palmerreport--2020-07-01--House takes steps to impeach Bill Barr

House takes steps to impeach Bill Barr

With just a few months to the election – and a guarantee that the Republican Senate will acquit no matter what – the question of whether to impeach Bill Barr is a tricky one .
If the House only does it in order to make people feel better , that ’ s not really a reason .
But if there ’ s something strategic to be gained , it ’ s another story .
That brings us to what happened today .
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen tweeted this on Monday : “ Today , I introduced # HRes1032 , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Barr .
He has politicized the DOJ , undermined the rule of law , abused his power , obstructed justice & violated the first amendment .
He is not fit to be Attorney General.
” So where is this going ?
Thus far House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has publicly expressed mixed feelings about impeaching Bill Barr , while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has publicly dismissed the idea .
But they were both publicly opposed to impeaching Donald Trump until they ended up doing it , so it can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public statements .
What we do know is that Bill Barr is scheduled to testify to the House Judiciary Committee on July 28th , four weeks from today .
He ’ s supposedly going to show up , but some observers expect him to try to back out .
At the least , this first step to impeach Barr serves as leverage for motivating him to show up ; if he fails to show , they can just move forward with impeachment .
There is a solid logical argument not to impeach Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigative hearings into Barr that include his testimony , the House can put his crimes and scandals on display while forcing him to play defense in front of the cameras .
On the other hand , if Barr is impeached , it ’ s unlikely he ’ ll testify , making it harder for the House to make its case – and then the Republican Senate will get to make a spectacle of falsely acquitting him .
We ’ ll see .

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With just a few months to the election – and a guarantee that the Republican Senate will acquit no matter what – the question of whether to impeach Bill Barr is a tricky one. If the House only does it in order to make people feel better, that’s not really a reason. But if there’s something strategic to be gained, it’s another story. That brings us to what happened today.
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen tweeted this on Monday: “Today, I introduced #HRes1032, which would authorize an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Barr. He has politicized the DOJ, undermined the rule of law, abused his power, obstructed justice & violated the first amendment. He is not fit to be Attorney General.”
So where is this going? Thus far House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has publicly expressed mixed feelings about impeaching Bill Barr, while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has publicly dismissed the idea. But they were both publicly opposed to impeaching Donald Trump until they ended up doing it, so it can be tricky to read too much into public statements.
What we do know is that Bill Barr is scheduled to testify to the House Judiciary Committee on July 28th, four weeks from today. He’s supposedly going to show up, but some observers expect him to try to back out. At the least, this first step to impeach Barr serves as leverage for motivating him to show up; if he fails to show, they can just move forward with impeachment.
There is a solid logical argument not to impeach Bill Barr. If the House simply holds investigative hearings into Barr that include his testimony, the House can put his crimes and scandals on display while forcing him to play defense in front of the cameras. On the other hand, if Barr is impeached, it’s unlikely he’ll testify, making it harder for the House to make its case – and then the Republican Senate will get to make a spectacle of falsely acquitting him. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Donald Trump’s Grand Delusion

Donald Trump’s Grand Delusion

Every now and again Donald Trump will tweet some out-of-context inanity like “ LAW & ORDER ” or “ THE SILENT MAJORITY ” or “ TRANSITION TO GREATNESS !
” These 9th grade attempts at 1970s movie catchphrases garner a great deal of much-deserved hilarity and scorn .
They remind us all of what a clown and a loser Donald Trump is .
But on a more sobering note they also represent the scattershot subvocalizations of a psychotic , narcissistic monster with power .
We can ’ t afford to ignore the fact that someone this unhinged has access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ semantic eruption , tweeted just fifteen minutes ago as I write this , is “ THE LONE WARRIOR !
” Just that , no context , no explanation .
Now , when you consider that Trump has recently been credibly accused of cozying up to a man who paid to have American troops in Afghanistan murdered , the use of the adjective “ warrior ” is both inapt and highly disturbing .
What kind of grand delusion does this , where a coward , who dodged the draft by having a doctor dummy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s okay with Putin putting out contracts on the scalps of American servicemen , lets him think of himself as any kind of “ warrior , ” lone or otherwise ?
Trump is a physical wreck who ’ s spent his life abusing his body with drugs and junk food and lack of exercise .
He is no sane person ’ s idea of a warrior .
He is a physical and mental joke , a man who can barely make a coherent sentence .
What kind of person would support such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do they justify it ?
It was intended as light humor , of course , but the more Trump reveals himself the truer the words become .
If anyone still thinks they know a Trump supporter who ’ s intelligent , think again .
To support Trump is to reveal yourself as a fool .
When I think of a Trump acolyte , I think of the MAGA hat-wearing goofballs in line at one of his Nuremberg-style rallies .
I can ’ t take them seriously any longer .
Lone warrior , indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump must be voted out of office in November .
This has been another of them .
As ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Every now and again Donald Trump will tweet some out-of-context inanity like “LAW & ORDER” or “THE SILENT MAJORITY” or “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS!” These 9th grade attempts at 1970s movie catchphrases garner a great deal of much-deserved hilarity and scorn. They remind us all of what a clown and a loser Donald Trump is.
But on a more sobering note they also represent the scattershot subvocalizations of a psychotic, narcissistic monster with power. We can’t afford to ignore the fact that someone this unhinged has access to dreadful power.
Trump’s latest semantic eruption, tweeted just fifteen minutes ago as I write this, is “THE LONE WARRIOR!” Just that, no context, no explanation. Now, when you consider that Trump has recently been credibly accused of cozying up to a man who paid to have American troops in Afghanistan murdered, the use of the adjective “warrior” is both inapt and highly disturbing. What kind of grand delusion does this, where a coward, who dodged the draft by having a doctor dummy up a bone spurs diagnosis, who’s okay with Putin putting out contracts on the scalps of American servicemen, lets him think of himself as any kind of “warrior,” lone or otherwise?
Trump is a physical wreck who’s spent his life abusing his body with drugs and junk food and lack of exercise. He is no sane person’s idea of a warrior. He is a physical and mental joke, a man who can barely make a coherent sentence. What kind of person would support such a man, and how on earth do they justify it?
I recently tweeted the following:
Fun fact: Statistics reveal that one out of every three Trump supporters is just as fucking stupid as the other two.
It was intended as light humor, of course, but the more Trump reveals himself the truer the words become. If anyone still thinks they know a Trump supporter who’s intelligent, think again. To support Trump is to reveal yourself as a fool. When I think of a Trump acolyte, I think of the MAGA hat-wearing goofballs in line at one of his Nuremberg-style rallies. I can’t take them seriously any longer. Lone warrior, indeed.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump must be voted out of office in November. This has been another of them. As ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Tucker Carlson has on-air meltdown, begins attacking Donald Trump’s Republican Party

Donald Trump ’ s approval ratings are now so low , and he ’ s helping make the Republican Party so unpopular in the process , even Fox News has to start incrementally distancing itself from him .
But Fox host Tucker Carlson took things a whole lot further than that tonight when he ripped into the GOP , in what can only be described as an on-air meltdown .
Tucker Carlson specifically condemned the Republican Party for holding endless Benghazi hearings , and for making a big deal out of the Peter Strzok non-scandal , even while failing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class .
Carlson even apologized for having participated in this nonsense on his own show .
What stands out in particular is that Carlson is singling out the Peter Strzok debacle , something that Donald Trump continually obsesses over .
Carlson didn ’ t have to mention Trump ’ s name in order to make clear the this rant was aimed at Trump .
Of course we don ’ t believe for one minute that Carlson is sincere about any of this .
It ’ s just that he knows which way the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that even his own audience is starting to give up on Donald Trump and the Trump-era GOP .
Carlson is already losing advertisers due to the racist pro-Trump narratives that he ’ s pushed .
Now he ’ s trying to find a way to avoid going down with the Trump ship .
Good luck with that .

