palmerreport--2020-03-13--Katie Porter saved lives today

Katie Porter saved lives today

With Donald Trump now reduced to a sickly heap of braindead slobber , Americans are desperate for leadership in this coronavirus crisis .
Joe Biden is showing what Americans can hope for out of our next President .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is working around Trump to negotiate emergency measures with the Treasury Department .
But we need all hands on deck .
That brings us to Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter , who has only been in the House for a brief time , but has already shown herself to be one of the brightest people in American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to force a Trump official to change U.S. policy on the spot with regard to coronavirus testing : I did the math : a full battery of coronavirus testing costs at minimum $ 1,331 .
I also did the legal research : the Administration has the authority to make testing free for every American TODAY .
I secured a commitment from a high-level Trump official that they ’ d actually do it .
pic.twitter.com/RmolCtmNbG MSNBC host Lawrence O ’ Donnell asserted on-air tonight that Katie Porter ’ s actions saved lives today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at time when we ’ re seeing the worst of government out of Donald Trump and his complicit Republicans , we ’ re seeing the best of government today out of Katie Porter and others like her .

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With Donald Trump now reduced to a sickly heap of braindead slobber, Americans are desperate for leadership in this coronavirus crisis. Joe Biden is showing what Americans can hope for out of our next President. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is working around Trump to negotiate emergency measures with the Treasury Department. But we need all hands on deck.
That brings us to Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter, who has only been in the House for a brief time, but has already shown herself to be one of the brightest people in American politics. Today she used her position to force a Trump official to change U.S. policy on the spot with regard to coronavirus testing:
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I did the math: a full battery of coronavirus testing costs at minimum $1,331. I also did the legal research: the Administration has the authority to make testing free for every American TODAY. I secured a commitment from a high-level Trump official that they’d actually do it. pic.twitter.com/RmolCtmNbG — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) March 12, 2020
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell asserted on-air tonight that Katie Porter’s actions saved lives today. He’s absolutely right. At at time when we’re seeing the worst of government out of Donald Trump and his complicit Republicans, we’re seeing the best of government today out of Katie Porter and others like her.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump has utterly maniacal meltdown about Joe Biden

After a seemingly half-dead Donald Trump wheezed his way through a brief and bizarre Oval Office address about the coronavirus last night , Joe Biden stepped to the plate today and addressed the crisis in a manner that one might expect from a real President .
That ’ s probably why Trump had an utterly maniacal meltdown tonight about Joe Biden : Sleepy Joe Biden was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people .
The response was one of the worst on record .
Our response is one of the best , with fast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % Approval Rating , the highest on record .
His was lowest !
This is so far beyond the pale , it ’ s alarming .
To be clear , every word Trump just said about Biden is false .
In addition , Trump absolutely does not have a 78 % approval rating on his handling of the coronavirus at this point .
That number is from last week , and the next round of polling will obviously see that number plummet .
This psychotic maniac Donald Trump sounds like a guy who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and is in fear of losing everything .
If Trump is going this far off the deep end because he fears he ’ ll lose the election and go to prison ?
Or is Trump behaving like this because he fears he ’ s going to die from the coronavirus ?
It ’ s time we have to ask the question .

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After a seemingly half-dead Donald Trump wheezed his way through a brief and bizarre Oval Office address about the coronavirus last night, Joe Biden stepped to the plate today and addressed the crisis in a manner that one might expect from a real President.
That’s probably why Trump had an utterly maniacal meltdown tonight about Joe Biden:
Sleepy Joe Biden was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
This is so far beyond the pale, it’s alarming. To be clear, every word Trump just said about Biden is false. In addition, Trump absolutely does not have a 78% approval rating on his handling of the coronavirus at this point. That number is from last week, and the next round of polling will obviously see that number plummet.
This psychotic maniac Donald Trump sounds like a guy who knows he’s lost his presidency, and is in fear of losing everything. If Trump is going this far off the deep end because he fears he’ll lose the election and go to prison? Or is Trump behaving like this because he fears he’s going to die from the coronavirus? It’s time we have to ask the question.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Nancy Pelosi has found a way to work around Donald Trump

As of last night , we no longer have a President of the United States .
Donald Trump is nothing more than a diminished-capacity zombie who ’ s refusing to get tested for the coronavirus even as he publicly shows signs of being gravely ill. With no President , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi finds herself having to work around Trump and Pence in order to manage the crisis .
Nancy Pelosi has bypassed Donald Trump and has begun negotiating directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on a coronavirus emergency response package , according to USA Today .
Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own right , but at least he has a functioning brain .
Pelosi isn ’ t just bypassing Trump here .
She ’ s also bypassing an increasingly hapless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who appears to have simply thrown up his hands .
There ’ s been some confusion as to whether the Senate is even still in session , but it doesn ’ t appear they ’ re fully going on recess .
It appears that Speaker Pelosi is working out a deal with Mnuchin , under the presumption that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off on it , and then McConnell will go ahead and rubber stamp it as well .
At this point Nancy Pelosi is the de facto President of the United States , and she ’ s doing what she can to make something happen .

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As of last night, we no longer have a President of the United States. Donald Trump is nothing more than a diminished-capacity zombie who’s refusing to get tested for the coronavirus even as he publicly shows signs of being gravely ill. With no President, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi finds herself having to work around Trump and Pence in order to manage the crisis.
Nancy Pelosi has bypassed Donald Trump and has begun negotiating directly with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on a coronavirus emergency response package, according to USA Today. Mnuchin is a piece of work in his own right, but at least he has a functioning brain. Pelosi isn’t just bypassing Trump here. She’s also bypassing an increasingly hapless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who appears to have simply thrown up his hands.
There’s been some confusion as to whether the Senate is even still in session, but it doesn’t appear they’re fully going on recess. It appears that Speaker Pelosi is working out a deal with Mnuchin, under the presumption that Mnuchin can get Zombie Trump to sign off on it, and then McConnell will go ahead and rubber stamp it as well. At this point Nancy Pelosi is the de facto President of the United States, and she’s doing what she can to make something happen.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--What the hell does Donald Trump think he’s talking about now?

After Donald Trump ’ s historically inept Oval Office address last night , which left the nation confused about what @ @ @ @ @ wondering if Trump might have the coronavirus himself , he couldn ’ t find a @ @ @ @ @ worse – could he ?
Well , he ’ s certainly now trying to .
@ @ @ @ @ with Prime Minister Abe of Japan .
I told him that the just completed Olympic @ @ @ @ @ has done an incredible job , one that will make him very proud .
Good @ @ @ @ @ and their great Prime Minister .
Lots of options !
We ’ re not even @ @ @ @ @ Did no one tell Donald Trump that the Olympics are almost surely going to be @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s busy obsessing over a building ?
What is wrong with @ @ @ @ @ s totally , totally gone .
What is this maniacal clown even talking about ?
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After Donald Trump’s historically inept Oval Office address last night, which left the nation confused about what’s happening, and wondering if Trump might have the coronavirus himself, he couldn’t find a way to screw up even worse – could he? Well, he’s certainly now trying to.
Donald Trump just posted this profoundly deranged tweet:
Just had a great conversation with Prime Minister Abe of Japan. I told him that the just completed Olympic venue is magnificent. He has done an incredible job, one that will make him very proud. Good things will happen for Japan and their great Prime Minister. Lots of options! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
We’re not even sure where to start. Did no one tell Donald Trump that the Olympics are almost surely going to be canceled? People are dying, and he’s busy obsessing over a building? What is wrong with this guy? He’s totally, totally gone. What is this maniacal clown even talking about? RESIGN!
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--President Obama speaks up

President Obama speaks up

America is just desperate for leadership right now .
Donald Trump keeps making clear that we have no President of @ @ @ @ @ Biden keeps making equally clear that he ’ s ready to step into the job @ @ @ @ @ election isn ’ t until November .
Fortunately , President Barack Obama is speaking up @ @ @ @ @ advice that President Obama is offering today with regard to the coronavirus crisis : If @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events ( and I @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a useful primer as to why these measures can slow the spread of @ @ @ @ @ .
We have to look out for each other .
https : //t.co/Ld7Uc8sPTQ In the @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s important to look squarely at what ’ s at stake .
This @ @ @ @ @ the disturbing long term trends that we as voters and citizens need to expect our @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/m49rbES0i6

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America is just desperate for leadership right now. Donald Trump keeps making clear that we have no President of the United States. Joe Biden keeps making equally clear that he’s ready to step into the job right now, but the election isn’t until November. Fortunately, President Barack Obama is speaking up.
Here’s the advice that President Obama is offering today with regard to the coronavirus crisis:
If you’re wondering whether it’s an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here’s a useful primer as to why these measures can slow the spread of the virus and save lives. We have to look out for each other. https://t.co/Ld7Uc8sPTQ — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 12, 2020
President Obama also recently posted this:
In the midst of campaign season, it’s important to look squarely at what’s at stake. This article speaks to one of the disturbing long term trends that we as voters and citizens need to expect our government to address. https://t.co/m49rbES0i6 — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 10, 2020
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WHERE’S TRUMP?

