palmerreport--2020-08-24--The Kim Jong Un death watch is officially back on again

A few months ago there were widespread reports that brutal North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was either dead , or in a coma , or braindead , or having emergency heart surgery .
Then suddenly he appeared in public again , alive and well , and the storyline faded .
Now Kim is reportedly back in a coma .
So what ’ s going on ?
Back when Kim Jong Un reemerged after his previous health scare , Palmer Report pointed out that his “ recovery ” could easily have been staged .
He only made a couple of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bizarre one at a fertilizer plant – that could have been leftover footage from events he ’ d attended in the past .
But the mainstream media 100 % bought into the narrative that Kim had recovered , and so the story went away .
But tonight , publications like TMZ , The Mirror , and the New York Post are reporting that Kim Jong Un is now in a coma after all .
You can take that for whatever you want , based on what you think about the legitimacy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be that Kim never did recover from his previous coma , or that he ’ s been dead the entire time , and now his sister is finally ready to move forward on her own .
Or it could be that Kim , whose heart issues are reportedly chronic , did recover last time around , but now he ’ s in trouble again .
Either way , the demise of Kim Jong Un should be a good thing for the world – but his sister doesn ’ t appear to be any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up being a wash. And with a mentally depraved criminal like Donald Trump in the final months of his own failed regime , it makes the whole thing even more unstable .

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A few months ago there were widespread reports that brutal North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was either dead, or in a coma, or braindead, or having emergency heart surgery. Then suddenly he appeared in public again, alive and well, and the storyline faded. Now Kim is reportedly back in a coma. So what’s going on?
Back when Kim Jong Un reemerged after his previous health scare, Palmer Report pointed out that his “recovery” could easily have been staged. He only made a couple of isolated “public appearances” – including a bizarre one at a fertilizer plant – that could have been leftover footage from events he’d attended in the past. But the mainstream media 100% bought into the narrative that Kim had recovered, and so the story went away.
But tonight, publications like TMZ, The Mirror, and the New York Post are reporting that Kim Jong Un is now in a coma after all. You can take that for whatever you want, based on what you think about the legitimacy of those publications. But it could well be that Kim never did recover from his previous coma, or that he’s been dead the entire time, and now his sister is finally ready to move forward on her own. Or it could be that Kim, whose heart issues are reportedly chronic, did recover last time around, but now he’s in trouble again.
Either way, the demise of Kim Jong Un should be a good thing for the world – but his sister doesn’t appear to be any less evil, so it could end up being a wash. And with a mentally depraved criminal like Donald Trump in the final months of his own failed regime, it makes the whole thing even more unstable.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Tick tock, Donald Trump!

Tick tock, Donald Trump!

Two things that are equally true : 1 ) Donald Trump is so far behind in the polls right now that he ’ s currently on track to lose in a blowout so large that no amount of polling errors or cheating can make a difference .
2 ) There are still three and a half months until election day , and a lot can change before then .
But that second one comes with something of an asterisk .
Yes , Election Day is November 3rd .
But here ’ s the thing .
Early voting starts , well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a month away from the earliest of early voting .
Why does that matter ?
Despite all the talk we hear about not getting complacent , the reality is that most voters love a winner .
They like voting for someone they think is going to win anyway , because then they get to be on the winning team .
When a candidate is heavily favored , they often win by more than that margin , not less .
If Joe Biden is still ten points ahead by the start of early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start seeing a lot of folks locking in their votes early .
Even if some weird last minute fluke like the 2016 Comey letter ends up making this a closer race in the end , some of Biden ’ s bandwagon votes will already be in the can .
The bottom line is that Donald Trump has about a month to turn things around before the votes against him start getting locked in .
I know what you ’ re already thinking : this didn ’ t help Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a number of reasons .
First , Hillary was never as far ahead of Trump as Biden is right now .
Second , the media spent most of the 2016 election pretending it was a close race , even during the long stretches where it wasn ’ t .
This time around , due to the sheer size of Biden ’ s blowout lead , the media is regularly talking about how much of a lead and momentum Biden has .
Of course this all largely comes down to whether you start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registration and voter turnout , in order to start locking in votes for Joe Biden as soon as early voting gets underway .
Biden is on track to win – in a blowout – but no side ever wins an election without putting in the work required to win .

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Two things that are equally true: 1) Donald Trump is so far behind in the polls right now that he’s currently on track to lose in a blowout so large that no amount of polling errors or cheating can make a difference. 2) There are still three and a half months until election day, and a lot can change before then. But that second one comes with something of an asterisk.
Yes, Election Day is November 3rd. But here’s the thing. Early voting starts, well, early. We’re less than a month away from the earliest of early voting. Why does that matter? Despite all the talk we hear about not getting complacent, the reality is that most voters love a winner. They like voting for someone they think is going to win anyway, because then they get to be on the winning team. When a candidate is heavily favored, they often win by more than that margin, not less.
If Joe Biden is still ten points ahead by the start of early voting, we’re going to start seeing a lot of folks locking in their votes early. Even if some weird last minute fluke like the 2016 Comey letter ends up making this a closer race in the end, some of Biden’s bandwagon votes will already be in the can. The bottom line is that Donald Trump has about a month to turn things around before the votes against him start getting locked in.
I know what you’re already thinking: this didn’t help Hillary Clinton in 2016. But that was a very different election for a number of reasons. First, Hillary was never as far ahead of Trump as Biden is right now. Second, the media spent most of the 2016 election pretending it was a close race, even during the long stretches where it wasn’t. This time around, due to the sheer size of Biden’s blowout lead, the media is regularly talking about how much of a lead and momentum Biden has.
Of course this all largely comes down to whether you start putting in the work now on voter registration and voter turnout, in order to start locking in votes for Joe Biden as soon as early voting gets underway. Biden is on track to win – in a blowout – but no side ever wins an election without putting in the work required to win.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--The real reason Kellyanne Conway is resigning from the White House

Kellyanne Conway , one of the very few Trump advisers who has survived through the entirety of Donald Trump ’ s chaotic failed administration , is now abruptly resigning .
She informed Trump of the decision today , and she ’ ll be gone by the end of the upcoming week , according to the Washington Post .
Considering the proximity to the election , the timing is startling .
So what ’ s really going on here ?
WaPo says that Kellyanne Conway is citing the need to focus on her “ family ” – a generic refrain that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invoke when they ’ re retiring or resigning for other reason that has nothing to do with family .
But in this instance it very much appears to be true .
Last night Kellyanne ’ s teenage daughter Claudia Conway posted a number of disturbing tweets , including the announcement that she was seeking emancipation due to “ years of childhood trauma and abuse.
” She also tweeted that “ my mother ’ s job ruined my life to begin with .
heartbreaking that she continues to go down that path after years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
it ’ s all about money and fame , ladies and gentlemen.
” George Conway , Kellyanne ’ s husband and Claudia ’ s father , tweeted this tonight : “ So I ’ m withdrawing from Project Lincoln to devote more time to family matters .
And I ’ ll be taking a Twitter hiatus .
Needless to say , I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission .
Passionately.
” It ’ s clear that there are issues here that go beyond politics , and we hope that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Kellyanne Conway, one of the very few Trump advisers who has survived through the entirety of Donald Trump’s chaotic failed administration, is now abruptly resigning. She informed Trump of the decision today, and she’ll be gone by the end of the upcoming week, according to the Washington Post. Considering the proximity to the election, the timing is startling. So what’s really going on here?
WaPo says that Kellyanne Conway is citing the need to focus on her “family” – a generic refrain that people in the political world often falsely invoke when they’re retiring or resigning for other reason that has nothing to do with family. But in this instance it very much appears to be true.
Last night Kellyanne’s teenage daughter Claudia Conway posted a number of disturbing tweets, including the announcement that she was seeking emancipation due to “years of childhood trauma and abuse.” She also tweeted that “my mother’s job ruined my life to begin with. heartbreaking that she continues to go down that path after years of watching her children suffer. selfish. it’s all about money and fame, ladies and gentlemen.”
George Conway, Kellyanne’s husband and Claudia’s father, tweeted this tonight: “So I’m withdrawing from Project Lincoln to devote more time to family matters. And I’ll be taking a Twitter hiatus. Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.” It’s clear that there are issues here that go beyond politics, and we hope that everyone involved gets the help they need.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Yep, Donald Trump really is going to prison

It was already clear back when a New York grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump ’ s tax returns .
It became even more clear this month when the Manhattan District Attorney confirmed in a court filing that Trump was facing criminal charges .
It became blindingly clear last night when we learned that the grand jury already has Trump ’ s incriminating Deutsche Bank financial records : Trump is going to prison if he loses the election .
Considering how deep this grand jury is into the process , the only remaining question is whether it ’ ll criminally indict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just after the election .
Either way , we ’ re looking at a scenario where Trump is at most only about seventy days away from being indicted .
To be clear , these are state charges , which no current or future President can pardon .
To be equally clear , these are the kinds of cut and dry financial crimes that nearly always lead to a conviction , because there ’ s simply no wiggle room for the jury to find any reasonable doubt .
Remember when the jury foreperson in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporter ?
She voted to convict him Manafort anyway .
There ’ s no getting out of this for Trump .
Of course this merely means that Donald Trump has even more motivation to find a way to win the election .
But motivation doesn ’ t translate to success , or competence , or having a clue .
The election schemes that Trump and his underlings have been running thus far have been a complete joke , suggesting they have nothing better up their sleeve .
But we don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so now is the time to double down on things like voter registration and voter turnout for Joe Biden .

