palmerreport--2020-09-30--The walls are closing in on Donald Trump

It has been a rough week for “ president ” Donald Trump , and it is only half over .
The New York Times dropped a bomb on him with their 30-plus page article outlining Trump ’ s fraudulent tax returns .
Yes , they are fraudulent .
If he claims they are not , then he is admitting to being the world ’ s worst businessman .
He paid nothing yet claimed a $ 72 million refund , which triggered the audit of his taxes .
Funny , he failed to share these losses with the banks he duped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As if Trump is not rattled enough , YouGov announced the most admired man and woman in the world , and they are Trump ’ s personal favorites : Barack and Michelle Obama .
To make matters worse , Joe Biden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a senior member of the UK Parliament , Chris Bryant .
Both of Trump ’ s sons had meltdowns on national television regarding Trump ’ s taxes , and the Evening Standard shared Donald Trump ’ s tweet from 2012 after President Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid $ 162,074 in taxes on taxable income of $ 789,675 .
Trump complained that President Obama paid only 20.5 % , which is way better than 0 % .
The Evening Standard pointed out that while Trump was complaining about President Obama ’ s tax payment , he paid zero , zilch , nada .
You must give Trump one thing : He has a lot of nerve .
He sat somewhere with a straight face , coming up with unbelievable write-offs , such as a $ 70,000 loss in hairstyling costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that is a life-long loss Trump .
Rick Santorum wrote an op-ed for CNN on “ how Trump can win ” the debate .
Most of the article is about Biden and what he brings to the debate , though Santorum points to Trump ’ s “ incredibly strong economy ” and “ historically low unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics and a soaring stock market.
” How the tide has changed .
Blacks , Latinos , and Hispanics have been the hardest hit by the pandemic both in terms of healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy ” was set up by President Obama , and Trump had absolutely nothing to do with the stock market .
Conditions drive the market , not a man .
Nice try , Rick , but Trump has no leg left to stand on – and we all saw how the debate went .
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It has been a rough week for “president” Donald Trump, and it is only half over. The New York Times dropped a bomb on him with their 30-plus page article outlining Trump’s fraudulent tax returns. Yes, they are fraudulent. If he claims they are not, then he is admitting to being the world’s worst businessman. He paid nothing yet claimed a $72 million refund, which triggered the audit of his taxes. Funny, he failed to share these losses with the banks he duped for loans, but I digress.
As if Trump is not rattled enough, YouGov announced the most admired man and woman in the world, and they are Trump’s personal favorites: Barack and Michelle Obama. To make matters worse, Joe Biden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a senior member of the UK Parliament, Chris Bryant. Both of Trump’s sons had meltdowns on national television regarding Trump’s taxes, and the Evening Standard shared Donald Trump’s tweet from 2012 after President Obama released his 2011 returns. President Obama paid $162,074 in taxes on taxable income of $789,675. Trump complained that President Obama paid only 20.5%, which is way better than 0%.
The Evening Standard pointed out that while Trump was complaining about President Obama’s tax payment, he paid zero, zilch, nada. You must give Trump one thing: He has a lot of nerve. He sat somewhere with a straight face, coming up with unbelievable write-offs, such as a $70,000 loss in hairstyling costs. I hate to tell him, but that is a life-long loss Trump.
Rick Santorum wrote an op-ed for CNN on “how Trump can win” the debate. Most of the article is about Biden and what he brings to the debate, though Santorum points to Trump’s “incredibly strong economy” and “historically low unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics and a soaring stock market.” How the tide has changed. Blacks, Latinos, and Hispanics have been the hardest hit by the pandemic both in terms of healthcare and jobs. The “incredibly strong economy” was set up by President Obama, and Trump had absolutely nothing to do with the stock market. Conditions drive the market, not a man. Nice try, Rick, but Trump has no leg left to stand on – and we all saw how the debate went.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Donald Trump just hit a wall

Donald Trump just hit a wall

– Joe Biden might be the first presidential candidate to go up in the polls simply because he had the restraint not to punch his opponent .
– Donald Trump is now reduced to claiming that mailmen are dumping ballots in the river .
He knows he ’ s losing that badly .
– Just how widely despised is Donald Trump ?
Joe Biden just said “ will you shut up man ” to his face , and Biden will score points because of it .
– Jim Gaffigan had the tweet of the night : “ An interesting theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white supremacy is he a racist pig and nobody with any sense of decency should support or vote for him.
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– Joe Biden might be the first presidential candidate to go up in the polls simply because he had the restraint not to punch his opponent.
– Donald Trump is now reduced to claiming that mailmen are dumping ballots in the river. He knows he’s losing that badly.
– Just how widely despised is Donald Trump? Joe Biden just said “will you shut up man” to his face, and Biden will score points because of it.
– Tonight’s winner: Joe Biden. Tonight’s loser: Chris Wallace. Tonight’s bigger loser: the American people. Tonight’s biggest loser: Donald Trump.
– Jim Gaffigan had the tweet of the night: “An interesting theory of why Trump doesn’t denounce white supremacy is he a racist pig and nobody with any sense of decency should support or vote for him.”
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--This is coming at the worst possible time for Donald Trump

Despite Donald Trump doing a victory lap where he claimed “ total exoneration ” from the Russia probe over a year ago , we were quickly reminded that it wasn ’ t the case , despite Bill Barr ’ s best efforts to shield him from looking bad in an embarrassing summary of the Mueller Report .
In the time since then , a number of unsettling details began coming to light , as it became obvious that Rod Rosenstein was quietly undermining the investigation .
Recently it was revealed that Robert Mueller left out some key details in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead prosecutors on his team has spoken out further – and at one of the worst possible times for Donald Trump and his administration .
Andrew Weissmann , who made an appearance on MSNBC ’ s Morning Joe on Tuesday , was the former lead prosecutor in Mueller ’ s Russia probe and he confirmed the worst of what many of us have been suspecting all along .
Early on in the investigation , when Mueller ’ s team issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank for Donald Trump ’ s records , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , intimidating them against looking into the president ’ s financial records .
As soon as the story about Trump ’ s tax returns dropped , many of us suspected that there was something blatantly illegal that it was covering up .
Now , Weissmann admits publicly that he regrets not probing further , just after The New York Times released its story .
This can ’ t be a coincidence , and we may be seeing more details about the investigation leak out sooner – with the possibility that Trump and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ties to Russia , just before the election happens .
Either way , the bombshells are happening at a faster rate than the Republicans are able to spin them .
Even if many of Trump ’ s supporters don ’ t change their minds , they ’ ll probably have a hard time keeping up their defense of him – now and after the election .
This is why it ’ s important to keep at our efforts of phone banking and volunteering to elect Joe Biden on November 3 .
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Despite Donald Trump doing a victory lap where he claimed “total exoneration” from the Russia probe over a year ago, we were quickly reminded that it wasn’t the case, despite Bill Barr’s best efforts to shield him from looking bad in an embarrassing summary of the Mueller Report.
In the time since then, a number of unsettling details began coming to light, as it became obvious that Rod Rosenstein was quietly undermining the investigation. Recently it was revealed that Robert Mueller left out some key details in his investigation and now, one of the lead prosecutors on his team has spoken out further – and at one of the worst possible times for Donald Trump and his administration.
Andrew Weissmann, who made an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday, was the former lead prosecutor in Mueller’s Russia probe and he confirmed the worst of what many of us have been suspecting all along. Early on in the investigation, when Mueller’s team issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank for Donald Trump’s records, they received a call from the White House, intimidating them against looking into the president’s financial records. As soon as the story about Trump’s tax returns dropped, many of us suspected that there was something blatantly illegal that it was covering up.
Now, Weissmann admits publicly that he regrets not probing further, just after The New York Times released its story. This can’t be a coincidence, and we may be seeing more details about the investigation leak out sooner – with the possibility that Trump and his transition team could be investigated again on his ties to Russia, just before the election happens. Either way, the bombshells are happening at a faster rate than the Republicans are able to spin them. Even if many of Trump’s supporters don’t change their minds, they’ll probably have a hard time keeping up their defense of him – now and after the election. This is why it’s important to keep at our efforts of phone banking and volunteering to elect Joe Biden on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Donald Trump just stepped in it something fierce

