palmerreport--2020-09-05--Trump boat parade turns disastrous as several boats sink

When you look at Donald Trump ’ s terrible approval rating numbers , it ’ s easy to see that @ @ @ @ @ across a wide swath of the American population .
But for whatever reason , Trump @ @ @ @ @ people who own small boats .
We ’ ll have to dive into the psychology @ @ @ @ @ .
For now , it ’ s enough to know that Trump ’ s boat @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s now being reported by the CBS and ABC affiliates in Austin @ @ @ @ @ in the Trump boat parade have sunk .
The local sheriff ’ s office has @ @ @ @ @ responded to several boats in “ distress.
” We hope no one was injured , @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t think of a more fitting symbol of Donald Trump ’ s sinking @ @ @ @ @ the Trump boat parade is literally sinking .

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When you look at Donald Trump’s terrible approval rating numbers, it’s easy to see that he’s broadly unpopular across a wide swath of the American population. But for whatever reason, Trump seems to be popular with people who own small boats. We’ll have to dive into the psychology of that on another day. For now, it’s enough to know that Trump’s boat parade is sinking – literally.
It’s now being reported by the CBS and ABC affiliates in Austin, Texas that several boats in the Trump boat parade have sunk. The local sheriff’s office has confirmed that it’s responded to several boats in “distress.”
We hope no one was injured, of course. But we can’t think of a more fitting symbol of Donald Trump’s sinking presidency than the fact that the Trump boat parade is literally sinking.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Donald Trump has gone and done it now

Donald Trump has gone and done it now

Donald Trump is not fit for anything at all , let alone sit in the Oval Office as “ president ” of the United States .
The cover of Military Times says it all .
Although this news is just coming to the forefront , it is certainly worth discussing .
Military Times and the Atlantic both reported that Trump referred to dead war heroes as “ suckers ” and “ losers.
” The soldiers of World War II gave the ultimate sacrifice — their lives — for the good of our country .
Yet , this cowardly , draft-dodging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallen heroes .
Listening to Trump speak is painful .
He refers to states as “ blue ” and “ red.
” There are not blue and red states ; we are the United States of America .
When Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination , he said that whether voters support him or not , he will be the American president who represents all people .
That is what a president is supposed to do .
We are all one people , and the sooner we accept and find value in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
Trump does not see this , and he is not — and never was — the right person for this job .
Biden , on the other hand , is having none of Trump ’ s nonsense .
CNN reported that Joe Biden denounced Trump ’ s ignorant words and said that if what the Atlantic published is true , “ Donald Trump is not fit to be president.
” He is most certainly not fit , and it is not just that the Atlantic published the words , but Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior member of Trump ’ s staff , on the morning of a planned visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery 2018 , Trump said , “ Why should I go to that cemetery ?
It ’ s filled with losers.
” In a separate conversation on the same trip , Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “ suckers ” for getting killed .
No , “ president ” Trump , you are the loser , and those who continue to support you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emotional in his denouncement of Trump , repeatedly saying “ My son was not a sucker , ” prefaced by Beau Biden ’ s activities in and with the military .
Trump obviously does not care about who he insulted with his thoughtless comments .
Maybe he will care in November when all of the offspring of those war heroes refuse to vote for such an unfeeling , thoughtless , callous man who would say such things about their fathers , mothers , siblings , and everyone else in the military .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations , but Joe Biden , in his speech , reminded us of the horrible things Trump said about John McCain back in 2015 , “ I like people who weren ’ t captured.
” Guess what , Trump ?
We like people who were willing to lay down their lives for the sake of every other person in this country .
We like people who recognize the honor of serving as president of this great country .
We like people who can display humility , empathy , and everything that you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that we get people we like in the White House .

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Donald Trump is not fit for anything at all, let alone sit in the Oval Office as “president” of the United States. The cover of Military Times says it all. Although this news is just coming to the forefront, it is certainly worth discussing. Military Times and the Atlantic both reported that Trump referred to dead war heroes as “suckers” and “losers.” The soldiers of World War II gave the ultimate sacrifice — their lives — for the good of our country. Yet, this cowardly, draft-dodging man had the nerve to disparage these fallen heroes.
Listening to Trump speak is painful. He refers to states as “blue” and “red.” There are not blue and red states; we are the United States of America. When Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination, he said that whether voters support him or not, he will be the American president who represents all people. That is what a president is supposed to do. We are all one people, and the sooner we accept and find value in that, the better off we will all be. Trump does not see this, and he is not — and never was — the right person for this job. Biden, on the other hand, is having none of Trump’s nonsense.
CNN reported that Joe Biden denounced Trump’s ignorant words and said that if what the Atlantic published is true, “Donald Trump is not fit to be president.” He is most certainly not fit, and it is not just that the Atlantic published the words, but Trump was overheard saying them. According to a senior member of Trump’s staff, on the morning of a planned visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery 2018, Trump said, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed. No, “president” Trump, you are the loser, and those who continue to support you are the suckers.
Joe Biden was extremely emotional in his denouncement of Trump, repeatedly saying “My son was not a sucker,” prefaced by Beau Biden’s activities in and with the military. Trump obviously does not care about who he insulted with his thoughtless comments. Maybe he will care in November when all of the offspring of those war heroes refuse to vote for such an unfeeling, thoughtless, callous man who would say such things about their fathers, mothers, siblings, and everyone else in the military.
Trump has, of course, denied the allegations, but Joe Biden, in his speech, reminded us of the horrible things Trump said about John McCain back in 2015, “I like people who weren’t captured.” Guess what, Trump? We like people who were willing to lay down their lives for the sake of every other person in this country. We like people who recognize the honor of serving as president of this great country. We like people who can display humility, empathy, and everything that you are not. In November, we will ensure that we get people we like in the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Nikki Haley completely jumps the shark in humiliating fashion

As Donald Trump ’ s military scandal continues to boil over , Joe Biden is piling on with a devastating new TV ad which simply puts Trump ’ s own reported words on the screen , over top of patriotic military images .
The ad has already gone viral across social media .
It turns out Trump ’ s lackey Nikki Haley isn ’ t too thrilled about it .
Here ’ s the Joe Biden ad , if you haven ’ t seen it yet : Nikki Haley , however , is insisting that “ Biden should take this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Donald Trump witnessed the tremendous amount of love and respect he has for our military .
He was determined to protect them .
We had many conversations in NSC meetings about protecting them.
” Oh come on .
We all know Nikki Haley is lying , because Donald Trump has already repeatedly demonstrated in public that he hates the military .
We also know Nikki Haley is lying because she ’ s a known liar .
The sad part is that , four years after she threw a once-promising career away by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s still sticking around and defending Trump – even after he failed to put her on the ticket in place of Mike Pence .
Nikki Haley has destroyed herself , and she deserves it .

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As Donald Trump’s military scandal continues to boil over, Joe Biden is piling on with a devastating new TV ad which simply puts Trump’s own reported words on the screen, over top of patriotic military images. The ad has already gone viral across social media. It turns out Trump’s lackey Nikki Haley isn’t too thrilled about it.
Here’s the Joe Biden ad, if you haven’t seen it yet:
Mr. President, if you don’t respect our troops, you can’t lead them. pic.twitter.com/hcX9hGgdm5 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 4, 2020
Nikki Haley, however, is insisting that “Biden should take this down. All of us who worked with Donald Trump witnessed the tremendous amount of love and respect he has for our military. He was determined to protect them. We had many conversations in NSC meetings about protecting them.”
Oh come on. We all know Nikki Haley is lying, because Donald Trump has already repeatedly demonstrated in public that he hates the military. We also know Nikki Haley is lying because she’s a known liar. The sad part is that, four years after she threw a once-promising career away by joining the Trump regime, she’s still sticking around and defending Trump – even after he failed to put her on the ticket in place of Mike Pence. Nikki Haley has destroyed herself, and she deserves it.
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Enough is enough .
Not only is it coming out that Trump refers to our dead soldiers as losers , he tried pulling the funding and instructed the Pentagon to shut down The Stars and Stripes , the military ’ s newspaper that goes back to the Civil War ( he then ended up caving ) .
Republicans have long used the hallowed symbols of our monuments , our flag and our military as a self-promotion tool .
As disgusting as that is right now , there was always the forlorn hope that a few of them actually meant it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they don ’ t give a damn about anything this country stands for , only their own puerile money-making schemes .
Any conservative , Christian or Republican who does not denounce Trump after this is nothing more than a traitor .
Unity is crucial at this time .
Republicans have in the past espoused traditional values of service and sacrifice , but now that it ’ s time to live up to them , they can ’ t do it .
They can ’ t even give lip service to it .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw their vote to Biden , the entire party is unsalvageable .
Not only do we need to vote them out , but each and every one of them needs to be told by their constituency that they ’ re traitors .
What it means to live in a country of free speech is to be able to voice your opinion without the government taking action against you .
It does not mean you are free of consequences .
Republicans are free to voice their silent approval of Trump ’ s “ losers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our dead military .
But every person of conscience needs to vote these monsters out and end the party for good .
If these Trump cult followers want to burn down their party by sticking to him , the government has no right to intervene .
But we , the American People , have the right to vote this party out and shun them for the garbage they are .
Forever .

