palmerreport--2020-03-23--Joe Biden held another press briefing today, but MSNBC and CNN once again refused to air it

If you ’ ve been watching CNN and MSNBC lately , you ’ d think Joe Biden didn ’ t exist .
If you ’ ve been listening to the increasingly deranged conspiracy theories coming from the Bernie or Bust people , you ’ d think Joe Biden has gone into hiding and is on death ’ s door .
Meanwhile , back in the real world , Biden keeps holding press briefings – but cable news keeps refusing to air them .
Joe Biden held a digital press briefing this morning , but MSNBC and CNN both opted not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are a lot of other things going on today .
But Biden also gave a press briefing on Friday alongside the former head of the FDA , and the networks didn ’ t air it either .
As far as the cable news networks are concerned , the election no longer even exists .
Yes , coronavirus coverage is crucial for these networks .
But Biden was talking about the coronavirus crisis today , and he was providing much more useful information than anything Donald Trump has said during any of his press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was certainly more useful than Mitch McConnell ’ s whiny lie-filled Senate floor speech today about the failed stimulus vote , which both networks made a point of airing .
Besides , how can the media keep getting ratings out of the false narrative that Joe Biden is missing in action , if it puts Biden ’ s briefings on the air ?
We saw the media pull a similar stunt in 2016 .
Hillary Clinton spent most of her time talking policy , but they only ever put her on the air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they attacked her for supposedly only talking about Trump .
Now the media is pretending Biden isn ’ t even talking at all .
It ’ s absurdly dishonest .
To watch Joe Biden ’ s briefing from today , go to his live stream page , click the “ play ” button , and skip ahead to the 3:45 mark .

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If you’ve been watching CNN and MSNBC lately, you’d think Joe Biden didn’t exist. If you’ve been listening to the increasingly deranged conspiracy theories coming from the Bernie or Bust people, you’d think Joe Biden has gone into hiding and is on death’s door. Meanwhile, back in the real world, Biden keeps holding press briefings – but cable news keeps refusing to air them.
Joe Biden held a digital press briefing this morning, but MSNBC and CNN both opted not to air it. Granted, there are a lot of other things going on today. But Biden also gave a press briefing on Friday alongside the former head of the FDA, and the networks didn’t air it either. As far as the cable news networks are concerned, the election no longer even exists.
Yes, coronavirus coverage is crucial for these networks. But Biden was talking about the coronavirus crisis today, and he was providing much more useful information than anything Donald Trump has said during any of his press conferences. And Biden’s briefing was certainly more useful than Mitch McConnell’s whiny lie-filled Senate floor speech today about the failed stimulus vote, which both networks made a point of airing.
Besides, how can the media keep getting ratings out of the false narrative that Joe Biden is missing in action, if it puts Biden’s briefings on the air? We saw the media pull a similar stunt in 2016. Hillary Clinton spent most of her time talking policy, but they only ever put her on the air when she talked about Trump – then they attacked her for supposedly only talking about Trump. Now the media is pretending Biden isn’t even talking at all. It’s absurdly dishonest.
To watch Joe Biden’s briefing from today, go to his live stream page, click the “play” button, and skip ahead to the 3:45 mark.
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palmerreport--2020-03-23--“Hey stupid”: Maxine Waters has had enough of Donald Trump’s crap

Donald Trump spent much of his press conference yesterday begging for sympathy , as he told tall tales of how @ @ @ @ @ his life .
Suffice it to say that Trump is going to get any sympathy @ @ @ @ @ Chair Maxine Waters : Our hospitals are out of gloves , masks , gowns , @ @ @ @ @ , and basic supplies !
What the hell more is Trump waiting for ?
Hey @ @ @ @ @ worst case scenario !

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Donald Trump spent much of his press conference yesterday begging for sympathy, as he told tall tales of how being president has somehow ruined his life. Suffice it to say that Trump is going to get any sympathy from House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters:
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Our hospitals are out of gloves, masks, gowns, respirators, protective shoe coverings, and basic supplies! What the hell more is Trump waiting for? Hey stupid, this is the worst case scenario! — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-23--Donald Trump’s lucky streak has ended

Donald Trump’s lucky streak has ended

You will never convince a gambler there is no such thing as luck .
But what are ordinarily referred to as lucky ( or unlucky ) streaks are really nothing more than how statistical phenomena behave in ordinary circumstances .
When a gambler gets a series of good card hands or lucky throws of the dice , that ’ s nothing more than ordinary statistics at work .
Counterintuitive though it may seem , only if such statistical clusterings never happened and the distribution of favorable and unfavorable outcomes were perfectly uniform would you be justified in wondering if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clusterings play out over the course of a lifetime , it ’ s tempting to think of individual people as lucky or unlucky , blessed or cursed .
But “ some people get all the luck ” ( or not ) is just another way of saying ordinary statistical circumstances will sometimes cluster favorably or unfavorably around certain people for a finite period of time ( however long ) and in ways we ought to reasonably expect given a large population .
We humans are pattern seekers and we sometimes see meaning where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to that idea I will say , with tongue firmly in cheek , that Donald Trump ’ s extraordinary luck has finally run out .
Trump is a child rapist and thief who should have been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole two decades ago , and instead he ’ s president of the United States .
Had he been black he certainly would be in prison .
But whatever you chose to call it , those lucky days are over for Donald Trump .
I know what some of you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump will find a way out .
But I heard that about Bill Cosby , I heard that about Harvey Weinstein , and last time I checked both rapist jerks were in prison , and Weinstein is COVID-19 positive to boot .
So the mighty do fall , and they fall very hard , and Donald Trump ’ s fall is going to be spectacular , I think .
And we owe it all to the coronavirus .
As I have said before , had this been an ordinary election year I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now I think his conman career is over and his pirate ship administration has struck a reef .
It will mean no more Nuremberg-variety rallies , no more bragging about how great the economy is , no more tooting the horn of unemployment ( even though “ employment ” too-often means below-subsistence wages for millions ) , no more wall .
Trump will try to race-bait his way out of the coronavirus debacle , of course , and he will continue to blame the Chinese , of course , but it won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of his low-information cretinous base in line , but he has lost the middle of the road voter , the man or woman who doesn ’ t think much about politics but still votes every four years .
They are going to look around for someone to blame for the frightening state of the world , for why the United States was so far behind other governments in preparedness , and the only person they will see is Donald Trump .
Attempts to inculpate Obama and Hillary and the Democrats will look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They will see it for what it is , a coward trying to pass the buck after nearly four inept years in office .
Trump ’ s propensity to look small-minded and mean-spirited won ’ t help him either .
I think we of the left have grown so cynical we at times lose sight of how bad that looks to other people who aren ’ t as rabidly anti-Trump as we are .
But it certainly isn ’ t a good look .
Trump ’ s obvious ( to anyone with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney ’ s self-quarantine , his failure to enact the Defense Production Act , his early dismissals of the coronavirus pandemic , his irresponsible , shoot-from-the-hip pronouncements of soon-to-be-released vaccines and promotions of pseudoscientific “ cures ” won ’ t play well in political commercials either .
And all the Democratic opposition has to do is go to the videotape where Trump condemns himself with his own words .
Nothing quite throws into stark relief the plasticity of the Republican agenda of greed unlimited and corporate bailouts as does a universal crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the world at home and where they live .
The failure of Republican business as usual has finally come home to roost .
Hubris has met its Nemesis — and its name is COVID-19 .
Donald Trump ’ s extraordinary luck has finally run out .

