palmerreport--2020-11-29--Exposed: Donald Trump’s antics with “deranged” Rudy Giuliani were even worse than we thought

– For awhile now , we ’ ve been wondering just what Rudy Giuliani must be holding over Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ to sway Trump into going along with his increasingly deranged post-election shenanigans .
Now the @ @ @ @ @ expose about just how off the wall the entire thing is , with one of @ @ @ @ @ using our word – “ deranged ” – to describe Giuliani .
– Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ today , when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a case filed by a Trump @ @ @ @ @ 8:54am on November 4th that Biden would win Pennsylvania .
I did not know that @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania seventeen times .
– Tweet of the day , from New York Governor Andrew @ @ @ @ @ the COVID fatigue .
But we can ’ t wish or ignore COVID away .
@ @ @ @ @ — what we do now will either make things better or make things worse .
@ @ @ @ @ this winter stretch .
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– For awhile now, we’ve been wondering just what Rudy Giuliani must be holding over Donald Trump’s head in order to sway Trump into going along with his increasingly deranged post-election shenanigans. Now the Washington Post has a stunning expose about just how off the wall the entire thing is, with one of Trump’s other lawyers using our word – “deranged” – to describe Giuliani.
– Joe Biden essentially won Pennsylvania yet again today, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a case filed by a Trump ally. I knew at 8:54am on November 4th that Biden would win Pennsylvania. I did not know that Biden would end up winning Pennsylvania seventeen times.
– Tweet of the day, from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: “I get the COVID fatigue. But we can’t wish or ignore COVID away. Until the vaccine is available — what we do now will either make things better or make things worse. We have to get through this winter stretch.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Fed up House Republican tells Donald Trump to “stop the stupid”

Palmer Report predicted that as Donald Trump continued to drag out his election loss , more Republican office holders would @ @ @ @ @ damage to the party , and they ’ d decide to kick him toward the @ @ @ @ @ after Trump posted a particularly insane tweet tonight about contesting the election , House Republican @ @ @ @ @ : “ Oh my God .
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@ realDonaldTrump .
Please for the sake of @ @ @ @ @ arguments without evidence or factual basis .
# stopthestupid ” That ’ s right , @ @ @ @ @ stop the stupid.
” Mitchell is retiring at the end of his term , so @ @ @ @ @ to care what he says .
But we ’ ll see more Republicans in the @ @ @ @ @ to this position in the coming days and weeks – not because they want to @ @ @ @ @ but because Trump ’ s endgame is getting in the way of what they want @ @ @

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Palmer Report predicted that as Donald Trump continued to drag out his election loss, more Republican office holders would conclude that he was doing damage to the party, and they’d decide to kick him toward the door.
Sure enough, after Trump posted a particularly insane tweet tonight about contesting the election, House Republican Paul Mitchell posted this tweet: “Oh my God. . @realDonaldTrump. Please for the sake of our Nation please drop these arguments without evidence or factual basis. #stopthestupid”
That’s right, he told Trump to “stop the stupid.” Mitchell is retiring at the end of his term, so he doesn’t have to care what he says. But we’ll see more Republicans in the House and Senate come around to this position in the coming days and weeks – not because they want to do the right thing, but because Trump’s endgame is getting in the way of what they want to do.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Donald Trump is toast

Donald Trump is toast

On January 20 , 2021 , President Joe Biden will be sworn in .
We know that for certain , @ @ @ @ @ exit , perhaps kicking and screaming .
Trump told Maria Bartiromo that time will not @ @ @ @ @ that fraud occurred during the election , stating : “ My mind will not change @ @ @ @ @ was tremendous cheating here.
” Six months from now , the man will be inundated @ @ @ @ @ against criminal charges .
Every court has rejected his claims of voter fraud , and @ @ @ @ @ .
The greatest projectionist perhaps knows of cheating that he has engaged in , but @ @ @ @ @ is toast .
In the meantime , Vladimir Putin has reportedly not congratulated President Biden @ @ @ @ @ .
Putin is also becoming irrelevant to American politics , and his efforts to interfere @ @ @ @ @ his puppet in power have failed .
Putin will soon learn that his most favored @ @ @ @ @

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On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden will be sworn in. We know that for certain, while the bloviating baby will exit, perhaps kicking and screaming. Trump told Maria Bartiromo that time will not distance him from his belief that fraud occurred during the election, stating: “My mind will not change in six months. There was tremendous cheating here.”
Six months from now, the man will be inundated with litigation and defending himself against criminal charges. Every court has rejected his claims of voter fraud, and that is a dead issue. The greatest projectionist perhaps knows of cheating that he has engaged in, but the reality is, he is toast.
In the meantime, Vladimir Putin has reportedly not congratulated President Biden, still awaiting election results. Putin is also becoming irrelevant to American politics, and his efforts to interfere in this election and keep his puppet in power have failed. Putin will soon learn that his most favored status is no more.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Donald Trump’s failed Pennsylvania election plot ends up bringing coronavirus into the White House

When Donald Trump began plotting with Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano to overturn the results of the election in the state , it had literally zero chance of going anywhere .
Most of the other Republican legislators in Pennsylvania had already made clear they weren ’ t interested .
And doing so would be illegal anyway , so the courts would automatically fix it .
Now the whole thing has gotten even worse .
When Doug Mastriano visited the White House to plot with Trump , he was tested for coronavirus on his way in the door .
After Mastriano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was informed that he ’ d tested positive , and had to leave , according to the AP .
That means that not only did the plot fail , it brought coronavirus into the White House .
– Arizona has announced that it ’ s certifying its election results tomorrow morning .
That ’ s right , Joe Biden is about to win Arizona again .
– Tweet of the day , from President-elect Biden ’ s newly announced White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki : “ Honored to work again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked on behalf of during the Obama-Biden Admin as he helped lead economic recovery , rebuilt our relationships with partners ( turns out good practice ) and injected empathy and humanity into nearly every meeting I sat in .
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When Donald Trump began plotting with Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano to overturn the results of the election in the state, it had literally zero chance of going anywhere. Most of the other Republican legislators in Pennsylvania had already made clear they weren’t interested. And doing so would be illegal anyway, so the courts would automatically fix it. Now the whole thing has gotten even worse.
When Doug Mastriano visited the White House to plot with Trump, he was tested for coronavirus on his way in the door. After Mastriano had already begun his meeting with Trump, he was informed that he’d tested positive, and had to leave, according to the AP. That means that not only did the plot fail, it brought coronavirus into the White House.
– Arizona has announced that it’s certifying its election results tomorrow morning. That’s right, Joe Biden is about to win Arizona again.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Biden’s newly announced White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki: “Honored to work again for Joe Biden, a man I worked on behalf of during the Obama-Biden Admin as he helped lead economic recovery, rebuilt our relationships with partners (turns out good practice) and injected empathy and humanity into nearly every meeting I sat in.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--President-elect Joe Biden rolls out an all-star White House Communications team

It ’ s a holiday weekend , but that isn ’ t stopping President-elect Joe Biden from continuing to roll @ @ @ @ @ staff .
This evening he announced his communications team , and they ’ re a @ @ @ @ @ announced his deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield as White House Communications Director , Jen Psaki @ @ @ @ @ , Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Deputy Press Secretary , Pili Tobar as Deputy White @ @ @ @ @ Symone Sanders as Chief Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris .
Elaine Alexander and Ashley @ @ @ @ @ communications team .
You already know most of these names from the 2020 campaign trail @ @ @ @ @ fantastic job of representing the Joe Biden campaign .
This is an all-star team .
@ @ @ @ @ that they ’ re all women , of various ethnicities .
Biden is making good @ @ @ @ @ representation a real thing and not just an afterthought .

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It’s a holiday weekend, but that isn’t stopping President-elect Joe Biden from continuing to roll out his White House senior staff. This evening he announced his communications team, and they’re a bunch of all-stars.
Biden announced his deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield as White House Communications Director, Jen Psaki as White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Deputy Press Secretary, Pili Tobar as Deputy White House Communications Director, and Symone Sanders as Chief Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris. Elaine Alexander and Ashley Etienne are also on the communications team.
You already know most of these names from the 2020 campaign trail, where they did a fantastic job of representing the Joe Biden campaign. This is an all-star team. It’s also notable that they’re all women, of various ethnicities. Biden is making good on his promise to make representation a real thing and not just an afterthought.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--So much for the stampede

So much for the stampede

When Donald Trump lost the election and then quickly fired his Secretary of Defense in frustration , a lot of observers took it as a sign that Trump was about to go on a big firing spree .
Funny thing , though .
Apart from the ridiculous firing of Chris Krebs from DHS , Trump just kind of stopped firing people .
There never was a stampede .
Now it ’ s happening again , or rather not happening .
When Trump pardoned Michael Flynn the other day , a lot of observers took it as a sign that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that he ’ d be dropping pardons by the hour .
But as of now , that simply hasn ’ t materialized .
Will Trump end up pardoning more people before he leaves ?
Surely .
But the stampede didn ’ t happen when it looked like it was going to happen .
That ’ s because Trump isn ’ t really a man of action .
He ’ s someone who likes to create the appearance of strength while playing it safe .
He takes the minimum action necessary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing something , and then he starts pulling his punches rather than sticking his neck out even further – and he hopes no one notices that he ’ s being as tepid as ever .
More pardons will come .
More firings may come .
But it ’ s worth keeping in mind that in both these instances , Trump may have simply been trying to create the appearance of a stampede , so he could look strong , and so he could distract us from his other petty con games that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As Trump ’ s final days play out , whenever he does something new and ugly , let ’ s not assume it ’ s the start of another stampede .
Instead let ’ s call it out for the ugliness that it is , but then turn our attention to figuring out whatever it is that Trump might be trying to distract us from instead .

