palmerreport--2020-11-13--Donald Trump has lost – and not just in the United States

It ought to remind every American that no nation is immune to foolishness when we recall that Britain is home to two of the most profoundly stupid conspiracy theories of all time .
I ’ m referring to the alien crop circles hoax and the anti-vaxxer hoax .
What ’ s especially instructive about these two banal swindles is both of them were begun by subsequently-exposed fraudsters .
The ( admittedly mostly harmless ) crop circles idiocy was invented by two lads in a pub who ’ d had too much to drink and too much time on their hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by defrocked Dr. Andrew Wakefield , an evil cretin who stood to make millions from a lie of his own invention , a lie that has since caused the reemergence of some particularly nasty childhood illnesses and tragically unnecessary deaths worldwide .
For my money Wakefield should receive special recognition in some kind of hall of infamy , particularly today .
Many people will refuse the coming coronavirus vaccine thanks to him , because science is one thing but the bogeyman is another , and the bogeyman of ignorance about how vaccines work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the world and alive in the minds of the unreachable ignorant .
All of which is to say , folly exists here in Britain just as it does everywhere else , and it is every bit as perniciously contagious as coronavirus .
Fortunately the sunshine of rationality breaks through the clouds of ignorance here too , as it did so spectacularly this past week in America .
Sometimes good triumphs over evil in the end , and good is contagious too .
We have Labour MP Angela Eagle to thank for speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when , during Wednesday ’ s Prime Minister ’ s Question Time she said to Boris Johnson , “ The Prime Minister spoke for many of us when he called yesterday to congratulate President-Elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their emphatic win in the US Presidential election .
So does the Prime Minister now have any advice for his erstwhile best friend , President Trump , whose continuing refusal to accept the result is both embarrassing for him and dangerous for American democracy ?
” To his credit , Boris Johnson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he offered no advice for his “ erstwhile friend.
” Trump is a has-been , and Boris knows it .
The Prime Minister only confirmed that it was his job to have good relations with the White House , and he repeated that he looked forward to working with the Biden administration on the problem of climate change — an indirect repudiation of Trump and his deliberate snub of climate science .
Johnson has long endured ( or enjoyed , depending on who you ask ) a reputation as Trump ’ s closest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to watch him inch away by changing the subject and ignoring Trump ’ s baseless claim that he was cheated out of a second term .
Johnson joined the rest of Europe , Mexico and Canada in congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden on his spectacular humiliation of Trump .
The list of leaders who haven ’ t are just the ones you ’ d expect : Russia ’ s Putin , North Korea ’ s Kim Jong-un , Brazil ’ s Bolsonaro and China ’ s President Xi .
To round out the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either , and I don ’ t believe he ever will .
Meanwhile the toxic manbaby infesting the People ’ s House continues to deny reality as his crowd of former supporters turn their backs on him and the applause fades away .
Based on my experience with humanity ’ s most toxic archetype , the malignant narcissist , I predict Donald Trump will never acknowledge that he was beaten by Joe Biden , and it will remain a principle narrative of the rest of his miserable life .
By refusing to admit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is now the 46th President of the United States , Donald Trump once again has put the American people at risk for the sake of his own diaphanous ego .
Without the necessary security briefings , the President-Elect will be unable to formulate policy and put in place safeguards to ensure a smooth transition between administrations .
This policy and procedure gap will put America at risk and represent a dangerous time .
Trump cares nothing about this .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are soon to be up to five million reasons and more , each in the form of a vote from Americans who want him gone .
Nothing Donald Trump can do or say will alter that palpable reality .
He has lost , and the rest of the world knows it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It ought to remind every American that no nation is immune to foolishness when we recall that Britain is home to two of the most profoundly stupid conspiracy theories of all time. I’m referring to the alien crop circles hoax and the anti-vaxxer hoax.
What’s especially instructive about these two banal swindles is both of them were begun by subsequently-exposed fraudsters. The (admittedly mostly harmless) crop circles idiocy was invented by two lads in a pub who’d had too much to drink and too much time on their hands. The dangerous vaxxer swindle was begun by defrocked Dr. Andrew Wakefield, an evil cretin who stood to make millions from a lie of his own invention, a lie that has since caused the reemergence of some particularly nasty childhood illnesses and tragically unnecessary deaths worldwide.
For my money Wakefield should receive special recognition in some kind of hall of infamy, particularly today. Many people will refuse the coming coronavirus vaccine thanks to him, because science is one thing but the bogeyman is another, and the bogeyman of ignorance about how vaccines work and why we need them is abroad throughout the world and alive in the minds of the unreachable ignorant.
All of which is to say, folly exists here in Britain just as it does everywhere else, and it is every bit as perniciously contagious as coronavirus. Fortunately the sunshine of rationality breaks through the clouds of ignorance here too, as it did so spectacularly this past week in America. Sometimes good triumphs over evil in the end, and good is contagious too.
We have Labour MP Angela Eagle to thank for speaking up about the elephant in the room when, during Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Question Time she said to Boris Johnson, “The Prime Minister spoke for many of us when he called yesterday to congratulate President-Elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their emphatic win in the US Presidential election. So does the Prime Minister now have any advice for his erstwhile best friend, President Trump, whose continuing refusal to accept the result is both embarrassing for him and dangerous for American democracy?”
To his credit, Boris Johnson, spent little time on Trump, and he offered no advice for his “erstwhile friend.” Trump is a has-been, and Boris knows it. The Prime Minister only confirmed that it was his job to have good relations with the White House, and he repeated that he looked forward to working with the Biden administration on the problem of climate change — an indirect repudiation of Trump and his deliberate snub of climate science.
Johnson has long endured (or enjoyed, depending on who you ask) a reputation as Trump’s closest European ally. It’s amusing to watch him inch away by changing the subject and ignoring Trump’s baseless claim that he was cheated out of a second term.
Johnson joined the rest of Europe, Mexico and Canada in congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden on his spectacular humiliation of Trump. The list of leaders who haven’t are just the ones you’d expect: Russia’s Putin, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, Brazil’s Bolsonaro and China’s President Xi. To round out the company, Trump hasn’t congratulated Biden either, and I don’t believe he ever will.
Meanwhile the toxic manbaby infesting the People’s House continues to deny reality as his crowd of former supporters turn their backs on him and the applause fades away. Based on my experience with humanity’s most toxic archetype, the malignant narcissist, I predict Donald Trump will never acknowledge that he was beaten by Joe Biden, and it will remain a principle narrative of the rest of his miserable life.
By refusing to admit what every sane person knows, that Joe Biden is now the 46th President of the United States, Donald Trump once again has put the American people at risk for the sake of his own diaphanous ego. Without the necessary security briefings, the President-Elect will be unable to formulate policy and put in place safeguards to ensure a smooth transition between administrations. This policy and procedure gap will put America at risk and represent a dangerous time. Trump cares nothing about this.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States. Indeed, there are soon to be up to five million reasons and more, each in the form of a vote from Americans who want him gone. Nothing Donald Trump can do or say will alter that palpable reality. He has lost, and the rest of the world knows it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Even Geraldo Rivera says it’s over for his pal Donald Trump

– Geraldo Rivera now says he ’ s personally trying to convince Donald Trump to do the right thing and @ @ @ @ @ still hesitant .
That ’ s right , Donald Trump is even less presidential than @ @ @ @ @ : I won .
Twitter : you keep using that word .
I do not @ @ @ @ @ think it means .
– I saw “ Chapter 11 ” trending and just assumed @ @ @ @ @ .
– Tweet of the day , from Amy Siskind : “ This Alito speech @ @ @ @ @ importance of the Georgia runoffs .
If we want to fix McConnell ’ s court @ @ @ @ @ control of the Senate too .
Our Supreme Court needs to be repaired to have @ @ @ @ @ .
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– Geraldo Rivera now says he’s personally trying to convince Donald Trump to do the right thing and concede, but Trump is still hesitant. That’s right, Donald Trump is even less presidential than Geraldo Rivera.
– Trump: I won. Twitter: you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
– I saw “Chapter 11” trending and just assumed Donald Trump went bankrupt again.
– Tweet of the day, from Amy Siskind: “This Alito speech is a reminder about the importance of the Georgia runoffs. If we want to fix McConnell’s court packing, we will need control of the Senate too. Our Supreme Court needs to be repaired to have any credibility as an institution.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Donald Trump has made a huge mistake