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It was already clear back when a New York grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump’s tax returns. It became even more clear this month when the Manhattan District Attorney confirmed in a court filing that Trump was facing criminal charges. It became blindingly clear last night when we learned that the grand jury already has Trump’s incriminating Deutsche Bank financial records: Trump is going to prison if he loses the election.
Considering how deep this grand jury is into the process, the only remaining question is whether it’ll criminally indict Donald Trump before the election, or just after the election. Either way, we’re looking at a scenario where Trump is at most only about seventy days away from being indicted.
To be clear, these are state charges, which no current or future President can pardon. To be equally clear, these are the kinds of cut and dry financial crimes that nearly always lead to a conviction, because there’s simply no wiggle room for the jury to find any reasonable doubt. Remember when the jury foreperson in the Paul Manafort case was a Trump supporter? She voted to convict him Manafort anyway. There’s no getting out of this for Trump.
Of course this merely means that Donald Trump has even more motivation to find a way to win the election. But motivation doesn’t translate to success, or competence, or having a clue. The election schemes that Trump and his underlings have been running thus far have been a complete joke, suggesting they have nothing better up their sleeve. But we don’t want to leave anything up to chance, so now is the time to double down on things like voter registration and voter turnout for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--The 2020 Republican National Convention is the worst thing I’ve ever watched

How low were my expectations for the 2020 Republican National Convention ?
I seriously considered getting drunk beforehand , not to ease the pain of watching it , but so I ’ d be dimwitted enough to understand it .
But as is so often the case whenever Donald Trump is involved , tonight ’ s RNC somehow managed to be even worse than I could have imagined .
The proceedings opened with mostly dead actor Jon Voight babbling incoherently – and then it all went downhill from there .
The first formal speaker was conspiracy theorist lunatic Charlie Kirk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charlie Manson wasn ’ t available .
Then came a woman whose primary goal in life is to demonize teachers .
Then came Matt Gaetz ; no punchline needed , he is the punchline .
Somewhere in there , one of the Republican National Convention speakers criticized the Democratic National Convention for having used a celebrity actor like Eva Longoria , with seemingly no awareness of the fact that the RNC had just opened with celebrity actor Jon Voight .
The whole thing is just that stupid .
At one point MSNBC had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bring in a doctor just to correct all the coronavirus lies that were being told .
It was that bad .
What really stands out here isn ’ t the dishonesty or psychotic derangement ; that part was expected .
What stands out is the stunningly low production value , the total lack of coherence , and the incompetent amateurishness of it all .
This isn ’ t a political convention .
It ’ s a 3:00am informercial for a self-lobotomy kit .

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How low were my expectations for the 2020 Republican National Convention? I seriously considered getting drunk beforehand, not to ease the pain of watching it, but so I’d be dimwitted enough to understand it. But as is so often the case whenever Donald Trump is involved, tonight’s RNC somehow managed to be even worse than I could have imagined.
The proceedings opened with mostly dead actor Jon Voight babbling incoherently – and then it all went downhill from there. The first formal speaker was conspiracy theorist lunatic Charlie Kirk, who was presumably only booked because Charlie Manson wasn’t available. Then came a woman whose primary goal in life is to demonize teachers. Then came Matt Gaetz; no punchline needed, he is the punchline.
Somewhere in there, one of the Republican National Convention speakers criticized the Democratic National Convention for having used a celebrity actor like Eva Longoria, with seemingly no awareness of the fact that the RNC had just opened with celebrity actor Jon Voight. The whole thing is just that stupid. At one point MSNBC had to break away from its convention coverage and bring in a doctor just to correct all the coronavirus lies that were being told. It was that bad.
What really stands out here isn’t the dishonesty or psychotic derangement; that part was expected. What stands out is the stunningly low production value, the total lack of coherence, and the incompetent amateurishness of it all. This isn’t a political convention. It’s a 3:00am informercial for a self-lobotomy kit.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Trump’s exploitation of the myth

