palmerreport--2020-03-18--This makes it even worse

This makes it even worse

The first rule of Donald Trump is that he ’ s always wrong and he screws up everything .
The second rule of Donald Trump is that he can never admit he ’ s wrong or that he ’ s screwed up anything .
We ’ ve always seen this pattern on display .
Now that he ’ s finally facing truly challenging circumstances for the first time in his cushy life , this pattern is magnified .
Donald Trump is finally admitting that the coronavirus is a crisis and a pandemic .
That would be progress , if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , which he obviously still doesn ’ t .
But he also can ’ t admit he didn ’ t see it coming , which makes it even worse for him .
It would be one thing for him to make excuses for why he didn ’ t act sooner .
But he can ’ t admit he should have acted sooner , so he ’ s now claiming that he knew it was a pandemic all along .
Wait a minute here .
If Trump knew all along that this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t he do anything ?
In reality he ’ s the pilot who ignored the flashing warning light because he didn ’ t know what it meant anyway .
Now he ’ s insisting that he knew what the warning light meant all along , which would mean that he knew the plane was going to crash and he still ignored it .
The thing about a severely psychologically compromised person like Donald Trump is that when he gets into trouble , his clinical compulsions only serve to make things even worse for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the naivete defense , and he ’ s moved on to asserting that he knew it was going to be this bad and he chose not to act .
Whether that ’ s true or not , he ’ s staking himself to the ugliest explanation possible .

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The first rule of Donald Trump is that he’s always wrong and he screws up everything. The second rule of Donald Trump is that he can never admit he’s wrong or that he’s screwed up anything. We’ve always seen this pattern on display. Now that he’s finally facing truly challenging circumstances for the first time in his cushy life, this pattern is magnified.
Donald Trump is finally admitting that the coronavirus is a crisis and a pandemic. That would be progress, if he had any clue what to do about it, which he obviously still doesn’t. But he also can’t admit he didn’t see it coming, which makes it even worse for him. It would be one thing for him to make excuses for why he didn’t act sooner. But he can’t admit he should have acted sooner, so he’s now claiming that he knew it was a pandemic all along.
Wait a minute here. If Trump knew all along that this was a serious crisis, why didn’t he do anything? In reality he’s the pilot who ignored the flashing warning light because he didn’t know what it meant anyway. Now he’s insisting that he knew what the warning light meant all along, which would mean that he knew the plane was going to crash and he still ignored it.
The thing about a severely psychologically compromised person like Donald Trump is that when he gets into trouble, his clinical compulsions only serve to make things even worse for him. Trump has now thrown away the naivete defense, and he’s moved on to asserting that he knew it was going to be this bad and he chose not to act. Whether that’s true or not, he’s staking himself to the ugliest explanation possible.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--It’s all gone now

It’s all gone now

Donald Trump has failed at nearly everything he ’ s tried in office .
He hasn ’ t even been able to pull off his stupidest and most simplistic ideas , like his border wall .
Heading into November , just about the only bragging point he ’ s had was the fact that he hadn ’ t yet managed to destroy the roaring Obama economy .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn ’ t a full measure of the overall stock market , and in turn the stock market certainly isn ’ t a full measure of the overall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the specific bragging point that Donald Trump has loved to use when touting his supposed economic prowess .
That ’ s a big problem for him now , because today the Dow Jones has plummeted to about 19,500 at the moment this article is being published .
The Dow opened at 19,804 on the day he took office .
That ’ s right , every last bit of stock market growth during Donald Trump ’ s presidency is now gone .
The Dow Jones was always growing far more slowly in the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ era .
But now the stock market is in negative territory for Trump ’ s presidency .
Of course Donald Trump likes to take credit for the stock market dating back to election day in November 2016 .
But on that day the Dow Jones closed at 18,332 .
If the market has another bad day tomorrow like the one it ’ s having today , we could fall below that number as well .

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Donald Trump has failed at nearly everything he’s tried in office. He hasn’t even been able to pull off his stupidest and most simplistic ideas, like his border wall. Heading into November, just about the only bragging point he’s had was the fact that he hadn’t yet managed to destroy the roaring Obama economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn’t a full measure of the overall stock market, and in turn the stock market certainly isn’t a full measure of the overall economy. But the Dow Jones is the specific bragging point that Donald Trump has loved to use when touting his supposed economic prowess. That’s a big problem for him now, because today the Dow Jones has plummeted to about 19,500 at the moment this article is being published. The Dow opened at 19,804 on the day he took office.
That’s right, every last bit of stock market growth during Donald Trump’s presidency is now gone. The Dow Jones was always growing far more slowly in the Trump era than it had in the Obama era. But now the stock market is in negative territory for Trump’s presidency.
Of course Donald Trump likes to take credit for the stock market dating back to election day in November 2016. But on that day the Dow Jones closed at 18,332. If the market has another bad day tomorrow like the one it’s having today, we could fall below that number as well.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Here’s the only thing you need to know about Joe Biden’s campaign

Even as Joe Biden was running up the score in all three states last night , a Bernie Sanders surrogate from Justice Democrats appeared on CNN and asserted that Biden has an enthusiasm problem .
The contrast would have been comical in its absurdity , if this election weren ’ t so crucial to the fate of the nation and the world .
Joe Biden got three votes in Florida yesterday for every one vote that Bernie Sanders got .
Biden won every county in Florida ; none of them were even close .
Biden won Illinois in such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ county .
More importantly , turnout was way up in Florida .
People voted in droves in the state , and most of them turned out for Biden .
That ’ s the definition of enthusiasm .
Joe Biden is driving huge numbers to the polls to vote for him .
That ’ s the only “ enthusiasm ” that matters .
What do these pundits want voters to do to show how enthused they are about Biden ?
Do a little dance on the way into the voting booth ?
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enthusiasm candidate , by the only metric that counts .

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Even as Joe Biden was running up the score in all three states last night, a Bernie Sanders surrogate from Justice Democrats appeared on CNN and asserted that Biden has an enthusiasm problem. The contrast would have been comical in its absurdity, if this election weren’t so crucial to the fate of the nation and the world.
Joe Biden got three votes in Florida yesterday for every one vote that Bernie Sanders got. Biden won every county in Florida; none of them were even close. Biden won Illinois in such a blowout, Sanders only carried a single county. More importantly, turnout was way up in Florida. People voted in droves in the state, and most of them turned out for Biden.
That’s the definition of enthusiasm. Joe Biden is driving huge numbers to the polls to vote for him. That’s the only “enthusiasm” that matters. What do these pundits want voters to do to show how enthused they are about Biden? Do a little dance on the way into the voting booth? This is an absurd narrative. Biden is the enthusiasm candidate, by the only metric that counts.
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The other crisis

I ’ ve got good news and bad news .
First the good news .
Bad as the COVID-19 pandemic is it ’ s containable and we will survive it .
Now the bad news .
This pandemic is not the worst crisis we face .
In fact , it ’ s just a dress rehearsal for the real crisis .
And Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular have demonstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt just how staggeringly inept and ill-equipped they are to handle it .
I ’ m referring , of course , to global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican response to the current pandemic as a time-compressed reaction to global warming you ’ ll get the general idea .
Right now we are in the mockery stage of global warming , that is , to Republicans global warming is a joke or a hoax , which is roughly where we were with coronavirus from the beginning right up until about four or five days ago .
In social media the smug memes about the silly culture of overreaction are disappearing , to be replaced with somber silence .
The “ Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” has suddenly become nothing of the sort .
Donald Trump ’ s predictable , almost comic book transition from insouciance to sanctimonious is exemplified in his tweet about Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer , symbolizing the sudden Republican virtue-signaling crossover : “ Failing Michigan Governor must work harder and be much more proactive .
We are pushing her to get the job done .
I stand with Michigan !
” This is how Republicans behave when reality smacks them in the face .
This is what it takes .
It takes an entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a finger .
It seems surreal as I write this , but it was only nine days ago that Congressman Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask on the floor of the House of Representatives during a vote on the coronavirus aid package , or just four days ago Congressman Devin Nunes said , “ If you ’ re healthy , you and your family , it ’ s a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant , likely you can get in easily.
” Quicker than Larry Vaughn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are suddenly coming to terms with what the scientist had been telling them all along .
But their arrogance and indolence has cost human lives .
What lesson will they learn from this ?
What general principle will they carry forward and apply to the exigencies of global warming ?
None at all .
Republicans don ’ t learn from history , not even their own .
They ’ re chief concern is how this crisis will affect their paymasters , and it is reflected in Trump ’ s talk of stocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They still don ’ t understand how damaging such talk is to the frightened , the dispossessed , the voiceless and vulnerable .
What token concern Trump can muster is inauthentic because he doesn ’ t know how .
Lack of empathy is the unifying feature behind every Republican policy .
But our real enemy isn ’ t indifference or greed but ignorance .
Our greatest threat is willful stupidity .
The anti-science Republican pose is untenable in a world of reality .
Most of us know the old joke about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building who , as he passes the twenty-fifth floor is heard to remark , “ So far so good.
” The ground is coming up for us , and that smug , Republican self-assurance is about to fail in an ugly and spectacular way .
Global warming can ’ t be chased off with an AR-15 any more than coronavirus can .
You can ’ t phoney-macho away scientific reality .
It must be faced .
Republicans don ’ t understand this and they must be gotten rid of .
If these twin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything they prove that we can not survive another term under Donald Trump and the Republicans .
Circumstances have become so dire and so immediate that we must set aside our differences and unite to get rid of them .
The alternative is too awful to contemplate , and too deadly for us to permit it to happen .

