palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have “Hitler Youth” meltdown

Donald Trump held an event today called the “ White House Conference on American History ” – and let ’ s just say that he made a point of putting the “ White ” in it .
The entire thing was aimed at whitewashing U.S. history to downplay the impact that things like slavery and racism have had on the country .
As a result of Trump ’ s bizarre event today , “ Hitler Youth ” is now trending on Twitter , so Trump ’ s white supremacist speechwriter Stephen Miller will be happy .
The whole thing – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s youth into believing in white supremacy – was disturbing beyond words .
But the bottom line is that Donald Trump just wasted yet another day on a bizarre stunt that won ’ t gain him a single vote , in an election he ’ s currently losing badly .
Trump is more than welcome to keep wasting his limited remaining time on this nonsense .
Every day that he fails to do anything to close the gap in the polls , is another day that he ’ s blown it @

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Donald Trump held an event today called the “White House Conference on American History” – and let’s just say that he made a point of putting the “White” in it. The entire thing was aimed at whitewashing U.S. history to downplay the impact that things like slavery and racism have had on the country.
As a result of Trump’s bizarre event today, “Hitler Youth” is now trending on Twitter, so Trump’s white supremacist speechwriter Stephen Miller will be happy. The whole thing – particularly the part about trying to indoctrinate America’s youth into believing in white supremacy – was disturbing beyond words.
But the bottom line is that Donald Trump just wasted yet another day on a bizarre stunt that won’t gain him a single vote, in an election he’s currently losing badly. Trump is more than welcome to keep wasting his limited remaining time on this nonsense. Every day that he fails to do anything to close the gap in the polls, is another day that he’s blown it.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump’s “tremendous” meltdown

Donald Trump’s “tremendous” meltdown

When you lie , it can be hard to keep all your lies straight .
When you are a serial liar like “ president ” Donald Trump , you make up new lies and hope no one notices .
Confusing , isn ’ t it ?
It is so much easier to be truthful .
Then , you will not be sputtering and making up things when people ask questions .
Several undecided voters got the unique opportunity of asking the sitting president questions during an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia .
He did not help himself .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undecided voters like he treats his ignorant base .
Trump found out the hard way that his schtick does not work on voters who are trying to decide whom to support .
Speaking to these undecided voters , Trump decided to use his favorite word to describe the job he has done with coronavirus : “ Tremendous.
” Worse , he continued to insist that coronavirus is “ going to disappear ” and doubled down on his bullshit by saying , “ a lot of people think masks are not good.
” When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ waiters.
” Wait , what ?
He also borrowed a page from his latest medical hack by sharing that “ herd mentality ” would stop the virus .
Dr. Fauci shot that notion down a long time ago .
When nothing worked , he turned to blaming Biden , claiming that Biden had not followed through with a national mask mandate .
Who is mentally incapable of running the office of president again ?
Joe Biden has no authority to mandate anything unless and until he becomes president .
That is your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to blaming China , and when one voter pointedly asked Trump what he had learned from all the death and destruction , he responded as you might guess : He made it about him .
Since he was doing such a poor job of addressing coronavirus , the voters turned to two other subjects : the allegation that Trump called war dead “ losers ” and “ suckers ” and the racial climate in the U.S .
When asked whether America needs to reexamine its history on race , Trump said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” among police officers who “ choked ” when presented with situations involving Black citizens .
When none of that worked , he did what he does best : lie .
CNN found through fact checking that Trump made at least 20 false statements during the hour and a half long town hall .
He claimed that Democrats want to remove pre-existing conditions , which makes no sense whatsoever .
A Democratic president introduced the ACA , which specifically outlawed the exclusion of pre-existing conditions .
When the conversation turned back to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own words from Bob Woodward ’ s tapes .
Tapes don ’ t lie ; Donald Trump does .
The lies from “ president ” Trump are well documented .
His ludicrous claims about Joe Biden and a mask mandate reveal just how unstable this man really is .
Do we really want him running our country for another four years ?
The response to that question is yours to make by exercising your right to vote .

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When you lie, it can be hard to keep all your lies straight. When you are a serial liar like “president” Donald Trump, you make up new lies and hope no one notices. Confusing, isn’t it? It is so much easier to be truthful. Then, you will not be sputtering and making up things when people ask questions. Several undecided voters got the unique opportunity of asking the sitting president questions during an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia. He did not help himself.
Trump’s first mistake was treating these undecided voters like he treats his ignorant base. Trump found out the hard way that his schtick does not work on voters who are trying to decide whom to support. Speaking to these undecided voters, Trump decided to use his favorite word to describe the job he has done with coronavirus: “Tremendous.” Worse, he continued to insist that coronavirus is “going to disappear” and doubled down on his bullshit by saying, “a lot of people think masks are not good.” When asked “who,” Trump responded “waiters.” Wait, what? He also borrowed a page from his latest medical hack by sharing that “herd mentality” would stop the virus. Dr. Fauci shot that notion down a long time ago.
When nothing worked, he turned to blaming Biden, claiming that Biden had not followed through with a national mask mandate. Who is mentally incapable of running the office of president again? Joe Biden has no authority to mandate anything unless and until he becomes president. That is your job, dimwit. Trump also went back to blaming China, and when one voter pointedly asked Trump what he had learned from all the death and destruction, he responded as you might guess: He made it about him. Since he was doing such a poor job of addressing coronavirus, the voters turned to two other subjects: the allegation that Trump called war dead “losers” and “suckers” and the racial climate in the U.S. When asked whether America needs to reexamine its history on race, Trump said that there are “a few bad apples” among police officers who “choked” when presented with situations involving Black citizens. When none of that worked, he did what he does best: lie.
CNN found through fact checking that Trump made at least 20 false statements during the hour and a half long town hall. He claimed that Democrats want to remove pre-existing conditions, which makes no sense whatsoever. A Democratic president introduced the ACA, which specifically outlawed the exclusion of pre-existing conditions. When the conversation turned back to the pandemic, Trump blatantly tried to change his own words from Bob Woodward’s tapes. Tapes don’t lie; Donald Trump does.
The lies from “president” Trump are well documented. His ludicrous claims about Joe Biden and a mask mandate reveal just how unstable this man really is. Do we really want him running our country for another four years? The response to that question is yours to make by exercising your right to vote.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--The real story with Donald Trumps stooge Chad Wolf and that House subpoena

As expected , Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has defied a House subpoena to testify .
There was no reason to believe he ’ d show up .
He ’ s in the middle of a crime spree that will send him to prison after the election if he ’ s not careful , so why would he be willing to testify about his crimes and potentially incriminate himself ?
This had led some observers to demand that the House have Chad Wolf arrested , or have him physically dragged in to testify , or just lock him in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
If the House had Wolf arrested right now , the courts would free him by dinner time .
Then Wolf would be more emboldened with his crimes , because he ’ d know that the House had already failed in its effort to take its big swing at him .
So what is the point of any of this ?
The subpoena was all about knocking Wolf off his game , forcing him to spend time talking with DHS lawyers instead of spending that time on his corrupt schemes , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wolf ’ s ongoing scandals .
And that ’ s certainly worked .
The best outcome would be if the House could use the threat of subpoena to scare Wolf into making some key concessions about how he ’ s handling his business , in exchange for the House dropping the subpoena .
There ’ s no sign of that yet , but the day is still young .
These things are all about leverage , and they have nothing to do with the hearing .
Think back to when Bill Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer .
Nothing came of it .
No one fell through a trap door .
These kinds of adversarial hearings usually play to a draw .
It ’ s the threat of a hearing that shifts the balance of power , behind the scenes , not in front of the cameras .
It helps to remember that this is still government , and not a reality show .
None of it works the way the TV cameras would have us think it works .