Donald Trump has made a huge mistake

– Donald Trump has made a huge mistake by going a week without speaking in public .
It ’ s not clear if he ’ s trying to make us miss him , or if he ’ s just pouting , or some combination of both .
But either way , he ’ s given us a taste of what it ’ ll be like when he ’ s gone – no chaos and a newfound ability to focus on more important things – and it ’ s only making us more eager to be rid of him .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Twitter slapped a warning label on it that confirms Biden did win .
That pretty much sums up how this entire delusional farce is going for Trump .
– The government of China just congratulated Joe Biden on his win .
This is a big deal .
China could have chosen to drag this out as a way of trying to weaken Biden ’ s negotiating position in the early days of his presidency .
Instead China is opting to fall in line fairly quickly , a sign that it knows better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of thing .
– Tweet of the day , from Jimmy Kimmel : “ One reason Trump ’ s advisors are so worried he might not be able to win , is because he lost .
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– Donald Trump has made a huge mistake by going a week without speaking in public. It’s not clear if he’s trying to make us miss him, or if he’s just pouting, or some combination of both. But either way, he’s given us a taste of what it’ll be like when he’s gone – no chaos and a newfound ability to focus on more important things – and it’s only making us more eager to be rid of him.
– Trump tweeted “Biden did not win.” Twitter slapped a warning label on it that confirms Biden did win. That pretty much sums up how this entire delusional farce is going for Trump.
– The government of China just congratulated Joe Biden on his win. This is a big deal. China could have chosen to drag this out as a way of trying to weaken Biden’s negotiating position in the early days of his presidency. Instead China is opting to fall in line fairly quickly, a sign that it knows better than to mess with Biden on this kind of thing.
– Tweet of the day, from Jimmy Kimmel: “One reason Trump’s advisors are so worried he might not be able to win, is because he lost.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-13--Donald Trump’s dangerous last gasps

Donald Trump’s dangerous last gasps

Donald Trump ’ s refusal to concede the election can have wide-reaching ramifications and threaten national security , yet he continues along the path to nowhere .
According to the AP , Trump ’ s legal team has nothing .
A judge in Philadelphia asked Trump ’ s lawyer whether he had found any signs of fraud among the 592 ballots they are challenging .
His answer ?
“ No.
” The issue , even more telling than any evidence of fraud , is that 592 votes will put Trump nowhere near President Elect Biden ’ s 45,000 vote lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an effort in futility , wasted time , and wasted money .
Loyola University professor Justin Levitt , a former Justice Department election official , calls the lawsuits “ an attempt to appease the ego in chief.
” Election legal expert Rick Hasen points out that the lack of high-powered litigators speaks volumes .
“ There are certain names of elite lawyers that signal to the Supreme Court that something is serious , ” but Trump ’ s campaign has put Rudy Giuliani and David Bossie—who is not even a lawyer—in charge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is surprised that Giuliani chose Four Seasons Total Landscaping as the site of his all-important press conference ?
Trump is grasping for straws , and according to Politico , a group of approximately 142 former national security officials are not amused by this latest Keystone Kops episode coming from the White House .
The security officials — some of whom worked under Trump — believe that the delay in recognizing Joe Biden ’ s victory “ poses a serious risk to national security.
” Until such time as Biden is recognized , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which can contain vital information .
When the government refused to acknowledge George Bush in his contested election , Politico reported that Clinton let him read the daily briefing anyway .
Despite Clinton ’ s graciousness , the 9/11 Commission found that the delay in the transition ultimately caused the 9/11 attack .
Because of the forced cut in the transition period , a six-month staffing delay occurred in Bush ’ s national security teams , which left the U.S. “ more vulnerable to foreign attack.
” As a result , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is displaying .
Instead of doing what he and his team should be doing for the good of our country , Politico reported that Trump ’ s top aides are trying to push through legislation on immigration , trade , health care , China , and school choice .
What do they hope to accomplish ?
Perhaps they are trying to preserve Trump ’ s “ legacy , ” but we do not need their help .
Trump ’ s legacy of hate is forever emblazoned on our memories .
Why people continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is mindboggling .
He has always done things for the good of himself and his rich friends , and now , he wants to inflict more damage before he leaves .
Donald Trump needs to understand that he is done , and nothing he does now will do him any good .
It can only do us harm , but Trump has never had good intentions for any of us .
Why would he change now ?

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Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election can have wide-reaching ramifications and threaten national security, yet he continues along the path to nowhere. According to the AP, Trump’s legal team has nothing. A judge in Philadelphia asked Trump’s lawyer whether he had found any signs of fraud among the 592 ballots they are challenging. His answer? “No.”
The issue, even more telling than any evidence of fraud, is that 592 votes will put Trump nowhere near President Elect Biden’s 45,000 vote lead. The entire thing seems to be an effort in futility, wasted time, and wasted money. Loyola University professor Justin Levitt, a former Justice Department election official, calls the lawsuits “an attempt to appease the ego in chief.” Election legal expert Rick Hasen points out that the lack of high-powered litigators speaks volumes. “There are certain names of elite lawyers that signal to the Supreme Court that something is serious,” but Trump’s campaign has put Rudy Giuliani and David Bossie—who is not even a lawyer—in charge of this three-ring circus.
Who, then, is surprised that Giuliani chose Four Seasons Total Landscaping as the site of his all-important press conference? Trump is grasping for straws, and according to Politico, a group of approximately 142 former national security officials are not amused by this latest Keystone Kops episode coming from the White House.
The security officials — some of whom worked under Trump — believe that the delay in recognizing Joe Biden’s victory “poses a serious risk to national security.” Until such time as Biden is recognized, he will not receive the daily briefing, which can contain vital information. When the government refused to acknowledge George Bush in his contested election, Politico reported that Clinton let him read the daily briefing anyway. Despite Clinton’s graciousness, the 9/11 Commission found that the delay in the transition ultimately caused the 9/11 attack. Because of the forced cut in the transition period, a six-month staffing delay occurred in Bush’s national security teams, which left the U.S. “more vulnerable to foreign attack.”
As a result, the Commission frowns on the very behavior Trump is displaying. Instead of doing what he and his team should be doing for the good of our country, Politico reported that Trump’s top aides are trying to push through legislation on immigration, trade, health care, China, and school choice. What do they hope to accomplish? Perhaps they are trying to preserve Trump’s “legacy,” but we do not need their help. Trump’s legacy of hate is forever emblazoned on our memories.
Why people continue to stand up for “president” Trump is mindboggling. He has always done things for the good of himself and his rich friends, and now, he wants to inflict more damage before he leaves. Donald Trump needs to understand that he is done, and nothing he does now will do him any good. It can only do us harm, but Trump has never had good intentions for any of us. Why would he change now?
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Twitter is just pummeling Donald Trump at this point

– Trump just tweeted “ we win the State of Pennsylvania !
” Twitter slapped a disclaimer on it with a link that says “ Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election.
” When are they just going to kick Trump off ?
This is getting embarrassing for everyone involved .
On the other hand , we do get to keep seeing Trump humiliate himself with every new preempted tweet .
– Don ’ t tell me we can ’ t win the senate runoffs in Georgia .
We just won Georgia .
– Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hates Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State , which tells you how Trump ’ s day is going .
– Team Trump now says it ’ s going to “ release the Kraken.
” They must not have watched the end of the movie where the Kraken was defeated and sank .
– Tweet of the day , from actor Misha Collins : “ I ’ m so proud of all the Georgians who voted in force to flip their state blue & protect our country and our Constitution against tyranny .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Make sure you ’ re registered for the Senate runoff if you live in Georgia !
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– Trump just tweeted “we win the State of Pennsylvania!” Twitter slapped a disclaimer on it with a link that says “Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election.” When are they just going to kick Trump off? This is getting embarrassing for everyone involved. On the other hand, we do get to keep seeing Trump humiliate himself with every new preempted tweet.
– Don’t tell me we can’t win the senate runoffs in Georgia. We just won Georgia.
– Trump is now melting down about how much he hates Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, which tells you how Trump’s day is going.
– Team Trump now says it’s going to “release the Kraken.” They must not have watched the end of the movie where the Kraken was defeated and sank.
– Tweet of the day, from actor Misha Collins: “I’m so proud of all the Georgians who voted in force to flip their state blue & protect our country and our Constitution against tyranny. One more to go, guys. Make sure you’re registered for the Senate runoff if you live in Georgia!”
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump’s lawyers are bailing on him at a record pace

