palmerreport--2020-08-21--Donald Trump is having an absolutely terrible 24 hours

Why is it so difficult to believe that someone who hangs around with crooks is also a crook ?
Since stealing his way into the Oval Office , “ president ” Donald Trump has been surrounded by crooks , though he feigns innocence himself .
From Roger Stone to Paul Manafort , they are all a bunch of thugs .
It is , therefore , no surprise that Steve Bannon is right there with them .
Trump gave these crooks high-level positions in his campaign and in his administration .
He can claim all he wants that he was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would be—as usual—lying .
Bannon was indicted and arrested for helping to funnel money from a charity that was allegedly soliciting donations to help Trump build his wall .
They called themselves “ We Built the Wall.
” Instead of putting these donations where they were intended , Bannon allegedly used many of the funds for his own personal expenses and to pad the pockets of the co-founder of this asinine organization .
Remember when Trump promised to “ drain the swamp ?
” How about when he promised to hire “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one in a long line of Trump swamp dwellers who serve as additional examples of what a mistake the Trump “ presidency ” has been .
Bannon took over the Trump campaign after Paul Manafort had to step aside in scandal ; he was eventually indicted and convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to 7 years .
According to ABC News , Manhattan ’ s district attorney is currently fighting to reinstate charges against Manafort for residential mortgage fraud , which were earlier dismissed , based on an exception to the double jeopardy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than the charges for which he was convicted , and the Manhattan DA wants him to serve time for everything .
Then , we have Rick Gates , Manafort ’ s deputy campaign manager ; Roger Stone , who needs no introduction ; and Michael Flynn , who Trump has been trying to help .
The only criminal who came , at least partially , clean is Trump ’ s former “ fixer , ” Michael Cohen .
These criminals have gotten away with enough .
As the Hill points out , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly connected to the White House , those crimes are yet another look into the world of Donald Trump .
The Hill also intimates some involvement by Trump ’ s new fixer , alleged AG William Barr , as being behind the resignation / termination of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman .
It now appears that Berman ’ s ouster resulted from the very investigation that led to Bannon ’ s charges .
Donald Trump has had a bad few days .
He has yet another crony facing charges that carry a stiff prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop the release of his tax returns and financial records to this same district attorney .
Finally , and most embarrassing , was his response to President Obama ’ s speech , which was pure truth and which sent Trump into a conniption fit .
Continuing to believe “ president ” Trump is “ innocent ” considering his continued consorting with criminals would be like rewriting “ Little Red Riding Hood ” to show her conspiracy with the Big Bad Wolf to kill grandma for her jewelry .
Yeah , we are not @ @ @

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Why is it so difficult to believe that someone who hangs around with crooks is also a crook? Since stealing his way into the Oval Office, “president” Donald Trump has been surrounded by crooks, though he feigns innocence himself. From Roger Stone to Paul Manafort, they are all a bunch of thugs. It is, therefore, no surprise that Steve Bannon is right there with them. Trump gave these crooks high-level positions in his campaign and in his administration. He can claim all he wants that he was not aware of their criminal activities, but he would be—as usual—lying.
Bannon was indicted and arrested for helping to funnel money from a charity that was allegedly soliciting donations to help Trump build his wall. They called themselves “We Built the Wall.” Instead of putting these donations where they were intended, Bannon allegedly used many of the funds for his own personal expenses and to pad the pockets of the co-founder of this asinine organization. Remember when Trump promised to “drain the swamp?” How about when he promised to hire “only the best”? Bannon is one in a long line of Trump swamp dwellers who serve as additional examples of what a mistake the Trump “presidency” has been.
Bannon took over the Trump campaign after Paul Manafort had to step aside in scandal; he was eventually indicted and convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to 7 years. According to ABC News, Manhattan’s district attorney is currently fighting to reinstate charges against Manafort for residential mortgage fraud, which were earlier dismissed, based on an exception to the double jeopardy rules. Manafort was guilty of far more than the charges for which he was convicted, and the Manhattan DA wants him to serve time for everything. Then, we have Rick Gates, Manafort’s deputy campaign manager; Roger Stone, who needs no introduction; and Michael Flynn, who Trump has been trying to help. The only criminal who came, at least partially, clean is Trump’s former “fixer,” Michael Cohen. These criminals have gotten away with enough.
As the Hill points out, while Bannon’s crimes are not directly connected to the White House, those crimes are yet another look into the world of Donald Trump. The Hill also intimates some involvement by Trump’s new fixer, alleged AG William Barr, as being behind the resignation / termination of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman. It now appears that Berman’s ouster resulted from the very investigation that led to Bannon’s charges.
Donald Trump has had a bad few days. He has yet another crony facing charges that carry a stiff prison sentence. He lost his appeal to stop the release of his tax returns and financial records to this same district attorney. Finally, and most embarrassing, was his response to President Obama’s speech, which was pure truth and which sent Trump into a conniption fit.
Continuing to believe “president” Trump is “innocent” considering his continued consorting with criminals would be like rewriting “Little Red Riding Hood” to show her conspiracy with the Big Bad Wolf to kill grandma for her jewelry. Yeah, we are not buying it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--THE END of Donald Trump

THE END of Donald Trump

When Donald Trump ’ s seemingly untouchable henchman Steve Bannon was arrested yesterday on fraud charges , it was a reminder that some wheels of justice are still turning .
When the courts again ruled yesterday that Trump ’ s tax returns must go to the New York grand jury , it was a reminder that a grand jury is indeed in the process of criminally indicting Trump , and that he ’ s on a path to prison .
But still , all of the above only matters if Trump actually loses , and that only happens if Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of all the things that transpired yesterday , it was Joe Biden ’ s remarkable acceptance speech at the end of the night that truly pointed to the end of Donald Trump .
We can win this .
We can win it big .
Joe Biden proved last night that he ’ s the perfect candidate for this imperfect time .
So much for the narrative that Biden has somehow lost a step .
Last night was his finest hour to date .
He rose to the occasion .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ re going to win this .
All we have to do is keep putting in the work .
This is the end of Donald Trump , and the beginning of America ’ s rebirth .
Now let ’ s get to work !

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When Donald Trump’s seemingly untouchable henchman Steve Bannon was arrested yesterday on fraud charges, it was a reminder that some wheels of justice are still turning. When the courts again ruled yesterday that Trump’s tax returns must go to the New York grand jury, it was a reminder that a grand jury is indeed in the process of criminally indicting Trump, and that he’s on a path to prison.
But still, all of the above only matters if Trump actually loses, and that only happens if Joe Biden wins. That’s why, of all the things that transpired yesterday, it was Joe Biden’s remarkable acceptance speech at the end of the night that truly pointed to the end of Donald Trump.
We can win this. We can win it big. Joe Biden proved last night that he’s the perfect candidate for this imperfect time. So much for the narrative that Biden has somehow lost a step. Last night was his finest hour to date. He rose to the occasion. He’s the leader we need him to be. We’re going to win this. All we have to do is keep putting in the work. This is the end of Donald Trump, and the beginning of America’s rebirth. Now let’s get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Robert Trump funeral attendee punches waiter afterward

Just how little did Donald Trump care about his brother Robert Trump ?
The day Robert died in the hospital , Donald was on the golf course instead of being at his side .
Now Donald is trying to use Robert ’ s death as a photo op and campaign sympathy ploy by holding a funeral at the White House .
Let ’ s just say that the whole thing ended up being about as embarrassing as one would expect from a gathering of Donald Trump ’ s associates .
Once the proceedings ended , a group of funeral attendees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proceeded to throw a fit when the restaurant couldn ’ t immediately accommodate a party of their size .
When a waiter tried to explain the predicament , one of the funeral attendees punched the waiter in the face .
This is all according to respected NBC News reporter Geoff Bennett , who says that no one from the Trump family was involved , but that the funeral attendees at the restaurant still had their funeral programs with them .
It ’ s yet another banner day for Donald Trump and his associates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a funeral PR stunt without turning the whole thing into a thuggish debacle .

