palmerreport--2020-10-29--Donald Trump just gave something away

Donald Trump just gave something away

This week the Supreme Court refused to curtail mail-in voting in North Carolina , and twice refused to curtail mail-in voting in Pennsylvania .
This doesn ’ t mean the Supreme Court can necessarily be trusted , but it does mean that thus far Donald Trump isn ’ t getting his way .
Trump posted this tweet in frustration today : “ A 3 day extension for Pennsylvania is a disaster for our Nation , and for Pennsylvania itself .
The Democrats are trying to steal this Election .
We have to get out and VOTE in even larger numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
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” Donald Trump is giving something away here : he doesn ’ t think he ’ s going to win Pennsylvania .
If he expected to win there , he wouldn ’ t be so upset about everyone ’ s votes being counted .
This confirms that whatever bravado he may be publicly displaying , his internal polls are about as ugly as the public polls , and he ’ s worried about the outcome .
This means we have to double down on driving voter turnout in key states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make sure that Joe Biden wins by such a large margin , no amount of Trump antics will make a difference in the outcome .

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This week the Supreme Court refused to curtail mail-in voting in North Carolina, and twice refused to curtail mail-in voting in Pennsylvania. This doesn’t mean the Supreme Court can necessarily be trusted, but it does mean that thus far Donald Trump isn’t getting his way.
Trump posted this tweet in frustration today: “A 3 day extension for Pennsylvania is a disaster for our Nation, and for Pennsylvania itself. The Democrats are trying to steal this Election. We have to get out and VOTE in even larger numbers. The Great Red Wave is coming!!!”
Donald Trump is giving something away here: he doesn’t think he’s going to win Pennsylvania. If he expected to win there, he wouldn’t be so upset about everyone’s votes being counted. This confirms that whatever bravado he may be publicly displaying, his internal polls are about as ugly as the public polls, and he’s worried about the outcome.
This means we have to double down on driving voter turnout in key states these final few days, in order to make sure that Joe Biden wins by such a large margin, no amount of Trump antics will make a difference in the outcome.
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palmerreport--2020-10-29--Fox News just cut off Donald Trump and aired Joe Biden instead

Earlier this week Donald Trump publicly expressed his frustration after Fox News aired President Obama ’ s campaign speech .
Trump still seems to believe that Fox was propping him up all this time because it liked him , when in reality these decisions are always about ratings and maintaining relative credibility with your audience .
Trump is sure to be even more upset when he gets word that Fox News cut him off mid-speech today in favor of airing Joe Biden ’ s rally speech in full .
Trump always counted on getting an unfair amount of cable news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s a contribution factor as to why he ’ s in office .
But at this point Fox News appears to have concluded that Donald Trump is likely to lose , and that Joe Biden is a better ratings draw , even for its right-leaning audience .
Whether Fox viewers like Biden or not , many of them expect him to be the next President , so they ’ re interested in what he has to say and what he ’ s going to do .
If Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the bitter end , he ’ s about to learn the hard way that his relationship with Fox has always been transactional .
Trump is loyal to no one , so it ’ s fitting that Fox is finally being less loyal to him during his time of need .

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Earlier this week Donald Trump publicly expressed his frustration after Fox News aired President Obama’s campaign speech. Trump still seems to believe that Fox was propping him up all this time because it liked him, when in reality these decisions are always about ratings and maintaining relative credibility with your audience.
Trump is sure to be even more upset when he gets word that Fox News cut him off mid-speech today in favor of airing Joe Biden’s rally speech in full. Trump always counted on getting an unfair amount of cable news airtime in 2016, particularly from Fox, and it’s a contribution factor as to why he’s in office.
But at this point Fox News appears to have concluded that Donald Trump is likely to lose, and that Joe Biden is a better ratings draw, even for its right-leaning audience. Whether Fox viewers like Biden or not, many of them expect him to be the next President, so they’re interested in what he has to say and what he’s going to do.
If Trump was hoping Fox would keep propping him up until the bitter end, he’s about to learn the hard way that his relationship with Fox has always been transactional. Trump is loyal to no one, so it’s fitting that Fox is finally being less loyal to him during his time of need.
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palmerreport--2020-10-29--Down goes Rudy Giuliani

Down goes Rudy Giuliani

My life intersected briefly with Rudy Giuliani ’ s on November 2nd , 1997 .
He addressed 30,000 of us in his capacity as mayor at the start of the New York City marathon .
I don ’ t recall what he said ( I was distracted by four hours and seventeen minutes of discomfort ahead of me , as it turned out ) but I do recall my impression of him at the time .
The trim , intelligent-sounding man who stood before me , 23 years ago to the day on Monday , commanded respect and got a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the notoriously cynical New Yorkers in my midst .
That memory is difficult to harmonize with the raging , day-drunk wreck of a man Rudy Giuliani has become .
I have since seen him embarrass himself on Fox News and other places .
I even endured the juvenile absurdities of the new Borat movie to watch him attempt to seduce a young woman who he thought was 15 years old .
She was in fact “ of age ” but that ’ s beside the point , he thought she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every inch as repellent , creepy and stomach-churning as he has become .
Rudy Giuliani has , finally , self-immolated .
Rudy reached another low with Fox News host Lisa Kennedy .
This time he was full of fake outrage that she would dare ask any tough questions about , or demand evidence for , Rudy ’ s obviously fabricated narrative about the Hunter Biden laptop “ scandal.
” If anyone caught the parallel between Rudy ’ s rage at Ms. Kennedy and Donald Trump ’ s rage at 60 Minutes ’ Lesley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that too .
In Trumpworld women aren ’ t supposed to ask tough questions or demand evidence .
I mean really .
The indignities these poor men must endure in the presence of these uppity women .
Rudy is peddling a story nobody wants , not even Fox News .
Trump ’ s endless tweets about how the story is being “ suppressed ” by the “ fake news lame stream media ” is his latest mania du jour , replacing the runaway corruption of mail-in ballots and how “ Sleepy Joe ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Meanwhile another thousand Americans died of coronavirus since you and I last spoke , brothers and sisters . )
But back to Rudy .
Lisa Kennedy compared the Hunter Biden scandal with the Steele Dossier , suggesting that there is no real supporting evidence for it .
( Except , of course , the Steele Dossier alleges Russian collusion with the Trump campaign , and there was plenty of evidence of that in the Mueller Report . )
At that point Rudy went on a seven minute rant of outrage for being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christopher Steele .
There will , of course , be plenty of time to decide who has and who has not been a criminal once the Department of Justice has been restored by Joe Biden to its rightful owners : the American people .
Meanwhile the “ scandal ” of what role Joe Biden played in any corrupt dealings with Ukraine can be summarized in a single word : none .
Or , to put it less succinctly , as it was put in an 87 page report released jointly by the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report said that there is no evidence that Joe Biden improperly manipulated American policy toward Ukraine or committed any other misdeed .
In fact investigators heard testimony that completely rebutted those charges .
End of story .
Rudy Giuliani has become a sad , disgusting , creepy little man who insists on committing public suicide on a daily basis .
He is another monument to how far and how fast people are willing to fall in the blind service of a man as shabby and unworthy as Donald Trump .
It beggars belief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole lot of them packing , shall we ?
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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My life intersected briefly with Rudy Giuliani’s on November 2nd, 1997. He addressed 30,000 of us in his capacity as mayor at the start of the New York City marathon. I don’t recall what he said (I was distracted by four hours and seventeen minutes of discomfort ahead of me, as it turned out) but I do recall my impression of him at the time. The trim, intelligent-sounding man who stood before me, 23 years ago to the day on Monday, commanded respect and got a certain amount of it, even from some of the notoriously cynical New Yorkers in my midst.
That memory is difficult to harmonize with the raging, day-drunk wreck of a man Rudy Giuliani has become. I have since seen him embarrass himself on Fox News and other places. I even endured the juvenile absurdities of the new Borat movie to watch him attempt to seduce a young woman who he thought was 15 years old. She was in fact “of age” but that’s beside the point, he thought she was 15. His performance with her was every inch as repellent, creepy and stomach-churning as he has become. Rudy Giuliani has, finally, self-immolated.
Rudy reached another low with Fox News host Lisa Kennedy. This time he was full of fake outrage that she would dare ask any tough questions about, or demand evidence for, Rudy’s obviously fabricated narrative about the Hunter Biden laptop “scandal.” If anyone caught the parallel between Rudy’s rage at Ms. Kennedy and Donald Trump’s rage at 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl then, yeah, I noticed that too. In Trumpworld women aren’t supposed to ask tough questions or demand evidence. I mean really. The indignities these poor men must endure in the presence of these uppity women.
Rudy is peddling a story nobody wants, not even Fox News. Trump’s endless tweets about how the story is being “suppressed” by the “fake news lame stream media” is his latest mania du jour, replacing the runaway corruption of mail-in ballots and how “Sleepy Joe” is “hiding in his basement.” (Meanwhile another thousand Americans died of coronavirus since you and I last spoke, brothers and sisters.)
But back to Rudy. Lisa Kennedy compared the Hunter Biden scandal with the Steele Dossier, suggesting that there is no real supporting evidence for it. (Except, of course, the Steele Dossier alleges Russian collusion with the Trump campaign, and there was plenty of evidence of that in the Mueller Report.) At that point Rudy went on a seven minute rant of outrage for being compared with a “criminal” like Christopher Steele.
There will, of course, be plenty of time to decide who has and who has not been a criminal once the Department of Justice has been restored by Joe Biden to its rightful owners: the American people. Meanwhile the “scandal” of what role Joe Biden played in any corrupt dealings with Ukraine can be summarized in a single word: none. Or, to put it less succinctly, as it was put in an 87 page report released jointly by the Senate Homeland Security and Finance Committees, that report said that there is no evidence that Joe Biden improperly manipulated American policy toward Ukraine or committed any other misdeed. In fact investigators heard testimony that completely rebutted those charges. End of story.
Rudy Giuliani has become a sad, disgusting, creepy little man who insists on committing public suicide on a daily basis. He is another monument to how far and how fast people are willing to fall in the blind service of a man as shabby and unworthy as Donald Trump. It beggars belief. On Tuesday let’s send the whole lot of them packing, shall we? And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-29--Donald Trump is stumbling and bumbling