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I’ve got good news and bad news. First the good news. Bad as the COVID-19 pandemic is it’s containable and we will survive it. Now the bad news. This pandemic is not the worst crisis we face. In fact, it’s just a dress rehearsal for the real crisis. And Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular have demonstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt just how staggeringly inept and ill-equipped they are to handle it.
I’m referring, of course, to global warming. If you think of the Republican response to the current pandemic as a time-compressed reaction to global warming you’ll get the general idea. Right now we are in the mockery stage of global warming, that is, to Republicans global warming is a joke or a hoax, which is roughly where we were with coronavirus from the beginning right up until about four or five days ago.
In social media the smug memes about the silly culture of overreaction are disappearing, to be replaced with somber silence. The “Democratic hoax to once again impeach the president” has suddenly become nothing of the sort. Donald Trump’s predictable, almost comic book transition from insouciance to sanctimonious is exemplified in his tweet about Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, symbolizing the sudden Republican virtue-signaling crossover: “Failing Michigan Governor must work harder and be much more proactive. We are pushing her to get the job done. I stand with Michigan!”
This is how Republicans behave when reality smacks them in the face. This is what it takes. It takes an entire world in panic before they will lift a finger. It seems surreal as I write this, but it was only nine days ago that Congressman Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask on the floor of the House of Representatives during a vote on the coronavirus aid package, or just four days ago Congressman Devin Nunes said, “If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant, likely you can get in easily.” Quicker than Larry Vaughn, the mayor in “Jaws,” they are suddenly coming to terms with what the scientist had been telling them all along. But their arrogance and indolence has cost human lives.
What lesson will they learn from this? What general principle will they carry forward and apply to the exigencies of global warming? None at all. Republicans don’t learn from history, not even their own. They’re chief concern is how this crisis will affect their paymasters, and it is reflected in Trump’s talk of stocks and hotels and cruise ships and airplanes. They still don’t understand how damaging such talk is to the frightened, the dispossessed, the voiceless and vulnerable. What token concern Trump can muster is inauthentic because he doesn’t know how. Lack of empathy is the unifying feature behind every Republican policy.
But our real enemy isn’t indifference or greed but ignorance. Our greatest threat is willful stupidity. The anti-science Republican pose is untenable in a world of reality. Most of us know the old joke about the man who falls from a fifty storey building who, as he passes the twenty-fifth floor is heard to remark, “So far so good.” The ground is coming up for us, and that smug, Republican self-assurance is about to fail in an ugly and spectacular way.
Global warming can’t be chased off with an AR-15 any more than coronavirus can. You can’t phoney-macho away scientific reality. It must be faced. Republicans don’t understand this and they must be gotten rid of. If these twin crises of coronavirus and global warming prove anything they prove that we cannot survive another term under Donald Trump and the Republicans. Circumstances have become so dire and so immediate that we must set aside our differences and unite to get rid of them. The alternative is too awful to contemplate, and too deadly for us to permit it to happen.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Andrew Cuomo is doing what Donald Trump won’t

Donald J. Trump has finally admitted the impact Covid-19 and the impact it will have on the United States economy is far worse than what he ’ d long been touting .
We are talking about major financial losses .
It was the first time we have seen Trump not gloating about the economy .
In the meantime , every day , we see New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the case .
Cuomo speaks calmly , but the message he conveys is cogent and real .
On Tuesday morning , he spoke about the need to really flatten the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how things have evolved in Italy and their lockdowns .
Recognizing that shutting down American life completely is not possible , he nonetheless spells out how serious the issue is .
New York now has the highest rate of confirmed Covid-19 case , and there is a high rate of hospitalization for those who have it .
Cuomo eloquently spoke of this being a major impactful event in the lives of us as Americans , referring to it as a “ character test for all of us ” and asking , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when all around you lost their heads ?
” True leadership being demonstrated by Andrew Cuomo .
Thank you , Governor Cuomo , and may all of our leaders at all levels act and carry themselves as Cuomo has .

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Donald J. Trump has finally admitted the impact Covid-19 and the impact it will have on the United States economy is far worse than what he’d long been touting. We are talking about major financial losses. It was the first time we have seen Trump not gloating about the economy.
In the meantime, every day, we see New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the case. Cuomo speaks calmly, but the message he conveys is cogent and real. On Tuesday morning, he spoke about the need to really flatten the curve of coronavirus spread. He speaks of how things have evolved in Italy and their lockdowns. Recognizing that shutting down American life completely is not possible, he nonetheless spells out how serious the issue is. New York now has the highest rate of confirmed Covid-19 case, and there is a high rate of hospitalization for those who have it.
Cuomo eloquently spoke of this being a major impactful event in the lives of us as Americans, referring to it as a “character test for all of us” and asking, “What did you do at that moment when all around you lost their heads?”
True leadership being demonstrated by Andrew Cuomo. Thank you, Governor Cuomo, and may all of our leaders at all levels act and carry themselves as Cuomo has.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Key Donald Trump official abruptly quits in midst of coronavirus crisis

Donald Trump sure can pick them .
So many of his handpicked political personnel have ended up resigning amid controversy , being fired amid scandal , or being criminally indicted , we ’ ve lost count .
Now with the nation in the midst of the coronavirus crisis , a key Trump official has abruptly resigned at the worst possible time .
The chief of the Office of Personnel Management is one of those government positions where most Americans have no idea what it even is , because the person usually just does their job .
But in the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn the hard way what it is that people like the chief of the Office of Personnel Management do , because in so many instances these jobs simply aren ’ t getting done , and we ’ re all paying the price .
As it turns out , Donald Trump ’ s chief of the Office of Personnel Management quit last night with no warning , according to the Washington Post .
Apparently she thought she and her department were being squeezed out of the decision making process during the coronavirus crisis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ might have been some career holdover from a previous administration , no , Trump hired her five months ago .
Donald Trump ’ s White House is such a flaming disaster , we don ’ t even know if this is a good or bad development .
But given Donald Trump ’ s penchant for bypassing knowledgeable people in favor of letting a handful of idiot cronies make most of the decisions , we ’ re guessing this probably isn ’ t a good thing .
Maybe Trump can find yet another one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white supremacist , to fill the position .

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Donald Trump sure can pick them. So many of his handpicked political personnel have ended up resigning amid controversy, being fired amid scandal, or being criminally indicted, we’ve lost count. Now with the nation in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a key Trump official has abruptly resigned at the worst possible time.
The chief of the Office of Personnel Management is one of those government positions where most Americans have no idea what it even is, because the person usually just does their job. But in the Trump White House we’ve had to learn the hard way what it is that people like the chief of the Office of Personnel Management do, because in so many instances these jobs simply aren’t getting done, and we’re all paying the price.
As it turns out, Donald Trump’s chief of the Office of Personnel Management quit last night with no warning, according to the Washington Post. Apparently she thought she and her department were being squeezed out of the decision making process during the coronavirus crisis. If you’re wondering whether she might have been some career holdover from a previous administration, no, Trump hired her five months ago.
Donald Trump’s White House is such a flaming disaster, we don’t even know if this is a good or bad development. But given Donald Trump’s penchant for bypassing knowledgeable people in favor of letting a handful of idiot cronies make most of the decisions, we’re guessing this probably isn’t a good thing. Maybe Trump can find yet another one of his incompetent relatives, or a white supremacist, to fill the position.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--DNI James Clapper comes out swinging in favor of Joe Biden

Joe Biden may have had a good Tuesday with breakout wins in three major states , but on Wednesday he got another critical boost that wasn ’ t covered too heavily by a news cycle highlighting the coronavirus pandemic .
He picked up a whole bunch of new endorsements following his blowout wins , and they ’ re a bit different from what you ’ d typically expect .
They ’ re not from congressmen or senators – but 80 professionals who have worked in national security – in the administrations of both former Democratic and Republican presidents .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Clapper .
This is highly unusual , since people who work in national security – career diplomats , intelligence officers , and defense policymakers , generally do not give presidential endorsements outright to anyone – they work with whichever administration is in charge , regardless of political party .
In the age of Donald Trump , however , it ’ s become harder to define usual .
In fact , the 80 people who signed the open letter endorsement decided to do so because they correctly believe Donald Trump is an extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security .
It ’ s the latest sign that a second term of Trump ’ s presidency would be catastrophic – leaving the country in a state that we might never be able to fully recover from , if that wasn ’ t obvious already with the damage he ’ s done to America in just over three years .
It was also made on a non-partisan basis , as the signatories believe this has come down to voting to maintain a democratic society – guided by consensus-based decision making – a Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that back .