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Donald Trump’s approval ratings are now so low, and he’s helping make the Republican Party so unpopular in the process, even Fox News has to start incrementally distancing itself from him. But Fox host Tucker Carlson took things a whole lot further than that tonight when he ripped into the GOP, in what can only be described as an on-air meltdown.
Tucker Carlson specifically condemned the Republican Party for holding endless Benghazi hearings, and for making a big deal out of the Peter Strzok non-scandal, even while failing to do anything to represent the American middle class. Carlson even apologized for having participated in this nonsense on his own show.
What stands out in particular is that Carlson is singling out the Peter Strzok debacle, something that Donald Trump continually obsesses over. Carlson didn’t have to mention Trump’s name in order to make clear the this rant was aimed at Trump.
Of course we don’t believe for one minute that Carlson is sincere about any of this. It’s just that he knows which way the wind is blowing – and he knows that even his own audience is starting to give up on Donald Trump and the Trump-era GOP. Carlson is already losing advertisers due to the racist pro-Trump narratives that he’s pushed. Now he’s trying to find a way to avoid going down with the Trump ship. Good luck with that.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Donald Trump goes berserk after he gets called out for not knowing Roger Ailes is dead

Earlier this evening Donald Trump went on a whiny rant about how Fox News doesn ’ t love him as @ @ @ @ @ , and then asked “ Where are you Roger Ailes ?
” It was a @ @ @ @ @ asking Ailes of all people to fix things for him at Fox , considering Ailes @ @ @ @ @ Trump was so widely called out for this , the name “ Roger Ailes ” @ @ @ @ @ After all , it ’ s not every say that the sitting President of the @ @ @ @ @ s become senile enough that he no longer remembers his friend is dead .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ it by tweeting “ I know better than anyone that my friend Roger Ailes died @ @ @ @ @ look at what happened to Fox News .
We all miss Roger !
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@ @ @ @ @ .
Whatever you say .

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Earlier this evening Donald Trump went on a whiny rant about how Fox News doesn’t love him as much as it used to, and then asked “Where are you Roger Ailes?” It was a bit jarring that Trump was asking Ailes of all people to fix things for him at Fox, considering Ailes died three years ago.
Trump was so widely called out for this, the name “Roger Ailes” began trending atop Twitter. After all, it’s not every say that the sitting President of the United States reveals he’s become senile enough that he no longer remembers his friend is dead.
Trump then tried to cover for it by tweeting “I know better than anyone that my friend Roger Ailes died 3 years ago, just look at what happened to Fox News. We all miss Roger!!!” Okay sure, Trump. Whatever you say.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Donald Trump goes nuts about Roger Ailes, doesn’t appear to know he’s been dead for three years

Donald Trump has begun attacking Fox News with increasing frequently of late , as the network begins to incrementally hedge its bets against him as his poll numbers continue to sink .
This time Trump is very upset that Fox is allowing former DNC Chair Donna Brazile to go on the air and speak the truth .
The thing is though , Trump appears to be asking a dead guy to fix it .
After whining about Brazile tonight , Donald Trump tweeted “ Where are you Roger Ailes ?
” That question has an easy answer : he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in 2017 .
Trump and Ailes were supposedly friends .
Yet Trump doesn ’ t appear to know that Ailes is dead , or his mind has regressed to the point that he no longer remembers it .
There will be those who will argue that Donald Trump meant “ Where are you Roger Ailes ?
” in more of a figurative sense .
But that ’ s not how it reads to us .
And when you look at the overall pattern of the declining cognitive abilities evident in Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense that he thinks a dead guy is still running Fox News .

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Donald Trump has begun attacking Fox News with increasing frequently of late, as the network begins to incrementally hedge its bets against him as his poll numbers continue to sink. This time Trump is very upset that Fox is allowing former DNC Chair Donna Brazile to go on the air and speak the truth. The thing is though, Trump appears to be asking a dead guy to fix it.
After whining about Brazile tonight, Donald Trump tweeted “Where are you Roger Ailes?” That question has an easy answer: he’s in the ground. Ailes died back in 2017. Trump and Ailes were supposedly friends. Yet Trump doesn’t appear to know that Ailes is dead, or his mind has regressed to the point that he no longer remembers it.
There will be those who will argue that Donald Trump meant “Where are you Roger Ailes?” in more of a figurative sense. But that’s not how it reads to us. And when you look at the overall pattern of the declining cognitive abilities evident in Trump’s recent tweets, it makes perfect sense that he thinks a dead guy is still running Fox News.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Donald Trump is not well

Donald Trump is not well

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers and approval ratings keep dropping , the pandemic keeps making things even uglier for @ @ @ @ @ bounty scandal gets more treasonous by the hour .
So what is Trump doing to @ @ @ @ @ presidency and turn things around for himself ?
In short , nothing .
Instead of @ @ @ @ @ , any strategy , Trump now merely seems intent on showing us how far gone @ @ @ @ @ keep getting shorter , stranger , and loonier .
Earlier today he blurted out “ @ @ @ @ @ any context or explanation .
Now he ’ s tweeting this : Yep , Donald @ @ @ @ @ gone .
He was already a sad pathetic loser .
Now he ’ s become @ @ @ @ @ his sad pathetic self .
Let ’ s work hard and finish this guy off @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s poll numbers and approval ratings keep dropping, the pandemic keeps making things even uglier for him, and his Russian bounty scandal gets more treasonous by the hour. So what is Trump doing to try to save his dying presidency and turn things around for himself?
In short, nothing. Instead of trying some kind of strategy, any strategy, Trump now merely seems intent on showing us how far gone he is. His tweets keep getting shorter, stranger, and loonier. Earlier today he blurted out “THE LONE WARRIOR” without any context or explanation. Now he’s tweeting this:
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Yep, Donald Trump really is that far gone. He was already a sad pathetic loser. Now he’s become a sad pathetic parody of his sad pathetic self. Let’s work hard and finish this guy off in the election.
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palmerreport--2020-07-01--Hillary Clinton just demolished Donald Trump

Either Donald Trump actively worked to cover up the bounties that Russia was paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers @ @ @ @ @ t know about it because he failed to read his daily briefing .
Either scenario @ @ @ @ @ disqualifying .
Barbra Streisand pointed out that if Hillary Clinton were President of the United @ @ @ @ @ of this would be happening .
Hillary then chimed in , destroying Donald Trump in @ @ @ @ @ have read my damn briefs , Barbra , that 's for sure .
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Either Donald Trump actively worked to cover up the bounties that Russia was paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers, or Trump didn’t know about it because he failed to read his daily briefing. Either scenario is disturbing and 100% disqualifying.
Barbra Streisand pointed out that if Hillary Clinton were President of the United States right now, none of this would be happening. Hillary then chimed in, destroying Donald Trump in the process:
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I would have read my damn briefs, Barbra, that's for sure. https://t.co/YSZS0Lvqo9 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 30, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Donald Trump and his stooge Ron DeSantis have a whole new problem

Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have a number of things in common .
They ’ re both corrupt @ @ @ @ @ ’ re both complete idiots .
They both lie constantly .
And they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ wrong end of the worsening coronavirus crisis .
Meidas Touch just hit Trump and DeSantis @ @ @ @ @ which is nothing short of devastating ( if the video below won ’ t load @ @ @ @ @ here instead ) :

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Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have a number of things in common. They’re both corrupt as can be. They’re both complete idiots. They both lie constantly. And they’re both coming out on the wrong end of the worsening coronavirus crisis.
Meidas Touch just hit Trump and DeSantis with this new ad, which is nothing short of devastating (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
📺 NEW VIDEO Donald Trump lies. Ron DeSantis follows. Floridians die. Retweet and let the world know that #TrumpKillsFlorida. pic.twitter.com/EZMwNEC8Tm — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 30, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Donald Trump is the enemy of the American people