Donald Trump is stumbling and bumbling

When I think of “ president ” Donald Trump , I think of the lyrics of a Hall & Oates song : “ You ’ re out of touch , you ’ re out of time.
” Both Trump and Joe Biden visited battleground states this week to make their final cases to voters .
While Joe Biden , as usual , sounded presidential and caring , Trump was the buffoon that he is .
Visiting Warm Springs , Georgia , Biden showed why he should be president of the United States during these very turbulent times .
He chose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D. Roosevelt , who frequented the site in search of a cure for his polio .
Biden told the crowd : “ This place , Warm Springs , is a reminder that though broken , each of us can be healed .
That as a people and a country , we can overcome this devastating virus .
That we can heal a suffering world .
And yes , we can restore our soul and save our country.
” Biden ’ s speech was touching and addressed the difficulties we are facing as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boor that he is , decided to go sexist with his speech : “ We ’ re getting your husbands back to work.
” What about the women who , husband or not , are out of work ?
Trump must think we are back in the “ barefoot and pregnant ” days , showing just how out of tune he is with the rest of society .
As MSN reported , Trump is losing women at an alarming rate , but the best he could do to try to win them back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go , Trump .
HuffPost revealed that of the 20.5 million who lost their jobs in April , 55 % were women .
He ’ s out of touch ; he ’ s out of time .
MSN reported that following his appearance in Warm Springs , Biden joined Senatorial candidates John Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock in a “ drive in ” rally in Atlanta .
All three men are sorely needed in Washington .
John Ossoff brings his youth , vitality , and determination to do better by the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience of growing up a black male in Georgia and brings things we desperately need : Compassion , strength , an unwavering faith , and real moral leadership .
The election is less than one week away .
Numerous outlets have reported that early votes have already exceeded 50 % of the total vote in 2016 .
High turnout typically favors Democrats , but we will have to wait and see what happens .
In the meantime , Joe Biden is leaving no proverbial stone unturned as he plans to visit numerous states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As Biden told Georgia voters : “ If you give me the honor of serving as your president , clear the decks for action .
We will act on the first day of my presidency to get COVID under control.
” Biden has already given us far more than Trump ever could ; he has given us hope .
This is the final push , folks .
If you have not yet voted , the time is now .
Together , we can change the trajectory of our country for future generations @

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When I think of “president” Donald Trump, I think of the lyrics of a Hall & Oates song: “You’re out of touch, you’re out of time.” Both Trump and Joe Biden visited battleground states this week to make their final cases to voters. While Joe Biden, as usual, sounded presidential and caring, Trump was the buffoon that he is.
Visiting Warm Springs, Georgia, Biden showed why he should be president of the United States during these very turbulent times. He chose Warm Springs as a nod to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who frequented the site in search of a cure for his polio. Biden told the crowd: “This place, Warm Springs, is a reminder that though broken, each of us can be healed. That as a people and a country, we can overcome this devastating virus. That we can heal a suffering world. And yes, we can restore our soul and save our country.” Biden’s speech was touching and addressed the difficulties we are facing as a nation.
Trump, being the insufferable boor that he is, decided to go sexist with his speech: “We’re getting your husbands back to work.” What about the women who, husband or not, are out of work? Trump must think we are back in the “barefoot and pregnant” days, showing just how out of tune he is with the rest of society. As MSN reported, Trump is losing women at an alarming rate, but the best he could do to try to win them back was to patronize them. Way to go, Trump. HuffPost revealed that of the 20.5 million who lost their jobs in April, 55% were women. He’s out of touch; he’s out of time.
MSN reported that following his appearance in Warm Springs, Biden joined Senatorial candidates John Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock in a “drive in” rally in Atlanta. All three men are sorely needed in Washington. John Ossoff brings his youth, vitality, and determination to do better by the people of Georgia. Reverend Raphael Warnock brings his experience of growing up a black male in Georgia and brings things we desperately need: Compassion, strength, an unwavering faith, and real moral leadership.
The election is less than one week away. Numerous outlets have reported that early votes have already exceeded 50% of the total vote in 2016. High turnout typically favors Democrats, but we will have to wait and see what happens. In the meantime, Joe Biden is leaving no proverbial stone unturned as he plans to visit numerous states in the final days of the campaign. As Biden told Georgia voters: “If you give me the honor of serving as your president, clear the decks for action. We will act on the first day of my presidency to get COVID under control.” Biden has already given us far more than Trump ever could; he has given us hope. This is the final push, folks. If you have not yet voted, the time is now. Together, we can change the trajectory of our country for future generations.
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palmerreport--2020-10-29--Vermont Secretary of State goes after Brett Kavanaugh

When the Supreme Court ruled against extending the period for counting mail-in ballots in Wisconsin , Brett Kavanaugh tacked on @ @ @ @ @ a series of Trump tweets strung together .
He falsely claimed that states want to @ @ @ @ @ night , and he also made a bizarre number of factually false statements which read @ @ @ @ @ drinking too much beer .
The Vermont Secretary of State isn ’ t too happy @ @ @ @ @ ’ s errors in particular : It ’ s almost like Kavanaugh isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ .
If he was hoping to get his stance adopted by the other conservative justices @ @ @ @ @ least written something coherent enough to give them cover .
Instead Kavanaugh appears to be @ @ @ @ @ Trump happy – which makes you wonder if he ’ s trying to get Trump @ @ @ @ @ on his way out the door .

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When the Supreme Court ruled against extending the period for counting mail-in ballots in Wisconsin, Brett Kavanaugh tacked on an opinion that read like a series of Trump tweets strung together. He falsely claimed that states want to know the results on election night, and he also made a bizarre number of factually false statements which read like he’d been drinking too much beer.
The Vermont Secretary of State isn’t too happy with one of Brett Kavanaugh’s errors in particular:
We have formally requested that #SCOTUS correct the erroneous claim by Justice Kavanaugh that #VT has not changed voting procedures for the #2020Elections due to #COVID19. When it comes to issuing decisions on the voting rights of American citizens, facts matter. pic.twitter.com/cWvAJTuIEl — Vermont Secretary of State’s Office (@VermontSOS) October 28, 2020
It’s almost like Kavanaugh isn’t even trying at this point. If he was hoping to get his stance adopted by the other conservative justices, he should have at least written something coherent enough to give them cover. Instead Kavanaugh appears to be solely trying to make Donald Trump happy – which makes you wonder if he’s trying to get Trump to pardon him for perjury on his way out the door.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--It’s 2:30 in the morning and Donald Trump is completely melting down right now

With just a few days until election day , Donald Trump is just as far behind in the polls as ever , and there ’ s no indication that he ’ s figured out how to turn things around .
In fact Trump ’ s unraveling behavior suggests that on some level he knows he ’ s on track to lose .
Now Trump is having a full scale Twitter meltdown , which is notable because it ’ s 2:30 in the morning .
You ’ d think he ’ d have to pass out at some point .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from an election result that could cost him everything and land him in prison , he ’ s probably not sleeping well .
Heck , we ’ re not sleeping well , due to the small chance he might win .
But Trump is really going to town tonight .
Crazy town , that is .
Trump just tweeted “ Way ahead in Texas !
” That ’ s not even true .
Then he tweeted “ Watch the Great Red Wave !
” Then he posted the hashtag # BidenCrimeFamiily which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how you spell “ Family.
” He also attacked ESPN reporter Darren Rovell , for reasons that aren ’ t clear .
Trump also gave away that he doesn ’ t know who the Governor of Minnesota is .
Again , these unhinged tweets from the current President of the United States are being posted at 2:30 in the morning , because , well , he ’ s insane .
Oh look , he just posted another tweet : “ Biden will destroy the United States Supreme Court .
Don ’ t let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump might well tweet himself into a coma before the night is over .

