palmerreport--2020-01-08--“The worst briefing I’ve had”

“The worst briefing I’ve had”

Is there anything the Trump regime can ’ t screw up ?
After Donald Trump gave a speech today about Iran that raised more questions about his physical and mental health than anything else , his regime tried to clean things up in private by briefing Senators .
The trouble : it only made things even worse .
Republican Senator Mike Lee , a Trump ally , emerged from the Iran briefing this afternoon and was less than impressed .
He called it “ the worst briefing I ’ ve had on a military issue ” during his entire time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Manu Raju .
In other words , this briefing was such a joke , even Trump ’ s GOP pals aren ’ t willing to stick their necks out by pretending it was worth a damn .
This means the Trump regime still has no idea how to explain or justify Donald Trump ’ s assassination of Iran ’ s Soleimani .
Trump appears to have given the order impulsively , without any thought about the outcome or consequences .
He and his allies have since tried to claim in public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” threat against the United States , and that taking out Soleimani made that threat go away .
But it ’ s more clear than ever that this was a lie .
Just ask Mike Lee .

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Is there anything the Trump regime can’t screw up? After Donald Trump gave a speech today about Iran that raised more questions about his physical and mental health than anything else, his regime tried to clean things up in private by briefing Senators. The trouble: it only made things even worse.
Republican Senator Mike Lee, a Trump ally, emerged from the Iran briefing this afternoon and was less than impressed. He called it “the worst briefing I’ve had on a military issue” during his entire time in the Senate, according to CNN’s Manu Raju. In other words, this briefing was such a joke, even Trump’s GOP pals aren’t willing to stick their necks out by pretending it was worth a damn.
This means the Trump regime still has no idea how to explain or justify Donald Trump’s assassination of Iran’s Soleimani. Trump appears to have given the order impulsively, without any thought about the outcome or consequences. He and his allies have since tried to claim in public that there was an unspecified “imminent” threat against the United States, and that taking out Soleimani made that threat go away. But it’s more clear than ever that this was a lie. Just ask Mike Lee.
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palmerreport--2020-01-08--You can smell the fear on this guy

You can smell the fear on this guy

When Donald Trump ’ s dust-up with Iran first began , we saw the resurgence of the nonsensical narrative which said that Trump wanted to go to war so he could win reelection .
Of course this is total crap on too many levels to count , yet it just keeps getting repeated , right up until the moment that it ’ s yet again proven wrong .
Now would be a good time to talk about what ’ s actually going on here .
If Donald Trump ’ s behavior over the past few years has consistently shown us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s more afraid of war than any modern president .
It ’ s not that he ’ s opposed to war ; he ’ s afraid of war .
One theory is that he knows war can only serve to make an unpopular president even more unpopular , and he understands that he ’ s already too unpopular to begin with .
Another theory is that Trump just doesn ’ t want the hard work of being a wartime president .
Take your pick .
But the bottom line is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can smell the fear .
In fact the whole world can smell the fear of war on him .
It ’ s why Iran knew it could fire a bunch of huge missiles into a military base housing U.S. troops last night , and so long as the missiles didn ’ t actually hit any U.S. troops , Trump would respond today by taking a pass .
It ’ s why Kim Jong-Un has been able to push Trump around for three years , knowing full well that Trump was never going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s why a lot of shady regimes have gotten away with a lot of shady things since Trump took office .
It ’ s a good thing when a president is opposed to war .
President Obama was opposed to war , which is why he didn ’ t start any wars – but he took military action when he knew it was necessary .
Donald Trump is afraid of war , to the point that he was willing to humiliate himself today by announcing that he has no response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s part of why the world is walking all over Trump .

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When Donald Trump’s dust-up with Iran first began, we saw the resurgence of the nonsensical narrative which said that Trump wanted to go to war so he could win reelection. Of course this is total crap on too many levels to count, yet it just keeps getting repeated, right up until the moment that it’s yet again proven wrong. Now would be a good time to talk about what’s actually going on here.
If Donald Trump’s behavior over the past few years has consistently shown us one thing, it’s that he’s more afraid of war than any modern president. It’s not that he’s opposed to war; he’s afraid of war. One theory is that he knows war can only serve to make an unpopular president even more unpopular, and he understands that he’s already too unpopular to begin with. Another theory is that Trump just doesn’t want the hard work of being a wartime president. Take your pick. But the bottom line is that Trump is afraid of war, you can smell the fear.
In fact the whole world can smell the fear of war on him. It’s why Iran knew it could fire a bunch of huge missiles into a military base housing U.S. troops last night, and so long as the missiles didn’t actually hit any U.S. troops, Trump would respond today by taking a pass. It’s why Kim Jong-Un has been able to push Trump around for three years, knowing full well that Trump was never going to launch any sort of military offensive. It’s why a lot of shady regimes have gotten away with a lot of shady things since Trump took office.
It’s a good thing when a president is opposed to war. President Obama was opposed to war, which is why he didn’t start any wars – but he took military action when he knew it was necessary. Donald Trump is afraid of war, to the point that he was willing to humiliate himself today by announcing that he has no response to Iran’s aggression. It’s part of why the world is walking all over Trump.
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SWING AND MISS

So much for Plan D. That ’ s the big takeaway from Donald Trump ’ s speech today , in which he essentially gave up on his Iran gambit after realizing that it wasn ’ t going to gain him a single vote in 2020 , and was threatening to cost him votes .
This was entirely predictable , of course .
Even Trump likely knew he wasn ’ t going to get anywhere with this .
It ’ s just that he had nothing better to try .
Plan A was secretly conspiring with Ukraine to rig the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ B was somehow using his own impeachment to gain new supporters , which didn ’ t happen .
Plan C was the DOJ Inspector General report , which went nowhere .
Plan D was to assassinate an Iranian leader and then hope it all magically worked out for him .
The trouble for Trump is that war can only make an unpopular president even more unpopular , and he knows it .
He was hoping he could take out Soleimani , it would make him more popular with voters , and then he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response .
He was correct in that Iran ’ s response ended up being proportional .
But Trump didn ’ t gain a single vote with the Soleimani assassination .
Instead he ’ s left giving a humiliating speech on TV , trying to spin yet another loss into a win .
Nice try .

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So much for Plan D. That’s the big takeaway from Donald Trump’s speech today, in which he essentially gave up on his Iran gambit after realizing that it wasn’t going to gain him a single vote in 2020, and was threatening to cost him votes. This was entirely predictable, of course. Even Trump likely knew he wasn’t going to get anywhere with this. It’s just that he had nothing better to try.
Plan A was secretly conspiring with Ukraine to rig the election, which got him impeached. Plan B was somehow using his own impeachment to gain new supporters, which didn’t happen. Plan C was the DOJ Inspector General report, which went nowhere. Plan D was to assassinate an Iranian leader and then hope it all magically worked out for him.
The trouble for Trump is that war can only make an unpopular president even more unpopular, and he knows it. He was hoping he could take out Soleimani, it would make him more popular with voters, and then he could just ignore Iran’s proportional response. He was correct in that Iran’s response ended up being proportional. But Trump didn’t gain a single vote with the Soleimani assassination. Instead he’s left giving a humiliating speech on TV, trying to spin yet another loss into a win. Nice try.
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palmerreport--2020-01-08--Donald Trump sniffs and slurs his way through lifeless, confused, incoherent Iran speech

Donald Trump took a pass on the opportunity to give a televised speech last night about the Iran situation , and now we know why : he ’ s so far gone , physically and cognitively , he can barely even function during the middle of the day .
Trump finally gave his speech today , and let ’ s just say you ’ re lucky if you missed the debacle .
During his speech today , Donald Trump sounded like he was half alive at best .
He was routinely slurring his words .
He sounded out of breath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ tolerided ” is a thing now .
He was sniffing so much , let ’ s just say that the word “ Adderall ” was trending on Twitter during his speech .
The guy couldn ’ t have sounded any more out of it if he ’ d tried .
Trump told a number of bizarre lies during his rambling speech , including the claim that ISIS is now 100 % defeated .
Wait , didn ’ t Trump say he reached this goal last year ?
Apparently he ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind .
He also announced that the U.S. has hypersonic missiles , which appeared to have been classified information – prompting one of the Generals standing next to him to briefly shoot a horrified look in Trump ’ s direction .
Keep in mind that this was Donald Trump doing his best to get through a speech that was in front of him on a teleprompter .
All he had to do was stand there for a few minutes and read words aloud without screwing it up .
He totally screwed it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t a psychotic criminal monster , he ’ s clearly too far gone in the cognitive department to be anywhere near the Oval Office .
Time for the 25th Amendment .

