palmerreport--2020-03-10--The Republicans’ attempt at punishing Mitt Romney just totally blew up in their faces

Based on the growing number of House and Senate Republicans who are quarantining themselves after having been potentially exposed to the coronavirus at the conservative CPAC conference , it ’ s now clear that just about everyone who attended is at risk .
We wouldn ’ t wish this virus on anyone , but there ’ s an irony that after Donald Trump claimed this was all a hoax , it ’ s hitting members of his own party the hardest .
Here ’ s the kicker .
There was one high profile Republican politician who controversially wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romney voted to convict and remove Donald Trump from office ?
CPAC retaliated against Romney by banning him from this year ’ s conference .
This was supposed to be a punishment , but it directly resulted in Romney not getting exposed to the coronavirus during the event .
So there you have it .
Mitt Romney appears to be in good overall health , but he ’ s in his seventies , and he would have had a harder time fighting off the coronavirus than some of these younger Republicans who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romney , the Republicans may have unwittingly ended up saving his life .

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Based on the growing number of House and Senate Republicans who are quarantining themselves after having been potentially exposed to the coronavirus at the conservative CPAC conference, it’s now clear that just about everyone who attended is at risk. We wouldn’t wish this virus on anyone, but there’s an irony that after Donald Trump claimed this was all a hoax, it’s hitting members of his own party the hardest. Here’s the kicker.
There was one high profile Republican politician who controversially wasn’t at CPAC. Remember when Senator Mitt Romney voted to convict and remove Donald Trump from office? CPAC retaliated against Romney by banning him from this year’s conference. This was supposed to be a punishment, but it directly resulted in Romney not getting exposed to the coronavirus during the event.
So there you have it. Mitt Romney appears to be in good overall health, but he’s in his seventies, and he would have had a harder time fighting off the coronavirus than some of these younger Republicans who are under quarantine. By trying to punish Romney, the Republicans may have unwittingly ended up saving his life.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--So much for Donald Trump’s new White House Chief of Staff

Just a few days ago , Donald Trump announced via tweet that he was ousting his Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney , and replacing him with GOP Congressman Mark Meadows .
We ’ re not sure when Meadows was supposed to show up and start doing the job , but now it turns out he won ’ t be showing up for awhile .
As of this evening , CNN is reporting that Mark Meadows is under quarantine for coronavirus exposure .
He ’ ll remain that way through at least Wednesday .
What ’ s interesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no symptoms , and he ’ s been tested and it ’ s come back negative .
But the CDC website says that if you ’ re tested while you have no symptoms , it can come back negative even if you have the coronavirus .
So Meadows could still have the virus , and he won ’ t know for sure until he makes it past the fourteen day exposure period on Wednesday with no symptoms .
So now we have Donald Trump , his new White House Chief of Staff , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate allies all potentially exposed to the coronavirus .
Most of them are doing the right thing by quarantining themselves .
The exceptions thus far are Trump and Louis Gohmert , who are refusing to isolate themselves , and are thus potentially putting people ’ s lives at risk .

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Just a few days ago, Donald Trump announced via tweet that he was ousting his Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, and replacing him with GOP Congressman Mark Meadows. We’re not sure when Meadows was supposed to show up and start doing the job, but now it turns out he won’t be showing up for awhile.
As of this evening, CNN is reporting that Mark Meadows is under quarantine for coronavirus exposure. He’ll remain that way through at least Wednesday. What’s interesting here is that Meadows says he has no symptoms, and he’s been tested and it’s come back negative. But the CDC website says that if you’re tested while you have no symptoms, it can come back negative even if you have the coronavirus. So Meadows could still have the virus, and he won’t know for sure until he makes it past the fourteen day exposure period on Wednesday with no symptoms.
So now we have Donald Trump, his new White House Chief of Staff, and several of his Republican House and Senate allies all potentially exposed to the coronavirus. Most of them are doing the right thing by quarantining themselves. The exceptions thus far are Trump and Louis Gohmert, who are refusing to isolate themselves, and are thus potentially putting people’s lives at risk.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Joe Biden has something up his sleeve for his rally with Kamala Harris tonight

Joe Biden is holding a rally in Detroit tonight , ahead of tomorrow ’ s Michigan primary vote .
By now everyone knows that Senator Kamala Harris , who endorsed Biden over the weekend , will be in attendance with him tonight .
But now it turns out Biden has another trick up his sleeve .
When Senator Cory Booker posted a video endorsing Joe Biden this morning , Booker seemed to hint that he was also in Detroit .
That led to questions about whether Booker would be at tonight ’ s rally .
Sure enough , the Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed at Biden ’ s Detroit rally .
This is crucial .
Five new polls today point to Joe Biden being ahead in Michigan by an average of twenty-two points .
But we all saw how the Michigan primary went in 2016 , when Hillary Clinton was ahead in the polls , but Republicans used the open primary format to cast spoiler votes for Bernie Sanders , handing him a narrow win .
Biden needs to run up the score in Michigan by as many votes as possible in order to overcome this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s busting out the big guns like Harris and Booker .

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Joe Biden is holding a rally in Detroit tonight, ahead of tomorrow’s Michigan primary vote. By now everyone knows that Senator Kamala Harris, who endorsed Biden over the weekend, will be in attendance with him tonight. But now it turns out Biden has another trick up his sleeve.
When Senator Cory Booker posted a video endorsing Joe Biden this morning, Booker seemed to hint that he was also in Detroit. That led to questions about whether Booker would be at tonight’s rally. Sure enough, the Washington Post is now confirming that Booker is indeed at Biden’s Detroit rally.
This is crucial. Five new polls today point to Joe Biden being ahead in Michigan by an average of twenty-two points. But we all saw how the Michigan primary went in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was ahead in the polls, but Republicans used the open primary format to cast spoiler votes for Bernie Sanders, handing him a narrow win. Biden needs to run up the score in Michigan by as many votes as possible in order to overcome this. It’s why he’s busting out the big guns like Harris and Booker.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump goes off the paranoid delusional deep end as he’s potentially exposed to coronavirus

Donald Trump has now interacted with at least three people – including Matt Gaetz , Doug Collins , and Matt Schlapp – who have since learned that they interacted with an individual who has tested positive for coronavirus .
This doesn ’ t mean Trump is infected , or that any of those three guys has been infected .
But it does mean Trump is going off the paranoid delusional deep end , and he ’ s not even making any sense about it .
You ’ d think Donald Trump would be worried about catching the coronavirus from one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just flew on Air Force One with Matt Gaetz .
Instead , Vanity Fair says that Trump thinks journalists are trying to catch coronavirus on purpose , so they can try to infect him on Air Force One .
This is a level of paranoid delusion that calls for an immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment , frankly .
That same Vanity Fair report says that Donald Trump is planning to continue holding his campaign rallies , despite the obvious coronavirus risks inherent in interacting with such a large gathering of people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s a problem , nor does he appear worried that his Republican pals might have exposed to him to the virus , but he does believe that journalists are engaging in some plot to risk their lives just so they can make him sick .
This guy is sick .

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Donald Trump has now interacted with at least three people – including Matt Gaetz, Doug Collins, and Matt Schlapp – who have since learned that they interacted with an individual who has tested positive for coronavirus. This doesn’t mean Trump is infected, or that any of those three guys has been infected. But it does mean Trump is going off the paranoid delusional deep end, and he’s not even making any sense about it.
You’d think Donald Trump would be worried about catching the coronavirus from one of his Republican buddies, considering he just flew on Air Force One with Matt Gaetz. Instead, Vanity Fair says that Trump thinks journalists are trying to catch coronavirus on purpose, so they can try to infect him on Air Force One. This is a level of paranoid delusion that calls for an immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment, frankly.
That same Vanity Fair report says that Donald Trump is planning to continue holding his campaign rallies, despite the obvious coronavirus risks inherent in interacting with such a large gathering of people. He doesn’t seem to think that’s a problem, nor does he appear worried that his Republican pals might have exposed to him to the virus, but he does believe that journalists are engaging in some plot to risk their lives just so they can make him sick. This guy is sick.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Melania Trump begins canceling events

Melania Trump begins canceling events

Now that Donald Trump has potentially been exposed to the coronavirus through his interactions with his pals Matt Gaetz , @ @ @ @ @ Schlapp , does he still think it ’ s a hoax ?
Gaetz , Collins @ @ @ @ @ Paul Gosar are all self-quarantined now .
Is Trump taking this seriously yet ?
Based @ @ @ @ @ legendary failure of a press conference today , he doesn ’ t appear to be @ @ @ @ @ anything seriously .
But what about the people around him ?
According to Politico , @ @ @ @ @ a fundraiser in California – one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak @ @ @ @ @ conflict .
Really ?
She ’ s canceling a fundraiser due to a scheduling conflict @ @ @ @ @ come up ?
The Trumps don ’ t consider anything more important than money .
@ @ @ @ @ Scheduling conflict it is .