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As expected, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has defied a House subpoena to testify. There was no reason to believe he’d show up. He’s in the middle of a crime spree that will send him to prison after the election if he’s not careful, so why would he be willing to testify about his crimes and potentially incriminate himself?
This had led some observers to demand that the House have Chad Wolf arrested, or have him physically dragged in to testify, or just lock him in the dungeon. But nothing works that way. If the House had Wolf arrested right now, the courts would free him by dinner time. Then Wolf would be more emboldened with his crimes, because he’d know that the House had already failed in its effort to take its big swing at him.
So what is the point of any of this? The subpoena was all about knocking Wolf off his game, forcing him to spend time talking with DHS lawyers instead of spending that time on his corrupt schemes, and goading the media into giving more coverage to Wolf’s ongoing scandals. And that’s certainly worked. The best outcome would be if the House could use the threat of subpoena to scare Wolf into making some key concessions about how he’s handling his business, in exchange for the House dropping the subpoena. There’s no sign of that yet, but the day is still young.
These things are all about leverage, and they have nothing to do with the hearing. Think back to when Bill Barr reluctantly showed up to testify earlier this summer. Nothing came of it. No one fell through a trap door. These kinds of adversarial hearings usually play to a draw. It’s the threat of a hearing that shifts the balance of power, behind the scenes, not in front of the cameras. It helps to remember that this is still government, and not a reality show. None of it works the way the TV cameras would have us think it works.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump’s two weeks

Donald Trump’s two weeks

Tuesday night ’ s Town Hall should be memorialized as the night Kutztown University of Pennsylvania professor Ellesia Blaque shut down Donald Trump .
The middle part of her sentence , “ Please stop and let me finish my question , sir , ” one that began politely with the word “ Please ” and ended respectfully with the word “ sir , ” serves to remind us of that which this president and this White House have chronically forgotten : they work for us .
That is sometimes a thing that ’ s easy to forget in the barrage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ordinarily issues from this administration .
We hired them , we pay their salaries , and we can fire them .
We , the people .
Dr. Blaque suffers from neurosarcoidosis , a chronic disease of the central nervous system .
For Professor Blaque it ’ s a preexisting condition .
Without her medication she would be dead in three days .
She is one of the lucky ones because she is insured by the state of Pennsylvania .
Others , with similarly devastating preexisting conditions , are not so lucky .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare , a federal statute that Trump ’ s lawyers are working tirelessly in the Supreme Court to repeal as I write this — working to take healthcare away from their fellow Americans smack in the middle of a global pandemic .
Professor Blaque reminds us that Donald Trump simply doesn ’ t care .
He is going to repeal Obamacare with nothing to replace it , despite his claim otherwise .
Trump told the Town Hall host George Stephanopoulos , “ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan that will very strongly protect people with preexisting conditions.
” Stephanopoulos replied , “ I interviewed you in June of last year , you said the healthcare plan would come in two weeks .
You told Chris Wallace this summer that it would come in three weeks.
” Trump replied , “ I have it already.
” But Trump had no answer when Stephanopoulos asked him , “ What is it ?
” Beware of the words “ two weeks ” and “ three weeks ” when Trump uses them .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promises Trump has been making since the start of his first campaign in 2015 .
The fact of the matter is he has no healthcare plan with which to replace Obamacare .
If he did he would be crowing endlessly about it with the same zeal and tiresome persistence that he crows about how he “ shut down the country ” last January , when he limited — but did not stop — people from coming to the US from China .
He doesn ’ t intend to replace Obamacare because he doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no healthcare plan , there never has been a healthcare plan and there never will be a healthcare plan .
All Trump cares about is destroying the legacy of a black man he is insanely jealous of and obsessed with .
The American people can go ahead and die .
And of course they are dying , in ever increasing and alarming numbers .
As I write this , 201,348 Americans are now dead from COVID-19 , because , just as Trump has no healthcare plan to replace Obamacare , Trump has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile the Director of the CDC , Dr. Robert Redfield , tells us that the most effective thing we can do to combat coronavirus is to wear a mask .
It ’ s so effective , Redfield avers , that it will even protect us better than a vaccine .
If only each of us would wear one .
Trump disavows Redfield ’ s mask-wearing encouragement , of course , because it would mean having to admit he was wrong about the effectiveness of masks all along .
As usual with Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ego .
Again , the American people can go ahead and die .
My fellow tweeters understand why Trump has no time to work on coronavirus , just as he has no time to work on a healthcare plan .
Trump is obsessed with Twitter and he ’ s on it night and day .
When he ’ s not tweeting he ’ s watching television or playing golf .
He doesn ’ t have time to work on those things .
If asked , however , I ’ m sure he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under control , just like he will have a healthcare plan — in two weeks .
I therefore look forward to October 20th , 2020 .
On that date I have a plan for getting permanently rid of Donald Trump in two weeks .
Unlike Trump it ’ s a two week promise I intend to keep .
Until then and , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Tuesday night’s Town Hall should be memorialized as the night Kutztown University of Pennsylvania professor Ellesia Blaque shut down Donald Trump. The middle part of her sentence, “Please stop and let me finish my question, sir,” one that began politely with the word “Please” and ended respectfully with the word “sir,” serves to remind us of that which this president and this White House have chronically forgotten: they work for us. That is sometimes a thing that’s easy to forget in the barrage of the usual patronizing, condescending arrogance that ordinarily issues from this administration. We hired them, we pay their salaries, and we can fire them. We, the people.
Dr. Blaque suffers from neurosarcoidosis, a chronic disease of the central nervous system. For Professor Blaque it’s a preexisting condition. Without her medication she would be dead in three days. She is one of the lucky ones because she is insured by the state of Pennsylvania. Others, with similarly devastating preexisting conditions, are not so lucky. Their lives are hanging by a thread called the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, a federal statute that Trump’s lawyers are working tirelessly in the Supreme Court to repeal as I write this — working to take healthcare away from their fellow Americans smack in the middle of a global pandemic.
Professor Blaque reminds us that Donald Trump simply doesn’t care. He is going to repeal Obamacare with nothing to replace it, despite his claim otherwise. Trump told the Town Hall host George Stephanopoulos, “We’re going to be doing a healthcare plan that will very strongly protect people with preexisting conditions.” Stephanopoulos replied, “I interviewed you in June of last year, you said the healthcare plan would come in two weeks. You told Chris Wallace this summer that it would come in three weeks.” Trump replied, “I have it already.” But Trump had no answer when Stephanopoulos asked him, “What is it?”
Beware of the words “two weeks” and “three weeks” when Trump uses them. They never come and they are emblematic of promises Trump has been making since the start of his first campaign in 2015. The fact of the matter is he has no healthcare plan with which to replace Obamacare. If he did he would be crowing endlessly about it with the same zeal and tiresome persistence that he crows about how he “shut down the country” last January, when he limited — but did not stop — people from coming to the US from China. He doesn’t intend to replace Obamacare because he doesn’t want to.
Trump has no healthcare plan, there never has been a healthcare plan and there never will be a healthcare plan. All Trump cares about is destroying the legacy of a black man he is insanely jealous of and obsessed with. The American people can go ahead and die.
And of course they are dying, in ever increasing and alarming numbers. As I write this, 201,348 Americans are now dead from COVID-19, because, just as Trump has no healthcare plan to replace Obamacare, Trump has no organized national strategy for dealing with coronavirus.
Meanwhile the Director of the CDC, Dr. Robert Redfield, tells us that the most effective thing we can do to combat coronavirus is to wear a mask. It’s so effective, Redfield avers, that it will even protect us better than a vaccine. If only each of us would wear one.
Trump disavows Redfield’s mask-wearing encouragement, of course, because it would mean having to admit he was wrong about the effectiveness of masks all along. As usual with Trump, it’s all about protecting his ego. Again, the American people can go ahead and die.
My fellow tweeters understand why Trump has no time to work on coronavirus, just as he has no time to work on a healthcare plan. Trump is obsessed with Twitter and he’s on it night and day. When he’s not tweeting he’s watching television or playing golf. He doesn’t have time to work on those things. If asked, however, I’m sure he will have a plan for bringing coronavirus under control, just like he will have a healthcare plan — in two weeks.
I therefore look forward to October 20th, 2020. On that date I have a plan for getting permanently rid of Donald Trump in two weeks. Unlike Trump it’s a two week promise I intend to keep. Until then and, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--No wonder Donald Trump is pretending Joe Biden is already the President

While the GOP-controlled Senate is doing all in their power to prevent another COVID stimulus bill that would actually benefit anyone besides their donors , Donald Trump can ’ t decide whether he downplayed or up-played the threat of a pandemic that he knew was deadly even when he told people it wasn ’ t .
It ’ s pretty clear that they ’ re all floundering to find something voters will fall for as things only get worse on their watch , but Joe Biden has a different approach .
Presently , he ’ s calling for a stimulus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently passed by Congress that will also renew unemployment insurance and invest in badly needed infrastructure projects while bailing out state budgets .
He ’ s hoping to start immediately upon taking office , making changes to corporate tax cuts on day one by closing the capital gains loophole .
No wonder Trump is acting like Biden is already president – Biden ’ s the only one who ’ s actually addressing concerns from the Congressional Budget Office that the COVID outbreak could set the country ’ s economy back $ 16 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy .
His plan has already racked up a number of high-profile endorsements , from former chairs of the Federal Reserve like Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen , and a number of Nobel-winning economists , while Trump is still bragging about his Nobel nomination .
Biden remembers the long road to recovery following the 2008 Great Recession and he and his advisers want the country to get back on its feet more quickly .
For this reason alone , we need to not only win back the White House but the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do it is to vote Democratic down the ballot by November 3 .