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Donald Trump took a pass on the opportunity to give a televised speech last night about the Iran situation, and now we know why: he’s so far gone, physically and cognitively, he can barely even function during the middle of the day. Trump finally gave his speech today, and let’s just say you’re lucky if you missed the debacle.
During his speech today, Donald Trump sounded like he was half alive at best. He was routinely slurring his words. He sounded out of breath. He was mispronouncing words. Apparently “tolerided” is a thing now. He was sniffing so much, let’s just say that the word “Adderall” was trending on Twitter during his speech. The guy couldn’t have sounded any more out of it if he’d tried.
Trump told a number of bizarre lies during his rambling speech, including the claim that ISIS is now 100% defeated. Wait, didn’t Trump say he reached this goal last year? Apparently he’s just reached it again, in his deluded mind. He also announced that the U.S. has hypersonic missiles, which appeared to have been classified information – prompting one of the Generals standing next to him to briefly shoot a horrified look in Trump’s direction.
Keep in mind that this was Donald Trump doing his best to get through a speech that was in front of him on a teleprompter. All he had to do was stand there for a few minutes and read words aloud without screwing it up. He totally screwed it up. Even if this guy weren’t a psychotic criminal monster, he’s clearly too far gone in the cognitive department to be anywhere near the Oval Office. Time for the 25th Amendment.
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palmerreport--2020-01-08--Welcome to the megafire

Welcome to the megafire

Imagine for a moment that one third of the United States is on fire .
Then imagine that the situation , as if it ’ s not bad enough already , will only get worse over time .
While you ’ re at it , try to visualize this horror : having to live with the inevitable prospect you get when enough of these huge fires come together and form one giant fire called a megafire .
A megafire is a single fire that covers at least 100,000 acres .
These fires can and will eventually form into numerous megafires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Megafires become firestorms , because they create their own catastrophic wind systems .
The German city of Dresden was destroyed by just such a firestorm in World War II .
Now imagine that the people in charge of the government are climate science deniers .
Welcome to Australia .
Over 200 fires are raging across Australia today , and of those dozens of them are out of control .
People and their houses and animals and their habitats are being annihilated .
In many regions , including the city of Sydney , smoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ render the air increasingly difficult to breathe .
Sydney ’ s temperatures get as high as 29 degrees centigrade ( 84 degrees Fahrenheit ) and render the city almost absurdly unliveable .
In other parts of the continent the mercury rises to as high as 50 degrees Celsius ( 122 degrees Fahrenheit ) where death for a healthy person can be a mere sustained exertion away .
It is a national disaster for Australia that may never end .
It ’ s what climate scientist professor Katherine Kayhoe calls a “ threat multiplier.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent tweet : “ Human-induced climate change is a threat multiplier .
It takes existing risks + amplifies them beyond imagining , affecting every living thing on this planet : including us.
” In Australia the threat can multiply in a variety of ways .
While recent rains have brought some relief , they are not expected to last .
The remainder of the antipodal Australian Summer is expected to be dry and hot .
These fires can lead to the threat multiplying phenomenon known to meteorologists as “ cumulonimbus flammagenitus clouds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” a type of cumulonimbus cloud that forms above a source of heat , such as a wildfire or volcanic eruption .
These clouds can cause hail , lightning , tornados and other meteorological disturbances that can exacerbate the existing crisis .
They frequently spread existing fires , particularly in the hot and dry conditions of Australia ’ s climate .
Once this cycle of fires and firestorms passes a certain point it may not be possible to stop it .
In other words , there may exist no natural or human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it could eventually make Australia uninhabitable .
The fires will stop only once there is nothing left to burn .
Australia is susceptible to this kind of climate change consequence but Australia is not unique .
Australia-like conditions can be created on other continents as the alarming conditions caused by climate change continue unabated , and humans continue to refuse to take the extreme precautions necessary to stop and reverse them .
Such appalling circumstances existed in California last year and are almost certain to return in the summer .
Meanwhile politicians in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the rest of the world continue to treat climate change as a second class threat , or , in the case of politicians who have been bought off by oil companies , as a hoax .
There are even conspiracy theories suggesting that the fires in Australia are being set by climate change activists !
Devotion to ignorance on this scale together with corrupt right wing politicians in charge of much of the planet could spell the doom of the human species unless radical measures are adopted soon .

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Imagine for a moment that one third of the United States is on fire. Then imagine that the situation, as if it’s not bad enough already, will only get worse over time. While you’re at it, try to visualize this horror: having to live with the inevitable prospect you get when enough of these huge fires come together and form one giant fire called a megafire. A megafire is a single fire that covers at least 100,000 acres. These fires can and will eventually form into numerous megafires, maybe even hundreds of them. Megafires become firestorms, because they create their own catastrophic wind systems. The German city of Dresden was destroyed by just such a firestorm in World War II. Now imagine that the people in charge of the government are climate science deniers. Welcome to Australia.
Over 200 fires are raging across Australia today, and of those dozens of them are out of control. People and their houses and animals and their habitats are being annihilated. In many regions, including the city of Sydney, smoke and other eye-stinging pollutants from the fires render the air increasingly difficult to breathe. Sydney’s temperatures get as high as 29 degrees centigrade (84 degrees Fahrenheit) and render the city almost absurdly unliveable. In other parts of the continent the mercury rises to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) where death for a healthy person can be a mere sustained exertion away. It is a national disaster for Australia that may never end.
It’s what climate scientist professor Katherine Kayhoe calls a “threat multiplier.” As she put it in a recent tweet: “Human-induced climate change is a threat multiplier. It takes existing risks + amplifies them beyond imagining, affecting every living thing on this planet: including us.” In Australia the threat can multiply in a variety of ways. While recent rains have brought some relief, they are not expected to last. The remainder of the antipodal Australian Summer is expected to be dry and hot.
These fires can lead to the threat multiplying phenomenon known to meteorologists as “cumulonimbus flammagenitus clouds,” also known as “pyrocumulonimbus clouds,” a type of cumulonimbus cloud that forms above a source of heat, such as a wildfire or volcanic eruption. These clouds can cause hail, lightning, tornados and other meteorological disturbances that can exacerbate the existing crisis. They frequently spread existing fires, particularly in the hot and dry conditions of Australia’s climate.
Once this cycle of fires and firestorms passes a certain point it may not be possible to stop it. In other words, there may exist no natural or human way to cause it to de-escalate and it could eventually make Australia uninhabitable. The fires will stop only once there is nothing left to burn.
Australia is susceptible to this kind of climate change consequence but Australia is not unique. Australia-like conditions can be created on other continents as the alarming conditions caused by climate change continue unabated, and humans continue to refuse to take the extreme precautions necessary to stop and reverse them. Such appalling circumstances existed in California last year and are almost certain to return in the summer.
Meanwhile politicians in America, Australia, Britain and much of the rest of the world continue to treat climate change as a second class threat, or, in the case of politicians who have been bought off by oil companies, as a hoax. There are even conspiracy theories suggesting that the fires in Australia are being set by climate change activists! Devotion to ignorance on this scale together with corrupt right wing politicians in charge of much of the planet could spell the doom of the human species unless radical measures are adopted soon.
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WHAT A LOSER

You ’ re Donald Trump .
You try to exploit a rogue Iranian attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq , by assassinating one of the leaders of Iran .
You ’ re widely criticized at home and abroad for the recklessness of your actions .
Then all you can do is wait for Iran to respond , and hope it all somehow magically works out in your favor .
Then Iran does something pretty smart .
It fires a bunch of ballistic missiles at an Iraqi military base where U.S. troops are stationed , but it makes a point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the base .
Then Iran threatens to attack other countries in the region if the U.S. does anything in response .
Then after Trump does nothing , Iran announces that it ’ s done blowing up things unless Trump starts things up again .
It leaves Trump in a position where no one wants him to take any retaliatory action , both because no U.S. troops were harmed , and because everyone just wants this whole thing over .
Just like that – assuming it really does end here – Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neck .
He tried to look strong by taking on Iran , and instead he ended up looking more weak than ever .
And yet Trump knows that if he does try to further escalate this , his odds of reelection will likely drop even further .
No wonder Trump tweeted “ all is well ” last night and went to bed .
What a loser .

