .
Instead , Trump wants to withhold supplies from governors who have not bowed down to him .
This is not the behavior of a real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a disaster .
It is exactly what Joe Biden called it : “ conspiracy-mongering , ” and he also pointed out that “ lives hang in the balance.
” Biden is the type of man we need in the White House .
Not a lying , suspicious , pot-stirring , projectionist who threatens our lives every day that he remains in office .
Instead of focusing on this pandemic , Trump is out bragging about his ratings .
He tweeted that his ratings from his press briefings “ are as big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Guess what , Trump ?
The attention you ’ re getting results from the media trying to decide whether to cover you at all due to your consistent lies and misleading information .
He ’ s tone-deaf .
Let ’ s add that he ’ s completely clueless and uncaring .
We never needed someone like him in the White House , and he ’ s the last thing we need now .
Yes , idiot , people are watching and waiting in vain for you to do job .
Many have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the idiot-in-chief .

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Once again, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has had to take “president” Donald Trump to task. Trump has been spouting lies regarding coronavirus. Trump stood in the Rose Garden, suggesting that hospitals are using too many face masks for nefarious reasons. Why does this man say such ridiculous things, especially during a pandemic? Perhaps his outrageous behavior is another attempt at hiding his incompetence that has cost, and will continue to cost, people their lives.
Donald Trump’s insinuations were ridiculous: “Are they going out the back door?” Trump rhetorically asked reporters. Then, he became visibly angry when reporters asked him what he meant. This, of course, gave him an opportunity to attack Governor Cuomo, who is doing a far better job than Trump. Even though we all know Trump is an egotistical narcissist, his inability to tone down his behavior boggles the mind. Whatever is behind Trump’s unprofessional, uncalled for behavior, Joe Biden was having none of it.
“This is ridiculous and completely false,” Biden said. He continued by pointing out that Trump’s questioning of the number of masks hospitals need or use is “among the most reckless and ignorant” things Trump has said to date. No one may ever know Trump’s rationale, but the good side of his outlandish behavior is that he is making Joe Biden look more forceful, strong, and ready to take over the office of President of the United States.
Biden tweeted his utter disgust and disdain for “president” Donald Trump, indicating that Trump has failed to use the powers of the executive branch to get equipment to where it is most needed. He issued a challenge to Trump via Twitter: “In the next 48 hours, direct the production and distribution of respirator masks, gloves, protective face shields and gowns to fill every supply request made by a governor to the federal government.”
That’s what a real president would do. Instead, Trump wants to withhold supplies from governors who have not bowed down to him. This is not the behavior of a real leader of the United States; it’s a disaster. It is exactly what Joe Biden called it: “conspiracy-mongering,” and he also pointed out that “lives hang in the balance.”
Biden is the type of man we need in the White House. Not a lying, suspicious, pot-stirring, projectionist who threatens our lives every day that he remains in office. Instead of focusing on this pandemic, Trump is out bragging about his ratings. He tweeted that his ratings from his press briefings “are as big as The Bachelor and Monday Night Football.” Guess what, Trump? The attention you’re getting results from the media trying to decide whether to cover you at all due to your consistent lies and misleading information. He’s tone-deaf. Let’s add that he’s completely clueless and uncaring. We never needed someone like him in the White House, and he’s the last thing we need now. Yes, idiot, people are watching and waiting in vain for you to do job. Many have said it facetiously, but he really is the idiot-in-chief.
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palmerreport--2020-03-31--Donald Trump is about to get hit with a crushing blow

We all know that Donald Trump doesn ’ t care how many Americans suffer or die due to the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic collapse .
But we do know that he cares greatly about how the death and suffering will end up impacting his reelection chances .
This is where it gets ugly for him .
Up to now , the coronavirus has been the worst in places like New York , California , and Washington State – places where he wasn ’ t going to win a single Electoral College vote anyway .
In his depraved mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these states ?
They ’ re worthless to his reelection bid anyway .
But when things started flaring up in Michigan , we saw where this starts to get dicey for him .
Trump badly needs to win Michigan , yet he can ’ t figure out how to do it .
If he works with the state ’ s Democratic Governor , he risks a scenario where she gets the credit for the response , and Michiganders end up voting for Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
So he ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in Michigan they ’ re going to die because they elected a Democratic Governor , in the hope that this will somehow motivate them to vote Republican in November .
This is obviously not much of a strategy .
But it gets even worse for him .
The next coronavirus hotspot appears to be Florida , where the response is going to be a mess , because Governor Ron DeSantis is a corrupt inept idiot .
Donald Trump won ’ t even be able to scapegoat the Governor , because DeSantis is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When the people in Florida look for someone to blame for the woeful coronavirus response , they ’ re going to end up blaming Trump and the GOP .
That ’ ll make it harder for Trump to win Florida , which is always close , and which the Democrats have won in two out of the last three presidential elections .
That ’ s before getting further into the calendar , when the coronavirus flashpoint starts moving into rural areas .
These folks are Donald Trump ’ s base .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to turn out and vote Republican in order to outnumber the people in that state ’ s bigger cities , which usually vote Democrat .
Trump could find himself playing defense in states that aren ’ t usually in play , with the coronavirus crisis hitting them the hardest this summer , which is dangerously close to the election .

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We all know that Donald Trump doesn’t care how many Americans suffer or die due to the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic collapse. But we do know that he cares greatly about how the death and suffering will end up impacting his reelection chances. This is where it gets ugly for him.
Up to now, the coronavirus has been the worst in places like New York, California, and Washington State – places where he wasn’t going to win a single Electoral College vote anyway. In his depraved mind, who cares how many people die in these states? They’re worthless to his reelection bid anyway. But when things started flaring up in Michigan, we saw where this starts to get dicey for him.
Trump badly needs to win Michigan, yet he can’t figure out how to do it. If he works with the state’s Democratic Governor, he risks a scenario where she gets the credit for the response, and Michiganders end up voting for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. So he’s been trying the surreal strategy of basically telling people in Michigan they’re going to die because they elected a Democratic Governor, in the hope that this will somehow motivate them to vote Republican in November. This is obviously not much of a strategy. But it gets even worse for him.
The next coronavirus hotspot appears to be Florida, where the response is going to be a mess, because Governor Ron DeSantis is a corrupt inept idiot. Donald Trump won’t even be able to scapegoat the Governor, because DeSantis is a Republican and a close Trump ally. When the people in Florida look for someone to blame for the woeful coronavirus response, they’re going to end up blaming Trump and the GOP. That’ll make it harder for Trump to win Florida, which is always close, and which the Democrats have won in two out of the last three presidential elections.
That’s before getting further into the calendar, when the coronavirus flashpoint starts moving into rural areas. These folks are Donald Trump’s base. Even in red states, the rural residents have to turn out and vote Republican in order to outnumber the people in that state’s bigger cities, which usually vote Democrat. Trump could find himself playing defense in states that aren’t usually in play, with the coronavirus crisis hitting them the hardest this summer, which is dangerously close to the election.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--It’s time to seize Trump Tower

It’s time to seize Trump Tower

Donald Trump ’ s incompetent and frequently psychotic mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has already resulted in an American death toll higher than that of 9/11 , and by the time it ’ s all over , the death toll will probably be higher than Vietnam .
Trump is specifically refusing to send New York more than a small fraction of the life saving emergency medical supplies it needs , because he knows he won ’ t win the state in November anyway .
New York is in crisis mode .
In fact it ’ s such a severe crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Javits Center and Central Park have already been converted into hospitals .
We ’ re way past the point of normalcy .
Drastic measures are well warranted .
If Donald Trump continues refusing to send New York the supplies it needs , the city and state should use the leverage they have over him : his buildings .
The Four Seasons has already been voluntarily converted into temporary living quarters for emergency medical personnel , so they don ’ t have to risk going home at night and infecting their families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and firefighters , who are also attempting to continue to work despite being infected .
New York can easily seize Trump Tower and/or the Trump hotels in the city under eminent domain , and use them for emergency housing .
NYC hotels are barely being used at this point , and Donald Trump is officially no longer a resident of Trump Tower , so there ’ s an easy argument that his buildings should be the first to be seized .
From a pragmatic standpoint , there ’ s also a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t like the idea of his prized buildings being turned into housing for frontline heroes who are potentially infected , then he can pony up the supplies that New York is owed .
New York shouldn ’ t use this tactic to demand anything more than its fair share of medical supplies , of course .
But everyone agrees that New York is the current epicenter of the coronavirus crisis .
We ’ re seeing Donald Trump corruptly give most of the supplies to people like Florida ’ s Republican Governor Ron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so will help Trump win Florida in November .
It doesn ’ t get any uglier than this , and New York is justified in using frankly whatever tactics it wants for fighting back .
The reality is that New York is going to end up seizing these building from Donald Trump anyway , once he ’ s inevitably convicted of financial crimes in the state .
Might as well just do it now , while they ’ re needed .
Trump can go to court and try to fight it if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to stop it from happening will be to give the state the medical supplies that experts agree it needs .

