palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump strikes out

Donald Trump strikes out

Where to start with the first presidential debate ?
As Dana Bush of CNN said , “ It was a shitshow.
” Biden handled the debate as best he could given the circumstances .
Biden had a message to deliver — a message that many Americans needed and wanted to hear — Trump ’ s goal was to drown him out .
It was also clear that Trump has nothing , with talk of “ plans ” that he could not articulate , because they do not exist .
When he began talking about “ forest management ” my mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said California is not raking the forests , causing fires .
The man is a lunatic and an obnoxious , loud-mouthed bully .
The least surprising moment of the evening was Trump ’ s refusal to disavow racists .
How can he ?
They are the bulk of his base .
With Biden egging him on with , “ do it , ” the best he could do was tell them to “ stand down — and stand by.
” Most knew what he meant , especially the Proud Boys , who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to heart .
He reiterated his belief that mail-in ballots create “ fraud ” even as it was pointed out that he has already mailed his ballot to Florida .
He used the cringe-worthy words “ China virus ” in front of millions of people , some of whom are likely Asian and are tired of hearing these inflammatory , racist words , and , of course , Trump continued his lying ways .
CNN was fact checking during the debate and said that “ there were times , particularly during the conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment from Trump was inaccurate.
” Biden called him a liar to his face , and though he tried his best to stay out of Trump ’ s self-centered fray , Trump pushed him to the limits , causing him to call Trump “ Putin ’ s puppy , ” a “ fool , ” and a “ clown ” all of which are true .
At one point , Biden asked , “ Will you shut up , man ?
” Amen to that .
One of the things that Trump most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and/or undecided voters to his campaign .
He failed miserably .
He should have listened to the people who wanted to advise and prepare him because , in most cases , even as he tried to make a point , Biden was able to turn it back on him .
One important issue , as reported by CNN , is Trump ’ s claim that a Biden presidency will destroy the suburbs , whatever that means .
Biden was ready for him : “ He wouldn ’ t know a suburb unless he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised in the suburbs .
This is not 1950 .
All these dog whistles and racism don ’ t work anymore .
Suburbs are by and large integrated.
” He is correct , and that in and of itself reveals just how out of touch Trump is with the rest of the world .
By the time the debate ended , Biden was the participant who looked more presidential .
According to CNN ’ s watch panel of voters , Biden won the debate 60 % to 28 % .
There should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump after his blatant show of racism , and that goes for every other minority .
If he does not like us , he does not like you either .
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Where to start with the first presidential debate? As Dana Bush of CNN said, “It was a shitshow.” Biden handled the debate as best he could given the circumstances. Biden had a message to deliver — a message that many Americans needed and wanted to hear — Trump’s goal was to drown him out. It was also clear that Trump has nothing, with talk of “plans” that he could not articulate, because they do not exist. When he began talking about “forest management” my mind went back to the time when he said California is not raking the forests, causing fires. The man is a lunatic and an obnoxious, loud-mouthed bully.
The least surprising moment of the evening was Trump’s refusal to disavow racists. How can he? They are the bulk of his base. With Biden egging him on with, “do it,” the best he could do was tell them to “stand down — and stand by.” Most knew what he meant, especially the Proud Boys, who have taken Trump’s call to action to heart. He reiterated his belief that mail-in ballots create “fraud” even as it was pointed out that he has already mailed his ballot to Florida. He used the cringe-worthy words “China virus” in front of millions of people, some of whom are likely Asian and are tired of hearing these inflammatory, racist words, and, of course, Trump continued his lying ways. CNN was fact checking during the debate and said that “there were times, particularly during the conclusion of the debate, when almost every comment from Trump was inaccurate.” Biden called him a liar to his face, and though he tried his best to stay out of Trump’s self-centered fray, Trump pushed him to the limits, causing him to call Trump “Putin’s puppy,” a “fool,” and a “clown” all of which are true. At one point, Biden asked, “Will you shut up, man?” Amen to that.
One of the things that Trump most needed to do was to attract new and/or undecided voters to his campaign. He failed miserably. He should have listened to the people who wanted to advise and prepare him because, in most cases, even as he tried to make a point, Biden was able to turn it back on him. One important issue, as reported by CNN, is Trump’s claim that a Biden presidency will destroy the suburbs, whatever that means. Biden was ready for him: “He wouldn’t know a suburb unless he took a wrong turn. I was raised in the suburbs. This is not 1950. All these dog whistles and racism don’t work anymore. Suburbs are by and large integrated.” He is correct, and that in and of itself reveals just how out of touch Trump is with the rest of the world.
By the time the debate ended, Biden was the participant who looked more presidential. According to CNN’s watch panel of voters, Biden won the debate 60% to 28%. There should be no Black people still willing to support Trump after his blatant show of racism, and that goes for every other minority. If he does not like us, he does not like you either.
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October Surprise!

The “ October Surprise ” rarely happens in politics , yet it always ends up dominating any given election cycle , on the off chance it might happen .
It ’ s also something of a myth that either side can manufacture an October Surprise , when in reality it tends to be something caused by outside forces that isn ’ t specifically aimed at helping either candidate , or something that just plain happens .
What ’ s notable about this election cycle is that we ’ ve just had a few “ October Surprises ” in a row @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s scandalous tax returns , Brad Parscale ’ s bizarre downfall , and Trump ’ s self immolating debate catastrophe .
Now that it ’ s actually October , we can probably expect more such instances , given the way things are going .
The question is what impact these ongoing “ surprises ” are having .
Joe Biden has held a steady eight point lead over Trump in the polling averages for as long as Biden-Trump polling has been conducted .
Trump bottomed out at about 40 % a long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of going lower – which is jarring but not surprising given the modern history of both presidential candidates getting at least 40 % even in a blowout .
The question is whether there ’ s a breaking point .
If the October Surprises keep going against Donald Trump like this , will a few of his least enthusiastic supporters finally turn against him ?
Perhaps , perhaps not .
We ’ ll have to watch the polling averages over the next week to see if the debate has finally moved the needle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that it ’ s Trump , and not Biden , who has to move the needle .
Biden is winning , and Trump is losing .
The onus is on Trump to do something about it , and he ’ s lost in the weeds .
Still , it ’ s possible that an October Surprise could end up going the other way , which is why we need to keep working on things like voter registration and campaign volunteering to make sure Biden wins by a sizable margin no matter what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ note from Bill Palmer : I want to thank everyone who has contributed to Palmer Report this week .
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The “October Surprise” rarely happens in politics, yet it always ends up dominating any given election cycle, on the off chance it might happen. It’s also something of a myth that either side can manufacture an October Surprise, when in reality it tends to be something caused by outside forces that isn’t specifically aimed at helping either candidate, or something that just plain happens.
What’s notable about this election cycle is that we’ve just had a few “October Surprises” in a row at the end of September: Donald Trump’s scandalous tax returns, Brad Parscale’s bizarre downfall, and Trump’s self immolating debate catastrophe. Now that it’s actually October, we can probably expect more such instances, given the way things are going. The question is what impact these ongoing “surprises” are having.
Joe Biden has held a steady eight point lead over Trump in the polling averages for as long as Biden-Trump polling has been conducted. Trump bottomed out at about 40% a long time ago, and has seemed incapable of going lower – which is jarring but not surprising given the modern history of both presidential candidates getting at least 40% even in a blowout.
The question is whether there’s a breaking point. If the October Surprises keep going against Donald Trump like this, will a few of his least enthusiastic supporters finally turn against him? Perhaps, perhaps not. We’ll have to watch the polling averages over the next week to see if the debate has finally moved the needle.
But the thing to keep in mind is that it’s Trump, and not Biden, who has to move the needle. Biden is winning, and Trump is losing. The onus is on Trump to do something about it, and he’s lost in the weeds. Still, it’s possible that an October Surprise could end up going the other way, which is why we need to keep working on things like voter registration and campaign volunteering to make sure Biden wins by a sizable margin no matter what surprises might be in store.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump just gave something away

