palmerreport--2020-05-15--ABC News says Donald Trump’s Obamagate scandal is “bullshit”

What is Obamagate ?
No one has any idea – least of all Donald Trump .
He keeps tweeting and ranting about it incessantly , but he can ’ t come close to specifying what he thinks the supposed scandal is even about .
Best anyone can tell , it ’ s some kind of conspiracy theory involving President Obama , the FBI , the NSA , the CIA , and probably Ronald McDonald all plotting to frame Michael Flynn for crimes that he ’ s already… confessed to ?
That can ’ t be right .
When it comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only question ends up being how the mainstream media decides to approach it .
Fox News doesn ’ t count , because its audience is already on Trump ’ s side anyway .
The impact of a phony scandal is measured by how the legitimate major news outlets cover it .
For instance , it was clear from the start that Hillary Clinton ’ s supposed email scandal was fake , but the media treated it like it was Watergate , and it turned a number of undecided voters against Clinton .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no intention of treating “ Obamagate ” like a legitimate scandal .
As Mediaite pointed out today , ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams used his satellite radio show today to call the whole thing “ bullshit.
” You ’ re not going to hear him using that language during a proper ABC News broadcast , but it makes clear that he ’ s not going to give this phony scandal any credence when he and his network are covering it .
Looks like Trump is going to have to find a @ @ @ @ @ @

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What is Obamagate? No one has any idea – least of all Donald Trump. He keeps tweeting and ranting about it incessantly, but he can’t come close to specifying what he thinks the supposed scandal is even about. Best anyone can tell, it’s some kind of conspiracy theory involving President Obama, the FBI, the NSA, the CIA, and probably Ronald McDonald all plotting to frame Michael Flynn for crimes that he’s already… confessed to? That can’t be right.
When it comes to phony manufactured scandals like this, the only question ends up being how the mainstream media decides to approach it. Fox News doesn’t count, because its audience is already on Trump’s side anyway. The impact of a phony scandal is measured by how the legitimate major news outlets cover it. For instance, it was clear from the start that Hillary Clinton’s supposed email scandal was fake, but the media treated it like it was Watergate, and it turned a number of undecided voters against Clinton.
Fortunately, the media seems to have no intention of treating “Obamagate” like a legitimate scandal. As Mediaite pointed out today, ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams used his satellite radio show today to call the whole thing “bullshit.” You’re not going to hear him using that language during a proper ABC News broadcast, but it makes clear that he’s not going to give this phony scandal any credence when he and his network are covering it. Looks like Trump is going to have to find a new phony scandal to hype.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump’s “Super Duper Missile” meltdown shows just how far gone he is

When Donald Trump made a public appearance today , he was supposed to be trying to reassure the American public @ @ @ @ @ economic crisis that are playing out right now .
Instead he ended up rambling about @ @ @ @ @ Duper Missile ” – which shows you just how far gone he is .
We @ @ @ @ @ ’ s worse , that Trump thought bragging about some big new secret missile was @ @ @ @ @ at a time like this , or that Trump actually called it a “ Super @ @ @ @ @ that Trump may or may not have vaguely leaked classified military information in the process @ @ @ @ @ the bottom line is that Donald Trump ’ s cognitive abilities continue to worsen .
@ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s always been corrupt , evil , and sociopathic , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ the day .

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When Donald Trump made a public appearance today, he was supposed to be trying to reassure the American public about the deadly pandemic and economic crisis that are playing out right now. Instead he ended up rambling about something called the “Super Duper Missile” – which shows you just how far gone he is.
We’re not sure what’s worse, that Trump thought bragging about some big new secret missile was somehow going to reassure anyone at a time like this, or that Trump actually called it a “Super Duper Missile,” or that Trump may or may not have vaguely leaked classified military information in the process.
In any case, the bottom line is that Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities continue to worsen. In addition to the fact that he’s always been corrupt, evil, and sociopathic, he’s getting more senile by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump’s golfing buddy Rory McIlroy tells him to go to hell

If you ’ re familiar with professional golf , you know exactly who Rory McIlroy is .
If you ’ re not familiar with the sport , he ’ s won several major tournaments and he ’ s quite famous within the golfing world .
McIlroy is also golfing buddies with Donald Trump – or at least he was .
Now Rory McIlroy is loudly condemning Trump for his worsening antics .
Donald Trump and Rory McIlroy infamously played golf together in 2017 , shortly after Trump assumed the presidency .
They haven ’ t played together since , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
But now , Trump ’ s dishonest , incompetent , and craven mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has prompted McIlroy to very publicly throw him to the wolves .
McIlroy is condemning Trump for his “ terrible ” handling of the pandemic , while accusing Trump of treating the whole thing “ like it ’ s a contest.
” He made these remarks during a new podcast , as documented by Sports Illustrated .
Whatever you think of how McIlroy has handled this whole thing over the past few years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ugly development for Trump .
Golf audiences tend to be overwhelmingly republican , and now the major golf news outlets are all running headlines about how a famous pro golfer has turned against Trump .

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If you’re familiar with professional golf, you know exactly who Rory McIlroy is. If you’re not familiar with the sport, he’s won several major tournaments and he’s quite famous within the golfing world. McIlroy is also golfing buddies with Donald Trump – or at least he was. Now Rory McIlroy is loudly condemning Trump for his worsening antics.
Donald Trump and Rory McIlroy infamously played golf together in 2017, shortly after Trump assumed the presidency. They haven’t played together since, suggesting that McIlroy might have tacitly soured on Trump. But now, Trump’s dishonest, incompetent, and craven mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has prompted McIlroy to very publicly throw him to the wolves.
McIlroy is condemning Trump for his “terrible” handling of the pandemic, while accusing Trump of treating the whole thing “like it’s a contest.” He made these remarks during a new podcast, as documented by Sports Illustrated. Whatever you think of how McIlroy has handled this whole thing over the past few years, the bottom line is that this is an ugly development for Trump. Golf audiences tend to be overwhelmingly republican, and now the major golf news outlets are all running headlines about how a famous pro golfer has turned against Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Truckers protest outside the White House, and Donald Trump is too senile to understand why they’re t

Truckers protest outside the White House, and Donald Trump is too senile to understand why they’re there

Donald Trump likes to brag how much truckers love him ; there is debate as to just how strong his support is among truckers .
The thing is , though , a medical and economic crisis can reach far beyond personal political views .
Truckers are essential workers and they ’ re getting paid low shipping rates during the pandemic , and they ’ re not happy about it .
While Donald Trump was giving a speech today a number of truckers parked their rigs within honking distance , in protest of the low pay they ’ re getting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to hear them , and to do something about it .
But Trump – who at this point is equal parts uninformed , narcissistic , and senile – simply decided that the truckers were there to support him , saying the honking was a “ sign of love.
” Come to think of it , truckers have in fact parked themselves out front of the White House in support of Donald Trump in the past .
But this time around it ’ s different .
They ’ re being underpaid to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly pandemic , and they want their previous income levels back , and they ’ re asking Trump to do something about it .
Instead he ’ s delusionally making up stories about how they ’ re there to protest for him .
What an idiot .

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Donald Trump likes to brag how much truckers love him; there is debate as to just how strong his support is among truckers. The thing is, though, a medical and economic crisis can reach far beyond personal political views. Truckers are essential workers and they’re getting paid low shipping rates during the pandemic, and they’re not happy about it.
While Donald Trump was giving a speech today a number of truckers parked their rigs within honking distance, in protest of the low pay they’re getting. It was fairly clear that they wanted Trump to hear them, and to do something about it. But Trump – who at this point is equal parts uninformed, narcissistic, and senile – simply decided that the truckers were there to support him, saying the honking was a “sign of love.”
Come to think of it, truckers have in fact parked themselves out front of the White House in support of Donald Trump in the past. But this time around it’s different. They’re being underpaid to go out and do their jobs during a deadly pandemic, and they want their previous income levels back, and they’re asking Trump to do something about it. Instead he’s delusionally making up stories about how they’re there to protest for him. What an idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump just picked the wrong battle

Yesterday President Obama read a book and got a million likes on a tweet – two things that Donald Trump can ’ t do .
For his part , Trump spent the day obsessively trying to hype his imaginary “ Obamagate ” scandal , while demanding that Obama be called to testify to Congress about said imaginary scandal .
Even Trump ’ s lapdog Lindsey Graham quickly acknowledged that his committee wasn ’ t going to ask Obama to testify .
Not only has Donald Trump picked the wrong fight , he ’ s done it at the wrong time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at one of the most popular people in the country and saying “ either you ’ re with him or you ’ re with me.
” Most Americans are going to choose Obama over Trump without a second thought .
The fact that Trump is picking this weird battle during a deadly pandemic and an economic collapse , instead of doing his job , makes it even more of a no-win proposition for him .
At least when Trump made up fake scandals back in the 2016 election cycle , they were about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about people he thought he could actually gain points by smearing .
What we ’ re seeing now is a reminder that , in addition to everything that was psychologically wrong with Trump back then , he ’ s now also suffering from cognitive problems .
He ’ s too far gone to understand that feuding with Obama like this is a bad idea .
Yet Donald Trump is as psychotic as ever , so he still sits around fuming all day about how he ’ ll never be as popular or respected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s now too senile to push back against his own impulse to do battle with Obama .
That ’ s fine .
Bring it on .
It ’ ll only work in Obama ’ s – and Joe Biden ’ s – favor .