Trump’s exploitation of the myth

What is convalescent plasma ?
In a nutshell , it ’ s a therapy that uses the blood plasma of victims of a specific pathogen to fight the pathogen in others .
The antibodies that are created to fight the pathogen in existing victims are separated and “ purified ” and intravenously dripped into the bodies of new patients .
Specifically , coronavirus patients can use plasmas created in this way from other coronavirus patients .
The antibodies in the plasma will aid in helping them fight coronavirus .
It ’ s an old treatment protocol that has been used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While it has some early but slight statistical merit for coronavirus , it is far from a cure .
Convalescent plasma is frequently overhyped in movies as a saving miracle , where the hero is immune from a deadly disease and his blood is used to save the world .
This dramatic device can be found in the 1971 movie “ The Omega Man , ” for instance .
No one doubts that Donald Trump needs a coronavirus vaccine and he needs to take credit for it .
So Trump ’ s latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new answer to all our coronavirus woes , is hardly surprising .
I ’ m quite certain he wouldn ’ t bother with it in a post-election world , particularly in one where he ’ d won the election .
But he needs a miracle cure , not for us but for him .
He ’ s behind in the polls , and , judging from the increasingly shrill tenor of his tweets of late , he knows it .
Naturally , Trump ’ s Sunday night “ historic announcement against the China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” isn ’ t news at all to healthcare professionals .
It ’ s old hat .
In any case , Trump to the contrary , convalescent plasma for coronavirus hasn ’ t had an “ incredible rate of success.
” It ’ s had a modest one in a study that is flawed because it didn ’ t employ a control group .
In any case it ’ s being brought in by the FDA as an EAU , that is , an emergency use authorization .
All this said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is probably no great danger in rushing approval for a known therapy with a known but modest track record and enlisting it against coronavirus .
Americans are dying at the rate of more than a thousand a day , and we need all the help we can get .
But that is very different from rushing a new vaccine into use , and should Trump manage to use his misbegotten authority for that , it could mean the deaths of tens of thousands of more americans .
Put in dry statistical terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in one tenth of one percent of Americans could result in the deaths of more than a quarter of a million Americans if it is hastily rushed through for approval .
Trump would , of course , happily sacrifice that many Americans lives to get re-elected .
Trump will never admit that there simply may not be a vaccine for coronavirus .
If there is , the world record for discovery and approval of a vaccine is on the order of four or five years .
If a coronavirus vaccine candidate should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be surpassed .
But it will be surpassed modestly , not breathtakingly .
Protocols must be observed or significant numbers of lives could be lost .
The rules established by the FDA aren ’ t there so they can be a pain in the backside , they exist to protect us .
Again , since Trump doesn ’ t care about American lives , he excoriates the FDA by equating them with the “ Deep State.
” As I write this , more than 180,000 American lives have been lost to coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the fault of the president of the United States and no one else .
Had he not called the pandemic a hoax , had he not belittled the wearing of masks , had he not claimed that coronavirus would disappear by an Easter that has long come and gone , many of those Americans would still be alive .
And if you remember we are talking about actual human beings here , and not dry statistics , you ’ ll realize that each of those human beings on average affected ten others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 1.8 million lives permanently devastated by this monster usurping the Oval Office .
It is now more than five months since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic , and Trump still hasn ’ t created an overall unifying American program to combat it .
He hasn ’ t bothered because he can ’ t be bothered .
He prefers to play golf .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to occupy the office of the president of the United States , this has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives , our futures and our collective sanity , vote Biden and Harris on November third .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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What is convalescent plasma? In a nutshell, it’s a therapy that uses the blood plasma of victims of a specific pathogen to fight the pathogen in others. The antibodies that are created to fight the pathogen in existing victims are separated and “purified” and intravenously dripped into the bodies of new patients.
Specifically, coronavirus patients can use plasmas created in this way from other coronavirus patients. The antibodies in the plasma will aid in helping them fight coronavirus. It’s an old treatment protocol that has been used with some success for other things. While it has some early but slight statistical merit for coronavirus, it is far from a cure.
Convalescent plasma is frequently overhyped in movies as a saving miracle, where the hero is immune from a deadly disease and his blood is used to save the world. This dramatic device can be found in the 1971 movie “The Omega Man,” for instance.
No one doubts that Donald Trump needs a coronavirus vaccine and he needs to take credit for it. So Trump’s latest announcement, that convalescent plasma is the new answer to all our coronavirus woes, is hardly surprising. I’m quite certain he wouldn’t bother with it in a post-election world, particularly in one where he’d won the election. But he needs a miracle cure, not for us but for him. He’s behind in the polls, and, judging from the increasingly shrill tenor of his tweets of late, he knows it.
Naturally, Trump’s Sunday night “historic announcement against the China Virus, that will save countless lives,” isn’t news at all to healthcare professionals. It’s old hat. In any case, Trump to the contrary, convalescent plasma for coronavirus hasn’t had an “incredible rate of success.” It’s had a modest one in a study that is flawed because it didn’t employ a control group. In any case it’s being brought in by the FDA as an EAU, that is, an emergency use authorization.
(As a side note, Trump, who is clearly in cognitive decline, once again employed a trick that is becoming more and more familiar. When he stumbled, hesitatingly, over the phrase, “emergency use authorization,” he repeated it, saying, “emergency use authorization is such a powerful term.” This kind of weak non sequitur is employed by Trump more and more frequently as an excuse to give him a second chance to say a phrase or word so he can prove that he knows how.)
All this said, it’s important to note that there is probably no great danger in rushing approval for a known therapy with a known but modest track record and enlisting it against coronavirus. Americans are dying at the rate of more than a thousand a day, and we need all the help we can get. But that is very different from rushing a new vaccine into use, and should Trump manage to use his misbegotten authority for that, it could mean the deaths of tens of thousands of more americans.
Put in dry statistical terms, a vaccine that is potentially fatal in one tenth of one percent of Americans could result in the deaths of more than a quarter of a million Americans if it is hastily rushed through for approval. Trump would, of course, happily sacrifice that many Americans lives to get re-elected.
Trump will never admit that there simply may not be a vaccine for coronavirus. If there is, the world record for discovery and approval of a vaccine is on the order of four or five years. If a coronavirus vaccine candidate should be discovered, that world record will probably be surpassed. But it will be surpassed modestly, not breathtakingly. Protocols must be observed or significant numbers of lives could be lost. The rules established by the FDA aren’t there so they can be a pain in the backside, they exist to protect us. Again, since Trump doesn’t care about American lives, he excoriates the FDA by equating them with the “Deep State.”
As I write this, more than 180,000 American lives have been lost to coronavirus. The vast majority of those lost lives are the fault of the president of the United States and no one else. Had he not called the pandemic a hoax, had he not belittled the wearing of masks, had he not claimed that coronavirus would disappear by an Easter that has long come and gone, many of those Americans would still be alive.
And if you remember we are talking about actual human beings here, and not dry statistics, you’ll realize that each of those human beings on average affected ten others by their deaths. We are talking about 1.8 million lives permanently devastated by this monster usurping the Oval Office.
It is now more than five months since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic, and Trump still hasn’t created an overall unifying American program to combat it. He hasn’t bothered because he can’t be bothered. He prefers to play golf.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to occupy the office of the president of the United States, this has been another of them. For our lives, our futures and our collective sanity, vote Biden and Harris on November third. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Donald Trump Jr just admitted he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose and they’re all going to priso

Donald Trump Jr just admitted he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose and they’re all going to prison

When the news broke today that the New York Attorney General is targeting Donald Trump for his financial crimes , and that Eric Trump is about to be deposed , Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump Jr was in even more trouble than his brother .
After all , these investigations always move up the ladder , not down .
Now it turns out Donald Trump Jr agrees with our assessment .
According to an interestingly-timed new article from the New York Times today , Donald Trump Jr has been telling a close confidant that “ we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s worried they ’ ll all be federally prosecuted once Donald Trump does lose the election .
This revelation is buried dozens of paragraphs deep in what otherwise reads like a puff piece – but it ’ s the real story here , and it takes on a new significance in light of today ’ s news out of New York .
It sounds like Donald Trump Jr , for all his paranoid delusional conspiracy theories and overall cluelessness , might be the one person within the Trump family who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over .
If we double down on winning strategies like voter registration and voter turnout , Donald Trump will lose the election , and then it ’ ll be a race to see if the Trumps are arrested on state or federal charges first .

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When the news broke today that the New York Attorney General is targeting Donald Trump for his financial crimes, and that Eric Trump is about to be deposed, Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump Jr was in even more trouble than his brother. After all, these investigations always move up the ladder, not down. Now it turns out Donald Trump Jr agrees with our assessment.
According to an interestingly-timed new article from the New York Times today, Donald Trump Jr has been telling a close confidant that “we’re losing” the 2020 election – and that he’s worried they’ll all be federally prosecuted once Donald Trump does lose the election. This revelation is buried dozens of paragraphs deep in what otherwise reads like a puff piece – but it’s the real story here, and it takes on a new significance in light of today’s news out of New York.
It sounds like Donald Trump Jr, for all his paranoid delusional conspiracy theories and overall cluelessness, might be the one person within the Trump family who understands that their lives are basically already over. If we double down on winning strategies like voter registration and voter turnout, Donald Trump will lose the election, and then it’ll be a race to see if the Trumps are arrested on state or federal charges first.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Michael Cohen just dropped the hammer on Donald Trump

When Michael Cohen publicly testified to Congress last year about Donald Trump ’ s crimes , there weren ’ t any immediate benefits for Cohen , or any immediate consequences for Trump .
Cohen ended up going to prison , and Trump remained in office .
But now things have shifted dramatically for them both – and Cohen is dropping a new bomb .
Michael Cohen just tweeted that he ’ ll be starring in anti-Trump television ads airing this week , in partnership with a group called American Bridge .
That right , even as Donald Trump is trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican National Convention , Cohen will be on TV talking about the crimes that he and Trump have committed together .
Despite Trump ’ s best effort at keeping Michael Cohen in prison , he ’ s now out on house arrest , and he ’ s releasing a new tell-all book about the crimes that he and Trump committed together .
Meanwhile , New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that she has a long-running investigation into the Trump family ’ s crimes .
In particular , the Attorney General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Michael Cohen testified before Congress that Trump ’ s annual financial statements inflated the values of his assets to obtain favorable terms for loans & insurance coverage , while also deflating the value of other assets to reduce real estate taxes.
” In other words , Michael Cohen ’ s evidence and testimony against Donald Trump really did set things in motion .
Cohen is now out of prison , and if Trump loses the election , he ’ s very much headed to prison .
Cohen ’ s book is available @ @

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When Michael Cohen publicly testified to Congress last year about Donald Trump’s crimes, there weren’t any immediate benefits for Cohen, or any immediate consequences for Trump. Cohen ended up going to prison, and Trump remained in office. But now things have shifted dramatically for them both – and Cohen is dropping a new bomb.
Michael Cohen just tweeted that he’ll be starring in anti-Trump television ads airing this week, in partnership with a group called American Bridge. That right, even as Donald Trump is trying to make the case for himself at the Republican National Convention, Cohen will be on TV talking about the crimes that he and Trump have committed together.
Despite Trump’s best effort at keeping Michael Cohen in prison, he’s now out on house arrest, and he’s releasing a new tell-all book about the crimes that he and Trump committed together. Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that she has a long-running investigation into the Trump family’s crimes.
In particular, the Attorney General tweeted this: “Our investigation began after Michael Cohen testified before Congress that Trump’s annual financial statements inflated the values of his assets to obtain favorable terms for loans & insurance coverage, while also deflating the value of other assets to reduce real estate taxes.”
In other words, Michael Cohen’s evidence and testimony against Donald Trump really did set things in motion. Cohen is now out of prison, and if Trump loses the election, he’s very much headed to prison. Cohen’s book is available here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Eric Trump has invoked the Fifth Amendment in case brought by New York Attorney General

When New York Attorney General Tish James announced today that she has a long-running investigation going into Donald Trump ’ s financial crimes , she also announced that she ’ s going to court to compel Eric Trump to testify about what ’ s been going on behind the scenes at the Trump Organization .
This means , by definition , that Eric has been refusing to testify .
It turns out there ’ s more to it .
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann tweeted this : “ NY Attorney General alleges Eric Trump refused to testify in fraud investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every individual under the constitution , ” meaning the Fifth Amendment.
” That ’ s right , by legal definition , Eric Trump has invoked the Fifth Amendment .
To be clear , this is not an indicator of guilt in the eyes of the law .
But it is an indicator of guilt in the court of public opinion .
You can make the argument that Eric Trump , by virtue of running a company that ’ s controlled by the President of the United States , has a higher obligation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unwilling to do so , then his father shouldn ’ t be seeking reelection .

