palmerreport--2020-03-12--Mike Pence went on CNN this morning and it was a complete disaster for him

Just how awful was Donald Trump ’ s clueless and nearly comatose performance last night during his Oval Office address @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence onto CNN early this morning in the hope of doing immediate damage control @ @ @ @ @ Pence didn ’ t fare much better .
CNN hit Pence hard over Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus was “ hoax ” – and Pence came off as a deer in @ @ @ @ @ to give a non-answer .
The problem for Donald Trump is that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s slipping so badly that he needs expert help from those around him , yet @ @ @ @ @ entirely with idiots .
Mike Pence didn ’ t help Trump ’ s cause one @ @ @ @ @ is so worried about the stock market , yet it ’ s set to open @ @ @ @ @ an hour and a half .

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Just how awful was Donald Trump’s clueless and nearly comatose performance last night during his Oval Office address? They had to send Mike Pence onto CNN early this morning in the hope of doing immediate damage control. The thing is, Pence didn’t fare much better.
CNN hit Pence hard over Donald Trump’s earlier insistence that the coronavirus was “hoax” – and Pence came off as a deer in the headlights as he proceeded to give a non-answer.
The problem for Donald Trump is that he’s idiot, and he’s slipping so badly that he needs expert help from those around him, yet he’s surrounded himself entirely with idiots. Mike Pence didn’t help Trump’s cause one bit this morning. Trump is so worried about the stock market, yet it’s set to open down another 1200 points in an hour and a half.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--There goes the stock market again

There goes the stock market again

With Donald Trump having already botched the U.S. coronavirus response so badly that it ’ s guaranteed to do severe harm to the economy , it doesn ’ t take much to spook investors these days .
The stock market is down more than twenty percent off its high .
Trump ’ s stupefying awful Oval Office address last night triggered an overnight selloff that ’ s now spun out of control .
Overnight stock market trading began plummeting the minute Donald Trump ’ s speech ended last night , and as of this morning it ’ s dropped so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Dow Jones is now set to open down around 1200 points today , and there ’ s a real fear that it could quickly drop so much lower , it triggers a halt in daytime trading .
This would be the second such daytime halt this week .
Last night Donald Trump sounded clueless , confused , and physically ill. Now investors are left feeling clueless and confused , and perhaps physically ill as well .
We have a bad joke for a president , and it keeps finding new ways @ @ @ @

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With Donald Trump having already botched the U.S. coronavirus response so badly that it’s guaranteed to do severe harm to the economy, it doesn’t take much to spook investors these days. The stock market is down more than twenty percent off its high. Trump’s stupefying awful Oval Office address last night triggered an overnight selloff that’s now spun out of control.
Overnight stock market trading began plummeting the minute Donald Trump’s speech ended last night, and as of this morning it’s dropped so far that it had to be halted. The Dow Jones is now set to open down around 1200 points today, and there’s a real fear that it could quickly drop so much lower, it triggers a halt in daytime trading. This would be the second such daytime halt this week.
Last night Donald Trump sounded clueless, confused, and physically ill. Now investors are left feeling clueless and confused, and perhaps physically ill as well. We have a bad joke for a president, and it keeps finding new ways to cost us.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s own former White House official slams him for disastrous coronavirus response

Donald Trump has been botching and lying about the coronavirus from the start , and his disastrous Oval Office address @ @ @ @ @ scorn from all sides .
One of the voices loudly criticizing Trump ’ s handling @ @ @ @ @ own former White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert .
Tom Bossert took to Twitter @ @ @ @ @ Trump a new one : There ’ s little value to European travel restrictions .
@ @ @ @ @ energy .
Earlier , yes .
Now , travel restrictions/screening are less useful .
We @ @ @ @ @ here in the US as the countries in Europe .
We MUST focus on layered @ @ @ @ @ , this is one of Donald Trump ’ s own former White House advisers .
@ @ @ @ @ much uglier for Trump than that .
He ’ s doing a horrible job with @ @ @ @ @ – and whole lot of people are willing to say it .

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Donald Trump has been botching and lying about the coronavirus from the start, and his disastrous Oval Office address last night has brought him scorn from all sides. One of the voices loudly criticizing Trump’s handling of the coronavirus is his own former White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert.
Tom Bossert took to Twitter late last night and ripped Trump a new one:
There’s little value to European travel restrictions. Poor use of time & energy. Earlier, yes. Now, travel restrictions/screening are less useful. We have nearly as much disease here in the US as the countries in Europe. We MUST focus on layered community mitigation measures-Now! — Thomas P. Bossert (@TomBossert) March 12, 2020
Again, this is one of Donald Trump’s own former White House advisers. It can’t get much uglier for Trump than that. He’s doing a horrible job with this and everyone knows it – and whole lot of people are willing to say it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump just woke up and had a psychotic meltdown about Nancy Pelosi

Fresh off his stunningly awful televised address last night about the coronavirus , you ’ d think Donald Trump might want a do-over today .
Maybe he could try a new approach , figure out something that works , bring in some people who know what they ’ re talking about .
But no , this is Trump we ’ re talking about , so he woke up this morning and promptly decided to make it even worse .
Trump tweeted this whacked out quote from his sycophant stooges at Fox an Friends : “ Nancy Pelosi all of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax cut , but when Obama proposed it she thought it was a brilliant thing that all of the working families would benefit from because if you get a paycheck , you ’ re going to take home more money.
” @ kilmeade @ foxandfriends This tweet merely serves to underscore how little Donald Trump understands about the nature of the current situation .
Back when President Obama and Speaker Pelosi were dealing with the Bush crash in 2009 , it was a purely economic crisis .
But in 2020 , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need medical testing and medical care .
No amount of payroll tax cuts are going to help people if they ’ re lying in a hospital bed .
Nor is it going to help the economy .
Trump just doesn ’ t get it – and now he ’ s humiliating himself by trying to somehow make it Pelosi ’ s fault .

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Fresh off his stunningly awful televised address last night about the coronavirus, you’d think Donald Trump might want a do-over today. Maybe he could try a new approach, figure out something that works, bring in some people who know what they’re talking about. But no, this is Trump we’re talking about, so he woke up this morning and promptly decided to make it even worse.
Trump tweeted this whacked out quote from his sycophant stooges at Fox an Friends:
“Nancy Pelosi all of a sudden doesn’t like the payroll tax cut, but when Obama proposed it she thought it was a brilliant thing that all of the working families would benefit from because if you get a paycheck, you’re going to take home more money.” @kilmeade @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2020
This tweet merely serves to underscore how little Donald Trump understands about the nature of the current situation. Back when President Obama and Speaker Pelosi were dealing with the Bush crash in 2009, it was a purely economic crisis. But in 2020, we’re dealing with a plague. People need medical testing and medical care. No amount of payroll tax cuts are going to help people if they’re lying in a hospital bed. Nor is it going to help the economy. Trump just doesn’t get it – and now he’s humiliating himself by trying to somehow make it Pelosi’s fault.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Looks like Donald Trump is about to have a very ugly day today

When Donald Trump began his Oval Office address last night , the stock market had closed down more than 1400 points for the day , but was relatively stable in after-hours trading .
Then Trump began speaking .
By the time he was done ten minutes later , investors were so spooked by Trump ’ s cluelessness and obvious lack of a plan , trading immediately began plummeting .
As the night has gone on , it ’ s continued to get worse .
If the Dow Futures remain where they are the stock market will open down about 1200 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in addition to the 1400 points it lost yesterday .
And if anyone is hoping for any sort of recovery before the opening bell , the UK stock market opened about an hour and a half ago and it ’ s already down about six percent – suggesting there ’ s no cavalry coming .
So in addition to all the questions that Donald Trump will have to answer today about his bizarre televised address and his incoherent new plan to fight the coronavirus , he ’ ll also have to deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is imploding .
To give you an idea of how ugly this is getting , if the Dow Jones has three more days in a row like it had yesterday , it ’ ll fall below where it was when Trump first took office .
It gets even worse .
The only real hope that investors might find for optimism today is that Joe Biden is giving his own coronavirus address at 1pm eastern time , where he ’ ll lay out his own agenda for trying to work around Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s best hope of seeing any stock market rally today is that Biden outshines him .