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You’re Donald Trump. You try to exploit a rogue Iranian attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, by assassinating one of the leaders of Iran. You’re widely criticized at home and abroad for the recklessness of your actions. Then all you can do is wait for Iran to respond, and hope it all somehow magically works out in your favor.
Then Iran does something pretty smart. It fires a bunch of ballistic missiles at an Iraqi military base where U.S. troops are stationed, but it makes a point of only hitting the Iraqi portion of the base. Then Iran threatens to attack other countries in the region if the U.S. does anything in response. Then after Trump does nothing, Iran announces that it’s done blowing up things unless Trump starts things up again. It leaves Trump in a position where no one wants him to take any retaliatory action, both because no U.S. troops were harmed, and because everyone just wants this whole thing over.
Just like that – assuming it really does end here – Donald Trump has yet another humiliating loss hung around his neck. He tried to look strong by taking on Iran, and instead he ended up looking more weak than ever. And yet Trump knows that if he does try to further escalate this, his odds of reelection will likely drop even further. No wonder Trump tweeted “all is well” last night and went to bed. What a loser.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--George Conway strikes again

George Conway strikes again

George Conway , husband to White House “ counselor ” Kellyanne Conway , is once again striking out at “ president ” Donald Trump .
Conway has been lighting up his Twitter with his theory of why Trump ordered the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani , and it ’ s not far from our own .
Conway believes that Trump is “ desperate ” because of his impeachment .
He further takes the opportunity to call Trump “ evil.
” He ’ s not wrong .
Conway said that he would be happy to be wrong , “ but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make his point , Conway mentions that Trump has allowed “ all sorts of transgressions ” committed by the Iranians go without a word and further points out that Trump is “ perfectly happy to kowtow to evil foreign leaders ( KJU , Putin ) .
” Instead , he has now chosen an option “ that the military thought too extreme to actually select , and then threatens to commit war crimes .
What ’ s different now ?
” What indeed is different ?
As Palmer Report and others have pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the king of deflection .
He will go to any lengths to deflect from his own criminal behavior .
Would he really go this far ?
Put nothing past this man .
As Conway points out , “ he ’ s a narcissistic sociopath.
” He also reposted a Tweet from Brett McGurk , a former diplomat and senior national security member under Bush and Obama , which states : “ We ’ re moving rapidly up an escalatory ladder with no offramp , strategy , or achievable objective.
” It appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. military facilities in Iraq in retaliation for Trump ’ s ill-advised , unprovoked strike .
The country launched ballistic missiles toward at least two bases .
Fortunately , no Americans were killed in this attack , but things are just beginning .
Trump might pretend that this strike stems from something else , but HuffPost reports that the strike was undertaken by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , the very branch that Soleimani led .
The IRGC even e-mailed statements to various American media outlets .
If Trump thinks this is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dumber than we know .
Immediately following the attack , “ president ” Trump , Twitter king , announced : “ All is well !
Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq .
Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now .
So far , so good !
” Please read that statement again and try to convince yourself of how unpresidential this statement is .
But we really shouldn ’ t expect any more from Trump .
He has no clue what he has gotten us into , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t care .
If he did , he wouldn ’ t continue to escalate things by threatening to attack cultural sites—which is considered a war crime—and he wouldn ’ t continue to hurl insults .
Hurling insults is what Trump does best , and threatening cultural sites is merely another example of his bullying mindset .
Trump has absolutely no idea what these people can do .
They are groomed for war and will defend themselves to the end if necessary .
They ’ re not exactly the target that one would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to do just that .
Again , he had no plan beyond sending a drone to assassinate Soleimani , and he obviously gave no thought to what would happen next .
Ten months and counting .
The insanity and danger of Donald Trump must end .

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George Conway, husband to White House “counselor” Kellyanne Conway, is once again striking out at “president” Donald Trump. Conway has been lighting up his Twitter with his theory of why Trump ordered the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, and it’s not far from our own. Conway believes that Trump is “desperate” because of his impeachment. He further takes the opportunity to call Trump “evil.” He’s not wrong. Conway said that he would be happy to be wrong, “but the evidence is hard to ignore.”
To make his point, Conway mentions that Trump has allowed “all sorts of transgressions” committed by the Iranians go without a word and further points out that Trump is “perfectly happy to kowtow to evil foreign leaders (KJU, Putin).” Instead, he has now chosen an option “that the military thought too extreme to actually select, and then threatens to commit war crimes. What’s different now?” What indeed is different?
As Palmer Report and others have pointed out since this all began, Trump is the king of deflection. He will go to any lengths to deflect from his own criminal behavior. Would he really go this far? Put nothing past this man. As Conway points out, “he’s a narcissistic sociopath.” He also reposted a Tweet from Brett McGurk, a former diplomat and senior national security member under Bush and Obama, which states: “We’re moving rapidly up an escalatory ladder with no offramp, strategy, or achievable objective.” It appears that McGurk is correct.
Iran attacked U.S. military facilities in Iraq in retaliation for Trump’s ill-advised, unprovoked strike. The country launched ballistic missiles toward at least two bases. Fortunately, no Americans were killed in this attack, but things are just beginning. Trump might pretend that this strike stems from something else, but HuffPost reports that the strike was undertaken by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the very branch that Soleimani led. The IRGC even e-mailed statements to various American media outlets. If Trump thinks this is the end of things, he’s dumber than we know.
Immediately following the attack, “president” Trump, Twitter king, announced: “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good!” Please read that statement again and try to convince yourself of how unpresidential this statement is. But we really shouldn’t expect any more from Trump. He has no clue what he has gotten us into, and to be honest, he doesn’t care. If he did, he wouldn’t continue to escalate things by threatening to attack cultural sites—which is considered a war crime—and he wouldn’t continue to hurl insults. Hurling insults is what Trump does best, and threatening cultural sites is merely another example of his bullying mindset.
Trump has absolutely no idea what these people can do. They are groomed for war and will defend themselves to the end if necessary. They’re not exactly the target that one would choose without provocation. Leave it to Trump to do just that. Again, he had no plan beyond sending a drone to assassinate Soleimani, and he obviously gave no thought to what would happen next. Ten months and counting. The insanity and danger of Donald Trump must end.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just watched Donald Trump try to distract everyone from his impeachment by playing chicken with Iran , only for the entire thing to blow up in his face .
Now Trump ’ s poor handling of the Iran fallout has gone so far off the rails , Republican Senator Mike Lee is going on a public tirade about how awful the briefing was .
Pelosi is stepping in for a well-timed slam dunk .
Mike Lee referred to the Trump regime ’ s Senate briefing as “ the worst briefing I ’ ve had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set off shockwaves considering Lee is a Republican who is typically aligned with Trump these days .
Then a reporter stopped Nancy Pelosi in the halls of Congress and asked her what she thought of the briefing .
The reporter said , “ Some people are calling it the worst briefing they ’ ve ever gotten.
” Nancy Pelosi replied : “ There ’ s stiff competition for that from this administration.
” Pelosi doesn ’ t have to say a ton on a day like this , because Donald Trump is busy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his own party is kicking dirt on him .
But Pelosi did just make a point of reminding Trump that she ’ s still out there , holding articles of impeachment over his head .
Even if Trump can make his Iran debacle go away , his impeachment will be right there waiting to cause him even more problems .

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just watched Donald Trump try to distract everyone from his impeachment by playing chicken with Iran, only for the entire thing to blow up in his face. Now Trump’s poor handling of the Iran fallout has gone so far off the rails, Republican Senator Mike Lee is going on a public tirade about how awful the briefing was. Pelosi is stepping in for a well-timed slam dunk.
Mike Lee referred to the Trump regime’s Senate briefing as “the worst briefing I’ve had on a military issue” – which set off shockwaves considering Lee is a Republican who is typically aligned with Trump these days. Then a reporter stopped Nancy Pelosi in the halls of Congress and asked her what she thought of the briefing.
The reporter said, “Some people are calling it the worst briefing they’ve ever gotten.” Nancy Pelosi replied: “There’s stiff competition for that from this administration.” Pelosi doesn’t have to say a ton on a day like this, because Donald Trump is busy self destructing of his own accord, and his own party is kicking dirt on him.
But Pelosi did just make a point of reminding Trump that she’s still out there, holding articles of impeachment over his head. Even if Trump can make his Iran debacle go away, his impeachment will be right there waiting to cause him even more problems.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Who’s going to be the one to say it?

Who’s going to be the one to say it?

The President of the United States gave a televised speech today in which he came across as 80 % senile and 90 % dead .
His cognitive abilities appear to be just about gone , as he struggled to read and pronounce basic words off the teleprompter .
His motor skills were alarmingly lacking , as he slurred his way through it .
His physical condition was that of a guy who needs to be in the hospital .
That ’ s not just one person ’ s take , either .
Everyone can see it .
Everyone is talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and “ Sudafed ” began trending atop Twitter during Donald Trump ’ s speech , as people tried to figure out whether Trump was actually high on drugs , or if he was merely in such bad shape that he was coming across as if he were on drugs .
Yet even as Donald Trump was presenting himself in this alarming condition during his speech , the major TV networks were airing the speech as if it weren ’ t happening .
If any TV pundits mentioned that Trump sounded like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grave , I must have missed it .
No one , on television at least , seems to want to state the obvious : there ’ s something very , very wrong with this guy ’ s physical and cognitive condition .

