palmerreport--2020-11-27--Donald Trump reaches capitulation

Donald Trump reaches capitulation

Donald Trump may never concede , but that doesn ’ t really matter , so long as he capitulates .
In other words , we don ’ t care if he admits he lost ; we just care that he admits he ’ s leaving the White House on January 20th .
To that end , Trump ’ s tweet today is notable : “ Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous “ 80,000,000 votes ” were not fraudulently or illegally obtained .
When you see what happened in Detroit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter fraud , he ’ s got a big unsolvable problem !
” Yes , this is completely unhinged .
But it ’ s also a capitulation .
Trump is now admitting that Biden is going to enter the White House ; he ’ s merely reduced to setting imaginary conditions upon which he ’ ll recognize Biden as the “ President ” when it happens .
But who cares ?
Trump is clinging to increasingly minor points while capitulating on the larger points .
It ’ s what defeated losers do when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they lost , but they can see that most observers know they lost .
In the end it won ’ t matter if Donald Trump concedes , or recognizes President Biden , or not .
Sure , Trump ’ s supporters might not recognize Biden as being legitimate , but who cares ?
The majority of Americans never recognized Trump as being legitimate , and it didn ’ t stop him and his side from doing what they wanted to do .
If the 23 % of all Americans who voted for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , it won ’ t matter one bit , unless our side unwittingly turns it into an issue by endlessly lamenting over it .
Meanwhile , Donald Trump ’ s tweet makes clear that he doesn ’ t understand the burden of proof .
Then again , he never understood the burden of the presidency , or the burden of paying his bills , or the burden of following the law .
But he ’ s soon going to understand the burden of prison .

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Donald Trump may never concede, but that doesn’t really matter, so long as he capitulates. In other words, we don’t care if he admits he lost; we just care that he admits he’s leaving the White House on January 20th. To that end, Trump’s tweet today is notable:
“Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous “80,000,000 votes” were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he’s got a big unsolvable problem!”
Yes, this is completely unhinged. But it’s also a capitulation. Trump is now admitting that Biden is going to enter the White House; he’s merely reduced to setting imaginary conditions upon which he’ll recognize Biden as the “President” when it happens. But who cares? Trump is clinging to increasingly minor points while capitulating on the larger points. It’s what defeated losers do when they don’t want to admit they lost, but they can see that most observers know they lost.
In the end it won’t matter if Donald Trump concedes, or recognizes President Biden, or not. Sure, Trump’s supporters might not recognize Biden as being legitimate, but who cares? The majority of Americans never recognized Trump as being legitimate, and it didn’t stop him and his side from doing what they wanted to do. If the 23% of all Americans who voted for Trump in 2020 don’t recognize President Biden, it won’t matter one bit, unless our side unwittingly turns it into an issue by endlessly lamenting over it.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s tweet makes clear that he doesn’t understand the burden of proof. Then again, he never understood the burden of the presidency, or the burden of paying his bills, or the burden of following the law. But he’s soon going to understand the burden of prison.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--Benjamin Netanyahu makes his post-Trump move against Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn ’ t trying to magically save Donald Trump .
He ’ s not that naive .
He knows Trump is done .
Netanyahu is messing with Iran because he ’ s on very thin ice himself in Israel , where he ’ s been criminally indicted and keeps coming closer to ouster , and he ’ s hoping to manufacture an excuse for his own continued existence in a post-Trump world .
Iran has spent the past four years making very clear that it wants peace , because peace is more profitable .
Netanyahu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a warmonger .
He doesn ’ t have a future unless he can convince the Israelis that Iran is a mortal threat , so he ’ s going to do what he can to try to discourage Iran from coming back to the table once Trump is gone .
This is all a problem , but it doesn ’ t mean that Trump ’ s dead presidency has now somehow come back to life .
And no , the U.S. isn ’ t magically going to war with Iran .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump head fake , after he ’ s been bluffing on it for four years .

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t trying to magically save Donald Trump. He’s not that naive. He knows Trump is done. Netanyahu is messing with Iran because he’s on very thin ice himself in Israel, where he’s been criminally indicted and keeps coming closer to ouster, and he’s hoping to manufacture an excuse for his own continued existence in a post-Trump world.
Iran has spent the past four years making very clear that it wants peace, because peace is more profitable. Netanyahu, on the other hand, is a warmonger. He doesn’t have a future unless he can convince the Israelis that Iran is a mortal threat, so he’s going to do what he can to try to discourage Iran from coming back to the table once Trump is gone.
This is all a problem, but it doesn’t mean that Trump’s dead presidency has now somehow come back to life. And no, the U.S. isn’t magically going to war with Iran. It’s time to stop falling for that particular Trump head fake, after he’s been bluffing on it for four years.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--Trump-appointed Judge Bibas strikes down Donald Trump’s election lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals just unanimously struck down Donald Trump ’ s election appeal in Pennsylvania .
The opinion was written by Judge Stephanos Bibas , a Trump appointee .
No surprise .
In fact there was a literally 100 % chance of this outcome .
Judges ’ biases only come into play when a case could theoretically go either way .
If you go into court with literally no case , as Trump keeps doing , it ’ s an automatic loss , no matter who the judge is .
If Trump had lost the deciding state by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have kicked the election to him .
But at these margins , it was never possible .
If Trump thought his appointed judges would save him at these margins , he has no understanding of how anything works .
And if you thought Trump-appointed judges were going to magically hand him the election after he lost by margins this large , you ’ ve been listening to too many doomsday pundits who either didn ’ t know what they were talking about , or purposely misled you for attention .
These things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not possible .
They never come down to someone waving a magic wand .

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The U.S. Court of Appeals just unanimously struck down Donald Trump’s election appeal in Pennsylvania. The opinion was written by Judge Stephanos Bibas, a Trump appointee. No surprise. In fact there was a literally 100% chance of this outcome. Judges’ biases only come into play when a case could theoretically go either way. If you go into court with literally no case, as Trump keeps doing, it’s an automatic loss, no matter who the judge is.
If Trump had lost the deciding state by something like 500 votes, the courts could have kicked the election to him. But at these margins, it was never possible. If Trump thought his appointed judges would save him at these margins, he has no understanding of how anything works.
And if you thought Trump-appointed judges were going to magically hand him the election after he lost by margins this large, you’ve been listening to too many doomsday pundits who either didn’t know what they were talking about, or purposely misled you for attention. These things always come down to what is and is not possible. They never come down to someone waving a magic wand.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--The people Donald Trump owes money to are coming after him already

A lot of us – even those of us less prone to panic – feared what Earth-shattering tantrums Donald Trump might let forth when he lost the 2020 presidential election .
There is some reason to be concerned about what actions he might take now that he ’ s forced to come to terms with the reality that he ’ s not invincible – and that he ’ s got a very real prospect of facing legal consequences for his actions not only while in office , but during both of his campaigns .
While some of his actions are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to question and thus lose their faith in democratic institutions like our federal elections , or the possibility that he might be willing to trade national secrets to nations like Russia and Saudi Arabia , there are also problems that are likely to make Donald Trump seem a lot less threatening , and tarnish his image as an invincible crusader for right-wingers .
Trump may be afraid of New York Attorney General Tish James , but he ’ s got another problem with city officials in El Paso , Texas , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 569,204 from when his campaign held a rally there back in 2019 .
The city council has yet to actually sue , but needs the money due to a budget shortfall after the pandemic .
This is not only embarrassing for Trump , but also exemplifies the weakness of his leadership like nothing else .
It ’ s a safe bet that other cities , also hit hard by COVID may follow suit – only serving to make Trump look as weak and clueless as he should look , and could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his fanbase , since the pretend strongman can no longer fight off his creditors .