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With just a few days until election day, Donald Trump is just as far behind in the polls as ever, and there’s no indication that he’s figured out how to turn things around. In fact Trump’s unraveling behavior suggests that on some level he knows he’s on track to lose.
Now Trump is having a full scale Twitter meltdown, which is notable because it’s 2:30 in the morning. You’d think he’d have to pass out at some point. But considering he’s a few days away from an election result that could cost him everything and land him in prison, he’s probably not sleeping well. Heck, we’re not sleeping well, due to the small chance he might win.
But Trump is really going to town tonight. Crazy town, that is. Trump just tweeted “Way ahead in Texas!” That’s not even true. Then he tweeted “Watch the Great Red Wave!” Then he posted the hashtag #BidenCrimeFamiily which is weird because that’s not how you spell “Family.” He also attacked ESPN reporter Darren Rovell, for reasons that aren’t clear. Trump also gave away that he doesn’t know who the Governor of Minnesota is.
Again, these unhinged tweets from the current President of the United States are being posted at 2:30 in the morning, because, well, he’s insane. Oh look, he just posted another tweet: “Biden will destroy the United States Supreme Court. Don’t let this happen!” At this rate Trump might well tweet himself into a coma before the night is over.
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Election night surprise

At this point most pundits have just taken it as a given that the presidential election won ’ t be called on election night one way or the other .
Some cable news personalities are now openly salivating over the prospect of “ election night ” lasting for days .
But here ’ s the thing .
People are expecting the election results to drag on for days for two reasons .
First , the unusually high number of mail-in votes could result in delayed results .
Second , Donald Trump is expected to try to contest the results .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call when they ’ re fairly close to begin with .
Some states will have their mail-in ballots counted by election day .
Other states may have such an obvious gap in same-day voting that the TV network experts will be able to call those states even before the mail-in vote counting is complete .
Charlie Cook of the respected Cook Political Report wrote an article last night titled “ Don ’ t expect a contested election.
” The upshot is that he expects Joe Biden to win by a wide enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Trump won ’ t even have an angle for challenging them .
There is a good chance that he ’ s right about this ; the Cook Political Report is one of the best at calling results .
It got me thinking that if Joe Biden wins by a large enough margin , particularly in key swing states , we might see the major networks go ahead and call the election on election night .
That would be the ultimate “ surprise ” in comparison to how the pundits have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not saying it ’ s going to happen .
I ’ m just saying I won ’ t be surprised if it does .
In any case , if you want to increase the odds of that happening , use these final few days to push as many people to vote as you can .

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At this point most pundits have just taken it as a given that the presidential election won’t be called on election night one way or the other. Some cable news personalities are now openly salivating over the prospect of “election night” lasting for days. But here’s the thing.
People are expecting the election results to drag on for days for two reasons. First, the unusually high number of mail-in votes could result in delayed results. Second, Donald Trump is expected to try to contest the results. But elections only take a long time to call when they’re fairly close to begin with. Some states will have their mail-in ballots counted by election day. Other states may have such an obvious gap in same-day voting that the TV network experts will be able to call those states even before the mail-in vote counting is complete.
Charlie Cook of the respected Cook Political Report wrote an article last night titled “Don’t expect a contested election.” The upshot is that he expects Joe Biden to win by a wide enough margin that the results will be unmistakable, and Trump won’t even have an angle for challenging them. There is a good chance that he’s right about this; the Cook Political Report is one of the best at calling results.
It got me thinking that if Joe Biden wins by a large enough margin, particularly in key swing states, we might see the major networks go ahead and call the election on election night. That would be the ultimate “surprise” in comparison to how the pundits have been framing election night. I’m not saying it’s going to happen. I’m just saying I won’t be surprised if it does. In any case, if you want to increase the odds of that happening, use these final few days to push as many people to vote as you can.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

Donald Trump ’ s COVID parties disguised as political rallies have been a disaster , both in terms of the negative headlines they ’ re bringing him and the lack of positive impact they ’ re having on his poll numbers in swing states .
This week alone Trump has left his supporters to pass out in the heat and catch hypothermia in the cold .
Joe Biden is taking a different approach .
He ’ s been holding masked , socially distant rallies that are aimed at delivering his message rather than feeding his ego .
When the weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did this : That ’ s right , Joe Biden is out there nailing it in the pouring rain .
Meanwhile Trump tweeted this today : “ Forced to move our Rally tonight in Fayetteville , North Carolina , to Monday , due to high speed winds and bad weather .
I love you North Carolina .
Stay safe , see you on Monday !
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” According to the Weather Channel , the weather and winds in Fayetteville were moderate .
Trump apparently just didn ’ t want to get his @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s COVID parties disguised as political rallies have been a disaster, both in terms of the negative headlines they’re bringing him and the lack of positive impact they’re having on his poll numbers in swing states. This week alone Trump has left his supporters to pass out in the heat and catch hypothermia in the cold.
Joe Biden is taking a different approach. He’s been holding masked, socially distant rallies that are aimed at delivering his message rather than feeding his ego. When the weather turned bad in Florida today, Biden did this:
So, can we retire the idea that @JoeBiden is not campaigning hard??? pic.twitter.com/Z0Bb7IgvHE — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) October 30, 2020
That’s right, Joe Biden is out there nailing it in the pouring rain. Meanwhile Trump tweeted this today: “Forced to move our Rally tonight in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Monday, due to high speed winds and bad weather. I love you North Carolina. Stay safe, see you on Monday!!!” According to the Weather Channel, the weather and winds in Fayetteville were moderate. Trump apparently just didn’t want to get his hair messed up.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump suffers embarrassing Twitter failure, deletes it

– Tonight , Donald Trump tweeted “ Trump just tweeted “ The Fake News refuses to cover the fact that @ @ @ @ @ deleted it .
Whatever was left of his mind is completely gone .
– Some @ @ @ @ @ throwing away their careers and reputations this week in order to endorse Trump , a @ @ @ @ @ s going to lose anyway , and whose very name will come to be regarded @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ re looking at you , Jack Nicklaus and Lil Wayne .
Good @ @ @ @ @ of a Nazi on his way out the door .
– Trump ’ s Omaha @ @ @ @ @ hospital for hypothermia .
His Tampa rally had several people succumb to the heat .
@ @ @ @ @ be downsized at the last minute .
His Fayetteville rally has been postponed .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ into a disaster for reasons that go beyond the fact that he ’ s idiotically @ @ @ @ @ .

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– Tonight, Donald Trump tweeted “Trump just tweeted “The Fake News refuses to cover the fact that GDP went.” Then he deleted it. Whatever was left of his mind is completely gone.
– Some public figures are pretty stupidly throwing away their careers and reputations this week in order to endorse Trump, a white supremacist criminal who’s going to lose anyway, and whose very name will come to be regarded by history as pure evil. We’re looking at you, Jack Nicklaus and Lil Wayne. Good luck living down your endorsement of a Nazi on his way out the door.
– Trump’s Omaha rally put people in the hospital for hypothermia. His Tampa rally had several people succumb to the heat. His Rochester rally had to be downsized at the last minute. His Fayetteville rally has been postponed. Trump’s rallies have turned into a disaster for reasons that go beyond the fact that he’s idiotically holding them during a pandemic.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--GOP Senator David Perdue just got destroyed