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Donald Trump’s incompetent and frequently psychotic mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has already resulted in an American death toll higher than that of 9/11, and by the time it’s all over, the death toll will probably be higher than Vietnam. Trump is specifically refusing to send New York more than a small fraction of the life saving emergency medical supplies it needs, because he knows he won’t win the state in November anyway.
New York is in crisis mode. In fact it’s such a severe crisis that the entire state is under lockdown. The Javits Center and Central Park have already been converted into hospitals. We’re way past the point of normalcy. Drastic measures are well warranted. If Donald Trump continues refusing to send New York the supplies it needs, the city and state should use the leverage they have over him: his buildings.
The Four Seasons has already been voluntarily converted into temporary living quarters for emergency medical personnel, so they don’t have to risk going home at night and infecting their families. Similar housing is needed for police and firefighters, who are also attempting to continue to work despite being infected. New York can easily seize Trump Tower and/or the Trump hotels in the city under eminent domain, and use them for emergency housing. NYC hotels are barely being used at this point, and Donald Trump is officially no longer a resident of Trump Tower, so there’s an easy argument that his buildings should be the first to be seized.
From a pragmatic standpoint, there’s also a lot of leverage here. If Donald Trump doesn’t like the idea of his prized buildings being turned into housing for frontline heroes who are potentially infected, then he can pony up the supplies that New York is owed.
New York shouldn’t use this tactic to demand anything more than its fair share of medical supplies, of course. But everyone agrees that New York is the current epicenter of the coronavirus crisis. We’re seeing Donald Trump corruptly give most of the supplies to people like Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, in the hope that doing so will help Trump win Florida in November. It doesn’t get any uglier than this, and New York is justified in using frankly whatever tactics it wants for fighting back.
The reality is that New York is going to end up seizing these building from Donald Trump anyway, once he’s inevitably convicted of financial crimes in the state. Might as well just do it now, while they’re needed. Trump can go to court and try to fight it if he wants, but the only way for him to stop it from happening will be to give the state the medical supplies that experts agree it needs.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Bernie Sanders goes bust

Bernie Sanders goes bust

There are two kinds of Bernie supporters .
Those who advocated for Bernie but concede he ’ s lost and are ready to transfer their allegiance to Joe Biden , and the Bernie-or-nobody crowd , or even more exasperating , the Bernie-or-Trump crowd .
Remarkably , neither kind acknowledges the existence of the other , despite a proliferation of both in social media .
I can ’ t tell from the fluttering innocent eyes of the former if they are being disingenuous or just plain stupid .
I ’ m reminded of the two forgettable idiots ( whose names I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ straight faces , averred on CNN ( or somewhere equivalent ) that Donald Trump has never told a lie .
The idea that someone really believes ( or says they do ) that Bernie supporters will dutifully vote for the Democratic candidate , whoever he or she may be , and would never vote for Trump , is immediately contradicted by the thousands on social media who in fact say the very opposite .
I don ’ t know what kind of stupid and selfish Bernie supporter you have to be to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the nomination , but I always find myself wondering why such people didn ’ t just eliminate the middle man , buy a MAGA hat and get in line with the other drooling cretins from the first .
It would have been much simpler and far less exasperating .
As I have said before many times , I preferred Elizabeth Warren .
Like Bernie , Warren was a progressive who wanted to enact progressive policies if elected .
Unlike Bernie she had the experience , the political bona fides and the brains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropped out I didn ’ t make a big deal out of it .
I dusted myself off and immediately attached myself to the winner , Joe Biden .
In case you haven ’ t noticed , and whether you like it or not , Joe Biden is going to be the next Democratic candidate — and quite probably the next President of the United States .
Now , I freely acknowledge there exists a tiny minority of people who planned to stay out of the election had Bernie Sanders won .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have backed Bernie all the way and I would have voted for him had he become the nominee .
This morning , for example , I bought two bags of apples .
I would happily vote for one of those bags ( I care not which ) if either had become the Democratic nominee .
Trump really is that bad and he really is that dangerous .
Bernie is out .
Bernie has lost .
His chances are as close to zero as you can get .
Bernie will almost certainly not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I know that , why doesn ’ t Bernie know that ?
And , more to the point , if you ’ re a Bernie supporter , why don ’ t you know that ?
The earlier we all get behind Joe Biden the greater the enthusiasm we can generate for him by November 3rd .
Bernie Sanders understands the psychology involved in that calculation .
Yet he will not follow the lead of everyone else of consequence who has dropped out .
He refuses to quit .
I submit that those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s best interest at heart may want to think very carefully about the remarkable lack of evidence in support of that proposition .
Sanders is putting America ’ s future — and the future of the world — at risk by continuing to fight a lost battle .
If I didn ’ t know better I might suspect he ’ s in it more for the sake of his ego than any supposed patriotism .
We are in our fourth year of the nightmare presidency of this child rapist president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and we are in desperate need of sane leadership .
The polls indicate that Biden can beat Trump and beat him decisively .
Let ’ s forget our differences and help to make it so .
And as ever ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There are two kinds of Bernie supporters. Those who advocated for Bernie but concede he’s lost and are ready to transfer their allegiance to Joe Biden, and the Bernie-or-nobody crowd, or even more exasperating, the Bernie-or-Trump crowd. Remarkably, neither kind acknowledges the existence of the other, despite a proliferation of both in social media.
I can’t tell from the fluttering innocent eyes of the former if they are being disingenuous or just plain stupid. I’m reminded of the two forgettable idiots (whose names I have appropriately forgotten) who, with straight faces, averred on CNN (or somewhere equivalent) that Donald Trump has never told a lie. The idea that someone really believes (or says they do) that Bernie supporters will dutifully vote for the Democratic candidate, whoever he or she may be, and would never vote for Trump, is immediately contradicted by the thousands on social media who in fact say the very opposite.
I don’t know what kind of stupid and selfish Bernie supporter you have to be to vote for Trump if Sanders doesn’t get the nomination, but I always find myself wondering why such people didn’t just eliminate the middle man, buy a MAGA hat and get in line with the other drooling cretins from the first. It would have been much simpler and far less exasperating.
As I have said before many times, I preferred Elizabeth Warren. Like Bernie, Warren was a progressive who wanted to enact progressive policies if elected. Unlike Bernie she had the experience, the political bona fides and the brains to pull it off. When she dropped out I didn’t make a big deal out of it. I dusted myself off and immediately attached myself to the winner, Joe Biden. In case you haven’t noticed, and whether you like it or not, Joe Biden is going to be the next Democratic candidate — and quite probably the next President of the United States.
Now, I freely acknowledge there exists a tiny minority of people who planned to stay out of the election had Bernie Sanders won. I always spoke out against them. I would have backed Bernie all the way and I would have voted for him had he become the nominee. This morning, for example, I bought two bags of apples. I would happily vote for one of those bags (I care not which) if either had become the Democratic nominee. Trump really is that bad and he really is that dangerous.
Bernie is out. Bernie has lost. His chances are as close to zero as you can get. Bernie will almost certainly not be the Democratic nominee. Now, if I know that, why doesn’t Bernie know that? And, more to the point, if you’re a Bernie supporter, why don’t you know that? The earlier we all get behind Joe Biden the greater the enthusiasm we can generate for him by November 3rd. Bernie Sanders understands the psychology involved in that calculation. Yet he will not follow the lead of everyone else of consequence who has dropped out. He refuses to quit.
I submit that those of you who insist Bernie Sanders has America’s best interest at heart may want to think very carefully about the remarkable lack of evidence in support of that proposition. Sanders is putting America’s future — and the future of the world — at risk by continuing to fight a lost battle. If I didn’t know better I might suspect he’s in it more for the sake of his ego than any supposed patriotism.
We are in our fourth year of the nightmare presidency of this child rapist president, thanks in part to Bernie Sanders. We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and we are in desperate need of sane leadership. The polls indicate that Biden can beat Trump and beat him decisively. Let’s forget our differences and help to make it so. And as ever ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump just got thrown under the bus by Florida’s GOP Governor Ron DeSantis