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You will never convince a gambler there is no such thing as luck. But what are ordinarily referred to as lucky (or unlucky) streaks are really nothing more than how statistical phenomena behave in ordinary circumstances. When a gambler gets a series of good card hands or lucky throws of the dice, that’s nothing more than ordinary statistics at work. Counterintuitive though it may seem, only if such statistical clusterings never happened and the distribution of favorable and unfavorable outcomes were perfectly uniform would you be justified in wondering if the fix were in.
When these statistical clusterings play out over the course of a lifetime, it’s tempting to think of individual people as lucky or unlucky, blessed or cursed. But “some people get all the luck” (or not) is just another way of saying ordinary statistical circumstances will sometimes cluster favorably or unfavorably around certain people for a finite period of time (however long) and in ways we ought to reasonably expect given a large population.
We humans are pattern seekers and we sometimes see meaning where none exists. So as a concession to that idea I will say, with tongue firmly in cheek, that Donald Trump’s extraordinary luck has finally run out. Trump is a child rapist and thief who should have been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole two decades ago, and instead he’s president of the United States. Had he been black he certainly would be in prison. But whatever you chose to call it, those lucky days are over for Donald Trump.
I know what some of you are thinking. It will never happen. Trump will find a way out. But I heard that about Bill Cosby, I heard that about Harvey Weinstein, and last time I checked both rapist jerks were in prison, and Weinstein is COVID-19 positive to boot. So the mighty do fall, and they fall very hard, and Donald Trump’s fall is going to be spectacular, I think.
And we owe it all to the coronavirus. As I have said before, had this been an ordinary election year I think Trump had a shot at reelection. Now I think his conman career is over and his pirate ship administration has struck a reef. It will mean no more Nuremberg-variety rallies, no more bragging about how great the economy is, no more tooting the horn of unemployment (even though “employment” too-often means below-subsistence wages for millions), no more wall. Trump will try to race-bait his way out of the coronavirus debacle, of course, and he will continue to blame the Chinese, of course, but it won’t be enough. He might keep much of his low-information cretinous base in line, but he has lost the middle of the road voter, the man or woman who doesn’t think much about politics but still votes every four years.
They are going to look around for someone to blame for the frightening state of the world, for why the United States was so far behind other governments in preparedness, and the only person they will see is Donald Trump. Attempts to inculpate Obama and Hillary and the Democrats will look pathetic to this man or woman. They will see it for what it is, a coward trying to pass the buck after nearly four inept years in office.
Trump’s propensity to look small-minded and mean-spirited won’t help him either. I think we of the left have grown so cynical we at times lose sight of how bad that looks to other people who aren’t as rabidly anti-Trump as we are. But it certainly isn’t a good look. Trump’s obvious (to anyone with an IQ above room temperature) mocking of Mitt Romney’s self-quarantine, his failure to enact the Defense Production Act, his early dismissals of the coronavirus pandemic, his irresponsible, shoot-from-the-hip pronouncements of soon-to-be-released vaccines and promotions of pseudoscientific “cures” won’t play well in political commercials either. And all the Democratic opposition has to do is go to the videotape where Trump condemns himself with his own words.
Nothing quite throws into stark relief the plasticity of the Republican agenda of greed unlimited and corporate bailouts as does a universal crisis that hits every American and every citizen of the world at home and where they live. The failure of Republican business as usual has finally come home to roost. Hubris has met its Nemesis — and its name is COVID-19. Donald Trump’s extraordinary luck has finally run out.
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palmerreport--2020-03-23--Former Republican operative drops the hammer on Donald Trump

There ’ s an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again @ @ @ @ @ .
These days one could argue that the definition of insanity is a Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ doing the same thing over and over again , yet each time he steps up @ @ @ @ @ somehow gets even worse .
Former Republican Party operative Steve Schmidt isn ’ t holding @ @ @ @ @ just how badly Donald Trump is failing America : Trump is incompetent , dishonest and @ @ @ @ @ incapacity for moral leadership in this unprecedented moment is hard to overstate .
His empty @ @ @ @ @ gaming , lack of empathy and fragile ego are a deadly combination of traits right @

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There’s an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. These days one could argue that the definition of insanity is a Donald Trump press conference. Trump keeps doing the same thing over and over again, yet each time he steps up to the microphone, it somehow gets even worse.
Former Republican Party operative Steve Schmidt isn’t holding back when it comes to just how badly Donald Trump is failing America:
Trump is incompetent, dishonest and profoundly indecent. His staggering incapacity for moral leadership in this unprecedented moment is hard to overstate. His empty boasting, dishonesty, blame gaming, lack of empathy and fragile ego are a deadly combination of traits right now — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) March 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-23--All bets are off today

All bets are off today

When the situation is this chaotically fluid , it can be difficult to predict where things will be an hour from now , let alone by the end of the day .
But based on what ’ s transpired over the past sixteen hours or so , it feels like a number of things are going to be on a collision course with each other today .
Yesterday afternoon Donald Trump had arguably his most psychologically unstable press conference to date , sending overnight stock market trading plummeting and triggering an automatic trading limit .
He then stayed up til @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it in all capital letters .
He ’ s dealing with the stark reality that his close ally Rand Paul has the coronavirus , even as Trump continues to try to convince an increasingly skeptical public that he ’ s also been tested for it .
This comes as Mitch McConnell is struggling to pass his corrupt faux-stimulus legislation because he can ’ t get enough Republican Senators out of quarantine to cast votes , and the Senate Democrats are blocking everything he throws their way .
House Democrats will pass their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospects in the Senate may come down to how many more Republican Senators end up being quarantined .
We ’ re at that point now .
So what does this all add up to heading into today ?
That ’ s anyone ’ s guess .
Donald Trump announced last night that he ’ s waiting until the end of the fifteen day period before making any decisions , and no one has any idea what fifteen day period he ’ s even talking about .
He ’ s that far gone .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ crushing down on him as we speak , and he can ’ t just ignore it .
We ’ ll see .

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When the situation is this chaotically fluid, it can be difficult to predict where things will be an hour from now, let alone by the end of the day. But based on what’s transpired over the past sixteen hours or so, it feels like a number of things are going to be on a collision course with each other today.
Yesterday afternoon Donald Trump had arguably his most psychologically unstable press conference to date, sending overnight stock market trading plummeting and triggering an automatic trading limit. He then stayed up til midnight tweeting increasingly frantic things, much of it in all capital letters. He’s dealing with the stark reality that his close ally Rand Paul has the coronavirus, even as Trump continues to try to convince an increasingly skeptical public that he’s also been tested for it.
This comes as Mitch McConnell is struggling to pass his corrupt faux-stimulus legislation because he can’t get enough Republican Senators out of quarantine to cast votes, and the Senate Democrats are blocking everything he throws their way. House Democrats will pass their own working-class stimulus package, and its prospects in the Senate may come down to how many more Republican Senators end up being quarantined. We’re at that point now.
So what does this all add up to heading into today? That’s anyone’s guess. Donald Trump announced last night that he’s waiting until the end of the fifteen day period before making any decisions, and no one has any idea what fifteen day period he’s even talking about. He’s that far gone. Yet a whole lot of things are crushing down on him as we speak, and he can’t just ignore it. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Who got to Donald Trump?

Who got to Donald Trump?

Donald Trump ’ s press conference on Monday was his worst one yet .
It was such an abomination that most major TV networks had to pull the plug on him .
Here ’ s the odd thing , though : Trump rather curiously made a point of trying to walk back one of his own favorite tropes .
Even as recently as Sunday , Donald Trump was still making a point of referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus.
” He said it in press conferences .
He said it repeatedly in tweets .
He was clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a way of distracting everyone from his own failure .
But during his otherwise cataclysmic press conference on Monday , Trump took a moment to strongly condemn anti-Asian xenophobia in the United States .
Huh ?
Let ’ s be real here .
Trump is far too sociopathic to suddenly care about the fact that his own racist language has helped incite harassment and violence against Asian Americans .
Instead , as is always the case with this guy , there has to be something in it for himself .
Someone who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he must say this today .
Of course Donald Trump is a creature of habit , so by tomorrow he could be right back to yelling around about the “ Chinese Virus.
” But if only for a brief moment , someone appears to have gotten to Trump , and forced him to pull back on one of the most ugly and dangerous things he ’ s been saying .
The question is who , and how they pulled it off .

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Donald Trump’s press conference on Monday was his worst one yet. It was such an abomination that most major TV networks had to pull the plug on him. Here’s the odd thing, though: Trump rather curiously made a point of trying to walk back one of his own favorite tropes.
Even as recently as Sunday, Donald Trump was still making a point of referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” He said it in press conferences. He said it repeatedly in tweets. He was clearly trying to stir up racist division as a way of distracting everyone from his own failure. But during his otherwise cataclysmic press conference on Monday, Trump took a moment to strongly condemn anti-Asian xenophobia in the United States. Huh?
Let’s be real here. Trump is far too sociopathic to suddenly care about the fact that his own racist language has helped incite harassment and violence against Asian Americans. Instead, as is always the case with this guy, there has to be something in it for himself. Someone who has influence over Trump surely told him that he must say this today.
Of course Donald Trump is a creature of habit, so by tomorrow he could be right back to yelling around about the “Chinese Virus.” But if only for a brief moment, someone appears to have gotten to Trump, and forced him to pull back on one of the most ugly and dangerous things he’s been saying. The question is who, and how they pulled it off.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump has utterly psychotic meltdown about Nancy Pelosi

Donald Trump just doesn ’ t know what to do with himself anymore .
His press briefing on Monday was such a catastrophe , most TV networks pulled the plug on him .
Then he went on a bizarre rant about Joe Biden .
Now Trump has turned his rage toward Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi : Republicans had a deal until Nancy Pelosi rode into town from her extended vacation .
The Democrats want the Virus to win ?
They are asking for things that have nothing to do with our great workers or companies .
They want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans shouldn ’ t agree !
To be clear , not one word of this is true .
Senate Republicans tried to ram through a corrupt stimulus package , but it fell apart when Rand Paul contaminated so many GOP Senators , they didn ’ t have enough votes to make it happen .
Pelosi was never on vacation ; it was Mitch McConnell who put the Senate on recess for a three day weekend in the middle of all this .
And no one wants open borders .
The real takeaway here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genuinely afraid that the weakened Republican Senate might end up giving Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House most of what they want .
Trump is currently losing on every front , and he ’ s losing it accordingly .