We can talk about whether Donald Trump behaved the way he did during tonight ’ s debate because it was a calculated strategy , or because he lost control and couldn ’ t help himself .
But whatever prompted Trump to behave in such unhinged and embarrassing fashion tonight , there ’ s no question about the net result .
Donald Trump ’ s humiliating antics tonight failed to gain him a single vote that he didn ’ t already have .
That ’ s a huge problem for Trump , because he ’ s losing by eight points in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a way to pick up a sizable chunk of additional voters who aren ’ t already in his corner , and instead he spent the evening acting like someone who ’ s already lost and just wants to piss everyone off on his way out the door .
Trump has just five weeks left until election day , and only a handful of opportunities to address a large number of Americans .
Tonight was one of them .
Whether by failed strategy or psychological breakdown , Trump completely blew the opportunity .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of people who were on the fence .
Trump just stepped in it something fierce .
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We can talk about whether Donald Trump behaved the way he did during tonight’s debate because it was a calculated strategy, or because he lost control and couldn’t help himself. But whatever prompted Trump to behave in such unhinged and embarrassing fashion tonight, there’s no question about the net result.
Donald Trump’s humiliating antics tonight failed to gain him a single vote that he didn’t already have. That’s a huge problem for Trump, because he’s losing by eight points in the polling averages. Trump must find a way to pick up a sizable chunk of additional voters who aren’t already in his corner, and instead he spent the evening acting like someone who’s already lost and just wants to piss everyone off on his way out the door.
Trump has just five weeks left until election day, and only a handful of opportunities to address a large number of Americans. Tonight was one of them. Whether by failed strategy or psychological breakdown, Trump completely blew the opportunity. Not only that, Trump surely turned off a number of people who were on the fence. Trump just stepped in it something fierce.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Joe Biden dominates the debate as Donald Trump has unhinged meltdown

Donald Trump knew coming into tonight ’ s debate that he stood no chance of winning .
So instead he ’ s spent the entire debate behaving like a two year old with rabies , babbling nonstop and trying to prevent an actual debate from even happening .
Trump keeps talking over Joe Biden and yelling at moderator Chris Wallace .
Fortunately , Joe Biden is taking no prisoners .
He ’ s accurately sensed that the average viewer at home is incensed and embarrassed by Donald Trump ’ s unhinged behavior , and accordingly Biden has told Trump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ fool ” and a “ clown.
” This wouldn ’ t fly in most debate scenarios , but with Trump acting in such embarrassing fashion , Biden ’ s condemnations have turned out to be wholly appropriate .
As the debate has gone on , Trump has gotten lost in an endless spat with the moderator , and he ’ s failed to get any semblance of a message across .
Instead , Trump told the Proud Boys , a white supremacist terrorist group , to “ stand by.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are still cheering him on – but they ’ re far too small of a group to win him the election .
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Donald Trump knew coming into tonight’s debate that he stood no chance of winning. So instead he’s spent the entire debate behaving like a two year old with rabies, babbling nonstop and trying to prevent an actual debate from even happening. Trump keeps talking over Joe Biden and yelling at moderator Chris Wallace.
Fortunately, Joe Biden is taking no prisoners. He’s accurately sensed that the average viewer at home is incensed and embarrassed by Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior, and accordingly Biden has told Trump to “shut up” and called him a “fool” and a “clown.” This wouldn’t fly in most debate scenarios, but with Trump acting in such embarrassing fashion, Biden’s condemnations have turned out to be wholly appropriate.
As the debate has gone on, Trump has gotten lost in an endless spat with the moderator, and he’s failed to get any semblance of a message across. Instead, Trump told the Proud Boys, a white supremacist terrorist group, to “stand by.” Trump is pandering solely to the deranged extremists who are still cheering him on – but they’re far too small of a group to win him the election.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump Jr has complete on-air meltdown after Donald Trump blows it

All you have to do is look at the debate poll numbers – which show a clear victory for Joe Biden – to see that whatever Donald Trump was trying to accomplish during the debate , he failed .
One of Trump ’ s tactics involved hurling vicious ( and in some instances flatly false ) personal attacks at Hunter Biden , in the hope of throwing Joe Biden off his game .
When Donald Trump began ranting about Hunter Biden ’ s past drug addiction , Joe Biden eloquently explained how proud he is of Hunter for having overcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s position would have simply fired back by pointing out that Donald Trump Jr has appeared to be coked out of his mind during his recent public appearances , but Joe Biden showed true presidential leadership by declining to make that particular personal attack .
Now Donald Trump Jr is showing his , ahem , appreciation for Joe Biden ’ s restraint by going on the air and having a meltdown about “ crackhead Hunter ” Biden .
This is surreal when you consider Trump Jr ’ s own seeming drug troubles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projecting his own problems onto his adversaries , as his father so consistently does .
In any case , the Trumps don ’ t appear to be looking to win – they just want to make things as ugly as possible on their way down .
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All you have to do is look at the debate poll numbers – which show a clear victory for Joe Biden – to see that whatever Donald Trump was trying to accomplish during the debate, he failed. One of Trump’s tactics involved hurling vicious (and in some instances flatly false) personal attacks at Hunter Biden, in the hope of throwing Joe Biden off his game.
When Donald Trump began ranting about Hunter Biden’s past drug addiction, Joe Biden eloquently explained how proud he is of Hunter for having overcome it. Most of us in Joe’s position would have simply fired back by pointing out that Donald Trump Jr has appeared to be coked out of his mind during his recent public appearances, but Joe Biden showed true presidential leadership by declining to make that particular personal attack.
Now Donald Trump Jr is showing his, ahem, appreciation for Joe Biden’s restraint by going on the air and having a meltdown about “crackhead Hunter” Biden. This is surreal when you consider Trump Jr’s own seeming drug troubles of late. Perhaps Junior is simply projecting his own problems onto his adversaries, as his father so consistently does. In any case, the Trumps don’t appear to be looking to win – they just want to make things as ugly as possible on their way down.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Brad Parscale could be flipping on Donald Trump

When Donald Trump ’ s recently demoted campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken into custody over the weekend in an incident that involved everything from a weapons cache to allegations of domestic violence , Palmer Report pointed out that Parscale could end up having no choice but to cut a plea deal against Trump in an effort to stay out of prison .
Now it turns out we ’ re not the only ones who see it that way .
The Trump family itself is now worried that Brad Parscale could be flipping on Donald Trump , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As it turns out , the Trump family is worried about Parscale going down on campaign finance violations and opting to take the Trump campaign down with him .
It ’ s worth pointing out that such charges would potentially be pardonable by Trump , but the charges he could end up facing as a result of his incident over the weekend would not be federal and would thus not be pardonable .
In any case , the timeline is far from clear .
Would Brad Parscale try to cut a plea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ premise that he might get a more lenient sentence while he can still inform voters of Trump ’ s crimes before they go to vote ?
Could something like that even be pulled off in the next five weeks ?
But one thing is clear : the Trump campaign is stupidly pushing Parscale in the direction of flipping .
The Daily Beast says the campaign is even removing all evidence of Parscale from its website , which serves no purpose at this late date other than to isolate Parscale and make him realize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescue him .
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When Donald Trump’s recently demoted campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken into custody over the weekend in an incident that involved everything from a weapons cache to allegations of domestic violence, Palmer Report pointed out that Parscale could end up having no choice but to cut a plea deal against Trump in an effort to stay out of prison. Now it turns out we’re not the only ones who see it that way.
The Trump family itself is now worried that Brad Parscale could be flipping on Donald Trump, according to a lengthy new expose published by Vanity Fair. As it turns out, the Trump family is worried about Parscale going down on campaign finance violations and opting to take the Trump campaign down with him. It’s worth pointing out that such charges would potentially be pardonable by Trump, but the charges he could end up facing as a result of his incident over the weekend would not be federal and would thus not be pardonable.
In any case, the timeline is far from clear. Would Brad Parscale try to cut a plea deal before the election, under the premise that he might get a more lenient sentence while he can still inform voters of Trump’s crimes before they go to vote? Could something like that even be pulled off in the next five weeks? But one thing is clear: the Trump campaign is stupidly pushing Parscale in the direction of flipping. The Daily Beast says the campaign is even removing all evidence of Parscale from its website, which serves no purpose at this late date other than to isolate Parscale and make him realize that Trump isn’t going to rescue him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Donald Trump bottoms out

