palmerreport--2020-10-09--Time for the intervention

Time for the intervention

Out of an abundance of caution ( and good common sense ) , the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the next debate between “ president ” Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden will be virtual .
It makes perfect sense given Biden ’ s age and Trump ’ s illness .
Good .
Let ’ s just move straight to the election .
Trump acts like an incorrigible toddler .
Don ’ t want to play his way ?
Fine !
He is taking his toys and going home .
He can take his toy vice president with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for refusing to participate in the town-hall style virtual debate .
Joe Biden , on the other hand , has one good reason for not participating in a live debate : Donald Trump has coronavirus .
Trump ’ s own physicians recommended a 10-day quarantine following his release from Walter Reed , but real doctors say it should be 20 days .
The tenth day falls on October 15 , which means Trump would be fully contagious on the night of the debate .
Why on earth would Joe Biden subject himself to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a 77-year-old , but he is 77 years old , making him vulnerable .
Besides , who would risk their life for Trump ?
He would not risk his for yours , mine , or certainly not for Biden ’ s .
He has helped infect half the White House , yet he wants to spread it to everyone participating in a debate .
The Intelligencer confirms that Trump remains contagious .
That publication speculates that Trump does not want to do a virtual debate because the moderator can turn him off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and should ) do that in a live debate .
Trump is merely having another tantrum , which appears to have worsened with his steroids .
Trump has been rage-tweeting for hours .
He called Kamala Harris “ a monster ” yet claimed that Pence won the debate .
Sure he did — just like Trump did .
CNN reported that the Commission made the decision without consulting either camp , but Trump ’ s campaign manager blames Biden .
While Biden readily ( and intelligently ) agreed to the format , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted that he will hold a rally instead .
What a great idea !
He can infect even more people .
Trump is sick—and not just physically but mentally .
Perhaps Don , Jr. needs to stage that intervention that was reported earlier in the week because Trump is even crazier than normal .
Later on Thursday , Trump did yet another about face and said that he is willing to debate—if they push them back two weeks .
What is it with him ?
Both candidates need to address the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtually better than live with Trump constantly interrupting Biden .
Bill Stepien , Trump ’ s coronavirus-infected campaign manager , claims that a virtual debate will favor Biden because “ he can rely on a teleprompter from his basement bunker.
” Stepien is an idiot , just like Trump .
They are hateful , evil , and possess no redeeming qualities such as empathy , compassion , or humility .
Join me in counting down the days to our freedom from these sub-human creatures : 24 to go .
Early voting begins in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be first in line ?

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Out of an abundance of caution (and good common sense), the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the next debate between “president” Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden will be virtual. It makes perfect sense given Biden’s age and Trump’s illness. Good. Let’s just move straight to the election.
Trump acts like an incorrigible toddler. Don’t want to play his way? Fine! He is taking his toys and going home. He can take his toy vice president with him. Trump has no good reason for refusing to participate in the town-hall style virtual debate. Joe Biden, on the other hand, has one good reason for not participating in a live debate: Donald Trump has coronavirus. Trump’s own physicians recommended a 10-day quarantine following his release from Walter Reed, but real doctors say it should be 20 days. The tenth day falls on October 15, which means Trump would be fully contagious on the night of the debate. Why on earth would Joe Biden subject himself to that environment? He seems extremely healthy for a 77-year-old, but he is 77 years old, making him vulnerable.
Besides, who would risk their life for Trump? He would not risk his for yours, mine, or certainly not for Biden’s. He has helped infect half the White House, yet he wants to spread it to everyone participating in a debate. The Intelligencer confirms that Trump remains contagious. That publication speculates that Trump does not want to do a virtual debate because the moderator can turn him off at will. Hell, they can (and should) do that in a live debate. Trump is merely having another tantrum, which appears to have worsened with his steroids.
Trump has been rage-tweeting for hours. He called Kamala Harris “a monster” yet claimed that Pence won the debate. Sure he did — just like Trump did. CNN reported that the Commission made the decision without consulting either camp, but Trump’s campaign manager blames Biden. While Biden readily (and intelligently) agreed to the format, Trump threw a hissy fit. He tweeted that he will hold a rally instead. What a great idea! He can infect even more people. Trump is sick—and not just physically but mentally.
Perhaps Don, Jr. needs to stage that intervention that was reported earlier in the week because Trump is even crazier than normal. Later on Thursday, Trump did yet another about face and said that he is willing to debate—if they push them back two weeks. What is it with him? Both candidates need to address the American people, and that can certainly be accomplished virtually better than live with Trump constantly interrupting Biden.
Bill Stepien, Trump’s coronavirus-infected campaign manager, claims that a virtual debate will favor Biden because “he can rely on a teleprompter from his basement bunker.” Stepien is an idiot, just like Trump. They are hateful, evil, and possess no redeeming qualities such as empathy, compassion, or humility. Join me in counting down the days to our freedom from these sub-human creatures: 24 to go. Early voting begins in Georgia on October 12. Guess who will be first in line?
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--New England Journal of Medicine slams Donald Trump

Although politics and science often overlap , a medical journal should normally not have a problem keeping partisanship off its pages .
Since its founding during President James Madison ’ s first term , the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) has handily accomplished this for over two centuries .
But these are not normal times .
The NEJM just took unprecedented action that reflects the disturbing fact that the Trump administration ’ s flippant approach to science has reached a horrific tipping point .
The NEJM , widely considered the most respected peer-reviewed medical journal in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entitled “ Dying in a Leadership Vacuum , ” slamming the Trump administration for flouting expertise in favor of “ uninformed ‘ opinion leaders ’ and charlatans who obscure the truth and facilitate the promulgation of outright lies.
” As a result , the NEJM pointed out , the COVID-19 crisis created a leadership test that U.S. leaders have “ failed.
” Despite the formidable challenges of the coronavirus pandemic , the NEJM explained that the single factor that has remained within our collective control is our behavior .
However , the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in managing the pandemic but managed to turn the ominous health crisis “ into a tragedy.
” Not mincing words , the NEJM added that the “ magnitude of this failure is astonishing.
” The NEJM further observed that the United States “ came into this crisis with enormous advantages ” in health , medicine , and technology .
Noting that much of this expertise lies within the government , the NEJM explained that the Trump administration chose to ignore these valuable resources and made matters worse by going so far as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NEJM ’ s editorial arrives less than a month after another prestigious scientific publication , Scientific American , broke its 175-year tradition by endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States .
As the NEJM reminds us , “ truth is neither liberal nor conservative.
” The editors warn us that if we stay passive or paralyzed as Donald Trump and Mike Pence seek another four more years of chaos and destruction , we will only “ abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans.
” Electing Biden-Harris has become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for humanity .

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Although politics and science often overlap, a medical journal should normally not have a problem keeping partisanship off its pages. Since its founding during President James Madison’s first term, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has handily accomplished this for over two centuries. But these are not normal times. The NEJM just took unprecedented action that reflects the disturbing fact that the Trump administration’s flippant approach to science has reached a horrific tipping point.
The NEJM, widely considered the most respected peer-reviewed medical journal in the world, published a damning editorial today entitled “Dying in a Leadership Vacuum,” slamming the Trump administration for flouting expertise in favor of “uninformed ‘opinion leaders’ and charlatans who obscure the truth and facilitate the promulgation of outright lies.” As a result, the NEJM pointed out, the COVID-19 crisis created a leadership test that U.S. leaders have “failed.”
Despite the formidable challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the NEJM explained that the single factor that has remained within our collective control is our behavior. However, the United States not only “consistently behaved poorly” in managing the pandemic but managed to turn the ominous health crisis “into a tragedy.” Not mincing words, the NEJM added that the “magnitude of this failure is astonishing.”
The NEJM further observed that the United States “came into this crisis with enormous advantages” in health, medicine, and technology. Noting that much of this expertise lies within the government, the NEJM explained that the Trump administration chose to ignore these valuable resources and made matters worse by going so far as to “even denigrate experts.”
The NEJM’s editorial arrives less than a month after another prestigious scientific publication, Scientific American, broke its 175-year tradition by endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States. As the NEJM reminds us, “truth is neither liberal nor conservative.” The editors warn us that if we stay passive or paralyzed as Donald Trump and Mike Pence seek another four more years of chaos and destruction, we will only “abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans.” Electing Biden-Harris has become a dire necessity not only for democracy but for humanity.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Donald Trump is falling apart at the seams