In the twenty-four hours since he went on live television last night and sounded gravely ill , Donald Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything that ’ s even sounded like it was written by him .
Lindsey Graham has quarantined himself , out of what appears to be fear that he may have caught the coronavirus from Trump .
Yet Trump is nowhere to be found today .
Where is he ?
Where is this guy ?
Where ’ s Donald Trump right now ?
The stock market dropped a stunning ten percent today .
It ’ s down even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock market in Japan is currently down nearly ten percent in its own right , suggesting that the Dow Jones could be in even more trouble tomorrow .
Yet Trump is nowhere .
Is Donald Trump sick ?
Has he been tested ?
Is he dying ?
Are his own handlers trying to cover for it ?
Is he merely pouting right now because it ’ s all going wrong for him ?
We need answers .
If this guy can ’ t or won ’ t do the job , he needs @ @ @ @

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In the twenty-four hours since he went on live television last night and sounded gravely ill, Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted anything that’s even sounded like it was written by him. Lindsey Graham has quarantined himself, out of what appears to be fear that he may have caught the coronavirus from Trump. Yet Trump is nowhere to be found today. Where is he?
Where is this guy? Where’s Donald Trump right now? The stock market dropped a stunning ten percent today. It’s down even further in overnight trading. And the stock market in Japan is currently down nearly ten percent in its own right, suggesting that the Dow Jones could be in even more trouble tomorrow. Yet Trump is nowhere.
Is Donald Trump sick? Has he been tested? Is he dying? Are his own handlers trying to cover for it? Is he merely pouting right now because it’s all going wrong for him? We need answers. If this guy can’t or won’t do the job, he needs to resign immediately.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Joe Biden has had just about enough of Donald Trump’s crap

A wall will not stop the coronavirus .
Banning all travel from Europe — or any other part of the @ @ @ @ @ it .
This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet — @ @ @ @ @ to combat it .

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Donald Trump stepped up to the plate on live national television, lethargically took a swing and missed, hit himself in the head with the bad, fell down, hit his head, and wondered why no one has any confidence in him. With America desperate for leadership, Joe Biden stepped to the plate today and hit a grand slam with his own coronavirus response speech. Now Biden is continuing to swing away.
Joe Biden is now slamming Donald Trump for his inept, ridiculous, racist, and failed response to the coronavirus crisis:
A wall will not stop the coronavirus. Banning all travel from Europe — or any other part of the world — will not stop it. This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet — and we need a plan to combat it. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 13, 2020
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No president can promise to prevent future outbreaks, but I can promise you this: When I'm president, we will be better prepared, respond better, and recover better. We'll lead with science and listen to the experts. And I will always, always tell you the truth. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 12, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--What does this idiot Donald Trump even think he’s doing today?

Donald Trump decided to roll out a massive economic bailout plan this afternoon that was so poorly thought out , Wall Street shrugged it off and drove the stock market even lower .
Even as Trump continues to blow it in the real world , it ’ s even more difficult to figure out what he thinks he ’ s doing on Twitter right now .
Trump just retweeted a Bloomberg Businessweek article with the headline “ A Berlin Biotech Company Got a Head Start on Coronavirus Tests.
” That ’ s great , except why is he bothering ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basic steps that would allow the United States to have access to a sufficient number of coronavirus tests .
Trump also wants us to know that “ 108 countries are dealing with the CoronaVirus problem , some of which we are helping !
” Okay , fine , but this isn ’ t true , and what is he trying to tell us anyway ?
Of course this morning Trump was busy tweeting about the “ the illegal attempted ‘ coup ’ of the duly elected President of the United States.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a plot to get him out of office .
This guy needs medical attention , of multiple varieties .

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Donald Trump decided to roll out a massive economic bailout plan this afternoon that was so poorly thought out, Wall Street shrugged it off and drove the stock market even lower. Even as Trump continues to blow it in the real world, it’s even more difficult to figure out what he thinks he’s doing on Twitter right now.
Trump just retweeted a Bloomberg Businessweek article with the headline “A Berlin Biotech Company Got a Head Start on Coronavirus Tests.” That’s great, except why is he bothering? Trump is continues to refuse to take the basic steps that would allow the United States to have access to a sufficient number of coronavirus tests.
Trump also wants us to know that “108 countries are dealing with the CoronaVirus problem, some of which we are helping!” Okay, fine, but this isn’t true, and what is he trying to tell us anyway? Of course this morning Trump was busy tweeting about the “the illegal attempted ‘coup’ of the duly elected President of the United States.” Maybe he really does think the coronavirus is a plot to get him out of office. This guy needs medical attention, of multiple varieties.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--I don’t want to hear another word about it

Over the past week , Donald Trump and his surrogates , along with the worst of the Bernie Sanders surrogates , have tried to push the narrative that Joe Biden is somehow senile .
Their sole basis for this claim : Biden keeps randomly misspeaking , in the same manner that he ’ s spent his entire career randomly misspeaking .
It ’ s ludicrous , but then again so was Hillary Clinton ’ s imaginary email scandal , and that one stuck .
Here ’ s the thing .
Not only is it untrue about Joe Biden , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All that Donald Trump had to do last night was sit behind a desk and look alive for a few minutes while he read some words off a screen .
He couldn ’ t pull it off .
He couldn ’ t even come close .
He sounded like a malfunctioning animatronic version of himself at the Disney Hall of Presidents .
He sounded so out of it , it was scary .
So that ’ s it .
That ’ s where the line must be drawn .
I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s supposed health or mental fitness issues for the rest of this election cycle .
Anyone who watched Biden ’ s authoritative and inspiring speech today , and contrasted it with Donald Trump ’ s half-dead performance last night , knows exactly where the health and mental fitness issues are in this contest .

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Over the past week, Donald Trump and his surrogates, along with the worst of the Bernie Sanders surrogates, have tried to push the narrative that Joe Biden is somehow senile. Their sole basis for this claim: Biden keeps randomly misspeaking, in the same manner that he’s spent his entire career randomly misspeaking. It’s ludicrous, but then again so was Hillary Clinton’s imaginary email scandal, and that one stuck.
Here’s the thing. Not only is it untrue about Joe Biden, it’s an attempt at projection. All that Donald Trump had to do last night was sit behind a desk and look alive for a few minutes while he read some words off a screen. He couldn’t pull it off. He couldn’t even come close. He sounded like a malfunctioning animatronic version of himself at the Disney Hall of Presidents. He sounded so out of it, it was scary.
So that’s it. That’s where the line must be drawn. I don’t want to hear another word about Joe Biden’s supposed health or mental fitness issues for the rest of this election cycle. Anyone who watched Biden’s authoritative and inspiring speech today, and contrasted it with Donald Trump’s half-dead performance last night, knows exactly where the health and mental fitness issues are in this contest.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Is this why Donald Trump sounded so gravely ill last night?

When Donald Trump gave his televised Oval Office address last night , he didn ’ t just sound clueless and unprepared .
He sounded like he was gravely ill .
He was short of breath .
At certain points he could barely get words to come out of his mouth .
Sure , maybe he hasn ’ t been sleeping lately .
But we also have to consider the possibility that he ’ s as physically ill as he sounds .
Lindsey Graham announced today that he ’ s quarantining himself for fear he may have been exposed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is because a Brazilian official , who was also in attendance , is now suspected of having the virus .
But by all accounts , Graham never came into contact with the guy .
Donald Trump and Mike Pence did .
The only reason for Graham to quarantine himself is that he fears he may have caught it from Trump and/or Pence .
Now Donald Trump is going on television and sounding like he ’ s seriously ill. Trump still insists he hasn ’ t even been tested , because he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know that he was directly exposed to the virus about five days ago .
Considering Trump ’ s age and visibly poor health to begin with , this raises morbid questions about whether he ’ ll even make it to November .