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A lot of us – even those of us less prone to panic – feared what Earth-shattering tantrums Donald Trump might let forth when he lost the 2020 presidential election. There is some reason to be concerned about what actions he might take now that he’s forced to come to terms with the reality that he’s not invincible – and that he’s got a very real prospect of facing legal consequences for his actions not only while in office, but during both of his campaigns.
While some of his actions are troubling, such as causing every day people to question and thus lose their faith in democratic institutions like our federal elections, or the possibility that he might be willing to trade national secrets to nations like Russia and Saudi Arabia, there are also problems that are likely to make Donald Trump seem a lot less threatening, and tarnish his image as an invincible crusader for right-wingers.
Trump may be afraid of New York Attorney General Tish James, but he’s got another problem with city officials in El Paso, Texas, who hired a law firm to collect the $569,204 from when his campaign held a rally there back in 2019. The city council has yet to actually sue, but needs the money due to a budget shortfall after the pandemic. This is not only embarrassing for Trump, but also exemplifies the weakness of his leadership like nothing else.
It’s a safe bet that other cities, also hit hard by COVID may follow suit – only serving to make Trump look as weak and clueless as he should look, and could have the effect of deflating a portion of his fanbase, since the pretend strongman can no longer fight off his creditors.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--Entire Trump crime family now reportedly holed up at Camp David as their crime spree unravels

– Attention law enforcement : the entire Trump crime family is now reportedly holed up at Camp David .
If you have your warrants and indictments lined up , now would be an easy opportunity to arrest them all without having to make multiple trips .
– Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard , who ’ s mercifully retiring from the House in January , is now publicly calling on Trump to pardon Putin ’ s puppet Julian Assange .
Now is a good time to look back at her conservative views on social issues and frequent pro-Kremlin stances , and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” blindly embraced her simply because she touted conspiracy theories about the DNC in 2016 , and ask ourselves : what the hell was all that back there ?
– I ’ ll always remember yesterday as the day Donald Trump sat at a child ’ s desk on Thanksgiving and yelled “ Don ’ t talk to me that way , I ’ m the President of the United States ” and then after everyone made fun of him for it he threatened to outlaw Twitter because he ’ s a joke @ @ @ @

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– Attention law enforcement: the entire Trump crime family is now reportedly holed up at Camp David. If you have your warrants and indictments lined up, now would be an easy opportunity to arrest them all without having to make multiple trips.
– Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who’s mercifully retiring from the House in January, is now publicly calling on Trump to pardon Putin’s puppet Julian Assange. Now is a good time to look back at her conservative views on social issues and frequent pro-Kremlin stances, and how a number of far left “progressives” blindly embraced her simply because she touted conspiracy theories about the DNC in 2016, and ask ourselves: what the hell was all that back there?
– I’ll always remember yesterday as the day Donald Trump sat at a child’s desk on Thanksgiving and yelled “Don’t talk to me that way, I’m the President of the United States” and then after everyone made fun of him for it he threatened to outlaw Twitter because he’s a joke and he lost.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--This is the part where they crawl back into their holes

As many of you will recall , brothers and sisters , I have had the distinct misfortune of having to endure two malignant narcissists in the course of my private life .
That experience gave me insights into Donald Trump that I could have just as soon done without .
I wouldn ’ t wish a malignant narcissist on anyone , but it ’ s particularly awful when such a person is thrust on an entire nation for four years , as well you all know .
One insight my experience gave me is that Donald Trump would never — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , no matter what .
And so he hasn ’ t and won ’ t .
Any loss will forever be “ suspicious ” because narcissists don ’ t ever lose .
They have two sets of scales , one for themselves and one for everyone else .
Their personal scales are heavily balanced in their favor .
None of this nonsense would work particularly well for the narcissist were it not for their network of codependents , enablers , sycophants , janissaries , lickspittles , yes-men and yes-women .
The most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Narcissists are bafflingly popular with certain kinds of people , people who are born spear-carriers , second-stringers and water-bearers for just such nasty types .
These are adoring fans who wonder to each other “ What the hell is their problem ?
” when healthy people object to the narcissist ’ s antics .
In other words , they also help out with a substantial portion of the gaslighting .
Think Kellyanne Conway , Mike Pompeo , Kayleigh McEnany , Bill Barr … you get the idea .
Narcissists also possess a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often completely counterintuitive to most of the rest of us .
To me Trump has always been a hamfisted buffoon .
I don ’ t get why not everybody else sees it .
I don ’ t , for example , get why so many people are charmed by Hitler , either .
Both Trump and Hitler — though outwardly quite different — are of a piece when it comes to my personal mechanism of instinctive loathing .
Most fans of narcissists are a “ type ” in themselves .
I wonder if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criteria for them alone .
One particularly virulent recent public malignant narcissist , serial rapist Bill Cosby , had a thoroughly disgusting fan base of misogynists and slut-shamers .
When Cosby went to prison most of them , one by one , crawled back into the holes from which they had first emerged .
I think that ’ s what ’ s going to happen with most of the MAGA-hat trolls .
Some small portion of those Trump supporters , however , may become domestic terrorists of the Timothy McVeigh ilk .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do well to keep an eye on such people .
A lot of them are convinced that their dear leader was swindled in the election , and they may carry their murderous fury forward in some unpleasant and destructive ways .
Republican politicians will take similar roads .
Their roads will be made unjustly more lofty by dint of their positions of power , but the anatomy of their slinking back will be functionally identical to that of the most cretinous , slouching , knuckle-dragging , low information Trump cretin to ever disgrace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them their support of Donald Trump will eventually be career-killers .
There may have been a time , for example , when Susan Collins might have been a candidate for president of the United States , but those days are pretty much over .
Too many people are “ concerned ” about where she stands on any issue to consider her a viable contender .
Others , like the more rabid Matt Gaetz , will probably be lifetime Trump supporters .
Gaetz will forever consider Donald Trump the pinnacle of the presidency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another to whom he can attach himself with the same barnacle-like tenacity .
He will become a hero-worshipper without a hero , an acolyte without a god .
He will see Trump ’ s fall as a sign from heaven , leaving him no choice but to make a run for the presidency .
Gaetz ’ s run will probably fail spectacularly .
Narcissist worshippers seldom do well in the central role .
I can ’ t catalog the wake of failures , disappointments , malcontent and bloodthirsty hatred that will forever define @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are now dead because of this failed , one-term mediocrity .
Trump ’ s legacy of death is the single most disgraceful part of his criminal antics , and will forever cast a pall of shame on this moribund institution , the Republican Party .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As many of you will recall, brothers and sisters, I have had the distinct misfortune of having to endure two malignant narcissists in the course of my private life. That experience gave me insights into Donald Trump that I could have just as soon done without. I wouldn’t wish a malignant narcissist on anyone, but it’s particularly awful when such a person is thrust on an entire nation for four years, as well you all know.
One insight my experience gave me is that Donald Trump would never — ever — publicly acknowledge he lost the election, no matter what. And so he hasn’t and won’t. Any loss will forever be “suspicious” because narcissists don’t ever lose. They have two sets of scales, one for themselves and one for everyone else. Their personal scales are heavily balanced in their favor.
None of this nonsense would work particularly well for the narcissist were it not for their network of codependents, enablers, sycophants, janissaries, lickspittles, yes-men and yes-women. The most successful narcissists surround themselves with such people. Narcissists are bafflingly popular with certain kinds of people, people who are born spear-carriers, second-stringers and water-bearers for just such nasty types. These are adoring fans who wonder to each other “What the hell is their problem?” when healthy people object to the narcissist’s antics. In other words, they also help out with a substantial portion of the gaslighting. Think Kellyanne Conway, Mike Pompeo, Kayleigh McEnany, Bill Barr … you get the idea.
Narcissists also possess a charm and a charisma that’s often completely counterintuitive to most of the rest of us. To me Trump has always been a hamfisted buffoon. I don’t get why not everybody else sees it. I don’t, for example, get why so many people are charmed by Hitler, either. Both Trump and Hitler — though outwardly quite different — are of a piece when it comes to my personal mechanism of instinctive loathing.
Most fans of narcissists are a “type” in themselves. I wonder if the DSM has a set of diagnostic criteria for them alone. One particularly virulent recent public malignant narcissist, serial rapist Bill Cosby, had a thoroughly disgusting fan base of misogynists and slut-shamers. When Cosby went to prison most of them, one by one, crawled back into the holes from which they had first emerged. I think that’s what’s going to happen with most of the MAGA-hat trolls.
Some small portion of those Trump supporters, however, may become domestic terrorists of the Timothy McVeigh ilk. I hope not. But the FBI would do well to keep an eye on such people. A lot of them are convinced that their dear leader was swindled in the election, and they may carry their murderous fury forward in some unpleasant and destructive ways.
Republican politicians will take similar roads. Their roads will be made unjustly more lofty by dint of their positions of power, but the anatomy of their slinking back will be functionally identical to that of the most cretinous, slouching, knuckle-dragging, low information Trump cretin to ever disgrace a Nuremberg-style Trump rally.
For some of them their support of Donald Trump will eventually be career-killers. There may have been a time, for example, when Susan Collins might have been a candidate for president of the United States, but those days are pretty much over. Too many people are “concerned” about where she stands on any issue to consider her a viable contender.
Others, like the more rabid Matt Gaetz, will probably be lifetime Trump supporters. Gaetz will forever consider Donald Trump the pinnacle of the presidency, and never be able to find another to whom he can attach himself with the same barnacle-like tenacity. He will become a hero-worshipper without a hero, an acolyte without a god. He will see Trump’s fall as a sign from heaven, leaving him no choice but to make a run for the presidency. Gaetz’s run will probably fail spectacularly. Narcissist worshippers seldom do well in the central role.
I can’t catalog the wake of failures, disappointments, malcontent and bloodthirsty hatred that will forever define the Trump presidency without reminding you of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are now dead because of this failed, one-term mediocrity. Trump’s legacy of death is the single most disgraceful part of his criminal antics, and will forever cast a pall of shame on this moribund institution, the Republican Party. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are even more crooked than we thought