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When Donald Trump began his Oval Office address last night, the stock market had closed down more than 1400 points for the day, but was relatively stable in after-hours trading. Then Trump began speaking. By the time he was done ten minutes later, investors were so spooked by Trump’s cluelessness and obvious lack of a plan, trading immediately began plummeting.
As the night has gone on, it’s continued to get worse. If the Dow Futures remain where they are the stock market will open down about 1200 points in the morning. This will be in addition to the 1400 points it lost yesterday. And if anyone is hoping for any sort of recovery before the opening bell, the UK stock market opened about an hour and a half ago and it’s already down about six percent – suggesting there’s no cavalry coming.
So in addition to all the questions that Donald Trump will have to answer today about his bizarre televised address and his incoherent new plan to fight the coronavirus, he’ll also have to deal with the reality that the stock market is imploding. To give you an idea of how ugly this is getting, if the Dow Jones has three more days in a row like it had yesterday, it’ll fall below where it was when Trump first took office. It gets even worse.
The only real hope that investors might find for optimism today is that Joe Biden is giving his own coronavirus address at 1pm eastern time, where he’ll lay out his own agenda for trying to work around Donald Trump’s ineptness and fix this. So Trump’s best hope of seeing any stock market rally today is that Biden outshines him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Joe Biden is about to have a very big day today

Last night , Donald Trump showed us how it ’ s not done .
He spent ten minutes giving a primetime Oval Office address in which he came off as clueless , lifeless , and hopeless .
He also made so many confusing and incorrect statements about the coronavirus response he was rolling out , the White House had to spend the night issuing corrections and clarifications .
This brings us to today , and to Joe Biden .
Joe Biden has announced that at 1:00pm eastern time today , he ’ ll be giving his own televised address about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big deal , for two reasons .
One , with Trump having utterly failed to show any leadership last night , Americans will now be looking to Biden for contrast .
Can he come off as presidential , at a time when he ’ s running for president ?
Second , what does he have up his sleeve ?
Joe Biden doesn ’ t currently hold office .
He doesn ’ t have any power over the government .
He can ’ t simply give orders and fix the problems that Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government ’ s response .
So what is he going to roll out ?
It ’ s worth pointing out that we keep seeing headlines about Bill Gates , Jeff Bezos , and others trying to figure out how to work around the Trump regime ’ s failures and get Americans the testing kits and medical treatment they need .
Let ’ s just say it ’ ll be interesting when Joe Biden takes the stage today .

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Last night, Donald Trump showed us how it’s not done. He spent ten minutes giving a primetime Oval Office address in which he came off as clueless, lifeless, and hopeless. He also made so many confusing and incorrect statements about the coronavirus response he was rolling out, the White House had to spend the night issuing corrections and clarifications. This brings us to today, and to Joe Biden.
Joe Biden has announced that at 1:00pm eastern time today, he’ll be giving his own televised address about the coronavirus crisis. This is a big deal, for two reasons. One, with Trump having utterly failed to show any leadership last night, Americans will now be looking to Biden for contrast. Can he come off as presidential, at a time when he’s running for president?
Second, what does he have up his sleeve? Joe Biden doesn’t currently hold office. He doesn’t have any power over the government. He can’t simply give orders and fix the problems that Trump has created when it comes to the federal government’s response. So what is he going to roll out?
It’s worth pointing out that we keep seeing headlines about Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and others trying to figure out how to work around the Trump regime’s failures and get Americans the testing kits and medical treatment they need. Let’s just say it’ll be interesting when Joe Biden takes the stage today.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s handlers can’t even prop him up anymore

It was the presidential address of Donald Trump ’ s life .
The United States is at risk in a pandemic that ’ s completely shut down other countries .
Millions of American lives are on the line .
The U.S. economy is in freefall .
And all Trump had to do was give prepared remarks for ten minutes without making it worse .
So naturally , he made it worse .
Trump sounded , in all seriousness , like he was half dead .
He seemed to be struggling to breathe .
He looked ghastly .
Maybe he just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it ’ s not exactly reassuring when the President of the United States spends several days being directly and indirectly exposed to the virus himself , and then goes on TV and sounds like he ’ s sick .
Still , his condition and appearance weren ’ t the worst of it .
Trump specifically stated during his address that his ban on travel from Europe to the U.S. would include cargo ships .
Then afterward his White House had to correct this , saying it didn ’ t apply to cargo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that even U.S. citizens wouldn ’ t be allowed to return home if they ’ re currently in Europe , but apparently that was incorrect too .
The baffling part is that Donald Trump was reading all of this from a screen .
It ’ s clear that he has no idea what he ’ s even saying at this point ; he ’ s just a puppet up there stumbling through lines .
But his handlers couldn ’ t even write the correct lines for him .
If we ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t have such idiots trying to prop him up .
We just can ’ t .

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It was the presidential address of Donald Trump’s life. The United States is at risk in a pandemic that’s completely shut down other countries. Millions of American lives are on the line. The U.S. economy is in freefall. And all Trump had to do was give prepared remarks for ten minutes without making it worse.
So naturally, he made it worse. Trump sounded, in all seriousness, like he was half dead. He seemed to be struggling to breathe. He looked ghastly. Maybe he just hasn’t been sleeping lately. But it’s not exactly reassuring when the President of the United States spends several days being directly and indirectly exposed to the virus himself, and then goes on TV and sounds like he’s sick. Still, his condition and appearance weren’t the worst of it.
Trump specifically stated during his address that his ban on travel from Europe to the U.S. would include cargo ships. Then afterward his White House had to correct this, saying it didn’t apply to cargo goods. Trump gave the strong impression that even U.S. citizens wouldn’t be allowed to return home if they’re currently in Europe, but apparently that was incorrect too.
The baffling part is that Donald Trump was reading all of this from a screen. It’s clear that he has no idea what he’s even saying at this point; he’s just a puppet up there stumbling through lines. But his handlers couldn’t even write the correct lines for him. If we’re going to have a senile president, we can’t have such idiots trying to prop him up. We just can’t.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--NFL star rips Donald Trump to pieces

NFL star rips Donald Trump to pieces

Donald Trump ’ s disastrous presidency in general , and his pathetic amid handling of the coronavirus in particular , @ @ @ @ @ and wide these days .
On Wednesday evening the NBA announced it was suspending the @ @ @ @ @ a player was presumptively diagnosed with coronavirus .
Now an NFL football star is ripping @ @ @ @ @ Michael Thomas , a star wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints who has made @ @ @ @ @ of the last three seasons , posted this tweet on Wednesday night : https : @ @ @ @ @ video of Donald Trump babbling incoherently : https : //mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1237849390682796034 .

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Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency in general, and his pathetic amid handling of the coronavirus in particular, are being called out far and wide these days. On Wednesday evening the NBA announced it was suspending the entire basketball season, after a player was presumptively diagnosed with coronavirus. Now an NFL football star is ripping Trump a new one.
Michael Thomas, a star wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints who has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons, posted this tweet on Wednesday night:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Cantguardmike/status/1237958557942702080
Thomas also retweeted this video of Donald Trump babbling incoherently:
https://mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1237849390682796034
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are cooking something up together

Over the past ten days we ’ ve seen several prominent former 2020 presidential candidates endorse Joe Biden .
We ’ ve even seen several of them appear at his campaign rallies .
But it ’ s felt like there may be something a little more going on with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in particular .
Now they ’ re taking things even further .
This isn ’ t just some cursory endorsement .
Joe Biden is making a direct appeal to Kamala Harris ’ “ KHive ” support base , and she ’ s going out of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden essentially locked up the Democratic primary nomination yesterday , so it ’ s not as if he needs to bend over backward just to try to get Kamala ’ s supporters to turn out for him in the remaining primary voting .
Instead , this feels like something else .
When Joe Biden was on Lawrence O ’ Donnell ’ s MSNBC show earlier this week , he listed off a series of criteria for his running mate which seemed to eliminate everyone but Kamala Harris .
This new video is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden could pick Kamala as his running mate .
Plenty of observers have also wondered aloud if perhaps Kamala is looking to be Biden ’ s Attorney General , so she can prosecute Trump .
What is clear is that Joe and Kamala are cooking something up together .