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When Donald Trump gave his televised Oval Office address last night, he didn’t just sound clueless and unprepared. He sounded like he was gravely ill. He was short of breath. At certain points he could barely get words to come out of his mouth. Sure, maybe he hasn’t been sleeping lately. But we also have to consider the possibility that he’s as physically ill as he sounds.
Lindsey Graham announced today that he’s quarantining himself for fear he may have been exposed to the coronavirus this past weekend at Mar-a-Lago. This is because a Brazilian official, who was also in attendance, is now suspected of having the virus. But by all accounts, Graham never came into contact with the guy. Donald Trump and Mike Pence did. The only reason for Graham to quarantine himself is that he fears he may have caught it from Trump and/or Pence.
Now Donald Trump is going on television and sounding like he’s seriously ill. Trump still insists he hasn’t even been tested, because he’s not worried about it. Yet we know that he was directly exposed to the virus about five days ago. Considering Trump’s age and visibly poor health to begin with, this raises morbid questions about whether he’ll even make it to November.
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palmerreport--2020-03-12--I’ve never seen anything like this

I’ve never seen anything like this

After Bernie Sanders lost five out of six states on Tuesday , three of them by blowout margins , he decided to remain in the primary race .
It ’ s not clear what his strategy is , or what he might do after this weekend ’ s debate with Joe Biden .
But what is clear is that next Tuesday is set to be an absolute bloodbath .
Four new polls have Joe Biden up in Florida by an average of 43 points .
This is nothing new , and realistically , Sanders lost the state when he doubled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Castro .
The stunner is that Biden is also opening up massive leads in the other three states that are set to vote on Tuesday .
New polling has Biden up by 28 points in Arizona , 21 points in Illinois , and 22 points in Ohio .
For a race that was competitive , I ’ ve never seen a surge quite like this .
Sanders is no longer even competitive in the states that are supposed to favor him .
If he ’ s hoping to weather the storm on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin after that , new polling has Biden up by 16 points in that state .
Sanders won Kansas in a blowout in 2016 , but new polling has Biden up 24 points there .
Whatever leverage Bernie Sanders has right now in terms of convincing Joe Biden to embrace portions of his agenda , that leverage will go off a cliff once we get to Tuesday .
Whatever Sanders is planning to do with this weekend ’ s debate , he should consider that he only has until Monday to do anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s completely forgotten .

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After Bernie Sanders lost five out of six states on Tuesday, three of them by blowout margins, he decided to remain in the primary race. It’s not clear what his strategy is, or what he might do after this weekend’s debate with Joe Biden. But what is clear is that next Tuesday is set to be an absolute bloodbath.
Four new polls have Joe Biden up in Florida by an average of 43 points. This is nothing new, and realistically, Sanders lost the state when he doubled down on his partial praise of Fidel Castro. The stunner is that Biden is also opening up massive leads in the other three states that are set to vote on Tuesday. New polling has Biden up by 28 points in Arizona, 21 points in Illinois, and 22 points in Ohio.
For a race that was competitive, I’ve never seen a surge quite like this. Sanders is no longer even competitive in the states that are supposed to favor him. If he’s hoping to weather the storm on Tuesday so he can turn things around in Wisconsin after that, new polling has Biden up by 16 points in that state. Sanders won Kansas in a blowout in 2016, but new polling has Biden up 24 points there.
Whatever leverage Bernie Sanders has right now in terms of convincing Joe Biden to embrace portions of his agenda, that leverage will go off a cliff once we get to Tuesday. Whatever Sanders is planning to do with this weekend’s debate, he should consider that he only has until Monday to do anything meaningful in this primary race before he’s completely forgotten.
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There goes everything

The Dow Jones opened down this morning by roughly two thousand points , representing such a terrible drop-off that the market was only open for five minutes before an automatic halt kicked in .
After trading resumed , things didn ’ t get better until the Fed announced a stimulus plan .
But even that rally was brief , and by the time the market closed , it had lost an astounding 2352 points .
Here ’ s something to give you an idea of just how bad today was , and just how ugly things have gotten .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s as bad as the one it had today – or anything close to what it had today – it ’ ll fall below where it was the day Trump took office .
It ’ s at 21,2000 now , and if it drops below 19,827 , all of the Trump era gains will have been wiped out .
Donald Trump has spent three years bragging about how much the stock market has gone up during his tenure .
He ’ s tried to take credit for it , instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gasp of the roaring Obama economy , which Trump has been poking holes in all this time .
But now it ’ s about to be all gone .
Trump is so inherently unpopular , he never could get his approval rating much over forty percent , even with a growing economy and climbing stock market .
Now the people who never much liked him , but figured he must have been doing something right with the economy , are about to see that it ’ s been smoke and mirrors with Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on fire .

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The Dow Jones opened down this morning by roughly two thousand points, representing such a terrible drop-off that the market was only open for five minutes before an automatic halt kicked in. After trading resumed, things didn’t get better until the Fed announced a stimulus plan. But even that rally was brief, and by the time the market closed, it had lost an astounding 2352 points.
Here’s something to give you an idea of just how bad today was, and just how ugly things have gotten. If the Dow Jones has another day tomorrow that’s as bad as the one it had today – or anything close to what it had today – it’ll fall below where it was the day Trump took office. It’s at 21,2000 now, and if it drops below 19,827, all of the Trump era gains will have been wiped out.
Donald Trump has spent three years bragging about how much the stock market has gone up during his tenure. He’s tried to take credit for it, instead of acknowledging that it was merely the last gasp of the roaring Obama economy, which Trump has been poking holes in all this time. But now it’s about to be all gone.
Trump is so inherently unpopular, he never could get his approval rating much over forty percent, even with a growing economy and climbing stock market. Now the people who never much liked him, but figured he must have been doing something right with the economy, are about to see that it’s been smoke and mirrors with Trump the entire time – and now everything is on fire.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?

After his disastrous Oval Office address which left the nation even more worried and confused about the coronavirus crisis , Donald Trump attempted a do-over today when he held a lengthy press conference in the Rose Garden .
The whole thing may have actually been even more of a disaster .
It ’ s not even clear where we should start with this .
Donald Trump once again came off as being very ill .
He didn ’ t seem to be able to catch his breath .
He attempted certain words and couldn ’ t make anything come out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t give a coherent answer when he was repeatedly asked about his recent interaction with a Brazilian official who has since tested positive for coronavirus .
And he kept trying to shake hands with the various CEO ’ s he had inexplicably brought on stage with him .
Does this idiot not understand anything ?
Why did Trump think that anyone would be reassured by hearing from the CEO of Walmart and the CEO of Target ?
What did Trump think he was accomplishing by bragging that these stores are seeing a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
And why is this idiot not under quarantine ?
He just compromised the health of some of the most powerful business leaders in America .
Today only serves to raise even more questions about Donald Trump ’ s physical health , mental health , psychological fitness , and overall competence .
This guy is the last person who should be President of the United States right now – and he ’ s becoming more unsuitable for the job by the hour .

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After his disastrous Oval Office address which left the nation even more worried and confused about the coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump attempted a do-over today when he held a lengthy press conference in the Rose Garden. The whole thing may have actually been even more of a disaster.
It’s not even clear where we should start with this. Donald Trump once again came off as being very ill. He didn’t seem to be able to catch his breath. He attempted certain words and couldn’t make anything come out of his mouth. He couldn’t give a coherent answer when he was repeatedly asked about his recent interaction with a Brazilian official who has since tested positive for coronavirus. And he kept trying to shake hands with the various CEO’s he had inexplicably brought on stage with him. Does this idiot not understand anything?
Why did Trump think that anyone would be reassured by hearing from the CEO of Walmart and the CEO of Target? What did Trump think he was accomplishing by bragging that these stores are seeing a temporary boost in business due to panic buying? And why is this idiot not under quarantine? He just compromised the health of some of the most powerful business leaders in America.
Today only serves to raise even more questions about Donald Trump’s physical health, mental health, psychological fitness, and overall competence. This guy is the last person who should be President of the United States right now – and he’s becoming more unsuitable for the job by the hour.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Turns out Mar-a-Lago was a Petri dish for coronavirus

This afternoon Donald Trump used his press conference to insist that he can ’ t possibly have the coronavirus because he didn ’ t personally know the Brazilian government official who has since tested positive , even though there ’ s photographic proof that Trump interacted with the guy .
That logic made zero sense , of course .
Now it turns out it ’ s even worse .
The AP just reported that an unnamed second person who was at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend has also tested positive for the coronavirus .
This means the place was a veritable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive from that particular social gathering , it means it ’ s likely that far more than two people have it .
It ’ s worth noting that Lindsey Graham , Rick Scott , and others who were at Mar-a-Lago have been self quarantining , just in case .
Turns out they were doing it for good reason .
It ’ s not known if the second infected person is a high profile government official or simply a Mar-a-Lago attendee .
But this is getting ugly , and the odds of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the minute .