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While the GOP-controlled Senate is doing all in their power to prevent another COVID stimulus bill that would actually benefit anyone besides their donors, Donald Trump can’t decide whether he downplayed or up-played the threat of a pandemic that he knew was deadly even when he told people it wasn’t. It’s pretty clear that they’re all floundering to find something voters will fall for as things only get worse on their watch, but Joe Biden has a different approach.
Presently, he’s calling for a stimulus package much larger than the CARES Act recently passed by Congress that will also renew unemployment insurance and invest in badly needed infrastructure projects while bailing out state budgets. He’s hoping to start immediately upon taking office, making changes to corporate tax cuts on day one by closing the capital gains loophole.
No wonder Trump is acting like Biden is already president – Biden’s the only one who’s actually addressing concerns from the Congressional Budget Office that the COVID outbreak could set the country’s economy back $16 trillion, even if nothing else happens with the economy. His plan has already racked up a number of high-profile endorsements, from former chairs of the Federal Reserve like Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, and a number of Nobel-winning economists, while Trump is still bragging about his Nobel nomination.
Biden remembers the long road to recovery following the 2008 Great Recession and he and his advisers want the country to get back on its feet more quickly. For this reason alone, we need to not only win back the White House but the Senate as well, and the only way to do it is to vote Democratic down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Mitch McConnell vs Amy McGrath: the real deal with the Kentucky senate race and that new poll

There is major news out of the Quinnipiac poll which shows that Susan Collins is losing her Maine reelection bid by twelve points , Lindsey Graham is tied in his South Carolina race , and Mitch McConnell is winning his Kentucky race by twelve points .
Talk about a mixture of good and bad .
So what ’ s really up with the Kentucky race ?
For one thing , this is the latest reminder that you always look at the polling averages when you can , and not just individual polls .
For instance , the averages suggest that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single digit margin in Maine , not a double digit margin .
The difficulty with the Kentucky race is the the polling is so sparse in the state , there is no polling average , and we have no way of knowing if Mitch McConnell really is twelve points ahead of Democratic candidate Amy McGrath .
But it does seem fairly clear that McConnell is ahead by some margin , and that brings us back to the cold hard reality of Kentucky politics .
The Kentucky Senate race was always a long shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charles Booker would have faced equally difficult odds , so no , it ’ s not a matter of anything being wrong with our candidate .
It ’ s simply that Kentucky is a deep red state , and McConnell has an endless supply of dirty Super PAC money for his campaign .
The more realistic way to beat Mitch McConnell is to win the overall Senate majority , which would relegate McConnell to the relatively powerless role of Senate Minority Leader .
McConnell would then be reduced to complaining and squirming for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate majority does what it wants .
That ’ s not to say that we should give up on the Kentucky Senate race .
It ’ s just that it ’ s a long shot compared to a lot of the other Senate races going on around the country , all of which are equally important to seizing control of the Senate .
So let ’ s all keep strongly supporting Amy McGrath , while also remembering that it ’ s just one of many important Senate races going on right now .

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There is major news out of the Quinnipiac poll which shows that Susan Collins is losing her Maine reelection bid by twelve points, Lindsey Graham is tied in his South Carolina race, and Mitch McConnell is winning his Kentucky race by twelve points. Talk about a mixture of good and bad. So what’s really up with the Kentucky race?
For one thing, this is the latest reminder that you always look at the polling averages when you can, and not just individual polls. For instance, the averages suggest that Collins is actually behind by a high single digit margin in Maine, not a double digit margin. The difficulty with the Kentucky race is the the polling is so sparse in the state, there is no polling average, and we have no way of knowing if Mitch McConnell really is twelve points ahead of Democratic candidate Amy McGrath.
But it does seem fairly clear that McConnell is ahead by some margin, and that brings us back to the cold hard reality of Kentucky politics. The Kentucky Senate race was always a long shot. McGrath and her former primary opponent Charles Booker would have faced equally difficult odds, so no, it’s not a matter of anything being wrong with our candidate. It’s simply that Kentucky is a deep red state, and McConnell has an endless supply of dirty Super PAC money for his campaign.
The more realistic way to beat Mitch McConnell is to win the overall Senate majority, which would relegate McConnell to the relatively powerless role of Senate Minority Leader. McConnell would then be reduced to complaining and squirming for a living, even as the Democratic Senate majority does what it wants.
That’s not to say that we should give up on the Kentucky Senate race. It’s just that it’s a long shot compared to a lot of the other Senate races going on around the country, all of which are equally important to seizing control of the Senate. So let’s all keep strongly supporting Amy McGrath, while also remembering that it’s just one of many important Senate races going on right now.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--The real reason Bill Barr is going completely berserk

With just 47 days to go until the election , Attorney General Bill Barr is suddenly losing his marbles in rather startling fashion .
He ’ s always been corrupt and villainous , and a recklessly inept henchman .
But now there ’ s something else going on : Barr is frantic , rattled , barking mad .
In the past 48 hours we ’ ve seen Bill Barr floating the notion of charging protesters with “ sedition ” – an almost hilariously impossible charge that he knows he would never get to stick – in a rather transparent attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But that ’ s just the start .
Barr also gave a laughable speech to the Department of Justice , comparing employees to “ preschoolers ” and yelling around about his “ ultimate authority.
” That ’ s right , Barr is so agitated right now that he ’ s running around like South Park ’ s Eric Cartman , demanding that they respect his authority .
And instead of cowering to Barr , DOJ people are leaking the whole thing to the media in mocking fashion .
Bill Barr has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He failed to get the Michael Flynn case thrown out .
He failed to keep Michael Cohen in prison .
He failed to stop the arrests of Lev , Igor , and Steve Bannon .
He failed to get Roger Stone ’ s sentence reduced .
Barr is like evil Mr. Magoo .
He ’ s never really had control of anything he ’ s trying to do .
But now he ’ s suddenly going completely berserk in frantic fashion , suggesting that he knows it ’ s all totally slipping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the deal ?
It ’ s worth noting that Bill Barr ’ s increasingly strange behavior comes amid the report that the Trump regime was stockpiling ammunition and weapons of war to use on the peaceful protesters outside the White House .
It ’ s long been reported that Barr ultimately gave the order to have the protesters forcibly removed and gassed .
If he also gave the order to assemble weapons that would have been used for mass murder of the protesters , then his life is over if Trump loses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another day outside solitary confinement .
So perhaps that ’ s what has sent him so far over the edge .

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With just 47 days to go until the election, Attorney General Bill Barr is suddenly losing his marbles in rather startling fashion. He’s always been corrupt and villainous, and a recklessly inept henchman. But now there’s something else going on: Barr is frantic, rattled, barking mad.
In the past 48 hours we’ve seen Bill Barr floating the notion of charging protesters with “sedition” – an almost hilariously impossible charge that he knows he would never get to stick – in a rather transparent attempt at scaring people into no longer protesting. But that’s just the start.
Barr also gave a laughable speech to the Department of Justice, comparing employees to “preschoolers” and yelling around about his “ultimate authority.” That’s right, Barr is so agitated right now that he’s running around like South Park’s Eric Cartman, demanding that they respect his authority. And instead of cowering to Barr, DOJ people are leaking the whole thing to the media in mocking fashion.
Bill Barr has never been any good at any of this. He failed to get the Michael Flynn case thrown out. He failed to keep Michael Cohen in prison. He failed to stop the arrests of Lev, Igor, and Steve Bannon. He failed to get Roger Stone’s sentence reduced. Barr is like evil Mr. Magoo. He’s never really had control of anything he’s trying to do. But now he’s suddenly going completely berserk in frantic fashion, suggesting that he knows it’s all totally slipping away from him. So what’s the deal?
It’s worth noting that Bill Barr’s increasingly strange behavior comes amid the report that the Trump regime was stockpiling ammunition and weapons of war to use on the peaceful protesters outside the White House. It’s long been reported that Barr ultimately gave the order to have the protesters forcibly removed and gassed. If he also gave the order to assemble weapons that would have been used for mass murder of the protesters, then his life is over if Trump loses the election. Barr will never see another day outside solitary confinement. So perhaps that’s what has sent him so far over the edge.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump’s Lafayette Square scandal was even uglier than we thought

Once the leaks from inside the Trump regime began about ten days ago , from details about Donald Trump ’ s Walter Reed visit to shocking revelations about how Trump really feels about the military , Palmer Report concluded that it was a pattern .
People in Trump ’ s orbit were ramping up their leaks ahead of the election , presumably because some of them want Trump to lose as badly as we do .
Now tonight we ’ re seeing a highly disturbing leak about Donald Trump ’ s Lafayette Square scandal .
We already knew that Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful protesters out of the park , which is adjacent to the White House , so Trump could stage an uninvited photo op at the church across the street .
But now it turns out the Trump regime came close to doing something even worse .
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that just before clearing out the peaceful protesters , the Trump regime began stockpiling ammunition , and attempted to acquire “ devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone within range feel like their skin is on fire.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of war – and the Trump regime was stockpiling them for use against peaceful , unarmed protesters on American soil .
This would have been nothing short of mass murder .
After Donald Trump loses , there will need to be criminal investigations into who gave what orders during the Lafayette Square incident , in order to determine which members of the Trump will never see the outside of a prison cell again .