By now you ’ ve already seen Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff utterly eviscerate Republican Senator David Perdue to his face @ @ @ @ @ .
This prompted Perdue to come up with a convenient excuse to skip their next @ @ @ @ @ is really getting destroyed .
As the public continues to be outraged by David Perdue @ @ @ @ @ behavior , a number of them have flocked to Perdue ’ s Twitter account , @ @ @ @ @ his pinned tweet about a bus tour .
It currently looks like this : That @ @ @ @ @ Perdue ’ s tweet now has 1,100 mostly negative comments , and just five likes @ @ @ @ @ some ugly ratios on Twitter , but we didn ’ t know that a ratio @ @ @ @ @ .
Remarkably , the tweet doesn ’ t even have anything to do with Perdue @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s just the first tweet in his timeline .
That ’ s how @ @ @ @ @ .
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By now you’ve already seen Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff utterly eviscerate Republican Senator David Perdue to his face during their debate this week. This prompted Perdue to come up with a convenient excuse to skip their next scheduled debate. Now Perdue is really getting destroyed.
As the public continues to be outraged by David Perdue’s racist and cowardly behavior, a number of them have flocked to Perdue’s Twitter account, where they’ve found his pinned tweet about a bus tour. It currently looks like this:
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That’s right, David Perdue’s tweet now has 1,100 mostly negative comments, and just five likes. We’ve seen some ugly ratios on Twitter, but we didn’t know that a ratio this large was even possible. Remarkably, the tweet doesn’t even have anything to do with Perdue’s latest controversies; it’s just the first tweet in his timeline. That’s how upset people are at him. You can support Jon Ossoff here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Unraveling Lindsey Graham takes bizarre shot at Donald Trump

Last week Donald Trump loyalist Lou Dobbs urged his viewers not to vote for Lindsey Graham , because Graham hasn ’ t been willing to help Trump punish social media companies for taking down Trump ’ s false tweets .
Dobbs would only be doing this if Trump told him to .
It looks like Graham has figured out that Trump is out to get him , and now Graham is taking shots at Trump accordingly .
During an interview with local station WCNC , Lindsey Graham was asked why a stimulus package didn ’ t get done before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I ’ ll be honest with you , I don ’ t see much desire to help President Trump on anything , to be honest with you.
” Graham then went on to explain why he didn ’ t like the House version of the stimulus bill , and he predicted that a bipartisan stimulus will get done shortly after the election .
In other words , Graham and Senate Republicans weren ’ t willing to swallow the House stimulus just to help Trump ’ s reelection odds .
Looks like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dry .
What ’ s notable is that Lindsey Graham is admitting this out loud .
Either he ’ s trying to distance himself from a sinking Trump as his own Senate reelection bid comes into danger , or he ’ s looking to get revenge on Trump after the Dobbs stunt , or perhaps Graham is simply too far gone to care what he ’ s saying out loud .

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Last week Donald Trump loyalist Lou Dobbs urged his viewers not to vote for Lindsey Graham, because Graham hasn’t been willing to help Trump punish social media companies for taking down Trump’s false tweets. Dobbs would only be doing this if Trump told him to. It looks like Graham has figured out that Trump is out to get him, and now Graham is taking shots at Trump accordingly.
During an interview with local station WCNC, Lindsey Graham was asked why a stimulus package didn’t get done before the election. Graham’s answer: “I’ll be honest with you, I don’t see much desire to help President Trump on anything, to be honest with you.”
Graham then went on to explain why he didn’t like the House version of the stimulus bill, and he predicted that a bipartisan stimulus will get done shortly after the election. In other words, Graham and Senate Republicans weren’t willing to swallow the House stimulus just to help Trump’s reelection odds. Looks like the Senate GOP is indeed hanging Trump out to dry.
What’s notable is that Lindsey Graham is admitting this out loud. Either he’s trying to distance himself from a sinking Trump as his own Senate reelection bid comes into danger, or he’s looking to get revenge on Trump after the Dobbs stunt, or perhaps Graham is simply too far gone to care what he’s saying out loud.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--Federal judge rules Donald Trump’s tweets incited violence

We ’ ve all spent years watching Donald Trump posts tweets that were obviously and explicitly intended to incite violence – and we ’ ve spent years watching that violence play out across the nation in deadly fashion .
Now a federal judge agrees with this assessment , in a new ruling in a civil case .
Various entities in Oregon have taken the Department of Homeland Security to court with a civil case which alleges that federal agents acted in violent and improper fashion during the DHS invasion of Portland earlier this year .
The overall case is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case granted a preliminary injunction this evening , immediately restricting what federal agents can and can ’ t do to protesters .
Specifically , ABC News says that the judge found that Donald Trump ’ s tweets helped incite the violence and improper behavior of the federal agents in question .
This is a remarkable ruling .
The case against the federal government and not against Donald Trump personally , and it ’ s a civil case not a criminal case .
Yet a federal judge just decided that Trump incited violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make him liable – in a civil and criminal sense – for the violence that he caused .
This ruling could set precedent for the kinds of legal penalties Trump will start to face if he loses the election .

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We’ve all spent years watching Donald Trump posts tweets that were obviously and explicitly intended to incite violence – and we’ve spent years watching that violence play out across the nation in deadly fashion. Now a federal judge agrees with this assessment, in a new ruling in a civil case.
Various entities in Oregon have taken the Department of Homeland Security to court with a civil case which alleges that federal agents acted in violent and improper fashion during the DHS invasion of Portland earlier this year. The overall case is still playing out, but the judge in the case granted a preliminary injunction this evening, immediately restricting what federal agents can and can’t do to protesters. Specifically, ABC News says that the judge found that Donald Trump’s tweets helped incite the violence and improper behavior of the federal agents in question.
This is a remarkable ruling. The case against the federal government and not against Donald Trump personally, and it’s a civil case not a criminal case. Yet a federal judge just decided that Trump incited violence, which under any normal circumstances would make him liable – in a civil and criminal sense – for the violence that he caused. This ruling could set precedent for the kinds of legal penalties Trump will start to face if he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--Donald Trump throws a complete tantrum after his Minnesota rally gets ruined

Earlier this week we brought you the story of how Donald Trump ’ s planned 6,000 person rally in Rochester , Minnesota got derailed when the venue failed to file a proper COVID safety plan with the state .
In response Minnesota ’ s Attorney General asked the Trump campaign not to use the venue , and Trump ended up moving the rally to a mere 250 capacity venue .
Trump apparently got bored speaking to such a small audience , because he bailed after speaking for barely twenty minutes .
He then posted this angry and inaccurate tweet : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and your Dem Governor tried to shut down our rally , silence the people of Minnesota , and take away your freedom of assembly .
They thought we would cancel – but I said NO WAY , I will NEVER abandon the people of Minnesota !
” What stands out here is that once Donald Trump realized he wasn ’ t going to get the ego rush of addressing a large crowd , he mailed it in with what was a very brief speech by his standards .
In other words , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to win ; they ’ re just the last chance he ’ ll ever get to stroke his ego on this kind of scale if he loses the election .

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Earlier this week we brought you the story of how Donald Trump’s planned 6,000 person rally in Rochester, Minnesota got derailed when the venue failed to file a proper COVID safety plan with the state. In response Minnesota’s Attorney General asked the Trump campaign not to use the venue, and Trump ended up moving the rally to a mere 250 capacity venue.
Trump apparently got bored speaking to such a small audience, because he bailed after speaking for barely twenty minutes. He then posted this angry and inaccurate tweet: “Your far-left Dem Attorney General, and your Dem Governor tried to shut down our rally, silence the people of Minnesota, and take away your freedom of assembly. They thought we would cancel – but I said NO WAY, I will NEVER abandon the people of Minnesota!”
What stands out here is that once Donald Trump realized he wasn’t going to get the ego rush of addressing a large crowd, he mailed it in with what was a very brief speech by his standards. In other words, these rallies aren’t even really about trying to win; they’re just the last chance he’ll ever get to stroke his ego on this kind of scale if he loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump whines and cries as Fox News cuts it losses

Fox News is a big reason Donald Trump is in office to begin with .
Its nonstop lies about Hillary Clinton , and its nonstop fawning coverage of Trump ’ s 2016 campaign , helped him greatly .
But Fox is a for-profit business , and as Trump has faltered , Fox has begun giving him significantly less favorable coverage in order to keep in line with what its audience is expecting .
Suffice it to say that Trump is not happy .
During his rally today , he whined , “ I don ’ t know what the hell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line we lost Fox and that ’ s okay .
But that ’ s a big difference.
” It ’ s interesting that Trump is now talking about a “ difference ” between the 2016 and 2020 elections .
After all , he ( illegitimately ) won the 2016 election , so if there ’ s a “ difference ” in the 2020 outcome , it would be him losing .
It sounds like Trump is already preparing to blame Fox News if he loses , so he can promote his own pro-Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in reality Trump will end up arrested and on trial for his crimes if he loses , so he ’ ll hardly have time to be launching any new media ventures .
But he does appear to be trying to give himself an alternate happy ending to this story if he loses the election .
Our job is to spend these final days driving voter turnout and make sure he loses .