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The President of the United States gave a televised speech today in which he came across as 80% senile and 90% dead. His cognitive abilities appear to be just about gone, as he struggled to read and pronounce basic words off the teleprompter. His motor skills were alarmingly lacking, as he slurred his way through it. His physical condition was that of a guy who needs to be in the hospital.
That’s not just one person’s take, either. Everyone can see it. Everyone is talking about it. Terms like “Adderall” and “Sudafed” began trending atop Twitter during Donald Trump’s speech, as people tried to figure out whether Trump was actually high on drugs, or if he was merely in such bad shape that he was coming across as if he were on drugs.
Yet even as Donald Trump was presenting himself in this alarming condition during his speech, the major TV networks were airing the speech as if it weren’t happening. If any TV pundits mentioned that Trump sounded like a mostly senile guy with one foot in the grave, I must have missed it. No one, on television at least, seems to want to state the obvious: there’s something very, very wrong with this guy’s physical and cognitive condition.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Where did he go?

Where did he go?

Last night , after Iran fired a bunch of ballistic missiles into a military base that housed U.S. troops , Donald Trump inexplicably tweeted “ All is well !
” His handlers then let it be known that he wouldn ’ t be giving a televised speech that evening .
Today , Trump gave arguably the most disturbingly senile speech in the history of U.S. politics , and he hasn ’ t been heard from since .
In fact Trump hadn ’ t been heard from before the speech either .
This morning Trump had nothing to say at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he also tweeted nothing .
His “ All is well !
” tweet was nearly twenty-four hours ago , and aside from his speech , he hasn ’ t been heard from since .
This would be understandable if his speech had in any way gone well for him , or if it had communicated any semblance of a message .
Instead , Trump ’ s speech consisted of him appearing extremely weak and out of it , slurring out imaginary words like “ tolerided ” and “ accomplement shades.
” He spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as if his handlers had pumped him full of some drug just to keep him upright long enough to give the speech .
And since this fiasco , Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything .
Something is very wrong here .
This was Donald Trump ’ s big moment to try to take his weak handling of Iran and try to spin it into something he could work with .
Instead he gave an almost frighteningly inept speech performance , and then disappeared entirely .
What is wrong with this guy ?

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Last night, after Iran fired a bunch of ballistic missiles into a military base that housed U.S. troops, Donald Trump inexplicably tweeted “All is well!” His handlers then let it be known that he wouldn’t be giving a televised speech that evening. Today, Trump gave arguably the most disturbingly senile speech in the history of U.S. politics, and he hasn’t been heard from since.
In fact Trump hadn’t been heard from before the speech either. This morning Trump had nothing to say at all on Twitter. After his disastrous speech he also tweeted nothing. His “All is well!” tweet was nearly twenty-four hours ago, and aside from his speech, he hasn’t been heard from since. This would be understandable if his speech had in any way gone well for him, or if it had communicated any semblance of a message.
Instead, Trump’s speech consisted of him appearing extremely weak and out of it, slurring out imaginary words like “tolerided” and “accomplement shades.” He spent the entirety of his speech constantly sniffing, as if his handlers had pumped him full of some drug just to keep him upright long enough to give the speech. And since this fiasco, Trump hasn’t tweeted anything.
Something is very wrong here. This was Donald Trump’s big moment to try to take his weak handling of Iran and try to spin it into something he could work with. Instead he gave an almost frighteningly inept speech performance, and then disappeared entirely. What is wrong with this guy?
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--GOP civil war gets even uglier as Rand Paul attacks Donald Trump’s lapdog Lindsey Graham

After Donald Trump gave one of the most alarmingly senile speeches in presidential history today , and then his regime delivered a complete joke of an Iran briefing to Congress , Republican Senator Mike Lee stood in front of the cameras and proceeded to rip the Trump regime a new one .
Republican Senator Rand Paul was standing right next to him .
They both then signed on to Democratic legislation to limit Trump ’ s war powers .
This prompted Lindsey Graham to accuse Mike Lee and Rand Paul of “ overreacting , ” and accused the two of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say that Paul isn ’ t exactly taking it well .
He just jumped in front of the cameras and accused Graham of wearing a “ fake drape of patriotism.
” So now we have a Republican Senate food fight playing out for all to see , and we ’ re on the verge of an all-out GOP civil war .
Notably , Donald Trump has said absolutely nothing about any of this since his nightmarishly inept speech today .
He hasn ’ t tweeted anything all day .
His coalition is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s missing in action .
Either he has no idea how to handle this , or he really is too severely in need of medical attention to even function .

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After Donald Trump gave one of the most alarmingly senile speeches in presidential history today, and then his regime delivered a complete joke of an Iran briefing to Congress, Republican Senator Mike Lee stood in front of the cameras and proceeded to rip the Trump regime a new one. Republican Senator Rand Paul was standing right next to him. They both then signed on to Democratic legislation to limit Trump’s war powers.
This prompted Lindsey Graham to accuse Mike Lee and Rand Paul of “overreacting,” and accused the two of them of helping Iran. Suffice it to say that Paul isn’t exactly taking it well. He just jumped in front of the cameras and accused Graham of wearing a “fake drape of patriotism.”
So now we have a Republican Senate food fight playing out for all to see, and we’re on the verge of an all-out GOP civil war. Notably, Donald Trump has said absolutely nothing about any of this since his nightmarishly inept speech today. He hasn’t tweeted anything all day. His coalition is falling apart in real time, and he’s missing in action. Either he has no idea how to handle this, or he really is too severely in need of medical attention to even function.
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palmerreport--2020-01-10--Donald Trump finally returns to Twitter, has completely psychotic meltdown

Donald Trump disappeared from Twitter for about a day and a half , during which time he used his only public appearance to make up fake words and give the impression that he has one and a half feet in the grave .
Today , Trump tried to get back on the horse – but he ’ d have done far better if he ’ d just stayed in bed , or whatever it was he ’ d been doing while he was hiding from everyone .
Trump started off the day by tweeting “ PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT !
” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign that he ’ s in a particularly agitated and/or psychotic mood .
He then went on to attack Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff , before appearing to take credit for a reduction in the cancer death rate .
But then Trump shifted from the offensive to the simply absurd .
Trump posted this tweet , which would have been incoherently deranged even if he hadn ’ t included a “ 409K ” – whatever that might be : “ STOCK MARKET AT ALL-TIME HIGH !
HOW ARE YOUR 401K ’ S DOING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 % up ?
Only 50 % up !
What are you doing wrong ?
” Later his handlers deleted the tweet and changed it to “ 401K ” accordingly .
So now Donald Trump has gone from speaking gibberish like “ tolerided ” and “ accompliment shades ” to tweeting gibberish like “ 409K.
” Then again , if Trump thinks you ’ re supposed to put money into a 409K , it could help explain why he ’ s gone bankrupt so many times .

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Donald Trump disappeared from Twitter for about a day and a half, during which time he used his only public appearance to make up fake words and give the impression that he has one and a half feet in the grave. Today, Trump tried to get back on the horse – but he’d have done far better if he’d just stayed in bed, or whatever it was he’d been doing while he was hiding from everyone.
Trump started off the day by tweeting “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” in all caps, which is generally a sign that he’s in a particularly agitated and/or psychotic mood. He then went on to attack Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, before appearing to take credit for a reduction in the cancer death rate. But then Trump shifted from the offensive to the simply absurd.
Trump posted this tweet, which would have been incoherently deranged even if he hadn’t included a “409K” – whatever that might be: “STOCK MARKET AT ALL-TIME HIGH! HOW ARE YOUR 401K’S DOING? 70%, 80%, 90% up? Only 50% up! What are you doing wrong?” Later his handlers deleted the tweet and changed it to “401K” accordingly.
So now Donald Trump has gone from speaking gibberish like “tolerided” and “accompliment shades” to tweeting gibberish like “409K.” Then again, if Trump thinks you’re supposed to put money into a 409K, it could help explain why he’s gone bankrupt so many times.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Donald Trump’s lies, jealousies and medical disabilities

