palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump has psychotic meltdown after Fox News suggests it’s all slipping away from him

If you know anything about elections , you know a couple things about how the polls work .
First , you always want to look at the polling averages , and not just any one poll , in order to see a trend .
Second , even though Fox News is mostly dishonest far-right propaganda , for some reason it conducts pretty accurate election polling .
Donald Trump doesn ’ t appear to be aware of either of these things .
Whenever Fox News releases yet another poll that says he ’ s losing roughly as badly as every other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The latest Fox News polling suggests that not only is Trump as far behind as ever on a national level , some key swing states like Arizona are now incrementally slipping away from him .
Let ’ s just say that Trump isn ’ t happy about this .
He tweeted “ Fox News Polls are , as in the past , Fake News .
They have been from the beginning , way off in 2016 .
Get a new pollster .
I believe we are leading BIG !
” Then in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to blame the Fox News poll for the fact that the stock market is down today .
So there you have it .
Instead of accepting the reality that he ’ s currently losing and trying to do something to turn things around , Donald Trump is now reduced to trying to convince himself that he ’ s secretly winning , and that the entire media and polling industry – including Fox News – is now conspiring against him to pretend otherwise and tank the economy .
This guy needs medical attention .

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If you know anything about elections, you know a couple things about how the polls work. First, you always want to look at the polling averages, and not just any one poll, in order to see a trend. Second, even though Fox News is mostly dishonest far-right propaganda, for some reason it conducts pretty accurate election polling.
Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be aware of either of these things. Whenever Fox News releases yet another poll that says he’s losing roughly as badly as every other poll says, he throws a fit. The latest Fox News polling suggests that not only is Trump as far behind as ever on a national level, some key swing states like Arizona are now incrementally slipping away from him.
Let’s just say that Trump isn’t happy about this. He tweeted “Fox News Polls are, as in the past, Fake News. They have been from the beginning, way off in 2016. Get a new pollster. I believe we are leading BIG!” Then in a subsequent tweet, Trump went on to blame the Fox News poll for the fact that the stock market is down today.
So there you have it. Instead of accepting the reality that he’s currently losing and trying to do something to turn things around, Donald Trump is now reduced to trying to convince himself that he’s secretly winning, and that the entire media and polling industry – including Fox News – is now conspiring against him to pretend otherwise and tank the economy. This guy needs medical attention.
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CIRCLING THE DRAIN

– With his poll numbers still bad , his Kenosha trip a dud , no strategy to turn things around @ @ @ @ @ getting worse , Trump has decided he can magically fix things by referring to Joe @ @ @ @ @ instead .
Come on , Trump .
That ’ s not even how apostrophes work @ @ @ @ @ getting blown out .
That ’ s what she gets for telling broke people to @ @ @ @ @ afford to donate to her campaign .
– Donald Trump Jr just accused Nancy Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump Jr is the same guy who thinks 82 % of Americans make @ @ @ @ @ – Bill Barr , fresh off his failure to get the Michael Flynn case thrown @ @ @ @ @ his own guy at SNDY , failure to keep Michael Cohen locked up , and @ @ @ @ @ from being arrested , is now stepping to the plate again .
Barr just isn @ @ @ @ @ this .

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– With his poll numbers still bad, his Kenosha trip a dud, no strategy to turn things around, and his health scandal getting worse, Trump has decided he can magically fix things by referring to Joe Biden as Joe Hiden’ instead. Come on, Trump. That’s not even how apostrophes work.
– Martha McSally is getting blown out. That’s what she gets for telling broke people to skip meals so they could afford to donate to her campaign.
– Donald Trump Jr just accused Nancy Pelosi of being “Marie Antoinette.” Donald Trump Jr is the same guy who thinks 82% of Americans make more than $400,000.
– Bill Barr, fresh off his failure to get the Michael Flynn case thrown out, failure to install his own guy at SNDY, failure to keep Michael Cohen locked up, and failure to keep Steve Bannon from being arrested, is now stepping to the plate again. Barr just isn’t very good at this.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump has no idea what he’s doing and he’s running out of time

Even as Donald Trump ’ s 2020 Republican National Convention was playing out in laughably ineffective fashion , in a dumpster fire that was all but guaranteed not to gain Trump a single vote he didn ’ t already have , many observers insisted that the convention was somehow going well for him .
After all , it was appealing to his deranged base .
But several new polls have emerged this week which reveal what Palmer Report already told you was coming : Donald Trump didn ’ t get any bounce in the polls at all from his convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same margin he ’ s always been losing by .
Some of those same observers insisted that if Trump got to Kenosha before Joe Biden did , it would mean certain victory for Trump .
But Trump ’ s Kenosha visit was a dud , and now Biden ’ s visit today is taking on more meaning , because the people there are hungry for leadership after the sitting President showed up and with nothing to offer .
With just 61 days until the election , it ’ s crucial to frame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out an inept new political antic , some pundits insist that this is the antic that ’ s finally going to turn things around for him .
Then Trump ’ s latest antic falls roughly as flat as his last several antics .
Yet some observers still sit paralyzed , expecting Trump to pull an evil magic wand out of his sleeve .
The real deal is that if Donald Trump had a magic wand for turning around his disastrous 2020 campaign , he ’ d have used it by now .
Early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This election won ’ t be won by some stunt .
It ’ ll be won through hard work .
Even as Trump keeps swinging for a magic home run and missing , let ’ s put him out of his misery through good old fashioned voter registration , phone banking , and volunteering .

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Even as Donald Trump’s 2020 Republican National Convention was playing out in laughably ineffective fashion, in a dumpster fire that was all but guaranteed not to gain Trump a single vote he didn’t already have, many observers insisted that the convention was somehow going well for him. After all, it was appealing to his deranged base.
But several new polls have emerged this week which reveal what Palmer Report already told you was coming: Donald Trump didn’t get any bounce in the polls at all from his convention. He’s still losing by the same margin he’s always been losing by. Some of those same observers insisted that if Trump got to Kenosha before Joe Biden did, it would mean certain victory for Trump. But Trump’s Kenosha visit was a dud, and now Biden’s visit today is taking on more meaning, because the people there are hungry for leadership after the sitting President showed up and with nothing to offer.
With just 61 days until the election, it’s crucial to frame things correctly. Each time Trump rolls out an inept new political antic, some pundits insist that this is the antic that’s finally going to turn things around for him. Then Trump’s latest antic falls roughly as flat as his last several antics. Yet some observers still sit paralyzed, expecting Trump to pull an evil magic wand out of his sleeve.
The real deal is that if Donald Trump had a magic wand for turning around his disastrous 2020 campaign, he’d have used it by now. Early voting begins this month in some states. This election won’t be won by some stunt. It’ll be won through hard work. Even as Trump keeps swinging for a magic home run and missing, let’s put him out of his misery through good old fashioned voter registration, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Mary Trump slam dunks Donald Trump amid bombshell scandal

Of all the disgusting , disturbing , stomach churning , embarrassing , traitorous , and just plain awful stories that @ @ @ @ @ known as Donald Trump , his attacks on fallen U.S. military personnel might be the @ @ @ @ @ pouring in from all corners , with the notable exception of Republicans in the House @ @ @ @ @ presumably hiding under their desks right now .
But Donald Trump ’ s niece Mary @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t afraid to take him on .
She tweeted this after the bombshell @ @ @ @ @ the first time in your life be brave : Resign and face the consequences.
” @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump to resign over this .
Part of the reason is precisely because of @ @ @ @ @ s facing .
There ’ s a widely documented grand jury in New York that @ @ @ @ @ of criminally indicting Trump on state charges , meaning if he loses the election , @ @ @ @ @ prison .

