palmerreport--2020-06-26--Brad Parscale has a whole new problem

Brad Parscale has a whole new problem

How bad of a position is Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale in these days ?
He ’ s taking @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s epic fail of a Tulsa rally , both by the public @ @ @ @ @ the Trump team .
His candidate is now behind by double digits , and nothing @ @ @ @ @ help any .
Now Parscale has a whole new problem .
Brad Parscale is among @ @ @ @ @ have been quasi-quarantined .
They ’ re now being forced to work from home , @ @ @ @ @ of the Trump team tested positive at the Tulsa rally .
Daily Beast says that @ @ @ @ @ rally .
But we all know that asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people can test negative when @ @ @ @ @ .
We wouldn ’ t wish the coronavirus on anybody .
But there is something @ @ @ @ @ ahead with a campaign rally in a coronavirus hotspot and putting so many other people @ @ @ @ @ up being quarantined himself as a result .

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How bad of a position is Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale in these days? He’s taking most of the blame for Donald Trump’s epic fail of a Tulsa rally, both by the public and by other members of the Trump team. His candidate is now behind by double digits, and nothing that Parscale does seems to help any. Now Parscale has a whole new problem.
Brad Parscale is among the Trump campaign members who have been quasi-quarantined. They’re now being forced to work from home, because so many other members of the Trump team tested positive at the Tulsa rally. Daily Beast says that Parscale tested negative at the rally. But we all know that asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people can test negative when they’re actually positive.
We wouldn’t wish the coronavirus on anybody. But there is something ironic about Brad Parscale pushing ahead with a campaign rally in a coronavirus hotspot and putting so many other people at risk, and ending up being quarantined himself as a result.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--The Lincoln Project just dropped a house on Donald Trump

Numerous groups have begun churning out anti-Trump television ads that have hit the mark .
But the Lincoln Group has @ @ @ @ @ under Donald Trump ’ s skin , with the kinds of ads that only a @ @ @ @ @ come up with .
Now it ’ s happened again .
This new Lincoln Project @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Presidents from both parties trying to act in presidential fashion , contrasted with Donald @ @ @ @ @ if the video below won ’ t load , go here instead ) : : @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to compassionate and decent leadership .
In a battle of heart , @ @ @ @ @ JoeBiden wins by a landslide .
We need to ensure that ’ s reflected in @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/338AECInep

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Numerous groups have begun churning out anti-Trump television ads that have hit the mark. But the Lincoln Group has been particularly effective at getting under Donald Trump’s skin, with the kinds of ads that only a group of republican operatives could come up with. Now it’s happened again.
This new Lincoln Project ad uses footage of modern U.S. Presidents from both parties trying to act in presidential fashion, contrasted with Donald Trump calling for violence (if the video below won’t load, go here instead)::
Biden is the clear choice when it comes to compassionate and decent leadership. In a battle of heart, mind, and character @JoeBiden wins by a landslide. We need to ensure that’s reflected in the vote this November. pic.twitter.com/338AECInep — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 25, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Tucker Carlson hits the panic button as Donald Trump circles the drain

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing some major problems these days .
His racism scandals are multiplying .
His advertisers are dwindling .
His show is becoming less and less profitable , which eventually translates to cancellation regardless of ratings .
Now Carlson has another problem : he can no longer sell the notion that Donald Trump is winning .
During Tucker Carlson ’ s Fox News show tonight , he announced that Donald Trump “ may lose this election.
” Well yeah , no kidding .
Trump is losing every swing state and a couple red states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden in the national polling averages .
At this rate Trump is very likely to lose this election .
But Fox ’ s primetime hosts have tended to keep their audiences in a fantasy bubble , where Trump has been magically winning all along .
Now even Carlson is reaching the point where Donald Trump ’ s numbers are so bad , he finally has to break it to his audience that Trump is in deep trouble .
He ’ s hoping he can rally his viewers into finding a way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But really , it ’ s not the Tucker Carlson audience who will decide Trump ’ s fate .
It ’ s the people in the middle who are solidly turning against Trump , and proving in recent polls that Trump ’ s base alone isn ’ t nearly large enough to save him .

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing some major problems these days. His racism scandals are multiplying. His advertisers are dwindling. His show is becoming less and less profitable, which eventually translates to cancellation regardless of ratings. Now Carlson has another problem: he can no longer sell the notion that Donald Trump is winning.
During Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show tonight, he announced that Donald Trump “may lose this election.” Well yeah, no kidding. Trump is losing every swing state and a couple red states, and he’s ten points behind Joe Biden in the national polling averages. At this rate Trump is very likely to lose this election. But Fox’s primetime hosts have tended to keep their audiences in a fantasy bubble, where Trump has been magically winning all along.
Now even Carlson is reaching the point where Donald Trump’s numbers are so bad, he finally has to break it to his audience that Trump is in deep trouble. He’s hoping he can rally his viewers into finding a way to prop up Trump’s sinking ship. But really, it’s not the Tucker Carlson audience who will decide Trump’s fate. It’s the people in the middle who are solidly turning against Trump, and proving in recent polls that Trump’s base alone isn’t nearly large enough to save him.
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Donald Trump, loser

I finally got around to creating a Twitter account in November ( @ RAHarrington ) and then finally got around to using it in April .
Had I known the insights to be enjoyed as an adherent of the Bird I would have been twittering from the very beginning .
Twitter is like an infinite zoetrope from the old days where each tweet is a snapshot and the rolling effect over time is a flickering movie .
The best place to watch the movie known as Donald Trump is in the theatre of the tweet .
Reading him out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the daily news doesn ’ t deliver the same effect .
Trump ’ s tweets in sequence betray a man who ’ s on the decline .
His tweets are increasingly desperate , transactional and immature .
There is also an immediacy about them , a kind of cloying need to fix things right away .
One gets the sense sometimes that he knows he has a problem and if only he could come up with the perfect tweet he ’ d be able to solve it on the spot .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & ORDER ” or “ TRANSITION TO GREATNESS , ” without context or explanation , as if they ’ re supposed to mean something useful to a nation that ’ s mourning more than 120,000 deaths from coronavirus .
Other times he just vents , and his inability to control himself is betrayed by a need to lash out at others and blame them for his problems .
Other times still he will write something almost ( but not quite ) conciliatory , like a psychotic trying to convince us “ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am.
” In a way those are the creepiest tweets of all .
Above all there is no organizing principle behind Trump ’ s tweets and retweets .
Their very randomness betrays his lack of mental discipline and an inability to do what the country needs him to do just now : to lead .
The volume of his tweets reveals a man who does little else but tweet .
When he ’ s not tweeting he ’ s either asleep , giving a speech or an interview or on the golf course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is , reading , meeting with experts and world leaders or brainstorming with advisors must be pathetically small .
It ’ s possible , even probable , that he doesn ’ t do any of the minimum stuff required to be President of the United States— ever .
Before Twitter I knew Trump was evil , a child rapist , a thief , a murderer and a lazy fool .
What Twitter has taught me is that , above all else , he ’ s a loser .
Instead of thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lashes out , instead of leading he blames .
These are no calculated responses , they ’ re knee jerk , impulsive , undisciplined .
He ’ s like a dirty boxer who only knows how to punch downwards , below the belt .
There is never a “ come , let us reason together ” moment in Donald Trump ’ s universe .
For Trump there is only “ I win and you lose , ” even when it ’ s clear that the only loser in evidence is Trump himself .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no plan or program beyond the immediate .
If a problem can ’ t be solved between breakfast and bedtime then he will start all over from scratch the following morning .
Trump has no plan , no overarching set of goals , no day to day working program .
In short , he doesn ’ t want to do the work of the presidency , nor do any honour to the office .
His only interest in the presidency is what it can do for him and his ratings .
That is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his tweets are himself and how great he is , or others and how horrible they are by contrast .
I have never once seen him tweet a single thing to suggest he has a long term strategy for bringing America out of the coronavirus pandemic .
His recurring boast is about a single travel ban he ordered in January .
That ’ s it .
If Americans are dying from COVID-19 , as far as Trump is concerned , then they ’ d better go ahead and do it and decrease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by contrast , has a plan .
He knows and he has said many times that coronavirus is going to be part of the American landscape for a long time , and that it will be solved only by realistic measures applied with discipline over time .
There are no shortcuts nor quick fixes , and to tell us otherwise would be both a disservice and an insult to the American people .
I also follow Joe Biden on Twitter .
His tweets are sparing because he has other things to do .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets are full of compassion , wisdom and messages of unity .
Joe Biden will truly be a President of the United States of America .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I finally got around to creating a Twitter account in November (@RAHarrington) and then finally got around to using it in April. Had I known the insights to be enjoyed as an adherent of the Bird I would have been twittering from the very beginning. Twitter is like an infinite zoetrope from the old days where each tweet is a snapshot and the rolling effect over time is a flickering movie.
The best place to watch the movie known as Donald Trump is in the theatre of the tweet. Reading him out of order in the disjointed, syncopated reportage of the daily news doesn’t deliver the same effect. Trump’s tweets in sequence betray a man who’s on the decline. His tweets are increasingly desperate, transactional and immature.
There is also an immediacy about them, a kind of cloying need to fix things right away. One gets the sense sometimes that he knows he has a problem and if only he could come up with the perfect tweet he’d be able to solve it on the spot. Trump tweets sudden non sequiturs like “LAW & ORDER” or “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS,” without context or explanation, as if they’re supposed to mean something useful to a nation that’s mourning more than 120,000 deaths from coronavirus.
Other times he just vents, and his inability to control himself is betrayed by a need to lash out at others and blame them for his problems. Other times still he will write something almost (but not quite) conciliatory, like a psychotic trying to convince us “I’m all better now, really I am.” In a way those are the creepiest tweets of all.
Above all there is no organizing principle behind Trump’s tweets and retweets. Their very randomness betrays his lack of mental discipline and an inability to do what the country needs him to do just now: to lead. The volume of his tweets reveals a man who does little else but tweet. When he’s not tweeting he’s either asleep, giving a speech or an interview or on the golf course. The time he spends actually working, that is, reading, meeting with experts and world leaders or brainstorming with advisors must be pathetically small. It’s possible, even probable, that he doesn’t do any of the minimum stuff required to be President of the United States— ever.
Before Twitter I knew Trump was evil, a child rapist, a thief, a murderer and a lazy fool. What Twitter has taught me is that, above all else, he’s a loser. Instead of thinking he reacts, instead of pondering he lashes out, instead of leading he blames. These are no calculated responses, they’re knee jerk, impulsive, undisciplined. He’s like a dirty boxer who only knows how to punch downwards, below the belt. There is never a “come, let us reason together” moment in Donald Trump’s universe. For Trump there is only “I win and you lose,” even when it’s clear that the only loser in evidence is Trump himself. Trump is a day trader who has no plan or program beyond the immediate. If a problem can’t be solved between breakfast and bedtime then he will start all over from scratch the following morning.
Trump has no plan, no overarching set of goals, no day to day working program. In short, he doesn’t want to do the work of the presidency, nor do any honour to the office. His only interest in the presidency is what it can do for him and his ratings. That is why the most prevalent topic by far in his tweets are himself and how great he is, or others and how horrible they are by contrast. I have never once seen him tweet a single thing to suggest he has a long term strategy for bringing America out of the coronavirus pandemic. His recurring boast is about a single travel ban he ordered in January. That’s it. If Americans are dying from COVID-19, as far as Trump is concerned, then they’d better go ahead and do it and decrease the surplus population.
Joe Biden, by contrast, has a plan. He knows and he has said many times that coronavirus is going to be part of the American landscape for a long time, and that it will be solved only by realistic measures applied with discipline over time. There are no shortcuts nor quick fixes, and to tell us otherwise would be both a disservice and an insult to the American people. I also follow Joe Biden on Twitter. His tweets are sparing because he has other things to do. But when he makes them, his tweets are full of compassion, wisdom and messages of unity. Joe Biden will truly be a President of the United States of America. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Chuck Grassley hits the panic button