Donald Trump was backlit by intense sunlight as he emerged through the double doors of the Grand Foyer at the White House to address the American people Wednesday morning .
The sunlight was dramatically cut off as soon as he ’ d stepped to the podium and the double doors closed behind him .
Were the cinematic lighting effects deliberate ?
Has the demeaning of the office of the president of the United States come to that ?
Until some staffer writes a tell-all book we may never know .
But a man who once described himself as “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minded the effect , and is certainly self-involved enough to engineer it .
After a long sniff , without the amenity of a greeting , Trump began with this preamble : “ As long as I am President of the United States , Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
” That was an odd way to begin .
But then Donald Trump is an odd man .
Trump is so emotionally dead to other people that he is quite capable of thinking that this ham-fisted attempt to dazzle and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it does , of course , but only with the feeble-minded or the hopelessly sycophantish .
It was then that Trump deigned to acknowledge his audience and said , “ Good morning.
” What followed was a ten minute cobbling of half-truths , self-justifications , self-congratulations and downright lies , punctuated by long sniffs ( 58 by actual count ! )
and bizarre slurring of mispronounced words ( “ tolerided ” for tolerated , “ accompliments ” for accomplishments ) delivered in a dreary , singsong monotone .
Even if you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last three years and you were viewing the man on TV without preconceived prejudices you ’ d know something was wrong .
You ’ d know the man was not well .
The pasty face beneath the weird orange makeup wouldn ’ t work for you .
The glassy stare would put you off .
The overall look and sound of liverish peculiarity would give you pause .
If you were a Republican you ’ d hope he was a Democrat , if you were a Democrat you ’ d hope he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , a Trumpist , wholly given over to advancing himself and his glory – without concern for anyone or anything else .
Trump once again used the opportunity to deride the JCPOA ( The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ) , what is more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal .
He ( or his incompetent speech writers ) incorrectly declared that the JCPOA was signed in 2013 .
It was in fact signed on July 14 , 2015 , between China , France , Russia , United Kingdom , United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the deal gave Iran “ 150 billion dollars , not to mention 1.8 billion dollars in cash.
” That money , actually about 32 billion not 150 , belonged to Iran in the first place and was unfrozen in exchange for the deal .
The 1.8 billion ( actually 1.7 billion ) was part of a hostage negotiation deal and had nothing to do with the JCPOA .
Trump ’ s pathological hatred and jealousy of President Barack Obama and Obama ’ s achievements is the principal motivation behind his continued disparagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he abrogated it .
Trump ’ s further claim that Isis had been destroyed three months ago was also another work of fiction from the speech .
If anything Trump gave Isis new wings by withdrawing troops from Syria , thus allowing Turkish invaders to liberate Isis operatives from Syrian prisons .
Trump ’ s glassy-eyed , dilated pupils and incessant sniffing and slurring suggest that he was high on something .
People who know him claim he is addicted to adderall .
Adderall addiction includes symptoms that are similar to ones commonly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irritation , excitability and disorientation .
Dry mouth is also common and , together with the effect of the drug , can lead to slurred speech .
According to the Treatment Centre , Adderall is often the drug of choice of “ motivated individuals that don ’ t look like a stereotypical drug user.
” Trump ’ s bizarre nutritional practices , apparent drug use , allergy to exercise ( golf doesn ’ t count , particularly golf in a golf cart ) and malignant narcissism make him a major disaster waiting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subject it ought to be obvious , we need to get Donald Trump out of office and safely in prison as soon as possible and we can not afford to be picky about who replaces him .

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Donald Trump was backlit by intense sunlight as he emerged through the double doors of the Grand Foyer at the White House to address the American people Wednesday morning. The sunlight was dramatically cut off as soon as he’d stepped to the podium and the double doors closed behind him. Were the cinematic lighting effects deliberate? Has the demeaning of the office of the president of the United States come to that? Until some staffer writes a tell-all book we may never know. But a man who once described himself as “the chosen one” would probably not have minded the effect, and is certainly self-involved enough to engineer it.
After a long sniff, without the amenity of a greeting, Trump began with this preamble: “As long as I am President of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” That was an odd way to begin. But then Donald Trump is an odd man. Trump is so emotionally dead to other people that he is quite capable of thinking that this ham-fisted attempt to dazzle and the bizarre preamble could actually work. And it does, of course, but only with the feeble-minded or the hopelessly sycophantish. It was then that Trump deigned to acknowledge his audience and said, “Good morning.”
What followed was a ten minute cobbling of half-truths, self-justifications, self-congratulations and downright lies, punctuated by long sniffs (58 by actual count!) and bizarre slurring of mispronounced words (“tolerided” for tolerated, “accompliments” for accomplishments) delivered in a dreary, singsong monotone. Even if you’d been in a coma for the last three years and you were viewing the man on TV without preconceived prejudices you’d know something was wrong. You’d know the man was not well. The pasty face beneath the weird orange makeup wouldn’t work for you. The glassy stare would put you off. The overall look and sound of liverish peculiarity would give you pause. If you were a Republican you’d hope he was a Democrat, if you were a Democrat you’d hope he was a Republican. He is, in fact, a Trumpist, wholly given over to advancing himself and his glory – without concern for anyone or anything else.
Trump once again used the opportunity to deride the JCPOA (The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), what is more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. He (or his incompetent speech writers) incorrectly declared that the JCPOA was signed in 2013. It was in fact signed on July 14, 2015, between China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Trump also claimed that the deal gave Iran “150 billion dollars, not to mention 1.8 billion dollars in cash.” That money, actually about 32 billion not 150, belonged to Iran in the first place and was unfrozen in exchange for the deal. The 1.8 billion (actually 1.7 billion) was part of a hostage negotiation deal and had nothing to do with the JCPOA. Trump’s pathological hatred and jealousy of President Barack Obama and Obama’s achievements is the principal motivation behind his continued disparagement of the JCPOA and the only reason he abrogated it.
Trump’s further claim that Isis had been destroyed three months ago was also another work of fiction from the speech. If anything Trump gave Isis new wings by withdrawing troops from Syria, thus allowing Turkish invaders to liberate Isis operatives from Syrian prisons.
Trump’s glassy-eyed, dilated pupils and incessant sniffing and slurring suggest that he was high on something. People who know him claim he is addicted to adderall. Adderall addiction includes symptoms that are similar to ones commonly exhibited by Trump, including paranoia, irritation, excitability and disorientation. Dry mouth is also common and, together with the effect of the drug, can lead to slurred speech. According to the Treatment Centre, Adderall is often the drug of choice of “motivated individuals that don’t look like a stereotypical drug user.”
Trump’s bizarre nutritional practices, apparent drug use, allergy to exercise (golf doesn’t count, particularly golf in a golf cart) and malignant narcissism make him a major disaster waiting to happen. For any still unclear on the subject it ought to be obvious, we need to get Donald Trump out of office and safely in prison as soon as possible and we cannot afford to be picky about who replaces him.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Donald Trump screws up and admits he gives up his entire salary to “drugs”

Donald Trump keeps demonstrating that he ’ s too far gone to even speak coherently .
Yesterday he gave an alarming speech in which he kept making up words like “ tolerided ” and “ accomplement shades.
” For some reason Trump decided it would be a good idea to speak to the media again , and this time he somehow managed to say something even dumber .
Donald Trump now wants you to know that he usually gives up his entire salary to “ drugs.
” No really , he said this today .
We don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to say , because what he actually said is that he blows his entire salary on drugs .
He also kept sniffing while announcing this : “ For instance I gave up my salary .
It ’ s $ 450,000 .
Approximately $ 450,000 presidential salary .
I give it up [ sniff ] .
It goes to , usually I give it to drugs.
” No really , he said this .
Here ’ s the video : We ’ re really not sure what to say at this point .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he sounds like the most over-the-top parody of himself that anyone could ever come up with .
The guy can ’ t even speak anymore .
Or he may have just finally screwed up and accidentally spoken the truth for once .

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Donald Trump keeps demonstrating that he’s too far gone to even speak coherently. Yesterday he gave an alarming speech in which he kept making up words like “tolerided” and “accomplement shades.” For some reason Trump decided it would be a good idea to speak to the media again, and this time he somehow managed to say something even dumber.
Donald Trump now wants you to know that he usually gives up his entire salary to “drugs.” No really, he said this today. We don’t know or care what he might have been trying to say, because what he actually said is that he blows his entire salary on drugs. He also kept sniffing while announcing this: “For instance I gave up my salary. It’s $450,000. Approximately $450,000 presidential salary. I give it up [sniff]. It goes to, usually I give it to drugs.” No really, he said this. Here’s the video:
We’re really not sure what to say at this point. Donald Trump is so far gone, he sounds like the most over-the-top parody of himself that anyone could ever come up with. The guy can’t even speak anymore. Or he may have just finally screwed up and accidentally spoken the truth for once.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Sarah Sanders goes completely off the rails

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is no longer Donald Trump ’ s White House Press Secretary , but she still pops up in the media now and then for no apparent reason .
Today she decided to weigh in on presidential war powers , and if you ’ re guessing it ’ s a topic she knows little about , you ’ re wrong .
It turns out it ’ s a topic she knows nothing about .
Sarah Sanders appeared on Fox News today because they must have been all out of other terrible guests , and she said this : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything dumber than allowing Congress to take over our foreign policy.
” There are two points to be made here , and let ’ s just say that neither of them works in her favor .
First , the Constitution specifically states that war powers are the purview of Congress .
It ’ s right there in the document .
Sarah Sanders doesn ’ t appear to have ever read it , or she didn ’ t understand it if she did read it .
Second , when you ’ re as exasperatingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s never a good idea to talk about how dumb other people and things are .
We thought she resigned because she was tired of humiliating herself in public .
Now we ’ re thinking she must have missed humiliating herself .