Is something afoot in Trump land ?
The Guardian reported that Trump ’ s high-powered lawyers moved to withdraw from the Pennsylvania ballot challenge case late Thursday night .
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur filed suit on behalf of Donald Trump on Monday , and now , they want out .
The case alleged that mail-in ballots created “ an illegal two-tiered voting system , ” which is inaccurate .
If a state rules that its citizens can vote by mail , then they can vote by mail .
There is nothing “ illegal ” about it .
So far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the withdrawal , especially with looming deadlines and a hearing scheduled .
Politico reported that it is “ highly unusual ” for a major law firm to withdraw from a suit it filed only a few days earlier .
In instances like this the judge ’ s approval is required , as such withdrawal is seen as potentially damaging to the litigant ’ s case .
Of course , one must have a case for that to matter .
Before Porter Wright requested withdrawal , the Trump campaign ’ s Arizona counsel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdraw from the Arizona case .
The Arizona judge granted the firm ’ s request , and according to the Guardian , that suit has been withdrawn in its entirety .
This comes amid the news on Friday night that Donald Trump has put Rudy Giuliani of all people in charge of his election legal team .
Even as Trump continues his ludicrous lawsuits , endangering our country with delays , Bipartisan Report revealed that Wisconsin has completed its vote canvass in 51 of 72 counties , and the news is not exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost 271 votes while Joe Biden gained 10 .
Wisconsin counties should complete their canvass in time to certify by the November 17 deadline .
Further , not one instance of fraud was detected in Wisconsin .
In the end , Trump ’ s tantrums mean nothing , especially to Joe Biden , who is moving forward with his transition .
Having already named Ron Klain his chief of staff , Biden is focusing on his cabinet .
He wants a cabinet that not only reflects the America in which we live , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capable , unlike Trump who appointed donors , friends , and family .
Some potential cabinet members have been mentioned—though no one knows for sure — but one of the newer names floated in the Guardian was Pete Buttigieg as UN Ambassador , though the outlet also speculates that Buttigieg could be tapped to lead Veterans Affairs or the Office of Budget Management .
Buttigieg is well liked by many close to Biden , and they see his potential in either or all these positions .
Let Trump continue to throw tantrums while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and looking forward to what the next administration will do to improve conditions in America .
We must also keep our eyes on the Georgia Senate runoffs , as winning both seats could mean winning the Senate majority and shutting down Moscow Mitch McConnell .

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Is something afoot in Trump land? The Guardian reported that Trump’s high-powered lawyers moved to withdraw from the Pennsylvania ballot challenge case late Thursday night. Porter Wright Morris & Arthur filed suit on behalf of Donald Trump on Monday, and now, they want out. The case alleged that mail-in ballots created “an illegal two-tiered voting system,” which is inaccurate. If a state rules that its citizens can vote by mail, then they can vote by mail. There is nothing “illegal” about it.
So far, there is no plausible explanation for the withdrawal, especially with looming deadlines and a hearing scheduled. Politico reported that it is “highly unusual” for a major law firm to withdraw from a suit it filed only a few days earlier. In instances like this the judge’s approval is required, as such withdrawal is seen as potentially damaging to the litigant’s case. Of course, one must have a case for that to matter.
Before Porter Wright requested withdrawal, the Trump campaign’s Arizona counsel, Snell & Wilmer, similarly moved to withdraw from the Arizona case. The Arizona judge granted the firm’s request, and according to the Guardian, that suit has been withdrawn in its entirety. This comes amid the news on Friday night that Donald Trump has put Rudy Giuliani of all people in charge of his election legal team.
Even as Trump continues his ludicrous lawsuits, endangering our country with delays, Bipartisan Report revealed that Wisconsin has completed its vote canvass in 51 of 72 counties, and the news is not exactly what Trump was looking for: Trump lost 271 votes while Joe Biden gained 10. Wisconsin counties should complete their canvass in time to certify by the November 17 deadline. Further, not one instance of fraud was detected in Wisconsin.
In the end, Trump’s tantrums mean nothing, especially to Joe Biden, who is moving forward with his transition. Having already named Ron Klain his chief of staff, Biden is focusing on his cabinet. He wants a cabinet that not only reflects the America in which we live, but he will choose only the most capable, unlike Trump who appointed donors, friends, and family. Some potential cabinet members have been mentioned—though no one knows for sure — but one of the newer names floated in the Guardian was Pete Buttigieg as UN Ambassador, though the outlet also speculates that Buttigieg could be tapped to lead Veterans Affairs or the Office of Budget Management. Buttigieg is well liked by many close to Biden, and they see his potential in either or all these positions.
Let Trump continue to throw tantrums while Biden’s progress keeps us excited and looking forward to what the next administration will do to improve conditions in America. We must also keep our eyes on the Georgia Senate runoffs, as winning both seats could mean winning the Senate majority and shutting down Moscow Mitch McConnell.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--No wonder Donald Trump lost

No wonder Donald Trump lost

– Huge rally crowd size has never been an indicator of voter turnout .
It didn ’ t work for Eugene Debs when he drew huge crowds in 1912 , or for Wendell Willkie when he drew huge crowds in 1944 ; they both got blown out .
Trump drew crowds in 2016 , but he lost by three million votes .
Not sure why anyone thought crowd size would be an indicator of voter turnout in 2020 .
It ’ s a reminder that even after four years in power , Trump and his acolytes still don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lost .
– Speaking of Trump losing , it ’ s clear now that Vladimir Putin simply didn ’ t have the muscle this time around to pull off rigging the election for Trump again .
Putin is certainly a far more savvy and powerful villain than Trump ever was .
But it ’ s time we stop thinking of Putin as an all-powerful supervillain .
His capabilities are clearly finite as well .
In the end , no one has a magic wand .
– Twitter deserves credit for the system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been affixing to Donald Trump ’ s false and misleading tweets for the past ten days .
But there has to be more to it now , right ?
Did Twitter think ahead to what it would do if Trump just kept tweeting false things despite the warning labels ?
At some point Twitter has to escalate the penalties against Trump , because they ’ re not working .
– After four years , do you know how nice it is to finally go into a Friday night without having to worry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States is going to pull as the night goes on ?

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– Huge rally crowd size has never been an indicator of voter turnout. It didn’t work for Eugene Debs when he drew huge crowds in 1912, or for Wendell Willkie when he drew huge crowds in 1944; they both got blown out. Trump drew crowds in 2016, but he lost by three million votes. Not sure why anyone thought crowd size would be an indicator of voter turnout in 2020. It’s a reminder that even after four years in power, Trump and his acolytes still don’t know how politics works. No wonder he lost.
– Speaking of Trump losing, it’s clear now that Vladimir Putin simply didn’t have the muscle this time around to pull off rigging the election for Trump again. Putin is certainly a far more savvy and powerful villain than Trump ever was. But it’s time we stop thinking of Putin as an all-powerful supervillain. His capabilities are clearly finite as well. In the end, no one has a magic wand.
– Twitter deserves credit for the system of warning labels that it’s been affixing to Donald Trump’s false and misleading tweets for the past ten days. But there has to be more to it now, right? Did Twitter think ahead to what it would do if Trump just kept tweeting false things despite the warning labels? At some point Twitter has to escalate the penalties against Trump, because they’re not working.
– After four years, do you know how nice it is to finally go into a Friday night without having to worry about what crazy stupid crap the President of the United States is going to pull as the night goes on?
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Even Donald Trump’s DHS stooge Chad Wolf is defying him at this point

– Even DHS chief Chad Wolf , widely seen as a Trump loyalist , is now refusing Donald Trump ’ s order to fire the DHS official who confirmed last night that there was no systemic voting machine hacking .
This suggests that Wolf knows it ’ s over for Trump , and doesn ’ t want to get himself into potential legal trouble just to keep Trump happy .
It also suggests that Wolf believes Trump is now too weak to fire him ; we ’ ll see if that ends up being the case .
– Six more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been thrown out today .
It would seemingly be impossible for Trump to do any worse in court .
But now that Rudy Giuliani is in charge , he ’ ll surely find a way to do even worse in court .
– Why is Trump now putting Rudy in charge ?
Rudy works for free .
Trump knows he ’ s near the end of his “ contesting the election ” grift , and he doesn ’ t want to spend another dollar of it on lawyer fees .
– Speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noteworthy that several days after Donald Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper , he hasn ’ t fired any subsequent recognizable names since .
Maybe he ’ ll get around to it , maybe he won ’ t .
But in hindsight it appears that Trump firing Esper was once again merely an instance of Trump taking out his frustrations , as opposed to some kind of coherent plan .
In fact it ’ s difficult to remember the last time Trump had a coherent plan about anything .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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– Even DHS chief Chad Wolf, widely seen as a Trump loyalist, is now refusing Donald Trump’s order to fire the DHS official who confirmed last night that there was no systemic voting machine hacking. This suggests that Wolf knows it’s over for Trump, and doesn’t want to get himself into potential legal trouble just to keep Trump happy. It also suggests that Wolf believes Trump is now too weak to fire him; we’ll see if that ends up being the case.
– Six more of Trump’s election court cases have been thrown out today. It would seemingly be impossible for Trump to do any worse in court. But now that Rudy Giuliani is in charge, he’ll surely find a way to do even worse in court.
– Why is Trump now putting Rudy in charge? Rudy works for free. Trump knows he’s near the end of his “contesting the election” grift, and he doesn’t want to spend another dollar of it on lawyer fees.
– Speaking of firing people, it’s noteworthy that several days after Donald Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, he hasn’t fired any subsequent recognizable names since. Maybe he’ll get around to it, maybe he won’t. But in hindsight it appears that Trump firing Esper was once again merely an instance of Trump taking out his frustrations, as opposed to some kind of coherent plan. In fact it’s difficult to remember the last time Trump had a coherent plan about anything. He’s not even talented at villainy anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Michael Cohen kicks dirt on Donald Trump