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Yesterday President Obama read a book and got a million likes on a tweet – two things that Donald Trump can’t do. For his part, Trump spent the day obsessively trying to hype his imaginary “Obamagate” scandal, while demanding that Obama be called to testify to Congress about said imaginary scandal. Even Trump’s lapdog Lindsey Graham quickly acknowledged that his committee wasn’t going to ask Obama to testify.
Not only has Donald Trump picked the wrong fight, he’s done it at the wrong time. The exceedingly unpopular Trump is pointing at one of the most popular people in the country and saying “either you’re with him or you’re with me.” Most Americans are going to choose Obama over Trump without a second thought. The fact that Trump is picking this weird battle during a deadly pandemic and an economic collapse, instead of doing his job, makes it even more of a no-win proposition for him.
At least when Trump made up fake scandals back in the 2016 election cycle, they were about his actual opponents, and they were about people he thought he could actually gain points by smearing. What we’re seeing now is a reminder that, in addition to everything that was psychologically wrong with Trump back then, he’s now also suffering from cognitive problems. He’s too far gone to understand that feuding with Obama like this is a bad idea.
Yet Donald Trump is as psychotic as ever, so he still sits around fuming all day about how he’ll never be as popular or respected as President Obama. The difference is that he’s now too senile to push back against his own impulse to do battle with Obama. That’s fine. Bring it on. It’ll only work in Obama’s – and Joe Biden’s – favor.
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TRUMP DEFEATED

It ’ s heartbreaking to realize that one day soon we will look back on the current velocity of losing a thousand people a day to COVID-19 as “ the good old days.
” When we reach the point later this month or early in June , when new deaths climb to the equivalent of the loss of life on September 11th , 2001 every single day , as the second wave of this pandemic begins to spike thanks to the idiotic early reopen policy of Trump and his governors , I wonder what Trump will do then .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing now .
In the time it took me to write the above paragraph , the child-raping , murdering Donald Trump has tweeted three times .
They are retweets of Fox News ’ Gregg Jarrett ’ s vicious attacks on Trump ’ s political rivals .
Trump ’ s response : “ GREAT !
” Maybe it ’ s the same “ GREAT ” contained in the slogan , “ Make America GREAT Again , ” who knows ?
Maybe Trump means it just like that .
Anyway , it ’ s midnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five in the morning in England .
I see what ’ s keeping Trump up so late .
Glee .
Glee that he can stick it to his political rivals .
Glee , thanks to Fox News and whatever drug he ’ s abusing that ’ s raising his spirits , because that ’ s all that matters to him .
Maybe he and Bill Barr can even figure out a way to put the people he hates in prison .
Maybe then he will finally be happy .
While tens of thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another thousand dead , Trump is putting his little one man schadenfreude party on display for all the vicious ghouls , psychos , criminals and fascists in and out of politics that love him .
It ’ s the ugliest , most disgusting thing I have ever seen .
I can ’ t believe how utterly bereft of humanity these people are .
Were it not for a majority of decent people who find such behavior beyond the pale of appalling , I could almost believe that we deserve this pandemic .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despise Donald Trump because they ’ re decent .
Thank goodness for that .
Donald Trump and the people who applaud him are little , vindictive , hateful and stupid , and we know it .
We the People will never be superseded by Wee the People .
The better part of Americans are better than that .
We are the five sevenths of the world , and the two sevenths are about to go down in flames .
It doesn ’ t seem possible , but very soon now , if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of Donald Trump .
We can at last restore normality .
We can look to the day when a vicious hoodlum huddling in the Residence in his bathrobe tweeting hateful , divisive , racist lies will become a loathsome memory rotting in prison .
We can look to a day when hourly scandals issuing forth from a corrupt government will disappear .
If we do this right , on November third a shout of Liberty will burst upon the American landscape like ten thousand suns , and the world will stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The headline , TRUMP DEFEATED , will circle the globe on the triumphant breath of five billion cheering souls .
This is no longer a political contest , it ’ s a fight for our survival .
If Trump doesn ’ t go in November then we are finished .
Trump has graduated this year from child rape , larceny , treason and fraud to murder , as I had long feared he would , and he will murder a million Americans or more before he is done .
Trump must go .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ So please vote like your lives depend on it , because they do .
Failure is not an option .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It’s heartbreaking to realize that one day soon we will look back on the current velocity of losing a thousand people a day to COVID-19 as “the good old days.” When we reach the point later this month or early in June, when new deaths climb to the equivalent of the loss of life on September 11th, 2001 every single day, as the second wave of this pandemic begins to spike thanks to the idiotic early reopen policy of Trump and his governors, I wonder what Trump will do then.
I can tell you what he’s doing now. In the time it took me to write the above paragraph, the child-raping, murdering Donald Trump has tweeted three times. They are retweets of Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett’s vicious attacks on Trump’s political rivals. Trump’s response: “GREAT!” Maybe it’s the same “GREAT” contained in the slogan, “Make America GREAT Again,” who knows? Maybe Trump means it just like that.
Anyway, it’s midnight in Washington as I write this, five in the morning in England. I see what’s keeping Trump up so late. Glee. Glee that he can stick it to his political rivals. Glee, thanks to Fox News and whatever drug he’s abusing that’s raising his spirits, because that’s all that matters to him. Maybe he and Bill Barr can even figure out a way to put the people he hates in prison. Maybe then he will finally be happy.
While tens of thousands of Americans are in fresh mourning over another thousand dead, Trump is putting his little one man schadenfreude party on display for all the vicious ghouls, psychos, criminals and fascists in and out of politics that love him. It’s the ugliest, most disgusting thing I have ever seen. I can’t believe how utterly bereft of humanity these people are.
Were it not for a majority of decent people who find such behavior beyond the pale of appalling, I could almost believe that we deserve this pandemic. But we don’t. Most Americans despise Donald Trump because they’re decent. Thank goodness for that. Donald Trump and the people who applaud him are little, vindictive, hateful and stupid, and we know it. We the People will never be superseded by Wee the People. The better part of Americans are better than that. We are the five sevenths of the world, and the two sevenths are about to go down in flames.
It doesn’t seem possible, but very soon now, if we do this right, we can celebrate the end of Donald Trump. We can at last restore normality. We can look to the day when a vicious hoodlum huddling in the Residence in his bathrobe tweeting hateful, divisive, racist lies will become a loathsome memory rotting in prison. We can look to a day when hourly scandals issuing forth from a corrupt government will disappear. If we do this right, on November third a shout of Liberty will burst upon the American landscape like ten thousand suns, and the world will stand with us in blessed final relief. The headline, TRUMP DEFEATED, will circle the globe on the triumphant breath of five billion cheering souls.
This is no longer a political contest, it’s a fight for our survival. If Trump doesn’t go in November then we are finished. Trump has graduated this year from child rape, larceny, treason and fraud to murder, as I had long feared he would, and he will murder a million Americans or more before he is done. Trump must go. We must be done with him. So please vote like your lives depend on it, because they do. Failure is not an option. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump just got some really bad news

This week ’ s Supreme Court case over Donald Trump ’ s tax returns is a reminder that New York prosecutors have a grand jury going against Donald Trump – which means he ’ ll be indicted on state charges , arrested , and put on trial once he ’ s out of office .
This is in addition to any federal charges he ’ ll face .
He just got some bad news on that front .
There ’ s some speculation that Donald Trump will try to pardon himself on all federal charges on his way out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal scholars believe that a self-pardon wouldn ’ t hold up , and that Trump ’ s only hope is if a future President pardons him .
When Joe Biden did a town hall with Lawrence O ’ Donnell on Tuesday night , someone asked Biden if he ’ s going to pardon Donald Trump .
It ’ s not clear why anyone would think that Biden would even consider doing such a thing .
But Biden made 100 % clear that he ’ ll simply pick a solid Attorney General to handle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of it .
This means Donald Trump is running out of options to stay out of prison if he loses the election .
He ’ s already boxed in on state charges in New York , with no chance that Governor Cuomo will pardon him .
Now we have official confirmation that Trump will face whatever federal charges are proper against him , and he won ’ t be getting any magic pardon from President Biden .

