palmerreport--2020-11-19--This is a total blowout

This is a total blowout

– Joe Biden is now ahead of Donald Trump by 5.9 million votes and counting .
Presidential elections rarely have a popular vote margin this large .
This election is a total blowout .
If the votes had been counted in a normal order , we wouldn ’ t even be talking about any of this as if it were ever a contest .
Then again , Trump was always going to play the sore loser routine , no matter how he lost , because he ’ s a loser .
– It turns out Republican Senator David Perdue has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trading racket .
The kicker is that even if Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue win the Georgia runoffs , they could both end up indicted for insider trading by the post-Trump DOJ , eventually forcing them out of office .
But that would be a long slow iffy process .
Better to just defeat them at the ballot box now .
Donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock here .
– Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. is calling for the post-Trump DOJ to criminally investigate and prosecute Donald Trump .
We ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But as we ’ ve said , New York is likely to get first crack at Trump on state charges before the DOJ gets its opportunity , if only because Trump ’ s inevitable attempt at a self-pardon will have to be dismantled in court first .
All eyes on New York first .

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– Joe Biden is now ahead of Donald Trump by 5.9 million votes and counting. Presidential elections rarely have a popular vote margin this large. This election is a total blowout. If the votes had been counted in a normal order, we wouldn’t even be talking about any of this as if it were ever a contest. Then again, Trump was always going to play the sore loser routine, no matter how he lost, because he’s a loser.
– It turns out Republican Senator David Perdue has been caught in yet another apparent insider trading racket. The kicker is that even if Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue win the Georgia runoffs, they could both end up indicted for insider trading by the post-Trump DOJ, eventually forcing them out of office. But that would be a long slow iffy process. Better to just defeat them at the ballot box now. Donate to Democratic candidates Ossoff and Warnock here.
– Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. is calling for the post-Trump DOJ to criminally investigate and prosecute Donald Trump. We’ll see more of this going forward. But as we’ve said, New York is likely to get first crack at Trump on state charges before the DOJ gets its opportunity, if only because Trump’s inevitable attempt at a self-pardon will have to be dismantled in court first. All eyes on New York first.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--The Donald Trump regime just blinked on transition

The longer Donald Trump drags out his refusal to admit he lost the election , the less leverage he has .
Eventually , even the people around him were going to start moving on with the transition without him .
First we saw it with certain Republican operatives publicly telling Trump that it ’ s over .
Now it ’ s coming from within the building .
CNN is reporting that a “ handful of current Trump administration officials ” have reached out to the Biden transition team in order to essentially start the transition in informal fashion .
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say their consciences finally got to them , if you believe anyone left in the Trump regime has a conscience .
But more likely , they just don ’ t want to end up becoming so toxically radioactive over this , they can ’ t end up getting work afterward .
In any case , this means that the Donald Trump regime just blinked .
The Trump officials who reached out to the Biden team , had to know that the Biden team would leak it to the media .
And they had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would only serve to undermine Trump ’ s already-collapsing argument that he somehow magically won the election .
It ’ s just that some of Trump ’ s own people are more selfishly interested in protecting their own interests than in protecting Trump .
Funny how that works .

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The longer Donald Trump drags out his refusal to admit he lost the election, the less leverage he has. Eventually, even the people around him were going to start moving on with the transition without him. First we saw it with certain Republican operatives publicly telling Trump that it’s over. Now it’s coming from within the building.
CNN is reporting that a “handful of current Trump administration officials” have reached out to the Biden transition team in order to essentially start the transition in informal fashion. Why are they doing this? You could say their consciences finally got to them, if you believe anyone left in the Trump regime has a conscience. But more likely, they just don’t want to end up becoming so toxically radioactive over this, they can’t end up getting work afterward.
In any case, this means that the Donald Trump regime just blinked. The Trump officials who reached out to the Biden team, had to know that the Biden team would leak it to the media. And they had to know that news of this development would only serve to undermine Trump’s already-collapsing argument that he somehow magically won the election. It’s just that some of Trump’s own people are more selfishly interested in protecting their own interests than in protecting Trump. Funny how that works.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Deutsche Bank begins putting the squeeze on defeated Donald Trump

– The night before the election , Deutsche Bank leaked to the New York Times that if Donald Trump lost , it would seek to sell off his loans – and assuming no buyers materialized , it would end up calling in the loans and seizing his assets .
Forensic News is reporting tonight that Deutsche Bank has indeed begun the process of trying to sell off Trump ’ s loans .
In the unlikely event that someone does buy the Trump loans , they ’ d likely be called in immediately .
And if they don ’ t sell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his assets .
In other words , the squeeze has quietly begun .
– The fair thing now would be to throw out all of Lindsey Graham ’ s ballots and see what happens .
– Trump apologists are now claiming that Joe Biden hired a mob boss named Skinny Joey to fabricate election ballots .
PolitiFact rates this claim “ pants on fire ” false .
At this rate we should just assume Skinny Joey works for Donald Trump and move on .
– The hilarious part is that Donald Trump only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now that he ’ s found out he has to pay for it , and he still wants us to believe he ’ s somehow a billionaire .
If he were actually wealthy , the recount would be nothing but pocket change to him .

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– The night before the election, Deutsche Bank leaked to the New York Times that if Donald Trump lost, it would seek to sell off his loans – and assuming no buyers materialized, it would end up calling in the loans and seizing his assets. Forensic News is reporting tonight that Deutsche Bank has indeed begun the process of trying to sell off Trump’s loans. In the unlikely event that someone does buy the Trump loans, they’d likely be called in immediately. And if they don’t sell, Deutsche Bank moves on to seizing his assets. In other words, the squeeze has quietly begun.
– The fair thing now would be to throw out all of Lindsey Graham’s ballots and see what happens.
– Trump apologists are now claiming that Joe Biden hired a mob boss named Skinny Joey to fabricate election ballots. PolitiFact rates this claim “pants on fire” false. At this rate we should just assume Skinny Joey works for Donald Trump and move on.
– The hilarious part is that Donald Trump only wants a recount in two Wisconsin counties now that he’s found out he has to pay for it, and he still wants us to believe he’s somehow a billionaire. If he were actually wealthy, the recount would be nothing but pocket change to him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--President-elect Joe Biden is already making an impact on COVID

On Thursday , President-elect Joe Biden met with the Council of Governors to coordinate their COVID responses .
This longstanding council consists of five Democratic Governors and five Republican Governors .
All of the Republicans participated , and all of them acknowledged that Biden won the election .
This includes the Republican Governors of Alabama and Arkansas .
In roughly the same timeframe of that meeting , the Governor of Arkansas announced new measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID .
So we ’ re seeing progress here , and we ’ ll see more .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it ’ s a start .
Yes , people are dying as a direct result of GSA Emily Murphy refusing to sign the transition papers .
President-elect Biden could be doing a lot more to stop the spread of COVID if he didn ’ t have one hand tied behind his back .
But Biden is already making an impact .
Don ’ t forget how savvy he is .
He ’ s been doing this for nearly fifty years .
It ’ s entirely possible that during the Trump era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence even looks like .

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On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden met with the Council of Governors to coordinate their COVID responses. This longstanding council consists of five Democratic Governors and five Republican Governors. All of the Republicans participated, and all of them acknowledged that Biden won the election. This includes the Republican Governors of Alabama and Arkansas.
In roughly the same timeframe of that meeting, the Governor of Arkansas announced new measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID. So we’re seeing progress here, and we’ll see more. It’s not nearly enough from these Republican Governors, but it’s a start.
Yes, people are dying as a direct result of GSA Emily Murphy refusing to sign the transition papers. President-elect Biden could be doing a lot more to stop the spread of COVID if he didn’t have one hand tied behind his back. But Biden is already making an impact. Don’t forget how savvy he is. He’s been doing this for nearly fifty years. It’s entirely possible that during the Trump era, we’ve forgotten what political intelligence even looks like.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--The walls are closing in on Donald Trump by the hour

– While some of you were busy fretting over Trump somehow magically and impossibly overturning the election , you missed the news that New York State has expanded its criminal probe into Trump , and the FBI is targeting Rudy Giuliani .
The walls are closing in on these goons by the hour .
– By continuing to drag out this charade , Trump has forced his sometimes-allies like Tucker Carlson , Ben Sasse , Mitt Romney , and Geraldo Rivera to finally throw him all the way under the bus .
The longer this goes on , Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage .
– Ivanka Trump ’ s tweets have been turning more dour since her father was declared the loser of the election .
Now she seems freaked out by the news that New York State is expanding its criminal probe into the Trump Organization .
She knows the walls are closing in .
– The Republican Governors of Alabama and Arkansas met with Biden today to coordinate their coronavirus responses .
Do you really think they ’ d have done this if they thought there was anything other than a 0.0 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power ?
– Donald Trump hasn ’ t made a public appearance all week .
This isn ’ t a guy who ’ s fighting for a second term , or who ’ s even trying to sell the illusion that he wants a second term .
He ’ s not even fighting to keep the final days of his presidency relevant .
He ’ s just trolling us on his way out the door .
It couldn ’ t be much more obvious .