Dexamethasone , an immune system calming steroid , Remdesivir , a drug that simulates viral building blocks and thereby thwarts a virus ’ s ability to replicate itself , and monoclonal antibody therapy , created by the company Regeneron , which mimics our own immune system responses , have all been used recently on Donald Trump .
The result , so conventional wisdom goes , is that Trump has become an unhinged , ranting and raving lunatic as a result , spouting bizarre conspiracy theories , saying and tweeting irresponsible things and generally behaving like a lunatic .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something ?
How is this different ?
Sounds like Trump as usual to me .
Whatever the case , Trump performed true to form in a bizarre recent interview with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo .
Throughout Trump sounded exactly the way he always sounds under normal circumstances , that is , completely idiotic , irresponsible , thoughtless and stupid .
Trump doesn ’ t need any new drugs to be these things and , ordinarily , no one would notice if he weren ’ t being given these draconian therapies for Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who ’ s subsisted on snorting adderall and a polypharmaceutical cocktail of drugs for at least 20 years , and a junk food diet for the last fifty .
His behavior has always been bizarre .
The takeaway is , of course , that Trump is not going to debate Joe Biden .
“ No , I ’ m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate , ” Trump said by phone to Bartiromo , “ that ’ s not what debating is all about .
You sit behind a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ridiculous .
And then they cut you off whenever they want.
” Herein lies the crux of the problem , of course .
Trump knows that in a virtual debate his ability to bully , intimidate and interrupt is vastly diminished .
Of course , a virtual debate is , like Trump ’ s testing positive for coronavirus , also a tacit admission of the failure of his administration to contain the pandemic .
There ’ s always that .
But by making the debate virtual Trump is robbed of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intimidation .
What Trump really wants to do is give a rally .
Seriously .
“ First of all I think I ’ m better to a point where I ’ d love to do a rally tonight .
I wanted to do one last night ” Trump blurted to Bartiromo .
“ But I think I ’ m better to a point that I feel better than I did 20 years ago .
I feel perfect.
” Then Trump said this : “ I ’ m back because I ’ m a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely young.
” Yes , this morbidly obese , wheezing , out of shape , decrepit 74 year old man actually said this .
But then he always says things like that , and he never needed coronavirus therapy to speak that way .
Whether or not there will be a second presidential debate is probably moot at this point .
Trump has all but lost his chance for a second term .
He has presided over the most disastrous , most corrupt administration in the history of the United States , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear if America will ever recover to the point it enjoyed before Trump screwed everything up and set Americans against each other .
But we must never give up .
We must never stop trying .
And we absolutely must vote Trump and his pirate ship administration right down the toilet in November .
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 @ @ @ @ @

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Dexamethasone, an immune system calming steroid, Remdesivir, a drug that simulates viral building blocks and thereby thwarts a virus’s ability to replicate itself, and monoclonal antibody therapy, created by the company Regeneron, which mimics our own immune system responses, have all been used recently on Donald Trump.
The result, so conventional wisdom goes, is that Trump has become an unhinged, ranting and raving lunatic as a result, spouting bizarre conspiracy theories, saying and tweeting irresponsible things and generally behaving like a lunatic. I’m sorry, but am I missing something? How is this different? Sounds like Trump as usual to me.
Whatever the case, Trump performed true to form in a bizarre recent interview with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo. Throughout Trump sounded exactly the way he always sounds under normal circumstances, that is, completely idiotic, irresponsible, thoughtless and stupid.
Trump doesn’t need any new drugs to be these things and, ordinarily, no one would notice if he weren’t being given these draconian therapies for Covid-19. Remember, this is a guy who’s subsisted on snorting adderall and a polypharmaceutical cocktail of drugs for at least 20 years, and a junk food diet for the last fifty. His behavior has always been bizarre.
The takeaway is, of course, that Trump is not going to debate Joe Biden. “No, I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” Trump said by phone to Bartiromo, “that’s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate — that’s ridiculous. And then they cut you off whenever they want.”
Herein lies the crux of the problem, of course. Trump knows that in a virtual debate his ability to bully, intimidate and interrupt is vastly diminished. Of course, a virtual debate is, like Trump’s testing positive for coronavirus, also a tacit admission of the failure of his administration to contain the pandemic. There’s always that. But by making the debate virtual Trump is robbed of the only tactic he has, cheating through intimidation.
What Trump really wants to do is give a rally. Seriously. “First of all I think I’m better to a point where I’d love to do a rally tonight. I wanted to do one last night” Trump blurted to Bartiromo. “But I think I’m better to a point that I feel better than I did 20 years ago. I feel perfect.”
Then Trump said this: “I’m back because I’m a perfect physical specimen and I’m extremely young.” Yes, this morbidly obese, wheezing, out of shape, decrepit 74 year old man actually said this. But then he always says things like that, and he never needed coronavirus therapy to speak that way.
Whether or not there will be a second presidential debate is probably moot at this point. Trump has all but lost his chance for a second term. He has presided over the most disastrous, most corrupt administration in the history of the United States, one so bad it’s not altogether clear if America will ever recover to the point it enjoyed before Trump screwed everything up and set Americans against each other. But we must never give up. We must never stop trying. And we absolutely must vote Trump and his pirate ship administration right down the toilet in November.
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--2020-10-09--Donald Trump’s declassification tweet just blew up in his face – and now a federal judge is on the c

Donald Trump’s declassification tweet just blew up in his face – and now a federal judge is on the case

When Donald Trump tweeted earlier this week that he was declassifying all documents related to the Trump-Russia investigation because they were going to prove he was framed , we all wrote it off as yet another sign of Trump ’ s dexamethasone-induced mania .
But now the tweet is having real world consequences – and not the kind Trump was hoping for .
BuzzFeed has been trying to get the courts to release the full unredacted Mueller report for quite some time , and it ’ s been a slow process .
But now BuzzFeed is arguing that Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been declassified .
Judge Reggie Walton is taking this matter seriously , and is demanding that the DOJ take a position on whether it views Trump ’ s declassification tweet as valid .
This leaves Bill Barr with two equally unappealing options .
He can have the DOJ agree in court with Trump ’ s tweet , which would result in the full Mueller report immediately becoming public .
Or Barr can have the DOJ dispute the validity of Trump ’ s tweet in court , which would embarrass and enrage Trump .

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When Donald Trump tweeted earlier this week that he was declassifying all documents related to the Trump-Russia investigation because they were going to prove he was framed, we all wrote it off as yet another sign of Trump’s dexamethasone-induced mania. But now the tweet is having real world consequences – and not the kind Trump was hoping for.
BuzzFeed has been trying to get the courts to release the full unredacted Mueller report for quite some time, and it’s been a slow process. But now BuzzFeed is arguing that Trump’s tweet means the Mueller report has been declassified. Judge Reggie Walton is taking this matter seriously, and is demanding that the DOJ take a position on whether it views Trump’s declassification tweet as valid.
This leaves Bill Barr with two equally unappealing options. He can have the DOJ agree in court with Trump’s tweet, which would result in the full Mueller report immediately becoming public. Or Barr can have the DOJ dispute the validity of Trump’s tweet in court, which would embarrass and enrage Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Pete Buttigieg just said what we’re all thinking

The trouble with having devious liars for political leaders is that when they get sick , they tend to be as corrupt and dishonest about their health as they are about everything else .
That brings us to Donald Trump , who ’ s trying to cover up how bad his coronavirus is , Lindsey Graham , who now refuses to take a coronavirus test , and Mike Pence , who ’ s disappeared .
Pete Buttigieg has emerged as one of Joe Biden ’ s most effective surrogates and is a Democratic Party rising star .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Why is Lindsey Graham refusing to take a Covid test ?
Is the President still on steroids ?
Where is the Vice President ?
How much better off would the USA be if we didn ’ t have to worry about questions like this ?
” Mayor Pete also added this : “ History ’ s first Black woman to take this kind of debate stage , Kamala Harris shouldered the weight of constraints and biases that no one in this position has faced – and she crushed it .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her vice presidency will make possible .
”

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The trouble with having devious liars for political leaders is that when they get sick, they tend to be as corrupt and dishonest about their health as they are about everything else. That brings us to Donald Trump, who’s trying to cover up how bad his coronavirus is, Lindsey Graham, who now refuses to take a coronavirus test, and Mike Pence, who’s disappeared.
Pete Buttigieg has emerged as one of Joe Biden’s most effective surrogates and is a Democratic Party rising star. He’s throwing down the gauntlet, tweeting this: “Why is Lindsey Graham refusing to take a Covid test? Is the President still on steroids? Where is the Vice President? How much better off would the USA be if we didn’t have to worry about questions like this?”
Mayor Pete also added this: “History’s first Black woman to take this kind of debate stage, Kamala Harris shouldered the weight of constraints and biases that no one in this position has faced – and she crushed it. I can’t wait to see what her vice presidency will make possible.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Mike Pence’s vanishing act grows even stranger