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Joe Biden may have had a good Tuesday with breakout wins in three major states, but on Wednesday he got another critical boost that wasn’t covered too heavily by a news cycle highlighting the coronavirus pandemic. He picked up a whole bunch of new endorsements following his blowout wins, and they’re a bit different from what you’d typically expect. They’re not from congressmen or senators – but 80 professionals who have worked in national security – in the administrations of both former Democratic and Republican presidents. Among them is former National Intelligence director, James Clapper.
This is highly unusual, since people who work in national security – career diplomats, intelligence officers, and defense policymakers, generally do not give presidential endorsements outright to anyone – they work with whichever administration is in charge, regardless of political party. In the age of Donald Trump, however, it’s become harder to define usual. In fact, the 80 people who signed the open letter endorsement decided to do so because they correctly believe Donald Trump is an extreme threat to America’s stability and security.
It’s the latest sign that a second term of Trump’s presidency would be catastrophic – leaving the country in a state that we might never be able to fully recover from, if that wasn’t obvious already with the damage he’s done to America in just over three years. It was also made on a non-partisan basis, as the signatories believe this has come down to voting to maintain a democratic society – guided by consensus-based decision making – a Biden presidency is the surest way to get that back.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Actor Daniel Dae Kim tests positive for coronavirus, slams Donald Trump for his racism

Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim announced today that he ’ s tested positive for coronavirus , saying “ Looks like I ’ ll be ok , but I wanted share my journey with you in the hopes that you find it informative or helpful.
” He also posted a video in which he directly called out Donald Trump ’ s use of the racist term “ Chinese Virus ” while leaving out Trump ’ s name : '' Yes , I ’ m Asian .
And yes , I have coronavirus .
But I did not get it from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In New York City .
And despite what certain political leaders want to call it , I don ’ t consider the place where it 's from as important as the people who are sick and dying . ''
pic.twitter.com/r2FfVjPLzF Daniel Dae Kim , whose family immigrated to the United States from South Korea in his youth , said this : “ Yes , I ’ m Asian .
And yes , I have coronavirus .
But I did not get it from China .
I got it in America , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain political leaders want to call it , I don ’ t consider the place where it ’ s from as important as the people who are sick and dying .
”

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Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim announced today that he’s tested positive for coronavirus, saying “Looks like I’ll be ok, but I wanted share my journey with you in the hopes that you find it informative or helpful.” He also posted a video in which he directly called out Donald Trump’s use of the racist term “Chinese Virus” while leaving out Trump’s name:
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Daniel Dae Kim, whose family immigrated to the United States from South Korea in his youth, said this: “Yes, I’m Asian. And yes, I have coronavirus. But I did not get it from China. I got it in America, in New York City. And despite what certain political leaders want to call it, I don’t consider the place where it’s from as important as the people who are sick and dying.”
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Joe Biden just threw down the gauntlet at Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus crisis has been inadequate , dishonest , negligent , bizarrely self congratulatory @ @ @ @ @ deadly .
Americans have had enough of this inept clown and his failed presidency .
@ @ @ @ @ running to replace him , has had enough too .
Biden tweeted this today : @ @ @ @ @ he was invoking the Defense Production Act , then turned around and said he wasn @ @ @ @ @ it .
The President should exercise these powers now .
We need more ventilators , @ @ @ @ @ supplies .
We need action , not words .
Doctors and nurses are making their @ @ @ @ @ as they risk their lives to care for others .
What other finding do you @ @ @ @ @ you to use every power you have to expand our supply of essential equipment , @ @ @

Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been inadequate, dishonest, negligent, bizarrely self congratulatory, highly destructive, and deadly. Americans have had enough of this inept clown and his failed presidency. Joe Biden, the man running to replace him, has had enough too. Biden tweeted this today:
Yesterday, President Trump said he was invoking the Defense Production Act, then turned around and said he wasn’t planning to use it. The President should exercise these powers now. We need more ventilators, protective equipment, and critical supplies. We need action, not words. Doctors and nurses are making their own makeshift face masks today as they risk their lives to care for others. What other finding do you need to see to convince you to use every power you have to expand our supply of essential equipment, Mr. President?


palmerreport--2020-03-19--Donald Trump now says he’s a wartime president. Fine. Try him for war crimes.

Now that Donald Trump has declared himself a wartime president , don ’ t expect this monster to save you .
We ’ ve seen his Rupert Murdoch cronies at Fox News calling the coronavirus a hoax for precious weeks that could ’ ve been spent preparing for the onslaught .
We ’ ve got OANN asking Trump a set-up ridiculous question about Chinese food in order to promote Trump ’ s willful racism .
We now find out that Intelligence Chairman Republican Senator Richard Burr knew about the coronavirus pandemic and reported it in secret to his Republican donors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So here we go .
Since all of these liars knew about the coronavirus threat in January and its pandemic outlook , they are now responsible for every American death that occurs .
Rupert Murdoch and every talking head that promoted this as a hoax needs to have class action taken against them .
Not only should they be held accountable for the deaths that will now occur in overwhelmed hospitals , but they need to be held accountable for the pain and suffering of every COVID-19 patient who , while recovered , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ function .
Trump wants the badge of being a wartime president like Roosevelt and Madison .
Great .
It is wartime , and for Trump ’ s greed , incompetence and lack of basic human empathy , he needs to be tried for war crimes .

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Now that Donald Trump has declared himself a wartime president, don’t expect this monster to save you. We’ve seen his Rupert Murdoch cronies at Fox News calling the coronavirus a hoax for precious weeks that could’ve been spent preparing for the onslaught. We’ve got OANN asking Trump a set-up ridiculous question about Chinese food in order to promote Trump’s willful racism. We now find out that Intelligence Chairman Republican Senator Richard Burr knew about the coronavirus pandemic and reported it in secret to his Republican donors but never made the information public.
So here we go. Since all of these liars knew about the coronavirus threat in January and its pandemic outlook, they are now responsible for every American death that occurs. Rupert Murdoch and every talking head that promoted this as a hoax needs to have class action taken against them. Not only should they be held accountable for the deaths that will now occur in overwhelmed hospitals, but they need to be held accountable for the pain and suffering of every COVID-19 patient who, while recovered, has lost a percentage of their lung function.
Trump wants the badge of being a wartime president like Roosevelt and Madison. Great. It is wartime, and for Trump’s greed, incompetence and lack of basic human empathy, he needs to be tried for war crimes.
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INSIDER TRADING

Earlier today the news broke that Republican Senator Richard Burr had been caught on tape weeks ago , secretly admitting to his wealthiest constituents that the coronavirus was going to have a disastrous impact on the United States .
That was duplicitous enough , considering Burr publicly remained quiet while Donald Trump was busy telling the American people that it was all a hoax .
Now it ’ s gotten much uglier for Burr .
It turns out Richard Burr personally sold off $ 1.5 million of his own stock market investments just before the stock market started going off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expose by ProPublica .
When you combine this with the fact that Burr was getting intel briefings about the coronavirus at the time , and Burr ’ s admission on tape that he knew the coronavirus was going to have a terrible economic impact , and Burr ’ s public statement at the time that the government was supposedly on top of all this , it adds up to two words : insider trading .
If Senator Burr had merely been guessing that the coronavirus crisis was about to send the stock market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , that would have been fine .
Or if he had publicly disclosed what he knew , at the time he was selling off his own shares , that would be one thing .
But Burr sold off his shares based on inside knowledge about the economy that the public didn ’ t have .
That ’ s the textbook definition of insider trading – and people go to prison for it when they get caught .
Did Burr really think he wouldn ’ t get caught ?