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Donald Trump just doesn’t know what to do with himself anymore. His press briefing on Monday was such a catastrophe, most TV networks pulled the plug on him. Then he went on a bizarre rant about Joe Biden. Now Trump has turned his rage toward Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
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Republicans had a deal until Nancy Pelosi rode into town from her extended vacation. The Democrats want the Virus to win? They are asking for things that have nothing to do with our great workers or companies. They want Open Borders & Green New Deal. Republicans shouldn’t agree! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2020
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To be clear, not one word of this is true. Senate Republicans tried to ram through a corrupt stimulus package, but it fell apart when Rand Paul contaminated so many GOP Senators, they didn’t have enough votes to make it happen. Pelosi was never on vacation; it was Mitch McConnell who put the Senate on recess for a three day weekend in the middle of all this. And no one wants open borders.
The real takeaway here is that Donald Trump appears to be genuinely afraid that the weakened Republican Senate might end up giving Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House most of what they want. Trump is currently losing on every front, and he’s losing it accordingly.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--The Republican rats start eating each other as Donald Trump falls to pieces

Full scale collapse .
There ’ s no other way to refer to Donald Trump ’ s presidency at this point .
His endless , clueless , self-congratulatory , self-pitying , false information-laden press conference on Monday was so dangerous , most TV networks ended up cutting away from it .
Now Trump ’ s own Republicans in Congress are turning on each other in the midst of his collapse .
We recently learned that Richard Burr , among other Republican Senators , dumped their personal stock market holdings based on information they learned in secret briefings and committed insider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congressman Matt Gaetz is calling for Burr to resign : .
@ KatieHill4CA gets run out of Congress for screwing a campaign staffer absent any complaint .
@ SenatorBurr stays as Intelligence Chairman after screwing all Americans by falsely reassuring us w opeds on # COVID while he dumped his stock portfolio early .
That ’ s right , we ’ ve reached the point of chaos where a Republican Congressman is calling for a Republican Senator to resign .
There ’ s no leadership on the Republican side whatsoever , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empty head is leaving his party in chaos .
Just wait til we get to the part where the Republican Senate decides to skewer Rand Paul for recklessly exposing them to the coronavirus .

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Full scale collapse. There’s no other way to refer to Donald Trump’s presidency at this point. His endless, clueless, self-congratulatory, self-pitying, false information-laden press conference on Monday was so dangerous, most TV networks ended up cutting away from it. Now Trump’s own Republicans in Congress are turning on each other in the midst of his collapse.
We recently learned that Richard Burr, among other Republican Senators, dumped their personal stock market holdings based on information they learned in secret briefings and committed insider trading in the process. Now Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is calling for Burr to resign:
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.@KatieHill4CA gets run out of Congress for screwing a campaign staffer absent any complaint.@SenatorBurr stays as Intelligence Chairman after screwing all Americans by falsely reassuring us w opeds on #COVID while he dumped his stock portfolio early. This is not fair. — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 23, 2020
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That’s right, we’ve reached the point of chaos where a Republican Congressman is calling for a Republican Senator to resign. There’s no leadership on the Republican side whatsoever, and the vacuum created by Donald Trump’s empty head is leaving his party in chaos. Just wait til we get to the part where the Republican Senate decides to skewer Rand Paul for recklessly exposing them to the coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

Earlier this evening we brought you the alarming story of how Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to immediately end @ @ @ @ @ elderly and other vulnerable people die in the process , in order to get the @ @ @ @ @ ’ Rourke , who hails from Texas , is stepping in to rip Patrick a @ @ @ @ @ of numbnuttery will kill people in Texas .
Young as well as old .
We @ @ @ @ @ place order to stop the spread of coronavirus and save hundreds of thousands of lives @ @ @ @ @ This kind of numbnuttery will kill people in Texas .
Young as well as old @ @ @ @ @ shelter in place order to stop the spread of coronavirus and save hundreds of thousands @ @ @ @ @ O ’ Rourke said .
Beto ran for President in 2020 , but ultimately dropped @ @ @ @ @ Biden for President .

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Earlier this evening we brought you the alarming story of how Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to immediately end all coronavirus lockdowns, letting elderly and other vulnerable people die in the process, in order to get the economy going. Beto O’Rourke, who hails from Texas, is stepping in to rip Patrick a new one:
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This kind of numbnuttery will kill people in Texas. Young as well as old. We need a state-wide shelter in place order to stop the spread of coronavirus and save hundreds of thousands of lives. https://t.co/C8r9Q7t2vs — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) March 24, 2020
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“This kind of numbnuttery will kill people in Texas. Young as well as old. We need a state-wide shelter in place order to stop the spread of coronavirus and save hundreds of thousands of lives,” Beto O’Rourke said. Beto ran for President in 2020, but ultimately dropped out and then endorsed Joe Biden for President.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump has completely whacked out late night meltdown about Joe Biden

Donald Trump just finished holding a coronavirus press briefing that was such a disaster , nearly every major TV network cut away from it long before it was over .
Instead of taking this as a sign that he should take a step back and reevaluate his approach , Trump is now doubling down on the lunacy tonight .
Trump is now jealously attacking Joe Biden : This is the way the @ nytimes finished a story on me .
“ You can see the contrast between the steady , assured , informed and strong leadership that VP Biden ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bungling , chaotic and dishonest start-stop approach that Mr. ( not Pres . )
Trump has shown us since the beginning of this crisis.
” They meant the opposite ?
Forgot to mention that I closed our Country to China ( and Europe ) very early , long before it was considered acceptable to do so .
Sleepy Joe said I was “ xenophobic ” , but I saved thousands of lives !
Fake News !
Here ’ s what ’ s weird .
Trump doesn ’ t seem to understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism of him this extensively , he ’ s merely amplifying that criticism .
Trump is literally tweeting about himself being “ bungling , chaotic and dishonest ” – yet he ’ s so lost in the weeds , he doesn ’ t appear to understand what he ’ s doing .
Trump is also guilty of once again interjecting his own additional words into a quote in order to change its meaning , which is not how anything is supposed to work .
He ’ s whining that the Times referred to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the final sentence , even though it referred to him as “ President ” earlier in the article .
This guy is such a baby – and he ’ s completely losing it .

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Donald Trump just finished holding a coronavirus press briefing that was such a disaster, nearly every major TV network cut away from it long before it was over. Instead of taking this as a sign that he should take a step back and reevaluate his approach, Trump is now doubling down on the lunacy tonight. Trump is now jealously attacking Joe Biden:
This is the way the @nytimes finished a story on me. “You can see the contrast between the steady, assured, informed and strong leadership that VP Biden (Sleepy Joe) has shown, and the bungling, chaotic and dishonest start-stop approach that Mr. (not Pres.) Trump has shown us since the beginning of this crisis.” They meant the opposite? Forgot to mention that I closed our Country to China (and Europe) very early, long before it was considered acceptable to do so. Sleepy Joe said I was “xenophobic”, but I saved thousands of lives! Fake News!
Here’s what’s weird. Trump doesn’t seem to understand that by quoting the New York Times’ criticism of him this extensively, he’s merely amplifying that criticism. Trump is literally tweeting about himself being “bungling, chaotic and dishonest” – yet he’s so lost in the weeds, he doesn’t appear to understand what he’s doing.
Trump is also guilty of once again interjecting his own additional words into a quote in order to change its meaning, which is not how anything is supposed to work. He’s whining that the Times referred to him as “Mr. Trump” in the final sentence, even though it referred to him as “President” earlier in the article. This guy is such a baby – and he’s completely losing it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump’s stooge Dan Patrick calls for grandparents to die to save the economy

Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus lies and incompetence have resulted in the United States largely shutting down , resulting in @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s afraid the economic troubles will cost him any shot he had left @ @ @ @ @ pushing the idea that we should just go back to business as usual , no @ @ @ @ @ Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick , an infamous Donald Trump stooge , is taking things even @ @ @ @ @ .
Patrick went on Fox News tonight and flat out stated that grandparents should risk @ @ @ @ @ can remain strong : This kind of lunacy reveals just how badly this is all @ @ @ @ @ .
Dan Patrick is out there floating this deranged and deadly nonsense in the hope @ @ @ @ @ the notion of simply letting older people die .
This won ’ t get anywhere @ @ @ @ @ truly startling .