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This afternoon Donald Trump used his press conference to insist that he can’t possibly have the coronavirus because he didn’t personally know the Brazilian government official who has since tested positive, even though there’s photographic proof that Trump interacted with the guy. That logic made zero sense, of course. Now it turns out it’s even worse.
The AP just reported that an unnamed second person who was at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend has also tested positive for the coronavirus. This means the place was a veritable Petri dish. If two people have tested positive from that particular social gathering, it means it’s likely that far more than two people have it.
It’s worth noting that Lindsey Graham, Rick Scott, and others who were at Mar-a-Lago have been self quarantining, just in case. Turns out they were doing it for good reason. It’s not known if the second infected person is a high profile government official or simply a Mar-a-Lago attendee. But this is getting ugly, and the odds of Donald Trump having the coronavirus are going up by the minute.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump sure would like to have this tweet back

Donald Trump held a disastrous press conference today about the coronavirus , in which he actually said the words “ @ @ @ @ @ all.
” That ’ s a long hard fall from the days when Harry Truman @ @ @ @ @ here.
” But it turns out Trump didn ’ t always feel this way .
@ @ @ @ @ to dig up this Donald Trump tweet from back when Trump was trying playing critic @ @ @ @ @ presidency : Yeah , we ’ re betting Donald Trump would like to have that @ @ @ @ @ re also betting he wishes he ’ d never run for president .

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Donald Trump held a disastrous press conference today about the coronavirus, in which he actually said the words “I take no responsibility at all.” That’s a long hard fall from the days when Harry Truman said “The buck stops here.” But it turns out Trump didn’t always feel this way.
Jake Tapper and others managed to dig up this Donald Trump tweet from back when Trump was trying playing critic of Barack Obama’s presidency:
Nov 8 2013 https://t.co/oKSpYAu1CO — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 13, 2020
Yeah, we’re betting Donald Trump would like to have that tweet back. We’re also betting he wishes he’d never run for president.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--The real reason for all these crazy lies about Joe Biden

One of the more ridiculous assertions from Joe Biden ’ s critics is that he ’ s actually a Republican .
That ’ s not only laughably false , since he ’ s been a Democrat longer than any of his opponents in the primary , but is also pretty dismissive of the plans his campaign has laid out – ones that could also bring victories down the ballot to candidates in House and Senate races .
You could quickly point out that he ’ s looking to expand Obamacare as we ’ ve mentioned previously , while also working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where some of the most promising voices in the party could work with him .
A number of progressives thought Biden ’ s speech to wealthy donors where he promised that nothing fundamental would change was proof that he was hopelessly regressive as a candidate .
What he was really doing was asking them to take a small cut to their after-tax income in return for supporting him .
Biden ’ s tax plan would raise $ 4 trillion over a decade with taxes on the wealthy .
Were this to be enacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the Tax Policy Center , one of the biggest transfers of wealth in American history .
One-percenters would lose between 10-15 percent of their income , which to them wouldn ’ t be much of a change , while everyone else would benefit significantly .
If that ’ s not enough , a Biden administration is also hoping to invest $ 1.7 trillion in clean energy by reversing Donald Trump ’ s tax cuts – coupled with regulations to bring carbon emissions to zero by the year 2050 , another $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 15 minimum wage .
All of these things are terrifying to Trump as well as Mitch McConnell and their Republican donors – no wonder they ’ re working so hard to demonize him and split the party however they can .

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One of the more ridiculous assertions from Joe Biden’s critics is that he’s actually a Republican. That’s not only laughably false, since he’s been a Democrat longer than any of his opponents in the primary, but is also pretty dismissive of the plans his campaign has laid out – ones that could also bring victories down the ballot to candidates in House and Senate races.
You could quickly point out that he’s looking to expand Obamacare as we’ve mentioned previously, while also working to reform criminal justice – an area where some of the most promising voices in the party could work with him.
A number of progressives thought Biden’s speech to wealthy donors where he promised that nothing fundamental would change was proof that he was hopelessly regressive as a candidate. What he was really doing was asking them to take a small cut to their after-tax income in return for supporting him. Biden’s tax plan would raise $4 trillion over a decade with taxes on the wealthy. Were this to be enacted by Congress, it would be, according to the Tax Policy Center, one of the biggest transfers of wealth in American history. One-percenters would lose between 10-15 percent of their income, which to them wouldn’t be much of a change, while everyone else would benefit significantly.
If that’s not enough, a Biden administration is also hoping to invest $1.7 trillion in clean energy by reversing Donald Trump’s tax cuts – coupled with regulations to bring carbon emissions to zero by the year 2050, another $1.3 trillion infrastructure plan, and a $15 minimum wage. All of these things are terrifying to Trump as well as Mitch McConnell and their Republican donors – no wonder they’re working so hard to demonize him and split the party however they can.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump gives something away after reporters hammer him about having coronavirus

“ I have no idea who he is.
” That ’ s the full extent of Donald Trump ’ s explanation for why he ’ s not worried that he might have caught the coronavirus from a Brazilian official .
Apparently , in Trump ’ s mind , if he comes into contact with an infected person but he doesn ’ t know the person ’ s name , he can ’ t catch it .
Also , Trump appears to be admitting he didn ’ t know the guy he was interacting with was the Brazilian government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , White House reporters wouldn ’ t let it go .
Another of them asked Donald Trump , “ Are you being selfish ?
” All Trump could do was to keep babbling about how many people he gets his photograph taken with each day , as if this was somehow an argument for why he can ’ t possible have coronavirus .
Then a reporter asked Trump why he ’ s refusing to get tested .
He said “ I didn ’ t say I wasn ’ t going to be tested.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ most likely ” be tested , and “ we ’ re working on a schedule.
” Trump appears to have actually given something away here .
The CDC ’ s website says that if you take a coronavirus test before you ’ re sufficiently sick , it can come back negative even if you ’ re positive .
Based on his performance today , Donald Trump is clearly ill – but he may not be ill enough to test positive yet .
When he says his people are “ working on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that they ’ re trying to figure out the right time to test him and get an accurate result .
In any case , there ’ s more reason than ever to suspect that Trump may indeed have the virus .

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“I have no idea who he is.” That’s the full extent of Donald Trump’s explanation for why he’s not worried that he might have caught the coronavirus from a Brazilian official. Apparently, in Trump’s mind, if he comes into contact with an infected person but he doesn’t know the person’s name, he can’t catch it. Also, Trump appears to be admitting he didn’t know the guy he was interacting with was the Brazilian government’s Director of Communications.
To their credit, White House reporters wouldn’t let it go. Another of them asked Donald Trump, “Are you being selfish?” All Trump could do was to keep babbling about how many people he gets his photograph taken with each day, as if this was somehow an argument for why he can’t possible have coronavirus.
Then a reporter asked Trump why he’s refusing to get tested. He said “I didn’t say I wasn’t going to be tested.” Then he added that he will “most likely” be tested, and “we’re working on a schedule.” Trump appears to have actually given something away here.
The CDC’s website says that if you take a coronavirus test before you’re sufficiently sick, it can come back negative even if you’re positive. Based on his performance today, Donald Trump is clearly ill – but he may not be ill enough to test positive yet. When he says his people are “working on a schedule” for his test, it suggests that they’re trying to figure out the right time to test him and get an accurate result. In any case, there’s more reason than ever to suspect that Trump may indeed have the virus.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump goes berserk over “nasty question” about how he screwed up his coronavirus response

Donald Trump spent most of his Rose Garden press conference today bragging about how well he ’ s supposedly handled @ @ @ @ @ how much “ talent ” has been involved in his handling of it .
But @ @ @ @ @ about the ways in which he ’ s blown it , he didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ .
Respected PBS News Hour reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked Donald Trump about moves he made @ @ @ @ @ , which have left the United States unable to respond effectively .
Trump said , @ @ @ @ @ , I didn ’ t do it , we have a group of people.
” @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Anthony Fauci , who was standing next to him , for the whole thing @ @ @ @ @ Alcindor by saying “ you used to be with a different newspaper than you are @ @ @ @ @ that she works for a television channel .
Trump then started bragging that only forty @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus thus far .
The guy just doesn ’ t get it .