In a bizarre scramble following Donald Trump ’ s loss of the presidency , the Republicans seem to now be picking each other apart .
Recently , Jeanine Pirro has been seen in a commercial about Kelly Loeffler .
Pirro reminds us that Loeffler was never elected , and the first thing she did upon receiving the confidential coronavirus briefing was to go out and sell millions in stock .
Loeffler also bought stock in Amazon and Citrix , which was predicted to become a major player in remote work .
Pirro said that Loeffler “ is knee deep in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” which is likely the most truthful thing to come out of Pirro ’ s mouth in a long time .
Loeffler has been nicknamed “ Looting Loeffler.
” The other Republican in the Georgia runoffs is “ savior David Perdue.
” His commercials say that he will “ save America ” from the “ radical left.
” Neither Loeffler nor Perdue has anything positive to fuel their campaigns .
Loeffler has tried attacking Raphael Warnock , who came back with : “ People who have no vision create di-vision.
” He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because they have nothing else , attack and try to hide their unethical , if not illegal , stock trades .
Perdue claimed from the very beginning that he has “ people ” who handle his stock trades .
According to Daily Beast , Perdue does not .
When Daily Beast first inquired , they were told Perdue “ doesn ’ t manage his trades , they are handled by outside financial advisors without his prior input or approval .
… No amount of lies from liberal media outlets or Democratic political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he does .
How many millionaires leave their money fully in the hands of others and allow them to do as they will with that money ?
Not one who would stay rich for long .
As it turns out , the Beast is correct .
When the Times reported that the Department of Justice was investigating Perdue ’ s stock trades , they found that an executive from Cardlytics accidentally sent Perdue an email , stating that “ changes were coming to the company.
” Perdue is a former board member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses purchasing data to identify opportunities .
After receiving the email from his former fellow board member , Perdue reached out to his investment advisor at Goldman Sachs and requested that he sell $ 1 million worth of stock in Cardlytics .
According to the Times , the company experienced an “ executive shakeup , ” and its stock price bottomed out .
What can this move be called other than insider trading ?
While the “ accidental ” nature of the email may have shielded Perdue from legal ramifications , it proved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have control of his stock portfolio .
He lied , and he probably lied about his stock-trading post coronavirus briefing .
Every day , Republicans use scare tactics to win elections .
Both Loeffler and Perdue are doing so in their runoff campaigns because , as Reverend Warnock said , they have no vision .
Why , then , do they want to remain in office ?
It is certainly not to help the constituency they allegedly serve .
It is to help themselves .
We can do without two more self-serving senators @ @ @

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In a bizarre scramble following Donald Trump’s loss of the presidency, the Republicans seem to now be picking each other apart. Recently, Jeanine Pirro has been seen in a commercial about Kelly Loeffler. Pirro reminds us that Loeffler was never elected, and the first thing she did upon receiving the confidential coronavirus briefing was to go out and sell millions in stock. Loeffler also bought stock in Amazon and Citrix, which was predicted to become a major player in remote work. Pirro said that Loeffler “is knee deep in the swamp and she just got there,” which is likely the most truthful thing to come out of Pirro’s mouth in a long time. Loeffler has been nicknamed “Looting Loeffler.” The other Republican in the Georgia runoffs is “savior David Perdue.” His commercials say that he will “save America” from the “radical left.”
Neither Loeffler nor Perdue has anything positive to fuel their campaigns. Loeffler has tried attacking Raphael Warnock, who came back with: “People who have no vision create di-vision.” He is right. Both Perdue and Loeffler, because they have nothing else, attack and try to hide their unethical, if not illegal, stock trades. Perdue claimed from the very beginning that he has “people” who handle his stock trades. According to Daily Beast, Perdue does not.
When Daily Beast first inquired, they were told Perdue “doesn’t manage his trades, they are handled by outside financial advisors without his prior input or approval. … No amount of lies from liberal media outlets or Democratic political groups will change that fact.” Sure, he does. How many millionaires leave their money fully in the hands of others and allow them to do as they will with that money? Not one who would stay rich for long.
As it turns out, the Beast is correct. When the Times reported that the Department of Justice was investigating Perdue’s stock trades, they found that an executive from Cardlytics accidentally sent Perdue an email, stating that “changes were coming to the company.” Perdue is a former board member at Cardlytics, an Atlanta-based firm that uses purchasing data to identify opportunities. After receiving the email from his former fellow board member, Perdue reached out to his investment advisor at Goldman Sachs and requested that he sell $1 million worth of stock in Cardlytics. According to the Times, the company experienced an “executive shakeup,” and its stock price bottomed out. What can this move be called other than insider trading? While the “accidental” nature of the email may have shielded Perdue from legal ramifications, it proved that Perdue does, in fact, have control of his stock portfolio. He lied, and he probably lied about his stock-trading post coronavirus briefing.
Every day, Republicans use scare tactics to win elections. Both Loeffler and Perdue are doing so in their runoff campaigns because, as Reverend Warnock said, they have no vision. Why, then, do they want to remain in office? It is certainly not to help the constituency they allegedly serve. It is to help themselves. We can do without two more self-serving senators in Washington.
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palmerreport--2020-11-27--Donald Trump falls to pieces

Donald Trump falls to pieces

So this is how it ends .
Certainly not with a bang , and not quite with a whimper either , but instead with a sort of loud angry whimper that ’ s half heartedly meant to come off like a bang .
Sitting at an inexplicably tiny desk yesterday , Donald Trump finally took questions for the first time since he lost the election .
He ended up yelling “ Don ’ t talk to me that way , I ’ m the President of the United States ” at a reporter who dared to ask him about conceding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fictional President yelled “ How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog ?
I am the President of the United States ” at Harrison Ford in the film Clear And Present Danger .
That President was defeated and afraid of what was coming next , just as Trump is .
The thing is , Trump has never been particularly good at selling his strongman routine .
Part of it is that he just can ’ t be bothered to put in the work required to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back , Trump yelled “ You will never make it ” at White House correspondent Jonathan Karl , apparently mistaking him for some rookie when in fact Karl was the president of the White House Correspondents Association .
But now Trump is just falling to pieces altogether .
His “ Thanksgiving ” message yesterday consisted of tweeting “ No thanks ” at a pair of football players who had taken a knee , one of whom was white , in a reminder that the debate has completely passed Trump by .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of leverage or suspense to keep all eyes on him , but those moments are increasingly slipping away from him .
Yesterday he said that he ’ s made up his mind about whether he ’ ll attend President Biden ’ s inauguration but he ’ s not willing to reveal his decision yet , as if anyone cares .
At some point a failed search for leverage merely displays as petulance .
Trump is unraveling before our eyes , but instead of going out with a bang , he seems intent on @ @ @ @

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So this is how it ends. Certainly not with a bang, and not quite with a whimper either, but instead with a sort of loud angry whimper that’s half heartedly meant to come off like a bang.
Sitting at an inexplicably tiny desk yesterday, Donald Trump finally took questions for the first time since he lost the election. He ended up yelling “Don’t talk to me that way, I’m the President of the United States” at a reporter who dared to ask him about conceding. It was reminiscent of when the fictional President yelled “How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog? I am the President of the United States” at Harrison Ford in the film Clear And Present Danger. That President was defeated and afraid of what was coming next, just as Trump is.
The thing is, Trump has never been particularly good at selling his strongman routine. Part of it is that he just can’t be bothered to put in the work required to give himself the upper hand. Awhile back, Trump yelled “You will never make it” at White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, apparently mistaking him for some rookie when in fact Karl was the president of the White House Correspondents Association.
But now Trump is just falling to pieces altogether. His “Thanksgiving” message yesterday consisted of tweeting “No thanks” at a pair of football players who had taken a knee, one of whom was white, in a reminder that the debate has completely passed Trump by.
Donald Trump seems desperate to find any minor points of leverage or suspense to keep all eyes on him, but those moments are increasingly slipping away from him. Yesterday he said that he’s made up his mind about whether he’ll attend President Biden’s inauguration but he’s not willing to reveal his decision yet, as if anyone cares. At some point a failed search for leverage merely displays as petulance. Trump is unraveling before our eyes, but instead of going out with a bang, he seems intent on simply humiliating himself.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--PA Supreme Court tells Donald Trump and his election goons to take a seat

– At this point Donald Trump and his election goons seem intent on setting a record for the largest number @ @ @ @ @ can lose in the shortest amount of time .
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just shot @ @ @ @ @ time throwing out Republican Congressman Mike Kelly ’ s phony lawsuit asking that 2.5 million @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s the latest reminder that when you have literally no case , dismissal @ @ @ @ @ what the leanings of the judges in question might be .
– Melania Trump is @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d make a joke about it , but it ’ s already a @ @ @ @ @ in disarray in Georgia , with Trump supporters threatening to boycott the Senate runoff races @ @ @ @ @ opportunity for us to pounce and take control of the Senate from Mitch McConnell .
@ @ @ @ @ Ossoff here .