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Donald Trump’s coronavirus lies and incompetence have resulted in the United States largely shutting down, resulting in economic freefall. Now that he’s afraid the economic troubles will cost him any shot he had left at reelection, Trump is pushing the idea that we should just go back to business as usual, no matter who dies.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, an infamous Donald Trump stooge, is taking things even further in a depraved direction. Patrick went on Fox News tonight and flat out stated that grandparents should risk dying so that the economy can remain strong:
Tx Lt Gov Dan Patrick says grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy for their grandchildren pic.twitter.com/wC3Ngvtsbj — Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) March 24, 2020
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This kind of lunacy reveals just how badly this is all falling apart for Team Trump. Dan Patrick is out there floating this deranged and deadly nonsense in the hope of generating public momentum for the notion of simply letting older people die. This won’t get anywhere – but it’s truly startling.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump goes completely off the rails

Among the latest incredibly stupid developments by right-wing media pundits has been to present Donald Trump as a “ wartime president.
” After all , it ’ s not too different from how they portrayed President George W. Bush in an effort to protect him from an increasing number of critics – hoping they could somehow erase the fact that he brought America into a rather pointless and costly war under false pretenses that severely harmed our reputations abroad , while painting his detractors as anti-American , even if they had reason to be concerned with the erosion of civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re seeing cries from the same pundits who claimed coronavirus was a hoax just a few short weeks ago to “ support the president ” as he guides us through the crisis – even though if anything , he ’ s making the crisis a whole lot worse than it has to be .
It ’ s not just right-wing media that ’ s helping this along either , as cable news outlets routinely air Trump ’ s press conferences , giving him license to lie outrageously and ridicule the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in check .
Joe Biden decided to call him out on this today during his own coronavirus briefing – stating that if Trump wants to be a wartime president , he needs to act like one .
Clearly , Trump was worried about Biden giving this briefing , so he jumped the gun on Monday , accusing Biden of failing to blame China for the pandemic , but it backfired as Biden reminded his viewers that he had warned Trump against taking Chinese President Xi Jinping at his word earlier in the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ My point is not simply that the president was wrong .
My point is that the mindset , that was slow to recognize the problem in the first place to treat it with the seriousness it deserved , is still too much a part of how the president is addressing the problem , ” said Biden .
This is the approach that responsible journalists and networks need to take – if the coronavirus pandemic truly is a war , we need a leader who can guide us through one , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to it .

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Among the latest incredibly stupid developments by right-wing media pundits has been to present Donald Trump as a “wartime president.” After all, it’s not too different from how they portrayed President George W. Bush in an effort to protect him from an increasing number of critics – hoping they could somehow erase the fact that he brought America into a rather pointless and costly war under false pretenses that severely harmed our reputations abroad, while painting his detractors as anti-American, even if they had reason to be concerned with the erosion of civil liberties happening across the country.
Now, we’re seeing cries from the same pundits who claimed coronavirus was a hoax just a few short weeks ago to “support the president” as he guides us through the crisis – even though if anything, he’s making the crisis a whole lot worse than it has to be. It’s not just right-wing media that’s helping this along either, as cable news outlets routinely air Trump’s press conferences, giving him license to lie outrageously and ridicule the same democratic institutions meant to keep him in check.
Joe Biden decided to call him out on this today during his own coronavirus briefing – stating that if Trump wants to be a wartime president, he needs to act like one. Clearly, Trump was worried about Biden giving this briefing, so he jumped the gun on Monday, accusing Biden of failing to blame China for the pandemic, but it backfired as Biden reminded his viewers that he had warned Trump against taking Chinese President Xi Jinping at his word earlier in the year when he said the virus was contained.
“My point is not simply that the president was wrong. My point is that the mindset, that was slow to recognize the problem in the first place to treat it with the seriousness it deserved, is still too much a part of how the president is addressing the problem,” said Biden. This is the approach that responsible journalists and networks need to take – if the coronavirus pandemic truly is a war, we need a leader who can guide us through one, and show how Donald Trump is clearly not up to it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Woman issues stark warning after her husband dies because he followed Donald Trump’s coronavirus dru

Woman issues stark warning after her husband dies because he followed Donald Trump’s coronavirus drug advice

Earlier today the news broke that a man died after he and his wife ingested the drug that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ a safe and approved cure for the coronavirus .
Now the wife is speaking up @ @ @ @ @ everyone should be listening .
According to NBC News , the woman – who is @ @ @ @ @ after losing her husband – said this : “ Don ’ t believe anything that @ @ @ @ @ people because they don ’ t know what they ’ re talking about .
And @ @ @ @ @ – be so careful and call your doctor.
” It ’ s fair to argue @ @ @ @ @ virtue of knowingly giving out false medical information and relying on his status as President @ @ @ @ @ con people into following it – is directly response for this man ’ s death @

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Earlier today the news broke that a man died after he and his wife ingested the drug that Donald Trump has been falsely touting as a safe and approved cure for the coronavirus. Now the wife is speaking up about what happened, and everyone should be listening.
According to NBC News, the woman – who is currently in the ICU herself after losing her husband – said this: “Don’t believe anything that the President says and his people because they don’t know what they’re talking about. And don’t take anything – be so careful and call your doctor.”
It’s fair to argue that Donald Trump, by virtue of knowingly giving out false medical information and relying on his status as President of the United States to con people into following it – is directly response for this man’s death.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump regime throws complete tantrum after CNN and MSNBC cut off his disastrous press confere

Donald Trump regime throws complete tantrum after CNN and MSNBC cut off his disastrous press conference

Donald Trump ’ s latest coronavirus press conference was such a pathetic , pointless , and harmful debacle , both CNN and MSNBC ended up cutting away from it long before it was over .
MSNBC actually cut away at one point , then tried giving it another chance , only to cut away a second time after it got even worse .
Suffice it to say that the Trump regime isn ’ t happy about mainstream America pulling the plug on an increasingly useless Donald Trump .
White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere posted this tantrum : Pretty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have both cut away from this @ WhiteHouse briefing with @ realDonaldTrump and @ Mike_Pence during a global pandemic .
Thank you to @ FoxNews for keeping Americans informed .
# COVID19 In other words , Donald Trump and his gang of hapless idiots aren ’ t even focused on trying to fix their own coronavirus crisis wrongs .
Instead they ’ re only focused on whining and crying about the fact that Americans increasingly don ’ t want to watch Trump self-destruct in front of the cameras on a daily basis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ heat , they should get out of the White House .

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Donald Trump’s latest coronavirus press conference was such a pathetic, pointless, and harmful debacle, both CNN and MSNBC ended up cutting away from it long before it was over. MSNBC actually cut away at one point, then tried giving it another chance, only to cut away a second time after it got even worse.
Suffice it to say that the Trump regime isn’t happy about mainstream America pulling the plug on an increasingly useless Donald Trump. White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere posted this tantrum:
Pretty disgraceful that @CNN and @MSNBC have both cut away from this @WhiteHouse briefing with @realDonaldTrump and @Mike_Pence during a global pandemic. Thank you to @FoxNews for keeping Americans informed. #COVID19 — Judd Deere 45 Archived (@JuddPDeere45) March 23, 2020
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In other words, Donald Trump and his gang of hapless idiots aren’t even focused on trying to fix their own coronavirus crisis wrongs. Instead they’re only focused on whining and crying about the fact that Americans increasingly don’t want to watch Trump self-destruct in front of the cameras on a daily basis. If they can’t take the heat, they should get out of the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--America just pulled the plug on Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus task force press conference didn ’ t end until 8:01pm eastern time tonight .
But the only way you ’ d know that was if you were watching it on Fox News , because by that time , every other major TV news network had long ago pulled the plug on the debacle .
It marked a turning point in Trump ’ s increasingly surreal downfall .
Just how much of a debacle was this press conference ?
At one point Donald Trump began begging the doctor on stage to tell him when this crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so the increasingly empty White House press briefing could have more reporters in it .
Trump kept obsessing over the topic , making clear that he wasn ’ t merely using the empty seats as a microcosm for the entire nation being shut down ; he really was that sad that he was playing to a smaller audience than his previous press briefings .
For the record , that ’ s the moment when MSNBC finally pulled the plug .
The bottom line is that , aside from Trump ’ s remaining loyalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America wants to hear from this guy anymore .
Major networks like CNN and MSNBC know that they risk taking major heat if they cut off the President of the United States during an emergency press conference and any meaningful number of their viewers end up disagreeing with the decision .
So these networks must have known for sure today that their viewers no longer wanted to see this debacle .
Now that the seal has been broken , so to speak , and the networks are openly acknowledging that large chunks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no use to the American public , we can expect the networks to keep cutting away from larger chunks each day until they ’ re no longer being aired at all .
America just decided that it would rather have no President at all than continue to hear from this buffoon – which means it ’ s time for him to resign .