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders is no longer Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary, but she still pops up in the media now and then for no apparent reason. Today she decided to weigh in on presidential war powers, and if you’re guessing it’s a topic she knows little about, you’re wrong. It turns out it’s a topic she knows nothing about.
Sarah Sanders appeared on Fox News today because they must have been all out of other terrible guests, and she said this: “I can’t think of anything dumber than allowing Congress to take over our foreign policy.” There are two points to be made here, and let’s just say that neither of them works in her favor.
First, the Constitution specifically states that war powers are the purview of Congress. It’s right there in the document. Sarah Sanders doesn’t appear to have ever read it, or she didn’t understand it if she did read it.
Second, when you’re as exasperatingly dumb as Sarah Sanders is, it’s never a good idea to talk about how dumb other people and things are. We thought she resigned because she was tired of humiliating herself in public. Now we’re thinking she must have missed humiliating herself.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--What’s going on with Donald Trump’s health now?

Yesterday , Donald Trump appeared in front of the world in a somewhat questionable state .
For the moment , avoid considering the undeniably alternative facts , outright lies , and release of confidential information – his appearance and demeanor alone should generate concern .
If Trump were a relative , doctors would be consulted .
The inability to catch his breath , the constant sniffing and the slurring of words are reasons to question if the American people know all the details we should know about the leader of the Free World .
At some points , it appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He seemed to struggle with speech physically , causing social media to notice the movements of his tongue .
With the world in chaos , this President , who spontaneously had portions of his annual physical done three months early , has to make us all wonder what if his health is like the Ukraine call recordings , taxes , and his report of travel expenditures .
The master of projection tried to convince us that Hillary Clinton was on death ’ s door .
Americans were to see Clinton as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an election win .
While his orange color is not healthy , it is more likely a result of his narcissism than anything else .
His slurring , mispronunciations , and slowed down elocution are what should disturb all of us .
Social media noticed .
Twitter was full of sniff counts .
“ Adderall ” and “ sniffing ” were trending , and the White House refused to comment .
Long gone are the daily press briefings with Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Sean Spicer .
The mental and physical condition of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a need to know basis .
Claims of nerves when reading from the teleprompter are questionable .
From early on in the presidency , it was clear that English is not Trump ’ s specialty .
Nearly four years later , the “ Archie Bunker ” style has degenerated to the inability to pronounce everyday words .
From the “ oranges ” of the Mueller investigation to his inability to say the word “ tolerate , ” it is clear that the White House needs to address these concerns .

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Yesterday, Donald Trump appeared in front of the world in a somewhat questionable state. For the moment, avoid considering the undeniably alternative facts, outright lies, and release of confidential information – his appearance and demeanor alone should generate concern. If Trump were a relative, doctors would be consulted. The inability to catch his breath, the constant sniffing and the slurring of words are reasons to question if the American people know all the details we should know about the leader of the Free World.
At some points, it appeared that he lost his train of thought. He seemed to struggle with speech physically, causing social media to notice the movements of his tongue. With the world in chaos, this President, who spontaneously had portions of his annual physical done three months early, has to make us all wonder what if his health is like the Ukraine call recordings, taxes, and his report of travel expenditures.
The master of projection tried to convince us that Hillary Clinton was on death’s door. Americans were to see Clinton as a liar seeking to trick the country into an election win. While his orange color is not healthy, it is more likely a result of his narcissism than anything else. His slurring, mispronunciations, and slowed down elocution are what should disturb all of us. Social media noticed. Twitter was full of sniff counts. “Adderall” and “sniffing” were trending, and the White House refused to comment.
Long gone are the daily press briefings with Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Sean Spicer. The mental and physical condition of the President of the United States is now on a need to know basis. Claims of nerves when reading from the teleprompter are questionable. From early on in the presidency, it was clear that English is not Trump’s specialty. Nearly four years later, the “Archie Bunker” style has degenerated to the inability to pronounce everyday words. From the “oranges” of the Mueller investigation to his inability to say the word “tolerate,” it is clear that the White House needs to address these concerns.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Donald Trump just completely blew it

Donald Trump just completely blew it

Donald J. Trump , IMPOTUS the Third , gave a press conference on Wednesday and looked and sounded just plain old nuts , and he couldn ’ t cover it up with Adderall no matter how hard he might have tried .
As Palmer Report noted , the press seemed to have avoided the topic , which was the JCPOA deal with Iran .
Trump appeared to be the “ Just Crazy President Of America.
” As a reminder , the JCPOA was reached in 2015 and was signed on by China , France , Russia , United Kingdom , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ) , as well as Germany .
In 2017 , Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement .
The rest of the signatories remained on it .
In an odd twist on the deal , Trump asked the five other signatories to withdraw from the JCPOA and , ala the NAFTA deal or anything else IMPOTUS leaves , then sign on to a new deal – which sounds like the version of The Who lyrics , “ meet the new boss , same as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the time has come ” for other nations : “ to break away from the remnants of the Iran deal , or JCPOA , and we must all work together toward making a deal with Iran that makes the world a safer and more peaceful place.
” The challenge with all of this is that the JCPOA was working and Iran was following it .
Trump grossly misstated fact after fact and then gave us that whopper .
In the meantime , Senator Mike Lee , a Trump follower generally , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard on security .
Lindsey “ Kompromat ” Graham immediately pulled his head out of the dark cave that is # Trumpistan and licked the IMPOTUS ’ boots , as per the norm .
We had better wake up as the republic is heading off the cliff with a dangerous president and a feckless GOP driving it .

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Donald J. Trump, IMPOTUS the Third, gave a press conference on Wednesday and looked and sounded just plain old nuts, and he couldn’t cover it up with Adderall no matter how hard he might have tried. As Palmer Report noted, the press seemed to have avoided the topic, which was the JCPOA deal with Iran. Trump appeared to be the “Just Crazy President Of America.”
As a reminder, the JCPOA was reached in 2015 and was signed on by China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council), as well as Germany. In 2017, Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement. The rest of the signatories remained on it.
In an odd twist on the deal, Trump asked the five other signatories to withdraw from the JCPOA and, ala the NAFTA deal or anything else IMPOTUS leaves, then sign on to a new deal – which sounds like the version of The Who lyrics, “meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” Trump stated that “the time has come” for other nations: “to break away from the remnants of the Iran deal, or JCPOA, and we must all work together toward making a deal with Iran that makes the world a safer and more peaceful place.”
The challenge with all of this is that the JCPOA was working and Iran was following it. Trump grossly misstated fact after fact and then gave us that whopper. In the meantime, Senator Mike Lee, a Trump follower generally, said the briefing was the worst he has heard on security. Lindsey “Kompromat” Graham immediately pulled his head out of the dark cave that is #Trumpistan and licked the IMPOTUS’ boots, as per the norm. We had better wake up as the republic is heading off the cliff with a dangerous president and a feckless GOP driving it.
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palmerreport--2020-01-09--Donald Trump’s inauguration scandal takes particularly ugly turn

For quite some time it ’ s been clear that Donald Trump ’ s poorly-attended inauguration was little more than a front for stuffing dirty foreign money into Trump ’ s pocket .
Now we ’ re getting into the criminal consequences of that fiasco , and at least some of the people involved are definitely going to prison .
One of Donald Trump ’ s donors , Imaad Shah Zuberi , just agreed to plead guilty to additional criminal charges in relation to his illegal donations , after having already pleaded guilty to an initial round of charges .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons .
First , it proves that the SDNY investigation into the Trump inaugural scandal is still going on , which suggests that more people are going to end up going down .
Second , this would appear to increase the odds that Zuberi will end cooperating with federal prosecutors .
In general , more felonies means a longer prison sentence , which in turn means the higher likelihood that the person will try to find a way to reduce that sentence .
Based on the numerous media reports that have surfaced over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dirty foreign trail in the Trump inaugural scandal runs all the way to the Trump Organization .
If Trump loses the 2020 election , we ’ ll see if the SDNY brings criminal charges against him and/or his family in this scandal .
This is separate from the New York grand jury that ’ s targeting Trump on state level criminal charges .