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– At this point Donald Trump and his election goons seem intent on setting a record for the largest number of major court cases they can lose in the shortest amount of time. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just shot them down again, this time throwing out Republican Congressman Mike Kelly’s phony lawsuit asking that 2.5 million votes be thrown out. It’s the latest reminder that when you have literally no case, dismissal is automatic, no matter what the leanings of the judges in question might be.
– Melania Trump is reportedly writing a book. I’d make a joke about it, but it’s already a joke.
– Republicans are in disarray in Georgia, with Trump supporters threatening to boycott the Senate runoff races. This is the perfect opportunity for us to pounce and take control of the Senate from Mitch McConnell. Donate to Democrats Warnock and Ossoff here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s Diamond and Silk meltdown

– Trump is now tweeting election legal analysis from Diamond and Silk .
And he wonders why he lost the election by six million votes .
If you ’ re trying to remember who they are , Diamond and Silk are two obscure singers who are frequently retweeted by Trump .
Once he ’ s gone , they ’ ll head right back to obscurity .
– Donald Trump is also quoting Alan Dershowitz on Twitter tonight , which gives you an idea of how poorly Donald Trump ’ s day is going .
– Trump ’ s base has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just not large enough to matter .
They weren ’ t the reason he won last time .
They weren ’ t enough to save him from losing this time .
It won ’ t matter one bit whether they “ recognize ” President Biden or not .
They ’ re just not relevant .
The media spent the past four years insisting Trump ’ s base was everything .
Palmer Report spent the past four years explaining why Trump ’ s base was totally irrelevant to his reelection prospects .
How ’ @ @ @ @ @

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– Trump is now tweeting election legal analysis from Diamond and Silk. And he wonders why he lost the election by six million votes. If you’re trying to remember who they are, Diamond and Silk are two obscure individuals who are frequently retweeted by Trump. Once he’s gone, they’ll head right back to obscurity.
– Donald Trump is also quoting Alan Dershowitz on Twitter tonight, which gives you an idea of how poorly Donald Trump’s day is going.
– Trump’s base has always been irrelevant. They’re just not large enough to matter. They weren’t the reason he won last time. They weren’t enough to save him from losing this time. It won’t matter one bit whether they “recognize” President Biden or not. They’re just not relevant. The media spent the past four years insisting Trump’s base was everything. Palmer Report spent the past four years explaining why Trump’s base was totally irrelevant to his reelection prospects. How’d that work out?
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Joe Biden’s cabinet

Yesterday the New York Times embarrassed itself with a bizarre article which included this absurd sentence : “ Some allies of Mr. Biden ’ s on Capitol Hill worry that Mr. Biden ’ s choices for the biggest jobs in government look too much like professional staff , with no big personalities who may be better suited to helping drive policy.
” In response , President-elect Biden ’ s incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tweeted this : “ The Biden-Harris cabinet is going to contain all sorts of people when it ’ s done , but if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picks so far is that they are ‘ too professional , ’ well , you know….
” This is entirely on point .
Donald Trump ’ s cabinet was a combination of reality show style stunt casting , Trump donors , hardened criminals , creepy extremists , and the CEO of an oil company – and it ended up being a disaster on every level .
Now we ’ re supposed to be worried that the adults are back in charge ?
Does the New York Times want Biden to make Carrot Top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on .

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Yesterday the New York Times embarrassed itself with a bizarre article which included this absurd sentence: “Some allies of Mr. Biden’s on Capitol Hill worry that Mr. Biden’s choices for the biggest jobs in government look too much like professional staff, with no big personalities who may be better suited to helping drive policy.”
In response, President-elect Biden’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tweeted this: “The Biden-Harris cabinet is going to contain all sorts of people when it’s done, but if the worst you can say about the picks so far is that they are ‘too professional,’ well, you know….”
This is entirely on point. Donald Trump’s cabinet was a combination of reality show style stunt casting, Trump donors, hardened criminals, creepy extremists, and the CEO of an oil company – and it ended up being a disaster on every level. Now we’re supposed to be worried that the adults are back in charge? Does the New York Times want Biden to make Carrot Top the Secretary of the Interior? Come on.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Donald Trump’s pardon spree backfire

Donald Trump’s pardon spree backfire

Retired Harvard law professor and constitutional expert Laurence Tribe tweeted this today : “ Trump ’ s pardon strategy of buying the silence of others to protect himself after his presidency could backfire because pardons erase risks of self-incrimination and thus make it easier to compel testimony that could .
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incriminate Trump himself.
” It ’ s a reminder that pardons aren ’ t magic wands .
When you start pardoning your co-conspirators to try to keep them quiet , you run into various legal and practical problems .
Sure , pardoning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperating plea deal against Trump .
But if the pardon holds up and Flynn ends up facing no further legal jeopardy , it then legally requires Flynn to testify against Trump .
Maybe Trump is counting on Flynn lying to protect him at that point , but can Trump rely on everyone he pardons to go on to lie for him ?
This is before getting to the question of whether pardons of co-conspirators will hold up in court .
And of course state charges are still in play , because the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those .
Pardons are not a particularly effective tool for Trump when it comes to keeping his co-conspirators quiet .
It ’ s just the only tool he has available .

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Retired Harvard law professor and constitutional expert Laurence Tribe tweeted this today: “Trump’s pardon strategy of buying the silence of others to protect himself after his presidency could backfire because pardons erase risks of self-incrimination and thus make it easier to compel testimony that could . . . wait for it . . . incriminate Trump himself.”
It’s a reminder that pardons aren’t magic wands. When you start pardoning your co-conspirators to try to keep them quiet, you run into various legal and practical problems. Sure, pardoning Michael Flynn keeps him from cutting a cooperating plea deal against Trump. But if the pardon holds up and Flynn ends up facing no further legal jeopardy, it then legally requires Flynn to testify against Trump. Maybe Trump is counting on Flynn lying to protect him at that point, but can Trump rely on everyone he pardons to go on to lie for him?
This is before getting to the question of whether pardons of co-conspirators will hold up in court. And of course state charges are still in play, because the president can’t even try to pardon those. Pardons are not a particularly effective tool for Trump when it comes to keeping his co-conspirators quiet. It’s just the only tool he has available.
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Prison and bankruptcy

Since the day Joe Biden was declared the winner in the election , Palmer Report has urged everyone to ignore Donald Trump ’ s fantasy about magically overturning the election .
That ’ s just a distraction .
We predicted that Trump ’ s focus during the transition period would be entirely on the fact that he ’ s facing prison and bankruptcy once he ’ s gone from office .
Sure enough , former Trump administration official Miles Taylor is now tweeting that according to people close to Trump , his biggest concerns right now are “ financial scrutiny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In other words , like we said , prison and bankruptcy .
This is important , because everything that Trump does between now and inauguration day will be aimed at giving himself a softer landing when it comes to prison and bankruptcy .
He ’ ll try to pilfer more money .
He ’ ll cut corrupt government deals so the people involved can give him kickbacks later .
He ’ ll try to pardon himself on federal charges , and so on .
If you want to understand what Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , just keep the words “ prison ” and “ bankruptcy ” in the back of your head and it ’ ll all make sense .