Donald Trump just gave something away

The sh*tshow of sh*shows is now behind us but the thing to know is the eyes – not the ayes – have it .
Trump ’ s eyes are usually dead and expressionless ; they are , in fact , chillingly so .
Google a picture of him in 2017 and you will see it .
Now flip to a picture of the first debate and see what he looks like today .
There is no lack of feeling in them anymore .
Now they ’ re full of fear and pity for himself and himself alone .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mind and no amount of poorly applied makeup can hide it .
What this clown does is yell and redirect when he doesn ’ t like how things are going .
And nothing is going well for him .
New York appears to be waiting with an indictment for him on January 20th .
Plus he knows his beloved Ivanka is going to go down with him as well .
And it ’ s all in there in his eyes .
The debate committee is going to change the format in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predict Trump may ditch the rest of the debates if he can no longer disrupt them .
Today he ’ s taken to Twitter , of course , announcing his debate win over Biden .
But that ’ s his normal self-soothing material .
The numbers , on the other hand , don ’ t lie .
Biden clearly won which is remarkable given he could hardly get a word in .
Chris Wallace , a Fox News reg , threw his sympathies to Biden and so did a lot of Republicans who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head up in public .
MAGA is a cult .
It feeds hatred and anger to its masses and now Trump wants to unleash these pieces of sh*t onto our election process .
He will not succeed .
The elections are secure .
No one is allowed to randomly go and “ watch ” an election – there is a process for this and anyone who interrupts the process will be arrested .
Trump would love a civil war fought over him .
American carnage would suit his psychopathic self just fine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ People will cast their votes in peace .
There may be a skirmish here or there at polling places if the nutjobs do grab their guns and go all Brownshirts on us , but it won ’ t affect the outcome .
The American people will prevail and endure .
They have been through worse .
It ’ s helpful to remember this on Election Day .
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The sh*tshow of sh*shows is now behind us but the thing to know is the eyes – not the ayes – have it. Trump’s eyes are usually dead and expressionless; they are, in fact, chillingly so. Google a picture of him in 2017 and you will see it. Now flip to a picture of the first debate and see what he looks like today. There is no lack of feeling in them anymore. Now they’re full of fear and pity for himself and himself alone. In fact, he’s terrified out of his mind and no amount of poorly applied makeup can hide it.
What this clown does is yell and redirect when he doesn’t like how things are going. And nothing is going well for him. New York appears to be waiting with an indictment for him on January 20th. Plus he knows his beloved Ivanka is going to go down with him as well. And it’s all in there in his eyes.
The debate committee is going to change the format in order to allow Biden to speak and we predict Trump may ditch the rest of the debates if he can no longer disrupt them. Today he’s taken to Twitter, of course, announcing his debate win over Biden. But that’s his normal self-soothing material. The numbers, on the other hand, don’t lie.
Biden clearly won which is remarkable given he could hardly get a word in. Chris Wallace, a Fox News reg, threw his sympathies to Biden and so did a lot of Republicans who realized they would like to hold their head up in public. MAGA is a cult. It feeds hatred and anger to its masses and now Trump wants to unleash these pieces of sh*t onto our election process. He will not succeed. The elections are secure. No one is allowed to randomly go and “watch” an election – there is a process for this and anyone who interrupts the process will be arrested. Trump would love a civil war fought over him.
American carnage would suit his psychopathic self just fine. But it won’t happen. People will cast their votes in peace. There may be a skirmish here or there at polling places if the nutjobs do grab their guns and go all Brownshirts on us, but it won’t affect the outcome. The American people will prevail and endure. They have been through worse. It’s helpful to remember this on Election Day.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump goes bonkers about how badly he’s losing

Donald Trump went into Tuesday ’ s debate down by eight points nationwide , and needing to win over new supporters in order to climb into contention .
Instead he spent the debate behaving like… well , you all watched it .
Trump spent Wednesday insisting he somehow won the debate , even though the debate polls say he got slaughtered .
Now Trump has moved on to a different tack .
Here ’ s what Trump tweeted on Wednesday evening : “ HIGHEST CABLE TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME .
SECOND HIGHEST OVERALL TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to miss me , very badly !
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” When we first started reading this tweet , we thought Donald Trump was going to try to argue that because the TV ratings were high for his meltdown , it meant he somehow won .
But by the end of Trump ’ s tweet it ’ s clear that he ’ s saying something different .
He ’ s tacitly acknowledging that he ’ s getting blown out of the water , and talking about how much the media is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the stage .
This is an interesting turn of events for Donald Trump , who seems to be finally realizing on some level that he is indeed on track to lose .
Yet still , instead of trying to turn things around by behaving like a decent person and targeting new potential supporters , he ’ s bitterly ranting about how everyone is going to miss him when he ’ s gone .
No we won ’ t .
Vote him out .
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Donald Trump went into Tuesday’s debate down by eight points nationwide, and needing to win over new supporters in order to climb into contention. Instead he spent the debate behaving like… well, you all watched it. Trump spent Wednesday insisting he somehow won the debate, even though the debate polls say he got slaughtered. Now Trump has moved on to a different tack.
Here’s what Trump tweeted on Wednesday evening: “HIGHEST CABLE TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME. SECOND HIGHEST OVERALL TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME. Some day these Fake Media Companies are going to miss me, very badly!!!”
When we first started reading this tweet, we thought Donald Trump was going to try to argue that because the TV ratings were high for his meltdown, it meant he somehow won. But by the end of Trump’s tweet it’s clear that he’s saying something different. He’s tacitly acknowledging that he’s getting blown out of the water, and talking about how much the media is going to regret it after he loses and is off the stage.
This is an interesting turn of events for Donald Trump, who seems to be finally realizing on some level that he is indeed on track to lose. Yet still, instead of trying to turn things around by behaving like a decent person and targeting new potential supporters, he’s bitterly ranting about how everyone is going to miss him when he’s gone. No we won’t. Vote him out.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--The Trump White House coronavirus coverup