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When New York Attorney General Tish James announced today that she has a long-running investigation going into Donald Trump’s financial crimes, she also announced that she’s going to court to compel Eric Trump to testify about what’s been going on behind the scenes at the Trump Organization. This means, by definition, that Eric has been refusing to testify.
It turns out there’s more to it. Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann tweeted this: “NY Attorney General alleges Eric Trump refused to testify in fraud investigation based on his “rights afforded to every individual under the constitution,” meaning the Fifth Amendment.”
That’s right, by legal definition, Eric Trump has invoked the Fifth Amendment. To be clear, this is not an indicator of guilt in the eyes of the law. But it is an indicator of guilt in the court of public opinion. You can make the argument that Eric Trump, by virtue of running a company that’s controlled by the President of the United States, has a higher obligation to testify – and if he’s unwilling to do so, then his father shouldn’t be seeking reelection.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Louis DeJoy just bet on himself – and lost

When the House Oversight Committee publicly revealed over the weekend that it had internal documents proving that Trump Postmaster Louis DeJoy had committed perjury during his Senate testimony , the goal was to get DeJoy to realize he was in trouble and come clean during his House testimony today .
That didn ’ t happen .
DeJoy could have pulled a Gordon Sondland by telling the real truth during his House testimony today , in the hope that the House would decide not to ring him up for felony perjury .
Instead , DeJoy decided to double down on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentially bet on himself and his ability to dominate today ’ s hearing , in a way that would leave House Democrats too afraid to keep pursuing the matter beyond today .
Unfortunately for DeJoy , he lost that bet .
To be clear , Louis DeJoy ’ s testimony today could have gone even worse for him .
He didn ’ t quite have a Jack Nicholson moment like in A Few Good Men .
But he did embarrass himself pretty badly .
Congresswoman Katie Porter managed to prove that DeJoy incompetently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s running , including the cost of mailing a postcard .
Congressman Jim Cooper managed to land a punch when he asked DeJoy if he was hoping to be pardoned by Donald Trump for the federal crimes he ’ s committing within the Post Office .
As is always the case with these things , neither side had a magic wand today .
No one fell through a trap door .
But this hearing was an incremental victory for the House , and yet another incremental loss for Louis DeJoy .
DeJoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Mitch McConnell to allow the House Post Office legislation to come to a vote .

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When the House Oversight Committee publicly revealed over the weekend that it had internal documents proving that Trump Postmaster Louis DeJoy had committed perjury during his Senate testimony, the goal was to get DeJoy to realize he was in trouble and come clean during his House testimony today.
That didn’t happen. DeJoy could have pulled a Gordon Sondland by telling the real truth during his House testimony today, in the hope that the House would decide not to ring him up for felony perjury. Instead, DeJoy decided to double down on his lies during his testimony today. He essentially bet on himself and his ability to dominate today’s hearing, in a way that would leave House Democrats too afraid to keep pursuing the matter beyond today. Unfortunately for DeJoy, he lost that bet.
To be clear, Louis DeJoy’s testimony today could have gone even worse for him. He didn’t quite have a Jack Nicholson moment like in A Few Good Men. But he did embarrass himself pretty badly. Congresswoman Katie Porter managed to prove that DeJoy incompetently knows nothing about the Post Office he’s running, including the cost of mailing a postcard. Congressman Jim Cooper managed to land a punch when he asked DeJoy if he was hoping to be pardoned by Donald Trump for the federal crimes he’s committing within the Post Office.
As is always the case with these things, neither side had a magic wand today. No one fell through a trap door. But this hearing was an incremental victory for the House, and yet another incremental loss for Louis DeJoy. DeJoy’s failure today places more pressure on Mitch McConnell to allow the House Post Office legislation to come to a vote.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Trump stooge Jerry Falwell Jr resigns from Liberty University amid “pool boy” scandal [UPDATED]

From the arrest of Steve Bannon , to the resignation of Kellyanne Conway , to Eric Trump ’ s legal troubles in New York , it hasn ’ t been a good week for people who support Donald Trump ’ s corrupt illegitimate presidency .
Now another key Trump ally , Jerry Falwell Jr , is seeing his life implode in real time .
Earlier today Reuters confirmed the longtime rumors that Jerry Falwell ’ s wife had sex with a Miami pool boy while Falwell watched .
Now this evening , Religion News is reporting that Falwell has resigned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberty University .
Falwell was already on indefinite leave after photos recently emerged of him with his fly open .
Should you care about what goes on in Jerry Falwell ’ s consensual sex life ?
Probably not .
But there are two reasons why this story is relevant .
First , Falwell has destroyed a whole lot of lives by pushing a warped version of Christianity at Liberty University , and it turns out he didn ’ t even believe in the crap he was pushing .
Second , Falwell has long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the far-right “ evangelical ” Christian world – and now , with barely two months to the election , Falwell is suddenly off the stage .
Update , 9:15pm : Falwell now claims he hasn ’ t resigned .
Awkward .

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From the arrest of Steve Bannon, to the resignation of Kellyanne Conway, to Eric Trump’s legal troubles in New York, it hasn’t been a good week for people who support Donald Trump’s corrupt illegitimate presidency. Now another key Trump ally, Jerry Falwell Jr, is seeing his life implode in real time.
Earlier today Reuters confirmed the longtime rumors that Jerry Falwell’s wife had sex with a Miami pool boy while Falwell watched. Now this evening, Religion News is reporting that Falwell has resigned from from his position as president of Liberty University. Falwell was already on indefinite leave after photos recently emerged of him with his fly open.
Should you care about what goes on in Jerry Falwell’s consensual sex life? Probably not. But there are two reasons why this story is relevant. First, Falwell has destroyed a whole lot of lives by pushing a warped version of Christianity at Liberty University, and it turns out he didn’t even believe in the crap he was pushing. Second, Falwell has long been Donald Trump’s political conduit to the far-right “evangelical” Christian world – and now, with barely two months to the election, Falwell is suddenly off the stage. Update, 9:15pm: Falwell now claims he hasn’t resigned. Awkward.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Bon Voyage, Nikki Haley!

Bon Voyage, Nikki Haley!

When Nikki Haley resigned as Governor of South Carolina and took a job in the Trump administration in 2017 , most pundits insisted that she was ingeniously placing herself on some sort of political fast track .
Palmer Report pointed out that she had instead thrown her career away , because Trump was bound to end up failing , and she ’ d be stuck having married herself to Trump ’ s failure .
When it became clear that Donald Trump was on track to lose the 2020 election , there was a lot of speculation that he would replace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haley .
This was certainly a possibility , but Trump is usually a man of bluster , not a man of action , so he figured he would have a hard time pulling the trigger on such a risky move .
After all , Trump would be risking losing the evangelical vote by dumping Pence , just to chase the women ’ s vote that isn ’ t going to be there for him anyway .
Yet with someone as erratic as Trump , there was always the remote possibility that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until now .
Earlier today the Republican National Convention formally nominated Mike Pence as its 2020 running mate .
If Trump were going to make a move , he ’ d have made it before Pence was nominated , as doing so would be much harder and much uglier now .
So Nikki Haley is now out in the cold .
She won ’ t be Donald Trump ’ s 2020 running mate .
By 2024 , Trump will be in prison , his supporters will have become dejected and resentful over his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last thing the Republicans want to hear about .
So no , Haley isn ’ t magically setting herself up to be the 2024 nominee either .
Yet Haley is nonetheless speaking at the Republican National Convention this week .
So she ’ s got to have a genius secret plan , right ?
No .
It ’ s just that , having thrown her career away by marrying herself to Trump , she now has nowhere else to go .
The media thinks Haley is good for ratings , so they keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and keep her relevant .
But in reality , she threw her career away more stupidly than any major political figure in recent memory .