It couldn ’ t be much more clear that Donald Trump knows he ’ s lost the election , and @ @ @ @ @ trying to set up the next stage of his lifelong grift for once he ’ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Cohen , Trump ’ s reformed former fixer , appeared on MSNBC tonight and @ @ @ @ @ his downfall .
Cohen said this of Trump : “ He looks terrible , he @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t understand what he ’ s doing.
” Cohen added that “ @ @ @ @ @ he becomes a baby … he ’ s in complete shock mode … First it @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s what he was expressing the anger .
Now he ’ s in @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to happen to me ? '
” Michael Cohen also tweeted this @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s time to put you on selective serotonin & norepinephrine inhibitors ( SNRIs @ @ @ @ @ truly delusional !
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It couldn’t be much more clear that Donald Trump knows he’s lost the election, and that he’s merely trying to set up the next stage of his lifelong grift for once he’s out of office. Michael Cohen, Trump’s reformed former fixer, appeared on MSNBC tonight and kicked dirt on Trump over his downfall.
Cohen said this of Trump: “He looks terrible, he’s behaving terribly … I don’t understand what he’s doing.” Cohen added that “When Donald Trump loses, he becomes a baby … he’s in complete shock mode … First it’s anger, and that’s what he was expressing the anger. Now he’s in shock mode. ‘What’s going to happen to me?'”
Michael Cohen also tweeted this at Donald Trump: “It’s time to put you on selective serotonin & norepinephrine inhibitors (SNRIs), as you are truly delusional!”
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Trump stooge Ron DeSantis goes completely off the rails

Some Republican Governors have been handling the coronavirus pandemic competently , such as the Governors of Vermont and Massachusetts .
Other Republican Governors are just now finally and belatedly taking responsible action , such as the Governors of Utah and North Dakota .
Then there is Florida ’ s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis , who still seems intent on being as negligent as possible .
To give you an idea of just how thoroughly Ron DeSantis is screwing things up , the Florida Times-Union newspaper recently referred to him as the “ Mad King DeSantis.
” It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of letting the coronavirus spread unchecked .
He ’ s also doing things like hiring an “ obscure Ohio sports blogger and COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to count beans in the state ’ s office of policy and budget.
” DeSantis is also trying to make it easier for people to legally get away with ramming crowds with their cars .
No , really .
Even from a villain standpoint , none of this makes much sense .
That ’ s because DeSantis is almost uniquely in over his head .
While Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years usually haven ’ t helped Republican candidates much , DeSantis is the rare exception .
Trump ’ s endorsement of DeSantis led him to win the Republican nomination for Governor over some less-crazy Republicans .
Floridians then inexplicably elected DeSantis as Governor , even after he made a complete fool of himself throughout the 2018 general election .
Now that Trump has been defeated , Ron DeSantis still seems to be trying to carry out some form of Trumpism , except DeSantis doesn ’ t appear to be competent enough to even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like watching a talentless painter trying to copycat the world ’ s worst painting , and creating an even worse version .
No wonder DeSantis has an underwater approval rating .
The guy seemingly can ’ t possibly get himself reelected in 2022 if he remains on this track – and yet it ’ s the only track he knows .
Political activists who have finally taken Trump down should consider working to take DeSantis down in 2022 as well .
Trumpism needs to end across the board .

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Some Republican Governors have been handling the coronavirus pandemic competently, such as the Governors of Vermont and Massachusetts. Other Republican Governors are just now finally and belatedly taking responsible action, such as the Governors of Utah and North Dakota. Then there is Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who still seems intent on being as negligent as possible.
To give you an idea of just how thoroughly Ron DeSantis is screwing things up, the Florida Times-Union newspaper recently referred to him as the “Mad King DeSantis.” It’s not just that DeSantis is making a point of letting the coronavirus spread unchecked. He’s also doing things like hiring an “obscure Ohio sports blogger and COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to count beans in the state’s office of policy and budget.” DeSantis is also trying to make it easier for people to legally get away with ramming crowds with their cars. No, really.
Even from a villain standpoint, none of this makes much sense. That’s because DeSantis is almost uniquely in over his head. While Donald Trump’s endorsements over the past four years usually haven’t helped Republican candidates much, DeSantis is the rare exception. Trump’s endorsement of DeSantis led him to win the Republican nomination for Governor over some less-crazy Republicans. Floridians then inexplicably elected DeSantis as Governor, even after he made a complete fool of himself throughout the 2018 general election.
Now that Trump has been defeated, Ron DeSantis still seems to be trying to carry out some form of Trumpism, except DeSantis doesn’t appear to be competent enough to even understand any of it. This is like watching a talentless painter trying to copycat the world’s worst painting, and creating an even worse version. No wonder DeSantis has an underwater approval rating. The guy seemingly can’t possibly get himself reelected in 2022 if he remains on this track – and yet it’s the only track he knows. Political activists who have finally taken Trump down should consider working to take DeSantis down in 2022 as well. Trumpism needs to end across the board.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Donald Trump is out of options

Donald Trump is out of options

– So we ’ re all supposed to keep dying in a plague while this guy works through his feelings over the fact that he lost an election ?
– Donald Trump now thinks “ widespread ” is two words , so that ’ s how his night is going .
– Twitter should forcibly change Donald Trump ’ s Twitter bio to “ Joe Biden won ” and see if Trump just quits .
– First Lady Jill Biden is a college professor so hopefully she can do something grammatically with “ Be Best.
” – At this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a recount in Pennsylvania and against a recount in Georgia .
He clearly has no strategy of any kind .
The funny part is that he ’ s losing both states by margins too large for a recount to impact the outcome anyway .
But then losers always do completely run out of good options in the end .
– Tweet of the day , from Ritchie Torres : “ About an hour ago , I was traveling from the Capitol to the Hyatt hotel when a MAGA demonstrator , screaming from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homeboy in a suit.
’ Sorry MAGA but the name is Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres .
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– So we’re all supposed to keep dying in a plague while this guy works through his feelings over the fact that he lost an election?
– Donald Trump now thinks “widespread” is two words, so that’s how his night is going.
– Twitter should forcibly change Donald Trump’s Twitter bio to “Joe Biden won” and see if Trump just quits.
– First Lady Jill Biden is a college professor so hopefully she can do something grammatically with “Be Best.”
– At this point Donald Trump is simultaneously arguing in favor of a recount in Pennsylvania and against a recount in Georgia. He clearly has no strategy of any kind. The funny part is that he’s losing both states by margins too large for a recount to impact the outcome anyway. But then losers always do completely run out of good options in the end.
– Tweet of the day, from Ritchie Torres: “About an hour ago, I was traveling from the Capitol to the Hyatt hotel when a MAGA demonstrator, screaming from a microphone, called me a ‘homeboy in a suit.’ Sorry MAGA but the name is Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Trump isn’t even trying to keep up the illusion anymore

– Donald Trump drove past his own pro-Trump protesters today , kept going , and went golfing .
He didn ’ t bother to get out and speak to them .
He ’ s not even trying to keep up the illusion that he ’ s contesting the election .
His rotten black heart just isn ’ t into the grift anymore .
– Trump just tweeted that Georgia should “ call off the recount.
” He just have figured out that a recount will only cause him to end up losing Georgia twice .
Even he knows he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There aren ’ t a million people at that Trump rally today .
There aren ’ t even a million IQ points at the Trump rally today .
– Trump tweeted this today : “ People are not going to stand for having this Election stolen from them by a privately owned Radical Left company , Dominion , and many other reasons !
” This is the clearest evidence yet that it ’ s time for Twitter to pull the plug on Trump ’ s account .
Now that he ’ s lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuing to allow him to suborn this kind of sedition .
Trump ’ s supporters are clearly out of gas , as evidenced by today ’ s dud of a rally .
But that doesn ’ t mean Trump should keep getting to try to incite them .