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Once the leaks from inside the Trump regime began about ten days ago, from details about Donald Trump’s Walter Reed visit to shocking revelations about how Trump really feels about the military, Palmer Report concluded that it was a pattern. People in Trump’s orbit were ramping up their leaks ahead of the election, presumably because some of them want Trump to lose as badly as we do.
Now tonight we’re seeing a highly disturbing leak about Donald Trump’s Lafayette Square scandal. We already knew that Bill Barr ordered federal agents to forcibly clear peaceful protesters out of the park, which is adjacent to the White House, so Trump could stage an uninvited photo op at the church across the street. But now it turns out the Trump regime came close to doing something even worse.
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that just before clearing out the peaceful protesters, the Trump regime began stockpiling ammunition, and attempted to acquire “devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone within range feel like their skin is on fire.” Wait, what?
These are weapons of war – and the Trump regime was stockpiling them for use against peaceful, unarmed protesters on American soil. This would have been nothing short of mass murder. After Donald Trump loses, there will need to be criminal investigations into who gave what orders during the Lafayette Square incident, in order to determine which members of the Trump will never see the outside of a prison cell again.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump just caved

Last month the Trump administration announced that it would no longer give Congress in-person briefings on foreign security threats in the 2020 election .
At the time , some observers believed it meant that Donald Trump had found a way to magically win the election .
But Palmer Report pointed out that there was no way it was going to stand .
Sure enough , the Trump regime has now caved , just as we predicted .
The in-person briefings are now resuming , according to the Associated Press .
This does ’ t mean that Trump ’ s election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goon squad will surely try some other stunt now .
But this is the latest reminder that Donald Trump doesn ’ t have a magic wand .
He can ’ t simply decide to do something corrupt and automatically pull it off , simply because he wants to .
There ’ s a way things work in politics , and Trump was always going to have to cave to Congress on the briefings .
The real question is why the Trump regime wasted its time , focus , and limited remaining political muscle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was never going to hold up anyway .
Even by their own villainous standards , shouldn ’ t they have been running a smarter con than this , and one that had a chance of working ?
Donald Trump and his henchmen just aren ’ t very good at predicting what they ’ re going to be able to get away with .

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Last month the Trump administration announced that it would no longer give Congress in-person briefings on foreign security threats in the 2020 election. At the time, some observers believed it meant that Donald Trump had found a way to magically win the election. But Palmer Report pointed out that there was no way it was going to stand.
Sure enough, the Trump regime has now caved, just as we predicted. The in-person briefings are now resuming, according to the Associated Press. This does’t mean that Trump’s election antics are over; he and his goon squad will surely try some other stunt now.
But this is the latest reminder that Donald Trump doesn’t have a magic wand. He can’t simply decide to do something corrupt and automatically pull it off, simply because he wants to. There’s a way things work in politics, and Trump was always going to have to cave to Congress on the briefings.
The real question is why the Trump regime wasted its time, focus, and limited remaining political muscle on a stunt like this when it was never going to hold up anyway. Even by their own villainous standards, shouldn’t they have been running a smarter con than this, and one that had a chance of working? Donald Trump and his henchmen just aren’t very good at predicting what they’re going to be able to get away with.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Donald Trump’s vectors of death

Donald Trump’s vectors of death

As far as we know , a grim statistic was passed Tuesday night .
I say “ as far as we know ” only out of a necessary excess of caution .
We are unsure at this time how much the Trump administration is interfering with coronavirus death statistics .
But as far as we know , 200,197 American have died of COVID-19 , as I write this .
It may be a lot more .
In any case , that appalling number will probably triple and may even quintuple before Donald Trump finally leaves office ( if we vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January , 2021 .
This is the difference between being passively anti-science and being actively anti-science .
Passive anti-science is for the common disavowal of the lazy who don ’ t want to think , and prefer to believe fairy tales about the earth ’ s origins and the causes of global climate change .
Active anti-science is the deliberate participation in the destruction or concealment of scientific findings , as when Trump admitted to Bob Woodward on tape that he wanted to “ play down ” the deadly danger of coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffer and die for the sake of his Nuremberg-variety rallies , rallies he exploits to feed his sick and famished ego .
It ’ s little wonder then , that for the first time in its 175 year history , the venerable monthly magazine “ Scientific American ” has endorsed a political candidate .
They have come out in favor of Joe Biden , saying , “ The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people—because he rejects evidence and science.
” As I say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s anti-science comes in the form of his Nuremberg-style rallies .
With them Trump has , in a sense , out-Hitlered Hitler .
He is now using his rallies not only as a means to deploy his lies and hateful propaganda , but as a deadly vector for coronavirus itself .
It ’ s like Hitler combining Nuremberg and Auschwitz into a single event on a single night .
Once again , Trump conducted a rally on Sunday , the first since his infamous Tulsa rally , in an overcrowded Nevada venue without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in evidence .
Trump ’ s dismissal was typically Trumpian , when he said , “ I ’ m on a stage and it ’ s very far away .
And so I ’ m not at all concerned.
” In an event where he breached Nevada ’ s fifty person limit and his own administration ’ s coronavirus guidelines , Trump , as usual , made it all about him .
You can expect more rallies from this murdering monster before the election is held .
Win or lose you can expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holds rallies for one reason and one reason alone , to gratify his limitless megalomania .
He doesn ’ t care how many human lives it costs .
His ego needs feeding and it ’ s the best way he knows how to feed it .
It ’ s just another priority that he places well ahead of his job as president of the United States , along with golf , watching TV and tweeting .
Trump has shot 200,000 people dead on Fifth Avenue , and we are forced to watch and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a single vote from his rabid , hateful base .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As far as we know, a grim statistic was passed Tuesday night. I say “as far as we know” only out of a necessary excess of caution. We are unsure at this time how much the Trump administration is interfering with coronavirus death statistics. But as far as we know, 200,197 American have died of COVID-19, as I write this. It may be a lot more. In any case, that appalling number will probably triple and may even quintuple before Donald Trump finally leaves office (if we vote him out) at noon on 20 January, 2021.
This is the difference between being passively anti-science and being actively anti-science. Passive anti-science is for the common disavowal of the lazy who don’t want to think, and prefer to believe fairy tales about the earth’s origins and the causes of global climate change. Active anti-science is the deliberate participation in the destruction or concealment of scientific findings, as when Trump admitted to Bob Woodward on tape that he wanted to “play down” the deadly danger of coronavirus. Or as when Trump allows people to suffer and die for the sake of his Nuremberg-variety rallies, rallies he exploits to feed his sick and famished ego.
It’s little wonder then, that for the first time in its 175 year history, the venerable monthly magazine “Scientific American” has endorsed a political candidate. They have come out in favor of Joe Biden, saying, “The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people—because he rejects evidence and science.”
As I say, this new species of Trump’s anti-science comes in the form of his Nuremberg-style rallies. With them Trump has, in a sense, out-Hitlered Hitler. He is now using his rallies not only as a means to deploy his lies and hateful propaganda, but as a deadly vector for coronavirus itself. It’s like Hitler combining Nuremberg and Auschwitz into a single event on a single night.
Once again, Trump conducted a rally on Sunday, the first since his infamous Tulsa rally, in an overcrowded Nevada venue without social distancing and where few masks were in evidence. Trump’s dismissal was typically Trumpian, when he said, “I’m on a stage and it’s very far away. And so I’m not at all concerned.” In an event where he breached Nevada’s fifty person limit and his own administration’s coronavirus guidelines, Trump, as usual, made it all about him.
You can expect more rallies from this murdering monster before the election is held. Win or lose you can expect more rallies after the election. Trump holds rallies for one reason and one reason alone, to gratify his limitless megalomania. He doesn’t care how many human lives it costs. His ego needs feeding and it’s the best way he knows how to feed it. It’s just another priority that he places well ahead of his job as president of the United States, along with golf, watching TV and tweeting. Trump has shot 200,000 people dead on Fifth Avenue, and we are forced to watch and do nothing. Meanwhile he loses not a single vote from his rabid, hateful base.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-17--Susan Collins just got hit with some terrible news

When Susan Collins emphatically voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh , she was betting that three things would happen .
First , she was hoping people would forget .
Second , she was hoping that the resulting PAC money given to her by Mitch McConnell would allow her to buy her way back into popularity .
Third , she was hoping that Donald Trump wouldn ’ t become so unpopular as to drag her numbers down .
As things currently stand , Susan Collins is on her way to losing all three of those bets .
The latest Quinnipiac poll says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points behind Democratic candidate Sara Gideon in the U.S. Senate election in Maine .
This is by far the largest lead that Gideon has had to date , and we ’ ll have to wait to see if other new polls end up confirming it .
But the consistent trend in the Maine race is that Collins continues to gradually fall further behind .
She ’ s in huge trouble .
Interestingly , this same new Quinnipiac poll now says that the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina is tied .
Polling in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given the national attention the race has received .
But at this stage of the race , a well known incumbent like Lindsey Graham should be at least a few points ahead based on name recognition alone .
The fact that the race is apparently tied is good news for Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison .