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Enough is enough. Not only is it coming out that Trump refers to our dead soldiers as losers, he tried pulling the funding and instructed the Pentagon to shut down The Stars and Stripes, the military’s newspaper that goes back to the Civil War (he then ended up caving).
Republicans have long used the hallowed symbols of our monuments, our flag and our military as a self-promotion tool. As disgusting as that is right now, there was always the forlorn hope that a few of them actually meant it. Their silence now is making clear they don’t give a damn about anything this country stands for, only their own puerile money-making schemes. Any conservative, Christian or Republican who does not denounce Trump after this is nothing more than a traitor.
Unity is crucial at this time. Republicans have in the past espoused traditional values of service and sacrifice, but now that it’s time to live up to them, they can’t do it. They can’t even give lip service to it. If they don’t denounce Trump and throw their vote to Biden, the entire party is unsalvageable. Not only do we need to vote them out, but each and every one of them needs to be told by their constituency that they’re traitors.
What it means to live in a country of free speech is to be able to voice your opinion without the government taking action against you. It does not mean you are free of consequences. Republicans are free to voice their silent approval of Trump’s “losers” and “suckers” comments about our dead military. But every person of conscience needs to vote these monsters out and end the party for good. If these Trump cult followers want to burn down their party by sticking to him, the government has no right to intervene. But we, the American People, have the right to vote this party out and shun them for the garbage they are. Forever.
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palmerreport--2020-09-05--Teddy Roosevelt’s descendant Ted Roosevelt V slams “loser” Donald Trump

We ’ re seeing people step up from all corners ( except , notably , the Republican House and Senate ) to condemn Donald Trump for calling U.S. military troops “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” Some truly fascinating characters are coming out of the woodwork to pile on .
That includes someone with a very famous name , whose family knows plenty about service .
Ted Roosevelt V is descended from President Teddy Roosevelt , and from World War II hero Teddy Roosevelt Jr .
He posted this on Twitter in response to Donald Trump ’ s remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jr ( and his brother ) are buried in Normandy .
Even as sons of a president , born into privilege , they understood they had an equal obligation to serve this great nation .
There is a “ loser ” here , but it is not anyone buried in Normandy.
” Roosevelt V added this : “ When I was 5 , Reagan sent me a signed poster of Nancy laying flowers at Theodore Roosevelt Jr ’ s grave .
He wrote how moved he had been in the presence of so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 , I did not understand why the President would do this .
I now know , it is how you lead a nation .
”

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We’re seeing people step up from all corners (except, notably, the Republican House and Senate) to condemn Donald Trump for calling U.S. military troops “losers” and “suckers.” Some truly fascinating characters are coming out of the woodwork to pile on. That includes someone with a very famous name, whose family knows plenty about service.
Ted Roosevelt V is descended from President Teddy Roosevelt, and from World War II hero Teddy Roosevelt Jr. He posted this on Twitter in response to Donald Trump’s remarks: “My great grandfather Theodore Roosevelt jr (and his brother) are buried in Normandy. Even as sons of a president, born into privilege, they understood they had an equal obligation to serve this great nation. There is a “loser” here, but it is not anyone buried in Normandy.”
Roosevelt V added this: “When I was 5, Reagan sent me a signed poster of Nancy laying flowers at Theodore Roosevelt Jr’s grave. He wrote how moved he had been in the presence of so many fallen hero’s. At 5, I did not understand why the President would do this. I now know, it is how you lead a nation.”
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Michael Cohen drops bizarre bombshell on Donald Trump’s head

In the end , the scandals that take a politician down aren ’ t necessarily the scandals that should take a politician down .
For instance , Donald Trump has committed everything from treason against the United States during the election , to mass negligent homicide during the pandemic .
While the revelations that Michael Cohen is exposing about Trump aren ’ t necessarily the worst things that Trump has done , they are some of the creepiest , and thus they could end up doing the most damage .
Take , for instance , tonight ’ s new revelation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
CNN ’ s Pervaiz Shallwani is reporting that Donald Trump brought an Obama impersonator into his office just so he could “ fire ” him .
Cohen even has a photo of the bizarre scene : This isn ’ t among the hundred most horrible things Donald Trump has done , but it might be one of the most deranged and inexplicable .
It serves to show that Trump is indeed the kind of depraved creepy weirdo who ’ s so far removed from human normalcy , he really is capable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s accused of having done .
It ’ s also worth noting that based on court filings and tweets from the New York Attorney General herself , the criminal case against Donald Trump that ’ s currently in front of a New York grand jury originated with Michael Cohen ’ s evidence .
Trump ’ s campaign finance and banking felonies might not be his most egregious crimes either , but they ’ re the ones that are on track to send him to prison if he loses the election .

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In the end, the scandals that take a politician down aren’t necessarily the scandals that should take a politician down. For instance, Donald Trump has committed everything from treason against the United States during the election, to mass negligent homicide during the pandemic. While the revelations that Michael Cohen is exposing about Trump aren’t necessarily the worst things that Trump has done, they are some of the creepiest, and thus they could end up doing the most damage.
Take, for instance, tonight’s new revelation from Michael Cohen’s new book. CNN’s Pervaiz Shallwani is reporting that Donald Trump brought an Obama impersonator into his office just so he could “fire” him. Cohen even has a photo of the bizarre scene:
NEW: In upcoming book, Michael Cohen writes Donald Trump's disdain for Obama was so extreme he hired a "Faux-Bama" to participate in a video in which he "ritualistically belittled the first black president and then fired him." He includes this photo: https://t.co/LGrqsUUrY2 pic.twitter.com/otwYW8VSmQ — Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) September 6, 2020
This isn’t among the hundred most horrible things Donald Trump has done, but it might be one of the most deranged and inexplicable. It serves to show that Trump is indeed the kind of depraved creepy weirdo who’s so far removed from human normalcy, he really is capable of the more important depraved things he’s accused of having done.
It’s also worth noting that based on court filings and tweets from the New York Attorney General herself, the criminal case against Donald Trump that’s currently in front of a New York grand jury originated with Michael Cohen’s evidence. Trump’s campaign finance and banking felonies might not be his most egregious crimes either, but they’re the ones that are on track to send him to prison if he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Why are we surprised?

Why are we surprised?