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Just how little did Donald Trump care about his brother Robert Trump? The day Robert died in the hospital, Donald was on the golf course instead of being at his side. Now Donald is trying to use Robert’s death as a photo op and campaign sympathy ploy by holding a funeral at the White House.
Let’s just say that the whole thing ended up being about as embarrassing as one would expect from a gathering of Donald Trump’s associates. Once the proceedings ended, a group of funeral attendees went directly to a restaurant, and proceeded to throw a fit when the restaurant couldn’t immediately accommodate a party of their size. When a waiter tried to explain the predicament, one of the funeral attendees punched the waiter in the face.
This is all according to respected NBC News reporter Geoff Bennett, who says that no one from the Trump family was involved, but that the funeral attendees at the restaurant still had their funeral programs with them. It’s yet another banner day for Donald Trump and his associates; they can’t even hold a funeral PR stunt without turning the whole thing into a thuggish debacle.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Donald Trump’s stooge Martha McSally caught in disgusting scandal

Republican Senator Martha McSally was never elected to begin with , and it ’ s increasingly looking like she ’ @ @ @ @ @ elected .
Just two years after she lost the race to replace Jeff Flake , @ @ @ @ @ finish the late John McCain ’ s term , various polls suggest she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ points behind Democratic candidate Mark Kelly .
After tonight , that gap may be about @ @ @ @ @ Martha McSally has been caught on video asking her supporters to skip a meal so @ @ @ @ @ to the money to her failing campaign instead .
This is beyond the pale .
@ @ @ @ @ broke and starving should be donating to any political candidate from any party .
Donating @ @ @ @ @ afford it , not for people who have to go hungry just to make it @ @ @ @ @ one of the many reasons Martha McSally is currently losing her Senate race so badly @ @ @ @ @ make sure McSally loses , you can support Mark Kelly here .

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Republican Senator Martha McSally was never elected to begin with, and it’s increasingly looking like she’s never going to be elected. Just two years after she lost the race to replace Jeff Flake, and was then appointed to finish the late John McCain’s term, various polls suggest she’s anywhere from six to twenty points behind Democratic candidate Mark Kelly. After tonight, that gap may be about to get even wider.
Martha McSally has been caught on video asking her supporters to skip a meal so they can afford to donate to the money to her failing campaign instead. This is beyond the pale. No one who’s broke and starving should be donating to any political candidate from any party. Donating is for people who can afford it, not for people who have to go hungry just to make it happen.
This is just one of the many reasons Martha McSally is currently losing her Senate race so badly. If you want to make sure McSally loses, you can support Mark Kelly here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Mary Trump comes out swinging

Mary Trump comes out swinging

Mary Trump made it very clear in her book that she has a very low opinion of her deranged uncle @ @ @ @ @ than the book merely being a one-time blip on the radar , Mary has continued @ @ @ @ @ release , frequently using Twitter to get her message across .
In the wake of @ @ @ @ @ acceptance speech , Mary Trump tweeted this : It ’ s a simple choice : @ @ @ @ @ vs cynicism .
Community vs division .
Democracy vs autocracy .
But we need to @ @ @ @ @ ve got to make it happen because they ’ re going to do everything they @ @ @ @ @ us.
” She ’ s right , of course .
the way to win this @ @ @ @ @ on things like voter registration , voter turnout , phone banking , and volunteering , @ @ @ @ @ up winning by too big of a margin for Donald Trump to be able to @ @ @ @ @ steal his way into disputing the results .

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Mary Trump made it very clear in her book that she has a very low opinion of her deranged uncle Donald Trump. But rather than the book merely being a one-time blip on the radar, Mary has continued to speak up since its release, frequently using Twitter to get her message across.
In the wake of Joe Biden’s phenomenal acceptance speech, Mary Trump tweeted this: It’s a simple choice: Kindness vs cruelty. Hope vs cynicism. Community vs division. Democracy vs autocracy. But we need to fight with everything we’ve got to make it happen because they’re going to do everything they can to take it from us.”
She’s right, of course. the way to win this election is to double down on things like voter registration, voter turnout, phone banking, and volunteering, so that Joe Biden ends up winning by too big of a margin for Donald Trump to be able to lie, cheat, or steal his way into disputing the results.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Bill Barr strikes out

Bill Barr strikes out

The media likes to push the narrative that Donald Trump ’ s Attorney General Bill Barr is some kind of invincible henchman who can pull off any evil scheme at any time .
Trump has even played into this narrative , once threatening to “ activate Bill Barr ” if he didn ’ t get his way .
But if you look at the facts , you keep seeing a very different picture .
This past week Bill Barr failed to stop the arrest of Trump ’ s henchman Steve Bannon .
Barr tried to stop it by ousting Geoffrey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t stop Bannon ’ s arrest , or even slow it down .
Before that , Barr failed to stop the arrest of Rudy Giuliani ’ s co-conspirators Lev and Igor .
Barr tried and failed to get Roger Stone ’ s sentence reduced , forcing Trump to do his own dirty work with a commutation .
Barr tried to stop the publication of Michael Cohen ’ s book by throwing Cohen back in prison , but within days Cohen had secured his re-release , and now his book is launching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal case against Michael Flynn thrown out .
It ’ s not that Bill Barr is completely inept .
Some of his evil schemes do work .
He ’ s done real damage .
But when Donald Trump ’ s top henchman is only successful about 20 % of the time , that ’ s the story .
He ’ s not some invincible wizard .
He ’ s an evil bumbler who strikes out most of the time .
Unfortunately , because the media keeps painting Bill Barr as an evil genius @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cower to him , which only serves to give Barr more leverage than he would otherwise have .
This false narrative needs to stop .
Barr is less incompetent than most of Trump ’ s other henchmen , but he ’ s not much less incompetent .

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The media likes to push the narrative that Donald Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr is some kind of invincible henchman who can pull off any evil scheme at any time. Trump has even played into this narrative, once threatening to “activate Bill Barr” if he didn’t get his way. But if you look at the facts, you keep seeing a very different picture.
This past week Bill Barr failed to stop the arrest of Trump’s henchman Steve Bannon. Barr tried to stop it by ousting Geoffrey Berman from the SDNY. But it didn’t stop Bannon’s arrest, or even slow it down. Before that, Barr failed to stop the arrest of Rudy Giuliani’s co-conspirators Lev and Igor. Barr tried and failed to get Roger Stone’s sentence reduced, forcing Trump to do his own dirty work with a commutation.
Barr tried to stop the publication of Michael Cohen’s book by throwing Cohen back in prison, but within days Cohen had secured his re-release, and now his book is launching. Barr also failed to get the criminal case against Michael Flynn thrown out.
It’s not that Bill Barr is completely inept. Some of his evil schemes do work. He’s done real damage. But when Donald Trump’s top henchman is only successful about 20% of the time, that’s the story. He’s not some invincible wizard. He’s an evil bumbler who strikes out most of the time.
Unfortunately, because the media keeps painting Bill Barr as an evil genius, it causes a lot of folks to cower to him, which only serves to give Barr more leverage than he would otherwise have. This false narrative needs to stop. Barr is less incompetent than most of Trump’s other henchmen, but he’s not much less incompetent.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Donald Trump’s sister Maryanne Trump Barry caught on tape destroying him

It turns out Mary Trump isn ’ t the only member of the Trump family who thinks Donald Trump is an evil piece of crap .
New audio tapes capture Donald ’ s sister , former federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry , ripping Donald to pieces during a phone call with Mary .
In the recordings obtained by the Washington Post , Maryanne is heard telling Mary that Donald Trump “ has no principles .
None .
None .
And his base , I mean my God , if you were a religious person , you want to help people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemned Trump his tweets , for lying , and for his “ lack of preparation ” in doing the job .
She also made clear that she disagreed with what Donald was doing to immigrant kids at the border .
These tapes are a big deal because they help confirm the claims that Mary Trump made in her book , and they make clear that multiple members of the Trump family think that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace and disaster .
Notably , Maryanne Trump Barry also confirmed in these recordings that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” We pretty much already knew that part .

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It turns out Mary Trump isn’t the only member of the Trump family who thinks Donald Trump is an evil piece of crap. New audio tapes capture Donald’s sister, former federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, ripping Donald to pieces during a phone call with Mary.
In the recordings obtained by the Washington Post, Maryanne is heard telling Mary that Donald Trump “has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.” She also condemned Trump his tweets, for lying, and for his “lack of preparation” in doing the job. She also made clear that she disagreed with what Donald was doing to immigrant kids at the border.
These tapes are a big deal because they help confirm the claims that Mary Trump made in her book, and they make clear that multiple members of the Trump family think that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace and disaster. Notably, Maryanne Trump Barry also confirmed in these recordings that Donald Trump “doesn’t read.” We pretty much already knew that part.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--26 House Republicans just caved on the Post Office. Here’s what happens next.

In a development that Palmer Report predicted , House Democrats informed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today that they have internal documents proving he lied under oath to the Senate .
This gives the Democrats significant leverage heading into DeJoy ’ s House testimony on Monday , as DeJoy will now have to consider coming clean Sondland-style , in the hope of dodging felony perjury charges .
This development clearly tilted the landscape at least incrementally , as twenty-six House Republicans joined the Democrats this evening in passing legislation to restore funding and operations to the Post Office .
This places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to allow a Senate vote , and on Donald Trump to swallow it .
Remember , this is all about leverage – and the Republicans are starting to cave .
With republicans starting to defect , McConnell will likely wait to see how poorly DeJoy fares in his House testimony on Monday before deciding whether he has no choice but to bring it to a vote in the Senate .
McConnell has to consider how strongly voters might end up punishing Senate Republicans in November , if the GOP is seen as having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump still publicly insists he ’ ll veto the Post Office legislation if it survives the Senate , but that ’ s just posturing .
If McConnell caves on this , Trump likely will too .
This is your 1,342,987th reminder that Trump and McConnell don ’ t have magic wands .
They ’ re subject to the laws of political leverage , just like everyone else .