The thing about corrupt allies is that when push comes to shove , they often end up racing to selfishly sell each other out .
Up to now , Donald Trump has tried to help out Florida ’ s corrupt Governor Ron DeSantis by giving him supplies that were supposed to go to other states , and DeSantis has tried to help out Trump by recklessly keeping the state open in the name of trying to prop up the economy .
But now that Florida ’ s coronavirus case numbers are spiking and the state is in danger of becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about to be assigned .
Ron DeSantis had been trying to blame Florida ’ s coronavirus debacle on New Yorkers , but no one seems to be buying that .
So today DeSantis asserted that the only reason he hasn ’ t shut the state down is that the Trump regime hasn ’ t told him to shut it down .
This soundbite from DeSantis , reported by local news in Florida and flagged by Raw Story , means that he ’ s putting it all back on his buddy Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump wants to avoid the blame for the inevitably ugly death toll in Florida , he ’ ll have to announce that he wants the state shut down .
But if Trump does that , then he ’ ll face the wrath of the fraction of people in Florida – many of them Trump supporters – who still think this is all a hoax .
We ’ ll see where this goes .
But Ron DeSantis pretty much just tried to dump this whole thing in Donald Trump ’ s lap .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publicly announce that he wants Florida to be locked down , and it looks like a no-win scenario for him .
Not that DeSantis , who has blown this arguably worse than any other governor , is likely to fare any better .

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The thing about corrupt allies is that when push comes to shove, they often end up racing to selfishly sell each other out. Up to now, Donald Trump has tried to help out Florida’s corrupt Governor Ron DeSantis by giving him supplies that were supposed to go to other states, and DeSantis has tried to help out Trump by recklessly keeping the state open in the name of trying to prop up the economy.
But now that Florida’s coronavirus case numbers are spiking and the state is in danger of becoming the new epicenter, plenty of blame is about to be assigned. Ron DeSantis had been trying to blame Florida’s coronavirus debacle on New Yorkers, but no one seems to be buying that. So today DeSantis asserted that the only reason he hasn’t shut the state down is that the Trump regime hasn’t told him to shut it down.
This soundbite from DeSantis, reported by local news in Florida and flagged by Raw Story, means that he’s putting it all back on his buddy Donald Trump. It creates a situation where if Trump wants to avoid the blame for the inevitably ugly death toll in Florida, he’ll have to announce that he wants the state shut down. But if Trump does that, then he’ll face the wrath of the fraction of people in Florida – many of them Trump supporters – who still think this is all a hoax.
We’ll see where this goes. But Ron DeSantis pretty much just tried to dump this whole thing in Donald Trump’s lap. Trump will have to decide whether or not to publicly announce that he wants Florida to be locked down, and it looks like a no-win scenario for him. Not that DeSantis, who has blown this arguably worse than any other governor, is likely to fare any better.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--What Donald Trump doesn’t get

What Donald Trump doesn’t get

The thing about an inherently sexist guy like Donald Trump is that sometimes he likes to make a point of reminding us what a sexist prick he is , and sometimes it ’ s just on display by default .
Even as Trump has revealed himself to be an almost gleeful mass murderer over the past few days , he also keeps finding ways to remind us of just how pathetically sexist he is .
At one point during his latest disastrous press conference today , Donald Trump made a casual reference to “ Dr .
Fauci or Deb.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical experts on stage , both of whom are doctors , both of whom have the same MD degree .
The only difference , as far as Trump is concerned , is that one of them is a woman – so she didn ’ t get the honorific .
If we were dealing with someone else who didn ’ t have a history of sexism , we could look at the larger context here and try to determine if this was merely a happenstance thing .
Maybe this time he says “ Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time he says “ Tony or Dr. Birx.
” But we all know that ’ s not what ’ s going on when it comes to Trump , because he just reminded us of that .
Donald Trump was already coming off a press conference in which he complained about the Governor of Washington and “ the woman in Michigan.
” In Trump ’ s mind , Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer isn ’ t even a governor .
All he sees is a woman , which means her professional status doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s just the way this creep operates .
In addition to everything else that ’ s wrong with Trump , he ’ s just as cravenly sexist as ever .

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The thing about an inherently sexist guy like Donald Trump is that sometimes he likes to make a point of reminding us what a sexist prick he is, and sometimes it’s just on display by default. Even as Trump has revealed himself to be an almost gleeful mass murderer over the past few days, he also keeps finding ways to remind us of just how pathetically sexist he is.
At one point during his latest disastrous press conference today, Donald Trump made a casual reference to “Dr. Fauci or Deb.” This was in reference to the two medical experts on stage, both of whom are doctors, both of whom have the same MD degree. The only difference, as far as Trump is concerned, is that one of them is a woman – so she didn’t get the honorific.
If we were dealing with someone else who didn’t have a history of sexism, we could look at the larger context here and try to determine if this was merely a happenstance thing. Maybe this time he says “Dr. Fauci or Deb” and next time he says “Tony or Dr. Birx.” But we all know that’s not what’s going on when it comes to Trump, because he just reminded us of that.
Donald Trump was already coming off a press conference in which he complained about the Governor of Washington and “the woman in Michigan.” In Trump’s mind, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer isn’t even a governor. All he sees is a woman, which means her professional status doesn’t exist in his mind. It’s just the way this creep operates. In addition to everything else that’s wrong with Trump, he’s just as cravenly sexist as ever.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--CNN and MSNBC both pulled the plug on Donald Trump today

Donald Trump ’ s daily “ coronavirus press conferences ” are really just a combination of Trump campaign rally and disinformation fest .
There has been mounting public pressure for the major cable news networks to stop airing these dangerously deranged debacles .
Today , the public sorta kinda got its wish .
When Donald Trump ’ s press briefing began today , CNN declined to air it while Trump was talking .
The minute Trump was finished , and one of the doctors took over , CNN immediately began airing it .
MSNBC aired the press briefing from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point where Trump was using the Q & A session to spread false information , it cut him off in favor of a fact checking segment .
A few minutes later , CNN also pulled the plug on Trump while he was still answering questions .
This means the two most reputable cable news networks both pulled the plug on the President of the United States today , one because he was spewing false information , and the other on the expectation that he was going to spew false information .
This was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s lies are getting people killed .
Come to think of it , they shouldn ’ t be airing these debacles at all .

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Donald Trump’s daily “coronavirus press conferences” are really just a combination of Trump campaign rally and disinformation fest. There has been mounting public pressure for the major cable news networks to stop airing these dangerously deranged debacles. Today, the public sorta kinda got its wish.
When Donald Trump’s press briefing began today, CNN declined to air it while Trump was talking. The minute Trump was finished, and one of the doctors took over, CNN immediately began airing it. MSNBC aired the press briefing from the start, but after it reached a point where Trump was using the Q&A session to spread false information, it cut him off in favor of a fact checking segment. A few minutes later, CNN also pulled the plug on Trump while he was still answering questions.
This means the two most reputable cable news networks both pulled the plug on the President of the United States today, one because he was spewing false information, and the other on the expectation that he was going to spew false information. This was the right thing to do, as Trump’s lies are getting people killed. Come to think of it, they shouldn’t be airing these debacles at all.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump’s incoherent meltdown about drug cartels isn’t exactly going over well

Donald Trump ’ s negligent , dishonest , psychotic failure in the coronavirus crisis has now cost thousands of Americans their lives , as the death toll continues to climb .
He ’ s guilty of mass murder , and he knows that if he loses the election , he ’ ll go to prison for it .
So now he ’ s trying a bizarre new approach : blaming it all on drug cartels or something .
Trump held a press conference today with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense so he could announce a plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis .
To be clear , there is no evidence that any such thing is happening , or that any such plan to combat it exists .
This was nothing more than yet another attempt at scaring Americans into believing that the Mexicans are coming to get them , and that the only way to stop these imaginary Mexican caravans is to give Donald Trump another four years .
This obviously isn ’ t going to work .
New polling today shows that Trump ’ s approval rating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press conferences about caravans won ’ t save him .