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Of all the disgusting, disturbing, stomach churning, embarrassing, traitorous, and just plain awful stories that have surfaced about the abomination known as Donald Trump, his attacks on fallen U.S. military personnel might be the most hideous.
Condemnation is pouring in from all corners, with the notable exception of Republicans in the House and Senate, who are presumably hiding under their desks right now. But Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump has shown that she isn’t afraid to take him on. She tweeted this after the bombshell scandal broke: “For the first time in your life be brave: Resign and face the consequences.”
Of course no one expects Donald Trump to resign over this. Part of the reason is precisely because of the consequences that he’s facing. There’s a widely documented grand jury in New York that’s in the process of criminally indicting Trump on state charges, meaning if he loses the election, he’s going to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Lindsey Graham would like to have this tweet back

Not so long ago , Lindsey Graham used to worship John McCain with almost the same ferocity with which he @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s still not clear how Graham went from worshipping a war hero to @ @ @ @ @ But Graham finds himself in an awkward position in light of the reporting that Trump @ @ @ @ @ loser ” when he died .
Thus far Lindsey Graham hasn ’ t said anything @ @ @ @ @ Graham would surely like to have this tweet back , which he posted back in @ @ @ @ @ Trump attacked John McCain ’ s military service : “ At the heart of @ @ @ @ @ @ of respect for those who have served – a disqualifying characteristic to be president ” @ @ @ @ @ danger of losing his Senate reelection bid .
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Not so long ago, Lindsey Graham used to worship John McCain with almost the same ferocity with which he now worships Donald Trump. It’s still not clear how Graham went from worshipping a war hero to worshipping a deranged traitor. But Graham finds himself in an awkward position in light of the reporting that Trump called McCain a “f—ing loser” when he died.
Thus far Lindsey Graham hasn’t said anything about the revelation. But Graham would surely like to have this tweet back, which he posted back in 2015, the first time Trump attacked John McCain’s military service: “At the heart of
@realDonaldTrump statement is a lack of respect for those who have served – a disqualifying characteristic to be president”
Meanwhile Lindsey Graham is in danger of losing his Senate reelection bid. You can support Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Donald Trump has bizarre late night meltdown about John McCain, gives something away in the process

Shockwaves are still reverberating from tonight ’ s bombshell news that Donald Trump privately referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “ losers ” and “ suckers ” while trying to ban disabled veterans from parades .
We also learned tonight that Trump didn ’ t want to honor John McCain when he died , insisting that McCain was a “ f—ing loser.
” Notably , of all the areas in which Donald Trump could have pushed back tonight , he ’ s specifically zeroing in on the John McCain revelation .
Trump posted this lengthy and seemingly frantic tweet : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John McCain , disagreed with him on many things including ridiculous endless wars and the lack of success he had in dealing with the VA and our great Vets , but the lowering of our Nations American Flags , and the first class funeral he was given by our Country , had to be approved by me , as President , & I did so without hesitation or complaint .
Quite the contrary , I felt it was well deserved .
I even sent Air Force One to bring his body , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was my honor to do so .
Also , I never called John a loser and swear on whatever , or whoever , I was asked to swear on , that I never called our great fallen soldiers anything other than HEROES .
This is more made up Fake News given by disgusting & jealous failures in a disgraceful attempt to influence the 2020 Election !
Here ’ s what stands out .
While Donald Trump often accuses stories about him of being fake news , he rarely backs down from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have said .
But in this instance Trump is backpedaling over his McCain remarks something fierce .
We know Trump didn ’ t write this tweet , but he surely at least grudgingly signed off on it – suggesting that he and his handlers are worried that his remarks about McCain could hurt him in the election .
This would suggest a notable shift in how fed up the nation is with Donald Trump ’ s antics .
When he viciously attacked John McCain during the 2016 election , Republican voters ( and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inexplicably seemed fine with it .
But with the passage of time , and with McCain ’ s passing , it may be a different story .
Trump just gave away that he ’ s worried about his his anti-military remarks are going to hurt him .

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Shockwaves are still reverberating from tonight’s bombshell news that Donald Trump privately referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “losers” and “suckers” while trying to ban disabled veterans from parades. We also learned tonight that Trump didn’t want to honor John McCain when he died, insisting that McCain was a “f—ing loser.”
Notably, of all the areas in which Donald Trump could have pushed back tonight, he’s specifically zeroing in on the John McCain revelation. Trump posted this lengthy and seemingly frantic tweet:
I was never a big fan of John McCain, disagreed with him on many things including ridiculous endless wars and the lack of success he had in dealing with the VA and our great Vets, but the lowering of our Nations American Flags, and the first class funeral he was given by our Country, had to be approved by me, as President, & I did so without hesitation or complaint. Quite the contrary, I felt it was well deserved. I even sent Air Force One to bring his body, in casket, from Arizona to Washington. It was my honor to do so. Also, I never called John a loser and swear on whatever, or whoever, I was asked to swear on, that I never called our great fallen soldiers anything other than HEROES. This is more made up Fake News given by disgusting & jealous failures in a disgraceful attempt to influence the 2020 Election!
Here’s what stands out. While Donald Trump often accuses stories about him of being fake news, he rarely backs down from the awful things he’s reported to have said. But in this instance Trump is backpedaling over his McCain remarks something fierce. We know Trump didn’t write this tweet, but he surely at least grudgingly signed off on it – suggesting that he and his handlers are worried that his remarks about McCain could hurt him in the election.
This would suggest a notable shift in how fed up the nation is with Donald Trump’s antics. When he viciously attacked John McCain during the 2016 election, Republican voters (and even some voters in the middle) inexplicably seemed fine with it. But with the passage of time, and with McCain’s passing, it may be a different story. Trump just gave away that he’s worried about his his anti-military remarks are going to hurt him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Kanye West kicked off ballot in key swing state after judge accuses him of fraud

If Donald Trump thought he was going to rig the 2020 election by having Kanye West run as a spoiler candidate to pick off votes from Joe Biden , it looks like Trump is going to have to go back to the drawing board .
Palmer Report predicted from the start that Kanye would have a hard time properly meeting the filing deadlines in several states – and now things are getting just plain ugly for him .
This evening , the courts in Virginia and Arizona threw Kanye West off the ballot .
At last count Joe Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so it ’ s difficult to imagine Kanye having been able to play much of a spoiler role there .
But Arizona could end up being a close state , and it could be decisive in the election – so it ’ s a big deal that Kanye has been ejected from the ballot there .
To give you an idea of just how much of a mess Kanye West ’ s 2020 campaign is , the judge in Arizona ended up concluding that he was attempting to get on the ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means.
” That ’ s right , Kanye is following in his pal Donald Trump ’ s footsteps .
The thing is , he ’ s not managing to pull it off .
This comes after Kanye West was thrown off the ballot in another key swing state , Wisconsin .
Kanye is still on the ballot , for now at least , in some states .
Minnesota and Iowa are the two states where we should try to get him disqualified from the ballot next .

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If Donald Trump thought he was going to rig the 2020 election by having Kanye West run as a spoiler candidate to pick off votes from Joe Biden, it looks like Trump is going to have to go back to the drawing board. Palmer Report predicted from the start that Kanye would have a hard time properly meeting the filing deadlines in several states – and now things are getting just plain ugly for him.
This evening, the courts in Virginia and Arizona threw Kanye West off the ballot. At last count Joe Biden is up by around fourteen points in Virginia, so it’s difficult to imagine Kanye having been able to play much of a spoiler role there. But Arizona could end up being a close state, and it could be decisive in the election – so it’s a big deal that Kanye has been ejected from the ballot there.
To give you an idea of just how much of a mess Kanye West’s 2020 campaign is, the judge in Arizona ended up concluding that he was attempting to get on the ballot through “improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means.” That’s right, Kanye is following in his pal Donald Trump’s footsteps. The thing is, he’s not managing to pull it off.
This comes after Kanye West was thrown off the ballot in another key swing state, Wisconsin. Kanye is still on the ballot, for now at least, in some states. Minnesota and Iowa are the two states where we should try to get him disqualified from the ballot next.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Bill Barr is completely off the rails

Bill Barr is completely off the rails

Bill Barr ’ s revolting interview on CNN is the symptom of what ails us .
His kind of transactional morality is what fuels the Republican Party and Trump .
Anything is conscionable as long as it produces the desired result .
Separating babies from their mothers and locking children in cages is “ only ” to warn undesirable brown people to not come here .
See how easy that was ?
The Republican personal responsibility spin comes in when you blame the refuge-seeking immigrant mother for coming here and endangering her children in the first place .
Now Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
His “ Christian ” values are completely transactional as long as the desired result can be achieved .
By arguing that mail-in voting is fraught with potential voter fraud , he ’ s scaring thousands of Americans into standing in line in order to cast their votes in person .
Since older voters are the ones who consistently show up to vote , he ’ s saying it ’ s okay to view them as expendable as long as Trump can announce a win .
He also added the confusing spin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is , of course , virtually identical to voting by mail .
Everything this man says is a lie .
But he ’ s okay with it as long as he sees his “ Christian ” values upheld at the end .
Does Bill Barr understand one of the commandments is Thou Shalt Not Kill ?
Of course , he does .
It ’ s just that in his mind , the greater good is that Trump will get another four more years and they ’ ll all stay out of prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
That ’ s how this works .
So vote them out in November .
The entire lot of them .