On Wednesday , Mike Pence showed his face in public for the first time since being exposed to coronavirus , and he was sporting pink eye , a potential coronavirus symptom .
On Thursday , Pence abruptly canceled his Friday campaign events and went home to Washington DC for no stated reason .
Given the highly suspicious nature of what transpired , and the fact that most people were going to assume Mike Pence had coronavirus if he simply disappeared once he got back to DC , we were expecting him to make up some excuse to make a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s end , he still hadn ’ t done anything .
This suggests that whatever is wrong with Mike Pence , whether he has coronavirus , or he simply has non-coronavirus pink eye , he ’ s bad off enough that his people are still afraid to put him in public view .
Pence will allegedly resume campaigning on Saturday , and we ’ ll see if that happens .
But at this point it ’ s fair to conclude that either Pence has COVID , or he and his people are @ @ @ @ @ @

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On Wednesday, Mike Pence showed his face in public for the first time since being exposed to coronavirus, and he was sporting pink eye, a potential coronavirus symptom. On Thursday, Pence abruptly canceled his Friday campaign events and went home to Washington DC for no stated reason.
Given the highly suspicious nature of what transpired, and the fact that most people were going to assume Mike Pence had coronavirus if he simply disappeared once he got back to DC, we were expecting him to make up some excuse to make a little noise on Friday. But by day’s end, he still hadn’t done anything.
This suggests that whatever is wrong with Mike Pence, whether he has coronavirus, or he simply has non-coronavirus pink eye, he’s bad off enough that his people are still afraid to put him in public view. Pence will allegedly resume campaigning on Saturday, and we’ll see if that happens. But at this point it’s fair to conclude that either Pence has COVID, or he and his people are just unbelievably bad at this.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Jaime Harrison slams Lindsey Graham after his ridiculous debate stunt

What kind of public official refuses to take a coronavirus test before appearing alongside his opponent , thus forcing a debate to be canceled ?
Lindsey Graham , of course .
He pulled a ridiculous stunt on Friday night , refusing to get tested and trying to force Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison to risk being exposed to the virus .
This was made doubly vile by the fact that Graham was recently exposed to the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak , and is more likely to have the virus than the average person .
Jaime Harrison was having none of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to Graham ’ s villainy : Folks , I was looking forward to debating @ LindseyGrahamSC tonight .
But because of his refusal to take a basic COVID test , we were n't able to be on stage together , debating the issues that are so important to our state .
It 's my hope that we 'll be able to change this next time .
pic.twitter.com/s4lktXHuJS Meanwhile , Lindsey Graham ’ s refusal to be tested has caused a whole lot of people out there to just assume that he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # LindseyIsPositive have begun trending on Twitter .
You can donate to Jaime Harrison ’ s campaign here .

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What kind of public official refuses to take a coronavirus test before appearing alongside his opponent, thus forcing a debate to be canceled? Lindsey Graham, of course. He pulled a ridiculous stunt on Friday night, refusing to get tested and trying to force Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison to risk being exposed to the virus. This was made doubly vile by the fact that Graham was recently exposed to the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak, and is more likely to have the virus than the average person.
Jaime Harrison was having none of it. He posted this video in response to Graham’s villainy:
Folks, I was looking forward to debating @LindseyGrahamSC tonight. But because of his refusal to take a basic COVID test, we weren't able to be on stage together, debating the issues that are so important to our state. It's my hope that we'll be able to change this next time. pic.twitter.com/s4lktXHuJS — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 10, 2020
Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham’s refusal to be tested has caused a whole lot of people out there to just assume that he has coronavirus. Hashtags like #LindseyGrahamHasCOVID and #LindseyIsPositive have begun trending on Twitter. You can donate to Jaime Harrison’s campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Busted: the illegal money trail from Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel to his campaign

When Donald Trump ’ s tax returns leaked two weeks ago , they were damning in their own right – but they felt like just the first of many shoes to drop when it came to Trump ’ s finances .
Sure enough , now some of the specifics of Trump ’ s financial house of cards are starting to surface , and the whole thing is looking uglier by the minute .
When Donald Trump was broke during his 2016 campaign and Deutsche Bank cut him off , he suddenly received a $ 21 million one-off payment from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times expose today .
During that same time period Trump donated $ 10 million to his campaign , which was also broke .
This is a big deal , because if the money that came from the hotel is the same money that he gave to his campaign , that ’ s an illegal campaign contribution , and he committed a felony .
It ’ s not at all surprising to learn that Donald Trump committed a financial felony .
We all know he ’ s committed hundreds or thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whereas some forms of financial fraud are tricky to prove , campaign finance fraud is generally cut and dry .
This $ 21 million from the hotel is precisely the kind of crime that Trump will be tried and convicted for , once he ’ s out of office .
And even if Trump manages to pardon himself on the federal crimes , the state level criminal charges are also waiting for him .

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When Donald Trump’s tax returns leaked two weeks ago, they were damning in their own right – but they felt like just the first of many shoes to drop when it came to Trump’s finances. Sure enough, now some of the specifics of Trump’s financial house of cards are starting to surface, and the whole thing is looking uglier by the minute.
When Donald Trump was broke during his 2016 campaign and Deutsche Bank cut him off, he suddenly received a $21 million one-off payment from his Las Vegas hotel, according to a New York Times expose today. During that same time period Trump donated $10 million to his campaign, which was also broke. This is a big deal, because if the money that came from the hotel is the same money that he gave to his campaign, that’s an illegal campaign contribution, and he committed a felony.
It’s not at all surprising to learn that Donald Trump committed a financial felony. We all know he’s committed hundreds or thousands of financial felonies over the years. But whereas some forms of financial fraud are tricky to prove, campaign finance fraud is generally cut and dry. This $21 million from the hotel is precisely the kind of crime that Trump will be tried and convicted for, once he’s out of office. And even if Trump manages to pardon himself on the federal crimes, the state level criminal charges are also waiting for him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Joe Biden slam dunks Donald Trump

Joe Biden slam dunks Donald Trump

Donald Trump just keeps finding ways to screw up his election prospects , such as pulling out of the debate @ @ @ @ @ free airtime of a town hall event that night instead .
Of course Trump keeps @ @ @ @ @ the country as well , and one of them is now coming home to roost @ @ @ @ @ CDC wanted to make mask wearing mandatory on public transportation , including planes and trains @ @ @ @ @ the spread of coronavirus .
But Donald Trump and his White House overruled the CDC @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just now coming to light .
In response to the news , Joe @ @ @ @ @ “ 40,000 people a day are coming down with the coronavirus .
What is the @ @ @ @ @ ”

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Donald Trump just keeps finding ways to screw up his election prospects, such as pulling out of the debate and handing Joe Biden the free airtime of a town hall event that night instead. Of course Trump keeps finding ways to screw up the country as well, and one of them is now coming home to roost.
It turns out the CDC wanted to make mask wearing mandatory on public transportation, including planes and trains, in order to curb the spread of coronavirus. But Donald Trump and his White House overruled the CDC, in a scandal that’s just now coming to light.
In response to the news, Joe Biden said it best: “40,000 people a day are coming down with the coronavirus. What is the matter with this guy?”
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Donald Trump gives away that he’s still testing positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump ’ s “ medical examination ” on the Tucker Carlson show tonight was disturbing for a number of reasons .
For instance , it was really just a political interview not a medical exam .
And the doctor that Carlson used for the bulk of the interview has already made a number of bizarre false claims about coronavirus .
For Trump ’ s part , there were times when his answer didn ’ t even remotely match up with the question , suggesting he was too busy spitting out pre-rehearsed answers to be able to focus on what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he thinks he ’ s no longer taking coronavirus drugs , meaning he ’ s either too out of it to understand what he ’ s taking , or he ’ s lying .
But the biggest moment of the interview came when Trump was repeatedly asked about his coronavirus followup testing since he initially tested positive .
To be clear , a coronavirus test is either positive or negative – simple terms that even a compromised Trump can understand .
But Trump claimed that he was at the bottom end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he ’ s positive and he ’ s trying to minimize it .
If Donald Trump is still testing positive for coronavirus , then he ’ s definitely still contagious .
This makes his planned White House event for tomorrow even more ludicrous and deadly for anyone who ’ s foolish enough to attend .