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Donald Trump’s negligent, dishonest, psychotic failure in the coronavirus crisis has now cost thousands of Americans their lives, as the death toll continues to climb. He’s guilty of mass murder, and he knows that if he loses the election, he’ll go to prison for it. So now he’s trying a bizarre new approach: blaming it all on drug cartels or something.
Trump held a press conference today with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense so he could announce a plan to fight the drug dealers who are supposedly taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis. To be clear, there is no evidence that any such thing is happening, or that any such plan to combat it exists.
This was nothing more than yet another attempt at scaring Americans into believing that the Mexicans are coming to get them, and that the only way to stop these imaginary Mexican caravans is to give Donald Trump another four years. This obviously isn’t going to work. New polling today shows that Trump’s approval rating numbers in this crisis keep falling. Press conferences about caravans won’t save him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Joe Biden just called Kellyanne Conway’s bluff

Donald Trump ’ s sociopathic adviser Kellyanne Conway tried to create a distraction earlier today by publicly demanding that Joe Biden call the White House and offer Donald Trump help in the coronavirus crisis .
Conway only exists to say absurd things and create such distractions , but this time it blew up in her face .
Joe Biden is now formally offering to speak with Donald Trump and provide him with help in the coronavirus crisis .
This is coming exclusively from Fox News , an outlet we obviously don ’ t respect , but there would be no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of story .
In fact we ’ d guess that Biden gave the story to Fox , so Trump ’ s fans would hear about it .
So now we have a situation where the Trump regime basically admitted that it needs Joe Biden ’ s help .
And now that Biden is offering Trump help , Trump will either have to take it ( which in his mind would be an admission that he can ’ t do the job ) , or Trump will have to reject Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking point in the process .

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Donald Trump’s sociopathic adviser Kellyanne Conway tried to create a distraction earlier today by publicly demanding that Joe Biden call the White House and offer Donald Trump help in the coronavirus crisis. Conway only exists to say absurd things and create such distractions, but this time it blew up in her face.
Joe Biden is now formally offering to speak with Donald Trump and provide him with help in the coronavirus crisis. This is coming exclusively from Fox News, an outlet we obviously don’t respect, but there would be no reason for them to make up this kind of story. In fact we’d guess that Biden gave the story to Fox, so Trump’s fans would hear about it.
So now we have a situation where the Trump regime basically admitted that it needs Joe Biden’s help. And now that Biden is offering Trump help, Trump will either have to take it (which in his mind would be an admission that he can’t do the job), or Trump will have to reject Biden’s offer and hand Biden an easy campaign talking point in the process.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--MSNBC and CNN cut off Donald Trump’s latest press conference almost immediately

Well that didn ’ t last long .
Donald Trump decided to hold yet another coronavirus press conference today , @ @ @ @ @ and harassing reporters is apparently the only way he has left for getting his rocks @ @ @ @ @ shake things up today by including corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr and incompetent Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ briefing , though neither had any reason to be there .
MSNBC and CNN began @ @ @ @ @ , but within about five minutes they had both cut away from the debacle .
@ @ @ @ @ .
Maybe next time they won ’ t air this harmful garbage at all .

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Well that didn’t last long. Donald Trump decided to hold yet another coronavirus press conference today, because telling self congratulatory lies and harassing reporters is apparently the only way he has left for getting his rocks off.
Trump decided to shake things up today by including corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr and incompetent Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in the briefing, though neither had any reason to be there.
MSNBC and CNN began airing the press conference today, but within about five minutes they had both cut away from the debacle. This is a good move. Maybe next time they won’t air this harmful garbage at all.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Nancy Pelosi drops the hammer on Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell

Republican Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is now insisting that Donald Trump only failed in his coronavirus response because he @ @ @ @ @ doing , McConnell is admitting that Trump failed in his response .
We expected that @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi would seize on this , and sure enough , she already has .
Nancy @ @ @ @ @ afternoon and dropped the hammer on both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell : “ I @ @ @ @ @ admission that perhaps the president and the Majority Leader can not handle the job.
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Republican Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is now insisting that Donald Trump only failed in his coronavirus response because he was impeached. In so doing, McConnell is admitting that Trump failed in his response. We expected that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would seize on this, and sure enough, she already has.
Nancy Pelosi appeared on CNN this afternoon and dropped the hammer on both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell: “I think that’s an admission that perhaps the president and the Majority Leader cannot handle the job.” She added, “ They should not try to hide behind an excuse for why they did not take action.”
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Bernie Sanders is finished

Bernie Sanders is finished

Bernie Sanders has gotten blown out so badly in the 2020 Democratic primary contest , the race has been over for weeks .
But because things like voting results and facts and reality just don ’ t matter to him and his most hardcore supporters , he ’ s inexplicably still in the race .
Nevermind that there ’ s a deadly pandemic going on .
Nevermind that Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee , and that he ’ s the one who ’ s running against Donald Trump , and that Trump is currently on a murder spree .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ matters , because Bernie Sanders and his foot stomping zombies are insisting that he ’ s the somehow only one who can magically save us from what ’ s going on .
That ’ s right , a guy who ’ s been in politics for forty years and has literally never accomplished anything , who has never delivered a single inch of progress on any of the issues that he claims to care about , who has an almost childlike understanding of the issues , is somehow going to save us from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is why Bernie ’ s movement has fully failed , and has turned out to have been a waste of time for everyone involved in it .
If Bernie Sanders and his fans had gotten their way , Andrew Cuomo wouldn ’ t be Governor of New York right now .
Cynthia Nixon would be Governor instead .
She was the laughably unqualified foot stomping pro-Bernie idiot who ran a primary challenge against Cuomo , under the premise that Cuomo wasn ’ t “ pure ” enough .
With what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death toll would likely have been double or more if someone as clueless and unqualified as Cynthia Nixon were the Governor .
The fatal flaw of the Bernie cult has always been that things like competence , experience , knowledge , and intellect are seen as drawbacks .
Bernie ’ s fans don ’ t want people in charge who know what they ’ re doing .
They want dumbasses in charge who spend their time stomping their feet and reciting purist propaganda instead of actually accomplishing anything .
Anti-intellectualism has historically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
But from the start , despite being staked to leftist political positions , the Bernie Sanders movement has been rooted entirely in anti-intellectualism .
How is that possible ?
Sanders just happens to be an incompetent low IQ idiot who doesn ’ t have an ounce of intellect about him , so his worshippers have decided that no one in government should be competent or smart .
You can ’ t have anyone outshining your cult leader , can you ?
Fortunately , most people on the left have seen this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including a large number of his former supporters who have run away from it screaming .
There ’ s a reason no one in the Sanders cult ever talks about how they ’ re going to implement their leftist ideas , because it ’ s never been about actually making anything happen .
Like most cults , the Sanders cult has simply given its members an excuse to believe that their purist views alone make them superior to everyone else on the left .
Actually delivering any progressive change has never been relevant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting ones hands dirty .
The Sanders cult has never been about leftist views ; it just happens to exist on the left .
It ’ s similar to how the Trump cult has never been about conservative views ; it just happens to exist on the right .
Both cults are about fully rejecting things like intellect and competence , in favor of worshipping a simpleton who spouts magical ideas .
Fortunately , because the left is smarter than the right , most on the left have rejected Sanders , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2020 primary races in blowouts .