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Bill Barr’s revolting interview on CNN is the symptom of what ails us. His kind of transactional morality is what fuels the Republican Party and Trump. Anything is conscionable as long as it produces the desired result. Separating babies from their mothers and locking children in cages is “only” to warn undesirable brown people to not come here. See how easy that was? The Republican personal responsibility spin comes in when you blame the refuge-seeking immigrant mother for coming here and endangering her children in the first place.
Now Bill Barr is doing the same thing for Trump. His “Christian” values are completely transactional as long as the desired result can be achieved. By arguing that mail-in voting is fraught with potential voter fraud, he’s scaring thousands of Americans into standing in line in order to cast their votes in person. Since older voters are the ones who consistently show up to vote, he’s saying it’s okay to view them as expendable as long as Trump can announce a win. He also added the confusing spin once again that people can vote absentee which is, of course, virtually identical to voting by mail.
Everything this man says is a lie. But he’s okay with it as long as he sees his “Christian” values upheld at the end. Does Bill Barr understand one of the commandments is Thou Shalt Not Kill? Of course, he does. It’s just that in his mind, the greater good is that Trump will get another four more years and they’ll all stay out of prison in order to inflict more outrage on the American people. That’s how this works. So vote them out in November. The entire lot of them.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Melania Trump just gave away how much trouble Donald Trump is in

It ’ s been more than twenty-four hours since the news broke that Donald Trump called U.S. military troops “ losers ” and “ suckers , ” and it ’ s now clear that the story isn ’ t going away .
It ’ s been confirmed by several news outlets ( including Fox News ) , and Trump was fully unable to change the national narrative today when he held a slapdash press conference .
In fact Trump made things even worse when he preemptively attacked General John Kelly , under the presumption that Kelly was the source for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of control for Donald Trump tonight , one definitive sign emerged of just how much trouble he ’ s in – and it came from Melania Trump .
Melania posted this tweet : “ @ TheAtlantic story is not true .
It has become a very dangerous time when anonymous sources are believed above all else , & no one knows their motivation .
This is not journalism – It is activism .
And it is a disservice to the people of our great nation.
” There ’ s not much point in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; we don ’ t expect it to change anyone ’ s mind about the situation anyway .
What ’ s important about Melania ’ s tweet is that it gives away just how panicked the entire Trump regime is right now , and how they ’ re willing to throw anything at the wall to try to stop the bleeding .

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It’s been more than twenty-four hours since the news broke that Donald Trump called U.S. military troops “losers” and “suckers,” and it’s now clear that the story isn’t going away. It’s been confirmed by several news outlets (including Fox News), and Trump was fully unable to change the national narrative today when he held a slapdash press conference.
In fact Trump made things even worse when he preemptively attacked General John Kelly, under the presumption that Kelly was the source for the reporting. With things spiraling out of control for Donald Trump tonight, one definitive sign emerged of just how much trouble he’s in – and it came from Melania Trump.
Melania posted this tweet: “@TheAtlantic story is not true. It has become a very dangerous time when anonymous sources are believed above all else, & no one knows their motivation. This is not journalism – It is activism. And it is a disservice to the people of our great nation.”
There’s not much point in bothering to refute Melania’s tweet; we don’t expect it to change anyone’s mind about the situation anyway. What’s important about Melania’s tweet is that it gives away just how panicked the entire Trump regime is right now, and how they’re willing to throw anything at the wall to try to stop the bleeding.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--The truly scary part about Donald Trump getting four more years

I ’ m not a medical professional , and neither are most of you .
But you don ’ t have to be a doctor to see that based on his public appearances , Donald Trump ’ s physical and cognitive health took a nosedive after his Walter Reed trip , and nine months later he still hasn ’ t come close to recovering .
This means Donald Trump is a seventy-four year old morbidly obese man with poor eating habits who gets no exercise , is in visibly poor physical shape , seemingly just confessed to having had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if he ’ s abusing stimulant drugs to try to make it through the day .
The cold hard reality is that based on natural causes , Trump has very little chance of still being alive in four years , and probably not a great chance of being alive in one or two years .
What that really means is that if Donald Trump gets reelected , Mike Pence will probably finish out Trump ’ s second term .
There ’ s a good chance Pence will get most of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen the damage that a deranged corrupt extremist like Trump can do to the country .
Now imagine the damage that a deranged corrupt extremist like Pence , who ’ s just soft spoken enough to bait the media into covering him as if he were reasonable , could do at the helm .
When we go to vote in 2020 , we ’ re not just ending President Donald Trump .
We ’ re preventing President Mike Pence from happening .
If Trump isn ’ t enough to motivate you to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues registered to vote , Pence should provide all the additional motivation you could possibly need .

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I’m not a medical professional, and neither are most of you. But you don’t have to be a doctor to see that based on his public appearances, Donald Trump’s physical and cognitive health took a nosedive after his Walter Reed trip, and nine months later he still hasn’t come close to recovering.
This means Donald Trump is a seventy-four year old morbidly obese man with poor eating habits who gets no exercise, is in visibly poor physical shape, seemingly just confessed to having had a series of mini-strokes, and periodically behaves as if he’s abusing stimulant drugs to try to make it through the day. The cold hard reality is that based on natural causes, Trump has very little chance of still being alive in four years, and probably not a great chance of being alive in one or two years.
What that really means is that if Donald Trump gets reelected, Mike Pence will probably finish out Trump’s second term. There’s a good chance Pence will get most of Trump’s term. We’ve already seen the damage that a deranged corrupt extremist like Trump can do to the country. Now imagine the damage that a deranged corrupt extremist like Pence, who’s just soft spoken enough to bait the media into covering him as if he were reasonable, could do at the helm.
When we go to vote in 2020, we’re not just ending President Donald Trump. We’re preventing President Mike Pence from happening. If Trump isn’t enough to motivate you to get your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues registered to vote, Pence should provide all the additional motivation you could possibly need.
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Donald Trump’s fascism

When once asked why he robs banks , American career criminal Willie Sutton famously replied , “ Because it ’ s where the money is.
” We are amused by this because it ’ s honest .
Sutton didn ’ t try to cloak his crimes in social commentary or blame his parents .
So it should be with fascism .
Now that it has made its way to America disguised as Republicanism we should begin to call it what it is .
Fascism is no more an ideology than robbing banks .
Just as robbing banks is a means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to power and nothing more .
It is a tool used to inspire hate and fear so the tool user can acquire and hang on to power .
Or as P. J. O ’ Rourke once put it , “ Fascism is very much a mob movement.
” It ’ s surprising how quick Republicans have been to tacitly admit this , so much so that they dispensed with presenting the American people with a platform at the Republican National Convention .
To be sure , there are certain axioms upon which they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as the pro-life movement or the “ religious freedom ” movement .
But even they see the immediate hypocrisy inherent in the point .
How does one defend the preservation of the life of a child while simultaneously putting children in cages or sending them back to school in the midst of a pandemic ?
And the religion they ’ re protecting for religious freedom has an embarrassing habit of talking a little too much about loving one ’ s neighbor .
It ’ s easier to dispense with all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get right down to the point .
Republicanism today is all about hate and cruelty and the emotions they inspire .
They exploit those emotions by turning them into votes .
That is why when Trump Republicans were in power for the two entire years of 2017 and 2018 they did effectively nothing .
Trump ’ s wall , which today is only five miles long , wasn ’ t even begun .
Mexico never paid for it in any case .
Hillary Clinton has remained happily out of jail .
The Affordable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never did .
Isis remains a thing to this day .
The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants never happened .
America remains a NATO member state .
Not only were Trump election promises not kept , they didn ’ t even really try to keep them .
While it ’ s true , Trump Republicans stacked the courts with under-qualified puppets and gave the top 1 % a 1.5 trillion dollar tax cut , that ’ s more about money and power than about a specifically enunciated ideological agenda .
Republicans today don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and they don ’ t even try to pretend otherwise .
As in the manner of Willie Sutton , they do it because that ’ s where the power is .
So when Trump ’ s weaponized attorney general William Barr defends another Trump lunacy , he doesn ’ t have to stop and check and see if it squares with his ideological agenda .
He doesn ’ t have one .
His goal is to get Trump re-elected so that he and Trump and all their cronies can continue to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the only thing , that fascism seeks .
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright explained it best when discussing her 2018 book , Fascism : A Warning , “ Fascism is not an ideology ; it ’ s a process for taking and holding power .
What differentiates fascism from other ideological movements is the use of violence and anger to achieve political ends.
” That , in miniature , is Donald Trump and his Republican cronies .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When once asked why he robs banks, American career criminal Willie Sutton famously replied, “Because it’s where the money is.” We are amused by this because it’s honest. Sutton didn’t try to cloak his crimes in social commentary or blame his parents. So it should be with fascism. Now that it has made its way to America disguised as Republicanism we should begin to call it what it is. Fascism is no more an ideology than robbing banks. Just as robbing banks is a means to money, fascism is a means to power and nothing more. It is a tool used to inspire hate and fear so the tool user can acquire and hang on to power. Or as P. J. O’Rourke once put it, “Fascism is very much a mob movement.”
It’s surprising how quick Republicans have been to tacitly admit this, so much so that they dispensed with presenting the American people with a platform at the Republican National Convention. To be sure, there are certain axioms upon which they try to hang their grab for power, such as the pro-life movement or the “religious freedom” movement.
But even they see the immediate hypocrisy inherent in the point. How does one defend the preservation of the life of a child while simultaneously putting children in cages or sending them back to school in the midst of a pandemic? And the religion they’re protecting for religious freedom has an embarrassing habit of talking a little too much about loving one’s neighbor.
It’s easier to dispense with all the inherent messiness of enunciating a manifesto and get right down to the point. Republicanism today is all about hate and cruelty and the emotions they inspire. They exploit those emotions by turning them into votes.
That is why when Trump Republicans were in power for the two entire years of 2017 and 2018 they did effectively nothing. Trump’s wall, which today is only five miles long, wasn’t even begun. Mexico never paid for it in any case. Hillary Clinton has remained happily out of jail. The Affordable Care Act had no viable alternative and never did. Isis remains a thing to this day. The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants never happened. America remains a NATO member state. Not only were Trump election promises not kept, they didn’t even really try to keep them.
While it’s true, Trump Republicans stacked the courts with under-qualified puppets and gave the top 1% a 1.5 trillion dollar tax cut, that’s more about money and power than about a specifically enunciated ideological agenda. Republicans today don’t want anything apart from power, and they don’t even try to pretend otherwise. As in the manner of Willie Sutton, they do it because that’s where the power is.
So when Trump’s weaponized attorney general William Barr defends another Trump lunacy, he doesn’t have to stop and check and see if it squares with his ideological agenda. He doesn’t have one. His goal is to get Trump re-elected so that he and Trump and all their cronies can continue to stay in power. Power is the thing, the only thing, that fascism seeks.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright explained it best when discussing her 2018 book, Fascism: A Warning, “Fascism is not an ideology; it’s a process for taking and holding power. What differentiates fascism from other ideological movements is the use of violence and anger to achieve political ends.” That, in miniature, is Donald Trump and his Republican cronies.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--How to finish Donald Trump off

