palmerreport--2020-03-14--Mexico has completely turned the tables on Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been insisting since 2015 that the best way to keep the United States safe is to build @ @ @ @ @ border .
Since taking office , Trump has tried and failed to build a wall @ @ @ @ @ ’ s built a wall , even as everyone has pointed out that a wall @ @ @ @ @ make anyone safe .
Now the tables have turned on Donald Trump ’ s obsession @ @ @ @ @ Thanks to Trump ’ s disastrous mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States @ @ @ @ @ is considering clamping down on border crossings .
That ’ s right , Mexico is @ @ @ @ @ bring the virus to Mexico .
Donald Trump has spent his entire time in office @ @ @ @ @ and incompetence .
He ’ s turned the United States into such a flaming dumpster @ @ @ @ @ rightly worried about whether it needs to clamp down the U.S.-Mexico border .

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Donald Trump has been insisting since 2015 that the best way to keep the United States safe is to build a wall on the Mexican border. Since taking office, Trump has tried and failed to build a wall, and even pretended he’s built a wall, even as everyone has pointed out that a wall isn’t going to make anyone safe.
Now the tables have turned on Donald Trump’s obsession with the Mexican border. Thanks to Trump’s disastrous mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Reuters says that Mexico is considering clamping down on border crossings. That’s right, Mexico is worried that disease-carrying Americans might bring the virus to Mexico.
Donald Trump has spent his entire time in office projecting weakness, foolishness, and incompetence. He’s turned the United States into such a flaming dumpster fire that Mexico is now rightly worried about whether it needs to clamp down the U.S.-Mexico border.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Turns out Donald Trump was lying about that Google coronavirus website too

During his surreal press conference today , Donald Trump announced that Google was rolling out a nationwide triage website to help with the coronavirus crisis .
As with so many other things that come out of Trump ’ s mouth , it turns out this isn ’ t true – and Google itself just had to spell out what ’ s really going on .
Statement from Verily : `` We are developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing .
Verily is in the early stages of development , and planning to roll testing out in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expanding more broadly over time .
Google and Verily have the same parent company , so it ’ s not a big deal that Donald Trump said “ Google ” when it ’ s actually Verily .
But this tweet makes clear that no nationwide website is being rolled out .
Verily is in the “ early stages of development ” and is merely launching a beta-test site in its own backyard in the Bay Area .
This effort by Google and Verily is to be applauded .
But Trump straight up lied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this .

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During his surreal press conference today, Donald Trump announced that Google was rolling out a nationwide triage website to help with the coronavirus crisis. As with so many other things that come out of Trump’s mouth, it turns out this isn’t true – and Google itself just had to spell out what’s really going on.
Google’s official communications account posted this statement today:
Statement from Verily: "We are developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing. Verily is in the early stages of development, and planning to roll testing out in the Bay Area, with the hope of expanding more broadly over time. — Google Communications (@Google_Comms) March 13, 2020
Google and Verily have the same parent company, so it’s not a big deal that Donald Trump said “Google” when it’s actually Verily. But this tweet makes clear that no nationwide website is being rolled out. Verily is in the “early stages of development” and is merely launching a beta-test site in its own backyard in the Bay Area. This effort by Google and Verily is to be applauded. But Trump straight up lied about it, which only sabotages efforts like this.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump just officially caved to Nancy Pelosi

Earlier this evening , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she had succeeded in getting Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to sign off on her emergency coronavirus response legislation .
But then various Republicans leaked that they weren ’ t okay with the legislation , raising questions about what was really going on .
Now we have our answer .
Donald Trump just tweeted : “ I fully support H.R .
6201 : Families First CoronaVirus Response Act , which will be voted on in the House this evening.
” To be clear , H.R .
6201 is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced .
In other words Trump has caved , rather than dragging it out and trying to force any minor concessions .
Now that Donald Trump has very publicly caved to Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats , look for Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to go ahead and rubber stamp the bill once they get back from their three day weekend on Monday .
Because Trump has botched the coronavirus response so thoroughly , he and the GOP have no remaining leverage on the matter , and they know it .

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Earlier this evening, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she had succeeded in getting Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to sign off on her emergency coronavirus response legislation. But then various Republicans leaked that they weren’t okay with the legislation, raising questions about what was really going on. Now we have our answer.
Donald Trump just tweeted: “I fully support H.R. 6201: Families First CoronaVirus Response Act, which will be voted on in the House this evening.” To be clear, H.R. 6201 is the bill that Pelosi and the House Democrats introduced. In other words Trump has caved, rather than dragging it out and trying to force any minor concessions.
Now that Donald Trump has very publicly caved to Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats, look for Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to go ahead and rubber stamp the bill once they get back from their three day weekend on Monday. Because Trump has botched the coronavirus response so thoroughly, he and the GOP have no remaining leverage on the matter, and they know it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Democratic Senator destroys Donald Trump and brings the receipts

During his calamitous press conference today , Donald Trump threw a tantrum when PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked him why @ @ @ @ @ pandemic office .
Trump went so far as to call Alcindor “ nasty ” while @ @ @ @ @ idea what she was talking about .
But now Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown has provided @ @ @ @ @ indeed responsible for the demise of the White House pandemic team : That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ been on Donald Trump ’ s case about this for nearly two years now , @ @ @ @ @ Trump stuck with his decision to shutter the pandemic office .
This alone is impeachable @ @ @ @ @ s imprisonable .

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During his calamitous press conference today, Donald Trump threw a tantrum when PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked him why shut down the White House pandemic office. Trump went so far as to call Alcindor “nasty” while insisting that he had no idea what she was talking about.
But now Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown has provided proof that Donald Trump was indeed responsible for the demise of the White House pandemic team:
Not true, @realDonaldTrump. I wrote to you more than 600 days ago demanding answers after you fired the entire White House pandemic team. https://t.co/ICbHOkyeyY pic.twitter.com/71OF9gKA3N — Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) March 13, 2020
That’s right, the Democrats have been on Donald Trump’s case about this for nearly two years now, but the whole time, Trump stuck with his decision to shutter the pandemic office. This alone is impeachable. In fact it’s imprisonable.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--GOP gets lambasted after Donald Trump falls to pieces

Donald Trump gave one of the worst press conferences in presidential history today , when he bragged about his own @ @ @ @ @ reporter “ nasty , ” and couldn ’ t give a straight answer about why @ @ @ @ @ been tested for the virus himself .
The Republican Party then posted this ridiculous tweet @ @ @ @ @ ’ s disastrous press conference ended : Let ’ s just say that the responses @ @ @ @ @ : Umm…tests ?
You mean the one my friend still is n't qualifying for when @ @ @ @ @ symptoms and her son too .
F*ck you , f*ck Trump and the whole GOP @ @ @ @ @ on you .
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Donald Trump gave one of the worst press conferences in presidential history today, when he bragged about his own coronavirus response, called a reporter “nasty,” and couldn’t give a straight answer about why he hasn’t yet been tested for the virus himself.
The Republican Party then posted this ridiculous tweet, just after Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference ended:
“When America is tested, America rises to the occasion.” –@realDonaldTrump — GOP (@GOP) March 13, 2020
Let’s just say that the responses weren’t exactly positive:
“When America needs to be tested, @realDonaldTrump fails us miserably.” – America — Liddle’ Savage (@littledeekay) March 13, 2020
You’re a disgrace. No one believes you. You’ve supported and propped up the most corrupt fake president in American history. You’re doomed. Buh bye. — Mary Lou George (@marylougeorge2) March 13, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Too late, Donald Trump, that ship has already sailed

As part of Donald Trump ’ s ongoing attempt at closing the stable door after the horse has already left @ @ @ @ @ a truly bizarre press conference today in which he congratulated himself on his coronavirus response @ @ @ @ @ , and stupidly shook hands with a bunch of people .
Now Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ evening : Okay , fine .
But if this move was necessary , why didn @ @ @ @ @ before today ?
And are we really supposed to believe that Donald Trump showed any @ @ @ @ @ to sail ?
Our guess is the cruise ships decided to pull the plug themselves @ @ @ @ @ the Trump regime of this , Trump decided to take credit for something that was @ @ @

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As part of Donald Trump’s ongoing attempt at closing the stable door after the horse has already left the barn, he held a truly bizarre press conference today in which he congratulated himself on his coronavirus response, told off a reporter, and stupidly shook hands with a bunch of people.
Now Donald Trump has something new to say this evening:
At my request, effective midnight tonight, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC have all agreed to suspend outbound cruises for thirty days. It is a great and important industry – it will be kept that way! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
Okay, fine. But if this move was necessary, why didn’t he do it before today? And are we really supposed to believe that Donald Trump showed any leadership by asking them not to sail? Our guess is the cruise ships decided to pull the plug themselves, and when they notified the Trump regime of this, Trump decided to take credit for something that was happening anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Nancy Pelosi has forced the Trump regime to cut a deal

Last night the news came across the wire that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was bypassing an increasingly whacked out Donald Trump , and she was instead negotiating emergency coronavirus response legislation directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
This morning Trump leaked that he wanted the talks broken off .
But now NBC News is reporting that Pelosi has indeed managed to force the Trump regime to cut a deal on coronavirus legislation .
This is a big deal , because it means she ’ s managed to work around Donald Trump , as his handlers will presumably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it means Pelosi has managed to work around Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who just took off for a three day weekend , and has presumably stopped caring entirely .
With Donald Trump now nothing more than a cartoon character , Mike Pence showing no desire to do anything other than prop up Trump ’ s delusional ego , and McConnell ’ s head not in the game , it ’ s not much of a stretch to argue that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is now serving as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States .
Considering Trump and Pence were both exposed to coronavirus this past weekend… well , you just wonder .