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Earlier today the news broke that Republican Senator Richard Burr had been caught on tape weeks ago, secretly admitting to his wealthiest constituents that the coronavirus was going to have a disastrous impact on the United States. That was duplicitous enough, considering Burr publicly remained quiet while Donald Trump was busy telling the American people that it was all a hoax. Now it’s gotten much uglier for Burr.
It turns out Richard Burr personally sold off $1.5 million of his own stock market investments just before the stock market started going off a cliff, according to a new expose by ProPublica. When you combine this with the fact that Burr was getting intel briefings about the coronavirus at the time, and Burr’s admission on tape that he knew the coronavirus was going to have a terrible economic impact, and Burr’s public statement at the time that the government was supposedly on top of all this, it adds up to two words: insider trading.
If Senator Burr had merely been guessing that the coronavirus crisis was about to send the stock market off a cliff based on publicly available information, that would have been fine. Or if he had publicly disclosed what he knew, at the time he was selling off his own shares, that would be one thing. But Burr sold off his shares based on inside knowledge about the economy that the public didn’t have. That’s the textbook definition of insider trading – and people go to prison for it when they get caught. Did Burr really think he wouldn’t get caught?
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--GOP Senator Richard Burr caught on tape making startling coronavirus admission while Donald Trump wa

GOP Senator Richard Burr caught on tape making startling coronavirus admission while Donald Trump was lying to us [Updated]

Until just a few days ago , Donald Trump was still trying to convince the American public that the coronavirus was either a Democratic Party hoax aimed at destroying him , or a minor threat that would magically go away .
Many of Trump ’ s Republican flunkies in the House and Senate were parroting these lies as well .
Now it turns out at least one Republican Senator was privately warning his most wealthy constituents weeks ago about just how bad the coronavirus would be .
Richard Burr , the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee , was caught @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private gathering .
On the recording , which has since been acquired by NPR , Burr compared the coronavirus threat to the 1918 pandemic .
Of course anyone who ’ s been paying close attention has known this for awhile , and anyone paying even moderate attention is aware of this by now .
But back when Donald Trump was lying to everyone about the seriousness of the matter , it was a different story .
Richard Burr wasn ’ t one of the Republicans publicly parroting Trump ’ s lies .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out publicly against Trump ’ s lies – even though he was privately warning his wealthiest constituents about what was coming .
That ’ s just as bad as lying .
Update , 5:48pm : It ’ s even worse , as Burr was engaging in stock market insider trading at the time .

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Until just a few days ago, Donald Trump was still trying to convince the American public that the coronavirus was either a Democratic Party hoax aimed at destroying him, or a minor threat that would magically go away. Many of Trump’s Republican flunkies in the House and Senate were parroting these lies as well.
Now it turns out at least one Republican Senator was privately warning his most wealthy constituents weeks ago about just how bad the coronavirus would be. Richard Burr, the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was caught on tape making the remarks at a private gathering. On the recording, which has since been acquired by NPR, Burr compared the coronavirus threat to the 1918 pandemic.
Of course anyone who’s been paying close attention has known this for awhile, and anyone paying even moderate attention is aware of this by now. But back when Donald Trump was lying to everyone about the seriousness of the matter, it was a different story.
Richard Burr wasn’t one of the Republicans publicly parroting Trump’s lies. But Burr didn’t bother to speak out publicly against Trump’s lies – even though he was privately warning his wealthiest constituents about what was coming. That’s just as bad as lying. Update, 5:48pm: It’s even worse, as Burr was engaging in stock market insider trading at the time.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--The real story behind Donald Trump’s big lie about Chloroquine drug and the coronavirus

Donald Trump held a press conference today , with Dr. Anthony Fauci conspicuously missing , and announced that a drug named Chloroquine had been approved for treatment of the coronavirus .
The trouble is , this isn ’ t true at all – and it ’ s crucial that everyone know the real truth about the drug .
Shortly after Donald Trump ’ s big lie today , FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn confirmed that Chloroquine – an old drug used to treat malaria – has merely been approved for a clinical trial to treat the coronavirus .
This means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Chloroquine is safe for coronavirus patients , and doesn ’ t even know for sure if it ’ ll be truly effective against coronavirus .
Donald Trump did fast track the drug for coronavirus testing today – which is a good thing .
But by falsely announcing that the drug is now available for coronavirus treatment , Trump is giving people false hope about an imminent cure .
Worse , he ’ s misleading people into believing that it ’ s safe to defy quarantine and social distancing measures , because this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any moment .
Trump needs to shut his mouth and let the scientists do the speaking .

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Donald Trump held a press conference today, with Dr. Anthony Fauci conspicuously missing, and announced that a drug named Chloroquine had been approved for treatment of the coronavirus. The trouble is, this isn’t true at all – and it’s crucial that everyone know the real truth about the drug.
Shortly after Donald Trump’s big lie today, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn confirmed that Chloroquine – an old drug used to treat malaria – has merely been approved for a clinical trial to treat the coronavirus. This means the government doesn’t know for sure if Chloroquine is safe for coronavirus patients, and doesn’t even know for sure if it’ll be truly effective against coronavirus.
Donald Trump did fast track the drug for coronavirus testing today – which is a good thing. But by falsely announcing that the drug is now available for coronavirus treatment, Trump is giving people false hope about an imminent cure. Worse, he’s misleading people into believing that it’s safe to defy quarantine and social distancing measures, because this will all somehow magically be over at any moment. Trump needs to shut his mouth and let the scientists do the speaking.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Donald Trump caught changing his press conference notes to make them more racist

Donald Trump didn ’ t start referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus ” until everyone figured out @ @ @ @ @ it being a hoax , and he needed a racist stunt in order to keep @ @ @ @ @ It turns out Trump is going to even greater lengths to push this racist trope @ @ @ @ @ Post photographer Jabin Botsford captured this remarkable photo of Donald Trump ’ s press conference @ @ @ @ @ that Trump ’ s handlers told him to say “ Corona Virus ” but he @ @ @ @ @ and replaced it with “ Chinese ” –

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Donald Trump didn’t start referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus” until everyone figured out that he was wrong about it being a hoax, and he needed a racist stunt in order to keep his base in line. It turns out Trump is going to even greater lengths to push this racist trope than we thought.
Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford captured this remarkable photo of Donald Trump’s press conference notes today, which reveals that Trump’s handlers told him to say “Corona Virus” but he crossed out “Corona” and replaced it with “Chinese” –
Photo credit: Jabin Botsford | Washington Post
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Where is Dr. Fauci?

Where is Dr. Fauci?

Donald Trump held yet another bizarre , pointless , self-congratulatory , and factually incorrect press conference today about the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ different , however : respected Dr. Anthony Fauci , who always plays a big role @ @ @ @ @ was conspicuously missing .
There are three possible explanations for why Dr. Fauci was missing @ @ @ @ @ be that it was something harmless ; he simply had some other meeting he had @ @ @ @ @ can only hope that this is the case , because the other two explanations are @ @ @ @ @ explanation would be that Fauci found out Trump was going to falsely announce that chloroquine @ @ @ @ @ a coronavirus drug , and he wanted no part in Trump ’ s lie .
@ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump narcissistically decided Dr. Fauci was getting too much attention and praise from @ @ @ @ @ Trump benched him accordingly .
Either of these scenarios would not be good , but @ @ @ @ @ Trump era .