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When Nikki Haley resigned as Governor of South Carolina and took a job in the Trump administration in 2017, most pundits insisted that she was ingeniously placing herself on some sort of political fast track. Palmer Report pointed out that she had instead thrown her career away, because Trump was bound to end up failing, and she’d be stuck having married herself to Trump’s failure.
When it became clear that Donald Trump was on track to lose the 2020 election, there was a lot of speculation that he would replace Mike Pence on the ticket with Nikki Haley. This was certainly a possibility, but Trump is usually a man of bluster, not a man of action, so he figured he would have a hard time pulling the trigger on such a risky move. After all, Trump would be risking losing the evangelical vote by dumping Pence, just to chase the women’s vote that isn’t going to be there for him anyway.
Yet with someone as erratic as Trump, there was always the remote possibility that he’d end up making the switch – until now. Earlier today the Republican National Convention formally nominated Mike Pence as its 2020 running mate. If Trump were going to make a move, he’d have made it before Pence was nominated, as doing so would be much harder and much uglier now.
So Nikki Haley is now out in the cold. She won’t be Donald Trump’s 2020 running mate. By 2024, Trump will be in prison, his supporters will have become dejected and resentful over his failure, and Trumpism will be the last thing the Republicans want to hear about. So no, Haley isn’t magically setting herself up to be the 2024 nominee either.
Yet Haley is nonetheless speaking at the Republican National Convention this week. So she’s got to have a genius secret plan, right? No. It’s just that, having thrown her career away by marrying herself to Trump, she now has nowhere else to go. The media thinks Haley is good for ratings, so they keep trying to find ways to prop her up and keep her relevant. But in reality, she threw her career away more stupidly than any major political figure in recent memory.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Donald Trump Jr is in deep trouble today

When New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed in a court filing today that she ’ s targeting Donald Trump for his financial crimes , she specifically stated that she ’ s seeking to force an interview with Eric Trump .
This has set off quite a firestorm – but based on the way these things work , it ’ s actually Donald Trump Jr who should probably be more worried .
Multi-tier investigations like this nearly always work from the bottom up .
It ’ s not immediately clear if the New York AG views Eric Trump as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either way , she ’ ll try to use the interview to get Eric to unwittingly give up useful information in taking down the next person up the ladder .
Or if Eric gets caught lying in his interview , she ’ ll use the threat of perjury or obstruction charges to try to force him to be more forthcoming .
The trouble for Donald Trump Jr is that he ’ s the next person up the ladder in the Trump Organization .
So now Donald Trump Jr has to worry about whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an interrogation without accidentally giving him up in the process .
And by definition , once the Eric interview is over , the next interview will be with Don Junior .
Based on the evidence and testimony that Michael Cohen gave to Congress , we already know that Don Junior has criminal exposure in his father ’ s financial crimes .
Keep in mind that because this is a state level investigation , no current or future President can pardon anyone involved .
That means , for instance , that Eric Trump can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of justice with regard to his interview , and then count on Donald Trump to pardon him .
These state charges are the real deal .
Eric should be worried .
Donald Trump Jr should be worried more .
And Donald Trump is clearly going to prison for the rest of his life if he loses the election .

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When New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed in a court filing today that she’s targeting Donald Trump for his financial crimes, she specifically stated that she’s seeking to force an interview with Eric Trump. This has set off quite a firestorm – but based on the way these things work, it’s actually Donald Trump Jr who should probably be more worried.
Multi-tier investigations like this nearly always work from the bottom up. It’s not immediately clear if the New York AG views Eric Trump as a target or merely a witness. But either way, she’ll try to use the interview to get Eric to unwittingly give up useful information in taking down the next person up the ladder. Or if Eric gets caught lying in his interview, she’ll use the threat of perjury or obstruction charges to try to force him to be more forthcoming. The trouble for Donald Trump Jr is that he’s the next person up the ladder in the Trump Organization.
So now Donald Trump Jr has to worry about whether his idiot brother Eric can get through an interrogation without accidentally giving him up in the process. And by definition, once the Eric interview is over, the next interview will be with Don Junior. Based on the evidence and testimony that Michael Cohen gave to Congress, we already know that Don Junior has criminal exposure in his father’s financial crimes.
Keep in mind that because this is a state level investigation, no current or future President can pardon anyone involved. That means, for instance, that Eric Trump can’t simply commit perjury or obstruction of justice with regard to his interview, and then count on Donald Trump to pardon him. These state charges are the real deal. Eric should be worried. Donald Trump Jr should be worried more. And Donald Trump is clearly going to prison for the rest of his life if he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Confirmed: New York Attorney General Letitia James is targeting Donald Trump for his financial crime

Confirmed: New York Attorney General Letitia James is targeting Donald Trump for his financial crimes

It turns out it ’ s not just the Manhattan District Attorney who ’ s investigating Donald Trump for his financial crimes committed in New York City over the years .
In a new court filing , New York Attorney General Letitia James is also investigating Trump for artificially inflating the value of his properties in order to obtain loans , which is a felony .
This is a big deal because it further underscores that New York State is in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump , and that he ’ s absolutely going to be arrested and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Notably , these new court filings – obtained by the Washington Post – reveal that the New York Attorney General is seeking to force an interview with Eric Trump , though it ’ s not clear if Eric is considered a criminal target or merely a witness .
In any case , these crimes tie directly back to the public testimony that Michael Cohen gave to Congress last year .
Cohen accused Donald Trump of fraudulently obtaining bank loans among other financial crimes .
At the time , Cohen claimed he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we presume he gave that documentation to New York prosecutors .
Notably , Michael Cohen ’ s tell-all book about the Trump crime family is now being released .

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It turns out it’s not just the Manhattan District Attorney who’s investigating Donald Trump for his financial crimes committed in New York City over the years. In a new court filing, New York Attorney General Letitia James is also investigating Trump for artificially inflating the value of his properties in order to obtain loans, which is a felony.
This is a big deal because it further underscores that New York State is in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump, and that he’s absolutely going to be arrested and put in prison if he loses the election. Notably, these new court filings – obtained by the Washington Post – reveal that the New York Attorney General is seeking to force an interview with Eric Trump, though it’s not clear if Eric is considered a criminal target or merely a witness.
In any case, these crimes tie directly back to the public testimony that Michael Cohen gave to Congress last year. Cohen accused Donald Trump of fraudulently obtaining bank loans among other financial crimes. At the time, Cohen claimed he had documentation to prove it, and we presume he gave that documentation to New York prosecutors. Notably, Michael Cohen’s tell-all book about the Trump crime family is now being released.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Melania Trump reportedly caught on tape criticizing Donald Trump and his kids

Looks like things in the Trump family might be about to get even uglier than the newly redesigned Rose Garden .
Shortly after recordings were released of Maryanne Trump Barry trashing Donald Trump , it ’ s being reported that Melania Trump has also been caught on tape disparaging Donald Trump and his adult kids .
Melania Trump ’ s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is publishing a new tell-all book about her time in and around the White House .
Reporter Yashar Ali says that according to his sources , Wolkoff ’ s book quotes Melania making disparaging remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other of Donald ’ s children .
With Wolkoff ’ s book about to ship , it ’ s not clear if these audio recordings are going to be released in that same timeframe .
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was previously in the news when the Trump regime hired her to help plan Donald Trump ’ s inauguration , an event that ended up being the focus of an apparently still-ongoing federal investigation .
In this instance , it was Wolkoff who was caught on tape voicing her concerns about how the money @ @ @

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Looks like things in the Trump family might be about to get even uglier than the newly redesigned Rose Garden. Shortly after recordings were released of Maryanne Trump Barry trashing Donald Trump, it’s being reported that Melania Trump has also been caught on tape disparaging Donald Trump and his adult kids.
Melania Trump’s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is publishing a new tell-all book about her time in and around the White House. Reporter Yashar Ali says that according to his sources, Wolkoff’s book quotes Melania making disparaging remarks about Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and other of Donald’s children. With Wolkoff’s book about to ship, it’s not clear if these audio recordings are going to be released in that same timeframe.
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was previously in the news when the Trump regime hired her to help plan Donald Trump’s inauguration, an event that ended up being the focus of an apparently still-ongoing federal investigation. In this instance, it was Wolkoff who was caught on tape voicing her concerns about how the money was spent.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Donald Trump’s broken strategy has him in freefall