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When Donald Trump lost the election and then quickly fired his Secretary of Defense in frustration, a lot of observers took it as a sign that Trump was about to go on a big firing spree. Funny thing, though. Apart from the ridiculous firing of Chris Krebs from DHS, Trump just kind of stopped firing people. There never was a stampede. Now it’s happening again, or rather not happening.
When Trump pardoned Michael Flynn the other day, a lot of observers took it as a sign that Trump’s pardon spree was fully underway, and that he’d be dropping pardons by the hour. But as of now, that simply hasn’t materialized. Will Trump end up pardoning more people before he leaves? Surely. But the stampede didn’t happen when it looked like it was going to happen.
That’s because Trump isn’t really a man of action. He’s someone who likes to create the appearance of strength while playing it safe. He takes the minimum action necessary to create the appearance that he’s doing something, and then he starts pulling his punches rather than sticking his neck out even further – and he hopes no one notices that he’s being as tepid as ever.
More pardons will come. More firings may come. But it’s worth keeping in mind that in both these instances, Trump may have simply been trying to create the appearance of a stampede, so he could look strong, and so he could distract us from his other petty con games that he’s carrying out behind the scenes.
As Trump’s final days play out, whenever he does something new and ugly, let’s not assume it’s the start of another stampede. Instead let’s call it out for the ugliness that it is, but then turn our attention to figuring out whatever it is that Trump might be trying to distract us from instead.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Donald Trump goes on live national television and has meltdown about “massive dumps”

Donald Trump hasn ’ t done much television since he lost the election , instead preferring to let his lunatic lawyers handle the lost cause of pretending to contest the results .
But now that Trump has truly figured out he ’ s on track for prison and bankruptcy , he ’ s panicking .
Trump called in to Maria Bartiromo ’ s show on Fox News today and said this about the election results : “ They did dumps .
They call them dumps .
Big massive dumps .
In Michigan , in Pennsylvania , all over ” No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted the hashtag # massivedumps to begin trending on Twitter , because no one could believe that Trump is so far gone , he went on TV and ranted about “ massive dumps ” without realizing what it was going to sound like .
Donald Trump ’ s problem at this point is that the lie about the election being rigged isn ’ t working for him , but he can ’ t just strategically move on to a new lie , because he has to cling to the narrative that he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing prison and bankruptcy once he ’ s out of office , meaning he ’ s been cornered , and is no longer in control of the narrative – and he ’ s not handling it well .

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Donald Trump hasn’t done much television since he lost the election, instead preferring to let his lunatic lawyers handle the lost cause of pretending to contest the results. But now that Trump has truly figured out he’s on track for prison and bankruptcy, he’s panicking.
Trump called in to Maria Bartiromo’s show on Fox News today and said this about the election results: “They did dumps. They call them dumps. Big massive dumps. In Michigan, in Pennsylvania, all over” No really, he said this.
This prompted the hashtag #massivedumps to begin trending on Twitter, because no one could believe that Trump is so far gone, he went on TV and ranted about “massive dumps” without realizing what it was going to sound like.
Donald Trump’s problem at this point is that the lie about the election being rigged isn’t working for him, but he can’t just strategically move on to a new lie, because he has to cling to the narrative that he didn’t really lose. Trump is facing prison and bankruptcy once he’s out of office, meaning he’s been cornered, and is no longer in control of the narrative – and he’s not handling it well.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Even NFL football teams are now mocking Donald Trump for being such a sore loser

Every few days we see another headline about the people around Donald Trump trying to warn him that his Rudy Giuliani-led effort to “ contest ” the election is making him look like a fool .
This means that Trump ’ s people not only feel this way , they feel strongly enough that they ’ re leaking it to the media in the hope of getting through to Trump .
They ’ re right , of course – and it ’ s not just the Resistance who sees it .
This weekend the NFL ’ s Washington Football Team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s currently ahead of the Eagles , Giants , and Cowboys , and added “ Stop the count !
” That ’ s right , NFL teams are now openly mocking Trump for being such a preposterous sore loser .
The tweet has since been deleted , but the message got across nonetheless .
– State Farm Arena , home of the NBA ’ s Atlanta Hawks , and Mercedes Benz Stadium , home of the NFL ’ s Atlanta Falcons , are both serving as early voting sites in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spread the word .

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Every few days we see another headline about the people around Donald Trump trying to warn him that his Rudy Giuliani-led effort to “contest” the election is making him look like a fool. This means that Trump’s people not only feel this way, they feel strongly enough that they’re leaking it to the media in the hope of getting through to Trump.
They’re right, of course – and it’s not just the Resistance who sees it. This weekend the NFL’s Washington Football Team tweeted the current division standings which show that it’s currently ahead of the Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys, and added “Stop the count!” That’s right, NFL teams are now openly mocking Trump for being such a preposterous sore loser. The tweet has since been deleted, but the message got across nonetheless.
– State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and Mercedes Benz Stadium, home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, are both serving as early voting sites in the Senate runoff races in Georgia. Spread the word.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Donald Trump blew it

Donald Trump blew it

There ’ s a reason I spent the 2020 election cycle urging everyone not to succumb to the notion that Donald Trump had already rigged the election and was going to win no matter what .
That wasn ’ t true , but if enough people on our side had concluded it was true , then they wouldn ’ t have bothered to put in the work or vote , and it could have become a self fulfilling prophecy .
It seems Trump himself never really thought this concept through .
We ’ ll never know for sure if his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” caused his own supporters to stay home in November , under the presumption that he was going to lose anyway , instead of bothering to vote for him .
But now that Trump is pushing this message so loudly after losing , it ’ s becoming clear that a number of his supporters no longer see any reason to bother participating in the Georgia Senate runoffs , figuring it ’ s rigged against their candidates anyway .
This works greatly to our advantage .
Large chunks of the Republican electorate in Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ rigged election ” was “ stolen ” from them , and they don ’ t really care about the Senate runoff races .
If Trump had promptly conceded , the GOP could have spun the runoffs as a check on President Biden .
But instead it ’ s all just part of Trump ’ s self serving conspiracy theories .
Trump blew it , for himself and for the GOP .
This gives us a huge opportunity to put in the work and flip these two seats .
If you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jointly to Ossoff and Warnock at this ActBlue link .
If you don ’ t have money but you have time , you can sign up to phone bank ( from anywhere around the country ) on the Warnock website and the Ossoff website .

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There’s a reason I spent the 2020 election cycle urging everyone not to succumb to the notion that Donald Trump had already rigged the election and was going to win no matter what. That wasn’t true, but if enough people on our side had concluded it was true, then they wouldn’t have bothered to put in the work or vote, and it could have become a self fulfilling prophecy.
It seems Trump himself never really thought this concept through. We’ll never know for sure if his constant talk of a “rigged election” caused his own supporters to stay home in November, under the presumption that he was going to lose anyway, instead of bothering to vote for him. But now that Trump is pushing this message so loudly after losing, it’s becoming clear that a number of his supporters no longer see any reason to bother participating in the Georgia Senate runoffs, figuring it’s rigged against their candidates anyway.
This works greatly to our advantage. Large chunks of the Republican electorate in Georgia are now busy yelling around about how the “rigged election” was “stolen” from them, and they don’t really care about the Senate runoff races. If Trump had promptly conceded, the GOP could have spun the runoffs as a check on President Biden. But instead it’s all just part of Trump’s self serving conspiracy theories. Trump blew it, for himself and for the GOP.
This gives us a huge opportunity to put in the work and flip these two seats. If you have any money left, you can donate jointly to Ossoff and Warnock at this ActBlue link. If you don’t have money but you have time, you can sign up to phone bank (from anywhere around the country) on the Warnock website and the Ossoff website.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--Donald Trump’s sore loser antics are backfiring on him and the GOP