In the more starry-eyed retelling of the story , Thomas Becket grew into the position of Archbishop of Canterbury .
He took the job as a conniving crony of Henry II , intent on doing Henry ’ s personal bidding , but wound up succumbing to the position ’ s gravitas and majesty and human responsibility .
Becket ’ s life and eventual noble martyrdom make for great historical fiction ( particularly in the eponymous 1964 film ) , but what part did ego and what part did honest piety play ?
Legend has it Becket really was wearing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Historical record suggests he was also prickly and egotistical .
The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle .
But whatever the underlying reality , true transformations of fundamental human frailties into something better are rare , and Donald Trump certainly doesn ’ t represent one of them .
Those realists among us who witnessed Trump ’ s inauguration held out little hope that Trump would ever become a mediocre president , let alone a good one .
( Those who hectoringly proclaim that “ we never even gave him a chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , full of crap .
He was president of the United States , for Christ ’ s sake .
What choice did we have BUT to give him a chance ? )
So Donald Trump had his shot at being another Becket and , to say the least , he blew it .
What I don ’ t get is why anyone is surprised .
Why is the recent article in the Atlantic ( “ Trump : Americans Who Died in War Are ‘ Losers ’ and ‘ Suckers ’ , ” September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s contempt for the military met with such outraged incredulity ?
Are people actually shocked that Donald Trump ever said such things ?
By this point I would be shocked if a five time draft dodger who disparaged a Goldstar Family , claimed that his experience with venereal disease constituted his “ personal Vietnam ” and looked the other way when Vladimir Putin put out hit-jobs on American soldiers had anything less than contempt for the military .
Trump ’ s entire life is a metaphor for contempt for the military .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Trump said .
I ’ m shocked at how shocked everyone is .
Is it some kind of huge surprise when this evil man who does six evil things every day before breakfast says something evil ?
Are we really that naive ?
Don ’ t get me wrong , I ’ m grateful for the political backlash the Atlantic article has caused .
In fact , I wouldn ’ t be surprised to learn later that the Atlantic article turned out to be the lynchpin , the inflection point , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second term out of Donald Trump ’ s reach forever .
But I keep wondering when we ’ re going to stop being incredulous about the degree of Trump ’ s depravity .
After all , this is a man who stole money from a cancer charity for children .
This is a man who locks children in cages .
This is a man who sends children back to school in the middle of a pandemic that claims a thousand deaths a day .
This is a man who probably raped at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and losers seems tame by comparison .
At any rate , there are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been , however unsurprising , another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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In the more starry-eyed retelling of the story, Thomas Becket grew into the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. He took the job as a conniving crony of Henry II, intent on doing Henry’s personal bidding, but wound up succumbing to the position’s gravitas and majesty and human responsibility.
Becket’s life and eventual noble martyrdom make for great historical fiction (particularly in the eponymous 1964 film), but what part did ego and what part did honest piety play? Legend has it Becket really was wearing a hairshirt underneath his vestments when he died. Historical record suggests he was also prickly and egotistical.
The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. But whatever the underlying reality, true transformations of fundamental human frailties into something better are rare, and Donald Trump certainly doesn’t represent one of them. Those realists among us who witnessed Trump’s inauguration held out little hope that Trump would ever become a mediocre president, let alone a good one. (Those who hectoringly proclaim that “we never even gave him a chance” are, to put it indelicately, full of crap. He was president of the United States, for Christ’s sake. What choice did we have BUT to give him a chance?)
So Donald Trump had his shot at being another Becket and, to say the least, he blew it. What I don’t get is why anyone is surprised. Why is the recent article in the Atlantic (“Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’,” September 3, 2020) characterising Trump’s contempt for the military met with such outraged incredulity? Are people actually shocked that Donald Trump ever said such things? By this point I would be shocked if a five time draft dodger who disparaged a Goldstar Family, claimed that his experience with venereal disease constituted his “personal Vietnam” and looked the other way when Vladimir Putin put out hit-jobs on American soldiers had anything less than contempt for the military. Trump’s entire life is a metaphor for contempt for the military.
I’m not shocked at all by what Trump said. I’m shocked at how shocked everyone is. Is it some kind of huge surprise when this evil man who does six evil things every day before breakfast says something evil? Are we really that naive?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the political backlash the Atlantic article has caused. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn later that the Atlantic article turned out to be the lynchpin, the inflection point, the final truth that put the prospect of a second term out of Donald Trump’s reach forever.
But I keep wondering when we’re going to stop being incredulous about the degree of Trump’s depravity. After all, this is a man who stole money from a cancer charity for children. This is a man who locks children in cages. This is a man who sends children back to school in the middle of a pandemic that claims a thousand deaths a day. This is a man who probably raped at least one child. Calling soldiers suckers and losers seems tame by comparison.
At any rate, there are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been, however unsurprising, another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Trump supporter takes down Trump flag after military scandal

Donald Trump was already losing the election to Joe Biden overall , and narrowly losing the military vote to Biden as well , before the revelation that he referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” Even as we wait for solid polling data to see what kind of impact the scandal is or isn ’ t having on voters , some anecdotal evidence suggests this could indeed cost Trump a few votes .
Take , for instance , this tweet today from @ RealHeatherK : “ Y ’ all .
There is a house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a flagpole in the yard w/an American flag & trump flag .
Today the trump flag is gone & a POW/MIA flag is up.
” She later posted a photo as proof .
Of course it ’ s always tricky to take anecdotal data and predict how commonplace it ’ ll end up being .
But the point is this : Donald Trump is already behind in this election , meaning he can ’ t afford to lose any of the votes he ’ s still counting on .
If Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an opportunity to focus on voter registration and turnout and run up the score while he ’ s licking his wounds .

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Donald Trump was already losing the election to Joe Biden overall, and narrowly losing the military vote to Biden as well, before the revelation that he referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “losers” and “suckers.” Even as we wait for solid polling data to see what kind of impact the scandal is or isn’t having on voters, some anecdotal evidence suggests this could indeed cost Trump a few votes.
Take, for instance, this tweet today from @RealHeatherK: “Y’all. There is a house I pass every single day. It has a flagpole in the yard w/an American flag & trump flag. Today the trump flag is gone & a POW/MIA flag is up.” She later posted a photo as proof.
Of course it’s always tricky to take anecdotal data and predict how commonplace it’ll end up being. But the point is this: Donald Trump is already behind in this election, meaning he can’t afford to lose any of the votes he’s still counting on. If Trump is stuck playing defense, it means we have an opportunity to focus on voter registration and turnout and run up the score while he’s licking his wounds.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--The bombshells are coming

The bombshells are coming

It ’ s been a particularly rough week for Donald Trump , with consistently low poll numbers , blatantly giving his supporters illegal advice by encouraging them to commit the same voter fraud he ’ s always pretended to be worried about , and ending with the bombshell revelation that he referred to his country ’ s veterans as “ suckers ” and “ losers.
” This should be a surprise to absolutely no one – especially those of us who followed his presidential campaign from the beginning – but because he ’ s running for re-election , the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go into damage control and pretend it never happened .
The trouble is that while his surrogates like Kayleigh McEnany and Nikki Haley are both out in public embarrassing themselves by denying reality , Donald Trump isn ’ t doing much of anything to allay these narratives .
He ’ s spent the weekend attacking Fox News mostly because they ’ re not caving his demand that they fire one of their reporters , and going back and ridiculing John McCain , even though he spent Friday night ranting about how he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case you thought he was just going after McCain for his politics , he explicitly made the connection , tweeting that he took on the burden of having to rebuild the military after the Obama administration , and comparing it to how McCain pushed details in the Steele Dossier despite them not being true .
This is odd , because McCain ’ s involvement with the Steele Dossier wasn ’ t widely known until after McCain ’ s death , suggesting that Trump probably realizes that there are more bombshells to follow and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skin .

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It’s been a particularly rough week for Donald Trump, with consistently low poll numbers, blatantly giving his supporters illegal advice by encouraging them to commit the same voter fraud he’s always pretended to be worried about, and ending with the bombshell revelation that he referred to his country’s veterans as “suckers” and “losers.”
This should be a surprise to absolutely no one – especially those of us who followed his presidential campaign from the beginning – but because he’s running for re-election, the White House is desperately doing all it can to go into damage control and pretend it never happened.
The trouble is that while his surrogates like Kayleigh McEnany and Nikki Haley are both out in public embarrassing themselves by denying reality, Donald Trump isn’t doing much of anything to allay these narratives. He’s spent the weekend attacking Fox News mostly because they’re not caving his demand that they fire one of their reporters, and going back and ridiculing John McCain, even though he spent Friday night ranting about how he never called McCain a loser.
In case you thought he was just going after McCain for his politics, he explicitly made the connection, tweeting that he took on the burden of having to rebuild the military after the Obama administration, and comparing it to how McCain pushed details in the Steele Dossier despite them not being true. This is odd, because McCain’s involvement with the Steele Dossier wasn’t widely known until after McCain’s death, suggesting that Trump probably realizes that there are more bombshells to follow and they’re clearly getting under his skin.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Here’s how we finish Donald Trump off

Here’s how we finish Donald Trump off

The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation ’ s history .
We ’ ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump ’ s villainy and hold this country together .
Now we have just fifty-eight days to go until the election , and we ’ re in prime position to take back our country once and for all .
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The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation’s history. We’ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump’s villainy and hold this country together. Now we have just fifty-eight days to go until the election, and we’re in prime position to take back our country once and for all.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Revealed: Donald Trump’s military scandal is just the “tip of the iceberg”

Over the past week we ’ ve seen people around Donald Trump leak details to the media about everything from his Walter Reed visit to his disparagement of the troops .
Palmer Report flagged this as a pattern , and predicted that more such shoes would begin dropping in rapid succession before the election .
Now we ’ re getting confirmation that this is indeed the case .
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic , who broke open Trump ’ s military scandal this past week , appeared on CNN on Sunday and said this : “ I would fully expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more confirmation and new pieces of information in the coming days and weeks.
” CNN is characterizing it as just the “ tip of the iceberg.
” We ’ re inclined to believe this , considering Goldberg and his publication just showed us they have the goods with their Trump-military story .
This also suggests that additional people within the Trump regime are now going to the media to provide additional dirt on Trump ’ s mistreatment of the military .
Buckle up .
Trump is in for a bumpy ride .