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This week’s Supreme Court case over Donald Trump’s tax returns is a reminder that New York prosecutors have a grand jury going against Donald Trump – which means he’ll be indicted on state charges, arrested, and put on trial once he’s out of office. This is in addition to any federal charges he’ll face. He just got some bad news on that front.
There’s some speculation that Donald Trump will try to pardon himself on all federal charges on his way out the door. However, a number of legal scholars believe that a self-pardon wouldn’t hold up, and that Trump’s only hope is if a future President pardons him.
When Joe Biden did a town hall with Lawrence O’Donnell on Tuesday night, someone asked Biden if he’s going to pardon Donald Trump. It’s not clear why anyone would think that Biden would even consider doing such a thing. But Biden made 100% clear that he’ll simply pick a solid Attorney General to handle prosecutorial matters, and Biden will stay out of it.
This means Donald Trump is running out of options to stay out of prison if he loses the election. He’s already boxed in on state charges in New York, with no chance that Governor Cuomo will pardon him. Now we have official confirmation that Trump will face whatever federal charges are proper against him, and he won’t be getting any magic pardon from President Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--What happened to Mike Pence?

What happened to Mike Pence?

When the week began , major media outlets were reporting that Mike Pence had been quarantined due to having been directly exposed to coronavirus by his press secretary , even as the Trump White was pushing back against this and insisting that Pence was not quarantined .
Since that time we ’ ve seen Pence run one meeting while in isolation .
Then he sort of just disappeared from public view .
He did find time to do a remote interview this week with eternal scumbag Rush Limbaugh , so we know that at the least , Pence is able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s fairly clear that he ’ s been in quarantine the entire time , or at least some kind of modified quarantine , and the Trump regime just doesn ’ t want to admit it .
That doesn ’ t necessarily mean Mike Pence is sick .
But with the CDC having issued a warning this week that the White House-favored Abbott test is returning false negatives as much as 48 % of the time , there ’ s no reason to put any stock in the Trump regime ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As always , the Trump regime can ’ t be tested – and at this point we have no way of knowing what kind of health the Vice President of the United States is in .

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When the week began, major media outlets were reporting that Mike Pence had been quarantined due to having been directly exposed to coronavirus by his press secretary, even as the Trump White was pushing back against this and insisting that Pence was not quarantined.
Since that time we’ve seen Pence run one meeting while in isolation. Then he sort of just disappeared from public view. He did find time to do a remote interview this week with eternal scumbag Rush Limbaugh, so we know that at the least, Pence is able to speak on the phone. But it’s fairly clear that he’s been in quarantine the entire time, or at least some kind of modified quarantine, and the Trump regime just doesn’t want to admit it.
That doesn’t necessarily mean Mike Pence is sick. But with the CDC having issued a warning this week that the White House-favored Abbott test is returning false negatives as much as 48% of the time, there’s no reason to put any stock in the Trump regime’s claims that Pence keeps testing negative. As always, the Trump regime can’t be tested – and at this point we have no way of knowing what kind of health the Vice President of the United States is in.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

With each passing day , Donald Trump ’ s prospects for reelection grow dimmer .
This means that the odds of Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. going to prison after the election grow stronger .
This bad news seems to be making Trump ’ s senility even worse .
It ’ s making Trump Jr ’ s paranoid delusions even worse .
We ’ re really not sure how else to explain what ’ s going on with Donald Trump Jr ’ s increasingly fractured mind .
For instance , on Friday night , he tweeted a disturbing image @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the head of Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell superimposed onto Elmo .
This was particularly odd , considering Trump Jr appears to like Grenell .
Donald Trump Jr also had a complete meltdown about CNN host Anderson Cooper , after Cooper called Trump Jr out for his hideous and borderline psychotic attacks on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg .
It ’ s clear that Trump Jr , who thinks Palmer Report can ’ t see his tweets just because he blocked us , is in the midst of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s aiming for a rubber room instead of a prison cell .

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With each passing day, Donald Trump’s prospects for reelection grow dimmer. This means that the odds of Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. going to prison after the election grow stronger. This bad news seems to be making Trump’s senility even worse. It’s making Trump Jr’s paranoid delusions even worse.
We’re really not sure how else to explain what’s going on with Donald Trump Jr’s increasingly fractured mind. For instance, on Friday night, he tweeted a disturbing image of Sesame Street character Elmo on fire, with the head of Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell superimposed onto Elmo. This was particularly odd, considering Trump Jr appears to like Grenell.
Donald Trump Jr also had a complete meltdown about CNN host Anderson Cooper, after Cooper called Trump Jr out for his hideous and borderline psychotic attacks on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. It’s clear that Trump Jr, who thinks Palmer Report can’t see his tweets just because he blocked us, is in the midst of a worsening mental breakdown. Perhaps he’s aiming for a rubber room instead of a prison cell.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Even Donald Trump’s CDC Director admits we’re screwed

Donald Trump is desperate to sweep the coronavirus pandemic under the rug and reopen the country , because if the economy remains shuttered much longer , it ’ s a near guarantee he ’ ll lose the election .
But reopening the country during a pandemic is a disastrous move – and even Trump ’ s own CDC Director Robert Redfield just confirmed that the death toll is about to get uglier : CDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible # COVID19 deaths in the US .
As of May 11 , all forecast an increase in deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exceeding 100,000 by June 1 .
See national & state forecasts : https : //t.co/PI1AtLCCmt pic.twitter.com/iylBnom5U0 There ’ s very little we can do right now to keep people from running out and recklessly infecting themselves and each other .
All we can do is stay home and stay safe , as these idiots ensure that a second coronavirus wave happens sooner rather than later .
At this point we could end up with a “ second wave ” while the first wave is still going strong .
Stay home .
Stay safe @

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Donald Trump is desperate to sweep the coronavirus pandemic under the rug and reopen the country, because if the economy remains shuttered much longer, it’s a near guarantee he’ll lose the election. But reopening the country during a pandemic is a disastrous move – and even Trump’s own CDC Director Robert Redfield just confirmed that the death toll is about to get uglier:
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CDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible #COVID19 deaths in the US. As of May 11, all forecast an increase in deaths in the coming weeks and a cumulative total exceeding 100,000 by June 1. See national & state forecasts: https://t.co/PI1AtLCCmt pic.twitter.com/iylBnom5U0 — Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) May 15, 2020
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There’s very little we can do right now to keep people from running out and recklessly infecting themselves and each other. All we can do is stay home and stay safe, as these idiots ensure that a second coronavirus wave happens sooner rather than later. At this point we could end up with a “second wave” while the first wave is still going strong. Stay home. Stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Mike Pompeo’s State Department stunt just ensured he’s going to prison if Trump loses the election

If you needed yet another reason to vote for Joe Biden in November , you just got it .
Not only will Donald Trump go to prison if he loses the election , his criminal henchman Mike Pompeo just ensured that he ’ ll go to prison as well .
Trump and Pompeo just ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick , seemingly hoping no one would notice because it ’ s a Friday night .
Unfortunately for Trump and Pompeo , it took no time at all for word to surface that the Inspector General was actively investigating Pompeo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Department Inspector General Steve Linick will stop the truth from coming out , he ’ s wrong .
@ POTUS just shined a big spotlight on @ SecPompeo .
Mr. Linick could certainly testify or be interviewed , as well as those who provided him info .
https : //t.co/hRbCAlxUJA Yeah , that ’ s felony retaliation .
Mike Pompeo was already probably going to prison for his role in Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
But now Pompeo is definitely going down .
If he had any sense he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plea deal against Trump and save his own hide .
Instead Pompeo just dug himself an even deeper hole .
If we vote Trump out , all these thugs go down with him .