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Donald Trump spent most of his Rose Garden press conference today bragging about how well he’s supposedly handled the coronavirus crisis, and how much “talent” has been involved in his handling of it. But when he was specifically asked about the ways in which he’s blown it, he didn’t exactly handle the question well.
Respected PBS News Hour reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked Donald Trump about moves he made such as gutting the CDC, which have left the United States unable to respond effectively. Trump said, “When you say me, I didn’t do it, we have a group of people.” Then he appeared to blame Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was standing next to him, for the whole thing.
Trump then began attacking Alcindor by saying “you used to be with a different newspaper than you are now,” seemingly unaware that she works for a television channel. Trump then started bragging that only forty Americans have died from the coronavirus thus far. The guy just doesn’t get it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Donald Trump has bizarre moment when asked about his coronavirus exposure

Donald Trump is holding a Rose Garden press conference right now that ’ s surreal almost beyond words .
He ’ s been babbling incoherently while struggling to catch his breath .
He ’ s been having the CEOs of Walmart and Target speak , while he tries to force them to shake his hand .
The truly odd moment came when a reporter asked Trump about his own coronavirus exposure .
“ We have no symptoms whatsoever , ” Donald Trump said , while appearing visibly ill .
He insisted that he can ’ t have it because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But this ignores two key things .
First , the CDC ’ s own website says that if you ’ re not sick yet , a coronavirus test can come back negative , even if you have it .
Second , Trump and Pence also met with another Brazilian official who has tested positive .
We don ’ t have any way of knowing for sure if Donald Trump has the coronavirus .
But he ’ s clearly under the weather with something .
Other people who came into contact with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Miami , have since tested positive .
And Trump ’ s own allies like Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott are now under quarantine , for having the exact same exposure that Trump had .
Yet Trump is still roaming free .

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Donald Trump is holding a Rose Garden press conference right now that’s surreal almost beyond words. He’s been babbling incoherently while struggling to catch his breath. He’s been having the CEOs of Walmart and Target speak, while he tries to force them to shake his hand. The truly odd moment came when a reporter asked Trump about his own coronavirus exposure.
“We have no symptoms whatsoever,” Donald Trump said, while appearing visibly ill. He insisted that he can’t have it because the President of Brazil tested negative this morning. But this ignores two key things. First, the CDC’s own website says that if you’re not sick yet, a coronavirus test can come back negative, even if you have it. Second, Trump and Pence also met with another Brazilian official who has tested positive.
We don’t have any way of knowing for sure if Donald Trump has the coronavirus. But he’s clearly under the weather with something. Other people who came into contact with the Brazilian official, such as the Mayor of Miami, have since tested positive. And Trump’s own allies like Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott are now under quarantine, for having the exact same exposure that Trump had. Yet Trump is still roaming free.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Visibly ill Donald Trump gasps and stumbles his way through Rose Garden national emergency announcem

Visibly ill Donald Trump gasps and stumbles his way through Rose Garden national emergency announcement

Donald Trump held a Rose Garden press conference this afternoon to announce a National Emergency declaration , with the aim of allowing the U.S. federal government to better deal with the coronavirus crisis .
It ’ s not yet clear how effective Trump ’ s latest move will be .
More immediately , Trump came across as being gravely ill today – arguably even more gravely ill than his Oval Office address earlier this week .
Donald Trump , who seemed to be stopping to breathe after every four or five words , said “ ” $ 50 billion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment , seemingly unable to breathe , before correcting himself and saying “ very important.
” At various points Trump was rambling in incoherent fashion , despite having a prepared speech in front of him .
Trump tried to pull of plenty of bravado during the speech , bragging about how effective his early response was and the “ talent ” involved .
And when he actually declared a “ national emergency ” he stopped and idiotically mused that those were “ two very big words.
” What continues to be surreal here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the coronavirus a few days ago by a Brazilian official , and now Trump is showing visible signs of being gravely ill , yet he hasn ’ t been quarantined .

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Donald Trump held a Rose Garden press conference this afternoon to announce a National Emergency declaration, with the aim of allowing the U.S. federal government to better deal with the coronavirus crisis. It’s not yet clear how effective Trump’s latest move will be. More immediately, Trump came across as being gravely ill today – arguably even more gravely ill than his Oval Office address earlier this week.
Donald Trump, who seemed to be stopping to breathe after every four or five words, said “”$50 billion of very importantly” and stopped for a moment, seemingly unable to breathe, before correcting himself and saying “very important.” At various points Trump was rambling in incoherent fashion, despite having a prepared speech in front of him.
Trump tried to pull of plenty of bravado during the speech, bragging about how effective his early response was and the “talent” involved. And when he actually declared a “national emergency” he stopped and idiotically mused that those were “two very big words.”
What continues to be surreal here is that Donald Trump was directly exposed to the coronavirus a few days ago by a Brazilian official, and now Trump is showing visible signs of being gravely ill, yet he hasn’t been quarantined.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Well we’re in it now

Well we’re in it now

The onslaught has arrived .
We ’ ve seen Mitch McConnell allow the Senate to take a three day vacation even while the coronavirus is taking off in the US .
We ’ ve seen a sickly and confused Trump giving an Oval Office address that made the stock market tumble the country into a recession .
We ’ ve seen the “ But Ma 401K ” crowd lose every gain they made under Trump , and whether they know it yet , it will only get worse .
Republicans built their platform on money , first , and small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now going to see how vital government is .
We ’ re also going to see how much money is worth when your lungs are drowning and there are not enough ventilators to go around .
Trump has predictably botched the coronavirus response and it will cost lives .
But there are some silver linings .
McConnell ’ s poll numbers are in the tank .
William Barr and his corrupt Department of Justice can not function without McConnell taking it for the team .
With McConnell gone and a new administration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he knows this .
He ’ s terrified .
And while this is all hitting them , Joe Biden is becoming the president we need without even being elected yet .
Trump and Pence have both been exposed to the coronavirus and we ’ re closer to getting Pelosi as our President than we were even a week ago .
Do we think Trump will die ?
Unlikely , simply for the reason that evil never dies .
It goes on eating Kentucky Fried Chicken and snorting Adderall forever .
But a positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presidency .
He could become so fearful that he resigns and flees to Moscow .
Pence will probably be right behind him .
Today people are rumormongering the fear that Trump will enact marshal law and cancel the election .
Don ’ t worry .
It ’ s not our Reichstag moment wherein Hitler canceled Germany ’ s elections .
The country isn ’ t as broken as Germany was in the 30s .
Additionally , while we ’ ve got a long and most likely tragic road ahead of us , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a poor leader is .
We ’ ve been railing against Trump for years .
But people are now going to feel the terror of no leadership and pay the cost personally .
We hate to say this , but perhaps , in the end , it will be good for them , and ultimately , good for the country ’ s future .

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The onslaught has arrived. We’ve seen Mitch McConnell allow the Senate to take a three day vacation even while the coronavirus is taking off in the US. We’ve seen a sickly and confused Trump giving an Oval Office address that made the stock market tumble the country into a recession. We’ve seen the “But Ma 401K” crowd lose every gain they made under Trump, and whether they know it yet, it will only get worse.
Republicans built their platform on money, first, and small government, second. We’re now going to see how vital government is. We’re also going to see how much money is worth when your lungs are drowning and there are not enough ventilators to go around.
Trump has predictably botched the coronavirus response and it will cost lives. But there are some silver linings. McConnell’s poll numbers are in the tank. William Barr and his corrupt Department of Justice cannot function without McConnell taking it for the team. With McConnell gone and a new administration, Barr will be going to prison and he knows this. He’s terrified.
And while this is all hitting them, Joe Biden is becoming the president we need without even being elected yet.
Trump and Pence have both been exposed to the coronavirus and we’re closer to getting Pelosi as our President than we were even a week ago. Do we think Trump will die? Unlikely, simply for the reason that evil never dies. It goes on eating Kentucky Fried Chicken and snorting Adderall forever. But a positive diagnosis could knock him out of the Presidency. He could become so fearful that he resigns and flees to Moscow. Pence will probably be right behind him.
Today people are rumormongering the fear that Trump will enact marshal law and cancel the election. Don’t worry. It’s not our Reichstag moment wherein Hitler canceled Germany’s elections. The country isn’t as broken as Germany was in the 30s. Additionally, while we’ve got a long and most likely tragic road ahead of us, we’re starting to see how dangerous a poor leader is. We’ve been railing against Trump for years. But people are now going to feel the terror of no leadership and pay the cost personally. We hate to say this, but perhaps, in the end, it will be good for them, and ultimately, good for the country’s future.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--For Bernie Sanders, things are about to get particularly ugly