Donald Trump bottoms out

Joe Biden probably got in the most memorable line of the debate when he said what we ’ ve all been thinking for the last five years with : “ Will you shut up , man ?
” One of his strongest criticisms of the Trump administration , however , got lost in the numerous soundbites of Tuesday night – when Biden pointed out that Trump ’ s economy was never really that great and the actual recession didn ’ t just happen due to COVID – that it had already hit before the pandemic forced the nation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector , which Donald Trump tried to appease in 2016 by reassuring factory workers their jobs wouldn ’ t go overseas , spent most of last year in a mild recession .
Even worse , the National Bureau of Economic Research , the body that officially determines when the country goes into recession , ruled that the U.S. economy went into recession in February , with a significant decline in economic activity after the last quarter of 2019 .
That ’ s over a month before the COVID pandemic forced the country to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – the worst that it ’ s been since the end of World War II .
That means Donald Trump inherited the most prosperous growth period in recent American history and ended up with the worst economic fallout when it ended , no matter how he tries to spin this .
Although he tried to criticize Joe Biden for the slow recovery during the Obama administration ( completely ignoring that part of it was due to a predominantly Republican congress obstructing much of the way ) , the blame lies in Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay for themselves and did nothing for job growth , only managing to further strangle Obama ’ s record-setting recovery .
Trump and the GOP that was contemplating this tax cut well before Trump was even elected , own this and this is why we must vote them all out by November 3 .
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Joe Biden probably got in the most memorable line of the debate when he said what we’ve all been thinking for the last five years with: “Will you shut up, man?” One of his strongest criticisms of the Trump administration, however, got lost in the numerous soundbites of Tuesday night – when Biden pointed out that Trump’s economy was never really that great and the actual recession didn’t just happen due to COVID – that it had already hit before the pandemic forced the nation’s economy to shut down.
The manufacturing sector, which Donald Trump tried to appease in 2016 by reassuring factory workers their jobs wouldn’t go overseas, spent most of last year in a mild recession. Even worse, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the body that officially determines when the country goes into recession, ruled that the U.S. economy went into recession in February, with a significant decline in economic activity after the last quarter of 2019. That’s over a month before the COVID pandemic forced the country to shut down, with 14.7% unemployment – the worst that it’s been since the end of World War II. That means Donald Trump inherited the most prosperous growth period in recent American history and ended up with the worst economic fallout when it ended, no matter how he tries to spin this.
Although he tried to criticize Joe Biden for the slow recovery during the Obama administration (completely ignoring that part of it was due to a predominantly Republican congress obstructing much of the way), the blame lies in Trump’s 2017 tax cuts that were supposed to pay for themselves and did nothing for job growth, only managing to further strangle Obama’s record-setting recovery. Trump and the GOP that was contemplating this tax cut well before Trump was even elected, own this and this is why we must vote them all out by November 3.
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FINISH HIM

It ’ s still not entirely clear if Donald Trump was strategically trying to turn our stomachs last night so we ’ d be too sick to keep fighting and give up , or if he was just throwing a tantrum with no real eye on the consequences .
Either way , the question was how we were going to respond to it .
Would we finally break , or would we become more resolved than ever to break him ?
Here ’ s one measurement : the Joe Biden campaign announced that the hour after the debate was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had .
This suggests that Trump ’ s strategy – if it was a strategy at all – backfired on him .
Instead of making you too sick of politics to keep fighting against him , Trump ’ s debate performance motivated you to send more of your money to Joe Biden than ever .
This is important , because more money for Biden translates to more TV ads in the closing stretch , greater reach into borderline swing states , and more down ballot support .
It ’ s also important because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re more willing than ever to do what it takes to finish Trump off .
The next step is to spend these final five weeks phone banking , volunteering , and making sure the people around you are willing and able to vote .
Let ’ s get to work and finish this !
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It’s still not entirely clear if Donald Trump was strategically trying to turn our stomachs last night so we’d be too sick to keep fighting and give up, or if he was just throwing a tantrum with no real eye on the consequences. Either way, the question was how we were going to respond to it. Would we finally break, or would we become more resolved than ever to break him?
Here’s one measurement: the Joe Biden campaign announced that the hour after the debate was the best fundraising hour it’s ever had. This suggests that Trump’s strategy – if it was a strategy at all – backfired on him. Instead of making you too sick of politics to keep fighting against him, Trump’s debate performance motivated you to send more of your money to Joe Biden than ever.
This is important, because more money for Biden translates to more TV ads in the closing stretch, greater reach into borderline swing states, and more down ballot support. It’s also important because it’s an indicator that you’re more willing than ever to do what it takes to finish Trump off. The next step is to spend these final five weeks phone banking, volunteering, and making sure the people around you are willing and able to vote. Let’s get to work and finish this!
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--The GOP Senate’s James Comey hearing is completely off the rails

– The Republican Senate ’ s James Comey hearing today is painful to watch in its absurd stupidity , but it ’ s doing absolutely nothing to help Trump and his reelection prospects .
This has become the defining theme of Trump ’ s downfall : he and his allies waste time on petty nonsense as he runs out of time to find a way to save himself .
– Congrats to Nikki Haley for throwing her career away in order to kiss Trump ’ s ass , and having absolutely nothing to show for it .
– Tweet of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ After that debate , all you have to ask yourself is ‘ Do you want four more years of THIS ?
’ The President of the United States refused to condemn white supremacists .
Can someone explain to him that he ’ s already got the white supremacist vote ?
” – Tweet of the day # 2 , from NBA star Steph Curry : “ Stand back and stand by ?
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No further questions your honor !
# vote ” – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump clearly expects to lose the election badly .
Our job over these next five weeks is to prove him right .
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– The Republican Senate’s James Comey hearing today is painful to watch in its absurd stupidity, but it’s doing absolutely nothing to help Trump and his reelection prospects. This has become the defining theme of Trump’s downfall: he and his allies waste time on petty nonsense as he runs out of time to find a way to save himself.
– Congrats to Nikki Haley for throwing her career away in order to kiss Trump’s ass, and having absolutely nothing to show for it.
– Tweet of the day, from Donna Brazile: “After that debate, all you have to ask yourself is ‘Do you want four more years of THIS?’ The President of the United States refused to condemn white supremacists. Can someone explain to him that he’s already got the white supremacist vote?”
– Tweet of the day #2, from NBA star Steph Curry: “Stand back and stand by??????????? No further questions your honor! #vote”
– Based on his performance last night, Donald Trump clearly expects to lose the election badly. Our job over these next five weeks is to prove him right.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Portland Sheriff comes out swinging at Donald Trump