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Now that Donald Trump has potentially been exposed to the coronavirus through his interactions with his pals Matt Gaetz, Doug Collins, and Matt Schlapp, does he still think it’s a hoax? Gaetz, Collins, Ted Cruz, and Paul Gosar are all self-quarantined now. Is Trump taking this seriously yet?
Based on Donald Trump’s legendary failure of a press conference today, he doesn’t appear to be mentally competent enough to take anything seriously. But what about the people around him? According to Politico, Melania Trump is suddenly canceling a fundraiser in California – one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak – due to a scheduling conflict.
Really? She’s canceling a fundraiser due to a scheduling conflict? What could possibly have come up? The Trumps don’t consider anything more important than money. But hey, whatever. Scheduling conflict it is.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--This is just UGLY

This is just UGLY

Just how bad have things gotten today ?
The U.S. stock market was literally open for five minutes today before they had to shut it down because it was crashing so badly .
Once it did reopen , it dropped even further , with the Dow Jones closing down a little more than 2,000 points today .
This is the worst stock market disaster since , well , the last time we had a republican president .
In after-hours trading this evening , the Dow Futures were down a few hundred more points , but have since partially recovered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ does tomorrow .
But the plunge in oil prices , and the obvious negative impact that the coronavirus crisis is having on the world economy , mean that it ’ s very difficult to foresee the U.S. economy continuing to grow as all of this plays out .
Stock market plunges happen .
Recessions happen .
But we have a President of the United States who ’ s not capable of dealing with this .
He lacks the economic savvy to make the correct moves .
He ’ s too narcissistic to ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s too worried about his grifting to properly focus on America ’ s biggest problems anyway .
At this point he comes off as too psychologically incompetent to deal with anything .
So yeah , this is ugly .

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Just how bad have things gotten today? The U.S. stock market was literally open for five minutes today before they had to shut it down because it was crashing so badly. Once it did reopen, it dropped even further, with the Dow Jones closing down a little more than 2,000 points today. This is the worst stock market disaster since, well, the last time we had a republican president.
In after-hours trading this evening, the Dow Futures were down a few hundred more points, but have since partially recovered. We’ll see what the market does tomorrow. But the plunge in oil prices, and the obvious negative impact that the coronavirus crisis is having on the world economy, mean that it’s very difficult to foresee the U.S. economy continuing to grow as all of this plays out.
Stock market plunges happen. Recessions happen. But we have a President of the United States who’s not capable of dealing with this. He lacks the economic savvy to make the correct moves. He’s too narcissistic to ask economic experts for help. He’s too worried about his grifting to properly focus on America’s biggest problems anyway. At this point he comes off as too psychologically incompetent to deal with anything. So yeah, this is ugly.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump after his disastrous press conference

The President of the United States has been potentially exposed to a deadly contagious virus , and now he ’ @ @ @ @ @ if he ’ s even been tested for it .
Donald Trump ’ s press @ @ @ @ @ for the ages , even by his standards , and it raises questions about – @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s press conference debacle , CNN ’ s Manu Raju caught up @ @ @ @ @ Nancy Pelosi and had this exchange : The coronavirus crisis is a serious matter , @ @ @ @ @ Trump is refusing to take any of it seriously .
Questions about his own potential @ @ @ @ @ to say if he ’ s been tested for it , can only serve to @ @ @ @ @ to finally take the crisis seriously .
By mocking him , Pelosi is skillfully steering @ @ @ @ @ .

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The President of the United States has been potentially exposed to a deadly contagious virus, and now he’s refusing to tell us if he’s even been tested for it. Donald Trump’s press conference today was a disaster for the ages, even by his standards, and it raises questions about – well – everything.
After Donald Trump’s press conference debacle, CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and had this exchange:
Asked Pelosi if she thinks Trump should be tested after his interactions with Doug Collins and Matt Gaetz.
Pelosi: “Tested for what?”
me: coronavirus
Pelosi: “Oh, I thought he should be tested for a long time now.”
And she walked off — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 9, 2020
The coronavirus crisis is a serious matter, of course. But Donald Trump is refusing to take any of it seriously. Questions about his own potential exposure, and his refusal to say if he’s been tested for it, can only serve to place more pressure on him to finally take the crisis seriously. By mocking him, Pelosi is skillfully steering more attention onto that topic.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Donald Trump crashes and burns in disastrous coronavirus press conference

Earlier today we learned that Donald Trump has been potentially exposed to the coronavirus by a number of his republican @ @ @ @ @ under self-quarantine .
The stock market dropped two thousand points today , partly due to @ @ @ @ @ virus is having on the economy .
Trump decided that now would be a good @ @ @ @ @ conference and try to calm everyone down .
The trouble : he ’ s unwilling @ @ @ @ @ the most basic of questions about the controversies at hand .
Specifically , during his @ @ @ @ @ Trump refused to say whether or not he ’ s been tested for the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ is that ?
The President of the United States is potentially infected with a deadly @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t even tell us if he ’ s been tested ?
Mike Pence @ @ @ @ @ conference and stated that he hasn ’ t been tested , while refusing to say @ @ @ @ @ tested .
What do these idiots even think they ’ re doing ?

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Earlier today we learned that Donald Trump has been potentially exposed to the coronavirus by a number of his republican allies, who are now under self-quarantine. The stock market dropped two thousand points today, partly due to fear of the impact the virus is having on the economy.
Trump decided that now would be a good time to hold a press conference and try to calm everyone down. The trouble: he’s unwilling or unable to answer even the most basic of questions about the controversies at hand.
Specifically, during his press conference just now, Trump refused to say whether or not he’s been tested for the coronavirus. What kind of answer is that? The President of the United States is potentially infected with a deadly contagious virus, and he won’t even tell us if he’s been tested?
Mike Pence showed up at the press conference and stated that he hasn’t been tested, while refusing to say whether Donald Trump has been tested. What do these idiots even think they’re doing?
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump is manipulating the stock market again

After a devastating two thousand point drop yesterday , the Dow Jones tried to bounce back today .
It succeeded in that goal , starting the day strong and ending it strong , gaining back a little more than half the previous day ’ s losses in the process .
Here ’ s the thing though .
At 10:00am eastern time , the Dow Jones was at around 24,660 .
At that point Donald Trump posted a pair of tweets attacking the job that Fed Chair Jay Powell was doing .
The stock market thinks a lot more of Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whenever Trump does this , the market sells off .
By 11:30am , it was down to about 23,800 .
Then investors shook off Trump ’ s tweet , and finished the day at 25,020 .
On a day where the stock market was desperate to go up , Donald Trump ’ s tweet created one heck of a short term buying opportunity – especially if anyone knew when Trump ’ s damaging tweet was going to happen .
So it once again raises the question .
Does Trump post stupid market-manipulating tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or is Trump manipulating the market on purpose so his buddies can buy into it ?
This kind of insider trading would be a serious crime .

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After a devastating two thousand point drop yesterday, the Dow Jones tried to bounce back today. It succeeded in that goal, starting the day strong and ending it strong, gaining back a little more than half the previous day’s losses in the process. Here’s the thing though.
At 10:00am eastern time, the Dow Jones was at around 24,660. At that point Donald Trump posted a pair of tweets attacking the job that Fed Chair Jay Powell was doing. The stock market thinks a lot more of Powell than it does of Trump, so whenever Trump does this, the market sells off. By 11:30am, it was down to about 23,800. Then investors shook off Trump’s tweet, and finished the day at 25,020.
On a day where the stock market was desperate to go up, Donald Trump’s tweet created one heck of a short term buying opportunity – especially if anyone knew when Trump’s damaging tweet was going to happen. So it once again raises the question. Does Trump post stupid market-manipulating tweets just because he’s an idiot, or is Trump manipulating the market on purpose so his buddies can buy into it? This kind of insider trading would be a serious crime.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump goes completely off the deep end after his path to reelection narrows significantly

We ’ ll see how the vote tally in today ’ s Michigan Democratic primary contest ends up looking .
The reality is that it ’ s an open primary , so an unknown number of pro-Trump Republicans will cast spoiler votes for Bernie Sanders today , just as they did in Michigan in 2016 .
But the polls suggest that Joe Biden is overwhelmingly popular in the state .
That ’ s a problem if you ’ re Donald Trump , and you need to win Michigan to have any chance in 2020 .
That ’ s probably why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state right about now .
See if you can figure out what he ’ s even trying to say here : If you like automobiles , how can you vote for a Democrat who all want to get rid of cars , as quickly as possible , especially if they are powered by gasoline .
Remember also , no more than one car per family .
I , on the other hand , have new plants being built all over Michigan , Plus !
To be clear , not one word of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imaginary policy proposals that don ’ t even exist .
Remarkably , this was Trump ’ s second attempt , after he typed “ automobils ” the first time .
This entire tweet reads like it was written by a Russian bot .
“ Michigan Plus ” is just weird .
But the bottom line is that Trump is scared to death of facing Joe Biden – and as Biden continues to lock down the nomination , Trump ’ s path to reelection is narrowing significantly .