If you believe Kayleigh McEnany — and you ’ d better put your therapist on danger money if you make a habit of it — there ’ s no consensus within the intelligence community that Taliban thugs are being paid by Putin to murder American soldiers in Afghanistan .
That ’ s news to MI-6 , the foreign intelligence service of the government of the United Kingdom .
Because while Kayleigh and her inner cabal of White House spinners of lies are rubbing their hands together and chuckling over what to tell “ the fools ” ( i.e.
, the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to run with : Trump wasn ’ t informed , the info was not credible so Trump wasn ’ t informed or the info wasn ’ t credible and Trump was informed but he forgot — British intelligence knew about it and were treating it as credible .
British intelligence was , in fact , telling her to hold their room temperature beer .
They got this .
That information , known to a foreign ally that is vital to the security and fundamental military efficacy of the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States or known and considered a matter of indifference , is beyond the pale of incompetence .
It is criminal indifference .
It is a gross dereliction of duty .
If ever there was a time that Donald Trump needed to be impeached — again — this is it .
What we are faced with in the light of this latest revelation isn ’ t just that the president of the United States is stupid and incompetent and wholly and utterly unqualified to continue in his current capacity , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger to the security of the entire world .
A president who would allow his own troops to be murdered because he doesn ’ t want to alienate an evil and powerful man he admires is deranged beyond redemption .
Trump admires Putin the way a disaffected teenager might admire Hitler , a teenager who is so full of hatred and dangerous alienation that he might one day grab daddy ’ s gun and go around murdering people .
The adolescent in the Oval Office is so dangerous that I no longer believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as president of the United States for even the seven months or so he has remaining .
Donald Trump must go and he must go now .
The men and women who have too long served this lying psychopath also must go .
The excuse makers , the explainer , the spinners , the lickspittles , the counterfeiters of moral outrage , the equivocators , the baiters and switchers , the whatabouters , all of them must depart and never come back .
America is the land of Abraham Lincoln not Charles Ponzi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ do-nothing Democrats , ” he knew that Putin was paying Afghanis to murder American soldiers and did nothing .
Yet it ’ s the Democrats who are the “ do-nothings.
” When I noticed his twitter account was light on activity over the weekend I considered that he might be doing something at last about the recent revelation that Putin is murdering American troops .
Turns out he was playing two full rounds of golf .
I should have known better .
What little Trump has to say about the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nut-jobs like Geraldo Rivera and Kayleigh McEnany herself , that it ’ s all another “ Russia hoax ” or some misunderstanding .
That there ’ s nothing to see here .
Clearly Trump wants to get back to his golf game .
The truth of the matter is Vladimir Putin is a psychopath and Donald Trump loves him more than he cares about the soldiers he so frequently claims to support .
Putin just hoodwinked his own people into mounting a referendum that would change the Russian Constitution to leave him in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin will be 84 .
Trump admires dictators like Putin because he wants to be just like him , he wants to cling to power strictly for his own enrichment and power .
That is why he is so full of praise for thugs like Kim Jong Un and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Jair Bolsonaro .
Trump truly is just an unstable , disaffected teenager in love with Hitler .
And so , “ Mr .
President , ” — j ’ accuse !
I accuse you !
You are the enemy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Democracy !
You are the enemy of the world !
You are the fake news , the lawlessness and the disorder , the hectoring , ignorant , self-dealing minority .
For crimes against humanity , you , Donald John Trump , must depart and never return .
This latest revelation is the final straw .
In the words of Emil Zola , “ It will leave an indelible stain on your presidency.
” In the words of Oliver Cromwell , “ You have sat too long here for any good you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and let us have done with you .
In the name of God , go !
” And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If you believe Kayleigh McEnany — and you’d better put your therapist on danger money if you make a habit of it — there’s no consensus within the intelligence community that Taliban thugs are being paid by Putin to murder American soldiers in Afghanistan. That’s news to MI-6, the foreign intelligence service of the government of the United Kingdom. Because while Kayleigh and her inner cabal of White House spinners of lies are rubbing their hands together and chuckling over what to tell “the fools” (i.e., the American people) which lie they’re going to run with: Trump wasn’t informed, the info was not credible so Trump wasn’t informed or the info wasn’t credible and Trump was informed but he forgot — British intelligence knew about it and were treating it as credible. British intelligence was, in fact, telling her to hold their room temperature beer. They got this.
That information, known to a foreign ally that is vital to the security and fundamental military efficacy of the United States, is either not known to the president of the United States or known and considered a matter of indifference, is beyond the pale of incompetence. It is criminal indifference. It is a gross dereliction of duty. If ever there was a time that Donald Trump needed to be impeached — again — this is it. What we are faced with in the light of this latest revelation isn’t just that the president of the United States is stupid and incompetent and wholly and utterly unqualified to continue in his current capacity, but that he is a clear and present danger to the security of the entire world.
A president who would allow his own troops to be murdered because he doesn’t want to alienate an evil and powerful man he admires is deranged beyond redemption. Trump admires Putin the way a disaffected teenager might admire Hitler, a teenager who is so full of hatred and dangerous alienation that he might one day grab daddy’s gun and go around murdering people. The adolescent in the Oval Office is so dangerous that I no longer believe we can afford to have him serve as president of the United States for even the seven months or so he has remaining. Donald Trump must go and he must go now.
The men and women who have too long served this lying psychopath also must go. The excuse makers, the explainer, the spinners, the lickspittles, the counterfeiters of moral outrage, the equivocators, the baiters and switchers, the whatabouters, all of them must depart and never come back. America is the land of Abraham Lincoln not Charles Ponzi.
While Donald Trump was tweeting about the “do-nothing Democrats,” he knew that Putin was paying Afghanis to murder American soldiers and did nothing. Yet it’s the Democrats who are the “do-nothings.” When I noticed his twitter account was light on activity over the weekend I considered that he might be doing something at last about the recent revelation that Putin is murdering American troops. Turns out he was playing two full rounds of golf. I should have known better.
What little Trump has to say about the whole thing is summarized in his retweets of nut-jobs like Geraldo Rivera and Kayleigh McEnany herself, that it’s all another “Russia hoax” or some misunderstanding. That there’s nothing to see here. Clearly Trump wants to get back to his golf game.
The truth of the matter is Vladimir Putin is a psychopath and Donald Trump loves him more than he cares about the soldiers he so frequently claims to support. Putin just hoodwinked his own people into mounting a referendum that would change the Russian Constitution to leave him in power until the year 2036, when Putin will be 84. Trump admires dictators like Putin because he wants to be just like him, he wants to cling to power strictly for his own enrichment and power. That is why he is so full of praise for thugs like Kim Jong Un and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Jair Bolsonaro. Trump truly is just an unstable, disaffected teenager in love with Hitler.
And so, “Mr. President,” — j’accuse! I accuse you! You are the enemy of the people! You are the enemy of Democracy! You are the enemy of the world! You are the fake news, the lawlessness and the disorder, the hectoring, ignorant, self-dealing minority. For crimes against humanity, you, Donald John Trump, must depart and never return. This latest revelation is the final straw. In the words of Emil Zola, “It will leave an indelible stain on your presidency.” In the words of Oliver Cromwell, “You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!” And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--No, Donald Trump hasn’t magically stopped Mary Trump’s book from being published

Today a judge issued a temporary restraining order against the publication and distribution of Mary Trump ’ s upcoming tell-all book about her uncle Donald Trump .
He ’ ll tout this as a victory , and the fatalists within the Resistance will proclaim that he ’ s magically stopped the book from being published .
But that ’ s not how anything works .
For starters , Mary Trump ’ s book isn ’ t set to ship for another four weeks .
This is a mere temporary restraining order , while the legal dispute is sorted out in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the judge plans to actually stop the book from being published on its release date .
Moreover , the order doesn ’ t provide any explanation for why the temporary restraining order is being issued , meaning that this isn ’ t a ruling in Donald Trump ’ s favor on the merits of the case .
We still expect the book to likely ship on time .
In any case , Amazon is still accepting preorders , and the buzz being generated by Donald Trump ’ s legal action will probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher on the charts .

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Today a judge issued a temporary restraining order against the publication and distribution of Mary Trump’s upcoming tell-all book about her uncle Donald Trump. He’ll tout this as a victory, and the fatalists within the Resistance will proclaim that he’s magically stopped the book from being published. But that’s not how anything works.
For starters, Mary Trump’s book isn’t set to ship for another four weeks. This is a mere temporary restraining order, while the legal dispute is sorted out in court. This is not an indicator that the judge plans to actually stop the book from being published on its release date.
Moreover, the order doesn’t provide any explanation for why the temporary restraining order is being issued, meaning that this isn’t a ruling in Donald Trump’s favor on the merits of the case. We still expect the book to likely ship on time. In any case, Amazon is still accepting preorders, and the buzz being generated by Donald Trump’s legal action will probably only serve to drive the book even higher on the charts.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Money trail confirms Donald Trump’s Russian bounty scandal

Here ’ s the thing about Donald Trump ’ s Russian bounty scandal .
It has a financial component , which means that all we have to do is follow the money in order to confirm it .
Now it turns out the money trail is very much real , and it helps prove that Trump knew about all it all along – and that he ’ s lying now .
U.S. intelligence officials discovered the Russian bounty plot when they encountered money transfers from the Kremlin to the Taliban that matched up with what prisoners had told them about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soldiers .
This is according to a comprehensive new expose from the New York Times this afternoon .
What stands out here is that with a specific money trail involved , there ’ s no possible way that that U.S. intel leaders wouldn ’ t have briefed Trump on this .
Donald Trump made a mistake by insisting that he didn ’ t know about this Russian bounty plot .
It would have been bad enough that he knew about it and didn ’ t do anything ; he ’ d have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planning to take action but hadn ’ t taken yet it .
But now that he ’ s been caught lying about having known , it proves bad faith intent on his part , and makes clear that he ’ s been actively trying to help Russia get away with these murders of U.S. soldiers .