Donald Trump ’ s sore loser antics have failed to magically overturn Joe Biden ’ s historic win .
Instead , Trump has allowed Biden to relive his victories in swing states multiple times thanks to his frivolous lawsuits , all the while cementing his legacy as the world ’ s most famous crybaby .
On top of all this , it ’ s now clear that Trump ’ s recent shenanigans are starting to backfire bigly .
Earlier this month , Fredric Eshelman , a North Carolina businessman , believed in Trump ’ s fantastical yarns .
On November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.5 million to True the Vote , a pro-Trump group that promised to file lawsuits to “ expose suspected illegal balloting and fraud in the 2020 general election , ” according to a lawsuit he filed against the organization on Wednesday .
Eshelman is now suing True the Vote for the return of his money after , as he alleges , they failed to produce results .
Eshelman also claims that when he tried “ regularly and repeatedly ” to get updates from this organization , he was “ consistently met with vague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of follow-up that never occurred , ” according to the complaint .
While Eshelman ultimately saw through Trump ’ s B.S.
, plenty of his supporters still fervently believe all the wild claims of fraud .
This has led many to become resigned to the idea that America ’ s voting system remains hopelessly rigged .
Even though this must be the reaction Trump sought , it ’ s now also backfiring on him in an unusual way .
Speaking with Republican voters in Marietta , Georgia , on Saturday , Republican National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full trying to convince them to turn out the vote for Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the pivotal Senate runoff elections on January 5 .
After weeks of listening to Trump cry foul , many of these voters have become fatalistic , believing it ’ s pointless to get involved because , as they believe , all election results are fixed .
In one video shared by CNN ’ s Ryan Nobles , a voter asked why she should expend “ money and work when it ’ s already decided.
” Trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theories alive while also encouraging GOP voters to participate in what may be a very close election that will decide who controls the Senate , McDaniel had to repeatedly assure the crowd , “ It ’ s not decided !
” Instead of a rousing and productive meet-and-greet session , the event wound up being a desperate plea to convince dubious Republican voters to stay involved .
This isn ’ t the first time we have seen Donald Trump ’ s actions boomerang in unexpected ways and blow up in his face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also a reckless buffoon who is flailing as he keeps realizing he can ’ t control the world .
As November comes to a close , let ’ s remember it with gratitude as the month we succeeded in breaking Trumpism ’ s back .
Real leadership is coming in a matter of days , and the world will soon get a chance to see what our side can do .

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Donald Trump’s sore loser antics have failed to magically overturn Joe Biden’s historic win. Instead, Trump has allowed Biden to relive his victories in swing states multiple times thanks to his frivolous lawsuits, all the while cementing his legacy as the world’s most famous crybaby. On top of all this, it’s now clear that Trump’s recent shenanigans are starting to backfire bigly.
Earlier this month, Fredric Eshelman, a North Carolina businessman, believed in Trump’s fantastical yarns. On November 5 and 13, Eshelman donated $2.5 million to True the Vote, a pro-Trump group that promised to file lawsuits to “expose suspected illegal balloting and fraud in the 2020 general election,” according to a lawsuit he filed against the organization on Wednesday.
Eshelman is now suing True the Vote for the return of his money after, as he alleges, they failed to produce results. Eshelman also claims that when he tried “regularly and repeatedly” to get updates from this organization, he was “consistently met with vague responses, platitudes, and empty promises of follow-up that never occurred,” according to the complaint.
While Eshelman ultimately saw through Trump’s B.S., plenty of his supporters still fervently believe all the wild claims of fraud. This has led many to become resigned to the idea that America’s voting system remains hopelessly rigged. Even though this must be the reaction Trump sought, it’s now also backfiring on him in an unusual way.
Speaking with Republican voters in Marietta, Georgia, on Saturday, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel had her hands full trying to convince them to turn out the vote for Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the pivotal Senate runoff elections on January 5. After weeks of listening to Trump cry foul, many of these voters have become fatalistic, believing it’s pointless to get involved because, as they believe, all election results are fixed.
In one video shared by CNN’s Ryan Nobles, a voter asked why she should expend “money and work when it’s already decided.” Trying to balance keeping Trump’s fraud conspiracy theories alive while also encouraging GOP voters to participate in what may be a very close election that will decide who controls the Senate, McDaniel had to repeatedly assure the crowd, “It’s not decided!” Instead of a rousing and productive meet-and-greet session, the event wound up being a desperate plea to convince dubious Republican voters to stay involved.
This isn’t the first time we have seen Donald Trump’s actions boomerang in unexpected ways and blow up in his face. Trump is evil, but he is also a reckless buffoon who is flailing as he keeps realizing he can’t control the world. As November comes to a close, let’s remember it with gratitude as the month we succeeded in breaking Trumpism’s back. Real leadership is coming in a matter of days, and the world will soon get a chance to see what our side can do.
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palmerreport--2020-11-29--If or when will Donald Trump flee the country?

One of the questions I ’ ve been getting lately is whether I think Donald Trump will try to flee the country to avoid prosecution in the United States .
That ’ s a good question .
He could end up trying it , but I don ’ t think it would go well for him .
For starters , Trump would have to pick a country that doesn ’ t have an extradition treaty with the United States .
But even if he just picks the obvious and flees to Russia , he ’ d end up being even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever .
Putin would want to trot him out like a captured prize .
Is that the life Trump wants ?
Also , if Trump tries to flee and it goes sideways , he could end up stuck living in an embassy basement somewhere for years on end , like Assange .
Trump isn ’ t physically or psychologically capable of pulling that off , and he probably knows it .
This is a guy who loves living the ( borrowed , phony ) luxury life .
My guess is that Trump remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his inevitable criminal trial to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he ’ s awaiting trial , and then tries to beat the charges at trial .
Trump is the kind of narcissist who probably thinks he can charm the jury into acquitting him .
He ’ s wrong , because he ’ s facing financial charges in New York , and those are essentially automatic convictions .
But I ’ m guessing that ’ s what he ’ ll try .
One thing to keep in mind .
Trump would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his term , and he ’ d have to make up some official excuse to travel overseas .
But if he suddenly announced something like a diplomatic summit in Moscow for early January , that would tip off New York prosecutors that he ’ s considering fleeing , and it could prompt them to indict him while he ’ s still in office .
If Trump tried to flee and couldn ’ t pull it off , it would all but guarantee he ’ d end up in solitary confinement while awaiting trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or house arrest .

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One of the questions I’ve been getting lately is whether I think Donald Trump will try to flee the country to avoid prosecution in the United States. That’s a good question. He could end up trying it, but I don’t think it would go well for him.
For starters, Trump would have to pick a country that doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the United States. But even if he just picks the obvious and flees to Russia, he’d end up being even more of Putin’s puppet than ever. Putin would want to trot him out like a captured prize. Is that the life Trump wants?
Also, if Trump tries to flee and it goes sideways, he could end up stuck living in an embassy basement somewhere for years on end, like Assange. Trump isn’t physically or psychologically capable of pulling that off, and he probably knows it. This is a guy who loves living the (borrowed, phony) luxury life.
My guess is that Trump remains here, tries to convince the judge in his inevitable criminal trial to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he’s awaiting trial, and then tries to beat the charges at trial. Trump is the kind of narcissist who probably thinks he can charm the jury into acquitting him. He’s wrong, because he’s facing financial charges in New York, and those are essentially automatic convictions. But I’m guessing that’s what he’ll try.
One thing to keep in mind. Trump would have to flee before the end of his term, and he’d have to make up some official excuse to travel overseas. But if he suddenly announced something like a diplomatic summit in Moscow for early January, that would tip off New York prosecutors that he’s considering fleeing, and it could prompt them to indict him while he’s still in office. If Trump tried to flee and couldn’t pull it off, it would all but guarantee he’d end up in solitary confinement while awaiting trial, with no real shot at bail or house arrest.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--“NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION” – Donald Trump goes completely over the edge

Trump tweeted tonight that there was “ NO WAY ” he lost the election , and now “ YES WAY ” is trending because everyone is tweeting it back at him .
This has turned into junior high school , and Trump is still finding a way to lose .
That ’ s right , Trump tweeted “ NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION !
” The only part I care about is that he tweeted the words “ WE LOST THIS ELECTION !
” It ’ s a concession .
No take backs .
I ’ ve advocated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s lost the election – particularly when he makes threats that he knows he can ’ t carry out .
But the reality is that we are stuck with him in this defeated , shrinking , but still dangerous role for another fifty days .
We can ’ t ignore him entirely , at least not until he ’ s out of office .
It ’ s worth keeping in mind that one of our more effective tools these past four years has been belittling Donald Trump every time he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an honorable adversary is inappropriate .
But Trump is the opposite of honorable , and being rude to him has been almost a moral imperative .
The reason humiliation has been an effective tool is that voters in the middle understand it .
They don ’ t listen when you talk about authoritarianism .
They don ’ t care when we talk about corruption , because they inextricably believe that both sides are corrupt anyway .
But they don ’ t like the idea of having a President who ’ s incompetent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And so it ’ s been important over these past four years that we ’ ve always belittled Trump whenever he ’ s done something we could belittle him for .
It ’ s helped keep the middle turned against him , which is why his approval rating remained low , and why he lost .
It ’ s also difficult for Trump to play offense when he ’ s stuck playing defense over his latest embarrassing moment .
In that sense , each time Trump pops up and absolutely demands attention over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not a bad idea to belittle him in response .
Remind him that whatever attention he gets is not going to be the kind of attention he wants , so he ’ ll go back into a funk and leave us alone for a few days .
To ignore Trump entirely , while he ’ s still occupying the office of President of the United States , would be dangerous , because then he would be free to scam and pilfer unchecked .
It would also be dangerous to exaggerate the remaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us ; he ’ s not going to magically impose martial law or start World War III .
The middle ground is to keep taking his strongman routine and throwing it back in his face for the punchline that he is .
It ’ s gotten us this far .
Let ’ s keep using this strategy to finish him .