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Donald Trump held yet another bizarre, pointless, self-congratulatory, and factually incorrect press conference today about the coronavirus crisis. One thing was different, however: respected Dr. Anthony Fauci, who always plays a big role in these press conferences, was conspicuously missing.
There are three possible explanations for why Dr. Fauci was missing today. The first would be that it was something harmless; he simply had some other meeting he had to be at. One can only hope that this is the case, because the other two explanations are more dire.
The second explanation would be that Fauci found out Trump was going to falsely announce that chloroquine had been made available as a coronavirus drug, and he wanted no part in Trump’s lie. The third explanation would be that Donald Trump narcissistically decided Dr. Fauci was getting too much attention and praise from these press conferences, and Trump benched him accordingly. Either of these scenarios would not be good, but would be typical of the Trump era.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--The real reason Tulsi Gabbard just dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden

With the world so upside down these days , almost nothing seems surprising anymore .
But most people were caught off guard this morning when Tulsi Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 presidential race and endorsed Joe Biden .
I didn ’ t see it coming either .
But I think I can logically parse why it did happen – and it points to something bigger potentially happening soon .
The past five years of Tulsi Gabbard ’ s career have been a bizarre odyssey .
In 2015 she resigned from her role as a DNC official , citing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She seemed to think it would ignite her career .
Instead it turned her into a pariah – not because she endorsed Sanders , but because she set off that absurd wave of increasingly asinine conspiracy theories about the DNC that ’ s causing problems for party unity today .
Gabbard must have concluded she was going to get primaried out of her House seat in 2020 , so she gave up on the House and ran for president instead .
But that went nowhere at all .
At this point her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If she were truly some kind of chaos agent , now would be the time for her to self destruct and take as many people with her as possible .
Instead , it now appears she ’ s trying to find her way out of this dead end and salvage something out of her career .
By dropping out and endorsing Joe Biden , Gabbard is apparently trying to make amends with a party that she ’ s essentially been at war with for the past five years .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land her a job in a Biden administration – or at least not a high ranking one – considering how despised and distrusted she is within the party .
But perhaps she ’ s seeking to land a job on cable news , and she wants to establish herself as an anti-Trump pundit before transitioning into that job .
Tulsi Gabbard ’ s endorsement of Joe Biden may or may not do much for either one of them , considering she was polling near zero , and he ’ s already landed numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timing may be the real story here .
With Gabbard having decided to go down the unity road , she surely wanted to make it happen while it still counted for anything .
If she waited until after Bernie Sanders dropped out and endorsed Biden , it would be truly too late for her endorsement to matter .
Last night Palmer Report pointed out that Bernie Sanders had effectively suspended his campaign by removing the donation link from his emails to supporters ; when a campaign stops bringing money in , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was last night ’ s Washington Post article about the Sanders and Biden campaigns having been talking about things for the past week .
Perhaps Tulsi Gabbard saw the same evidence trail that we did , and she realized her time may be short for making a move .
If she asked Bernie Sanders whether he was dropping out , and he said “ yes ” or even “ maybe , ” she would have taken that as a sign that she needed to make her move right now .
So Gabbard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a sign that Sanders could drop out and endorse Biden soon .
That may sound too optimistic .
But yesterday it would have sounded way too optimistic to suggest that Gabbard would drop out today and endorse Biden , so who knows ?

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With the world so upside down these days, almost nothing seems surprising anymore. But most people were caught off guard this morning when Tulsi Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 presidential race and endorsed Joe Biden. I didn’t see it coming either. But I think I can logically parse why it did happen – and it points to something bigger potentially happening soon.
The past five years of Tulsi Gabbard’s career have been a bizarre odyssey. In 2015 she resigned from her role as a DNC official, citing a nonsensical phony DNC conspiracy against Bernie Sanders. She seemed to think it would ignite her career. Instead it turned her into a pariah – not because she endorsed Sanders, but because she set off that absurd wave of increasingly asinine conspiracy theories about the DNC that’s causing problems for party unity today.
Gabbard must have concluded she was going to get primaried out of her House seat in 2020, so she gave up on the House and ran for president instead. But that went nowhere at all. At this point her political career is at a dead end. If she were truly some kind of chaos agent, now would be the time for her to self destruct and take as many people with her as possible. Instead, it now appears she’s trying to find her way out of this dead end and salvage something out of her career.
By dropping out and endorsing Joe Biden, Gabbard is apparently trying to make amends with a party that she’s essentially been at war with for the past five years. It’s hard to imagine that this endorsement will land her a job in a Biden administration – or at least not a high ranking one – considering how despised and distrusted she is within the party. But perhaps she’s seeking to land a job on cable news, and she wants to establish herself as an anti-Trump pundit before transitioning into that job.
Tulsi Gabbard’s endorsement of Joe Biden may or may not do much for either one of them, considering she was polling near zero, and he’s already landed numerous far more important endorsements. But the timing may be the real story here. With Gabbard having decided to go down the unity road, she surely wanted to make it happen while it still counted for anything. If she waited until after Bernie Sanders dropped out and endorsed Biden, it would be truly too late for her endorsement to matter.
Last night Palmer Report pointed out that Bernie Sanders had effectively suspended his campaign by removing the donation link from his emails to supporters; when a campaign stops bringing money in, it’s not really a campaign. Then there was last night’s Washington Post article about the Sanders and Biden campaigns having been talking about things for the past week.
Perhaps Tulsi Gabbard saw the same evidence trail that we did, and she realized her time may be short for making a move. If she asked Bernie Sanders whether he was dropping out, and he said “yes” or even “maybe,” she would have taken that as a sign that she needed to make her move right now. So Gabbard’s endorsement can potentially be taken as a sign that Sanders could drop out and endorse Biden soon. That may sound too optimistic. But yesterday it would have sounded way too optimistic to suggest that Gabbard would drop out today and endorse Biden, so who knows?
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Amy Klobuchar just told the most amazing story about Joe Biden

Vice President @ JoeBiden is someone who goes the extra mile .
When I told him about a friend who @ @ @ @ @ called her & said she could call him whenever it was hard because he understood @ @ @ @ @ That 's the empathy he has for people , & that 's what we need @ @

Vice President @JoeBiden is someone who goes the extra mile.
When I told him about a friend who lost her husband, he called her & said she could call him whenever it was hard because he understood loss in the family.
That's the empathy he has for people, & that's what we need. pic.twitter.com/tmkQ5N5cB7
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 18, 2020


FINISH HIM!

When Donald Trump called for nonpartisan political unity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic , take a wild guess how long it took him to violate his own decree .
But let ’ s be honest here , even in the dim recesses of what we laughingly refer to as Trump ’ s brain , he knows perfectly well that he screwed up early and often .
“ Political unity ” is code for “ Please , pretty please , stop pointing that out.
” Meanwhile Trump continues to blame everyone but himself for the unsustainable mess we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic hoax ” which , after “ Russia , Russia , Russia ” and the “ perfect phone call ” is yet another attempt to “ impeach Donald Trump again , ” has transmogrified into the Obama administration ’ s failure to act as quickly and decisively as Trump has .
No one is sure what Trump means by that because Trump won ’ t cite any specific instances of Obama ’ s alleged failure , and Trump dismantled Obama ’ s pandemic response team in 2018 so we have no means of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have failed .
But since the team was composed of some of the best , most respected people in the world , people who were uniquely qualified to tackle the current pandemic , it ’ s hard to see where they could have gone wrong .
Top of the list was Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer , who led a global anti-malaria initiative during the George W. Bush administration that oversaw a miraculous 40 % decrease in malaria cases worldwide .
I don ’ t know about you but in my book that qualifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even so , under the circumstances some of you might see some merit in our dialing down the political rhetoric .
After all , we are in this together , are we not ?
COVID-19 is no respecter of persons or parties .
Even if Trump doesn ’ t take the lead on unity , you might not unreasonably argue , perhaps we should .
Maybe we should set the example and be the bigger people .
Nonsense .
We can multitask .
We can fight the coronavirus pandemic and simultaneously point out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ badly he continues to screw up .
In fact it ’ s our duty to do exactly that .
Trump had his chance to be presidential and unifying and he blew it right on schedule .
Trump could have been an adult for once and taken responsibility for the mess we are in , but instead he went low , dirty and small , just like the low , dirty and small man he is .
His latest game , to call it the “ Chinese virus , ” or , if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” is inexcusable xenophobic race-baiting , but consistent with the little man non-leader we have all come to expect from this loathsome cretin .
Like I say , we can multitask .
Our lives and the future of our species depend on our acting quickly and effectively in ridding ourselves of the coronavirus and the Trump virus .
Both are deadly diseases that must be eradicated .
Let ’ s do it together in November and make Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. President of the United States of America .