Chuck Grassley hits the panic button

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is very rarely on the right side of anything .
But he ’ s survived in office for decades because he ’ s savvy enough to understand what he and his corrupt Republican Party can get away with and what they can ’ t get away with .
Now he ’ s all but begging Donald Trump to get it together , or do a better job of faking it .
This week the conservative Wall Street Journal published a scathing op-ed about Donald Trump ’ s total lack of presidential vision , and worsening unfitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounding the alarm , tweeting “ Will somebody w access to the Oval Office read the WSJ editorial ‘ The Trump Referendum ’ to President Trump .
We won ’ t hv more good scotus justices or the best economy in 50 years like we hv had if he doesn ’ t follow that advice.
” It ’ s not that people like Grassley want Donald Trump to suddenly become a good guy , or even a good president .
They just want him to stop flaunting his own unfitness , because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and it could take down the GOP Senate majority in the process .

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Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is very rarely on the right side of anything. But he’s survived in office for decades because he’s savvy enough to understand what he and his corrupt Republican Party can get away with and what they can’t get away with. Now he’s all but begging Donald Trump to get it together, or do a better job of faking it.
This week the conservative Wall Street Journal published a scathing op-ed about Donald Trump’s total lack of presidential vision, and worsening unfitness for office. Now Chuck Grassley is sounding the alarm, tweeting “Will somebody w access to the Oval Office read the WSJ editorial ‘The Trump Referendum’ to President Trump. We won’t hv more good scotus justices or the best economy in 50 years like we hv had if he doesn’t follow that advice.”
It’s not that people like Grassley want Donald Trump to suddenly become a good guy, or even a good president. They just want him to stop flaunting his own unfitness, because they know it could cost him the election – and it could take down the GOP Senate majority in the process.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Even Sean Hannity can’t save Donald Trump on this one

Donald Trump ’ s public appearances in recent months have been almost as disastrous as every other aspect of his presidency .
He ’ s largely abandoned any attempt to make it look like he has any sense of how to lead and his re-election ads have mostly been an extension of the insults he regularly posts on Twitter .
It ’ s usually up to Trump ’ s spin doctors on Fox News to fix things whenever he embarrasses himself nationally ( something that now happens multiple times a day ) and lift his spirits up .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do when he had Trump appear on his show on Thursday – but all he did was manage to give the whole campaign an even bigger headache .
Hannity gave Donald Trump some pretty basic softball questions like what he would do in his second term , and it was bad enough that Trump seemed surprised and overwhelmed at just that , mumbling some vague answer about getting more sleep in Washington .
What really had to have hit home , however , was Trump ’ s admission that his campaign ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden was completely made up .
Trump ’ s campaign has desperately been trying to make Biden look like a candidate indebted to China , even while all the evidence suggests that Trump is the one in China ’ s pocket .
During the interview , Hannity tried to help Trump remind everyone that when he first imposed the partial travel ban from China , Biden called him “ xenophobic ” – but Trump corrected him , thinking this would be a good chance to insult Biden by saying “ He never said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think he knows what the word means.
” Too bad he has Facebook ads out claiming Biden said that .
He ’ s somehow lost track of the narrative in his web of lies , and now even his closest allies have to be careful that they don ’ t embarrass Trump even further when they ’ re trying to prop him up .

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Donald Trump’s public appearances in recent months have been almost as disastrous as every other aspect of his presidency. He’s largely abandoned any attempt to make it look like he has any sense of how to lead and his re-election ads have mostly been an extension of the insults he regularly posts on Twitter. It’s usually up to Trump’s spin doctors on Fox News to fix things whenever he embarrasses himself nationally (something that now happens multiple times a day) and lift his spirits up. That’s largely what Sean Hannity was hoping to do when he had Trump appear on his show on Thursday – but all he did was manage to give the whole campaign an even bigger headache.
Hannity gave Donald Trump some pretty basic softball questions like what he would do in his second term, and it was bad enough that Trump seemed surprised and overwhelmed at just that, mumbling some vague answer about getting more sleep in Washington. What really had to have hit home, however, was Trump’s admission that his campaign’s earliest and strongest attack on Joe Biden was completely made up.
Trump’s campaign has desperately been trying to make Biden look like a candidate indebted to China, even while all the evidence suggests that Trump is the one in China’s pocket. During the interview, Hannity tried to help Trump remind everyone that when he first imposed the partial travel ban from China, Biden called him “xenophobic” – but Trump corrected him, thinking this would be a good chance to insult Biden by saying “He never said ‘xenophobic’ cause I don’t think he knows what the word means.”
Too bad he has Facebook ads out claiming Biden said that. He’s somehow lost track of the narrative in his web of lies, and now even his closest allies have to be careful that they don’t embarrass Trump even further when they’re trying to prop him up.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Donald Trump tried to invite Putin to G7 summit AFTER he learned Russia was murdering U.S. soldiers

This afternoon Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned weekend golf resort trip , suggesting that something big was going on behind the scenes .
This evening the New York Times dropped the bombshell : Trump has known for months that Russia had been paying the Taliban to take out U.S. soldiers .
This is a horrifying storyline .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
The timing makes it even uglier .
The NY Times article reveals that the Trump regime knew about the Russian plot for “ months.
” But less than a month ago , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to attend the G7 summit , only to get vetoed by other G7 members .
This means Trump knew the Kremlin was paying Taliban terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers , and he still tried to invite the Kremlin to rejoin the G7 .
This is stunning , even for Trump .
Now come the inevitable questions about whether Donald Trump was trying to bring Vladimir Putin to the G7 summit so the two of them could discuss this scandal , and perhaps try to figure out how to keep it from coming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an accessory after the fact in these murders of U.S. soldiers .