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Donald Trump’s “medical examination” on the Tucker Carlson show tonight was disturbing for a number of reasons. For instance, it was really just a political interview not a medical exam. And the doctor that Carlson used for the bulk of the interview has already made a number of bizarre false claims about coronavirus.
For Trump’s part, there were times when his answer didn’t even remotely match up with the question, suggesting he was too busy spitting out pre-rehearsed answers to be able to focus on what he was being asked. Trump also said he thinks he’s no longer taking coronavirus drugs, meaning he’s either too out of it to understand what he’s taking, or he’s lying.
But the biggest moment of the interview came when Trump was repeatedly asked about his coronavirus followup testing since he initially tested positive. To be clear, a coronavirus test is either positive or negative – simple terms that even a compromised Trump can understand. But Trump claimed that he was at the bottom end of the scale on the coronavirus test – which he’s positive and he’s trying to minimize it.
If Donald Trump is still testing positive for coronavirus, then he’s definitely still contagious. This makes his planned White House event for tomorrow even more ludicrous and deadly for anyone who’s foolish enough to attend.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Chris Christie’s coronavirus is reportedly serious

In the week since Chris Christie tested positive for coronavirus and checked in to the hospital , there have been @ @ @ @ @ condition .
We figured this meant he probably wasn ’ t doing well , because @ @ @ @ @ about his condition , he and his camp would be putting it out there .
@ @ @ @ @ out he ’ s not doing well .
According to a CNN report tonight , @ @ @ @ @ is the “ most serious ” of anyone in Donald Trump ’ s orbit , @ @ @ @ @ on Remdesivir .
This is a drug that ’ s generally only given to coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ The relative good news is that the CNN report makes no mention of Chris Christie @ @ @ @ @ ventilator , which would mean that he ’ s in real trouble .
Christie ’ @ @ @ @ @ him particularly high risk .
He hope he makes it – but the severity of @ @ @ @ @ reminder that COVID is no joke .
Wear a mask .

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In the week since Chris Christie tested positive for coronavirus and checked in to the hospital, there have been virtually no updates on his condition. We figured this meant he probably wasn’t doing well, because if there was good news about his condition, he and his camp would be putting it out there. Sure enough, it turns out he’s not doing well.
According to a CNN report tonight, Chris Christie’s coronavirus is the “most serious” of anyone in Donald Trump’s orbit, and Christie has been placed on Remdesivir. This is a drug that’s generally only given to coronavirus patients with severe infections.
The relative good news is that the CNN report makes no mention of Chris Christie being on oxygen or a ventilator, which would mean that he’s in real trouble. Christie’s weight and asthma make him particularly high risk. He hope he makes it – but the severity of his condition is the latest reminder that COVID is no joke. Wear a mask.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Wait, Lindsey Graham just said WHAT about Black people?

Lindsey Graham created a scandal for himself tonight when he refused to be tested for coronavirus tonight , resulting in the cancellation of his Senate debate with Jaime Harrison .
Instead each candidate did separate interviews , and Graham ended up saying something that will be sure to create even more scandal for him .
During the interview tonight , Lindsey Graham said this : “ I care about everybody .
If you ’ re a young African American or an immigrant , you can go anywhere in this state , you just need to be conservative not liberal.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words that should not becoming out of Graham ’ s mouth – particularly when you consider that his opponent is a fairly young African American .
Black voters can speak for themselves on election day .
But we suspect most of them will find Lindsey Graham ’ s words to be disqualifying – and so will white voters who oppose racism .
In any case , when politicians get desperate , they tend to screw up and accidentally say the quiet part out loud , and this is another reminder that Graham is @ @ @

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Lindsey Graham created a scandal for himself tonight when he refused to be tested for coronavirus tonight, resulting in the cancellation of his Senate debate with Jaime Harrison. Instead each candidate did separate interviews, and Graham ended up saying something that will be sure to create even more scandal for him.
During the interview tonight, Lindsey Graham said this: “I care about everybody. If you’re a young African American or an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state, you just need to be conservative not liberal.” Regardless of any context, these are words that should not becoming out of Graham’s mouth – particularly when you consider that his opponent is a fairly young African American.
Black voters can speak for themselves on election day. But we suspect most of them will find Lindsey Graham’s words to be disqualifying – and so will white voters who oppose racism. In any case, when politicians get desperate, they tend to screw up and accidentally say the quiet part out loud, and this is another reminder that Graham is increasingly desperate.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--Mike Pence finally comes out of hiding and it’s a disaster

After Mike Pence appeared to have pink eye during the VP debate and then blew off his subsequent campaign events and disappeared , everyone just assumed he had coronavirus .
Maybe he still does .
In any case , Pence finally came out of hiding today and held a rally in Florida , and let ’ s just say it wasn ’ t a good look .
Mike Pence ’ s eye wasn ’ t red today , and a fly didn ’ t land on his head , but those were about the only things that went well for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Villages in Florida , a massive retirement community .
The Villages is traditionally overwhelmingly Republican , and has been known for its pro-Trump golf cart parades .
But Pence was greeted with hundreds of pro-Biden golf carts , in a reminder that Trump has begun losing the senior citizen vote .
But the real trouble for Mike Pence may be that , by all accounts , most of the people who showed up for his rally speech didn ’ t wear masks and didn ’ t practice social distancing .
Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nearly a given that someone in his crowd did today .
This means there will likely be a coronavirus outbreak among Trump supporters at The Villages in a week or two , making for a terribly ugly news story for Trump heading into election day .
What a disaster .

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After Mike Pence appeared to have pink eye during the VP debate and then blew off his subsequent campaign events and disappeared, everyone just assumed he had coronavirus. Maybe he still does. In any case, Pence finally came out of hiding today and held a rally in Florida, and let’s just say it wasn’t a good look.
Mike Pence’s eye wasn’t red today, and a fly didn’t land on his head, but those were about the only things that went well for him when he held a campaign rally at The Villages in Florida, a massive retirement community. The Villages is traditionally overwhelmingly Republican, and has been known for its pro-Trump golf cart parades. But Pence was greeted with hundreds of pro-Biden golf carts, in a reminder that Trump has begun losing the senior citizen vote.
But the real trouble for Mike Pence may be that, by all accounts, most of the people who showed up for his rally speech didn’t wear masks and didn’t practice social distancing. Whether Pence has coronavirus or not, it’s nearly a given that someone in his crowd did today. This means there will likely be a coronavirus outbreak among Trump supporters at The Villages in a week or two, making for a terribly ugly news story for Trump heading into election day. What a disaster.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--John Bolton just found a whole new way to blow it

John Bolton has been destroying things for as long as we can remember .
But we used to assume he had some sort of evil genius secret plan .
Based on how badly he blew his attempt at timing his impeachment testimony to his book release , we ’ re starting to think Bolton is just an idiot whose destructiveness has been because he ’ s stupid .
Now John Bolton has found a whole new way to blow it .
Even though he ’ s obviously concluded that Donald Trump is a traitor , he announced tonight that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of voting for Joe Biden .
This is everything that ’ s stupid about politics .
Either Biden or Trump will be President .
When you wake up the day after the election , one of these two guys will be President for the next four years .
Pick one .
There is no scenario in which you stomp your feet loudly enough and then you wake up the next day and somehow neither of them is President .
Voting third party in a presidential election is for narcissists and crybabies who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and destruction that Trump is doing .

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John Bolton has been destroying things for as long as we can remember. But we used to assume he had some sort of evil genius secret plan. Based on how badly he blew his attempt at timing his impeachment testimony to his book release, we’re starting to think Bolton is just an idiot whose destructiveness has been because he’s stupid.
Now John Bolton has found a whole new way to blow it. Even though he’s obviously concluded that Donald Trump is a traitor, he announced tonight that he’s writing in some random name instead of voting for Joe Biden. This is everything that’s stupid about politics.
Either Biden or Trump will be President. When you wake up the day after the election, one of these two guys will be President for the next four years. Pick one. There is no scenario in which you stomp your feet loudly enough and then you wake up the next day and somehow neither of them is President. Voting third party in a presidential election is for narcissists and crybabies who don’t care about the damage and destruction that Trump is doing.
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Fire Chuck Todd

NBC Meet The Press host Chuck Todd has announced that Hugh Hewitt , a deranged and extremist Trump apologist with @ @ @ @ @ be one of his guests this Sunday .
It ’ s prompted a new round @ @ @ @ @ ’ s firing on Twitter .
It ’ s also raised questions about why Chuck @ @ @ @ @ gig on MSNBC .
He was recently demoted from the 5pm time slot to the @ @ @ @ @ , but MSNBC ’ s audience keeps making clear that it doesn ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ nonsense on the air .
Here ’ s how to fix MSNBC : 1 ) @ @ @ @ @ ) End the “ both sides ” narratives that seek to paint a false picture @ @ @ @ @ same .
3 ) More diversity among hosts .
4 ) Stop quoting individual polls @ @ @ @ @ polling averages .
5 ) Stop booking lying Trump surrogates , or any guest who @ @ @ @ @ the entire time .
6 ) Seriously , fire Chuck Todd .