Donald Trump found so many ways to debase and embarrass himself during last night ’ s debate , it ’ s easy to lose track of all the lies he told along the way .
For instance , while the career criminal Trump tried to paint himself as a “ law and order ” president , he insisted that the “ Portland Sheriff ” supports him .
As it turns out , there technically is no “ Portland Sheriff , ” as Portland is policed by the Multnomah County Sheriff ’ s Office – and it ’ s run by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s debate , Reese tweeted this : In tonight ’ s presidential debate the President said the “ Portland Sheriff ” supports him .
As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him .
Donald Trump has made my job a hell of a lot harder since he started talking about Portland , but I never thought he ’ d try to turn my wife against me !
So there you have it .
By falsely claiming that the Sheriff in Portland supports him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigger microphone to the Sheriff in Portland , and giving him an opportunity to slam Trump .
You almost get the sense that Trump isn ’ t very good at this .
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Donald Trump found so many ways to debase and embarrass himself during last night’s debate, it’s easy to lose track of all the lies he told along the way. For instance, while the career criminal Trump tried to paint himself as a “law and order” president, he insisted that the “Portland Sheriff” supports him.
As it turns out, there technically is no “Portland Sheriff,” as Portland is policed by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office – and it’s run by Sheriff Mike Reese. After last night’s debate, Reese tweeted this:
In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him. Donald Trump has made my job a hell of a lot harder since he started talking about Portland, but I never thought he’d try to turn my wife against me!
So there you have it. By falsely claiming that the Sheriff in Portland supports him, Donald Trump merely ended up handing a bigger microphone to the Sheriff in Portland, and giving him an opportunity to slam Trump. You almost get the sense that Trump isn’t very good at this.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Donald Trump just blew it

Donald Trump just blew it

Throughout the debate moderator Chris Wallace had to constantly plead with Donald Trump to stop interrupting .
If this seems familiar to you perhaps it ’ s because it ’ s part and parcel of the Trump administration ’ s playbook .
We ’ ve seen it many times , over and over , where a Trump spokesperson ( think Kellyanne Conway as a canonical example ) interrupts , talks over the questioner and spews familiar diatribes about various whataboutisms such as Antifa , Barisma and how magnificent Trump is .
At one point Joe Biden had to say what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you shut up , man ?
” When it came to the topic of white supremacy and climate change , the Vice President finally got his wish .
When Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy , Trump pivoted , squirmed and tried to avoid the question .
He knows which side his bread is buttered on , as the saying goes .
At length Trump said , “ Sure , I ’ m willing to do that , but almost everything I see is from the Left.
” When the question was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he would condemn white supremacy , Trump replied , with an Orwellian statement that is frankly chilling : “ Stand back and stand by , but I ’ ll tell you what , something has to be done about Antifa and the left.
” Stand by ?
So white supremacists are supposed to stand by , are they ?
That doesn ’ t sound merely like a racist dog whistle , it sounds like an instruction from their Commander-in-Chief to the Proud Boys to stand by until they are needed to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antifa .
Trump ’ s name-calling and bullying tactics were not a good look for him during the debate in the first place .
Despite Trump ’ s decision not to use drugs going into the debate ( there was none of the usual evidence of slurring of words , sniffing or disorientation ) Trump still failed to do what he needed to do , which was draw a clear line between himself and racism .
In that he has failed , and , as with everything Trump , the reason is clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is a racist , and so are his followers .
He can not unequivocally condemn white supremacy without losing many of his core supporters .
Trump failed on many other levels .
For example , when asked about climate change Trump replied with the non sequitur , “ I want crystal clean water and air.
” While every sane American wants those things , they have nothing to do with climate change .
Trump ’ s feeble response to the now more than 210,000 Americans who died from COVID-19 was the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last two months , that if he had not placed a limited travel ban on China that number would be in the millions .
While the debate was an unqualified failure for Trump , it could have been better .
Biden could have been more forceful about Trump ’ s claim that the New York Times feature on his tax returns was a lie .
Biden should have hammered home the point that if Trump wanted to he could release his taxes any time he wants , and Trump ’ s constant claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s under audit is a lie , and we know it ’ s a lie because the head of the IRS said so under oath .
But the reason Trump won ’ t release his taxes is the same reason he won ’ t release his DNA to E. Jean Carroll ’ s lawyer , because he has something to hide .
Specifically , Donald Trump is a tax cheat and a rapist .
Donald Trump must go , and we must vote him gone .
Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .
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Throughout the debate moderator Chris Wallace had to constantly plead with Donald Trump to stop interrupting. If this seems familiar to you perhaps it’s because it’s part and parcel of the Trump administration’s playbook. We’ve seen it many times, over and over, where a Trump spokesperson (think Kellyanne Conway as a canonical example) interrupts, talks over the questioner and spews familiar diatribes about various whataboutisms such as Antifa, Barisma and how magnificent Trump is.
At one point Joe Biden had to say what we were all thinking, “Will you shut up, man?” When it came to the topic of white supremacy and climate change, the Vice President finally got his wish.
When Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy, Trump pivoted, squirmed and tried to avoid the question. He knows which side his bread is buttered on, as the saying goes. At length Trump said, “Sure, I’m willing to do that, but almost everything I see is from the Left.”
When the question was repeated and he was asked point blank if he would condemn white supremacy, Trump replied, with an Orwellian statement that is frankly chilling: “Stand back and stand by, but I’ll tell you what, something has to be done about Antifa and the left.” Stand by? So white supremacists are supposed to stand by, are they? That doesn’t sound merely like a racist dog whistle, it sounds like an instruction from their Commander-in-Chief to the Proud Boys to stand by until they are needed to do battle against the false Republican bogeyman of Antifa.
Trump’s name-calling and bullying tactics were not a good look for him during the debate in the first place. Despite Trump’s decision not to use drugs going into the debate (there was none of the usual evidence of slurring of words, sniffing or disorientation) Trump still failed to do what he needed to do, which was draw a clear line between himself and racism. In that he has failed, and, as with everything Trump, the reason is clear and obvious. It’s because Trump is a racist, and so are his followers. He cannot unequivocally condemn white supremacy without losing many of his core supporters.
Trump failed on many other levels. For example, when asked about climate change Trump replied with the non sequitur, “I want crystal clean water and air.” While every sane American wants those things, they have nothing to do with climate change.
Trump’s feeble response to the now more than 210,000 Americans who died from COVID-19 was the same tired refrain we have heard for the last two months, that if he had not placed a limited travel ban on China that number would be in the millions.
While the debate was an unqualified failure for Trump, it could have been better. Biden could have been more forceful about Trump’s claim that the New York Times feature on his tax returns was a lie. Biden should have hammered home the point that if Trump wanted to he could release his taxes any time he wants, and Trump’s constant claim that he can’t because he’s under audit is a lie, and we know it’s a lie because the head of the IRS said so under oath. But the reason Trump won’t release his taxes is the same reason he won’t release his DNA to E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer, because he has something to hide. Specifically, Donald Trump is a tax cheat and a rapist.
Donald Trump must go, and we must vote him gone. Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on November 3rd. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-30--Donald Trump just got hit with some terrible news