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This afternoon Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned weekend golf resort trip, suggesting that something big was going on behind the scenes. This evening the New York Times dropped the bombshell: Trump has known for months that Russia had been paying the Taliban to take out U.S. soldiers. This is a horrifying storyline. Here’s the thing, though. The timing makes it even uglier.
The NY Times article reveals that the Trump regime knew about the Russian plot for “months.” But less than a month ago, Donald Trump tried to invite Vladimir Putin and Russia to attend the G7 summit, only to get vetoed by other G7 members. This means Trump knew the Kremlin was paying Taliban terrorists to murder U.S. soldiers, and he still tried to invite the Kremlin to rejoin the G7. This is stunning, even for Trump.
Now come the inevitable questions about whether Donald Trump was trying to bring Vladimir Putin to the G7 summit so the two of them could discuss this scandal, and perhaps try to figure out how to keep it from coming to light. At some point Trump becomes an accessory after the fact in these murders of U.S. soldiers.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--No wonder Donald Trump abruptly called off his golf resort trip

When Donald Trump abruptly canceled his weekend golf resort trip to New Jersey earlier today , Palmer Report pointed out that something was obviously up .
He doesn ’ t care about optics anymore , so this wasn ’ t in response to the worsening pandemic .
Now the news has broken that for months , the Trump regime has known that Russia offered bounties to Afghani operatives who were willing to take out U.S. soldiers .
This is tantamount to an act of war on the part of the Kremlin , yet Donald Trump did nothing in response and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a Kremlin puppet .
No wonder Donald Trump abruptly canceled his trip .
Considering how severely he ’ s in freefall , and how much of a Russian puppet he ’ s already seen as being , this is the kind of exploding scandal that could finish him off if he doesn ’ t manage the fallout properly .
Trump posted this tweet about his trip : “ I was going to go to Bedminster , New Jersey , this weekend , but wanted to stay in Washington , D.C. to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The arsonists , anarchists , looters , and agitators have been largely stopped I am doing what is necessary to keep our communities safe — and these people will be brought to Justice !
” The sheer absurdity of Donald Trump ’ s excuse for canceling the trip is an admission that something frantic really is going on behind the scenes .
Trump is surely huddled with what ’ s left of his depleted senior staff , trying to figure out how to spin his horrifying latest Russia scandal .

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When Donald Trump abruptly canceled his weekend golf resort trip to New Jersey earlier today, Palmer Report pointed out that something was obviously up. He doesn’t care about optics anymore, so this wasn’t in response to the worsening pandemic.
Now the news has broken that for months, the Trump regime has known that Russia offered bounties to Afghani operatives who were willing to take out U.S. soldiers. This is tantamount to an act of war on the part of the Kremlin, yet Donald Trump did nothing in response and kept it a secret, because he’s a Kremlin puppet.
No wonder Donald Trump abruptly canceled his trip. Considering how severely he’s in freefall, and how much of a Russian puppet he’s already seen as being, this is the kind of exploding scandal that could finish him off if he doesn’t manage the fallout properly.
Trump posted this tweet about his trip: “I was going to go to Bedminster, New Jersey, this weekend, but wanted to stay in Washington, D.C. to make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced. The arsonists, anarchists, looters, and agitators have been largely stopped I am doing what is necessary to keep our communities safe — and these people will be brought to Justice!”
The sheer absurdity of Donald Trump’s excuse for canceling the trip is an admission that something frantic really is going on behind the scenes. Trump is surely huddled with what’s left of his depleted senior staff, trying to figure out how to spin his horrifying latest Russia scandal.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--The real reason Donald Trump is still going after Obamacare

People are desperate ; Donald Trump does not care .
Enrollment in both Medicaid and the ACA ( Obamacare ) has increased by about 50 % .
Along with the millions of jobs lost due to Covid-19 , millions have lost health care as well .
Most of the ACA applicants reported their change in circumstances to be a loss of healthcare due to job Covid-19 job loss .
The steady increase in Medicaid applicants is due to job losses for those who lost jobs that did not provide health care , but pandemic fears have pushed more people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has served as the safety net for low-income individuals , and that bucket of the population is increasing .
Do the Republicans honestly believe that those who can not pay out of pocket for medical care should not seek medical attention ?
Considering the steady increase in Covid-19 cases , Donald Trump thinks that this is the perfect time to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare .
Claiming that without the individual coverage mandate and two other provisions , the rest of the ACA “ should not be allowed to remain in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no different than the wall ?
Dull yet useless 2016 campaign promises ?
Chants of “ lock her up ” and “ build the wall ” mingled with jealousy derived challenges to Obamacare .
Is Trump just seeking to check a box ?
Promises made , promises kept ?
Trump has promised “ excellent ” healthcare… the best healthcare , but Republicans have failed to offer an alternative since Obamacare became law in 2010 .
Is a global pandemic the right time to throw twenty-three million people off of their healthcare ?
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filing as “ unfathomable cruelty.
” Success in a complete dismantling of the ACA will push many states towards bankruptcy .
A large part of the 23 million losing their healthcare will likely need Medicaid .
While federal dollars fund Medicaid , the balance is paid for by the states .
State revenue is on a steady decline to the temporary or permanent closure of many businesses , once paying tax revenue to the states .
The fourteen states that failed to adopt the Medicaid expansion will face a long , tough road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grows .
Of those fourteen states , thirteen of them disallow Medicaid qualification if the applicant does not have dependent children .

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People are desperate; Donald Trump does not care. Enrollment in both Medicaid and the ACA (Obamacare) has increased by about 50%. Along with the millions of jobs lost due to Covid-19, millions have lost health care as well. Most of the ACA applicants reported their change in circumstances to be a loss of healthcare due to job Covid-19 job loss.
The steady increase in Medicaid applicants is due to job losses for those who lost jobs that did not provide health care, but pandemic fears have pushed more people to fear to be without healthcare. Medicaid has served as the safety net for low-income individuals, and that bucket of the population is increasing. Do the Republicans honestly believe that those who cannot pay out of pocket for medical care should not seek medical attention?
Considering the steady increase in Covid-19 cases, Donald Trump thinks that this is the perfect time to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare. Claiming that without the individual coverage mandate and two other provisions, the rest of the ACA “should not be allowed to remain in effect.” Is the destruction of Obamacare no different than the wall? Dull yet useless 2016 campaign promises? Chants of “lock her up” and “build the wall” mingled with jealousy derived challenges to Obamacare.
Is Trump just seeking to check a box? Promises made, promises kept? Trump has promised “excellent” healthcare… the best healthcare, but Republicans have failed to offer an alternative since Obamacare became law in 2010. Is a global pandemic the right time to throw twenty-three million people off of their healthcare? Both Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden described the filing as “unfathomable cruelty.” Success in a complete dismantling of the ACA will push many states towards bankruptcy. A large part of the 23 million losing their healthcare will likely need Medicaid.
While federal dollars fund Medicaid, the balance is paid for by the states. State revenue is on a steady decline to the temporary or permanent closure of many businesses, once paying tax revenue to the states. The fourteen states that failed to adopt the Medicaid expansion will face a long, tough road as the need for the safety net grows. Of those fourteen states, thirteen of them disallow Medicaid qualification if the applicant does not have dependent children.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Even Dick Cheney has finally had enough of Donald Trump’s crap

Donald Trump sent his stooge Mike Pence to the podium today to try to explain away why the coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ many states .
Pence urged people four times to try to pray the virus away @ @ @ @ @ that people should wear a mask .
We all know that this is because Trump @ @ @ @ @ wear one .
Not long after the debacle , Congresswoman Liz Cheney posted this image @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Dick Cheney : That ’ s right , even Dick Cheney – the @ @ @ @ @ killed everyone so he could personally profit from it – thinks that Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ being anti-mask during a pandemic .
Cheney has supported Trump on issues in the past @ @ @ @ @ s making a point of sticking it to Trump .
Even Cheney seems to want @ @ @ @ @ .