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Over the past week we’ve seen people around Donald Trump leak details to the media about everything from his Walter Reed visit to his disparagement of the troops. Palmer Report flagged this as a pattern, and predicted that more such shoes would begin dropping in rapid succession before the election. Now we’re getting confirmation that this is indeed the case.
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic, who broke open Trump’s military scandal this past week, appeared on CNN on Sunday and said this: “I would fully expect more reporting to come out about this and more confirmation and new pieces of information in the coming days and weeks.” CNN is characterizing it as just the “tip of the iceberg.”
We’re inclined to believe this, considering Goldberg and his publication just showed us they have the goods with their Trump-military story. This also suggests that additional people within the Trump regime are now going to the media to provide additional dirt on Trump’s mistreatment of the military. Buckle up. Trump is in for a bumpy ride.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--What Donald Trump is really doing with his coronavirus vaccine bluff

Donald Trump and his administration are strongly hinting that they ’ re going to have a coronavirus vaccine ready before election day .
If you ’ re thinking that this is a bluff and a con , you ’ re right – but it ’ s not the kind of bluff you ’ re thinking of .
Whenever Trump publicly hints that he ’ s going to do something , it ’ s nearly always a bluff .
He knows he can ’ t just roll out an untested vaccine before the election and somehow magically make it work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical expert out there would be screaming bloody murder .
The media would have a field day beating Trump up over it .
Trump wouldn ’ t be able to find a pharmaceutical company willing to commit corporate suicide by participating in such a plot anyway .
Even Dr. Fauci said on CNN this week that he has no fear that Trump would even try such a thing .
So what is Trump doing ?
It seems fairly clear that he ’ s planning to make an announcement shortly before the election that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the election .
It ’ s not just about baiting his gullible supporters into believing that he ’ s magically pulled a vaccine out of his backside .
It ’ s about getting the rest of us to take the bait of panicking about whether Trump is indeed going to roll out an untested vaccine .
For all his erraticism , Donald Trump is remarkably consistent in one aspect : when he ’ s planning to do something corrupt or absurd or evil , he does it as quietly and secretly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll already be done before anyone finds out .
When he loudly hints that he ’ s going to do something corrupt or absurd or evil – particularly something that ’ s not even realistically possible for him to pull off – it ’ s his way of trying to mess with us and get us to lose the plot .
Trump isn ’ t going to roll out an untested vaccine before the election .
It ’ s not even within the realm of the possible .
Even he knows that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would blow up so badly in his face that he ’ d end up losing by 20 points .
His play here is to try to get us to think he ’ s going to do it , so we ’ ll sit around paralyzed in fear of it happening .
Meanwhile , the key to winning this election still comes down to voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .

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Donald Trump and his administration are strongly hinting that they’re going to have a coronavirus vaccine ready before election day. If you’re thinking that this is a bluff and a con, you’re right – but it’s not the kind of bluff you’re thinking of.
Whenever Trump publicly hints that he’s going to do something, it’s nearly always a bluff. He knows he can’t just roll out an untested vaccine before the election and somehow magically make it work in his favor. Nearly every doctor and medical expert out there would be screaming bloody murder. The media would have a field day beating Trump up over it. Trump wouldn’t be able to find a pharmaceutical company willing to commit corporate suicide by participating in such a plot anyway. Even Dr. Fauci said on CNN this week that he has no fear that Trump would even try such a thing.
So what is Trump doing? It seems fairly clear that he’s planning to make an announcement shortly before the election that a vaccine is going be ready shortly after the election. It’s not just about baiting his gullible supporters into believing that he’s magically pulled a vaccine out of his backside. It’s about getting the rest of us to take the bait of panicking about whether Trump is indeed going to roll out an untested vaccine.
For all his erraticism, Donald Trump is remarkably consistent in one aspect: when he’s planning to do something corrupt or absurd or evil, he does it as quietly and secretly as possible, in the hope it’ll already be done before anyone finds out. When he loudly hints that he’s going to do something corrupt or absurd or evil – particularly something that’s not even realistically possible for him to pull off – it’s his way of trying to mess with us and get us to lose the plot.
Trump isn’t going to roll out an untested vaccine before the election. It’s not even within the realm of the possible. Even he knows that if he tried it, the whole thing would blow up so badly in his face that he’d end up losing by 20 points. His play here is to try to get us to think he’s going to do it, so we’ll sit around paralyzed in fear of it happening. Meanwhile, the key to winning this election still comes down to voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Donald Trump has complete meltdown as his military scandal worsens

We ’ re now on day three of Donald Trump ’ s military scandal .
It ’ s still one of the nation ’ s top headlines , which means it ’ s not going away any time soon .
Additional news outlets keep confirming it , which means the story isn ’ t going to just fall apart .
And none of Trump ’ s military advisers have defended him over it , meaning he has to worry about whether they ’ ll come forward against him .
So it ’ s perhaps not surprising that Trump is responding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitifully than ever , and by spinning an increasingly surreal imaginary conspiracy theory against him .
For instance , take this Trump tweet from this morning : “ The Democrats , together with the corrupt Fake News Media , have launched a massive Disinformation Campaign the likes of which has never been seen before .
They will say anything , like their recent lies about me and the Military , and hope that it sticks… But # MAGA gets it !
” This means Trump is curing the entire media – apparently including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phony stories with the aim of costing him the election .
This is almost beyond words in its absurdity .
The media doesn ’ t need to make up phony stories about Trump , because he ’ s a walking talking scandal .
It ’ s also notable that Donald Trump is all but begging his “ MAGA ” base not to believe their own eyes and ears when it comes to this story .
He knows that a segment of his supporters are pro-military types who are having a hard time rationalizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his deranged attacks on the military .
When you ’ re already behind like Trump is , and you ’ re worried about losing existing supporters , you ’ re in trouble .
Now let ’ s get to work on voter turnout and finish him off .

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We’re now on day three of Donald Trump’s military scandal. It’s still one of the nation’s top headlines, which means it’s not going away any time soon. Additional news outlets keep confirming it, which means the story isn’t going to just fall apart. And none of Trump’s military advisers have defended him over it, meaning he has to worry about whether they’ll come forward against him.
So it’s perhaps not surprising that Trump is responding to the worsening scandal by whining more pitifully than ever, and by spinning an increasingly surreal imaginary conspiracy theory against him. For instance, take this Trump tweet from this morning:
“The Democrats, together with the corrupt Fake News Media, have launched a massive Disinformation Campaign the likes of which has never been seen before. They will say anything, like their recent lies about me and the Military, and hope that it sticks… But #MAGA gets it!”
This means Trump is curing the entire media – apparently including Fox News – of conspiring to publish phony stories with the aim of costing him the election. This is almost beyond words in its absurdity. The media doesn’t need to make up phony stories about Trump, because he’s a walking talking scandal.
It’s also notable that Donald Trump is all but begging his “MAGA” base not to believe their own eyes and ears when it comes to this story. He knows that a segment of his supporters are pro-military types who are having a hard time rationalizing their support for him in the wake of his deranged attacks on the military. When you’re already behind like Trump is, and you’re worried about losing existing supporters, you’re in trouble. Now let’s get to work on voter turnout and finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--North Carolina Attorney General addresses Louis DeJoy’s campaign finance crimes

Earlier today the Washington Post exposed Trump Postmaster Louis DeJoy ’ s decade-long scheme of pressuring his employees into donating to the Republican party , and then illegally reimbursing them through company bonuses .
This is the kind of criminal scheme that people definitely go to prison for .
Trump ’ s corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr may try to block the DOJ from bringing a federal case against DeJoy , but that can ’ t stop North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein from bringing his own criminal case on state charges .
Stein issued this statement today : My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story “ Louis DeJoy ’ s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from co. workers who were later reimbursed , former employees say ” : It is against the law to directly or indirectly reimburse someone for a political contribution .
Any credible allegations of such actions merit investigation by the appropriate state and federal authorities .
Beyond this , it would be inappropriate for me as Attorney General to comment on any specific matter at this time .
Since the Washington Post story about Louis DeJoy is clearly a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General is basically saying that there will be an investigation .
This is big deal , because Trump can ’ t pardon DeJoy on state charges .
Nor is DeJoy immune from arrest simply because he ’ s Postmaster General .
DeJoy ’ s life as he knew it is now over .
He ’ ll have to decide whether he wants to cut a plea deal and come clean about Trump ’ s Post Office crimes , or whether he wants to rot in state prison for much of the rest of @ @ @