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NBC Meet The Press host Chuck Todd has announced that Hugh Hewitt, a deranged and extremist Trump apologist with extraordinarily offensive views, will be one of his guests this Sunday. It’s prompted a new round of widespread calls for Todd’s firing on Twitter.
It’s also raised questions about why Chuck Todd still has a weekday gig on MSNBC. He was recently demoted from the 5pm time slot to the less desirable 1pm time slot, but MSNBC’s audience keeps making clear that it doesn’t want his “both sides” nonsense on the air.
Here’s how to fix MSNBC: 1) Fire Chuck Todd. 2) End the “both sides” narratives that seek to paint a false picture of both parties being the same. 3) More diversity among hosts. 4) Stop quoting individual polls out of context of the polling averages. 5) Stop booking lying Trump surrogates, or any guest who is going to simply lie the entire time. 6) Seriously, fire Chuck Todd.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--GOP Senators go ballistic as Donald Trump’s deranged antics screw up their reelection chances

Since he caught coronavirus and began taking drugs like dexamethasone , Donald Trump ’ s behavior has become more erratic and confused than ever .
For instance he ’ s flip flopped on the latest stimulus package so many times in the past few days , no one even seems to know what his position is at this point – including Republican Senators .
After having canceled negotiations entirely , Trump has now apparently decided he wants a roughly $ 2 trillion dollar stimulus package before the election after all .
However , Republican Senators appear to be split on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expose from Politico .
The ones who are currently up for reelection want a stimulus , believing it will boost their personal odds of reelection .
But Republican Senators who aren ’ t currently up for reelection don ’ t appear to want to spend the money on bailing out working class people , presumably because they ’ d rather steer it toward the wealthy later on .
That means Trump is already facing a tricky task in keeping all of the Republican Senators happy – and his flip flopping is making them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about using the stimulus to expand Obamacare , which is absurd considering he ’ s currently in court trying to gut Obamacare , and this has some GOP Senators even more angry at him .
Two things stand out here .
First , these Republican Senators stood by Donald Trump during impeachment , his dishonest handling of the coronavirus , and other awful things .
But now that he ’ s putting their seats and ( what they see as ) their money at risk , they ’ re finally pissed off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re upset enough that they ’ re leaking this stuff to the media .
Of course it ’ s too late for them to credibly take a stand against Trump this close to the election , and they know it .

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Since he caught coronavirus and began taking drugs like dexamethasone, Donald Trump’s behavior has become more erratic and confused than ever. For instance he’s flip flopped on the latest stimulus package so many times in the past few days, no one even seems to know what his position is at this point – including Republican Senators.
After having canceled negotiations entirely, Trump has now apparently decided he wants a roughly $2 trillion dollar stimulus package before the election after all. However, Republican Senators appear to be split on the issue, according to a new expose from Politico. The ones who are currently up for reelection want a stimulus, believing it will boost their personal odds of reelection. But Republican Senators who aren’t currently up for reelection don’t appear to want to spend the money on bailing out working class people, presumably because they’d rather steer it toward the wealthy later on.
That means Trump is already facing a tricky task in keeping all of the Republican Senators happy – and his flip flopping is making them even more antsy. Now Trump is talking about using the stimulus to expand Obamacare, which is absurd considering he’s currently in court trying to gut Obamacare, and this has some GOP Senators even more angry at him.
Two things stand out here. First, these Republican Senators stood by Donald Trump during impeachment, his dishonest handling of the coronavirus, and other awful things. But now that he’s putting their seats and (what they see as) their money at risk, they’re finally pissed off at him. Second, they’re upset enough that they’re leaking this stuff to the media. Of course it’s too late for them to credibly take a stand against Trump this close to the election, and they know it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--The dead giveaway today that Donald Trump’s health is worse than ever

When Donald Trump spoke from the White House balcony today to a crowd of idiots below , it was a reminder that he still has coronavirus .
The fresh bandage on his hand gave away that doctors are still injecting him with things to try to keep him upright .
But there was an even more blatant giveaway today about Trump ’ s health .
Donald Trump has never met a lengthy speech he didn ’ t like .
His campaign rally speeches go on for hours , to the point that even some of his supporters end up being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drag on interminably .
But even with whatever Trump ’ s doctor pumped into his hand today , Trump was still only about to speak for seventeen or eighteen minutes today .
The only reason on earth for Trump to give such an uncharacteristically short speech today is that he wasn ’ t physically capable of giving a longer one .
Maybe that ’ s the longest he ’ s able to speak , or the longest he ’ s able to stand .
We have no way of knowing the specifics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so dishonest .
But that very brief speech today was a dead giveaway that Trump ’ s health is worse than ever , and that he certainly isn ’ t on a path to full recovery from coronavirus .

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When Donald Trump spoke from the White House balcony today to a crowd of idiots below, it was a reminder that he still has coronavirus. The fresh bandage on his hand gave away that doctors are still injecting him with things to try to keep him upright. But there was an even more blatant giveaway today about Trump’s health.
Donald Trump has never met a lengthy speech he didn’t like. His campaign rally speeches go on for hours, to the point that even some of his supporters end up being seen leaving early. His press conferences drag on interminably. But even with whatever Trump’s doctor pumped into his hand today, Trump was still only about to speak for seventeen or eighteen minutes today.
The only reason on earth for Trump to give such an uncharacteristically short speech today is that he wasn’t physically capable of giving a longer one. Maybe that’s the longest he’s able to speak, or the longest he’s able to stand. We have no way of knowing the specifics, since Trump’s doctor has been so dishonest. But that very brief speech today was a dead giveaway that Trump’s health is worse than ever, and that he certainly isn’t on a path to full recovery from coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Unhinged Donald Trump planned to rip off his clothes and reveal a Superman t-shirt while leaving hos

Unhinged Donald Trump planned to rip off his clothes and reveal a Superman t-shirt while leaving hospital

Donald Trump has always been deranged .
But his life and death scare with coronavirus , and the drugs they ’ ve been giving him to keep him upright , appear to be taking Trump to a whole new level of unhinged derangement .
In a story that sounds like it ’ s out of the Onion but is actually from the New York Times , Trump wanted to pull a Superman stunt while leaving the hospital .
These two sentences buried deep in a lengthy New York Times expose this evening are nothing short of jarring : “ When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to appear frail at first when people saw him , according to people with knowledge of the conversations .
But underneath his button-down dress shirt , he would wear a Superman T-shirt , which he would reveal as a symbol of strength when he ripped open the top layer.
” The Times then added that Trump did “ not go through with the stunt.
” So this is really happening .
Donald Trump has now graduated to such a level of unhinged derangement , his bizarre return to the White House nearly included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Superman t-shirt .
It ’ s as if the salute to no one and the gasping for air weren ’ t already bad enough .
This guy is so far gone , we ’ re running out of words .