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Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force press conference didn’t end until 8:01pm eastern time tonight. But the only way you’d know that was if you were watching it on Fox News, because by that time, every other major TV news network had long ago pulled the plug on the debacle. It marked a turning point in Trump’s increasingly surreal downfall.
Just how much of a debacle was this press conference? At one point Donald Trump began begging the doctor on stage to tell him when this crisis was going to start letting up, so the increasingly empty White House press briefing could have more reporters in it. Trump kept obsessing over the topic, making clear that he wasn’t merely using the empty seats as a microcosm for the entire nation being shut down; he really was that sad that he was playing to a smaller audience than his previous press briefings. For the record, that’s the moment when MSNBC finally pulled the plug.
The bottom line is that, aside from Trump’s remaining loyalists watching Fox News, no one in America wants to hear from this guy anymore. Major networks like CNN and MSNBC know that they risk taking major heat if they cut off the President of the United States during an emergency press conference and any meaningful number of their viewers end up disagreeing with the decision. So these networks must have known for sure today that their viewers no longer wanted to see this debacle.
Now that the seal has been broken, so to speak, and the networks are openly acknowledging that large chunks of Trump’s press conferences are of no use to the American public, we can expect the networks to keep cutting away from larger chunks each day until they’re no longer being aired at all. America just decided that it would rather have no President at all than continue to hear from this buffoon – which means it’s time for him to resign.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Sherrod Brown tells off Donald Trump’s stooge Tom Cotton

Senate Democrats are doing everything they can to kill off Mitch McConnell ’ s corrupt slush fund , in favor @ @ @ @ @ for working class Americans .
When Donald Trump ’ s stooge Tom Cotton began haranguing @ @ @ @ @ the Senate floor today , let ’ s just say that Brown wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ you always want to do Trump , the president 's bidding … I have the @ @ @ @ @ the floor . ''
Sen. Sherrod Brown , D-Ohio , responds to a question from @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/YrBQuNhCdy But Sherrod Brown wasn ’ t done .
He went on to spell out @ @ @ @ @ fighting so hard against what Mitch McConnell is trying to ram down America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ put into businesses should be for the workers and their communities – not for their @ @ @ @ @ is nothing more than a corporate bailout .
pic.twitter.com/2ZqsU1rE93

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Senate Democrats are doing everything they can to kill off Mitch McConnell’s corrupt slush fund, in favor of a legitimate stimulus bill for working class Americans. When Donald Trump’s stooge Tom Cotton began haranguing Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown on the Senate floor today, let’s just say that Brown wasn’t impressed:
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"I know you always want to do Trump, the president's bidding … I have the floor and I will keep the floor." Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, responds to a question from Tom Cotton, R-Ark. pic.twitter.com/YrBQuNhCdy — Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) March 23, 2020
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But Sherrod Brown wasn’t done. He went on to spell out precisely why Senate Democrats are fighting so hard against what Mitch McConnell is trying to ram down America’s throat:
The money we put into businesses should be for the workers and their communities – not for their executives. The McConnell plan is nothing more than a corporate bailout. pic.twitter.com/2ZqsU1rE93 — Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) March 23, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--No wonder Donald Trump is trying to hurry up and reopen things

When Donald Trump began frantically pushing the idea of swiftly reopening America for business , without regard for coronavirus health and safety , it was easy enough to understand his political motivation .
Trump ’ s presidency is a failure on every other front , and if the economy tanks too , his slim odds of reelection could get even worse .
Now it turns out Trump has a personal motivation as well .
Last week Palmer Report brought you the news that Donald Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago property had been shut down indefinitely due to a coronavirus infestation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not just Mar-a-Lago .
Thanks to lockdowns in various states , six of Trump ’ s highest revenue generating properties are now shut down entirely – and even the one that ’ s still open is only partially open .
Donald Trump ’ s real estate empire has always been based on high levels of debt , robbing Peter to pay Paul , and bringing in just enough revenue to keep lenders at bay .
He ’ s particularly vulnerable to a short term shutdown , because it means he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his crushing debts .
Based on how shabbily Trump runs his properties from a financial standpoint , for all we know , his shuttered properties could be weeks or even days away from bankruptcy .
No wonder Trump is scrambling to try to get Americans to hurry up and resume spending money at his hotels .

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When Donald Trump began frantically pushing the idea of swiftly reopening America for business, without regard for coronavirus health and safety, it was easy enough to understand his political motivation. Trump’s presidency is a failure on every other front, and if the economy tanks too, his slim odds of reelection could get even worse. Now it turns out Trump has a personal motivation as well.
Last week Palmer Report brought you the news that Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property had been shut down indefinitely due to a coronavirus infestation. Now the Washington Post is revealing that it’s not just Mar-a-Lago. Thanks to lockdowns in various states, six of Trump’s highest revenue generating properties are now shut down entirely – and even the one that’s still open is only partially open.
Donald Trump’s real estate empire has always been based on high levels of debt, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and bringing in just enough revenue to keep lenders at bay. He’s particularly vulnerable to a short term shutdown, because it means he has no cash coming in to cover his crushing debts.
Based on how shabbily Trump runs his properties from a financial standpoint, for all we know, his shuttered properties could be weeks or even days away from bankruptcy. No wonder Trump is scrambling to try to get Americans to hurry up and resume spending money at his hotels.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Now Donald Trump is trying to run a quid pro quo scheme against U.S. Governors

The House just got done impeaching Donald Trump for his quid pro quo extortion scheme against Ukraine , and of course the Republican Senate shamefully acquitted Trump instead of dutifully removing him .
Now Trump is attempting to run the same scheme again – this time , against U.S. Governors .
Governors in the hardest hit states are begging the Trump regime to help them out in the coronavirus crisis .
For instance , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding to know why the Trump-controlled FEMA is still sitting on the vast majority of its respirators instead of sending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City .
Donald Trump has decided that if he ’ s going to help the American people in the affected states , the Governors of those states “ have to treat us well ” : What is that even supposed to mean ?
Given Donald Trump ’ s track record , he ’ s almost surely referring to trying to get something back from these states that personally benefits him .
For instance , New York State currently has a grand jury targeting Trump for indictment , which will likely result in Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Is Trump hinting that he wants the criminal case against him dropped in exchange for ventilators ?
Good luck with that .

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The House just got done impeaching Donald Trump for his quid pro quo extortion scheme against Ukraine, and of course the Republican Senate shamefully acquitted Trump instead of dutifully removing him. Now Trump is attempting to run the same scheme again – this time, against U.S. Governors.
Governors in the hardest hit states are begging the Trump regime to help them out in the coronavirus crisis. For instance, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding to know why the Trump-controlled FEMA is still sitting on the vast majority of its respirators instead of sending them to the epicenter in New York City.
Donald Trump has decided that if he’s going to help the American people in the affected states, the Governors of those states “have to treat us well”:
On Governors asking for help, Trump says, "It's a two way street they have to treat us well too." …. (realized i had wrong clip before) pic.twitter.com/gXM83TCUZR — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 24, 2020
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What is that even supposed to mean? Given Donald Trump’s track record, he’s almost surely referring to trying to get something back from these states that personally benefits him. For instance, New York State currently has a grand jury targeting Trump for indictment, which will likely result in Trump’s arrest if he loses the election. Is Trump hinting that he wants the criminal case against him dropped in exchange for ventilators? Good luck with that.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Hillary Clinton just took a blowtorch to Donald Trump

Right about now , most Americans are wishing Hillary Clinton were President of the United States instead of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ it , millions more people voted for Hillary than Trump to begin with .
In @ @ @ @ @ Trump is botching the coronavirus crisis on a deadly level , Hillary has had just @ @ @ @ @ not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse .
@ @ @ @ @ done taking it to Donald Trump : It 's incredible that this has to be @ @ @ @ @ people needlessly suffer and die is wrong .
It 's also not a recipe for @ @ @ @