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– Donald Trump drove past his own pro-Trump protesters today, kept going, and went golfing. He didn’t bother to get out and speak to them. He’s not even trying to keep up the illusion that he’s contesting the election. His rotten black heart just isn’t into the grift anymore.
– Trump just tweeted that Georgia should “call off the recount.” He just have figured out that a recount will only cause him to end up losing Georgia twice. Even he knows he has no path of any kind.
– There aren’t a million people at that Trump rally today. There aren’t even a million IQ points at the Trump rally today.
– Trump tweeted this today: “People are not going to stand for having this Election stolen from them by a privately owned Radical Left company, Dominion, and many other reasons!” This is the clearest evidence yet that it’s time for Twitter to pull the plug on Trump’s account. Now that he’s lost, there’s no justification for continuing to allow him to suborn this kind of sedition. Trump’s supporters are clearly out of gas, as evidenced by today’s dud of a rally. But that doesn’t mean Trump should keep getting to try to incite them.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Even Fox News had had enough of Donald Trump’s crap

Heading into the election , Palmer Report predicted that after Donald Trump lost , Fox News would begin to incrementally distance itself from him .
After all , Fox would need to figure out how to remain viable to its audience in a post-Trump landscape , and endless whining about the election result wasn ’ t going to be enough to retain most of its viewers .
Sure enough , Fox kicked off this process on election night when it was the first TV network to call Arizona for Joe Biden .
Now it ’ s getting even more noticeable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Fox News today to promote absurd phony conspiracies about how Trump secretly won the election , host Leland Vittert spent two full minutes letting her have it : While Trump supporters were holding their “ Million MAGA March ” today – which only attracted a few thousand people by the look of it – Fox News decided to interview notorious conservative Trump critic Jeff Flake instead .
This angered Trump ’ s loyalists , who lashed out at Fox for it on Twitter .
But it ’ s clear that Fox , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving on .
This leaves the question of what Fox will do about certain hosts who seem intent on going down with the Trump conspiracy theory ship .
We suspect Judge Jeanine will be canceled once Trump is out of office .
Lou Dobbs seems to be on his last legs over on Fox Business Channel .
The bigger question mark for Fox News is Sean Hannity , who gets fairly high ratings , but whose conspiracy drivel is clearly not going to be compatible with the post-Trump landscape .

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Heading into the election, Palmer Report predicted that after Donald Trump lost, Fox News would begin to incrementally distance itself from him. After all, Fox would need to figure out how to remain viable to its audience in a post-Trump landscape, and endless whining about the election result wasn’t going to be enough to retain most of its viewers. Sure enough, Fox kicked off this process on election night when it was the first TV network to call Arizona for Joe Biden.
Now it’s getting even more noticeable. When Trump surrogate Erin Perrine appeared on Fox News today to promote absurd phony conspiracies about how Trump secretly won the election, host Leland Vittert spent two full minutes letting her have it:
While Trump supporters were holding their “Million MAGA March” today – which only attracted a few thousand people by the look of it – Fox News decided to interview notorious conservative Trump critic Jeff Flake instead. This angered Trump’s loyalists, who lashed out at Fox for it on Twitter. But it’s clear that Fox, at least on the whole, is moving on.
This leaves the question of what Fox will do about certain hosts who seem intent on going down with the Trump conspiracy theory ship. We suspect Judge Jeanine will be canceled once Trump is out of office. Lou Dobbs seems to be on his last legs over on Fox Business Channel. The bigger question mark for Fox News is Sean Hannity, who gets fairly high ratings, but whose conspiracy drivel is clearly not going to be compatible with the post-Trump landscape.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Federal judge delivers serious blow to Donald Trump’s acting DHS chief Chad Wolf

Yesterday Palmer Report noted that even Acting DHS boss Chad Wolf , a notorious Trump loyalist , was suddenly defying Donald Trump ’ s order to fire a DHS official who admitted that voting machines had not been hacked .
We wondered what had gotten into Wolf .
Now a judge has ruled that Trump ’ s appointment of Wolf as Acting head of DHS was illegal to begin with , and struck down Wolf ’ s anti-immigrant policies accordingly .
This doesn ’ t automatically boot Wolf out of office .
But it does lay the legal groundwork to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps Chad Wolf saw this ruling coming , and didn ’ t see a point in firing the DHS guy , when the courts would merely end up ruling against him again , and reinstate the guy .
In any case , it appears Wolf is now unwilling and/or unable to do Trump ’ s bidding between now and January 20th .
Now comes the question of whether Trump will fire Wolf , having no further use for him .
But in such case Trump would be legally blocked from simply installing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ succession as acting DHS head , and would likely get stuck with an honest broker as DHS head instead .
Trump may have to stick with Wolf , neutered as he may be .

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Yesterday Palmer Report noted that even Acting DHS boss Chad Wolf, a notorious Trump loyalist, was suddenly defying Donald Trump’s order to fire a DHS official who admitted that voting machines had not been hacked. We wondered what had gotten into Wolf.
Now a judge has ruled that Trump’s appointment of Wolf as Acting head of DHS was illegal to begin with, and struck down Wolf’s anti-immigrant policies accordingly. This doesn’t automatically boot Wolf out of office. But it does lay the legal groundwork to invalidate any move he makes going forward.
Perhaps Chad Wolf saw this ruling coming, and didn’t see a point in firing the DHS guy, when the courts would merely end up ruling against him again, and reinstate the guy. In any case, it appears Wolf is now unwilling and/or unable to do Trump’s bidding between now and January 20th.
Now comes the question of whether Trump will fire Wolf, having no further use for him. But in such case Trump would be legally blocked from simply installing another stooge from outside the line of succession as acting DHS head, and would likely get stuck with an honest broker as DHS head instead. Trump may have to stick with Wolf, neutered as he may be.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump is going out with a whimper

– Based on his behavior and demeanor , it ’ s becoming pretty clear that Donald Trump will not squat in the White House and wait to be dragged out .
He ’ s in a far too meek , defeated headspace for that .
Most likely scenario now is that he goes to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas and never comes back .
– We know that New York has a well-documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges .
What we don ’ t know is how soon Trump will be arrested after he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cool part is , neither does he .
He ’ ll be looking over his shoulder every day until it happens .
– Now that Donald Trump ’ s “ Million MAGA March ” only has a few thousand people at it , he ’ ll probably demand a recount of that too .
– I told you that once Trump lost , his supporters wouldn ’ t erupt in systemic violence .
They ’ d just make some noise and then scatter .
That ’ s exactly what we ’ re now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once they realize they ’ ve lost their leverage .

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– Based on his behavior and demeanor, it’s becoming pretty clear that Donald Trump will not squat in the White House and wait to be dragged out. He’s in a far too meek, defeated headspace for that. Most likely scenario now is that he goes to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas and never comes back.
– We know that New York has a well-documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges. What we don’t know is how soon Trump will be arrested after he’s gone from office. The cool part is, neither does he. He’ll be looking over his shoulder every day until it happens.
– Now that Donald Trump’s “Million MAGA March” only has a few thousand people at it, he’ll probably demand a recount of that too.
– I told you that once Trump lost, his supporters wouldn’t erupt in systemic violence. They’d just make some noise and then scatter. That’s exactly what we’re now seeing. Bullies always abandon the fight once they realize they’ve lost their leverage.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--It’s slipping away from Donald Trump already

The Republican Governor of North Dakota issued a mask mandate last night .
This comes a few days after the Republican Governor of Utah did the same .
These Republicans get zero points for waiting this many months to do the right thing ; people died because of those delays .
But it ’ s pretty clear that these Governors are suddenly more willing to ignore Trump ’ s wishes now that he ’ s lost .
His GOP influence continues to erode .
The TV pundits can shout around about Trump being a “ kingmaker ” all they want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week say something very different .
Of course Trump isn ’ t going to be a Republican kingmaker now that he ’ s lost .
He wasn ’ t even a kingmaker before he lost .
Trump never could get his base to turn out and vote for other Republican candidates when he wasn ’ t on the ballot in the midterms and special elections , even when he held rallies and asked them to .
Kingmakers are able to put other people in office .
Trump never could pull that off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depending on the demographics of their race , have quietly dodged Trump ’ s endorsement over the past few years .
Now that he ’ s lost , they won ’ t have to be so quiet about dodging his endorsement .
Don ’ t get me wrong , the loony Republican candidates in the loony districts may still embrace Trump for awhile .
But the notion of him as some kind of national kingmaker is hilarious .
And by the 2024 presidential election , the Republican candidates will be pretending Trump never @ @