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For quite some time it’s been clear that Donald Trump’s poorly-attended inauguration was little more than a front for stuffing dirty foreign money into Trump’s pocket. Now we’re getting into the criminal consequences of that fiasco, and at least some of the people involved are definitely going to prison.
One of Donald Trump’s donors, Imaad Shah Zuberi, just agreed to plead guilty to additional criminal charges in relation to his illegal donations, after having already pleaded guilty to an initial round of charges. This is a big deal for two reasons. First, it proves that the SDNY investigation into the Trump inaugural scandal is still going on, which suggests that more people are going to end up going down.
Second, this would appear to increase the odds that Zuberi will end cooperating with federal prosecutors. In general, more felonies means a longer prison sentence, which in turn means the higher likelihood that the person will try to find a way to reduce that sentence.
Based on the numerous media reports that have surfaced over the past three years, it appears the dirty foreign trail in the Trump inaugural scandal runs all the way to the Trump Organization. If Trump loses the 2020 election, we’ll see if the SDNY brings criminal charges against him and/or his family in this scandal. This is separate from the New York grand jury that’s targeting Trump on state level criminal charges.
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palmerreport--2020-01-10--Nice try, not even close

Nice try, not even close

He ’ s done it again .
Whenever Donald Trump is truly down in the dumps , he starts tweeting the same exact laugh-out-loud poll number : he claims he has a 95 % approval rating within the Republican Party .
He doesn ’ t even bother to say where the number supposedly came from .
He just keeps repeating it , as if he were trying to convince himself that his tidal wave of ongoing bad news and unpopularity can ’ t be real , because of this one magic number .
The funny part is that whoever is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t even trying particularly hard .
For instance , Trump periodically tweets the latest Rasmussen poll number , which invariably claims that his approval rating is at 50 % , or 51 % , or whatever number it happens to be .
Rasmussen is a notoriously inaccurate poll that always overstates the popularity of Republican politicians , and is always proven wrong come election time .
But at least Trump is quoting a real fake poll , so to speak ; one with a name , and whose numbers move around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When it comes to the Republican approval rating number , it ’ s always the same 95 % .
Actually , Trump used to consistently claim it was at 90 % , and now he consistently claims it ’ s at 95 % .
So we suppose his handlers have bumped up his standing in this imaginary poll they invented , as they try even harder to keep him from feeling insecure about how bad things are getting for him .
If you want to win in politics , you have to start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current position , so you can figure out how to adjust course .
Donald Trump obviously isn ’ t capable of doing that .
When you ’ re reduced to clinging to imaginary polls to try to cheer yourself up , you ’ re not trying to win .
You ’ re trying to coddle yourself .
Trump is eminently beatable .
The Resistance just has to keep at it .

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He’s done it again. Whenever Donald Trump is truly down in the dumps, he starts tweeting the same exact laugh-out-loud poll number: he claims he has a 95% approval rating within the Republican Party. He doesn’t even bother to say where the number supposedly came from. He just keeps repeating it, as if he were trying to convince himself that his tidal wave of ongoing bad news and unpopularity can’t be real, because of this one magic number.
The funny part is that whoever is feeding Trump this Republican approval rating number isn’t even trying particularly hard. For instance, Trump periodically tweets the latest Rasmussen poll number, which invariably claims that his approval rating is at 50%, or 51%, or whatever number it happens to be. Rasmussen is a notoriously inaccurate poll that always overstates the popularity of Republican politicians, and is always proven wrong come election time. But at least Trump is quoting a real fake poll, so to speak; one with a name, and whose numbers move around a bit like a real poll.
When it comes to the Republican approval rating number, it’s always the same 95%. Actually, Trump used to consistently claim it was at 90%, and now he consistently claims it’s at 95%. So we suppose his handlers have bumped up his standing in this imaginary poll they invented, as they try even harder to keep him from feeling insecure about how bad things are getting for him.
If you want to win in politics, you have to start by taking an honest look at your current position, so you can figure out how to adjust course. Donald Trump obviously isn’t capable of doing that. When you’re reduced to clinging to imaginary polls to try to cheer yourself up, you’re not trying to win. You’re trying to coddle yourself. Trump is eminently beatable. The Resistance just has to keep at it.
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palmerreport--2020-01-10--Bill Barr has a whole new problem

Bill Barr has a whole new problem

Every corrupt person in Donald Trump ’ s orbit comes face to face with justice sooner or later .
Manafort , Gates , Cohen , Flynn , and Stone are in prison or headed there .
Mike Pompeo is on his last legs .
Mick Mulvaney is being squeezed like a grape .
But when is it going to be Bill Barr ’ s turn to face the music ?
After all , Barr has arguably committed the most egregious crimes of anyone in the Trump cabal , short of Donald Trump himself .
If Donald Trump loses the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the post-Trump Department of Justice will bring obstruction of justice felony charges against Bill Barr .
After all , the DOJ knows it ’ ll have to take out its own trash before anyone will take it seriously again .
The big question has been whether Congress is going to move on Barr before Trump is finished off .
It turns out the New York City Bar Association has something to say about that .
It ’ s now asking Congress to formally investigate Bill Barr over his outrageous behavior in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t take the NYC Bar up on its offer , but the Democratic House just might .
If the House Democrats have been looking for an angle from which to dig in and expose Bill Barr ’ s crimes heading into 2020 , this Bar Association complaint would be a great jumping off point .
We ’ ll see where this goes , and which House committee might decide to run with this .
But it ’ s a reminder that Barr doesn ’ t have a magic wand , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After all , Nixon ’ s Attorney General went to prison after Nixon was ousted .

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Every corrupt person in Donald Trump’s orbit comes face to face with justice sooner or later. Manafort, Gates, Cohen, Flynn, and Stone are in prison or headed there. Mike Pompeo is on his last legs. Mick Mulvaney is being squeezed like a grape. But when is it going to be Bill Barr’s turn to face the music? After all, Barr has arguably committed the most egregious crimes of anyone in the Trump cabal, short of Donald Trump himself.
If Donald Trump loses the election, it’s almost a given that the post-Trump Department of Justice will bring obstruction of justice felony charges against Bill Barr. After all, the DOJ knows it’ll have to take out its own trash before anyone will take it seriously again. The big question has been whether Congress is going to move on Barr before Trump is finished off.
It turns out the New York City Bar Association has something to say about that. It’s now asking Congress to formally investigate Bill Barr over his outrageous behavior in office. We know the Republican Senate won’t take the NYC Bar up on its offer, but the Democratic House just might.
If the House Democrats have been looking for an angle from which to dig in and expose Bill Barr’s crimes heading into 2020, this Bar Association complaint would be a great jumping off point. We’ll see where this goes, and which House committee might decide to run with this. But it’s a reminder that Barr doesn’t have a magic wand, and he’s not getting through this unscathed. After all, Nixon’s Attorney General went to prison after Nixon was ousted.
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palmerreport--2020-01-10--Here comes the tsunami

Here comes the tsunami

Donald Trump seems to have been smacked down by his military advisors , if his behavior in yesterday ’ s speech was any indication .
Nancy Pelosi is ruling the roost with her House war powers resolution brought to vote so quickly .
The new Trump talking points are , of course , that if Trump ’ s behavior was so egregious and urgent , why aren ’ t the Articles of Impeachment being sent over right away ?
The right has a point , of course , but the caveat is the assumption of a fair trial , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate .
It ’ s all very frustrating , but we ’ re pretty sure Pelosi knows the situation clearly .
We ’ re also confident that that situation gets uglier for Trump by the hour and Trump knows it .
What ’ s happening now is the New York City Bar Association is asking Congress to investigate Bill Barr for bias .
Check .
Ivanka and Don Jr. are back in the news over their lying to sell condos .
Check .
The Canadians will push back against Trump and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions have caused the deaths of so many of their countrymen and women on Flight 752 .
Check .
While things aren ’ t happening as quickly as we ’ d like given what we know about this family of grifters who ’ ve taken over our country , the tsunami is coming .
And now would be a good time to think about all the Trump , Ivanka , and Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guard connections in their failed building in Baku , Azerbaijan .
This hasn ’ t quite been focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
The Trump building in Baku has been fraught with rumors of money laundering for the same organization that Soleimani headed .
Add the fact that the Ukrainian airliner was shot down in Iran by a Russian missile , you ’ ve got a lot to piece together here .
The point here is that Pelosi knows so much more than we do .
There ’ s much more to come but every hour and day that goes by brings us closer to Trump ’ s removal .
Hang on .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s much more turbulence to come .