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Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s Russian bounty scandal. It has a financial component, which means that all we have to do is follow the money in order to confirm it. Now it turns out the money trail is very much real, and it helps prove that Trump knew about all it all along – and that he’s lying now.
U.S. intelligence officials discovered the Russian bounty plot when they encountered money transfers from the Kremlin to the Taliban that matched up with what prisoners had told them about the Kremlin plot to take out U.S. soldiers. This is according to a comprehensive new expose from the New York Times this afternoon. What stands out here is that with a specific money trail involved, there’s no possible way that that U.S. intel leaders wouldn’t have briefed Trump on this.
Donald Trump made a mistake by insisting that he didn’t know about this Russian bounty plot. It would have been bad enough that he knew about it and didn’t do anything; he’d have been stuck trying to argue that he was planning to take action but hadn’t taken yet it. But now that he’s been caught lying about having known, it proves bad faith intent on his part, and makes clear that he’s been actively trying to help Russia get away with these murders of U.S. soldiers.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Donald Trump’s no-win dilemma

Donald Trump’s no-win dilemma

“ Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible , and therefore did not report it to me or @ VP .
Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax , maybe by the Fake News @ nytimesbooks , wanting to make Republicans look bad !
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At first , the White House was making the idiotic excuse that he never was briefed on reports that Russia was paying the Taliban bounties on American soldiers .
It was the absolute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) It could be easily proven that he was briefed and 2 ) If he was completely unaware of this and not paying attention to that particular briefing – is that really something you want the president of the United States to admit to ?
It only means that he ’ s screwing up everything else .
It ’ s a no-win dilemma for Donald Trump , so now he ’ s not even trying to cover up the truth – except of course , to his base , by claiming that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from The New York Times .
It ’ s hard to sell that to anyone except his most die-hard supporters when even conservative-leaning outlets like The Wall Street Journal are reporting on it .
This also comes as congressional Republicans , even the ones like Lindsey Graham who suck up to him regularly , are demanding answers .
It ’ s clearer than ever at this moment that Trump is moving by the seat of his pants , hoping to muddy the waters as much as possible before it can get much uglier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his base against people like Graham if it means boosting himself in the court of public opinion .

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“Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!!” Trump tweeted late on Sunday, in a sign that he’s clearly desperate.
At first, the White House was making the idiotic excuse that he never was briefed on reports that Russia was paying the Taliban bounties on American soldiers. It was the absolute wrong approach for two reasons – 1) It could be easily proven that he was briefed and 2) If he was completely unaware of this and not paying attention to that particular briefing – is that really something you want the president of the United States to admit to? It only means that he’s screwing up everything else.
It’s a no-win dilemma for Donald Trump, so now he’s not even trying to cover up the truth – except of course, to his base, by claiming that this is all yet another conspiracy against him from The New York Times. It’s hard to sell that to anyone except his most die-hard supporters when even conservative-leaning outlets like The Wall Street Journal are reporting on it. This also comes as congressional Republicans, even the ones like Lindsey Graham who suck up to him regularly, are demanding answers.
It’s clearer than ever at this moment that Trump is moving by the seat of his pants, hoping to muddy the waters as much as possible before it can get much uglier. He’s willing to turn his base against people like Graham if it means boosting himself in the court of public opinion.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has bizarre “THE LONE WARRIOR” meltdown

In the latest sign that he ’ s falling apart in the cognitive department and/or simply giving up hope altogether @ @ @ @ @ tweets keep getting more brief and incoherent .
There are frequently long stretches where he @ @ @ @ @ at all , and then he ’ ll suddenly post just a few words in @ @ @ @ @ descends into a parody of himself .
It happened again today when Donald Trump posted @ @ @ @ @ Lone Warrior ?
Really ?
Does anyone even know what that means ?
Numerous observers @ @ @ @ @ he was trying to say “ The Lone Ranger ” instead – but even that @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s trying to call himself by that name , or if he ’ @ @ @ @ @ reruns he ’ s watching on TV .
This is , after all , the @ @ @ @ @ LAW & ORDER ” for no apparent reason .

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In the latest sign that he’s falling apart in the cognitive department and/or simply giving up hope altogether, Donald Trump’s tweets keep getting more brief and incoherent. There are frequently long stretches where he doesn’t tweet anything at all, and then he’ll suddenly post just a few words in all caps, as he descends into a parody of himself.
It happened again today when Donald Trump posted this bizarre tweet:
THE LONE WARRIOR! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2020
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The Lone Warrior? Really? Does anyone even know what that means? Numerous observers on Twitter asked if perhaps he was trying to say “The Lone Ranger” instead – but even that raises the question of whether he’s trying to call himself by that name, or if he’s merely tweeting about whatever reruns he’s watching on TV. This is, after all, the guy who keeps tweeting “LAW & ORDER” for no apparent reason.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--So that was a bunch of crap

So that was a bunch of crap

Yesterday the Trump White House invited Republicans in Congress to a briefing about the Russian bounty scandal .
Most of those who attended seemed to have little to say afterward , suggesting the whole thing was a bunch of crap .
Today the Democrats in Congress attended a briefing about it , and sure enough , it was indeed not on the up and up .
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is telling reporters that the “ briefing ” wasn ’ t even given by intel people , meaning it was just a bunch of political spin from Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chairman Adam Schiff says the right people weren ’ t even in the room to give the briefing .
The consensus is that they didn ’ t learn anything from the briefing .
It ’ s now more clear than ever that Donald Trump is trying to cover up the fact that he knew about this plot all along – and he ’ s trying to cover for his puppet master Vladimir Putin .
This is the ugliest scandal in American political history .
Trump knew Russia was paying terrorists to murder U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it quiet .
This obviously ends with Donald Trump in maximum security prison for the rest of his life if he loses the election – so let ’ s make sure he loses the election .

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Yesterday the Trump White House invited Republicans in Congress to a briefing about the Russian bounty scandal. Most of those who attended seemed to have little to say afterward, suggesting the whole thing was a bunch of crap. Today the Democrats in Congress attended a briefing about it, and sure enough, it was indeed not on the up and up.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is telling reporters that the “briefing” wasn’t even given by intel people, meaning it was just a bunch of political spin from Trump’s political advisers. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says the right people weren’t even in the room to give the briefing. The consensus is that they didn’t learn anything from the briefing.
It’s now more clear than ever that Donald Trump is trying to cover up the fact that he knew about this plot all along – and he’s trying to cover for his puppet master Vladimir Putin. This is the ugliest scandal in American political history. Trump knew Russia was paying terrorists to murder U.S. troops, and he tried to keep it quiet.
This obviously ends with Donald Trump in maximum security prison for the rest of his life if he loses the election – so let’s make sure he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Donald Trump is projecting again, and he’s giving something away