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Since the day Joe Biden was declared the winner in the election, Palmer Report has urged everyone to ignore Donald Trump’s fantasy about magically overturning the election. That’s just a distraction. We predicted that Trump’s focus during the transition period would be entirely on the fact that he’s facing prison and bankruptcy once he’s gone from office.
Sure enough, former Trump administration official Miles Taylor is now tweeting that according to people close to Trump, his biggest concerns right now are “financial scrutiny, getting prosecuted, and being forgotten.” In other words, like we said, prison and bankruptcy.
This is important, because everything that Trump does between now and inauguration day will be aimed at giving himself a softer landing when it comes to prison and bankruptcy. He’ll try to pilfer more money. He’ll cut corrupt government deals so the people involved can give him kickbacks later. He’ll try to pardon himself on federal charges, and so on.
If you want to understand what Trump is up to over the next fifty days, just keep the words “prison” and “bankruptcy” in the back of your head and it’ll all make sense.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--Cutting off Donald Trump’s classified briefings

Imagine planning a surprise party or secret gift for a person you truly care about .
The problem is there ’ s someone you must entrust who may blurt out your plans .
Even worse , you suspect he ’ ll break your confidence and even undermine you if he believes he could benefit from doing so .
Now , imagine you ’ re the United States of America , the party or gift is our state secrets , and the careless and traitorous character is Donald Trump .
Unfortunately , this is not hard to imagine .
Starting on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become a former president who is expecting to continue receiving daily intelligence briefings .
It ’ s dangerous enough that Trump already knows way more than he should about classified details of the United States government ’ s capabilities , plans , and strategies .
But the thought of Trump receiving a steady , fresh batch of new American secrets during the Biden presidency is alarming .
The sitting President is supposed to read the daily briefings carefully and take action to protect the country .
However , as Palmer Report told you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis revealed that Trump ’ s receipt of intelligence briefings was never reliable or consistent and has slowed down steadily over his presidency to near zero .
Trump ’ s extreme laziness and dereliction of duty has amounted to a waste of tens of billions of annual taxpayer dollars that go toward the preparation of comprehensive and accurate briefings .
Ironically , once Trump is no longer President , he may finally become quite interested in the briefings .
Out of power and deeply in debt , Trump would no doubt see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely valuable and sensitive information contained within the briefings .
Russia , Saudi Arabia , China , and other countries could offer Trump attractive financial incentives , if not figure out ways to leverage or blackmail him , in return for inside information about the country this “ America First ” President loves to throw under the bus .
Fortunately , there ’ s a way to prevent Trump from continuing to undermine the United States once he ’ s out of office .
Former Presidents receive daily intelligence briefings by tradition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this new form of Trump treason before it begins by canceling Trump ’ s briefings effective January 20 .
Prominent intelligence experts including former CIA Director John Brennan are already calling on Biden to seriously consider taking this unprecedented action , according to NBC News .
Time and again , Trump has proven himself to be a dangerous steward of America ’ s secrets .
Boasting to Bob Woodward about an undisclosed nuclear weapons program , tweeting a secret satellite image of an Iranian nuclear installation , and revealing sensitive terrorist threat information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office are just a few examples of how Trump cares nothing for the country he swore an oath to protect .
Trump can ’ t be afforded the opportunity to trade America ’ s secrets for cash , and President Biden must nip this treasonous scheme in the bud on his first day in office .

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Imagine planning a surprise party or secret gift for a person you truly care about. The problem is there’s someone you must entrust who may blurt out your plans. Even worse, you suspect he’ll break your confidence and even undermine you if he believes he could benefit from doing so. Now, imagine you’re the United States of America, the party or gift is our state secrets, and the careless and traitorous character is Donald Trump.
Unfortunately, this is not hard to imagine. Starting on January 20, 2021, Trump will become a former president who is expecting to continue receiving daily intelligence briefings. It’s dangerous enough that Trump already knows way more than he should about classified details of the United States government’s capabilities, plans, and strategies. But the thought of Trump receiving a steady, fresh batch of new American secrets during the Biden presidency is alarming.
The sitting President is supposed to read the daily briefings carefully and take action to protect the country. However, as Palmer Report told you a few months ago, a HuffPost analysis revealed that Trump’s receipt of intelligence briefings was never reliable or consistent and has slowed down steadily over his presidency to near zero. Trump’s extreme laziness and dereliction of duty has amounted to a waste of tens of billions of annual taxpayer dollars that go toward the preparation of comprehensive and accurate briefings.
Ironically, once Trump is no longer President, he may finally become quite interested in the briefings. Out of power and deeply in debt, Trump would no doubt see a unique opportunity to make money off the extremely valuable and sensitive information contained within the briefings. Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, and other countries could offer Trump attractive financial incentives, if not figure out ways to leverage or blackmail him, in return for inside information about the country this “America First” President loves to throw under the bus.
Fortunately, there’s a way to prevent Trump from continuing to undermine the United States once he’s out of office. Former Presidents receive daily intelligence briefings by tradition, not law. President Biden can stop this new form of Trump treason before it begins by canceling Trump’s briefings effective January 20. Prominent intelligence experts including former CIA Director John Brennan are already calling on Biden to seriously consider taking this unprecedented action, according to NBC News.
Time and again, Trump has proven himself to be a dangerous steward of America’s secrets. Boasting to Bob Woodward about an undisclosed nuclear weapons program, tweeting a secret satellite image of an Iranian nuclear installation, and revealing sensitive terrorist threat information to top Russian diplomats in the Oval Office are just a few examples of how Trump cares nothing for the country he swore an oath to protect. Trump can’t be afforded the opportunity to trade America’s secrets for cash, and President Biden must nip this treasonous scheme in the bud on his first day in office.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--Yes, Eric Trump really is that stupid

Yes, Eric Trump really is that stupid

Earlier this year , Mary Trump confirmed from first hand experience that Donald Trump Jr , and not Eric Trump , is in fact the dumbest Trump son .
But that hasn ’ t stopped Eric from doing his best to win the title back from his brother .
Today , Eric Trump tweeted this : “ Does anyone believe that Biden got 15 million more votes than Obama in 2012 ?
This from a candidate who would go days/weeks while hardly campaigning.
” Wow , where do we even start with this guy ?
The 2020 election saw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record setting number of voters on both sides .
That is , obviously , because this was widely seen as the most important election in our lifetimes .
So no , it ’ s not surprising at all that President-elect Biden got 80 million votes on his way to winning handily .
It ’ s also a reminder that campaigning comes down to picking your spots , and being smart and strategic about where you hold your rallies .
For instance , Donald Trump wasted a huge amount of time inexplicably campaigning in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was never going to win no matter what .
Biden picked his spots far more smartly than that , and won big accordingly .

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Earlier this year, Mary Trump confirmed from first hand experience that Donald Trump Jr, and not Eric Trump, is in fact the dumbest Trump son. But that hasn’t stopped Eric from doing his best to win the title back from his brother.
Today, Eric Trump tweeted this: “Does anyone believe that Biden got 15 million more votes than Obama in 2012? This from a candidate who would go days/weeks while hardly campaigning.”
Wow, where do we even start with this guy? The 2020 election saw the highest turnout in history, with a record setting number of voters on both sides. That is, obviously, because this was widely seen as the most important election in our lifetimes. So no, it’s not surprising at all that President-elect Biden got 80 million votes on his way to winning handily.
It’s also a reminder that campaigning comes down to picking your spots, and being smart and strategic about where you hold your rallies. For instance, Donald Trump wasted a huge amount of time inexplicably campaigning in the blue state of Minnesota, which he was never going to win no matter what. Biden picked his spots far more smartly than that, and won big accordingly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--The dangerous, petulant child Donald Trump has been subdued