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We’ll see how the vote tally in today’s Michigan Democratic primary contest ends up looking. The reality is that it’s an open primary, so an unknown number of pro-Trump Republicans will cast spoiler votes for Bernie Sanders today, just as they did in Michigan in 2016. But the polls suggest that Joe Biden is overwhelmingly popular in the state. That’s a problem if you’re Donald Trump, and you need to win Michigan to have any chance in 2020.
That’s probably why Donald Trump is melting down about the state right about now. See if you can figure out what he’s even trying to say here:
If you like automobiles, how can you vote for a Democrat who all want to get rid of cars, as quickly as possible, especially if they are powered by gasoline. Remember also, no more than one car per family. I, on the other hand, have new plants being built all over Michigan, Plus! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 10, 2020
To be clear, not one word of this is true. Trump is talking about imaginary policy proposals that don’t even exist. Remarkably, this was Trump’s second attempt, after he typed “automobils” the first time. This entire tweet reads like it was written by a Russian bot. “Michigan Plus” is just weird. But the bottom line is that Trump is scared to death of facing Joe Biden – and as Biden continues to lock down the nomination, Trump’s path to reelection is narrowing significantly.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Joe Biden’s ace in the hole

Joe Biden’s ace in the hole

Last night Michael Taylor , the Mayor of Sterling Heights , Michigan , endorsed Joe Biden for President .
This may not sound like much of a big deal , until you realize that Taylor is Republican .
He ’ s not some Never Trumper either ; Taylor voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but has since come to regret it , and now he plans to vote for Biden over Trump in the general election .
But there ’ s something bigger going on here .
Joe Biden is rolling out the endorsement of this Republican Mayor right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Biden is hoping to convince moderate Republicans to vote for him in the primary .
This a legitimate practice , as these Republicans actually want Biden to be President – as opposed to the Trump-supporting Republicans who have been voting for Bernie Sanders as a spoiler in open primaries .
This points to Biden ’ s ace in the hole in the general election .
Michael Taylor isn ’ t the only Republican officeholder who ’ s likely to end up supporting Joe Biden over Donald Trump .
For instance , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor of Vermont both called for Trump to be convicted and removed from office .
There ’ s a good chance they ’ ll both endorse Biden over Trump .
But even if they ’ re planning to do so , Biden will sit on those endorsements until the right time in the general election , for maximum impact .
Joe Biden is already the most popular candidate with Democratic voters , and he ’ s driving Democrats to the polls , as evidenced by his increasingly dominant performance in the Democratic primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats have to overcome everything from Republican voter suppression to Russian meddling , it ’ ll help greatly that a number of Republicans will eagerly turn out to vote for Biden over Trump , thus padding Biden ’ s vote total .

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Last night Michael Taylor, the Mayor of Sterling Heights, Michigan, endorsed Joe Biden for President. This may not sound like much of a big deal, until you realize that Taylor is Republican. He’s not some Never Trumper either; Taylor voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but has since come to regret it, and now he plans to vote for Biden over Trump in the general election. But there’s something bigger going on here.
Joe Biden is rolling out the endorsement of this Republican Mayor right now because Michigan has an open primary, and Biden is hoping to convince moderate Republicans to vote for him in the primary. This a legitimate practice, as these Republicans actually want Biden to be President – as opposed to the Trump-supporting Republicans who have been voting for Bernie Sanders as a spoiler in open primaries. This points to Biden’s ace in the hole in the general election.
Michael Taylor isn’t the only Republican officeholder who’s likely to end up supporting Joe Biden over Donald Trump. For instance, the Republican Governor of Massachusetts and the Republican Governor of Vermont both called for Trump to be convicted and removed from office. There’s a good chance they’ll both endorse Biden over Trump. But even if they’re planning to do so, Biden will sit on those endorsements until the right time in the general election, for maximum impact.
Joe Biden is already the most popular candidate with Democratic voters, and he’s driving Democrats to the polls, as evidenced by his increasingly dominant performance in the Democratic primary race. But in an election where the Democrats have to overcome everything from Republican voter suppression to Russian meddling, it’ll help greatly that a number of Republicans will eagerly turn out to vote for Biden over Trump, thus padding Biden’s vote total.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump’s last chance

Donald Trump’s last chance

It is a thing I still hear occasionally , but thankfully not as much these days : “ Say what you like about Donald Trump , but he is a master of … , ” fill in the blank .
I can still remember shouting with derision at my car radio in 2016 , tuned to BBC Radio 4 , at a forgettable pundit with a cut glass accent telling me , “ Say what you like about Donald Trump , but he is a brilliant businessman.
” Once and for all : Donald Trump is not a brilliant anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does .
He is an incompetent , a liar , a phony , a thief , a stumblebum , a fool .
Donald Trump is a talent-free moron .
He is possibly one of the worst real estate developers in the history of New York City , his actual chosen career .
He started out with 400 million dollars of tax free money dribbled out to him from his father and he lost it all .
Then he went bankrupt six times and found himself a billion dollars in debt .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all is because thieves in Russia saw him as a useful idiot for money laundering and a lot of stupid people believed his mind-blowingly implausible self-promotion .
Despite cheating virtually everyone who ever did business with him he still managed to lose money .
That ’ s how appalling his “ business skills ” are .
But because he ’ s a racist , and because he was famous and fools love famous , pompous , white men over six feet tall who appear to be rich and declare themselves great , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him and he became president of the United States .
He lucked into it .
It ’ s just that simple .
It was going to happen sooner or later .
After all , somebody always wins the lottery , right ?
Donald Trump ’ s astonishing good luck has just run out .
And the really amazing thing about all of this is he was just handed another lucky break that could have saved him .
But because he is an idiot he didn ’ t know how to take advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lucky break , too .
So much so that had anyone other than Donald Trump been in his shoes , with enough savvy to understand what was really going on , recognizing the opportunity they had just been handed , they might have concluded that there really is a God .
I ’ m referring to the coronavirus outbreak .
Think about it yourself .
It ’ s early in an election year .
A wildly unpopular president is about to go up against a Democratic candidate with a very good chance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That was the point when Donald Trump could have stepped up to the plate and really become President .
He could have said something like , “ Politics is politics , but this is life and death .
Together , Republicans and Democrats , rich and poor , people of all backgrounds and races and religious beliefs , we can and we will get through this .
I can ’ t promise you it will be easy .
But I can promise you I will be here for every one of you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could have rolled up his sleeves and got on with it .
He could have ignored his critics .
He could have poured resources into the effort .
And so on .
What an opportunity !
Instead , Donald Trump decided to double down on his little man pettiness .
He became even more peevish , hateful , divisive and dishonest .
He tried blaming the Democrats .
He lied about the coronavirus .
He disputed hard statistics without evidence .
He minimized the danger .
He showed off his ignorance about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though his own grandfather died from the flu .
Then he went and played golf .
This is a man , who very well may walk out of the presidency and into a jail cell in as little as ten months time , blowing the opportunity to save both his presidency and himself from ignominious defeat .
But because he squandered this opportunity , because coronavirus is no respecter of persons , because MAGA hat wearing idiots and their loved ones are going to die , I believe Donald Trump is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amazing thing to me is , the one thing that is going to cost him the presidency is the one thing that could have saved him .
And it ’ s going to happen for one reason and one reason only : because he ’ s stupid .
So please don ’ t tell me what Donald Trump is good at .
He isn ’ t good at anything .
And that , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , is finally very good news for us .