While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both saw bumps in their favorability numbers following the convention , Donald Trump is content with what he has .
The epitome of narcissism is to believe what is not true — especially about oneself — and that is written all over Trump .
He ’ s betting everything on his base .
He has not done one thing to increase support , which will not bode well for him in November .
Whit Ayers , a Republican pollster , believes that it is a mistake for Republicans not to try to broaden the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast majority [ of voters ] have very firm views on the president , both pro and con , but elections are decided at the margins.
” Indeed , they are , and Trump has steadily lost the support of people who fit in the definition of “ margins.
” The Hill reported that Trump has “ forged ahead ” with his “ strategy , ” if you can call it that , of pandering to his base and ignoring everyone else .
Only a fool has the level of confidence of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other hand , continue to improve on people ’ s perceptions of them , and those improved views will help in November .
The Hill reported that Biden has seen a 5 % increase in his favorability rating from 40 % to 45 % following the convention .
That favorability rating includes increases among Democrats from 79 % to 86 % with his highest rating coming from the Black community at 69 % .
While Biden ’ s numbers changed little in the white community , the Latino/Hispanic community now views him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll reveals Trump ’ s favorability rating is 32 % .
This lends credence to the Hill ’ s piece regarding Trump ’ s inability to generate support outside of his base , which loves his abusive , racist , and divisive language .
The Republican party is hoping that they can realize success in their repeated attempts to put down Joe Biden .
Good luck with that .
Many of their attack ads are falling on deaf ears , as they continue to try to paint us as too stupid to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s administration and their party .
It is not helpful for them that Kamala Harris ’ s rating also rose following the convention .
Among those who can readily identify her , Harris ’ s favorability rating has gone up 10 % to 41 % .
Similarly , her numbers in the Black community rose 8 points from 52 % to 67 % , and overall , Biden ’ s numbers are higher than Hillary Clinton ’ s were in 2016 .
These numbers bode well for this team , especially as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , loosely called the Republican National Convention .
According to NPR , Trump will speak all four nights of the convention .
No one is clamoring to speak on behalf of “ president ” Donald Trump , as Newsweek has reported that half of the speakers will be Trump ’ s family members .
Melania , Donald Jr. , Ivanka , Eric , and Tiffany Trump are all listed as “ key ” speakers .
With his narcissism on full display , his recent support for conspiracy group QAnon , and the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create turmoil , few hold out much hope for this convention .

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While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both saw bumps in their favorability numbers following the convention, Donald Trump is content with what he has. The epitome of narcissism is to believe what is not true — especially about oneself — and that is written all over Trump. He’s betting everything on his base. He has not done one thing to increase support, which will not bode well for him in November.
Whit Ayers, a Republican pollster, believes that it is a mistake for Republicans not to try to broaden the base. Ayers said, “The vast majority [of voters] have very firm views on the president, both pro and con, but elections are decided at the margins.” Indeed, they are, and Trump has steadily lost the support of people who fit in the definition of “margins.” The Hill reported that Trump has “forged ahead” with his “strategy,” if you can call it that, of pandering to his base and ignoring everyone else. Only a fool has the level of confidence of Donald Trump. Biden and Harris, on the other hand, continue to improve on people’s perceptions of them, and those improved views will help in November.
The Hill reported that Biden has seen a 5% increase in his favorability rating from 40% to 45% following the convention. That favorability rating includes increases among Democrats from 79% to 86% with his highest rating coming from the Black community at 69%. While Biden’s numbers changed little in the white community, the Latino/Hispanic community now views him favorably by 52%. The same poll reveals Trump’s favorability rating is 32%. This lends credence to the Hill’s piece regarding Trump’s inability to generate support outside of his base, which loves his abusive, racist, and divisive language.
The Republican party is hoping that they can realize success in their repeated attempts to put down Joe Biden. Good luck with that. Many of their attack ads are falling on deaf ears, as they continue to try to paint us as too stupid to see what is going on in Trump’s administration and their party. It is not helpful for them that Kamala Harris’s rating also rose following the convention. Among those who can readily identify her, Harris’s favorability rating has gone up 10% to 41%. Similarly, her numbers in the Black community rose 8 points from 52% to 67%, and overall, Biden’s numbers are higher than Hillary Clinton’s were in 2016. These numbers bode well for this team, especially as we gear up for four nights of Trump, loosely called the Republican National Convention.
According to NPR, Trump will speak all four nights of the convention. No one is clamoring to speak on behalf of “president” Donald Trump, as Newsweek has reported that half of the speakers will be Trump’s family members. Melania, Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany Trump are all listed as “key” speakers. With his narcissism on full display, his recent support for conspiracy group QAnon, and the fact that he has done absolutely nothing except create turmoil, few hold out much hope for this convention.
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palmerreport--2020-08-24--Donald Trump’s allies are dropping like flies

When the Republican National Convention announced its speaker list over the weekend , a startlingly large percentage of the speakers had the last name “ Trump ” – a reminder of just how few true political allies Donald Trump has left .
His ship is sinking , and everyone knows it , and most of the biggest names in the Republican Party are afraid of standing too close to him .
When you consider just how few allies Donald Trump has these days , it ’ s even more remarkable how many of his remaining allies are dropping like flies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Trump White House last night .
The move appears to be a result of her worsening family drama .
The timing couldn ’ t be worse for Trump .
This comes a few days after Donald Trump ’ s sometimes-henchman Steve Bannon was arrested by Trump ’ s own federal government , in the latest reminder that Trump doesn ’ t have as much control over the criminal justice system as he ’ d like to think he does .
Not only does this leave Bannon too busy mounting a criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump in the election , it also raises the question of which other Trump allies might get arrested by the SDNY between now and election day .
And of course this is all playing out even as recordings of Donald Trump ’ s own sister Maryanne Trump Barry reveal just how much she despises and disrespects him .
The recordings were made awhile back , and there ’ s no indication that Maryanne was on board with the decision to make it all public .
But Trump is losing people at breakneck pace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people to begin with .

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When the Republican National Convention announced its speaker list over the weekend, a startlingly large percentage of the speakers had the last name “Trump” – a reminder of just how few true political allies Donald Trump has left. His ship is sinking, and everyone knows it, and most of the biggest names in the Republican Party are afraid of standing too close to him.
When you consider just how few allies Donald Trump has these days, it’s even more remarkable how many of his remaining allies are dropping like flies. For instance, Kellyanne Conway resigned from the Trump White House last night. The move appears to be a result of her worsening family drama. The timing couldn’t be worse for Trump.
This comes a few days after Donald Trump’s sometimes-henchman Steve Bannon was arrested by Trump’s own federal government, in the latest reminder that Trump doesn’t have as much control over the criminal justice system as he’d like to think he does. Not only does this leave Bannon too busy mounting a criminal defense to be of much use to Trump in the election, it also raises the question of which other Trump allies might get arrested by the SDNY between now and election day.
And of course this is all playing out even as recordings of Donald Trump’s own sister Maryanne Trump Barry reveal just how much she despises and disrespects him. The recordings were made awhile back, and there’s no indication that Maryanne was on board with the decision to make it all public. But Trump is losing people at breakneck pace – and he didn’t have many people to begin with.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Going after Eric Trump first is how prosecutors take down the mob

It ’ s a firehose of a news cycle with Trump beginning his rally – meaning the Republican National Convention .
The big news is , of course , the latest damning Russian connections to Trump & Co. through Jared Kushner .
But what ’ s not being focused on right now and should be is Eric Trump being singled out by AG James of New York .
Eric Trump is least favorite failson of The Donald .
Hassling him in regard to his office of EVP of Trump ’ s companies is certainly out of Trump ’ s field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Eric .
New York Attorney General Letitia James , along with every other prosecutor taking a look at Trump , is paying close attention .
The fact that James is insisting Eric give a deposition is a shot across the bow to Trump & Co. , but no one in the anointed Trump circle cares much .
You certainly aren ’ t seeing them complain about it and sticking up for Eric .
They are safe in their false sense of security , knowing Eric will do as they bid in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they don ’ t know is that this is exactly how prosecutors take down the mob .
And especially the kingpins .
Ivanka , Don Jr. and Trump are all way more involved in Trump ’ s business dealings than Eric .
They don ’ t mind fingering Eric as the fall guy because he ’ s an easy target , even for them .
He was tapped to grift off the kids-with-cancer charity and got caught .
Now even darling Ivanka can ’ t be in charge of charities , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attention of AG James as well .
But James is no idiot and knows the bigger criminals are Ivanka , Don Jr. and Trump .
This is the classic way of taking down the mob : go for the weakest and most vulnerable first .
And that is Eric .
Ivanka , her father and brother will let the lawyers stall for Eric , but they won ’ t understand that Eric is just a pathway to them .
In their narcissism , they ’ ll all figure if their father retains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will deal with AG James effectively after the election .
Should Trump lose , they will distance themselves from Eric and his testimony with their own set of lawyers .
But what they don ’ t see is that Eric is the canary in the coal mine .
When he testifies , when he lies for them and about them , it will be the beginning of the end of them whether or not Trump manages to steal – er – win the election .
AG James will take Eric ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t stop .
And she certainly won ’ t stop at Eric .