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Last night the news came across the wire that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was bypassing an increasingly whacked out Donald Trump, and she was instead negotiating emergency coronavirus response legislation directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. This morning Trump leaked that he wanted the talks broken off.
But now NBC News is reporting that Pelosi has indeed managed to force the Trump regime to cut a deal on coronavirus legislation. This is a big deal, because it means she’s managed to work around Donald Trump, as his handlers will presumably force him to sign off on it. And it means Pelosi has managed to work around Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who just took off for a three day weekend, and has presumably stopped caring entirely.
With Donald Trump now nothing more than a cartoon character, Mike Pence showing no desire to do anything other than prop up Trump’s delusional ego, and McConnell’s head not in the game, it’s not much of a stretch to argue that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is now serving as the de facto President of the United States. Considering Trump and Pence were both exposed to coronavirus this past weekend… well, you just wonder.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--What the heck is Ivanka Trump doing?

What the heck is Ivanka Trump doing?

Ivanka Trump has come into confirmed contact with an Australian official who has since tested positive for the coronavirus .
So she decided to stay home instead of going to work at the White House today , but she ’ s… not self quarantining ?
This story is just bizarre .
The White House released a statement today saying that Ivanka Trump “ does not need to self-quarantine ” because she ’ s not showing any symptoms .
But first of all , that ’ s not how any of this works .
Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott aren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve decided to self quarantine .
Why can ’ t Ivanka be bothered to do the same ?
And if she ’ s staying home , isn ’ t that basically the same thing as self-quarantining ?
This is beyond bizarre .
Donald Trump ’ s press conference today was largely unintelligible , and now it turns out Mar-a-Lago was a veritable petri dish for coronavirus this past weekend , yet he ’ s still refusing to quarantine himself .
Now his daughter is sorta kinda maybe but not really quarantining herself @ @ @ @ @

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Ivanka Trump has come into confirmed contact with an Australian official who has since tested positive for the coronavirus. So she decided to stay home instead of going to work at the White House today, but she’s… not self quarantining? This story is just bizarre.
The White House released a statement today saying that Ivanka Trump “does not need to self-quarantine” because she’s not showing any symptoms. But first of all, that’s not how any of this works. Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott aren’t showing any symptoms, but they’ve decided to self quarantine. Why can’t Ivanka be bothered to do the same? And if she’s staying home, isn’t that basically the same thing as self-quarantining?
This is beyond bizarre. Donald Trump’s press conference today was largely unintelligible, and now it turns out Mar-a-Lago was a veritable petri dish for coronavirus this past weekend, yet he’s still refusing to quarantine himself. Now his daughter is sorta kinda maybe but not really quarantining herself? Oh come on.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--This is the end of Donald Trump

This is the end of Donald Trump

A common popular fallacy is that trends , downward and upward , continue forever .
For example , Donald Trump ’ s decreasing popularity , beginning in the early days of his administration , was seen by many as a trend that could be counted on and therefore predicted .
It was only a matter of time , early pundits averred , before he reached the thirty or even twenty percentiles in popular support , say .
Extrapolating downward at the then current velocity , it became an easy matter to determine when he would reach that unpopularity inflection point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counted anyway — would abandon him .
We were so young back then .
This doesn ’ t mean that all trends bottom out or plateau or even reverse , of course .
Global warming is a trend that will continue to get worse at an inexorable rate equivalent to our thickheaded propensity for ignoring it .
If you have an empty hundred gallon barrel that you add a gallon of water to every day it will be filled to the brim in one hundred days .
From day 101 onward it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is just that simple to explain and understand— and predict .
The only thing we can ’ t predict is just how bad it will make the planet along the way .
That ’ s only because we are slow at learning about the new unforeseen global warming horrors , horrors that we hadn ’ t anticipated .
And yet while we , as concerned Americans , relied to our detriment so heavily on a descending Trump , many of us ignored the increasing global warming peril all around us .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there was nothing we could do about it .
Then along came coronavirus and , suddenly , miraculously , we found a way .
Cruise ships stopped sailing , airliners cut significantly back on flights , cars stopped driving so much , people found a way to stay home , or at least , closer to home .
Coronavirus has proven , if nothing else , that we can respond and we can respond rapidly to the dire exigencies of climate change with effective remedies .
Coronavirus has proven that we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inducements are obvious .
Even slug-witted Republicans are finally starting to come around .
Coronavirus has proven that we can tackle global warming as a species .
We should be thankful that we are learning this lesson at the low price of the potential death of four percent of our population .
It could have been far worse .
Coronavirus may yet save us from global warming .
It may also save us from Donald Trump .
Not by killing him off , though that could happen too .
But by finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been hoping for .
Donald Trump has managed to blow it so badly on the world stage with his bungling of the coronavirus pandemic that I ’ m almost willing to give him credit for talent .
When it comes to getting things wrong , Donald Trump may just be a world class fuck up .
If ever there was an opportunity to get it right , Trump managed to get it wrong in every conceivable way .
From his endless self-congratulations , to his abrogation of responsibility for dismantling the pandemic response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama for his ( Trump ’ s ) lack of coronavirus preparedness , to his lack of empathy for afflicted Americans , to his overabundance of concern for the travel industry ( including hotels , let us not forget about the poor hotels ! )
, to his parade of corporate “ heroes ” at his Rose Garden declaration of a state of emergency , Trump couldn ’ t have blown it more if he ’ d had production help from Steven Spielberg .
While people we know start dying , Republicans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to insist on what a great job he ’ s doing .
He can ’ t not brag .
He just can ’ t .
He can ’ t say one scripted noble thing without tooting his own horn at least five times and without insulting or blaming someone else .
He really is that bad , and it will almost certainly mean the end of his presidency .
Next year we will begin a new administration , conceived in fear , tempered by tribulation and adversity , prepared at long last to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the promise and hope of concern for all Americans , old and young , rich and poor , Democrat and Republican .
That will be a trend worth seeing , and I hope it ’ s an upward one that never ends .