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When Susan Collins emphatically voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, she was betting that three things would happen. First, she was hoping people would forget. Second, she was hoping that the resulting PAC money given to her by Mitch McConnell would allow her to buy her way back into popularity. Third, she was hoping that Donald Trump wouldn’t become so unpopular as to drag her numbers down.
As things currently stand, Susan Collins is on her way to losing all three of those bets. The latest Quinnipiac poll says she’s now a whopping twelve points behind Democratic candidate Sara Gideon in the U.S. Senate election in Maine. This is by far the largest lead that Gideon has had to date, and we’ll have to wait to see if other new polls end up confirming it. But the consistent trend in the Maine race is that Collins continues to gradually fall further behind. She’s in huge trouble.
Interestingly, this same new Quinnipiac poll now says that the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina is tied. Polling in the state has been surprisingly sparse, given the national attention the race has received. But at this stage of the race, a well known incumbent like Lindsey Graham should be at least a few points ahead based on name recognition alone. The fact that the race is apparently tied is good news for Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--No wonder Donald Trump ran off to Nevada

When you ’ re as far behind as Donald Trump is with just seven weeks to go , you ’ re left with nothing but bad options and long shots when it comes to trying to turn things around .
But still , it was odd to see Trump diverting time and resources from states like Wisconsin , Michigan , and Pennsylvania – even though he ’ s currently losing all three – in favor of Nevada , where he ’ s also currently losing .
But as the numbers keep coming in , it ’ s becoming more clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shifting his efforts to Nevada .
The latest ABC Washington Post poll has Trump behind by six points in Wisconsin , helping to cement Biden ’ s current seven point lead in the polling averages in Wisconsin .
In other words , things are trending further away from Trump in the state .
For awhile Trump was flirting with the idea of trying to win Minnesota , presumably to try to make up for the possibility of losing Wisconsin .
But this same new ABC poll has Trump down by a whopping sixteen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s lead in the polling averages up to ten points in the state , in a reminder that Trump was never going to win Minnesota .
No wonder Donald Trump ran off to Nevada over the weekend .
He has little chance of winning there either , but at least he ’ s only behind by about four points there , whereas his deficits in Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , and Pennsylvania are getting out of hand for him .
And of course this all plays out even as Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t afford to run any appreciable amount of TV ads in almost any states .

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When you’re as far behind as Donald Trump is with just seven weeks to go, you’re left with nothing but bad options and long shots when it comes to trying to turn things around. But still, it was odd to see Trump diverting time and resources from states like Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania – even though he’s currently losing all three – in favor of Nevada, where he’s also currently losing.
But as the numbers keep coming in, it’s becoming more clear why Trump made the panic move of shifting his efforts to Nevada. The latest ABC Washington Post poll has Trump behind by six points in Wisconsin, helping to cement Biden’s current seven point lead in the polling averages in Wisconsin. In other words, things are trending further away from Trump in the state.
For awhile Trump was flirting with the idea of trying to win Minnesota, presumably to try to make up for the possibility of losing Wisconsin. But this same new ABC poll has Trump down by a whopping sixteen points in Minnesota, nudging Biden’s lead in the polling averages up to ten points in the state, in a reminder that Trump was never going to win Minnesota.
No wonder Donald Trump ran off to Nevada over the weekend. He has little chance of winning there either, but at least he’s only behind by about four points there, whereas his deficits in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are getting out of hand for him. And of course this all plays out even as Trump’s campaign is so broke it can’t afford to run any appreciable amount of TV ads in almost any states.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump goes off the deep end with disastrous press conference

After his clueless , lifeless , and disastrous town hall last night , Donald Trump decided he wanted to fail on the national stage even more today , so he called a press conference .
Trump had absolutely nothing to say today , but that didn ’ t stop him from running his mouth anyway – and making a complete fool of himself .
At one point during his press conference today , Trump pointed to a misleading chart and insisted that the pandemic is only still out of control in “ blue states.
” This is a lie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the very next breath , Trump demanded that these same blue states “ reopen.
” Why would he want them to reopen , if he just accused them of not doing enough to stop the coronavirus ?
At another point today , Donald Trump went off on a bizarre tangent about two delicate pieces of cardboard , which may or may not have had something to do with coronavirus testing .
It also continues to be remarkable just how much trouble Trump has reading his prepared statements from the script in front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word .
Just how far gone is this guy ’ s mind ?

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After his clueless, lifeless, and disastrous town hall last night, Donald Trump decided he wanted to fail on the national stage even more today, so he called a press conference. Trump had absolutely nothing to say today, but that didn’t stop him from running his mouth anyway – and making a complete fool of himself.
At one point during his press conference today, Trump pointed to a misleading chart and insisted that the pandemic is only still out of control in “blue states.” This is a lie, which was bad enough. But then in the very next breath, Trump demanded that these same blue states “reopen.” Why would he want them to reopen, if he just accused them of not doing enough to stop the coronavirus?
At another point today, Donald Trump went off on a bizarre tangent about two delicate pieces of cardboard, which may or may not have had something to do with coronavirus testing. It also continues to be remarkable just how much trouble Trump has reading his prepared statements from the script in front of him, seemingly stumbling every third word. Just how far gone is this guy’s mind?
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Mitch McConnell is rattled

Mitch McConnell is rattled

With his growing unpopularity , mounting difficulty with getting re-elected and speculation about his declining health , Donald Trump ’ s demented antics are dominating the news cycle .
Even attempts from his allies to prop him up haven ’ t exactly been going well , as they betray the fact that Trump has nothing to offer but the usual bluster and gloating about things that are usually non-existent .
Trump isn ’ t the only Republican , however , who is clearly rattled by his prospects of re-election in November .
On Tuesday , Mitch McConnell decided to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I think the American people should know what it means if the Senate shifts control.
” He went on to discuss a nightmare scenario where Democrats in charge of the Senate kill the filibuster , hoping to scare Republican voters into supporting their candidates for re-election across the board .
This would probably be a good thing in the eyes of most Democrats , as it would mean the end of GOP obstruction and a real possibility of putting the plans of a Biden administration in motion from the beginning .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it must mean that things aren ’ t looking as bright as he had hoped .
But McConnell didn ’ t stop there .
He went on to warn voters that Washington , DC could soon be granted statehood , making it inevitable that the chamber will have two new Democratic senators in the not far future – a scenario that no Democratic candidate is talking about right now .
He knows that his voters are much more receptive to fear than we are – and that he ’ s running out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of destroying democracy in Washington .
The good news is that there ’ s more of us than there are of them – and it ’ s the surest sign yet that your efforts to get out the vote are paying off .
Let ’ s keep at it and vote Democratic across the board by November 3 .