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When Donald Trump called for nonpartisan political unity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, take a wild guess how long it took him to violate his own decree. But let’s be honest here, even in the dim recesses of what we laughingly refer to as Trump’s brain, he knows perfectly well that he screwed up early and often. “Political unity” is code for “Please, pretty please, stop pointing that out.”
Meanwhile Trump continues to blame everyone but himself for the unsustainable mess we are in. What began as a “Democratic hoax” which, after “Russia, Russia, Russia” and the “perfect phone call” is yet another attempt to “impeach Donald Trump again,” has transmogrified into the Obama administration’s failure to act as quickly and decisively as Trump has.
No one is sure what Trump means by that because Trump won’t cite any specific instances of Obama’s alleged failure, and Trump dismantled Obama’s pandemic response team in 2018 so we have no means of measuring just how badly that team would have failed. But since the team was composed of some of the best, most respected people in the world, people who were uniquely qualified to tackle the current pandemic, it’s hard to see where they could have gone wrong. Top of the list was Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer, who led a global anti-malaria initiative during the George W. Bush administration that oversaw a miraculous 40% decrease in malaria cases worldwide. I don’t know about you but in my book that qualifies Admiral Zeimer as a genuine hero.
Even so, under the circumstances some of you might see some merit in our dialing down the political rhetoric. After all, we are in this together, are we not? COVID-19 is no respecter of persons or parties. Even if Trump doesn’t take the lead on unity, you might not unreasonably argue, perhaps we should. Maybe we should set the example and be the bigger people.
Nonsense. We can multitask. We can fight the coronavirus pandemic and simultaneously point out how badly Trump screwed up and how badly he continues to screw up. In fact it’s our duty to do exactly that. Trump had his chance to be presidential and unifying and he blew it right on schedule. Trump could have been an adult for once and taken responsibility for the mess we are in, but instead he went low, dirty and small, just like the low, dirty and small man he is. His latest game, to call it the “Chinese virus,” or, if you can believe it, “kung flu,” is inexcusable xenophobic race-baiting, but consistent with the little man non-leader we have all come to expect from this loathsome cretin.
Like I say, we can multitask. Our lives and the future of our species depend on our acting quickly and effectively in ridding ourselves of the coronavirus and the Trump virus. Both are deadly diseases that must be eradicated. Let’s do it together in November and make Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. President of the United States of America.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Jared Kushner just screwed things up even more

Over the past few weeks , we ’ ve seen one major media story from the Trump regime after another @ @ @ @ @ been leading the charge when it comes to the White House ’ s disastrous handling @ @ @ @ @ Kushner has apparently found a way to make it even worse .
Now that the @ @ @ @ @ up an official coronavirus response team , Jared Kushner has decided to set up a @ @ @ @ @ his own , which the Washington Post says is making a complete mess of things @ @ @ @ @ confusion when it comes to the Trump regime ’ s failed effort .
Ronald Klain @ @ @ @ @ administration ’ s successful response to the Ebola crisis , had a few choice thoughts @ @ @ @ @ :

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen one major media story from the Trump regime after another about how Jared Kushner has been leading the charge when it comes to the White House’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus. Now Kushner has apparently found a way to make it even worse.
Now that the Trump White House has set up an official coronavirus response team, Jared Kushner has decided to set up a second coronavirus response team of his own, which the Washington Post says is making a complete mess of things and leading to even more confusion when it comes to the Trump regime’s failed effort.
Ronald Klain, who led the Obama administration’s successful response to the Ebola crisis, had a few choice thoughts about this latest Kushner screw-up:
In an administration filled with horrible ideas, this may be the worst one yet: a SECOND coronavirus task force, just to add to the inexcusable lack of coordination and management. https://t.co/67McFLLqeG — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) March 19, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Looks like Donald Trump is going to have a pretty horrible day tomorrow

We think there are plenty more things to measure the economy by , and for that matter measure a presidency by , than the stock market .
But Donald Trump , perhaps because nothing else has gone right for him , has spent the past three years insisting that he ’ s a great president because the stock market has continued to rise since he took over the roaring Obama economy .
In that case , we ’ ll go ahead and use that measurement to size up what ’ s left of his presidency .
The stock market has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been botching the coronavirus crisis .
On Wednesday , the Dow Jones dipped below where it had been on the day Trump took office , before slightly rebounding , and finishing a few points above its January 20th , 2017 mark .
But in overnight trading tonight , the Dow Futures have dropped another eight hundred points .
This means the stock market is now way below where it was when Donald Trump took office .
This was the one thing Trump had been hanging his hat on – and now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he circles the drain .

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We think there are plenty more things to measure the economy by, and for that matter measure a presidency by, than the stock market. But Donald Trump, perhaps because nothing else has gone right for him, has spent the past three years insisting that he’s a great president because the stock market has continued to rise since he took over the roaring Obama economy.
In that case, we’ll go ahead and use that measurement to size up what’s left of his presidency. The stock market has been plummeting for as long as Trump has been botching the coronavirus crisis. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones dipped below where it had been on the day Trump took office, before slightly rebounding, and finishing a few points above its January 20th, 2017 mark.
But in overnight trading tonight, the Dow Futures have dropped another eight hundred points. This means the stock market is now way below where it was when Donald Trump took office. This was the one thing Trump had been hanging his hat on – and now it’s yet another negative for him as he circles the drain.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--This is just ugly for Melania Trump

This is just ugly for Melania Trump

For some reason , Donald Trump supporters thought that now was a good time to get the hashtag # RespectTheFirstLady @ @ @ @ @ in their minds , because there ’ s a pandemic going on , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ we give a hoot about the most embarrassing excuse for a “ First Lady ” @ @ @ @ @ ’ s base quickly lost control of the hashtag once normal Americans got ahold of @ @ @ @ @ s just say that for Melania Trump , the results weren ’ t pretty : @ @ @ @ @ ?
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Who in their right mind doesn ’ t respect and love Michelle Obama @ @ @ @ @ racist who enables her asshole husband while espousing an anti-bullying campaign and also wears jackets @ @ @ @ @ ’ t care , do u ?
” while visiting child detention camps ?
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For some reason, Donald Trump supporters thought that now was a good time to get the hashtag #RespectTheFirstLady trending on Twitter. Apparently in their minds, because there’s a pandemic going on, we’re all supposed to pretend we give a hoot about the most embarrassing excuse for a “First Lady” in American history.
Trump’s base quickly lost control of the hashtag once normal Americans got ahold of it, and let’s just say that for Melania Trump, the results weren’t pretty:
Why is #RespectTheFirstLady trending?? Who in their right mind doesn’t respect and love Michelle Obama??? — ♥Mina_Mosley♥ (@DSTBlaze) March 19, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

America is not just as a crossroads , but at a crisis .
Americans are hungry , desperate even , @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not getting any at all from the current occupant of the Oval Office @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is stepping up to show us what true American leadership looks like :

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America is not just as a crossroads, but at a crisis. Americans are hungry, desperate even, for leadership – and they’re not getting any at all from the current occupant of the Oval Office.
Fortunately, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is stepping up to show us what true American leadership looks like:
Our campaign is building the broad coalition we need to win in November. pic.twitter.com/cINCXLJnn0 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 19, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Bernie Sanders may have just packed it in after all

After Bernie Sanders got blown out in every state yesterday , one of his senior campaign aides leaked to Yahoo News that the campaign was in total disarray and began pointing the finger at other senior aides .
Then today Sanders lost his cool and used the F-word when a reporter asked him if he was dropping out .
But now there ’ s evidence tonight that Sanders may have indeed packed it in .
When the news broke this morning that Bernie Sanders was suspending his campaign ads on Facebook , this was mistakenly interpreted as Sanders suspending his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
But it was still a big deal that he was ceasing campaign expenditures like this .
Then , when his latest campaign email went out to supporters today , the Washington Post spotted a telltale sign : it was no longer seeking donations .
Why does this matter ?
It ’ s one thing for a failing campaign to stop spending money .
But when a campaign stops even trying to bring in money , that campaign is essentially suspended by default .
The only reason to cease seeking donations is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , and if you do end up dropping out , you don ’ t want to be seen as having continued to seek donations while you were in the process of dropping out .
So it ’ s not surprising to see WaPo reporting tonight that members of the Bernie Sanders campaign are signaling that he may indeed be looking to drop out .
It ’ s even more notable that WaPo is also reporting on ongoing talks between the Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders campaigns that have been playing out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained earlier this evening , Sanders ’ best shot at getting a “ win ” out of this – in terms of policy concessions – is if he drops out and endorses Biden now , while such a move is more valuable to Biden .