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Earlier today the Washington Post exposed Trump Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s decade-long scheme of pressuring his employees into donating to the Republican party, and then illegally reimbursing them through company bonuses. This is the kind of criminal scheme that people definitely go to prison for.
Trump’s corrupt Attorney General Bill Barr may try to block the DOJ from bringing a federal case against DeJoy, but that can’t stop North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein from bringing his own criminal case on state charges. Stein issued this statement today:
My statement on today’s @washingtonpost story “Louis DeJoy’s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from co. workers who were later reimbursed, former employees say”: It is against the law to directly or indirectly reimburse someone for a political contribution. Any credible allegations of such actions merit investigation by the appropriate state and federal authorities. Beyond this, it would be inappropriate for me as Attorney General to comment on any specific matter at this time.
Since the Washington Post story about Louis DeJoy is clearly a “credible allegation,” the NC Attorney General is basically saying that there will be an investigation. This is big deal, because Trump can’t pardon DeJoy on state charges. Nor is DeJoy immune from arrest simply because he’s Postmaster General. DeJoy’s life as he knew it is now over. He’ll have to decide whether he wants to cut a plea deal and come clean about Trump’s Post Office crimes, or whether he wants to rot in state prison for much of the rest of his life.
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Donald Trump’s endgame

Hanlon ’ s Razor is an epigram that is occasionally useful in the twilight of the Trump era and goes , “ Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
” Its usefulness comes in describing those few remaining apologists for Donald Trump who have morally painted themselves into a corner and are too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake .
They are the slow ones , the weak-minded , symbolic descendants of the fanatical holdouts who were still supporting Hitler as the Allies closed on Berlin .
They didn ’ t stand up early against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even a bit fashionable — to do so , and now in this darkening Trumpian Gotterdammerung it is , finally , too late .
They will never live it down , and we should never let them .
But Trump is the exception to Hanlon ’ s Razor .
Trump is driven by stupidity and malice and a natural indolence that comes from years of getting things his own way without ever having to work for it .
Donald Trump is , if nothing else , unique .
The coming together of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will probably never happen again .
For the first time in its history the United States of America elected a loser for president , and the only ones who will vote for him in November are suckers .
Trump proves his unfitness everyday with his absurd tweets .
Even his devoted holdout followers are embarrassed by them .
It has almost become obligatory for his biggest fans to shamefacedly confess that they wish he didn ’ t tweet so much .
His tweets would serve as Exhibit A in any courtroom assembled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done his job .
He had an alibi : he was tweeting .
In short , I can ’ t see how Donald Trump can ’ t lose in November .
Put another way , if he wins it will be because there really is some way to cheat on a grand scale in a presidential election .
Trump really has blown it , and he keeps on blowing it daily .
He is hemorrhaging supporters every single day .
The only ones who remain , as I say , are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truly desperate .
Whatever calumnies they keep heaping on Joe Biden , they wish inside their secret selves that Donald Trump had just a little more of that Biden gravitas , that Biden humility , that Biden compassion .
Instead Trump tweets the way Nero fiddled while Rome burned .
Trump tweets the way unstable people on street corners rant .
He tweets easily provable lies and he does it in an era where every citizen has access to google .
He demands to know why Joe Biden won ’ t speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Black Lives Matter protests , when in fact Joe Biden did just that .
You can easily google it and watch the film .
Biden condemns the violence in no uncertain terms that can not be misconstrued as anything else .
Trump tweets that America has the best record against coronavirus when in fact it has one of the worst .
He tweets that jobs are coming back when in fact the economy is in a shambles and joblessness is the worst it has been in decades .
He tweets “ LAW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he refuses to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse for the cold blooded murder of protesters .
Trump ’ s tweets feel desperate because they are .
His ship of state is sinking like the few remaining leaky MAGA-festooned boats that still support him in his silly , pathetic armada .
Let ’ s send him to the bottom of the ocean in November and elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States of America .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay safe .

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Hanlon’s Razor is an epigram that is occasionally useful in the twilight of the Trump era and goes, “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Its usefulness comes in describing those few remaining apologists for Donald Trump who have morally painted themselves into a corner and are too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake. They are the slow ones, the weak-minded, symbolic descendants of the fanatical holdouts who were still supporting Hitler as the Allies closed on Berlin. They didn’t stand up early against Trump when it was still justifiable — and even a bit fashionable — to do so, and now in this darkening Trumpian Gotterdammerung it is, finally, too late. They will never live it down, and we should never let them.
But Trump is the exception to Hanlon’s Razor. Trump is driven by stupidity and malice and a natural indolence that comes from years of getting things his own way without ever having to work for it. Donald Trump is, if nothing else, unique. The coming together of forces that made his misbegotten presidency possible will probably never happen again. For the first time in its history the United States of America elected a loser for president, and the only ones who will vote for him in November are suckers.
Trump proves his unfitness everyday with his absurd tweets. Even his devoted holdout followers are embarrassed by them. It has almost become obligatory for his biggest fans to shamefacedly confess that they wish he didn’t tweet so much. His tweets would serve as Exhibit A in any courtroom assembled to prove that he couldn’t possibly have done his job. He had an alibi: he was tweeting.
In short, I can’t see how Donald Trump can’t lose in November. Put another way, if he wins it will be because there really is some way to cheat on a grand scale in a presidential election. Trump really has blown it, and he keeps on blowing it daily. He is hemorrhaging supporters every single day. The only ones who remain, as I say, are the truly stupid, the truly delusional, the truly desperate. Whatever calumnies they keep heaping on Joe Biden, they wish inside their secret selves that Donald Trump had just a little more of that Biden gravitas, that Biden humility, that Biden compassion.
Instead Trump tweets the way Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump tweets the way unstable people on street corners rant. He tweets easily provable lies and he does it in an era where every citizen has access to google.
He demands to know why Joe Biden won’t speak out against the violence that sometimes accompanies the Black Lives Matter protests, when in fact Joe Biden did just that. You can easily google it and watch the film. Biden condemns the violence in no uncertain terms that cannot be misconstrued as anything else.
Trump tweets that America has the best record against coronavirus when in fact it has one of the worst. He tweets that jobs are coming back when in fact the economy is in a shambles and joblessness is the worst it has been in decades. He tweets “LAW & ORDER,” words made meaningless when he refuses to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse for the cold blooded murder of protesters.
Trump’s tweets feel desperate because they are. His ship of state is sinking like the few remaining leaky MAGA-festooned boats that still support him in his silly, pathetic armada. Let’s send him to the bottom of the ocean in November and elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States of America. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy caught in series of campaign finance felonies

If you ’ ve been wondering why Donald Trump ’ s handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been so willing to commit Post Office crimes on Trump ’ s behalf , it turns out DeJoy is already quite the longtime financial criminal .
In fact these newly unearthed campaign finance felonies committed by DeJoy all but ensure he ’ ll be criminally charged if Trump loses the election .
It turns out DeJoy has spent a decade pressuring his employees to donate to the Republican Party , and then reimbursing them through company bonuses , according to a startling but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post .
To be clear , this is a felony – a series of felonies in fact – and it ’ s the kind of cut and dry case that you generally go to prison for once caught in the act .
Of course Donald Trump ’ s Department of Justice is unlikely to bring federal criminal charges against Louis DeJoy .
But it does mean that if Trump loses , DeJoy is looking at a long prison sentence .
That is unless Trump pardons him on his way out the door , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how low DeJoy will be on Trump ’ s priority list when it comes to trying to get himself and his family off the hook .
There is also the possibility of state charges against DeJoy in North Carolina , before or after the election – and Trump can ’ t pardon those .
Louis DeJoy should have known that his dirty secrets would get dug up if he put himself in the national spotlight by taking the Postmaster General job .
Now he ’ s facing prison .
At this point , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , DeJoy would do well to start cooperating with Congress now in the hope of a more lenient sentence .
Trump ’ s henchman always go down eventually .
DeJoy doesn ’ t seem built to last very long at all .