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The Republican Governor of North Dakota issued a mask mandate last night. This comes a few days after the Republican Governor of Utah did the same. These Republicans get zero points for waiting this many months to do the right thing; people died because of those delays. But it’s pretty clear that these Governors are suddenly more willing to ignore Trump’s wishes now that he’s lost. His GOP influence continues to erode.
The TV pundits can shout around about Trump being a “kingmaker” all they want, but the actions of Republican Governors this week say something very different. Of course Trump isn’t going to be a Republican kingmaker now that he’s lost. He wasn’t even a kingmaker before he lost. Trump never could get his base to turn out and vote for other Republican candidates when he wasn’t on the ballot in the midterms and special elections, even when he held rallies and asked them to. Kingmakers are able to put other people in office. Trump never could pull that off.
In fact several Republican candidates, depending on the demographics of their race, have quietly dodged Trump’s endorsement over the past few years. Now that he’s lost, they won’t have to be so quiet about dodging his endorsement. Don’t get me wrong, the loony Republican candidates in the loony districts may still embrace Trump for awhile. But the notion of him as some kind of national kingmaker is hilarious. And by the 2024 presidential election, the Republican candidates will be pretending Trump never existed.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--America’s approval rating around the world has already skyrocketed thanks to President-elect Joe Bid

America’s approval rating around the world has already skyrocketed thanks to President-elect Joe Biden

From the time Donald Trump began campaigning for president , one of his favorite lines was that “ the world is laughing at us.
” After he became president , he kept to this theme , claiming that the world – namely our allies through NATO – were taking advantage of us and needed to pay more in exchange for security .
This resonates with his base because they largely share Trump ’ s sentiment – an irrational fear of being laughed at and treated as inferior .
The reality , however , is that after Trump was elected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a turn for the worse , as the country that was admired for its support of democracy across the globe was now helmed by an administration that had very little regard for democracy .
When Trump talked about America being respected again , he really meant feared , since that ’ s largely how his brain processes what respect is – as he alienated the country from allies like Germany and the United Kingdom and cozied up to fellow megalomaniacs like Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince .
Although it may take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our partnerships with much of Europe and our other allies , the good news is that already America ’ s favorability rating is beginning to show considerable improvement – according to a new poll by Morning Consult .
Australia , Brazil , Canada , France , Germany , India , Italy , Japan , Mexico , South Korea , Spain , and the United Kingdom all reported having more favorable views of the United States in the wake of the 2020 election .
While France went up over 30 points in its view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries surveyed whose favorability of America dropped were Russia and China .
Despite Trump ’ s desperate attempt to portray Biden as being soft on China , the numbers suggest the opposite .
However the next few days shape up , it ought to be clear that the world is watching when we vote .
It ’ s about more than our conscience – it determines the balance of a peaceful , global society and whether or not we keep it .

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From the time Donald Trump began campaigning for president, one of his favorite lines was that “the world is laughing at us.” After he became president, he kept to this theme, claiming that the world – namely our allies through NATO – were taking advantage of us and needed to pay more in exchange for security. This resonates with his base because they largely share Trump’s sentiment – an irrational fear of being laughed at and treated as inferior. The reality, however, is that after Trump was elected, America’s reputation abroad largely took a turn for the worse, as the country that was admired for its support of democracy across the globe was now helmed by an administration that had very little regard for democracy.
When Trump talked about America being respected again, he really meant feared, since that’s largely how his brain processes what respect is – as he alienated the country from allies like Germany and the United Kingdom and cozied up to fellow megalomaniacs like Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince. Although it may take a considerable amount of time to rebuild our partnerships with much of Europe and our other allies, the good news is that already America’s favorability rating is beginning to show considerable improvement – according to a new poll by Morning Consult. Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom all reported having more favorable views of the United States in the wake of the 2020 election.
While France went up over 30 points in its view of the states, the only two countries surveyed whose favorability of America dropped were Russia and China. Despite Trump’s desperate attempt to portray Biden as being soft on China, the numbers suggest the opposite. However the next few days shape up, it ought to be clear that the world is watching when we vote. It’s about more than our conscience – it determines the balance of a peaceful, global society and whether or not we keep it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump has found a way to make himself an even bigger loser

– Here ’ s something that will mess with your sense of the passage of time : Joe Biden was declared the winner exactly one week ago .
It somehow simultaneously feels like yesterday and six weeks ago .
– That ’ s right , Donald Trump was declared the loser of the election a full week ago , and he still hasn ’ t admitted he ’ s lost , which makes him even more of a loser .
– Looks like Trump ’ s people at the “ Million MAGA March ” are practicing social distancing .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clue , but because there aren ’ t enough of them to form a proper crowd .
– The liberal pundits yelling around about a “ Trump coup ” should be ashamed of themselves .
They know Trump is toast ; they ’ re just trying to scare you into paying attention to them .
That kind of punditry is a scam , just as Trump pretending to contest the election is a scam .
Your job , as a consumer of political punditry , is to know it when you see it @

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– Here’s something that will mess with your sense of the passage of time: Joe Biden was declared the winner exactly one week ago. It somehow simultaneously feels like yesterday and six weeks ago.
– That’s right, Donald Trump was declared the loser of the election a full week ago, and he still hasn’t admitted he’s lost, which makes him even more of a loser.
– Looks like Trump’s people at the “Million MAGA March” are practicing social distancing. Not because they’ve finally gotten a clue, but because there aren’t enough of them to form a proper crowd.
– The liberal pundits yelling around about a “Trump coup” should be ashamed of themselves. They know Trump is toast; they’re just trying to scare you into paying attention to them. That kind of punditry is a scam, just as Trump pretending to contest the election is a scam. Your job, as a consumer of political punditry, is to know it when you see it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Kayleigh McEnany goes completely off the deep end after Donald Trump loses

– Kayleigh McEnany now claims that there were more than one million people at the pro-Trump protest today .
But @ @ @ @ @ that the whole thing was a bust .
Trump always insists that his base is @ @ @ @ @ Apparently they ’ re also invisible .
– Speaking of Kayleigh McEnany , what ’ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s humiliating herself so thoroughly with her post-election antics and lies , she ’ @ @ @ @ @ even someone like Fox News to hire her .
Maybe she ’ s counting on @ @ @ @ @ after this is over .
The joke is on her , of course , because @ @ @ @ @ to television after this ; he ’ s moving to prison .
– Congressman Eric @ @ @ @ @ McEnany ’ s false tweet about size of the pro-Trump protest : “ Baghdad Bob @ @ @ @ @

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– Kayleigh McEnany now claims that there were more than one million people at the pro-Trump protest today. But the overhead photos make clear that the whole thing was a bust. Trump always insists that his base is the “silent majority.” Apparently they’re also invisible.
– Speaking of Kayleigh McEnany, what’s her endgame? She’s humiliating herself so thoroughly with her post-election antics and lies, she’s making it impossible for even someone like Fox News to hire her. Maybe she’s counting on a job at Trump TV after this is over. The joke is on her, of course, because Trump isn’t moving to television after this; he’s moving to prison.
– Congressman Eric Swalwell, responding to Kayleigh McEnany’s false tweet about size of the pro-Trump protest: “Baghdad Bob would be proud.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump’s “Million MAGA March” turns out to be a bust

Donald Trump ’ s cheerleaders promised a “ Million MAGA March ” today in protest of the election results .
But the overhead shots of the rally at Freedom Plaza show that there aren ’ t anything close to a million people in attendance .
There aren ’ t even a million fingers and toes at that rally .
This is a bust , and it shows how quickly interest is waning in Trump ’ s cash grab fantasy about magically overturning the election results .
Trump reportedly had his limo drive past the protesters today , presumably to stroke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went golfing at his club in Virginia .
That ’ s right , Trump is out golfing today instead of participating in his own rally .
It shows that even he ’ s lost interest in propping up the fantasy that he ’ s going to somehow get a second term .
– Tweet of the day , from Vice President elect Kamala Harris : “ In just a few months , we will swear in a new president who is committed to getting the pandemic under control : Joe Biden .
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Donald Trump’s cheerleaders promised a “Million MAGA March” today in protest of the election results. But the overhead shots of the rally at Freedom Plaza show that there aren’t anything close to a million people in attendance. There aren’t even a million fingers and toes at that rally. This is a bust, and it shows how quickly interest is waning in Trump’s cash grab fantasy about magically overturning the election results.
Trump reportedly had his limo drive past the protesters today, presumably to stroke his damaged ego, but then he went golfing at his club in Virginia. That’s right, Trump is out golfing today instead of participating in his own rally. It shows that even he’s lost interest in propping up the fantasy that he’s going to somehow get a second term.
– Tweet of the day, from Vice President elect Kamala Harris: “In just a few months, we will swear in a new president who is committed to getting the pandemic under control: Joe Biden.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump screams “EXPOSE THE CRIME” and gives something away as the end nears for him