Let ’ s take a look at the timeline of the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak .
Hope Hicks tested positive during the middle of the day on Wednesday , but this information was kept secret .
Then on Thursday evening , someone leaked the news about Hicks to the media .
Then a few hours later , Donald Trump announced that he and Melania were going into quarantine , and then subsequently announced that they had tested positive .
This raises a number of questions about what was really going on behind the scenes .
For instance , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hicks news to the public , would it ever have come out ?
Were Donald and Melania tested on Wednesday after Hope tested positive ?
If so , what were the results ?
Is it possible that Donald tested positive on Wednesday , and that he was hoping to simply keep it a secret ?
Did Donald Trump only belatedly announce his positive test result late on Thursday night because he realized it was going to come out anyway ?
Was the quarantine announcement an attempt at covering up the fact that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply pretend he was negative but in quarantine , and hope the public never noticed he was sick ?
Right now all we have is answers without questions , and a few pieces of information that don ’ t appear to fit together .
Something was covered up or is still being covered up here .
We just don ’ t know what .
But the Trump White House leaks like a sieve , and the truth will start coming out soon , whatever it is .
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Let’s take a look at the timeline of the Trump White House coronavirus outbreak. Hope Hicks tested positive during the middle of the day on Wednesday, but this information was kept secret. Then on Thursday evening, someone leaked the news about Hicks to the media. Then a few hours later, Donald Trump announced that he and Melania were going into quarantine, and then subsequently announced that they had tested positive.
This raises a number of questions about what was really going on behind the scenes. For instance, if someone hadn’t leaked the Hope Hicks news to the public, would it ever have come out? Were Donald and Melania tested on Wednesday after Hope tested positive? If so, what were the results? Is it possible that Donald tested positive on Wednesday, and that he was hoping to simply keep it a secret?
Did Donald Trump only belatedly announce his positive test result late on Thursday night because he realized it was going to come out anyway? Was the quarantine announcement an attempt at covering up the fact that Donald had coronavirus? Was he planning to simply pretend he was negative but in quarantine, and hope the public never noticed he was sick?
Right now all we have is answers without questions, and a few pieces of information that don’t appear to fit together. Something was covered up or is still being covered up here. We just don’t know what. But the Trump White House leaks like a sieve, and the truth will start coming out soon, whatever it is.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Mike Pence has some explaining to do

Mike Pence has some explaining to do

Donald Trump announced at 12:54am eastern time that he and Melania tested positive for coronavirus , after Donald apparently contracted it from Hope Hicks .
This has raised questions across the board about who else has been exposed , who needs to get tested , and who needs to be worried .
While a couple dozen Trump advisers , allies , and family members have traveled with Hope Hicks in the past 48 hours , Mike Pence is not among them .
However , Pence does appear to have made contact with Trump at the White House .
This means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by now he ’ s almost surely been tested .
But as of 2:45am eastern time , Mike Pence ’ s office is still refusing to give NBC News any update on any test results .
One would think that in the interest of national security , and in the interest of simply keeping the public calm , Pence would have announced it by now if he ’ d tested negative .
This leaves only three possibilities .
The first is that Mike Pence has tested positive , and the administration is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to break the news that the President and Vice President both have the plague .
The second is that Pence hasn ’ t been tested , which would be extraordinarily negligent .
The third is that Pence has tested negative , but he and his people are too braindead to bother announcing it tonight .
Take your pick .
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Donald Trump announced at 12:54am eastern time that he and Melania tested positive for coronavirus, after Donald apparently contracted it from Hope Hicks. This has raised questions across the board about who else has been exposed, who needs to get tested, and who needs to be worried.
While a couple dozen Trump advisers, allies, and family members have traveled with Hope Hicks in the past 48 hours, Mike Pence is not among them. However, Pence does appear to have made contact with Trump at the White House. This means that Pence has potentially been exposed, and by now he’s almost surely been tested.
But as of 2:45am eastern time, Mike Pence’s office is still refusing to give NBC News any update on any test results. One would think that in the interest of national security, and in the interest of simply keeping the public calm, Pence would have announced it by now if he’d tested negative.
This leaves only three possibilities. The first is that Mike Pence has tested positive, and the administration is trying to figure out when and how to break the news that the President and Vice President both have the plague. The second is that Pence hasn’t been tested, which would be extraordinarily negligent. The third is that Pence has tested negative, but he and his people are too braindead to bother announcing it tonight. Take your pick.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--President Pelosi? Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus, Mike Pence potentially exposed

Sometime after midnight , Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania have both tested positive for coronavirus .
We ’ re still waiting to see if he falls ill , but it ’ s worth pointing out that his age , weight , and poor health put him at extreme risk .
At this point it ’ s not far fetched to begin talking about the possibility of Mike Pence assuming the presidency before the election .
Donald Trump is on track to lose big anyway , and now that he has coronavirus , it gives him an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of getting blown out .
At this late date the Republicans would have virtually no chance of winning the election if Trump were to drop out ; there are no magic wands when it comes to that sort of thing .
But it appears that Pence has also been exposed to the virus .
So as we await word on Pence ’ s test results – and you ’ d think maybe they ’ d have announced it by now if it were negative – it ’ s not that far fetched to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Pelosi .
This would require both Trump and Pence becoming too ill to carry out the basics of the job .
But coronavirus can be ruthless .
Stay tuned .
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Sometime after midnight, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania have both tested positive for coronavirus. We’re still waiting to see if he falls ill, but it’s worth pointing out that his age, weight, and poor health put him at extreme risk.
At this point it’s not far fetched to begin talking about the possibility of Mike Pence assuming the presidency before the election. Donald Trump is on track to lose big anyway, and now that he has coronavirus, it gives him an excuse to resign and avoid the embarrassment of getting blown out. At this late date the Republicans would have virtually no chance of winning the election if Trump were to drop out; there are no magic wands when it comes to that sort of thing.
But it appears that Pence has also been exposed to the virus. So as we await word on Pence’s test results – and you’d think maybe they’d have announced it by now if it were negative – it’s not that far fetched to begin talking about the remote possibility of President Pelosi. This would require both Trump and Pence becoming too ill to carry out the basics of the job. But coronavirus can be ruthless. Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Stock market plummets overnight after Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus

At 12:54am eastern time on Friday , Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania Trump have both tested positive for coronavirus .
Melania has since claimed that she and Donald are both feeling fine , but symptoms could still set in .
Considering that Donald Trump is 74 years old , morbidly obese , and in poor overall health , this is a big deal .
Accordingly , the uncertainty and instability have prompted investors to go running for the exits .
The Dow Futures have plummeted more than five hundred points in the hour since the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock markets in Asia are also dropping .
Donald Trump ’ s illegitimate and deranged presidency was already an unstable mess .
Now that Trump has been infected with a virus that could make him too ill to continue in the job or even kill him , we ’ re looking at even more instability .
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At 12:54am eastern time on Friday, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania Trump have both tested positive for coronavirus. Melania has since claimed that she and Donald are both feeling fine, but symptoms could still set in. Considering that Donald Trump is 74 years old, morbidly obese, and in poor overall health, this is a big deal.
Accordingly, the uncertainty and instability have prompted investors to go running for the exits. The Dow Futures have plummeted more than five hundred points in the hour since the news about Donald Trump was announced. The stock markets in Asia are also dropping.
Donald Trump’s illegitimate and deranged presidency was already an unstable mess. Now that Trump has been infected with a virus that could make him too ill to continue in the job or even kill him, we’re looking at even more instability.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump just announced that he and Melania Trump have both tested positive for coronavirus .
This stunning revelation comes a couple hours after Trump announced that he was going into quarantine because he ’ d been exposed to the virus by his aide Hope Hicks .
So where does this leave things ?
That ’ s far from clear .
If Donald Trump is suffering from coronavirus symptoms , he and his White House are not admitting to it .
This is going to raise all kinds of questions about whether Trump will remain healthy enough to continue doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime will try to cover it up if he does get too sick to do the job .
It ’ s worth pointing out that Donald Trump is a morbidly obese seventy-four year old with a poor diet who has long been under the care of quack doctors , and who is widely believed to have suffered a series of mini strokes in late 2019 – and now he has coronavirus .
He ’ s a high risk patient to say the least .
This comes just two days after Donald Trump insisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basically over .
It also raises questions about what will happen to Trump ’ s campaign , which was already falling to pieces .
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Donald Trump just announced that he and Melania Trump have both tested positive for coronavirus. This stunning revelation comes a couple hours after Trump announced that he was going into quarantine because he’d been exposed to the virus by his aide Hope Hicks.
So where does this leave things? That’s far from clear. If Donald Trump is suffering from coronavirus symptoms, he and his White House are not admitting to it. This is going to raise all kinds of questions about whether Trump will remain healthy enough to continue doing the job, and if the Trump regime will try to cover it up if he does get too sick to do the job.
It’s worth pointing out that Donald Trump is a morbidly obese seventy-four year old with a poor diet who has long been under the care of quack doctors, and who is widely believed to have suffered a series of mini strokes in late 2019 – and now he has coronavirus. He’s a high risk patient to say the least.
This comes just two days after Donald Trump insisted during the debate that the coronavirus was basically over. It also raises questions about what will happen to Trump’s campaign, which was already falling to pieces.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Melania Trump goes completely off the rails