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Trump tweeted tonight that there was “NO WAY” he lost the election, and now “YES WAY” is trending because everyone is tweeting it back at him. This has turned into junior high school, and Trump is still finding a way to lose.
That’s right, Trump tweeted “NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION!” The only part I care about is that he tweeted the words “WE LOST THIS ELECTION!” It’s a concession. No take backs.
I’ve advocated for giving Trump less attention in general now that he’s lost the election – particularly when he makes threats that he knows he can’t carry out. But the reality is that we are stuck with him in this defeated, shrinking, but still dangerous role for another fifty days. We can’t ignore him entirely, at least not until he’s out of office.
It’s worth keeping in mind that one of our more effective tools these past four years has been belittling Donald Trump every time he’s done something embarrassing. Belittling an honorable adversary is inappropriate. But Trump is the opposite of honorable, and being rude to him has been almost a moral imperative.
The reason humiliation has been an effective tool is that voters in the middle understand it. They don’t listen when you talk about authoritarianism. They don’t care when we talk about corruption, because they inextricably believe that both sides are corrupt anyway. But they don’t like the idea of having a President who’s incompetent, a buffoon, an embarrassing punchline.
And so it’s been important over these past four years that we’ve always belittled Trump whenever he’s done something we could belittle him for. It’s helped keep the middle turned against him, which is why his approval rating remained low, and why he lost. It’s also difficult for Trump to play offense when he’s stuck playing defense over his latest embarrassing moment.
In that sense, each time Trump pops up and absolutely demands attention over the next fifty day, it’s not a bad idea to belittle him in response. Remind him that whatever attention he gets is not going to be the kind of attention he wants, so he’ll go back into a funk and leave us alone for a few days.
To ignore Trump entirely, while he’s still occupying the office of President of the United States, would be dangerous, because then he would be free to scam and pilfer unchecked. It would also be dangerous to exaggerate the remaining damage that he can realistically to do us; he’s not going to magically impose martial law or start World War III. The middle ground is to keep taking his strongman routine and throwing it back in his face for the punchline that he is. It’s gotten us this far. Let’s keep using this strategy to finish him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--How are they supposed to top this?

How are they supposed to top this?

– Donald Trump is now going on television and insisting that he lost the election because of “ massive dumps.
” How are SNL and Alec Baldwin even supposed to top that ?
– Just fifty days until Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki takes control of the @ PressSec account on Twitter , and we can finally start believing what ’ s coming from it .
– Important message from Dr. Fauci , by way of Peter Morley : WATCH : Dr. Fauci warns in the upcoming weeks re : # COVID19 “ We may see a surge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to frighten people but that ’ s just the reality.
” Please stay safe .
# WearAMask & take care of each other.pic.twitter.com/Bsik7HR2sM – Trump now insists there ’ s “ NO WAY ” he lost the election .
The evidence he ’ s provided of this : a video of a large crowd at one of his rallies .
It ’ s the latest reminder that drawing huge crowds is never an indicator of voter turnout .
It wasn ’ t true for Eugene Debs in 1912 , it wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1944 , and it wasn ’ t true for Trump either .
Not that Trump knows anything about American history .

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– Donald Trump is now going on television and insisting that he lost the election because of “massive dumps.” How are SNL and Alec Baldwin even supposed to top that?
– Just fifty days until Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki takes control of the @PressSec account on Twitter, and we can finally start believing what’s coming from it.
– Important message from Dr. Fauci, by way of Peter Morley:
WATCH: Dr. Fauci warns in the upcoming weeks re: #COVID19 “We may see a surge upon a surge. We don’t want to frighten people but that’s just the reality.” Please stay safe. #WearAMask & take care of each other.pic.twitter.com/Bsik7HR2sM — Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) November 30, 2020
– Trump now insists there’s “NO WAY” he lost the election. The evidence he’s provided of this: a video of a large crowd at one of his rallies. It’s the latest reminder that drawing huge crowds is never an indicator of voter turnout. It wasn’t true for Eugene Debs in 1912, it wasn’t true for Wendell Willkie in 1944, and it wasn’t true for Trump either. Not that Trump knows anything about American history.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Why we go high

Why we go high

Some time ago I encountered a meme of an authentic-looking photograph of a document from Fordham University purporting to show a semester of Donald Trump ’ s undergraduate grades .
It showed what you ’ d expect , a parade of mediocrity : C minuses , a D plus and an F. I was immediately suspicious and , after a little due diligence , posted on the meme a link from snopes.com exposing the document as a fake .
My effort was met with a surprising amount of resistance , even hostility , best summarized by the notion that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that we have such an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Donald Trump , why on earth should we feel the need to make anything up ?
But I realize now that I was missing the point .
The point shouldn ’ t be that we have so much on Donald Trump that we shouldn ’ t have to exaggerate or invent , the point is that we have something on Donald Trump at all .
We didn ’ t get rid of Donald Trump because he was a Republican .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have so many examples of his wrongdoings to make it that much easier .
We got rid of Trump because Trump really is a bad guy in the first place .
Period .
If he really had been a good guy then I hope we ’ d want to keep him .
Before you scratch your heads excessively let me explain it the other way .
If Barack Obama had behaved like Donald Trump , I would have wanted to get rid of him too .
Sometimes we get so deep into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Democrats versus Republicans that we lose sight of our underlying purpose .
Our war really is about Good versus Evil .
In fact , we ’ ve kind of muddied the ethical waters by making issues of morality excessively partisan .
We really do need to get back to the good old-fashioned notions of right and wrong as they exist by themselves .
This distinction may seem to you a bit semantic , and maybe it is .
But I think it serves to help us remember why Michelle Obama was right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go low , we go high.
” Because low and high aren ’ t strategic positions we take to maximize our advantage against a common enemy .
The low road is the enemy .
We take the high road because the high road is what we ’ re defending .
The minute we start to lie in the name of truth , become bigots in the name of equality , cheat in the name of fairness and commit injustices in the name of equal justice under the law , we become our own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must always occupy the high position .
I hasten to add that this does not mean we become nice .
I hate injustice , I hate advocates of injustice , and injustice deserves harsh words and strong measures and swift punishments .
The constant stream of lies that issued from Donald Trump and the White House were never going to be ameliorated by a return fire of lies in the opposite direction .
The truth is what brought them down , truth relentlessly and mercilessly applied .
And it worked .
Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now we must next turn that diamond-cutting laser beam of truth upon ourselves .
We must get rid of the corrupting-influence of money in elections .
We must get rid of the Electoral College and the misbegotten practice of gerrymandered Congressional districts .
We must make government appealing to people who really want to be public servants , not to people who see it as a road to riches , self-dealing and endless corporate profits .
I realize these are ideals that may never fully be met .
But that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get closer to them .
In order to move forward , we need to apply to ourselves the same standards of right and wrong we relentlessly applied to Donald Trump and his pirate ship administration .
Now that we have the power , let ’ s show them how it ’ s done .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Some time ago I encountered a meme of an authentic-looking photograph of a document from Fordham University purporting to show a semester of Donald Trump’s undergraduate grades. It showed what you’d expect, a parade of mediocrity: C minuses, a D plus and an F. I was immediately suspicious and, after a little due diligence, posted on the meme a link from snopes.com exposing the document as a fake. My effort was met with a surprising amount of resistance, even hostility, best summarized by the notion that I should “lighten up.”
My response was that we have such an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Donald Trump, why on earth should we feel the need to make anything up? But I realize now that I was missing the point. The point shouldn’t be that we have so much on Donald Trump that we shouldn’t have to exaggerate or invent, the point is that we have something on Donald Trump at all. We didn’t get rid of Donald Trump because he was a Republican. We shouldn’t be thanking goodness we have so many examples of his wrongdoings to make it that much easier. We got rid of Trump because Trump really is a bad guy in the first place. Period. If he really had been a good guy then I hope we’d want to keep him.
Before you scratch your heads excessively let me explain it the other way. If Barack Obama had behaved like Donald Trump, I would have wanted to get rid of him too. Sometimes we get so deep into the idea that our war is all about Democrats versus Republicans that we lose sight of our underlying purpose. Our war really is about Good versus Evil. In fact, we’ve kind of muddied the ethical waters by making issues of morality excessively partisan. We really do need to get back to the good old-fashioned notions of right and wrong as they exist by themselves.
This distinction may seem to you a bit semantic, and maybe it is. But I think it serves to help us remember why Michelle Obama was right when she said, “When they go low, we go high.” Because low and high aren’t strategic positions we take to maximize our advantage against a common enemy. The low road is the enemy. We take the high road because the high road is what we’re defending. The minute we start to lie in the name of truth, become bigots in the name of equality, cheat in the name of fairness and commit injustices in the name of equal justice under the law, we become our own enemy. That’s why we must always occupy the high position.
I hasten to add that this does not mean we become nice. I hate injustice, I hate advocates of injustice, and injustice deserves harsh words and strong measures and swift punishments. The constant stream of lies that issued from Donald Trump and the White House were never going to be ameliorated by a return fire of lies in the opposite direction. The truth is what brought them down, truth relentlessly and mercilessly applied.
And it worked. Trump and his pirate ship of criminals are going. Now we must next turn that diamond-cutting laser beam of truth upon ourselves. We must get rid of the corrupting-influence of money in elections. We must get rid of the Electoral College and the misbegotten practice of gerrymandered Congressional districts. We must make government appealing to people who really want to be public servants, not to people who see it as a road to riches, self-dealing and endless corporate profits.
I realize these are ideals that may never fully be met. But that’s no reason why we can’t get closer to them. In order to move forward, we need to apply to ourselves the same standards of right and wrong we relentlessly applied to Donald Trump and his pirate ship administration. Now that we have the power, let’s show them how it’s done. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Rand Paul goes completely off the deep end