You may recall a particularly irritating troll from a year or so ago who flagged typos and misspellings in the comment field .
The two most laughable things about this troll ( and there were several others ) were that he himself made lots of typos and he was an outspoken advocate for the Monarch of Gaffes , Donald Trump himself .
Is this a common hypocrisy among the quasi-literate alt-right ?
Maybe .
Lately Donald Trump has spilled a lot of Twitter ink tweet-shaming Joe Biden for inadvertently referring to the deaths caused by Donald Trump in the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ 120 thousand.
” I don ’ t know , maybe it ’ s a feature of the Dunning-Kruger Effect , but isn ’ t that a little like Hitler saying , “ No , dummkopf , it ’ s 6 million Jews , not 6 billion !
” You have to wonder , isn ’ t anyone in the Trump camp doing a giant face slap over this ?
Besides the fact that Trump is broadcasting how many human beings he ’ s murdered , it is also the height of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the loved ones , friends and relatives of the deceased aren ’ t going to want anyone turning a statistic about their dearly departed into a political excoriation of someone else .
It really does beggar belief .
But besides all that , there ’ s the fact that Donald Trump himself made a similar gaffe .
On April 7th of this year , while he was bragging about the number of coronavirus tests he ’ d done , Trump said , thus far there had been “ One point eight seven million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one million , eight hundred and seventy thousand million tests.
” Oops , that ’ s a million times too many , Donny .
Remember , this is the guy who dared to try to educate the graduating class at West Point about Douglas Muh-Garther .
Or who , during last year ’ s Fourth of July celebration , spoke of airports during the American Revolution .
He once mistook 9/11 for the convenience store “ 7/11 , ” called John Bolton “ Michael Bolton , ” and spoke of Americans from “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a kernel of truth in that last one if he was referring to the knuckle-dragging , drooling cretins who attend his rallies . )
What comes across more than anything else is what a little man Trump is , a little man who dares to compare himself — favourably , if you can believe it — with Abraham Lincoln .
We must unite to defeat him in November .
Every moment he spends in the White House is an effrontery to the dignity of the office of the presidency .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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You may recall a particularly irritating troll from a year or so ago who flagged typos and misspellings in the comment field. The two most laughable things about this troll (and there were several others) were that he himself made lots of typos and he was an outspoken advocate for the Monarch of Gaffes, Donald Trump himself. Is this a common hypocrisy among the quasi-literate alt-right? Maybe.
Lately Donald Trump has spilled a lot of Twitter ink tweet-shaming Joe Biden for inadvertently referring to the deaths caused by Donald Trump in the coronavirus debacle as “120 million” instead of “120 thousand.” I don’t know, maybe it’s a feature of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, but isn’t that a little like Hitler saying, “No, dummkopf, it’s 6 million Jews, not 6 billion!” You have to wonder, isn’t anyone in the Trump camp doing a giant face slap over this?
Besides the fact that Trump is broadcasting how many human beings he’s murdered, it is also the height of insensitivity. Think of it yourself, the loved ones, friends and relatives of the deceased aren’t going to want anyone turning a statistic about their dearly departed into a political excoriation of someone else. It really does beggar belief.
But besides all that, there’s the fact that Donald Trump himself made a similar gaffe. On April 7th of this year, while he was bragging about the number of coronavirus tests he’d done, Trump said, thus far there had been “One point eight seven million tests to date so there’s one million, eight hundred and seventy thousand million tests.” Oops, that’s a million times too many, Donny.
Remember, this is the guy who dared to try to educate the graduating class at West Point about Douglas Muh-Garther. Or who, during last year’s Fourth of July celebration, spoke of airports during the American Revolution. He once mistook 9/11 for the convenience store “7/11,” called John Bolton “Michael Bolton,” and spoke of Americans from “all walks of lice.” (There’s a kernel of truth in that last one if he was referring to the knuckle-dragging, drooling cretins who attend his rallies.)
What comes across more than anything else is what a little man Trump is, a little man who dares to compare himself — favourably, if you can believe it — with Abraham Lincoln. We must unite to defeat him in November. Every moment he spends in the White House is an effrontery to the dignity of the office of the presidency. Donald Trump must go. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Michael Cohen: “Remember what I said” about Donald Trump

Michael Cohen is still under house arrest after having been released from prison early due to the coronavirus threat .
@ @ @ @ @ clear that Cohen has been given permission to use Twitter while at home , because @ @ @ @ @ precisely that , with increasing frequency .
After Donald Trump ’ s since-deleted “ white @ @ @ @ @ Cohen had this to say : But Michael Cohen wasn ’ t done .
After @ @ @ @ @ Bill Barr tried to sabotage in the Cohen criminal case on Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ “ The article reveals only a part of the full story , ” adding that @ @ @ @ @ ” Rosie O ’ Donnell then added “ speak out michael – hes going down @ @ @ @ @ in apparent agreement .
It ’ s been long reported that Michael Cohen was working @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump while in prison , with an expected release date before election day .
@ @ @ @ @ a copy of it .

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Michael Cohen is still under house arrest after having been released from prison early due to the coronavirus threat. But it’s becoming clear that Cohen has been given permission to use Twitter while at home, because he’s been doing precisely that, with increasing frequency.
After Donald Trump’s since-deleted “white power” tweet, Michael Cohen had this to say:
Remember what I said about @POTUS @realDonaldTrump during my live testimony before @OversightDems @GOPoversight committee. Mr. President, do the right thing and denounce the #offensive and #indefensible chant of “white power”! — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) June 28, 2020
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But Michael Cohen wasn’t done. After the NY Times reported that Bill Barr tried to sabotage in the Cohen criminal case on Donald Trump’s behalf, Cohen tweeted that “The article reveals only a part of the full story,” adding that he “will speak soon.” Rosie O’Donnell then added “speak out michael – hes going down” and Cohen retweeted it in apparent agreement.
It’s been long reported that Michael Cohen was working on a tell-all book about Donald Trump while in prison, with an expected release date before election day. We look forward to buying a copy of it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Exposed: Bill Barr’s disturbing role in Donald Trump’s Russian bounty scandal

With Donald Trump ’ s Russian bounty scandal now growing worse by the hour , you just had to figure someone as deeply and aggressively corrupt as Attorney General Bill Barr was going to end up involved somehow .
Sure enough , based on a new understanding of the timeline , Barr ’ s fingerprints are all over this .
Back in March of this year , Bill Barr ’ s DOJ inexplicably moved to drop the charges against two Russian companies that were allegedly involved in the plot to rig the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared to merely be yet another instance of Barr trying to erase all traces of the Mueller probe , and of Trump trying to quash the narrative that he only won in 2016 because Russia rigged it for him .
But thanks to the AP , we now have confirmation that the Trump regime was already well aware of the Russian bounty scandal at the time the charges against the Russian companies were dropped .
This places the decision in an entirely new context .
Bill Barr knew Russia was paying terrorists to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to drop the charges against these Russian companies .
Was it an attempt at convincing Russia to stop the murders ?
Was there some other angle ?
That ’ s yet to be precisely determined .
But one thing is clear : Barr is up to his neck in this treason plot .

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With Donald Trump’s Russian bounty scandal now growing worse by the hour, you just had to figure someone as deeply and aggressively corrupt as Attorney General Bill Barr was going to end up involved somehow. Sure enough, based on a new understanding of the timeline, Barr’s fingerprints are all over this.
Back in March of this year, Bill Barr’s DOJ inexplicably moved to drop the charges against two Russian companies that were allegedly involved in the plot to rig the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor. At the time, it appeared to merely be yet another instance of Barr trying to erase all traces of the Mueller probe, and of Trump trying to quash the narrative that he only won in 2016 because Russia rigged it for him.
But thanks to the AP, we now have confirmation that the Trump regime was already well aware of the Russian bounty scandal at the time the charges against the Russian companies were dropped. This places the decision in an entirely new context.
Bill Barr knew Russia was paying terrorists to murder U.S. troops at the time he decided to drop the charges against these Russian companies. Was it an attempt at convincing Russia to stop the murders? Was there some other angle? That’s yet to be precisely determined. But one thing is clear: Barr is up to his neck in this treason plot.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--It just got even worse

It just got even worse

Earlier this evening we got confirmation that the Russian bounty scandal was in Donald Trump ’ s daily briefing back @ @ @ @ @ , all but confirming that Trump was lying this weekend when he said he didn @ @ @ @ @ .
Now things have gotten even worse – much , much worse .
It turns @ @ @ @ @ about it in the spring of 2019 .
The AP is reporting late tonight that @ @ @ @ @ that he personally briefed Trump about the scandal roughly fifteen months ago , and that @ @ @ @ @ meeting was to brief Trump about it .
This confirms that Trump is lying about @ @ @ @ @ scandal .
It also means that he sat on his hands for more than a @ @ @ @ @ pay terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers .
This puts Trump deep into treason territory .
@ @ @ @ @ on the hook for conspiracy to commit homicide .

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Earlier this evening we got confirmation that the Russian bounty scandal was in Donald Trump’s daily briefing back in the spring of 2020, all but confirming that Trump was lying this weekend when he said he didn’t know about it. Now things have gotten even worse – much, much worse.
It turns out Donald Trump actually knew about it in the spring of 2019. The AP is reporting late tonight that John Bolton has told colleagues that he personally briefed Trump about the scandal roughly fifteen months ago, and that the sole purpose of the meeting was to brief Trump about it.
This confirms that Trump is lying about not having known about the scandal. It also means that he sat on his hands for more than a year and allowed Russia to pay terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers. This puts Trump deep into treason territory. It also potentially puts him on the hook for conspiracy to commit homicide.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--The real reason Iran issued that arrest warrant against Donald Trump

The government of Iran turned a lot of heads today when it issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump , and asked Interpol to get involved .
Iran certainly isn ’ t going to be able to arrest Trump while he ’ s the sitting President of the United States , and it probably won ’ t get to arrest him after that either .
So what ’ s Iran really doing here ?
Iran is seeking Donald Trump ’ s arrest because he gave the order to take out Iranian military official Qasem Soleimani .
But Soleimani was killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has happened on that front .
The only thing that ’ s changed is that Trump is now so weak and vulnerable , with his approval rating collapsing and his scandals worsening , Iran clearly thinks it can make Trump even weaker by making this announcement .
It ’ s worth noting that up until now , Iran clearly didn ’ t think it had enough leverage to gain anything by making such an announcement .
But Iran can see what the rest of us can see .
Six months ago , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These days he ’ s in a really weak position .
Iran is symbolically flexing its muscles in the hope of helping to finish Trump off .