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Over the past ten days we’ve seen several prominent former 2020 presidential candidates endorse Joe Biden. We’ve even seen several of them appear at his campaign rallies. But it’s felt like there may be something a little more going on with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in particular. Now they’re taking things even further.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris posted this video today:
If you're a member of the #KHive, know that there is a home for you in our campaign. I would be honored to have your support. pic.twitter.com/3GqvPi1E0y — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 11, 2020
This isn’t just some cursory endorsement. Joe Biden is making a direct appeal to Kamala Harris’ “KHive” support base, and she’s going out of her way to help him to do it. Biden essentially locked up the Democratic primary nomination yesterday, so it’s not as if he needs to bend over backward just to try to get Kamala’s supporters to turn out for him in the remaining primary voting. Instead, this feels like something else.
When Joe Biden was on Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC show earlier this week, he listed off a series of criteria for his running mate which seemed to eliminate everyone but Kamala Harris. This new video is sure to set off even more speculation that Biden could pick Kamala as his running mate. Plenty of observers have also wondered aloud if perhaps Kamala is looking to be Biden’s Attorney General, so she can prosecute Trump. What is clear is that Joe and Kamala are cooking something up together.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s personal exposure to the coronavirus just became a whole lot more direct

Over the past several days , Donald Trump has had personal contact with a number of people who themselves had been exposed to the coronavirus at CPAC , including Matt Gaetz and Matt Schlapp .
But none of those people have come down with any symptoms , so Trump had only been potentially exposed .
Now Trump is facing a different story .
There ’ s reporting out of Brazil tonight that the Brazilian government ’ s head of Secom is experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms .
This guy was just at Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump a few days ago .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reckless by partying with his cronies at his resort , because he had been potentially exposed , and he could have been passing it along to others .
Now we know that Trump was recklessly risking letting others expose him to the coronavirus .
Again , this does not mean that Donald Trump has the coronavirus .
But his exposure to it has now become much more direct .
Earlier this week the White House insisted that Trump had not been tested for it .
We wonder if that ’ s about to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in visibly poor health , meaning he ’ d fare the worst of anyone if he did catch it .
By the way , this means the President of Brazil , a close Trump ally , has also been directly exposed to it .

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Over the past several days, Donald Trump has had personal contact with a number of people who themselves had been exposed to the coronavirus at CPAC, including Matt Gaetz and Matt Schlapp. But none of those people have come down with any symptoms, so Trump had only been potentially exposed. Now Trump is facing a different story.
There’s reporting out of Brazil tonight that the Brazilian government’s head of Secom is experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms. This guy was just at Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump a few days ago. At the time we thought Trump was being reckless by partying with his cronies at his resort, because he had been potentially exposed, and he could have been passing it along to others. Now we know that Trump was recklessly risking letting others expose him to the coronavirus.
Again, this does not mean that Donald Trump has the coronavirus. But his exposure to it has now become much more direct. Earlier this week the White House insisted that Trump had not been tested for it. We wonder if that’s about to change. Trump is an elderly man in visibly poor health, meaning he’d fare the worst of anyone if he did catch it. By the way, this means the President of Brazil, a close Trump ally, has also been directly exposed to it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Here’s how ugly it’s gotten

Here’s how ugly it’s gotten

Tom Hanks says he has the coronavirus .
The NBA just suspended its entire season after one of its players tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus .
Donald Trump didn ’ t have any idea what he was babbling about during his Oval Office address tonight , and he ’ s already trying to walk it back .
We don ’ t know how many people in the U.S. have this virus , or how many people will get it .
Lives matter a heck of a lot more than money , at least to most of us .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicator of just how ugly this has gotten , I ’ ll point you to one number .
If the Dow Jones drops by another few thousand points , it ’ ll be lower than it was the day Donald Trump took office .
We ’ ve spent three years listening to Donald Trump bragging about how great the stock market has been doing during his tenure – and now all of those gains are on the verge of being wiped out .
Considering the Dow Futures are down more than a thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be in negative stock market territory before the week is over .
Donald Trump thought that the last gasps of the roaring Obama economy were going to be his best hope of winning in November .
Now the stock market , which most people use as a gauge of where the economy is headed , is in disaster mode .

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Tom Hanks says he has the coronavirus. The NBA just suspended its entire season after one of its players tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus. Donald Trump didn’t have any idea what he was babbling about during his Oval Office address tonight, and he’s already trying to walk it back. We don’t know how many people in the U.S. have this virus, or how many people will get it.
Lives matter a heck of a lot more than money, at least to most of us. But if you’re looking for an indicator of just how ugly this has gotten, I’ll point you to one number. If the Dow Jones drops by another few thousand points, it’ll be lower than it was the day Donald Trump took office.
We’ve spent three years listening to Donald Trump bragging about how great the stock market has been doing during his tenure – and now all of those gains are on the verge of being wiped out. Considering the Dow Futures are down more than a thousand points tonight, Trump’s presidency could be in negative stock market territory before the week is over.
Donald Trump thought that the last gasps of the roaring Obama economy were going to be his best hope of winning in November. Now the stock market, which most people use as a gauge of where the economy is headed, is in disaster mode.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump posts panicked tweet as he tries to change his coronavirus story

When Donald Trump gave his Oval Office address tonight , he said a number of stupid , confusing , and incoherent things .
Wall Street wasn ’ t impressed in the least , and sent overnight stock trading off a cliff .
Now it turns out Trump said something so stupid , he ’ s desperately trying to walk it back .
During his television address tonight , Donald Trump announced a thirty day travel ban from most of Europe to the United States .
In so doing , he specifically stated that the ban will include people and cargo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blow a huge hole in the U.S. economy and in the supply chain .
It ’ s not clear if Trump said it by mistake to begin with , or if he didn ’ t realize the negative impact it would have .
Either way , Donald Trump ( or whoever is handling his Twitter account at this point ) just posted this fairly panicked tweet aimed at clarifying that cargo ships will not be banned from entering the United States : “ Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , very important for all countries & businesses to know that trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe .
The restriction stops people not goods.
” It ’ s not clear why Donald Trump thinks that the coronavirus can ’ t be transmitted to the United States via cargo ships , considering those ships have crews .
But Trump clearly cares more about trying to keep the stock market from falling any further than he does about human lives , so there you have it @

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When Donald Trump gave his Oval Office address tonight, he said a number of stupid, confusing, and incoherent things. Wall Street wasn’t impressed in the least, and sent overnight stock trading off a cliff. Now it turns out Trump said something so stupid, he’s desperately trying to walk it back.
During his television address tonight, Donald Trump announced a thirty day travel ban from most of Europe to the United States. In so doing, he specifically stated that the ban will include people and cargo. But cutting off cargo ships would blow a huge hole in the U.S. economy and in the supply chain. It’s not clear if Trump said it by mistake to begin with, or if he didn’t realize the negative impact it would have.
Either way, Donald Trump (or whoever is handling his Twitter account at this point) just posted this fairly panicked tweet aimed at clarifying that cargo ships will not be banned from entering the United States: “Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both Republicans and Democrats, and please remember, very important for all countries & businesses to know that trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. The restriction stops people not goods.”
It’s not clear why Donald Trump thinks that the coronavirus can’t be transmitted to the United States via cargo ships, considering those ships have crews. But Trump clearly cares more about trying to keep the stock market from falling any further than he does about human lives, so there you have it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump dissolves into “explosive tirade” behind the scenes as it all goes wrong for him

This evening we all saw Donald Trump give a listless , confused , half-awake performance when he addressed the nation @ @ @ @ @ It was received so poorly , the Dow Futures immediately started plunging in overnight trading @ @ @ @ @ a thousand points .
Here ’ s the thing .
It turns out Trump is @ @ @ @ @ behind the scenes .
Donald Trump had what the Washington Post is characterizing as an @ @ @ @ @ week when he met with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
This is notable because Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ Yet Trump is apparently so enraged at Fed Chair Jay Powell ’ s refusal to @ @ @ @ @ Trump is taking it out on Mnuchin .
So now we have a broader picture @ @ @ @ @ current condition .
He ’ s falling apart so badly he can barely even pull @ @ @ @ @ nation for ten minutes , and behind the scenes he ’ s prone to screaming @ @ @ @ @ , this guy isn ’ t going to last much longer .

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This evening we all saw Donald Trump give a listless, confused, half-awake performance when he addressed the nation from the Oval Office. It was received so poorly, the Dow Futures immediately started plunging in overnight trading, and are now down a thousand points. Here’s the thing. It turns out Trump is even more of a mess behind the scenes.
Donald Trump had what the Washington Post is characterizing as an “explosive tirade” this week when he met with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. This is notable because Mnuchin is his close ally. Yet Trump is apparently so enraged at Fed Chair Jay Powell’s refusal to make reckless economic moves, Trump is taking it out on Mnuchin.
So now we have a broader picture of Donald Trump’s current condition. He’s falling apart so badly he can barely even pull himself together to address the nation for ten minutes, and behind the scenes he’s prone to screaming tirades. At this rate, this guy isn’t going to last much longer.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump just made a complete ass of himself after his speech was over and the cameras were stil

Donald Trump just made a complete ass of himself after his speech was over and the cameras were still rolling

Donald Trump gave such a devastatingly inept Oval Office address tonight , the overnight Dow Futures stock market trading immediately @ @ @ @ @ .
But if Trump ’ s on-air address was awful , then his response once @ @ @ @ @ more ridiculous .
After Donald Trump ’ s speech ended , C-SPAN briefly continued broadcasting @ @ @ @ @ pointed at Trump .
Here are the nineteen seconds of footage : Does this sound @ @ @ @ @ s taking this remotely seriously ?
He doesn ’ t even sound like he ’ @ @ @ @ @ seriously .
This guy needs to resign .