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In a development that Palmer Report predicted, House Democrats informed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today that they have internal documents proving he lied under oath to the Senate. This gives the Democrats significant leverage heading into DeJoy’s House testimony on Monday, as DeJoy will now have to consider coming clean Sondland-style, in the hope of dodging felony perjury charges.
This development clearly tilted the landscape at least incrementally, as twenty-six House Republicans joined the Democrats this evening in passing legislation to restore funding and operations to the Post Office. This places at least some pressure on Mitch McConnell to allow a Senate vote, and on Donald Trump to swallow it. Remember, this is all about leverage – and the Republicans are starting to cave.
With republicans starting to defect, McConnell will likely wait to see how poorly DeJoy fares in his House testimony on Monday before deciding whether he has no choice but to bring it to a vote in the Senate. McConnell has to consider how strongly voters might end up punishing Senate Republicans in November, if the GOP is seen as having caused the current Post Office problems.
Donald Trump still publicly insists he’ll veto the Post Office legislation if it survives the Senate, but that’s just posturing. If McConnell caves on this, Trump likely will too. This is your 1,342,987th reminder that Trump and McConnell don’t have magic wands. They’re subject to the laws of political leverage, just like everyone else.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Looks like the House Oversight Committee just nailed Louis DeJoy

When Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told several blatant lies during his Senate testimony this past week , Palmer Report pointed out that he ’ d just created a huge opening for House Democrats .
In fact we predicted that before the weekend was over , the House would inform DeJoy that it has him nailed for perjury , in the hope that the specter of a criminal referral would scare him into coming clean during his House testimony on Monday .
As if on cue , the House Oversight Committee has announced this afternoon that it has internal Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that DeJoy was recently briefed on significant across-the-board slowdowns in mail delivery .
This evidence proves DeJoy was lying when he told the Senate that mail delivery hadn ’ t slowed down .
The primary goal here isn ’ t to send DeJoy to prison for perjury , though that would be a nice bonus .
The goal is to make DeJoy realize that he ’ s going to get hit with a criminal referral for perjury , which will send him to prison if Trump loses the election , so that DeJoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his testimony and cave on everything .
We recently saw the House use this tactic with great success against Donald Trump henchman Gordon Sondland .
He got caught lying during his initial testimony , but then after the House informed him that it had him nailed , Sondland testified a second time and came clean about everything .
Louis DeJoy , like Sondland , is a political neophyte who is in way over his head .
We ’ ll see what happens on Monday .

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When Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told several blatant lies during his Senate testimony this past week, Palmer Report pointed out that he’d just created a huge opening for House Democrats. In fact we predicted that before the weekend was over, the House would inform DeJoy that it has him nailed for perjury, in the hope that the specter of a criminal referral would scare him into coming clean during his House testimony on Monday.
As if on cue, the House Oversight Committee has announced this afternoon that it has internal Post Office documents in its possession which confirm that DeJoy was recently briefed on significant across-the-board slowdowns in mail delivery. This evidence proves DeJoy was lying when he told the Senate that mail delivery hadn’t slowed down.
The primary goal here isn’t to send DeJoy to prison for perjury, though that would be a nice bonus. The goal is to make DeJoy realize that he’s going to get hit with a criminal referral for perjury, which will send him to prison if Trump loses the election, so that DeJoy will become scared enough to come clean during his testimony and cave on everything.
We recently saw the House use this tactic with great success against Donald Trump henchman Gordon Sondland. He got caught lying during his initial testimony, but then after the House informed him that it had him nailed, Sondland testified a second time and came clean about everything. Louis DeJoy, like Sondland, is a political neophyte who is in way over his head. We’ll see what happens on Monday.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--The real reason Steve Bannon took the fall

The studied naïveté of the mainstream media lost its charm for me a long time ago .
Donald Trump has never been “ presidential ” and he never will .
It also ceased being shocking that so many of Trump ’ s cronies , operatives and White House functionaries are under criminal investigation , indictment or flat out in prison .
Everything Trump does has an ulterior motive , and if it accidentally serves his reputation by being actually beneficial to the American people it ’ s a bonus , but hardly the original point .
Straight reporting of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .
Trump needs to be reported in a way that reflects his actual purpose : he is a criminal who has conned his way into the presidency , and he is using the presidency to advance his criminal empire .
Now it is true , even Rodrigo de Borgia , who became Pope Alexander VI , underwent a momentary metamorphosis .
At first he recognized the solemnly majestic aspect of the position he had inherited , and for a time approached his new responsibilities with equivalent gravitas .
But in the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inevitably ruled like one .
Trump has always been a Trump , which means he never even had a Borgia ’ s potential .
He has always been too crass , too obvious , too vulgar .
He is a criminal , nothing more .
But one puzzle the press hasn ’ t solved , and reasonably so , is the question of why does Trump ’ s white evangelical base continue to support him with such zealous fidelity ?
Writer , liberal thinker and reformed evangelical Frank Schaefer may have put his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he maintains , was caught red handed doing what evangelical leaders have always done , raising money for a false cause and stuffing their pockets full of that money .
When the evangelical con artists , such as Franklin Graham or Jerry Falwell Junior , understood who and what Trump was , they recognized him immediately as one of their own .
Or , as Schaefer puts it , they followed Trump precisely because they are Trump .
Steve Bannon got caught doing what Trump has always done , lying , deceiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s not an evangelical he can ’ t hide behind the tortuous and outdated tax and liability laws that protect “ religious freedom.
” It ’ s much easier to arrest secularists like a Steve Bannon or a Jack Abramoff than an evangelical like Ralph Reed .
“ When you see that Steve Bannon is arrested , ” Schaefer explains , “ you have to understand that it proves something I wish people would really understand , my friends in the media for instance , who keep asking me , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump when he ’ s against everything they stand for ?
’ … I just have to remind you that , based on evangelical leadership itself … they don ’ t have family values , ” except , Schaefer adds , as far as their con games benefit their own families .
“ That ’ s how Pat Robertson of the 700 Club became a billionaire.
” Schaefer concludes , “ So when Trump comes along and people say how could white evangelicals support him , they already are supporting people like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bought into it because they have been carefully groomed and cultivated by their evangelical master manipulators over the years .
They are hypnotized into seeing no inconsistency between their glittering leaders with their Rolex watches , multiple mansions and private jets , and the humble , homeless carpenter who spoke of love , mutual respect and the repudiation of money .
Steve Bannon ’ s fatal mistake , perhaps , was that he didn ’ t hide behind the cloak of the religion of the televangelists .
He ’ s quite probably going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to increase in wealth and power and remain free .
Bannon and his ilk are overt grifters without that cloak of religion .
They are what the evangelicals have been covertly all along .
So massive is their protection and so devoted are their followers , it may be a long time before we can unseat this evangelical menace that has , vampire-like , attached itself to the neck of American Democracy .
But at least we can deprive them of their god in November .
So let ’ s get together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House and straight into prison .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The studied naïveté of the mainstream media lost its charm for me a long time ago. Donald Trump has never been “presidential” and he never will. It also ceased being shocking that so many of Trump’s cronies, operatives and White House functionaries are under criminal investigation, indictment or flat out in prison. Everything Trump does has an ulterior motive, and if it accidentally serves his reputation by being actually beneficial to the American people it’s a bonus, but hardly the original point.
Straight reporting of this administration needed to end a long time ago. Trump needs to be reported in a way that reflects his actual purpose: he is a criminal who has conned his way into the presidency, and he is using the presidency to advance his criminal empire.
Now it is true, even Rodrigo de Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, underwent a momentary metamorphosis. At first he recognized the solemnly majestic aspect of the position he had inherited, and for a time approached his new responsibilities with equivalent gravitas. But in the end he was a Borgia, and he inevitably ruled like one. Trump has always been a Trump, which means he never even had a Borgia’s potential. He has always been too crass, too obvious, too vulgar. He is a criminal, nothing more.
But one puzzle the press hasn’t solved, and reasonably so, is the question of why does Trump’s white evangelical base continue to support him with such zealous fidelity? Writer, liberal thinker and reformed evangelical Frank Schaefer may have put his finger on the answer. Steve Bannon, he maintains, was caught red handed doing what evangelical leaders have always done, raising money for a false cause and stuffing their pockets full of that money.
When the evangelical con artists, such as Franklin Graham or Jerry Falwell Junior, understood who and what Trump was, they recognized him immediately as one of their own. Or, as Schaefer puts it, they followed Trump precisely because they are Trump. Steve Bannon got caught doing what Trump has always done, lying, deceiving and ripping off suckers. But since he’s not an evangelical he can’t hide behind the tortuous and outdated tax and liability laws that protect “religious freedom.” It’s much easier to arrest secularists like a Steve Bannon or a Jack Abramoff than an evangelical like Ralph Reed.
“When you see that Steve Bannon is arrested,” Schaefer explains, “you have to understand that it proves something I wish people would really understand, my friends in the media for instance, who keep asking me, ‘Why are these white evangelicals still voting for Trump when he’s against everything they stand for?’ … I just have to remind you that, based on evangelical leadership itself … they don’t have family values,” except, Schaefer adds, as far as their con games benefit their own families. “That’s how Pat Robertson of the 700 Club became a billionaire.” Schaefer concludes, “So when Trump comes along and people say how could white evangelicals support him, they already are supporting people like that.”
The evangelical rank and file bought into it because they have been carefully groomed and cultivated by their evangelical master manipulators over the years. They are hypnotized into seeing no inconsistency between their glittering leaders with their Rolex watches, multiple mansions and private jets, and the humble, homeless carpenter who spoke of love, mutual respect and the repudiation of money.
Steve Bannon’s fatal mistake, perhaps, was that he didn’t hide behind the cloak of the religion of the televangelists. He’s quite probably going to jail, while the evangelicals will continue to increase in wealth and power and remain free. Bannon and his ilk are overt grifters without that cloak of religion. They are what the evangelicals have been covertly all along.
So massive is their protection and so devoted are their followers, it may be a long time before we can unseat this evangelical menace that has, vampire-like, attached itself to the neck of American Democracy. But at least we can deprive them of their god in November. So let’s get together and vote Trump out of the White House and straight into prison. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Everyone piles on after Melania Trump ruins the White House Rose Garden