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It is a thing I still hear occasionally, but thankfully not as much these days: “Say what you like about Donald Trump, but he is a master of …,” fill in the blank. I can still remember shouting with derision at my car radio in 2016, tuned to BBC Radio 4, at a forgettable pundit with a cut glass accent telling me, “Say what you like about Donald Trump, but he is a brilliant businessman.”
Once and for all: Donald Trump is not a brilliant anything. He is bad at everything he does. He is an incompetent, a liar, a phony, a thief, a stumblebum, a fool. Donald Trump is a talent-free moron. He is possibly one of the worst real estate developers in the history of New York City, his actual chosen career. He started out with 400 million dollars of tax free money dribbled out to him from his father and he lost it all. Then he went bankrupt six times and found himself a billion dollars in debt.
The only reason Donald Trump has any money at all is because thieves in Russia saw him as a useful idiot for money laundering and a lot of stupid people believed his mind-blowingly implausible self-promotion. Despite cheating virtually everyone who ever did business with him he still managed to lose money. That’s how appalling his “business skills” are.
But because he’s a racist, and because he was famous and fools love famous, pompous, white men over six feet tall who appear to be rich and declare themselves great, a lot of very stupid people voted for him and he became president of the United States. He lucked into it. It’s just that simple. It was going to happen sooner or later. After all, somebody always wins the lottery, right?
Donald Trump’s astonishing good luck has just run out. And the really amazing thing about all of this is he was just handed another lucky break that could have saved him. But because he is an idiot he didn’t know how to take advantage of it. And it was an amazingly lucky break, too. So much so that had anyone other than Donald Trump been in his shoes, with enough savvy to understand what was really going on, recognizing the opportunity they had just been handed, they might have concluded that there really is a God.
I’m referring to the coronavirus outbreak. Think about it yourself. It’s early in an election year. A wildly unpopular president is about to go up against a Democratic candidate with a very good chance of unseating him. Along comes the coronavirus. That was the point when Donald Trump could have stepped up to the plate and really become President. He could have said something like, “Politics is politics, but this is life and death. Together, Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, people of all backgrounds and races and religious beliefs, we can and we will get through this. I can’t promise you it will be easy. But I can promise you I will be here for every one of you every step of the way.” Then he could have rolled up his sleeves and got on with it. He could have ignored his critics. He could have poured resources into the effort. And so on. What an opportunity!
Instead, Donald Trump decided to double down on his little man pettiness. He became even more peevish, hateful, divisive and dishonest. He tried blaming the Democrats. He lied about the coronavirus. He disputed hard statistics without evidence. He minimized the danger. He showed off his ignorance about the death rate from flu, even though his own grandfather died from the flu. Then he went and played golf.
This is a man, who very well may walk out of the presidency and into a jail cell in as little as ten months time, blowing the opportunity to save both his presidency and himself from ignominious defeat. But because he squandered this opportunity, because coronavirus is no respecter of persons, because MAGA hat wearing idiots and their loved ones are going to die, I believe Donald Trump is going to lose in November. And the really amazing thing to me is, the one thing that is going to cost him the presidency is the one thing that could have saved him. And it’s going to happen for one reason and one reason only: because he’s stupid.
So please don’t tell me what Donald Trump is good at. He isn’t good at anything. And that, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, is finally very good news for us.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Kamala Harris just lit the fuse

Kamala Harris just lit the fuse

Things seem to be just falling into place for former Vice President Joe Biden in his bid for the White House .
Former Obama White House economic adviser Robert Wolf , appeared on Fox & Friends Sunday to tout the importance of Kamala Harris ’ endorsement .
Wolf said that her timing “ was perfect .
Let ’ s be honest , she ’ s a rock star.
” Wolf even suggested that she would be a great vice-presidential candidate because she brings voters who are “ very complimentary to the vice president .
She brings a different electricity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s endorsements to date hold the potential of doing that .
Not to be left off the Biden train , Cory Booker has also endorsed Biden .
According to HuffPost , Booker believes that Biden will “ show there ’ s more that unites us than divides us.
” Like Harris , Booker can possibly bring additional black voters to the table .
While Jesse Jackson came out of nowhere to endorse Sanders , Jackson arguably will not bring the support that these two young , relevant , Black endorsements will bring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t good news for Biden , CNN had more .
A recently conducted poll by CNN shows that 52 % of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independents want Joe Biden to win the nomination .
36 % would like to see Sanders win .
The poll also appears to reflect that some of Elizabeth Warren ’ s previous supporters are moving to Biden .
CNN initially conducted some of its interviews before Warren officially dropped out of the race .
When they continued interviews following Warren ’ s announcement , 57 % supported Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is no coincidence .
Biden can clearly relate these numbers to his Super Tuesday victory , which also caused other numbers to rise .

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Things seem to be just falling into place for former Vice President Joe Biden in his bid for the White House. Former Obama White House economic adviser Robert Wolf, appeared on Fox & Friends Sunday to tout the importance of Kamala Harris’ endorsement. Wolf said that her timing “was perfect. Let’s be honest, she’s a rock star.”
Wolf even suggested that she would be a great vice-presidential candidate because she brings voters who are “very complimentary to the vice president. She brings a different electricity to the base.” All of Biden’s endorsements to date hold the potential of doing that.
Not to be left off the Biden train, Cory Booker has also endorsed Biden. According to HuffPost, Booker believes that Biden will “show there’s more that unites us than divides us.” Like Harris, Booker can possibly bring additional black voters to the table. While Jesse Jackson came out of nowhere to endorse Sanders, Jackson arguably will not bring the support that these two young, relevant, Black endorsements will bring to Biden. As if all this isn’t good news for Biden, CNN had more.
A recently conducted poll by CNN shows that 52% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independents want Joe Biden to win the nomination. 36% would like to see Sanders win. The poll also appears to reflect that some of Elizabeth Warren’s previous supporters are moving to Biden. CNN initially conducted some of its interviews before Warren officially dropped out of the race. When they continued interviews following Warren’s announcement, 57% supported Biden while Sanders remained at 36%. This is no coincidence. Biden can clearly relate these numbers to his Super Tuesday victory, which also caused other numbers to rise.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--GOP Congressman Paul Gosar goes off the deep end after being quarantined for coronavirus

We ’ ll say this for House Republican Paul Gosar : at least he was willing to quarantine himself after he learned that he ’ d potentially been exposed to the coronavirus .
It ’ s the right thing to do .
He ’ s trying to keep others from being infected .
The trouble is , Paul Gosar is still Paul Gosar .
He was a babbling idiot before he was quarantined , and now he ’ s… well , we ’ re not even sure what ’ s happening here .
After quarantining himself , Congressman Paul Gosar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what ?
We don ’ t even know what ’ s going on in that image .
But after Paul Gosar announced that he has the “ Wuhan Virus ” instead of the coronavirus , in an racist attempt at blaming China for the whole thing , we ’ re left to wonder if this image is intended to convey some kind of xenophobic stereotype as well .
In any case , we wouldn ’ t wish coronavirus on anyone , so we hope all these Republicans in Congress end up not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have it , we hope they recover fully .
The trouble is , they ’ re still the same ignorant idiots they always were , and unfortunately there ’ s no vaccine for that .

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We’ll say this for House Republican Paul Gosar: at least he was willing to quarantine himself after he learned that he’d potentially been exposed to the coronavirus. It’s the right thing to do. He’s trying to keep others from being infected. The trouble is, Paul Gosar is still Paul Gosar. He was a babbling idiot before he was quarantined, and now he’s… well, we’re not even sure what’s happening here.
After quarantining himself, Congressman Paul Gosar posted this incomprehensibly bizarre tweet:
Been thinking about life and mortality today. I’d rather die gloriously in battle than from a virus. In a way it doesn’t matter. But it kinda does. pic.twitter.com/m6vU5RTQHJ — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) March 9, 2020
Wait, what? We don’t even know what’s going on in that image. But after Paul Gosar announced that he has the “Wuhan Virus” instead of the coronavirus, in an racist attempt at blaming China for the whole thing, we’re left to wonder if this image is intended to convey some kind of xenophobic stereotype as well.
In any case, we wouldn’t wish coronavirus on anyone, so we hope all these Republicans in Congress end up not having it. And if they do have it, we hope they recover fully. The trouble is, they’re still the same ignorant idiots they always were, and unfortunately there’s no vaccine for that.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Listen to Cory Booker

Listen to Cory Booker

Senator Cory Booker , an aspirational rising star in the Democratic Party who may end up being President someday , @ @ @ @ @ .
Then Booker traveled to Detroit last night for a Biden rally , along with @ @ @ @ @ a powerful speech , which is worth watching in its entirety : Senator @ CoryBooker @ @ @ @ @ campaign trail in Flint , Michigan .
Tune in to watch live : https : @

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Senator Cory Booker, an aspirational rising star in the Democratic Party who may end up being President someday, endorsed Joe Biden yesterday morning. Then Booker traveled to Detroit last night for a Biden rally, along with Kamala Harris. Booker delivered a powerful speech, which is worth watching in its entirety:
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Senator @CoryBooker is joining me on the campaign trail in Flint, Michigan. Tune in to watch live: https://t.co/FlNzrqt8Nq — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Joe Biden just bulldozed Donald Trump

Joe Biden just bulldozed Donald Trump

Today , Joe Biden will compete in half a dozen primary states and try to solidify his hold on the @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States .
But he ’ s also firmly keeping an eye @ @ @ @ @ is running America into the ground more destructively than ever .
Citing the multiple worsening @ @ @ @ @ ’ t or can ’ t address Joe Biden ripped him a new one : @ @ @ @ @ presidential leadership is even more important .
But time and time again , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ he is of rising to the occasion .
He is dangerously unfit to lead our @ @ @ @ @ challenge .
https : //t.co/UIIk2gh4ht Our diversity is , and has always been , our @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump does n't get that — we need a president who does .