– Escaped mental patient and Republican Senator Rand Paul posted a pro-Trump election conspiracy theory tonight that was so deranged , Twitter had to crack down on it .
Rand Paul then began demanding an apology from Dr. Fauci for no apparent reason .
It ’ s not clear what game Rand thinks he ’ s playing here .
Then again he truly is deranged , so there may not be a coherent strategy .
– After President-elect Biden announced an all female White House Communications team this evening , Trump White House Press Secretary Kayleigh threw a fit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s hilarious , considering McEnany ’ s deputy is Judd Deere .
McEnany ’ s lies just keep getting more pointless , transparent , and weird .
Maybe she really is a pathological liar , as opposed to a strategic liar .
– Trump is now ranting and raving about the fact that he did far more poorly than downballot Republicans did .
He ’ s holding it up as supposed proof that the presidential election was rigged against him .
Who ’ s going to be the one to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that massively unpopular ?

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– Escaped mental patient and Republican Senator Rand Paul posted a pro-Trump election conspiracy theory tonight that was so deranged, Twitter had to crack down on it. Rand Paul then began demanding an apology from Dr. Fauci for no apparent reason. It’s not clear what game Rand thinks he’s playing here. Then again he truly is deranged, so there may not be a coherent strategy.
– After President-elect Biden announced an all female White House Communications team this evening, Trump White House Press Secretary Kayleigh threw a fit, insisting that Trump had done the same. That’s hilarious, considering McEnany’s deputy is Judd Deere. McEnany’s lies just keep getting more pointless, transparent, and weird. Maybe she really is a pathological liar, as opposed to a strategic liar.
– Trump is now ranting and raving about the fact that he did far more poorly than downballot Republicans did. He’s holding it up as supposed proof that the presidential election was rigged against him. Who’s going to be the one to tell Trump that he’s simply that massively unpopular?
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Everyone piles on Donald Trump over his Walter Reed incident

– President Biden sustains a minor foot injury and discloses it immediately .
We still don ’ t know why Donald Trump was secretly rushed to Walter Reed last year .
So many people are pointing this out on Twitter , “ Walter Reed ” has begun trending tonight .
But watch the New York Times try to find some kind of false equivalence between the two incidents anyway .
– Donald Trump is throwing a fit because 60 Minutes didn ’ t ask him or his people for comment before running their interview tonight with former DHS election official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t yet figured out , but soon will , is that he ’ s simply not relevant anymore .
Legitimate major news outlets never considered his input to be valid ; they simply sought it out because of the office he holds .
Now that he ’ s losing that office , he ’ s just not relevant anymore .
– Tweet of the day , from Symone Sanders : “ Ready to serve accurately describes how I feel .
Thank you Madam Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for entrusting me with this charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my life to work for Joe Biden & I am elated to have the opportunity to continue to that work in the PEOPLE ’ S HOUSE .
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– President Biden sustains a minor foot injury and discloses it immediately. We still don’t know why Donald Trump was secretly rushed to Walter Reed last year. So many people are pointing this out on Twitter, “Walter Reed” has begun trending tonight. But watch the New York Times try to find some kind of false equivalence between the two incidents anyway.
– Donald Trump is throwing a fit because 60 Minutes didn’t ask him or his people for comment before running their interview tonight with former DHS election official Chris Krebs. What Trump hasn’t yet figured out, but soon will, is that he’s simply not relevant anymore. Legitimate major news outlets never considered his input to be valid; they simply sought it out because of the office he holds. Now that he’s losing that office, he’s just not relevant anymore.
– Tweet of the day, from Symone Sanders: “Ready to serve accurately describes how I feel. Thank you Madam Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for entrusting me with this charge. It has been the honor of my life to work for Joe Biden & I am elated to have the opportunity to continue to that work in the PEOPLE’S HOUSE.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-01--Money laundering court case involving Trump Organization moves forward

We went a long time without hearing the name of Donald Trump ’ s former real estate business partner Felix Sater .
But now that Trump has lost the election , we ’ ve been expecting a number of names from Trump ’ s dirty past to resurface .
Sure enough , Sater is now back in the news .
The courts have advanced a case against Felix Sater , which accuses him of laundering stolen money through multiple Trump Organization properties .
This is a civil case , and it doesn ’ t name Donald Trump as a defendant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these kinds of cases tend to churn up evidence that can then be used in criminal cases against people like Sater and Trump .
Keep an eye on developments like this one going forward .
– Now that all of Trump ’ s other imaginary avenues for overturning the election are closed , we ’ re about to hear a lot about his imaginary avenue of faithless electors .
But that also has literally zero chance of succeeding .
All of this has been an imaginary storyline .
It ’ s been over @ @ @

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We went a long time without hearing the name of Donald Trump’s former real estate business partner Felix Sater. But now that Trump has lost the election, we’ve been expecting a number of names from Trump’s dirty past to resurface. Sure enough, Sater is now back in the news.
The courts have advanced a case against Felix Sater, which accuses him of laundering stolen money through multiple Trump Organization properties. This is a civil case, and it doesn’t name Donald Trump as a defendant. But the important part is that these kinds of cases tend to churn up evidence that can then be used in criminal cases against people like Sater and Trump. Keep an eye on developments like this one going forward.
– Now that all of Trump’s other imaginary avenues for overturning the election are closed, we’re about to hear a lot about his imaginary avenue of faithless electors. But that also has literally zero chance of succeeding. All of this has been an imaginary storyline. It’s been over for weeks.
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palmerreport--2020-12-01--Donald Trump’s pandemic stooge Scott Atlas just resigned, and we all just got a little safer

For months it ’ s been widely reported that Donald Trump has been ignoring the solid pandemic-related advice of people like Dr. Fauci and even Dr. Birx , in favor listening to a radiologist and conspiracy theorist named Scott Atlas .
This has undoubtedly led to the deaths of a number of Americans .
Fortunately , multiple major news outlets are now reporting that Scott Atlas just resigned .
No real reason is being given .
But when you consider that the transition to President-elect Biden is now underway , and that Biden is surely working with people like Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and distribute the vaccine , Atlas simply has no role to play .
When you consider that Trump has given up caring about the pandemic entirely , there is no one for Atlas to give bad advice to .
Make no mistake , we ’ ll all be a little safer now that Scott Atlas has left the building .
It ’ s also the latest reminder that the influence of Donald Trump and his people is continuing to fade now that he ’ s lost the election .
Team Trump simply doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did before he lost .
This comes even as Trump ’ s corrupt FCC Chairman has announced his resignation .