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With his growing unpopularity, mounting difficulty with getting re-elected and speculation about his declining health, Donald Trump’s demented antics are dominating the news cycle. Even attempts from his allies to prop him up haven’t exactly been going well, as they betray the fact that Trump has nothing to offer but the usual bluster and gloating about things that are usually non-existent. Trump isn’t the only Republican, however, who is clearly rattled by his prospects of re-election in November.
On Tuesday, Mitch McConnell decided to go on record with the rattled statement: “I think the American people should know what it means if the Senate shifts control.” He went on to discuss a nightmare scenario where Democrats in charge of the Senate kill the filibuster, hoping to scare Republican voters into supporting their candidates for re-election across the board. This would probably be a good thing in the eyes of most Democrats, as it would mean the end of GOP obstruction and a real possibility of putting the plans of a Biden administration in motion from the beginning. For McConnell to even entertain this scenario, it must mean that things aren’t looking as bright as he had hoped.
But McConnell didn’t stop there. He went on to warn voters that Washington, DC could soon be granted statehood, making it inevitable that the chamber will have two new Democratic senators in the not far future – a scenario that no Democratic candidate is talking about right now. He knows that his voters are much more receptive to fear than we are – and that he’s running out of excuses to defend his own long record of destroying democracy in Washington. The good news is that there’s more of us than there are of them – and it’s the surest sign yet that your efforts to get out the vote are paying off. Let’s keep at it and vote Democratic across the board by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump just lost Michael Caputo

Donald Trump just lost Michael Caputo

Donald Trump ’ s handpicked HHS spokesman Michael Caputo has had arguably one of the most scandalous and disturbing weeks in presidential administration history – and in a reminder of just how deranged the Trump administration is , there was no guarantee he ’ d even lose his job over it .
But now Caputo is leaving the building .
After Caputo was caught altering CDC coronavirus reports , and caught calling for violence surrounding the election , and caught tweeting racist things prompting him to delete his account , and flat out admitted that he thought the shadows on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he let it be known yesterday that he was considering taking a medical leave of absence .
Sure enough , that ’ s officially happened as of this afternoon .
So now what ?
If Michael Caputo is as disturbed as he claims , we hope he gets professional help .
But from a strictly political standpoint , what ’ s notable is that his leave of absence is for sixty days .
That ’ s after election day .
Caputo was supposed to play a key role in the election for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put false pro-Trump information out there .
Now he ’ s stepping off the stage for the rest of the election .
Caputo was a rather ineffective henchman to begin with , but this means Trump has nonetheless lost yet another henchman .
Trump is running out of people and he ’ s running out of time .

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Donald Trump’s handpicked HHS spokesman Michael Caputo has had arguably one of the most scandalous and disturbing weeks in presidential administration history – and in a reminder of just how deranged the Trump administration is, there was no guarantee he’d even lose his job over it. But now Caputo is leaving the building.
After Caputo was caught altering CDC coronavirus reports, and caught calling for violence surrounding the election, and caught tweeting racist things prompting him to delete his account, and flat out admitted that he thought the shadows on his wall were out to get him, he let it be known yesterday that he was considering taking a medical leave of absence. Sure enough, that’s officially happened as of this afternoon. So now what?
If Michael Caputo is as disturbed as he claims, we hope he gets professional help. But from a strictly political standpoint, what’s notable is that his leave of absence is for sixty days. That’s after election day. Caputo was supposed to play a key role in the election for Trump, by using his HHS position to put false pro-Trump information out there. Now he’s stepping off the stage for the rest of the election. Caputo was a rather ineffective henchman to begin with, but this means Trump has nonetheless lost yet another henchman. Trump is running out of people and he’s running out of time.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump’s town hall debacle implodes

Just how much fo a disaster was Donald Trump ’ s ABC News town hall last night ?
His apologists @ @ @ @ @ resort to framing the whole thing as an “ ambush ” to try to explain @ @ @ @ @ questions and answers went so poorly for him .
Trump ( or his handlers ) @ @ @ @ @ to tweet a doctored video of Joe Biden with the N-word in it , just @ @ @ @ @ .
The fallout is still coming .
In an almost hilariously inept attempt at insisting @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump posted this tweet this morning : “ Thank you for the great reviews @ @ @ @ @ show last night !
” Really , Donald Trump ?
Audience members chewed you out @ @ @ @ @ and you clearly didn ’ t want to be there .
You said Biden is @ @ @ @ @ said “ herd mentality ” is a coronavirus cure .
It was your worst public @ @ @ @ @ were no good reviews .
Sad !

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Just how much fo a disaster was Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall last night? His apologists on Fox News had to resort to framing the whole thing as an “ambush” to try to explain away why most of the questions and answers went so poorly for him. Trump (or his handlers) even went so far as to tweet a doctored video of Joe Biden with the N-word in it, just to try to distract everyone. The fallout is still coming.
In an almost hilariously inept attempt at insisting that everything is fine, Donald Trump posted this tweet this morning: “Thank you for the great reviews of the @ABC News show last night!”
Really, Donald Trump? Audience members chewed you out. You were completely incoherent and you clearly didn’t want to be there. You said Biden is the current President. You said “herd mentality” is a coronavirus cure. It was your worst public appearance to date. There were no good reviews. Sad!
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Colonel Vindman strikes back

Colonel Vindman strikes back

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testified truthfully regarding “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s attempt to extort Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky .
As an officer in the United States Army , Vindman was compelled the tell Congress the truth .
In retaliation for Vindman doing the job he swore to uphold , Trump harassed and belittled Vindman until he gave up 21 years of service in the military by resigning .
He felt he had no choice .
Sometimes , karma , with a wicked grin , gives us the opportunity to make things right .
Such is the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various outlets , Vindman is now telling his side of the story and giving his feelings about “ president ” Trump .
Vindman confirms what we have suspected all along : Trump is a puppet of Vladimir Putin .
Vindman knew what was happening was improper , but he thought Rudy Giuliani was behind everything .
As he listened , however , it became clear “ that the president was the driving force , ” and Vindman was compelled to share what he had heard .
“ I had to choose between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution.
” When asked whether he believed Trump is an asset of Russian intelligence , Vindman responded : “ President Trump should be considered .
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a useful idiot and a fellow traveler , ” which means that Trump “ shares Putin ’ s loathing for democratic norms.
” Let that sink in .
The man who is supposed to be running our country “ loathes democratic norms.
” If we did not already believe Trump is trying to create a dictatorship , Vindman believes that is exactly what Trump aspires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that Trump “ admires Putin ” and wants a system without checks and balances .
He is in the wrong country .
Perhaps when he is defeated in November , he can take his sorry family and move to Russia .
Vlad will welcome him with open arms .
Twenty-one years of service and loyalty to our country were ruined by the cretin in the Oval Office , a man who has no loyalty to anyone but himself and who would rather fake disability than serve .
I can not speak for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burn me up .
They make me even more determined to do all I can to see Trump out in 2020 .
How dare he try to ruin this man ’ s life ?
Vindman comes across as extremely humble and is not at all bitter about what Trump did to him .
“ The president destroyed my Army career .
I ’ m not crying over spilled milk.
” Vindman should have become the full colonel to which he aspired .
There no sound reason that he should be doing anything other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When asked why he is speaking out now , Vindman responded : “ Truth is a victim in this administration … The ultimate goal of this president is to get you to disbelieve what you ’ ve seen and what you ’ ve heard .
My goal now is to remind people of this.
” Even in his own personal turmoil , Vindman is determined to protect the country he loves , which is the polar opposite of the man in the White House .

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Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testified truthfully regarding “president” Donald Trump’s attempt to extort Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. As an officer in the United States Army, Vindman was compelled the tell Congress the truth. In retaliation for Vindman doing the job he swore to uphold, Trump harassed and belittled Vindman until he gave up 21 years of service in the military by resigning. He felt he had no choice. Sometimes, karma, with a wicked grin, gives us the opportunity to make things right. Such is the case with Alexander Vindman.
As covered by various outlets, Vindman is now telling his side of the story and giving his feelings about “president” Trump. Vindman confirms what we have suspected all along: Trump is a puppet of Vladimir Putin. Vindman knew what was happening was improper, but he thought Rudy Giuliani was behind everything. As he listened, however, it became clear “that the president was the driving force,” and Vindman was compelled to share what he had heard. “I had to choose between the president and the Constitution. I chose the Constitution.” When asked whether he believed Trump is an asset of Russian intelligence, Vindman responded: “President Trump should be considered . . . a useful idiot and a fellow traveler,” which means that Trump “shares Putin’s loathing for democratic norms.” Let that sink in. The man who is supposed to be running our country “loathes democratic norms.”
If we did not already believe Trump is trying to create a dictatorship, Vindman believes that is exactly what Trump aspires to do. In fact, Vindman said that Trump “admires Putin” and wants a system without checks and balances. He is in the wrong country. Perhaps when he is defeated in November, he can take his sorry family and move to Russia. Vlad will welcome him with open arms.
Twenty-one years of service and loyalty to our country were ruined by the cretin in the Oval Office, a man who has no loyalty to anyone but himself and who would rather fake disability than serve. I cannot speak for any of you, but these revelations burn me up. They make me even more determined to do all I can to see Trump out in 2020. How dare he try to ruin this man’s life? Vindman comes across as extremely humble and is not at all bitter about what Trump did to him. “The president destroyed my Army career. I’m not crying over spilled milk.” Vindman should have become the full colonel to which he aspired. There no sound reason that he should be doing anything other than continuing his service to our country.
When asked why he is speaking out now, Vindman responded: “Truth is a victim in this administration … The ultimate goal of this president is to get you to disbelieve what you’ve seen and what you’ve heard. My goal now is to remind people of this.” Even in his own personal turmoil, Vindman is determined to protect the country he loves, which is the polar opposite of the man in the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--There’s more where that came from