Now that Donald Trump has lost , we ’ re no longer interested in most of what he tweets ; at this point most of it consists of incoherent and desperate conspiracy theories that won ’ t add up to anything .
Twitter is now striking many of Trump ’ s tweets anyway .
But this morning he said something somewhat notable , which gives away how near the end may be for him .
Here ’ s what Trump tweeted : “ The Consent Decree signed by the Georgia Secretary of State , with the approval of Governor Brian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abrams , makes it impossible to check & match signatures on ballots and envelopes , etc .
They knew they were going to cheat .
Must expose real signatures !
What are they trying to hide .
They know , and so does everyone else .
EXPOSE THE CRIME !
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First , Trump is accusing Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams – two bitter rivals who ostensibly despise each other – of somehow conspiring together against him .
This shows just how thoroughly out of arguments Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kemp , his longtime ally , another hallmark of someone taking an ugly fall .
Second , we think it ’ s notable that Donald Trump is now yelling “ EXPOSE THE CRIME !
” That ’ s because his mind is indeed focused on crimes being exposed – his .
The media still largely isn ’ t talking about the fact that Trump is earmarked for prison once he ’ s gone from office .
But after Trump made the empty threat to withhold the vaccine from New York yesterday , Governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and reminded everyone that Trump is in fact under criminal investigation in New York .
The media and the public may not yet be focused on the fact that Trump is going to prison , but everything about Trump ’ s words and behavior indicates that he ’ s focused on the fact that he ’ s earmarked for prison .
It ’ s time the rest of us pay attention to what Trump is giving away about his fate .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost, we’re no longer interested in most of what he tweets; at this point most of it consists of incoherent and desperate conspiracy theories that won’t add up to anything. Twitter is now striking many of Trump’s tweets anyway. But this morning he said something somewhat notable, which gives away how near the end may be for him.
Here’s what Trump tweeted: “The Consent Decree signed by the Georgia Secretary of State, with the approval of Governor Brian Kemp, at the urging of Stacey Abrams, makes it impossible to check & match signatures on ballots and envelopes, etc. They knew they were going to cheat. Must expose real signatures! What are they trying to hide. They know, and so does everyone else. EXPOSE THE CRIME!”
Two things immediately stand out. First, Trump is accusing Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams – two bitter rivals who ostensibly despise each other – of somehow conspiring together against him. This shows just how thoroughly out of arguments Trump is. He’s also alienating Kemp, his longtime ally, another hallmark of someone taking an ugly fall.
Second, we think it’s notable that Donald Trump is now yelling “EXPOSE THE CRIME!” That’s because his mind is indeed focused on crimes being exposed – his. The media still largely isn’t talking about the fact that Trump is earmarked for prison once he’s gone from office. But after Trump made the empty threat to withhold the vaccine from New York yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared on MSNBC and CNN and reminded everyone that Trump is in fact under criminal investigation in New York.
The media and the public may not yet be focused on the fact that Trump is going to prison, but everything about Trump’s words and behavior indicates that he’s focused on the fact that he’s earmarked for prison. It’s time the rest of us pay attention to what Trump is giving away about his fate.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--President Joe Biden will move quickly on this

Much of how women ’ s rights , particularly regarding abortion , have come under assault in the past nearly four years , has had to do with draconian state laws getting upheld by courts .
But Donald Trump has also taken steps to roll back decades of women ’ s progress through executive orders and administrative rulemaking .
Once Joe Biden takes his seat at the Resolute desk , you can bet he ’ ll waste no time working to clean up Trump ’ s misogynistic stains through some executive action of his own .
Biden has already indicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City Policy , ” which is a ban on global health aid for foreign organizations that provide or promote abortions that every Republican President has instituted since Ronald Reagan first announced it in that city .
Biden will also bring back Trump-rescinded guidance barring states from defunding Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs .
Additional Trump executive actions are likely to find themselves on the chopping block in early 2021 .
One example is a May 2019 rule allowing healthcare workers to refuse to provide abortions and other medical services based on moral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protects such workers if they refuse to refer patients to other physicians who perform abortions .
Another example is a March 2019 rule that bars Title X providers such as Planned Parenthood from promoting or performing abortions to low-income program recipients , which disproportionately affects minorities .
In just the first five months under this “ domestic gag order rule , ” 844,803 fewer people received care from Title X providers than in 2018 , according to a fact sheet by the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association .
Once the proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the whole place gets fumigated , President Joe Biden will move quickly to restore dignity .
We are now just a couple of months away from meaningful change for women , which will begin the moment Kamala Harris makes history as she gets sworn in as the first female Vice President of the United States .
On January 20 , 2021 , progress will make its triumphant return to America .

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Much of how women’s rights, particularly regarding abortion, have come under assault in the past nearly four years, has had to do with draconian state laws getting upheld by courts. But Donald Trump has also taken steps to roll back decades of women’s progress through executive orders and administrative rulemaking. Once Joe Biden takes his seat at the Resolute desk, you can bet he’ll waste no time working to clean up Trump’s misogynistic stains through some executive action of his own.
Biden has already indicated that he will reverse the “Mexico City Policy,” which is a ban on global health aid for foreign organizations that provide or promote abortions that every Republican President has instituted since Ronald Reagan first announced it in that city. Biden will also bring back Trump-rescinded guidance barring states from defunding Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs.
Additional Trump executive actions are likely to find themselves on the chopping block in early 2021. One example is a May 2019 rule allowing healthcare workers to refuse to provide abortions and other medical services based on moral or religious exemptions. The rule also protects such workers if they refuse to refer patients to other physicians who perform abortions.
Another example is a March 2019 rule that bars Title X providers such as Planned Parenthood from promoting or performing abortions to low-income program recipients, which disproportionately affects minorities. In just the first five months under this “domestic gag order rule,” 844,803 fewer people received care from Title X providers than in 2018, according to a fact sheet by the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.
Once the proud, self-proclaimed pussy-grabber leaves the White House and the whole place gets fumigated, President Joe Biden will move quickly to restore dignity. We are now just a couple of months away from meaningful change for women, which will begin the moment Kamala Harris makes history as she gets sworn in as the first female Vice President of the United States. On January 20, 2021, progress will make its triumphant return to America.
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palmerreport--2020-11-14--Donald Trump’s pardon paradox

Donald Trump’s pardon paradox

Professor Laurence Tribe made a great point on the Joy Reid show on Friday night .
While Donald Trump can try to pardon himself for federal crimes he ’ s already committed but hasn ’ t been charged with yet , he can not pardon himself for future crimes that he hasn ’ t yet committed .
So let ’ s say that on his way out the door in January , Trump pardons himself on every federal crime he ’ s ever committed .
When Ford pardoned Nixon , it established the precedent that you can in fact be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charged for them .
Trump would have a harder time trying to establish in court that he ’ s allowed to pardon himself .
But even if he did pull that off , as Tribe pointed out , Trump is going to leave office and continue committing crimes .
It ’ s just in his nature .
And the Feds will easily be able to nail him for those crimes .
This is all before getting to state charges , which no president can pardon .
Donald Trump is definitely going down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what plays out at the federal level .

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Professor Laurence Tribe made a great point on the Joy Reid show on Friday night. While Donald Trump can try to pardon himself for federal crimes he’s already committed but hasn’t been charged with yet, he can not pardon himself for future crimes that he hasn’t yet committed.
So let’s say that on his way out the door in January, Trump pardons himself on every federal crime he’s ever committed. When Ford pardoned Nixon, it established the precedent that you can in fact be pardoned for crimes before you’re charged for them. Trump would have a harder time trying to establish in court that he’s allowed to pardon himself. But even if he did pull that off, as Tribe pointed out, Trump is going to leave office and continue committing crimes. It’s just in his nature. And the Feds will easily be able to nail him for those crimes.
This is all before getting to state charges, which no president can pardon. Donald Trump is definitely going down on state charges in New York, regardless of what plays out at the federal level.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Donald Trump is unraveling

Donald Trump is unraveling

– Donald Trump tweeted “ do you job ” and had to delete it and try again .
So that @ @ @ @ @ is going .
– Trump has also deleted his tweet about “ Antifa SCUM ” @ @ @ @ @ tweet about “ ANTIFA SCUM.
” That ’ s right , he decided after the @ @ @ @ @ from his argument for why he should remain president was even more capital letters , @ @ @ @ @ added them .
– At this point GSA official Emily Murphy – who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Biden – has 700 likes and 25,000 negative replies on her latest tweet .
I @ @ @ @ @ it was possible to get ratioed that badly .