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– While some of you were busy fretting over Trump somehow magically and impossibly overturning the election, you missed the news that New York State has expanded its criminal probe into Trump, and the FBI is targeting Rudy Giuliani. The walls are closing in on these goons by the hour.
– By continuing to drag out this charade, Trump has forced his sometimes-allies like Tucker Carlson, Ben Sasse, Mitt Romney, and Geraldo Rivera to finally throw him all the way under the bus. The longer this goes on, Trump will have even less leverage, not more leverage.
– Ivanka Trump’s tweets have been turning more dour since her father was declared the loser of the election. Now she seems freaked out by the news that New York State is expanding its criminal probe into the Trump Organization. She knows the walls are closing in.
– The Republican Governors of Alabama and Arkansas met with Biden today to coordinate their coronavirus responses. Do you really think they’d have done this if they thought there was anything other than a 0.0% chance of Trump somehow magically remaining in power?
– Donald Trump hasn’t made a public appearance all week. This isn’t a guy who’s fighting for a second term, or who’s even trying to sell the illusion that he wants a second term. He’s not even fighting to keep the final days of his presidency relevant. He’s just trolling us on his way out the door. It couldn’t be much more obvious.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Twitter cracks down on Republican Party’s official account

– As Donald Trump ’ s tweets continue to become more false and unhinged , Twitter has begun promptly placing various warning labels on them .
Many of us think Twitter hasn ’ t been going far enough .
But at least now Twitter is expanding its crackdowns to include the official @ GOP account , which claimed today that Donald Trump won in a “ blowout ” but was hit with a warning label which confirmed that Joe Biden is the actual winner .
It ’ s a start .
– Donald Trump has found a way to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney , and Ben Sasse , all on the same night .
Don ’ t tell me Trump is somehow magically winning .
He ’ s just forcing his sometimes-allies to totally throw him under the bus , because they feel compelled to preserve their own relative credibility while he goes down this particularly embarrassing path to defeat .
– Tweet of the day , from Congressman Eric Swalwell : “ Why am I not freaking out over realDonald Trump ?
It ’ s not that I have faith in him doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s that I have faith in you .
He is a loser .
It ’ s over .
He wants you to think this is a thing .
Let ’ s not make a small , insignificant man bigger and more significant than he is .
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– As Donald Trump’s tweets continue to become more false and unhinged, Twitter has begun promptly placing various warning labels on them. Many of us think Twitter hasn’t been going far enough. But at least now Twitter is expanding its crackdowns to include the official @GOP account, which claimed today that Donald Trump won in a “blowout” but was hit with a warning label which confirmed that Joe Biden is the actual winner. It’s a start.
– Donald Trump has found a way to get himself publicly condemned by Tucker Carlson, Mitt Romney, and Ben Sasse, all on the same night. Don’t tell me Trump is somehow magically winning. He’s just forcing his sometimes-allies to totally throw him under the bus, because they feel compelled to preserve their own relative credibility while he goes down this particularly embarrassing path to defeat.
– Tweet of the day, from Congressman Eric Swalwell: “Why am I not freaking out over realDonald Trump? It’s not that I have faith in him doing what’s right. It’s that I have faith in you. He is a loser. It’s over. He wants you to think this is a thing. Let’s not make a small, insignificant man bigger and more significant than he is.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Ben Sasse both rip Donald Trump a new one

I ’ m not much of a Mitt Romney fan .
I appreciate that he drew the line at treason and voted to convict and remove Trump during impeachment .
But Romney has been in lockstep with Trump in confirming unqualified extremist judges and other shameful things .
That said , Romney is genuinely coming out swinging at Trump tonight .
For that matter , so is Republican Senator Ben Sasse .
Romney released this statement tonight about Trump : “ Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the election .
It is difficult to imagine a worse , more undemocratic action by a sitting American President.
” Ben Sasse also issued a lengthy statement condemning what Donald Trump is doing .
To be as clear as possible , Trump ’ s antics aren ’ t going anywhere .
State legislatures magically overthrowing the election result is simply not a real thing .
Trump is even privately admitting that he knows it ’ s over , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with us on his way out the door .
But these statements from Mitt Romney and Ben Sasse are what we should be seeing from every Republican in office .
We have a feeling Trump may have finally shoved more Republicans into clamping down on his nonsense , if only because he ’ s making his party look so bad , and some of them want to still have a future after Trump is gone .

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I’m not much of a Mitt Romney fan. I appreciate that he drew the line at treason and voted to convict and remove Trump during impeachment. But Romney has been in lockstep with Trump in confirming unqualified extremist judges and other shameful things. That said, Romney is genuinely coming out swinging at Trump tonight. For that matter, so is Republican Senator Ben Sasse.
Romney released this statement tonight about Trump: “Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law, the President has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the election. It is difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting American President.” Ben Sasse also issued a lengthy statement condemning what Donald Trump is doing.
To be as clear as possible, Trump’s antics aren’t going anywhere. State legislatures magically overthrowing the election result is simply not a real thing. Trump is even privately admitting that he knows it’s over, and that he’s just screwing with us on his way out the door. But these statements from Mitt Romney and Ben Sasse are what we should be seeing from every Republican in office. We have a feeling Trump may have finally shoved more Republicans into clamping down on his nonsense, if only because he’s making his party look so bad, and some of them want to still have a future after Trump is gone.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Donald Trump admits he lost

Donald Trump admits he lost

Palmer Report keeps pointing out that Donald Trump ’ s lawsuits and state legislature antics are clear dead-ends when it comes to somehow magically overturning the election , and that Trump is really just dragging it out so he can continue fundraising and stick it to us .
Now Trump is admitting essentially the same thing .
CNN is reporting tonight that Donald Trump has admitted to one of his allies that he knows he lost , and that he ’ s dragging out the process of conceding because he wants revenge on everyone who refused to acknowledge the legitimacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear , Trump and his campaign criminally conspired with the Russian government in 2016 , so no , he didn ’ t legitimately win – but Hillary Clinton promptly conceded anyway .
In any case , this private confession from Donald Trump makes clear that he knows he can ’ t somehow magically overturn the results ; if he thought it were a real thing , then that ’ s what he ’ d be telling his allies .
It ’ s notable that the ally in question turned around and leaked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting that even Trump ’ s allies are growing tired of him dragging out the inevitable .