People often speak of Melania Trump as if she is a victim , and how bad it is being married to the Donald .
But make no mistake , she does not care , and accepts the life she has .
Michael Cohen ’ s book makes that clear , that she knows who she is married to , and does not care .
Her former friend , Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , makes it clear .
Now tapes of Melania ’ s comments have emerged and show that like her jacket said , she does not care .
On tape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration ?
But I have to do it.
” She also says , “ Oh , what about the children that were separated ?
Give me a fucking break.
” Maybe people have forgotten that this woman was a major proponent of Birtherism .
She makes it clear that she is a full on Trump , right where she wants to be .
Anyone who thinks she is something different than Donald Trump or somehow is not part of this cult and team of unbelievably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she is out touting National Substance Abuse Prevention Month days after her husband took a dump on the recovery of Hunter Biden .
She unrolled # BeBest even as her husband was bullying people on Twitter .
Believe her when she shows you who she is .
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People often speak of Melania Trump as if she is a victim, and how bad it is being married to the Donald. But make no mistake, she does not care, and accepts the life she has. Michael Cohen’s book makes that clear, that she knows who she is married to, and does not care. Her former friend, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, makes it clear. Now tapes of Melania’s comments have emerged and show that like her jacket said, she does not care.
On tape, she is heard saying, “Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration? But I have to do it.” She also says, “Oh, what about the children that were separated? Give me a fucking break.”
Maybe people have forgotten that this woman was a major proponent of Birtherism. She makes it clear that she is a full on Trump, right where she wants to be. Anyone who thinks she is something different than Donald Trump or somehow is not part of this cult and team of unbelievably horrible people is a joke. Tonight she is out touting National Substance Abuse Prevention Month days after her husband took a dump on the recovery of Hunter Biden. She unrolled #BeBest even as her husband was bullying people on Twitter. Believe her when she shows you who she is.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--The real reason Donald Trump has been quarantined

Late on Thursday night , Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he was being quarantined while awaiting his coronavirus test results , after he was exposed to the virus by his aide Hope Hicks .
This is the sensible move , of course .
But that ’ s what makes it so weird , because this is the first time Trump is doing the sensible thing – and that often suggests there ’ s something else going on when Trump is involved .
Consider that this is at least the fourth time Donald Trump has been exposed to the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his valet , etc ) .
Each of the previous times , Trump simply blew it off and kept going about his business .
Yet this time around he ’ s not only going into quarantine , he made a point of immediately announcing he was going into quarantine .
So what ’ s the deal ?
One possibility is that Trump is convinced Hope Hicks gave him the virus .
This could be due to the close proximity of their interactions , or because he has symptoms that make him think he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that Trump is using this as an excuse to pull back from campaigning .
His in-person campaign events clearly aren ’ t helping his pathetic poll numbers , and his behavior in public is spiraling out of control to the point of self sabotage .
Perhaps Trump ’ s babysitters have convinced him he needs to quarantine , because they ’ re tired of the mess he ’ s making during his public appearances .
Or maybe it ’ s because the second presidential debate on October 15th happens to fall just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving him an excuse to blow it off .
We ’ ll be a lot closer to having our answer once we see what comes of Donald Trump ’ s quarantine .
Will he quickly announce in a day or two that he ’ s tested negative and that the quarantine is over ?
If so , then it was just a ploy for sympathy .
Or will he actually quarantine himself for the full fourteen days ?
If so , it ’ ll suggest that he ’ s either sick or he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time on the campaign trail .
In any case , nothing is ever quite what it seems with this idiot .
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Late on Thursday night, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he was being quarantined while awaiting his coronavirus test results, after he was exposed to the virus by his aide Hope Hicks. This is the sensible move, of course. But that’s what makes it so weird, because this is the first time Trump is doing the sensible thing – and that often suggests there’s something else going on when Trump is involved.
Consider that this is at least the fourth time Donald Trump has been exposed to the coronavirus (Kimberly Guilfoyle, Katie/Stephen Miller, his valet, etc). Each of the previous times, Trump simply blew it off and kept going about his business. Yet this time around he’s not only going into quarantine, he made a point of immediately announcing he was going into quarantine. So what’s the deal?
One possibility is that Trump is convinced Hope Hicks gave him the virus. This could be due to the close proximity of their interactions, or because he has symptoms that make him think he’s caught it. Another possibility is that Trump is using this as an excuse to pull back from campaigning. His in-person campaign events clearly aren’t helping his pathetic poll numbers, and his behavior in public is spiraling out of control to the point of self sabotage.
Perhaps Trump’s babysitters have convinced him he needs to quarantine, because they’re tired of the mess he’s making during his public appearances. Or maybe it’s because the second presidential debate on October 15th happens to fall just inside the fourteen day quarantine window, giving him an excuse to blow it off.
We’ll be a lot closer to having our answer once we see what comes of Donald Trump’s quarantine. Will he quickly announce in a day or two that he’s tested negative and that the quarantine is over? If so, then it was just a ploy for sympathy. Or will he actually quarantine himself for the full fourteen days? If so, it’ll suggest that he’s either sick or he wanted an excuse to stop wasting his time on the campaign trail. In any case, nothing is ever quite what it seems with this idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump’s stooge Joni Ernst is in real trouble

We keep seeing polls which suggest that Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be tied in Iowa , which is remarkable considering Trump won the state by nine points in 2016 .
We ’ ve also been keeping a close eye on the U.S. Senate race in Iowa , between Republican Senator Joni Ernst and Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield , which now appears to be trending strongly in Greenfield ’ s direction .
A new poll from WHO-TV 13 has Theresa Greenfield up by a whopping twelve points over Joni Ernst .
This poll is notable in that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away and the Republican Senate announced its intention to try to illegitimately replace her .
Prior to this , the polls had Greenfield up by just two to three points over Ernst .
We now have to wait for additional polls out of the Iowa Senate race to see if Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield ’ s lead really is this large , and make sure this poll isn ’ t just an outlier .
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We keep seeing polls which suggest that Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be tied in Iowa, which is remarkable considering Trump won the state by nine points in 2016. We’ve also been keeping a close eye on the U.S. Senate race in Iowa, between Republican Senator Joni Ernst and Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield, which now appears to be trending strongly in Greenfield’s direction.
A new poll from WHO-TV 13 has Theresa Greenfield up by a whopping twelve points over Joni Ernst. This poll is notable in that it’s the first one conducted entirely after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away and the Republican Senate announced its intention to try to illegitimately replace her. Prior to this, the polls had Greenfield up by just two to three points over Ernst.
We now have to wait for additional polls out of the Iowa Senate race to see if Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield’s lead really is this large, and make sure this poll isn’t just an outlier. But if it’s even close to being correct, it points to the Democrats taking the Senate majority. You can support Theresa Greenfield’s campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump has been quarantined for coronavirus