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Donald Trump sent his stooge Mike Pence to the podium today to try to explain away why the coronavirus crisis is getting worse in so many states. Pence urged people four times to try to pray the virus away, but refused to say that people should wear a mask. We all know that this is because Trump doesn’t want to wear one.
Not long after the debacle, Congresswoman Liz Cheney posted this image of her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney:
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That’s right, even Dick Cheney – the monster who bulldozed Iraq and killed everyone so he could personally profit from it – thinks that Donald Trump is taking things too far by being anti-mask during a pandemic. Cheney has supported Trump on issues in the past, but now he’s making a point of sticking it to Trump. Even Cheney seems to want off the Trump crazy train.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--GOP Senators throw up their hands as Donald Trump falls to pieces

Every Republican Senator not named “ Mitt Romney ” is directly responsible for the damage being done by Donald Trump right now , because they chose to acquit him during his impeachment trial when they knew he was guilty .
But now that Trump is screwing up so badly that he ’ s dragging the entire party ’ s reelection prospects downward , suddenly these same GOP Senators are throwing up their hands .
CNN has assembled a remarkable list of surreal responses from Republican Senators who , having already married themselves to Donald Trump by acquitting him , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incrementally distance themselves from his increasingly psychotic behavior .
John Thune says Trump needs a “ different tone.
” Lindsey Graham says Trump needs more “ message discipline.
” John Cornyn says Trump “ undermines himself.
” You get the idea .
But they are giving something away here .
They don ’ t care that Trump is burning down the country and getting so many Americans killed .
They care that he ’ s doing it out in the open .
They wish Trump would talk like they talk , offering empty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while sitting back and letting the country rot .
Trump is increasingly flaunting the damage he ’ s doing , which keeps costing him in the polls – and Republican Senators wish he would simply stop flaunting it .

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Every Republican Senator not named “Mitt Romney” is directly responsible for the damage being done by Donald Trump right now, because they chose to acquit him during his impeachment trial when they knew he was guilty. But now that Trump is screwing up so badly that he’s dragging the entire party’s reelection prospects downward, suddenly these same GOP Senators are throwing up their hands.
CNN has assembled a remarkable list of surreal responses from Republican Senators who, having already married themselves to Donald Trump by acquitting him, are now trying to figure out how to incrementally distance themselves from his increasingly psychotic behavior. John Thune says Trump needs a “different tone.” Lindsey Graham says Trump needs more “message discipline.” John Cornyn says Trump “undermines himself.” You get the idea. But they are giving something away here.
They don’t care that Trump is burning down the country and getting so many Americans killed. They care that he’s doing it out in the open. They wish Trump would talk like they talk, offering empty platitudes and generic attempts at sounding reasonable, while sitting back and letting the country rot. Trump is increasingly flaunting the damage he’s doing, which keeps costing him in the polls – and Republican Senators wish he would simply stop flaunting it.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Did Mike Pence really just try to pull that one off?

The coronavirus is now raging out of control in Florida , Arizona , Texas , and dozens of other states .
Florida alone is reporting nearly nine thousand new cases in the past day alone .
Even as the worst of governors try to figure out how to walk back their recent insistence that the coronavirus was over , Mike Pence stepped to the plate today .
While Pence acknowledged that coronavirus case numbers are spiking across the country , he also insisted that all fifty states are reopening safely and responsibly .
Wait , what ?
Those two things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Either the “ reopening ” is being done correctly or the coronavirus is out of control as a result of the reopening .
One or the other , not both .
Yet Pence is trying to tell us that both things are true .
The problem is that by now most people are well aware that the coronavirus is getting worse , so Mike Pence has to acknowledge this in order to try to retain any relative credibility .
But he also has to stick with the lie that “ reopening ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is under control , because Donald Trump and certain Republican governors have too much invested in that lie .
As a result , Pence just sounds like an idiot .

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The coronavirus is now raging out of control in Florida, Arizona, Texas, and dozens of other states. Florida alone is reporting nearly nine thousand new cases in the past day alone. Even as the worst of governors try to figure out how to walk back their recent insistence that the coronavirus was over, Mike Pence stepped to the plate today.
While Pence acknowledged that coronavirus case numbers are spiking across the country, he also insisted that all fifty states are reopening safely and responsibly. Wait, what? Those two things can’t both be true. Either the “reopening” is being done correctly or the coronavirus is out of control as a result of the reopening. One or the other, not both. Yet Pence is trying to tell us that both things are true.
The problem is that by now most people are well aware that the coronavirus is getting worse, so Mike Pence has to acknowledge this in order to try to retain any relative credibility. But he also has to stick with the lie that “reopening” is a good idea and that the virus is under control, because Donald Trump and certain Republican governors have too much invested in that lie. As a result, Pence just sounds like an idiot.
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Something’s up

By now we all get it : Donald Trump doesn ’ t care about the pandemic , and he doesn ’ t care that we know he doesn ’ t care about the pandemic .
That includes heading to his golf resort whenever he can , regardless of how bad the optics are .
Yet now Trump is suddenly canceling his weekend golf resort trip at the last minute .
We ’ re going to see a number of excuses floated for this .
Some pundits will conclude that it ’ s because Trump was suddenly worried about the optics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , even though we all know that Trump doesn ’ t care about that one bit .
Other pundits will insist that it ’ s because the forecast says it ’ s going to rain in Bedminster this weekend and you can ’ t golf in the rain .
But if he ’ s looking to get away , why wouldn ’ t he just go hang out at his resort ?
The bottom line is that something is up .
Something happened today that forced him to cancel a trip , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t want to cancel .
Is it some kind of emergency all-hands meeting about how badly he ’ s losing the election ?
Has his declining health suddenly gotten worse ?
All we know is that something is up – and it ’ s worth watching for clues to try to figure out why he really blew off this trip .

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By now we all get it: Donald Trump doesn’t care about the pandemic, and he doesn’t care that we know he doesn’t care about the pandemic. That includes heading to his golf resort whenever he can, regardless of how bad the optics are. Yet now Trump is suddenly canceling his weekend golf resort trip at the last minute.
We’re going to see a number of excuses floated for this. Some pundits will conclude that it’s because Trump was suddenly worried about the optics of going on a vacation during a pandemic, even though we all know that Trump doesn’t care about that one bit. Other pundits will insist that it’s because the forecast says it’s going to rain in Bedminster this weekend and you can’t golf in the rain. But if he’s looking to get away, why wouldn’t he just go hang out at his resort?
The bottom line is that something is up. Something happened today that forced him to cancel a trip, at the last minute, that he didn’t want to cancel. Is it some kind of emergency all-hands meeting about how badly he’s losing the election? Has his declining health suddenly gotten worse? All we know is that something is up – and it’s worth watching for clues to try to figure out why he really blew off this trip.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Donald Trump can’t even get this part right

Donald Trump ’ s incompetence , a hallmark of his failed presidency , is a double-edged sword .
Occasionally , it serves to impede his evil plans , such as when the Supreme Court last week shut down his administration ’ s “ arbitrary and capricious ” attempt to rescind the DACA program .
Unfortunately , however , Trump ’ s incompetence more often leads to costly and even dire results .
The U.S. Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) , an independent watchdog agency that looks for ways the federal government can operate more cost-effectively , released a report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 response and recovery efforts .
Suffice it to say , the GAO could have used a bright red rubber stamp that reads “ FUBAR.
” The GAO reported that the IRS and the Treasury Department made 160.4 million stimulus payments worth $ 269.3 billion to taxpayers by the end of May .
However , as of April 30 , almost $ 1.1 million payments totaling close to a whopping $ 1.4 billion were issued to deceased Americans .
The GAO noted that , for some reason , the IRS failed to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Administration ’ s death records before issuing the payments .
As a result , the GAO is now advising the IRS to figure out some way to get all the money back .
( Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin ’ s toothless statement to the Wall Street Journal in April that “ heirs should be returning that money ” apparently didn ’ t do the trick . )
In another part of the report , the GAO highlighted serious problems with the CDC ’ s reporting of COVID-19 testing data .
For example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began lumping together viral testing data with antibody testing data .
Although the CDC later claimed to be taking steps to ensure that each type of testing data would be presented separately , the GAO still found problems .
This inexcusable failure has made it “ more difficult ” to track infection rates , prevent further spread , and reach informed decisions about reopening the country , the report warned .
Engineering a careful response to a crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic is no easy feat , and there are many qualified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than up to the task .
But with Trump and his inept lackeys at the steering wheel , there ’ s a grimy filter to the process that hastens COVID-19 ’ s spread while hemorrhaging taxpayer money .
The year 2020 must finally spell the end of Trump ’ s deadly kakistocracy .