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Right about now, most Americans are wishing Hillary Clinton were President of the United States instead of Donald Trump. Come to think of it, millions more people voted for Hillary than Trump to begin with. In any case, now that Trump is botching the coronavirus crisis on a deadly level, Hillary has had just about enough:
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Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 24, 2020
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Hillary Clinton wasn’t done taking it to Donald Trump:
It's incredible that this has to be said: Letting thousands of people needlessly suffer and die is wrong. It's also not a recipe for rescuing the economy. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump’s latest press conference today is off to a disastrous start already

Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus press conference was such a debacle yesterday , most TV networks cut away from it long before it was over .
Trump is trying again right now , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s not off to a particularly good start today either .
Trump is only a few minutes into this , and he already sounds lifeless and vaguely out of breath .
He ’ s bragging about having sent 4,000 ventilators to New York City , but as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed earlier today , this number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuing to brag about not invoking the Defense Production Act , even as the medical community continues to beg him to do so .
One potential bright spot about today ’ s press conference is that Dr. Fauci is back on stage , after having been conspicuously absent from Donald Trump ’ s last two press conferences .
But based on what ’ s coming out of Trump ’ s mouth , this is still a complete mess so far .
We ’ ll see how long the TV networks even bother to @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s coronavirus press conference was such a debacle yesterday, most TV networks cut away from it long before it was over. Trump is trying again right now, and let’s just say that it’s not off to a particularly good start today either.
Trump is only a few minutes into this, and he already sounds lifeless and vaguely out of breath. He’s bragging about having sent 4,000 ventilators to New York City, but as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed earlier today, this number is a debacle. Trump is also continuing to brag about not invoking the Defense Production Act, even as the medical community continues to beg him to do so.
One potential bright spot about today’s press conference is that Dr. Fauci is back on stage, after having been conspicuously absent from Donald Trump’s last two press conferences. But based on what’s coming out of Trump’s mouth, this is still a complete mess so far. We’ll see how long the TV networks even bother to stay with it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Andrew Cuomo unloads on Donald Trump

Andrew Cuomo unloads on Donald Trump

Even as Donald Trump continues to putz around and make the coronavirus crisis even worse , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to step up and provide leadership .
With New York City now the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak , Cuomo is sounding the alarm about the Trump regime ’ s unwillingness to provide the city with needed resources : NY Gov .
Andrew Cuomo on the Defense Production Act and supplies : “ FEMA says ‘ we ’ re sending 400 ventilators.
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What am I going to do with 400 ventilators when I need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to die because you only sent 400 ventilators.
” # CheddarLive pic.twitter.com/VdCdX5jLf1 Here ’ s what is particularly disturbing about the Trump regime ’ s unwillingness to send most of its ventilators to New York .
Donald Trump knows he won ’ t win any electoral college votes from New York in November anyway .
Is he sitting on the ventilators so he can give them to a red state or swing state when a major outbreak happens there ?
Trump appears to be playing games with Americans ’ lives yet @ @

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Even as Donald Trump continues to putz around and make the coronavirus crisis even worse, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to step up and provide leadership. With New York City now the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Cuomo is sounding the alarm about the Trump regime’s unwillingness to provide the city with needed resources:
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the Defense Production Act and supplies: “FEMA says ‘we’re sending 400 ventilators.’ Really? What am I going to do with 400 ventilators when I need 30,000? You pick the 26,000 who are going to die because you only sent 400 ventilators.”#CheddarLive pic.twitter.com/VdCdX5jLf1 — Cheddar News (@cheddar) March 24, 2020
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Here’s what is particularly disturbing about the Trump regime’s unwillingness to send most of its ventilators to New York. Donald Trump knows he won’t win any electoral college votes from New York in November anyway. Is he sitting on the ventilators so he can give them to a red state or swing state when a major outbreak happens there? Trump appears to be playing games with Americans’ lives yet again.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Looks like Donald Trump is doing another disastrous press briefing today after all

After Donald Trump ’ s press briefing went so poorly yesterday that most of the major TV networks ended up @ @ @ @ @ Trump went running to the friendly confines of Fox News today for an absurd town @ @ @ @ @ Trump was going to let the town hall serve as his de facto press briefing @ @ @ @ @ turns out he ’ s planning to hold a press briefing today after all .
@ @ @ @ @ that it will hold a press briefing today at 5:30pm eastern time .
Of course @ @ @ @ @ things anywhere close to on time , so good luck guessing when it might actually @ @ @ @ @ is which TV networks will air it and which won ’ t – or how @ @ @ @ @ away once it inevitably goes south .
Perhaps Donald Trump threw together this last minute @ @ @ @ @ that Joe Biden gave an uplifting interview on The View today .
Trump , ever @ @ @ @ @ t handle not being the center of attention .

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After Donald Trump’s press briefing went so poorly yesterday that most of the major TV networks ended up cutting away from him, Trump went running to the friendly confines of Fox News today for an absurd town hall. It looked like Trump was going to let the town hall serve as his de facto press briefing today. But now it turns out he’s planning to hold a press briefing today after all.
The White House has announced that it will hold a press briefing today at 5:30pm eastern time. Of course Donald Trump never starts these things anywhere close to on time, so good luck guessing when it might actually start. The biggest question is which TV networks will air it and which won’t – or how quickly they’ll cut away once it inevitably goes south.
Perhaps Donald Trump threw together this last minute press briefing after he learned that Joe Biden gave an uplifting interview on The View today. Trump, ever the narcissist, can’t handle not being the center of attention.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Joe Biden just nailed it on The View

Joe Biden just nailed it on The View

Joe Biden held a coronavirus press briefing on Friday , and another one on Monday , but the TV networks completely ignored them both – even as various media pundits continued to push the false narrative that Biden was somehow in hiding .
So today , Biden took his message to The View .
Joe Biden appeared on The View remotely from his home in Delaware , and in short , he sounded presidential .
Biden sounded like the guy you wish were in charge right now instead of Donald Trump : .
@ JoeBiden tells us “ it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re on , ” and President Trump shouldn ’ t “ make assertions not based on hard science.
” “ I don ’ t agree with the notion that somehow it ’ s okay to…let people die , and I ’ m not sure that would happen.
” https : //t.co/bb4eFELBUe pic.twitter.com/SJ8B3yP4qa Joe Biden also hit back at Donald Trump ’ s new assertion that we should reopen the economy soon , regardless of the deadly health hazards involved : .
@ JoeBiden tells us “ it ’ s important we continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and President Trump shouldn ’ t “ make assertions not based on hard science.
” “ I don ’ t agree with the notion that somehow it ’ s okay to…let people die , and I ’ m not sure that would happen.
” https : //t.co/bb4eFELBUe pic.twitter.com/SJ8B3yP4qa Biden ’ s appearance on The View today allowed him to inform millions of people about his daily press briefings , which up to now the TV network had been ignoring .
Now that the public knows about his briefings , there will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ television .
We ’ ll see if the cable news networks end up doing so .
After all , Joe Biden is the de facto Democratic nominee for President .

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Joe Biden held a coronavirus press briefing on Friday, and another one on Monday, but the TV networks completely ignored them both – even as various media pundits continued to push the false narrative that Biden was somehow in hiding. So today, Biden took his message to The View.
Joe Biden appeared on The View remotely from his home in Delaware, and in short, he sounded presidential. Biden sounded like the guy you wish were in charge right now instead of Donald Trump:
.@JoeBiden tells us “it’s important we continue the road we’re on,” and President Trump shouldn’t “make assertions not based on hard science.” “I don’t agree with the notion that somehow it’s okay to…let people die, and I’m not sure that would happen.” https://t.co/bb4eFELBUe pic.twitter.com/SJ8B3yP4qa — The View (@TheView) March 24, 2020
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Joe Biden also hit back at Donald Trump’s new assertion that we should reopen the economy soon, regardless of the deadly health hazards involved:
.@JoeBiden tells us “it’s important we continue the road we’re on,” and President Trump shouldn’t “make assertions not based on hard science.” “I don’t agree with the notion that somehow it’s okay to…let people die, and I’m not sure that would happen.” https://t.co/bb4eFELBUe pic.twitter.com/SJ8B3yP4qa — The View (@TheView) March 24, 2020
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Biden’s appearance on The View today allowed him to inform millions of people about his daily press briefings, which up to now the TV network had been ignoring. Now that the public knows about his briefings, there will be demand for them to be aired on television. We’ll see if the cable news networks end up doing so. After all, Joe Biden is the de facto Democratic nominee for President.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump gives up on press conferences and tries a new horrible strategy

By the time Donald Trump ’ s dangerously inaccurate and jarringly self pitying press conference ended yesterday , every major TV network had already pulled the plug on it – with the exception of Fox News .
Perhaps sensing that if he held another press briefing today , the other networks wouldn ’ t air it at all , Trump decided to simply go running to the one network that still airs him .
That ’ s right , we ’ re talking about Donald Trump ’ s Fox News town hall today about the coronavirus .
If you missed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Trump press briefing would be like if every reporter there was from Fox News , along with the addition of a bunch of idiots who watch Fox News .
Oh , and as Mother Jones points out , Fox also included a number of “ medical experts ” who are notorious quacks .
So yeah , this is even worse .
The only upside is that no one outside of the Fox News audience had to be subjected to this dangerous disinformation , so it ’ s a sort of quarantine of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t just appear on Fox for two hours every day ( or can he ? )
, so we presume he ’ ll eventually want to hold a full press briefing .
At that point the legitimate networks will have to decide whether to air it .
They shouldn ’ t .