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Donald Trump gave such a devastatingly inept Oval Office address tonight, the overnight Dow Futures stock market trading immediately plummeted by a thousand points. But if Trump’s on-air address was awful, then his response once it was over was even more ridiculous.
After Donald Trump’s speech ended, C-SPAN briefly continued broadcasting from the camera that was pointed at Trump. Here are the nineteen seconds of footage:
That moment C-SPAN didn’t realize they were broadcasting still…. pic.twitter.com/eoO2pgzCQt — Faithful Politics Podcast 🎙🎧 (@FaithfulPolitik) March 12, 2020
Does this sound like a guy who’s taking this remotely seriously? He doesn’t even sound like he’s capable of taking anything seriously. This guy needs to resign.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Tom Hanks has coronavirus. The NBA is shutting down. Well, we’re in it now.

This evening Donald Trump gave an Oval Office address about the coronavirus crisis that was so poorly received , the stock market futures immediately began crashing once he was done speaking .
Then things started getting worse .
Much worse .
And quickly .
Beloved actor and all around good guy Tom Hanks announced on his official social media account that he and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for the coronavirus .
They ’ re down in Australia right now , for a film shoot , which is why they were easily able to get tested .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it doesn ’ t sound dire for them right now .
Even as we wish them well , more bad news is arriving by the minute .
NBA player Rudy Gobert apparently has the coronavirus , and as a result , the NBA has just announced that it ’ s suspending the entire season .
Earlier today , the debate was whether to have fans attend games .
Now the games won ’ t be played at all .
That ’ s how quickly things are escalating .
The real trouble is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far and wide the coronavirus has spread in the United States , because Donald Trump ’ s ineptness and corruption has resulted in most Americans not being able to get tested .
If Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were in the U.S. right now , they could not have even gotten tested with the symptoms that they have .
That ’ s how badly Trump is botching this .
Everyone stay safe out there .

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This evening Donald Trump gave an Oval Office address about the coronavirus crisis that was so poorly received, the stock market futures immediately began crashing once he was done speaking. Then things started getting worse. Much worse. And quickly.
Beloved actor and all around good guy Tom Hanks announced on his official social media account that he and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for the coronavirus. They’re down in Australia right now, for a film shoot, which is why they were easily able to get tested. They’re having some symptoms, but it doesn’t sound dire for them right now. Even as we wish them well, more bad news is arriving by the minute.
NBA player Rudy Gobert apparently has the coronavirus, and as a result, the NBA has just announced that it’s suspending the entire season. Earlier today, the debate was whether to have fans attend games. Now the games won’t be played at all. That’s how quickly things are escalating.
The real trouble is that we don’t know how far and wide the coronavirus has spread in the United States, because Donald Trump’s ineptness and corruption has resulted in most Americans not being able to get tested. If Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were in the U.S. right now, they could not have even gotten tested with the symptoms that they have. That’s how badly Trump is botching this. Everyone stay safe out there.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s disastrous Oval Office speech sends overnight stock market trading off a cliff

The stock market had a terrible day today , with the Dow Jones finishing down nearly 1500 points for the day .
But the aftermarket trading seemed to be stable , leaving some hope that tomorrow might not be yet another bloodbath .
Then Donald Trump decided to open his mouth .
Donald Trump gave an Oval Office address tonight which saw him sounding confused , out of breath , and unhealthy .
He announced very little , beyond a new flight ban from Europe to the United States , which no one seems to think will help any , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The whole thing was a sad joke , and investors certainly saw it that way .
In the half hour since Donald Trump ’ s speech , the Dow Futures have immediately gone off a cliff , and are now down by more than six hundred points .
We ’ ll see where the trading goes from here as the night goes on .
But it ’ s clear that Wall Street thinks Trump is blowing this , and is preparing for the devastating economic results of Trump ’ s ongoing inept mishandling @ @ @ @

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The stock market had a terrible day today, with the Dow Jones finishing down nearly 1500 points for the day. But the aftermarket trading seemed to be stable, leaving some hope that tomorrow might not be yet another bloodbath. Then Donald Trump decided to open his mouth.
Donald Trump gave an Oval Office address tonight which saw him sounding confused, out of breath, and unhealthy. He announced very little, beyond a new flight ban from Europe to the United States, which no one seems to think will help any, and which inexplicably exempts the UK. The whole thing was a sad joke, and investors certainly saw it that way.
In the half hour since Donald Trump’s speech, the Dow Futures have immediately gone off a cliff, and are now down by more than six hundred points. We’ll see where the trading goes from here as the night goes on. But it’s clear that Wall Street thinks Trump is blowing this, and is preparing for the devastating economic results of Trump’s ongoing inept mishandling of this virus.
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This blithering idiot

Donald Trump spent the past week bragging on Twitter that because he banned flights from China to the United States , it somehow magically stopped the coronavirus from being a problem in the United States .
This was a cruel joke , considering that more and more coronavirus cases were being diagnosed in the U.S. even as Trump was doing his bragging .
Now that even the most low-information of Americans can see that the coronavirus is clearly here in the United States , and that Trump ’ s China travel ban didn ’ t work , he decided that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump announced during his half dead Oval Office address tonight that he ’ s now going to ban all flights from Europe to the United States .
Does the idiot not get that it ’ s already here ?
And because Trump can ’ t do anything without throwing in some inexplicable caveat , he ’ s decided that his travel ban somehow won ’ t apply to the United Kingdom .
Why ?
The coronavirus is on the loose in the UK as well .
Is it because this racist idiot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of Europe ?
Is it because he owes a favor to his fellow right wing Kremlin puppet Boris Johnson ?
Who knows .
But this blithering idiot Donald Trump is putting us all at risk .

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Donald Trump spent the past week bragging on Twitter that because he banned flights from China to the United States, it somehow magically stopped the coronavirus from being a problem in the United States. This was a cruel joke, considering that more and more coronavirus cases were being diagnosed in the U.S. even as Trump was doing his bragging.
Now that even the most low-information of Americans can see that the coronavirus is clearly here in the United States, and that Trump’s China travel ban didn’t work, he decided that a new travel ban is the answer. Trump announced during his half dead Oval Office address tonight that he’s now going to ban all flights from Europe to the United States. Does the idiot not get that it’s already here?
And because Trump can’t do anything without throwing in some inexplicable caveat, he’s decided that his travel ban somehow won’t apply to the United Kingdom. Why? The coronavirus is on the loose in the UK as well. Is it because this racist idiot perceives England as being whiter than the rest of Europe? Is it because he owes a favor to his fellow right wing Kremlin puppet Boris Johnson? Who knows. But this blithering idiot Donald Trump is putting us all at risk.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Listless Donald Trump sounds half dead while delivering Oval Office address that raises more questio

Listless Donald Trump sounds half dead while delivering Oval Office address that raises more questions than answers

Facing a coronavirus pandemic , Donald Trump decided to address the nation this evening from the Oval Office .
The trouble is , he clearly has no idea what to do next .
Worse , during his address , he sounded like he was – in all seriousness – suffering some kind of serious health problem of his own .
From the start of his address , Donald Trump sounded listless .
Within the first minute or two , he appeared to be at least mildly out of breath .
He quickly began misreading the teleprompter , saying “ counting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then trying to catch himself .
On a more substantive level , Trump announced that he ’ s suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next thirty days ( except the UK ) , he ’ s waiving all copayments for coronavirus treatment , and he ’ s ordering the Small Business Administration to offer short term low interest loans ( we fear he ’ ll divvy out these loans in corrupt fashion ) .
Trump also called for payroll tax cuts , which make zero sense from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all seems like a rather simplistic strategy .
But at least Donald Trump is no longer calling it a hoax , or telling people to go to work even if they ’ re infected .
Trump also said he ’ ll soon roll out a plan to help people financially who can ’ t show up to work , but he didn ’ t go into detail .
But the bottom line is that Trump sounds like he ’ s very physically unwell .
He needs to resign now , before this gets @ @