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If you needed yet another reason to vote for Joe Biden in November, you just got it. Not only will Donald Trump go to prison if he loses the election, his criminal henchman Mike Pompeo just ensured that he’ll go to prison as well. Trump and Pompeo just ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, seemingly hoping no one would notice because it’s a Friday night.
Unfortunately for Trump and Pompeo, it took no time at all for word to surface that the Inspector General was actively investigating Pompeo:
If @realDonaldTrump thinks that firing State Department Inspector General Steve Linick will stop the truth from coming out, he’s wrong. @POTUS just shined a big spotlight on @SecPompeo. Mr. Linick could certainly testify or be interviewed, as well as those who provided him info. https://t.co/hRbCAlxUJA — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 16, 2020
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Yeah, that’s felony retaliation. Mike Pompeo was already probably going to prison for his role in Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. But now Pompeo is definitely going down. If he had any sense he’d be looking to cut a plea deal against Trump and save his own hide. Instead Pompeo just dug himself an even deeper hole. If we vote Trump out, all these thugs go down with him.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Mike Bloomberg is dropping a ton of bricks on Donald Trump

Back when Mike Bloomberg was briefly running for President , he promised that whether he ended up being the Democratic nominee or not , he would spend big money to help defeat Donald Trump .
Then Bloomberg ’ s campaign quickly fell apart , and Joe Biden became the nominee .
It left us all waiting to see if Bloomberg would end up making good on his promise once the general election heated up .
It looks like we now have our answer .
CNBC says that Mike Bloomberg is going to spend at least a quarter billion dollars in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all that ’ s left is to figure out how to specifically put the money to use .
This is a big deal .
Joe Biden showed during the primary that he ’ s so broadly popular , he was able to win the nomination without doing a ton of fundraising .
But during the general election we ’ re going to see conservative billionaires and dark money groups spend significant amounts of money trying to prop up Donald Trump ’ s failing campaign .
Bloomberg ’ s money will come in @ @

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Back when Mike Bloomberg was briefly running for President, he promised that whether he ended up being the Democratic nominee or not, he would spend big money to help defeat Donald Trump. Then Bloomberg’s campaign quickly fell apart, and Joe Biden became the nominee. It left us all waiting to see if Bloomberg would end up making good on his promise once the general election heated up.
It looks like we now have our answer. CNBC says that Mike Bloomberg is going to spend at least a quarter billion dollars in support of the Joe Biden campaign, and all that’s left is to figure out how to specifically put the money to use. This is a big deal.
Joe Biden showed during the primary that he’s so broadly popular, he was able to win the nomination without doing a ton of fundraising. But during the general election we’re going to see conservative billionaires and dark money groups spend significant amounts of money trying to prop up Donald Trump’s failing campaign. Bloomberg’s money will come in handy.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--In late night tirade, Donald Trump just reminded us that he and his supporters are absolute garbage

Donald Trump keeps urging the slimy thugs who support him to go out there and protest against Democratic governors for @ @ @ @ @ during a pandemic .
Trump also routinely smears the media .
Trump ’ s tweets @ @ @ @ @ at inciting violence against politicians and reporters alike .
Trump ’ s deranged tweets have @ @ @ @ @ supporters going out and harassing everyone they come into contact with .
On Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ in Long Island dared to tweet video footage of Trump ’ s hooligans acting like @ @ @ @ @ night , Trump decided to side with his trashy supporters ( if the video below @ @ @ @ @ your device , go here instead ) : This is scuzzy even for Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ of his supporters are predisposed to sociopathic behavior and violence .
By urging this kind @ @ @ @ @ s trying to get people killed .
If he loses the election , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ all of these kinds of antics .

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Donald Trump keeps urging the slimy thugs who support him to go out there and protest against Democratic governors for daring to do their jobs during a pandemic. Trump also routinely smears the media. Trump’s tweets are a thinly veiled attempt at inciting violence against politicians and reporters alike.
Trump’s deranged tweets have resulted in his scumbag loser supporters going out and harassing everyone they come into contact with. On Thursday, a local TV news reporter in Long Island dared to tweet video footage of Trump’s hooligans acting like filth. Late on Friday night, Trump decided to side with his trashy supporters (if the video below doesn’t load on your device, go here instead):
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“FAKE NEWS IS NOT ESSENTIAL!”https://t.co/5286zgRVWQ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2020
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This is scuzzy even for Donald Trump. He knows that many of his supporters are predisposed to sociopathic behavior and violence. By urging this kind of behavior, he’s trying to get people killed. If he loses the election, he’ll be criminally charged for all of these kinds of antics.
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BUSTED!

Donald Trump ’ s previous White House Press Secretary never once held a press briefing during the ten months she @ @ @ @ @ miss those days .
Trump ’ s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has @ @ @ @ @ a semi- regular basis , telling one deranged lie after another and pushing one toxically @ @ @ @ @ The good news is that Kayleigh McEnany isn ’ t all that good at lying @ @ @ @ @ her latest briefing , she held up what she claimed was the Trump regime ’ @ @ @ @ @ Katrina Mulligan , formerly of the NSC and DOJ , spotted the fact that McEnany @ @ @ @ @ Obama-era document : Hahaha .
She 's holding up the Biological Incident Annex to the @ @ @ @ @ was signed out in January 2017 , BEFORE Trump took office .
LOL .
https @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s previous White House Press Secretary never once held a press briefing during the ten months she had the job. We miss those days. Trump’s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has been holding press briefings on a semi- regular basis, telling one deranged lie after another and pushing one toxically false narrative after another.
The good news is that Kayleigh McEnany isn’t all that good at lying. For instance, during her latest briefing, she held up what she claimed was the Trump regime’s pandemic playbook. But Katrina Mulligan, formerly of the NSC and DOJ, spotted the fact that McEnany was actually holding up an Obama-era document:
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump has berserk late night meltdown after whistleblower comes forward against him

This week Dr. Rick Bright publicly testified to Congress about the Trump regime ’ s disastrous mishandling of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ behavior toward him after he tried to privately sound the alarm .
Now it ’ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s testimony has struck a nerve with Donald Trump .
One of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that Dr .
Bright happens to be a registered Democrat .
So what @ @ @ @ @ on anything .
But Donald Trump doesn ’ t understand anything , so shortly before @ @ @ @ @ erupted about the whole thing in incoherent fashion .
Trump tweeted “ Another Fake Whistleblower @ @ @ @ @ about these terrible people , and now !
” What ’ s that even supposed @ @ @ @ @ to be urging Republicans in Congress to take some kind of unspecified yet illegal steps @ @ @ @ @ forward .
This tweet alone could end up landing Donald Trump yet another felony obstruction @ @ @ @ @ , if he loses the election .

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This week Dr. Rick Bright publicly testified to Congress about the Trump regime’s disastrous mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, and its retaliatory behavior toward him after he tried to privately sound the alarm. Now it’s clear that Dr. Bright’s testimony has struck a nerve with Donald Trump.
One of Trump’s stooges has dug up the fact that Dr. Bright happens to be a registered Democrat. So what? This has no bearing on anything. But Donald Trump doesn’t understand anything, so shortly before midnight eastern time, he erupted about the whole thing in incoherent fashion.
Trump tweeted “Another Fake Whistleblower. Republicans must do something about these terrible people, and now!” What’s that even supposed to mean? Trump appears to be urging Republicans in Congress to take some kind of unspecified yet illegal steps to punish whistleblowers who come forward.
This tweet alone could end up landing Donald Trump yet another felony obstruction of justice count against him, if he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Joe Biden just made a really smart move

Joe Biden just made a really smart move

On Wednesday morning , I wrote a column urging everyone on Team Biden to go ahead and begin loudly pointing out that Joe Biden is in fact winning this election over Donald Trump .
Biden is ahead in every swing state , and Trump is currently on track for defeat .
We should make sure everyone knows that getting behind Biden is a winnable battle , and not some lost cause .
Maybe Joe Biden ’ s campaign has been reading Palmer Report , or maybe they just have an impeccable sense of timing .
Either way , the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ pulling ahead ” in swing states and that it has a “ clear path ” to winning the Electoral College .
This is the correct approach .
Complacency is our enemy , but in an election like this , no one is going to take anything for granted .
It ’ s possible to simultaneously make sure everyone knows Joe Biden is winning , so people will want to join the bandwagon , even while studiously putting in the work required on things like voter registration and turnout .
Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win , he needs to win big , in order to overcome any hijinks Trump and the GOP might end up trying .
The best way to do that is for the Biden campaign to flex its muscles about the fact that it ’ s already winning , and look to build broader support from there .