Donald Trump keeps finding new ways to remind us that there simply is no bottom when it comes to his depravity , or his willingness to embarrass himself and the country .
The question has been whether there is a bottom when it comes to his popularity level .
Ordinarily both presidential candidates get around 40 % almost automatically , based on party line voters and die hard supporters .
Even in modern presidential elections that we ’ ve considered blowouts , the loser has still gotten around 40 % .
Trump has been at around 40 % in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is theoretically at zero and can ’ t go any lower .
But during the debate , Trump put on a display that was horrifyingly unpresidential and inhuman , even by his standards .
Sure , his slimy base loved it .
But the question is whether any of his least enthusiastic supporters – the ones who have been just barely hanging on in their support of him – might have been so turned off that they might finally bail on him .
After all , when a Trump supporter stays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a vote ( or half a vote ) for Biden .
To that end , CNN ’ s debate poll was potentially instructive .
CNN found that , among its viewers who watched the debate , 60 % thought Biden won , while just 28 % thought Trump won .
Granted , CNN ’ s audience isn ’ t a precise microcosm of the voting populace .
But a disparity this large suggests that at least some of Trump ’ s potential voters thought he lost the debate .
Considering how aggressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not because they thought he was too weak .
The only reason for them to conclude that he lost was that they were turned off by his boorish behavior .
So now we ’ ll have to watch over the next week to see if Joe Biden ’ s consistent eight point lead in the polling averages finally goes up , and if Donald Trump ’ s consistently ugly 40 % -ish poll numbers finally go down .
Keep in mind we ’ re looking at the averages , not just any one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Trump on the ropes , now is the time for us to double down more than ever on voter registration , phone banking , and volunteering – so we can finish him off .
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Donald Trump keeps finding new ways to remind us that there simply is no bottom when it comes to his depravity, or his willingness to embarrass himself and the country. The question has been whether there is a bottom when it comes to his popularity level.
Ordinarily both presidential candidates get around 40% almost automatically, based on party line voters and die hard supporters. Even in modern presidential elections that we’ve considered blowouts, the loser has still gotten around 40%. Trump has been at around 40% in the polls for some time, which means that Trump is theoretically at zero and can’t go any lower.
But during the debate, Trump put on a display that was horrifyingly unpresidential and inhuman, even by his standards. Sure, his slimy base loved it. But the question is whether any of his least enthusiastic supporters – the ones who have been just barely hanging on in their support of him – might have been so turned off that they might finally bail on him. After all, when a Trump supporter stays home instead of voting, it’s a vote (or half a vote) for Biden.
To that end, CNN’s debate poll was potentially instructive. CNN found that, among its viewers who watched the debate, 60% thought Biden won, while just 28% thought Trump won. Granted, CNN’s audience isn’t a precise microcosm of the voting populace. But a disparity this large suggests that at least some of Trump’s potential voters thought he lost the debate. Considering how aggressive Trump was, it’s certainly not because they thought he was too weak. The only reason for them to conclude that he lost was that they were turned off by his boorish behavior.
So now we’ll have to watch over the next week to see if Joe Biden’s consistent eight point lead in the polling averages finally goes up, and if Donald Trump’s consistently ugly 40%-ish poll numbers finally go down. Keep in mind we’re looking at the averages, not just any one new poll. In any case, with Trump on the ropes, now is the time for us to double down more than ever on voter registration, phone banking, and volunteering – so we can finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle has a whole new problem

The October surprises , big and small , continue to surface – and none of them are looking good for Donald Trump .
The latest one involves Donald Trump Jr ’ s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle , who made a curious transition from Fox News personality to Trump 2020 campaign adviser .
There were always questions about why Fox News parted ways with Kimberly Guilfoyle , considering Fox generally has very little standards when it comes to personnel .
Hosts and commentators almost never get fired simply for being terrible ; it always has to be something more .
For instance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out after his pattern of sexual harassment became public knowledge , and became too much of a distraction for the network .
Now it turns out Guilfoyle was accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate at Fox News , resulting in a multimillion dollar confidential payout to the subordinate , and the ousting of Guilfoyle .
This is all according to a lengthy new expose from the New Yorker tonight .
Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle have been engaging in increasingly disturbing behavior in public over the past several weeks , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican National Convention speech , and Don Jr behaving so erratically that plenty of social media observers have asked if he ’ s on drugs .
With this new scandal surfacing , you have to wonder if their behavior will become even more unhinged .
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The October surprises, big and small, continue to surface – and none of them are looking good for Donald Trump. The latest one involves Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, who made a curious transition from Fox News personality to Trump 2020 campaign adviser.
There were always questions about why Fox News parted ways with Kimberly Guilfoyle, considering Fox generally has very little standards when it comes to personnel. Hosts and commentators almost never get fired simply for being terrible; it always has to be something more. For instance, Bill O’Reilly was forced out after his pattern of sexual harassment became public knowledge, and became too much of a distraction for the network.
Now it turns out Guilfoyle was accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate at Fox News, resulting in a multimillion dollar confidential payout to the subordinate, and the ousting of Guilfoyle. This is all according to a lengthy new expose from the New Yorker tonight.
Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle have been engaging in increasingly disturbing behavior in public over the past several weeks, including Kimberly screaming her way through an unhinged Republican National Convention speech, and Don Jr behaving so erratically that plenty of social media observers have asked if he’s on drugs. With this new scandal surfacing, you have to wonder if their behavior will become even more unhinged.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Hope Hicks has coronavirus, and she’s exposed Donald Trump to it

Donald Trump keeps insisting that his in-person and largely maskless political rallies aren ’ t putting anyone in danger .
But now it turns out Trump and his own people are in danger , as his adviser Hope Hicks has tested positive for coronavirus – and she ’ s exposed Trump to it as well .
Hope Hicks has tested positive today , after having traveled with Donald Trump to the debate on Tuesday and to his Minnesota rally yesterday , according to Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News .
Hicks was quarantined for the flight home from Minnesota , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Trump to Minnesota , meaning she definitely exposed him to it .
That does not mean that Trump actually caught it ; he reportedly has no symptoms yet , and we ’ ll have to wait several days to see if he does develop symptoms or tests positive .
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump ’ s in-person rallies , and shunning of masks and social distancing , are dangerous and deadly .
Trump adviser Herman Cain attended the infamous Tulsa rally , contracted coronavirus , and died from it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her health is up in the air , and Trump himself has been exposed .
That ’ s before getting to the unknown number of Trump rally attendees who have passed coronavirus around .
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Donald Trump keeps insisting that his in-person and largely maskless political rallies aren’t putting anyone in danger. But now it turns out Trump and his own people are in danger, as his adviser Hope Hicks has tested positive for coronavirus – and she’s exposed Trump to it as well.
Hope Hicks has tested positive today, after having traveled with Donald Trump to the debate on Tuesday and to his Minnesota rally yesterday, according to Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News. Hicks was quarantined for the flight home from Minnesota, which means she had coronavirus when she traveled with Trump to Minnesota, meaning she definitely exposed him to it. That does not mean that Trump actually caught it; he reportedly has no symptoms yet, and we’ll have to wait several days to see if he does develop symptoms or tests positive.
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump’s in-person rallies, and shunning of masks and social distancing, are dangerous and deadly. Trump adviser Herman Cain attended the infamous Tulsa rally, contracted coronavirus, and died from it. Now Hope Hicks has coronavirus, her health is up in the air, and Trump himself has been exposed. That’s before getting to the unknown number of Trump rally attendees who have passed coronavirus around.
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palmerreport--2020-10-02--Donald Trump just got hit with terrible news

Everyone knows Donald Trump lost the debate in embarrassing fashion , based on simply having watched it .
Every poll says Trump lost the debate by a clear margin .
The only question has been whether it ’ ll drive his already-terrible election poll numbers even lower .
As Palmer Report likes to point out , it ’ s difficult for either presidential candidate to drop below 40 % no matter how ugly things get .
Donald Trump has already been stuck at around 40 % for quite some time , suggesting he may not go any lower .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more of the undecideds to Joe Biden , and drive up his numbers ?
Palmer Report is also fond of pointing out that one new poll does not make a trend , and that you have to look at the polling averages to find a trend .
But there aren ’ t yet enough new polls conducted since the debate to form a proper average – and the scant amount of polling data that has surfaced suggests that something big may be afoot .
For instance , the new CNBC poll has Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Trump nationwide .
This same CNBC poll had Biden up by nine points early last week , meaning he ’ s climbed by four points since the debate .
Sure enough , Trump is still hanging around 40 % , but now Biden is climbing into the mid-fifties , suggesting he ’ s picking up the remaining undecideds .
Now we have to wait to see if the other major polls show similar growth for Biden once they ’ re updated as the week goes on .
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Everyone knows Donald Trump lost the debate in embarrassing fashion, based on simply having watched it. Every poll says Trump lost the debate by a clear margin. The only question has been whether it’ll drive his already-terrible election poll numbers even lower.
As Palmer Report likes to point out, it’s difficult for either presidential candidate to drop below 40% no matter how ugly things get. Donald Trump has already been stuck at around 40% for quite some time, suggesting he may not go any lower. But could Trump’s worsening behavior push more of the undecideds to Joe Biden, and drive up his numbers?
Palmer Report is also fond of pointing out that one new poll does not make a trend, and that you have to look at the polling averages to find a trend. But there aren’t yet enough new polls conducted since the debate to form a proper average – and the scant amount of polling data that has surfaced suggests that something big may be afoot.
For instance, the new CNBC poll has Joe Biden up by a whopping thirteen points over Trump nationwide. This same CNBC poll had Biden up by nine points early last week, meaning he’s climbed by four points since the debate. Sure enough, Trump is still hanging around 40%, but now Biden is climbing into the mid-fifties, suggesting he’s picking up the remaining undecideds. Now we have to wait to see if the other major polls show similar growth for Biden once they’re updated as the week goes on.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--The view from over here