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It’s a firehose of a news cycle with Trump beginning his rally – meaning the Republican National Convention. The big news is, of course, the latest damning Russian connections to Trump & Co. through Jared Kushner. But what’s not being focused on right now and should be is Eric Trump being singled out by AG James of New York.
Eric Trump is least favorite failson of The Donald. Hassling him in regard to his office of EVP of Trump’s companies is certainly out of Trump’s field of vision because he could care less about Eric. New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with every other prosecutor taking a look at Trump, is paying close attention. The fact that James is insisting Eric give a deposition is a shot across the bow to Trump & Co., but no one in the anointed Trump circle cares much. You certainly aren’t seeing them complain about it and sticking up for Eric. They are safe in their false sense of security, knowing Eric will do as they bid in order to keep his lowly standing. But what they don’t know is that this is exactly how prosecutors take down the mob. And especially the kingpins.
Ivanka, Don Jr. and Trump are all way more involved in Trump’s business dealings than Eric. They don’t mind fingering Eric as the fall guy because he’s an easy target, even for them. He was tapped to grift off the kids-with-cancer charity and got caught. Now even darling Ivanka can’t be in charge of charities, so they can easily blame Eric for catching the attention of AG James as well. But James is no idiot and knows the bigger criminals are Ivanka, Don Jr. and Trump. This is the classic way of taking down the mob: go for the weakest and most vulnerable first. And that is Eric.
Ivanka, her father and brother will let the lawyers stall for Eric, but they won’t understand that Eric is just a pathway to them. In their narcissism, they’ll all figure if their father retains his seat at the White House, they will deal with AG James effectively after the election. Should Trump lose, they will distance themselves from Eric and his testimony with their own set of lawyers.
But what they don’t see is that Eric is the canary in the coal mine. When he testifies, when he lies for them and about them, it will be the beginning of the end of them whether or not Trump manages to steal – er – win the election. AG James will take Eric’s testimony and run with it. She won’t stop. And she certainly won’t stop at Eric.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Donald Trump Jr gives utterly deranged convention speech, looks like he’s been crying all day

From a senile Jon Voight to a screaming Kimberly Guilfoyle meltdown , the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention was already an utterly embarrassing disaster before Donald Trump Jr stepped to the plate .
Somehow Don Junior managed to make things even worse , giving an utterly deranged speech and appearing as if he ’ d been crying all day .
Even as Donald Trump Jr was frantically ranting his way through a mostly incoherent speech , his eyes appeared to be full of tears the entire time .
It was ’ t entirely clear if he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he ’ d been recently crying and his eyes were still moist and swollen , or if this was merely some cruel trick of the camera .
Either way , his speech was nothing short of deranged .
It ’ s not known if Donald Trump Jr taped his convention speech before or after the New York Attorney General announced that she was targeting Donald Trump and zeroing in on Eric Trump .
But Don Junior ’ s physical appearance during his speech certainly gave the impression that he ’ d been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York is in the process of ending his entire family .
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From a senile Jon Voight to a screaming Kimberly Guilfoyle meltdown, the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention was already an utterly embarrassing disaster before Donald Trump Jr stepped to the plate. Somehow Don Junior managed to make things even worse, giving an utterly deranged speech and appearing as if he’d been crying all day.
Even as Donald Trump Jr was frantically ranting his way through a mostly incoherent speech, his eyes appeared to be full of tears the entire time. It was’t entirely clear if he was actually crying during his speech, or if he’d been recently crying and his eyes were still moist and swollen, or if this was merely some cruel trick of the camera. Either way, his speech was nothing short of deranged.
It’s not known if Donald Trump Jr taped his convention speech before or after the New York Attorney General announced that she was targeting Donald Trump and zeroing in on Eric Trump. But Don Junior’s physical appearance during his speech certainly gave the impression that he’d been crying all day after learning that New York is in the process of ending his entire family.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Donald Trump’s entire life is on fire tonight

The Republican National Convention has begun , and it promises to be a study in narcissism as “ president ” Donald Trump tries to convince the American people that he deserves to be reelected .
When you consider all Trump has done — and has not done — to make life better for the average American , convincing non-supporters to change their minds about Trump will be an uphill battle , cliché aside .
Even as the pandemic has raged on , Trump ’ s focus alternates between attacking people and telling us that he is the greatest president to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who know Trump intimately and those who have worked with him beg to differ .
Perhaps that is why he had to line up his family as key speakers .
CNN took this moment to discuss those who believe Trump unfit for office , starting with his family .
His own sister referred to him as “ a liar and a fake , ” and his niece wrote a scathing book about the psychological issues that shaped him into the monster we know and despise .
While families sometimes do not get along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to say with the proverbial grain of salt , many with whom Trump worked have even more unflattering things to say , including Trump ’ s Fox News “ friend ” who called him “ crazy.
” Miles Taylor , formerly of the Department of Homeland Security , has called Trump a danger to the country .
Taylor explicitly stated that he is supporting Joe Biden in November .
He also said that some of Trump ’ s actions are “ deeply disturbing.
” National security officials see Trump as a threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief called Trump “ the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people.
” Even before Trump ’ s family takes the stage this week , these statements have rebutted anything positive they may have to say .
Besides , their viewpoints are obviously biased .
Trump ’ s campaign is going to have a difficult time showing Trump “ as tirelessly working for the American people , ” which is the goal of the convention .
Even his own sister has confirmed Trump is a serial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The lack of preparation .
The lying , ” as recorded by Trump ’ s niece for her book .
How does Trump respond to all this negativity ?
He called Taylor “ a lowlife , ” and in response to his sister ’ s critiques , “ Every day it ’ s something else .
Who cares ?
” We care , Trump .
The people you are supposed to represent regardless of political affiliation , the people you are supposed to protect in times of turmoil , and the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We do not want to hear “ it is what it is ” when over 175,000 people have died from a virus you chose to ignore for your own selfish reasons .
Why in the world do we want to reelect someone so callous , so unfeeling , and so incompetent when the bulk of your own family—people who know you best—despises you ?
The Republican party had better wake up if they want to remain a party following this election .
They can continue to support and embrace Trump and kiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once , stand with the people who elected them .

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The Republican National Convention has begun, and it promises to be a study in narcissism as “president” Donald Trump tries to convince the American people that he deserves to be reelected. When you consider all Trump has done — and has not done — to make life better for the average American, convincing non-supporters to change their minds about Trump will be an uphill battle, cliché aside. Even as the pandemic has raged on, Trump’s focus alternates between attacking people and telling us that he is the greatest president to ever take office. Interestingly, people who know Trump intimately and those who have worked with him beg to differ. Perhaps that is why he had to line up his family as key speakers.
CNN took this moment to discuss those who believe Trump unfit for office, starting with his family. His own sister referred to him as “a liar and a fake,” and his niece wrote a scathing book about the psychological issues that shaped him into the monster we know and despise. While families sometimes do not get along, forcing one to take what they have to say with the proverbial grain of salt, many with whom Trump worked have even more unflattering things to say, including Trump’s Fox News “friend” who called him “crazy.”
Miles Taylor, formerly of the Department of Homeland Security, has called Trump a danger to the country. Taylor explicitly stated that he is supporting Joe Biden in November. He also said that some of Trump’s actions are “deeply disturbing.” National security officials see Trump as a threat to security, and a former Pentagon chief called Trump “the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people.” Even before Trump’s family takes the stage this week, these statements have rebutted anything positive they may have to say. Besides, their viewpoints are obviously biased. Trump’s campaign is going to have a difficult time showing Trump “as tirelessly working for the American people,” which is the goal of the convention. Even his own sister has confirmed Trump is a serial liar: “The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying,” as recorded by Trump’s niece for her book.
How does Trump respond to all this negativity? He called Taylor “a lowlife,” and in response to his sister’s critiques, “Every day it’s something else. Who cares?” We care, Trump. The people you are supposed to represent regardless of political affiliation, the people you are supposed to protect in times of turmoil, and the people you are supposed to comfort—we all care. We do not want to hear “it is what it is” when over 175,000 people have died from a virus you chose to ignore for your own selfish reasons. Why in the world do we want to reelect someone so callous, so unfeeling, and so incompetent when the bulk of your own family—people who know you best—despises you?
The Republican party had better wake up if they want to remain a party following this election. They can continue to support and embrace Trump and kiss their political careers goodbye or, for once, stand with the people who elected them.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Sean Hannity caught admitting that Donald Trump is a total disaster