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Today, Joe Biden will compete in half a dozen primary states and try to solidify his hold on the 2020 Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. But he’s also firmly keeping an eye on Donald Trump, who is running America into the ground more destructively than ever.
Citing the multiple worsening crises that Trump either won’t or can’t address Joe Biden ripped him a new one:
In moments of crisis, presidential leadership is even more important. But time and time again, Donald Trump has proven just how incapable he is of rising to the occasion. He is dangerously unfit to lead our country through a global health challenge. https://t.co/UIIk2gh4ht — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 9, 2020
Joe Biden continued bulldozing Trump:
Our diversity is, and has always been, our greatest strength as a nation. Donald Trump doesn't get that — we need a president who does. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Well here we go…

Well here we go…

To give you an idea of just how seriously Donald Trump is taking the coronavirus threat and the collapsing economy , he spent the weekend golfing , and then spent Monday holding one of the most unsatisfying press conferences in recent political memory .
In other words , Trump is not taking it seriously .
Any of it .
As proof of this , Donald Trump was up late last night yelling “ Fake News ” after the media correctly reported that he refused to say during his press conference whether he himself has been tested for the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in quarantine because they were exposed to it , and that Trump has since come into contact with many of them .
Trump and Matt Gaetz were on Air Force One together yesterday , and after the plane landed , Gaetz immediately went into quarantine – yet Trump still doesn ’ t think he even needs to be tested , let alone quarantined .
That brings us to today .
The Dow Jones lost two thousand points yesterday , something that pretty much doesn ’ t happen .
The Dow Futures have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we ’ ll see what investors do today .
But between the world impact of the coronavirus , wide expectation that Trump ’ s failed handling of the virus in the U.S. will lead to an epidemic here , and the sudden oil war , the U.S. economy is going to contract – and Wall Street knows it ’ s a matter of time .
Donald Trump is going to be Donald Trump today .
The problem with that is that he ’ s enough of a menace on the days when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States is facing .
Now that the U.S. is facing multiple external crises , and Trump has made clear to everyone that he ’ s not up to the challenge , look for his ongoing psychological collapse to get worse .
November can ’ t come fast enough .

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To give you an idea of just how seriously Donald Trump is taking the coronavirus threat and the collapsing economy, he spent the weekend golfing, and then spent Monday holding one of the most unsatisfying press conferences in recent political memory. In other words, Trump is not taking it seriously. Any of it.
As proof of this, Donald Trump was up late last night yelling “Fake News” after the media correctly reported that he refused to say during his press conference whether he himself has been tested for the coronavirus. Nevermind that several Republican politicians are now in quarantine because they were exposed to it, and that Trump has since come into contact with many of them. Trump and Matt Gaetz were on Air Force One together yesterday, and after the plane landed, Gaetz immediately went into quarantine – yet Trump still doesn’t think he even needs to be tested, let alone quarantined.
That brings us to today. The Dow Jones lost two thousand points yesterday, something that pretty much doesn’t happen. The Dow Futures have been trying to climb back all night, and we’ll see what investors do today. But between the world impact of the coronavirus, wide expectation that Trump’s failed handling of the virus in the U.S. will lead to an epidemic here, and the sudden oil war, the U.S. economy is going to contract – and Wall Street knows it’s a matter of time.
Donald Trump is going to be Donald Trump today. The problem with that is that he’s enough of a menace on the days when he’s the only crisis that the United States is facing. Now that the U.S. is facing multiple external crises, and Trump has made clear to everyone that he’s not up to the challenge, look for his ongoing psychological collapse to get worse. November can’t come fast enough.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--What are Donald Trump and Jill Stein plotting now?

You remember Jill Stein .
She ran for president in 2016 as a supposed far left candidate , but all @ @ @ @ @ the election to Donald Trump .
She was also photographed having dinner with Vladimir Putin @ @ @ @ @ entered the 2016 race , so go figure .
Anyway , Jill Stein posted a @ @ @ @ @ yesterday , and guess who retweeted it this morning ?
That ’ s right , @ @ @ @ @ Jill Stein ’ s lies about Joe Biden .
Everything she ’ s said here @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden did an interview on Lawrence O ’ Donnell ’ s MSNBC show just @ @ @ @ @ has done rallies in multiple states over the past few days .

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You remember Jill Stein. She ran for president in 2016 as a supposed far left candidate, but all she did was help hand the election to Donald Trump. She was also photographed having dinner with Vladimir Putin in Moscow just before she entered the 2016 race, so go figure.
Anyway, Jill Stein posted a lie-filled tweet about Joe Biden yesterday, and guess who retweeted it this morning?
That’s right, Donald Trump is now retweeting Jill Stein’s lies about Joe Biden. Everything she’s said here can be easily disproven. Joe Biden did an interview on Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC show just last night, and Biden has done rallies in multiple states over the past few days.
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump’s White House dumpster fire is burning

There ’ s so much bad news right now , it ’ s difficult to know where to start .
@ @ @ @ @ and the U.S. government response appears to be nonexistent .
The stock market is trying @ @ @ @ @ , but no one expect it to last long .
And we ’ re stuck @ @ @ @ @ until November .
But here ’ s something that might cheer you up .
The @ @ @ @ @ is often used metaphorically to describe anything that ’ s going poorly , falling to @ @ @ @ @ embarrassment .
Donald Trump ’ s White House is frequently referred to as a dumpster @ @ @ @ @ s fitting that CNN ’ s Alexander Marquardt has posted footage of an actual dumpster @ @ @ @ @ House .
Enjoy :

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There’s so much bad news right now, it’s difficult to know where to start. The coronavirus is spreading, and the U.S. government response appears to be nonexistent. The stock market is trying to make a comeback today, but no one expect it to last long. And we’re stuck with a psychologically incompetent president until November. But here’s something that might cheer you up.
The phrase “dumpster fire” is often used metaphorically to describe anything that’s going poorly, falling to pieces, or is an embarrassment. Donald Trump’s White House is frequently referred to as a dumpster fire. So it’s fitting that CNN’s Alexander Marquardt has posted footage of an actual dumpster fire outside of the White House. Enjoy:
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A dumpster fire today a block from the White House, sent by a friend. pic.twitter.com/NPq1qXxgqD — Alex Marquardt (@MarquardtA) March 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-10--Donald Trump has psychotic racist meltdown after potentially being exposed to coronavirus

Now that several members of Donald Trump ’ s Republican inner circle have been exposed to the coronavirus , and some of them have in turn potentially exposed Trump himself to the virus , Trump no longer thinks it ’ s a Democratic hoax .
Now he ’ s apparently decided the coronavirus is yet another opportunity to spread his racist hatred .
This morning Donald Trump ’ s sycophant Charlie Kirk tweeted this : “ Now , more than ever , we need the wall With China Virus spreading across the globe , the US stands a chance if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump then retweeted this filth .
So now Trump has decided that the coronavirus is the “ China Virus.
” You can ’ t get much more racist than this .
And Trump has decided that he can somehow magically stop this “ China Virus ” by building his border wall .
Does this blithering idiot think that the United States shares a border with China ?
Or is he now blaming Mexico for spreading this “ China virus ” ?
This guy ’ s mind is as shattered as it is xenophobic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
In fact this is psychotic .
Now that Trump has potentially been exposed to the coronavirus , he ’ s decided that the only thing that will save the day is racism .
Meanwhile the majority of Americans think the only thing that ’ ll save the day is putting Trump in prison .