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Fox News is a big reason Donald Trump is in office to begin with. Its nonstop lies about Hillary Clinton, and its nonstop fawning coverage of Trump’s 2016 campaign, helped him greatly. But Fox is a for-profit business, and as Trump has faltered, Fox has begun giving him significantly less favorable coverage in order to keep in line with what its audience is expecting.
Suffice it to say that Trump is not happy. During his rally today, he whined, “I don’t know what the hell happened to Fox … Somewhere along the line we lost Fox and that’s okay. But that’s a big difference.” It’s interesting that Trump is now talking about a “difference” between the 2016 and 2020 elections. After all, he (illegitimately) won the 2016 election, so if there’s a “difference” in the 2020 outcome, it would be him losing.
It sounds like Trump is already preparing to blame Fox News if he loses, so he can promote his own pro-Trump cable news network instead. Of course in reality Trump will end up arrested and on trial for his crimes if he loses, so he’ll hardly have time to be launching any new media ventures. But he does appear to be trying to give himself an alternate happy ending to this story if he loses the election. Our job is to spend these final days driving voter turnout and make sure he loses.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Madame Tussauds throws its Donald Trump wax dummy in a dumpster ahead of election

When Donald Trump became President , some places of business faced a difficult decision : should they display imagery of @ @ @ @ @ hand , he ’ s the sitting President of the United States .
On the @ @ @ @ @ s a career criminal , traitor , racist , and serial sexual assaulter .
Now @ @ @ @ @ on his way out , at least one famous place of business is acting swiftly @ @ @ @ @ .
In a story that sounds like it ’ s from the Onion but is @ @ @ @ @ Reuters , Madame Tussauds in Berlin has taken its Donald Trump wax dummy and placed @ @ @ @ @ front .
This can be seen as both a statement against Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s going to lose .
In any case , the only way @ @ @ @ @ Trump loses is to spend these final days working nonstop on driving voter turnout .

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When Donald Trump became President, some places of business faced a difficult decision: should they display imagery of him? On the one hand, he’s the sitting President of the United States. On the other hand, he’s a career criminal, traitor, racist, and serial sexual assaulter.
Now that Trump appears to be on his way out, at least one famous place of business is acting swiftly to move on from him. In a story that sounds like it’s from the Onion but is actually coming from Cosmopolitan and Reuters, Madame Tussauds in Berlin has taken its Donald Trump wax dummy and placed it in a dumpster out front.
This can be seen as both a statement against Donald Trump’s presidency, and an expectation that he’s going to lose. In any case, the only way for us to make sure Trump loses is to spend these final days working nonstop on driving voter turnout.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Palmer Report talks with Speaker Nancy Pelosi

In all our years of publishing , Palmer Report has never interviewed anyone ; it ’ s just not how we ’ ve operated .
But that all changed this week when Palmer Report was given the opportunity to participate in a roundtable interview with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi .
She shared her thoughts on a number of topics , and Palmer Report got to speak with her about what comes next .
Speaker Pelosi opened the discussion by addressing her top priorities for the next House term if Joe Biden wins .
She stated her first priority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cleaner government .
Her other two top legislative priorities will be health care and jobs .
Pelosi ’ s additional priorities will include the infrastructure bill , lower drug costs , voting rights advancement , LGBT equality , protecting DREAMers , paycheck fairness , the Violence Against Women Act , gun background checks , climate action , and justice in policing .
I asked Nancy Pelosi about this week ’ s news that she plans to run for Speaker of the House again .
Her response : Let me say that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I went on to say is that we have to win the election and we have to win the Senate , which is kind of the direction I was going in .
But yeah , okay , I don ’ t want to be coy about it , yes I will .
I believe that what I say to my colleagues is , our diversity is our strength .
We respect all the exuberances in our party .
That ’ s part of our vitality .
I wouldn ’ t even want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was lock step , rubber stamp .
Our diversity is our strength .
But our unity is our power .
And we build our unity by building consensus .
Nothing comes down , ‘ This is what we ’ re going to do .
It ’ s how do we work together to protect America ’ s working families ?
Because for all our diversity , one of the unifying things is America ’ s working families .
That ’ s what we are there to do , to protect our families , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , their education , the economic security of families , a clean and safe environment , including safe from guns .
An environment in which they can thrive , a world at peace , so they can reach their fulfillment .
It ’ s always about the children .
Teddy Roosevelt talked about you ’ re in the arena .
You ’ ve got to be prepared to take a punch .
You ’ ve got to be prepared to throw a punch , for the children .
In any event , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s up to them who the next Speaker is .
But for right now I just want us to win on Tuesday .
I also asked Speaker Pelosi , the highest ranking elected woman in the country , what message she has for someone like my eight year old niece when it comes to the future of women in American politics .
Her answer : It ’ s the most wonderful thing .
Little girls have so much more opportunity .
You know why ?
When I first became Whip , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most stunning to me were from dads who were talking about their daughters .
They were saying thank you for making another avenue possible for my daughter .
My daughter can do anything .
And that was really different from another generation when it wasn ’ t quite that way .
So as to your niece , just tell her to be herself and know the power of herself , and just to follow whatever she enjoys doing , because that ’ s the authentic precious little girl that she is .
Speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ When you ’ re in the stretch , especially the home stretch , you whip the lead .
You don ’ t take anything for granted .
You just keep whipping that lead , and hopefully that lead will take us to a Democratic Senate.
” She emphasized that in addition to the presidency , “ We have to win the Senate .
It ’ s absolutely , absolutely essential .
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In all our years of publishing, Palmer Report has never interviewed anyone; it’s just not how we’ve operated. But that all changed this week when Palmer Report was given the opportunity to participate in a roundtable interview with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. She shared her thoughts on a number of topics, and Palmer Report got to speak with her about what comes next.
Speaker Pelosi opened the discussion by addressing her top priorities for the next House term if Joe Biden wins. She stated her first priority will be HR1, the reform bill for cleaner government. Her other two top legislative priorities will be health care and jobs. Pelosi’s additional priorities will include the infrastructure bill, lower drug costs, voting rights advancement, LGBT equality, protecting DREAMers, paycheck fairness, the Violence Against Women Act, gun background checks, climate action, and justice in policing.
I asked Nancy Pelosi about this week’s news that she plans to run for Speaker of the House again. Her response:
Let me say that I offhandedly responded to the question. What I went on to say is that we have to win the election and we have to win the Senate, which is kind of the direction I was going in. But yeah, okay, I don’t want to be coy about it, yes I will. I believe that what I say to my colleagues is, our diversity is our strength. We respect all the exuberances in our party. That’s part of our vitality. I wouldn’t even want to be the leader of a party that was lock step, rubber stamp. Our diversity is our strength. But our unity is our power. And we build our unity by building consensus. Nothing comes down, ‘This is what we’re going to do. It’s how do we work together to protect America’s working families? Because for all our diversity, one of the unifying things is America’s working families. That’s what we are there to do, to protect our families, for the children. For their health, their education, the economic security of families, a clean and safe environment, including safe from guns. An environment in which they can thrive, a world at peace, so they can reach their fulfillment. It’s always about the children. Teddy Roosevelt talked about you’re in the arena. You’ve got to be prepared to take a punch. You’ve got to be prepared to throw a punch, for the children. In any event, it’s up to my colleagues, it’s up to them who the next Speaker is. But for right now I just want us to win on Tuesday.
I also asked Speaker Pelosi, the highest ranking elected woman in the country, what message she has for someone like my eight year old niece when it comes to the future of women in American politics. Her answer:
It’s the most wonderful thing. Little girls have so much more opportunity. You know why? When I first became Whip, the letters that I got that were most stunning to me were from dads who were talking about their daughters. They were saying thank you for making another avenue possible for my daughter. My daughter can do anything. And that was really different from another generation when it wasn’t quite that way. So as to your niece, just tell her to be herself and know the power of herself, and just to follow whatever she enjoys doing, because that’s the authentic precious little girl that she is.
Speaker Pelosi made a point of reminding everyone that “When you’re in the stretch, especially the home stretch, you whip the lead. You don’t take anything for granted. You just keep whipping that lead, and hopefully that lead will take us to a Democratic Senate.” She emphasized that in addition to the presidency, “We have to win the Senate. It’s absolutely, absolutely essential.”


palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump and Bill Barr caught in major scandal involving Turkey

Donald Trump is a criminal and crook , advancing the agendas of enemy nations and lining his own pockets at the expense of the wellness of the United States .
This administration will prove to be the most corrupt in history .
One thing that happens when you have Corruptus Maximus is that we become numb to stories that should raise major concerns .
While Tucker Carlson invents stories about missing documents , the real corruption continues to come out about the Trump crime family .
It turns out Turkish President Erdogan pushed his puppet Donald Trump into having Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the New York Times story : “ For months , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey had been pressing President Trump to quash the investigation , which threatened not only the bank but potentially members of Mr. Erdogan ’ s family and political party .
When Mr. Berman sat down with Mr. Barr , he was stunned to be presented with a settlement proposal that would give Mr. Erdogan a key concession .
Mr. Barr pressed Mr. Berman to allow the bank to avoid an indictment by paying a fine and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t buy it.
” This should be shocking and it shows again that Trump and Barr should be investigated and prosecuted post-election for criminal conduct .
We as Americans must stay focused , vote like our lives depend upon it , and turn the White House and Senate blue .
We can then make sure Trump Family and associates pay the price .