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The government of Iran turned a lot of heads today when it issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump, and asked Interpol to get involved. Iran certainly isn’t going to be able to arrest Trump while he’s the sitting President of the United States, and it probably won’t get to arrest him after that either. So what’s Iran really doing here?
Iran is seeking Donald Trump’s arrest because he gave the order to take out Iranian military official Qasem Soleimani. But Soleimani was killed six months ago, and nothing new has happened on that front. The only thing that’s changed is that Trump is now so weak and vulnerable, with his approval rating collapsing and his scandals worsening, Iran clearly thinks it can make Trump even weaker by making this announcement.
It’s worth noting that up until now, Iran clearly didn’t think it had enough leverage to gain anything by making such an announcement. But Iran can see what the rest of us can see. Six months ago, Trump was in a fairly weak position. These days he’s in a really weak position. Iran is symbolically flexing its muscles in the hope of helping to finish Trump off.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Donald Trump is having a really bad night

When Donald Trump insisted that he was never briefed on Russia ’ s scheme to pay the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers , he boxed himself in .
It meant that the media and/or whistleblowers merely have to prove that Trump was briefed , and it ’ ll make the scandal even bigger for him , because it ’ ll mean he lied about it .
We don ’ t yet have that smoking gun .
But this evening CNN confirmed that the information about the Russian bounties was indeed included in the President ’ s Daily Brief a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t prove Trump actually read it , and as we all know , he ’ s not particularly literate .
But the briefs are verbally summarized to him by his national security underlings , so now we have an evidence trail to follow .
From here it ’ s a matter of figuring out who briefed Donald Trump on that particular day , and subpoenaing that person to testify as to whether he or she told Trump about the Russian bounty material that was in the printed material .
We can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would skip over what was a de facto act of war on the part of Russia .
The bottom line : this all keeps getting even worse for Donald Trump tonight .
Each new piece of information that surfaces will serve to further box Trump in , and put us that much closer to proving that he did indeed know Russia was murdering U.S. troops .

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When Donald Trump insisted that he was never briefed on Russia’s scheme to pay the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers, he boxed himself in. It meant that the media and/or whistleblowers merely have to prove that Trump was briefed, and it’ll make the scandal even bigger for him, because it’ll mean he lied about it.
We don’t yet have that smoking gun. But this evening CNN confirmed that the information about the Russian bounties was indeed included in the President’s Daily Brief a few months ago. Of course that doesn’t prove Trump actually read it, and as we all know, he’s not particularly literate. But the briefs are verbally summarized to him by his national security underlings, so now we have an evidence trail to follow.
From here it’s a matter of figuring out who briefed Donald Trump on that particular day, and subpoenaing that person to testify as to whether he or she told Trump about the Russian bounty material that was in the printed material. We can’t imagine that any national security briefer would skip over what was a de facto act of war on the part of Russia.
The bottom line: this all keeps getting even worse for Donald Trump tonight. Each new piece of information that surfaces will serve to further box Trump in, and put us that much closer to proving that he did indeed know Russia was murdering U.S. troops.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Mitch McConnell begins distancing himself from Donald Trump’s sinking ship

We always knew there was a threshold at which Mitch McConnell would decide to try to save himself and his Senate majority by kicking Donald Trump to the curb .
We just never knew if Trump ’ s numbers would drop to the point where we reached that threshold .
With Trump ’ s numbers now in freefall , and the Senate now on track to flip to the Democrats , it looks like Mitch McConnell is at least toying with the prospect of throwing Trump under the bus .
Trump has staked himself to the notion that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s not going to encourage anyone else to wear a mask either .
It ’ s an incredibly stupid thing to marry himself to , but then Trump is awfully stupid .
McConnell has now decided to make a point of distancing himself from Donald Trump on the issue : We award Mitch McConnell no points for belatedly taking this position months after it could have made a difference in terms of life and death .
But it is notable that McConnell is ( finally ) starting to distance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If Trump ’ s numbers keep sliding in the coming weeks , it ’ ll be worth watching to see if McConnell takes additional steps to distance himself from Trump ’ s sinking ship .

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We always knew there was a threshold at which Mitch McConnell would decide to try to save himself and his Senate majority by kicking Donald Trump to the curb. We just never knew if Trump’s numbers would drop to the point where we reached that threshold.
With Trump’s numbers now in freefall, and the Senate now on track to flip to the Democrats, it looks like Mitch McConnell is at least toying with the prospect of throwing Trump under the bus. Trump has staked himself to the notion that he’s not going to wear a mask, and he’s not going to encourage anyone else to wear a mask either. It’s an incredibly stupid thing to marry himself to, but then Trump is awfully stupid.
McConnell has now decided to make a point of distancing himself from Donald Trump on the issue:
We must have no stigma, none, about wearing masks when we leave our homes and come near other people. Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter. — Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) June 29, 2020
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We award Mitch McConnell no points for belatedly taking this position months after it could have made a difference in terms of life and death. But it is notable that McConnell is (finally) starting to distance himself from Donald Trump on this. If Trump’s numbers keep sliding in the coming weeks, it’ll be worth watching to see if McConnell takes additional steps to distance himself from Trump’s sinking ship.
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palmerreport--2020-06-30--Has Donald Trump finally committed Constitutional treason?