How to finish Donald Trump off

When General James Mattis quietly resigned in protest as Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense over a year and a half ago , he decided to keep his critical thoughts about his former boss to himself .
However , when Trump tear-gassed peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square for a disgraceful Bible photo op in early June , Mattis released a statement via The Atlantic slamming Trump for his antics and divisiveness .
New bombshell reporting revealing Trump ’ s attitudes about veterans demands that other military leaders associated with Trump , such as General John Kelly , break their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Atlantic published an article detailing disturbing comments Trump made in 2018 about the U.S. military that are not just un-American but shockingly inhumane .
Trump told senior staff he did not want to visit a World War I cemetery because it was “ filled with losers ” who were “ suckers ” because they did not survive the war .
Trump also insisted he would not want wounded veterans at a military parade because he believed that “ nobody wants to see that , ” referring to the sight of amputees who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As if these general statements are not depraved and disqualifying enough , Trump also reportedly spoke directly to Kelly , who was then Secretary of Homeland Security and would soon become Trump ’ s Chief of Staff , about his son , Robert , who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2010 at age 29 .
It ’ s not just what Trump said but where he and Kelly were and what was happening that places his comments squarely off the rails .
On Memorial Day 2017 , just months after Trump took his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to visit Arlington National Cemetery ’ s Section 60 , where Americans who were killed in recent battles are buried .
When the two approached Robert ’ s grave , Trump offered no words of comfort to the grieving Kelly nor any acknowledgement of the bravery of all the patriotic individuals buried in Section 60 .
Instead , Trump desecrated the moment by asking Kelly , “ I don ’ t get it .
What was in it for them ?
” In his June statement , Mattis wrote , “ The pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only our troops who are willing to offer the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the community .
Americans in hospitals , grocery stores , post offices , and elsewhere have put their lives on the line in order to serve their fellow citizens and their country.
” Mattis ’ argument presupposes a deep respect for servicemembers who have given their lives to defend America ’ s democracy—something Trump incredibly lacks .
In case there was any doubt about Joe Biden ’ s position , he responded to the news by tweeting last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I will ensure that our American heroes know that I will have their back and honor their sacrifice .
Always.
” It is time for Kelly and other military leaders to add their condemnation of this ignorant , heartless , and hyper-transactional excuse for a Commander-in-Chief .
Then , Americans everywhere must finish the job by voting Trump out of office in record numbers on November 3 .

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When General James Mattis quietly resigned in protest as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense over a year and a half ago, he decided to keep his critical thoughts about his former boss to himself. However, when Trump tear-gassed peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square for a disgraceful Bible photo op in early June, Mattis released a statement via The Atlantic slamming Trump for his antics and divisiveness. New bombshell reporting revealing Trump’s attitudes about veterans demands that other military leaders associated with Trump, such as General John Kelly, break their silence as well.
Last night, The Atlantic published an article detailing disturbing comments Trump made in 2018 about the U.S. military that are not just un-American but shockingly inhumane. Trump told senior staff he did not want to visit a World War I cemetery because it was “filled with losers” who were “suckers” because they did not survive the war. Trump also insisted he would not want wounded veterans at a military parade because he believed that “nobody wants to see that,” referring to the sight of amputees who have bravely protected the United States.
As if these general statements are not depraved and disqualifying enough, Trump also reportedly spoke directly to Kelly, who was then Secretary of Homeland Security and would soon become Trump’s Chief of Staff, about his son, Robert, who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2010 at age 29. It’s not just what Trump said but where he and Kelly were and what was happening that places his comments squarely off the rails.
On Memorial Day 2017, just months after Trump took his oath of office, he accompanied Kelly to visit Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60, where Americans who were killed in recent battles are buried. When the two approached Robert’s grave, Trump offered no words of comfort to the grieving Kelly nor any acknowledgement of the bravery of all the patriotic individuals buried in Section 60. Instead, Trump desecrated the moment by asking Kelly, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”
In his June statement, Mattis wrote, “The pandemic has shown us that it is not only our troops who are willing to offer the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the community. Americans in hospitals, grocery stores, post offices, and elsewhere have put their lives on the line in order to serve their fellow citizens and their country.” Mattis’ argument presupposes a deep respect for servicemembers who have given their lives to defend America’s democracy—something Trump incredibly lacks.
In case there was any doubt about Joe Biden’s position, he responded to the news by tweeting last night that, if elected, “I will ensure that our American heroes know that I will have their back and honor their sacrifice. Always.” It is time for Kelly and other military leaders to add their condemnation of this ignorant, heartless, and hyper-transactional excuse for a Commander-in-Chief. Then, Americans everywhere must finish the job by voting Trump out of office in record numbers on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Donald Trump comes off as half dead during disastrous press conference

Joe Biden , full of energy and sharp as a tack , gave a speech and press conference today that ended up being one of his finest hours .
Donald Trump never met a narcissistic opportunity he didn ’ t like , so he decided to hold his own press conference just now .
But it only served to reveal there ’ s something very , very wrong with him today .
Donald Trump , to put it bluntly , looks half dead right now .
His skin and face look more worn than usual .
He has bags under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t slept , hasn ’ t gotten any rest , and is on his last legs .
He sounds like he ’ s completely depleted energy-wise .
Maybe Trump has been up all night trying to figure out how to deal with the blowback from his deranged remarks about U.S. military personnel .
Or maybe Trump , who just finished quasi-admitting that he had a series of strokes , is simply in freefall health-wise .
In any case , this press conference is a total disaster for him .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Joe Biden, full of energy and sharp as a tack, gave a speech and press conference today that ended up being one of his finest hours. Donald Trump never met a narcissistic opportunity he didn’t like, so he decided to hold his own press conference just now. But it only served to reveal there’s something very, very wrong with him today.
Donald Trump, to put it bluntly, looks half dead right now. His skin and face look more worn than usual. He has bags under his eyes. He looks like he hasn’t slept, hasn’t gotten any rest, and is on his last legs. He sounds like he’s completely depleted energy-wise.
Maybe Trump has been up all night trying to figure out how to deal with the blowback from his deranged remarks about U.S. military personnel. Or maybe Trump, who just finished quasi-admitting that he had a series of strokes, is simply in freefall health-wise. In any case, this press conference is a total disaster for him. It’ll do nothing to stop the bleeding.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Howard Dean just destroyed Donald Trump