Earlier this evening , multiple major news outlets reported that Donald Trump ’ s adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for coronavirus , and that she ’ d exposed Trump and multiple members of his family before she tested positive .
Now Donald Trump is confirming the story , and he ’ s announced that he ’ s been quarantined .
Donald Trump posted this tweet : “ Hope Hicks , who has been working so hard without even taking a small break , has just tested positive for Covid 19 .
Terrible !
The First Lady and I are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the meantime , we will begin our quarantine process !
” It ’ s unclear whether Donald Trump will follow a legitimate quarantine process , or if he ’ ll try to cheat the rules and/or fake it .
But it ’ s nonetheless a big deal that a few days after the President of the United States tried to announce during the debate the the coronavirus was basically over , he ’ s now being quarantined because he ’ s been exposed to it .
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Earlier this evening, multiple major news outlets reported that Donald Trump’s adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for coronavirus, and that she’d exposed Trump and multiple members of his family before she tested positive. Now Donald Trump is confirming the story, and he’s announced that he’s been quarantined.
Donald Trump posted this tweet: “Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!”
It’s unclear whether Donald Trump will follow a legitimate quarantine process, or if he’ll try to cheat the rules and/or fake it. But it’s nonetheless a big deal that a few days after the President of the United States tried to announce during the debate the the coronavirus was basically over, he’s now being quarantined because he’s been exposed to it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump Jr goes completely berserk as it all goes wrong for him

Just how poorly are things going for Donald Trump Jr right now ?
His girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle just got caught in an ugly sexual harassment scandal .
Hope Hicks just exposed several members of the Trump family to coronavirus .
Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers are getting even uglier .
And if Trump loses the election , Trump Jr is surely going to prison with him .
Donald Trump Jr used his toxic waste dump of a Twitter account to attack his father ’ s handpicked CIA Director on Thursday night , accusing her of helping to cover up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump regime .
Junior also made the hallucinatory claim that it was Joe Biden doing all the interrupting during the debate .
Junior then repeatedly quoted Kayleigh McEnany and added “ Hello , 911 I ’ d like to report a murder !
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” Donald Trump Jr is clearly cracking under the pressure , and his behavior in public is becoming more disturbing by the day .
As things keep going even more wrong for him and his family , we can probably expect him to unravel even further .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entirely shocked if he ends up in custody before election day .
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Just how poorly are things going for Donald Trump Jr right now? His girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle just got caught in an ugly sexual harassment scandal. Hope Hicks just exposed several members of the Trump family to coronavirus. Donald Trump’s poll numbers are getting even uglier. And if Trump loses the election, Trump Jr is surely going to prison with him.
Donald Trump Jr used his toxic waste dump of a Twitter account to attack his father’s handpicked CIA Director on Thursday night, accusing her of helping to cover up an “attempted coup” against the Trump regime. Junior also made the hallucinatory claim that it was Joe Biden doing all the interrupting during the debate. Junior then repeatedly quoted Kayleigh McEnany and added “Hello, 911 I’d like to report a murder!!!”
Donald Trump Jr is clearly cracking under the pressure, and his behavior in public is becoming more disturbing by the day. As things keep going even more wrong for him and his family, we can probably expect him to unravel even further. At this rate we won’t be entirely shocked if he ends up in custody before election day.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Melania Trump caught on tape having profane meltdown about immigrants kids in cages

Melania Trump ’ s former sidekick Stephanie Winston Wolkoff told us all that she had recordings of Melania saying awful things , and that she ’ d release them if necessary .
She ’ s now begun doing precisely that , and let ’ s just say that the tapes are roughly as disturbing and embarrassing as we might have expected .
Melania has been caught on tape saying this : “ And the said , ‘ Oh , what about the children that were separated ?
’ Give me a fucking break .
Where were they saying anything when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went on a rant about how she tried and failed to reunite one family , but the “ liberal ” media refused to cover it .
Check out the recording below : Melania Trump is also caught on tape saying “ Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff ” and taking a backhanded dig at Fox News .
The whole thing is just embarrassing .
When Melania wore a jacket that said “ I really don ’ t care , do you , ” it looks like she truly meant it .
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Melania Trump’s former sidekick Stephanie Winston Wolkoff told us all that she had recordings of Melania saying awful things, and that she’d release them if necessary. She’s now begun doing precisely that, and let’s just say that the tapes are roughly as disturbing and embarrassing as we might have expected.
Melania has been caught on tape saying this: “And the said, ‘Oh, what about the children that were separated?’ Give me a fucking break. Where were they saying anything when Obama did that?” Melania then went on a rant about how she tried and failed to reunite one family, but the “liberal” media refused to cover it. Check out the recording below:
Melania Trump is also caught on tape saying “Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff” and taking a backhanded dig at Fox News. The whole thing is just embarrassing. When Melania wore a jacket that said “I really don’t care, do you,” it looks like she truly meant it. How pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-10-03--Doctor on Rachel Maddow show paints ugly picture of Donald Trump’s health and survival odds

Donald Trump was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center a few hours ago , and there is still no official announcement from the White House about what kind of condition he ’ s in .
According to CNN , one unnamed Trump adviser says Trump is now having trouble breathing .
So just how bad off is he ?
Rachel Maddow lined up a series of expert doctors during her MSNBC show tonight .
Doctor Zeke Emanuel revealed that based on what ’ s known of Donald Trump ’ s current condition and overall health , he has between a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying from coronavirus .
This means we ’ re talking about the sitting President of the United States having a realistic chance of being dead before election day .
Doctor David Ho then appeared on the Maddow show and pointed out that Trump apparently received a high initial exposure level of coronavirus , due to having been in close contact with the person who gave it to him – and that the high initial exposure is also bad news for Trump ’ s prognosis .
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Donald Trump was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center a few hours ago, and there is still no official announcement from the White House about what kind of condition he’s in. According to CNN, one unnamed Trump adviser says Trump is now having trouble breathing. So just how bad off is he?
Rachel Maddow lined up a series of expert doctors during her MSNBC show tonight. Doctor Zeke Emanuel revealed that based on what’s known of Donald Trump’s current condition and overall health, he has between a 5% and 12% chance of dying from coronavirus. This means we’re talking about the sitting President of the United States having a realistic chance of being dead before election day.
Doctor David Ho then appeared on the Maddow show and pointed out that Trump apparently received a high initial exposure level of coronavirus, due to having been in close contact with the person who gave it to him – and that the high initial exposure is also bad news for Trump’s prognosis.
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palmerreport--2020-10-03--Donald Trump’s Bedminster coronavirus scandal