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Donald Trump is a criminal and crook, advancing the agendas of enemy nations and lining his own pockets at the expense of the wellness of the United States. This administration will prove to be the most corrupt in history. One thing that happens when you have Corruptus Maximus is that we become numb to stories that should raise major concerns. While Tucker Carlson invents stories about missing documents, the real corruption continues to come out about the Trump crime family.
It turns out Turkish President Erdogan pushed his puppet Donald Trump into having Bill Barr meddle in yet another investigation. According to the New York Times story:
“For months, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey had been pressing President Trump to quash the investigation, which threatened not only the bank but potentially members of Mr. Erdogan’s family and political party. When Mr. Berman sat down with Mr. Barr, he was stunned to be presented with a settlement proposal that would give Mr. Erdogan a key concession.
Mr. Barr pressed Mr. Berman to allow the bank to avoid an indictment by paying a fine and acknowledging some wrongdoing….Mr. Berman didn’t buy it.”
This should be shocking and it shows again that Trump and Barr should be investigated and prosecuted post-election for criminal conduct. We as Americans must stay focused, vote like our lives depend upon it, and turn the White House and Senate blue. We can then make sure Trump Family and associates pay the price.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump cancels his Election Night party

When Donald Trump had a Twitter meltdown last night that lasted until nearly three in the morning , it was notable for a couple reasons .
First , he ’ s clearly too worried to sleep .
Second , his rant about the Supreme Court suggested that he doesn ’ t think the election will be close enough for them to even try to bail him out .
Now today we ’ re seeing a perhaps even more telling sign .
Donald Trump was planning to hold an election night party at his Trump International Hotel in Washington DC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s canceling the party .
We know this isn ’ t about the pandemic , because he ’ s currently holding multiple super spreader rallies every day .
Also , Trump would have personally profited from this party .
The only reason for him to cancel it is if he doesn ’ t expect election night results to go his way , and he doesn ’ t want to be embarrassed in front of his associates .
In fact we see this kind of thing fairly regularly from candidates who don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observers are suggesting that Donald Trump is canceling his party because he doesn ’ t expect there to be a winner named on election night one way or the other .
But it was always extraordinarily unlikely that Trump would be named the winner on election night ; in the unlikely scenario where Trump did win , it would be a close race , and it would take days to sort it out .
So if this were his logic , we don ’ t think he would have scheduled the party to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this as a sign that Donald Trump now fears that by the end of election night , he ’ ll either have been declared the loser , or the election will be tilting far enough away from him that everyone will know he ’ s on track to lose .
Of course that doesn ’ t mean Trump is correct .
It ’ s our job to spend these final days driving voter turnout , and make sure Trump loses .

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When Donald Trump had a Twitter meltdown last night that lasted until nearly three in the morning, it was notable for a couple reasons. First, he’s clearly too worried to sleep. Second, his rant about the Supreme Court suggested that he doesn’t think the election will be close enough for them to even try to bail him out. Now today we’re seeing a perhaps even more telling sign.
Donald Trump was planning to hold an election night party at his Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, but now the New York Times says he’s canceling the party. We know this isn’t about the pandemic, because he’s currently holding multiple super spreader rallies every day. Also, Trump would have personally profited from this party. The only reason for him to cancel it is if he doesn’t expect election night results to go his way, and he doesn’t want to be embarrassed in front of his associates. In fact we see this kind of thing fairly regularly from candidates who don’t expect to win.
Some observers are suggesting that Donald Trump is canceling his party because he doesn’t expect there to be a winner named on election night one way or the other. But it was always extraordinarily unlikely that Trump would be named the winner on election night; in the unlikely scenario where Trump did win, it would be a close race, and it would take days to sort it out. So if this were his logic, we don’t think he would have scheduled the party to begin with.
We’re taking this as a sign that Donald Trump now fears that by the end of election night, he’ll either have been declared the loser, or the election will be tilting far enough away from him that everyone will know he’s on track to lose. Of course that doesn’t mean Trump is correct. It’s our job to spend these final days driving voter turnout, and make sure Trump loses.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump’s stooge Mike Pompeo has a whole new problem

Just days before the election , a scandal arises about the nature of a secretary of state ’ s personal emails .
It might sound like I ’ m referring to 2016 – but this is actually happening right now , and the secretary of state in question is the one who ’ s currently occupying the office : Mike Pompeo .
A few weeks ago , Pompeo embarrassed himself and the entire Trump campaign yet again when he said that he was looking to obtain and release more of Hillary Clinton ’ s emails before the election was over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t the Democratic nominee , and because what he proposed was a blatantly illegal abuse of power even if she was running against Donald Trump this time .
Now we have a rough idea of why he decided to open his mouth .
According to a new report from NBC News , leaked emails from Pompeo ’ s wife suggest that she was regularly requesting favors from State Department officials for travel plans and restaurant reservations unrelated to the core mission of the State Department .
She even enlisted the help of staffers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a congressional investigation of the firing of former Inspector General Steven Linick who worked at the State Department and an independent watchdog group called American Oversight that obtained 400 pages of emails from the time Pompeo served as CIA director , suggesting that Pompeo was conducting a significant amount of business using his personal email .
This isn ’ t even close to the first time someone in Trump ’ s criminal administration has done this – compromising national security while profiting off of a government position – but coming this close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reminder of how they embody the worst of cronyism and recklessness when it comes to national security .
Let ’ s vote them out in droves on November 3 .

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Just days before the election, a scandal arises about the nature of a secretary of state’s personal emails. It might sound like I’m referring to 2016 – but this is actually happening right now, and the secretary of state in question is the one who’s currently occupying the office: Mike Pompeo. A few weeks ago, Pompeo embarrassed himself and the entire Trump campaign yet again when he said that he was looking to obtain and release more of Hillary Clinton’s emails before the election was over – embarrassing because Hillary Clinton isn’t the Democratic nominee, and because what he proposed was a blatantly illegal abuse of power even if she was running against Donald Trump this time. Now we have a rough idea of why he decided to open his mouth.
According to a new report from NBC News, leaked emails from Pompeo’s wife suggest that she was regularly requesting favors from State Department officials for travel plans and restaurant reservations unrelated to the core mission of the State Department. She even enlisted the help of staffers for running personal errands. This coincides with a congressional investigation of the firing of former Inspector General Steven Linick who worked at the State Department and an independent watchdog group called American Oversight that obtained 400 pages of emails from the time Pompeo served as CIA director, suggesting that Pompeo was conducting a significant amount of business using his personal email.
This isn’t even close to the first time someone in Trump’s criminal administration has done this – compromising national security while profiting off of a government position – but coming this close to an election, it’s a reminder of how they embody the worst of cronyism and recklessness when it comes to national security. Let’s vote them out in droves on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--The single biggest reason Donald Trump is unfit to be President of the United States