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Donald Trump’s incompetence, a hallmark of his failed presidency, is a double-edged sword. Occasionally, it serves to impede his evil plans, such as when the Supreme Court last week shut down his administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” attempt to rescind the DACA program. Unfortunately, however, Trump’s incompetence more often leads to costly and even dire results.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent watchdog agency that looks for ways the federal government can operate more cost-effectively, released a report Thursday examining the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Suffice it to say, the GAO could have used a bright red rubber stamp that reads “FUBAR.”
The GAO reported that the IRS and the Treasury Department made 160.4 million stimulus payments worth $269.3 billion to taxpayers by the end of May. However, as of April 30, almost $1.1 million payments totaling close to a whopping $1.4 billion were issued to deceased Americans. The GAO noted that, for some reason, the IRS failed to follow its usual practice of consulting the Social Security Administration’s death records before issuing the payments. As a result, the GAO is now advising the IRS to figure out some way to get all the money back. (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s toothless statement to the Wall Street Journal in April that “heirs should be returning that money” apparently didn’t do the trick.)
In another part of the report, the GAO highlighted serious problems with the CDC’s reporting of COVID-19 testing data. For example, beginning in May, the CDC began lumping together viral testing data with antibody testing data. Although the CDC later claimed to be taking steps to ensure that each type of testing data would be presented separately, the GAO still found problems. This inexcusable failure has made it “more difficult” to track infection rates, prevent further spread, and reach informed decisions about reopening the country, the report warned.
Engineering a careful response to a crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic is no easy feat, and there are many qualified individuals in government right now who are more than up to the task. But with Trump and his inept lackeys at the steering wheel, there’s a grimy filter to the process that hastens COVID-19’s spread while hemorrhaging taxpayer money. The year 2020 must finally spell the end of Trump’s deadly kakistocracy.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Maybe it’s time to rethink the whole thing

There ’ s the joke about the man who wore a talisman that he vowed kept lions out of London .
When it was pointed out to him that there are no lions in London he replied , “ You see how well it works ?
” The notion that you need a constant police presence in order to maintain law and order and keep people from driving recklessly on the roads or killing each other in their homes is a fiction .
I have spent the last seventeen years of my life in a country where I have seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One does see the odd cop car on the road but it ’ s rare .
I ’ ve had a couple of interactions with the police myself .
The drunk son of a cretin neighbor broke the side view mirror on my car and I detained him and had him arrested about fifteen years ago .
The police ( one woman and one man ) were unfailingly polite .
They informed the young man he was under arrest .
There was no shouting , no flashing lights , no threats , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no guns .
They exuded quiet competence .
I had no doubt that they could have taken the young fool in if he ’ d resisted , but he didn ’ t resist .
To be fair , and in the spirit of full disclosure , I live in the rural and suburban south of England .
I ’ ve been to London many times and there are a lot more cops there .
But the feeling is different .
I remember what it was like living in San Diego and New Jersey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was a constant police presence .
They each felt like police states .
Some of the cops oozed authoritarianism .
When I lived in America I never questioned the ubiquitous police presence , of course .
Does a fish wonder about water ?
I just always assumed that it was necessary for the preservation of peace .
Without them , I assumed , we would revert to savagery .
Civilisation was a thin veneer over chaos , I assumed .
Now I ’ m not so sure .
Now I think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police presence causes more problems than it solves .
Maybe all that body armor isn ’ t such a good idea .
Maybe more guns isn ’ t the answer .
Maybe it ’ s time to rethink the whole thing .
Republicans will , of course , scream that I ’ m advocating defunding the police to the point that I want to hand over all of civilization to the criminals .
Of course they ’ d scream that .
Screaming is what they do best .
Phony outrage is how they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get re-elected .
They don ’ t want their constituents to think , they want them to fear .
But a reasoned look and renewed dialog on how law enforcement appears to have gotten more authoritarian and more murderous over the years , particularly toward persons of color , needs to happen .
And one very important thing that can be done is to stop training the police in the use of increasingly more deadly weapons and start training them how to deal with human beings instead .
That is what is really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact the intent behind it is carefully misunderstood by Republicans .
They want people to think that Democrats are in favor of lawlessness and open borders because , again , fear-mongering and lies are how they retain power .
What it really means is divesting money from local and state police budgets for body armour and assault weapons and reinvesting it into communities , mental health services , and social service programs .
Fewer police are needed where communities are healthy and prosperous .
You don ’ t need an army .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a country where guns are deeply restricted .
I don ’ t merely feel safer , I am safer .
And because it is safer here , fewer police are needed .
Of course , Britain has problems with their police , and there most certainly are issues of police brutality and systemic racism .
It ’ s just not as bad .
And one reason it ’ s not as bad is systemic authoritarianism is far less common .
As long as the notion that the solution to America ’ s police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armour and more guns , the problem of police brutality and systemic racism will continue , and men and women like George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks and Atatiana Jefferson and Breonna Taylor will continue to die .
Perhaps they should come to England and see how we do it .
It won ’ t solve all their problems , but it will be a damned good start .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There’s the joke about the man who wore a talisman that he vowed kept lions out of London. When it was pointed out to him that there are no lions in London he replied, “You see how well it works?”
The notion that you need a constant police presence in order to maintain law and order and keep people from driving recklessly on the roads or killing each other in their homes is a fiction. I have spent the last seventeen years of my life in a country where I have seen exactly three motorists arrested for speeding. One does see the odd cop car on the road but it’s rare.
I’ve had a couple of interactions with the police myself. The drunk son of a cretin neighbor broke the side view mirror on my car and I detained him and had him arrested about fifteen years ago. The police (one woman and one man) were unfailingly polite. They informed the young man he was under arrest. There was no shouting, no flashing lights, no threats, no drama, and — above all — no guns. They exuded quiet competence. I had no doubt that they could have taken the young fool in if he’d resisted, but he didn’t resist.
To be fair, and in the spirit of full disclosure, I live in the rural and suburban south of England. I’ve been to London many times and there are a lot more cops there. But the feeling is different. I remember what it was like living in San Diego and New Jersey and New York and other places where there was a constant police presence. They each felt like police states. Some of the cops oozed authoritarianism.
When I lived in America I never questioned the ubiquitous police presence, of course. Does a fish wonder about water? I just always assumed that it was necessary for the preservation of peace. Without them, I assumed, we would revert to savagery. Civilisation was a thin veneer over chaos, I assumed. Now I’m not so sure. Now I think that maybe, just maybe, a strong police presence causes more problems than it solves. Maybe all that body armor isn’t such a good idea. Maybe more guns isn’t the answer. Maybe it’s time to rethink the whole thing.
Republicans will, of course, scream that I’m advocating defunding the police to the point that I want to hand over all of civilization to the criminals. Of course they’d scream that. Screaming is what they do best. Phony outrage is how they promote fear and fear is how they get re-elected. They don’t want their constituents to think, they want them to fear. But a reasoned look and renewed dialog on how law enforcement appears to have gotten more authoritarian and more murderous over the years, particularly toward persons of color, needs to happen. And one very important thing that can be done is to stop training the police in the use of increasingly more deadly weapons and start training them how to deal with human beings instead.
That is what is really meant by “defunding the police.” In fact the intent behind it is carefully misunderstood by Republicans. They want people to think that Democrats are in favor of lawlessness and open borders because, again, fear-mongering and lies are how they retain power. What it really means is divesting money from local and state police budgets for body armour and assault weapons and reinvesting it into communities, mental health services, and social service programs. Fewer police are needed where communities are healthy and prosperous. You don’t need an army.
I’m glad I live in a country where guns are deeply restricted. I don’t merely feel safer, I am safer. And because it is safer here, fewer police are needed. Of course, Britain has problems with their police, and there most certainly are issues of police brutality and systemic racism. It’s just not as bad. And one reason it’s not as bad is systemic authoritarianism is far less common.
As long as the notion that the solution to America’s police problem is more police with better body armour and more guns, the problem of police brutality and systemic racism will continue, and men and women like George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks and Atatiana Jefferson and Breonna Taylor will continue to die. Perhaps they should come to England and see how we do it. It won’t solve all their problems, but it will be a damned good start. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-26--Lindsey Graham is in deep trouble

Lindsey Graham is in deep trouble

Over the past week , Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has begun turning against Donald Trump .
First , Graham helped sink Trump ’ s plan to take over the SDNY .
Then , Graham announced that he disagrees with Trump ’ s assertion that President Obama committed “ treason.
” It ’ s clear that something has gotten into Graham ; most likely he looked at his poll numbers and saw that he ’ s in danger of losing his own seat because he ’ s married himself to Trump ’ s sinking ship .
Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his race against Lindsey Graham is indeed becoming a competitive one .
Steve Schmidt from the Lincoln Project then chimed in , adding this : This is a very interesting race and one where Lindsey Graham can go down .
Lindsey ’ s problem is his cynicism .
He believes that South Carolinians are stupid and easily manipulated .
He thinks he can look them in the eye and say anything and that they will believe it no Matter how easily it is contradicted .
His betrayal of his “ best friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be trusted .
No one likes being played for a fool and that is how Lindsey treats his voters .
@ ProjectLincoln likes @ harrisonjaime .
He is principled and tough , a Maverick .
So now Lindsey Graham has to worry about not only being dragged down by Donald Trump , but about the Lincoln Project getting behind his Democratic opponent .
You can learn more about Jaime Harrison here .