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Donald Trump has always been deranged. But his life and death scare with coronavirus, and the drugs they’ve been giving him to keep him upright, appear to be taking Trump to a whole new level of unhinged derangement. In a story that sounds like it’s out of the Onion but is actually from the New York Times, Trump wanted to pull a Superman stunt while leaving the hospital.
These two sentences buried deep in a lengthy New York Times expose this evening are nothing short of jarring: “When he left the hospital, he wanted to appear frail at first when people saw him, according to people with knowledge of the conversations. But underneath his button-down dress shirt, he would wear a Superman T-shirt, which he would reveal as a symbol of strength when he ripped open the top layer.” The Times then added that Trump did “not go through with the stunt.”
So this is really happening. Donald Trump has now graduated to such a level of unhinged derangement, his bizarre return to the White House nearly included him ripping his clothes off and revealing a Superman t-shirt. It’s as if the salute to no one and the gasping for air weren’t already bad enough. This guy is so far gone, we’re running out of words.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--This is a complete disaster for Donald Trump

– Only 400 people out of an expected 2,000 showed up for Trump ’ s rally today , even after @ @ @ @ @ travel expenses paid .
Of course we all saw this coming ; even some of @ @ @ @ @ were going to draw the line at showing up to one of his speeches while @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
– Joe Biden has been endorsed by Cindy McCain and Greta Thunberg .
@ @ @ @ @ by the Taliban .
No , really , the Taliban .
– It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ the Taliban ’ s endorsement , but he hasn ’ t rejected the endorsements of @ @ @ @ @ – Greta Thunberg with the tweet of the day : “ I never engage in @ @ @ @ @ upcoming US elections is above and beyond all that From a climate perspective it ’ @ @ @ @ @ and many of you of course supported other candidates .
But , I mean…you know…damn @ @ @ @ @ get everyone to vote # Biden ”

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– Only 400 people out of an expected 2,000 showed up for Trump’s rally today, even after some of them had their travel expenses paid. Of course we all saw this coming; even some of Trump’s depraved supporters were going to draw the line at showing up to one of his speeches while he’s contagious with coronavirus.
– Joe Biden has been endorsed by Cindy McCain and Greta Thunberg. Donald Trump has been endorsed by the Taliban. No, really, the Taliban.
– It’s funny how Trump has rejected the Taliban’s endorsement, but he hasn’t rejected the endorsements of white supremacist domestic terrorists.
– Greta Thunberg with the tweet of the day: “I never engage in party politics. But the upcoming US elections is above and beyond all that From a climate perspective it’s very far from enough and many of you of course supported other candidates. But, I mean…you know…damn! Just get organized and get everyone to vote #Biden”
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Cindy McCain stars in new TV ad for Joe Biden

Cindy McCain is all in for Joe Biden .
Last month she formally endorsed him for President .
Earlier this @ @ @ @ @ campaign event in Arizona with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
Now Cindy McCain is @ @ @ @ @ starring in a new television ad for Biden .
Take a look at this new @ @ @ @ @ Cindy McCain telling stories about the longtime friendship between her late husband John McCain and @ @ @ @ @ releases its first ad featuring @ cindymccain `` Now , more than ever , we @ @ @ @ @ put service before self .
A president who will lead with courage and compassion , @ @ @ @ @ honor our fallen heroes . ''
pic.twitter.com/YMicg0rdbe Cindy McCain also tweeted this image of herself @ @ @ @ @ :

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Cindy McCain is all in for Joe Biden. Last month she formally endorsed him for President. Earlier this week she appeared at a campaign event in Arizona with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Now Cindy McCain is taking things even further, starring in a new television ad for Biden.
Take a look at this new minute-long TV ad which features Cindy McCain telling stories about the longtime friendship between her late husband John McCain and Joe Biden:
Biden campaign releases its first ad featuring @cindymccain "Now, more than ever, we need a president who will put service before self. A president who will lead with courage and compassion, not ego…A president who will honor our fallen heroes." pic.twitter.com/YMicg0rdbe — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) October 10, 2020
Cindy McCain also tweeted this image of herself at the Biden-Harris campaign rally:
Great to welcome @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to AZ! First week of voting has started. Please VOTE! pic.twitter.com/A0Pgt6IcB6 — Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) October 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Confirmed: some attendees had their way paid to attend Donald Trump’s White House event today

Donald Trump is clearly still sick and contagious with coronavirus , to the point that he was sporting a freshly @ @ @ @ @ onto the White House balcony to deliver his speech today .
So why would anyone @ @ @ @ @ life just to attend ?
It turns out at least part of the answer is @ @ @ @ @ Owens , who has previously made positive remarks about Adolf Hitler , paid the travel @ @ @ @ @ attendees at Trump ’ s event today .
This is according to ABC News , @ @ @ @ @ proving as much .
Giving people a free trip isn ’ t the same thing @ @ @ @ @ show up – but it ’ s close .
It ’ s the latest reminder @ @ @ @ @ more trouble drawing a crowd than ever .
That ’ s due to the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ people are just tired of this clown ’ s antics .

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Donald Trump is clearly still sick and contagious with coronavirus, to the point that he was sporting a freshly bandaged hand when he stepped onto the White House balcony to deliver his speech today. So why would anyone be willing to risk their life just to attend?
It turns out at least part of the answer is money. Trump surrogate Candace Owens, who has previously made positive remarks about Adolf Hitler, paid the travel and lodging costs of some attendees at Trump’s event today. This is according to ABC News, which says it obtained emails proving as much.
Giving people a free trip isn’t the same thing as outright paying them to show up – but it’s close. It’s the latest reminder that Donald Trump is having more trouble drawing a crowd than ever. That’s due to the pandemic, and the fact that people are just tired of this clown’s antics.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Donald Trump seen with freshly bandaged hand during White House speech, raising IV drug injection qu

Donald Trump seen with freshly bandaged hand during White House speech, raising IV drug injection questions

When he appeared on Fox News last night , Donald Trump claimed that he thought he was no longer taking @ @ @ @ @ also stated that he recently tested on the very low end of the range for @ @ @ @ @ t a thing .
So what ’ s really going on with his health ?
@ @ @ @ @ White House balcony today to deliver a speech to his supporters , a closeup photo @ @ @ @ @ a fresh bandage on Trump ’ s hand : The only way Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ bandaged – and be sporting a bandage that ’ s still in this good of @ @ @ @ @ he had some kind of IV injection earlier today .
This strongly suggests that Trump @ @ @ @ @ full of dexamethasone or some other drug before he gave his speech .
Suffice it @ @ @ @ @ to be far from out of the woods when it comes to coronavirus .
Photo @ @ @ @ @ tombrennerphoto

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When he appeared on Fox News last night, Donald Trump claimed that he thought he was no longer taking any coronavirus drugs. He also stated that he recently tested on the very low end of the range for coronavirus, which isn’t a thing. So what’s really going on with his health?
When Trump appeared on the White House balcony today to deliver a speech to his supporters, a closeup photo from photojournalist Tom Brenner reveals a fresh bandage on Trump’s hand:
President Trump takes his face mask off before delivering remarks from the White House balcony to speak to supporters for a campaign rally dubbed as a “peaceful protest”. (Reuters/Tom Brenner) pic.twitter.com/rSfBCzZFHF — Tom Brenner (@tombrennerphoto) October 10, 2020
The only way Donald Trump’s hand would still be bandaged – and be sporting a bandage that’s still in this good of condition – would be if he had some kind of IV injection earlier today. This strongly suggests that Trump’s doctor pumped him full of dexamethasone or some other drug before he gave his speech. Suffice it to say, Trump appears to be far from out of the woods when it comes to coronavirus. Photo: Tom Brenner | @tombrennerphoto
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Furor erupts over viral tweet about Donald Trump preparing to resign in exchange for SDNY criminal l

Furor erupts over viral tweet about Donald Trump preparing to resign in exchange for SDNY criminal leniency [UPDATED]

With Donald Trump ’ s odds of winning the election continuing to dwindle , and the near certainty that he ’ ll face criminal charges if he loses , it seems logical that at some point he might try to cut a resignation plea deal .
But now a viral tweet is claiming that Trump is already holding internal meetings to discuss resignation – and people keep asking me about the tweet .
Here ’ s the tweet , from former Democratic Coalition Chair Jon Cooper : “ BREAKING : According to @ JewishNewsUSA , @ realDonaldTrump held a meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal advisors and his children to discuss his possible resignation .
Resignation would be contingent on a pardon by Pence , and the dismissal of SDNY criminal charges.
” I keep getting questions from Palmer Report readers about whether this tweet is true .
The answer is that I have no idea .
It ’ s worth pointing out that the @ JewishNewsUSA account on Twitter hasn ’ t posted anything at all today , raising questions about where this came from .
This tweet aside , if Donald Trump does reach the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut a resignation plea deal , there ’ s one important thing to keep in mind .
Despite its confusing name , the SDNY is part of the federal government , and would bring federal charges against Trump .
The current grand jury against Donald Trump in New York is state level charges .
While Trump could try to cut a federal plea deal with the DOJ and SDNY ( or resign and have Pence pardon him ) , he would need to cut an entirely separate deal with New York State .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ account has now been suspended by Twitter , casting further doubt on all of it .