Following Donald Trump ’ s overnight announcement that he and Melania tested positive for COVID-19 , health officials have been scrambling to identify close contacts who were exposed while they were infectious .
It ’ s one thing that Trump has been interacting closely with others ( including his top aide , Hope Hicks , who earlier tested positive ) without masks .
But there is something Trump did yesterday that is particularly dangerous and inexcusable .
Yesterday afternoon , Trump insisted on traveling to his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey for a scheduled fundraiser .
We now know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kaitlin Collins , a “ small group of officials ” in the White House learned by Thursday morning that Hicks was positive .
This critical piece of knowledge came after Hicks isolated herself on the trip back from Trump ’ s Minnesota rally Wednesday evening after showing symptoms .
Given that Trump was a close contact of Hicks while she was infectious , why did Trump insist on going to the fundraiser ?
There are two possible answers for this , and neither one of them is good .
The first possibility is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hicks ’ diagnosis a secret from Trump ( while it was still unknown to the public ) .
It is hard to imagine this possibility , especially since Trump must have at least noticed that one of his closest aides was feeling sick the night before .
The other possibility , which is far more likely , is that Trump knew Hicks was positive yet insisted on attending the fundraiser anyway to keep up appearances and because he thinks he ’ s invincible .
Particularly given Trump ’ s famous disregard for health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people to the coronavirus—people who were not privy to the vital information the White House had about Hicks .
Even if Trump got tested Thursday morning and was negative , he should have canceled the fundraiser , knowing that a later test could yield a positive result ( which , in fact , it did ) .
Curiously , “ a smaller staff ” than usual accompanied Trump to New Jersey , “ indicating they knew there could be a problem , ” according to CNN ’ s Anderson Cooper .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States wasn ’ t immediately tested once Hope Hicks was positive , that is criminally negligent .
That would be a huge breach of security.
” An earlier Trump campaign e-mail invited supporters to enter a contest to meet Trump at yesterday ’ s fundraiser and “ take a picture with President Trump so you can remember it forever.
” Hopefully , the winner and everyone connected with Trump ’ s latest act of extreme recklessness are negative .
Regardless , this new scandal underscores the alarming fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remember that forever .
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Following Donald Trump’s overnight announcement that he and Melania tested positive for COVID-19, health officials have been scrambling to identify close contacts who were exposed while they were infectious. It’s one thing that Trump has been interacting closely with others (including his top aide, Hope Hicks, who earlier tested positive) without masks. But there is something Trump did yesterday that is particularly dangerous and inexcusable.
Yesterday afternoon, Trump insisted on traveling to his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey for a scheduled fundraiser. We now know that, according to CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, a “small group of officials” in the White House learned by Thursday morning that Hicks was positive. This critical piece of knowledge came after Hicks isolated herself on the trip back from Trump’s Minnesota rally Wednesday evening after showing symptoms.
Given that Trump was a close contact of Hicks while she was infectious, why did Trump insist on going to the fundraiser? There are two possible answers for this, and neither one of them is good. The first possibility is that these officials kept the news of Hicks’ diagnosis a secret from Trump (while it was still unknown to the public). It is hard to imagine this possibility, especially since Trump must have at least noticed that one of his closest aides was feeling sick the night before.
The other possibility, which is far more likely, is that Trump knew Hicks was positive yet insisted on attending the fundraiser anyway to keep up appearances and because he thinks he’s invincible. Particularly given Trump’s famous disregard for health protocols, his visit no doubt exposed more people to the coronavirus—people who were not privy to the vital information the White House had about Hicks.
Even if Trump got tested Thursday morning and was negative, he should have canceled the fundraiser, knowing that a later test could yield a positive result (which, in fact, it did). Curiously, “a smaller staff” than usual accompanied Trump to New Jersey, “indicating they knew there could be a problem,” according to CNN’s Anderson Cooper. He also pointed out that “if the President of the United States wasn’t immediately tested once Hope Hicks was positive, that is criminally negligent. That would be a huge breach of security.”
An earlier Trump campaign e-mail invited supporters to enter a contest to meet Trump at yesterday’s fundraiser and “take a picture with President Trump so you can remember it forever.” Hopefully, the winner and everyone connected with Trump’s latest act of extreme recklessness are negative. Regardless, this new scandal underscores the alarming fact that trusting Trump can be deadly—and Americans will remember that forever.
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palmerreport--2020-10-03--Donald Trump reportedly having trouble breathing

After Donald Trump was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center this evening to treat his worsening coronavirus , CNN reporter Jim Acosta revealed that people around Trump had “ serious concerns ” about his declining condition .
Now it appears to be even uglier than previously known .
Now Acosta is reporting that according to one Trump adviser , Donald Trump is “ very tired , very fatigued , and having some trouble breathing.
” This is starting to get really ugly .
To be clear , Trump has been seen walking and speaking today , though he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not as if he ’ s currently on his deathbed .
But either Donald Trump ’ s symptoms are continuing to get worse , or the people around him have gradually become more willing to admit just how sick he ’ s gotten as the day has gone on .
Earlier reports today had Trump suffering from a fever , sore throat , and cough .
He ’ s often seen huffing and puffing in his public appearances , suggesting he has underlying breathing issues to begin with .
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After Donald Trump was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center this evening to treat his worsening coronavirus, CNN reporter Jim Acosta revealed that people around Trump had “serious concerns” about his declining condition. Now it appears to be even uglier than previously known.
Now Acosta is reporting that according to one Trump adviser, Donald Trump is “very tired, very fatigued, and having some trouble breathing.” This is starting to get really ugly. To be clear, Trump has been seen walking and speaking today, though he didn’t look well, so it’s not as if he’s currently on his deathbed.
But either Donald Trump’s symptoms are continuing to get worse, or the people around him have gradually become more willing to admit just how sick he’s gotten as the day has gone on. Earlier reports today had Trump suffering from a fever, sore throat, and cough. He’s often seen huffing and puffing in his public appearances, suggesting he has underlying breathing issues to begin with.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--People around Donald Trump have “serious concerns” about his declining condition tonight

Donald Trump has been hospitalized at Walter Reed after his coronavirus symptoms reportedly included a fever , a cough , and a sore throat .
We ’ ve seen that he can stand up and walk on his own , but he looked unwell in the very brief video he tweeted just before going to the hospital .
So how bad off is he ?
CNN ’ s Jim Acosta posted this tweet a few minutes ago : “ WH officials have serious concerns about Trump ’ s condition tonight and his symptoms are worse than those of the First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our sources.
” This is notable because , even as the official White House story has continued to be that Donald Trump merely has a “ mild ” case of coronavirus , people around Trump are continuing to leak more dark and pessimistic narratives about his condition tonight .
This reporting also suggests that Melania Trump now has at least some symptoms , after the White House previously stated that she was asymptomatic .
Donald Trump ’ s age , weight , and poor underlying health put him in a very high risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alarming that he was given an experimental antibody treatment while he was still at the White House , and it apparently didn ’ t do enough to keep him from having to go to the hospital .
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Donald Trump has been hospitalized at Walter Reed after his coronavirus symptoms reportedly included a fever, a cough, and a sore throat. We’ve seen that he can stand up and walk on his own, but he looked unwell in the very brief video he tweeted just before going to the hospital. So how bad off is he?
CNN’s Jim Acosta posted this tweet a few minutes ago: “WH officials have serious concerns about Trump’s condition tonight and his symptoms are worse than those of the First Lady at this point, according to our sources.”
This is notable because, even as the official White House story has continued to be that Donald Trump merely has a “mild” case of coronavirus, people around Trump are continuing to leak more dark and pessimistic narratives about his condition tonight. This reporting also suggests that Melania Trump now has at least some symptoms, after the White House previously stated that she was asymptomatic.
Donald Trump’s age, weight, and poor underlying health put him in a very high risk coronavirus category. It’s also alarming that he was given an experimental antibody treatment while he was still at the White House, and it apparently didn’t do enough to keep him from having to go to the hospital.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump looks unwell in video before being taken to Walter Reed