Is there anything that Donald Trump and his creepy family can ’ t ruin ?
They ’ ve already cost @ @ @ @ @ lives , tens of millions of jobs , and America ’ s standing around the @ @ @ @ @ out the Trumps have managed to ruin the White House Rose Garden as well .
@ @ @ @ @ redesign the Rose Garden , in an apparent attempt at leaving her mark on the @ @ @ @ @ a look at these before and after photos posted by historian Michael Beschloss : That @ @ @ @ @ Trumps have converted the White House Rose Garden from something colorful and lively beautiful , @ @ @ @ @ and lame .
Come to think of it , that pretty much fits the description @ @ @ @ @ white supremacist vision for America .
We can ’ t vote these Trump creeps out @ @ @ @ @

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Is there anything that Donald Trump and his creepy family can’t ruin? They’ve already cost us more than 170,000 American lives, tens of millions of jobs, and America’s standing around the world. Now it turns out the Trumps have managed to ruin the White House Rose Garden as well.
Melania Trump has decided to redesign the Rose Garden, in an apparent attempt at leaving her mark on the White House. But take a look at these before and after photos posted by historian Michael Beschloss:
Before and after photographs of newly renovated White House Rose Garden:
courtesy #Getty and @marycjordan pic.twitter.com/w6bzoNHMjC — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 22, 2020
That’s right, the Trumps have converted the White House Rose Garden from something colorful and lively beautiful, into something white and dull and lame. Come to think of it, that pretty much fits the description of Donald Trump’s white supremacist vision for America. We can’t vote these Trump creeps out of office fast enough.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Steve Bannon once tried to destroy his bathtub with acid

Steve Bannon was arrested this week on fraud charges related to Donald Trump ’ s imaginary border wall .
This isn ’ t particularly surprising , considering the consistently scandalous and often bizarre and horrifying life that Bannon has led .
Here ’ s a timely look back a story we brought you in 2017 , which involved Steve Bannon trying to destroy his own bathtub with acid : August 17th , 2017 : Earlier this year a bizarre story emerged about a house in Florida that had been rented to Donald Trump ’ s White House Chief Strategist Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scandalous details was the assertion that Bannon ’ s bathtub appeared to have been destroyed by some kind of acid .
This set off all kinds of alarms on social media .
Now , thanks to the tenant who moved in after Bannon moved out , scandalous new details have emerged about the “ acid bathtub ” and the house in general .
Political site ShareBlue was able to land an interview with Lawrence Curtis , the tenant who lived in the house after Steve Bannon had rented the place .
Not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Curtis found himself falling ill after he moved in .
So he purchased methamphetamine test kits and was able to confirm that the house was fully contaminated by meth .
At that point the owner of the house admitted to Curtis that the prior tenants ( meaning Bannon or whoever was living there while Bannon was renting it ) had indeed been using it to manufacture meth .
But it gets even worse .
Everyone from a handyman to an exterminator told the new tenant that the Bannon-era tenants had been using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means there is very real and very disturbing possibility that Steve Bannon porn films exist .
However it ’ s still unclear whether Bannon himself was actually living in the house ; the original reporting from this spring seemed to suggest that Bannon had rented the place in his own name simply to establish residency in the state , and that the actual full time tenants were Bannon ’ s ex-wife and her drug dealing boyfriend .
For further reading and even more gory details , check out the new interview from ShareBlue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not familiar with the original Washington Post story about the acid bathtub from March , you can find it here .

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Steve Bannon was arrested this week on fraud charges related to Donald Trump’s imaginary border wall. This isn’t particularly surprising, considering the consistently scandalous and often bizarre and horrifying life that Bannon has led. Here’s a timely look back a story we brought you in 2017, which involved Steve Bannon trying to destroy his own bathtub with acid:
August 17th, 2017: Earlier this year a bizarre story emerged about a house in Florida that had been rented to Donald Trump’s White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. Among a number of other scandalous details was the assertion that Bannon’s bathtub appeared to have been destroyed by some kind of acid. This set off all kinds of alarms on social media. Now, thanks to the tenant who moved in after Bannon moved out, scandalous new details have emerged about the “acid bathtub” and the house in general.
Political site ShareBlue was able to land an interview with Lawrence Curtis, the tenant who lived in the house after Steve Bannon had rented the place. Not only was the bathtub indeed visibly destroyed, Curtis found himself falling ill after he moved in. So he purchased methamphetamine test kits and was able to confirm that the house was fully contaminated by meth. At that point the owner of the house admitted to Curtis that the prior tenants (meaning Bannon or whoever was living there while Bannon was renting it) had indeed been using it to manufacture meth. But it gets even worse.
Everyone from a handyman to an exterminator told the new tenant that the Bannon-era tenants had been using the house to film porn movies. This means there is very real and very disturbing possibility that Steve Bannon porn films exist. However it’s still unclear whether Bannon himself was actually living in the house; the original reporting from this spring seemed to suggest that Bannon had rented the place in his own name simply to establish residency in the state, and that the actual full time tenants were Bannon’s ex-wife and her drug dealing boyfriend.
For further reading and even more gory details, check out the new interview from ShareBlue here. And if you’re not familiar with the original Washington Post story about the acid bathtub from March, you can find it here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Donald Trump just blew it big time

Donald Trump just blew it big time

Some plans only work if they involve the element of surprise .
Donald Trump used to understand that .
In fact he used to use it to his advantage .
He ’ d very loudly make hollow or impossible threats in order to get everyone to look in the wrong direction , while very quietly carrying out his actual evil plan while no one was looking .
Trump has slipped so badly in the cognitive department , his actions and behavior rarely resemble a “ plan ” anymore .
Instead his babysitters tell him about a half-witted secret plan that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway , and then he blabs about it and blows the element of surprise , thus giving the plan no chance of working .
That brings us to Trump ’ s latest plan .
This week he blurted out that he ’ s planning to send law enforcement officials to polling places in order to monitor voting on election day .
The thing is , he can ’ t do this .
The courts ruled as much a long time ago .
The only way this could possibly have worked for him was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , carried it out as a last minute surprise , and then counted on the damage being done at the polls before the courts could shut him down .
But because Donald Trump has become a babbling parody of himself , he blew the element of surprise by publicly bragging about his secret plan .
This gives everyone involved , from state Attorneys General to the courts to the local boards of elections , time to shut Trump ’ s scheme down .
Trump just blew it big time .