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Palmer Report keeps pointing out that Donald Trump’s lawsuits and state legislature antics are clear dead-ends when it comes to somehow magically overturning the election, and that Trump is really just dragging it out so he can continue fundraising and stick it to us. Now Trump is admitting essentially the same thing.
CNN is reporting tonight that Donald Trump has admitted to one of his allies that he knows he lost, and that he’s dragging out the process of conceding because he wants revenge on everyone who refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of his 2016 election victory. To be clear, Trump and his campaign criminally conspired with the Russian government in 2016, so no, he didn’t legitimately win – but Hillary Clinton promptly conceded anyway.
In any case, this private confession from Donald Trump makes clear that he knows he can’t somehow magically overturn the results; if he thought it were a real thing, then that’s what he’d be telling his allies. It’s notable that the ally in question turned around and leaked Trump’s words to CNN, suggesting that even Trump’s allies are growing tired of him dragging out the inevitable.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Tucker Carlson finally throws a sinking Donald Trump all the way under the bus

As Donald Trump continues to drag out the fantasy that he ’ s “ contesting ” the election , he ’ s now resorting to silly state legislature fantasies and embarrassing Rudy Giuliani press conferences .
As Palmer Report keeps pointing out , the longer this drags on , Trump will have less leverage , not more leverage , because more of his transactional allies will selfishly decide it ’ s time to throw him under the bus and move on .
Tonight we saw that from Fox News host Tucker Carlson , a guy who has been in lockstep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 99 % of the time over the years .
Carlson was even willing to hype up the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal , just to try to help Trump win .
But no more .
Carlson used his show tonight to spell out that he repeatedly asked Trump lawyer Sidney Powell to provide evidence to support what the Trump team claimed during the press conference today , but that “ she never sent us any evidence.
” Carlson added that Powell eventually “ told us to stop contacting her.
” That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the point where Tucker Carlson is publicly calling out Team Trump on their delusional fantasy about election fraud , and Team Trump is telling Tucker Carlson to buzz off .
Why is Carlson doing this ?
Because Trump is going down in embarrassing fashion .
Carlson still wants to have a TV show after Trump is gone , and at this rate Trump is flaming out so humiliatingly , it may even be hard to survive on Fox News if you played along with this nonsense .

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As Donald Trump continues to drag out the fantasy that he’s “contesting” the election, he’s now resorting to silly state legislature fantasies and embarrassing Rudy Giuliani press conferences. As Palmer Report keeps pointing out, the longer this drags on, Trump will have less leverage, not more leverage, because more of his transactional allies will selfishly decide it’s time to throw him under the bus and move on.
Tonight we saw that from Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a guy who has been in lockstep with Trump’s agenda and lies 99% of the time over the years. Carlson was even willing to hype up the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal, just to try to help Trump win. But no more.
Carlson used his show tonight to spell out that he repeatedly asked Trump lawyer Sidney Powell to provide evidence to support what the Trump team claimed during the press conference today, but that “she never sent us any evidence.” Carlson added that Powell eventually “told us to stop contacting her.”
That’s right, we’re now at the point where Tucker Carlson is publicly calling out Team Trump on their delusional fantasy about election fraud, and Team Trump is telling Tucker Carlson to buzz off. Why is Carlson doing this? Because Trump is going down in embarrassing fashion. Carlson still wants to have a TV show after Trump is gone, and at this rate Trump is flaming out so humiliatingly, it may even be hard to survive on Fox News if you played along with this nonsense.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Donald Trump blew it

Donald Trump blew it

To give you an idea of how clueless Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign strategy was , he spent huge time and resources in Minnesota , which he ended up losing by seven points .
He clearly never had a chance there .
He also wasted significant time and money in Nevada , which didn ’ t end up being particularly close either .
Everyone knew he couldn ’ t flip those two states , except him and his campaign .
When you consider that Joe Biden managed to narrowly win the “ red ” states of Georgia and Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that Trump could have potentially retained those two red states simply by spending a little more time or resources in them .
Instead he was off prancing around in the blue states of Minnesota and Nevada for no viable reason .
Also , Trump lost Wisconsin by just 0.6 % ; imagine if he ’ d spent more time there instead of in neighboring Minnesota .
Whatever super-narrow path Trump might have had to begin with , he blew it .
Fortunately for us , Trump and his 2020 campaign had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisted all along that they knew something we didn ’ t , but the results speak for themselves .
So much for Trump being some kind of master campaigner .
If you look back to 2016 , Trump and his campaign really didn ’ t know what they were doing back then either ; they just got lucky when the last minute Comey letter bailed them out .
Just because an evil villain gets lucky once , you shouldn ’ t mistake his evilness for competence .

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To give you an idea of how clueless Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign strategy was, he spent huge time and resources in Minnesota, which he ended up losing by seven points. He clearly never had a chance there. He also wasted significant time and money in Nevada, which didn’t end up being particularly close either. Everyone knew he couldn’t flip those two states, except him and his campaign.
When you consider that Joe Biden managed to narrowly win the “red” states of Georgia and Arizona by about 0.3 points each, it suggests that Trump could have potentially retained those two red states simply by spending a little more time or resources in them. Instead he was off prancing around in the blue states of Minnesota and Nevada for no viable reason. Also, Trump lost Wisconsin by just 0.6%; imagine if he’d spent more time there instead of in neighboring Minnesota. Whatever super-narrow path Trump might have had to begin with, he blew it.
Fortunately for us, Trump and his 2020 campaign had no clue what they were doing. They insisted all along that they knew something we didn’t, but the results speak for themselves. So much for Trump being some kind of master campaigner. If you look back to 2016, Trump and his campaign really didn’t know what they were doing back then either; they just got lucky when the last minute Comey letter bailed them out. Just because an evil villain gets lucky once, you shouldn’t mistake his evilness for competence.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--House Oversight Committee formally targets GSA Administrator Emily Murphy

Earlier today , Palmer Report pointed out that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy ’ s refusal to sign off on the transition was beginning to crumble , amid reports that some Trump White House officials have begun coordinating with the Biden transition team behind Donald Trump ’ s back .
Now the House Oversight Committee is cracking down on Murphy .
A new four page letter , co-signed by the Chairs of the House Oversight Committee and House Appropriation Committee , explains that the House has been “ extremely patient ” but can no longer wait .
Accordingly , Emily Murphy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House committees on the transition holdup by Monday , with the threat of a full hearing to follow .
We expect that if Murphy fails to comply by the deadline , she ’ ll find herself subpoenaed immediately thereafter .
Of course these kinds of procedural matters take time to play out .
But the point of this letter is not to end up subpoenaing Emily Murphy or putting her in on the spot in a congressional hearing , much as we ’ d all love to see her squirm .
The point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realize she ’ s in for a prolonged world of hurt if she doesn ’ t cave and sign off on the transition .

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Earlier today, Palmer Report pointed out that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy’s refusal to sign off on the transition was beginning to crumble, amid reports that some Trump White House officials have begun coordinating with the Biden transition team behind Donald Trump’s back. Now the House Oversight Committee is cracking down on Murphy.
A new four page letter, co-signed by the Chairs of the House Oversight Committee and House Appropriation Committee, explains that the House has been “extremely patient” but can no longer wait. Accordingly, Emily Murphy is now being ordered to brief the House committees on the transition holdup by Monday, with the threat of a full hearing to follow. We expect that if Murphy fails to comply by the deadline, she’ll find herself subpoenaed immediately thereafter.
Of course these kinds of procedural matters take time to play out. But the point of this letter is not to end up subpoenaing Emily Murphy or putting her in on the spot in a congressional hearing, much as we’d all love to see her squirm. The point of this letter is to make her realize she’s in for a prolonged world of hurt if she doesn’t cave and sign off on the transition.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Ivanka Trump angrily lashes out after New York expands criminal probe into Trump Organization

Earlier this evening the New York Times reported that New York State had expanded its civil and criminal probes into the Trump Organization to include massive consulting fees that were paid to Ivanka Trump and then allegedly illegally written off by the Trump Organization .
Let ’ s just say that Ivanka Trump isn ’ t happy about it .
Ivanka tweeted the New York Times article in question , and added this : “ This is harassment pure and simple .
This ‘ inquiry ’ by NYC democrats is 100 % motivated by politics , publicity and rage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nothing here and that there was no tax benefit whatsoever .
These politicians are simply ruthless.
” Well okay then .
Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and his presidency has a firm expiration date , his life is going to be all about trying to fend off prison and bankruptcy – and he can ’ t pardon himself on state charges .
Donald Trump ’ s fate will ultimately be decided by judges and juries , not by what he or his family might angrily tweet about it .