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Donald Trump seems to have been smacked down by his military advisors, if his behavior in yesterday’s speech was any indication. Nancy Pelosi is ruling the roost with her House war powers resolution brought to vote so quickly. The new Trump talking points are, of course, that if Trump’s behavior was so egregious and urgent, why aren’t the Articles of Impeachment being sent over right away? The right has a point, of course, but the caveat is the assumption of a fair trial, which is obviously not going to happen in the Senate. It’s all very frustrating, but we’re pretty sure Pelosi knows the situation clearly. We’re also confident that that situation gets uglier for Trump by the hour and Trump knows it.
What’s happening now is the New York City Bar Association is asking Congress to investigate Bill Barr for bias. Check. Ivanka and Don Jr. are back in the news over their lying to sell condos. Check. The Canadians will push back against Trump and his unhinged behavior quite fiercely now that his actions have caused the deaths of so many of their countrymen and women on Flight 752. Check.
While things aren’t happening as quickly as we’d like given what we know about this family of grifters who’ve taken over our country, the tsunami is coming. And now would be a good time to think about all the Trump, Ivanka, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard connections in their failed building in Baku, Azerbaijan. This hasn’t quite been focused on enough by the press and should be. The Trump building in Baku has been fraught with rumors of money laundering for the same organization that Soleimani headed. Add the fact that the Ukrainian airliner was shot down in Iran by a Russian missile, you’ve got a lot to piece together here.
The point here is that Pelosi knows so much more than we do. There’s much more to come but every hour and day that goes by brings us closer to Trump’s removal. Hang on. It’s a bumpy year and there’s much more turbulence to come.
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palmerreport--2020-01-10--Nancy Pelosi has something up her sleeve

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he ’ s supporting a proposed rules change that would allow the Senate to hold the impeachment trial without even having the articles of impeachment .
Nevermind that McConnell isn ’ t close to having the supermajority of votes required to change the rules .
He ’ s just following his usual strategy of announcing something impossible as if it were definitely going to happen , and hoping it causes the Resistance to lose faith and stop resisting .
If nothing else , Mitch McConnell is revealing that he has nothing up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment trial .
If he had anything better than “ throw nonsense at the wall and hope it sticks , ” we ’ d be seeing it by now .
McConnell is just hoping he can get through this trial without doing too much damage to his party ’ s odds of keeping the Senate in 2020 .
It ’ s Pelosi who has something up her sleeve .
How do I know ?
There ’ s no way she would have decided to indefinitely hang onto the articles of impeachment , unless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would end up working out in her favor .
We ’ ve seen time and again that she doesn ’ t make a move unless she ’ s already holding the winning hand .
We saw that when she held off on impeaching Trump at all , until he got caught up in the kind of scandal that was going to result in most Americans agreeing with impeachment .
If she ’ s that cautious , does anyone really think she ’ d be standing out on a ledge with the articles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something we don ’ t ?
The big question is what precisely is up her sleeve .
Does she know about an upcoming witness that we don ’ t ?
Is she expecting to imminently win a court battle over evidence ?
Is she planning to bring more articles ?
No one knows except her – but that ’ s more or less the point .
Mitch McConnell is over there bluffing his pants off , because it ’ s driving him crazy that he doesn ’ t know what ’ s going @ @ @ @

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he’s supporting a proposed rules change that would allow the Senate to hold the impeachment trial without even having the articles of impeachment. Nevermind that McConnell isn’t close to having the supermajority of votes required to change the rules. He’s just following his usual strategy of announcing something impossible as if it were definitely going to happen, and hoping it causes the Resistance to lose faith and stop resisting.
If nothing else, Mitch McConnell is revealing that he has nothing up his sleeve when it comes to the impeachment trial. If he had anything better than “throw nonsense at the wall and hope it sticks,” we’d be seeing it by now. McConnell is just hoping he can get through this trial without doing too much damage to his party’s odds of keeping the Senate in 2020. It’s Pelosi who has something up her sleeve.
How do I know? There’s no way she would have decided to indefinitely hang onto the articles of impeachment, unless she knew going into it that it would end up working out in her favor. We’ve seen time and again that she doesn’t make a move unless she’s already holding the winning hand. We saw that when she held off on impeaching Trump at all, until he got caught up in the kind of scandal that was going to result in most Americans agreeing with impeachment. If she’s that cautious, does anyone really think she’d be standing out on a ledge with the articles of impeachment right now, unless she knew something we don’t?
The big question is what precisely is up her sleeve. Does she know about an upcoming witness that we don’t? Is she expecting to imminently win a court battle over evidence? Is she planning to bring more articles? No one knows except her – but that’s more or less the point. Mitch McConnell is over there bluffing his pants off, because it’s driving him crazy that he doesn’t know what’s going to happen next.
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palmerreport--2020-01-11--Mike Pompeo just blew it

Mike Pompeo just blew it

Now that Donald Trump ’ s decision to assassinate Iranian leader Soleimani has blown up in his face , and two-thirds of Americans say the move has made the United States less safe , the Trump regime is left trying to explain why the move was made at all .
The story keeps changing , with Trump asserting that Soleimani was about to imminently attack either one U.S. embassy or four U.S. embassies .
Even as Trump keeps trying to push the notion that he knew a specific attack was going to happen at any moment , his underlings are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this to Fox News : “ There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted by Qasem Soleimani .
We don ’ t know precisely when and we don ’ t know precisely where , but it was real.
” Wait a minute here , because that ’ s not what “ imminent ” means .
This prompted House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to state the obvious : I ’ ve been a member of the Intel Committee for over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on threats — some imminent , some not .
When targeting a top gov ’ t official for killing : “ We don ’ t know precisely when and we don ’ t know precisely where , ” does not constitute “ imminent.
” What stands out here is that Donald Trump and his regime increasingly can ’ t get their lies straight .
It ’ s one thing to keep changing the party line , as the story falls apart .
It ’ s another thing for different top members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same lie at the same time .
And now we ’ ve got Mike Pompeo screwing up and admitting that there never was any imminent attack .

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Now that Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian leader Soleimani has blown up in his face, and two-thirds of Americans say the move has made the United States less safe, the Trump regime is left trying to explain why the move was made at all. The story keeps changing, with Trump asserting that Soleimani was about to imminently attack either one U.S. embassy or four U.S. embassies.
Even as Trump keeps trying to push the notion that he knew a specific attack was going to happen at any moment, his underlings are now trying to move the goalposts. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this to Fox News: “There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted by Qasem Soleimani. We don’t know precisely when and we don’t know precisely where, but it was real.”
Wait a minute here, because that’s not what “imminent” means. This prompted House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to state the obvious:
I’ve been a member of the Intel Committee for over a decade. Been briefed hundreds of times on threats — some imminent, some not. When targeting a top gov’t official for killing: “We don’t know precisely when and we don’t know precisely where,” does not constitute “imminent.”
What stands out here is that Donald Trump and his regime increasingly can’t get their lies straight. It’s one thing to keep changing the party line, as the story falls apart. It’s another thing for different top members of the Trump regime to not even be telling the same lie at the same time. And now we’ve got Mike Pompeo screwing up and admitting that there never was any imminent attack.
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TOTAL CHAOS

No one knows whether or not the United States is pulling its troops out of Iraq .
It ’ s not just the public and the media who don ’ t know .
No one in the Trump regime seems to know whether or not we ’ re pulling out , either .
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should know these things , right ?
He announced this week that “ nobody ’ s leaving ” Iraq .
But then today , Donald Trump said that he ’ s “ okay ” with leaving Iraq , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will which one is it ?
Are we pulling out of Iraq or not ?
Are we “ okay ” with leaving , or are we definitely not leaving ?
Either the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is confused , or the President of the United States is confused , and there isn ’ t even any semblance of the two of them trying to publicly get on the same page .
Then there ’ s the matter of Soleimani ’ s supposedly imminent attack on a U.S. embassy .
Thus far this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the position that it couldn ’ t reveal anything about the supposed embassy attack , then the position that it was the U.S. embassy in Baghdad , then the position that it was four unnamed U.S. embassies .
This whole thing was clearly a lie to begin with , but Trump and his people can ’ t even get their lies straight .
The Trump regime is now in total chaos , as tends to be the case when the President of the United States is an erratic , unstable , increasingly mentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give military orders but not the mental competence to tie his own shoelaces .
Something has to give , and soon .

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No one knows whether or not the United States is pulling its troops out of Iraq. It’s not just the public and the media who don’t know. No one in the Trump regime seems to know whether or not we’re pulling out, either. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should know these things, right? He announced this week that “nobody’s leaving” Iraq.
But then today, Donald Trump said that he’s “okay” with leaving Iraq, according to CNN’s Manu Raju. Will which one is it? Are we pulling out of Iraq or not? Are we “okay” with leaving, or are we definitely not leaving? Either the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is confused, or the President of the United States is confused, and there isn’t even any semblance of the two of them trying to publicly get on the same page.
Then there’s the matter of Soleimani’s supposedly imminent attack on a U.S. embassy. Thus far this week the Donald Trump regime has taken the position that it couldn’t reveal anything about the supposed embassy attack, then the position that it was the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, then the position that it was four unnamed U.S. embassies. This whole thing was clearly a lie to begin with, but Trump and his people can’t even get their lies straight.
The Trump regime is now in total chaos, as tends to be the case when the President of the United States is an erratic, unstable, increasingly mentally vacant individual who has the power to give military orders but not the mental competence to tie his own shoelaces. Something has to give, and soon.
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