First I would like to pay tribute to the 1,047 Americans who have needlessly died since I last wrote to you yesterday , brothers and sisters .
These were mothers , sisters , husbands , sons , friends and family who are no longer with us .
These needless deaths are all thanks to the red-handed , stochastic terrorist and murderer currently usurping the sacred People ’ s House .
As I write this , of the more than 9 million Americans who have contracted coronavirus , 234,177 have died .
That ’ s almost 20 percent of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country with only 4.2 % of the world ’ s population .
A recent study from Columbia university found that 210,000 of those American deaths could have been avoided .
There was only one person in America who had the power to avoid those deaths .
Donald Trump .
So if Donald Trump had done his job , 24,000 Americans would have died from COVID-19 instead of 234,177 .
But Donald Trump is no Jacinda Ardern .
Jacinda Ardern is the Prime Minister of New Zealand .
She took coronavirus seriously from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the widest ranging and toughest border restrictions of any country in the world .
But even more than this , she earned the respect of her citizens because she was compassionate and caring and concerned with one thing and one thing alone , saving the lives of her people .
That is why only 25 of her citizens ( as I write this ) have died from coronavirus .
Adjusted for population , that is the equivalent of 1,650 Americans .
Clearly , Ms. Ardern outdid the Columbia university study .
Meanwhile the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ending Covid-19 ” as one of the top achievements of the Trump administration ’ s first term .
I don ’ t think anyone would be surprised to learn that this pronouncement came directly from Donald Trump .
That it came at the peak of a pandemic that is getting worse by the day is , of course , a metric of how completely divorced from reality this toxic psychopath Trump is .
The first question that comes to mind is , if “ ending the pandemic ” is a great Trump achievement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” still desperately seeking a vaccine that is supposed to be “ coming any day now ” ?
This glaring inconsistency is endemic to a White House that not only lies all the time but does it badly .
For example , recently the White House announced that the 525 children in cages were separated from their immigrant parents because their parents didn ’ t want them any more .
But how did the White House know that those parents didn ’ t want their children if they couldn ’ t find those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it a measure of how contemptuous this White House is of the constituency that they tell these transparent lies , or are they simply too lazy and incompetent to think it through ?
Maybe both .
This out-of-control incompetence has had deadly effect on the American populace .
It ’ s estimated that at least 150,000 more Americans will needlessly die between now and noon on January 20th when Donald Trump is , hopefully , finally out of office .
I think that number is low .
I hope not .
In any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there isn ’ t a single thing any of us can do about it .
The carnage of fifty more 9/11 deaths will occur between now and January and none of us can stop it .
What we can do is vote , and make sure this diseased juggernaut of death and sorrow is removed from the White House as soon as humanly possible .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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First I would like to pay tribute to the 1,047 Americans who have needlessly died since I last wrote to you yesterday, brothers and sisters. These were mothers, sisters, husbands, sons, friends and family who are no longer with us. These needless deaths are all thanks to the red-handed, stochastic terrorist and murderer currently usurping the sacred People’s House.
As I write this, of the more than 9 million Americans who have contracted coronavirus, 234,177 have died. That’s almost 20 percent of the world’s deaths from Covid-19 from a country with only 4.2% of the world’s population. A recent study from Columbia university found that 210,000 of those American deaths could have been avoided. There was only one person in America who had the power to avoid those deaths. Donald Trump. So if Donald Trump had done his job, 24,000 Americans would have died from COVID-19 instead of 234,177.
But Donald Trump is no Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern is the Prime Minister of New Zealand. She took coronavirus seriously from the beginning and enacted a nationwide lockdown and the widest ranging and toughest border restrictions of any country in the world. But even more than this, she earned the respect of her citizens because she was compassionate and caring and concerned with one thing and one thing alone, saving the lives of her people. That is why only 25 of her citizens (as I write this) have died from coronavirus. Adjusted for population, that is the equivalent of 1,650 Americans. Clearly, Ms. Ardern outdid the Columbia university study.
Meanwhile the White House science office has listed “ending Covid-19” as one of the top achievements of the Trump administration’s first term. I don’t think anyone would be surprised to learn that this pronouncement came directly from Donald Trump. That it came at the peak of a pandemic that is getting worse by the day is, of course, a metric of how completely divorced from reality this toxic psychopath Trump is. The first question that comes to mind is, if “ending the pandemic” is a great Trump achievement, why is “operation Warp Speed” still desperately seeking a vaccine that is supposed to be “coming any day now”?
This glaring inconsistency is endemic to a White House that not only lies all the time but does it badly. For example, recently the White House announced that the 525 children in cages were separated from their immigrant parents because their parents didn’t want them any more. But how did the White House know that those parents didn’t want their children if they couldn’t find those parents in the first place? Is it a measure of how contemptuous this White House is of the constituency that they tell these transparent lies, or are they simply too lazy and incompetent to think it through? Maybe both.
This out-of-control incompetence has had deadly effect on the American populace. It’s estimated that at least 150,000 more Americans will needlessly die between now and noon on January 20th when Donald Trump is, hopefully, finally out of office. I think that number is low. I hope not. In any case it is an infuriating frustration that there isn’t a single thing any of us can do about it. The carnage of fifty more 9/11 deaths will occur between now and January and none of us can stop it.
What we can do is vote, and make sure this diseased juggernaut of death and sorrow is removed from the White House as soon as humanly possible. There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-30--Donald Trump Jr completely unravels

Donald Trump Jr completely unravels

Donald Trump Jr ’ s Twitter feed is so full of false information and deranged conspiracy theories , the people @ @ @ @ @ to get him professional help .
Instead his family keeps using him as a campaign @ @ @ @ @ s just say that his public appearances aren ’ t going well .
On Thursday @ @ @ @ @ on the Laura Ingraham show on Fox News and completely unraveled .
Speaking a million @ @ @ @ @ insisted that the coronavirus crisis is now under “ control ” because the number of @ @ @ @ @ ” Meanwhile back in the real world , Thursday saw the highest nationwide death toll @ @ @ @ @ s not entirely clear if Donald Trump Jr is simply lying about these numbers , @ @ @ @ @ gone so far off the rails that he ’ s just hallucinating fake numbers at @ @ @ @ @ , with his father just a few days away from potentially losing everything , Junior @ @ @ @ @ the pressure .

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Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter feed is so full of false information and deranged conspiracy theories, the people around him should be trying to get him professional help. Instead his family keeps using him as a campaign surrogate, and let’s just say that his public appearances aren’t going well.
On Thursday night Donald Trump Jr appeared on the Laura Ingraham show on Fox News and completely unraveled. Speaking a million miles an hour, Junior insisted that the coronavirus crisis is now under “control” because the number of deaths is “almost nothing.” Meanwhile back in the real world, Thursday saw the highest nationwide death toll in months.
It’s not entirely clear if Donald Trump Jr is simply lying about these numbers, or if he’s gone so far off the rails that he’s just hallucinating fake numbers at this point. Either way, with his father just a few days away from potentially losing everything, Junior isn’t exactly handling the pressure.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--It’s the middle of the night and Donald Trump is completely melting down

Last night Donald Trump stayed up remarkably late melting down in rather histrionic fashion , attacking everyone from the Supreme Court to an ESPN sports reporter .
Tonight Trump is at it again , giving away just how worried he is about the fate he ’ s facing in the coming days .
It began when Trump posted one of his generic all caps “ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN !
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By one in the morning Trump had moved on to quoting far right cable news conspiracy theorists OANN , adding that if Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be Energy Independent !
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” Then at nearly two in the morning Trump moved on to this rather bizarre meltdown : “ Suburban Women are trending strongly to our campaign because they want SAFETY , SECURITY , and love the fact that I terminated the REGULATION that would destroy their neighborhood and with it , the American Dream .
Biden would bring the REGULATION back in a MUCH stronger form !
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” It ’ s more clear than ever that Donald Trump has never been to a suburb in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ratcheting up the number of consecutive exclamation points he uses per tweet , in relation to how increasingly rattled he ’ s becoming .
So if you can ’ t sleep because of the small chance that Trump might win on Tuesday , keep in mind that he can ’ t sleep because of the large chance that he ’ ll lose the election and go to prison .

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Last night Donald Trump stayed up remarkably late melting down in rather histrionic fashion, attacking everyone from the Supreme Court to an ESPN sports reporter. Tonight Trump is at it again, giving away just how worried he is about the fate he’s facing in the coming days.
It began when Trump posted one of his generic all caps “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” tweets sometime after midnight. By one in the morning Trump had moved on to quoting far right cable news conspiracy theorists OANN, adding that if Joe Biden won, “we would no longer be Energy Independent!!!”
Then at nearly two in the morning Trump moved on to this rather bizarre meltdown: “Suburban Women are trending strongly to our campaign because they want SAFETY, SECURITY, and love the fact that I terminated the REGULATION that would destroy their neighborhood and with it, the American Dream. Biden would bring the REGULATION back in a MUCH stronger form!!!”
It’s more clear than ever that Donald Trump has never been to a suburb in his life. He also seems to be ratcheting up the number of consecutive exclamation points he uses per tweet, in relation to how increasingly rattled he’s becoming. So if you can’t sleep because of the small chance that Trump might win on Tuesday, keep in mind that he can’t sleep because of the large chance that he’ll lose the election and go to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--Donald Trump’s biggest debt has come due

The unendurable thought has now crossed Trump ’ s mind that , yes , indeed , he might lose .
And with losing comes the awful realization that people will be after him like New York Attorney General James .
His overseas debts will come due without the power of the Presidential Office to settle them .
His family will be rounded up and criminally charged .
He and his family have broken so many laws in the last four years , there ’ s no way Donald will last long enough to see all the prosecutions .
Right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s realizing it ’ s too late .
He ’ s losing in a landslide , at least according to the polls , and all that money he and his family grifted from the RNC has been squandered on his personal vanities instead of being thrown into vital swing states in a last gasp effort .
A second term is looking out of reach and the timing is terrible for him , especially when he just figured out that he had to place loyalists in the Civil Service because according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be loyal to the Constitution , not him .
This took Trump ’ s narcissistic dictator-wanna-be rotting brain four years to figure out .
But now it won ’ t matter what he does .
Biden will be coming in and cleaning out the Trumpy rat ’ s nest .
Trump is no doubt pondering where to go on the run from prosecution .
His son , Don Jr. , is non-stop whining on Fox News and the fear in his eyes is as real as whatever he ’ s allegedly putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been insulted , assaulted and lied to for four long years , and on November 3rd these profane criminals will have to pay the bill .
It ’ s a powerful thing to see the American people rise up and vote .
Don ’ t ever take it for granted .
Make sure everyone you know gets to the polls by November 3rd so we can remove the garbage from the White House and begin fumigation .