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A common popular fallacy is that trends, downward and upward, continue forever. For example, Donald Trump’s decreasing popularity, beginning in the early days of his administration, was seen by many as a trend that could be counted on and therefore predicted. It was only a matter of time, early pundits averred, before he reached the thirty or even twenty percentiles in popular support, say. Extrapolating downward at the then current velocity, it became an easy matter to determine when he would reach that unpopularity inflection point at which Republicans — the ones that counted anyway — would abandon him. We were so young back then.
This doesn’t mean that all trends bottom out or plateau or even reverse, of course. Global warming is a trend that will continue to get worse at an inexorable rate equivalent to our thickheaded propensity for ignoring it. If you have an empty hundred gallon barrel that you add a gallon of water to every day it will be filled to the brim in one hundred days. From day 101 onward it will overflow. Global warming is a trend that is just that simple to explain and understand— and predict. The only thing we can’t predict is just how bad it will make the planet along the way. That’s only because we are slow at learning about the new unforeseen global warming horrors, horrors that we hadn’t anticipated.
And yet while we, as concerned Americans, relied to our detriment so heavily on a descending Trump, many of us ignored the increasing global warming peril all around us. Many insisted that, bad as it was, there was nothing we could do about it.
Then along came coronavirus and, suddenly, miraculously, we found a way. Cruise ships stopped sailing, airliners cut significantly back on flights, cars stopped driving so much, people found a way to stay home, or at least, closer to home. Coronavirus has proven, if nothing else, that we can respond and we can respond rapidly to the dire exigencies of climate change with effective remedies.
Coronavirus has proven that we can act as a unified global body when the inducements are obvious. Even slug-witted Republicans are finally starting to come around. Coronavirus has proven that we can tackle global warming as a species. We should be thankful that we are learning this lesson at the low price of the potential death of four percent of our population. It could have been far worse. Coronavirus may yet save us from global warming. It may also save us from Donald Trump.
Not by killing him off, though that could happen too. But by finally giving Trump the bad ratings we have been hoping for. Donald Trump has managed to blow it so badly on the world stage with his bungling of the coronavirus pandemic that I’m almost willing to give him credit for talent. When it comes to getting things wrong, Donald Trump may just be a world class fuck up.
If ever there was an opportunity to get it right, Trump managed to get it wrong in every conceivable way. From his endless self-congratulations, to his abrogation of responsibility for dismantling the pandemic response team in 2018, to his blaming Obama for his (Trump’s) lack of coronavirus preparedness, to his lack of empathy for afflicted Americans, to his overabundance of concern for the travel industry (including hotels, let us not forget about the poor hotels!), to his parade of corporate “heroes” at his Rose Garden declaration of a state of emergency, Trump couldn’t have blown it more if he’d had production help from Steven Spielberg.
While people we know start dying, Republicans and Democrats alike, Trump is still going to insist on what a great job he’s doing. He can’t not brag. He just can’t. He can’t say one scripted noble thing without tooting his own horn at least five times and without insulting or blaming someone else. He really is that bad, and it will almost certainly mean the end of his presidency.
Next year we will begin a new administration, conceived in fear, tempered by tribulation and adversity, prepared at long last to face the challenges ahead, and full of the promise and hope of concern for all Americans, old and young, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican. That will be a trend worth seeing, and I hope it’s an upward one that never ends.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump and his new doctor can’t get their lies straight

Yesterday afternoon , Donald Trump said he would be getting a coronavirus test , but wasn ’ t willing to say when .
Then last night , Trump ’ s White House doctor released a statement saying that even though Trump had been exposed to the virus , he didn ’ t need to be tested .
Then today , Trump held another press conference and claimed that he had in fact been tested last night .
Wait , what ?
Not only is there obviously a lot of lying going on here , these liars can ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s doctor give Trump the test last night , while simultaneously releasing a statement saying that Trump didn ’ t need to get tested ?
There are only two possible explanations , and neither of them is good .
The first possibility is that the doctor did indeed test Trump last night , but Trump insisted that it remain a secret , so the doctor released the phony statement , only for Trump to blurt out today that he had indeed been tested .
The second possibility is that Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had his doctor release the statement last night , but when it played poorly in the media , he decided today to simply pretend that he ’ s been tested .
Either way , this means that we can ’ t trust the test results that Donald Trump and his doctor will announce tomorrow .
It ’ s a given that if Trump tests positive , he ’ ll claim otherwise .
And for all we know , he wasn ’ t even tested , and he ’ ll be announcing an imaginary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll simply never mention his test again , and hope no one notices .

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Yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump said he would be getting a coronavirus test, but wasn’t willing to say when. Then last night, Trump’s White House doctor released a statement saying that even though Trump had been exposed to the virus, he didn’t need to be tested. Then today, Trump held another press conference and claimed that he had in fact been tested last night. Wait, what?
Not only is there obviously a lot of lying going on here, these liars can’t even get their story straight. Why would Trump’s doctor give Trump the test last night, while simultaneously releasing a statement saying that Trump didn’t need to get tested? There are only two possible explanations, and neither of them is good.
The first possibility is that the doctor did indeed test Trump last night, but Trump insisted that it remain a secret, so the doctor released the phony statement, only for Trump to blurt out today that he had indeed been tested. The second possibility is that Trump is refusing to get tested, so he had his doctor release the statement last night, but when it played poorly in the media, he decided today to simply pretend that he’s been tested.
Either way, this means that we can’t trust the test results that Donald Trump and his doctor will announce tomorrow. It’s a given that if Trump tests positive, he’ll claim otherwise. And for all we know, he wasn’t even tested, and he’ll be announcing an imaginary result. It’s also possible he’ll simply never mention his test again, and hope no one notices.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--What if he does have it?

What if he does have it?

Multiple major news outlets are now reporting that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is ill and she ’ s awaiting coronavirus test results .
We have a very low opinion of her , but we wish her well on this ; we wouldn ’ t wish this virus on anyone .
That said , if she does have it , then she caught it at Mar-a-Lago .
Logically speaking , what are the odds that Ronna McDaniel caught the coronavirus during last week ’ s Mar-a-Lago gathering , but Donald Trump and Mike Pence somehow didn ’ t ?
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump and/or Pence has coronavirus and that one or both of them becomes ill this upcoming week .
So what happens then ?
If Trump becomes too physically ill to do the job , he ’ s supposed to send a letter voluntarily invoking the 25th Amendment , putting Pence in charge .
Trump would then be able to take back the presidency at any time , simply by sending another letter .
The question is whether Trump , who is hanging onto the presidency by a thread and who has severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this .
If Trump got sick enough , Pence could forcibly invoke the 25th Amendment with the support of the majority of the cabinet .
If Trump were so sick that he were , say , unconscious , the cabinet would likely go along with him on this .
If Trump and Pence both get too sick to govern , Pence could temporarily remove Trump via the 25th Amendment , and then temporarily remove himself as well , thus allowing next in line Nancy Pelosi to handle any presidential decisions that might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considering how reluctant Trump and Pence could be to the idea of Acting President Pelosi , let ’ s just say that it could all get rather chaotic .

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Multiple major news outlets are now reporting that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is ill and she’s awaiting coronavirus test results. We have a very low opinion of her, but we wish her well on this; we wouldn’t wish this virus on anyone. That said, if she does have it, then she caught it at Mar-a-Lago.
Logically speaking, what are the odds that Ronna McDaniel caught the coronavirus during last week’s Mar-a-Lago gathering, but Donald Trump and Mike Pence somehow didn’t? Trump claimed this evening that he tested negative, but there’s no reason to believe him. We’re now facing the very real possibility that Trump and/or Pence has coronavirus and that one or both of them becomes ill this upcoming week. So what happens then?
If Trump becomes too physically ill to do the job, he’s supposed to send a letter voluntarily invoking the 25th Amendment, putting Pence in charge. Trump would then be able to take back the presidency at any time, simply by sending another letter. The question is whether Trump, who is hanging onto the presidency by a thread and who has severe psychological failings, would ever agree to do this.
If Trump got sick enough, Pence could forcibly invoke the 25th Amendment with the support of the majority of the cabinet. If Trump were so sick that he were, say, unconscious, the cabinet would likely go along with him on this.
If Trump and Pence both get too sick to govern, Pence could temporarily remove Trump via the 25th Amendment, and then temporarily remove himself as well, thus allowing next in line Nancy Pelosi to handle any presidential decisions that might arise while they were sick. But considering how reluctant Trump and Pence could be to the idea of Acting President Pelosi, let’s just say that it could all get rather chaotic.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--The real reason Donald Trump was wearing that hat today

What kind of idiot shows up to a press conference about a deadly pandemic and wears a baseball cap ?
@ @ @ @ @ kind of idiot .
At least he wore a “ USA ” hat today instead @ @ @ @ @ hat , but it still looked absurd .
So what was really going on ?
@ @ @ @ @ I imagine Trump wears his hats at pressers when a stylist isn ’ t available @ @ @ @ @ or so glueing strands of his hair in place : pic.twitter.com/BwAAKvacH0 Plenty of people are @ @ @ @ @ .
In Donald Trump ’ s last few public appearances , he ’ s come @ @ @ @ @ he wear the hat today to try to hide his condition ?
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s been directly exposed to the coronavirus by multiple people over the past week .