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Earlier this evening the New York Times reported that New York State had expanded its civil and criminal probes into the Trump Organization to include massive consulting fees that were paid to Ivanka Trump and then allegedly illegally written off by the Trump Organization. Let’s just say that Ivanka Trump isn’t happy about it.
Ivanka tweeted the New York Times article in question, and added this: “This is harassment pure and simple. This ‘inquiry’ by NYC democrats is 100% motivated by politics, publicity and rage. They know very well that there’s nothing here and that there was no tax benefit whatsoever. These politicians are simply ruthless.”
Well okay then. Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and his presidency has a firm expiration date, his life is going to be all about trying to fend off prison and bankruptcy – and he can’t pardon himself on state charges. Donald Trump’s fate will ultimately be decided by judges and juries, not by what he or his family might angrily tweet about it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Rachel Maddow returns to the air and reveals powerful personal story about coronavirus

Rachel Maddow returned to the air tonight , resuming hosting duties for her MSNBC show after having spent more than a week in coronavirus quarantine .
She opened the show in humorous fashion , quipping that she ’ s not wearing makeup because she ’ s broadcasting from home and she doesn ’ t know how to put makeup on .
But then things turned serious .
Maddow revealed tonight that she was in quarantine because her longtime partner Susan had coronavirus and got quite sick .
She explained the nightmare scenario of trying to care for Susan while also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent a good amount of time talking about how deeply in love she is with Susan , and how she ’ d have given anything to switch places with her , but that coronavirus simply doesn ’ t work that way .
Rachel Maddow ’ s opening segment tonight was one of the most poignant and powerful arguments we ’ ve heard yet about why everyone needs to wear a mask , socially distance , and do everything else possible to try to contain the spread of coronavirus .
As Maddow pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no room for you and your loved ones if you catch the virus .

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Rachel Maddow returned to the air tonight, resuming hosting duties for her MSNBC show after having spent more than a week in coronavirus quarantine. She opened the show in humorous fashion, quipping that she’s not wearing makeup because she’s broadcasting from home and she doesn’t know how to put makeup on. But then things turned serious.
Maddow revealed tonight that she was in quarantine because her longtime partner Susan had coronavirus and got quite sick. She explained the nightmare scenario of trying to care for Susan while also physically distancing herself from her. Maddow spent a good amount of time talking about how deeply in love she is with Susan, and how she’d have given anything to switch places with her, but that coronavirus simply doesn’t work that way.
Rachel Maddow’s opening segment tonight was one of the most poignant and powerful arguments we’ve heard yet about why everyone needs to wear a mask, socially distance, and do everything else possible to try to contain the spread of coronavirus. As Maddow pointed out, the hospitals are already full and have no room for you and your loved ones if you catch the virus.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--New York State is criminally targeting Donald Trump over payments to Ivanka Trump

Well that escalated quickly .
Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and will be eligible for arrest and asset seizures as soon as he ’ s gone from office , we ’ ve been waiting for New York State to tip off how its ongoing investigations into Trump are going to come to a head .
Tonight we got a big piece of the puzzle .
The New York Times is reporting that New York ’ s ongoing investigation into the Donald Trump and the Trump Organization has expanded to include massive consulting fees that were paid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not against the law for Ivanka to accept those payments .
But the Trump Organization reportedly wrote off those payments as tax losses , which is illegal .
What stands out here is that the Times says New York ’ s civil and criminal investigations have expanded to include these payments .
This means New York isn ’ t merely looking at taking the money back that was improperly written off ; it ’ s looking into this in terms of felony tax fraud .
That would include criminal charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision to write it off , which would ostensibly be Donald Trump himself , along with Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg .
This comes after last week ’ s report that New York is putting the squeeze on Weisselberg and his family , in an apparent attempt at getting him to flip on Donald Trump .
This is important because it makes clear that New York State really is about to rip Donald Trump ’ s life to pieces , on both a civil and criminal level .
We ’ ll see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indictments .
We ’ ll see Trump on trial .
As a reminder , no President can pardon state level charges .
This news comes just hours after CNN reported that the FBI is now zeroing in on Rudy Giuliani .
The sharks are circling pretty heavily now .

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Well that escalated quickly. Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and will be eligible for arrest and asset seizures as soon as he’s gone from office, we’ve been waiting for New York State to tip off how its ongoing investigations into Trump are going to come to a head. Tonight we got a big piece of the puzzle.
The New York Times is reporting that New York’s ongoing investigation into the Donald Trump and the Trump Organization has expanded to include massive consulting fees that were paid to Ivanka Trump and then written off. It’s not against the law for Ivanka to accept those payments. But the Trump Organization reportedly wrote off those payments as tax losses, which is illegal.
What stands out here is that the Times says New York’s civil and criminal investigations have expanded to include these payments. This means New York isn’t merely looking at taking the money back that was improperly written off; it’s looking into this in terms of felony tax fraud. That would include criminal charges for whoever in the Trump Organization made the decision to write it off, which would ostensibly be Donald Trump himself, along with Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg. This comes after last week’s report that New York is putting the squeeze on Weisselberg and his family, in an apparent attempt at getting him to flip on Donald Trump.
This is important because it makes clear that New York State really is about to rip Donald Trump’s life to pieces, on both a civil and criminal level. We’ll see asset forfeitures. We’ll see indictments. We’ll see Trump on trial. As a reminder, no President can pardon state level charges. This news comes just hours after CNN reported that the FBI is now zeroing in on Rudy Giuliani. The sharks are circling pretty heavily now.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--FBI reportedly targeting Rudy Giuliani

FBI reportedly targeting Rudy Giuliani

After the Feds arrested Rudy Giuliani ’ s alleged co-conspirators Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman a year ago , it became pretty clear that Rudy was eventually going down as well .
We even saw media leaks about SDNY investigating Rudy ’ s finances to tie him to illegal overseas antics .
But even as so many of Donald Trump ’ s henchmen ended up getting arrested , including Steve Bannon , the arrest of Rudy Giuliani never did come .
Palmer Report ’ s suspicion was that because of the likelihood that Trump would simply pardon Rudy , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the charges against Rudy until after Trump was out the door .
After all , while Trump can preemptively give Rudy a pardon before he ’ s charged , it ’ ll be harder for Trump and Rudy to pull off if they don ’ t fully know what all Rudy is going to be charged with .
So it ’ s notable that with Trump now just 61 days from being gone from office , the FBI is now reportedly zeroing on on Rudy Giuliani , even going so far as to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Russia .
This could signal one of two things .
First , the Feds could be looking to charge Rudy with something now , just to shut down his insanely seditious election antics ; even though Trump would likely end up pardoning him on those specific charges , it would still force Rudy to shift into playing defense instead of offense .
And then after Trump is gone , the Feds could still charge Rudy with whatever Trump didn ’ t pardon him for .
Second , the Feds could just be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can arrest him on all charges the minute Trump is out of power .
Either way , this was always going to end badly for Rudy .
No wonder he ’ s panicking so badly , and all but begging Trump for a pardon with these silly election antics .

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After the Feds arrested Rudy Giuliani’s alleged co-conspirators Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman a year ago, it became pretty clear that Rudy was eventually going down as well. We even saw media leaks about SDNY investigating Rudy’s finances to tie him to illegal overseas antics.
But even as so many of Donald Trump’s henchmen ended up getting arrested, including Steve Bannon, the arrest of Rudy Giuliani never did come. Palmer Report’s suspicion was that because of the likelihood that Trump would simply pardon Rudy, the Feds didn’t want to bring the charges against Rudy until after Trump was out the door. After all, while Trump can preemptively give Rudy a pardon before he’s charged, it’ll be harder for Trump and Rudy to pull off if they don’t fully know what all Rudy is going to be charged with.
So it’s notable that with Trump now just 61 days from being gone from office, the FBI is now reportedly zeroing on on Rudy Giuliani, even going so far as to question witnesses about his antics involving Ukraine and Russia. This could signal one of two things.
First, the Feds could be looking to charge Rudy with something now, just to shut down his insanely seditious election antics; even though Trump would likely end up pardoning him on those specific charges, it would still force Rudy to shift into playing defense instead of offense. And then after Trump is gone, the Feds could still charge Rudy with whatever Trump didn’t pardon him for.
Second, the Feds could just be finalizing their case against Rudy so they can arrest him on all charges the minute Trump is out of power. Either way, this was always going to end badly for Rudy. No wonder he’s panicking so badly, and all but begging Trump for a pardon with these silly election antics.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Nikki Haley just got destroyed

Nikki Haley just got destroyed

Not long ago , Nikki Haley was being touted as a “ rising star ” in the Republican Party .
It ’ s funny how often that designation ends up being the beginning of the end of that particular Republican ’ s career .
The attention of being a rising star went to Haley ’ s head , causing her to marry her political future to Donald Trump without really thinking it through .
So it ’ s not surprising that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely mopping the floor with Nikki Haley today in an ongoing Twitter argument .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with AOC ’ s particular positions or not , she ’ s quite intelligent .
In contrast , Haley is not very smart at all .
Then again , we already knew that about Nikki Haley .
When she resigned as Governor of South Carolina to join the Trump regime , she was betting that either Trump would put her on the 2020 ticket in place of Pence , or that the nation would be eager for her to run on a Trumpist platform in 2024 .
But with Trump having just gotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s clear that whatever brand of BS the Republicans trot out in 2024 , it won ’ t be Trumpism .
Everyone saw this coming but Haley , who has thrown her career away for nothing .