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Some plans only work if they involve the element of surprise. Donald Trump used to understand that. In fact he used to use it to his advantage. He’d very loudly make hollow or impossible threats in order to get everyone to look in the wrong direction, while very quietly carrying out his actual evil plan while no one was looking.
Trump has slipped so badly in the cognitive department, his actions and behavior rarely resemble a “plan” anymore. Instead his babysitters tell him about a half-witted secret plan that probably wasn’t going to work anyway, and then he blabs about it and blows the element of surprise, thus giving the plan no chance of working.
That brings us to Trump’s latest plan. This week he blurted out that he’s planning to send law enforcement officials to polling places in order to monitor voting on election day. The thing is, he can’t do this. The courts ruled as much a long time ago. The only way this could possibly have worked for him was if he’d kept quiet about it, carried it out as a last minute surprise, and then counted on the damage being done at the polls before the courts could shut him down.
But because Donald Trump has become a babbling parody of himself, he blew the element of surprise by publicly bragging about his secret plan. This gives everyone involved, from state Attorneys General to the courts to the local boards of elections, time to shut Trump’s scheme down. Trump just blew it big time.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Donald Trump and his handlers are in a tizzy over this

With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention , we are only days away from Donald Trump ’ s attempt to match it .
If history is key , we can be sure to watch Melania Trump repeat , verbatim , every word that that Michelle Obama spoke a few days earlier .
The sad thing is that there is a very good likelihood that Trump supporters would proclaim Melania ’ s plagiarism as the best speech in history .
There ’ s also the high probability that someone in the media , looking at you Van Jones , will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a real first lady.
” The facts are clear – the DNC was phenomenal and likely changed future conventions , even after President Biden gets coronavirus under control and we can go back to living a more typical life .
Republicans are now struggling to come up with any sort of rebuttal .
Their headlining speakers are simply washed up actors and a couple who pulled guns on peaceful protestors and got arrested .
Suffice it to say , Republicans are in a tizzy and have no idea how to counter the impressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history is to be used to forecast how next week will go , we are likely to see hours upon hours of Trump just spewing lies , gaslighting , and fear mongering every night .
While those running the show will likely do their best to keep Trump off stage until the last night , we know that nobody is capable of containing Trump when he needs his ego stroked by ignorant racists .
Considering that this is occurring during a dangerous pandemic , and that the massive loss of life falls directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nobody should feel sorry for Trump when he is not able to hold a massive hate rally .
While anything can happen next week , and we ’ re sure to witness more racism than a KKK rally , it ’ ll be important to contrast the hope and empathy shown during the Democratic National Convention with the hate and lies we ’ re about to witness .

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With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, we are only days away from Donald Trump’s attempt to match it. If history is key, we can be sure to watch Melania Trump repeat, verbatim, every word that that Michelle Obama spoke a few days earlier. The sad thing is that there is a very good likelihood that Trump supporters would proclaim Melania’s plagiarism as the best speech in history. There’s also the high probability that someone in the media, looking at you Van Jones, will state “This is when Melania became a real first lady.”
The facts are clear – the DNC was phenomenal and likely changed future conventions, even after President Biden gets coronavirus under control and we can go back to living a more typical life. Republicans are now struggling to come up with any sort of rebuttal. Their headlining speakers are simply washed up actors and a couple who pulled guns on peaceful protestors and got arrested.
Suffice it to say, Republicans are in a tizzy and have no idea how to counter the impressive show put on by Democrats. If history is to be used to forecast how next week will go, we are likely to see hours upon hours of Trump just spewing lies, gaslighting, and fear mongering every night. While those running the show will likely do their best to keep Trump off stage until the last night, we know that nobody is capable of containing Trump when he needs his ego stroked by ignorant racists.
Considering that this is occurring during a dangerous pandemic, and that the massive loss of life falls directly on Trump’s incompetence and apathy, nobody should feel sorry for Trump when he is not able to hold a massive hate rally. While anything can happen next week, and we’re sure to witness more racism than a KKK rally, it’ll be important to contrast the hope and empathy shown during the Democratic National Convention with the hate and lies we’re about to witness.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Down goes Donald Trump’s pal David Pecker

David Pecker used his tabloid publication the National Enquirer to publish one fake story about Hillary Clinton after another , in order to help his pal Donald Trump in the 2016 election .
Pecker then helped Trump silence the women who wanted to come forward against him .
Then Pecker got caught up in Trump ’ s criminal plot to blackmail Jeff Bezos .
All things considered , it ’ s amazing David Pecker isn ’ t in prison yet .
But Pecker is just about broke , and now the National Enquirer ’ s parent company is being sold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a merger .
Notably , on Friday night it was reported that Pecker was not going to be a part of the newly formed company , and had instead been pushed out entirely .
This leaves the question of whether the newly formed company is pushing out Pecker as simply a business decision , or if there ’ s an expectation that Pecker is about to finally be indicted .
Considering the SDNY just arrested Donald Trump ’ s longtime henchman Steve Bannon , it ’ s pretty clear that Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop whatever the SDNY is planning to do .
At the least , David Pecker ’ s criminal plotting with Donald Trump has cost Pecker his company and has effectively ruined him .
At worst , Pecker will end up being the next Trump henchman to face the handcuffs .
And if that does happen , Trump will simply claim that he barely knew the guy .
Of course Pecker , having nothing left to lose , could be inclined to cut a plea deal against Trump at that point .

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David Pecker used his tabloid publication the National Enquirer to publish one fake story about Hillary Clinton after another, in order to help his pal Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Pecker then helped Trump silence the women who wanted to come forward against him. Then Pecker got caught up in Trump’s criminal plot to blackmail Jeff Bezos.
All things considered, it’s amazing David Pecker isn’t in prison yet. But Pecker is just about broke, and now the National Enquirer’s parent company is being sold off and folded into some other company in a merger. Notably, on Friday night it was reported that Pecker was not going to be a part of the newly formed company, and had instead been pushed out entirely.
This leaves the question of whether the newly formed company is pushing out Pecker as simply a business decision, or if there’s an expectation that Pecker is about to finally be indicted. Considering the SDNY just arrested Donald Trump’s longtime henchman Steve Bannon, it’s pretty clear that Trump and Bill Barr aren’t able to stop whatever the SDNY is planning to do.
At the least, David Pecker’s criminal plotting with Donald Trump has cost Pecker his company and has effectively ruined him. At worst, Pecker will end up being the next Trump henchman to face the handcuffs. And if that does happen, Trump will simply claim that he barely knew the guy. Of course Pecker, having nothing left to lose, could be inclined to cut a plea deal against Trump at that point.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

This past week we all learned that Donald Trump was trying to help Ben Carson and the MyPillow guy gain @ @ @ @ @ “ miracle cure ” for coronavirus .
It appears the FDA hasn ’ t been @ @ @ @ @ s bidding on this corrupt scheme , because now Trump is lashing out at the @ @ @ @ @ Nancy Pelosi is having none of it .
Trump posted this lazy , generic attempt @ @ @ @ @ “ The deep state , or whoever , over at the FDA is making it @ @ @ @ @ to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics .
Obviously , they @ @ @ @ @ answer until after November 3rd .
Must focus on speed , and saving lives !
@ @ @ @ @ back at Trump : “ The FDA must approve drugs or vaccines based on their @ @ @ @ @ political pressure from the White House .
The President ’ s dangerous attempt to inject @ @ @ @ @ of @ US_FDA jeopardizes the health & well-being of all Americans .
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This past week we all learned that Donald Trump was trying to help Ben Carson and the MyPillow guy gain FDA approval for some crackpot “miracle cure” for coronavirus. It appears the FDA hasn’t been willing to do Trump’s bidding on this corrupt scheme, because now Trump is lashing out at the FDA accordingly – but Speaker Nancy Pelosi is having none of it.
Trump posted this lazy, generic attempt at faking righteous indignation: “The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives!”
Nancy Pelosi promptly fired back at Trump: “The FDA must approve drugs or vaccines based on their safety and effectiveness – NOT political pressure from the White House. The President’s dangerous attempt to inject himself into the scientific decisions of @US_FDA jeopardizes the health & well-being of all Americans.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Stephen Miller is even more of a monster than we thought

Ripping apart children from their asylum-seeking families will long be remembered as one of the Trump administration ’ s darkest acts .
This zero-tolerance policy resulted in thousands of innocents being detained in cages , traumatized and alone , causing irreparable harm .
Thanks to new information , we now know that the ringleaders of this atrocity are somehow even more morally depraved than we thought .
According to two officials who spoke with NBC News , Stephen Miller demanded a meeting in May 2018 with ten other Trump senior advisors after he became livid about the U.S. border agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents .
Miller praised family separation as a powerful deterrence tool , callously ignoring the fact there were human souls involved .
Even worse , Miller fantasized about expanding the policy in ways that would have orphaned some 25,000 additional children .
Miller warned the other advisors that any opposition would be illegal and un-American , then asked for a show of hands in favor of proceeding with child separation .
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stood out by voting no , although her dissent was strictly based on logistical concerns .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ DHS would be ill-equipped to pull off such a heinous crime successfully .
Not a single one of the 11 advisors at the meeting questioned this reprehensible policy on moral grounds .
In a related development this week , Miles Taylor , who served as Nielsen ’ s Chief of Staff , released both a testimonial ad and a Washington Post op-ed slamming Trump over this policy and regretting his involvement .
“ Given what I ’ ve experienced in the administration , I have to support Joe Biden for President , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not a Democrat , even though I disagree on key issues , I ’ m confident that Joe Biden will protect the country , and I ’ m confident he won ’ t make the same mistakes as this President.
” Taylor also revealed that Trump did not want to hear others tell him that his policies were illegal because he claimed he had “ magical authorities.
” As Palmer Report often points out , Donald Trump does not have a magic wand , which is why his evil family separation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden does not care about magic wands because he instead has what it takes to be President of the United States .
The Democratic National Convention made clear that a Biden-Harris administration will value immigration and respect human dignity—while maintaining a zero-tolerance policy for Trumpian cruelty .