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On Wednesday morning, I wrote a column urging everyone on Team Biden to go ahead and begin loudly pointing out that Joe Biden is in fact winning this election over Donald Trump. Biden is ahead in every swing state, and Trump is currently on track for defeat. We should make sure everyone knows that getting behind Biden is a winnable battle, and not some lost cause.
Maybe Joe Biden’s campaign has been reading Palmer Report, or maybe they just have an impeccable sense of timing. Either way, the Biden campaign stressed to reporters today that it’s “pulling ahead” in swing states and that it has a “clear path” to winning the Electoral College.
This is the correct approach. Complacency is our enemy, but in an election like this, no one is going to take anything for granted. It’s possible to simultaneously make sure everyone knows Joe Biden is winning, so people will want to join the bandwagon, even while studiously putting in the work required on things like voter registration and turnout.
Joe Biden doesn’t just need to win, he needs to win big, in order to overcome any hijinks Trump and the GOP might end up trying. The best way to do that is for the Biden campaign to flex its muscles about the fact that it’s already winning, and look to build broader support from there.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump is being blackmailed

Donald Trump is being blackmailed

Based merely on Donald Trump ’ s actions , and the ways in which some world leaders have flaunted it , it ’ s long been fairly clear that they ’ ve been using some form of blackmail to get him to do his bidding .
But now Trump is facing a much more immediate and blatant form of blackmail , and it comes complete with a public ransom note and a demand for cash .
In a story that started with gossip publication Page Six but has since been picked up by more solid news outlets , some cyber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dirty secrets of several public figures by hacking into a law firm which represents them .
The most high profile client involved : Donald Trump .
It ’ s not clear just what the hackers are sitting on , or how damaging it is .
But they ’ re demanding a $ 42 million ransom in exchange for not releasing it .
The law firm itself says it has no interest in paying up , which is probably because they ’ re not the real target .
If these clients ’ dirty secrets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clients who will primarily suffer .
So it ’ s not a stretch to say that these hackers are actually blackmailing Donald Trump and the other clients , as they ’ re the ones who will pay up to keep these secrets quiet , if anyone .
Of course this kind of ransom demand is illegal , and it ’ s probably a dumb idea to openly try to blackmail the President of the United States .
We ’ ll see if they get busted before they can reveal Trump ’ s secrets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when you have a dirty corrupt U.S. President , he ’ s an incredibly ripe target for blackmail .
Just ask Vladimir Putin .

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Based merely on Donald Trump’s actions, and the ways in which some world leaders have flaunted it, it’s long been fairly clear that they’ve been using some form of blackmail to get him to do his bidding. But now Trump is facing a much more immediate and blatant form of blackmail, and it comes complete with a public ransom note and a demand for cash.
In a story that started with gossip publication Page Six but has since been picked up by more solid news outlets, some cyber hacking group claims to have obtained the dirty secrets of several public figures by hacking into a law firm which represents them. The most high profile client involved: Donald Trump.
It’s not clear just what the hackers are sitting on, or how damaging it is. But they’re demanding a $42 million ransom in exchange for not releasing it. The law firm itself says it has no interest in paying up, which is probably because they’re not the real target. If these clients’ dirty secrets are released, it’s the clients who will primarily suffer.
So it’s not a stretch to say that these hackers are actually blackmailing Donald Trump and the other clients, as they’re the ones who will pay up to keep these secrets quiet, if anyone. Of course this kind of ransom demand is illegal, and it’s probably a dumb idea to openly try to blackmail the President of the United States. We’ll see if they get busted before they can reveal Trump’s secrets. But this is the latest reminder that when you have a dirty corrupt U.S. President, he’s an incredibly ripe target for blackmail. Just ask Vladimir Putin.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Here comes Donald Trump’s desperate Camp David endgame

Donald Trump who has spent most of his illegitimate presidency on vacation , is finally going on a vacation for the first time in awhile .
But instead of going to one of his own properties ( yes there are a few that are still open during the pandemic ) , he ’ s notably heading to Camp David – a place he ’ s long said he hates .
Moreover , he ’ s taking his closest House Republican allies with him .
Trump hates Camp David , and he hates doing work even more .
Yet he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down for some political work .
It ’ s not difficult to figure out what ’ s going on here .
Trump is behind in every swing state .
He ’ s not currently even in contention for the 2020 election .
His mishandling of the pandemic and the economy are only going to get uglier for him .
And the fake scandals he ’ s been promoting are so absurd , they ’ re not getting him anywhere .
Donald Trump is now at a dead end .
He seems to know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how angry and agitated he ’ s become over his sinking prospects .
Even if Trump is trying to slip back into the delusion that he ’ s doing just fine , his GOP allies certainly know Trump is at a dead end , and they ’ re certainly going to use this Camp David meeting to tell him as much .
If Donald Trump were clever or even rational , he ’ d emerge from this Camp David meeting with an entirely new approach .
He ’ d finally start acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human being .
He ’ d try to do something he ’ s never tried before in his life , which is to be honest and forthright .
But Trump isn ’ t going to do that .
He ’ s 100 % sociopath and 50 % senile , so he ’ s not capable of becoming someone better than he currently is .
Trump ’ s endgame is going to be to keep doing the same ineffective nonsense he ’ s done all along , and hope he somehow gets lucky .

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Donald Trump who has spent most of his illegitimate presidency on vacation, is finally going on a vacation for the first time in awhile. But instead of going to one of his own properties (yes there are a few that are still open during the pandemic), he’s notably heading to Camp David – a place he’s long said he hates. Moreover, he’s taking his closest House Republican allies with him.
Trump hates Camp David, and he hates doing work even more. Yet he’s heading to Camp David and hunkering down for some political work. It’s not difficult to figure out what’s going on here. Trump is behind in every swing state. He’s not currently even in contention for the 2020 election. His mishandling of the pandemic and the economy are only going to get uglier for him. And the fake scandals he’s been promoting are so absurd, they’re not getting him anywhere.
Donald Trump is now at a dead end. He seems to know it, based on recent media leaks about how angry and agitated he’s become over his sinking prospects. Even if Trump is trying to slip back into the delusion that he’s doing just fine, his GOP allies certainly know Trump is at a dead end, and they’re certainly going to use this Camp David meeting to tell him as much.
If Donald Trump were clever or even rational, he’d emerge from this Camp David meeting with an entirely new approach. He’d finally start acting like a real President and a respectable human being. He’d try to do something he’s never tried before in his life, which is to be honest and forthright. But Trump isn’t going to do that. He’s 100% sociopath and 50% senile, so he’s not capable of becoming someone better than he currently is. Trump’s endgame is going to be to keep doing the same ineffective nonsense he’s done all along, and hope he somehow gets lucky.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Donald Trump is going to hate this video that Bill Pullman just made

In what amounts to one of the creepiest and weirdest things Donald Trump and his team have done to date @ @ @ @ @ today in which his head was superimposed on the body of Bill Pullman ’ s @ @ @ @ @ from the movie Independence Day .
The whole thing was clumsy and embarrassing its own @ @ @ @ @ s before getting to the part where Ted Cruz is inexplicably in the audience crying @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump didn ’ t do his homework .
First of all , Bill Pullman @ @ @ @ @ But it gets worse for Trump .
Bill Pullman recently made a video urging people @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
This goes directly against Donald Trump ’ s false claim that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ out and pretend everything is normal .

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In what amounts to one of the creepiest and weirdest things Donald Trump and his team have done to date, Trump tweeted a video today in which his head was superimposed on the body of Bill Pullman’s “President Whitmore” character from the movie Independence Day.
The whole thing was clumsy and embarrassing its own right – and that’s before getting to the part where Ted Cruz is inexplicably in the audience crying. But as always, Donald Trump didn’t do his homework. First of all, Bill Pullman campaigned for Hillary Clinton. But it gets worse for Trump.
Bill Pullman recently made a video urging people to stay home during the pandemic. This goes directly against Donald Trump’s false claim that it’s now safe to go out and pretend everything is normal.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--The Lincoln Project is back, and Donald Trump is going to absolutely hate this

The last time the Lincoln Project posted a television ad , Donald Trump went on an obsessively unhinged tirade that @ @ @ @ @ is afraid of the anti-Trump republican group , because it threatens to further cut into @ @ @ @ @ the Lincoln Project is back , and Trump is going to absolutely hate this ad @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not us , it ’ s you .
Your inaction , ineptitude @ @ @ @ @ the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression .
If the above video won ’ @ @ @ @ @ , go here instead .