Article III , Section 3 of the United States Constitution defines treason as follows : While it is not the case that Donald Trump is technically “ levying War against them [ i.e.
, the United States ] ” a case can be made that he is “ adhering to their Enemies , giving them Aid and Comfort.
” I am referring specifically to the recent revelation by the New York Times that Putin ’ s Russia has placed bounties on the lives of American soldiers in Afghanistan , and that Trump knew about it and did nothing .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has continued to be a partisan champion of Vladimir Putin , advocating that Putin ’ s membership be restored to the G7 .
The framers of the Constitution were reluctant to give too much Constitutional latitude to the crime of treason , having only recently escaped a tyrannical regime that prodigiously handed out sentences of death for treason at small provocation and for reasons that were frequently politically motivated .
Treason is a charge that has been made in shrill tirades by hysterics against virtually every president of the United States in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy was killed a “ Wanted for Treason ” broadside , complete with a Kennedy mugshot , was printed and distributed in Dallas .
LBJ was accused of treason for escalating the Vietnam war , as was Nixon for the same and for Watergate .
I recall instances where every president from Reagan to Obama has been accused of it for one cockamamie reason or another .
The mythical sticking point , and it ’ s a technicality , is that the charge of treason can only be formally applied at the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that war must be “ declared.
” The last formal declaration of war by the United States was enacted on June 5 , 1942 , against the sovereign nation of Romania .
Prior to that the United States has made only ten other former declarations of war encompassing five different conflicts , the War of 1812 with Great Britain , the War with Mexico in 1846 , the war with Spain in 1898 and the First and Second World Wars .
Precedence pretty much obliterates that as a requirement anyway .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of treason at the federal level was in 1952 .
America was not fighting a declared war at the time .
I therefore can not see any reason why Donald Trump can ’ t be tried and convicted of treason , provided that he knew of Putin ’ s bounty order since late March of this year and did nothing about it .
The official position of the White House , as enunciated by Kayleigh McEnany , is that Trump did indeed know nothing about it .
Of course , if Kayleigh McEnany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that morning I ’ d look out the window to check .
Nevertheless , if it ’ s true that Trump really didn ’ t know about Putin ’ s order , I have a high degree of confidence that Trump will commit treason anyway in the coming weeks and months .
Putin denies the charge and Trump has a history of believing Putin over the polyphonic word of his numerous intelligence agencies .
Trump has already called the rumours of Putin ’ s bounty “ fake news ” anyway .
If a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-elected his impeachment and conviction would be virtually assured .
This latest debacle isn ’ t survivable .
It is quite probably the biggest scandal of his presidency .
The idea that a President of the United States would continue to support a dictator paying insurgents to murder American troops isn ’ t just unprecedented , it ’ s beyond the pale of the conceivable .
There ’ s simply nothing to compare it with .
Even the scale of American coronavirus deaths can be written off to mere incompetence .
While shameful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the pandemic has not technically been against the law .
But aiding and abetting dictators who are actively murdering our troops ?
Trump just signed his own political death warrant .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution defines treason as follows:
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
While it is not the case that Donald Trump is technically “levying War against them [i.e., the United States]” a case can be made that he is “adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”
I am referring specifically to the recent revelation by the New York Times that Putin’s Russia has placed bounties on the lives of American soldiers in Afghanistan, and that Trump knew about it and did nothing. Not only did Trump do nothing, but he has continued to be a partisan champion of Vladimir Putin, advocating that Putin’s membership be restored to the G7.
The framers of the Constitution were reluctant to give too much Constitutional latitude to the crime of treason, having only recently escaped a tyrannical regime that prodigiously handed out sentences of death for treason at small provocation and for reasons that were frequently politically motivated.
Treason is a charge that has been made in shrill tirades by hysterics against virtually every president of the United States in my lifetime. Just before John F. Kennedy was killed a “Wanted for Treason” broadside, complete with a Kennedy mugshot, was printed and distributed in Dallas. LBJ was accused of treason for escalating the Vietnam war, as was Nixon for the same and for Watergate. I recall instances where every president from Reagan to Obama has been accused of it for one cockamamie reason or another.
The mythical sticking point, and it’s a technicality, is that the charge of treason can only be formally applied at the federal level during a time of war — and that war must be “declared.” The last formal declaration of war by the United States was enacted on June 5, 1942, against the sovereign nation of Romania. Prior to that the United States has made only ten other former declarations of war encompassing five different conflicts, the War of 1812 with Great Britain, the War with Mexico in 1846, the war with Spain in 1898 and the First and Second World Wars.
Precedence pretty much obliterates that as a requirement anyway. The last time an American citizen was convicted of treason at the federal level was in 1952. America was not fighting a declared war at the time.
I therefore cannot see any reason why Donald Trump can’t be tried and convicted of treason, provided that he knew of Putin’s bounty order since late March of this year and did nothing about it. The official position of the White House, as enunciated by Kayleigh McEnany, is that Trump did indeed know nothing about it.
Of course, if Kayleigh McEnany told me that the sun had risen that morning I’d look out the window to check. Nevertheless, if it’s true that Trump really didn’t know about Putin’s order, I have a high degree of confidence that Trump will commit treason anyway in the coming weeks and months. Putin denies the charge and Trump has a history of believing Putin over the polyphonic word of his numerous intelligence agencies. Trump has already called the rumours of Putin’s bounty “fake news” anyway.
If a miracle should occur and Trump should be re-elected his impeachment and conviction would be virtually assured. This latest debacle isn’t survivable. It is quite probably the biggest scandal of his presidency. The idea that a President of the United States would continue to support a dictator paying insurgents to murder American troops isn’t just unprecedented, it’s beyond the pale of the conceivable.
There’s simply nothing to compare it with. Even the scale of American coronavirus deaths can be written off to mere incompetence. While shameful beyond measure, Trump’s conduct during the pandemic has not technically been against the law. But aiding and abetting dictators who are actively murdering our troops? Trump just signed his own political death warrant. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--U.S. intel community just threw the kitchen sink at Donald Trump

Donald Trump is claiming the U.S. intelligence community never briefed him on the Kremlin plot to murder U.S. soldiers .
He ’ s obviously lying , and the proof of this is incrementally starting to surface .
What ’ s more , the intel community is now throwing the kitchen sink at him on other matters .
U.S. intel community officials are now telling CNN all about the ugly nature of Donald Trump ’ s phone calls with various heads of state .
For instance Trump told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she ’ s “ stupid , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Theresa May that she ’ s “ weak.
” Trump also spent a lot of time telling people like Vladimir Putin that former Presidents Obama and Bush were idiots .
Apparently Trump ’ s phone calls have consistently been so awful , his own top political appointees concluded that he was “ delusional.
” While Trump reserves his absolute worst behavior for his conversations with female world leaders – described as “ sadistic ” – he ’ s also apparently been a total jerk to the likes of Trudeau and Macron as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his phone calls with world leaders bragging about his own intellect and wealth , meaning that he ’ s every bit as much the deranged cartoon villain we ’ ve always suspected .
While these revelations are startling , what stands out is that after nearly four years of relative silence on the matter , U.S. intel officials are now leaking this stuff .
It suggests they ’ ve finally concluded that Donald Trump has to be fully exposed no matter what , even if they ’ re putting themselves at major risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we expect more leaks to come .
You can read the entire lengthy CNN bombshell here .

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Donald Trump is claiming the U.S. intelligence community never briefed him on the Kremlin plot to murder U.S. soldiers. He’s obviously lying, and the proof of this is incrementally starting to surface. What’s more, the intel community is now throwing the kitchen sink at him on other matters.
U.S. intel community officials are now telling CNN all about the ugly nature of Donald Trump’s phone calls with various heads of state. For instance Trump told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she’s “stupid,” and he told former United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May that she’s “weak.” Trump also spent a lot of time telling people like Vladimir Putin that former Presidents Obama and Bush were idiots.
Apparently Trump’s phone calls have consistently been so awful, his own top political appointees concluded that he was “delusional.” While Trump reserves his absolute worst behavior for his conversations with female world leaders – described as “sadistic” – he’s also apparently been a total jerk to the likes of Trudeau and Macron as well. CNN says that Trump often spends his phone calls with world leaders bragging about his own intellect and wealth, meaning that he’s every bit as much the deranged cartoon villain we’ve always suspected.
While these revelations are startling, what stands out is that after nearly four years of relative silence on the matter, U.S. intel officials are now leaking this stuff. It suggests they’ve finally concluded that Donald Trump has to be fully exposed no matter what, even if they’re putting themselves at major risk in the process. In that regard, we expect more leaks to come. You can read the entire lengthy CNN bombshell here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--We knew this one was going to be rough

We knew this one was going to be rough

We said June was going to be rough .
There ’ s now talk of Trump resigning but it ’ s not likely .
He has no better option than to stay put and fight like hell for the next term .
Russia and China have been recruited to help him .
The election is only going to divide us further because haters gon na hate , but the majority will be voting for Biden .
Will it be enough ?
The latest scandal has Trump buddying up to Vladimir “ Will He Be My New Best Friend ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paying the Taliban a bounty for US soldiers ’ heads .
This should be causing an earthquake , but with COVID-19 and all things Trump , exhaustion has taken over and people just want it to end .
Our military may have another viewpoint on this .
Also , the intelligence community .
The GRU is Russia ’ s military intelligence and they are the ones behind the 2016 election interference .
They ’ re also the ones behind this Taliban bounty .
It ’ s clear they don ’ t fear us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that isn ’ t disturbing enough , now is a good time to wonder about Trump ’ s insistence that his family members be given security clearances .
What info has Russia and China gotten for election help while the Taliban was gleefully murdering our soldiers ?
This is beyond dereliction of duty .
Treason will be proven once Trump & Co. is out of office , but we have 100 plus days to the election .
Now is the time to put away our exhaustion and know that if it takes us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ booth , we will do it to save our military , our spies , our democracy .

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We said June was going to be rough. There’s now talk of Trump resigning but it’s not likely. He has no better option than to stay put and fight like hell for the next term. Russia and China have been recruited to help him. The election is only going to divide us further because haters gonna hate, but the majority will be voting for Biden. Will it be enough?
The latest scandal has Trump buddying up to Vladimir “Will He Be My New Best Friend?” Putin, all the while Russia was paying the Taliban a bounty for US soldiers’ heads. This should be causing an earthquake, but with COVID-19 and all things Trump, exhaustion has taken over and people just want it to end.
Our military may have another viewpoint on this. Also, the intelligence community. The GRU is Russia’s military intelligence and they are the ones behind the 2016 election interference. They’re also the ones behind this Taliban bounty. It’s clear they don’t fear us while Trump is in power and if that isn’t disturbing enough, now is a good time to wonder about Trump’s insistence that his family members be given security clearances. What info has Russia and China gotten for election help while the Taliban was gleefully murdering our soldiers?
This is beyond dereliction of duty. Treason will be proven once Trump & Co. is out of office, but we have 100 plus days to the election. Now is the time to put away our exhaustion and know that if it takes us camping out for days at the voting booth, we will do it to save our military, our spies, our democracy.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Kayleigh McEnany holds disastrous press conference as Donald Trump’s Russia scandal explodes