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If you’ve been wondering why Donald Trump’s handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been so willing to commit Post Office crimes on Trump’s behalf, it turns out DeJoy is already quite the longtime financial criminal. In fact these newly unearthed campaign finance felonies committed by DeJoy all but ensure he’ll be criminally charged if Trump loses the election.
It turns out DeJoy has spent a decade pressuring his employees to donate to the Republican Party, and then reimbursing them through company bonuses, according to a startling but not surprising new expose from the Washington Post. To be clear, this is a felony – a series of felonies in fact – and it’s the kind of cut and dry case that you generally go to prison for once caught in the act.
Of course Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is unlikely to bring federal criminal charges against Louis DeJoy. But it does mean that if Trump loses, DeJoy is looking at a long prison sentence. That is unless Trump pardons him on his way out the door, which is not a given, considering how low DeJoy will be on Trump’s priority list when it comes to trying to get himself and his family off the hook. There is also the possibility of state charges against DeJoy in North Carolina, before or after the election – and Trump can’t pardon those.
Louis DeJoy should have known that his dirty secrets would get dug up if he put himself in the national spotlight by taking the Postmaster General job. Now he’s facing prison. At this point, with his decade long crime spree exposed, DeJoy would do well to start cooperating with Congress now in the hope of a more lenient sentence. Trump’s henchman always go down eventually. DeJoy doesn’t seem built to last very long at all.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Donald Trump launches berserk attack on Steve Jobs’ widow as everything falls apart

If you were wondering how long it would take Donald Trump to figure out that the Atlantic is owned by Steve Jobs ’ widow , it turns out the answer is three days .
Trump spent the past 72 hours ranting generically about the Atlantic ’ s bombshell revelation that he thinks U.S. military personnel are “ losers ” and “ suckers , ” but now he ’ s aiming his rage directly at Laurene Powell Jobs .
Trump posted this deranged tweet this morning : “ Steve Jobs would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Magazine that is run by a con man ( Goldberg ) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE .
Call her , write her , let her know how you feel !
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” To be clear , the sitting President of the United States is now making false accusations against a magazine owner , and explicitly urging people to harass her .
This tweet is disgusting , false , certainly sexist , and potentially antisemitic – but with Trump , that ’ s all just sadly par for the course .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s story has since been confirmed by the Associated Press , the Washington Post , CNN , and even Trump ’ s former favorite news outlet Fox News – and yet Trump is only focusing his ire on the Atlantic .
This serves as a reminder of how Trump ’ s handlers and babysitters have insulated him from real news .
He ’ s always days behind the story when it comes to his attacks and tantrums .

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If you were wondering how long it would take Donald Trump to figure out that the Atlantic is owned by Steve Jobs’ widow, it turns out the answer is three days. Trump spent the past 72 hours ranting generically about the Atlantic’s bombshell revelation that he thinks U.S. military personnel are “losers” and “suckers,” but now he’s aiming his rage directly at Laurene Powell Jobs.
Trump posted this deranged tweet this morning: “Steve Jobs would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!!” To be clear, the sitting President of the United States is now making false accusations against a magazine owner, and explicitly urging people to harass her.
This tweet is disgusting, false, certainly sexist, and potentially antisemitic – but with Trump, that’s all just sadly par for the course. What’s surreal is that the Atlantic’s story has since been confirmed by the Associated Press, the Washington Post, CNN, and even Trump’s former favorite news outlet Fox News – and yet Trump is only focusing his ire on the Atlantic. This serves as a reminder of how Trump’s handlers and babysitters have insulated him from real news. He’s always days behind the story when it comes to his attacks and tantrums.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--Donald Trump is really trying to put the “white” in White House

Donald Trump on Friday night showed his true color again : pure white .
The Office of Management and Budget took the step on Friday of issuing a memo to all federal agencies , “ Training in the Federal Government , ” which opened : “ For example , according to press reports , employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that ‘ virtually all White people contribute to racism ’ or where they are required to say that they ‘ benefit from racism.
’ According to press reports , in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job.
” What this memo refers to is implicit bias , but apparently , Stephen Miller and others in the administration will put an end to this training .
The memo notes : “ The President has directed me to ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive , un-American propaganda training sessions .
Accordingly , to that end , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue more detailed guidance on implementing the President ’ s directive .
In the meantime , all agencies are directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on ‘ critical race theory ’ / ‘ white privilege , ’ or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either ( 1 ) that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or ( 2 ) that any race or ethnicity is inherently racist or evil.
” This is yet another effort by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those who believe this nation is not racist and has nothing to improve upon , and a distraction from the offensive statements Trump has made about our military .

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Donald Trump on Friday night showed his true color again: pure white. The Office of Management and Budget took the step on Friday of issuing a memo to all federal agencies, “Training in the Federal Government,” which opened:
“For example, according to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that ‘virtually all White people contribute to racism’ or where they are required to say that they ‘benefit from racism.’ According to press reports, in some cases these training have further claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job.”
What this memo refers to is implicit bias, but apparently, Stephen Miller and others in the administration will put an end to this training. The memo notes: “The President has directed me to ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions. Accordingly, to that end, the Office of Management and Budget will shortly issue more detailed guidance on implementing the President’s directive. In the meantime, all agencies are directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on ‘critical race theory’/ ‘white privilege,’ or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either (1) that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or (2) that any race or ethnicity is inherently racist or evil.”
This is yet another effort by Trump and his administration to offer solace to those who believe this nation is not racist and has nothing to improve upon, and a distraction from the offensive statements Trump has made about our military.
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palmerreport--2020-09-06--There’s an avalanche falling on Donald Trump’s head – and it’s about to get worse

When someone in Donald Trump ’ s orbit began leaking details earlier this week about his Walter Reed visit , we wondered aloud if it was the start of a trend leading up to election day .
When someone else in Trump ’ s orbit then leaked his deranged remarks about U.S. military troops , it definitely started to look like a trend .
Now it ’ s snowballing .
In the wake of Stroke-gate and Military-gate ( sorry , these scandals need better names , but they ’ re all happening too quickly ) , Michael Cohen is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obsession with President Obama , even as Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is exposing what a monster Melania Trump is .
It ’ s notable that all of these bombshells , from Cohen and Wolkoffl to whoever leaked the Walter Reed and military stories , appear to be coming from inside Donald Trump ’ s orbit .
These are people who were right there at Trump ’ s side , and now that America is facing a decision about whether to keep Trump in power for four more years or send him to prison , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters toward the latter .
There is no longer any question that this is a trend .
There ’ s more coming .
There has to be .
This is turning into an avalanche of scandal for Donald Trump , at the worst possible time for him – which of course is the point .
These scandals will force Trump to play defense every day between now and election day while trying to fend it all off .
This gives us an opportunity to ramp up our voter registration and turnout efforts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all .

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When someone in Donald Trump’s orbit began leaking details earlier this week about his Walter Reed visit, we wondered aloud if it was the start of a trend leading up to election day. When someone else in Trump’s orbit then leaked his deranged remarks about U.S. military troops, it definitely started to look like a trend. Now it’s snowballing.
In the wake of Stroke-gate and Military-gate (sorry, these scandals need better names, but they’re all happening too quickly), Michael Cohen is now revealing Donald Trump’s bizarre creepy obsession with President Obama, even as Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is exposing what a monster Melania Trump is.
It’s notable that all of these bombshells, from Cohen and Wolkoffl to whoever leaked the Walter Reed and military stories, appear to be coming from inside Donald Trump’s orbit. These are people who were right there at Trump’s side, and now that America is facing a decision about whether to keep Trump in power for four more years or send him to prison, these former allies are trying to steer voters toward the latter.
There is no longer any question that this is a trend. There’s more coming. There has to be. This is turning into an avalanche of scandal for Donald Trump, at the worst possible time for him – which of course is the point. These scandals will force Trump to play defense every day between now and election day while trying to fend it all off. This gives us an opportunity to ramp up our voter registration and turnout efforts, and finish him off once and for all.
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palmerreport--2020-09-08--The real reason Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign is flat broke