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The last time the Lincoln Project posted a television ad, Donald Trump went on an obsessively unhinged tirade that lasted for days. Trump is afraid of the anti-Trump republican group, because it threatens to further cut into his weak support. Now the Lincoln Project is back, and Trump is going to absolutely hate this ad:
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.@realDonaldTrump, it’s not us, it’s you. Your inaction, ineptitude, and instability have caused the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. Do your job. pic.twitter.com/C0CNnyZHV8 — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 16, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump isn’t ready for what’s about to happen to him

The gathering of GOP Trump toadies at Camp David reminds us of a group of criminals locked in a vault .
They might be planning how to hide the robbery and all the glorious things they will do with the money , but they ’ re locked in the vault and come Monday , the vault will be unlocked , and there they ’ ll be for whomever opens the door .
The Camp David discussion are no doubt lit with talk of Secretary of State Pompeo and the Inspector General , the tanked economy and the deadly coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghost of Christmas future is November 3 , Election Day .
Justin Amash has thrown in the towel for an independent bid , the Facebook ads Trump is running are full of lies and going to have to be pulled , and he ’ s arguing with Brad Parscale , his campaign manager who won him the election last time .
All this is signaling GOP doom for November , but Trump can ’ t quite wrap his head around it .
He ’ s going to continue to give interviews and pressers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that attention is killing his chances to remain in office .
The ineptitude and decline will worsen before our eyes , and no amount of spin can make grandma ’ s death a good thing .
In the meantime , Trump walks around without a mask , safe in his bubble .
His diapers remain full and his Adderall script is flowing .
He ’ ll keep the Trump Train rocketing ahead like his “ super-duper missile , ” but not only is the train in flames , it ’ s headed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Department of Justice .
No matter the GOP scheming , that ’ s the only way these guys can get out of the vault .
When the FBI unlocks it Monday morning .

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The gathering of GOP Trump toadies at Camp David reminds us of a group of criminals locked in a vault. They might be planning how to hide the robbery and all the glorious things they will do with the money, but they’re locked in the vault and come Monday, the vault will be unlocked, and there they’ll be for whomever opens the door.
The Camp David discussion are no doubt lit with talk of Secretary of State Pompeo and the Inspector General, the tanked economy and the deadly coronavirus. But looming over them all like the Ghost of Christmas future is November 3, Election Day. Justin Amash has thrown in the towel for an independent bid, the Facebook ads Trump is running are full of lies and going to have to be pulled, and he’s arguing with Brad Parscale, his campaign manager who won him the election last time.
All this is signaling GOP doom for November, but Trump can’t quite wrap his head around it. He’s going to continue to give interviews and pressers because he needs the attention even if that attention is killing his chances to remain in office. The ineptitude and decline will worsen before our eyes, and no amount of spin can make grandma’s death a good thing.
In the meantime, Trump walks around without a mask, safe in his bubble. His diapers remain full and his Adderall script is flowing.
He’ll keep the Trump Train rocketing ahead like his “super-duper missile,” but not only is the train in flames, it’s headed for the only station available: Biden’s Department of Justice. No matter the GOP scheming, that’s the only way these guys can get out of the vault. When the FBI unlocks it Monday morning.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump posts unbelievably creepy video of himself imitating Bill Pullman while Ted Cruz cries

Donald Trump has always been a sociopathic criminal , but now something else is wrong with him .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ some kind of psychological and cognitive collapse , causing him to behave in a manner @ @ @ @ @ evil as ever , while being increasingly incoherent and self defeating .
Take , for @ @ @ @ @ s decision to tweet this video of himself .
It takes a classic scene from @ @ @ @ @ clumsily superimposes Trump ’ s head over that of fictional president Bill Pullman , resulting @ @ @ @ @ ’ s voice .
The whole thing gets even worse when you get to the @ @ @ @ @ in the audience crying ( if the video below won ’ t play on your @ @ @ @ @ ) : Donald Trump now lives in a stunted fantasy world in which he thinks @ @ @ @ @ helps his reelection odds .
In reality it merely signals to undecided and nonpartisan voters @ @ @ @ @ of a deranged idiot and whackjob to remain in office .

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Donald Trump has always been a sociopathic criminal, but now something else is wrong with him. He’s in the midst of some kind of psychological and cognitive collapse, causing him to behave in a manner that’s just as evil as ever, while being increasingly incoherent and self defeating.
Take, for instance, Donald Trump’s decision to tweet this video of himself. It takes a classic scene from the movie Independence Day and clumsily superimposes Trump’s head over that of fictional president Bill Pullman, resulting in Trump speaking in Pullman’s voice. The whole thing gets even worse when you get to the part where Ted Cruz is in the audience crying (if the video below won’t play on your device, go here instead):
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Donald Trump now lives in a stunted fantasy world in which he thinks a video like this somehow helps his reelection odds. In reality it merely signals to undecided and nonpartisan voters that Trump is too much of a deranged idiot and whackjob to remain in office.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump is already melting down about President Obama’s commencement speech

With schools on lockdown and unable to hold commencement ceremonies , they might ordinarily ask the President of the United States to give a virtual commencement speech .
Unfortunately the current President is a toxically unpopular criminal , traitor , and mass murderer who ’ s on his way to prison , so instead the former President is giving the big commencement speech .
President Obama ’ s speech isn ’ t for another few hours , but Donald Trump is already melting down about it .
Trump has spent all day on Twitter , falsely accusing Obama of various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump can ’ t even try to define them .
Then of course Trump gave up and simply yelled “ OBAMAGATE ” !
” like the braindead idiot that he is .
By the time President Obama ’ s commencement speech begins tonight , Donald Trump will either be so worked up he ’ ll need to be dragged away in a straitjacket , or he ’ ll be passed out in a bowl of Cheeto dust .
In any case , you can watch Obama ’ s speech on most major TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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With schools on lockdown and unable to hold commencement ceremonies, they might ordinarily ask the President of the United States to give a virtual commencement speech. Unfortunately the current President is a toxically unpopular criminal, traitor, and mass murderer who’s on his way to prison, so instead the former President is giving the big commencement speech.
President Obama’s speech isn’t for another few hours, but Donald Trump is already melting down about it. Trump has spent all day on Twitter, falsely accusing Obama of various imaginary crimes that are so convoluted, Trump can’t even try to define them. Then of course Trump gave up and simply yelled “OBAMAGATE”!” like the braindead idiot that he is.
By the time President Obama’s commencement speech begins tonight, Donald Trump will either be so worked up he’ll need to be dragged away in a straitjacket, or he’ll be passed out in a bowl of Cheeto dust. In any case, you can watch Obama’s speech on most major TV networks beginning at 8pm eastern time.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump just gave something away about how afraid he is of Joe Biden

For quite some time , it ’ s been clear that Donald Trump was afraid of having to face Joe Biden in the 2020 general election .
Trump tried so hard to blackmail a foreign country into manufacturing a phony Biden scandal , he got himself impeached over it .
Now Trump is flat out admitting just how much he fears Biden .
Among Donald Trump ’ s many problems right now is that his senility is getting incrementally worse , and he ’ s starting to blurt out more things that he was supposed to keep quiet about .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet today : I ’ m not running against Sleepy Joe Biden .
He is not even a factor .
Never was , remember 1 % Joe ?
I ’ m running against the Radical Left , Do Nothing Democrats & their partner , the real opposition party , the Lamestream Fake News Media !
They are vicious & crazy , but we will WIN !
Donald Trump just gave away that he and his campaign have been holding some kind of internal discussions about trying to frame the 2020 race as being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of being Trump vs Biden .
It ’ s one thing to employ this strategy , but he ’ s not supposed to flat out admit it ’ s what he ’ s doing .
More to the point , Trump just gave away that he ’ s so afraid to face Biden head on , he ’ s pretending Biden isn ’ t even his real opponent .