Another Tuesday looms for Bernie Sanders , and the question on everyone ’ s mind is whether Bernie Sanders will continue with his campaign or end it .
Realistically , Florida will end things for him .
Let ’ s take a look at the Sunshine State .
The winner in Florida will receive 219 delegates .
Politico believes that “ no state accentuates Sanders ’ weaknesses and Biden ’ s strengths quite like Florida.
” What does that mean ?
Biden ’ s name is written all over Florida : a large Black population , two-thirds over 50 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Bernie Sanders has enjoyed the support of Latinos , Florida is a different story .
A poll released Wednesday shows that Florida Hispanics have a negative view of the word “ socialist.
” Sanders compromised himself in his appearance on 60 Minutes , where he crowed about Fidel Castro ’ s literacy and healthcare plans .
Many Latinos in Miami came from Cuba and don ’ t exactly share Sanders ’ view of Castro .
A poll conducted by University of North Florida shows Biden beating Sanders by a three-to-one margin overall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If Sanders seriously thinks debating Biden on Sunday is going to change any of this , he is sadly mistaken .
Bernie Sanders and his team made a huge mistake by lumping all Latinos/Hispanics together .
In the case of Castro , Sanders ’ words were a huge red flag .
What was his campaign ’ s response ?
“ Not a big deal .
This is red-baiting from the establishment and really it ’ s just Cubans from Miami who care about this and they ’ re Republicans and they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extremely cavalier attitude .
Politico shared a poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy which shows that Florida Hispanics are of different backgrounds — Cuban , Puerto Rican , Central America , and South America—and they are all against a socialist candidate at a rate of 70 % to 18 % .
Sanders and his campaign are apparently oblivious to these facts .
The poll further showed that if Sanders were the Democratic nominee running against Trump , Trump would win in a landslide .
Yet another poll , UNF , showed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ margin of 65-28 , Black voters choose Biden 68 % to 18 % , and white voters , who make up 60 % of Florida ’ s primary electorate , chose Biden 67 % to 21 % .
Sanders needs every vote he can get .
He can forget those .
Putting the final nail in Sanders ’ coffin , Joe Biden has introduced a plan to combat COVID-19 .
He revealed his plan in a speech , and he sounded way more presidential than Trump could ever dream .
He also took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we already know : Trump has completely dropped the ball on COVID-19 , calling it a “ foreign ” disease , lying , and cranking up his misinformation machine .
This is not going to help Trump in November , though likely , nothing will .
Sanders needs to drop out , endorse Biden , and try to convince his supporters to vote for Biden rather than to sit home , as some of them are threatening to do .
We are always crowing about our right to vote , thereby participating in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pouting instead of participating , because Bernie didn ’ t get the nomination , doesn ’ t help anything .
Let ’ s see if Bernie does the right thing Wednesday morning .

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Another Tuesday looms for Bernie Sanders, and the question on everyone’s mind is whether Bernie Sanders will continue with his campaign or end it. Realistically, Florida will end things for him. Let’s take a look at the Sunshine State.
The winner in Florida will receive 219 delegates. Politico believes that “no state accentuates Sanders’ weaknesses and Biden’s strengths quite like Florida.” What does that mean? Biden’s name is written all over Florida: a large Black population, two-thirds over 50, and 60% conservative or moderate. While Bernie Sanders has enjoyed the support of Latinos, Florida is a different story. A poll released Wednesday shows that Florida Hispanics have a negative view of the word “socialist.” Sanders compromised himself in his appearance on 60 Minutes, where he crowed about Fidel Castro’s literacy and healthcare plans. Many Latinos in Miami came from Cuba and don’t exactly share Sanders’ view of Castro. A poll conducted by University of North Florida shows Biden beating Sanders by a three-to-one margin overall or 66% to 22%. If Sanders seriously thinks debating Biden on Sunday is going to change any of this, he is sadly mistaken.
Bernie Sanders and his team made a huge mistake by lumping all Latinos/Hispanics together. In the case of Castro, Sanders’ words were a huge red flag. What was his campaign’s response? “Not a big deal. This is red-baiting from the establishment and really it’s just Cubans from Miami who care about this and they’re Republicans and they’re not voting for us anyway.” What an extremely cavalier attitude. Politico shared a poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy which shows that Florida Hispanics are of different backgrounds — Cuban, Puerto Rican, Central America, and South America—and they are all against a socialist candidate at a rate of 70% to 18%.
Sanders and his campaign are apparently oblivious to these facts. The poll further showed that if Sanders were the Democratic nominee running against Trump, Trump would win in a landslide. Yet another poll, UNF, showed that Hispanics favor Biden over Sanders by a margin of 65-28, Black voters choose Biden 68% to 18%, and white voters, who make up 60% of Florida’s primary electorate, chose Biden 67% to 21%. Sanders needs every vote he can get. He can forget those.
Putting the final nail in Sanders’ coffin, Joe Biden has introduced a plan to combat COVID-19. He revealed his plan in a speech, and he sounded way more presidential than Trump could ever dream. He also took the opportunity to remind us of what we already know: Trump has completely dropped the ball on COVID-19, calling it a “foreign” disease, lying, and cranking up his misinformation machine. This is not going to help Trump in November, though likely, nothing will.
Sanders needs to drop out, endorse Biden, and try to convince his supporters to vote for Biden rather than to sit home, as some of them are threatening to do. We are always crowing about our right to vote, thereby participating in choosing our leaders. Sitting at home pouting instead of participating, because Bernie didn’t get the nomination, doesn’t help anything. Let’s see if Bernie does the right thing Wednesday morning.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Pete Buttigieg slam dunks Donald Trump

Pete Buttigieg slam dunks Donald Trump

Pete Buttigieg is slightly unemployed at the moment , though we have a sneaking suspicion he ’ ll turn up @ @ @ @ @ cabinet , as Biden appears intent on putting together a team of all stars .
@ @ @ @ @ taking advantage of his downtime to guest host Jimmy Kimmel Live .
He used his @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , as well as some other people named Trump :

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Pete Buttigieg is slightly unemployed at the moment, though we have a sneaking suspicion he’ll turn up in Joe Biden’s cabinet, as Biden appears intent on putting together a team of all stars. For now, Pete is taking advantage of his downtime to guest host Jimmy Kimmel Live. He used his opening monologue to go after Donald Trump, as well as some other people named Trump:
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--This is life and death

This is life and death

When Trump was sworn in on inauguration day , most people were filled with emotions ranging from fear to absolute incredulousness .
Most sane Americans likely began with a statement similar to WTF , or how did we get here ?
Some people , mostly cable news pundits , quickly realized that having Trump in the White House would result in amazing ratings .
Sure , that assumption has clearly been proven expedient to many careers , but the coverage has done nothing to actually protect or advance America .
During Trump ’ s sniffling , monotone speech on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Due to this failed attempt to connect with the American public , stock market futures immediately fell .
A day later and the stock market is in an even worse position .
The elderly – those most at risk to contract the virus – have consistently failed to properly make necessary actions to protect themselves .
Sadly , statistically those who are most susceptive to the virus continue to receive all of their information from Fox News .
In spite of all evidence to the contrary , Fox had a “ doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blew off the knowledge provided by legitimate professionals .
During her talk , she recommended ignoring recommendations from the CDC while advocating for people to hug each other , while she insisted that the world has gone crazy .
The result of Fox continuing to spew lies and debunked conspiracy theories will only be more deaths .
By ignoring professional advice , a good percentage of Fox viewers will make bad choices .
This is not a game , people .
And the allowance to continue the spread of lies will likely be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease .