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Not long ago, Nikki Haley was being touted as a “rising star” in the Republican Party. It’s funny how often that designation ends up being the beginning of the end of that particular Republican’s career. The attention of being a rising star went to Haley’s head, causing her to marry her political future to Donald Trump without really thinking it through.
So it’s not surprising that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely mopping the floor with Nikki Haley today in an ongoing Twitter argument. It’s a reminder that whether you agree with AOC’s particular positions or not, she’s quite intelligent. In contrast, Haley is not very smart at all.
Then again, we already knew that about Nikki Haley. When she resigned as Governor of South Carolina to join the Trump regime, she was betting that either Trump would put her on the 2020 ticket in place of Pence, or that the nation would be eager for her to run on a Trumpist platform in 2024. But with Trump having just gotten blown out by six million votes, it’s clear that whatever brand of BS the Republicans trot out in 2024, it won’t be Trumpism. Everyone saw this coming but Haley, who has thrown her career away for nothing.
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palmerreport--2020-11-20--Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx

Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx

It ’ s notable that President Biden has said multiple times that Dr. Fauci will play a key role in his coronavirus response , but he ’ s never once said anything about Dr. Birx .
In other words , Biden seems to be reading things the same way the rest of us are .
Most people don ’ t know this because it ’ s rarely mentioned , but Birx ’ s official job title is “ Global AIDS Coordinator ” at the State Department , a position she ’ s held dating back to the Obama administration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , ” a position he ’ s held since 1984 .
It ’ s just that Trump put them in the national spotlight by putting them both on his coronavirus task force .
We ’ ll see what President Biden does with his own coronavirus task force , but that ’ ll be a separate decision than whether to , say , fire Birx as Global AIDS Coordinator .
The key for now is that Biden has added Dr. Rick Bright to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bright is the vaccine expert who tried to sound the alarm over the Trump regime ’ s failing coronavirus response , causing him to be demoted .
He then became a whistleblower .
Now he works for Biden .
That gives you an idea of where Biden is headed with his task force .

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It’s notable that President Biden has said multiple times that Dr. Fauci will play a key role in his coronavirus response, but he’s never once said anything about Dr. Birx. In other words, Biden seems to be reading things the same way the rest of us are.
Most people don’t know this because it’s rarely mentioned, but Birx’s official job title is “Global AIDS Coordinator” at the State Department, a position she’s held dating back to the Obama administration. Fauci’s official job title is “Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,” a position he’s held since 1984. It’s just that Trump put them in the national spotlight by putting them both on his coronavirus task force. We’ll see what President Biden does with his own coronavirus task force, but that’ll be a separate decision than whether to, say, fire Birx as Global AIDS Coordinator.
The key for now is that Biden has added Dr. Rick Bright to his transition team coronavirus task force. Bright is the vaccine expert who tried to sound the alarm over the Trump regime’s failing coronavirus response, causing him to be demoted. He then became a whistleblower. Now he works for Biden. That gives you an idea of where Biden is headed with his task force.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Federal judge rules against Donald Trump in Georgia, clears way for Joe Biden victory certification

– Federal judge rules against Trump , clears the way for Georgia to certify its results with Joe Biden as the winner on tomorrow ’ s deadline .
This was the last court case that Trump had in place in Georgia , and now it ’ s gone .
This was always going to go this way .
There was literally zero chance Trump was going to magically overturn Georgia , just as there is literally zero chance he ’ s going to magically overturn Michigan or any other state .
Nothing works that way .
– The kicker : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was appointed by Trump .
Again , no surprise .
As Palmer Report explained at the very start of this process , judicial bias may play a role in narrowly nuanced cases , but it never plays a role when one side has literally no case .
– If you ’ re preparing to panic and fret over Trump ’ s meeting with Michigan officials tomorrow , you ’ re setting yourself up for another day of worry and strife over something that will ultimately turn out to be nothing .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is merely using these tactics to drag out the illusion that he ’ s somehow “ contesting ” the election , so he can continue fundraising on it .
He knows he ’ s lost .
This was always about money .

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– Federal judge rules against Trump, clears the way for Georgia to certify its results with Joe Biden as the winner on tomorrow’s deadline. This was the last court case that Trump had in place in Georgia, and now it’s gone. This was always going to go this way. There was literally zero chance Trump was going to magically overturn Georgia, just as there is literally zero chance he’s going to magically overturn Michigan or any other state. Nothing works that way.
– The kicker: the federal judge who just ruled against Trump was appointed by Trump. Again, no surprise. As Palmer Report explained at the very start of this process, judicial bias may play a role in narrowly nuanced cases, but it never plays a role when one side has literally no case.
– If you’re preparing to panic and fret over Trump’s meeting with Michigan officials tomorrow, you’re setting yourself up for another day of worry and strife over something that will ultimately turn out to be nothing. It couldn’t be much more clear that Trump is merely using these tactics to drag out the illusion that he’s somehow “contesting” the election, so he can continue fundraising on it. He knows he’s lost. This was always about money.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Joe Biden wins the day