Howard Dean just destroyed Donald Trump

Howard Dean , the former Governor of Vermont and the former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee , has always @ @ @ @ @ he thinks .
Now that Donald Trump has been caught saying U.S. military personnel are @ @ @ @ @ suckers ” for dying in battle , Dean is letting him have it .
Howard @ @ @ @ @ My brother was captured in Laos in September of 1974 and executed by the North @ @ @ @ @ 1974 .
Fuck you , Donald Trump.
” Meanwhile , even Fox News is now @ @ @ @ @ deranged remarks about the troops .
This is a big deal .
It means that @ @ @ @ @ so horrifying that even Fox is unwilling to cover for him in this instance , @ @ @ @ @ Fox expects a decent chunk of its audience to be against Trump on this matter @

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Howard Dean, the former Governor of Vermont and the former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has always been one to say what he thinks. Now that Donald Trump has been caught saying U.S. military personnel are “losers” and “suckers” for dying in battle, Dean is letting him have it.
Howard Dean tweeted this: “My brother was captured in Laos in September of 1974 and executed by the North Vietnamese on December 14, 1974. Fuck you, Donald Trump.”
Meanwhile, even Fox News is now confirming Donald Trump’s deranged remarks about the troops. This is a big deal. It means that Trump’s remarks are so horrifying that even Fox is unwilling to cover for him in this instance, which in turn means that Fox expects a decent chunk of its audience to be against Trump on this matter.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Fox News confirms Donald Trump made deranged remarks about the troops

After the Atlantic reported Donald Trump ’ s remarks about U.S. troops being “ losers ” and “ suckers , @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post each independently confirmed the remarks .
But Trump still decided that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ he doesn ’ t like any of those news outlets .
Now his problem has @ @ @ @ @ from Fox News is confirming on Twitter that the Atlantic story is true .
Fox @ @ @ @ @ that “ Anyone who went [ to Vietnam ] was a sucker ” and that @ @ @ @ @ parades is “ not a good look.
” In the normal world , no one @ @ @ @ @ Fox News says .
But in the world of disinformed people who were steered toward @ @ @ @ @ begin with , it ’ s a big deal that even Fox is now confirming @ @ @ @ @ horrible things about the troops .

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After the Atlantic reported Donald Trump’s remarks about U.S. troops being “losers” and “suckers,” the Associated Press and Washington Post each independently confirmed the remarks. But Trump still decided that it’s fake news, because he doesn’t like any of those news outlets. Now his problem has gotten bigger.
Jennifer Griffin from Fox News is confirming on Twitter that the Atlantic story is true. Fox is confirming that Trump said that “Anyone who went [to Vietnam] was a sucker” and that having wounded veterans in military parades is “not a good look.” In the normal world, no one cares what a rag like Fox News says. But in the world of disinformed people who were steered toward Trump by Fox News to begin with, it’s a big deal that even Fox is now confirming Trump really did say these horrible things about the troops.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump just caved

After it was reported last night that Donald Trump thinks U.S. military personnel are “ losers ” and “ suckers ” for serving their country , insult was added to injury this morning when the news broke that the Trump regime had been secretly planning to eliminate funding for the military ’ s “ Stars and Stripes ” newspaper .
As Palmer Report is fond of pointing out , whenever Donald Trump gets caught trying to secretly do something awful , and there ’ s significant backlash , he usually caves .
Sure enough , he just posted this tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will NOT be cutting funding to @ starsandstripes magazine under my watch .
It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military !
” So score one for the good guys .
But don ’ t let Donald Trump try to spin this as if he were somehow doing something good for the military .
He ’ s the one who tried to eliminate funding for Stars and Stripes to begin with , presumably so he could shove the money into corrupt pockets instead .
Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suckers ” remark , does anyone believe this guy cares about the military anyway ?

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After it was reported last night that Donald Trump thinks U.S. military personnel are “losers” and “suckers” for serving their country, insult was added to injury this morning when the news broke that the Trump regime had been secretly planning to eliminate funding for the military’s “Stars and Stripes” newspaper.
As Palmer Report is fond of pointing out, whenever Donald Trump gets caught trying to secretly do something awful, and there’s significant backlash, he usually caves. Sure enough, he just posted this tweet: “The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch. It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!”
So score one for the good guys. But don’t let Donald Trump try to spin this as if he were somehow doing something good for the military. He’s the one who tried to eliminate funding for Stars and Stripes to begin with, presumably so he could shove the money into corrupt pockets instead. Of course, after his “losers” and “suckers” remark, does anyone believe this guy cares about the military anyway?
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Did Donald Trump just accidentally confess to having a heart attack?

Earlier this week the New York Times reported that Donald Trump ’ s November visit to Walter Reed was for a dire but unspecified health issue .
Trump responded to the news by denying that he ’ d had a “ series of mini-strokes ” – something that no one was even reporting – and in the process , he seemed to be confirming that he ’ d indeed had a series of mini-strokes .
Now Trump may be giving away something else about his health .
Last night Trump refuted the CNN report that he ’ d “ had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Brian Stelter pointed out , at no point has CNN ever reported any such thing .
Trump is once again refuting an oddly specific report about his health that was never even reported .
So did Donald Trump actually have a heart attack ?
We have no way of knowing .
But he now seems to be confessing to health issues left and right .
It ’ s worth pointing out that Trump spent nine months displaying physical and cognitive symptoms consistent with stroke , before he ended up apparently confessing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to start watching for signs that he may have had a heart attack .
At this rate Trump could end up accidentally confessing to everything that ’ s wrong with him .

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Earlier this week the New York Times reported that Donald Trump’s November visit to Walter Reed was for a dire but unspecified health issue. Trump responded to the news by denying that he’d had a “series of mini-strokes” – something that no one was even reporting – and in the process, he seemed to be confirming that he’d indeed had a series of mini-strokes.
Now Trump may be giving away something else about his health. Last night Trump refuted the CNN report that he’d “had a heart attack.” But as CNN’s Brian Stelter pointed out, at no point has CNN ever reported any such thing. Trump is once again refuting an oddly specific report about his health that was never even reported.
So did Donald Trump actually have a heart attack? We have no way of knowing. But he now seems to be confessing to health issues left and right. It’s worth pointing out that Trump spent nine months displaying physical and cognitive symptoms consistent with stroke, before he ended up apparently confessing to it. Now we’ll have to start watching for signs that he may have had a heart attack. At this rate Trump could end up accidentally confessing to everything that’s wrong with him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Joe Biden comes out swinging and cuts Donald Trump down to size

Joe Biden was planning to give a speech today about the ongoing economic struggles that working class Americans are facing as a result of Donald Trump ’ s negligence .
But in the wake of last night ’ s report about what Trump really thinks of U.S. military personnel , Biden ’ s public appearance today took on a far more pointed , angry , and passionate air .
In response to Trump ’ s belief that U.S. troops are “ losers ” and “ suckers ” for putting their lives on the line , Biden said what we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s remarks are disqualifying .
Biden stressed that the words of a President matter – even a “ lousy President.
” When Biden was asked about Trump mocking him for wearing a mask , Biden said that it ’ s “ hard to respond to something so idiotic.
” When Biden was asked about the increasingly deranged conspiracy theories coming from Donald Trump ’ s “ Q-anon ” supporters , Biden said they need mental help , and suggested they take advantage of Obamacare .
When a visibly angry Biden was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressing even more anger about Trump ’ s shameful behavior , Biden pointed out that he was trying to keep things presidential .
This press conference was one of Joe Biden ’ s finest hours .
He ’ s always been a guy who rises to the occasion .
We need him more than ever , and he clearly understands this .
He ’ s in the lead .
Now let ’ s make sure he wins by investing our time into voter registration and turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .