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Over the past week, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has begun turning against Donald Trump. First, Graham helped sink Trump’s plan to take over the SDNY. Then, Graham announced that he disagrees with Trump’s assertion that President Obama committed “treason.” It’s clear that something has gotten into Graham; most likely he looked at his poll numbers and saw that he’s in danger of losing his own seat because he’s married himself to Trump’s sinking ship.
Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison tweeted an article from The State which confirms that his race against Lindsey Graham is indeed becoming a competitive one. Steve Schmidt from the Lincoln Project then chimed in, adding this:
This is a very interesting race and one where Lindsey Graham can go down. Lindsey’s problem is his cynicism. He believes that South Carolinians are stupid and easily manipulated. He thinks he can look them in the eye and say anything and that they will believe it no Matter how easily it is contradicted. His betrayal of his “best friend” for Trumps favor shows he can’t be trusted. No one likes being played for a fool and that is how Lindsey treats his voters. @ProjectLincoln likes @harrisonjaime. He is principled and tough, a Maverick.
So now Lindsey Graham has to worry about not only being dragged down by Donald Trump, but about the Lincoln Project getting behind his Democratic opponent. You can learn more about Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Donald Trump just made a startling admission

Whether it ’ s worsening senility or just the stress of falling even further behind in an election that he needs to win in order to stay out of prison , Donald Trump ’ s brain cells just keep betraying him .
It ’ s not merely that he ’ s speaking semi-incoherently .
It ’ s that he ’ s saying things he should know he ’ s supposed to keep to himself .
During his event on Thursday night , Trump said this about Joe Biden : “ He ’ s gon na be your president because some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maybe , and all I ’ m doing is doing my job.
” Read this carefully .
Trump is admitting that he now expects Biden to win .
Of course the point he was trying to make is that he deserves to get reelected because he ’ s ( supposedly ) doing his job , and that it ’ s unfair to him that Biden is going to win .
But still , Trump just admitted – four months before the election – that he expects to lose .
This is a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentally giving up on his collapsing reelection bid .
This creates an opening for us to continue putting in the hard work on things like voter registration and voter turnout , and really run up the score so that no last minute fluke can change the result .

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Whether it’s worsening senility or just the stress of falling even further behind in an election that he needs to win in order to stay out of prison, Donald Trump’s brain cells just keep betraying him. It’s not merely that he’s speaking semi-incoherently. It’s that he’s saying things he should know he’s supposed to keep to himself.
During his event on Thursday night, Trump said this about Joe Biden: “He’s gonna be your president because some people don’t love me, maybe, and all I’m doing is doing my job.” Read this carefully. Trump is admitting that he now expects Biden to win. Of course the point he was trying to make is that he deserves to get reelected because he’s (supposedly) doing his job, and that it’s unfair to him that Biden is going to win. But still, Trump just admitted – four months before the election – that he expects to lose.
This is a big deal because it suggests that Trump is mentally giving up on his collapsing reelection bid. This creates an opening for us to continue putting in the hard work on things like voter registration and voter turnout, and really run up the score so that no last minute fluke can change the result.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Maxine Water just obliterated Donald Trump

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters , who recently lost her sister to COVID-19 , has had enough of Donald Trump and his warped priorities .
In a blistering press release Thursday , Waters slammed Trump for his negligent pandemic response while accusing him of diverting time and energy to threatening protestors demanding the removal of Confederate statues .
Waters called Trump an “ incompetent and heartless man ” who is “ more concerned about statues and relics of the Confederacy and slavery than he is the survival of the American people.
” Months into the coronavirus pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead is still the epicenter , with over 2.4 million cases and more than 124,000 deaths .
“ America First ” can not mean this .
Waters pointed out that even as 33 states are seeing their weekly average cases spike , Trump is ignoring the disease , rather than “ using the full power of his office ” to fight it .
Even worse , Trump continues to defy guidance from health experts and hold rallies without encouraging mask wearing and social distancing .
Trump is also now cutting federal funding for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if we have vanquished the virus .
Although we have a “ real , deadly public health crisis on our hands , ” Water warned that Trump nevertheless prefers to focus his energy on dividing Americans .
By now threatening to call U.S. marshals to scare away anti-racism protestors and imprison them for up to 10 years , Trump is “ more focused ” on protecting the memories of deceased racists than saving “ living and breathing Americans.
” Rather than engage in a dialogue to address racism , deescalate the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead denounced protestors , tweeting on Wednesday that they are just “ roving gangs of wise guys , anarchists & looters.
” Trump then whitesplained that it ’ s “ important for us to understand and remember ” the Confederate statues , “ even in turbulent and difficult times , and learn from them.
” Waters is right that Trump ’ s priorities are tragically upside-down , even as we find ourselves under extraordinary circumstances .
On November 3 , we must send a powerful message about what matters in America—and elect competent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job done .

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House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, who recently lost her sister to COVID-19, has had enough of Donald Trump and his warped priorities. In a blistering press release Thursday, Waters slammed Trump for his negligent pandemic response while accusing him of diverting time and energy to threatening protestors demanding the removal of Confederate statues.
Waters called Trump an “incompetent and heartless man” who is “more concerned about statues and relics of the Confederacy and slavery than he is the survival of the American people.” Months into the coronavirus pandemic, the nation that Trump is supposed to lead is still the epicenter, with over 2.4 million cases and more than 124,000 deaths. “America First” cannot mean this.
Waters pointed out that even as 33 states are seeing their weekly average cases spike, Trump is ignoring the disease, rather than “using the full power of his office” to fight it. Even worse, Trump continues to defy guidance from health experts and hold rallies without encouraging mask wearing and social distancing. Trump is also now cutting federal funding for community testing sites across the country, as if we have vanquished the virus.
Although we have a “real, deadly public health crisis on our hands,” Water warned that Trump nevertheless prefers to focus his energy on dividing Americans. By now threatening to call U.S. marshals to scare away anti-racism protestors and imprison them for up to 10 years, Trump is “more focused” on protecting the memories of deceased racists than saving “living and breathing Americans.”
Rather than engage in a dialogue to address racism, deescalate the situation, and unite the country, Trump instead denounced protestors, tweeting on Wednesday that they are just “roving gangs of wise guys, anarchists & looters.” Trump then whitesplained that it’s “important for us to understand and remember” the Confederate statues, “even in turbulent and difficult times, and learn from them.”
Waters is right that Trump’s priorities are tragically upside-down, even as we find ourselves under extraordinary circumstances. On November 3, we must send a powerful message about what matters in America—and elect competent people who are passionate about getting the job done.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Donald Trump just hit a wall

Donald Trump just hit a wall

# BREAKING : The 9th Circuit ruled in our favor that @ RealDonaldTrump 's decision to divert $ 2.5 Billion @ @ @ @ @ was unlawful .
Today , the court reminded the President – once again – that @ @ @ @ @ law .