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With Donald Trump’s odds of winning the election continuing to dwindle, and the near certainty that he’ll face criminal charges if he loses, it seems logical that at some point he might try to cut a resignation plea deal. But now a viral tweet is claiming that Trump is already holding internal meetings to discuss resignation – and people keep asking me about the tweet.
Here’s the tweet, from former Democratic Coalition Chair Jon Cooper: “BREAKING: According to
@JewishNewsUSA, @realDonaldTrump held a meeting this morning with senior campaign staff, legal advisors and his children to discuss his possible resignation. Resignation would be contingent on a pardon by Pence, and the dismissal of SDNY criminal charges.”
I keep getting questions from Palmer Report readers about whether this tweet is true. The answer is that I have no idea. It’s worth pointing out that the @JewishNewsUSA account on Twitter hasn’t posted anything at all today, raising questions about where this came from.
This tweet aside, if Donald Trump does reach the point where he’s trying to cut a resignation plea deal, there’s one important thing to keep in mind. Despite its confusing name, the SDNY is part of the federal government, and would bring federal charges against Trump. The current grand jury against Donald Trump in New York is state level charges. While Trump could try to cut a federal plea deal with the DOJ and SDNY (or resign and have Pence pardon him), he would need to cut an entirely separate deal with New York State. Update, 4:04pm: the @JewishNewsUSA account has now been suspended by Twitter, casting further doubt on all of it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--MSNBC and CNN quickly cut off Donald Trump’s rambling idiotic White House speech

After Donald Trump ’ s last White House super spreader event resulted in him and a bunch of his own people catching coronavirus , a still sick and contagious Trump decided to hold another super spreader event today .
Let ’ s just say that it isn ’ t going well for him , to the point that two major TV networks have already cut him off .
Trump is standing on the White House balcony as a bunch of fawning idiots are crowded far too close together outside .
It ’ s difficult to figure out what Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed to be about criminal justice reform but he ’ s instead babbling about his imaginary great poll numbers .
In any case , Trump is so full of crap , MSNBC and CNN both cut off his speech within the first few minutes , leaving only Fox News still airing Trump ’ s babbling .
Trump will certainly get negative press from this super spreader event .
The only possible reason for him to have held this event is to stroke his own ego , even if it means further harming his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idiot .

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After Donald Trump’s last White House super spreader event resulted in him and a bunch of his own people catching coronavirus, a still sick and contagious Trump decided to hold another super spreader event today. Let’s just say that it isn’t going well for him, to the point that two major TV networks have already cut him off.
Trump is standing on the White House balcony as a bunch of fawning idiots are crowded far too close together outside. It’s difficult to figure out what Trump is even talking about; the event is supposed to be about criminal justice reform but he’s instead babbling about his imaginary great poll numbers.
In any case, Trump is so full of crap, MSNBC and CNN both cut off his speech within the first few minutes, leaving only Fox News still airing Trump’s babbling. Trump will certainly get negative press from this super spreader event. The only possible reason for him to have held this event is to stroke his own ego, even if it means further harming his failing campaign prospects. What a narcissistic idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Something doesn’t add up with Chris Christie

After Chris Christie was in the hospital with a coronavirus for a week , and there were virtually no updates on his condition , CNN broke the news last night that Christie ’ s coronavirus was serious .
The good news was that there was no mention of oxygen or a ventilator .
But the bad news was that Christie was taking Remdesivir , which is only for serious cases .
Then this morning Chris Christie suddenly tweeted this : “ I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nurses who cared for me for the last week .
Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers .
I will have more to say about all of this next week.
” Wait a minute , those two things don ’ t go together .
It ’ s difficult to imagine that sources would feed an incorrect story to CNN about Chris Christie ’ s coronavirus being serious , because there would be no point .
But if his case was serious as of last night , why is he suddenly well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We wish Chris Christie well with his health .
But this is yet another instance of nothing adding up when it comes to the Trump cartel , and us not being able to believe anything they tell us .

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After Chris Christie was in the hospital with a coronavirus for a week, and there were virtually no updates on his condition, CNN broke the news last night that Christie’s coronavirus was serious. The good news was that there was no mention of oxygen or a ventilator. But the bad news was that Christie was taking Remdesivir, which is only for serious cases.
Then this morning Chris Christie suddenly tweeted this: “I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center. I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week. Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers. I will have more to say about all of this next week.”
Wait a minute, those two things don’t go together. It’s difficult to imagine that sources would feed an incorrect story to CNN about Chris Christie’s coronavirus being serious, because there would be no point. But if his case was serious as of last night, why is he suddenly well enough to leave the hospital today?
We wish Chris Christie well with his health. But this is yet another instance of nothing adding up when it comes to the Trump cartel, and us not being able to believe anything they tell us.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Mike Pence reemerges from hiding and heads to The Villages amid more controversy

After Mike Pence showed up to the VP debate on Wednesday with what appeared to pink eye , he announced on Thursday that he was canceling his Friday campaign events .
This set off widespread suspicion that he had coronavirus , and that he was going into hiding until his symptoms were no longer visible .
Now Pence has reemerged today , announcing an hour ago that his flight from Washington DC to Florida had just taken off .
That ’ s right , after all that back there , Pence is suddenly holding in-person campaign events today , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for why he sported a coronavirus symptom and then went into hiding for a full day .
We ’ ll be watching to see if Mike Pence still has any sign of pink eye , and whether he looks ill in general .
We ’ ll also be looking to see if Pence takes questions from reporters or if he dodges the press .
The first question should be why he canceled events and disappeared yesterday .
Pence can ’ t just get away with not telling us what he ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mike Pence ’ s planned campaign stops today is The Villages , a retirement community in Florida that ’ s traditionally leaned heavily Republican , and was largely pro-Trump in 2016 .
Now the AP is reporting that there is a huge pro-Biden movement under way in The Villages .
No wonder Trump is sending Pence there .
We wonder what kind of reception Pence will get from protesters .

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After Mike Pence showed up to the VP debate on Wednesday with what appeared to pink eye, he announced on Thursday that he was canceling his Friday campaign events. This set off widespread suspicion that he had coronavirus, and that he was going into hiding until his symptoms were no longer visible.
Now Pence has reemerged today, announcing an hour ago that his flight from Washington DC to Florida had just taken off. That’s right, after all that back there, Pence is suddenly holding in-person campaign events today, and he apparently intends to provide no explanation for why he sported a coronavirus symptom and then went into hiding for a full day.
We’ll be watching to see if Mike Pence still has any sign of pink eye, and whether he looks ill in general. We’ll also be looking to see if Pence takes questions from reporters or if he dodges the press. The first question should be why he canceled events and disappeared yesterday. Pence can’t just get away with not telling us what he’s been hiding from us.
Meanwhile, one of Mike Pence’s planned campaign stops today is The Villages, a retirement community in Florida that’s traditionally leaned heavily Republican, and was largely pro-Trump in 2016. Now the AP is reporting that there is a huge pro-Biden movement under way in The Villages. No wonder Trump is sending Pence there. We wonder what kind of reception Pence will get from protesters.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Trump is still infected with coronavirus and he plans to spread it