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What kind of idiot shows up to a press conference about a deadly pandemic and wears a baseball cap? Donald Trump is precisely that kind of idiot. At least he wore a “USA” hat today instead of a “MAGA” hat, but it still looked absurd. So what was really going on?
Mike Bloomberg political adviser Tim O’Brien has a theory:
Taking a guess, but I imagine Trump wears his hats at pressers when a stylist isn’t available beforehand to spend an hour or so glueing strands of his hair in place: pic.twitter.com/BwAAKvacH0 — Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 14, 2020
Plenty of people are also floating a darker theory. In Donald Trump’s last few public appearances, he’s come off as gravely ill. Did he wear the hat today to try to hide his condition? It’s worth noting that he’s been directly exposed to the coronavirus by multiple people over the past week. Trump claimed this evening that he tested negative, but there’s no reason to believe him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump’s idiocy reaches lethal proportions

It ’ s official : Trump ’ s stupidity is lethal .
In the wake of Trump ’ s horrendous bungling of addressing the Covid-19 pandemic early , the markets have crashed , countless events have been canceled , travel is constrained , and most pressingly , people are quite literally dying .
Unfortunately , it looks like things will be getting worse before they get better .
And that might be true for Trump on a personal level .
Trump ’ s aggressively anti-science mentality has no doubt contributed in large part to his pathetic decision making here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of stupid world leaders have also bungled the coronavirus response .
Take for example China , where the virus originated—Beijing at first tried hard to suppress reports of the virus , presumably for the same reason Trump tried to downplay the crisis : trying to keep economic stability .
Trying to carry on as usual is what gave us the pandemic in the first place , and undoubtedly has led to unnecessary deaths .
Then we get to Iran , a country where most of the parliament had the virus as of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quietly started digging mass graves in the city of Qom .
Another example of how suppression is leading to deaths .
Finally we get to Jair Bolsonaro , president of Brazil and the man who might send humanity into a climate Armageddon for the sake of short-term profits .
He reportedly tested positive for the virus earlier today after poorly-planned interactions with aides and other world leaders ( Trump being one of them ) , but now reports are saying he tested negative .
The jury ’ s out on Bolsonaro , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not buying these new reports until it ’ s clear he isn ’ t infected .
His response in Brazil does not appear to be great , although the country has not yet suffered a single death from the disease .
So now what ?
Well , Trump himself has interacted with several people who have tested positive for the coronavirus and has refused to be tested until now .
This morning Trump suddenly claimed he was tested last night .
This has been made a lot worse by Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happens when stupid elected officials suppress scientists and healthcare professionals because they fear the economy might “ take a hit ” if the truth comes out .
This is what happens when we elect people who seem to be afraid of going to the doctor and who don ’ t believe in science .
This is what happens when we elect someone who doesn ’ t take responsibility .
All these depraved shitheads care about is money and image — they don ’ t care about your wellbeing .
Vote them out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying .
We deserve better .

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It’s official: Trump’s stupidity is lethal. In the wake of Trump’s horrendous bungling of addressing the Covid-19 pandemic early, the markets have crashed, countless events have been canceled, travel is constrained, and most pressingly, people are quite literally dying. Unfortunately, it looks like things will be getting worse before they get better. And that might be true for Trump on a personal level.
Trump’s aggressively anti-science mentality has no doubt contributed in large part to his pathetic decision making here. In Trump’s defense, plenty of stupid world leaders have also bungled the coronavirus response. Take for example China, where the virus originated—Beijing at first tried hard to suppress reports of the virus, presumably for the same reason Trump tried to downplay the crisis: trying to keep economic stability. Trying to carry on as usual is what gave us the pandemic in the first place, and undoubtedly has led to unnecessary deaths.
Then we get to Iran, a country where most of the parliament had the virus as of a couple weeks ago, and now has quietly started digging mass graves in the city of Qom. Another example of how suppression is leading to deaths.
Finally we get to Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil and the man who might send humanity into a climate Armageddon for the sake of short-term profits. He reportedly tested positive for the virus earlier today after poorly-planned interactions with aides and other world leaders (Trump being one of them), but now reports are saying he tested negative. The jury’s out on Bolsonaro, but given his penchant for lying, I’m not buying these new reports until it’s clear he isn’t infected. His response in Brazil does not appear to be great, although the country has not yet suffered a single death from the disease.
So now what? Well, Trump himself has interacted with several people who have tested positive for the coronavirus and has refused to be tested until now. This morning Trump suddenly claimed he was tested last night.
This has been made a lot worse by Trump and those around him. This is what happens when stupid elected officials suppress scientists and healthcare professionals because they fear the economy might “take a hit” if the truth comes out. This is what happens when we elect people who seem to be afraid of going to the doctor and who don’t believe in science. This is what happens when we elect someone who doesn’t take responsibility. All these depraved shitheads care about is money and image — they don’t care about your wellbeing. Vote them out for God’s sake — people are dying. We deserve better.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel may have caught the coronavirus at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

When the news broke that at least two people who attended Donald Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago shindig last weekend have since tested positive for coronavirus , Palmer Report predicted that this number would sadly grow .
Whoever showed up to the event with the virus didn ’ t just spread it to one other person .
Sure enough , last night that number grew to three .
Now there ’ s the fear that there may be a fourth .
Of course this doesn ’ t mean Ronna McDaniel has the coronavirus .
She could instead be sick with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s doing the right thing by being quarantined and tested .
But this is yet another ominous sign for everyone who was at the Mar-a-Lago event .
Ronna McDaniel is young enough to probably survive the coronavirus if she has it .
Donald Trump , who interacted with multiple infected people at Mar-a-Lago , is an elderly person in poor health who would be far less likely to survive .
In any case , we ’ re not rooting for anyone to catch this virus , but that Mar-a-Lago party is looking @ @ @ @ @

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When the news broke that at least two people who attended Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago shindig last weekend have since tested positive for coronavirus, Palmer Report predicted that this number would sadly grow. Whoever showed up to the event with the virus didn’t just spread it to one other person. Sure enough, last night that number grew to three. Now there’s the fear that there may be a fourth.
Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey posted this alarming tweet today:
RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was tested for coronavirus today after not feeling well. She was at MAL for some of last weekend. — Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 14, 2020
Of course this doesn’t mean Ronna McDaniel has the coronavirus. She could instead be sick with the flu, or another bug. She’s doing the right thing by being quarantined and tested. But this is yet another ominous sign for everyone who was at the Mar-a-Lago event.
Ronna McDaniel is young enough to probably survive the coronavirus if she has it. Donald Trump, who interacted with multiple infected people at Mar-a-Lago, is an elderly person in poor health who would be far less likely to survive. In any case, we’re not rooting for anyone to catch this virus, but that Mar-a-Lago party is looking deadlier by the hour. Update: Trump claimed this evening that he tested negative, but there’s no reason to believe him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump has total meltdown when challenged by reporter Kelly O’Donnell

It looks like Donald Trump is just going to keep giving coronavirus speeches until he finally gets one right .
First he failed in lethargic and barely-there fashion with his half dead Oval Office address .
Then he failed with a lengthy and at times celebratory Rose Garden press conference .
Today he decided to hold a very rare press briefing in the White House briefing room .
It didn ’ t go any better .
Not only is Donald Trump thoroughly botching his response to the nationwide and worldwide coronavirus crisis , he ’ s botching his response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed to the virus .
Trump and his doctor can ’ t get their stories straight about whether he needs to be tested , or whether he has been tested .
Today , NBC News reporter Kelly O ’ Donnell put him on the spot about it .
In response , Donald Trump did what he always does when he gets flustered : he acted like a rambling idiot , giving an incoherent explanation for why he shook hands with multiple people yesterday despite having been exposed to the coronavirus .
Trump also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman stands up to him : he condescendingly told Kelly O ’ Donnell to “ relax.
” We ’ re surprised the prick didn ’ t tell her to “ smile ” while he was at it .
This comes one day after Trump accused PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor of having asked a “ nasty question.
” This guy ’ s sexism and racism are getting even more blatant as it all falls apart for him .