Joe Biden wins the day

Joe Biden recently addressed a panel of healthcare professionals in a Zoom conference call .
One of the members , an ICU nurse named Mary , spoke of her heartache in dealing with coronavirus patients on a daily basis , the poignant heart wrenching of watching helplessly as patients on ventilators died without her being able to save them , and how she and her colleagues had to take to the streets in protest to beg for protective equipment to keep them safe .
Biden expressed shock when she said that she had not received a single coronavirus test to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front lines since February .
The President-Elect discreetly wiped tears from his eyes .
Then the President-Elect related a story to the nurse about how , as Vice President , he would occasionally bring dinners to the night shift at Walter Reed Medical Center “ and hang out with them.
” He recalled from his own experience back in 1988 when he spent seven months in intensive care at Walter Reed ( Biden had gone in for corrective surgery on a brain aneurysm ) and he remembered that patients leaving seldom returned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for former patients that they never wanted to come back or they couldn ’ t come back because they died there .
Biden saw clearly what many missed , that the work of the doctors and nurses and support staff in the ICU was for the most part thankless , however heroic .
This is reasoning from compassion , and it only ever springs from compassion , it can not be worked out with the cold logic of the sociopath .
People without compassion can not understand it .
When people are sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them the only emotion the compassionless have is they ’ re glad it ’ s not happening to them .
To the compassionless , the dead and dying , the poor and voiceless , those courageous few who gave their last full measure of devotion on the field of battle , are losers and suckers .
For such people there only lives a void in the place we call empathy .
Compassion is an essential component of what we call character .
A man or woman of good character possesses not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a strong work ethic and a recognition that , however old-fashioned or corny these virtues may seem to some , they are essential to the foundation of a worthwhile life .
Good character is essential to good leadership .
We have too often done without it to one degree or another in our nation ’ s leaders .
But there ’ s no getting around it : good character trickles down from the top in any business ( or administration ) precisely the way , in any trickle down theory of economics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stood by these last four years and watched lies , bigotry , lack of compassion for the immigrant and undiluted contempt for the masses ooze like a sewer from the spokespeople and press secretaries for this most recent administration .
We have seen how many in the rank and file somehow see Trump ’ s flaws as virtues to be imitated .
Where he is small , they are small .
Where he is vulgar , mean-spirited and rude they are vulgar , mean-spirited and rude .
Poor character is just as toxic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sometimes twice as contagious .
We have gotten so used to shrill , hate-filled , divisive tweets coming from this toxic menace called Trump we have almost forgotten that we are Americans , and America is supposed to lead the way as a calming influence in the world .
America used to be the exemplar , not the cautionary tale .
It will be a shock at first .
It already is a shock — hearing words of unity from the President-Elect , a man who repeats again and again , for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be President of all the people , not only Democrats or Republicans , of all the states , not just blue ones or red ones .
Joe Biden ran as a Democrat .
He will serve as our President .
He will serve as our example .
It ’ s time once again for us to be who we are .
It ’ s time for us to be Americans again .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Joe Biden recently addressed a panel of healthcare professionals in a Zoom conference call. One of the members, an ICU nurse named Mary, spoke of her heartache in dealing with coronavirus patients on a daily basis, the poignant heart wrenching of watching helplessly as patients on ventilators died without her being able to save them, and how she and her colleagues had to take to the streets in protest to beg for protective equipment to keep them safe. Biden expressed shock when she said that she had not received a single coronavirus test to date, and she had been on the front lines since February. The President-Elect discreetly wiped tears from his eyes.
Then the President-Elect related a story to the nurse about how, as Vice President, he would occasionally bring dinners to the night shift at Walter Reed Medical Center “and hang out with them.” He recalled from his own experience back in 1988 when he spent seven months in intensive care at Walter Reed (Biden had gone in for corrective surgery on a brain aneurysm) and he remembered that patients leaving seldom returned. Either the experience was so awful for former patients that they never wanted to come back or they couldn’t come back because they died there. Biden saw clearly what many missed, that the work of the doctors and nurses and support staff in the ICU was for the most part thankless, however heroic.
This is reasoning from compassion, and it only ever springs from compassion, it cannot be worked out with the cold logic of the sociopath. People without compassion cannot understand it. When people are sick or dying and their caregivers work thanklessly for them the only emotion the compassionless have is they’re glad it’s not happening to them. To the compassionless, the dead and dying, the poor and voiceless, those courageous few who gave their last full measure of devotion on the field of battle, are losers and suckers. For such people there only lives a void in the place we call empathy.
Compassion is an essential component of what we call character. A man or woman of good character possesses not only compassion but courage, honor, truthfulness, a strong work ethic and a recognition that, however old-fashioned or corny these virtues may seem to some, they are essential to the foundation of a worthwhile life.
Good character is essential to good leadership. We have too often done without it to one degree or another in our nation’s leaders. But there’s no getting around it: good character trickles down from the top in any business (or administration) precisely the way, in any trickle down theory of economics, money does not.
We have stood by these last four years and watched lies, bigotry, lack of compassion for the immigrant and undiluted contempt for the masses ooze like a sewer from the spokespeople and press secretaries for this most recent administration. We have seen how many in the rank and file somehow see Trump’s flaws as virtues to be imitated. Where he is small, they are small. Where he is vulgar, mean-spirited and rude they are vulgar, mean-spirited and rude. Poor character is just as toxic as good character is beneficent, and sometimes twice as contagious.
We have gotten so used to shrill, hate-filled, divisive tweets coming from this toxic menace called Trump we have almost forgotten that we are Americans, and America is supposed to lead the way as a calming influence in the world. America used to be the exemplar, not the cautionary tale.
It will be a shock at first. It already is a shock — hearing words of unity from the President-Elect, a man who repeats again and again, for those who missed it, that he will be President of all the people, not only Democrats or Republicans, of all the states, not just blue ones or red ones. Joe Biden ran as a Democrat. He will serve as our President. He will serve as our example. It’s time once again for us to be who we are. It’s time for us to be Americans again. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--President Biden has picked his Treasury Secretary

Even as Donald Trump continues to find silly ways to drag out the illusion that he ’ s contesting the election so he can continue fundraising on it , President-elect Joe Biden is getting on with the business of cementing his administration .
Today , Biden announced that he ’ s selected his Treasury Secretary .
He didn ’ t reveal the person ’ s identity , but he did say that liberals and moderates alike should be pleased with the pick .
Some observers are rooting for it to be Elizabeth Warren .
I doubt it .
Much as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a state with a Republican Governor , who would likely appoint a Republican replacement , pending a special election down the road .
With the Democrats having a good shot at Senate control , picking Warren would be risky .
Keep in mind that if we have the right kind of qualified and reasonable and honest Treasury Secretary in place , Elizabeth Warren doesn ’ t need to be Treasury Secretary in order to have proper influence over the Treasury .
She can just pick up the phone .
I certainly don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t , but my guess for Biden ’ s Treasury Secretary is former Federal Reserve Janet Yellen .
She ’ s highly competent and widely respected .
But we ’ ll see .
Biden says his announcement will come soon .

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Even as Donald Trump continues to find silly ways to drag out the illusion that he’s contesting the election so he can continue fundraising on it, President-elect Joe Biden is getting on with the business of cementing his administration. Today, Biden announced that he’s selected his Treasury Secretary. He didn’t reveal the person’s identity, but he did say that liberals and moderates alike should be pleased with the pick.
Some observers are rooting for it to be Elizabeth Warren. I doubt it. Much as I like her, she’s from a state with a Republican Governor, who would likely appoint a Republican replacement, pending a special election down the road. With the Democrats having a good shot at Senate control, picking Warren would be risky.
Keep in mind that if we have the right kind of qualified and reasonable and honest Treasury Secretary in place, Elizabeth Warren doesn’t need to be Treasury Secretary in order to have proper influence over the Treasury. She can just pick up the phone.
I certainly don’t know anything that you don’t, but my guess for Biden’s Treasury Secretary is former Federal Reserve Janet Yellen. She’s highly competent and widely respected. But we’ll see. Biden says his announcement will come soon.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s White House meeting with Michigan GOP officials

Here ’ s what will happen at the White House tomorrow : a handful of low level Michigan officials will yell stupid things at a press conference , to try to make themselves more popular with Trump ’ s idiot base .
Here ’ s what will happen in the real world : Michigan will certify its results for Biden on Monday .
Please don ’ t write in asking what I think will come of Trump ’ s stunt tomorrow ; absolutely nothing will come of it .
Trump has literally zero chance of somehow magically trying to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t going to change , no matter how much absurd foot stomping Trump does .
This is clearly just a cash grab on Trump ’ s part and nothing more .
The longer he throws silliness at the wall and pretends he ’ s still “ contesting ” the election , the longer he can keep fundraising from his gullible rubes .
That ’ s all there is to it , nothing more .
I ’ m sorry that a few of you are very loudly upset with me because I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Trump ’ s election antics , but they simply don ’ t add up to anything .
If you ’ re still worried that Trump is going to somehow magically overthrow the election , then you ’ re lost in a haze of fiction .
You ’ re somehow falling for the same silly nonsense that Trump ’ s supporters are falling for – which should be your first sign that you ’ ve lost the plot .
You should be spending your time working hard to try to win the Georgia @ @ @ @

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Here’s what will happen at the White House tomorrow: a handful of low level Michigan officials will yell stupid things at a press conference, to try to make themselves more popular with Trump’s idiot base. Here’s what will happen in the real world: Michigan will certify its results for Biden on Monday.
Please don’t write in asking what I think will come of Trump’s stunt tomorrow; absolutely nothing will come of it. Trump has literally zero chance of somehow magically trying to overturn the election. My answer isn’t going to change, no matter how much absurd foot stomping Trump does.
This is clearly just a cash grab on Trump’s part and nothing more. The longer he throws silliness at the wall and pretends he’s still “contesting” the election, the longer he can keep fundraising from his gullible rubes. That’s all there is to it, nothing more.
I’m sorry that a few of you are very loudly upset with me because I’m not jumping up and down and panicking over Trump’s election antics, but they simply don’t add up to anything. If you’re still worried that Trump is going to somehow magically overthrow the election, then you’re lost in a haze of fiction. You’re somehow falling for the same silly nonsense that Trump’s supporters are falling for – which should be your first sign that you’ve lost the plot. You should be spending your time working hard to try to win the Georgia Senate runoff races.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--GOP unravels as Donald Trump circles the drain