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Joe Biden was planning to give a speech today about the ongoing economic struggles that working class Americans are facing as a result of Donald Trump’s negligence. But in the wake of last night’s report about what Trump really thinks of U.S. military personnel, Biden’s public appearance today took on a far more pointed, angry, and passionate air.
In response to Trump’s belief that U.S. troops are “losers” and “suckers” for putting their lives on the line, Biden said what we’re all feeling – which is that Trump’s remarks are disqualifying. Biden stressed that the words of a President matter – even a “lousy President.” When Biden was asked about Trump mocking him for wearing a mask, Biden said that it’s “hard to respond to something so idiotic.”
When Biden was asked about the increasingly deranged conspiracy theories coming from Donald Trump’s “Q-anon” supporters, Biden said they need mental help, and suggested they take advantage of Obamacare. When a visibly angry Biden was strangely asked why he isn’t expressing even more anger about Trump’s shameful behavior, Biden pointed out that he was trying to keep things presidential.
This press conference was one of Joe Biden’s finest hours. He’s always been a guy who rises to the occasion. We need him more than ever, and he clearly understands this. He’s in the lead. Now let’s make sure he wins by investing our time into voter registration and turnout, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Military veteran throws his Trump yard sign in the trash

Even before last night ’ s bombshell revelations about what Donald Trump really thinks of U.S. military personnel , he @ @ @ @ @ Biden by a few points among active duty military – a reminder of just how @ @ @ @ @ to alienate military types .
But Trump has been counting on the votes of older @ @ @ @ @ and anecdotally at least , he may now have a problem .
After the news @ @ @ @ @ thinks U.S. soldiers who die at war are “ losers ” and “ suckers , @ @ @ @ @ : Are other military veterans responding to the news in the same way that this @ @ @ @ @ ?
We ’ ll have to wait for some new polling to get a handle @ @ @ @ @ up costing Donald Trump a significant number of veterans ’ votes .
But keep in @ @ @ @ @ dip in a crucial demographic can spell trouble for a candidate who ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ .

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Even before last night’s bombshell revelations about what Donald Trump really thinks of U.S. military personnel, he was already losing to Joe Biden by a few points among active duty military – a reminder of just how much he’s done to alienate military types.
But Trump has been counting on the votes of older military veterans in 2020, and anecdotally at least, he may now have a problem. After the news broke last night that Trump thinks U.S. soldiers who die at war are “losers” and “suckers,” this tweet went viral:
Are other military veterans responding to the news in the same way that this guy’s neighbor did? We’ll have to wait for some new polling to get a handle on whether this incident ends up costing Donald Trump a significant number of veterans’ votes. But keep in mind that even a slight dip in a crucial demographic can spell trouble for a candidate who’s already behind in the race overall.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--This just keeps getting uglier

This just keeps getting uglier

Breaking the law is nothing new for “ president ’ Donald Trump .
It is bad enough that he gets away with it , but when he encourages citizens to break the law , he has crossed the line .
Trump suggested to voters in North Carolina that they should vote twice , once by mail and once in person .
He claims that this is the best way to determine whether mail-in voting works .
Really , Trump ?
North Carolina Attorney Josh Stein reminded Trump that voting twice is illegal and declared that Trump is encouraging North Carolina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to help him sow chaos in our election.
” Sowing chaos is what Trump does best .
Coming to Trump ’ s rescue , as he always does , William Barr told CNN that “ I don ’ t know what the law in the particular state says.
” Idiot .
Voting twice is illegal , period , though the punishment may vary per state .
According to ABC News , voting twice in North Carolina is a Class I felony .
Trump has proven time and again that he will do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignoring Russia ’ s proven interference to claiming China is helping Joe Biden , Trump reeks of desperation .
He thinks the rest of us are too dumb to see it , yet many are seeing just that .
Huffington Post reported that 81 Nobel Prize winners are backing Joe Biden , releasing a letter stating as much .
“ At no time in our nation ’ s history has there been a greater need for our leaders to appreciate the value of science in formulating policy.
” They are not talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s long tenure in public service and point to his “ willingness to listen to experts ” and to recognize “ contributions that immigrants make to the intellectual life of our country.
” Both are true .
Immigrants have no desire to “ take over ” this country .
They bring their own cultural perspectives and assimilate into American life , and many of them make contributions that some of us can not .
Indeed , PBS states that : “ The United States is the nation that exists because of immigrant contributions.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They contribute in many ways , the least of which is economic .
Who are we to say they do not belong ?
In addition to Nobel laureates , Vote Vets is vocal that the U.S. military no longer supports Trump .
Their latest video describes Trump as “ panicking ” because his favorability rating among active-duty troops and officers has plummeted .
Huffington Post reported that 41 % plan to vote for Joe Biden with 37 % supporting Trump , and those numbers will continue in that direction .
Vote Vets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve , ” leaning on the recent news about Russian bounties on troops and his attempts to use the military for his own purposes .
Donald Trump is all the things Vote Vets says : He is disrespectful , he thumbs his nose at national security , and he is an embarrassment .
Trump absolutely must go in November .
As is popular to say , vote like your lives depend on it because they do .

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Breaking the law is nothing new for “president’ Donald Trump. It is bad enough that he gets away with it, but when he encourages citizens to break the law, he has crossed the line. Trump suggested to voters in North Carolina that they should vote twice, once by mail and once in person. He claims that this is the best way to determine whether mail-in voting works.
Really, Trump? North Carolina Attorney Josh Stein reminded Trump that voting twice is illegal and declared that Trump is encouraging North Carolina citizens “to break the law in order to help him sow chaos in our election.” Sowing chaos is what Trump does best. Coming to Trump’s rescue, as he always does, William Barr told CNN that “I don’t know what the law in the particular state says.” Idiot. Voting twice is illegal, period, though the punishment may vary per state. According to ABC News, voting twice in North Carolina is a Class I felony.
Trump has proven time and again that he will do literally anything to get re-elected. From ignoring Russia’s proven interference to claiming China is helping Joe Biden, Trump reeks of desperation. He thinks the rest of us are too dumb to see it, yet many are seeing just that. Huffington Post reported that 81 Nobel Prize winners are backing Joe Biden, releasing a letter stating as much. “At no time in our nation’s history has there been a greater need for our leaders to appreciate the value of science in formulating policy.” They are not talking about Donald Trump. They discussed Biden’s long tenure in public service and point to his “willingness to listen to experts” and to recognize “contributions that immigrants make to the intellectual life of our country.” Both are true.
Immigrants have no desire to “take over” this country. They bring their own cultural perspectives and assimilate into American life, and many of them make contributions that some of us cannot. Indeed, PBS states that: “The United States is the nation that exists because of immigrant contributions.” The Brookings Institute echoes that sentiment. They contribute in many ways, the least of which is economic. Who are we to say they do not belong?
In addition to Nobel laureates, Vote Vets is vocal that the U.S. military no longer supports Trump. Their latest video describes Trump as “panicking” because his favorability rating among active-duty troops and officers has plummeted. Huffington Post reported that 41% plan to vote for Joe Biden with 37% supporting Trump, and those numbers will continue in that direction. Vote Vets believes that Trump “disrespects those who serve,” leaning on the recent news about Russian bounties on troops and his attempts to use the military for his own purposes.
Donald Trump is all the things Vote Vets says: He is disrespectful, he thumbs his nose at national security, and he is an embarrassment. Trump absolutely must go in November. As is popular to say, vote like your lives depend on it because they do.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--Hey Donald Trump, this is just the beginning

When someone in Donald Trump ’ s orbit leaked earlier this week that Trump ’ s November visit to Walter Reed was for a dire health issue , Palmer Report wondered aloud if this was the start of a trend .
With Trump seemingly on the way down anyway , the people around him might now be interested in currying favor with reporters by leaking them embarrassing scoops about Trump .
Or even worse for Trump , the people around him might be trying to take him down because they know better than anyone how horrifying he is .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump decided to leak his disgusting remarks about U.S. military personnel .
We ’ re now ready to call this a trend .
People in Trump ’ s orbit are now leaking dirt about him to the media like a sieve .
Maybe some of them were afraid to leak such sensitive information earlier .
Maybe some of them are just being opportunistic .
But their motivations are less important than the fact that it ’ s happening .
We ’ re going to see more leaks about Donald Trump before election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past 48 hours alone we ’ ve gotten leaks about Trump ’ s failing health and Trump ’ s jarring anti-military views .
This feels like a mere warm up act .
Trump is about to get pummeled and humiliated from within , and there ’ s no one who deserves it more than he does .
That said , we still have no way of knowing what kind of impact these leaks will have on Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers .
He ’ s currently losing the election , but these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current bad numbers any worse .
So even as we hope that these leaks cause maximum damage for Trump , we ’ ve got to double down more than ever on things like voter registration and voter turnout .