When the news broke this weekend Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign had pulled the plug on its TV ads in Arizona , it stood out as curious at best .
Arizona is a must-win for Trump , and he ’ s currently behind in the polling averages in the state .
This news comes after two different stretches where Trump ’ s ads have gone dark nationwide over the past couple months .
It ’ s way too close to election day for a campaign to be going dark on the airwaves for any reason .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re trying to win – especially if you ’ re currently behind and you need to catch up .
There ’ s only one reason you stop running TV ads like this : they ’ re very expensive , and you can ’ t afford them .
But Donald Trump is supposed to be a billionaire , and his campaign is supposedly being bankrolled by wealthy entities in the shadows , right ?
Not so much .
Last month the news broke that Trump chewed out conservative billionaire Sheldon Adelson for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that in response , Adelson decided to cut Trump off entirely .
This was a clear sign that Adelson doesn ’ t expect Trump to win and doesn ’ t want to waste his money .
And Trump ’ s reaction is a fairly clear sign that he ’ s desperate for cash .
Keep in mind that the NRA , which acted as a conduit for the Kremlin to fund the Trump 2016 campaign , is now fighting for its existence .
There ’ s no indication that the Kremlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new conduit for funneling money into the 2020 campaign , which could be interpreted as a sign that even Putin thinks Trump ’ s chances of winning are minimal , and doesn ’ t want to waste the money .
Then there ’ s the fact that Donald Trump has his own worsening financial problems .
Earlier this year he decided to try to sell his most profitable property , the Trump hotel in Washington DC , a move that you only ever make if you ’ re so cash-poor that you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term to worry about the long term .
In other words , even with all the money Trump has been pilfering from the presidency , he ’ s still broke .
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas opined this weekend that Trump ’ s decision to go dark in Arizona is proof that his 2020 campaign is simply broke .
Now Axios is coming to the same conclusion , and so is the New York Times .
Here at Palmer Report we ’ re inclined to agree .
The doomsday fatalists will insist that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his secret plan to magically rig the election is so amazingly foolproof , he doesn ’ t even need TV ads anymore .
But that ’ s kindergarten level logic , to be dismissed out of hand .
The only evidenced-based conclusion to be made here is that Trump ’ s campaign is broke because the wealthy entities in the shadows don ’ t want to waste money funding a campaign they think is going to lose anyway , and Trump has too many financial problems of his own to be in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With Trump facing so many problems , and being too crippled to do much about it , this puts us in a phenomenal position .
If we double down on things like voter registration and turnout , phone banking and volunteering , even as Trump flails and fails , we can run up the score and make sure Joe Biden wins by a decisive margin .

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When the news broke this weekend Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign had pulled the plug on its TV ads in Arizona, it stood out as curious at best. Arizona is a must-win for Trump, and he’s currently behind in the polling averages in the state. This news comes after two different stretches where Trump’s ads have gone dark nationwide over the past couple months.
It’s way too close to election day for a campaign to be going dark on the airwaves for any reason. It’s just not something you do if you’re trying to win – especially if you’re currently behind and you need to catch up. There’s only one reason you stop running TV ads like this: they’re very expensive, and you can’t afford them.
But Donald Trump is supposed to be a billionaire, and his campaign is supposedly being bankrolled by wealthy entities in the shadows, right? Not so much. Last month the news broke that Trump chewed out conservative billionaire Sheldon Adelson for not giving enough money to the Trump campaign, and that in response, Adelson decided to cut Trump off entirely. This was a clear sign that Adelson doesn’t expect Trump to win and doesn’t want to waste his money. And Trump’s reaction is a fairly clear sign that he’s desperate for cash.
Keep in mind that the NRA, which acted as a conduit for the Kremlin to fund the Trump 2016 campaign, is now fighting for its existence. There’s no indication that the Kremlin has made any effort to find a new conduit for funneling money into the 2020 campaign, which could be interpreted as a sign that even Putin thinks Trump’s chances of winning are minimal, and doesn’t want to waste the money.
Then there’s the fact that Donald Trump has his own worsening financial problems. Earlier this year he decided to try to sell his most profitable property, the Trump hotel in Washington DC, a move that you only ever make if you’re so cash-poor that you’re too financially desperate in the short term to worry about the long term. In other words, even with all the money Trump has been pilfering from the presidency, he’s still broke.
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas opined this weekend that Trump’s decision to go dark in Arizona is proof that his 2020 campaign is simply broke. Now Axios is coming to the same conclusion, and so is the New York Times. Here at Palmer Report we’re inclined to agree.
The doomsday fatalists will insist that Trump has stopped running TV ads because his secret plan to magically rig the election is so amazingly foolproof, he doesn’t even need TV ads anymore. But that’s kindergarten level logic, to be dismissed out of hand. The only evidenced-based conclusion to be made here is that Trump’s campaign is broke because the wealthy entities in the shadows don’t want to waste money funding a campaign they think is going to lose anyway, and Trump has too many financial problems of his own to be in a position to bail his failing campaign out.
With Trump facing so many problems, and being too crippled to do much about it, this puts us in a phenomenal position. If we double down on things like voter registration and turnout, phone banking and volunteering, even as Trump flails and fails, we can run up the score and make sure Joe Biden wins by a decisive margin.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--The end of Donald Trump’s post-truth era

We live in the post-truth era ; an era defined by the celebration of anti-intellectualism , hyper partisanship , cynicism , spite , and manipulation .
These malignancies did not just create Trump , they pushed him up to the altar .
But why do they persist in the first place ?
Just a couple days ago , Trump ordered the Office of Management and Budget to “ crack down on federal agencies ’ antiracism training sessions , calling them ‘ divisive , anti-American propaganda , ’ ” despite a recent national spike in action against the murders of Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director of the Office of Management and Budget , Russell Vought , had the temerity to write in a memo to executive branch agencies that “ [ t ] he President has a proven track record of standing for those whose voice has long been ignored and who have failed to benefit from all our country has to offer… ” A quick fact check shows that statement is 100 % bullshit .
Yet this kind of lie is enough to sate Trump ’ s supporters .
Why ?
In my view , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took off — people love a cult .
And conspiracies .
And feeling like their failures are because of something out of their control .
I ’ m not being funny here , either .
Trump supporters eschew critical thinking for group think , eat up Trump ’ s word salads , take his nonsense conspiracies as gospel , and regurgitate his lies as immutable fact .
If that doesn ’ t make a cult , I don ’ t know what does .
Trump echoes blue-collar frustration and takes advantage of blue-collar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about his nonexistent accomplishments and promises them prosperity if they vote for him .
He hooks people in like a demagogue , and corrals them like a cult leader .
Like all other cult leaders , however , Trump is a false prophet .
The post-truth era might enable Trump to maintain support , but it will never enable his lies to become truths .
He will not bring peace or prosperity .
For God ’ s sake , the man has enough bandwidth to understand the principle behind umbrellas , but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
How the hell could he navigate a G20 meeting ?
But if Trump wins a second term , all of what he ’ s done to upend this nation and world more broadly will become far more difficult to walk back from .
As much as we must work to restore faith in media , science , and education , the fact is that toothpaste of the post-truth era will never fully be put back in the tube .
A vote for Joe Biden , however , sure as hell will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no more toothpaste gets out .

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We live in the post-truth era; an era defined by the celebration of anti-intellectualism, hyper partisanship, cynicism, spite, and manipulation. These malignancies did not just create Trump, they pushed him up to the altar. But why do they persist in the first place?
Just a couple days ago, Trump ordered the Office of Management and Budget to “crack down on federal agencies’ antiracism training sessions, calling them ‘divisive, anti-American propaganda,’” despite a recent national spike in action against the murders of Black Americans by white police officers. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, had the temerity to write in a memo to executive branch agencies that “[t]he President has a proven track record of standing for those whose voice has long been ignored and who have failed to benefit from all our country has to offer…” A quick fact check shows that statement is 100% bullshit.
Yet this kind of lie is enough to sate Trump’s supporters. Why? In my view, it’s for the same reason QAnon took off — people love a cult. And conspiracies. And feeling like their failures are because of something out of their control. I’m not being funny here, either. Trump supporters eschew critical thinking for group think, eat up Trump’s word salads, take his nonsense conspiracies as gospel, and regurgitate his lies as immutable fact. If that doesn’t make a cult, I don’t know what does.
Trump echoes blue-collar frustration and takes advantage of blue-collar vulnerabilities. He preaches to his followers about his nonexistent accomplishments and promises them prosperity if they vote for him. He hooks people in like a demagogue, and corrals them like a cult leader.
Like all other cult leaders, however, Trump is a false prophet. The post-truth era might enable Trump to maintain support, but it will never enable his lies to become truths. He will not bring peace or prosperity. For God’s sake, the man has enough bandwidth to understand the principle behind umbrellas, but not enough to figure out how to close them. How the hell could he navigate a G20 meeting?
But if Trump wins a second term, all of what he’s done to upend this nation and world more broadly will become far more difficult to walk back from. As much as we must work to restore faith in media, science, and education, the fact is that toothpaste of the post-truth era will never fully be put back in the tube. A vote for Joe Biden, however, sure as hell will be our best bet to ensure that no more toothpaste gets out.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Donald Trump completely implodes