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Ripping apart children from their asylum-seeking families will long be remembered as one of the Trump administration’s darkest acts. This zero-tolerance policy resulted in thousands of innocents being detained in cages, traumatized and alone, causing irreparable harm. Thanks to new information, we now know that the ringleaders of this atrocity are somehow even more morally depraved than we thought.
According to two officials who spoke with NBC News, Stephen Miller demanded a meeting in May 2018 with ten other Trump senior advisors after he became livid about the U.S. border agents’ delay in separating children from their parents. Miller praised family separation as a powerful deterrence tool, callously ignoring the fact there were human souls involved. Even worse, Miller fantasized about expanding the policy in ways that would have orphaned some 25,000 additional children.
Miller warned the other advisors that any opposition would be illegal and un-American, then asked for a show of hands in favor of proceeding with child separation. Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stood out by voting no, although her dissent was strictly based on logistical concerns. Nielsen’s fear was that the DHS would be ill-equipped to pull off such a heinous crime successfully. Not a single one of the 11 advisors at the meeting questioned this reprehensible policy on moral grounds.
In a related development this week, Miles Taylor, who served as Nielsen’s Chief of Staff, released both a testimonial ad and a Washington Post op-ed slamming Trump over this policy and regretting his involvement. “Given what I’ve experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for President,” he said. “Even though I’m not a Democrat, even though I disagree on key issues, I’m confident that Joe Biden will protect the country, and I’m confident he won’t make the same mistakes as this President.”
Taylor also revealed that Trump did not want to hear others tell him that his policies were illegal because he claimed he had “magical authorities.” As Palmer Report often points out, Donald Trump does not have a magic wand, which is why his evil family separation policy was doomed from the start. Biden does not care about magic wands because he instead has what it takes to be President of the United States. The Democratic National Convention made clear that a Biden-Harris administration will value immigration and respect human dignity—while maintaining a zero-tolerance policy for Trumpian cruelty.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Donald Trump’s October surprise

Donald Trump’s October surprise

Because the notion gets so overly hyped each presidential election cycle , it ’ s easy to come away with the impression that there ’ s always an October surprise .
But in reality , when we actually had an October surprise in 2016 in the form of Comey ’ s last minute letter , it was a rarity .
Even more importantly , it came from an outsider buffoon like Comey who was in over his head , and not as part of some secret evil genius plot by the candidate .
That brings us to Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is some big new breakthrough in coronavirus treatment .
In reality it ’ s been in use almost from the start of the coronavirus crisis , and it ’ s still not clear if it works or not .
Trump is merely trying to take credit for plasma , as if it were some new miracle that he pulled out of his backside .
If Trump ’ s clumsy announcement today was an attempt at an August surprise , then it fell completely flat .
It ’ s not difficult to figure out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zero additional votes , which means that it was a total failure .
It ’ s a reminder that , for all his scheming and psychopathy , Trump has very little up his sleeve .
If this was his August surprise , then whatever he tries as an October surprise will fall just as flat .
In fact the only real danger here is if we make the mistake of sitting paralyzed for the next couple months , waiting for Donald Trump to drop an October surprise on us that magically tilts the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trick is coming .
The best thing we can do is invest our time on things like voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and ( if you ’ re young and healthy enough ) volunteering at polling places .
That ’ s how we run up the score and send Trump packing for prison .

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Because the notion gets so overly hyped each presidential election cycle, it’s easy to come away with the impression that there’s always an October surprise. But in reality, when we actually had an October surprise in 2016 in the form of Comey’s last minute letter, it was a rarity. Even more importantly, it came from an outsider buffoon like Comey who was in over his head, and not as part of some secret evil genius plot by the candidate.
That brings us to Donald Trump’s big announcement today that convalescent plasma is some big new breakthrough in coronavirus treatment. In reality it’s been in use almost from the start of the coronavirus crisis, and it’s still not clear if it works or not. Trump is merely trying to take credit for plasma, as if it were some new miracle that he pulled out of his backside.
If Trump’s clumsy announcement today was an attempt at an August surprise, then it fell completely flat. It’s not difficult to figure out that his plasma stunt will gain him zero additional votes, which means that it was a total failure. It’s a reminder that, for all his scheming and psychopathy, Trump has very little up his sleeve. If this was his August surprise, then whatever he tries as an October surprise will fall just as flat.
In fact the only real danger here is if we make the mistake of sitting paralyzed for the next couple months, waiting for Donald Trump to drop an October surprise on us that magically tilts the election his favor. No much magic trick is coming. The best thing we can do is invest our time on things like voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and (if you’re young and healthy enough) volunteering at polling places. That’s how we run up the score and send Trump packing for prison.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Twitter slaps warning label on completely unhinged Donald Trump tweet

Now that Donald Trump ’ s attempt at killing the Post Office is starting to incrementally fall apart , with 26 House Republicans voting yesterday to save the Post Office , Trump is trying out a more desperate gambit .
He ’ s now decided that voting drop boxes , long standard practice , are somehow the bane of his existence – but Twitter isn ’ t letting him get away with it .
Trump posted this deranged and false tweet this morning : “ So now the Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes , which are a voter security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it possible for a person to vote multiple times .
Also , who controls them , are they placed in Republican or Democrat areas ?
They are not Covid sanitized .
A big fraud !
” It didn ’ t take long for Twitter to place a warning label on Trump ’ s tweet .
If you look at the tweet now , you see these words instead of Trump ’ s original words : “ This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity .
However , Twitter has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public ’ s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.
” You can only see Trump ’ s tweet if you choose to click past the warning label .
So now we have the President of the United States violating basic rules about “ civic and election integrity ” to the point that punitive action is being taken against him .
It ’ s yet another reason why we must vote Donald Trump out in record numbers on November 3rd .

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Now that Donald Trump’s attempt at killing the Post Office is starting to incrementally fall apart, with 26 House Republicans voting yesterday to save the Post Office, Trump is trying out a more desperate gambit. He’s now decided that voting drop boxes, long standard practice, are somehow the bane of his existence – but Twitter isn’t letting him get away with it.
Trump posted this deranged and false tweet this morning: “So now the Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes, which are a voter security disaster. Among other things, they make it possible for a person to vote multiple times. Also, who controls them, are they placed in Republican or Democrat areas? They are not Covid sanitized. A big fraud!”
It didn’t take long for Twitter to place a warning label on Trump’s tweet. If you look at the tweet now, you see these words instead of Trump’s original words: “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.” You can only see Trump’s tweet if you choose to click past the warning label.
So now we have the President of the United States violating basic rules about “civic and election integrity” to the point that punitive action is being taken against him. It’s yet another reason why we must vote Donald Trump out in record numbers on November 3rd.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Donald Trump’s latest deranged press conference is already off to disastrous start

Last night Donald Trump let it be known that he would announce a major new “ therapeutic ” breakthrough coronavirus treatment today .
Was he going to rehash his support of the dangerous and ineffective coronavirus treatment hydroxychloroquine ?
Was he going to unveil the phony coronavirus miracle cure that Ben Carson and the MyPillow guy have reportedly cooked up ?
During his press conference this afternoon , Trump announced that convalescent plasma therapy is the big new breakthrough .
Wait a minute here .
If that sounds like it ’ s nothing new , that ’ s because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in widespread use for months .
Trump is literally just taking something that the medical community is already doing , and announcing it as if it were something new .
This is the height of gaslighting – and the height of desperation .
No one outside Donald Trump ’ s idiot base will fall for this imaginary announcement , and as the polls keep showing us , they ’ re not nearly a large enough group to get Trump reelected on their own .
Trump isn ’ t getting anywhere with this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the racist phrase “ China virus ” during these press briefings is only serving to help the voters in the middle understand that he really is as much of a racist as his detractors have been insisting all along .