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It looks like Donald Trump is just going to keep giving coronavirus speeches until he finally gets one right. First he failed in lethargic and barely-there fashion with his half dead Oval Office address. Then he failed with a lengthy and at times celebratory Rose Garden press conference. Today he decided to hold a very rare press briefing in the White House briefing room. It didn’t go any better.
Not only is Donald Trump thoroughly botching his response to the nationwide and worldwide coronavirus crisis, he’s botching his response to the fact that he himself has been exposed to the virus. Trump and his doctor can’t get their stories straight about whether he needs to be tested, or whether he has been tested. Today, NBC News reporter Kelly O’Donnell put him on the spot about it.
In response, Donald Trump did what he always does when he gets flustered: he acted like a rambling idiot, giving an incoherent explanation for why he shook hands with multiple people yesterday despite having been exposed to the coronavirus.
Trump also did what he always does when a woman stands up to him: he condescendingly told Kelly O’Donnell to “relax.” We’re surprised the prick didn’t tell her to “smile” while he was at it. This comes one day after Trump accused PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor of having asked a “nasty question.” This guy’s sexism and racism are getting even more blatant as it all falls apart for him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump’s GOP Senate stooge Martha McSally is in trouble

Republican Senator Martha McSally was always going to have a hard time getting reelected in 2020 , considering she was never elected to begin with .
She ran for Senate and lost in 2018 , but because both of Arizona ’ s Senate seats just happened to be vacant at the same time , the state ’ s Republican Governor appointed her to the other seat .
Since the Democrats already beat Martha McSally the first time around , they were always going to have a good chance of beating her again .
Those odds got even better for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , husband of beloved former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords , became the Democratic candidate .
Now things have gotten really ugly for McSally .
New polling this week from Univision/ASU says that Mark Kelly has opened a twelve point lead over Martha McSally in the Senate race .
This comes after last week ’ s new OH Predictive Insights said that Kelly ’ s lead had grown from three points to seven points .
What ’ s intriguing is that these same polls also show Joe Biden having a six to eight point lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden ’ s broad and soaring popularity could give downticket Democratic candidates in swing states a major advantage .
Martha McSally is in a deep hole , and she ’ s sinking .
If the Democrats keep focused on this particular race and put in the work required , they can win it .

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Republican Senator Martha McSally was always going to have a hard time getting reelected in 2020, considering she was never elected to begin with. She ran for Senate and lost in 2018, but because both of Arizona’s Senate seats just happened to be vacant at the same time, the state’s Republican Governor appointed her to the other seat.
Since the Democrats already beat Martha McSally the first time around, they were always going to have a good chance of beating her again. Those odds got even better for the Democrats when popular retired astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of beloved former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, became the Democratic candidate. Now things have gotten really ugly for McSally.
New polling this week from Univision/ASU says that Mark Kelly has opened a twelve point lead over Martha McSally in the Senate race. This comes after last week’s new OH Predictive Insights said that Kelly’s lead had grown from three points to seven points. What’s intriguing is that these same polls also show Joe Biden having a six to eight point lead over Donald Trump in Arizona – suggesting that Biden’s broad and soaring popularity could give downticket Democratic candidates in swing states a major advantage.
Martha McSally is in a deep hole, and she’s sinking. If the Democrats keep focused on this particular race and put in the work required, they can win it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Things somehow just got even worse for Donald Trump

Donald Trump has had a pretty terrible week – but probably not for the same reason you and I see it .
Yes , it would be horrible to be one of the most despised presidents in recent memory and accomplish nothing of value while occupying the Oval Office , and then having to lead people through a crisis that proves catastrophic on all fronts , endangering the lives of American citizens while also crashing the economy .
Of course , the way Trump sees it is that he ’ s no longer getting his way – no more lining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in and play golf all day – especially since he may have actually contracted a deadly disease that he probably wouldn ’ t have gotten if he ’ d never run for president .
With the public opinion of him likely to plummet in the next few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic only gets worse , Donald Trump just received some worse news .
In fact , it ’ s hard to say what ’ s worse for him : that a federal judge blocked his administration ’ s new SNAP rule – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go hungry in the wake of a pandemic that could take a toll on the U.S. economy – or that he was caught trying to pull this off in the wake of a pandemic that he ’ s assumed zero responsibility for .
It gets even worse yet .
When House Democrats were negotiating a relief bill and asked him to waive the rule , his Secretary of Agriculture refused .
As the pandemic worsens , we can expect other people to fully realize how draconian and incompetent the Trump administration has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fact bears a great deal of responsibility for what ’ s about to happen .

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Donald Trump has had a pretty terrible week – but probably not for the same reason you and I see it. Yes, it would be horrible to be one of the most despised presidents in recent memory and accomplish nothing of value while occupying the Oval Office, and then having to lead people through a crisis that proves catastrophic on all fronts, endangering the lives of American citizens while also crashing the economy.
Of course, the way Trump sees it is that he’s no longer getting his way – no more lining his pockets while he gets to sleep in and play golf all day – especially since he may have actually contracted a deadly disease that he probably wouldn’t have gotten if he’d never run for president.
With the public opinion of him likely to plummet in the next few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic only gets worse, Donald Trump just received some worse news. In fact, it’s hard to say what’s worse for him: that a federal judge blocked his administration’s new SNAP rule – one that would make some 700,000 Americans go hungry in the wake of a pandemic that could take a toll on the U.S. economy – or that he was caught trying to pull this off in the wake of a pandemic that he’s assumed zero responsibility for.
It gets even worse yet. When House Democrats were negotiating a relief bill and asked him to waive the rule, his Secretary of Agriculture refused. As the pandemic worsens, we can expect other people to fully realize how draconian and incompetent the Trump administration has been all along, and that Donald Trump in fact bears a great deal of responsibility for what’s about to happen.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--This tells you all you need to know

This tells you all you need to know

Yesterday Donald Trump said something that was dumb , inexplicable , cowardly , and unpresidential – even by his pitifully @ @ @ @ @ to the coronavirus crisis , he said “ I don ’ t take responsibility at @ @ @ @ @ a response to other famous presidential quotes , including Harry Truman ’ s “ The @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re looking for one quote that sums up everything that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ can get it right here from former President Barack Obama : What did Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ oil spill ?
Nothing .
But he was President of the United States at the @ @ @ @ @ responsibility and got to work on trying to fix it as best he could .
@ @ @ @ @ , who did negligently exacerbate this coronavirus mess , and who still won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ What a loser this guy is .

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Yesterday Donald Trump said something that was dumb, inexplicable, cowardly, and unpresidential – even by his pitifully low standards. With regard to the coronavirus crisis, he said “I don’t take responsibility at all.” It immediately evoked a response to other famous presidential quotes, including Harry Truman’s “The buck stops here.”
But if you’re looking for one quote that sums up everything that Donald Trump isn’t, you can get it right here from former President Barack Obama:
Obama during the oil spill: "I ultimately take responsibility for solving this crisis. I’m the President and the buck stops with me." https://t.co/esYTJ7DnO3 — Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) March 13, 2020
What did Barack Obama have to do with the oil spill? Nothing. But he was President of the United States at the time, so he took responsibility and got to work on trying to fix it as best he could. Contrast that with Donald Trump, who did negligently exacerbate this coronavirus mess, and who still won’t take responsibility for it. What a loser this guy is.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Mike Pence just bet everything on a hand he can’t win

When Mike Pence washed out as Governor of Indiana , his political career was dead , until Donald Trump single handedly made him Vice President of the United States .
So it made sense early on that Pence was cartoonishly loyal to Trump .
Even recently , as Trump has faced impeachment , obviously declining cognitive abilities , and a pandemic he can ’ t handle , it made some morbid sense for Pence to remain loyal and stick around long enough to perhaps inherit the presidency .
But now we ’ re looking something very different here .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party last weekend was a petri dish for the coronavirus .
Three attendees have now tested positive .
There ’ s photographic proof that Trump and Pence both physically interacted with at least one of the patients .
Everyone who attended that event is now at grave risk .
Even attendees with only half a brain , like Lindsey Graham , are self quarantining just in case .
Then there ’ s Mike Pence .
Yesterday we saw Donald Trump and Mike Pence stand on stage together , right there in amongst the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is so psychologically defective , he can ’ t admit he ’ s been exposed , so he can ’ t bring himself to be quarantined or tested .
But what is Mike Pence doing ?
Even if he has gotten himself tested while Trump wasn ’ t looking , the reality is that Pence is standing there right next to a probably-infected Trump .
If Pence didn ’ t catch it before , he could catch it now .
Mike Pence , who is in his sixties , is literally risking his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only goes so far .
What is Pence doing ?
His logical move would be to quarantine himself , get tested , and try to survive to inherit the tail end of this presidency if Trump drops dead from the virus .
Instead Pence is still out there playing Trump ’ s deadly game .
What is Trump holding over this guy ’ s head ?
Pence would apparently rather die than risk Trump ’ s wrath , which is scary .