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When someone in Donald Trump’s orbit leaked earlier this week that Trump’s November visit to Walter Reed was for a dire health issue, Palmer Report wondered aloud if this was the start of a trend. With Trump seemingly on the way down anyway, the people around him might now be interested in currying favor with reporters by leaking them embarrassing scoops about Trump. Or even worse for Trump, the people around him might be trying to take him down because they know better than anyone how horrifying he is.
Then on Thursday evening, multiple people around Donald Trump decided to leak his disgusting remarks about U.S. military personnel. We’re now ready to call this a trend. People in Trump’s orbit are now leaking dirt about him to the media like a sieve. Maybe some of them were afraid to leak such sensitive information earlier. Maybe some of them are just being opportunistic. But their motivations are less important than the fact that it’s happening.
We’re going to see more leaks about Donald Trump before election day. Ugly leaks. In the past 48 hours alone we’ve gotten leaks about Trump’s failing health and Trump’s jarring anti-military views. This feels like a mere warm up act. Trump is about to get pummeled and humiliated from within, and there’s no one who deserves it more than he does.
That said, we still have no way of knowing what kind of impact these leaks will have on Donald Trump’s poll numbers. He’s currently losing the election, but these leaks may or may not make his current bad numbers any worse. So even as we hope that these leaks cause maximum damage for Trump, we’ve got to double down more than ever on things like voter registration and voter turnout.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Here’s how badly Donald Trump has blown it

The most damaging political scandals aren ’ t the ones that come out of nowhere and don ’ t fit the profile .
The most damaging political scandals are the ones that serve to drive home what we already know about someone .
Donald Trump ’ s deranged attacks on the U.S. military are blowing up in his face so badly right now because the scandal underscores that Trump is who we thought he was .
To give you an idea of how badly Donald Trump has blown it , he ended Friday night by demanding that a Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trot out Melania to attack the media .
He made a sworn enemy of Sully Sullenberger of all people .
Trump has also somehow managed to completely cede John McCain ’ s legacy to the Democrats , despite the fact that McCain was a lifelong Republican .
It ’ s still difficult to calculate precisely how much or little this scandal will hurt Donald Trump in the polls .
But it ’ s clear by now that the story isn ’ t going away .
With Trump now frantically playing defense , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ double down on voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
Let ’ s really run up the score and drive this traitorous loser out of office and into prison .

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The most damaging political scandals aren’t the ones that come out of nowhere and don’t fit the profile. The most damaging political scandals are the ones that serve to drive home what we already know about someone. Donald Trump’s deranged attacks on the U.S. military are blowing up in his face so badly right now because the scandal underscores that Trump is who we thought he was.
To give you an idea of how badly Donald Trump has blown it, he ended Friday night by demanding that a Fox News reporter be fired. He had to trot out Melania to attack the media. He made a sworn enemy of Sully Sullenberger of all people. Trump has also somehow managed to completely cede John McCain’s legacy to the Democrats, despite the fact that McCain was a lifelong Republican.
It’s still difficult to calculate precisely how much or little this scandal will hurt Donald Trump in the polls. But it’s clear by now that the story isn’t going away. With Trump now frantically playing defense, now is a prime opportunity for us to double down on voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. Let’s really run up the score and drive this traitorous loser out of office and into prison.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Donald Trump goes completely berserk, calls for Fox News reporter’s head

Just how ugly is Donald Trump ’ s military scandal ?
Even Fox News felt compelled to do its job @ @ @ @ @ the story , instead of lying on Trump ’ s behalf .
With Trump now @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ s characteristically lashing out – and he ’ s specifically attacking Fox @ @ @ @ @ his rage specifically at Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin , who confirmed on Friday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ to U.S. military personnel as “ losers ” and “ suckers ” for risking their @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is citing white supremacist propaganda site Breitbart as supposed evidence that “ Jennifer @ @ @ @ @ Not Confirm ‘ Most Salacious ‘ Part of Atlantic Story , ” adding that “ @ @ @ @ @ for this kind of reporting.
” That ’ s right , Trump is in such @ @ @ @ @ demanding that a Fox News reporter be fired .
This isn ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @

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Just how ugly is Donald Trump’s military scandal? Even Fox News felt compelled to do its job for once by independently confirming the story, instead of lying on Trump’s behalf. With Trump now taking heat from all sides, he’s characteristically lashing out – and he’s specifically attacking Fox.
Donald Trump is directing his rage specifically at Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin, who confirmed on Friday afternoon that Trump did indeed refer to U.S. military personnel as “losers” and “suckers” for risking their lives to defend their country.
Trump is citing white supremacist propaganda site Breitbart as supposed evidence that “Jennifer Griffin of Fox News Did Not Confirm ‘Most Salacious‘ Part of Atlantic Story,” adding that “Jennifer Griffin should be fired for this kind of reporting.” That’s right, Trump is in such trouble, he’s demanding that a Fox News reporter be fired. This isn’t going to end well for him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Lindsey Graham just disqualified himself

Just how far downhill has Republican Senator Lindsey Graham gone over the past few years ?
Back when Donald Trump first attacked John McCain in 2016 , Graham publicly read him the riot act .
But with McCain now deceased , and Trump currently at the center of power , Graham ’ s loyalties have shifted entirely .
Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison summed up Lindsey Graham ’ s fall from grace quite succinctly on Twitter tonight : “ It ’ s been a day since the news broke about our President ’ s horrifying remarks denigrating our military service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said *nothing* .
The old Lindsey Graham would have stood up loudly for our troops .
Instead , this is just more proof that he ’ s changed.
” We all know what Lindsey Graham is doing .
He ’ s hoping that this scandal will blow over and he won ’ t have to say anything one way or the other .
He ’ s hoping he can avoid publicly choosing sides between Trump and McCain .
But in reality , Graham chose Trump over McCain a long time ago , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt , psychotic presidency .
As far as we ’ re concerned here at Palmer Report , time is up .
With his prolonged silence , Lindsey Graham has disqualified himself from being a public official .
He ’ s disqualified himself from being able to call himself John McCain ’ s friend .
He ’ s disqualified himself from having a soul .
Let ’ s make sure that on election day , Lindsey Graham is disqualified from the United States Senate .

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Just how far downhill has Republican Senator Lindsey Graham gone over the past few years? Back when Donald Trump first attacked John McCain in 2016, Graham publicly read him the riot act. But with McCain now deceased, and Trump currently at the center of power, Graham’s loyalties have shifted entirely.
Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison summed up Lindsey Graham’s fall from grace quite succinctly on Twitter tonight: “It’s been a day since the news broke about our President’s horrifying remarks denigrating our military service members. Yet, @LindseyGrahamSC has said *nothing*. The old Lindsey Graham would have stood up loudly for our troops. Instead, this is just more proof that he’s changed.”
We all know what Lindsey Graham is doing. He’s hoping that this scandal will blow over and he won’t have to say anything one way or the other. He’s hoping he can avoid publicly choosing sides between Trump and McCain. But in reality, Graham chose Trump over McCain a long time ago, when he married himself to Trump’s corrupt, psychotic presidency.
As far as we’re concerned here at Palmer Report, time is up. With his prolonged silence, Lindsey Graham has disqualified himself from being a public official. He’s disqualified himself from being able to call himself John McCain’s friend. He’s disqualified himself from having a soul. Let’s make sure that on election day, Lindsey Graham is disqualified from the United States Senate.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Sully Sullenberger rips Donald Trump to pieces

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action .
Donald Trump ’ s unpatriotic and deranged attacks on U.S. military personnel has led a number of people high and low to speak out against him .
Now we ’ re hearing from a national hero who has tried to remain above the fray , but who is now coming out thoroughly swinging .
Captain Sully Sullenberger is best known for successfully landing a commercial airliner in the Hudson River .
Now he ’ s speaking up on behalf of military troops and veterans , and against Donald Trump .
Sully posted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this : “ I am a veteran .
I volunteered for military service during wartime .
So did my father .
His generation saved the world from fascism.
” Sullenberger then continued : “ For the first time in American history , a president has repeatedly shown utter and vulgar contempt and disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country … He can not understand selflessness because he is selfish .
He can not conceive of courage because he is a coward .
He can not feel duty because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only to those who have served and sacrificed for our nation , but to ourselves and to succeeding generations to vote him out.
” You can read the entire lengthy thread here .