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By the time Donald Trump’s dangerously inaccurate and jarringly self pitying press conference ended yesterday, every major TV network had already pulled the plug on it – with the exception of Fox News. Perhaps sensing that if he held another press briefing today, the other networks wouldn’t air it at all, Trump decided to simply go running to the one network that still airs him.
That’s right, we’re talking about Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall today about the coronavirus. If you missed it, just try to imagine what a Trump press briefing would be like if every reporter there was from Fox News, along with the addition of a bunch of idiots who watch Fox News. Oh, and as Mother Jones points out, Fox also included a number of “medical experts” who are notorious quacks.
So yeah, this is even worse. The only upside is that no one outside of the Fox News audience had to be subjected to this dangerous disinformation, so it’s a sort of quarantine of its own. Of course Donald Trump can’t just appear on Fox for two hours every day (or can he?), so we presume he’ll eventually want to hold a full press briefing. At that point the legitimate networks will have to decide whether to air it. They shouldn’t.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Evan McMullin rips Donald Trump to pieces

Last night Donald Trump began talking about reopening the nation for business within fifteen days , whether the coronavirus outbreak @ @ @ @ @ ( hint : it won ’ t be ) .
Then his stooge Dan Patrick @ @ @ @ @ elderly and vulnerable people die in order to get the economy up and running again @ @ @ @ @ former CIA officer Evan McMullin is drawing a hard line in the sand against Donald @ @ @ @ @ plan : In the days ahead , Trump will ask us to sacrifice the lives @ @ @ @ @ , and other Americans vulnerable to COVID-19 to serve his political and other interests .
@ @ @ @ @ .
We need to stand together against this pandemic , leaving no one behind .

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Last night Donald Trump began talking about reopening the nation for business within fifteen days, whether the coronavirus outbreak is under control or not (hint: it won’t be). Then his stooge Dan Patrick began talking about simply letting elderly and vulnerable people die in order to get the economy up and running again.
Former Republican candidate and former CIA officer Evan McMullin is drawing a hard line in the sand against Donald Trump’s latest maniacal plan:
In the days ahead, Trump will ask us to sacrifice the lives of seniors, the unwell, and other Americans vulnerable to COVID-19 to serve his political and other interests. We should reject this proposition. We need to stand together against this pandemic, leaving no one behind. — Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) March 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Donald Trump’s bonkers attack on Rachel Maddow completely unravels

For all his vicious attacks on the media , Donald Trump has generally been afraid to go after Rachel Maddow .
Maybe he ’ s just afraid of her because she ’ s too smart .
But now Trump is indeed sniping at Maddow , through his “ Trump War Room ” Twitter account .
He did not , and the lie has been debunked by 5 independent fact checkers .
Will she apologize for lying to her viewers ?
https : //t.co/gNtP2GqdbS pic.twitter.com/Li9y2dRi0V Here ’ s the trouble .
In his tweet , Donald Trump is referencing a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually run by Daily Caller , a conservative propaganda site founded by Trump ’ s close ally Tucker Carlson from Fox News .
We ’ re really supposed to take Tucker ’ s word for it that Rachel Maddow is somehow wrong ?
In reality , we all heard Donald Trump bring up the coronavirus during a political rally a month ago , and then start attacking the Democrats , and then say “ This is their new hoax.
” In other words , Rachel Maddow was absolutely correct – and Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold any water at all .

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For all his vicious attacks on the media, Donald Trump has generally been afraid to go after Rachel Maddow. Maybe he’s just afraid of her because she’s too smart. But now Trump is indeed sniping at Maddow, through his “Trump War Room” Twitter account.
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Why is Rachel @Maddow intentionally spreading disinformation? She falsely claimed President Trump called coronavirus a "hoax." He did not, and the lie has been debunked by 5 independent fact checkers. Will she apologize for lying to her viewers? https://t.co/gNtP2GqdbS pic.twitter.com/Li9y2dRi0V — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) March 23, 2020
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Here’s the trouble. In his tweet, Donald Trump is referencing a “fact checking” site that’s actually run by Daily Caller, a conservative propaganda site founded by Trump’s close ally Tucker Carlson from Fox News. We’re really supposed to take Tucker’s word for it that Rachel Maddow is somehow wrong?
In reality, we all heard Donald Trump bring up the coronavirus during a political rally a month ago, and then start attacking the Democrats, and then say “This is their new hoax.” In other words, Rachel Maddow was absolutely correct – and Trump’s attack on her doesn’t hold any water at all.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Something is very wrong here

Something is very wrong here

My sister retired last year , and we text throughout the day to keep tabs on each other , share family information , and gossip like crazy .
In that respect , we ’ re like two teenaged girls .
The other day she texted me , mentioning Stephen King ’ s “ The Stand , ” and my mouth flew open .
The way Coronavirus is spreading , it certainly brings that book ( and miniseries ) to mind .
While a super strain of the flu took out most of the world in King ’ s book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between good and evil .
That part , we are certainly living .
People are suffering .
Many have been forced out of work with no pay , no one to look after their children , and no end in sight .
Agencies and organizations are begging for help to take care of children , sick adults , and animals , yet all Republicans can do is think of themselves and their bank accounts .
Just last week , we learned that several members of the Republican Senate , who are supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dumping stocks based on information they received in briefings , led by Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr .
Something is very wrong in this country , and we need look no further than Trump and his Republican enablers .
Trump can deny responsibility all he wants , but the spread of Coronavirus lies at his feet .
Imagine my shock to find a piece on CNN called , “ Stephen King didn ’ t write this script.
” “ The Stand ” is a horror fiction piece written by King in 1978 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are too young to have even heard about the book let alone read it .
It is “ fantasy , ” but much of it mirrors what we ’ re going through with Coronavirus .
As I drove into work one extremely foggy day last week , the drive to the expressway , which on a good day takes 12 to 15 minutes , was made in 7 .
Once I entered the entrance ramp with the fog enveloping everything , the lack of taillights was extremely unnerving as thousands in my area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of school or jobs postponed .
That ’ s when this really hit home for me .
They took our temperatures at work before we could go to our desks .
One employee registered a fever and was sent home .
Friday , the powers that be decided to allow us to work from home .
As a member of a vulnerable group , I lived in fear .
If we had a better government in place in Washington , I would likely not experience this level of fear .
Trump allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways about it .
He was more worried about the stock market than he was about us .
Is this how this pandemic is going to end , with rich people getting richer from everyone else ’ s misery ?
Now , they want to look at reopening enrollment for Obamacare , something they should never have closed in the first place .
The greed and bad policies coming from the White House have made this pandemic far worse than it should have been .