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Facing a coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump decided to address the nation this evening from the Oval Office. The trouble is, he clearly has no idea what to do next. Worse, during his address, he sounded like he was – in all seriousness – suffering some kind of serious health problem of his own.
From the start of his address, Donald Trump sounded listless. Within the first minute or two, he appeared to be at least mildly out of breath. He quickly began misreading the teleprompter, saying “counting” when he meant “continuing” and then trying to catch himself.
On a more substantive level, Trump announced that he’s suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next thirty days (except the UK), he’s waiving all copayments for coronavirus treatment, and he’s ordering the Small Business Administration to offer short term low interest loans (we fear he’ll divvy out these loans in corrupt fashion). Trump also called for payroll tax cuts, which make zero sense from a pandemic or economic standpoint.
This all seems like a rather simplistic strategy. But at least Donald Trump is no longer calling it a hoax, or telling people to go to work even if they’re infected. Trump also said he’ll soon roll out a plan to help people financially who can’t show up to work, but he didn’t go into detail. But the bottom line is that Trump sounds like he’s very physically unwell. He needs to resign now, before this gets worse.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Donald Trump’s “natural abilities”  are crashing and burning

Donald Trump said recently that he ’ s a coronavirus expert because he has the “ natural ability ” to @ @ @ @ @ .
The only supposed reason he could cite for this was that his uncle was @ @ @ @ @ which was met with widespread derision .
Now everyone is just piling on , thanks @ @ @ @ @ from Hashtag Roundup :

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Donald Trump said recently that he’s a coronavirus expert because he has the “natural ability” to understand these kinds of things. The only supposed reason he could cite for this was that his uncle was at MIT, a remark which was met with widespread derision.
Now everyone is just piling on, thanks to the #TrumpsNaturalAbilities hashtag from Hashtag Roundup:
#TrumpsNaturalAbilities Detecting which windmills will give you cancer and which ones you're really only endanger of contracting the common cold from — Jeff Dwoskin Has A Podcast (@bigmacher) March 11, 2020
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Closing an umbrella is not one of #TrumpsNaturalAbilities pic.twitter.com/Zln402M07e — Dan Gerous, Inc.🐷🍻 (@Anythingpork) March 11, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Joe Biden just scored another huge primary victory

Last night Joe Biden scored four primary state victories , each important for a different reason .
Mississippi showed that his dominance with African American voters is continuing .
Missouri showed he can win white suburban and rural voters .
Michigan showed he can dominate in political hotbeds .
And Idaho showed he can win states he wasn ’ t supposed to win .
Now he ’ s scored another big one .
Throughout this primary season , we ’ ve seen Dave Wasserman from Redistrict calling states before any of the TV networks do , and he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So it ’ s a big deal that Wasserman just tweeted this : “ I ’ ve seen enough : Joe Biden wins the Washington primary.
” We ’ re not surprised to see this .
Biden and Sanders were already roughly even with about two-thirds of the votes having been counted .
Once we started getting into the last minute mail-in ballots , which were always going to trend toward Biden due to his ongoing surge ( and the sheer number of candidates who recently dropped out and endorsed him ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trend toward Biden .
Meanwhile , Bernie Sanders has won North Dakota , but this week has turned out to be a decisive loss for him .
There ’ s no reason for him to still be in the race .
If he sticks around until next Tuesday , he ’ s set to get blown out in Florida , Arizona , and Illinois .

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Last night Joe Biden scored four primary state victories, each important for a different reason. Mississippi showed that his dominance with African American voters is continuing. Missouri showed he can win white suburban and rural voters. Michigan showed he can dominate in political hotbeds. And Idaho showed he can win states he wasn’t supposed to win. Now he’s scored another big one.
Throughout this primary season, we’ve seen Dave Wasserman from Redistrict calling states before any of the TV networks do, and he’s turned out to be correct every time. So it’s a big deal that Wasserman just tweeted this: “I’ve seen enough: Joe Biden wins the Washington primary.”
We’re not surprised to see this. Biden and Sanders were already roughly even with about two-thirds of the votes having been counted. Once we started getting into the last minute mail-in ballots, which were always going to trend toward Biden due to his ongoing surge (and the sheer number of candidates who recently dropped out and endorsed him), the state was always going to trend toward Biden.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders has won North Dakota, but this week has turned out to be a decisive loss for him. There’s no reason for him to still be in the race. If he sticks around until next Tuesday, he’s set to get blown out in Florida, Arizona, and Illinois.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--Desperate and confused Donald Trump turns to Jared Kushner and his magic eight ball

Donald Trump has announced that he ’ ll be addressing the nation from the Oval Office tonight .
But with @ @ @ @ @ go before his scheduled address , he apparently still doesn ’ t know what he @ @ @ @ @ .
It turns out he ’ s at the end of his rope when it @ @ @ @ @ and the collapsing economy .
Trump is still waiting for advice from Jared Kushner of @ @ @ @ @ to whether or not to declare a national emergency , according to a surreal new @ @ @ @ @ And when that doesn ’ t work , will Trump seek advice from his magic @ @ @ @ @ is like the aging mobster who is losing his faculties , and has no choice @ @ @ @ @ scheming son-in-law he doesn ’ t trust .
No wait , scratch that .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ mobster who is losing his faculties , and has no choice but to rely on @ @ @ @ @ ’ t trust .
This speech tonight is going to be a disaster .

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Donald Trump has announced that he’ll be addressing the nation from the Oval Office tonight. But with less than an hour to go before his scheduled address, he apparently still doesn’t know what he’s going to say. It turns out he’s at the end of his rope when it comes to the coronavirus crisis and the collapsing economy.
Trump is still waiting for advice from Jared Kushner of all people when it comes to whether or not to declare a national emergency, according to a surreal new report from Vanity Fair. And when that doesn’t work, will Trump seek advice from his magic eight ball?
Donald Trump is like the aging mobster who is losing his faculties, and has no choice but to rely on a scheming son-in-law he doesn’t trust. No wait, scratch that. Donald Trump is literally the aging mobster who is losing his faculties, and has no choice but to rely on a scheming son-in-law he doesn’t trust. This speech tonight is going to be a disaster.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Donald Trump is completely falling to pieces

Health experts are confirming today that the coronavirus is a world pandemic , which is of course troubling news for us all .
You ’ d think now that several of Donald Trump ’ s Republican buddies in Congress have been quarantined due to coronavirus exposure , he might finally get his head in the game .
But when it comes to this fool , thinking is dangerous .
A few days ago , Vanity Fair reported that Donald Trump has become so paranoid delusional about the coronavirus , he thinks reporters are trying to catch the virus on purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while they ’ re on board Air Force One with him .
Trump can ’ t handle seeing his own crazed words being reported , so he ’ s going nuclear .
Even as health experts were speaking about the coronavirus today , Trump was busy tweeting this : “ Vanity Fair Magazine , which will soon be out of business , and their third rate Fake reporters , who make up sources which don ’ t exist , wrote yet another phony & boring hit piece .
The facts are just the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great job with CoronaVirus !
” Donald Trump ’ s head clearly isn ’ t in the game .
It doesn ’ t sound like his head is even on straight .
Trump was potentially exposed to coronavirus .
But this tweet makes him sound like he was also recently exposed to crystal meth .

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Health experts are confirming today that the coronavirus is a world pandemic, which is of course troubling news for us all. You’d think now that several of Donald Trump’s Republican buddies in Congress have been quarantined due to coronavirus exposure, he might finally get his head in the game. But when it comes to this fool, thinking is dangerous.
A few days ago, Vanity Fair reported that Donald Trump has become so paranoid delusional about the coronavirus, he thinks reporters are trying to catch the virus on purpose, just so they can infect him while they’re on board Air Force One with him. Trump can’t handle seeing his own crazed words being reported, so he’s going nuclear.
Even as health experts were speaking about the coronavirus today, Trump was busy tweeting this: “Vanity Fair Magazine, which will soon be out of business, and their third rate Fake reporters, who make up sources which don’t exist, wrote yet another phony & boring hit piece. The facts are just the opposite. Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!”
Donald Trump’s head clearly isn’t in the game. It doesn’t sound like his head is even on straight. Trump was potentially exposed to coronavirus. But this tweet makes him sound like he was also recently exposed to crystal meth.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Joe Biden just said what we’re all thinking about Donald Trump

Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth in general , he makes things worse for himself and for America .
@ @ @ @ @ coronavirus in particular , Trump ’ s lying clueless mouth has been an unmitigated disaster @ @ @ @ @ the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for President , is saying what we ’ re all @ @ @ @ @ wish Donald Trump would just be quiet and let the experts do the talking when @ @ @ @ @ .
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Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth in general, he makes things worse for himself and for America. When it comes to the coronavirus in particular, Trump’s lying clueless mouth has been an unmitigated disaster. Now Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for President, is saying what we’re all thinking about Trump:
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I wish Donald Trump would just be quiet and let the experts do the talking when it comes to the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/x47PGPls2Y — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 11, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Donald Trump’s idiocy sends America plummeting into a bear market

The existence of the coronavirus isn ’ t Donald Trump ’ s fault , but his botched handling of it @ @ @ @ @ More Americans will die than necessary .
In addition , more damage will be done @ @ @ @ @ necessary .
Investors know it too , as they ’ re now fleeing the stock @ @ @ @ @ Yesterday ’ s stock market rebound turns out to have been a mere pipe dream @ @ @ @ @ dropped today by another 1484 points .
This latest plunge puts the market down twenty @ @ @ @ @ which means we ’ re officially in a bear market .
So what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ it ?
He ’ s addressing the nation from the Oval Office at 9pm eastern @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no reason for his address to instill any confidence in anyone .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ presidency is over .
If he had any sense he ’ d make up an @ @ @ @ @ before he does any more harm to America and to himself .