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When Mike Pence washed out as Governor of Indiana, his political career was dead, until Donald Trump single handedly made him Vice President of the United States. So it made sense early on that Pence was cartoonishly loyal to Trump. Even recently, as Trump has faced impeachment, obviously declining cognitive abilities, and a pandemic he can’t handle, it made some morbid sense for Pence to remain loyal and stick around long enough to perhaps inherit the presidency.
But now we’re looking something very different here. It turns out Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party last weekend was a petri dish for the coronavirus. Three attendees have now tested positive. There’s photographic proof that Trump and Pence both physically interacted with at least one of the patients. Everyone who attended that event is now at grave risk. Even attendees with only half a brain, like Lindsey Graham, are self quarantining just in case. Then there’s Mike Pence.
Yesterday we saw Donald Trump and Mike Pence stand on stage together, right there in amongst the public. We get that Donald Trump is so psychologically defective, he can’t admit he’s been exposed, so he can’t bring himself to be quarantined or tested. But what is Mike Pence doing? Even if he has gotten himself tested while Trump wasn’t looking, the reality is that Pence is standing there right next to a probably-infected Trump. If Pence didn’t catch it before, he could catch it now.
Mike Pence, who is in his sixties, is literally risking his life. Personal loyalty to your kingmaker only goes so far. What is Pence doing? His logical move would be to quarantine himself, get tested, and try to survive to inherit the tail end of this presidency if Trump drops dead from the virus. Instead Pence is still out there playing Trump’s deadly game. What is Trump holding over this guy’s head? Pence would apparently rather die than risk Trump’s wrath, which is scary.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Enough with this nonsense about “corporate Democrats”

When I was a child in 1970 a thoughtful police officer picked up a friend of mine and I as we were walking home one night , and drove us the rest of the way .
We ’ d been out late to see a movie showing at the local university .
His squad car had a bumper sticker on the interior panel that read , “ If you think police officers are pigs , the next time you ’ re in trouble , call a hippie.
” It was a fair point .
A lot of fashionable pig-calling was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men ( all cops were men at that time ) who were mostly just doing their jobs .
Certainly the cops weren ’ t all angels , nor am I trying to make the coming analogy walk on all fours .
But many rich , white college boys and sanctimonious , armchair revolutionaries wrapped in cosy privilege , while thinking themselves righteous arbiters of social justice at no actual cost to themselves , made the jobs of average police officers on the street a misery .
The people who were trying to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place for the average citizen were routinely heaped with scorn for their trouble .
But , by the analogy I promised you , I ’ m reminded of certain privileged factions today , likewise wrapped in the fat of safe security , handing down decrees from the anonymous comfort of their armchairs , their jaundiced eyes peering down their noses and heaping scorn on the “ corporate Democrats ” in the Democratic Party .
They insist that Democrats are “ just as bad as Republicans.
” They tell us that anything less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as they tear down and destroy , I see women , courageous and informed women , like Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray , writing a bill to require employers to give 14 day sick leave to employees .
I see women like Democratic Senator Kamala Harris , educating the public about coronavirus , saying , “ This is bigger than the individual who receives the paid family leave .
This is literally about every other person that they will come in contact with because they are not staying at home .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all workers receive paid family leave.
” I see women like Democratic Representative Katie Porter putting a bib on Dr. Robert Kadlec and spoon feeding him the costs an average American would have to incur in order to get an ER test for coronavirus , and getting him to agree that the cost really is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $ 1,331 .
I then see Representative Porter put a bib on CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and spoon feed him the knowledge that he , all by himself , thanks to 42 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 71.30 , has the power to decree and implement free coronavirus testing for all Americans , entirely without cost .
But because Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell kills everything he sees , particularly bills written by Democrats , Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray tried to get her bill requiring 14 day sick leave for all workers passed by unanimous consent — a request on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings .
She tried this , in other words , so Mitch McConnell couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just in case you think Republicans and Democrats are still “ just the same , ” Republican Senator Lamar Alexander would have none of it .
Alexander vetoed the unanimous consent by reminding us that Republicans don ’ t serve We the People , they serve corporations .
Alexander ’ s rationale was , “ I think paid sick leave is a good idea , but when I was governor of Tennessee nothing used to make me more unhappy than some well meaning individual in the United States Senate or the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , taking credit for it and sending me the bill .
Employees are struggling , so are employers struggling.
” He knows perfectly well what this means .
McConnell , right on schedule , will never let the bill see the light of day .
Meanwhile , as I write this — the very minute as I write this !
— Republican lawyers are in court trying to get the Affordable Care Act , or “ Obamacare , ” repealed , thereby depriving millions of Americans vital healthcare coverage in this disparate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ corporate Democrats ” are all the same , do you ?
Then next time you need help , call a Republican .

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When I was a child in 1970 a thoughtful police officer picked up a friend of mine and I as we were walking home one night, and drove us the rest of the way. We’d been out late to see a movie showing at the local university. His squad car had a bumper sticker on the interior panel that read, “If you think police officers are pigs, the next time you’re in trouble, call a hippie.” It was a fair point. A lot of fashionable pig-calling was going on back then, directed at men (all cops were men at that time) who were mostly just doing their jobs.
Certainly the cops weren’t all angels, nor am I trying to make the coming analogy walk on all fours. But many rich, white college boys and sanctimonious, armchair revolutionaries wrapped in cosy privilege, while thinking themselves righteous arbiters of social justice at no actual cost to themselves, made the jobs of average police officers on the street a misery. The people who were trying to help us by making the world a safer place for the average citizen were routinely heaped with scorn for their trouble.
But, by the analogy I promised you, I’m reminded of certain privileged factions today, likewise wrapped in the fat of safe security, handing down decrees from the anonymous comfort of their armchairs, their jaundiced eyes peering down their noses and heaping scorn on the “corporate Democrats” in the Democratic Party. They insist that Democrats are “just as bad as Republicans.” They tell us that anything less than their perfect revolution is unacceptable.
Meanwhile, as they tear down and destroy, I see women, courageous and informed women, like Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray, writing a bill to require employers to give 14 day sick leave to employees.
I see women like Democratic Senator Kamala Harris, educating the public about coronavirus, saying, “This is bigger than the individual who receives the paid family leave. This is literally about every other person that they will come in contact with because they are not staying at home. It is in everyone’s interest that all workers receive paid family leave.”
I see women like Democratic Representative Katie Porter putting a bib on Dr. Robert Kadlec and spoon feeding him the costs an average American would have to incur in order to get an ER test for coronavirus, and getting him to agree that the cost really is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $1,331. I then see Representative Porter put a bib on CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and spoon feed him the knowledge that he, all by himself, thanks to 42 CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) 71.30, has the power to decree and implement free coronavirus testing for all Americans, entirely without cost.
But because Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell kills everything he sees, particularly bills written by Democrats, Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray tried to get her bill requiring 14 day sick leave for all workers passed by unanimous consent — a request on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. She tried this, in other words, so Mitch McConnell couldn’t get his greasy hands on it.
Just in case you think Republicans and Democrats are still “just the same,” Republican Senator Lamar Alexander would have none of it. Alexander vetoed the unanimous consent by reminding us that Republicans don’t serve We the People, they serve corporations. Alexander’s rationale was, “I think paid sick leave is a good idea, but when I was governor of Tennessee nothing used to make me more unhappy than some well meaning individual in the United States Senate or the House coming up with a big idea passing it, taking credit for it and sending me the bill. Employees are struggling, so are employers struggling.” He knows perfectly well what this means. McConnell, right on schedule, will never let the bill see the light of day.
Meanwhile, as I write this — the very minute as I write this! — Republican lawyers are in court trying to get the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” repealed, thereby depriving millions of Americans vital healthcare coverage in this disparate time of need. Still think Republicans and “corporate Democrats” are all the same, do you? Then next time you need help, call a Republican.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--There’s something very wrong with Donald Trump’s new doctor

How does Donald Trump keep finding people he knows he can corrupt ?
Early on , when he still had a political apparatus around him , when he still had a number of advisers who were good at playing dirty pool , it made sense .
But at this late stage of the game , when Trump ’ s brain is barely working anymore , and most of his advisers long gone , he ’ s still managed to find a new doctor who ’ s willing to play his sick games .
Late last night Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media which made the case that Trump doesn ’ t need to be tested or quarantined for the coronavirus , despite admitting that Trump had physical contact with people who have the virus .
This is some really truly awful medical malpractice .
It ’ s not in Trump ’ s best medical interest , and it ’ s dangerous to the people around Trump .
Here ’ s the thing .
When Trump was asked during his press conference why he was still refusing to be tested , he said that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get this statement .
These two things don ’ t even go together .
Our best guess is that Trump thought he had this doctor so compromised , he could compel him to falsely announce that Trump had tested negative .
When that failed , Trump compelled the doctor to announce that Trump doesn ’ t need to be tested .
Either way , Donald Trump has once again managed to compromise a career professional into destroying his own credibility .
Maybe Trump isn ’ t as good at it as he once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be the only motor skill that Trump has left .
The guy can barely even speak anymore , yet he still somehow knows how to corrupt a doctor – or perhaps one of Trump ’ s few remaining advisers does .