The view from over here

Britons are no strangers to rough and tumble political dust ups .
The Prime Minister ’ s Question Time every Wednesday at noon ( whenever Parliament is in session ) is a case in point .
To the casual Yank observer coming to it for the first time it looks — and particularly sounds — like chaos warmed over , punctuated by weird barking noises .
However much like mayhem it might appear , there is an underlying order to it supported by tradition .
Prime Minister ’ s Questions ( or PMQs ) is a constitutional requirement in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer questions put to him or her by members of the House of Commons .
Interlocutors must ask their questions while standing .
The questions can not be put to the PM but are directed to the Speaker of the House : “ Mr .
Speaker , does the Prime Minister actually mean to suggest , ” and the like .
The barking noise you hear from other members started life as “ hear !
hear !
” and devolved over the centuries into a monosyllabic , guttural blur , noised either with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s doing the speaking and who ’ s doing the barking .
It is used in lieu of applause .
Applause is strictly forbidden because it drowns out the speaker .
Weird though it may look to us non-Brits , I think America could do with some of it .
PMQs hold the Prime Minister ’ s feet to the fire in ways that American presidents never are .
Most importantly , it works because its rules are strictly adhered to .
I don ’ t know if PMQ rules are ever broken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing would be unthinkable , that it just isn ’ t done .
So , odd though PMQs are , and even Brits will confess they are indeed odd , nothing like Tuesday ’ s American presidential debate has ever been seen in Britain before .
Brits didn ’ t just find it odd , they found it scandalous .
They also found Donald Trump ’ s indifference to the rules of the debate particularly disagreeable .
Brits largely agree with the rest of the world press , that the debate turned America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before , and Donald Trump is the overwhelming principal cause .
The BBC noted that Trump interrupted Joe Biden 73 times .
That ’ s almost twice a minute on average , considering Biden ’ s total talking time was only 40 minutes .
Such contempt for the rules is unprecedented in debates in the United Kingdom .
Because America is a powerful ally , Europe ’ s leaders are reluctant to disparage any American president too openly .
But don ’ t doubt for a moment that most of them secretly hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They know Trump is an idiot , they just won ’ t say it out loud .
But America ’ s allies want Donald Trump gone just as much as we do .
So let ’ s do them a favor .
Let ’ s vote Trump and his pirate ship of criminals , losers and suckers out of office .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .
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Britons are no strangers to rough and tumble political dust ups. The Prime Minister’s Question Time every Wednesday at noon (whenever Parliament is in session) is a case in point. To the casual Yank observer coming to it for the first time it looks — and particularly sounds — like chaos warmed over, punctuated by weird barking noises. However much like mayhem it might appear, there is an underlying order to it supported by tradition.
Prime Minister’s Questions (or PMQs) is a constitutional requirement in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister must answer questions put to him or her by members of the House of Commons. Interlocutors must ask their questions while standing. The questions cannot be put to the PM but are directed to the Speaker of the House: “Mr. Speaker, does the Prime Minister actually mean to suggest,” and the like. The barking noise you hear from other members started life as “hear! hear!” and devolved over the centuries into a monosyllabic, guttural blur, noised either with approval or disapproval depending on who’s doing the speaking and who’s doing the barking. It is used in lieu of applause. Applause is strictly forbidden because it drowns out the speaker.
Weird though it may look to us non-Brits, I think America could do with some of it. PMQs hold the Prime Minister’s feet to the fire in ways that American presidents never are. Most importantly, it works because its rules are strictly adhered to. I don’t know if PMQ rules are ever broken but one gets the feeling such a thing would be unthinkable, that it just isn’t done.
So, odd though PMQs are, and even Brits will confess they are indeed odd, nothing like Tuesday’s American presidential debate has ever been seen in Britain before. Brits didn’t just find it odd, they found it scandalous. They also found Donald Trump’s indifference to the rules of the debate particularly disagreeable.
Brits largely agree with the rest of the world press, that the debate turned America into a greater laughing stock than ever before, and Donald Trump is the overwhelming principal cause. The BBC noted that Trump interrupted Joe Biden 73 times. That’s almost twice a minute on average, considering Biden’s total talking time was only 40 minutes. Such contempt for the rules is unprecedented in debates in the United Kingdom.
Because America is a powerful ally, Europe’s leaders are reluctant to disparage any American president too openly. But don’t doubt for a moment that most of them secretly hope that Donald Trump loses the election. They know Trump is an idiot, they just won’t say it out loud. But America’s allies want Donald Trump gone just as much as we do. So let’s do them a favor. Let’s vote Trump and his pirate ship of criminals, losers and suckers out of office. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Texas Governor Greg Abbott just gave away how much trouble Donald Trump is in

We keep seeing poll numbers which suggest that Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be tied in traditionally red states like Georgia , South Carolina , and Texas – which would point to an electoral college landslide .
But can we really expect a Democrat to win states that have been going so hard in a Republican direction for so many years ?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott , a corruptly pro-Trump Republican , just gave away that the answer is a resounding “ yes.
” He just announced a new scheme in which each Texas county is limited to just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear , this will be fought vigorously in court , and he ’ ll probably be defeated .
But the point is this : you don ’ t resort to these kinds of tactics if you think you ’ re safely going to win .
In other words , Abbott and Team Trump really do fear that Joe Biden could pull off a win in Texas .
Further , this means that the Republicans are afraid Democratic candidate MJ Hegar could defeat Republican Senator John Cornyn in Texas as well .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
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We keep seeing poll numbers which suggest that Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be tied in traditionally red states like Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas – which would point to an electoral college landslide. But can we really expect a Democrat to win states that have been going so hard in a Republican direction for so many years?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a corruptly pro-Trump Republican, just gave away that the answer is a resounding “yes.” He just announced a new scheme in which each Texas county is limited to just one dropoff location for ballots. To be clear, this will be fought vigorously in court, and he’ll probably be defeated. But the point is this: you don’t resort to these kinds of tactics if you think you’re safely going to win.
In other words, Abbott and Team Trump really do fear that Joe Biden could pull off a win in Texas. Further, this means that the Republicans are afraid Democratic candidate MJ Hegar could defeat Republican Senator John Cornyn in Texas as well. You can support MJ Hegar’s campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump’s stooges Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have been criminally charged in election plot