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Now that several members of Donald Trump’s Republican inner circle have been exposed to the coronavirus, and some of them have in turn potentially exposed Trump himself to the virus, Trump no longer thinks it’s a Democratic hoax. Now he’s apparently decided the coronavirus is yet another opportunity to spread his racist hatred.
This morning Donald Trump’s sycophant Charlie Kirk tweeted this: “Now, more than ever, we need the wall With China Virus spreading across the globe, the US stands a chance if we can control of our borders.” Trump then retweeted this filth.
So now Trump has decided that the coronavirus is the “China Virus.” You can’t get much more racist than this. And Trump has decided that he can somehow magically stop this “China Virus” by building his border wall. Does this blithering idiot think that the United States shares a border with China? Or is he now blaming Mexico for spreading this “China virus”? This guy’s mind is as shattered as it is xenophobic.
This is sick even for Donald Trump. In fact this is psychotic. Now that Trump has potentially been exposed to the coronavirus, he’s decided that the only thing that will save the day is racism. Meanwhile the majority of Americans think the only thing that’ll save the day is putting Trump in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Lindsey Graham quarantines himself over coronavirus, gives something away about Donald Trump

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham just announced he ’ s quarantining himself , out of fear he may have been exposed to coronavirus .
He doesn ’ t have any symptoms , but he ’ s doing the right thing by trying to avoid potentially infecting anyone else .
Here ’ s the thing though : he just gave something away about Donald Trump .
Lindsey Graham is worried that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus while he was at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend , where a now-sick Brazilian government official was also in attendance .
Graham didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy , but he ’ s quarantining himself anyway .
Guess who did have direct contact with the Brazilian official ?
Donald Trump and Mike Pence .
There ’ s photographic proof of it .
So let ’ s be real here .
Lindsey Graham isn ’ t afraid that he may have caught the coronavirus from some guy he didn ’ t even come into contact with .
Graham is afraid that the guy may have given it to Trump and Pence , who in turn may have given it to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump quarantined himself ?
Why does he keep insisting that he hasn ’ t been tested ?
Why did he come off as being so gravely ill last night during his televised address ?

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham just announced he’s quarantining himself, out of fear he may have been exposed to coronavirus. He doesn’t have any symptoms, but he’s doing the right thing by trying to avoid potentially infecting anyone else. Here’s the thing though: he just gave something away about Donald Trump.
Lindsey Graham is worried that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus while he was at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, where a now-sick Brazilian government official was also in attendance. Graham didn’t even have direct contact with the guy, but he’s quarantining himself anyway.
Guess who did have direct contact with the Brazilian official? Donald Trump and Mike Pence. There’s photographic proof of it. So let’s be real here. Lindsey Graham isn’t afraid that he may have caught the coronavirus from some guy he didn’t even come into contact with. Graham is afraid that the guy may have given it to Trump and Pence, who in turn may have given it to him.
So why hasn’t Donald Trump quarantined himself? Why does he keep insisting that he hasn’t been tested? Why did he come off as being so gravely ill last night during his televised address?
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s truly ugly coronavirus agenda

Nadine Dorries is one of the most awful human beings you ’ d ever happily want to avoid meeting .
That she ’ s a Tory politician ought to be enough reason by itself , but she ’ s so bad she once even got booted from her own party .
That alone ought to tell the story .
She was suspended from the Conservative Party when she was a back-bencher MP for the safe Conservative seat of Mid-Bedfordshire , for appearing in 2012 — without permission — on “ I ’ m a Celebrity , Get Me Out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ television show .
That a politician would consider themselves a celebrity at all I find personally disgusting by itself .
Politicians ought to be public servants first and last .
But her disgrace didn ’ t prevent her from later rising to the front bench with this latest Trumpian Boris Johnson government and becoming Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care .
It ’ s a position of considerable responsibility under the current coronavirus pandemic .
Ironically , on 10 March 2020 , Nadine Dorries became the first British MP to test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background against which , on Wednesday night , Donald Trump , while gasping for breath and looking like he was on life support himself , announced that all of Europe is to be barred from entering the United States — except the United Kingdom .
Trump went on to criticize the European Union for its alleged mishandling of the coronavirus crisis .
Trump didn ’ t specify precisely what the EU did wrong , probably because the answer is damned little .
The European Union ’ s response has in fact been exemplary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House has been almost perfect .
Trump ’ s problem with the EU , and his raison d ’ etre for fashioning coronavirus policy , is clear .
He can not keep his own bigotry out of the picture , even when it comes to coronavirus .
His hatred of the European Union ( which , of course , mirrors Vladimir Putin ’ s hatred of the European Union ) is the same for all bigots here as well : those brown , non-English foreigners have too much power .
They shouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ folk what to do .
But that doesn ’ t apply to Britain , oh no , not good old white Britain , home of America ’ s ancestors .
Never mind that its very own health minister has tested positive for COVID , a fact that Trump would bitterly employ against any EU member had it happened to any one of them , especially the browner , Southern European ones .
This ought to remind you of Trump ’ s Muslim travel ban .
Recall that of those nations on the original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Libya , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , and Yemen , Saudi Arabia — home of nearly all of the 9/11 terrorists — was conspicuously missing .
Trump ’ s significant business interests in Saudi was the reason .
Trump never allows the interests of the American people ( or what , in his warped reckoning , he perceives to be the interests of the American people ) to interfere with his bigotries or business interests .
While Donald Trump looked pale and sickly behind his orange makeup , while he gasped and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parroted the words on the teleprompter without understanding or empathy , as though he couldn ’ t wait to get out of there , no doubt his MAGA hat-wearing , cretinous acolytes gazed dreamily upon him like the tower of strength and purity he is most emphatically not .
This is the farce that we have come to .
A bigot enunciates policy for a corrupt and bigoted purpose at a time of crisis — policy that isn ’ t even questioned any longer by a weary and scandal-inured mainstream media .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope .

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Nadine Dorries is one of the most awful human beings you’d ever happily want to avoid meeting. That she’s a Tory politician ought to be enough reason by itself, but she’s so bad she once even got booted from her own party. That alone ought to tell the story. She was suspended from the Conservative Party when she was a back-bencher MP for the safe Conservative seat of Mid-Bedfordshire, for appearing in 2012 — without permission — on “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here,” a British survival reality television show.
That a politician would consider themselves a celebrity at all I find personally disgusting by itself. Politicians ought to be public servants first and last. But her disgrace didn’t prevent her from later rising to the front bench with this latest Trumpian Boris Johnson government and becoming Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. It’s a position of considerable responsibility under the current coronavirus pandemic. Ironically, on 10 March 2020, Nadine Dorries became the first British MP to test positive for COVID-19.
This is the background against which, on Wednesday night, Donald Trump, while gasping for breath and looking like he was on life support himself, announced that all of Europe is to be barred from entering the United States — except the United Kingdom. Trump went on to criticize the European Union for its alleged mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. Trump didn’t specify precisely what the EU did wrong, probably because the answer is damned little. The European Union’s response has in fact been exemplary. Its response compared to the Trump White House has been almost perfect.
Trump’s problem with the EU, and his raison d’etre for fashioning coronavirus policy, is clear. He cannot keep his own bigotry out of the picture, even when it comes to coronavirus. His hatred of the European Union (which, of course, mirrors Vladimir Putin’s hatred of the European Union) is the same for all bigots here as well: those brown, non-English foreigners have too much power. They shouldn’t be allowed to tell white folk what to do.
But that doesn’t apply to Britain, oh no, not good old white Britain, home of America’s ancestors. Never mind that its very own health minister has tested positive for COVID, a fact that Trump would bitterly employ against any EU member had it happened to any one of them, especially the browner, Southern European ones.
This ought to remind you of Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Recall that of those nations on the original ban list, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, Saudi Arabia — home of nearly all of the 9/11 terrorists — was conspicuously missing. Trump’s significant business interests in Saudi was the reason. Trump never allows the interests of the American people (or what, in his warped reckoning, he perceives to be the interests of the American people) to interfere with his bigotries or business interests.
While Donald Trump looked pale and sickly behind his orange makeup, while he gasped and wheezed for breath, while he soullessly parroted the words on the teleprompter without understanding or empathy, as though he couldn’t wait to get out of there, no doubt his MAGA hat-wearing, cretinous acolytes gazed dreamily upon him like the tower of strength and purity he is most emphatically not. This is the farce that we have come to. A bigot enunciates policy for a corrupt and bigoted purpose at a time of crisis — policy that isn’t even questioned any longer by a weary and scandal-inured mainstream media. This must end. November is our final hope.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Hillary Clinton just destroyed Donald Trump

If Hillary Clinton were President of the United States right now , the coronavirus would still exist , but her @ @ @ @ @ would be on top of it – and the fallout in the United States would @ @ @ @ @ severe .
Now that Donald Trump is botching the response in a way that ’ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary is offering him some helpful tips : This is seriously good advice .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ most of it , of course .
He ’ s too busy tweeting about bizarre @ @ @ @ @ blame others for what ’ s happening .
In fact the ever narcissistic Trump will @ @ @ @ @ learn that Hillary Clinton ’ s tweet got about three hundred thousand likes , while @ @ @ @ @ have gotten more than a fraction of that .