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When Trump was sworn in on inauguration day, most people were filled with emotions ranging from fear to absolute incredulousness. Most sane Americans likely began with a statement similar to WTF, or how did we get here? Some people, mostly cable news pundits, quickly realized that having Trump in the White House would result in amazing ratings. Sure, that assumption has clearly been proven expedient to many careers, but the coverage has done nothing to actually protect or advance America.
During Trump’s sniffling, monotone speech on Wednesday, he did nothing to expel concerns. Due to this failed attempt to connect with the American public, stock market futures immediately fell. A day later and the stock market is in an even worse position. The elderly – those most at risk to contract the virus – have consistently failed to properly make necessary actions to protect themselves.
Sadly, statistically those who are most susceptive to the virus continue to receive all of their information from Fox News. In spite of all evidence to the contrary, Fox had a “doctor” on the air yesterday who completely blew off the knowledge provided by legitimate professionals. During her talk, she recommended ignoring recommendations from the CDC while advocating for people to hug each other, while she insisted that the world has gone crazy.
The result of Fox continuing to spew lies and debunked conspiracy theories will only be more deaths. By ignoring professional advice, a good percentage of Fox viewers will make bad choices. This is not a game, people. And the allowance to continue the spread of lies will likely be more devastating than the actual spread of the disease.
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palmerreport--2020-03-13--Somebody get this zombie off the stage

Somebody get this zombie off the stage

If this week has shown us anything , it ’ s that we don ’ t have a President of the United States .
We haven ’ t had one for three years , of course .
But until recently we had a scheming half-wit criminal for President .
Now that things have really gone wrong , we have a lumbering half-dead zombie for President .
This guy can ’ t even sit behind a desk and act like he ’ s among the living for a few minutes while the cameras are pointed at him .
Reading words off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge for him .
Americans are going to bounce him in November anyway .
No one wants him in charge right now .
Wall Street wants him off the stage .
So it ’ s time .
Mike Pence , if you ’ re listening , just go ahead and invoke the 25th Amendment .
You ’ ll get to be President for a few months , and then you can just disappear .
Oh , so maybe Mike Pence isn ’ t up to it ?
Senate Republicans , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re willing to actually remove Trump this time , so Pelosi can impeach him again .
Impeach him for mental incompetence if you want .
Turning into a zombie is a totally nonpartisan issue .
Just get rid of him .
Half of you Senate Republicans are itching to run for President in Trump ’ s place in November anyway , at least those of you who aren ’ t still in quarantine by then .
It ’ s truly time for Donald Trump to leave the stage .
He ’ s got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a resignation deal in exchange for partial criminal immunity .
Maybe his kids can talk him into taking it .
Of course he ’ s been exposed to the coronavirus and he ’ s apparently refusing to get tested for it , so – in all morbid seriousness – the guy may not be around much longer anyway .

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If this week has shown us anything, it’s that we don’t have a President of the United States. We haven’t had one for three years, of course. But until recently we had a scheming half-wit criminal for President. Now that things have really gone wrong, we have a lumbering half-dead zombie for President.
This guy can’t even sit behind a desk and act like he’s among the living for a few minutes while the cameras are pointed at him. Reading words off a screen is too big of a challenge for him. Americans are going to bounce him in November anyway. No one wants him in charge right now. Wall Street wants him off the stage. So it’s time. Mike Pence, if you’re listening, just go ahead and invoke the 25th Amendment. You’ll get to be President for a few months, and then you can just disappear.
Oh, so maybe Mike Pence isn’t up to it? Senate Republicans, it’s your turn. Announce that you’re willing to actually remove Trump this time, so Pelosi can impeach him again. Impeach him for mental incompetence if you want. Turning into a zombie is a totally nonpartisan issue. Just get rid of him. Half of you Senate Republicans are itching to run for President in Trump’s place in November anyway, at least those of you who aren’t still in quarantine by then.
It’s truly time for Donald Trump to leave the stage. He’s got a nice opportunity right now to cut a resignation deal in exchange for partial criminal immunity. Maybe his kids can talk him into taking it. Of course he’s been exposed to the coronavirus and he’s apparently refusing to get tested for it, so – in all morbid seriousness – the guy may not be around much longer anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump’s kids targeted in devastating new TV ad

Several days ago , Mike Bloomberg ’ s political operation let it be known to the media that if Senate @ @ @ @ @ into the phony Hunter Biden scandal , Bloomberg would retaliate by running TV ads exposing @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s kids .
The Senate then backed down , and Bloomberg hasn @ @ @ @ @ But now a different entity has .
The Lincoln Project , run by Republicans who @ @ @ @ @ debuted this devastating TV ad aimed at Donald Trump ’ s kids :

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Several days ago, Mike Bloomberg’s political operation let it be known to the media that if Senate Republicans launch a sham investigation into the phony Hunter Biden scandal, Bloomberg would retaliate by running TV ads exposing the very real scandals of Donald Trump’s kids. The Senate then backed down, and Bloomberg hasn’t gone there. But now a different entity has.
The Lincoln Project, run by Republicans who oppose Donald Trump, just debuted this devastating TV ad aimed at Donald Trump’s kids:
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Mitch McConnell just screwed us all again

Yesterday , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin hammered out bipartisan coronavirus response legislation .
Donald Trump then voiced his support for it on Twitter .
Late last night , the House passed the legislation .
Now all that ’ s left is for the Republican Senate to rubber-stamp it .
The Senate will indeed rubber-stamp it , because Trump has already publicly told them to do so .
The trouble is , that apparently won ’ t happen until Monday .
Why ?
On Thursday , Mitch McConnell reluctantly agreed to cancel the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on taking a three day weekend first .
So the Senate won ’ t be in session until Monday .
Mitch McConnell pulled this crap , knowing full well that the House could pass emergency legislation on Friday .
All he had to do was keep the Senate in session , haul everyone in today for a quick vote , and call it day .
Instead he ’ s screwed us by delaying this legislation ’ s passage by two days , on a matter where every hour counts .
Hopefully the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all .

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Yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin hammered out bipartisan coronavirus response legislation. Donald Trump then voiced his support for it on Twitter. Late last night, the House passed the legislation. Now all that’s left is for the Republican Senate to rubber-stamp it.
The Senate will indeed rubber-stamp it, because Trump has already publicly told them to do so. The trouble is, that apparently won’t happen until Monday. Why? On Thursday, Mitch McConnell reluctantly agreed to cancel the Senate’s upcoming recess, but insisted on taking a three day weekend first. So the Senate won’t be in session until Monday.
Mitch McConnell pulled this crap, knowing full well that the House could pass emergency legislation on Friday. All he had to do was keep the Senate in session, haul everyone in today for a quick vote, and call it day. Instead he’s screwed us by delaying this legislation’s passage by two days, on a matter where every hour counts. Hopefully the Senate will come in and vote today after all.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--The real reason Donald Trump is still refusing to get tested for coronavirus

During his disastrous press conference on Friday , the only potentially constructive thing Donald Trump said was that he was planning to get tested for the coronavirus .
This is crucial , because Trump was directly exposed to the virus last weekend , and since that time he ’ s appeared to be gravely ill in his public appearances .
But then late Friday night , Donald Trump had his doctor release a statement explaining why Trump doesn ’ t need to be tested or quarantined .
The surreal part is that the letter flat out admits that Trump shook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , and that Trump spent the evening sharing a table with another person who has coronavirus .
Setting aside the medical malpractice of this doctor , it ’ s painfully clear that Trump needs to be tested .
The United States can ’ t have a President who doesn ’ t know if he ’ s infected with a deadly virus .
Of course this leaves the overriding question of why Donald Trump is still refusing to get tested .
There ’ s really only one plausible explanation : he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t that prompt any normal person to want to get tested ?
Yes , but Trump isn ’ t normal .
He ’ s the kind of psychologically broken person who would rather not know he has it , so he can keep pretending he ’ s fine .
Also , he knows his presidency is hanging on by a thread as it is .
If it turns out he has this virus , considering his age and existing poor health , there ’ s good chance he finally could get @ @ @ @

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During his disastrous press conference on Friday, the only potentially constructive thing Donald Trump said was that he was planning to get tested for the coronavirus. This is crucial, because Trump was directly exposed to the virus last weekend, and since that time he’s appeared to be gravely ill in his public appearances.
But then late Friday night, Donald Trump had his doctor release a statement explaining why Trump doesn’t need to be tested or quarantined. The surreal part is that the letter flat out admits that Trump shook the hand of one person who has coronavirus, and that Trump spent the evening sharing a table with another person who has coronavirus. Setting aside the medical malpractice of this doctor, it’s painfully clear that Trump needs to be tested. The United States can’t have a President who doesn’t know if he’s infected with a deadly virus.
Of course this leaves the overriding question of why Donald Trump is still refusing to get tested. There’s really only one plausible explanation: he’s afraid he has it. Wait, wouldn’t that prompt any normal person to want to get tested? Yes, but Trump isn’t normal. He’s the kind of psychologically broken person who would rather not know he has it, so he can keep pretending he’s fine. Also, he knows his presidency is hanging on by a thread as it is. If it turns out he has this virus, considering his age and existing poor health, there’s good chance he finally could get ousted from office.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago facing coronavirus explosion

On Friday , the news broke that a second person who attended last weekend ’ s Mar-a-Lago social gathering has since tested positive for the coronavirus .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that once the number got to two , it certainly wasn ’ t going to stop .
Sure enough , as of late Friday night , that number has grown to three , according to the Washington Post .
This isn ’ t remotely surprising .
Someone infected with the virus doesn ’ t show up and give it to just one other person .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected with the virus doesn ’ t show up and give it to just two other people , either .
In the coming days , we ’ ll hear about a whole lot more people from that event who are infected .
The kicker is that , based on photographic evidence , we know that Donald Trump and Mike Pence were both directly exposed to the virus .
Yet neither is in quarantine , and Trump keeps making up excuses for why he hasn ’ t been tested .
We ’ ve already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rick Scott put themselves into quarantine , even though their exposure appears to have been less than that of Trump .
We could end up seeing dozens of coronavirus cases coming out of that fateful Mar-a-Lago event – and yet Trump is still pretending he ’ s the only one who ’ s , what , magically immune ?