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For months it’s been widely reported that Donald Trump has been ignoring the solid pandemic-related advice of people like Dr. Fauci and even Dr. Birx, in favor listening to a radiologist and conspiracy theorist named Scott Atlas. This has undoubtedly led to the deaths of a number of Americans.
Fortunately, multiple major news outlets are now reporting that Scott Atlas just resigned. No real reason is being given. But when you consider that the transition to President-elect Biden is now underway, and that Biden is surely working with people like Fauci on how to coordinate a national message and distribute the vaccine, Atlas simply has no role to play. When you consider that Trump has given up caring about the pandemic entirely, there is no one for Atlas to give bad advice to.
Make no mistake, we’ll all be a little safer now that Scott Atlas has left the building. It’s also the latest reminder that the influence of Donald Trump and his people is continuing to fade now that he’s lost the election. Team Trump simply doesn’t have the leverage that it did before he lost. This comes even as Trump’s corrupt FCC Chairman has announced his resignation.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Donald Trump’s goon squad humiliates itself with imaginary Edison County

Donald Trump ’ s legal team has made clear that Sidney Powell is no longer officially on it .
But @ @ @ @ @ represents Michael Flynn and was surely involved in Trump ’ s sudden pardon of Flynn @ @ @ @ @ is still part of Trump ’ s goon squad .
So it ’ s fitting @ @ @ @ @ in Michigan today , she included claims of irregularities in “ Edison County.
” No @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not even in another state ; she just made it up entirely .
@ @ @ @ @ it keeps losing in court over and over again .
– Tweet of the day @ @ @ @ @ : “ Today , Trump is on track to be the first President in modern @ @ @ @ @ with fewer jobs than when he entered .
We ’ ll Build Back Better with @ @ @ @ @ families and small businesses need relief now or Trump ’ s jobs numbers will get @ @ @ @ @ ”

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Donald Trump’s legal team has made clear that Sidney Powell is no longer officially on it. But when you consider that she represents Michael Flynn and was surely involved in Trump’s sudden pardon of Flynn over the weekend, Powell is still part of Trump’s goon squad.
So it’s fitting that when Powell filed suit in Michigan today, she included claims of irregularities in “Edison County.” No such county exists. It’s not even in another state; she just made it up entirely. And Tea Trump wonders why it keeps losing in court over and over again.
– Tweet of the day, from Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Today, Trump is on track to be the first President in modern US history to leave office with fewer jobs than when he entered. We’ll Build Back Better with Pres. Joe Biden but families and small businesses need relief now or Trump’s jobs numbers will get worse in coming weeks.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Arizona’s Republican Governor sends Donald Trump to voicemail during certification process

– Donald Trump apparently called Arizona ’ s Republican Governor Doug Ducey on his cell phone during today ’ s @ @ @ @ @ knew it was Trump and sent it to voicemail .
Check out this remarkable tweet @ @ @ @ @ in Phoenix : To be clear , we give Arizona Governor Doug Ducey absolutely no @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been terrible in the pandemic .
He ’ s corrupt .
He spent @ @ @ @ @ prop Trump up .
But it ’ s the latest sign that even Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ selfishly move on from him , because they don ’ t want to have to @ @ @ @ @ pathetic pity party once he ’ s gone .
In response to the development , @ @ @ @ @ that “ Ducey has betrayed the people of Arizona.
” In the end , Trump @ @ @ @ @ his own allies for not sticking their necks out far enough for him .

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– Donald Trump apparently called Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey on his cell phone during today’s election certification process. Ducey knew it was Trump and sent it to voicemail. Check out this remarkable tweet from the local NBC affiliate in Phoenix:
HE'LL GET BACK TO YOU Back in July, Gov. Ducey said he changed his White House ringtone to "Hail to The Chief" so he wouldn't miss a call from Trump/Pence. Guess who called while Ducey was certifying Arizona's election? (7 secs in) pic.twitter.com/bzBGpfSIDf — Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) November 30, 2020
To be clear, we give Arizona Governor Doug Ducey absolutely no points for this. He’s been terrible in the pandemic. He’s corrupt. He spent far too long trying to prop Trump up. But it’s the latest sign that even Trump’s allies are starting to selfishly move on from him, because they don’t want to have to end up answering for his pathetic pity party once he’s gone.
In response to the development, Donald Trump retweeted the claim that “Ducey has betrayed the people of Arizona.” In the end, Trump will try to take down his own allies for not sticking their necks out far enough for him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--The Jackal in Winter

The Jackal in Winter

Most of us have experienced times of loss of power .
Those of us who have been through divorce ( either as participants or innocent observers ) are particularly conscious of the dynamic of power loss .
In the case of divorce , power loss usually means loss of influence — loss of influence over the divorcing spouse or a large segment of friends and family .
It can be devastating for any divorcing person to witness how quickly they become irrelevant to large numbers of people .
Divorce is a difficult enough psychological landscape for an emotionally healthy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narcissist it can be intolerable .
For the narcissist , irrelevance is a kind of death , and the narcissist ’ s reaction to irrelevance becomes destructive and dangerous and amplified in disturbing ways .
Losing an election , particularly a presidential election , is divorce writ large .
Only ten previous American presidents have lost their bid for re-election .
Some handled it better than others , but none have exhibited such rampant denial , such bitterness and rage , as Donald Trump , now the eleventh incumbent to fail to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twice before , and both times in the context of divorce , once as a child and once as a divorcing spouse , nothing Donald Trump has done has surprised me .
His behavior so far has been vintage narcissism , including but not limited to , denial , vindictiveness , lying , lashing out at allies and generally destructive and even self-destructive behavior .
( Divorcing narcissists have been known to even resort to murder , though not in my direct experience . )
Many people have expressed surprise at Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brian Kemp , a staunch Trump ally if there ever was one , in Trump ’ s loss in Georgia .
To me it was standard operating procedure for the narcissist .
No one is safe from a raging narcissist , and Trump will turn on anyone and everyone in the course of his death throes .
No self-glorifying narcissist can resist the temptation to compare their struggles to something grand or noble .
When Trump tweeted a brutal video of an elderly but virtuous lion being brought down by hyenas and jackals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was unmistakable .
Fortunately there is little that Trump can do on his way out the door that can ’ t be easily undone by the incoming Biden Administration .
We are unfortunate in that we must endure this monster for 78 days after the election while he inflicts his outraged ego on friends , allies and on the American people .
We are fortunate , however , in that his power is fading quickly and his capacity to do harm is diminishing daily .
My experience with narcissists has taught me several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never concede .
To his dying day he will claim that the election was stolen from him , and if he can he will make that claim a significant feature of his future conduct .
He will continue to angrily proclaim it to anyone who will listen .
Second , he will never show remorse for the damage he has done to America and the more than a quarter of a million people who have died on his watch from coronavirus .
Indeed , he will insist that he was the greatest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failures will forever remain the fault of others .
He will continue to insist that the buck stops somewhere else , anywhere else but with him .
Third , Trump will continue to have a core of devoted , sycophantic supporters .
They will diminish significantly in number , to be sure , but not in their rabid certainty that Donald Trump is and always will be a martyr to the far right .
Some of those followers will become pestilential and murderous and will need to be watched very carefully .
Fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s inauguration .
A formal ceremony glorifying the victor who decisively and easily snatched his second term away from him would be impossible for a narcissist to endure .
Narcissists lack the moral courage , strength of character and largeness of spirit to accept defeat with anything short of angry recriminations and bitter denials .
To Trump , the construction of the inauguration platform within sight of the White House is tantamount to the erection of his own scaffold .
Despite his wish to be seen as the noble lion , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump is in reality a jackal , and a jackal in Winter at that .
Soon his most potent tool , his ability to garner ratings for the mainstream media , will be gone , and his impotent rage will sound across the land as a fading shriek of unfulfilled need and desperately unquenched thirst for attention .
Donald Trump has lost , and there ’ s nothing more pathetic than a narcissist without power .
But even without power he will forever remain a narcissist .
In the final analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is no exception .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Most of us have experienced times of loss of power. Those of us who have been through divorce (either as participants or innocent observers) are particularly conscious of the dynamic of power loss. In the case of divorce, power loss usually means loss of influence — loss of influence over the divorcing spouse or a large segment of friends and family. It can be devastating for any divorcing person to witness how quickly they become irrelevant to large numbers of people.
Divorce is a difficult enough psychological landscape for an emotionally healthy and mature person to negotiate. For the narcissist it can be intolerable. For the narcissist, irrelevance is a kind of death, and the narcissist’s reaction to irrelevance becomes destructive and dangerous and amplified in disturbing ways.
Losing an election, particularly a presidential election, is divorce writ large. Only ten previous American presidents have lost their bid for re-election. Some handled it better than others, but none have exhibited such rampant denial, such bitterness and rage, as Donald Trump, now the eleventh incumbent to fail to be re-elected.
Having seen narcissists in action twice before, and both times in the context of divorce, once as a child and once as a divorcing spouse, nothing Donald Trump has done has surprised me. His behavior so far has been vintage narcissism, including but not limited to, denial, vindictiveness, lying, lashing out at allies and generally destructive and even self-destructive behavior. (Divorcing narcissists have been known to even resort to murder, though not in my direct experience.)
Many people have expressed surprise at Donald Trump’s attempt to inculpate Republican Governor Brian Kemp, a staunch Trump ally if there ever was one, in
Trump’s loss in Georgia. To me it was standard operating procedure for the narcissist. No one is safe from a raging narcissist, and Trump will turn on anyone and everyone in the course of his death throes.
No self-glorifying narcissist can resist the temptation to compare their struggles to something grand or noble. When Trump tweeted a brutal video of an elderly but virtuous lion being brought down by hyenas and jackals, the self-glorifying stamp of the narcissist was unmistakable.
Fortunately there is little that Trump can do on his way out the door that can’t be easily undone by the incoming Biden Administration. We are unfortunate in that we must endure this monster for 78 days after the election while he inflicts his outraged ego on friends, allies and on the American people. We are fortunate, however, in that his power is fading quickly and his capacity to do harm is diminishing daily.
My experience with narcissists has taught me several things. The first is, Trump will never concede. To his dying day he will claim that the election was stolen from him, and if he can he will make that claim a significant feature of his future conduct. He will continue to angrily proclaim it to anyone who will listen.
Second, he will never show remorse for the damage he has done to America and the more than a quarter of a million people who have died on his watch from coronavirus. Indeed, he will insist that he was the greatest president America has ever had. His failures will forever remain the fault of others. He will continue to insist that the buck stops somewhere else, anywhere else but with him.
Third, Trump will continue to have a core of devoted, sycophantic supporters. They will diminish significantly in number, to be sure, but not in their rabid certainty that Donald Trump is and always will be a martyr to the far right. Some of those followers will become pestilential and murderous and will need to be watched very carefully.
Fourth, Trump will never attend Joe Biden’s inauguration. A formal ceremony glorifying the victor who decisively and easily snatched his second term away from him would be impossible for a narcissist to endure. Narcissists lack the moral courage, strength of character and largeness of spirit to accept defeat with anything short of angry recriminations and bitter denials. To Trump, the construction of the inauguration platform within sight of the White House is tantamount to the erection of his own scaffold.
Despite his wish to be seen as the noble lion, and not to place undue ignominy on jackals, Donald Trump is in reality a jackal, and a jackal in Winter at that. Soon his most potent tool, his ability to garner ratings for the mainstream media, will be gone, and his impotent rage will sound across the land as a fading shriek of unfulfilled need and desperately unquenched thirst for attention.
Donald Trump has lost, and there’s nothing more pathetic than a narcissist without power. But even without power he will forever remain a narcissist. In the final analysis, narcissists are incurable, and Donald Trump is no exception. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Andrea Mitchell completely jumps the shark