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Last night Donald Trump let it be known that he would announce a major new “therapeutic” breakthrough coronavirus treatment today. Was he going to rehash his support of the dangerous and ineffective coronavirus treatment hydroxychloroquine? Was he going to unveil the phony coronavirus miracle cure that Ben Carson and the MyPillow guy have reportedly cooked up?
During his press conference this afternoon, Trump announced that convalescent plasma therapy is the big new breakthrough. Wait a minute here. If that sounds like it’s nothing new, that’s because it’s not. It’s been in widespread use for months. Trump is literally just taking something that the medical community is already doing, and announcing it as if it were something new.
This is the height of gaslighting – and the height of desperation. No one outside Donald Trump’s idiot base will fall for this imaginary announcement, and as the polls keep showing us, they’re not nearly a large enough group to get Trump reelected on their own.
Trump isn’t getting anywhere with this nonsense. And his repeated use of the racist phrase “China virus” during these press briefings is only serving to help the voters in the middle understand that he really is as much of a racist as his detractors have been insisting all along.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Donald Trump’s latest New York stunt shows just how far gone he is

Because Donald Trump accidentally won in 2016 after James Comey wrote a last minute letter that upended the election , there has been a widespread perception over the past few years that Trump actually knows what he ’ s doing when it comes to elections .
The thing is , Trump ’ s actions keep making clear that this is simply not the case .
For instance , Trump is currently losing by various margins in every swing state , and he ’ s running neck and neck in some traditionally red states .
This leaves him with the tricky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to focus his resources .
For instance , if he spends too much time and money on TV ads and in-person appearances in one key state , he risks not having enough time and resources for another key state .
In that vein , Donald Trump has decided that one of his keys to winning in 2020 is to mount a fierce battle in the state of New York .
This is a state he lost by twenty-two points in 2016 , and he has literally zero chance of winning in 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ now and the election campaigning in New York , and he still wouldn ’ t come close to winning it .
But he ’ s decided to waste resources in the state anyway .
There may be an instinct on the part of some observers to conclude that because Donald Trump has decided to campaign heavily in New York , he must have some super secret plan for magically winning or rigging the state .
But come on , nothing works that way .
You can ’ t campaign or even cheat your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re on track to lose by twenty-two points , no matter how hard you try .
Instead , it ’ s fairly easy to parse what ’ s going on here .
Donald Trump is angry at New York state because it ’ s in the process of criminally indicting him , and he wants revenge .
Winning New York would be the ultimate way to stick it to his former home state .
But it ’ s completely delusional for him to think he can compete in New York , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence of his worsening mental incompetence .
Trump is running his 2020 campaign like an angry drunk toddler – and there ’ s no one around him who ’ s willing or able to steer him in a less self destructive direction .

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Because Donald Trump accidentally won in 2016 after James Comey wrote a last minute letter that upended the election, there has been a widespread perception over the past few years that Trump actually knows what he’s doing when it comes to elections. The thing is, Trump’s actions keep making clear that this is simply not the case.
For instance, Trump is currently losing by various margins in every swing state, and he’s running neck and neck in some traditionally red states. This leaves him with the tricky task of trying to figure out where to focus his resources. For instance, if he spends too much time and money on TV ads and in-person appearances in one key state, he risks not having enough time and resources for another key state.
In that vein, Donald Trump has decided that one of his keys to winning in 2020 is to mount a fierce battle in the state of New York. This is a state he lost by twenty-two points in 2016, and he has literally zero chance of winning in 2020. Trump could spend every single day between now and the election campaigning in New York, and he still wouldn’t come close to winning it. But he’s decided to waste resources in the state anyway.
There may be an instinct on the part of some observers to conclude that because Donald Trump has decided to campaign heavily in New York, he must have some super secret plan for magically winning or rigging the state. But come on, nothing works that way. You can’t campaign or even cheat your way to victory in a state that you’re on track to lose by twenty-two points, no matter how hard you try.
Instead, it’s fairly easy to parse what’s going on here. Donald Trump is angry at New York state because it’s in the process of criminally indicting him, and he wants revenge. Winning New York would be the ultimate way to stick it to his former home state. But it’s completely delusional for him to think he can compete in New York, to the point that it’s evidence of his worsening mental incompetence. Trump is running his 2020 campaign like an angry drunk toddler – and there’s no one around him who’s willing or able to steer him in a less self destructive direction.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--Bill Barr’s deal with Rupert Murdoch

Bill Barr’s deal with Rupert Murdoch

If you ’ re wondering what happened to Judge Andrew Napolitano of late , so is he .
Napolitano himself thought he was being kept off the air mostly by “ 25-year-old producers ” who didn ’ t think the average Fox News viewer could stomach his probing analysis .
British newspaper “ The Guardian ” may have found the real answer .
” The Guardian ” received an advance copy of CNN reporter Brian Stelter ’ s new book , “ Hoax : Donald Trump , Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.
” According to the book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mogul and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch last October .
In the widely reported meeting at the time , what wasn ’ t reported was Barr told Murdoch to “ muzzle ” Judge Napolitano .
Apparently Napolitano was saying things that were upsetting Barr ’ s thin-skinned boss Donald Trump .
Murdoch was happy to oblige , apparently .
Napolitano still appears on Fox , of course , but his reporting is more often about things other than Trump .
Since the meeting the judge has found that many of his digital resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a daytime show disappeared .
Napolitano was not included in the coverage of Donald Trump ’ s impeachment .
This is nothing new , of course .
The principal function of American government these days is to protect Donald Trump ’ s brittle ego .
Far more time is being spent by executive branch political operatives running cover for , carrying water for and justifying Donald Trump than is being spent on the COVID-19 pandemic , or global warming , or racial strife , or runaway unemployment , or any of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people today .
Meanwhile , as I write this , 180,174 Americans have died due to COVID-19 .
Just for scale , that ’ s more than 60 times as many people who died in the attacks of September 11th , 2001 .
( Imagine what Fox News would make of that had there been a Democrat in office . )
Also , children at the border are still in cages , Putin ’ s contract on American soldiers in Afghanistan is still in force , the United States Postal Service is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote and a double hurricane is on its way .
But at least the ego of the Cretin-in-Chief has been preserved .
It ’ s time for America to return to normality .
You and I can make that happen .
Vote for Biden and Harris this November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If you’re wondering what happened to Judge Andrew Napolitano of late, so is he. Napolitano himself thought he was being kept off the air mostly by “25-year-old producers” who didn’t think the average Fox News viewer could stomach his probing analysis. British newspaper “The Guardian” may have found the real answer.
”The Guardian” received an advance copy of CNN reporter Brian Stelter’s new book, “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.” According to the book, Attorney General William Barr visited media mogul and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch last October. In the widely reported meeting at the time, what wasn’t reported was Barr told Murdoch to “muzzle” Judge Napolitano. Apparently Napolitano was saying things that were upsetting Barr’s thin-skinned boss Donald Trump. Murdoch was happy to oblige, apparently.
Napolitano still appears on Fox, of course, but his reporting is more often about things other than Trump. Since the meeting the judge has found that many of his digital resources have been allocated elsewhere, a slot on a daytime show disappeared. Napolitano was not included in the coverage of Donald Trump’s impeachment.
This is nothing new, of course. The principal function of American government these days is to protect Donald Trump’s brittle ego. Far more time is being spent by executive branch political operatives running cover for, carrying water for and justifying Donald Trump than is being spent on the COVID-19 pandemic, or global warming, or racial strife, or runaway unemployment, or any of a dozen other emergency situations impacting the American people today.
Meanwhile, as I write this, 180,174 Americans have died due to COVID-19. Just for scale, that’s more than 60 times as many people who died in the attacks of September 11th, 2001. (Imagine what Fox News would make of that had there been a Democrat in office.)
Also, children at the border are still in cages, Putin’s contract on American soldiers in Afghanistan is still in force, the United States Postal Service is being deliberately dismantled so Americans can’t vote and a double hurricane is on its way. But at least the ego of the Cretin-in-Chief has been preserved. It’s time for America to return to normality. You and I can make that happen. Vote for Biden and Harris this November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--This doesn’t look good for Donald Trump

This doesn’t look good for Donald Trump

It looks like the Trump campaign is going to try out one of its key strategies from 2016 in an attempt to coax lightning into striking twice .
It doesn ’ t look good for them .
Donald Trump has entered the final stretch of campaign rallies leading up to the November presidential election .
The campaign also plans on sending Mike Pence to campaign specifically in Minnesota , Michigan , and Wisconsin in the coming weeks .
This echoes 2016 .
In the days and weeks leading to the 2016 election , the Trump campaign turned its sights on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ones Pence is now set to visit .
To some extent this seems like a strategic decision on behalf of the Trump campaign , but it doesn ’ t go without a hefty dose of superstition .
In this case , lightning doesn ’ t look like it ’ ll strike twice .
2016 and 2020 are radically different landscapes for the nation as a whole , and this seems particularly true for some core swing states .
Trump was a political outsider in 2016 with the benefit of having little political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of disaffected swing voters .
Now , Trump the posterchild for American regressivism , and swing voters have taken note .
In Minnesota , Michigan , and Wisconsin in farmers have been stricken by Trump ’ s ham-fisted attempts to wrangle China , forcing crops to go unsold and forcing Trump to bail out a large contingent of farmers .
Trump ’ s howler of a pandemic response has meant that , again , farmers haven ’ t been able to sell vast quantities of food , even while much of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/hunger-crisis-deaths-coronavirus-oxfam-trnd/index.html ) .
On top of this , Trump ’ s support faces more complications in swing districts .
Candidates elected in the 2018 blue wave appear poised to be reelected , such as Representative Ilhan Omar , suggesting that the support that we saw in 2018 is alive and well .
Additionally , Politico reported back in September 2019 that Milwaukee ’ s Republican suburbs are very put-off by Trump – something I suspect hasn ’ t since improved given Trump ’ s responses to the pandemic and Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the dice and crossing his fingers isn ’ t enough .
Using the same game plan as 2016 is shortsighted .
I hope he doesn ’ t wise up .