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Bernie Sanders has gotten blown out so badly in the 2020 Democratic primary contest, the race has been over for weeks. But because things like voting results and facts and reality just don’t matter to him and his most hardcore supporters, he’s inexplicably still in the race.
Nevermind that there’s a deadly pandemic going on. Nevermind that Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee, and that he’s the one who’s running against Donald Trump, and that Trump is currently on a murder spree. None of that “adult” stuff matters, because Bernie Sanders and his foot stomping zombies are insisting that he’s the somehow only one who can magically save us from what’s going on.
That’s right, a guy who’s been in politics for forty years and has literally never accomplished anything, who has never delivered a single inch of progress on any of the issues that he claims to care about, who has an almost childlike understanding of the issues, is somehow going to save us from this incredibly complex crisis. This right here is why Bernie’s movement has fully failed, and has turned out to have been a waste of time for everyone involved in it.
If Bernie Sanders and his fans had gotten their way, Andrew Cuomo wouldn’t be Governor of New York right now. Cynthia Nixon would be Governor instead. She was the laughably unqualified foot stomping pro-Bernie idiot who ran a primary challenge against Cuomo, under the premise that Cuomo wasn’t “pure” enough. With what’s happening in New York right now, the death toll would likely have been double or more if someone as clueless and unqualified as Cynthia Nixon were the Governor.
The fatal flaw of the Bernie cult has always been that things like competence, experience, knowledge, and intellect are seen as drawbacks. Bernie’s fans don’t want people in charge who know what they’re doing. They want dumbasses in charge who spend their time stomping their feet and reciting purist propaganda instead of actually accomplishing anything.
Anti-intellectualism has historically been an inherent trait of the political right. But from the start, despite being staked to leftist political positions, the Bernie Sanders movement has been rooted entirely in anti-intellectualism. How is that possible? Sanders just happens to be an incompetent low IQ idiot who doesn’t have an ounce of intellect about him, so his worshippers have decided that no one in government should be competent or smart. You can’t have anyone outshining your cult leader, can you?
Fortunately, most people on the left have seen this Sanders cult for what it is, including a large number of his former supporters who have run away from it screaming. There’s a reason no one in the Sanders cult ever talks about how they’re going to implement their leftist ideas, because it’s never been about actually making anything happen. Like most cults, the Sanders cult has simply given its members an excuse to believe that their purist views alone make them superior to everyone else on the left. Actually delivering any progressive change has never been relevant. After all, actual change requires getting ones hands dirty.
The Sanders cult has never been about leftist views; it just happens to exist on the left. It’s similar to how the Trump cult has never been about conservative views; it just happens to exist on the right. Both cults are about fully rejecting things like intellect and competence, in favor of worshipping a simpleton who spouts magical ideas. Fortunately, because the left is smarter than the right, most on the left have rejected Sanders, which is why he’s lost the 2016 and 2020 primary races in blowouts.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump was golfing the whole time!

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is now insisting that Donald Trump only failed in his coronavirus response because he was too busy being impeached .
Of course this means that McConnell is admitting that Trump failed in his response , which in turn means that McConnell has already given up any hope of trying to spin Trump ’ s response as having been a successful one .
But it ’ s bigger than this .
Even if impeachment did distract Donald Trump from doing his job , it would still be absurd to argue that this was somehow the fault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice system puts a murderer on trial , and it means that murderer can ’ t do his day job well , it ’ s on the murderer for being a murderer .
But there ’ s hard proof that Trump wasn ’ t distracted by impeachment .
United Nations Representative Mohamad Safa has helpfully documented all of the campaign rallies and golfing vacations that Donald Trump has taken since he was first briefed about the coronavirus crisis : That ’ s right , Donald Trump was golfing the whole time .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s because he cares more about golf than he does about doing his job , or who lives or dies .
For that matter , Trump claimed during his press conference on Tuesday that he ’ s handling the coronavirus crisis perfectly – and if that ’ s his position , then neither he nor his apologists get to use impeachment as a lame excuse .

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is now insisting that Donald Trump only failed in his coronavirus response because he was too busy being impeached. Of course this means that McConnell is admitting that Trump failed in his response, which in turn means that McConnell has already given up any hope of trying to spin Trump’s response as having been a successful one. But it’s bigger than this.
Even if impeachment did distract Donald Trump from doing his job, it would still be absurd to argue that this was somehow the fault of the Democrats. If the criminal justice system puts a murderer on trial, and it means that murderer can’t do his day job well, it’s on the murderer for being a murderer. But there’s hard proof that Trump wasn’t distracted by impeachment.
United Nations Representative Mohamad Safa has helpfully documented all of the campaign rallies and golfing vacations that Donald Trump has taken since he was first briefed about the coronavirus crisis:
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That’s right, Donald Trump was golfing the whole time. If he was distracted from the coronavirus crisis, it’s because he cares more about golf than he does about doing his job, or who lives or dies. For that matter, Trump claimed during his press conference on Tuesday that he’s handling the coronavirus crisis perfectly – and if that’s his position, then neither he nor his apologists get to use impeachment as a lame excuse.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler’s coronavirus insider trading was far uglier than we thought

When the news broke that the FBI is investigating Republican Senator Richard Burr over his coronavirus-related insider trading , it raised the question of whether the other Republican Senators involved would also be investigated .
It turns out Georgia ’ s Kelly Loeffler is not helping her case today .
Based on new reporting today from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , not only did Senator Kelly Loeffler dump millions of dollars in stocks after she was privately briefed on the severity of the coronavirus crisis , she bought stock in a company that makes coronavirus protective wear .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to get out of the overall stock market and cut her losses because she knew the economy was about to tank ; she specifically tried to profit from it .
It ’ s not yet clear how serious or legitimate the current FBI probe is when it comes to this insider trading .
After all , the FBI is still under the control of Donald Trump ’ s corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr .
But if Trump loses the election , these insider trading senators are certainly going down for any laws @ @ @ @ @

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When the news broke that the FBI is investigating Republican Senator Richard Burr over his coronavirus-related insider trading, it raised the question of whether the other Republican Senators involved would also be investigated. It turns out Georgia’s Kelly Loeffler is not helping her case today.
Based on new reporting today from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, not only did Senator Kelly Loeffler dump millions of dollars in stocks after she was privately briefed on the severity of the coronavirus crisis, she bought stock in a company that makes coronavirus protective wear. That’s right, she wasn’t just trying to get out of the overall stock market and cut her losses because she knew the economy was about to tank; she specifically tried to profit from it.
It’s not yet clear how serious or legitimate the current FBI probe is when it comes to this insider trading. After all, the FBI is still under the control of Donald Trump’s corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr. But if Trump loses the election, these insider trading senators are certainly going down for any laws they’ve violated.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Turns out Jared Kushner was behind it all

Anyone who ’ s paying attention in New York City knows that the need for ventilators is real , and that people are dying because the Trump regime has refused to send most of FEMA ’ s ventilators to the city .
Donald Trump keeps insisting in press conferences that he somehow knows more about the ventilator situation than New York Governor Andrew Cuomo does , and now we know where Trump got that nonsense from .
Vanity Fair is reporting that Jared Kushner did his own math and determined that New York City can ’ t possibly need as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s right , Donald Trump ’ s idiot son-in-law is sitting there with a spreadsheet and a calculator , trying to figure out things that he has no understanding of , and Trump is making life and death decisions based on what this idiot is coming up with .
Donald Trump is already guilty of felony negligent homicide for using his office to spread lies , which he knew would lead to more people catching this virus than necessary .
Trump has also confessed to intentional homicide when he admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Michigan and Washington because he doesn ’ t like their governors .
Now we know that Trump is listening to his idiot son-in-law instead of people with brains when it comes to distributing medical equipment .
If Trump loses the election he will , obviously , spend the rest of his miserable life in prison .

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Anyone who’s paying attention in New York City knows that the need for ventilators is real, and that people are dying because the Trump regime has refused to send most of FEMA’s ventilators to the city. Donald Trump keeps insisting in press conferences that he somehow knows more about the ventilator situation than New York Governor Andrew Cuomo does, and now we know where Trump got that nonsense from.
Vanity Fair is reporting that Jared Kushner did his own math and determined that New York City can’t possibly need as many ventilators as it says it needs. That’s right, Donald Trump’s idiot son-in-law is sitting there with a spreadsheet and a calculator, trying to figure out things that he has no understanding of, and Trump is making life and death decisions based on what this idiot is coming up with.
Donald Trump is already guilty of felony negligent homicide for using his office to spread lies, which he knew would lead to more people catching this virus than necessary. Trump has also confessed to intentional homicide when he admitted that he’s refusing to work with Michigan and Washington because he doesn’t like their governors. Now we know that Trump is listening to his idiot son-in-law instead of people with brains when it comes to distributing medical equipment. If Trump loses the election he will, obviously, spend the rest of his miserable life in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Whoopi Goldberg just destroyed Bernie Sanders to his face for refusing to drop out of a race that he

Whoopi Goldberg just destroyed Bernie Sanders to his face for refusing to drop out of a race that he’s lost

America is in the midst of a pandemic , Donald Trump is in the midst of a murder spree , Democratic nominee Joe Biden is the only one who can defeat him in November , and yet Bernie Sanders is still running a divisive and dishonest campaign in a primary race that he ’ s already lost in a blowout .
When Bernie Sanders appeared on The View today and made false claims about how he somehow still has a path to victory in a primary race that stopped being competitive several weeks ago , Whoopi Goldberg blew him up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more clear by the day that Bernie Sanders is only in this for himself .
He lost , badly , and yet he ’ s not enough of a responsible adult to drop out and endorse the Democratic nominee .
Sanders is instead trying to force people to put their lives at risk by going out to vote in a primary race that ’ s already over , during a deadly pandemic .
Sanders is also still raising money for a campaign that obviously doesn ’ t exist .
Sanders has unfortunately exposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and idiot .
If he truly cared about any of the progressive issues he claims to care about , he ’ d be working with Democratic nominee Joe Biden to make sure those policies happen once Biden is President .
Instead , Bernie is casting those ideals aside , and screwing over his own supporters , because his insufferable ego requires that he keep pushing forward with an imaginary campaign in a race that ’ s over .
Sanders has fully betrayed everything he ’ s ever claimed to care about .