– Andrea Mitchell used her MSNBC show today to dishonestly accuse President-elect Biden of not being forthcoming about his foot injury .
Mitchell is “ Exhibit A ” of pundits who were absolutely terrible for years and got us into this mess , then became a bit more honest during the worst of the Trump era because they felt they had to , and are now going right back to being absolutely terrible now that Trump is out .
We can not let this backslide happen .
We must push back against these kinds of pundits and either keep them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – In the 2016 race , the Russians reportedly tried to hack every candidate on both sides , in order to help Trump .
It ’ s notable that Trump ’ s three biggest remaining cheerleaders – Lindsey Graham , Rand Paul , and Ted Cruz – were all candidates against him .
Is Trump blackmailing them ?
It ’ s a serious question , and one that the Feds should be pursuing as a matter of national security .
– The worst of Republican Senators are throwing an absolute fit about President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a reminder that she ’ s a leftist who scares the crap out of the Republicans .
It makes it all the more absurd that the alt-left is also attacking Tanden for supposedly not being a leftist .
At some point you realize the alt-left isn ’ t about who ’ s progressive and who isn ’ t ; it ’ s just a cult of personality .

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– Andrea Mitchell used her MSNBC show today to dishonestly accuse President-elect Biden of not being forthcoming about his foot injury. Mitchell is “Exhibit A” of pundits who were absolutely terrible for years and got us into this mess, then became a bit more honest during the worst of the Trump era because they felt they had to, and are now going right back to being absolutely terrible now that Trump is out. We cannot let this backslide happen. We must push back against these kinds of pundits and either keep them honest or drive them off television.
– In the 2016 race, the Russians reportedly tried to hack every candidate on both sides, in order to help Trump. It’s notable that Trump’s three biggest remaining cheerleaders – Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz – were all candidates against him. Is Trump blackmailing them? It’s a serious question, and one that the Feds should be pursuing as a matter of national security.
– The worst of Republican Senators are throwing an absolute fit about President Biden’s OMB nominee Neera Tanden, a reminder that she’s a leftist who scares the crap out of the Republicans. It makes it all the more absurd that the alt-left is also attacking Tanden for supposedly not being a leftist. At some point you realize the alt-left isn’t about who’s progressive and who isn’t; it’s just a cult of personality.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--President-elect Joe Biden announces Inaugural Committee

– In yet another reminder that Joe Biden really did win and really is about to take office , he announced the Biden Inaugural Committee today .
So far it largely consists of a Twitter account and a merchandise page , but it ’ s another step forward in the traditional process of a President-elect taking office .
– Biden went ahead and made it official today , announcing the widely respected Janet Yellen as his Secretary of the Treasury .
She ’ ll be the first woman to ever hold the position .
Yellen ’ s Deputy Treasury Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminder , Yellen is replacing Trump ’ s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin , who is facing legal trouble due to his overwhelming corruption .
– So a bunch of whining and crying Trump fans at the Hyatt Regency didn ’ t stop Arizona from certifying its election results as required by law ?
Shocking .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Trump ’ s effort to “ contest ” the election really was just performance theater for the sake of milking whatever he could out of his gullible supporters .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s yet another reason he must go to prison , but it never had any chance at all of magically overturning the election .

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– In yet another reminder that Joe Biden really did win and really is about to take office, he announced the Biden Inaugural Committee today. So far it largely consists of a Twitter account and a merchandise page, but it’s another step forward in the traditional process of a President-elect taking office.
– Biden went ahead and made it official today, announcing the widely respected Janet Yellen as his Secretary of the Treasury. She’ll be the first woman to ever hold the position. Yellen’s Deputy Treasury Secretary will be Wally Adeyemo. As a reminder, Yellen is replacing Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who is facing legal trouble due to his overwhelming corruption.
– So a bunch of whining and crying Trump fans at the Hyatt Regency didn’t stop Arizona from certifying its election results as required by law? Shocking. It’s the latest reminder that Trump’s effort to “contest” the election really was just performance theater for the sake of milking whatever he could out of his gullible supporters. It was dangerous, criminal, even treasonous, and it’s yet another reason he must go to prison, but it never had any chance at all of magically overturning the election.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--It’s time for the Feds to look into whether Donald Trump is blackmailing Rand Paul

– When Rand Paul vowed to stop a Trump nominee a couple years ago , Donald Trump appeared to brag @ @ @ @ @ on Rand Paul .
Shortly thereafter , Rand Paul decided to support the nominee .
@ @ @ @ @ to prop up Trump more cartoonishly than ever .
It ’ s time for the @ @ @ @ @ blackmail is indeed involved .
– Two equally important takeaways : 1 ) Trump had @ @ @ @ @ the election .
2 ) It was still illegal and treasonous of him to try @ @ @ @ @ a bank teller and force your way to the vault , it ’ s still @ @ @ @ @ then fail to crack the vault .
Lock him up .
– Keep track of @ @ @ @ @ Biden isn ’ t being transparent about his foot injury .
These are the TV @ @ @ @ @ most dangerously full of crap during the Biden era , and the ones we ’ @ @ @ @ @ against the most loudly .