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How does Donald Trump keep finding people he knows he can corrupt? Early on, when he still had a political apparatus around him, when he still had a number of advisers who were good at playing dirty pool, it made sense. But at this late stage of the game, when Trump’s brain is barely working anymore, and most of his advisers long gone, he’s still managed to find a new doctor who’s willing to play his sick games.
Late last night Donald Trump’s new doctor released a statement to the media which made the case that Trump doesn’t need to be tested or quarantined for the coronavirus, despite admitting that Trump had physical contact with people who have the virus. This is some really truly awful medical malpractice. It’s not in Trump’s best medical interest, and it’s dangerous to the people around Trump.
Here’s the thing. When Trump was asked during his press conference why he was still refusing to be tested, he said that he would be tested soon. Now we get this statement. These two things don’t even go together. Our best guess is that Trump thought he had this doctor so compromised, he could compel him to falsely announce that Trump had tested negative. When that failed, Trump compelled the doctor to announce that Trump doesn’t need to be tested.
Either way, Donald Trump has once again managed to compromise a career professional into destroying his own credibility. Maybe Trump isn’t as good at it as he once was. But at this point it appears to be the only motor skill that Trump has left. The guy can barely even speak anymore, yet he still somehow knows how to corrupt a doctor – or perhaps one of Trump’s few remaining advisers does.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump can’t even fake it anymore

Donald Trump can’t even fake it anymore

The United States has only had a few dozen Presidents , so it ’ s an admittedly small sample size .
Some tried to do the job correctly ; some were full-on corrupt .
But even the crappy ones seemed to know enough to at least pretend to be doing things right .
There are such easy points to be scored simply by saying the right thing now and then – even if you don ’ t mean it – so long as you can sell it .
Did George W. Bush mean it when he said he cared about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions suggested he didn ’ t .
But we know this much : if Bush hadn ’ t at least said he cared , the fallout from the scandal would have been even worse for him .
That brings us to Donald Trump , who seems clinically incapable of understanding this concept .
Trump stood in front of all of us on Friday and said “ I don ’ t take responsibility at all ” for the coronavirus crisis .
Really ?
Does he think that ’ ll somehow get him off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch .
Many more Americans are about to die .
Huge chunks of American society , including schools and public gatherings , are now being shut down .
Every American ’ s life is now being made worse by this , and it ’ ll only get even worse in the coming days and weeks .
And this idiot doesn ’ t even have the sense to fake it ?
Donald Trump could have scored some really easy points with a skeptical , fed up American public simply by acknowledging that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to do was fake it for a moment .
Just sound presidential .
But he couldn ’ t do it .
He ’ s clinically incapable of understanding the need to sound like a leader .
Not only is he failing America , he ’ s actively sabotaging what little is left of his failed presidency .

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The United States has only had a few dozen Presidents, so it’s an admittedly small sample size. Some tried to do the job correctly; some were full-on corrupt. But even the crappy ones seemed to know enough to at least pretend to be doing things right. There are such easy points to be scored simply by saying the right thing now and then – even if you don’t mean it – so long as you can sell it.
Did George W. Bush mean it when he said he cared about the victims of Hurricane Katrina? His actions suggested he didn’t. But we know this much: if Bush hadn’t at least said he cared, the fallout from the scandal would have been even worse for him. That brings us to Donald Trump, who seems clinically incapable of understanding this concept.
Trump stood in front of all of us on Friday and said “I don’t take responsibility at all” for the coronavirus crisis. Really? Does he think that’ll somehow get him off the hook? Americans are dying under his watch. Many more Americans are about to die. Huge chunks of American society, including schools and public gatherings, are now being shut down. Every American’s life is now being made worse by this, and it’ll only get even worse in the coming days and weeks. And this idiot doesn’t even have the sense to fake it?
Donald Trump could have scored some really easy points with a skeptical, fed up American public simply by acknowledging that he’s responsible for this. All he had to do was fake it for a moment. Just sound presidential. But he couldn’t do it. He’s clinically incapable of understanding the need to sound like a leader. Not only is he failing America, he’s actively sabotaging what little is left of his failed presidency.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Donald Trump Jr goes completely off the rails

The irony of it all is that it ’ s my Democrat friends reaching out to me now asking me @ @ @ @ @ just in case… in particular which ARs .
I guess they ’ re ok with @ @ @ @ @ ?
You don ’ t need it , till you need it .
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The irony of it all is that it’s my Democrat friends reaching out to me now asking me which guns they should buy just in case… in particular which ARs.
I guess they’re ok with the 2A now???
You don’t need it, till you need it. https://t.co/WaCQqWqpv3
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 14, 2020


palmerreport--2020-03-15--Donald Trump’s travel ban is creating total pandemonium tonight at O’Hare and other American airport

Donald Trump’s travel ban is creating total pandemonium tonight at O’Hare and other American airports

Donald Trump ’ s political agenda has always consisted of pitifully simplistic solutions to problems .
He insisted that a wall could somehow fix an issue as complex as immigration .
Now he ’ s decided that a travel ban from the UK to the United States will somehow magically stop a coronavirus outbreak that ’ s already rampant in the United States .
Not only has Trump ’ s travel ban failed to stop the numbers of U.S. coronavirus cases from going up , it ’ s created total pandemonium as people try to hurry up and get back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the scene at O ’ Hare airport .
The traveler who took the photo said it ’ s a 6-hour wait for bags then on to customs for 2-4 more of waiting in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds .
Police are handing out water and disinfectant wipes .
@ fly2ohare # ord # coronavirus # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/UTx9E0nj1s Similar scenes have been depicted on Twitter at Dallas Fort Worth airport tonight .
The worst part about this is that tightly packed crowds this large make for a petri dish when it comes to coronavirus spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will only end up increasing the number of coronavirus-infected people in the United States .

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Donald Trump’s political agenda has always consisted of pitifully simplistic solutions to problems. He insisted that a wall could somehow fix an issue as complex as immigration. Now he’s decided that a travel ban from the UK to the United States will somehow magically stop a coronavirus outbreak that’s already rampant in the United States.
Not only has Trump’s travel ban failed to stop the numbers of U.S. coronavirus cases from going up, it’s created total pandemonium as people try to hurry up and get back from Europe to the United States:
This is the scene at O’Hare airport. The traveler who took the photo said it’s a 6-hour wait for bags then on to customs for 2-4 more of waiting in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. Police are handing out water and disinfectant wipes. @fly2ohare #ord #coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/UTx9E0nj1s — Brooke Geiger McDonald (@BrookeGMcDonald) March 15, 2020
Similar scenes have been depicted on Twitter at Dallas Fort Worth airport tonight. The worst part about this is that tightly packed crowds this large make for a petri dish when it comes to coronavirus spread. Donald Trump’s idiotic plan will only end up increasing the number of coronavirus-infected people in the United States.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Donald Trump doesn’t have a prayer

Donald Trump doesn’t have a prayer

Even as Americans wait for Donald Trump to finally offer some semblance of a response to the worsening coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ up to the plate and falling down in a heap .
Now Trump is floating @ @ @ @ @ dealing with the virus that he recently called a hoax : Tomorrow I have called @ @ @ @ @ Prayer .
I will be tuning in to Pastor @ Jentezen at the @ FreeChapel @ @ @ @ @ at 11:00 AM EDT .
God Bless the USA !
https : //t.co/mWYWOGJ1ye https : @ @ @ @ @ , the President of the United States is going so far as to actually plug @ @ @ @ @ which is not only an insult to the separation of church and state , this @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s personal cronies .
Responses were anything but positive , with several people @ @ @ @ @ praying for Donald Trump to resign , and others pointing out that Trump obviously doesn @ @ @ @ @

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Even as Americans wait for Donald Trump to finally offer some semblance of a response to the worsening coronavirus crisis, Trump just keeps stepping up to the plate and falling down in a heap. Now Trump is floating yet another absurd idea for dealing with the virus that he recently called a hoax:
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Tomorrow I have called for a National Day of Prayer. I will be tuning in to Pastor @Jentezen at the @FreeChapel Church in Gainesville, Georgia at 11:00 AM EDT. God Bless the USA! https://t.co/mWYWOGJ1ye https://t.co/EWcHzEjFLH — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2020
That’s right, the President of the United States is going so far as to actually plug a specific church service, which is not only an insult to the separation of church and state, this guy is probably one of Trump’s personal cronies. Responses were anything but positive, with several people quipping that they’re praying for Donald Trump to resign, and others pointing out that Trump obviously doesn’t pray anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Donald Trump’s supposed negative coronavirus test result just became even more suspicious