Now that Donald Trump has been transported to Walter Reed due to his worsening coronavirus , it raises the question of just how bad his health is .
We all saw Trump walk on his own to the helicopter , so we know he ’ s not in a coma or anything .
But according to various reports today , he has a fever and a cough , and he ’ s been given an experimental drug .
Now Trump has tweeted a short video addressing the nation , which is clearly aimed at convincing the American public that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump looks unwell in this video .
He ’ s pale , by his standards .
He sounds a bit like he has marbles in his mouth .
And most notably , he ’ s rushing through his very short speech as quickly as possible , suggesting that he didn ’ t want to be on camera any longer than he had to be .
In any case , because the Trump administration can ’ t be trusted to tell us the truth about anything , we don ’ t exactly know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in right now .
Hopefully we ’ ll be able to get more transparency now that Trump is at Walter Reed , if only because it may be more difficult for Trump ’ s political operatives to cover up what ’ s going on there than it was at the White House .
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Now that Donald Trump has been transported to Walter Reed due to his worsening coronavirus, it raises the question of just how bad his health is. We all saw Trump walk on his own to the helicopter, so we know he’s not in a coma or anything. But according to various reports today, he has a fever and a cough, and he’s been given an experimental drug.
Now Trump has tweeted a short video addressing the nation, which is clearly aimed at convincing the American public that he’s okay:
The trouble is, Trump looks unwell in this video. He’s pale, by his standards. He sounds a bit like he has marbles in his mouth. And most notably, he’s rushing through his very short speech as quickly as possible, suggesting that he didn’t want to be on camera any longer than he had to be.
In any case, because the Trump administration can’t be trusted to tell us the truth about anything, we don’t exactly know what kind of condition Donald Trump is in right now. Hopefully we’ll be able to get more transparency now that Trump is at Walter Reed, if only because it may be more difficult for Trump’s political operatives to cover up what’s going on there than it was at the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--The Trump White House has no idea what it’s doing right now

Donald Trump has been transported by helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Center because his coronavirus condition is worsening , and now includes everything from a cough and fever to experimental drug treatments .
Trump was seen able to walk on his own to the helicopter , meaning he ’ s not currently on his death bed or anything – but his administration might be .
For instance , Geoff Bennett of NBC News is reporting that the Trump White House never bothered to notify Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that Donald Trump was being taken to the hospital , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media like the rest of us .
This suggests that the Trump White House has no idea what it ’ s doing right now .
There is also the bizarrely long amount of time that Marine One sat on the White House lawn before Donald Trump finally got on it , suggesting that there may be chaos within the White House about when or whether Trump was actually going to go to Walter Reed .
We ’ ve seen three different Trump underlings walk out and speak to the press so far today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus themselves , none of them wearing masks .
One of them , Larry Kudlow , put his mask on after a reporter reminded him he wasn ’ t wearing it .
No one in this White House knows what they ’ re doing .
These incompetent buffoons couldn ’ t handle things when nothing was going wrong .
They certainly haven ’ t been able to handle the pandemic .
They ’ re facing an unprecedented crisis – the President of the United States being hospitalized with a deadly virus – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being equipped to handle this .
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Donald Trump has been transported by helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Center because his coronavirus condition is worsening, and now includes everything from a cough and fever to experimental drug treatments. Trump was seen able to walk on his own to the helicopter, meaning he’s not currently on his death bed or anything – but his administration might be.
For instance, Geoff Bennett of NBC News is reporting that the Trump White House never bothered to notify Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that Donald Trump was being taken to the hospital, and she learned about it from the media like the rest of us. This suggests that the Trump White House has no idea what it’s doing right now.
There is also the bizarrely long amount of time that Marine One sat on the White House lawn before Donald Trump finally got on it, suggesting that there may be chaos within the White House about when or whether Trump was actually going to go to Walter Reed.
We’ve seen three different Trump underlings walk out and speak to the press so far today, all of them recently exposed to coronavirus themselves, none of them wearing masks. One of them, Larry Kudlow, put his mask on after a reporter reminded him he wasn’t wearing it.
No one in this White House knows what they’re doing. These incompetent buffoons couldn’t handle things when nothing was going wrong. They certainly haven’t been able to handle the pandemic. They’re facing an unprecedented crisis – the President of the United States being hospitalized with a deadly virus – and they’re not even close to being equipped to handle this.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump being taken to Walter Reed as his coronavirus worsens

Earlier this afternoon the White House announced that Donald Trump had been given an experimental coronavirus drug treatment from Regeneron , but insisted it was merely as a “ precautionary measure.
” At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that he must be sicker than was being let on .
Sure enough , multiple major networks including MSNBC are reporting that Donald Trump is now being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center , where he ’ s expected to remain for several days .
To be clear , the threshold for taking the President of the United States to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threshold would be for the average person .
So this does not necessarily mean that Trump is on his death bed .
But it does underscore the fact that Donald Trump ’ s condition is getting worse as the day goes on .
He ’ s already a high risk coronavirus patient due to his age , weight , and underlying poor health .
And now he ’ s being hospitalized with a deadly plague .
It ’ s also notable that Donald Trump was unexpectedly taken to Walter Reed late last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still covering up .
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Earlier this afternoon the White House announced that Donald Trump had been given an experimental coronavirus drug treatment from Regeneron, but insisted it was merely as a “precautionary measure.” At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that he must be sicker than was being let on.
Sure enough, multiple major networks including MSNBC are reporting that Donald Trump is now being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he’s expected to remain for several days. To be clear, the threshold for taking the President of the United States to the hospital is lower than what the threshold would be for the average person. So this does not necessarily mean that Trump is on his death bed.
But it does underscore the fact that Donald Trump’s condition is getting worse as the day goes on. He’s already a high risk coronavirus patient due to his age, weight, and underlying poor health. And now he’s being hospitalized with a deadly plague. It’s also notable that Donald Trump was unexpectedly taken to Walter Reed late last year, for reasons that the Trump regime is still covering up.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump receives experimental coronavirus treatment from Regeneron, suggesting he’s sicker than

Donald Trump receives experimental coronavirus treatment from Regeneron, suggesting he’s sicker than he’s letting on

When the White House announced earlier today that Donald Trump had mild coronavirus symptoms , Palmer Report took that as a sign that Trump must be pretty ill. After all , if he only had mild symptoms , this lying White House would have announced that he had no symptoms .
Sure enough , it turns out Trump must indeed be pretty ill. Amid media reports that he has a fever and throat issues , Trump ’ s White House doctor is announcing that he ’ s treating Trump with a “ polyclonal antibody cocktail ” from Regeneron .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump has clearly decided that hydroxychloroquine , which he ’ s spent months pushing on everyone else , isn ’ t a miracle cure after all – or else he ’ d simply be taking that .
Second , this cocktail from Regeneron is an experimental treatment .
It ’ s not something you administer just for kicks .
Although the White House doctor says it ’ s just a “ precautionary measure , ” this means that either Trump is quite sick from coronavirus , or Trump ’ s underlying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors are afraid even a moderate coronavirus case could kill him .
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When the White House announced earlier today that Donald Trump had mild coronavirus symptoms, Palmer Report took that as a sign that Trump must be pretty ill. After all, if he only had mild symptoms, this lying White House would have announced that he had no symptoms.
Sure enough, it turns out Trump must indeed be pretty ill. Amid media reports that he has a fever and throat issues, Trump’s White House doctor is announcing that he’s treating Trump with a “polyclonal antibody cocktail” from Regeneron. This is notable for two reasons.
First, Donald Trump has clearly decided that hydroxychloroquine, which he’s spent months pushing on everyone else, isn’t a miracle cure after all – or else he’d simply be taking that. Second, this cocktail from Regeneron is an experimental treatment. It’s not something you administer just for kicks. Although the White House doctor says it’s just a “precautionary measure,” this means that either Trump is quite sick from coronavirus, or Trump’s underlying health is such a disaster that his doctors are afraid even a moderate coronavirus case could kill him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Turns out Donald Trump’s White House Rose Garden event was a coronavirus super spreader event