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On Friday, the news broke that a second person who attended last weekend’s Mar-a-Lago social gathering has since tested positive for the coronavirus. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that once the number got to two, it certainly wasn’t going to stop.
Sure enough, as of late Friday night, that number has grown to three, according to the Washington Post. This isn’t remotely surprising. Someone infected with the virus doesn’t show up and give it to just one other person. Here’s the thing: someone infected with the virus doesn’t show up and give it to just two other people, either. In the coming days, we’ll hear about a whole lot more people from that event who are infected.
The kicker is that, based on photographic evidence, we know that Donald Trump and Mike Pence were both directly exposed to the virus. Yet neither is in quarantine, and Trump keeps making up excuses for why he hasn’t been tested. We’ve already seen fellow Mar-a-Lago attendees Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott put themselves into quarantine, even though their exposure appears to have been less than that of Trump. We could end up seeing dozens of coronavirus cases coming out of that fateful Mar-a-Lago event – and yet Trump is still pretending he’s the only one who’s, what, magically immune?
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Donald Trump just made his coronavirus exposure scandal even worse for himself

When he was pressed on the matter this afternoon during his press conference , Donald Trump said that he would @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , in light of having been directly exposed to it at Mar-a-Lago this past @ @ @ @ @ is apparently backtracking on this , as he ’ s forced his doctor to release @ @ @ @ @ test is needed : JUST IN : White House puts out memo from Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ two people who developed coronavirus does n't require self-quarantine or a test .
pic.twitter.com/A0zIXM5gfL Donald @ @ @ @ @ a coward and take the darned test .
We can ’ t have the President @ @ @ @ @ around potentially infecting people – particularly considering he ’ s been in visibly poor health @ @ @ @ @ appearances .
If he ’ s not willing to get tested , he needs to @ @

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When he was pressed on the matter this afternoon during his press conference, Donald Trump said that he would eventually take a test for coronavirus, in light of having been directly exposed to it at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend. But now Trump is apparently backtracking on this, as he’s forced his doctor to release a statement explaining why no test is needed:
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JUST IN: White House puts out memo from Trump's physician saying his exposure to two people who developed coronavirus doesn't require self-quarantine or a test. pic.twitter.com/A0zIXM5gfL — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 14, 2020
Donald Trump needs to stop being a coward and take the darned test. We can’t have the President of the United States running around potentially infecting people – particularly considering he’s been in visibly poor health during his last two public appearances. If he’s not willing to get tested, he needs to resign.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Fox Business Network shuts down Trish Regan show just days after her pro-Trump meltdown

Just a few days ago , Fox Business Network host Trish Regan used her show to deliver an unhinged tirade @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis in the United States was essentially a Democratic Party plot to impeach Donald @ @ @ @ @ along those lines ; it was honestly pretty difficult to follow .
Now it turns @ @ @ @ @ air , at least for now : I want to let everyone know that Trish @ @ @ @ @ hiatus .
FBN has taken prudent steps to limit staffing levels and is prioritizing its @ @ @ @ @ I fully support this decision — we all must to do our part to keep @ @ @ @ @ TrishRegan So what do all of you think ?
Is this really a safety precaution @ @ @ @ @ this as an excuse to get Trish Regan off the air after her humiliating meltdown @

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Just a few days ago, Fox Business Network host Trish Regan used her show to deliver an unhinged tirade. She claimed that the coronavirus crisis in the United States was essentially a Democratic Party plot to impeach Donald Trump again, or something along those lines; it was honestly pretty difficult to follow. Now it turns out Regan is off the air, at least for now:
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I want to let everyone know that Trish Regan Primetime is now on hiatus. FBN has taken prudent steps to limit staffing levels and is prioritizing its coverage during market hours. I fully support this decision — we all must to do our part to keep our colleagues safe. #TrishRegan — Trish Regan (@trish_regan) March 14, 2020
So what do all of you think? Is this really a safety precaution, or is Fox using this as an excuse to get Trish Regan off the air after her humiliating meltdown?
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Desperate Donald Trump is resorting to having people’s microphones cut off

When PBS News Hour reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked Donald Trump a tough question today that he didn ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ a “ nasty question ” and then went out of his way to avoid properly @ @ @ @ @ somewhat surprising that Alcindor didn ’ t interject with a followup question when Trump tried @ @ @ @ @ reporter .
Now we know why .
Yamiche Alcindor appeared on MSNBC tonight and told @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump reacted negatively to her question , her microphone was immediately cut off .
@ @ @ @ @ was trying to ask a followup question , but none of us could hear her @ @ @ @ @ just coming from her , either : So now we know that Donald Trump and @ @ @ @ @ , so flailing , so out of ideas for how to handle any of this @ @ @ @ @ to cutting off reporters ’ microphones so that Trump can dodge the questions he doesn @ @ @ @ @ is beyond the pale , yet not unexpected .

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When PBS News Hour reporter Yamiche Alcindor asked Donald Trump a tough question today that he didn’t like, he insisted it was a “nasty question” and then went out of his way to avoid properly answering it. It was somewhat surprising that Alcindor didn’t interject with a followup question when Trump tried to move on to another reporter. Now we know why.
Yamiche Alcindor appeared on MSNBC tonight and told host Joy Reid that once Donald Trump reacted negatively to her question, her microphone was immediately cut off. In other words, she was trying to ask a followup question, but none of us could hear her. That’s not just coming from her, either:
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I spent two and a half years covering the WH. MANY press conferences. Reporters’ microphones were never cut off. But today they were – repeatedly – when tough follow up questions were asked. So obvious. — Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) March 13, 2020
So now we know that Donald Trump and his handlers are so desperate, so flailing, so out of ideas for how to handle any of this, they’re resorting to cutting off reporters’ microphones so that Trump can dodge the questions he doesn’t like. This is beyond the pale, yet not unexpected.
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palmerreport--2020-03-14--Joe Biden just sealed the deal

Joe Biden just sealed the deal

With Donald Trump circling the drain and the nation in crisis , Americans are desperately looking to get rid of him .
The one and only way to do that is to unite behind Joe Biden and make sure he wins in November .
Of course Biden has been fending off a fledging primary challenge , but no more .
New poll numbers today confirm the trend that we already saw developing in this upcoming Tuesday ’ s primary contests .
Five new polls now have Joe Biden up by an astounding average of 42.8 points in Florida .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , 29.5 points in Illinois , and 22 points in Ohio , according to RealClearPolitics .
When someone is up by this many points a few days before voting takes place , it just about never goes the other way .
Moreover , we ’ ve consistently seen in this election when the polls do err at all , it ’ s in Joe Biden ’ s favor .
He ’ s going to win all four states on Tuesday in a massive blowout .
After that , no one outside Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention to what Sanders says .
He ’ d do well to use Sunday ’ s debate to get what he wants from Biden and endorse him on the spot , while Sanders still has any leverage at all .

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With Donald Trump circling the drain and the nation in crisis, Americans are desperately looking to get rid of him. The one and only way to do that is to unite behind Joe Biden and make sure he wins in November. Of course Biden has been fending off a fledging primary challenge, but no more.
New poll numbers today confirm the trend that we already saw developing in this upcoming Tuesday’s primary contests. Five new polls now have Joe Biden up by an astounding average of 42.8 points in Florida. Biden is also up by 22.5 points in Arizona, 29.5 points in Illinois, and 22 points in Ohio, according to RealClearPolitics.
When someone is up by this many points a few days before voting takes place, it just about never goes the other way. Moreover, we’ve consistently seen in this election when the polls do err at all, it’s in Joe Biden’s favor. He’s going to win all four states on Tuesday in a massive blowout. After that, no one outside Bernie Sanders’ most devoted fans will pay attention to what Sanders says. He’d do well to use Sunday’s debate to get what he wants from Biden and endorse him on the spot, while Sanders still has any leverage at all.
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