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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action. Donald Trump’s unpatriotic and deranged attacks on U.S. military personnel has led a number of people high and low to speak out against him. Now we’re hearing from a national hero who has tried to remain above the fray, but who is now coming out thoroughly swinging.
Captain Sully Sullenberger is best known for successfully landing a commercial airliner in the Hudson River. Now he’s speaking up on behalf of military troops and veterans, and against Donald Trump. Sully posted a lengthy Twitter thread tonight which starts off like this: “I am a veteran. I volunteered for military service during wartime. So did my father. His generation saved the world from fascism.”
Sullenberger then continued: “For the first time in American history, a president has repeatedly shown utter and vulgar contempt and disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country … He cannot understand selflessness because he is selfish. He cannot conceive of courage because he is a coward. He cannot feel duty because he is disloyal … We owe it not only to those who have served and sacrificed for our nation, but to ourselves and to succeeding generations to vote him out.” You can read the entire lengthy thread here.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Donald Trump whines and cries like a baby as it all falls apart for him

During his press conference on Friday , Donald Trump looked like a defeated man .
He had the appearance of someone who hadn ’ t slept all night , and who feared that his life was in danger of being completely upended .
It was a hint at just how worried Trump is about his military scandal , and the impact that it could have on the election .
Now Trump is providing us with an even more direct clue about how worried he is about this scandal and what all it could cost him .
This morning Trump posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date , sounding utterly defeated in the process : You work so hard for the military , from completely rebuilding a depleted mess that was left by OBiden , to fixing a broken V.A .
and fighting for large scale military pay raises , and then a slimeball reporter , maybe working with disgruntled people , makes up such a horrible charge .
This reminds me of the Dirty Dossier , which was pushed hard by John McCain , & then with a thud turned out to be a total fraud .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Far Left is VICIOUS , they will do or say anything to win .
But they won ’ t , we will WIN , & have four great years !
Yes , he threw in the obligatory part at the end about how he ’ s going to win .
But whenever anyone is reduced to publicly whining about how hard they ’ ve worked , and how unappreciated it is , and how it hasn ’ t gotten them where it should have , it ’ s a dead giveaway that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now let ’ s prove Trump correct by doubling down on voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
Finish him !

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During his press conference on Friday, Donald Trump looked like a defeated man. He had the appearance of someone who hadn’t slept all night, and who feared that his life was in danger of being completely upended. It was a hint at just how worried Trump is about his military scandal, and the impact that it could have on the election.
Now Trump is providing us with an even more direct clue about how worried he is about this scandal and what all it could cost him. This morning Trump posted one of his whiniest Twitter rants to date, sounding utterly defeated in the process:
You work so hard for the military, from completely rebuilding a depleted mess that was left by OBiden, to fixing a broken V.A. and fighting for large scale military pay raises, and then a slimeball reporter, maybe working with disgruntled people, makes up such a horrible charge. This reminds me of the Dirty Dossier, which was pushed hard by John McCain, & then with a thud turned out to be a total fraud. So many other scams also. The Radical Far Left is VICIOUS, they will do or say anything to win. But they won’t, we will WIN, & have four great years!
Yes, he threw in the obligatory part at the end about how he’s going to win. But whenever anyone is reduced to publicly whining about how hard they’ve worked, and how unappreciated it is, and how it hasn’t gotten them where it should have, it’s a dead giveaway that they think they’re going to lose. Now let’s prove Trump correct by doubling down on voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. Finish him!
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Donald Trump caught lying about Melania Trump’s involvement in his military scandal

It is not surprising that Donald Trump is pushing back hard against The Atlantic ’ s bombshell reporting Thursday evening about disgusting comments he made about U.S. servicemembers .
We had already seen Trump disparage veterans , attack war heroes , mock disabled Americans , and display shocking ignorance about the military , but these new revelations further amplify the breadth and depth of Trump ’ s disqualifying depravity to an alarming level .
Any politician with half a brain who wishes to rebut such a damaging story would do so extremely carefully , knowing that his or her life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
However , Trump is a lumbering fool who likes to blurt out whatever lie comes to mind at the moment .
So , it is also not surprising that Trump wasted no time in making his situation even worse .
Within hours of The Atlantic ’ s reporting , Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Air Force One .
He then defended himself to reporters about “ fake things , fake news , corrupt news , the kind of news that ’ s ruining your profession , ” adding that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump then claimed that after he was supposedly told it would be impractical for him to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery outside Paris in 2018 , he “ called home ” and “ spoke to my wife , ” telling her that he “ came here to go to that ceremony ” and told her , “ I hate this… I feel terribly.
” If this anecdote were true , it would at least offer a countervailing narrative about Trump ’ s state of mind and where his heart was at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CNN fact-checkers promptly identified Trump ’ s tale as a work of fiction .
Trump could not have “ called home ” because Melania was on the very same trip with Trump and was even scheduled to attend that ceremony with him .
In fact , after Trump reportedly wasted the time relaxing in front of the TV at the U.S. ambassador ’ s residence , he and Melania joined French President Emmanuel Macron for dinner .
It is no wonder Melania then tweeted a blanket refutation of the whole story on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Trump ’ s latest off-the-cuff lie about calling home to her .
Not only did Trump ’ s lame attempt to repel The Atlantic ’ s revelations backfire because he offered an easily provable lie , but this incident serves as yet another remarkable example of how Trump acts without thinking and winds up shooting himself in the foot .
If Trump continues with this unhinged , clumsy , self-sabotaging behavior through Election Day , Joe Biden will win in a landslide .

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It is not surprising that Donald Trump is pushing back hard against The Atlantic’s bombshell reporting Thursday evening about disgusting comments he made about U.S. servicemembers. We had already seen Trump disparage veterans, attack war heroes, mock disabled Americans, and display shocking ignorance about the military, but these new revelations further amplify the breadth and depth of Trump’s disqualifying depravity to an alarming level.
Any politician with half a brain who wishes to rebut such a damaging story would do so extremely carefully, knowing that his or her life, job, and reputation depend on it. However, Trump is a lumbering fool who likes to blurt out whatever lie comes to mind at the moment. So, it is also not surprising that Trump wasted no time in making his situation even worse.
Within hours of The Atlantic’s reporting, Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Air Force One. He then defended himself to reporters about “fake things, fake news, corrupt news, the kind of news that’s ruining your profession,” adding that “everyone knows it’s false.” Trump then claimed that after he was supposedly told it would be impractical for him to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery outside Paris in 2018, he “called home” and “spoke to my wife,” telling her that he “came here to go to that ceremony” and told her, “I hate this… I feel terribly.”
If this anecdote were true, it would at least offer a countervailing narrative about Trump’s state of mind and where his heart was at the time. Unfortunately for this soulless ignoramus, CNN fact-checkers promptly identified Trump’s tale as a work of fiction. Trump could not have “called home” because Melania was on the very same trip with Trump and was even scheduled to attend that ceremony with him. In fact, after Trump reportedly wasted the time relaxing in front of the TV at the U.S. ambassador’s residence, he and Melania joined French President Emmanuel Macron for dinner.
It is no wonder Melania then tweeted a blanket refutation of the whole story on Friday evening, having been caught up in Trump’s latest off-the-cuff lie about calling home to her. Not only did Trump’s lame attempt to repel The Atlantic’s revelations backfire because he offered an easily provable lie, but this incident serves as yet another remarkable example of how Trump acts without thinking and winds up shooting himself in the foot. If Trump continues with this unhinged, clumsy, self-sabotaging behavior through Election Day, Joe Biden will win in a landslide.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Donald Trump just landed the trifecta

Donald Trump just landed the trifecta

In politics , some scandals will get you in more trouble than others .
And depending on what kind of candidate you are to begin with , the same scandal will get some candidates in more trouble than others .
But there are a handful of scandals that always spell trouble for a candidate : 1 ) The perception that the candidate has issues that are affecting his or her cognitive abilities 3 ) The candidate is seen as not supporting the troops Now think about Donald Trump ’ s week .
He had to deny having had a stroke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe him , because he keeps displaying physical and cognitive difficulties in his public appearances .
His lawyers are in court , sparring with the New York District Attorney and grand jury who are in the process of indicting him .
And his disparaging remarks about the troops are dominating the headlines .
We ’ ll see what kind of impact this trifecta ends up having on the race – but it ’ s one of the worst weeks that an incumbent president seeking reelection has ever had .
In the meantime , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all his time trying to wade through these scandals , let ’ s focus on voter registration and turnout and run up the score against him .

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In politics, some scandals will get you in more trouble than others. And depending on what kind of candidate you are to begin with, the same scandal will get some candidates in more trouble than others. But there are a handful of scandals that always spell trouble for a candidate:
1) The perception that the candidate has issues that are affecting his or her cognitive abilities 2) The candidate is facing criminal indictment 3) The candidate is seen as not supporting the troops
Now think about Donald Trump’s week. He had to deny having had a stroke, and most people don’t believe him, because he keeps displaying physical and cognitive difficulties in his public appearances. His lawyers are in court, sparring with the New York District Attorney and grand jury who are in the process of indicting him. And his disparaging remarks about the troops are dominating the headlines.
We’ll see what kind of impact this trifecta ends up having on the race – but it’s one of the worst weeks that an incumbent president seeking reelection has ever had. In the meantime, as Donald Trump is forced to spend all his time trying to wade through these scandals, let’s focus on voter registration and turnout and run up the score against him.
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