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After Bernie Sanders got blown out in every state yesterday, one of his senior campaign aides leaked to Yahoo News that the campaign was in total disarray and began pointing the finger at other senior aides. Then today Sanders lost his cool and used the F-word when a reporter asked him if he was dropping out. But now there’s evidence tonight that Sanders may have indeed packed it in.
When the news broke this morning that Bernie Sanders was suspending his campaign ads on Facebook, this was mistakenly interpreted as Sanders suspending his campaign, period. Sanders quickly denied this. But it was still a big deal that he was ceasing campaign expenditures like this. Then, when his latest campaign email went out to supporters today, the Washington Post spotted a telltale sign: it was no longer seeking donations. Why does this matter?
It’s one thing for a failing campaign to stop spending money. But when a campaign stops even trying to bring in money, that campaign is essentially suspended by default. The only reason to cease seeking donations is if you’re seriously considering dropping out, and if you do end up dropping out, you don’t want to be seen as having continued to seek donations while you were in the process of dropping out.
So it’s not surprising to see WaPo reporting tonight that members of the Bernie Sanders campaign are signaling that he may indeed be looking to drop out. It’s even more notable that WaPo is also reporting on ongoing talks between the Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders campaigns that have been playing out for the past week. As Palmer Report explained earlier this evening, Sanders’ best shot at getting a “win” out of this – in terms of policy concessions – is if he drops out and endorses Biden now, while such a move is more valuable to Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Kamala Harris comes out swinging at Donald Trump

Donald Trump just won ’ t stop saying racist things about the coronavirus crisis .
Over the past few days @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s now the “ Chinese Virus ” and he just keeps tweeting that @ @ @ @ @ press conference today , Trump even made the deranged claim that Asian Americans agree with @ @ @ @ @ .
Senator Kamala Harris is having none of it .
She ’ s directly challenging @ @ @ @ @ and harmful remarks : Senator Harris is quoting the group AAPI Progressive Action , which @ @ @ @ @ here .

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Donald Trump just won’t stop saying racist things about the coronavirus crisis. Over the past few days he’s decided that it’s now the “Chinese Virus” and he just keeps tweeting that offensive term. During a press conference today, Trump even made the deranged claim that Asian Americans agree with his use of the term.
Senator Kamala Harris is having none of it. She’s directly challenging Donald Trump on his racist and harmful remarks:
We need leadership, not racist dog whistles that endanger Asian Americans and further divide us. https://t.co/N5Jzdclxys — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) March 18, 2020
Senator Harris is quoting the group AAPI Progressive Action, which you can learn more about here.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Multiple members of Congress have tested positive for coronavirus

Well we ’ re in it now .
Earlier this evening Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart announced that he had just learned he ’ d tested positive for coronavirus , after he ’ d been in self-quarantine with symptoms on Saturday .
Now a second Congressman has also tested positive .
Republican Congressman Ben McAdams just announced that he ’ s also just now gotten a positive test result for coronavirus , after also having been ill since Saturday .
We wish them both a speedy recovery .
With two House members having both begun showing symptoms at the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the question now is whether they each caught it independently from interactions that had nothing to do with Congress , or if this means the virus is spreading through Congress .
There ’ s no way to know yet what ’ s going on here for sure – but it ’ s worth keeping a close eye on .
At this point the House and Senate will probably have to stop convening in person , out of an abundance of caution .
The Senate finally passed the House ’ s emergency coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still looking to take up economic stimulus legislation this week .
It ’ s not clear what ’ ll happen now .

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Well we’re in it now. Earlier this evening Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart announced that he had just learned he’d tested positive for coronavirus, after he’d been in self-quarantine with symptoms on Saturday. Now a second Congressman has also tested positive.
Republican Congressman Ben McAdams just announced that he’s also just now gotten a positive test result for coronavirus, after also having been ill since Saturday. We wish them both a speedy recovery. With two House members having both begun showing symptoms at the same time while they were both in Washington DC, the question now is whether they each caught it independently from interactions that had nothing to do with Congress, or if this means the virus is spreading through Congress.
There’s no way to know yet what’s going on here for sure – but it’s worth keeping a close eye on. At this point the House and Senate will probably have to stop convening in person, out of an abundance of caution. The Senate finally passed the House’s emergency coronavirus response legislation today. But the Senate is still looking to take up economic stimulus legislation this week. It’s not clear what’ll happen now.
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palmerreport--2020-03-19--Lindsey Graham gets slam dunked by his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is a lost cause in so many ways , it ’ s difficult to keep track @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a shameless lying shill for Donald Trump .
He often sounds mentally unstable @ @ @ @ @ Trump agenda .
He rarely makes a lick of sense .
Fortunately , Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ November , and his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison is coming on strong .
Harrison just @ @ @ @ @ latest failure : Senator Graham just voted against an amendment that would have ensured *all @ @ @ @ @ of full paid sick leave Three months of family leave if they were sick or @ @ @ @ @ their children while they ’ re out of school https : //t.co/4heVlaKPSw

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is a lost cause in so many ways, it’s difficult to keep track of them all. He’s a shameless lying shill for Donald Trump. He often sounds mentally unstable when he cheerleads for the Trump agenda. He rarely makes a lick of sense.
Fortunately, Lindsey Graham is up for reelection in November, and his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison is coming on strong. Harrison just slam dunked Graham for his latest failure:
Senator Graham just voted against an amendment that would have ensured *all workers* received: Two weeks of full paid sick leave
Three months of family leave if they were sick or needed to take care of their children while they’re out of school https://t.co/4heVlaKPSw — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) March 18, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--House Republican tests positive for coronavirus [Updated]

With the coronavirus spreading quickly in the United States , and a number of high ranking U.S. politicians having already @ @ @ @ @ exposure , it was a matter of time before someone in the U.S. government tested @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s now happened .
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida announced this evening @ @ @ @ @ been informed that he ’ s tested positive for coronavirus , after having been in @ @ @ @ @ Saturday : I 'm feeling much better .
However , it 's important that everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ CDCgov guidelines in order to avoid getting sick & mitigate the spread of this @ @ @ @ @ to work together to emerge stronger as a country during these trying times .
pic.twitter.com/g5W5vSQIyH @ @ @ @ @ clear how Congressman Diaz-Balart caught the coronavirus , when he caught it , or who @ @ @ @ @ exposed to the virus before he started having symptoms .
The good news is that @ @ @ @ @ Update , 9:18pm : a second House member has also tested positive .

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With the coronavirus spreading quickly in the United States, and a number of high ranking U.S. politicians having already quarantined themselves due to potential exposure, it was a matter of time before someone in the U.S. government tested positive. Sure enough, that’s now happened.
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida announced this evening that he’s just been informed that he’s tested positive for coronavirus, after having been in self-quarantine in Washington DC since Saturday:
I'm feeling much better. However, it's important that everyone take this seriously and follow @CDCgov guidelines in order to avoid getting sick & mitigate the spread of this virus. We must continue to work together to emerge stronger as a country during these trying times. pic.twitter.com/g5W5vSQIyH — Mario Diaz-Balart (@MarioDB) March 18, 2020
It’s not yet clear how Congressman Diaz-Balart caught the coronavirus, when he caught it, or who else he might have unknowingly exposed to the virus before he started having symptoms. The good news is that he’s recovering. Update, 9:18pm: a second House member has also tested positive.
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palmerreport--2020-03-20--Donald Trump panics after GOP Senators get busted for insider trading

During the course of Thursday evening it was discovered that multiple Republican Senators attended a closed door briefing last month about just how ugly the coronavirus crisis was going to be , and then promptly sold off their own personal stock market holdings in the expectation of a crash .
This is the definition of insider trading , and it ’ s specifically a violation of the Stock Act of 2012 .
This is of course bad news for Donald Trump .
It ’ s a major scandal for his Republican Party .
It could help cost his party the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public ’ s appetite for prosecuting politicians who commit financial crimes , at a time when Trump is in danger of losing the election and then facing fraud charges of his own .
Not surprisingly , Trump began panicking a bit on Thursday night .
Donald Trump hadn ’ t tweeted any endorsements in the 2020 Senate elections in quite some time .
But shortly after the insider trading news broke , he suddenly began tweeting endorsements of multiple Republican Senators who are up for reelection in November .
He then began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Notably , none of the retweets or endorsements were for the Republican Senators who now stand accused of insider trading .
It appears Donald Trump has suddenly decided that he needs to align himself with with Republican Senators who are going to be left standing once the dust clears from this scandal .
It ’ s yet another problem that Trump now has to worry about .