Donald Trump completely implodes

Short of tripping and falling into a well , just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump right now that can go wrong for him .
His poll numbers are as awful as ever , and he ’ s running out of time to turn things around .
His scandals and bad headlines keep multiplying .
And it ’ s increasingly clear that he ’ s not working with a full deck .
For instance , Trump seemed to think it was a good idea to post this errant tweet : “ Biggest and Fastest Financial Recovery In History @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever , unless a Sleepy person , who wants to massively raise your taxes , gets in .
I ’ m which case , CRASH !
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” That ’ s right , he typed “ I ’ m ” instead of “ In ” – thus misspelling a two letter word .
We all make typos ; the President of the United States shouldn ’ t .
Also , is he now afraid to use Biden ’ s name , or did he forget what Biden ’ s name is ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Underperforming !
@ OANN What else is new , the story of his life.
” To be clear , Biden isn ’ t “ underperforming ” in the polls at all .
Yet Trump is desperate to convince himself that he ’ s somehow secretly magically ahead of Biden , even though no one seems to “ know ” this secret beyond the tinfoil hat kooks he gets his fake news from .
Of course Donald Trump gave away the real story when he tweeted this last night : “ A massive Disinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , their partner , the Fake News Media , & Big Tech .
They create false stories and then push them like has never been done before , even beyond the 2016 Campaign .
It imperils our Country , and must stop now .
Victory 2020 !
” In his mind , everyone is now in a conspiracy against him .
It ’ s his way of rationalizing why he ’ s failing .

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Short of tripping and falling into a well, just about everything is going wrong for Donald Trump right now that can go wrong for him. His poll numbers are as awful as ever, and he’s running out of time to turn things around. His scandals and bad headlines keep multiplying. And it’s increasingly clear that he’s not working with a full deck.
For instance, Trump seemed to think it was a good idea to post this errant tweet: “Biggest and Fastest Financial Recovery In History. Next year will be the best ever, unless a Sleepy person, who wants to massively raise your taxes, gets in. I’m which case, CRASH!!!” That’s right, he typed “I’m” instead of “In” – thus misspelling a two letter word. We all make typos; the President of the United States shouldn’t. Also, is he now afraid to use Biden’s name, or did he forget what Biden’s name is?
Trump also tweeted this: “Biden Underperforming! @OANN What else is new, the story of his life.” To be clear, Biden isn’t “underperforming” in the polls at all. Yet Trump is desperate to convince himself that he’s somehow secretly magically ahead of Biden, even though no one seems to “know” this secret beyond the tinfoil hat kooks he gets his fake news from.
Of course Donald Trump gave away the real story when he tweeted this last night: “A massive Disinformation Campaign is going on by the Democrats, their partner, the Fake News Media, & Big Tech. They create false stories and then push them like has never been done before, even beyond the 2016 Campaign. It imperils our Country, and must stop now. Victory 2020!” In his mind, everyone is now in a conspiracy against him. It’s his way of rationalizing why he’s failing.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Donald Trump just threw Louis DeJoy under the bus

Donald Trump ’ s panicky Labor Day press conference today was a dud , and a reminder that Trump is now stepping to the plate with nothing up his sleeve .
But Trump did reveal one thing today , in response to a reporter question : he has absolutely no intention of protecting his Postmaster General Louis DeJoy .
This weekend Louis DeJoy ’ s long running felony campaign finance fraud scandal was exposed , ensuring that he ’ ll go to prison on state charges in North Carolina even if Trump ’ s DOJ takes a pass on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll support any investigation into DeJoy ’ s scandal .
That doesn ’ t mean Trump won ’ t have Bill Barr try to sabotage the federal case behind the scenes .
But Trump is publicly throwing DeJoy under the bus , because DeJoy is already toast at the state level , and he ’ s going down one way or the other .
This is notable because Donald Trump ’ s desperation ploy to somehow rig the election via the Post Office is dependent on Louis DeJoy remaining in place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusing to publicly defend DeJoy , which he knows will only place even more downward pressure on DeJoy ’ s downfall .
Has Trump decided that it ’ s not worth trying to save the fatally scandal-ridden DeJoy ?
Has Trump concluded that , thanks to all the massive public pushback , the Post Office scheme wasn ’ t going to work out for him anyway ?
Or is Trump just throwing another troubled henchman under the bus out of habit ?
In any case , today was Trump ’ s moment to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave him the “ coffee boy ” treatment .
If DeJoy has any sense at all , he ’ ll seek a resignation plea deal in North Carolina while he still has leverage .

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Donald Trump’s panicky Labor Day press conference today was a dud, and a reminder that Trump is now stepping to the plate with nothing up his sleeve. But Trump did reveal one thing today, in response to a reporter question: he has absolutely no intention of protecting his Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
This weekend Louis DeJoy’s long running felony campaign finance fraud scandal was exposed, ensuring that he’ll go to prison on state charges in North Carolina even if Trump’s DOJ takes a pass on the case. Trump said today that he’ll support any investigation into DeJoy’s scandal. That doesn’t mean Trump won’t have Bill Barr try to sabotage the federal case behind the scenes. But Trump is publicly throwing DeJoy under the bus, because DeJoy is already toast at the state level, and he’s going down one way or the other.
This is notable because Donald Trump’s desperation ploy to somehow rig the election via the Post Office is dependent on Louis DeJoy remaining in place, and remaining loyal. Yet Trump is refusing to publicly defend DeJoy, which he knows will only place even more downward pressure on DeJoy’s downfall.
Has Trump decided that it’s not worth trying to save the fatally scandal-ridden DeJoy? Has Trump concluded that, thanks to all the massive public pushback, the Post Office scheme wasn’t going to work out for him anyway? Or is Trump just throwing another troubled henchman under the bus out of habit? In any case, today was Trump’s moment to defend Louis DeJoy, and instead he gave him the “coffee boy” treatment. If DeJoy has any sense at all, he’ll seek a resignation plea deal in North Carolina while he still has leverage.
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palmerreport--2020-09-07--Donald Trump’s disastrous Labor Day press conference just gave something away

If you ’ re an incumbent President who ’ s a stagnant eight points behind in the polling averages and you ’ re so close to Election Day that early voting is already underway in some states , you ’ d better do something to turn things around .
If you ’ re Donald Trump , that means calling an intrusive press conference at one in the afternoon on the Labor Day holiday .
Trump ’ s decision to call a press conference today gave away the sheer desperation he ’ s feeling as everything goes wrong for him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveal here .
Trump really gave away the game when he stepped to the podium with absolutely nothing up his sleeve .
The point of creating a distraction is that you need to have something to distract people with .
Trump didn ’ t get up there with some major new faux-bombshell to try to turn reporters ’ heads away from the real story .
He just got up there and babbled , saying a whole lot of nothing , while sniffing a lot , and failing to goad a reporter into removing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of nothing .
What Donald Trump gave away today is that not only is he panicking , he ’ s got nothing up his sleeve .
Panic mode usually involves throwing everything at the wall and hoping something will stick .
Once you ’ re reduced to just babbling , you ’ ve moved past panic mode into a losing posture .

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If you’re an incumbent President who’s a stagnant eight points behind in the polling averages and you’re so close to Election Day that early voting is already underway in some states, you’d better do something to turn things around. If you’re Donald Trump, that means calling an intrusive press conference at one in the afternoon on the Labor Day holiday.
Trump’s decision to call a press conference today gave away the sheer desperation he’s feeling as everything goes wrong for him. But that’s not the big reveal here. Trump really gave away the game when he stepped to the podium with absolutely nothing up his sleeve.
The point of creating a distraction is that you need to have something to distract people with. Trump didn’t get up there with some major new faux-bombshell to try to turn reporters’ heads away from the real story. He just got up there and babbled, saying a whole lot of nothing, while sniffing a lot, and failing to goad a reporter into removing his mask. It was a whole lot of nothing.
What Donald Trump gave away today is that not only is he panicking, he’s got nothing up his sleeve. Panic mode usually involves throwing everything at the wall and hoping something will stick. Once you’re reduced to just babbling, you’ve moved past panic mode into a losing posture.
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