The dust clouds from Election Day are beginning to settle , and we ’ re gradually beginning to get a clearer picture of what went down in the 2020 election – however manic that night and the subsequent days may have been .
It ’ s now clear that Joe Biden is the winner – something more and more Republicans are coming around to accepting , however reluctantly , and that the vote isn ’ t even remotely close .
Biden ’ s already up 4 points over Donald Trump with 51 % of the popular vote – the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reagan defeated President Carter in 1980 .
He ’ s also well on track to rake in over 81 million votes when they ’ re all counted .
We also won two crucial Senate races on election night in key states and there ’ s two races that moved to a runoff that will determine if Democrats control the Senate .
We may not have gained seats in the House , but we ’ re still keeping the House – and if anything , this election has been a pretty balanced lesson in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll be facing a difficult midterm season in 2022 ( that could also be an opportunity to grab senate seats in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania if we can find solid candidates ) , and a number of critical statehouse races next year .
It ’ s also a time where you can be infinitely happier as a Democrat than a Republican , as the GOP feuding has gotten even worse in Georgia where they need to keep David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler ’ s senate seats .
Now , Newt Gingrich is encouraging state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brian Kemp .
since he apparently didn ’ t do enough to help Trump win the state .
This is of course because the party can ’ t ever admit that Trump might actually be the problem , at least not while he ’ s in office .
It puts Loeffler in a particularly awkward position because she was appointed by the governor specifically because of her corrupt background , and she ’ s caught having to choose between two megalomaniacs .
The GOP is at a pretty weak point in the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is our chance to run up the score by volunteering and donating to Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff ’ s campaigns for senate today .

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The dust clouds from Election Day are beginning to settle, and we’re gradually beginning to get a clearer picture of what went down in the 2020 election – however manic that night and the subsequent days may have been. It’s now clear that Joe Biden is the winner – something more and more Republicans are coming around to accepting, however reluctantly, and that the vote isn’t even remotely close. Biden’s already up 4 points over Donald Trump with 51% of the popular vote – the highest vote share for a challenger since Ronald Reagan defeated President Carter in 1980. He’s also well on track to rake in over 81 million votes when they’re all counted. We also won two crucial Senate races on election night in key states and there’s two races that moved to a runoff that will determine if Democrats control the Senate.
We may not have gained seats in the House, but we’re still keeping the House – and if anything, this election has been a pretty balanced lesson in not getting complacent – as we’ll be facing a difficult midterm season in 2022 (that could also be an opportunity to grab senate seats in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania if we can find solid candidates), and a number of critical statehouse races next year. It’s also a time where you can be infinitely happier as a Democrat than a Republican, as the GOP feuding has gotten even worse in Georgia where they need to keep David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler’s senate seats.
Now, Newt Gingrich is encouraging state Republicans to protest against their governor – Brian Kemp. since he apparently didn’t do enough to help Trump win the state. This is of course because the party can’t ever admit that Trump might actually be the problem, at least not while he’s in office. It puts Loeffler in a particularly awkward position because she was appointed by the governor specifically because of her corrupt background, and she’s caught having to choose between two megalomaniacs. The GOP is at a pretty weak point in the worst possible spot for them – so now is our chance to run up the score by volunteering and donating to Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s campaigns for senate today.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--GSA Administrator Emily Murphy’s antics are starting to crumble

– Congrats to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy , who is holding up the transition and now has 40,000 negative replies on her most recent tweet , with just 800 likes .
Didn ’ t know it was even possible to get ratioed like that .
– Last night Emily Murphy accidentally tweeted this string of random nonsense in some kind of accidental butt tweet , before quickly deleting it : “ Dcccf Rex zzz .
@ # [ email protected ] anaNN.
” Let ’ s just assume that counts as her signature and start the transition period .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump White House officials have begun reaching out to the Biden transition team behind Donald Trump ’ s back , it ’ s a sign that Emily Murphy ’ s antics are starting to crumble .
That was predictable .
Her refusal to sign a document is not a magic wand .
At the end of the day , real world leverage always wins out on that kind of thing , and Trump ’ s leverage is disintegrating by the hour .
– Donald Trump has reportedly invited some of Michigan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I don ’ t care .
None of this is going anywhere .
It ’ s embarrassing , aggravating , and criminal .
But none of it is going to somehow magically overturn the election .
And with new polling that shows just 12 % of Americans think Trump should never concede , this is no longer even a thing in the real world .
Trump is pandering to a smaller and smaller group of hangers-on , and nothing more .

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– Congrats to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, who is holding up the transition and now has 40,000 negative replies on her most recent tweet, with just 800 likes. Didn’t know it was even possible to get ratioed like that.
– Last night Emily Murphy accidentally tweeted this string of random nonsense in some kind of accidental butt tweet, before quickly deleting it: “Dcccf Rex zzz. @#z@smaan anaNN.” Let’s just assume that counts as her signature and start the transition period.
– With the news last night that some Trump White House officials have begun reaching out to the Biden transition team behind Donald Trump’s back, it’s a sign that Emily Murphy’s antics are starting to crumble. That was predictable. Her refusal to sign a document is not a magic wand. At the end of the day, real world leverage always wins out on that kind of thing, and Trump’s leverage is disintegrating by the hour.
– Donald Trump has reportedly invited some of Michigan’s Republican officials to the White House tomorrow. I don’t care. None of this is going anywhere. It’s embarrassing, aggravating, and criminal. But none of it is going to somehow magically overturn the election. And with new polling that shows just 12% of Americans think Trump should never concede, this is no longer even a thing in the real world. Trump is pandering to a smaller and smaller group of hangers-on, and nothing more.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--President-elect Joe Biden meets with several Republican Governors, as GOP begins to move on from Tru

President-elect Joe Biden meets with several Republican Governors, as GOP begins to move on from Trump

– President elect Joe Biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris met with several Governors today , including the Republican Governors of Alabama , Utah , Massachusetts , Maryland , and Arkansas .
It ’ s a reminder that even as some Republican leaders continue to loudly give lip service to Trump ’ s fantasies , many Republicans leaders are moving on to the Biden era .
– I saw “ Elite Strike Force ” trending and figured it must be about some new video game .
But no , Trump ’ s idiot lawyer Jenna Ellis just claimed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strike Force .
This came even as Rudy was standing next to her and wiping the Just For Men hair dye off his face .
Losers .
Sad !
– Apparently , even Donald Trump ’ s own people were caught on a hot mic mocking Rudy Giuliani in profane fashion during the press conference today .
Everyone on Trump ’ s team ( except Rudy ) knows that this is nothing more than a silly stunt aimed at dragging out the “ contesting the election ” narrative a bit longer so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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– President elect Joe Biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris met with several Governors today, including the Republican Governors of Alabama, Utah, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Arkansas. It’s a reminder that even as some Republican leaders continue to loudly give lip service to Trump’s fantasies, many Republicans leaders are moving on to the Biden era.
– I saw “Elite Strike Force” trending and figured it must be about some new video game. But no, Trump’s idiot lawyer Jenna Ellis just claimed that she and Rudy Giuliani are an Elite Strike Force. This came even as Rudy was standing next to her and wiping the Just For Men hair dye off his face. Losers. Sad!
– Apparently, even Donald Trump’s own people were caught on a hot mic mocking Rudy Giuliani in profane fashion during the press conference today. Everyone on Trump’s team (except Rudy) knows that this is nothing more than a silly stunt aimed at dragging out the “contesting the election” narrative a bit longer so that Trump can keep fundraising on it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Rudy Giuliani is melting before our eyes

– During Rudy Giuliani ’ s ill fated press conference today , he began sweating so profusely that his hair dye product ran all the way down his face and onto his neck .
We ’ ve reached the point in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the bad guys ’ faces are melting off .
– Rudy ’ s chin was also covered in drool as he incoherently babbled .
If he were your aging relative , you ’ d be talking about trying to get him professional help .
For those wondering , if Rudy is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal charges he ’ s going to end up facing , he would need to prove that he was mentally incompetent at the time he was committing the crimes , and not just mentally incompetent at present .
He ’ d have a difficult time making that argument to a judge .
Then again , Rudy is having a difficult time making any argument to a judge right now .
– At one point Rudy favorably quoted My Cousin Vinny , a movie about the world ’ s worst lawyer .
This has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not that anyone saw it ; CNN and MSNBC didn ’ t even bother to air Rudy ’ s press conference .
– Michigan Secretary of State confirms “ There is no legal mechanism for [ Wayne County republican officials ] to rescind their vote.
” Statewide certification will take place on Monday .
Trump has managed to lose Michigan again .