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America is in the midst of a pandemic, Donald Trump is in the midst of a murder spree, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is the only one who can defeat him in November, and yet Bernie Sanders is still running a divisive and dishonest campaign in a primary race that he’s already lost in a blowout.
When Bernie Sanders appeared on The View today and made false claims about how he somehow still has a path to victory in a primary race that stopped being competitive several weeks ago, Whoopi Goldberg blew him up for it:
Whoopi Goldberg asking the tough and necessary questions on @TheView pic.twitter.com/5nGCXeLxAf — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 1, 2020
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It’s becoming more clear by the day that Bernie Sanders is only in this for himself. He lost, badly, and yet he’s not enough of a responsible adult to drop out and endorse the Democratic nominee. Sanders is instead trying to force people to put their lives at risk by going out to vote in a primary race that’s already over, during a deadly pandemic. Sanders is also still raising money for a campaign that obviously doesn’t exist.
Sanders has unfortunately exposed himself as that rare combination of villain and idiot. If he truly cared about any of the progressive issues he claims to care about, he’d be working with Democratic nominee Joe Biden to make sure those policies happen once Biden is President. Instead, Bernie is casting those ideals aside, and screwing over his own supporters, because his insufferable ego requires that he keep pushing forward with an imaginary campaign in a race that’s over. Sanders has fully betrayed everything he’s ever claimed to care about.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump’s approval numbers just went off a cliff

Back when polling outlets first started surveying Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus crisis , Palmer Report warned everyone to ignore the initial numbers .
When a crisis is unfolding , plenty of people will say the support the President even when they don ’ t , under the belief that it might help the nation ’ s chances of rallying through the crisis .
Donald Trump ’ s initial bump was actually quite small in comparison to the crisis spikes that other modern U.S. Presidents have gotten .
Trump ’ s coronavirus crisis approval number peaked in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rating peaked in the mid forties .
Now the numbers are already coming down – quickly .
A few days ago we saw that Trump ’ s coronavirus crisis approval rating number had plummeted thirteen points and was underwater .
Now a new Morning Consult poll also says Trump is way underwater in his handling of the crisis , with 40 % approving and 47 % disapproving .
You ’ re surely scratching your head and asking yourself how anyone out there at all , let alone 40 % of the country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing a good job with this crisis .
But that ’ s a conversation for another day .
The reality is that these numbers are absolutely terrible for Trump .
In reelection terms , an approval rating of 40 % is the rough equivalent of zero .
He has no path to reelection if only 40 % of Americans thinks he ’ s handling this crisis well , and only 40 % of Americans approve of the overall job he ’ s doing .
As Palmer Report has been pointing out from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number to watch is the 2020 election matchup .
Joe Biden ’ s lead over Donald Trump in the polling averages is about as large as it ’ s ever been .
It doesn ’ t really matter how many or few people say they approve of Trump ’ s handling of the crisis .
What matters is how they ’ re planning to vote .

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Back when polling outlets first started surveying Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, Palmer Report warned everyone to ignore the initial numbers. When a crisis is unfolding, plenty of people will say the support the President even when they don’t, under the belief that it might help the nation’s chances of rallying through the crisis.
Donald Trump’s initial bump was actually quite small in comparison to the crisis spikes that other modern U.S. Presidents have gotten. Trump’s coronavirus crisis approval number peaked in the mid-fifties, and his overall approval rating peaked in the mid forties. Now the numbers are already coming down – quickly.
A few days ago we saw that Trump’s coronavirus crisis approval rating number had plummeted thirteen points and was underwater. Now a new Morning Consult poll also says Trump is way underwater in his handling of the crisis, with 40% approving and 47% disapproving.
You’re surely scratching your head and asking yourself how anyone out there at all, let alone 40% of the country, can somehow believe that Donald Trump is doing a good job with this crisis. But that’s a conversation for another day. The reality is that these numbers are absolutely terrible for Trump. In reelection terms, an approval rating of 40% is the rough equivalent of zero. He has no path to reelection if only 40% of Americans thinks he’s handling this crisis well, and only 40% of Americans approve of the overall job he’s doing.
As Palmer Report has been pointing out from the start of this crisis, the one number to watch is the 2020 election matchup. Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump in the polling averages is about as large as it’s ever been. It doesn’t really matter how many or few people say they approve of Trump’s handling of the crisis. What matters is how they’re planning to vote.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump is trying to pull a fast one on us

The New York Times published an article on Monday about how autocrats and other world leaders are using the coronavirus pandemic to pass emergency legislation .
For example , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán can now rule by issuing decrees while Israel ’ s Benjamin Netanyahu has closed the court system , suspended parliament , and commandeered secret personal data to track citizens .
While this may not be surprising , it begs two pressing questions : Will these countries give up these new powers once the world reopens ?
Are all these measures really needed to fight the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions , it fails to mention anything about the world ’ s leading up-and-coming autocracy : the United States .
Just weeks ago , as COVID-19 continued its spread around the world , the official word at the top was first that it ’ s a “ hoax ” and then that “ it ’ s going to be just fine ” and “ we have it totally under control.
” As we enter April , Bone Spurs is now running with the idea that it would be “ good ” news if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With this backdrop of abject lunacy and dangerous incompetence , Republican lawmakers across the country have been going full-Gilead on us , insisting that an abortion has no place during a pandemic .
States such as Alabama , Ohio , and Texas have instituted abortion bans , imposing fines and even jail time , calling abortion a “ nonessential procedure ” that deprives medical professionals of the supplies they need to fight the coronavirus .
However , abortion is not like some elective surgery that you can put off indefinitely , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortions are needed to address serious health risks and even save lives .
Fortunately , Donald Trump has been so busy making a fool out of himself at the White House coronavirus task force briefings that he hasn ’ t yet had the chance to figure out how to dissolve our court system .
On Monday , federal judges in Alabama , Ohio , and Texas issued restraining orders in lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood and other groups to stop these states from enforcing their abortion bans at least while arguments are pending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this coronavirus pandemic will end , but we do have a date for when we can send a loud and clear message that the United States is not destined to become some sort of full-blown dystopian autocracy led by a sniffling , draft-dodging imbecile .
November 3 , 2020 can—and must—be the day that changes everything .

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The New York Times published an article on Monday about how autocrats and other world leaders are using the coronavirus pandemic to pass emergency legislation. For example, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán can now rule by issuing decrees while Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has closed the court system, suspended parliament, and commandeered secret personal data to track citizens. While this may not be surprising, it begs two pressing questions: Will these countries give up these new powers once the world reopens? Are all these measures really needed to fight the pandemic?
Although the article asks the right questions, it fails to mention anything about the world’s leading up-and-coming autocracy: the United States. Just weeks ago, as COVID-19 continued its spread around the world, the official word at the top was first that it’s a “hoax” and then that “it’s going to be just fine” and “we have it totally under control.” As we enter April, Bone Spurs is now running with the idea that it would be “good” news if only 200,000 American citizens wind up dying.
With this backdrop of abject lunacy and dangerous incompetence, Republican lawmakers across the country have been going full-Gilead on us, insisting that an abortion has no place during a pandemic. States such as Alabama, Ohio, and Texas have instituted abortion bans, imposing fines and even jail time, calling abortion a “nonessential procedure” that deprives medical professionals of the supplies they need to fight the coronavirus. However, abortion is not like some elective surgery that you can put off indefinitely, and let’s not forget that some abortions are needed to address serious health risks and even save lives.
Fortunately, Donald Trump has been so busy making a fool out of himself at the White House coronavirus task force briefings that he hasn’t yet had the chance to figure out how to dissolve our court system. On Monday, federal judges in Alabama, Ohio, and Texas issued restraining orders in lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood and other groups to stop these states from enforcing their abortion bans at least while arguments are pending.
We don’t know when this coronavirus pandemic will end, but we do have a date for when we can send a loud and clear message that the United States is not destined to become some sort of full-blown dystopian autocracy led by a sniffling, draft-dodging imbecile. November 3, 2020 can—and must—be the day that changes everything.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--Donald Trump gets caught in the act