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During the course of Thursday evening it was discovered that multiple Republican Senators attended a closed door briefing last month about just how ugly the coronavirus crisis was going to be, and then promptly sold off their own personal stock market holdings in the expectation of a crash. This is the definition of insider trading, and it’s specifically a violation of the Stock Act of 2012.
This is of course bad news for Donald Trump. It’s a major scandal for his Republican Party. It could help cost his party the Senate majority. It could also whet the public’s appetite for prosecuting politicians who commit financial crimes, at a time when Trump is in danger of losing the election and then facing fraud charges of his own. Not surprisingly, Trump began panicking a bit on Thursday night.
Donald Trump hadn’t tweeted any endorsements in the 2020 Senate elections in quite some time. But shortly after the insider trading news broke, he suddenly began tweeting endorsements of multiple Republican Senators who are up for reelection in November. He then began frantically retweeting dozens of other Republican Senators.
Notably, none of the retweets or endorsements were for the Republican Senators who now stand accused of insider trading. It appears Donald Trump has suddenly decided that he needs to align himself with with Republican Senators who are going to be left standing once the dust clears from this scandal. It’s yet another problem that Trump now has to worry about.
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palmerreport--2020-03-20--No wonder this idiot went bankrupt six times

Days ago , Donald Trump infamously told U.S. Governors that they were on their own , urging them to try to acquire emergency medical supplies on their own as the coronavirus crisis worsens .
Sure enough , the Governors have indeed gone out and attempted to buy supplies so they can be put to use by medical professionals .
But it turns out there ’ s a huge problem .
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker , a Republican , informed Donald Trump during a videoconference today that his state can ’ t buy supplies because it keeps getting outbid by Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right , Trump is so blitheringly inept at this , he told Governors to go out there and buy supplies themselves , without being aware that his own federal government was still buying up the supplies .
The stunning failure here is that because Donald Trump urged Governors to go out and bid on these supplies themselves , he appears to have unwittingly created a bidding war between the states and the federal government , thus forcing the government to overpay for the supplies .
No wonder this idiot went bankrupt @ @ @

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Days ago, Donald Trump infamously told U.S. Governors that they were on their own, urging them to try to acquire emergency medical supplies on their own as the coronavirus crisis worsens. Sure enough, the Governors have indeed gone out and attempted to buy supplies so they can be put to use by medical professionals. But it turns out there’s a huge problem.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, informed Donald Trump during a videoconference today that his state can’t buy supplies because it keeps getting outbid by Donald Trump’s federal government. That’s right, Trump is so blitheringly inept at this, he told Governors to go out there and buy supplies themselves, without being aware that his own federal government was still buying up the supplies.
The stunning failure here is that because Donald Trump urged Governors to go out and bid on these supplies themselves, he appears to have unwittingly created a bidding war between the states and the federal government, thus forcing the government to overpay for the supplies. No wonder this idiot went bankrupt six times.
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palmerreport--2020-03-20--Andrew Yang slam dunks Donald Trump

Andrew Yang slam dunks Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s botched handling of the coronavirus crisis , and the resulting economic and political fallout , has @ @ @ @ @ corner .
Now he ’ s trying to keep his racist base from abandoning him @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus.
” Plenty of people have condemned Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew Yang went for the jugular : If you ’ re wondering , the @ @ @ @ @ voted against Donald Trump in 2016 , so he probably figures it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ in 2020 anyway .
But in reality , there plenty of other Americans who find @ @ @ @ @ as disgusting .

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Donald Trump’s botched handling of the coronavirus crisis, and the resulting economic and political fallout, has truly backed him into a corner. Now he’s trying to keep his racist base from abandoning him, by suddenly referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.”
Plenty of people have condemned Donald Trump for his latest racist stunt. Andrew Yang went for the jugular:
I have the feeling Trump has given up on the Asian American vote. — Andrew Yang🧢⬆🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) March 19, 2020
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If you’re wondering, the vast majority of Asian Americans voted against Donald Trump in 2016, so he probably figures it’s not going to cost him politically in 2020 anyway. But in reality, there plenty of other Americans who find this kind of rhetoric just as disgusting.
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palmerreport--2020-03-20--Mitch McConnell is on the verge of a big problem tonight

With Donald Trump weighing down the Republicans ’ prospects in 2020 , Mitch McConnell faces the very real prospect of losing his status as Senate Majority Leader after November .
In fact he has a chance of losing his own seat , thanks to upstart Democratic challenger Amy McGrath .
But now McConnell faces a potentially more immediate problem that could cost him the Majority Leader position much sooner .
Thus far tonight , financial records have emerged which suggest that Republican Senators Richard Burr , Kelly Loeffler , Jim Inhofe , and Rob Johnson may have committed felony insider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when they sold off their personal stock market holdings last month based on secret knowledge that the coronavirus crisis was far worse than the government was letting on .
It ’ ll be up to a judge and jury to sort out the legal ramifications for each of these Republican Senators .
But it raises the very real prospect that they could start cutting resignation-for-immunity deals with the DOJ , or just resigning outright and hoping their financial transgressions are forgotten about amid the chaos .
Based on the states they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost certainly be replaced by Republicans , but Burr and Johnson would probably be replaced by Democrats .
You see where this is going , right ?
If just the four of them were to resign , and two of them were replaced by Democrats , the Republicans would keep a slight Senate majority .
But are we supposed to believe that just these four Republican Senators committed these violations ?
All you ’ d need is few more of them to get caught in the act , and if they did all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Senate majority could conceivably shift to the Democrats – meaning Chuck Schumer would become Senate Majority Leader before we even get to the November election .
That sounds unreal , of course .
But we ’ re now entering unreal times .

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With Donald Trump weighing down the Republicans’ prospects in 2020, Mitch McConnell faces the very real prospect of losing his status as Senate Majority Leader after November. In fact he has a chance of losing his own seat, thanks to upstart Democratic challenger Amy McGrath. But now McConnell faces a potentially more immediate problem that could cost him the Majority Leader position much sooner.
Thus far tonight, financial records have emerged which suggest that Republican Senators Richard Burr, Kelly Loeffler, Jim Inhofe, and Rob Johnson may have committed felony insider trading violations of the 2012 STOCK Act, when they sold off their personal stock market holdings last month based on secret knowledge that the coronavirus crisis was far worse than the government was letting on.
It’ll be up to a judge and jury to sort out the legal ramifications for each of these Republican Senators. But it raises the very real prospect that they could start cutting resignation-for-immunity deals with the DOJ, or just resigning outright and hoping their financial transgressions are forgotten about amid the chaos. Based on the states they’re from, Loeffler and Inhofe would almost certainly be replaced by Republicans, but Burr and Johnson would probably be replaced by Democrats.
You see where this is going, right? If just the four of them were to resign, and two of them were replaced by Democrats, the Republicans would keep a slight Senate majority. But are we supposed to believe that just these four Republican Senators committed these violations? All you’d need is few more of them to get caught in the act, and if they did all start resigning to try to protect themselves, the Senate majority could conceivably shift to the Democrats – meaning Chuck Schumer would become Senate Majority Leader before we even get to the November election. That sounds unreal, of course. But we’re now entering unreal times.
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palmerreport--2020-03-20--Is this why Dr. Fauci was missing today?

When Donald Trump held yet another coronavirus press conference today , respected expert Dr. Anthony Fauci was conspicuously absent , even as Trump began making ridiculous false claims about a drug called Chloroquine .
This left everyone to wonder why Fauci was missing .
At the time , Palmer Report wrote this : “ There are three possible explanations for why Dr. Fauci was missing today .
The first would be that it was something harmless ; he simply had some other meeting he had to be at .
One can only hope that this is the case , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Now it turns out Dr. Fauci has popped up on an MSNBC coronavirus special tonight , as well as other media appearances .
So hopefully he really did just skip the press conference because he felt he needed to use these media opportunities to educate the public .
If Dr. Fauci were there today , he probably could have jumped in and corrected Trump ’ s false claims about Chloroquine .
Hopefully he ’ ll be back in action tomorrow .
The problem with having a mentally and psychologically incompetent President of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant babysitting in order to protect us all from his idiocy .

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When Donald Trump held yet another coronavirus press conference today, respected expert Dr. Anthony Fauci was conspicuously absent, even as Trump began making ridiculous false claims about a drug called Chloroquine. This left everyone to wonder why Fauci was missing.
At the time, Palmer Report wrote this: “There are three possible explanations for why Dr. Fauci was missing today. The first would be that it was something harmless; he simply had some other meeting he had to be at. One can only hope that this is the case, because the other two explanations are more dire.”
Now it turns out Dr. Fauci has popped up on an MSNBC coronavirus special tonight, as well as other media appearances. So hopefully he really did just skip the press conference because he felt he needed to use these media opportunities to educate the public.
If Dr. Fauci were there today, he probably could have jumped in and corrected Trump’s false claims about Chloroquine. Hopefully he’ll be back in action tomorrow. The problem with having a mentally and psychologically incompetent President of the United States is that he needs constant babysitting in order to protect us all from his idiocy.
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