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– When Rand Paul vowed to stop a Trump nominee a couple years ago, Donald Trump appeared to brag that he had blackmail material on Rand Paul. Shortly thereafter, Rand Paul decided to support the nominee. Now Rand Paul is trying to prop up Trump more cartoonishly than ever. It’s time for the Feds to look into whether blackmail is indeed involved.
– Two equally important takeaways: 1) Trump had literally zero chance of overturning the election. 2) It was still illegal and treasonous of him to try. If you hold up a bank teller and force your way to the vault, it’s still bank robbery even if you then fail to crack the vault. Lock him up.
– Keep track of which TV pundits are pretending Biden isn’t being transparent about his foot injury. These are the TV pundits who will be the most dangerously full of crap during the Biden era, and the ones we’ll need to push back against the most loudly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Donald Trump’s FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cuts and runs in wake of Trump’s loss

One of the worst people in the Trump regime has been FCC Chair Ajit Pai , whose actions have ranged from sabotaging net neutrality , to changing regulations around to help pro-Trump propaganda outlets like Sinclair .
We were set to be stuck with Ajit Pai for awhile after Trump ’ s exit , because Pai ’ s term doesn ’ t expire until the summer of 2021 .
But now Pai has announced that he ’ s cutting and running ; he ’ ll be leaving office the same day as Trump , January , 20th .
No specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general these kinds of corrupt hyper-partisan appointees don ’ t tend to stick around once their corrupt boss is gone , because they know they ’ ll no longer be able to get away with their corrupt agendas as easily .
This will now prevent the Republicans from being able to hold an FCC majority during the President Biden era , which is a good thing .
Of course whether Biden is able to fill the FCC vacancies with solid people will largely depend upon whether we win the Georgia runoffs and take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock here .

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One of the worst people in the Trump regime has been FCC Chair Ajit Pai, whose actions have ranged from sabotaging net neutrality, to changing regulations around to help pro-Trump propaganda outlets like Sinclair.
We were set to be stuck with Ajit Pai for awhile after Trump’s exit, because Pai’s term doesn’t expire until the summer of 2021. But now Pai has announced that he’s cutting and running; he’ll be leaving office the same day as Trump, January, 20th. No specific reason has been given, but in general these kinds of corrupt hyper-partisan appointees don’t tend to stick around once their corrupt boss is gone, because they know they’ll no longer be able to get away with their corrupt agendas as easily.
This will now prevent the Republicans from being able to hold an FCC majority during the President Biden era, which is a good thing. Of course whether Biden is able to fill the FCC vacancies with solid people will largely depend upon whether we win the Georgia runoffs and take control of the Senate. You can donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--The resistance is now coming from within the building

– Even as we ’ ve spent the past four years resisting Donald Trump ’ s corrupt reign of terror from the outside , there has always been the question of how much resistance Trump has been facing from the inside .
Now that he ’ s lost , we ’ re starting to see things more clearly .
For instance , EPA career officials are doing everything they can to fend Trump off and give President Biden an easier time of straightening out Trump ’ s environment mess .
Now that we know this is going on within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also going on to some degree in various agencies .
– If your preacher tells you to attend church in person during a pandemic , he ’ s not a real preacher and that ’ s not a real church .
– The conservative political site National Review is now calling Trump ’ s refusal to concede “ disgraceful ” and telling him to give up the ghost .
Again , this isn ’ t surprising .
The longer Trump drags out his loss , the more it ’ ll start to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Republican agenda , and the more allies he ’ ll lose over it .
Trump ’ s leverage is at an all time low .
– To give you an idea of how thoroughly Trump has given up on the presidency , CNN says that the White House is no longer even bothering to issue weekly guidance on his schedule .
That ’ s because there ’ s virtually nothing on his schedule .
He ’ s done .

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– Even as we’ve spent the past four years resisting Donald Trump’s corrupt reign of terror from the outside, there has always been the question of how much resistance Trump has been facing from the inside. Now that he’s lost, we’re starting to see things more clearly. For instance, EPA career officials are doing everything they can to fend Trump off and give President Biden an easier time of straightening out Trump’s environment mess. Now that we know this is going on within the EPA, we’re guessing this is also going on to some degree in various agencies.
– If your preacher tells you to attend church in person during a pandemic, he’s not a real preacher and that’s not a real church.
– The conservative political site National Review is now calling Trump’s refusal to concede “disgraceful” and telling him to give up the ghost. Again, this isn’t surprising. The longer Trump drags out his loss, the more it’ll start to get in the way of the conservative and Republican agenda, and the more allies he’ll lose over it. Trump’s leverage is at an all time low.
– To give you an idea of how thoroughly Trump has given up on the presidency, CNN says that the White House is no longer even bothering to issue weekly guidance on his schedule. That’s because there’s virtually nothing on his schedule. He’s done.
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palmerreport--2020-11-30--Joe Biden’s big job

Joe Biden’s big job

President Elect Joe Biden has a hard job ahead of him .
Not only will he have to deal with coronavirus , which continues to rage out of control , but he must deal with the economic fallout from the virus .
Being left with a faltering economy is not new to Joe Biden .
He and Barack Obama inherited an economy that was called “ the worst since the depression.
” Hence , Biden is no stranger to what it takes to reinvigorate a sagging economy .
In addition to tackling coronavirus and the economy , Wall Street Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tackle are Trump ’ s education and immigration policies .
Betsy DeVos spent much of her time trying to take money from public education to transfer to private education , sort of like Robin Hood in reverse .
Biden , having been married to two schoolteachers , knows a bit about education and its importance to children of all socioeconomic levels .
He has vowed to put a teacher in charge of education .
Arne Duncan , Obama ’ s former Education secretary , believes that DeVos chose to “ side with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the marginalized , ” WSJ reported .
Biden wants to change that .
While Biden may have a Republican-controlled Senate in his way , WSJ believes that he will have an easier time eliminating DeVos ’ civil rights recensions .
According to WSJ , Biden is not a big supporter of charter schools , but he is advocating free tuition to community college for those families earning less than $ 125,000 per year , which opens the door to those who might not otherwise be able to afford to send their children to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pell Grant , spend billions on public schools , and triple funding for Title I. Biden ’ s most daunting task , however , will materialize in his efforts to overturn Trump ’ s immigration policies .
CNN characterizes the Trump administration ’ s immigration policies as “ the genius of Stephen Miller.
” This is not a compliment .
Miller so successfully convoluted these policies that they are “ a complicated mess , ” according to an unnamed source .
The source further said that unraveling these policies is “ overwhelming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden-Harris transition team seems to have some awareness of the situation as evidenced by the selection of Ur Jaddou , former chief counsel for US Citizenship and Immigration , as the team lead , and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary .
The changes the team seeks to undertake , however , will be daunting .
A backlog exists in hearing asylum cases because of Trump ’ s “ remain in Mexico ” policy , and it will reportedly take months to undo those regulations .
In the interim , Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more secure environment for asylum seekers while not creating an environment that will draw even more asylum seekers .
It will require a delicate balancing act .
Biden does indeed have a very tough task ahead ; however , he has been wise in assembling his team .
Experience and knowledge trump ( no pun intended ) nepotism and donor repayment and should , hopefully , produce positive results .

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President Elect Joe Biden has a hard job ahead of him. Not only will he have to deal with coronavirus, which continues to rage out of control, but he must deal with the economic fallout from the virus. Being left with a faltering economy is not new to Joe Biden. He and Barack Obama inherited an economy that was called “the worst since the depression.” Hence, Biden is no stranger to what it takes to reinvigorate a sagging economy.
In addition to tackling coronavirus and the economy, Wall Street Journal reported that two things Biden plans to tackle are Trump’s education and immigration policies. Betsy DeVos spent much of her time trying to take money from public education to transfer to private education, sort of like Robin Hood in reverse. Biden, having been married to two schoolteachers, knows a bit about education and its importance to children of all socioeconomic levels. He has vowed to put a teacher in charge of education. Arne Duncan, Obama’s former Education secretary, believes that DeVos chose to “side with the powerful and not the vulnerable, not the marginalized,” WSJ reported. Biden wants to change that.
While Biden may have a Republican-controlled Senate in his way, WSJ believes that he will have an easier time eliminating DeVos’ civil rights recensions. According to WSJ, Biden is not a big supporter of charter schools, but he is advocating free tuition to community college for those families earning less than $125,000 per year, which opens the door to those who might not otherwise be able to afford to send their children to college. He also wants to double the Pell Grant, spend billions on public schools, and triple funding for Title I. Biden’s most daunting task, however, will materialize in his efforts to overturn Trump’s immigration policies.
CNN characterizes the Trump administration’s immigration policies as “the genius of Stephen Miller.” This is not a compliment. Miller so successfully convoluted these policies that they are “a complicated mess,” according to an unnamed source. The source further said that unraveling these policies is “overwhelming,” but CNN reported that the Biden-Harris transition team seems to have some awareness of the situation as evidenced by the selection of Ur Jaddou, former chief counsel for US Citizenship and Immigration, as the team lead, and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary. The changes the team seeks to undertake, however, will be daunting. A backlog exists in hearing asylum cases because of Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy, and it will reportedly take months to undo those regulations. In the interim, Biden’s team wants to create a safer and more secure environment for asylum seekers while not creating an environment that will draw even more asylum seekers. It will require a delicate balancing act.
Biden does indeed have a very tough task ahead; however, he has been wise in assembling his team. Experience and knowledge trump (no pun intended) nepotism and donor repayment and should, hopefully, produce positive results.
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