Jacob Wohl has pulled so many fraudulent stunts in the name of trying to help Donald Trump , including making up phony sex scandals about everyone from Elizabeth Warren to Robert Mueller , we ’ ve lost track of all his antics .
In fact we ’ ve grown so tired of his attention-seeking stunts , we ’ ve intentionally stopped tracking them .
But now it turns out Wohl has finally crossed a line and gotten himself criminally charged .
Back in August , Jacob Wohl and his partner in crime Jack Burkman sent out a series of robocalls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people out of voting .
This isn ’ t just a scam , it ’ s a felony .
The Michigan Attorney General has announced felony charges against Wohl and Burkman , and it ’ s notable that these are state level charges , which Trump can ’ t pardon .
Jacob Wohl has been given a brief window of time to voluntarily turn himself in before he ’ s arrested .
Given Wohl ’ s seemingly unstable nature , it ’ s impossible to predict if he ’ ll try to beat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll cut a plea deal against the bigger fish who have been behind the deranged games he likes to play .
Either way , this means yet another Trump henchman is off the table before the election .
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Jacob Wohl has pulled so many fraudulent stunts in the name of trying to help Donald Trump, including making up phony sex scandals about everyone from Elizabeth Warren to Robert Mueller, we’ve lost track of all his antics. In fact we’ve grown so tired of his attention-seeking stunts, we’ve intentionally stopped tracking them. But now it turns out Wohl has finally crossed a line and gotten himself criminally charged.
Back in August, Jacob Wohl and his partner in crime Jack Burkman sent out a series of robocalls in Michigan with the intent of tricking people out of voting. This isn’t just a scam, it’s a felony. The Michigan Attorney General has announced felony charges against Wohl and Burkman, and it’s notable that these are state level charges, which Trump can’t pardon.
Jacob Wohl has been given a brief window of time to voluntarily turn himself in before he’s arrested. Given Wohl’s seemingly unstable nature, it’s impossible to predict if he’ll try to beat the charges at trial, or if he’ll cut a plea deal against the bigger fish who have been behind the deranged games he likes to play. Either way, this means yet another Trump henchman is off the table before the election.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump just lost Dilbert creator Scott Adams

The question for awhile now has been whether Donald Trump , whose scandals and behavior continue to grow more egregious , can actually do anything to drive away his remaining supporters .
His poll numbers and approval rating have been bad but steady for months .
But his debate performance was so off the rails , even for him , it ’ s raised new questions about whether his least enthusiastic supporters might finally give up on him .
Now we ’ re seeing some anecdotal evidence that Trump may have indeed finally found a way to cost himself some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Dilbert comic strip , has some disturbing libertarian political beliefs to put it mildly .
Somewhere over the past few years , Adams found his way to being a Trump supporter .
But now Adams has announced on Twitter that Trump has lost his vote , as a direct result of refusing to denounce white supremacy during or after the debate .
We ’ re not awarding Scott Adams any points for this .
Adams isn ’ t some random schmuck who doesn ’ t pay attention to politics , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is who his detractors have always claimed he is .
Adams has known full well all along that Trump actively sides with white supremacists .
But it ’ s still a big deal that Scott Adams is finally dumping Donald Trump , because it suggests that Trump is still capable of losing supporters , and that his worsening behavior could cost him on election day .
Of course this gives us an opportunity to really run up the score by turning out to vote , and using these final few weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate candidates .
Let ’ s get to work and finish Trump off !
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The question for awhile now has been whether Donald Trump, whose scandals and behavior continue to grow more egregious, can actually do anything to drive away his remaining supporters. His poll numbers and approval rating have been bad but steady for months. But his debate performance was so off the rails, even for him, it’s raised new questions about whether his least enthusiastic supporters might finally give up on him.
Now we’re seeing some anecdotal evidence that Trump may have indeed finally found a way to cost himself some supporters. Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, has some disturbing libertarian political beliefs to put it mildly. Somewhere over the past few years, Adams found his way to being a Trump supporter. But now Adams has announced on Twitter that Trump has lost his vote, as a direct result of refusing to denounce white supremacy during or after the debate.
We’re not awarding Scott Adams any points for this. Adams isn’t some random schmuck who doesn’t pay attention to politics, and is just now shocked to find out that Trump is who his detractors have always claimed he is. Adams has known full well all along that Trump actively sides with white supremacists.
But it’s still a big deal that Scott Adams is finally dumping Donald Trump, because it suggests that Trump is still capable of losing supporters, and that his worsening behavior could cost him on election day. Of course this gives us an opportunity to really run up the score by turning out to vote, and using these final few weeks to volunteer for Joe Biden and Democratic Senate candidates. Let’s get to work and finish Trump off!
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Donald Trump throws complete fit after Debate Commission announces rules changes

Just how poorly did the debate go for Donald Trump ?
Not only does every poll say that he lost the debate , his wildly inappropriate behavior has prompted the Debate Commission to announce rules changes going forward , specifically to keep Trump from trying to talk over Joe Biden the entire time .
You ’ d think that after getting his butt kicked so badly in the first debate , Donald Trump would be looking to change strategy .
Instead he ’ s apparently intent on doubling down on his strategy of yelling like an idiot the whole time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rules are being changed .
Trump posted this tweet : “ Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time ?
” This is somewhat remarkable .
It suggests that Donald Trump might actually believe he won the first debate , despite all evidence to the contrary .
This would suggest that his handlers and babysitters are feeding him false information about debate polling , and trying to keep him sated by convincing him that he really is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing him any favors .
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Just how poorly did the debate go for Donald Trump? Not only does every poll say that he lost the debate, his wildly inappropriate behavior has prompted the Debate Commission to announce rules changes going forward, specifically to keep Trump from trying to talk over Joe Biden the entire time.
You’d think that after getting his butt kicked so badly in the first debate, Donald Trump would be looking to change strategy. Instead he’s apparently intent on doubling down on his strategy of yelling like an idiot the whole time, and he’s outraged that the rules are being changed.
Trump posted this tweet: “Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?”
This is somewhat remarkable. It suggests that Donald Trump might actually believe he won the first debate, despite all evidence to the contrary. This would suggest that his handlers and babysitters are feeding him false information about debate polling, and trying to keep him sated by convincing him that he really is somehow winning. They’re not doing him any favors.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--Kayleigh McEnany just stepped in it

Kayleigh McEnany just stepped in it

Donald Trump ’ s various White House Press Secretaries haven ’ t exactly been a bunch of winners .
Sean Spicer is best remembered for lying about crowd size .
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is best remembered for being even worse than Spicer .
There was one after them who never did a single briefing .
Now Trump ’ s fourth Press Secretary , Kayleigh McEnany , is proving she ’ s not any good at this either .
Kayleigh McEnany ’ s job is to paint Donald Trump ’ s unqualified , illegitimate and deranged Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respectable .
And of course if you work for Trump , your unofficial job is to tell as many lies as possible .
But they ’ re supposed to be the kinds of lies you can get away with .
That brings us to McEnany ’ s press briefing today , where she falsely claimed that Amy Coney Barrett is a “ Rhodes Scholar.
” Instead , Barrett merely attended Rhodes College , a school in Tennessee which has nothing to do with the Rhodes Scholarship program at Oxford .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or if she ’ s just that stupid .
When a reporter pointed it out , McEnany was forced to admit that what she said was false .
So many people are making fun of Kayleigh McEnany right now , with so many jokes about mistaking “ Rhodes Scholar ” for other similar sounding things , the state of “ Rhode Island ” has begun trending .
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Donald Trump’s various White House Press Secretaries haven’t exactly been a bunch of winners. Sean Spicer is best remembered for lying about crowd size. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is best remembered for being even worse than Spicer. There was one after them who never did a single briefing. Now Trump’s fourth Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, is proving she’s not any good at this either.
Kayleigh McEnany’s job is to paint Donald Trump’s unqualified, illegitimate and deranged Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as if she were legitimate and respectable. And of course if you work for Trump, your unofficial job is to tell as many lies as possible. But they’re supposed to be the kinds of lies you can get away with.
That brings us to McEnany’s press briefing today, where she falsely claimed that Amy Coney Barrett is a “Rhodes Scholar.” Instead, Barrett merely attended Rhodes College, a school in Tennessee which has nothing to do with the Rhodes Scholarship program at Oxford. It’s not clear if McEnany was lying, or if she’s just that stupid. When a reporter pointed it out, McEnany was forced to admit that what she said was false.
So many people are making fun of Kayleigh McEnany right now, with so many jokes about mistaking “Rhodes Scholar” for other similar sounding things, the state of “Rhode Island” has begun trending.
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palmerreport--2020-10-01--The elephant in the room