I think the time for speculation is over .
Make no mistake , Donald Trump is still infected with coronavirus and he plans to spread it .
We know he is still infected because if he had tested negative by now he would have said so and he would be crowing about it all over Twitter , on Hannity and on the Rush Limbaugh Show .
We know he plans to spread it because he ’ s back to planning public events like his Nuremberg-variety rallies and his Mussolini-style addresses from the White House balcony .
Anyone unclear on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is advised to seek medical attention right away .
Trump is going to stand before a crowd somewhere very soon , possibly a crowd packed together into a closed indoor venue , and risk the lives of the audience by spewing SARS-Cov-2 viruses all over them for 90 minutes — all for the sake of their ego-gratifying applause — and he doesn ’ t give a crap if they live or die .
Trump has the virus in the first place because of his own criminal irresponsibility .
His job was to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endangered them recklessly .
To date , as I write this , 218,648 Americans are dead , and Trump bears all of the theoretical and most of the actual responsibility for their deaths .
Now Trump ’ s insatiably famished ego has him relentlessly pacing the sacred halls of the People ’ s House like a junkie in need of a fix .
He ’ s got to have more of his favorite drug : approbation .
He needs applause the way an alcoholic needs another drink , and he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump , president of the United States , is a mass murderer .
He is also a rapist , a thief , a traitor , a conman and a psychopath .
He is back to campaigning for a second shot at a job that any reasonable person with a conscience and his appalling record as president would have resigned from long ago .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
America can not survive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He must go — and only we can get rid of him .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I think the time for speculation is over. Make no mistake, Donald Trump is still infected with coronavirus and he plans to spread it. We know he is still infected because if he had tested negative by now he would have said so and he would be crowing about it all over Twitter, on Hannity and on the Rush Limbaugh Show.
We know he plans to spread it because he’s back to planning public events like his Nuremberg-variety rallies and his Mussolini-style addresses from the White House balcony. Anyone unclear on this particular modus of Trump’s operandi is advised to seek medical attention right away.
Trump is going to stand before a crowd somewhere very soon, possibly a crowd packed together into a closed indoor venue, and risk the lives of the audience by spewing SARS-Cov-2 viruses all over them for 90 minutes — all for the sake of their ego-gratifying applause — and he doesn’t give a crap if they live or die.
Trump has the virus in the first place because of his own criminal irresponsibility. His job was to keep the American people safe. Instead he endangered them recklessly. To date, as I write this, 218,648 Americans are dead, and Trump bears all of the theoretical and most of the actual responsibility for their deaths.
Now Trump’s insatiably famished ego has him relentlessly pacing the sacred halls of the People’s House like a junkie in need of a fix. He’s got to have more of his favorite drug: approbation. He needs applause the way an alcoholic needs another drink, and he doesn’t care who he kills to get it.
Donald Trump, president of the United States, is a mass murderer. He is also a rapist, a thief, a traitor, a conman and a psychopath. He is back to campaigning for a second shot at a job that any reasonable person with a conscience and his appalling record as president would have resigned from long ago.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. America cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump. He must go — and only we can get rid of him. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Donald Trump is completely imploding

Donald Trump is completely imploding

Donald Trump , ten points down in the polling averages , sick with coronavirus , and fighting off scandals left and right , really needed a strong performance in next week ’ s second presidential debate .
Instead he blew it off entirely because he didn ’ t like the virtual format .
Instead Trump has scheduled a campaign event at the White House for today , an unconscionably dangerous move considering he ’ s still contagious with coronavirus .
It ’ s also a remarkably stupid strategic move , because there are only two ways it ’ ll play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people show up , and Trump looks foolish .
The other is that a bunch of people show up , and next week they start testing positive for coronavirus , and Trump has a whole new scandal on his hands .
But at this point Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem to be interested in doing what it takes to give himself a chance to win , or perhaps his mind is so far gone that he doesn ’ t understand the consequences of what he ’ s doing .
In any case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is our big chance to put in the required work on voter registration and turnout , and run up the score and finish this guy off .

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Donald Trump, ten points down in the polling averages, sick with coronavirus, and fighting off scandals left and right, really needed a strong performance in next week’s second presidential debate. Instead he blew it off entirely because he didn’t like the virtual format.
Instead Trump has scheduled a campaign event at the White House for today, an unconscionably dangerous move considering he’s still contagious with coronavirus. It’s also a remarkably stupid strategic move, because there are only two ways it’ll play out. One is that not many people show up, and Trump looks foolish. The other is that a bunch of people show up, and next week they start testing positive for coronavirus, and Trump has a whole new scandal on his hands.
But at this point Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be interested in doing what it takes to give himself a chance to win, or perhaps his mind is so far gone that he doesn’t understand the consequences of what he’s doing. In any case, Trump is completely imploding. Now is our big chance to put in the required work on voter registration and turnout, and run up the score and finish this guy off.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--SNL just destroyed Donald Trump

SNL just destroyed Donald Trump

– Pete Davidson just yelled “ Vote for Biden !
” on Saturday Night Live tonight .
It came at the end of a Weekend Update segment which cited the recent Goldman Sachs report that the economy would do better under Biden than Trump , quipping that even the economy itself is now rejecting Trump .
So much for Trump being some kind of financial wizard ; the guy is a joke .
– Tweet of the day , from Congresswoman Jackie Speier : Misogyny is an undercurrent in the plot to kidnap Gov Whitmer .
One of the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lamenting her power , yet she was protecting her state like Govs Cuomo & Newsom .
Violence against women in politics is not new but it ’ s bolstered by Facebook & POTUS.
” – Donald Trump is literally having Superman hallucinations and the Republican Senate still won ’ t get rid of him .
Vote them all out !
– Everyone in the GOP is operating under the assumption that they ’ re going to lose the presidency and the senate .
Our job is to vote in huge numbers and @ @ @ @

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– Pete Davidson just yelled “Vote for Biden!” on Saturday Night Live tonight. It came at the end of a Weekend Update segment which cited the recent Goldman Sachs report that the economy would do better under Biden than Trump, quipping that even the economy itself is now rejecting Trump. So much for Trump being some kind of financial wizard; the guy is a joke.
– Tweet of the day, from Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Misogyny is an undercurrent in the plot to kidnap Gov Whitmer. One of the group’s leaders called her a b*tch, lamenting her power, yet she was protecting her state like Govs Cuomo & Newsom. Violence against women in politics is not new but it’s bolstered by Facebook & POTUS.”
– Donald Trump is literally having Superman hallucinations and the Republican Senate still won’t get rid of him. Vote them all out!
– Everyone in the GOP is operating under the assumption that they’re going to lose the presidency and the senate. Our job is to vote in huge numbers and prove them right.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--Wolf Blitzer rips Donald Trump a new one

Now that Donald Trump and most of his senior advisers have caught coronavirus , you ’ d think he ’ @ @ @ @ @ admit that the pandemic is getting worse in the United States , not better .
@ @ @ @ @ , because Trump is clinically deranged .
CNN host Wolf Blitzer brings up a good @ @ @ @ @ With the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. getting worse , would someone please remind me @ @ @ @ @ stopped the Task Force media briefings .
Don ’ t the American people deserve to @ @ @ @ @ Birx , Hahn , Redfield and other medical experts on a daily basis ?
” @ @ @ @ @ Birx , Hahn , and Redfield have all succumbed to pressure from Trump and said @ @ @ @ @ But it ’ s nonetheless remarkable that Trump simply has no interest in holding coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s concluded he can ’ t use them as an effective campaigning @ @

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Now that Donald Trump and most of his senior advisers have caught coronavirus, you’d think he’d finally be forced to admit that the pandemic is getting worse in the United States, not better. You’d be wrong, because Trump is clinically deranged.
CNN host Wolf Blitzer brings up a good point on Twitter: “With the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. getting worse, would someone please remind me why the White House has stopped the Task Force media briefings. Don’t the American people deserve to hear from Doctors Fauci, Birx, Hahn, Redfield and other medical experts on a daily basis?”
Of course at this point Birx, Hahn, and Redfield have all succumbed to pressure from Trump and said things that disqualify them. But it’s nonetheless remarkable that Trump simply has no interest in holding coronavirus press briefings anymore, now that he’s concluded he can’t use them as an effective campaigning tool.
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palmerreport--2020-10-11--Yet another 2020 Republican National Convention speaker has been arrested

Donald Trump said he ’ d only hire the best people , but close to a dozen of his advisers @ @ @ @ @ ended up getting arrested for various crimes .
Now it turns out Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ applies to the 2020 Republican National Convention , because three of the people who spoke @ @ @ @ @ been arrested .
We already saw the infamous Missouri couple arrested for threatening and pointing @ @ @ @ @ walking by their homes .
Trump chose them to speak at the convention specifically because @ @ @ @ @ now Amy Jolene Thorn , who spoke at the RNC in defense of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , has been arrested for allegedly shooting someone .
Of course the real prize @ @ @ @ @ Convention speakers like Donald Trump , Donald Trump Jr , Ivanka Trump , and Rudy @ @ @ @ @ – but we ’ ll have to vote Trump out of office before those arrests @ @ @

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Donald Trump said he’d only hire the best people, but close to a dozen of his advisers, underlings and henchmen have ended up getting arrested for various crimes. Now it turns out Trump’s poor choice in personnel also applies to the 2020 Republican National Convention, because three of the people who spoke at the convention have now been arrested.
We already saw the infamous Missouri couple arrested for threatening and pointing guns at people who were walking by their homes. Trump chose them to speak at the convention specifically because they were awful. But now Amy Jolene Thorn, who spoke at the RNC in defense of Trump’s disastrous handling of the pandemic, has been arrested for allegedly shooting someone.
Of course the real prize will come when Republican National Convention speakers like Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, and Rudy Giuliani end up getting arrested – but we’ll have to vote Trump out of office before those arrests can happen.
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