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It looks like the Trump campaign is going to try out one of its key strategies from 2016 in an attempt to coax lightning into striking twice. It doesn’t look good for them.
Donald Trump has entered the final stretch of campaign rallies leading up to the November presidential election. The campaign also plans on sending Mike Pence to campaign specifically in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the coming weeks. This echoes 2016. In the days and weeks leading to the 2016 election, the Trump campaign turned its sights on a few core swing states, including the ones Pence is now set to visit. To some extent this seems like a strategic decision on behalf of the Trump campaign, but it doesn’t go without a hefty dose of superstition.
In this case, lightning doesn’t look like it’ll strike twice. 2016 and 2020 are radically different landscapes for the nation as a whole, and this seems particularly true for some core swing states. Trump was a political outsider in 2016 with the benefit of having little political baggage — something attractive to a lot of disaffected swing voters. Now, Trump the posterchild for American regressivism, and swing voters have taken note.
In Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin in farmers have been stricken by Trump’s ham-fisted attempts to wrangle China, forcing crops to go unsold and forcing Trump to bail out a large contingent of farmers. Trump’s howler of a pandemic response has meant that, again, farmers haven’t been able to sell vast quantities of food, even while much of the world teeters on famine and starvation (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/hunger-crisis-deaths-coronavirus-oxfam-trnd/index.html).
On top of this, Trump’s support faces more complications in swing districts. Candidates elected in the 2018 blue wave appear poised to be reelected, such as Representative Ilhan Omar, suggesting that the support that we saw in 2018 is alive and well. Additionally, Politico reported back in September 2019 that Milwaukee’s Republican suburbs are very put-off by Trump – something I suspect hasn’t since improved given Trump’s responses to the pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. In short, Trump blowing on the dice and crossing his fingers isn’t enough. Using the same game plan as 2016 is shortsighted. I hope he doesn’t wise up.
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palmerreport--2020-08-23--This is all unraveling for Donald Trump at just the wrong time

We don ’ t know if Mary Trump chose now to leak her recordings of Maryanne Trump Barry to the media in order to do maximum damage to Donald Trump ahead of the Republican National Convention .
We don ’ t even know for sure if Mary Trump was the source ; perhaps the Washington Post obtained the recordings through some other method .
But we do know that things are now unraveling fast for Donald Trump – and at just the wrong time .
Donald Trump desperately needs his Republican National Convention to go well for him this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an uphill climb , considering that he ’ s struggling to get big name speakers ( even from within his own party ) , and that he ’ s foolishly giving keynote speeches all four nights – not something that ’ s advisable for a guy who ’ s deep in the throes of cognitive loss .
But now Trump is going to have to deal with the fact that at least the first couple news cycles from the convention are going to include the ugly things that his sister said about him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t merely condemn him ; she accused him of hiring someone to take his SATs , and she claimed that he doesn ’ t even read .
This is ugly – and because there are recordings , the story will get continuous airplay on cable news and viral exposure on social media .
Even as Donald Trump ’ s limp convention ends up consisting of a handful of his family members kissing his backside , they ’ ll have to compete with recordings of Trump ’ s own sister saying that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ouch .

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We don’t know if Mary Trump chose now to leak her recordings of Maryanne Trump Barry to the media in order to do maximum damage to Donald Trump ahead of the Republican National Convention. We don’t even know for sure if Mary Trump was the source; perhaps the Washington Post obtained the recordings through some other method. But we do know that things are now unraveling fast for Donald Trump – and at just the wrong time.
Donald Trump desperately needs his Republican National Convention to go well for him this week. That was already going to be an uphill climb, considering that he’s struggling to get big name speakers (even from within his own party), and that he’s foolishly giving keynote speeches all four nights – not something that’s advisable for a guy who’s deep in the throes of cognitive loss.
But now Trump is going to have to deal with the fact that at least the first couple news cycles from the convention are going to include the ugly things that his sister said about him on these recordings. She didn’t merely condemn him; she accused him of hiring someone to take his SATs, and she claimed that he doesn’t even read.
This is ugly – and because there are recordings, the story will get continuous airplay on cable news and viral exposure on social media. Even as Donald Trump’s limp convention ends up consisting of a handful of his family members kissing his backside, they’ll have to compete with recordings of Trump’s own sister saying that he’s the illiterate scum of the earth. Ouch.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--What was Kellyanne Conway doing?

What was Kellyanne Conway doing?

When the news broke on Sunday night that Kellyanne Conway was resigning from the Trump White House , it wasn ’ t particularly surprising .
Her teenage daughter had just tweeted the night before that she was seeking emancipation , and the whole family situation seemed to be imploding .
The whole thing seems ugly ; we hope things turn out okay for the kid .
But regardless of the reason for Kellyanne Conway ’ s sudden resignation , the task remains in trying to assess the impact that this will have on Donald Trump ’ s failing White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where things get tricky .
Kellyanne is one of the very few senior advisers who were with the the Trump White House from day one and lasted this long ( most of the others are Trump family members ) .
Yet in trying to assess what Trump will lose by not having her around , it ’ s not clear that she was actually doing anything to begin with .
Early on , Kellyanne seemed to have at least one clear job duty .
She would go on TV and tell wall to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where to even start , and leaving viewers confused as what the story even was to begin with .
But as time went on , perhaps if only because interviewers became less afraid to mow her down , she gradually became far less effective at this .
Recently , Trump seemed to be occasionally sending her on TV as a last resort , knowing she ’ d flail and humiliate herself , and take a bit of focus away from his own humiliation that day .
So what was Kellyanne Conway even doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Why was she even still around ?
Was this just a matter of Trump wanting to keep a familiar face around , amid nonstop personnel chaos ?
Did she know enough dirt to make her un-firable ?
We don ’ t suppose we ’ ll be writing about her again after today , unless she unexpectedly enters the election fray again .
But it ’ s a reminder of how profoundly dysfunctional and deranged this White House is that a longtime senior adviser just resigned , and we still don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed to have been to begin with .

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When the news broke on Sunday night that Kellyanne Conway was resigning from the Trump White House, it wasn’t particularly surprising. Her teenage daughter had just tweeted the night before that she was seeking emancipation, and the whole family situation seemed to be imploding. The whole thing seems ugly; we hope things turn out okay for the kid.
But regardless of the reason for Kellyanne Conway’s sudden resignation, the task remains in trying to assess the impact that this will have on Donald Trump’s failing White House and beleaguered campaign. That’s where things get tricky. Kellyanne is one of the very few senior advisers who were with the the Trump White House from day one and lasted this long (most of the others are Trump family members). Yet in trying to assess what Trump will lose by not having her around, it’s not clear that she was actually doing anything to begin with.
Early on, Kellyanne seemed to have at least one clear job duty. She would go on TV and tell wall to wall lies, leaving interviewers befuddled about where to even start, and leaving viewers confused as what the story even was to begin with. But as time went on, perhaps if only because interviewers became less afraid to mow her down, she gradually became far less effective at this. Recently, Trump seemed to be occasionally sending her on TV as a last resort, knowing she’d flail and humiliate herself, and take a bit of focus away from his own humiliation that day.
So what was Kellyanne Conway even doing in Donald Trump’s White House? Why was she even still around? Was this just a matter of Trump wanting to keep a familiar face around, amid nonstop personnel chaos? Did she know enough dirt to make her un-firable? We don’t suppose we’ll be writing about her again after today, unless she unexpectedly enters the election fray again. But it’s a reminder of how profoundly dysfunctional and deranged this White House is that a longtime senior adviser just resigned, and we still don’t have any idea what her job was supposed to have been to begin with.
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