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The unendurable thought has now crossed Trump’s mind that, yes, indeed, he might lose. And with losing comes the awful realization that people will be after him like New York Attorney General James. His overseas debts will come due without the power of the Presidential Office to settle them. His family will be rounded up and criminally charged. He and his family have broken so many laws in the last four years, there’s no way Donald will last long enough to see all the prosecutions.
Right now, with his latest Twitter meltdown, he’s realizing it’s too late. He’s losing in a landslide, at least according to the polls, and all that money he and his family grifted from the RNC has been squandered on his personal vanities instead of being thrown into vital swing states in a last gasp effort. A second term is looking out of reach and the timing is terrible for him, especially when he just figured out that he had to place loyalists in the Civil Service because according to US laws, civil servants are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not him. This took Trump’s narcissistic dictator-wanna-be rotting brain four years to figure out. But now it won’t matter what he does. Biden will be coming in and cleaning out the Trumpy rat’s nest.
Trump is no doubt pondering where to go on the run from prosecution. His son, Don Jr., is non-stop whining on Fox News and the fear in his eyes is as real as whatever he’s allegedly putting up his nose. The American people have been insulted, assaulted and lied to for four long years, and on November 3rd these profane criminals will have to pay the bill. It’s a powerful thing to see the American people rise up and vote. Don’t ever take it for granted. Make sure everyone you know gets to the polls by November 3rd so we can remove the garbage from the White House and begin fumigation.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--Rudy Giuliani totally loses it, begins shouting and slamming his desk as it all goes wrong for him

If Rudy Giuliani thought he was going to be able to get Donald Trump another four years and keep himself out of prison by promoting the phony Hunter Biden scandal , it ’ s clear by now that the fake scandal isn ’ t going to take root .
With just a few days to go , and the probability that Trump will lose and Rudy will be indicted soon thereafter , Rudy isn ’ t exactly taking it well .
Giuliani posted a two minute video of himself angrily shouting and slamming his fist on his desk while slurring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We want to warn you that every word of this video is false or misleading , but we ’ re posting it here as evidence of just how far gone Rudy ’ s mind is : Keep in mind that Rudy Giuliani is currently the personal attorney for the President of the United States .
Then again , Donald Trump is roughly as far gone as Rudy is .
In any case , it appears that Rudy will still be yelling around about the “ prince of darkness ” and an imaginary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ river ” when they come to take him away .

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If Rudy Giuliani thought he was going to be able to get Donald Trump another four years and keep himself out of prison by promoting the phony Hunter Biden scandal, it’s clear by now that the fake scandal isn’t going to take root. With just a few days to go, and the probability that Trump will lose and Rudy will be indicted soon thereafter, Rudy isn’t exactly taking it well.
Giuliani posted a two minute video of himself angrily shouting and slamming his fist on his desk while slurring his way through increasingly deranged conspiracy theories. We want to warn you that every word of this video is false or misleading, but we’re posting it here as evidence of just how far gone Rudy’s mind is:
Keep in mind that Rudy Giuliani is currently the personal attorney for the President of the United States. Then again, Donald Trump is roughly as far gone as Rudy is. In any case, it appears that Rudy will still be yelling around about the “prince of darkness” and an imaginary meeting at the “bottom of the river” when they come to take him away.
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palmerreport--2020-11-01--Donald Trump is completely worn down and out of it

– Donald Trump sounded worn down , out of it , almost despondent while mutedly reading his rally speech today .
That ’ s not just Palmer Report ’ s observation .
After Trump finished speaking , MSNBC commentators twice referred to Trump ’ s speech as “ subdued.
” Is his health collapsing that badly due to all these rallies while he ’ s still trying to get over coronavirus , or is it just finally hitting him that he ’ s on track to lose in a few days ?
– Joe Biden on Donald Trump : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this man ?
” – President Obama on Donald Trump : “ Did no one come to his birthday party when he was a kid ?
” Fox News aired Obama ’ s speech again today .
Trump is going to completely melt down .
– I ’ ve come to believe that most of Trump ’ s supporters will disappear not long after he loses .
Some of them will try to be very loud about it on their way out .
But then , as bullies always do once they realize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of them will run and hide like cowards .
– For Halloween I ’ m going as a voter .
Nothing scares Donald Trump more .

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– Donald Trump sounded worn down, out of it, almost despondent while mutedly reading his rally speech today. That’s not just Palmer Report’s observation. After Trump finished speaking, MSNBC commentators twice referred to Trump’s speech as “subdued.” Is his health collapsing that badly due to all these rallies while he’s still trying to get over coronavirus, or is it just finally hitting him that he’s on track to lose in a few days?
– Joe Biden on Donald Trump: “What in the hell is wrong with this man?”
– President Obama on Donald Trump: “Did no one come to his birthday party when he was a kid?” Fox News aired Obama’s speech again today. Trump is going to completely melt down.
– I’ve come to believe that most of Trump’s supporters will disappear not long after he loses. Some of them will try to be very loud about it on their way out. But then, as bullies always do once they realize they’ve lost their leverage, most of them will run and hide like cowards.
– For Halloween I’m going as a voter. Nothing scares Donald Trump more.
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palmerreport--2020-10-31--Donald Trump just gave away the game

Donald Trump just gave away the game

Looking and sounding worn down today , Donald Trump said this at his rally : “ If we win on Tuesday or — thank you very much , Supreme Court — shortly thereafter… ” In so doing , Trump just gave away the game .
He doesn ’ t think he has any chance of winning the popular vote or the Electoral College , and his only hope of victory is if the court bails him out .
Trump seems to be severely overestimating the Supreme Court ’ s willingness to throw away its own viability in order to save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close .
If the deciding swing state comes down to 500 votes or something ( like in 2000 ) , then yeah , the Supreme Court will probably hand it to him .
But even this Supreme Court knows it can ’ t pull off throwing out millions of ballots .
Millions of people would be in the streets .
There wouldn ’ t really be a government or a country anymore .
Even the Justices who lean toward Trump understand this .
Trump is fantasizing if he thinks that ’ ll happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s own Supreme Court appointees go against him on his tax returns , because they wanted to make sure they remained viable in a post-Trump world .
Yet Trump still thinks the court is going to magically bail him out no matter what .
But then narcissists like Trump always do confuse their transactional allies for fawning loyalists .
This is symptomatic of someone who is backed into a corner , sees no realistic way out , and is now bargaining with himself about a magically simplistic movie-style rescue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen than he is in convincing himself it ’ ll somehow happen .
As David Frum put it on Twitter : “ The Supreme Court already knows what he wants .
Trump just made it a lot harder for them to do it .
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Looking and sounding worn down today, Donald Trump said this at his rally: “If we win on Tuesday or — thank you very much, Supreme Court — shortly thereafter…” In so doing, Trump just gave away the game. He doesn’t think he has any chance of winning the popular vote or the Electoral College, and his only hope of victory is if the court bails him out.
Trump seems to be severely overestimating the Supreme Court’s willingness to throw away its own viability in order to save him if the election isn’t close. If the deciding swing state comes down to 500 votes or something (like in 2000), then yeah, the Supreme Court will probably hand it to him. But even this Supreme Court knows it can’t pull off throwing out millions of ballots. Millions of people would be in the streets. There wouldn’t really be a government or a country anymore.
Even the Justices who lean toward Trump understand this. Trump is fantasizing if he thinks that’ll happen. We’ve already seen two of Trump’s own Supreme Court appointees go against him on his tax returns, because they wanted to make sure they remained viable in a post-Trump world. Yet Trump still thinks the court is going to magically bail him out no matter what. But then narcissists like Trump always do confuse their transactional allies for fawning loyalists.
This is symptomatic of someone who is backed into a corner, sees no realistic way out, and is now bargaining with himself about a magically simplistic movie-style rescue. Trump seems less invested in making this happen than he is in convincing himself it’ll somehow happen. As David Frum put it on Twitter: “The Supreme Court already knows what he wants. Trump just made it a lot harder for them to do it.”
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