In February , 2021 , a man goes to the White House to see Donald Trump .
He is told by the Marine on duty that Trump is no longer president and that he no longer resides there .
Three days in a row the man returns to see Trump and each time the same Marine tells him Trump is no longer president .
On the fourth day , the Marine finally asks the man why he keeps coming back asking for Trump when he already knows the answer .
The man replies , “ I just love hearing you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president.
” The Marine snaps to attention , salutes and says , “ See you tomorrow , sir !
” I don ’ t know about you , but that ’ s the first joke I ever heard that I find genuinely funny that also makes me proud .
We Americans — and that includes Americans abroad and non-Americans too , I think — are experiencing something brand new in the emotions department .
We are experiencing a kind of relief combined with joy combined with wild enthusiasm combined with disbelief combined with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to the fact that a dangerous , petulant child has been subdued .
We are becoming accustomed to the fact that the reign of terror from the four year old who found daddy ’ s pistol and has been menacing us and our house guests with it ever since has finally been disarmed and defeated .
We are getting used to the idea of a return to normality .
We ’ re getting used to the idea of being happy again .
And we like it .
We have much to celebrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defeated , he has been humiliated .
Imagine it in numerical terms .
Last time Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million .
This time Joe Biden won by more than twice that number .
But that ’ s not comparing like for like .
Because this time Trump had a power he lacked the first time .
He had the power of incumbency .
In the past , the power of incumbency has been enough to re-elect bad presidents .
It happened in 1872 , for instance , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened with Nixon .
We saw it again in 2004 with George W. Bush .
Of the 44 different men who have been presidents of the United States , on January 20 , 2021 , Donald Trump will become only the twelfth to serve precisely 1,461 days .
That is , exactly one term .
Trump will be relegated to the mediocrities of the past , the little more than one quarter of the men who couldn ’ t cut it , who couldn ’ t get re-elected .
They didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the decided edge of incumbency , to convince the American people they deserved a second term .
Donald Trump is a one-term failure , a reject , a repudiated loser .
The American people have spoken .
Of course , America spoke the first time , too .
In 2016 Americans told Donald Trump that they didn ’ t want him then either , and they did so in numbers sufficient to populate a large city .
Unfortunately , we still have a racist relic of America ’ s dishonorable past called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made Trump possible despite his decisive loss of the popular vote .
The Electoral College needs to go , of course .
America also spoke with Donald Trump ’ s impeachment .
Only one other president in American history has been impeached during his first term .
That was Andrew Johnson .
Americans didn ’ t give him a second term , either .
Andrew Johnson had the good sense not to attend the inauguration of the victor .
I hope Trump doesn ’ t attend this coming inauguration either .
We don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s fashionable these days to lament the numbers who voted for Donald Trump .
It ’ s a daunting number , a shameful number , and not to be discounted .
But we should also remember that Americans by and large never wanted him , and they said so both times in the only kind of numbers that ever really count — the majority .
That was true in 2016 , and it ’ s true in 2020 .
On balance , we should be happy with that .
Like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer president .
Let ’ s allow ourselves the joy we deserve and remember that it will soon be safely true .
As countries go , we ain ’ t too bad , and we just proved it — again .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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In February, 2021, a man goes to the White House to see Donald Trump. He is told by the Marine on duty that Trump is no longer president and that he no longer resides there. Three days in a row the man returns to see Trump and each time the same Marine tells him Trump is no longer president.
On the fourth day, the Marine finally asks the man why he keeps coming back asking for Trump when he already knows the answer. The man replies, “I just love hearing you tell me Trump is no longer the president.” The Marine snaps to attention, salutes and says, “See you tomorrow, sir!”
I don’t know about you, but that’s the first joke I ever heard that I find genuinely funny that also makes me proud. We Americans — and that includes Americans abroad and non-Americans too, I think — are experiencing something brand new in the emotions department. We are experiencing a kind of relief combined with joy combined with wild enthusiasm combined with disbelief combined with pride.
We’re also getting used to the fact that a dangerous, petulant child has been subdued. We are becoming accustomed to the fact that the reign of terror from the four year old who found daddy’s pistol and has been menacing us and our house guests with it ever since has finally been disarmed and defeated. We are getting used to the idea of a return to normality. We’re getting used to the idea of being happy again. And we like it.
We have much to celebrate. Not only has Donald Trump been defeated, he has been humiliated. Imagine it in numerical terms. Last time Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million. This time Joe Biden won by more than twice that number. But that’s not comparing like for like. Because this time Trump had a power he lacked the first time. He had the power of incumbency.
In the past, the power of incumbency has been enough to re-elect bad presidents. It happened in 1872, for instance, with Ulysses S. Grant. In 1972 it happened with Nixon. We saw it again in 2004 with George W. Bush.
Of the 44 different men who have been presidents of the United States, on January 20, 2021, Donald Trump will become only the twelfth to serve precisely 1,461 days. That is, exactly one term. Trump will be relegated to the mediocrities of the past, the little more than one quarter of the men who couldn’t cut it, who couldn’t get re-elected. They didn’t have what it took, not even with the decided edge of incumbency, to convince the American people they deserved a second term. Donald Trump is a one-term failure, a reject, a repudiated loser. The American people have spoken.
Of course, America spoke the first time, too. In 2016 Americans told Donald Trump that they didn’t want him then either, and they did so in numbers sufficient to populate a large city. Unfortunately, we still have a racist relic of America’s dishonorable past called the Electoral College, and that relic made Trump possible despite his decisive loss of the popular vote. The Electoral College needs to go, of course.
America also spoke with Donald Trump’s impeachment. Only one other president in American history has been impeached during his first term. That was Andrew Johnson. Americans didn’t give him a second term, either. Andrew Johnson had the good sense not to attend the inauguration of the victor. I hope Trump doesn’t attend this coming inauguration either. We don’t want him.
I know it’s fashionable these days to lament the numbers who voted for Donald Trump. It’s a daunting number, a shameful number, and not to be discounted. But we should also remember that Americans by and large never wanted him, and they said so both times in the only kind of numbers that ever really count — the majority. That was true in 2016, and it’s true in 2020.
On balance, we should be happy with that. Like the Marine said, Donald Trump is no longer president. Let’s allow ourselves the joy we deserve and remember that it will soon be safely true. As countries go, we ain’t too bad, and we just proved it — again. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--The real reason Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about the Georgia Senate runoffs

It ’ s almost impossible to overstate how crucial the Georgia senate runoffs in January are to the future of the country , being the surest possible way to begin overturning much of the damage Donald Trump has done over the last four years .
That ’ s why it ’ s pertinent that Democrats do everything they can to help get Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock elected .
It ’ s also hardly surprising that Donald Trump isn ’ t doing a whole lot to help out the Republican candidates currently occupying those seats since there ’ s nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lame-duck president .
He ’ s not only reluctant to go to Georgia to campaign for David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler , but during his farce of a press conference on Thursday he openly called on Republicans to boycott the runoffs and insulted the state ’ s Republican administration .
There could be another reason why he doesn ’ t want to talk about Georgia , apart from the state voting against him .
When Mark Esper was abruptly replaced with Christopher Miller , the Air Force made preparations to put a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perdue applauded this announcement on Tuesday , as he will likely try to make credit for the move .
The Trump administration is already feeling pushback questioning the timing of Miller ’ s move – and Perdue may yet find himself in another scandal that involves him with the Trump administration .
It ’ s also possible that we may have gotten our answer for the sudden shakeup of the Defense Department following the election – that these new placements were there to do the corrupt bidding of Trump and his fellow Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perdue even if he ’ s re-elected , but it ’ s better to keep that from happening in the first place – doing everything we can to elect Jon Ossoff in his place on Jan 5 .

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It’s almost impossible to overstate how crucial the Georgia senate runoffs in January are to the future of the country, being the surest possible way to begin overturning much of the damage Donald Trump has done over the last four years. That’s why it’s pertinent that Democrats do everything they can to help get Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock elected.
It’s also hardly surprising that Donald Trump isn’t doing a whole lot to help out the Republican candidates currently occupying those seats since there’s nothing really in it for him as a lame-duck president. He’s not only reluctant to go to Georgia to campaign for David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, but during his farce of a press conference on Thursday he openly called on Republicans to boycott the runoffs and insulted the state’s Republican administration.
There could be another reason why he doesn’t want to talk about Georgia, apart from the state voting against him. When Mark Esper was abruptly replaced with Christopher Miller, the Air Force made preparations to put a new fleet of cargo planes in Georgia and Perdue applauded this announcement on Tuesday, as he will likely try to make credit for the move. The Trump administration is already feeling pushback questioning the timing of Miller’s move – and Perdue may yet find himself in another scandal that involves him with the Trump administration.
It’s also possible that we may have gotten our answer for the sudden shakeup of the Defense Department following the election – that these new placements were there to do the corrupt bidding of Trump and his fellow Republicans. This could be a lose-lose for Perdue even if he’s re-elected, but it’s better to keep that from happening in the first place – doing everything we can to elect Jon Ossoff in his place on Jan 5.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--This is getting old

This is getting old

Now that the formal transition to President-elect Biden has begun , we ’ re all sleeping a bit easier knowing that Biden and his team are working behind the scenes with current government officials like Dr. Fauci in order to steer things in the right direction .
It ’ s also a relief that Biden is now making more headlines , such as rolling out cabinet members .
After all , the more column inches Biden takes up each day , the less room there is for Donald Trump ’ s antics .
The trouble , for the moment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend .
Biden is doing everything correctly .
He held a televised event with several of his cabinet picks on Tuesday .
He gave a national Thanksgiving address on Wednesday .
But then came Thursday and Friday , and Trump took advantage of the holiday lull in the news cycle to try to temporarily steal back some attention for himself .
Fortunately for us , Trump and his handlers are as inept as ever , meaning we ended up getting a good laugh at his bizarre tiny desk stunt and his defensive meltdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s going to concede .
So it ’ s not as if Trump helped himself any by grabbing the spotlight ; in fact he probably hurt himself by coming off so absurdly .
But this is getting old .
Once this long holiday weekend is over , here ’ s hoping that the news cycle shifts further in the direction of President Biden .
It ’ s not as if Trump is working particularly hard to earn the spotlight ; mostly he ’ s just going golfing and occasionally pretending he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is merely taking advantage of occasional easy moments to grab attention when he can .
So the further we get into the Biden-elect era , the less attention Trump should end up getting .
This upcoming week should be better for all of us .