The elephant in the room

To stretch the metaphor to the breaking point , there were a lot of elephants in the room at Tuesday night ’ s presidential debate .
There was certainly the elephant of racism , and Trump did nothing to dispel his much-deserved reputation as a bigot .
One way he did that was by his refusing to condemn white supremacy in general and the “ Proud Boys ” in particular .
In fact , Trump did much to reinforce that he is an unregenerate racist when he later said , “ I don ’ t know who the Proud Boys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real problem.
” It ’ s fascinating how often this self-proclaimed “ stable genius ” cowers behind ignorance because he lacks the wit to answer a question he ought to have full knowledge of .
The idea that he knows nothing about the Proud Boys is ridiculous on its face .
And if you ’ re confused about whether or not Donald Trump knows how to condemn someone , spend five minutes looking at his twitter account .
This little man with his little , petty justifications is easy to defeat .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States , but the Proud Boys is a far-right , neo-fascist , male-only organization that promotes and engages in political violence .
They were formed in 2016 , just in time to serve their Lord and Master Trump .
They , and movements like theirs , are responsible for 117 American deaths in the last decade .
Antifa , which is a loosely organized ideology espousing anti-fascism , has been responsible for zero American deaths in that same timeframe .
Another elephant in the room was the stark contrast between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump showed himself to be petty , rude , small , hateful and supremely dishonest .
One of the lowest points I have ever seen any presidential candidate sink came when Trump dismissed Biden ’ s true account of his son Beau Biden ’ s military service record .
Beau , who died of a brain tumour in 2015 , served his country honorably in Iraq .
Instead of acknowledging this , Trump , a five times draft dodger , disparaged Biden ’ s other son , Hunter , claiming he was dishonorably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an administrative discharge from the Navy .
The “ stable genius ” ought to have known that , and in fact probably did .
Throughout , Trump revealed who he is , a cruel , vicious narcissist .
Biden revealed who he is , a decent human being who has known ordinary tragedy and adversity .
Biden understands what it feels like to lose a loved one at a time when 211,738 American ( as I write this ) lay dead due to COVID-19 .
Trump , who has lost family members , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they die .
Another elephant in the room was Trump ’ s taxes and the New York Times report on the details of his tax returns .
Trump was once again allowed to get away without being directly confronted by the whole point .
If Trump insists the Times ’ report is “ fake news , ” which is his go-to refrain whenever anyone says anything he doesn ’ t like , he could dispel that alleged fake news by releasing his tax returns .
And no , he ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s under audit .
That lie was repudiated by the head of the Internal Revenue Service — under oath .
Trump is free to release his tax returns any time he wants to .
In fact he promised he would if he were elected president .
But he won ’ t because he has much to hide .
Trump won ’ t release his DNA to E. Jean Carroll ’ s lawyer for the same reason .
Just as Trump hides his tax returns from the American people because he ’ s guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNA from Ms. Carroll ’ s lawyer because he ’ s guilty of raping her .
Such is the “ character ” of the president of the United States .
But the biggest elephant in the room was climate change .
Tuesday night ’ s presidential debate broke a 20-year silence from moderators on the crisis – thrusting it into prime time but also revealing just how stuck in the past much of the US is on this particular issue .
The problem began with how the question was framed .
Chris Wallace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the science of climate change and what will you do in the next four years to confront it ?
” Let ’ s get one thing clear : climate change is NOT a belief , it ’ s an established science .
The Tooth Fairy is a belief .
Climate Change is settled science and is only disputed by the irrelevant fringe ignorant .
Trump ’ s response , that he was all for clean water and clean air , which have nothing to do with the disaster of global warming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utterly out of touch he is and how indifferent he remains to the climate change issue .
Biden , on the other hand , briefly made mention of his two trillion dollar plan to invest in green infrastructure that will attempt to eliminate US climate pollution by the middle of the century .
That so little time was taken on climate change and that it is still being treated as existentially debatable was one of the great letdowns of the evening .
Climate change remains the human race ’ s most imminent threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no real progress can be made in the United States on the devastating reality of climate change until Donald Trump is out of office and , with luck , safely behind bars .
So vote , and make sure all your friends do .
There is much at stake in this election .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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To stretch the metaphor to the breaking point, there were a lot of elephants in the room at Tuesday night’s presidential debate. There was certainly the elephant of racism, and Trump did nothing to dispel his much-deserved reputation as a bigot. One way he did that was by his refusing to condemn white supremacy in general and the “Proud Boys” in particular.
In fact, Trump did much to reinforce that he is an unregenerate racist when he later said, “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are” and “Antifa is the real problem.” It’s fascinating how often this self-proclaimed “stable genius” cowers behind ignorance because he lacks the wit to answer a question he ought to have full knowledge of. The idea that he knows nothing about the Proud Boys is ridiculous on its face. And if you’re confused about whether or not Donald Trump knows how to condemn someone, spend five minutes looking at his twitter account. This little man with his little, petty justifications is easy to defeat.
I hate to have to educate the president of the United States, but the Proud Boys is a far-right, neo-fascist, male-only organization that promotes and engages in political violence. They were formed in 2016, just in time to serve their Lord and Master Trump. They, and movements like theirs, are responsible for 117 American deaths in the last decade. Antifa, which is a loosely organized ideology espousing anti-fascism, has been responsible for zero American deaths in that same timeframe.
Another elephant in the room was the stark contrast between the characters of the respective combatants. Trump showed himself to be petty, rude, small, hateful and supremely dishonest. One of the lowest points I have ever seen any presidential candidate sink came when Trump dismissed Biden’s true account of his son Beau Biden’s military service record. Beau, who died of a brain tumour in 2015, served his country honorably in Iraq. Instead of acknowledging this, Trump, a five times draft dodger, disparaged Biden’s other son, Hunter, claiming he was dishonorably discharged. Hunter Biden in fact received an administrative discharge from the Navy. The “stable genius” ought to have known that, and in fact probably did.
Throughout, Trump revealed who he is, a cruel, vicious narcissist. Biden revealed who he is, a decent human being who has known ordinary tragedy and adversity. Biden understands what it feels like to lose a loved one at a time when 211,738 American (as I write this) lay dead due to COVID-19. Trump, who has lost family members, goes to the movies or plays golf when they die.
Another elephant in the room was Trump’s taxes and the New York Times report on the details of his tax returns. Trump was once again allowed to get away without being directly confronted by the whole point. If Trump insists the Times’ report is “fake news,” which is his go-to refrain whenever anyone says anything he doesn’t like, he could dispel that alleged fake news by releasing his tax returns. And no, he’s not prohibited from releasing them because he’s under audit. That lie was repudiated by the head of the Internal Revenue Service — under oath.
Trump is free to release his tax returns any time he wants to. In fact he promised he would if he were elected president. But he won’t because he has much to hide. Trump won’t release his DNA to E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer for the same reason. Just as Trump hides his tax returns from the American people because he’s guilty of raping them, he hides his DNA from Ms. Carroll’s lawyer because he’s guilty of raping her. Such is the “character” of the president of the United States.
But the biggest elephant in the room was climate change. Tuesday night’s presidential debate broke a 20-year silence from moderators on the crisis – thrusting it into prime time but also revealing just how stuck in the past much of the US is on this particular issue.
The problem began with how the question was framed. Chris Wallace asked, “What do you believe about the science of climate change and what will you do in the next four years to confront it?” Let’s get one thing clear: climate change is NOT a belief, it’s an established science. The Tooth Fairy is a belief. Climate Change is settled science and is only disputed by the irrelevant fringe ignorant. Trump’s response, that he was all for clean water and clean air, which have nothing to do with the disaster of global warming that we are all facing, proved how utterly out of touch he is and how indifferent he remains to the climate change issue.
Biden, on the other hand, briefly made mention of his two trillion dollar plan to invest in green infrastructure that will attempt to eliminate US climate pollution by the middle of the century. That so little time was taken on climate change and that it is still being treated as existentially debatable was one of the great letdowns of the evening. Climate change remains the human race’s most imminent threat to its own existence.
Clearly, no real progress can be made in the United States on the devastating reality of climate change until Donald Trump is out of office and, with luck, safely behind bars. So vote, and make sure all your friends do. There is much at stake in this election. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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