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My sister retired last year, and we text throughout the day to keep tabs on each other, share family information, and gossip like crazy. In that respect, we’re like two teenaged girls. The other day she texted me, mentioning Stephen King’s “The Stand,” and my mouth flew open. The way Coronavirus is spreading, it certainly brings that book (and miniseries) to mind. While a super strain of the flu took out most of the world in King’s book, the ultimate result was an inherent fight between good and evil. That part, we are certainly living.
People are suffering. Many have been forced out of work with no pay, no one to look after their children, and no end in sight. Agencies and organizations are begging for help to take care of children, sick adults, and animals, yet all Republicans can do is think of themselves and their bank accounts. Just last week, we learned that several members of the Republican Senate, who are supposed to be looking out for us, began dumping stocks based on information they received in briefings, led by Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr. Something is very wrong in this country, and we need look no further than Trump and his Republican enablers. Trump can deny responsibility all he wants, but the spread of Coronavirus lies at his feet.
Imagine my shock to find a piece on CNN called, “Stephen King didn’t write this script.” “The Stand” is a horror fiction piece written by King in 1978, which means many of you reading this are too young to have even heard about the book let alone read it. It is “fantasy,” but much of it mirrors what we’re going through with Coronavirus. As I drove into work one extremely foggy day last week, the drive to the expressway, which on a good day takes 12 to 15 minutes, was made in 7.
Once I entered the entrance ramp with the fog enveloping everything, the lack of taillights was extremely unnerving as thousands in my area were staying home, either by force—children out of school or jobs postponed. That’s when this really hit home for me. They took our temperatures at work before we could go to our desks. One employee registered a fever and was sent home. Friday, the powers that be decided to allow us to work from home. As a member of a vulnerable group, I lived in fear. If we had a better government in place in Washington, I would likely not experience this level of fear.
Trump allowed this virus to spread, no two ways about it. He was more worried about the stock market than he was about us. Is this how this pandemic is going to end, with rich people getting richer from everyone else’s misery? Now, they want to look at reopening enrollment for Obamacare, something they should never have closed in the first place. The greed and bad policies coming from the White House have made this pandemic far worse than it should have been.
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--Rudy Giuliani is making a mess of the New York City coronavirus lockdown

The worsening coronavirus crisis and the imploding economy have served to push Rudy Giuliani and his criminal case out of the headlines almost entirely .
Will he end up being arrested by the SDNY before the election ?
We couldn ’ t tell you .
But we do know that during the New York City lockdown , Rudy is busy being quite an idiot about it .
Wait a minute here .
People in New York City are allowed to go out to buy groceries and to pick up takeout orders .
But Rudy Giuliani is seventy-five years old and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , so he shouldn ’ t be going out at all unless he has to .
Why isn ’ t he using delivery services ?
Also , why is Rudy forcing those store employees to stand near him longer than necessary , by making them pose for a picture ?
And why did he put his phone on the food counter ?
That spreads germs to him and from him .
We ’ re not making fun of Rudy over this .
Not at all .
We ’ re genuinely concerned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get himself killed before he can stand trial .
Rudy , go home !

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The worsening coronavirus crisis and the imploding economy have served to push Rudy Giuliani and his criminal case out of the headlines almost entirely. Will he end up being arrested by the SDNY before the election? We couldn’t tell you. But we do know that during the New York City lockdown, Rudy is busy being quite an idiot about it.
Rudy Giuliani posted this tweet early on Monday morning:
This is a life-saver for New Yorkers.Excellent Italian food and very carefully prepared. Milano Market, 3rd Ave. between E. 88 and 89. Very nice people and great food! pic.twitter.com/u5z5rFNnsz — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) March 23, 2020
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Wait a minute here. People in New York City are allowed to go out to buy groceries and to pick up takeout orders. But Rudy Giuliani is seventy-five years old and particularly vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus, so he shouldn’t be going out at all unless he has to. Why isn’t he using delivery services?
Also, why is Rudy forcing those store employees to stand near him longer than necessary, by making them pose for a picture? And why did he put his phone on the food counter? That spreads germs to him and from him. We’re not making fun of Rudy over this. Not at all. We’re genuinely concerned that this half senile idiot is going to get himself killed before he can stand trial. Rudy, go home!
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palmerreport--2020-03-24--No, Donald Trump can’t magically do that either

Donald Trump and his henchmen have a consistent habit of loudly threatening to do truly awful things that are literally impossible , so we ’ ll be so busy pushing back against these impossible doomsday things , we don ’ t notice them quietly getting away with some other more low-key awful thing .
Each time this happens , Palmer Report tries to point out that the thing Trump is threatening to do is indeed not possible .
It ’ s not just about calming people down ; it ’ s about making sure everyone keeps their eye on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the distraction to sneak a fast one past us .
It ’ s certainly happening again right now .
Yesterday evening Donald Trump held a press conference and asserted that at the end of the current fifteen day period ( no one is quite sure when it started ) , he might open the country up for business again and send everyone back to work .
Then last night Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick , a loyal Trump stooge , went on Fox News and took things further by suggesting that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable to be exposed to coronavirus and die , if that ’ s what it takes to get the economy up and running again .
Understandably , there ’ s been quite fierce pushback against what Trump and Patrick have said .
But it ’ s important to understand that Trump can ’ t actually do this .
He can ’ t open the country back up , because he ’ s not the one who shut it down .
Trump can ’ t force Governors to lift the lockdowns .
He can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their doors .
He can ’ t force the sports leagues to resume playing games .
That ’ s just not a thing , any more than Trump can force it to rain tomorrow .
Here ’ s what Donald Trump really is doing with all this .
He ’ s gearing up to announce soon that we ’ re magically in the clear , and demand that everything should reopen .
And when literally nothing happens as a result of his demand , he ’ ll blame everyone else for the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to scapegoat Democratic Governors , sports leagues , and store chains for the ongoing economic troubles .
So if you ’ re gearing up to fight back against this scenario in which Donald Trump waves a magic wand and the country reopens for business and everyone catches the coronavirus en masse , you ’ re focused on an imaginary scenario .
Should Trump and Dan Patrick be condemned for promoting such scenarios ?
Of course .
But let ’ s be real here .
The scenario you ’ re fighting against is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus has been cured , and then tries to blame the Democrats for not reopening the country .
Trump is politically crippled , and powerless to do almost anything at this point – but he ’ s still skilled at using disinformation as a weapon .

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Donald Trump and his henchmen have a consistent habit of loudly threatening to do truly awful things that are literally impossible, so we’ll be so busy pushing back against these impossible doomsday things, we don’t notice them quietly getting away with some other more low-key awful thing.
Each time this happens, Palmer Report tries to point out that the thing Trump is threatening to do is indeed not possible. It’s not just about calming people down; it’s about making sure everyone keeps their eye on the ball so Trump can’t use the distraction to sneak a fast one past us. It’s certainly happening again right now.
Yesterday evening Donald Trump held a press conference and asserted that at the end of the current fifteen day period (no one is quite sure when it started), he might open the country up for business again and send everyone back to work. Then last night Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a loyal Trump stooge, went on Fox News and took things further by suggesting that it’s just fine for the elderly and vulnerable to be exposed to coronavirus and die, if that’s what it takes to get the economy up and running again.
Understandably, there’s been quite fierce pushback against what Trump and Patrick have said. But it’s important to understand that Trump can’t actually do this. He can’t open the country back up, because he’s not the one who shut it down. Trump can’t force Governors to lift the lockdowns. He can’t force store chains to reopen their doors. He can’t force the sports leagues to resume playing games. That’s just not a thing, any more than Trump can force it to rain tomorrow.
Here’s what Donald Trump really is doing with all this. He’s gearing up to announce soon that we’re magically in the clear, and demand that everything should reopen. And when literally nothing happens as a result of his demand, he’ll blame everyone else for the fact that nothing happened. He’ll try to scapegoat Democratic Governors, sports leagues, and store chains for the ongoing economic troubles.
So if you’re gearing up to fight back against this scenario in which Donald Trump waves a magic wand and the country reopens for business and everyone catches the coronavirus en masse, you’re focused on an imaginary scenario. Should Trump and Dan Patrick be condemned for promoting such scenarios? Of course. But let’s be real here. The scenario you’re fighting against is the one where Trump falsely claims the coronavirus has been cured, and then tries to blame the Democrats for not reopening the country. Trump is politically crippled, and powerless to do almost anything at this point – but he’s still skilled at using disinformation as a weapon.
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palmerreport--2020-03-25--New York Daily News drops the hammer on Donald Trump

New York City has never been impressed with Donald Trump , a two-bit real estate scam artist and huckster who @ @ @ @ @ the city so great .
Now Trump is trying to screw New Yorkers by refusing @ @ @ @ @ the ventilators that FEMA is sitting on – even as Trump asserts we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ to go outside again by Easter .
Suffice it to say that the New York @ @ @ @ @ impressed with Trump ’ s latest antics : .

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New York City has never been impressed with Donald Trump, a two-bit real estate scam artist and huckster who has never understood what makes the city so great. Now Trump is trying to screw New Yorkers by refusing to turn over most of the ventilators that FEMA is sitting on – even as Trump asserts we’ll all somehow magically be able to go outside again by Easter.
Suffice it to say that the New York Daily News is less than impressed with Trump’s latest antics:
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