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Donald Trump has been in office for nearly four years, and yet he’s still struggling to figure out how to build his stupid border wall. Wasn’t this guy supposed to have been a real estate construction mogul? No wonder he went bankrupt so many times. In any case, Trump just hit another wall in his attempt at building his wall.
Trump got so desperate to fund his stupid wall, he tried raiding the piggy bank of other government projects. But that’s illegal, and sure enough, the courts ruled today that Trump can’t do it:
#BREAKING: The 9th Circuit ruled in our favor that @RealDonaldTrump's decision to divert $2.5 Billion to build a border wall was unlawful. Today, the court reminded the President – once again – that no one is above the law. — Archive – Attorney General Becerra (@AGBecerra) June 26, 2020
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Donald Trump is already having a terrible week, and now he’s found yet another way to lose. This guy is falling to pieces in real time.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Donald Trump’s Roger Stone nightmare just got even uglier for him

If Donald Trump were on stable footing , with a solid approval rating and a good shot at reelection , he could afford to take the risk of pardoning his friend and co-conspirator Roger Stone .
But Trump ’ s poll numbers are a disaster , and pardoning Stone could be the kind of move that could finish Trump off .
So it ’ s not surprising that Stone has been trying to get the start of his prison sentence delayed indefinitely .
After all , if Stone ’ s sentence were pushed back until after the election , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second term or he ’ d be on his way out the door .
Either way , he could pardon Stone at that time , without Stone having to ever set foot in prison .
But Roger Stone ’ s attempt at delaying the start of his prison sentence has failed .
The judge in the case has only granted him a two week delay , ordering him to report to prison on July 14th .
In other words , Stone is now just eighteen days from prison , meaning Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stone .
If Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone right now , with the way things are falling apart for him , you can expect the resulting negative media coverage to knock another three points off his sinking poll numbers .
But if Trump doesn ’ t pardon Stone and lets him rot in prison during a pandemic , Stone could retaliate by spilling the ugliest of Trump ’ s secrets from their forty year friendship .
This is a nightmare for Trump and Stone both .

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If Donald Trump were on stable footing, with a solid approval rating and a good shot at reelection, he could afford to take the risk of pardoning his friend and co-conspirator Roger Stone. But Trump’s poll numbers are a disaster, and pardoning Stone could be the kind of move that could finish Trump off.
So it’s not surprising that Stone has been trying to get the start of his prison sentence delayed indefinitely. After all, if Stone’s sentence were pushed back until after the election, by that time Trump would either have secured a second term or he’d be on his way out the door. Either way, he could pardon Stone at that time, without Stone having to ever set foot in prison.
But Roger Stone’s attempt at delaying the start of his prison sentence has failed. The judge in the case has only granted him a two week delay, ordering him to report to prison on July 14th. In other words, Stone is now just eighteen days from prison, meaning Trump has eighteen days to decide whether to pardon Stone.
If Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone right now, with the way things are falling apart for him, you can expect the resulting negative media coverage to knock another three points off his sinking poll numbers. But if Trump doesn’t pardon Stone and lets him rot in prison during a pandemic, Stone could retaliate by spilling the ugliest of Trump’s secrets from their forty year friendship. This is a nightmare for Trump and Stone both.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--“This will grow into a giant story”

“This will grow into a giant story”

It ’ s been a day and a half since the news broke that Russia has been paying Taliban terrorists @ @ @ @ @ and that Donald Trump has known about it for months and decided to keep it @ @ @ @ @ seen relatively little advancement of the storyline since the news first broke .
But it @ @ @ @ @ about to change .
After the White House Press Secretary made the laughable claim that @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t actually know what was going on , MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle tweeted @ @ @ @ @ grow into a GIANT STORY .
Leaks and whistleblowers lining up.
” She ’ s @ @ @ @ @ By making such a specific and easily disproven denial , Donald Trump has rather foolishly @ @ @ @ @ to come forward with testimony and/or documents that show Trump and Pence were in fact @ @ @ @ @ It appears they ’ ve very much backed themselves into a corner .

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It’s been a day and a half since the news broke that Russia has been paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers, and that Donald Trump has known about it for months and decided to keep it quiet. We’ve seen relatively little advancement of the storyline since the news first broke. But it looks like that’s about to change.
After the White House Press Secretary made the laughable claim that Donald Trump and Mike Pence didn’t actually know what was going on, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle tweeted this: “This will grow into a GIANT STORY. Leaks and whistleblowers lining up.”
She’s correct, of course. By making such a specific and easily disproven denial, Donald Trump has rather foolishly made it easy for whistleblowers to come forward with testimony and/or documents that show Trump and Pence were in fact briefed on this matter. It appears they’ve very much backed themselves into a corner.
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palmerreport--2020-06-28--Donald Trump just suffered another embarrassing defeat

Donald Trump suffered another embarrassing defeat on Friday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down his administration ’ s plan to seize funding from the Pentagon to fund his vanity border wall .
The court ruled that Donald Trump undermined the authority of Congress and in doing so , violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution .
This probably couldn ’ t come at a worse time for Trump either , considering the New York Times bombshell that dropped about Russia paying the Taliban to kill American soldiers , something that Trump knew about before inviting Vladimir Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re likely to see Trump ’ s unpopularity peak among the military , particularly among officers , while he ’ s also being forced to break a promise that was a pillar of his 2016 campaign and resonated with the bigots in his base .
These people aren ’ t too likely to vote for Biden , but this is yet another betrayal in a two-week span from Trump that might make just enough of them stay home in November .
For Republican senators counting on Donald Trump to turn out their voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as many of them decided to stay quiet while Trump was taking funding from military bases in their states .
Now they ’ ll be forced to run on the platform of a weak president who can ’ t even deliver on the most central part of his platform while also getting flak from their Democratic opponents about how they failed to support the troops in their home states when funding meant for military bases was being seized for Trump ’ s vanity project .

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Donald Trump suffered another embarrassing defeat on Friday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down his administration’s plan to seize funding from the Pentagon to fund his vanity border wall. The court ruled that Donald Trump undermined the authority of Congress and in doing so, violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution.
This probably couldn’t come at a worse time for Trump either, considering the New York Times bombshell that dropped about Russia paying the Taliban to kill American soldiers, something that Trump knew about before inviting Vladimir Putin to the G-7 summit.
We’re likely to see Trump’s unpopularity peak among the military, particularly among officers, while he’s also being forced to break a promise that was a pillar of his 2016 campaign and resonated with the bigots in his base. These people aren’t too likely to vote for Biden, but this is yet another betrayal in a two-week span from Trump that might make just enough of them stay home in November.
For Republican senators counting on Donald Trump to turn out their voters, this is the worst news possible, as many of them decided to stay quiet while Trump was taking funding from military bases in their states. Now they’ll be forced to run on the platform of a weak president who can’t even deliver on the most central part of his platform while also getting flak from their Democratic opponents about how they failed to support the troops in their home states when funding meant for military bases was being seized for Trump’s vanity project.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Oh well that settles it then

Oh well that settles it then

As Donald Trump skipped out to his golf resort in Virginia today , his press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was left to answer questions about the revelation that Russia was paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. troops while Trump kept quiet about it .
McEnany is a disgusting liar , so we knew she ’ d come up with something suitably ridiculous to say .
Sure enough , she delivered .
McEnany told reporters today that Donald Trump and Mike Pence somehow didn ’ t know the Russia thing was going on .
Wait , they didn ’ t know ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Case closed .
Meanwhile back in the real world , the New York Times report makes clear that Donald Trump was briefed on the matter several months ago .
And realistically , there is no way that U.S. intel would uncover something this egregious , essentially an act of war against the United States , and not brief the President of the United States about it .
Yet that ’ s the excuse Trump is going with .
Donald Trump and Mike Pence have likely backed themselves into a corner with this one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is for the media to uncover proof – or for a witness to go public and confirm – that Trump and Pence did in fact know about this .
Then it ’ ll be an even bigger scandal .
One thing about the Trump regime : it sure knows how to make a scandal even worse with an inept coverup .

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As Donald Trump skipped out to his golf resort in Virginia today, his press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was left to answer questions about the revelation that Russia was paying Taliban terrorists to kill U.S. troops while Trump kept quiet about it.
McEnany is a disgusting liar, so we knew she’d come up with something suitably ridiculous to say. Sure enough, she delivered. McEnany told reporters today that Donald Trump and Mike Pence somehow didn’t know the Russia thing was going on. Wait, they didn’t know? Oh well that settles it then. Case closed.
Meanwhile back in the real world, the New York Times report makes clear that Donald Trump was briefed on the matter several months ago. And realistically, there is no way that U.S. intel would uncover something this egregious, essentially an act of war against the United States, and not brief the President of the United States about it. Yet that’s the excuse Trump is going with.
Donald Trump and Mike Pence have likely backed themselves into a corner with this one. All that’s now required is for the media to uncover proof – or for a witness to go public and confirm – that Trump and Pence did in fact know about this. Then it’ll be an even bigger scandal. One thing about the Trump regime: it sure knows how to make a scandal even worse with an inept coverup.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--Turns out Donald Trump is even further gone than we thought

Back when Donald Trump was the host of the Apprentice , television ratings were his only real measure of success .
It didn ’ t matter if people were tuning in because they thought he was putting on a great show , or if they were tuning in because they thought he was an idiot and they wanted to see what stupid thing he would do next .
Either way , he was getting his ratings , winning his time slot , and so on .
The trouble for Trump is that the presidency simply doesn ’ t work that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people only tune in for Trump ’ s televised events to see how bad of shape he ’ s in , or how insane of an incoherent bender he ’ ll go on , or whether he ’ ll fall down a ramp .
If this were still the Apprentice , fine .
But in politics , success isn ’ t measured by TV ratings , it ’ s measured by approval ratings .
So when Trump tweeted this today , it was hard to believe it was even a real tweet : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Media .
Oklahoma speech had the highest Saturday television ratings in @ FoxNews history .
@ seanhannity dominated T.V .
with my interview on Thursday night , more than @ CNN & MSDNC COMBINED .
These are the real polls , the Silent Majority , not FAKE POLLS !
” Trump appears to truly believe that because his TV ratings are still decent , it means the polls that say he ’ s getting blown out must be fake .
His narcissistic mind can ’ t even process the reality that some people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ badly he screws up .
Trump couldn ’ t be much more removed from reality at this point .