When the news broke earlier today that Senator Mike Lee and the president of Notre Dame both tested positive for coronavirus after having attended last Saturday ’ s White House Rose Garden event , Palmer Report pointed out that this event was likely the flashpoint for the current White House outbreak .
We also predicted that several additional attendees would soon test positive .
Sure enough , unfortunately , CNN ’ s Frida Ghitis is now reporting that three unnamed White House reporters have tested positive , and two of them attended last Saturday ’ s White House Rose Garden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
First , the Rose Garden event was a coronavirus super spreader event , and we ’ re going to see a huge number of confirmed cases from attendees in the coming days .
Second , this suggests that the White House reporters who attended the Rose Garden event may have since spread the coronavirus to other White House reporters who weren ’ t at the event .
This has the potential to be a disaster .
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When the news broke earlier today that Senator Mike Lee and the president of Notre Dame both tested positive for coronavirus after having attended last Saturday’s White House Rose Garden event, Palmer Report pointed out that this event was likely the flashpoint for the current White House outbreak. We also predicted that several additional attendees would soon test positive.
Sure enough, unfortunately, CNN’s Frida Ghitis is now reporting that three unnamed White House reporters have tested positive, and two of them attended last Saturday’s White House Rose Garden event. This tells us two things. First, the Rose Garden event was a coronavirus super spreader event, and we’re going to see a huge number of confirmed cases from attendees in the coming days.
Second, this suggests that the White House reporters who attended the Rose Garden event may have since spread the coronavirus to other White House reporters who weren’t at the event. This has the potential to be a disaster.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump’s coronavirus is getting worse

Donald Trump and his White House have been claiming that his coronavirus symptoms are mild and cold-like .
Considering how dishonest this regime is , we figured that if Trump had mild symptoms , the White House would claim he had no symptoms , so the fact that they were admitting to “ mild ” symptoms meant he must be fairly ill. Sure enough , Vanity Fair is now reporting that Donald Trump has a fever , which suggests that his symptoms are more flu-like than cold-like .
NBC News is reporting that Trump is losing his voice , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being torn up by a bad cough .
Trump also canceled his one virtual event scheduled for today .
This does not mean that Donald Trump is on his death bed .
In fact if Trump ’ s life were currently in danger , he ’ d already be at Walter Reed .
But this does show that Trump ’ s coronavirus is getting worse – and that it could continue getting worse .
It ’ s notable that the Trump White House is clearly being dishonest with the public about Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re reduced to relying on leaks from individuals on the inside who think the truth should be out there .
This suggests that if Trump ’ s coronavirus continues to get even worse , the White House will continue to be dishonest with us about it .
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Donald Trump and his White House have been claiming that his coronavirus symptoms are mild and cold-like. Considering how dishonest this regime is, we figured that if Trump had mild symptoms, the White House would claim he had no symptoms, so the fact that they were admitting to “mild” symptoms meant he must be fairly ill.
Sure enough, Vanity Fair is now reporting that Donald Trump has a fever, which suggests that his symptoms are more flu-like than cold-like. NBC News is reporting that Trump is losing his voice, which we think suggests that his throat is being torn up by a bad cough. Trump also canceled his one virtual event scheduled for today.
This does not mean that Donald Trump is on his death bed. In fact if Trump’s life were currently in danger, he’d already be at Walter Reed. But this does show that Trump’s coronavirus is getting worse – and that it could continue getting worse.
It’s notable that the Trump White House is clearly being dishonest with the public about Donald Trump’s health condition, and that we’re reduced to relying on leaks from individuals on the inside who think the truth should be out there. This suggests that if Trump’s coronavirus continues to get even worse, the White House will continue to be dishonest with us about it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--This marks the end

This marks the end

Is he or isn ’ t he ?
There ’ s a lot of speculation on Trump ’ s health .
His lies have made anything he says subject to scrutiny .
The fact that he announced his positive diagnosis under the name COVID 19 and not the China virus shows he did not tweet the announcement himself .
Regardless , this marks the end of his Presidency .
His followers will vote for him even if he ’ s a corpse by November 3rd .
But others who might have voted for him are now masking up , yanking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mail-in ballot to vote for Joe .
They are finally seeing the light .
COVID 19 is dangerous and highly contagious .
Trump ’ s poor health is ground zero for a bad response .
Time will tell how well he fares , but with little more than 30 days to campaign , his run is virtually over .
Lots of chatter is speculating that this announcement was just another lie , in Trump ’ s case to get the focus off his taxes and criminality , and to generate sympathy for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disastrous recording bashing Christmas .
But other than fomenting panic , none of this seems likely .
Trump is a narcissist .
He needs the attention , the rallies , the airtime , in order to feed .
He won ’ t be able to starve during this , the most vital two weeks before the election .
In addition , he hates to look weak and this positive diagnosis humiliates him .
We will see what the truth ultimately is , but best-case scenario is he ’ s out of the running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly to his campaign .
If Pence goes down with a positive diagnosis , the next in line will be President Pelosi .
It ’ s highly unlikely Trump will allow any scenario where this is a potential outcome .
In other words , he is truly positive .
Given the abuse this man puts his body through with Adderall , fast food and lack of rest , he ’ s in amazing condition .
But it ’ s unlikely his diagnosis will have a good outcome because he ’ s in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low-income .
And in the words of his son , Donald Trump Jr. , “ That ’ s a shame.
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Is he or isn’t he? There’s a lot of speculation on Trump’s health. His lies have made anything he says subject to scrutiny. The fact that he announced his positive diagnosis under the name COVID 19 and not the China virus shows he did not tweet the announcement himself. Regardless, this marks the end of his Presidency.
His followers will vote for him even if he’s a corpse by November 3rd. But others who might have voted for him are now masking up, yanking their kids from school and applying for a mail-in ballot to vote for Joe. They are finally seeing the light. COVID 19 is dangerous and highly contagious. Trump’s poor health is ground zero for a bad response. Time will tell how well he fares, but with little more than 30 days to campaign, his run is virtually over.
Lots of chatter is speculating that this announcement was just another lie, in Trump’s case to get the focus off his taxes and criminality, and to generate sympathy for himself and Melania, especially after her disastrous recording bashing Christmas. But other than fomenting panic, none of this seems likely. Trump is a narcissist. He needs the attention, the rallies, the airtime, in order to feed. He won’t be able to starve during this, the most vital two weeks before the election. In addition, he hates to look weak and this positive diagnosis humiliates him.
We will see what the truth ultimately is, but best-case scenario is he’s out of the running for two weeks and this will prove deadly to his campaign. If Pence goes down with a positive diagnosis, the next in line will be President Pelosi. It’s highly unlikely Trump will allow any scenario where this is a potential outcome. In other words, he is truly positive. Given the abuse this man puts his body through with Adderall, fast food and lack of rest, he’s in amazing condition. But it’s unlikely his diagnosis will have a good outcome because he’s in that at-risk group of obese, elderly and low-income. And in the words of his son, Donald Trump Jr., “That’s a shame.”
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