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The existence of the coronavirus isn’t Donald Trump’s fault, but his botched handling of it is entirely his fault. More Americans will die than necessary. In addition, more damage will be done to the U.S. economy than necessary. Investors know it too, as they’re now fleeing the stock market in dramatic fashion.
Yesterday’s stock market rebound turns out to have been a mere pipe dream, as the Dow Jones dropped today by another 1484 points. This latest plunge puts the market down twenty percent off its high, which means we’re officially in a bear market.
So what’s Trump going to do about it? He’s addressing the nation from the Oval Office at 9pm eastern time tonight, but there’s no reason for his address to instill any confidence in anyone.
Donald Trump is drowning. His presidency is over. If he had any sense he’d make up an excuse and resign now, before he does any more harm to America and to himself.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--This is the part where Bernie Sanders gets destroyed

If Bernie Sanders were smart , he ’ d be dropping out of the race right now , negotiating an endorsement with Joe Biden , and using his current leverage to get Biden to adopt a few key portions of his platform .
Unfortunately , Sanders keeps reminding us how smart he isn ’ t , and so he ’ s announced today that he ’ s remaining in the race .
Here ’ s the part where Bernie Sanders gets destroyed .
Not by me , though the guy has more skeletons in his closet than a mortician .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroyed by voters .
These past two Tuesdays , where he got his butt kicked all around ?
These were the easy states for him .
Six days from now , he ’ s walking into a buzzsaw .
This upcoming Tuesday , the polls say Bernie Sanders will lose Florida by thirty-something points , and he ’ ll lose Arizona and Illinois by twenty-something points .
We keep seeing that the only time the polls have been wrong in this primary race is when they ’ ve underestimated just how popular Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t be some miracle comeback for Bernie Sanders next week .
He won ’ t even be able to play next Tuesday to a draw and limp forward .
He ’ s about to get completely destroyed by voters .
He ’ ll soon have so little leverage left , he won ’ t be able to get nearly as much from Biden in exchange for an endorsement .
But egomaniacal dummies like Sanders never do learn , do they ?

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If Bernie Sanders were smart, he’d be dropping out of the race right now, negotiating an endorsement with Joe Biden, and using his current leverage to get Biden to adopt a few key portions of his platform. Unfortunately, Sanders keeps reminding us how smart he isn’t, and so he’s announced today that he’s remaining in the race.
Here’s the part where Bernie Sanders gets destroyed. Not by me, though the guy has more skeletons in his closet than a mortician. No, Bernie is about to get destroyed by voters. These past two Tuesdays, where he got his butt kicked all around? These were the easy states for him. Six days from now, he’s walking into a buzzsaw.
This upcoming Tuesday, the polls say Bernie Sanders will lose Florida by thirty-something points, and he’ll lose Arizona and Illinois by twenty-something points. We keep seeing that the only time the polls have been wrong in this primary race is when they’ve underestimated just how popular Joe Biden is.
So no, there won’t be some miracle comeback for Bernie Sanders next week. He won’t even be able to play next Tuesday to a draw and limp forward. He’s about to get completely destroyed by voters. He’ll soon have so little leverage left, he won’t be able to get nearly as much from Biden in exchange for an endorsement. But egomaniacal dummies like Sanders never do learn, do they?
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Here comes the Donald Trump speech from hell

If you were planning to watch television at 9pm eastern time tonight , you might have to find something to watch on the DVR instead .
Donald Trump has announced that he ’ ll be addressing the nation tonight from the Oval Office , and because he ’ s still technically President of the United States , the major networks will carry it live .
Trump will presumably use his address to talk about the coronavirus crisis and the collapsing economy .
This would be a good thing , if Trump understood anything at all about either topic .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making legitimate economic proposals , he ’ ll likely try to convince us the virus doesn ’ t exist , or that it ’ s a hoax , or that it ’ s just the flu .
Then Trump will make idiotic economic proposals such as cutting payroll taxes , even though the real trouble with the coronavirus is that it ’ ll keep people from being able to show up to work , meaning payroll tax cuts won ’ t help them any .
Paid sick leave would help , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cronies , so he won ’ t do it .
The real question is whether Donald Trump will be able to stick to the prepared speech that his handlers have written for him , or if he ’ ll lose control of himself and go completely off the rails .
Come to think of it , that might be the only reason to watch .

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If you were planning to watch television at 9pm eastern time tonight, you might have to find something to watch on the DVR instead. Donald Trump has announced that he’ll be addressing the nation tonight from the Oval Office, and because he’s still technically President of the United States, the major networks will carry it live.
Trump will presumably use his address to talk about the coronavirus crisis and the collapsing economy. This would be a good thing, if Trump understood anything at all about either topic. Instead of offering medical advice from experts and making legitimate economic proposals, he’ll likely try to convince us the virus doesn’t exist, or that it’s a hoax, or that it’s just the flu.
Then Trump will make idiotic economic proposals such as cutting payroll taxes, even though the real trouble with the coronavirus is that it’ll keep people from being able to show up to work, meaning payroll tax cuts won’t help them any. Paid sick leave would help, but that doesn’t benefit Trump’s cronies, so he won’t do it.
The real question is whether Donald Trump will be able to stick to the prepared speech that his handlers have written for him, or if he’ll lose control of himself and go completely off the rails. Come to think of it, that might be the only reason to watch.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Joe Biden slam dunks Harvey Weinstein

Joe Biden slam dunks Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to twenty-three years in prison today for his rape conviction .
Donald Trump would likely be @ @ @ @ @ himself by now , if he weren ’ t hiding behind the presidency , so @ @ @ @ @ had anything to say about Weinstein today .
But Joe Biden is showing real leadership @ @ @ @ @ : Today is a historic day for the # MeToo movement & for survivors of @ @ @ @ @ of those who stopped Weinstein can not be overstated , & the burden of speaking @ @ @ @ @ survivors alone .
We have to change our culture & our system to end sexual @ @ @ @ @ Now that ’ s what a president is supposed to sound like when it comes @ @ @ @ @ If we work hard and work smart , Joe Biden will win in November , @ @ @ @ @ used to having presidential leadership again .

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Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to twenty-three years in prison today for his rape conviction. Donald Trump would likely be in prison for sexual assault himself by now, if he weren’t hiding behind the presidency, so naturally Trump hasn’t had anything to say about Weinstein today.
But Joe Biden is showing real leadership by addressing the matter head-on:
Today is a historic day for the #MeToo movement & for survivors of sexual violence. The bravery of those who stopped Weinstein cannot be overstated, & the burden of speaking out cannot be on survivors alone. We have to change our culture & our system to end sexual assault. https://t.co/LIhnOv8bFg — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 11, 2020
Now that’s what a president is supposed to sound like when it comes to matters like this. If we work hard and work smart, Joe Biden will win in November, and we can start getting used to having presidential leadership again.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Fear and Loathing in the Trump White House