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If Hillary Clinton were President of the United States right now, the coronavirus would still exist, but her White House and the CDC would be on top of it – and the fallout in the United States would very likely be far less severe. Now that Donald Trump is botching the response in a way that’s getting extraordinarily dangerous, Hillary is offering him some helpful tips:
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I know this is all hard for you, @realdonaldtrump, so let me spell it out: – Free testing
– Fee waivers
– Emergency sick leave
– Quarantines
– Cancellations
– Giving a damn — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 12, 2020
This is seriously good advice. Donald Trump won’t follow most of it, of course. He’s too busy tweeting about bizarre conspiracy theories and trying to blame others for what’s happening. In fact the ever narcissistic Trump will probably be very upset to learn that Hillary Clinton’s tweet got about three hundred thousand likes, while none of his tweets today have gotten more than a fraction of that.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--#PresidentBiden begins trending after Joe Biden hits a grand slam

Last night Donald Trump gave such an astoundingly awful speech about the coronavirus response , overnight stock market trading immediately @ @ @ @ @ stopped speaking .
The nation is worried , confused , sick of this guy , @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s when Joe Biden stepped to the plate today .
Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ afternoon that was authoritative , stately , reasonable , reassuring .
Biden knew what he @ @ @ @ @ laid out specifics .
He ’ s not even President , and he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ solutions and leadership in the coronavirus crisis than the zombie in the Oval Office is @ @ @ @ @ after Joe Biden ’ s speech today , the hashtag # PresidentBiden began trending on @ @ @ @ @ that hungry for real leadership , and a real President of the United States .

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Last night Donald Trump gave such an astoundingly awful speech about the coronavirus response, overnight stock market trading immediately began plummeting the moment he stopped speaking. The nation is worried, confused, sick of this guy, and looking for real leadership. That’s when Joe Biden stepped to the plate today.
Joe Biden delivered a coronavirus speech this afternoon that was authoritative, stately, reasonable, reassuring. Biden knew what he was talking about. He laid out specifics. He’s not even President, and he’s already doing more to provide solutions and leadership in the coronavirus crisis than the zombie in the Oval Office is doing.
Sure enough, after Joe Biden’s speech today, the hashtag #PresidentBiden began trending on social media. Americans are that hungry for real leadership, and a real President of the United States.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Mike Bloomberg just scored a big win over Donald Trump

Mike Bloomberg has decided that he ’ s going to do whatever is necessary to take Donald Trump down .
We ’ ve seen Bloomberg run tons of television ads exposing Trump ’ s scandals and crimes .
We ’ re seeing Bloomberg line up his efforts behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
Now Bloomberg has scored a clear victory over Trump .
Donald Trump ’ s Senate Republican allies announced last week that they were sending out subpoenas in relation to the phony Hunter Biden scandal that Trump cooked up .
This nonsense wasn ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s base already gets that this is the phony scandal Trump got himself impeached over while trying to cook up .
But the GOP Senate was going to push forward with it anyway , because Trump really has no other shot in November .
The thing is , once the Republican Senate began moving on this , Mike Bloomberg ’ s political adviser Tim O ’ Brien let it be known that Bloomberg was planning to go “ scorched earth ” in terms of exposing the criminal scandals of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what do you know , the Republican Senate is now suddenly putting off the subpoena vote .
Some observers think this is happening because of the coronavirus crisis .
But come on .
Donald Trump and the GOP Senate would love to be able to use the phony Hunter Biden scandal right now to try to distract everyone from Trump ’ s disastrous handling of the crisis .
There ’ s only one plausible reason for why they ’ re suddenly pulling back on this : Trump is worried about what Bloomberg is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Score one for Bloomberg .

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Mike Bloomberg has decided that he’s going to do whatever is necessary to take Donald Trump down. We’ve seen Bloomberg run tons of television ads exposing Trump’s scandals and crimes. We’re seeing Bloomberg line up his efforts behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Now Bloomberg has scored a clear victory over Trump.
Donald Trump’s Senate Republican allies announced last week that they were sending out subpoenas in relation to the phony Hunter Biden scandal that Trump cooked up. This nonsense wasn’t going to help Trump any, because everyone outside Trump’s base already gets that this is the phony scandal Trump got himself impeached over while trying to cook up. But the GOP Senate was going to push forward with it anyway, because Trump really has no other shot in November.
The thing is, once the Republican Senate began moving on this, Mike Bloomberg’s political adviser Tim O’Brien let it be known that Bloomberg was planning to go “scorched earth” in terms of exposing the criminal scandals of Donald Trump’s kids. Sure enough, what do you know, the Republican Senate is now suddenly putting off the subpoena vote.
Some observers think this is happening because of the coronavirus crisis. But come on. Donald Trump and the GOP Senate would love to be able to use the phony Hunter Biden scandal right now to try to distract everyone from Trump’s disastrous handling of the crisis. There’s only one plausible reason for why they’re suddenly pulling back on this: Trump is worried about what Bloomberg is going to do to his kids. Score one for Bloomberg.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump is falling apart in real time

The problems with state-run news networks are many .
Disinformation leaves the electorate uninformed and in a dangerous place .
Controlling the media is a typical feature of all dictatorial leaders .
Since taking office , Trump has used Fox News as his 21st-century version of state-run news .
As long as the public remains ignorant and uninformed , the public is more likely to accept the nonsense you present as fact .
Alternative facts presented as absolute truth .
Shouts of “ lock her up ” and “ witch hunt ” become part of the vernacular when Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricane ’ s path with a sharpie was terrible enough .
Failing to represent the danger of a genuinely deadly scenario is the official version of malpractice .
The spread of Covid-19 across the world should concern all of us .
Local governments are responding by canceling significant events while the Trump 2020 campaign plans to continue with the large rally model .
Why wouldn ’ t a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter show up at a rally of thousands ?
They rely on the words of Trump ; they hang on his every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the truth in their MAGA world is validated .
Trump has decided that the Coronavirus is a danger to his presidency .
It is one more forest he can chop down by assembling a posse of people willing to lie for him .
Sean Hannity , the Walter Cronkite of the MAGA bunch , is telling viewers that the warnings are another liberal plot to take down their leader .
The problem is , people are dying .
Donald Trump is too ignorant to comprehend that a responsible plan to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him some points .
People are scared .
They are buying toilet paper in massive amounts .
What could be wrong ?
Despite the mainstream media ’ s efforts to promote accurate information about the pandemic , Donald Trump is refusing to confirm that he was not infected with Coronavirus at the CPAC meeting by taking a simple test .
Trump is shaking hands and holding rallies .
Fox News verifies the MAGA truth by reporting conspiracy theories as truth , just as the wanna-be dictator expects .

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The problems with state-run news networks are many. Disinformation leaves the electorate uninformed and in a dangerous place. Controlling the media is a typical feature of all dictatorial leaders. Since taking office, Trump has used Fox News as his 21st-century version of state-run news. As long as the public remains ignorant and uninformed, the public is more likely to accept the nonsense you present as fact.
Alternative facts presented as absolute truth. Shouts of “lock her up” and “witch hunt” become part of the vernacular when Fox News dominates your media diet. Altering a hurricane’s path with a sharpie was terrible enough. Failing to represent the danger of a genuinely deadly scenario is the official version of malpractice. The spread of Covid-19 across the world should concern all of us.
Local governments are responding by canceling significant events while the Trump 2020 campaign plans to continue with the large rally model. Why wouldn’t a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter show up at a rally of thousands? They rely on the words of Trump; they hang on his every lie. They listen to Fox News, and the truth in their MAGA world is validated. Trump has decided that the Coronavirus is a danger to his presidency. It is one more forest he can chop down by assembling a posse of people willing to lie for him. Sean Hannity, the Walter Cronkite of the MAGA bunch, is telling viewers that the warnings are another liberal plot to take down their leader. The problem is, people are dying. Donald Trump is too ignorant to comprehend that a responsible plan to keep the nation safe, might have earned him some points.
People are scared. They are buying toilet paper in massive amounts. What could be wrong? Despite the mainstream media’s efforts to promote accurate information about the pandemic, Donald Trump is refusing to confirm that he was not infected with Coronavirus at the CPAC meeting by taking a simple test. Trump is shaking hands and holding rallies. Fox News verifies the MAGA truth by reporting conspiracy theories as truth, just as the wanna-be dictator expects.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Longtime Trump supporter finally turns against Donald Trump over his disastrous coronavirus response

From the day he took office , Donald Trump ’ s approval rating has been so low that he was always going to have a hard time getting reelected .
The thing is , for all his screw-ups , for all his scandals , for all his crimes , his low approval rating never has seemed to go much lower .
There have always been a minority of people who were just unwilling to give up on the guy now matter how horrible he was .
But now the United States is up against a worldwide pandemic .
Tom Hanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just shut down its entire season after learning one of its players was infected with it .
This is real – and Trump is a fake President in every sense of the world .
It turns out Trump is indeed capable of losing longtime supporters over this , because he just lost one : What stands out here is that this tweet is from Wednesday morning , before Donald Trump ’ s disastrous primetime Oval Office address last night .
So Trump lost this supporter just based on how he ’ d been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we wait for the updated approval rating numbers to see how many more supporters he may be losing as this whole thing gets worse , and it becomes more clear to everyone that he ’ s not up to the job .