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Back when Donald Trump was the host of the Apprentice, television ratings were his only real measure of success. It didn’t matter if people were tuning in because they thought he was putting on a great show, or if they were tuning in because they thought he was an idiot and they wanted to see what stupid thing he would do next. Either way, he was getting his ratings, winning his time slot, and so on.
The trouble for Trump is that the presidency simply doesn’t work that way. At this point, most people only tune in for Trump’s televised events to see how bad of shape he’s in, or how insane of an incoherent bender he’ll go on, or whether he’ll fall down a ramp. If this were still the Apprentice, fine. But in politics, success isn’t measured by TV ratings, it’s measured by approval ratings.
So when Trump tweeted this today, it was hard to believe it was even a real tweet: “Do not believe the Fake News Media. Oklahoma speech had the highest Saturday television ratings in @FoxNews history. @seanhannity dominated T.V. with my interview on Thursday night, more than @CNN & MSDNC COMBINED. These are the real polls, the Silent Majority, not FAKE POLLS!”
Trump appears to truly believe that because his TV ratings are still decent, it means the polls that say he’s getting blown out must be fake. His narcissistic mind can’t even process the reality that some people are tuning in just to see how badly he screws up. Trump couldn’t be much more removed from reality at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-06-27--A nation misled by ignorance

A nation misled by ignorance

The European date format , as many of you know , is different from the American .
Here in England I didn ’ t only have to learn to drive on the left side of the road , I also had to remember that , when writing down dates in number format , the day comes before the month .
As a result , the two most disastrous dates that occurred in my lifetime had the date 9/11 .
I was living in America on September 11th , 2001 , when I learned that religious zealots hijacked planes with murderous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my first bad 9/11 .
My second bad 9/11 came when I was living in England on the 9th of November and I awoke to the news that Donald Trump had been elected president of the United States .
Comparing the two American calamities isn ’ t entirely like comparing apples and oranges .
Both events were spectacularly bad for the country .
Both events ultimately resulted in steep downturns for the American economy .
Both events dominated the news for years afterward .
Both events were terrorist attacks that ended in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election of Donald Trump was a kind of existential terrorist attack .
It was promoted by Russia , much of its success could be attributed to Russia , and the result was and remains a Russian victory .
But it wasn ’ t Russia alone that brought us Donald Trump .
There were other necessary and sufficient forces at work , including that created by the cooperation of a weak , ratings-driven mainstream media , the pre-election meddling by the then head of the FBI , the common exploitation of misogynistic hatred for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of self-righteous third party candidates and the exploitation of anti-science sentiment and gullibility of the religious right .
At the back of all the forces that brought us Donald Trump was ignorance , ignorance of science , ignorance emboldened and misled by conspiracy theories , ignorance in the form of racism and ignorance in the form of blind and unreasoning jingoism .
I don ’ t think most sane Americans would disagree with me if I said that , without ignorance , neither of my bad 9/11 days would have happened .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man purportedly in charge of the coronavirus task force , makes wearing a mask a political issue instead of one of safety and common sense , and is permitted to get away with it , then you know that ignorance is winning .
When you consider that Donald Trump can crow in a tweet and get away with it that “ Coronavirus deaths are way down ” on the same day that coronavirus killed 2,499 Americans — nearly as many Americans as died on that first 9/11 — then you know that ignorance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When a shocking percentage of Americans can be distracted from the central point of peaceful demonstrations against police murders of unarmed people of color because a small minority of the protesters are violent , then you know that ignorance is the victor .
When ignorance rules a nation , chaos and death follow .
Adam Schiff warned us in his summation in the impeachment of Donald Trump that , “ Whenever we have departed from the values of our nation we have come to regret it.
” Ignorance should not be nor ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the values of our nation .
We have seen ignorance on the American landscape before , ignorance in the form of an enemy like Osama bin Laden .
Americans have never let ignorance get the final victory .
The unlamented corpse of bin Laden is at the bottom of the North Arabian Sea and Al Qaeda is in ruins .
Ignorance will not win this time either .
Donald Trump and his rule of ignorance is headed for inexorable defeat in November .
Is it too trite to say that our best defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because the lesson taught us this time is the knowledge of 127,640 dead Americans as I write this , and it ’ s a lesson that has still been missed by many , missed by the ignorant .
It ’ s a terrible price to pay .
We had to pay it because a man like Donald Trump is president of the United States .
Let ’ s all agree to remove him from that job in November and hand both Donald Trump and the rule of ignorance a just and final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The European date format, as many of you know, is different from the American. Here in England I didn’t only have to learn to drive on the left side of the road, I also had to remember that, when writing down dates in number format, the day comes before the month. As a result, the two most disastrous dates that occurred in my lifetime had the date 9/11.
I was living in America on September 11th, 2001, when I learned that religious zealots hijacked planes with murderous intent and devastating consequences. That was my first bad 9/11. My second bad 9/11 came when I was living in England on the 9th of November and I awoke to the news that Donald Trump had been elected president of the United States.
Comparing the two American calamities isn’t entirely like comparing apples and oranges. Both events were spectacularly bad for the country. Both events ultimately resulted in steep downturns for the American economy. Both events dominated the news for years afterward. Both events were terrorist attacks that ended in the deaths of thousands of Americans.
The election of Donald Trump was a kind of existential terrorist attack. It was promoted by Russia, much of its success could be attributed to Russia, and the result was and remains a Russian victory.
But it wasn’t Russia alone that brought us Donald Trump. There were other necessary and sufficient forces at work, including that created by the cooperation of a weak, ratings-driven mainstream media, the pre-election meddling by the then head of the FBI, the common exploitation of misogynistic hatred for a woman candidate, a malignant assembly of self-righteous third party candidates and the exploitation of anti-science sentiment and gullibility of the religious right.
At the back of all the forces that brought us Donald Trump was ignorance, ignorance of science, ignorance emboldened and misled by conspiracy theories, ignorance in the form of racism and ignorance in the form of blind and unreasoning jingoism. I don’t think most sane Americans would disagree with me if I said that, without ignorance, neither of my bad 9/11 days would have happened.
When you consider that Mike Pence, the man purportedly in charge of the coronavirus task force, makes wearing a mask a political issue instead of one of safety and common sense, and is permitted to get away with it, then you know that ignorance is winning. When you consider that Donald Trump can crow in a tweet and get away with it that “Coronavirus deaths are way down” on the same day that coronavirus killed 2,499 Americans — nearly as many Americans as died on that first 9/11 — then you know that ignorance is the order of the day. When a shocking percentage of Americans can be distracted from the central point of peaceful demonstrations against police murders of unarmed people of color because a small minority of the protesters are violent, then you know that ignorance is the victor.
When ignorance rules a nation, chaos and death follow. Adam Schiff warned us in his summation in the impeachment of Donald Trump that, “Whenever we have departed from the values of our nation we have come to regret it.” Ignorance should not be nor ever has been part of the canon of the values of our nation. We have seen ignorance on the American landscape before, ignorance in the form of an enemy like Osama bin Laden.
Americans have never let ignorance get the final victory. The unlamented corpse of bin Laden is at the bottom of the North Arabian Sea and Al Qaeda is in ruins. Ignorance will not win this time either. Donald Trump and his rule of ignorance is headed for inexorable defeat in November.
Is it too trite to say that our best defense against ignorance is knowledge? Possibly not, because the lesson taught us this time is the knowledge of 127,640 dead Americans as I write this, and it’s a lesson that has still been missed by many, missed by the ignorant. It’s a terrible price to pay. We had to pay it because a man like Donald Trump is president of the United States. Let’s all agree to remove him from that job in November and hand both Donald Trump and the rule of ignorance a just and final defeat. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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