Just as coronavirus is no respecter of persons , it ’ s no respecter of spin .
Donald Trump has always banked on fear and loathing as his most ardent and muscular manipulators of the naive masses .
So far it has worked , at least amongst the creeps , losers and drooling cretins of his nefarious base and the raging rating whores of Fox News .
But coronavirus giveth and coronavirus taketh away .
Trump lost his good luck mojo .
He zigged when he should ’ ve zagged .
He bought when he should ’ ve shorted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as Hunter Thompson put it , “ the only final sin is stupidity.
” Trump misjudged coronavirus exactly as a stupid man would , thinking that the usual program would work the way it ’ s always worked .
But here ’ s the problem .
The Trump supporter can ’ t continue to make America Great Again when granny just died from coronavirus .
He might be able to blame Obama and the Mexicans because he can ’ t get a job .
But what does he say about Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no worse than the flu and “ everything is going to be just fine , ” and granny ’ s funeral is tomorrow ?
How is he going to sustain the lie that Donald Trump really is his lord and saviour when the local bar is under quarantine ?
Because they ’ re stupid , Trump supporters will find a way .
But it will be a pale enthusiasm compared to the unbridled one they mustered in 2016 .
It was easy for them to blame Obama when Obama was president , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in office for more than three years and Uncle Fred is sick .
The cheering will still be there , but it ’ s going to be muted this time , less certain , a little bit weary from a reality that is worse today than it was three and a half years ago .
( Just ask Bernie Sanders how that feels . )
Donald Trump is going to lose in November because he got it wrong —just in time .
Trump ’ s latest lie , to place the blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama , is pale and vague and far less powerful than it was in 2016 .
It ’ s hard to blame a man whose in-place infrastructure you gutted two years ago , one that would have been ideal for combatting this pandemic , is gone and replaced with nothing .
Because Trump is stupid his language of blame is inarticulate and unspecific , and that used to be enough .
He ’ s a busy man and doesn ’ t have time for details .
But now it won ’ t do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fealty to family will cheer with less ardour when people in that family or in their friend ’ s families are dead .
Had he been honest with them and fought for them he would have renewed their false belief that he was their ally .
Now they won ’ t know exactly what to make of him , and will care far less .
As bad as coronavirus is , it ’ s nowhere near as bad as Trump .
Coronavirus can make us sick and kill some of us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planet through global warming or involve us in a nuclear war .
Given enough time — say , four more years — that ’ s exactly what Trump would do .
It ’ s fashionable among the smug and certain and self-satisfied to insist that Donald Trump was going to lose in November anyway .
Yeah , I remember 2016 , even if they clearly don ’ t .
But this time may really be different .
Coronavirus may actually kill Trump too .
Paradoxically , coronavirus may just be the best thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Just as coronavirus is no respecter of persons, it’s no respecter of spin. Donald Trump has always banked on fear and loathing as his most ardent and muscular manipulators of the naive masses. So far it has worked, at least amongst the creeps, losers and drooling cretins of his nefarious base and the raging rating whores of Fox News. But coronavirus giveth and coronavirus taketh away. Trump lost his good luck mojo. He zigged when he should’ve zagged. He bought when he should’ve shorted. “In a world of thieves,” as Hunter Thompson put it, “the only final sin is stupidity.”
Trump misjudged coronavirus exactly as a stupid man would, thinking that the usual program would work the way it’s always worked. But here’s the problem. The Trump supporter can’t continue to make America Great Again when granny just died from coronavirus. He might be able to blame Obama and the Mexicans because he can’t get a job. But what does he say about Donald Trump now, who promised that coronavirus was no worse than the flu and “everything is going to be just fine,” and granny’s funeral is tomorrow? How is he going to sustain the lie that Donald Trump really is his lord and saviour when the local bar is under quarantine?
Because they’re stupid, Trump supporters will find a way. But it will be a pale enthusiasm compared to the unbridled one they mustered in 2016. It was easy for them to blame Obama when Obama was president, a bit harder when he hasn’t been in office for more than three years and Uncle Fred is sick. The cheering will still be there, but it’s going to be muted this time, less certain, a little bit weary from a reality that is worse today than it was three and a half years ago. (Just ask Bernie Sanders how that feels.) Donald Trump is going to lose in November because he got it wrong —just in time.
Trump’s latest lie, to place the blame for the coronavirus at the feet of Obama, is pale and vague and far less powerful than it was in 2016. It’s hard to blame a man whose in-place infrastructure you gutted two years ago, one that would have been ideal for combatting this pandemic, is gone and replaced with nothing. Because Trump is stupid his language of blame is inarticulate and unspecific, and that used to be enough. He’s a busy man and doesn’t have time for details. But now it won’t do. A base that has a tradition of fealty to family will cheer with less ardour when people in that family or in their friend’s families are dead. Had he been honest with them and fought for them he would have renewed their false belief that he was their ally. Now they won’t know exactly what to make of him, and will care far less.
As bad as coronavirus is, it’s nowhere near as bad as Trump. Coronavirus can make us sick and kill some of us, but it can’t destroy the planet through global warming or involve us in a nuclear war. Given enough time — say, four more years — that’s exactly what Trump would do. It’s fashionable among the smug and certain and self-satisfied to insist that Donald Trump was going to lose in November anyway. Yeah, I remember 2016, even if they clearly don’t. But this time may really be different. Coronavirus may actually kill Trump too. Paradoxically, coronavirus may just be the best thing that ever happened to the human race.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--The truly shocking part of the Michigan primary

I ’ m always skeptical of any one poll , but in general I ’ m a big believer in polling averages .
When several professional polling outlets each independently come up with their own methodologies , and they all end up with poll numbers that are within a reasonable range of each other , averaging them together gives us a far more authoritative picture of what ’ s going .
Then there ’ s Michigan , where we ’ ve all learned the hard way never to trust the polls .
In the 2016 Democratic primary contest in Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton up by twenty points , yet Bernie Sanders ended up winning the state by two points .
And then just to rub it in , the 2016 general election polls were off in Michigan as well .
This is all somewhat explainable in hindsight .
The 2016 primary polls didn ’ t take into account the pro-Trump Republicans who were taking advantage of Michigan ’ s open primary to vote for Sanders as a spoiler .
And the 2016 general election polls didn ’ t take into account the Russian interference that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state .
But still , who could ever trust the polls in Michigan again ?
Sure , the pollsters have surely made adjustments to account for everything that went wrong in Michigan last time , but how do we know those adjustments were the correct ones ?
Last night Joe Biden won the Michigan primary by 18 points .
The final polling average in the state , as documented by RCP , had Biden winning by 22.5 points .
The stated margin of error on these polls was between 4 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling averages were correct within their own stated margins .
The truly shocking part of the 2020 Michigan primary was that the polls weren ’ t wildly wrong for once .
Dare we trust the Michigan general election polls now ?
We ’ ll see .

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I’m always skeptical of any one poll, but in general I’m a big believer in polling averages. When several professional polling outlets each independently come up with their own methodologies, and they all end up with poll numbers that are within a reasonable range of each other, averaging them together gives us a far more authoritative picture of what’s going. Then there’s Michigan, where we’ve all learned the hard way never to trust the polls.
In the 2016 Democratic primary contest in Michigan, the final polling averages had Hillary Clinton up by twenty points, yet Bernie Sanders ended up winning the state by two points. And then just to rub it in, the 2016 general election polls were off in Michigan as well.
This is all somewhat explainable in hindsight. The 2016 primary polls didn’t take into account the pro-Trump Republicans who were taking advantage of Michigan’s open primary to vote for Sanders as a spoiler. And the 2016 general election polls didn’t take into account the Russian interference that none of us knew was going on in the state. But still, who could ever trust the polls in Michigan again? Sure, the pollsters have surely made adjustments to account for everything that went wrong in Michigan last time, but how do we know those adjustments were the correct ones?
Last night Joe Biden won the Michigan primary by 18 points. The final polling average in the state, as documented by RCP, had Biden winning by 22.5 points. The stated margin of error on these polls was between 4 and 5.5 points, so essentially, the polling averages were correct within their own stated margins. The truly shocking part of the 2020 Michigan primary was that the polls weren’t wildly wrong for once. Dare we trust the Michigan general election polls now? We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-03-11--Donald Trump’s luck just ran out

Donald Trump’s luck just ran out

You ’ re Donald Trump .
You ’ ve never had an approval rating much higher than forty percent at any point while you ’ ve been in office .
Your reelection strategy has consisted of hoping the Obama economy remains intact , hoping you don ’ t have a Katrina-like moment , and hoping that the Democrats don ’ t emerge behind a unifying figure like Joe Biden .
Up until a few weeks ago , Donald Trump had been getting consistently lucky on all three fronts .
The trouble for Trump is that his luck is suddenly running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s handling the coronavirus crisis in a way that makes George W. Bush look competent by comparison .
The roaring Obama economy , which Trump has been consistently damaging for three years but hadn ’ t yet managed to destroy , is finally running out of gas thanks to his botched handling of the virus .
Trump ’ s luck was going to run out on these fronts eventually .
The real kicker is that it ’ s still only March , and the Democrats are unifying behind Joe Biden already .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end .
No divisive brokered convention .
No wasting the next four months on infighting .
The Democrats get to start taking their blowtorches to Trump starting now , far sooner than anyone ( including me ) was expecting .
Here comes the hard part for him .