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Now that the formal transition to President-elect Biden has begun, we’re all sleeping a bit easier knowing that Biden and his team are working behind the scenes with current government officials like Dr. Fauci in order to steer things in the right direction. It’s also a relief that Biden is now making more headlines, such as rolling out cabinet members. After all, the more column inches Biden takes up each day, the less room there is for Donald Trump’s antics.
The trouble, for the moment, is that this is a long holiday weekend. Biden is doing everything correctly. He held a televised event with several of his cabinet picks on Tuesday. He gave a national Thanksgiving address on Wednesday. But then came Thursday and Friday, and Trump took advantage of the holiday lull in the news cycle to try to temporarily steal back some attention for himself.
Fortunately for us, Trump and his handlers are as inept as ever, meaning we ended up getting a good laugh at his bizarre tiny desk stunt and his defensive meltdown when reporters dared to ask him when he’s going to concede. So it’s not as if Trump helped himself any by grabbing the spotlight; in fact he probably hurt himself by coming off so absurdly. But this is getting old.
Once this long holiday weekend is over, here’s hoping that the news cycle shifts further in the direction of President Biden. It’s not as if Trump is working particularly hard to earn the spotlight; mostly he’s just going golfing and occasionally pretending he’s still contesting the election. Trump is merely taking advantage of occasional easy moments to grab attention when he can. So the further we get into the Biden-elect era, the less attention Trump should end up getting. This upcoming week should be better for all of us.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--What Rudy Giuliani is holding over Donald Trump

When Donald Trump first put Rudy Giuliani in charge of his election legal defense , things had already progressed to the point where Trump was guaranteed to lose .
The only possible reason to drag out the legal proceedings was to keep up the illusion that Trump was contesting the election , and buy time for Trump to continue grifting .
At the time , I figured Trump chose Rudy because he knew it was already lost cause , and once he finished losing in court , he was going to have to explain to his supporters why he goaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he knew Rudy would humiliate himself , and this would give him an excuse to just pin it all on Rudy .
But now I ’ m left to wonder .
Trump had to know that Rudy would embarrass him in the process of buying him time .
But it all seems to be over with now .
Trump just spent $ 3 million dollars , for instance , on a partial Wisconsin recount that actually cost him votes .
Even from a grifting standpoint , there ’ s no way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Trump had been keeping his distance from Rudy ’ s stunts .
But this week he suddenly decided to join Rudy at his hotel meeting with Pennsylvania legislators , only to reportedly be talked out of it by his handlers – but then Trump called in and lent his name to the farce anyway .
If the point is to scapegoat Rudy for the inevitable failure , why is Trump making himself closer to Rudy at the end ?
Of course there ’ s the cold hard reality that Rudy Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and mental instability , surely knows where Donald Trump has buried all the proverbial bodies .
Rudy had been representing Trump for free for a couple years , but now Rudy is reportedly demanding an absurd $ 20,000 a day .
This isn ’ t money that you pay to a stooge you ’ re sending out there to buy you a little time .
It ’ s the kind of money you pay to someone who ’ s blackmailing you .
So maybe Donald Trump can ’ t say no to Rudy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so dejected and out of it – as his recent public appearances have increasingly suggested – that he ’ s on autopilot and he no longer cares .
In any case , we can likely expect Rudy to be arrested the minute Trump is no longer in office , as no preemptive pardon will be detailed enough to cover all of the charges that they ’ ll end up bringing against Giuliani , and at least some of them will still be prosecutable .
That ’ s when the secrets will start to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out about the true financial relationship between Trump and Rudy .
We ’ ll see if Rudy selfishly tries to cut an immunity deal against Trump , or just starts leaking all of Trump ’ s secrets in senile fashion .
These two idiots deserve each other .
It ’ s fitting that they ’ re each more or less precipitating the other ’ s downfall at this point .
Much as we all wish Trump and Giuliani were off the stage already , we ’ re stuck with them for a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to watch them flail and squirm on their way down .

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When Donald Trump first put Rudy Giuliani in charge of his election legal defense, things had already progressed to the point where Trump was guaranteed to lose. The only possible reason to drag out the legal proceedings was to keep up the illusion that Trump was contesting the election, and buy time for Trump to continue grifting.
At the time, I figured Trump chose Rudy because he knew it was already lost cause, and once he finished losing in court, he was going to have to explain to his supporters why he goaded them into backing such a lost cause, and he knew Rudy would humiliate himself, and this would give him an excuse to just pin it all on Rudy. But now I’m left to wonder.
Trump had to know that Rudy would embarrass him in the process of buying him time. But it all seems to be over with now. Trump just spent $3 million dollars, for instance, on a partial Wisconsin recount that actually cost him votes. Even from a grifting standpoint, there’s no way that paying for the recount was worth it.
Trump had been keeping his distance from Rudy’s stunts. But this week he suddenly decided to join Rudy at his hotel meeting with Pennsylvania legislators, only to reportedly be talked out of it by his handlers – but then Trump called in and lent his name to the farce anyway. If the point is to scapegoat Rudy for the inevitable failure, why is Trump making himself closer to Rudy at the end?
Of course there’s the cold hard reality that Rudy Giuliani, for all his obvious worsening senility and mental instability, surely knows where Donald Trump has buried all the proverbial bodies. Rudy had been representing Trump for free for a couple years, but now Rudy is reportedly demanding an absurd $20,000 a day. This isn’t money that you pay to a stooge you’re sending out there to buy you a little time. It’s the kind of money you pay to someone who’s blackmailing you.
So maybe Donald Trump can’t say no to Rudy Giuliani. Or maybe Trump is just so dejected and out of it – as his recent public appearances have increasingly suggested – that he’s on autopilot and he no longer cares.
In any case, we can likely expect Rudy to be arrested the minute Trump is no longer in office, as no preemptive pardon will be detailed enough to cover all of the charges that they’ll end up bringing against Giuliani, and at least some of them will still be prosecutable. That’s when the secrets will start to come out. We’ll find out about the true financial relationship between Trump and Rudy. We’ll see if Rudy selfishly tries to cut an immunity deal against Trump, or just starts leaking all of Trump’s secrets in senile fashion.
These two idiots deserve each other. It’s fitting that they’re each more or less precipitating the other’s downfall at this point. Much as we all wish Trump and Giuliani were off the stage already, we’re stuck with them for a bit longer, and at least we get to watch them flail and squirm on their way down.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--Ted Cruz just found a whole new way to humiliate himself

– After retired CIA Director John Brennan tweeted his personal opinion about the apparent assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist , Ted Cruz saw it as an opportunity to accuse Brennan of violating the Logan Act .
The thing is , the Logan Act doesn ’ t work that way , as Brennan ended up explaining in a detailed thread .
Ted Cruz just keeps finding new ways to humiliate himself .
– When Joe Biden was first declared the winner , the media told us that it was our responsibility to make nice with Trump voters , even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal who had just murdered a quarter million Americans .
Now that so many Trump voters are insisting Trump won , and rooting for the ugliest transition period possible , I ’ ve decided we ’ re off the hook for making nice with them .
If and when they decide they want to give up the ghost of Trump and join America again , we can talk .
Until then , they don ’ t get a voice in our democracy .
– Donald Trump is due for another Twitter meltdown any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for it or I might ignore it , depending on how stupid it is .
But it ’ s nice that I no longer have to care about his tweets one way or the other .
Trump is at our mercy now .

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– After retired CIA Director John Brennan tweeted his personal opinion about the apparent assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist, Ted Cruz saw it as an opportunity to accuse Brennan of violating the Logan Act. The thing is, the Logan Act doesn’t work that way, as Brennan ended up explaining in a detailed thread. Ted Cruz just keeps finding new ways to humiliate himself.
– When Joe Biden was first declared the winner, the media told us that it was our responsibility to make nice with Trump voters, even though they’d voted for a racist criminal who had just murdered a quarter million Americans. Now that so many Trump voters are insisting Trump won, and rooting for the ugliest transition period possible, I’ve decided we’re off the hook for making nice with them. If and when they decide they want to give up the ghost of Trump and join America again, we can talk. Until then, they don’t get a voice in our democracy.
– Donald Trump is due for another Twitter meltdown any minute now. I might mock him for it or I might ignore it, depending on how stupid it is. But it’s nice that I no longer have to care about his tweets one way or the other. Trump is at our mercy now.
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palmerreport--2020-11-28--Donald Trump can’t pull this off

Donald Trump can’t pull this off

– CBS News is reporting that President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are adopting a cat and bringing it to the White House along with their existing dogs .
It feels good to be talking about such normal news .
As a reminder , Donald Trump was one of the very few U.S. Presidents who never had a pet .
– Speaking of Trump , he ’ s now threatening to veto military funding across the board , just to make sure U.S. military bases remain named after Confederate traitors .
Trump is a racist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to care personally about this kind of issue one way or the other .
So who ’ s paying him to stick to his guns ?
In any case , a defeated Trump doesn ’ t have the muscle to defund the entire military over this .
Nor are Republicans in the House and Senate in position to stand by him while he makes this threat .
He ’ ll cave .
– Trump has literally zero chance of magically overturning the election or magically remaining in office after inauguration day .
Nonetheless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s still pushing the claim that Trump won , is abusing their office to participate in a felony election tampering conspiracy and should be criminally charged accordingly .
Enough is enough .
Lock them up !