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From the day he took office, Donald Trump’s approval rating has been so low that he was always going to have a hard time getting reelected. The thing is, for all his screw-ups, for all his scandals, for all his crimes, his low approval rating never has seemed to go much lower. There have always been a minority of people who were just unwilling to give up on the guy now matter how horrible he was.
But now the United States is up against a worldwide pandemic. Tom Hanks is infected with it. The NBA just shut down its entire season after learning one of its players was infected with it. This is real – and Trump is a fake President in every sense of the world.
It turns out Trump is indeed capable of losing longtime supporters over this, because he just lost one:
My dad is a 77 yr old lifelong Republican. He loves Trump. He watches Fox News religiously. He’s also a retired physician. After witnessing Trump’s handling of Coronavirus, he no longer supports him and says he’s lost his vote. He’s also done with Fox News. This is huge. — Stephanie Wittels Wachs (@wittelstephanie) March 11, 2020
What stands out here is that this tweet is from Wednesday morning, before Donald Trump’s disastrous primetime Oval Office address last night. So Trump lost this supporter just based on how he’d been handling things prior to yesterday. Now we wait for the updated approval rating numbers to see how many more supporters he may be losing as this whole thing gets worse, and it becomes more clear to everyone that he’s not up to the job.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump said it was a hoax. Don’t ever forget it.

He said it was a hoax .
He knew it was a deadly virus that was on the verge of being a pandemic , and he said it was a hoax .
The first case showed up in the United States , and he said it was a hoax .
It started spreading , and he said it was hoax .
The National Guard is now being sent into neighborhoods in New York to try to help manage the crisis .
Don ’ t forget that Donald Trump said it was a hoax .
Tom Hanks says he and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a disease that Trump said was a hoax .
The NBA just suspended its entire season , after one of its own players tested positive for it .
Trump said this was all a hoax .
Some of Trump ’ s supporters in this country are going to die .
Some of Trump ’ s detractors in this country are going to die .
Trump said this was all a hoax .
Multiple members of Congress are currently in quarantine because they were exposed to the virus .
Trump promised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It turns out Trump has been directly exposed to the coronavirus himself , even though he told us it was all a hoax .
Never forget that Donald Trump said this was all a hoax .
He wasn ’ t mistaken .
It wasn ’ t an error .
He knew it was very real , yet he tried to convince the American people that it was a hoax , because he thought that telling that lie would be good for him politically .
And now more people are going to die than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that lie .
Never forget that he called this a hoax .

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He said it was a hoax. He knew it was a deadly virus that was on the verge of being a pandemic, and he said it was a hoax. The first case showed up in the United States, and he said it was a hoax. It started spreading, and he said it was hoax.
The National Guard is now being sent into neighborhoods in New York to try to help manage the crisis. Don’t forget that Donald Trump said it was a hoax. Tom Hanks says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is a disease that Trump said was a hoax. The NBA just suspended its entire season, after one of its own players tested positive for it. Trump said this was all a hoax.
Some of Trump’s supporters in this country are going to die. Some of Trump’s detractors in this country are going to die. Trump said this was all a hoax. Multiple members of Congress are currently in quarantine because they were exposed to the virus. Trump promised us it was just a hoax. It turns out Trump has been directly exposed to the coronavirus himself, even though he told us it was all a hoax.
Never forget that Donald Trump said this was all a hoax. He wasn’t mistaken. It wasn’t an error. He knew it was very real, yet he tried to convince the American people that it was a hoax, because he thought that telling that lie would be good for him politically. And now more people are going to die than otherwise would have, because he told that lie. Never forget that he called this a hoax.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Nancy Pelosi just stepped up to bat

Nancy Pelosi just stepped up to bat

Donald Trump gave a woefully inadequate and bafflingly lifeless Oval Office address last night about the coronavirus crisis , leaving @ @ @ @ @ what we ’ re supposed to do next .
We clearly don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just stepped up to bat , with the intention @ @ @ @ @ .
Last night Nancy Pelosi rolled out something called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act @ @ @ @ @ points she ’ s emphasizing in her legislation : To be clear , the Republican @ @ @ @ @ to have to pass this legislation , and Donald Trump doesn ’ t want to @ @ @ @ @ because it benefits working class people instead of funneling even more money to the GOP @ @ @ @ @ But with Trump having forfeited most of his limited remaining leverage on the matter last @ @ @ @ @ real shot at using overwhelming public pressure to force Trump and the GOP to pass @ @ @ @ @ law .

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Donald Trump gave a woefully inadequate and bafflingly lifeless Oval Office address last night about the coronavirus crisis, leaving everyone scratching their heads about what we’re supposed to do next. We clearly don’t have a President. Fortunately, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just stepped up to bat, with the intention of leading us through this.
Last night Nancy Pelosi rolled out something called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Here are the key points she’s emphasizing in her legislation:
-Free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test
-Paid emergency leave for workers
-Enhanced unemployment insurance
-Strengthened food security initiatives
-Clear protections for frontline workers
-Increased federal funds for Medicaid
To be clear, the Republican Senate doesn’t want to have to pass this legislation, and Donald Trump doesn’t want to have to sign it, because it benefits working class people instead of funneling even more money to the GOP’s wealthy cronies. But with Trump having forfeited most of his limited remaining leverage on the matter last night, Pelosi has a real shot at using overwhelming public pressure to force Trump and the GOP to pass something along these lines into law.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Something is very, very wrong with Donald Trump’s health

Considering the multiple instances in which Donald Trump has been directly and indirectly exposed to the coronavirus over the past two weeks , there ’ s a realistic chance that he has it right now .
Add on his refusal to say if he ’ s been tested for it , and the obvious lack of clear-headed advisers around him , it ’ s possible he has symptoms and he ’ s trying to hide them .
But even if he doesn ’ t have the coronavirus , something is wrong with his health .
Donald Trump ’ s televised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on every level , it ’ s easy to overlook the fact that Trump was obviously physically ill while he was giving the address .
Just watch these ten seconds of Trump trying to catch his breath – which for the record came near the beginning of his speech : This is scary .
When he failed to get that word out of his mouth and ended up gasping for air instead , he almost looked afraid .
Was he worried about whatever is wrong with his health , or was he worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his health is ?
This is a guy who was mysteriously taken to the hospital three months ago , for reasons that his White House worked overtime to try to cover up .
He ’ s come off as being at least vaguely physically ill in every public appearance since .
Now he ’ s coming off a rather severely ill .
If it ’ s not the coronavirus , it ’ s something else .
What is going on here ?

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Considering the multiple instances in which Donald Trump has been directly and indirectly exposed to the coronavirus over the past two weeks, there’s a realistic chance that he has it right now. Add on his refusal to say if he’s been tested for it, and the obvious lack of clear-headed advisers around him, it’s possible he has symptoms and he’s trying to hide them. But even if he doesn’t have the coronavirus, something is wrong with his health.
Donald Trump’s televised address last night was such a disaster on every level, it’s easy to overlook the fact that Trump was obviously physically ill while he was giving the address. Just watch these ten seconds of Trump trying to catch his breath – which for the record came near the beginning of his speech:
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Trump can scarcely breathe. He requires a full range of testing, STAT. #TrumpAddress pic.twitter.com/vr47qZq0R0 — Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) March 12, 2020
This is scary. When he failed to get that word out of his mouth and ended up gasping for air instead, he almost looked afraid. Was he worried about whatever is wrong with his health, or was he worried that the public might see how poor his health is? This is a guy who was mysteriously taken to the hospital three months ago, for reasons that his White House worked overtime to try to cover up. He’s come off as being at least vaguely physically ill in every public appearance since. Now he’s coming off a rather severely ill. If it’s not the coronavirus, it’s something else. What is going on here?
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