There’s more where that came from

If your candidate is losing his proverbial marbles , as Donald Trump is , you try to hide him from scrutiny as much as you can .
Maybe you even randomly and falsely accuse the other guy of cognitive issues , as Trump ’ s campaign keeps doing .
The trouble comes when you ’ re seven weeks from election day and your candidate is still eight points down in the polling averages , and so you have no choice but to put him out there and hope he doesn ’ t flounder .
That ’ s what brought us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town hall with Donald Trump .
Many of the questions were harsh and angry , to the point that Trump ’ s babysitters will try to spin the whole thing as some kind of ambush .
The reality is that the majority of Americans are simply pissed off at Trump over how poorly and dishonestly he ’ s handling things , and the town hall was a rare opportunity for them to tell Trump as much to his face .
There was the Trump 2016 voter with diabetes who now resents Trump for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him during the pandemic .
There was Ellesia Blaque , who eloquently spelled out all that she ’ s accomplished in life in spite of her severe preexisting conditions , and asked Trump why he ’ s trying to take away her health care , and then flat out cut him off when he tried to interrupt her to answer .
But it ’ s not just that so many of the town hall participants were angry at Donald Trump .
It ’ s that as these folks vented their frustrations , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ log and occasionally babbled about how great he ’ s been handling things .
His performance was lifeless , clueless , and barely human .
It was as if his lifelong psychopathy and worsening senility were fighting each other for a front row seat in front of the cameras .
At one point Donald Trump demanded to know why Joe Biden hasn ’ t instituted a nationwide mask mandate , as if Biden were the current President of the United States .
That ’ s the second time in the past few days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current President .
Is Trump so far gone that he actually believes this ?
Or is he merely so far gone that he ’ s incoherently botching beyond recognition whatever talking points he got for his handlers ?
If Donald Trump ’ s performance under fire last night was an accurate measuring stick of where his cognitive abilities typically are on any given day , then he ’ s in no shape to make any additional unguarded public appearances for the rest of the campaign .
He can ’ t do any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll embarrass himself further .
He can ’ t do the debates , because he ’ ll get blown off the stage .
And yet he has to do the town halls and debates , because he ’ s too far behind in the polls not to take the risk of doing them .
What Trump faced last night is only the beginning .

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If your candidate is losing his proverbial marbles, as Donald Trump is, you try to hide him from scrutiny as much as you can. Maybe you even randomly and falsely accuse the other guy of cognitive issues, as Trump’s campaign keeps doing. The trouble comes when you’re seven weeks from election day and your candidate is still eight points down in the polling averages, and so you have no choice but to put him out there and hope he doesn’t flounder.
That’s what brought us to last night’s ABC News town hall with Donald Trump. Many of the questions were harsh and angry, to the point that Trump’s babysitters will try to spin the whole thing as some kind of ambush. The reality is that the majority of Americans are simply pissed off at Trump over how poorly and dishonestly he’s handling things, and the town hall was a rare opportunity for them to tell Trump as much to his face.
There was the Trump 2016 voter with diabetes who now resents Trump for having created such an unsafe environment for him during the pandemic. There was Ellesia Blaque, who eloquently spelled out all that she’s accomplished in life in spite of her severe preexisting conditions, and asked Trump why he’s trying to take away her health care, and then flat out cut him off when he tried to interrupt her to answer.
But it’s not just that so many of the town hall participants were angry at Donald Trump. It’s that as these folks vented their frustrations, Trump sat there like a bump on a log and occasionally babbled about how great he’s been handling things. His performance was lifeless, clueless, and barely human. It was as if his lifelong psychopathy and worsening senility were fighting each other for a front row seat in front of the cameras.
At one point Donald Trump demanded to know why Joe Biden hasn’t instituted a nationwide mask mandate, as if Biden were the current President of the United States. That’s the second time in the past few days that Trump has implied that Biden is the current President. Is Trump so far gone that he actually believes this? Or is he merely so far gone that he’s incoherently botching beyond recognition whatever talking points he got for his handlers?
If Donald Trump’s performance under fire last night was an accurate measuring stick of where his cognitive abilities typically are on any given day, then he’s in no shape to make any additional unguarded public appearances for the rest of the campaign. He can’t do any more town halls, or he’ll embarrass himself further. He can’t do the debates, because he’ll get blown off the stage. And yet he has to do the town halls and debates, because he’s too far behind in the polls not to take the risk of doing them. What Trump faced last night is only the beginning.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump reaches deranged new low, tweets video with the N-word in it

Fresh off his disastrously vapid town hall on Tuesday night , Donald Trump decided to make things even worse .
During a public appearance today , Joe Biden played a song from his iPhone .
Someone doctored this video by inserting an entirely different song , and Trump made a point of tweeting the video .
The lyrics of the song : “ F— the police coming straight from the underground , a young n—-r got it bad ’ cause I ’ m brown.
” This is of course a classic song from the hip hop group NWA .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ song today , it would have been a huge scandal – so it ’ s a big deal that Trump is falsely accusing Biden of having played the song .
Moreover , by tweeting this doctored video , Donald Trump is tweeting the n-word , which should never be coming from the President of the United States – particularly this President of the United States .
We suspect Twitter will slap Trump ’ s tweet with a “ manipulated media ” warning label , but you can find it here if it hasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time you ’ re reading this .

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Fresh off his disastrously vapid town hall on Tuesday night, Donald Trump decided to make things even worse. During a public appearance today, Joe Biden played a song from his iPhone. Someone doctored this video by inserting an entirely different song, and Trump made a point of tweeting the video.
The lyrics of the song: “F— the police coming straight from the underground, a young n—-r got it bad ’cause I’m brown.” This is of course a classic song from the hip hop group NWA. But if Joe Biden had been playing this song today, it would have been a huge scandal – so it’s a big deal that Trump is falsely accusing Biden of having played the song.
Moreover, by tweeting this doctored video, Donald Trump is tweeting the n-word, which should never be coming from the President of the United States – particularly this President of the United States. We suspect Twitter will slap Trump’s tweet with a “manipulated media” warning label, but you can find it here if it hasn’t already been taken down by the time you’re reading this.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump didn’t learn his lesson