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– CBS News is reporting that President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are adopting a cat and bringing it to the White House along with their existing dogs. It feels good to be talking about such normal news. As a reminder, Donald Trump was one of the very few U.S. Presidents who never had a pet.
– Speaking of Trump, he’s now threatening to veto military funding across the board, just to make sure U.S. military bases remain named after Confederate traitors. Trump is a racist, but he isn’t sophisticated enough to care personally about this kind of issue one way or the other. So who’s paying him to stick to his guns? In any case, a defeated Trump doesn’t have the muscle to defund the entire military over this. Nor are Republicans in the House and Senate in position to stand by him while he makes this threat. He’ll cave.
– Trump has literally zero chance of magically overturning the election or magically remaining in office after inauguration day. Nonetheless, any Republican office holder who’s still pushing the claim that Trump won, is abusing their office to participate in a felony election tampering conspiracy and should be criminally charged accordingly. Enough is enough. Lock them up!
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One step closer

The initial doses of Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine were flown into the United States today on a charter jet , according to the WSJ .
That puts us one step closer .
Approval hasn ’ t been finalized , but they ’ re getting it in place in order to hit the ground running when it comes .
The initial distribution to vulnerable people is expected late next month .
This means that if everything remains on schedule , the initial distribution will take place while Trump is still in office .
This is dicey , but necessary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and wait until President Biden is in office before starting the distribution .
The good news is that with the transition already officially underway , it means people like Biden are now coordinating with people like Dr. Fauci and the FDA Administrator , meaning this will hopefully go fairly smoothly .
In any case , the initial distribution is expected to go to people like frontline medical workers , people with severe preexisting conditions , or the elderly .
By all accounts , most of us won ’ t be getting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden likely will be in office by then .
Stay safe in the meantime .
Stay home or wear a mask .

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The initial doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine were flown into the United States today on a charter jet, according to the WSJ. That puts us one step closer. Approval hasn’t been finalized, but they’re getting it in place in order to hit the ground running when it comes. The initial distribution to vulnerable people is expected late next month.
This means that if everything remains on schedule, the initial distribution will take place while Trump is still in office. This is dicey, but necessary. The FDA can’t just sit back and wait until President Biden is in office before starting the distribution.
The good news is that with the transition already officially underway, it means people like Biden are now coordinating with people like Dr. Fauci and the FDA Administrator, meaning this will hopefully go fairly smoothly.
In any case, the initial distribution is expected to go to people like frontline medical workers, people with severe preexisting conditions, or the elderly. By all accounts, most of us won’t be getting the vaccine until early next year, meaning Biden likely will be in office by then. Stay safe in the meantime. Stay home or wear a mask.
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Finish him!

– Much as I ’ m enjoying watching Trump humiliate himself , his tweets are becoming more dishonest and seditious than ever – and they serve no point .
We shouldn ’ t have to put up with this for another fifty days .
Twitter ’ s warning labels aren ’ t enough .
Delete his account already .
Come on Twitter , finish him off .
He ’ s already violated the terms of service repeatedly .
Anyone else would have been kicked off by now .
– Given how skittish and scared Trump has become , maybe his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him a full size desk for the press conference because they were afraid he ’ d try to hide under it .
– People who deserve credit for the coronavirus vaccine : Scientists .
Researchers .
People who signed up to be guinea pigs in vaccine trials .
Dolly Parton , for being a major early funder of the research .
It ’ s funny how Donald Trump keeps trying to take credit for the vaccine , and insisting that President Biden shouldn ’ t get credit for it , yet Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Biden was never in position to be involved in the vaccine , so of course he ’ s not taking credit for it .
Whether Trump understands this or not , non-deranged people don ’ t behave like that .

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– Much as I’m enjoying watching Trump humiliate himself, his tweets are becoming more dishonest and seditious than ever – and they serve no point. We shouldn’t have to put up with this for another fifty days. Twitter’s warning labels aren’t enough. Delete his account already. Come on Twitter, finish him off. He’s already violated the terms of service repeatedly. Anyone else would have been kicked off by now.
– Given how skittish and scared Trump has become, maybe his handlers didn’t want to give him a full size desk for the press conference because they were afraid he’d try to hide under it.
– People who deserve credit for the coronavirus vaccine: Scientists. Researchers. People who signed up to be guinea pigs in vaccine trials. Dolly Parton, for being a major early funder of the research. It’s funny how Donald Trump keeps trying to take credit for the vaccine, and insisting that President Biden shouldn’t get credit for it, yet Biden has never once tried to take credit for it. Biden was never in position to be involved in the vaccine, so of course he’s not taking credit for it. Whether Trump understands this or not, non-deranged people don’t behave like that.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--So that crashed and burned

So that crashed and burned

The effort by a few Pennsylvania state legislators to magically overturn the election was never going anywhere to begin with .
Doing so would be illegal and would be automatically overturned by the courts .
And according to Pennsylvania ’ s Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman , only about eight Republicans were in favor of the idea .
Predictably , after a caucus meeting on Saturday , the effort has “ fizzled.
” These stunts always had literally zero chance of working .
It ’ s just that a handful of these low level Republicans are trying to make a name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base by going through the motions of pretending they ’ re trying to overturn the election , when they know darn well that it ’ s not even a real thing .
– Tweet of the day , from Janice Hough : “ Donald said on Thanksgiving that he was ‘ probably going on Saturday ’ to campaign for ‘ two great senators from Georgia.
’ It ’ s now Sunday am .
Trump ’ s only been to Camp David & to golf ( three times ) .
So another lie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to seen with him ?
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The effort by a few Pennsylvania state legislators to magically overturn the election was never going anywhere to begin with. Doing so would be illegal and would be automatically overturned by the courts. And according to Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, only about eight Republicans were in favor of the idea. Predictably, after a caucus meeting on Saturday, the effort has “fizzled.”
These stunts always had literally zero chance of working. It’s just that a handful of these low level Republicans are trying to make a name for themselves with Trump’s aggrieved base by going through the motions of pretending they’re trying to overturn the election, when they know darn well that it’s not even a real thing.
– Tweet of the day, from Janice Hough: “Donald said on Thanksgiving that he was ‘probably going on Saturday’ to campaign for ‘two great senators from Georgia.’ It’s now Sunday am. Trump’s only been to Camp David & to golf (three times). So another lie, or even Loeffler & Perdue don’t want to seen with him?”
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Trump stooge John Cornyn goes off the deep end

Now that Donald Trump is finished , we ’ re watching his various Republican stooges trying to figure out how to transition to life without him .
For instance , Republican Senator John Cornyn is now trying to reinvent himself as some kind of ethics watchdog against the Biden administration .
It ’ s not going well .
His “ transparency is non-negotiable ” tweet tonight was hit with more than nine thousand negative replies .
Ouch .
– Speaking of Cornyn , he and Ted Cruz make for one of the worst Senate tandems of any state .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Florida are just as awful of a tandem .
As are Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul in Kentucky .
And they ’ re not the only ones .
The Republican Senate is just embarrassing .
– Tweet of the day , from Dr. Syed A. Ahmad : “ Just got an email from work that our hospital is full and all elective surgical cases have [ been ] cancelled .
No transfers allowed to hospital .
Driving home , passed a restaurant that was full .
Shaking my head .
Frustrated is @ @ @ @

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Now that Donald Trump is finished, we’re watching his various Republican stooges trying to figure out how to transition to life without him. For instance, Republican Senator John Cornyn is now trying to reinvent himself as some kind of ethics watchdog against the Biden administration. It’s not going well. His “transparency is non-negotiable” tweet tonight was hit with more than nine thousand negative replies. Ouch.
– Speaking of Cornyn, he and Ted Cruz make for one of the worst Senate tandems of any state. Then again, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio in Florida are just as awful of a tandem. As are Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul in Kentucky. And they’re not the only ones. The Republican Senate is just embarrassing.
– Tweet of the day, from Dr. Syed A. Ahmad: “Just got an email from work that our hospital is full and all elective surgical cases have [been] cancelled. No transfers allowed to hospital. Driving home, passed a restaurant that was full. Shaking my head. Frustrated is an understatement.”
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