Donald Trump gets caught in the act

Instead of doing the job he stole , alleviating the fears of American citizens , and getting much-needed supplies to states across this nation , “ president ” Donald Trump has been fighting with reporters , governors he doesn ’ t like , and falsely congratulating himself for a job not done .
In other words , Trump is being Trump , and no pandemic is going to change him , much to our detriment .
When Trump blatantly said that Pence shouldn ’ t call governors who weren ’ t “ appreciative ” to him , he seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to haunt him .
During his press conference , he bragged on how hard Pence is working , barely sleeping , he claimed .
Then , he said that he told Pence “ Don ’ t call the governor of Washington [ Jay Inslee ] .
You ’ re wasting your time with him .
Don ’ t call the woman in Michigan [ Governor Gretchen Whitmer ] .
If they don ’ t treat you right , I don ’ t call.
” His bias is blatantly obvious , and his glaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During Trump ’ s next press conference , Jeremy Diamond of CNN asked him about those very comments .
As usual , the first thing out of his mouth is a lie : “ I didn ’ t say that.
” Then , he tries to explain it : “ I want them to be appreciative of me , and then you cut it off because it ’ s fake news.
” No , you ’ re a fake “ president.
” Diamond refused to back down .
He told Trump he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s on video , dumbass .
He then said how much he “ loves ” Michigan “ because the auto industry is coming back.
” Yes , and he can thank President Obama and future president Joe Biden .
None of this is enough for Trump , as he lapses into name-calling , referring to Jay Inslee as a “ failed presidential candidate ” and “ nasty person.
” He wants them to “ appreciate the incredible job we ’ re doing.
” Only in his feeble mind are they doing “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press , but the White House turned off his microphone .
Typical .
When they can ’ t contradict the truth , they shut it down .
Michael D ’ Antonio , who has authored and co-authored books on Trump , wrote the opinion piece for CNN about Trump ’ s failures , both in business and as the faux president .
D ’ Antonio ’ s opening words are telling : “ After a lifetime devoted to avoiding responsibility and accountability—for his lies , his deceptions , his hype , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the pandemic of 2020.
” Like many of us , D ’ Antonio lays the blame for the out-of-control nature of the virus where it belongs : At Trump ’ s feet .
He also pointed out something else that is very important : “ This occurred even though a pandemic playbook had been left behind by the Obama administration.
” Well , that certainly explains why he didn ’ t follow it .
He had likely already torn it up like he did the Iran deal .
Anything even slightly involving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Superman .
He is a stupid , petty , ignorant little man , and we are all paying the price for his failures .
It is hard to fathom that there are people out there who still defend him , but by the time the smoke clears on this pandemic , they will be eating a lot of crow .
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if they survive .

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Instead of doing the job he stole, alleviating the fears of American citizens, and getting much-needed supplies to states across this nation, “president” Donald Trump has been fighting with reporters, governors he doesn’t like, and falsely congratulating himself for a job not done. In other words, Trump is being Trump, and no pandemic is going to change him, much to our detriment.
When Trump blatantly said that Pence shouldn’t call governors who weren’t “appreciative” to him, he seemed to forget that those words would come back to haunt him. During his press conference, he bragged on how hard Pence is working, barely sleeping, he claimed. Then, he said that he told Pence “Don’t call the governor of Washington [Jay Inslee]. You’re wasting your time with him. Don’t call the woman in Michigan [Governor Gretchen Whitmer]. If they don’t treat you right, I don’t call.” His bias is blatantly obvious, and his glaring absence of empathy is fully displayed.
During Trump’s next press conference, Jeremy Diamond of CNN asked him about those very comments. As usual, the first thing out of his mouth is a lie: “I didn’t say that.” Then, he tries to explain it: “I want them to be appreciative of me, and then you cut it off because it’s fake news.” No, you’re a fake “president.” Diamond refused to back down. He told Trump he could read him his entire statement. It’s on video, dumbass. He then said how much he “loves” Michigan “because the auto industry is coming back.” Yes, and he can thank President Obama and future president Joe Biden. None of this is enough for Trump, as he lapses into name-calling, referring to Jay Inslee as a “failed presidential candidate” and “nasty person.” He wants them to “appreciate the incredible job we’re doing.” Only in his feeble mind are they doing “an incredible job.” Diamond continued to press, but the White House turned off his microphone. Typical. When they can’t contradict the truth, they shut it down.
Michael D’Antonio, who has authored and co-authored books on Trump, wrote the opinion piece for CNN about Trump’s failures, both in business and as the faux president. D’Antonio’s opening words are telling: “After a lifetime devoted to avoiding responsibility and accountability—for his lies, his deceptions, his hype, and his cruelty—President Donald Trump has met his match in the pandemic of 2020.” Like many of us, D’Antonio lays the blame for the out-of-control nature of the virus where it belongs: At Trump’s feet. He also pointed out something else that is very important: “This occurred even though a pandemic playbook had been left behind by the Obama administration.”
Well, that certainly explains why he didn’t follow it. He had likely already torn it up like he did the Iran deal. Anything even slightly involving Obama is to Trump as kryptonite is to Superman. He is a stupid, petty, ignorant little man, and we are all paying the price for his failures. It is hard to fathom that there are people out there who still defend him, but by the time the smoke clears on this pandemic, they will be eating a lot of crow. . . if they survive.
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palmerreport--2020-04-01--“They might as well be wearing raincoats”

Years ago I watched a movie about a Soviet nuclear submarine that had been pushed into service without even the most basic of gear .
Things inevitably went wrong , and as his men went in to try to fix the nuclear reactor , the captain lamented that “ They might as well be wearing raincoats.
” Although the movie was based on a true story , I had a hard time identifying with it .
I lived in the United States , luckily , where the safety of frontline heroes would never be treated with such negligent contempt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have grown up in a regime like the Soviet Union to really identify with the reality of what was happening on that submarine .
But as the coronavirus crisis has continued to unfold , and it ’ s become clear that the Trump-controlled federal government has no regard at all for the safety of frontline medical professionals , my mind keeps going back to that old movie .
Then last night I saw this : That ’ s right , American doctors are now being asked to wear repurposed rain ponchos as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a contagious and deadly disease .
Under Donald Trump , the United States has fallen this far .
As the Soviet submarine captain said in the movie , they might as well be wearing raincoats .
I ’ ve never been more angry and embarrassed .

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Years ago I watched a movie about a Soviet nuclear submarine that had been pushed into service without even the most basic of gear. Things inevitably went wrong, and as his men went in to try to fix the nuclear reactor, the captain lamented that “They might as well be wearing raincoats.”
Although the movie was based on a true story, I had a hard time identifying with it. I lived in the United States, luckily, where the safety of frontline heroes would never be treated with such negligent contempt. I figured you’d need to have grown up in a regime like the Soviet Union to really identify with the reality of what was happening on that submarine.
But as the coronavirus crisis has continued to unfold, and it’s become clear that the Trump-controlled federal government has no regard at all for the safety of frontline medical professionals, my mind keeps going back to that old movie. Then last night I saw this:
I’m a physician at a hospital in NYC and THIS IS THE “PPE” I WAS JUST HANDED for my shift. Our federal government has completely failed its health care workers. #GetUsPPE pic.twitter.com/bEh11ra7Ee — Rachel Meislin (@racheljulie) March 31, 2020
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That’s right, American doctors are now being asked to wear repurposed rain ponchos as “protection” while tending to patients who have a contagious and deadly disease. Under Donald Trump, the United States has fallen this far. As the Soviet submarine captain said in the movie, they might as well be wearing raincoats. I’ve never been more angry and embarrassed.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Doctor goes on Fox News and blows up Donald Trump’s lies