Donald Trump didn’t learn his lesson

No disrespect meant to George W. Bush , but the original quote goes like this : “ Fool me once , shame on you , fool me twice , shame on me.
” So it might have sounded familiar to some of you when , on Monday , Donald Trump said of Climate Change , “ It ’ ll start getting cooler .
You just watch.
” He said that to California ’ s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot , after Crawfoot told him that California ’ s record-breaking temperatures and forest fires were a direct result of Climate Change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all over again .
You may recall Trump saying something similar about coronavirus , about how it would “ magically ” be gone by April once the temperatures turned warm , or Trump ’ s 32 other public utterances where he proclaimed that coronavirus would soon disappear and there was really nothing to worry about .
( It ’ s ironic when you think about it , though .
Not even temperatures enhanced by Climate Change could make coronavirus go away . )
Trump ’ s final verdict was this , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure I heard it right the first time : “ I don ’ t think science knows.
” Yes , after the end of a week when Trump had been severely burned by the Woodward revelations for publicly repudiating science about coronavirus when he privately knew better , Trump started another week by doing it all over again .
Pay attention , Susan Collins , this is the extent to which Donald Trump doesn ’ t learn his lessons .
I encourage those of you who haven ’ t seen it to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He sits smugly with his arms folded as secretary Crawfoot explains to him , “ If we ignore that science [ Climate Change ] and put our heads in the sand and think it ’ s all about vegetation management we ’ re not going to succeed together in protecting Californians.
” Trump then smugly replies , “ Okay , it ’ ll start getting cooler .
You just watch.
” Crawfoot replied , “ I wish science agreed with you.
” Trump chuckled and said , “ Well , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Yes , science does know .
Does Trump know also ?
A week ago I would have responded in the negative .
Today I ’ m not so sure .
We know he ’ s capable of pretending that coronavirus is nothing when he secretly knows better .
So it ’ s not a particularly long stretch to suspect he actually knows climate change is real and he pretends to think it isn ’ t .
And we know he ’ s perfectly comfortable with letting people die and California burn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to blame California .
If only , he maintains , they managed their forests better .
He ’ s added a new wrinkle to his leaf-raking solution .
He now says the forests wouldn ’ t burn if California would only start plowing up periodic fire breaks .
( Trump wasn ’ t so eloquent about it .
He employed his limited vocabulary here and called them “ cuts.
” ) The trouble with this “ solution ” is , even if it worked , and it wouldn ’ t , California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A whopping 57 % of California ’ s forests are owned by the federal government .
So if Trump truly believed in his “ cuts ” solution , presumably he ’ d be doing them .
So far , nothing .
To those who still choose to continue to believe anything said by this monster , you ’ ve now been fooled twice in the same way and the shame is strictly your own .
In any case , as a former twenty-six year resident of California , I do recall that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So for Donald Trump , the visit needn ’ t be a total loss .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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No disrespect meant to George W. Bush, but the original quote goes like this: “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.” So it might have sounded familiar to some of you when, on Monday, Donald Trump said of Climate Change, “It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.” He said that to California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, after Crawfoot told him that California’s record-breaking temperatures and forest fires were a direct result of Climate Change.
And it’s deja vu all over again. You may recall Trump saying something similar about coronavirus, about how it would “magically” be gone by April once the temperatures turned warm, or Trump’s 32 other public utterances where he proclaimed that coronavirus would soon disappear and there was really nothing to worry about. (It’s ironic when you think about it, though. Not even temperatures enhanced by Climate Change could make coronavirus go away.)
Trump’s final verdict was this, and I had to listen to it twice to make sure I heard it right the first time: “I don’t think science knows.” Yes, after the end of a week when Trump had been severely burned by the Woodward revelations for publicly repudiating science about coronavirus when he privately knew better, Trump started another week by doing it all over again. Pay attention, Susan Collins, this is the extent to which Donald Trump doesn’t learn his lessons.
I encourage those of you who haven’t seen it to watch the footage of Trump saying this. He sits smugly with his arms folded as secretary Crawfoot explains to him, “If we ignore that science [Climate Change] and put our heads in the sand and think it’s all about vegetation management we’re not going to succeed together in protecting Californians.” Trump then smugly replies, “Okay, it’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.” Crawfoot replied, “I wish science agreed with you.” Trump chuckled and said, “Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.”
Yes, science does know. Does Trump know also? A week ago I would have responded in the negative. Today I’m not so sure. We know he’s capable of pretending that coronavirus is nothing when he secretly knows better. So it’s not a particularly long stretch to suspect he actually knows climate change is real and he pretends to think it isn’t. And we know he’s perfectly comfortable with letting people die and California burn.
Trump’s unhelpful response to California is to blame California. If only, he maintains, they managed their forests better. He’s added a new wrinkle to his leaf-raking solution. He now says the forests wouldn’t burn if California would only start plowing up periodic fire breaks. (Trump wasn’t so eloquent about it. He employed his limited vocabulary here and called them “cuts.”)
The trouble with this “solution” is, even if it worked, and it wouldn’t, California owns only 3% of its forests. A whopping 57% of California’s forests are owned by the federal government. So if Trump truly believed in his “cuts” solution, presumably he’d be doing them. So far, nothing. To those who still choose to continue to believe anything said by this monster, you’ve now been fooled twice in the same way and the shame is strictly your own. In any case, as a former twenty-six year resident of California, I do recall that the state had some lovely golf courses. So for Donald Trump, the visit needn’t be a total loss.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump’s town hall is an absolute disaster

Donald Trump has long made it abundantly clear that he only likes holding rallies where his own fawning idiot supporters hang on his every incoherent word .
He clearly doesn ’ t enjoy events like town halls , where he has to answer questions and try to win over people who aren ’ t already drooling on him .
Trump half heartedly did a town hall tonight , and in hindsight he ’ d have been better off not doing it .
For instance , Trump tried to push the notion that coronavirus will be cured by herd immunity – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is impractical with this virus .
That was bad enough , but Trump ended up saying “ herd mentality ” instead , in the latest reminder that he should stop making fun of Joe Biden for occasionally misspeaking .
But the truly ugly moments in the town hall came when Trump was asked specific policy questions .
For instance , he ended up going on a long rant about how waiters are supposedly opposed to wearing masks .
He went into great detail with his imaginary story , even insisting that a waiter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him the other day .
Exactly what restaurant was Trump recently eating in ?
We all know this story didn ’ t happen .
Trump was sniffing the entire time he gave this answer , and frankly , it was so far off the rails , it felt like a 25th Amendment moment .
Perhaps most damningly , when Donald Trump was trying to address his own dishonest approach to the coronavirus , the best excuse he could come up with was that a lot of other people also supposedly got it wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States .
Trump is taking no responsibility for his actions , which is another reason why he must be voted out .

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Donald Trump has long made it abundantly clear that he only likes holding rallies where his own fawning idiot supporters hang on his every incoherent word. He clearly doesn’t enjoy events like town halls, where he has to answer questions and try to win over people who aren’t already drooling on him. Trump half heartedly did a town hall tonight, and in hindsight he’d have been better off not doing it.
For instance, Trump tried to push the notion that coronavirus will be cured by herd immunity – a notion that every respectable scientist says is impractical with this virus. That was bad enough, but Trump ended up saying “herd mentality” instead, in the latest reminder that he should stop making fun of Joe Biden for occasionally misspeaking.
But the truly ugly moments in the town hall came when Trump was asked specific policy questions. For instance, he ended up going on a long rant about how waiters are supposedly opposed to wearing masks. He went into great detail with his imaginary story, even insisting that a waiter was playing with his mask while serving him the other day. Exactly what restaurant was Trump recently eating in? We all know this story didn’t happen. Trump was sniffing the entire time he gave this answer, and frankly, it was so far off the rails, it felt like a 25th Amendment moment.
Perhaps most damningly, when Donald Trump was trying to address his own dishonest approach to the coronavirus, the best excuse he could come up with was that a lot of other people also supposedly got it wrong. Well, none of them are President of the United States. Trump is taking no responsibility for his actions, which is another reason why he must be voted out.
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palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump goes berserk about his flat broke campaign

How broke is Donald Trump ’ s failing campaign ?
It ’ s not just pulling the plug on TV advertisements in the key swing states where Trump is in danger of falling hopelessly behind , like Pennsylvania and Michigan .
It ’ s also pulling the plug on TV ads in the long shot states that Trump has decided he has to win instead , like Nevada .
It ’ s clear there ’ s no money on hand .
This of course is not what Donald Trump wants to hear .
In fact there are signs that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial problems from him .
For instance the campaign has been caught running TV ads in just the local Washington DC market ( where Trump has no chance of winning any Electoral Votes ) just to make sure Trump sees them and mistakenly concludes that the ads are running nationwide .
But even Trump has apparently gotten wind of the fact that his campaign people seem to have spent all the money on themselves and left no money for the campaign .
He tweeted this : “ We are advertising all over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do , the Fake News likes to say we aren ’ t .
Just being smart .
We have much more money than we had at same time in 2016 .
Also spending on other , and different , elements of the campaign .
Starting to get great poll numbers !
” Wait a minute here .
Is Trump ’ s position that his campaign is “ advertising all over the place , ” or is his position that his campaign is “ being smart ” by not advertising all over the place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be true .
Also , are the polls fake , as he ’ s been claiming all along , or are his bad poll numbers starting to turn around , as he now claims ?
You can tell from this tweet that Donald Trump asked his babysitters about why his campaign is broke and isn ’ t running TV ads , and that they fed him a bunch of crap in response , which he fell for – but he ’ s now struggling to regurgitate it , because his mind is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a great opportunity for us to phone bank and volunteer for Joe Biden , and run up the score while Trump is floundering .

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How broke is Donald Trump’s failing campaign? It’s not just pulling the plug on TV advertisements in the key swing states where Trump is in danger of falling hopelessly behind, like Pennsylvania and Michigan. It’s also pulling the plug on TV ads in the long shot states that Trump has decided he has to win instead, like Nevada. It’s clear there’s no money on hand.
This of course is not what Donald Trump wants to hear. In fact there are signs that his campaign has been trying to hide its financial problems from him. For instance the campaign has been caught running TV ads in just the local Washington DC market (where Trump has no chance of winning any Electoral Votes) just to make sure Trump sees them and mistakenly concludes that the ads are running nationwide.
But even Trump has apparently gotten wind of the fact that his campaign people seem to have spent all the money on themselves and left no money for the campaign. He tweeted this: “We are advertising all over the place, but as much as we do, the Fake News likes to say we aren’t. Just being smart. We have much more money than we had at same time in 2016. Also spending on other, and different, elements of the campaign. Starting to get great poll numbers!”
Wait a minute here. Is Trump’s position that his campaign is “advertising all over the place,” or is his position that his campaign is “being smart” by not advertising all over the place? Those two things can’t be true. Also, are the polls fake, as he’s been claiming all along, or are his bad poll numbers starting to turn around, as he now claims?
You can tell from this tweet that Donald Trump asked his babysitters about why his campaign is broke and isn’t running TV ads, and that they fed him a bunch of crap in response, which he fell for – but he’s now struggling to regurgitate it, because his mind is that far gone. Meanwhile, this is a great opportunity for us to phone bank and volunteer for Joe Biden, and run up the score while Trump is floundering.
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