Earlier today , Donald Trump announced at his press conference that he had been tested for the coronavirus last night .
This was bizarre , considering his doctor released an official statement last night insisting that he wouldn ’ t be tested because he didn ’ t need to be tested .
Then this evening , the White House announced that Trump had tested negative .
Sure .
Now the whole thing has gotten even more suspicious .
We ’ re not going to pretend to have a full understanding of the evolving turnaround times on coronavirus tests .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ d been told the results would take a “ day or two.
” Now suddenly they ’ ve arrived , with a less than twenty-four hour turnaround time ?
Hmm .
Again , we have no way of knowing for sure how long the test would legitimately take .
And we ’ re presuming that when the President of the United States is tested for a deadly disease , his sample gets moved to the front of the line .
So if there were nothing else suspicious here , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But considering that Donald Trump ’ s doctor supposedly tested him last night while simultaneously releasing a public statement saying that he wouldn ’ t be tested , and now the supposed results have arrived in a far shorter timeframe than Trump claimed would be the case… the whole thing is just off .
We continue to suspect Trump wasn ’ t even tested .

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Earlier today, Donald Trump announced at his press conference that he had been tested for the coronavirus last night. This was bizarre, considering his doctor released an official statement last night insisting that he wouldn’t be tested because he didn’t need to be tested. Then this evening, the White House announced that Trump had tested negative. Sure. Now the whole thing has gotten even more suspicious.
We’re not going to pretend to have a full understanding of the evolving turnaround times on coronavirus tests. But during his press conference, Trump said that he’d been told the results would take a “day or two.” Now suddenly they’ve arrived, with a less than twenty-four hour turnaround time? Hmm.
Again, we have no way of knowing for sure how long the test would legitimately take. And we’re presuming that when the President of the United States is tested for a deadly disease, his sample gets moved to the front of the line. So if there were nothing else suspicious here, we’d be inclined to ignore this.
But considering that Donald Trump’s doctor supposedly tested him last night while simultaneously releasing a public statement saying that he wouldn’t be tested, and now the supposed results have arrived in a far shorter timeframe than Trump claimed would be the case… the whole thing is just off. We continue to suspect Trump wasn’t even tested.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Donald Trump goes off the Twitter deep end

Donald Trump ’ s three most recent public appearances have been disastrous .
Each time he addresses the nation about the coronavirus crisis , the nation becomes even more concerned that Trump has no idea what he ’ s doing .
Trump isn ’ t faring much better on Twitter .
For instance , this morning Donald Trump started off the day by tweeting “ Larry , I am not surprised that Candace was great .
I would only be surprised if she wasn ’ t great !
” He was referring to a couple of his sycophants , under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonsense is appropriate during a pandemic .
Then Trump tried to get his real message across by screaming “ BIGGEST STOCK MARKET RISE IN HISTORY YESTERDAY !
” That ’ s cute , but yesterday came in the midst of one of the worst months the market has ever had .
Trump then tried to turn his attention to the matter at hand , while also unwittingly reminding us all how illiterate he is , when he promised to deliver a “ full report latter ” on the coronavirus .
Can this guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he screamed “ SOCIAL DISTANCING !
” in all capital letters – the only useful thing he said all day – everyone simply began pointing out that he spent his press conference yesterday shaking hands with people .

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Donald Trump’s three most recent public appearances have been disastrous. Each time he addresses the nation about the coronavirus crisis, the nation becomes even more concerned that Trump has no idea what he’s doing. Trump isn’t faring much better on Twitter.
For instance, this morning Donald Trump started off the day by tweeting “Larry, I am not surprised that Candace was great. I would only be surprised if she wasn’t great!” He was referring to a couple of his sycophants, under the mistaken belief that this kind of nonsense is appropriate during a pandemic. Then Trump tried to get his real message across by screaming “BIGGEST STOCK MARKET RISE IN HISTORY YESTERDAY!” That’s cute, but yesterday came in the midst of one of the worst months the market has ever had.
Trump then tried to turn his attention to the matter at hand, while also unwittingly reminding us all how illiterate he is, when he promised to deliver a “full report latter” on the coronavirus. Can this guy spell anything correctly? By the time he screamed “SOCIAL DISTANCING!” in all capital letters – the only useful thing he said all day – everyone simply began pointing out that he spent his press conference yesterday shaking hands with people.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Proof positive that Donald Trump is a total failure

We all know Donald Trump sucks as a president .
But plenty of other presidents have sucked before him , @ @ @ @ @ the worst ?
Is he a 100 % total failure , or does it just @ @ @ @ @ the worst president of all time because we ’ re currently having to suffer through @ @ @ @ @ from Former CDC Director Tom Frieden helps put things in perspective : In other words @ @ @ @ @ Bush was a terrible president who got most things wrong .
But he apparently didn @ @ @ @ @ .
Why did he improve pandemic preparation , even while making hurricane response prep worse @ @ @ @ @ know .
But the point is that if Bush were a total cartoon villain , @ @ @ @ @ back on pandemic preparation just out of spite – which is basically what Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ so thoroughly , he ’ s failed on levels that we didn ’ t previously @ @ @

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We all know Donald Trump sucks as a president. But plenty of other presidents have sucked before him, right? Is he really the worst? Is he a 100% total failure, or does it just feel like he’s the worst president of all time because we’re currently having to suffer through his tenure?
This missive from Former CDC Director Tom Frieden helps put things in perspective:
Facts matter. Pres GW Bush improved pandemic prep including labs – international reagent resource @CDCgov. Under Pres Obama we further improved & provided tests to every state then >100 countries, created CDC Lab Division. Partisanship has no place when lives are at stake. https://t.co/v15E91SzHY — Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) March 13, 2020
In other words, yeah, George W. Bush was a terrible president who got most things wrong. But he apparently didn’t get everything wrong. Why did he improve pandemic preparation, even while making hurricane response prep worse? We don’t know. But the point is that if Bush were a total cartoon villain, he’d have cut back on pandemic preparation just out of spite – which is basically what Donald Trump did. Trump has failed so thoroughly, he’s failed on levels that we didn’t previously think existed.
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palmerreport--2020-03-15--Mitch McConnell you clown!

Mitch McConnell you clown!

Last night the House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan emergency coronavirus response legislation , which Donald Trump has already publicly signed off on .
Now all that ’ s needed is for the Republican Senate to hold a vote of its own , and the response can get underway .
Trouble is , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home for the weekend .
We were hoping that McConnell might change his mind this morning and recall the Senate so the vote can be held as quickly as possible .
But that didn ’ t happen , and now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to wait until Monday for this legislation to be officially enacted and for relief measures to get underway .
McConnell needs to call the Senate back into session this weekend for a vote on paid sick leave .
Millions of workers , who have symptoms or kids whose schools have closed , do not know if they will get paid if they stay home on Monday .
Why is McConnell leaving them in limbo ?
It ’ s Saturday morning .
There is a bill that will provide relief for people with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the POTUS will sign .
But Leader McConnell has us out of session from Thursday evening until Monday evening .
Time is of the essence .
Let ’ s get this done now .

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Last night the House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan emergency coronavirus response legislation, which Donald Trump has already publicly signed off on. Now all that’s needed is for the Republican Senate to hold a vote of its own, and the response can get underway. Trouble is, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home for the weekend.
We were hoping that McConnell might change his mind this morning and recall the Senate so the vote can be held as quickly as possible. But that didn’t happen, and now it looks like we really are going to have to wait until Monday for this legislation to be officially enacted and for relief measures to get underway.
Democratic Senators were sufficiently outraged at Mitch McConnell’s clownery:
McConnell needs to call the Senate back into session this weekend for a vote on paid sick leave. Millions of workers, who have symptoms or kids whose schools have closed, do not know if they will get paid if they stay home on Monday. Why is McConnell leaving them in limbo? — Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 14, 2020
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It’s Saturday morning. There is a bill that will provide relief for people with COVID 19 that the House passed and the POTUS will sign. But Leader McConnell has us out of session from Thursday evening until Monday evening. Time is of the essence. Let’s get this done now. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) March 14, 2020
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