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You’re Donald Trump. You’ve never had an approval rating much higher than forty percent at any point while you’ve been in office. Your reelection strategy has consisted of hoping the Obama economy remains intact, hoping you don’t have a Katrina-like moment, and hoping that the Democrats don’t emerge behind a unifying figure like Joe Biden.
Up until a few weeks ago, Donald Trump had been getting consistently lucky on all three fronts. The trouble for Trump is that his luck is suddenly running out on all three fronts. He’s handling the coronavirus crisis in a way that makes George W. Bush look competent by comparison. The roaring Obama economy, which Trump has been consistently damaging for three years but hadn’t yet managed to destroy, is finally running out of gas thanks to his botched handling of the virus.
Trump’s luck was going to run out on these fronts eventually. The real kicker is that it’s still only March, and the Democrats are unifying behind Joe Biden already. No prolonged and bitter primary battle to the end. No divisive brokered convention. No wasting the next four months on infighting. The Democrats get to start taking their blowtorches to Trump starting now, far sooner than anyone (including me) was expecting. Here comes the hard part for him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Bon Voyage, Mitch McConnell

Bon Voyage, Mitch McConnell

Here ’ s the thing about only being in office to carry out the corrupt agenda of your wealthy puppet masters : when everything hits the fan and you have to legitimately govern , it turns out you don ’ t know how to do it .
We ’ ve been seeing that from limp-brain Donald Trump all along .
Now we ’ re seeing it from someone else : Mitch McConnell .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is now negotiating directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on emergency coronavirus response legislation .
Why not involve Senate Majority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Senate are going to take a three day weekend .
No , really .
He was going to put the Senate into recess entirely , but there was too much of an uproar , so instead he ’ s just going to blow off the weekend .
It doesn ’ t even matter to McConnell that if he stuck around , he could have more say in the emergency legislation that Pelosi and Mnuchin are hammering out .
McConnell doesn ’ t care .
There isn ’ t going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this legislation , so why would he bother seeking any input ?
Whatever the two sides work out , he ’ ll just have the Senate pass it and move on .
There really is nothing for Mitch McConnell at this point .
Multiple Republican Senators are now under quarantine .
Everyone is watching Congress closely right now .
There ’ s little opportunity for McConnell to do any corrupt bidding .
So instead he ’ s taking a long weekend , because hey , why not ?
Bon Voyage , McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay on vacation .

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Here’s the thing about only being in office to carry out the corrupt agenda of your wealthy puppet masters: when everything hits the fan and you have to legitimately govern, it turns out you don’t know how to do it. We’ve been seeing that from limp-brain Donald Trump all along. Now we’re seeing it from someone else: Mitch McConnell.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is now negotiating directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on emergency coronavirus response legislation. Why not involve Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell? He decided that he and the Senate are going to take a three day weekend. No, really. He was going to put the Senate into recess entirely, but there was too much of an uproar, so instead he’s just going to blow off the weekend.
It doesn’t even matter to McConnell that if he stuck around, he could have more say in the emergency legislation that Pelosi and Mnuchin are hammering out. McConnell doesn’t care. There isn’t going to be anything for him or his puppet masters in this legislation, so why would he bother seeking any input? Whatever the two sides work out, he’ll just have the Senate pass it and move on.
There really is nothing for Mitch McConnell at this point. Multiple Republican Senators are now under quarantine. Everyone is watching Congress closely right now. There’s little opportunity for McConnell to do any corrupt bidding. So instead he’s taking a long weekend, because hey, why not? Bon Voyage, McConnell. Do us all a favor and stay on vacation.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump’s resignation is the only card he has left to play

It doesn ’ t get talked about nearly as often as it should , but the reality is that if Donald Trump doesn ’ t win in November , he ’ ll be on a surefire path to prison .
If Joe Biden ’ s Attorney General is someone like Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff , you can get Trump will be hit with a comprehensive federal criminal case .
And if the Feds don ’ t get to Trump first , New York State will .
This reality matters greatly , because Donald Trump is now in a position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay in office to stay out of prison , he ’ d probably be seriously considering resigning .
The stock market has plummeted by thirty percent in a month .
There ’ s a pandemic going on , and Trump doesn ’ t know how to stop it .
He ’ s been exposed to the virus himself , and he ’ s come across as physically ill in his latest TV appearances .
Even if Trump did get reelected in November – which seems more unlikely by the day – he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term of nothing but stress and failure .
There ’ s no way this guy wants to remain on the job .
Yet he can ’ t simply resign and walk away .
Here ’ s the thing though .
Considering the crisis we ’ re facing , how many of you would be willing to give Donald Trump some kind of partial immunity from criminal charges , in exchange for his immediate resignation ?
You ’ d have to think about it , wouldn ’ t you .
Trump ’ s ignorant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus could mean he won ’ t last long enough to face criminal trial anyway .
Right now Trump has got to be considering seeking some degree of immunity in exchange for resigning .
He ’ s at the end of his rope , and it ’ s the only card he has left to play .

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It doesn’t get talked about nearly as often as it should, but the reality is that if Donald Trump doesn’t win in November, he’ll be on a surefire path to prison. If Joe Biden’s Attorney General is someone like Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff, you can get Trump will be hit with a comprehensive federal criminal case. And if the Feds don’t get to Trump first, New York State will.
This reality matters greatly, because Donald Trump is now in a position where if he didn’t have to stay in office to stay out of prison, he’d probably be seriously considering resigning. The stock market has plummeted by thirty percent in a month. There’s a pandemic going on, and Trump doesn’t know how to stop it. He’s been exposed to the virus himself, and he’s come across as physically ill in his latest TV appearances.
Even if Trump did get reelected in November – which seems more unlikely by the day – he’d be presiding over a second term of nothing but stress and failure. There’s no way this guy wants to remain on the job. Yet he can’t simply resign and walk away.
Here’s the thing though. Considering the crisis we’re facing, how many of you would be willing to give Donald Trump some kind of partial immunity from criminal charges, in exchange for his immediate resignation? You’d have to think about it, wouldn’t you. Trump’s ignorant refusal to get himself tested for the virus could mean he won’t last long enough to face criminal trial anyway. Right now Trump has got to be considering seeking some degree of immunity in exchange for resigning. He’s at the end of his rope, and it’s the only card he has left to play.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump continues his maniacal day by declaring war on California and Washington State

So far today , Donald Trump has tried to project his coronavirus failures onto everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Joe Biden .
Trump is failing on every level , he has no idea how to handle the current crisis , he sees his reelection prospects flashing before his eyes , and he ’ s been directly exposed to the coronavirus by a Brazilian official .
So now Trump is seeking a new target .
Donald Trump is publicly floating the possibility of limiting travel to and from the states of California and Washington , if the coronavirus outbreaks in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone panics , keep in mind that when Trump starts floating horrible ideas like this , he rarely acts on them .
When Trump does do horrible things , he usually just does them , without publicly talking about them first .
So the fact that he ’ s talking about this means it ’ s probably less likely he ’ ll do it .
That said , Donald Trump is well aware that California and Washington are two liberal states that he ’ ll lose in November no matter what he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these two states by publicly threatening to basically quarantine everyone in them .
The real fear here is that by saying this , Trump could set off a round of panic travel in and out of these two states , thus potentially increasing the spread of the virus .

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So far today, Donald Trump has tried to project his coronavirus failures onto everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Joe Biden. Trump is failing on every level, he has no idea how to handle the current crisis, he sees his reelection prospects flashing before his eyes, and he’s been directly exposed to the coronavirus by a Brazilian official. So now Trump is seeking a new target.
Donald Trump is publicly floating the possibility of limiting travel to and from the states of California and Washington, if the coronavirus outbreaks in the two states get any worse. Before anyone panics, keep in mind that when Trump starts floating horrible ideas like this, he rarely acts on them. When Trump does do horrible things, he usually just does them, without publicly talking about them first. So the fact that he’s talking about this means it’s probably less likely he’ll do it.
That said, Donald Trump is well aware that California and Washington are two liberal states that he’ll lose in November no matter what he does. So he has no problem taunting these two states by publicly threatening to basically quarantine everyone in them. The real fear here is that by saying this, Trump could set off a round of panic travel in and out of these two states, thus potentially increasing the spread of the virus.
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