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– Donald Trump tweeted “do you job” and had to delete it and try again. So that’s how his night is going.
– Trump has also deleted his tweet about “Antifa SCUM” and replaced it with a tweet about “ANTIFA SCUM.” That’s right, he decided after the fact that what was missing from his argument for why he should remain president was even more capital letters, and he went back and added them.
– Watch this hilarious stitched-together video of Donald Trump conceding:
Trump won’t concede so I decided to do it for him. pic.twitter.com/zc4SO8546i — Liz Plank (SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK) (@feministabulous) November 14, 2020
– At this point GSA official Emily Murphy – who’s holding up the transition to Biden – has 700 likes and 25,000 negative replies on her latest tweet. I didn’t even know it was possible to get ratioed that badly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--This is totally a white flag of surrender for Donald Trump

– Tonight Donald Trump announced that in addition to Rudy Giuliani , he ’ s adding the following people to his election legal team : Joseph diGenova , Victoria Toensing , Sidney Powell , and Jenna Ellis .
If you know anything about any of these people , their histories , and their scandals , you know that he ’ s basically just surrendering at this point .
– Trump is now tweeting about “ Antifa SCUM.
” Yeah he ’ s got nothing .
It ’ s totally over for him .
– FiveThirtyEight says that the election betting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nine percent chance of winning the election , even now that it ’ s been over for a week .
That tells you just how much of a joke the election betting markets are .
It ’ s not clear why some pundits continue to cite the betting markets as if they were an indicator of anything .
– President elect Joe Biden ’ s newly named White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain retweeted a respected medical expert today .
It was a subtle but much needed reminder that the adults are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .

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– Tonight Donald Trump announced that in addition to Rudy Giuliani, he’s adding the following people to his election legal team: Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis. If you know anything about any of these people, their histories, and their scandals, you know that he’s basically just surrendering at this point.
– Trump is now tweeting about “Antifa SCUM.” Yeah he’s got nothing. It’s totally over for him.
– FiveThirtyEight says that the election betting markets are still giving Donald Trump a nine percent chance of winning the election, even now that it’s been over for a week. That tells you just how much of a joke the election betting markets are. It’s not clear why some pundits continue to cite the betting markets as if they were an indicator of anything.
– President elect Joe Biden’s newly named White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain retweeted a respected medical expert today. It was a subtle but much needed reminder that the adults are about to be back in charge of the country.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Republican state legislatures tell Donald Trump it’s over

Now that Donald Trump has failed to stop the ballots from being counted , failed to prevent media outlets from calling the race , and failed to get anywhere in court , his final fantasy for overturning the result involves having Republican state legislatures simply give their electoral votes to him – even though Joe Biden won those states .
To be clear , this isn ’ t a real thing .
These state legislatures wouldn ’ t have a legal leg to stand on and would get laughed out of court , just as surely as Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughed out of court .
But now Republican leaders in the key swing states are now publicly confirming that they have no interest in even trying it .
It ’ s not clear how Donald Trump expects to keep the grift going , now that even his final fantasy has been publicly shot down .
This helps accelerate the endgame .
Once Trump reaches a point where he can no longer fundraise any meaningful money on the illusion that he ’ s going to magically overturn the result , he ’ ll have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give himself a softer landing when it comes to the prison and bankruptcy he ’ s facing once he ’ s gone from office .

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Now that Donald Trump has failed to stop the ballots from being counted, failed to prevent media outlets from calling the race, and failed to get anywhere in court, his final fantasy for overturning the result involves having Republican state legislatures simply give their electoral votes to him – even though Joe Biden won those states.
To be clear, this isn’t a real thing. These state legislatures wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on and would get laughed out of court, just as surely as Trump’s lawyers have spent the past week getting laughed out of court. But now Republican leaders in the key swing states are now publicly confirming that they have no interest in even trying it.
It’s not clear how Donald Trump expects to keep the grift going, now that even his final fantasy has been publicly shot down. This helps accelerate the endgame. Once Trump reaches a point where he can no longer fundraise any meaningful money on the illusion that he’s going to magically overturn the result, he’ll have to shift his focus to trying to give himself a softer landing when it comes to the prison and bankruptcy he’s facing once he’s gone from office.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--The math is far worse for Donald Trump than you think

– Donald Trump got ahead by making the nation ’ s suckers and losers feel special , like they were the real winners .
Most of them can now see that he was a fraud all along , but they don ’ t care ; if they give up on him , they ’ ll have to admit to themselves that they aren ’ t special after all .
– And then one day , like a miracle , the Hunter Biden scandal disappeared .
– Fortunately , only a rather small fraction of Americans voted for Trump in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s roughly 73 million votes compared to the estimated United States population of 328 million , that ’ s only 22 % of the population .
When you factor out children and others who were ineligible to vote , that percentage rises into the thirties .
But the point is that the narrative about “ half ” or “ nearly half ” of the country supporting Trump is completely false .
The math just doesn ’ t support that notion .
– Tweet of the day , from CBS News reporter Kathryn Watson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t join the Proud Boys .
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– Donald Trump got ahead by making the nation’s suckers and losers feel special, like they were the real winners. Most of them can now see that he was a fraud all along, but they don’t care; if they give up on him, they’ll have to admit to themselves that they aren’t special after all.
– And then one day, like a miracle, the Hunter Biden scandal disappeared.
– Fortunately, only a rather small fraction of Americans voted for Trump in 2020. When you look at Trump’s roughly 73 million votes compared to the estimated United States population of 328 million, that’s only 22% of the population. When you factor out children and others who were ineligible to vote, that percentage rises into the thirties. But the point is that the narrative about “half” or “nearly half” of the country supporting Trump is completely false. The math just doesn’t support that notion.
– Tweet of the day, from CBS News reporter Kathryn Watson: “Men who can get girlfriends don’t join the Proud Boys.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--That’s not how any of this works

That’s not how any of this works

– Hey Donald Trump , you keep trying to take credit for things that happened “ on my watch.
” @ @ @ @ @ everyone focusing on right now is what happened on your watch .
Specifically , prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re going to be all over what happened on your watch .
– @ @ @ @ @ understand how political leverage works .
Once everyone quickly sees that his threats against Ohio @ @ @ @ @ t having any impact on DeWine , it ’ ll be a clear signal to @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no longer a reason to fear Trump .
The problem with being @ @ @ @ @ Trump can ’ t admit to himself when he doesn ’ t have the upper @ @ @ @ @ the day , from President-elect Joe Biden : “ Once again , I congratulate the @ @ @ @ @ produced this breakthrough and have brought us one step closer to beating this virus .
@ @ @ @ @ the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock .
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– Hey Donald Trump, you keep trying to take credit for things that happened “on my watch.” The last thing you want everyone focusing on right now is what happened on your watch. Specifically, prosecutors and judges and juries. They’re going to be all over what happened on your watch.
– Trump just doesn’t understand how political leverage works. Once everyone quickly sees that his threats against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine aren’t having any impact on DeWine, it’ll be a clear signal to other Republican office holders that there’s no longer a reason to fear Trump. The problem with being such a narcissist is that Trump can’t admit to himself when he doesn’t have the upper hand.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Joe Biden: “Once again, I congratulate the brilliant women and men who produced this breakthrough and have brought us one step closer to beating this virus. I am also thankful for the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock.”
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It’s time

– It ’ s time for the media to stop referring to Donald Trump as the “ President.
” He @ @ @ @ @ squatter who ’ s taking his time packing his bags .
– Sixty-five days until @ @ @ @ @ evicted , eaten alive by his creditors , and vulnerable to criminal indictment and arrest @ @ @ @ @ an extra three days to call the election for Biden , just to avoid Trump @ @ @ @ @ where did it get them ?
He ’ s calling them fake news anyway .
@ @ @ @ @ to someone like Trump .
The result just ends up being even worse for you @ @ @ @ @ not getting as much national coverage as they should be getting , but the Georgia @ @ @ @ @ .
Republican David Perdue is once again afraid to debate Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff .
@ @ @ @ @ challenged Republican Kelly Loeffler to a debate .
To jointly donate to Warnock and Ossoff @ @ @ @

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– It’s time for the media to stop referring to Donald Trump as the “President.” He’s just an evicted squatter who’s taking his time packing his bags.
– Sixty-five days until Donald Trump is unemployed, evicted, eaten alive by his creditors, and vulnerable to criminal indictment and arrest.
– The media waited an extra three days to call the election for Biden, just to avoid Trump’s wrath, and where did it get them? He’s calling them fake news anyway. You never, ever cower to someone like Trump. The result just ends up being even worse for you.
– They’re not getting as much national coverage as they should be getting, but the Georgia Senate runoffs are well underway. Republican David Perdue is once again afraid to debate Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock just challenged Republican Kelly Loeffler to a debate. To jointly donate to Warnock and Ossoff, click here.
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