Even as additional major news outlets confirm that Donald Trump knew all along about Russia paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers , Trump continues to cower .
He once again sent White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to the podium to issue his denials for him , and it went just about as poorly as possible .
McEnany was asked if Trump had a specific message for Moscow about the scandal .
Her response : “ No , because he has not been briefed on the matter.
” Wait , he still hasn ’ t been briefed on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Today is Monday .
Trump has found time to play multiple rounds of golf since then , but we ’ re supposed to believe that he hasn ’ t found time to be briefed on one of the ugliest scandals in American political history ?
Kayleigh McEnany ’ s stupid answer gives away that Donald Trump is too afraid to stand up to Vladimir Putin , even verbally .
Trump wants us to believe that he somehow didn ’ t know these murders were going on .
If that were the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to learn about it now , and demanding to know the real story , and insisting to Putin that it had better not be true .
We ’ re seeing none of that , of course , because as most of us have known for years , Donald Trump is Putin ’ s puppet .
Trump is throwing away what little is left of his presidency for the sake of trying to protect Putin ’ s interests .
Trump is a traitor to the end , and he ’ ll rot in prison @ @ @

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Even as additional major news outlets confirm that Donald Trump knew all along about Russia paying the Taliban to murder U.S. soldiers, Trump continues to cower. He once again sent White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to the podium to issue his denials for him, and it went just about as poorly as possible.
McEnany was asked if Trump had a specific message for Moscow about the scandal. Her response: “No, because he has not been briefed on the matter.” Wait, he still hasn’t been briefed on the matter? This news broke on Friday. Today is Monday. Trump has found time to play multiple rounds of golf since then, but we’re supposed to believe that he hasn’t found time to be briefed on one of the ugliest scandals in American political history?
Kayleigh McEnany’s stupid answer gives away that Donald Trump is too afraid to stand up to Vladimir Putin, even verbally. Trump wants us to believe that he somehow didn’t know these murders were going on. If that were the case, then he would presumably be outraged to learn about it now, and demanding to know the real story, and insisting to Putin that it had better not be true.
We’re seeing none of that, of course, because as most of us have known for years, Donald Trump is Putin’s puppet. Trump is throwing away what little is left of his presidency for the sake of trying to protect Putin’s interests. Trump is a traitor to the end, and he’ll rot in prison like one.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about the “stupid people” who won’t vote for him

Like an insecure fragile narcissist , Donald Trump can ’ t handle the fact that people are increasingly turning against @ @ @ @ @ and approval rating numbers keep getting uglier , but his own people keep feeding him @ @ @ @ @ him he ’ s doing well , and he keeps wanting to believe it .
@ @ @ @ @ once again insisting that he has a 95 % approval rating within the Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ frequently , without ever saying where it supposedly came from .
But now Trump has @ @ @ @ @ of Republicans who don ’ t approve of him are , well , stupid : @ @ @ @ @ be the one to break it to Donald Trump that his approval rating in the @ @ @ @ @ to 80 % in an average of polls ?
This may sound like a high @ @ @ @ @ s actually rather historically low .
Trump ’ s failure to dominate within his own @ @ @ @ @ numbers are so bad overall .

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Like an insecure fragile narcissist, Donald Trump can’t handle the fact that people are increasingly turning against him. His poll numbers and approval rating numbers keep getting uglier, but his own people keep feeding him fake poll numbers that tell him he’s doing well, and he keeps wanting to believe it.
For instance, Trump is once again insisting that he has a 95% approval rating within the Republican Party, a number he cites frequently, without ever saying where it supposedly came from. But now Trump has decided that the 5% of Republicans who don’t approve of him are, well, stupid:
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95% Approval Rating of President Trump in the Republican Party. I would imagine the 5% are the RINOS’ and stupid people who don’t want to see great Judges & Supreme Court Justice’s, a new & powerful Military, Choice for Vets, 2A Protection, big RegulationCuts, Life, & much more! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020
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Who’s going to be the one to break it to Donald Trump that his approval rating in the Republican Party is actually closer to 80% in an average of polls? This may sound like a high number, but it’s actually rather historically low. Trump’s failure to dominate within his own party helps explain why his numbers are so bad overall.
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palmerreport--2020-06-29--This is far more sinister than we thought

Trying to keep up with “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s wrongdoings since taking office is exhausting .
At this point in his presidency , he seems to be doing as many things as possible to ensure that he is not reelected .
News flash , Trump : You have done enough .
Apparently , what he has done is not enough for him .
Never have we had such evil in the highest office of the land , and it will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark for years to come .
Trump repeatedly talks about how he stands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us have always thought that to be a crock , and he has now proven us right .
Trump was aware of Putin ’ s bounty on our troops and did nothing to stop it .
Putin ’ s murderous plan was first reported by the New York Times .
Russian military spies put a bounty on our soldiers , along with UK solders , in what is called “ Kremlin hostility toward the U.S. ” Do not think for a second that Putin was not aware of these bounties .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump continues to praise Putin and even invited him to the U.S .
This is not “ fake news.
” According to the Washington Post , U.S. intelligence advised Trump ’ s administration of the bounties “ in recent months , ” which included an interagency meeting in March .
Sanctions against Russia were discussed , yet Trump did absolutely nothing .
He is truly despicable .
After the news broke , Vice President Joe Biden was outraged .
Like the rest of us , Biden finds it hard to believe that neither @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developments , even as Trump ’ s people deny that they were .
Senator Tammy Duckworth , a war hero in her own right , was reportedly furious that Trump tried to allow Russia back into G-7 at a time when American intelligence believed Russia was seeking to kill American troops .
Is Trump really this daft ?
No , this is far more sinister .
Even as this news began to surface , Trump retweeted a video of an idiot at a protest in Florida screaming “ white power ” and wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These people are insane .
Veterans for Trump , while Trump allowed U.S. troops to be murdered , is an oxymoron .
Trump does not support our troops , nor does he support Americans in general .
Trump is in office for Trump .
He has made millions of dollars off the backs of the American people , and now that he sees it is almost over for him , he is literally throwing us to the wolves .
Anyone who continues to support Donald Trump is a fool .
He does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not stand up for the people who foolishly support him ; and he certainly does not stand up for our troops .
Donald Trump stands up only for himself .
He praises a man yelling out an obviously racist phrase , “ white power , ” showing his true self .
Trump either does not want to be reelected or he is trying to do as much damage as possible before he is gone .
Either way , at the risk of redundancy , Donald Trump must go .

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Trying to keep up with “president” Donald Trump’s wrongdoings since taking office is exhausting. At this point in his presidency, he seems to be doing as many things as possible to ensure that he is not reelected. News flash, Trump: You have done enough. Apparently, what he has done is not enough for him. Never have we had such evil in the highest office of the land, and it will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark for years to come.
Trump repeatedly talks about how he stands for veterans and the military. Many of us have always thought that to be a crock, and he has now proven us right. Trump was aware of Putin’s bounty on our troops and did nothing to stop it.
Putin’s murderous plan was first reported by the New York Times. Russian military spies put a bounty on our soldiers, along with UK solders, in what is called “Kremlin hostility toward the U.S.” Do not think for a second that Putin was not aware of these bounties. He runs everything in Russia. Yet, Trump continues to praise Putin and even invited him to the U.S. This is not “fake news.” According to the Washington Post, U.S. intelligence advised Trump’s administration of the bounties “in recent months,” which included an interagency meeting in March. Sanctions against Russia were discussed, yet Trump did absolutely nothing. He is truly despicable.
After the news broke, Vice President Joe Biden was outraged. Like the rest of us, Biden finds it hard to believe that neither Trump nor Pence were aware of these developments, even as Trump’s people deny that they were. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a war hero in her own right, was reportedly furious that Trump tried to allow Russia back into G-7 at a time when American intelligence believed Russia was seeking to kill American troops. Is Trump really this daft? No, this is far more sinister.
Even as this news began to surface, Trump retweeted a video of an idiot at a protest in Florida screaming “white power” and wearing his “veterans for Trump” t-shirt. These people are insane. Veterans for Trump, while Trump allowed U.S. troops to be murdered, is an oxymoron. Trump does not support our troops, nor does he support Americans in general. Trump is in office for Trump. He has made millions of dollars off the backs of the American people, and now that he sees it is almost over for him, he is literally throwing us to the wolves.
Anyone who continues to support Donald Trump is a fool. He does not stand up for veterans; he does not stand up for the people who foolishly support him; and he certainly does not stand up for our troops. Donald Trump stands up only for himself. He praises a man yelling out an obviously racist phrase, “white power,” showing his true self. Trump either does not want to be reelected or he is trying to do as much damage as possible before he is gone. Either way, at the risk of redundancy, Donald Trump must go.
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