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For quite some time, it’s been clear that Donald Trump was afraid of having to face Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. Trump tried so hard to blackmail a foreign country into manufacturing a phony Biden scandal, he got himself impeached over it. Now Trump is flat out admitting just how much he fears Biden.
Among Donald Trump’s many problems right now is that his senility is getting incrementally worse, and he’s starting to blurt out more things that he was supposed to keep quiet about. For instance, take this new Trump tweet today:
I’m not running against Sleepy Joe Biden. He is not even a factor. Never was, remember 1% Joe? I’m running against the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats & their partner, the real opposition party, the Lamestream Fake News Media! They are vicious & crazy, but we will WIN!
Donald Trump just gave away that he and his campaign have been holding some kind of internal discussions about trying to frame the 2020 race as being Trump vs “the Radical Left” instead of being Trump vs Biden. It’s one thing to employ this strategy, but he’s not supposed to flat out admit it’s what he’s doing. More to the point, Trump just gave away that he’s so afraid to face Biden head on, he’s pretending Biden isn’t even his real opponent.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan delivers blistering takedown of Republican ignorance

Even as Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats seek solutions to help working class Americans through the coronavirus pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ are only interested in shoveling money out the back door to their wealthy donors .
@ @ @ @ @ delivered an absolutely blistering takedown of Republican ignorance that you ’ ve got to see @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t load on your device , watch it here instead ) :

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Even as Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats seek solutions to help working class Americans through the coronavirus pandemic and economic collapse, the Republicans are only interested in shoveling money out the back door to their wealthy donors.
Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan has delivered an absolutely blistering takedown of Republican ignorance that you’ve got to see (if the video below doesn’t load on your device, watch it here instead):
“Where do you guys live?” pretty well sums it up. Well said, @TimRyan pic.twitter.com/j6ynuPWyx1 — Jason Kander (@JasonKander) May 16, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Justin Amash cuts and runs

Justin Amash cuts and runs

Earlier this month , far-right Congressman Justin Amash announced he was forming an exploratory committee to decide whether to run as the Libertarian candidate for president .
At the time , Palmer Report explained that this meant Amash very much wanted to run , but that he could be talked out of it .
Since that time , a whole lot of you have indeed worked hard to talk Justin Amash out of it .
He could barely so much as post a tweet without facing an endless string of comments urging him not to interfere in the most important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Amash tweeted this today : “ After much reflection , I ’ ve concluded that circumstances don ’ t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year , and therefore I will not be a candidate.
” That means he ’ s cutting and running – but in this instance he ’ s doing the right thing by cutting and running .
The Libertarian Party will still run a spoiler candidate in the 2020 presidential election , in the hope of cashing in on the hoopla .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it won ’ t be Amash – and if the Libertarian candidate is someone with a lower profile , that candidate will siphon off fewer votes .
There is always endless debate about which of the major candidates will be hurt the most by a third party spoiler candidate .
The reality is that it ’ s unpredictable .
One theory is that Amash would have taken votes from Trump because they ’ re both conservatives .
The more likely scenario was that Amash would have taken the votes of anti-Trump conservatives who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop Trump .
The bottom line is that when you ’ re in the lead , the last thing you want is a spoiler candidate flipping over the chess board in an unpredictable manner .
Since Joe Biden is in the lead , Amash deciding not to run is good news for Biden – and bad news for Trump .

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Earlier this month, far-right Congressman Justin Amash announced he was forming an exploratory committee to decide whether to run as the Libertarian candidate for president. At the time, Palmer Report explained that this meant Amash very much wanted to run, but that he could be talked out of it.
Since that time, a whole lot of you have indeed worked hard to talk Justin Amash out of it. He could barely so much as post a tweet without facing an endless string of comments urging him not to interfere in the most important election in our lifetime. Sure enough, Amash tweeted this today: “After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate.”
That means he’s cutting and running – but in this instance he’s doing the right thing by cutting and running. The Libertarian Party will still run a spoiler candidate in the 2020 presidential election, in the hope of cashing in on the hoopla. The good news, though, is that it won’t be Amash – and if the Libertarian candidate is someone with a lower profile, that candidate will siphon off fewer votes.
There is always endless debate about which of the major candidates will be hurt the most by a third party spoiler candidate. The reality is that it’s unpredictable. One theory is that Amash would have taken votes from Trump because they’re both conservatives. The more likely scenario was that Amash would have taken the votes of anti-Trump conservatives who might otherwise have voted for Biden just to stop Trump.
The bottom line is that when you’re in the lead, the last thing you want is a spoiler candidate flipping over the chess board in an unpredictable manner. Since Joe Biden is in the lead, Amash deciding not to run is good news for Biden – and bad news for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump is rattled

Donald Trump is rattled

Operation Warp Speed is happening but not the one Trump just announced .
Just days ago , the White House was required by law to provide Biden with transitional offices in the event he wins the election .
This , probably more than anything , is driving Trump into a frenzy .
The sh*t ’ s getting real and his insistence on reopening the economy and in underestimating the COVID 19 deaths are symptoms of his panic that he might not remain in the Oval Office .
He ’ s now grappling with Brad Parscale , his campaign manager , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election for Trump .
This is not the time to be fighting with Parscale , but since Trump believes he can “ Be Best ” in anything all by himself , we ’ re hoping and praying he gets rid of Parscale .
Then Biden will be a slam dunk for the win for sure .
The Flynn debacle is rattling his cage too .
Judge Emmet Sullivan isn ’ t taking any of AG Barr ’ s nonsense .
The Supreme Court ruling on his taxes is a ticking time bomb .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ overrun with dementia , but we think his crazy behavior may have more to do with the stress of dodging all those criminal convictions speeding like a train in his direction .
The one to watch is Ivanka .
For now , she ’ s hitting the road , doing PR for her daddy .
While it ’ s a good thing to praise our hardworking farmers and feed those in need during the current situation , after years of her false platitudes and tone-deaf actions , no one is buying that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video of Mike Pence carrying the PPE boxes for show .
It ’ s all for show .
But the panic is not .
It ’ s real .
We ’ ve little doubt Ivanka and Jared will flee the country when Trump is no longer in office to protect themselves from criminal prosecution .
Watch them closely because their actions are the real indicators of what ’ s going on in Trump ’ s head .
He can ’ t do rallies , but Ivanka can make food boxes for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pointless current task force he ’ d been assigned to .
But don ’ t be fooled .
When they throw in the towel and attempt to flee , the countdown will be at zero for Trump .
And we suspect it ’ s coming quickly than even they realize .

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Operation Warp Speed is happening but not the one Trump just announced. Just days ago, the White House was required by law to provide Biden with transitional offices in the event he wins the election. This, probably more than anything, is driving Trump into a frenzy.
The sh*t’s getting real and his insistence on reopening the economy and in underestimating the COVID 19 deaths are symptoms of his panic that he might not remain in the Oval Office. He’s now grappling with Brad Parscale, his campaign manager, the guy who helped steal the last election for Trump. This is not the time to be fighting with Parscale, but since Trump believes he can “Be Best” in anything all by himself, we’re hoping and praying he gets rid of Parscale. Then Biden will be a slam dunk for the win for sure.
The Flynn debacle is rattling his cage too. Judge Emmet Sullivan isn’t taking any of AG Barr’s nonsense. The Supreme Court ruling on his taxes is a ticking time bomb. There are those who say Trump is overrun with dementia, but we think his crazy behavior may have more to do with the stress of dodging all those criminal convictions speeding like a train in his direction.
The one to watch is Ivanka. For now, she’s hitting the road, doing PR for her daddy. While it’s a good thing to praise our hardworking farmers and feed those in need during the current situation, after years of her false platitudes and tone-deaf actions, no one is buying that she cares. We’re reminded of the video of Mike Pence carrying the PPE boxes for show. It’s all for show. But the panic is not. It’s real.
We’ve little doubt Ivanka and Jared will flee the country when Trump is no longer in office to protect themselves from criminal prosecution. Watch them closely because their actions are the real indicators of what’s going on in Trump’s head. He can’t do rallies, but Ivanka can make food boxes for the cameras and Jared can look busy with the pointless current task force he’d been assigned to. But don’t be fooled. When they throw in the towel and attempt to flee, the countdown will be at zero for Trump. And we suspect it’s coming quickly than even they realize.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Flies are attracted to excrement

Flies are attracted to excrement

There ’ s an old saying that flies are attracted to excrement .
Donald Trump is a walking talking pile @ @ @ @ @ is a career criminal , a traitor , a sociopath , a serial sexual assaulter @ @ @ @ @ .
Sometimes a moment happens that ’ s so symbolically fitting , you almost can @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s what occurred when Donald Trump spoke outside the White House on @ @ @ @ @ Jabin Botsford captured a surreal moment when an insect – which looks like a fly @ @ @ @ @ past Trump ’ s mouth while he was spouting a bunch of BS : An @ @ @ @ @ of President @ realdonaldtrump as he participates in a coronavirus covid-19 vaccine development event in @ @ @ @ @ White House on Friday , May 15 , 2020 in Washington , DC .
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There’s an old saying that flies are attracted to excrement. Donald Trump is a walking talking pile of excrement. The guy is a career criminal, a traitor, a sociopath, a serial sexual assaulter, and now a genocidist. Sometimes a moment happens that’s so symbolically fitting, you almost can’t believe it happened.
That’s what occurred when Donald Trump spoke outside the White House on Friday. Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford captured a surreal moment when an insect – which looks like a fly to us – flew right past Trump’s mouth while he was spouting a bunch of BS:
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An insect flies by the mouth of President @realdonaldtrump as he participates in a coronavirus covid-19 vaccine development event in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. #trump #politics pic.twitter.com/XnMwgF2Vkr — Jabin Botsford (@jabinbotsford) May 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Donald Trump just got eaten alive