Sean Hannity has long had a reputation for being one of Donald Trump ’ s staunchest allies – to the degree that he ’ s all but become an honorary White House staffer , giving Trump the damage control he desperately needs after going off the rails during a television press conference .
However , it ’ s become more and more difficult for Hannity to run to Trump ’ s rescue lately , as his outbursts have become both more frequent and more demented – and it ’ s gotten to the point where interviewing Trump has actually worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he has no concrete plans for a second term if re-elected .
Now we may be about to see things between Trump and Hannity get a bit more interesting .
According to an upcoming book , Hannity ’ s opinion of Trump isn ’ t exactly as high as he pretends it is during his nightly cable show – and he ’ s more than once told his staffers off the record that Trump ’ s crazy and defending Trump ’ s reckless policies led to him to gain weight and develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this makes Hannity even worse as a person , as he ’ s made the pandemic worse by downplaying COVID and demonizing citizens who stood up for the rule of law , fully knowing it was wrong .
What ’ s surprising is that this is leaking at all , meaning there may be a whole lot more revelations coming soon about what ’ s going behind the scenes at Fox News , and why Donald Trump has been lashing out against it more than ever .
It ’ s not hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with pundits fighting out in the open as Trump blames them for failing to prop him up .
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Sean Hannity has long had a reputation for being one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies – to the degree that he’s all but become an honorary White House staffer, giving Trump the damage control he desperately needs after going off the rails during a television press conference.
However, it’s become more and more difficult for Hannity to run to Trump’s rescue lately, as his outbursts have become both more frequent and more demented – and it’s gotten to the point where interviewing Trump has actually worked against him, forcing him to admit that he has no concrete plans for a second term if re-elected. Now we may be about to see things between Trump and Hannity get a bit more interesting.
According to an upcoming book, Hannity’s opinion of Trump isn’t exactly as high as he pretends it is during his nightly cable show – and he’s more than once told his staffers off the record that Trump’s crazy and defending Trump’s reckless policies led to him to gain weight and develop a vaping habit. In some ways, this makes Hannity even worse as a person, as he’s made the pandemic worse by downplaying COVID and demonizing citizens who stood up for the rule of law, fully knowing it was wrong.
What’s surprising is that this is leaking at all, meaning there may be a whole lot more revelations coming soon about what’s going behind the scenes at Fox News, and why Donald Trump has been lashing out against it more than ever. It’s not hard to see this all boiling over soon, with pundits fighting out in the open as Trump blames them for failing to prop him up.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Trump stooges go completely berserk after Kamala Harris drops the hammer

– After Kamala Harris gave a fantastic speech today , Trump fans are desperately trying to spin it by demanding to know where Joe Biden is .
Where ’ s Joe Biden ?
He ’ s in first place in the polls .
There ’ s where he is .
– Republicans are just jealous because we ’ ve got two people on our ticket who are capable of being president , and they ’ ve got none .
– Five bucks says that during his Republican National Convention speech tonight , Rudy Giuliani accidentally superglues himself to his podium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have landed cable news gigs , only to learn they ’ re not cut out for it , and then gradually sold their soul to try to stay on the air by any means necessary .
Of all the people who have gone this route , none of them has ever fallen as far as Van Jones .
– The debates between Trump and Biden have a 100 % chance of happening .
Neither of them could ever get away with skipping them .
So what is Nancy Pelosi really doing by suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s head just before his big convention speech .
She ’ s really good at this stuff .

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– After Kamala Harris gave a fantastic speech today, Trump fans are desperately trying to spin it by demanding to know where Joe Biden is. Where’s Joe Biden? He’s in first place in the polls. There’s where he is.
– Republicans are just jealous because we’ve got two people on our ticket who are capable of being president, and they’ve got none.
– Tucker Carlson is a domestic terrorist. Arrest him.
– Five bucks says that during his Republican National Convention speech tonight, Rudy Giuliani accidentally superglues himself to his podium.
– Plenty of good natured people have landed cable news gigs, only to learn they’re not cut out for it, and then gradually sold their soul to try to stay on the air by any means necessary. Of all the people who have gone this route, none of them has ever fallen as far as Van Jones.
– The debates between Trump and Biden have a 100% chance of happening. Neither of them could ever get away with skipping them. So what is Nancy Pelosi really doing by suggesting otherwise? She’s screwing with Trump’s head just before his big convention speech. She’s really good at this stuff.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Turns out Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention is even more of a failure than we thought

If Donald Trump and what ’ s left of his Republican Party were looking to use the 2020 Republican National Convention to boost their prospects in November , they ’ d be using the national stage to appeal to voters in the middle and voters who are on the fence .
Instead Trump is narcissistically pandering to his existing base .
Not only is this not helping him , it turns out no one is even watching .
The TV ratings for the first night of the RNC were about 25 % lower than the first night of the DNC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were interested in tuning in to hear what Trump and the Republican gang had to say to begin with .
But the TV ratings for the third night of the RNC have turned out to be about 35 % lower than the third night of the DNC .
This means that not only did fewer people tune for Trump ’ s convention to begin with , they ’ re tuning out more quickly .
Blame it on whatever you want .
Unhinged speeches from extremists and criminals .
Lack of starpower , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to begin with , and most of the better-known Republican sitting the convention out .
Embarrassingly low production values .
One kindergarten level stunt after another .
The fact that these speakers have little to say that the average American wants to hear , and are merely slobbering all over Trump instead .
But no one ’ s watching .
This leaves Donald Trump in the unenviable position of of trying to use his acceptance speech tonight to turn his bad poll numbers and failed convention , at a time when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be watching his speech tonight anyway .
Of course in the condition that Trump is usually in during his public appearances these days , having a large audience watch him fall to pieces is probably the worst case scenario for him .

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If Donald Trump and what’s left of his Republican Party were looking to use the 2020 Republican National Convention to boost their prospects in November, they’d be using the national stage to appeal to voters in the middle and voters who are on the fence. Instead Trump is narcissistically pandering to his existing base. Not only is this not helping him, it turns out no one is even watching.
The TV ratings for the first night of the RNC were about 25% lower than the first night of the DNC. That suggested that not many people were interested in tuning in to hear what Trump and the Republican gang had to say to begin with. But the TV ratings for the third night of the RNC have turned out to be about 35% lower than the third night of the DNC. This means that not only did fewer people tune for Trump’s convention to begin with, they’re tuning out more quickly.
Blame it on whatever you want. Unhinged speeches from extremists and criminals. Lack of starpower, with the GOP having so few “stars” to begin with, and most of the better-known Republican sitting the convention out. Embarrassingly low production values. One kindergarten level stunt after another. The fact that these speakers have little to say that the average American wants to hear, and are merely slobbering all over Trump instead. But no one’s watching.
This leaves Donald Trump in the unenviable position of of trying to use his acceptance speech tonight to turn his bad poll numbers and failed convention, at a time when the ratings trend suggests that not many people will be watching his speech tonight anyway. Of course in the condition that Trump is usually in during his public appearances these days, having a large audience watch him fall to pieces is probably the worst case scenario for him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Palmer Report editorial note

Palmer Report editorial note

The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation ’ s history .
We ’ ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump ’ s villainy and hold this country together .
Now we have just sixty-eight days to go until the election , and we ’ re in prime position to take back our country once and for all .
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The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation’s history. We’ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump’s villainy and hold this country together. Now we have just sixty-five days to go until the election, and we’re in prime position to take back our country once and for all.
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