With Donald Trump ’ s disastrous lack of a response to the coronavirus crisis resulting in thousands of Americans dying , even Fox News now appears to believe it has to push back against him a bit in order to retain relative credibility with its audience .
Today we saw Fox News correspondent John Roberts get into an ugly argument with Trump over his response .
Then there ’ s this : That ’ s right , that ’ s a doctor going on Fox News and telling its audience just how negligently the federal government has botched its response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Desai didn ’ t use Donald Trump ’ s name , but he didn ’ t have to , as everyone involved understands who ’ s in charge of the federal government .
It ’ s not entirely clear if Fox News booked this doctor with the knowledge that he was going to say this .
By the time Dr. Desai was done ripping Trump ’ s response to the shreds , the host seemed befuddled about whether or not to ask followup questions .
In any case , hats off to this @ @

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With Donald Trump’s disastrous lack of a response to the coronavirus crisis resulting in thousands of Americans dying, even Fox News now appears to believe it has to push back against him a bit in order to retain relative credibility with its audience. Today we saw Fox News correspondent John Roberts get into an ugly argument with Trump over his response. Then there’s this:
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Somebody decided to invite Dr. Rishi Desai onto Fox. I don’t think they’ll be asking him back. pic.twitter.com/7BGXo5Le9r — Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) April 2, 2020
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That’s right, that’s a doctor going on Fox News and telling its audience just how negligently the federal government has botched its response to the coronavirus crisis. Dr. Rishi Desai didn’t use Donald Trump’s name, but he didn’t have to, as everyone involved understands who’s in charge of the federal government.
It’s not entirely clear if Fox News booked this doctor with the knowledge that he was going to say this. By the time Dr. Desai was done ripping Trump’s response to the shreds, the host seemed befuddled about whether or not to ask followup questions. In any case, hats off to this doctor.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--What Donald Trump doesn’t know

What Donald Trump doesn’t know

Dame Edith Sitwell once put it this way , “ I am patient with stupidity , but not with those who are proud of it.
” We now live in an epoch where the subject of that observation by that particular celebrated crosspatch probably reminds the average intelligent person of Donald Trump .
That may be a historic first .
Trump is quite possibly the most famous stupid person in all of history — and proud of it .
What makes him so particularly unusual is that almost every fool on earth loves him .
( Fools are frequently disliked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Trump says he knows more about a topic than anyone else , be prepared for a spectacular verbal pratfall .
Trump rarely disappoints .
When , for example , Trump told PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor , “ I know South Korea better than anybody , ” he then went on to prove that he didn ’ t .
He didn ’ t even know that Seoul had a population of 9.8 million .
He said it had a population of 38 million .
Could it be that he meant “ greater Seoul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the city combined with the outlying suburbs ?
No , that has a population of 25 million .
An interesting phenomenon has been pointed out by political commentators Brian Tyler Cohen and David Packman .
If you google “ South Korea ” it returns the pertinent information , among other things , “ Elevation : 38 m ( 125 ft ) .
” Did Trump google the city and , in his casual haste , confuse 38 m ( eters ) with 38 m ( illion ) and assume it applied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that how he got the population wrong by a factor of four ?
It ’ s an intriguing possibility .
If true , it ’ s also a stunning mistake .
Trump makes a lot of them .
It ’ s also apparent that Trump doesn ’ t understand what “ per capita ” means .
When Ms. Alcindor pointed out that South Korea had a much higher rate of coronavirus testing per capita than the United States , Trump went on to suggest ( or even prove ) that he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means , by telling her that the population of the United States is spread out over a large area , but that America had done more testing per capita than any country on earth .
That is simply not so .
The United States has performed fewer coronavirus tests than any significant country on earth— per capita .
In the most prosperous and wealthy nation in the world that fact reverberates to the enduring infamy of this child rapist and his pirate ship regime .
In the ensuing week to ten days America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history will have diminishing relevance anyway .
By contrast , it was because the South Koreans were able to perform so many COVID-19 tests and isolate quickly those patients who tested positive , that they were able to dramatically curtail the spread of the disease on the peninsula .
Trump ’ s pestilential , half-witted , inconsistent policies have ensured that America will get maximally hit with the infection .
That he has shown obvious and provable favoritism by supplying red states with more masks and ventilators than blue states is also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prison for life for that crime alone .
That he is supremely stupid proves he should have never been president of the United States in the first place .

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Dame Edith Sitwell once put it this way, “I am patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it.” We now live in an epoch where the subject of that observation by that particular celebrated crosspatch probably reminds the average intelligent person of Donald Trump. That may be a historic first. Trump is quite possibly the most famous stupid person in all of history — and proud of it. What makes him so particularly unusual is that almost every fool on earth loves him. (Fools are frequently disliked by other fools.)
Nevertheless, when Trump says he knows more about a topic than anyone else, be prepared for a spectacular verbal pratfall. Trump rarely disappoints. When, for example, Trump told PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, “I know South Korea better than anybody,” he then went on to prove that he didn’t. He didn’t even know that Seoul had a population of 9.8 million. He said it had a population of 38 million. Could it be that he meant “greater Seoul,” that is, the population of the city combined with the outlying suburbs? No, that has a population of 25 million.
An interesting phenomenon has been pointed out by political commentators Brian Tyler Cohen and David Packman. If you google “South Korea” it returns the pertinent information, among other things, “Elevation: 38 m (125 ft).” Did Trump google the city and, in his casual haste, confuse 38 m(eters) with 38 m(illion) and assume it applied to the size of the population? Is that how he got the population wrong by a factor of four? It’s an intriguing possibility. If true, it’s also a stunning mistake. Trump makes a lot of them.
It’s also apparent that Trump doesn’t understand what “per capita” means. When Ms. Alcindor pointed out that South Korea had a much higher rate of coronavirus testing per capita than the United States, Trump went on to suggest (or even prove) that he didn’t understand what “per capita” means, by telling her that the population of the United States is spread out over a large area, but that America had done more testing per capita than any country on earth. That is simply not so. The United States has performed fewer coronavirus tests than any significant country on earth— per capita. In the most prosperous and wealthy nation in the world that fact reverberates to the enduring infamy of this child rapist and his pirate ship regime.
In the ensuing week to ten days America’s woeful and shamefully poor testing history will have diminishing relevance anyway. By contrast, it was because the South Koreans were able to perform so many COVID-19 tests and isolate quickly those patients who tested positive, that they were able to dramatically curtail the spread of the disease on the peninsula. Trump’s pestilential, half-witted, inconsistent policies have ensured that America will get maximally hit with the infection. That he has shown obvious and provable favoritism by supplying red states with more masks and ventilators than blue states is also a crime against humanity. Trump should go to prison for life for that crime alone. That he is supremely stupid proves he should have never been president of the United States in the first place.
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palmerreport--2020-04-02--Donald Trump’s favorite propaganda outlet OAN gets booted from press briefings

As Donald Trump ’ s psychotically failed handling of the coronavirus crisis continues to grow more deadly , his press briefings continue to become more contentious .
Things got so ugly today that even Fox News correspondent John Roberts got into an argument with Trump .
The only network left in the room that ’ s been willing to throw Trump absurd softball questions is OAN , the far-right cable news propaganda channel which pretty much only exists to prop Trump up .
But now OAN will no longer be in the room , because the White House Correspondents ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out this isn ’ t because OAN asked such horrible questions , but because OAN has been breaking the rules about social distancing .
The WHCA has put reporters on a rotation so they can keep far enough away from each other , but OAN has twice sent someone into the room to just stand there on the days when they didn ’ t have a seat .
Donald Trump will surely claim that this is some kind of conspiracy against him .
But in reality OAN was caught cheating about the briefing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put the safety and lives of the other reporters in the room in danger .

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As Donald Trump’s psychotically failed handling of the coronavirus crisis continues to grow more deadly, his press briefings continue to become more contentious. Things got so ugly today that even Fox News correspondent John Roberts got into an argument with Trump.
The only network left in the room that’s been willing to throw Trump absurd softball questions is OAN, the far-right cable news propaganda channel which pretty much only exists to prop Trump up. But now OAN will no longer be in the room, because the White House Correspondents’ Association has booted them.
It turns out this isn’t because OAN asked such horrible questions, but because OAN has been breaking the rules about social distancing. The WHCA has put reporters on a rotation so they can keep far enough away from each other, but OAN has twice sent someone into the room to just stand there on the days when they didn’t have a seat.
Donald Trump will surely claim that this is some kind of conspiracy against him. But in reality OAN was caught cheating about the briefing rules, in a way that directly put the safety and lives of the other reporters in the room in danger.
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