Donald Trump just got eaten alive

The anti-Trump movement has an assortment of both moderate and left-leaning individuals and even a few conservatives who share a common goal of showing Donald Trump the door in the name of democracy and common decency , even if their ideologies clash on a number of other things .
When Trump first ran for president in 2016 , nearly every newspaper or media publication that followed politics endorsed his opponent for president instead – even the ones that notoriously leaned Republican and hadn ’ t endorsed a Democrat in decades .
We ’ re likely to see the same trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorsing Joe Biden over Trump this year , with a few notoriously conservative pundits coming out swinging against Trump ’ s incompetence already .
It ’ s normally expected for newspaper editorial boards to make an endorsement , but one unlikely publication is sharply denouncing Trump ’ s candidacy for 2020 .
It ’ s one thing for a news or political publication to have their preferences when it comes to a political candidate , but it ’ s a little bit different when a medical journal , let alone one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , comes out against a presidential candidate .
In The Lancet ’ s opening editorial this week , they make it clear how hazardous a Trump administration is to public health at large : “ Americans must put a president in the White House come January , 2021 , who will understand that public health should not be guided by partisan politics.
” The article is a scathing indictment of the administration ’ s abysmal failure to tackle the problem and attacks Trump for his reliance on “ magic bullet ” solutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will come soon and it ’ ll no longer be his problem , rather than do anything to competently mitigate the risk of catching COVID-19 or slow down its spread .
While the article makes no mention of Joe Biden , this is perhaps one of the strongest endorsements he ’ s gotten this far – and a stark reminder that it ’ s no longer a partisan statement to say that Donald Trump ’ s presidency is a serious threat to national security .

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The anti-Trump movement has an assortment of both moderate and left-leaning individuals and even a few conservatives who share a common goal of showing Donald Trump the door in the name of democracy and common decency, even if their ideologies clash on a number of other things. When Trump first ran for president in 2016, nearly every newspaper or media publication that followed politics endorsed his opponent for president instead – even the ones that notoriously leaned Republican and hadn’t endorsed a Democrat in decades.
We’re likely to see the same trend with a number of newspapers and magazines endorsing Joe Biden over Trump this year, with a few notoriously conservative pundits coming out swinging against Trump’s incompetence already. It’s normally expected for newspaper editorial boards to make an endorsement, but one unlikely publication is sharply denouncing Trump’s candidacy for 2020.
It’s one thing for a news or political publication to have their preferences when it comes to a political candidate, but it’s a little bit different when a medical journal, let alone one of the most prestigious medical research journals in the world, comes out against a presidential candidate. In The Lancet’s opening editorial this week, they make it clear how hazardous a Trump administration is to public health at large: “Americans must put a president in the White House come January, 2021, who will understand that public health should not be guided by partisan politics.”
The article is a scathing indictment of the administration’s abysmal failure to tackle the problem and attacks Trump for his reliance on “magic bullet” solutions – that hopefully a cure or vaccine will come soon and it’ll no longer be his problem, rather than do anything to competently mitigate the risk of catching COVID-19 or slow down its spread. While the article makes no mention of Joe Biden, this is perhaps one of the strongest endorsements he’s gotten this far – and a stark reminder that it’s no longer a partisan statement to say that Donald Trump’s presidency is a serious threat to national security.
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ALL THE MARBLES

Last night Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conspired to oust the State Department Inspector General .
It was a Friday night , which is usually a dead zone for media coverage , and they presumably hoped no one would notice .
The trouble is , as soon as the ousted the IG , House Democrats revealed that the IG was actively investigating Pompeo .
This kind of obstruction of justice is a crime .
It ’ s the latest in a long , long , long – and escalating – series of crimes being committed by Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve doubled down on their crime spree so thoroughly , in a last ditch effort at keeping the walls from caving in before the election , there are now only two possible outcomes .
The first outcome is that Donald Trump wins the election , and he and his henchmen get away with everything .
The second outcome is that Trump loses the election , and he and all of his people go down for everything .
At this point it ’ s for all the marbles .
These two possible outcomes couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet one or the other will happen .
Either we lose everything or Trump and his goons lose everything .

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Last night Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conspired to oust the State Department Inspector General. It was a Friday night, which is usually a dead zone for media coverage, and they presumably hoped no one would notice. The trouble is, as soon as the ousted the IG, House Democrats revealed that the IG was actively investigating Pompeo.
This kind of obstruction of justice is a crime. It’s the latest in a long, long, long – and escalating – series of crimes being committed by Donald Trump and his people. They’ve doubled down on their crime spree so thoroughly, in a last ditch effort at keeping the walls from caving in before the election, there are now only two possible outcomes.
The first outcome is that Donald Trump wins the election, and he and his henchmen get away with everything. The second outcome is that Trump loses the election, and he and all of his people go down for everything. At this point it’s for all the marbles. These two possible outcomes couldn’t be any more divergent, yet one or the other will happen. Either we lose everything or Trump and his goons lose everything.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Donald Trump just got spanked

Donald Trump just got spanked

Now that he ’ s finally figured out that he ’ s losing , Donald Trump is behaving like a @ @ @ @ @ party for all to see .
He ’ s now decided that he somehow single @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis , and the governors are getting all the credit .
Of course in @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis into a deadly disaster , and governors are getting credit for having tried @ @ @ @ @ Fortunately , Congressman Eric Swalwell just figuratively spanked Donald Trump like the spoiled brat that @ @ @

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Now that he’s finally figured out that he’s losing, Donald Trump is behaving like a spoiled brat throwing a pity party for all to see. He’s now decided that he somehow single handedly saved America from the coronavirus crisis, and the governors are getting all the credit. Of course in reality he negligently turned the coronavirus crisis into a deadly disaster, and governors are getting credit for having tried to work around him.
Fortunately, Congressman Eric Swalwell just figuratively spanked Donald Trump like the spoiled brat that he is:
Many governors have shown true leadership in this crisis, something you know nothing about. https://t.co/qhGwA0rrwA — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) May 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

On Friday , Donald Trump showed us just how ( not ) seriously he ’ s taking the pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ tweeted a bizarre video of his own head superimposed onto that of Bill Pullman ’ @ @ @ @ @ movie Independence Day .
Here ’ s the thing : someone else had a similar @ @ @ @ @ , and let ’ s just say that it didn ’ t work out in @ @ @ @ @ Back in October of 2016 , Jennifer Morrow created this video of Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ up with Bill Pullman ’ s same speech ( if the video below won ’ @ @ @ @ @ , go here instead ) :

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On Friday, Donald Trump showed us just how (not) seriously he’s taking the pandemic and economic crisis, when he tweeted a bizarre video of his own head superimposed onto that of Bill Pullman’s fictional president in the movie Independence Day. Here’s the thing: someone else had a similar idea nearly four years ago, and let’s just say that it didn’t work out in Trump’s favor.
Back in October of 2016, Jennifer Morrow created this video of Donald Trump’s narcissistic inane rambling lined up with Bill Pullman’s same speech (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Here comes Donald Trump’s deranged meltdown about Mitt Romney

In the three and a half hours since President Obama finished giving his nationally televised commencement speech , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ darned thing .
Maybe he passed out in a tub of self pity , or @ @ @ @ @ tantrum and broke his phone .
Either way , once Trump gets his phone back @ @ @ @ @ targets will surely be Republican Senator Mitt Romney , who tweeted this on Saturday evening @ @ @ @ @ Inspectors General is unprecedented ; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to @ @ @ @ @ a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power .
@ @ @ @ @ going to make Donald Trump pretty angry , considering that firing these people is a @ @ @ @ @ hallucinatory reelection strategy .
Of course other GOP Senators such as Chuck Grassley are also @ @ @ @ @ firings , but Trump needs Grassley , and he knows Grassley isn ’ t going @ @ @ @ @ anyway .
So Trump will lash out at Romney instead .

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In the three and a half hours since President Obama finished giving his nationally televised commencement speech, Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted a darned thing. Maybe he passed out in a tub of self pity, or maybe he threw a jealous tantrum and broke his phone.
Either way, once Trump gets his phone back, one of his first targets will surely be Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who tweeted this on Saturday evening:
The firings of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so
without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power. — Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) May 16, 2020
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Yeah, that’s going to make Donald Trump pretty angry, considering that firing these people is a major component of his increasingly hallucinatory reelection strategy. Of course other GOP Senators such as Chuck Grassley are also publicly condemning Trump over these firings, but Trump needs Grassley, and he knows Grassley isn’t going to follow up on it anyway. So Trump will lash out at Romney instead.
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