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– During Rudy Giuliani’s ill fated press conference today, he began sweating so profusely that his hair dye product ran all the way down his face and onto his neck. We’ve reached the point in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the bad guys’ faces are melting off.
– Rudy’s chin was also covered in drool as he incoherently babbled. If he were your aging relative, you’d be talking about trying to get him professional help. For those wondering, if Rudy is trying to establish a mental incompetence defense for the criminal charges he’s going to end up facing, he would need to prove that he was mentally incompetent at the time he was committing the crimes, and not just mentally incompetent at present. He’d have a difficult time making that argument to a judge. Then again, Rudy is having a difficult time making any argument to a judge right now.
– At one point Rudy favorably quoted My Cousin Vinny, a movie about the world’s worst lawyer. This has turned into a bizarre comedy routine. Not that anyone saw it; CNN and MSNBC didn’t even bother to air Rudy’s press conference.
– Michigan Secretary of State confirms “There is no legal mechanism for [Wayne County republican officials] to rescind their vote.” Statewide certification will take place on Monday. Trump has managed to lose Michigan again.
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Donald Trump’s collapse

It ’ s easy to fall into the paradoxical trap of simultaneously believing your adversary is a complete idiot , and believing your adversary has something brilliant up his sleeve .
For instance , we ’ ve spent four years watching Trump and his underlings ineptly botch nearly everything they ’ ve tried to do .
Not only did they tragically botch the pandemic , they ’ ve botched most of their own corrupt schemes as well .
Yet because Trump hadn ’ t yet taken a fall , we were convinced that there must have been a secret evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now that Trump has run a massively incompetent reelection campaign and lost in a blowout accordingly , only to turn around and blow the “ contesting the election ” thing even more ineptly , it should be sinking in that there never was a plan .
Trump is a fading doofus surrounded by bumbling doofuses , all of whom are evil , none of whom are particularly savvy .
There , obviously , never was a viable plan to get reelected or to remain in power .
It ’ s a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t enough on its own to get you where you want to go ; you still have to figure out how to pull it off .
Trump and his people bet all their chips on the Post Office shutdown and the Hunter Biden laptop , and when those two plans predictably went nowhere , it turned out they didn ’ t have a Plan C. They just aren ’ t very good at this .
The real kicker is when you step back and realize that the inept idiots who ran the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largely the same inept idiots that Trump kept close while he was in office .
In other words , they were never really doing anything to keep Trump afloat all that time .
There was no master plan at work .
Trump accidentally tripped his way into the White House thanks to the last minute Comey letter , and then he spent four years just barely limping by while the protections built into the office kept him from falling through a trap door .
Donald Trump has done extraordinary damage in office .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans killed .
He ’ s tanked the economy .
He ’ s broken up families .
He ’ s harmed America ’ s standing around the world .
And so on .
But it ’ s time we look back and acknowledge that this guy never did have some master plan .
If he did , he ’ d have won reelection .
But he missed that by about six million votes .
In the end , we defeated him – both because we ’ re savvier and we wanted it more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a coherent gameplan one way or the other .
Now he ’ s facing prison and bankruptcy , as we look to rebuild our country .

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It’s easy to fall into the paradoxical trap of simultaneously believing your adversary is a complete idiot, and believing your adversary has something brilliant up his sleeve. For instance, we’ve spent four years watching Trump and his underlings ineptly botch nearly everything they’ve tried to do. Not only did they tragically botch the pandemic, they’ve botched most of their own corrupt schemes as well. Yet because Trump hadn’t yet taken a fall, we were convinced that there must have been a secret evil genius plan in place keeping him afloat.
Now that Trump has run a massively incompetent reelection campaign and lost in a blowout accordingly, only to turn around and blow the “contesting the election” thing even more ineptly, it should be sinking in that there never was a plan. Trump is a fading doofus surrounded by bumbling doofuses, all of whom are evil, none of whom are particularly savvy. There, obviously, never was a viable plan to get reelected or to remain in power.
It’s a reminder that being evil and highly motivated isn’t enough on its own to get you where you want to go; you still have to figure out how to pull it off. Trump and his people bet all their chips on the Post Office shutdown and the Hunter Biden laptop, and when those two plans predictably went nowhere, it turned out they didn’t have a Plan C. They just aren’t very good at this.
The real kicker is when you step back and realize that the inept idiots who ran the Trump 2020 campaign into the ground are largely the same inept idiots that Trump kept close while he was in office. In other words, they were never really doing anything to keep Trump afloat all that time. There was no master plan at work. Trump accidentally tripped his way into the White House thanks to the last minute Comey letter, and then he spent four years just barely limping by while the protections built into the office kept him from falling through a trap door.
Donald Trump has done extraordinary damage in office. He’s gotten a quarter million Americans killed. He’s tanked the economy. He’s broken up families. He’s harmed America’s standing around the world. And so on. But it’s time we look back and acknowledge that this guy never did have some master plan. If he did, he’d have won reelection. But he missed that by about six million votes. In the end, we defeated him – both because we’re savvier and we wanted it more, and because he never really did have a coherent gameplan one way or the other. Now he’s facing prison and bankruptcy, as we look to rebuild our country.
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IT’S OVER

– Once you get past the misleading headlines of the past two days , what we ’ ve actually learned from the latest polling is that just 16 % of Americans think the election was rigged against Trump , and just 12 % of Americans think Trump should never concede .
For reference , 6 % of Americans still think the moon landing was faked .
In other words , the election controversy is starting to blow over .
At this point the 2020 election is only still being “ contested ” on Twitter .
The nation at large has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding a press conference right now .
CNN and MSNBC aren ’ t even bothering to air it .
No word on whether Rudy ’ s press conference is being held at the Hampton Inpatient Center or the Hilton Landfill .
– Wayne County is over .
The two rogue officials can ’ t just magically un-certify the results after having already certified it .
Michigan ’ s Secretary of State has confirmed that the results will be certified statewide on Monday .
There is nothing these goons can do to stop it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead-end nonsense to fool his supporters into believing he still has some faint chance of magically overturning the election .
Don ’ t you fall for it too .
The real battle here is the Senate runoff in Georgia .

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– Once you get past the misleading headlines of the past two days, what we’ve actually learned from the latest polling is that just 16% of Americans think the election was rigged against Trump, and just 12% of Americans think Trump should never concede. For reference, 6% of Americans still think the moon landing was faked. In other words, the election controversy is starting to blow over. At this point the 2020 election is only still being “contested” on Twitter. The nation at large has moved on.
– Rudy Giuliani is holding a press conference right now. CNN and MSNBC aren’t even bothering to air it. No word on whether Rudy’s press conference is being held at the Hampton Inpatient Center or the Hilton Landfill.
– Wayne County is over. The two rogue officials can’t just magically un-certify the results after having already certified it. Michigan’s Secretary of State has confirmed that the results will be certified statewide on Monday. There is nothing these goons can do to stop it. Trump is just dragging out this dead-end nonsense to fool his supporters into believing he still has some faint chance of magically overturning the election. Don’t you fall for it too. The real battle here is the Senate runoff in Georgia.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s vote total

One Palmer Report reader has asked why Trump got more votes this time than last time .
This is a good question .
The important thing is that Trump got a lower percentage of votes this time .
This election was widely billed as the most important of our lifetime , and that ends up prompting a lot of people on both sides to go ahead and vote , even if they ’ re the type who usually ends up being too lazy to go out and vote for their side .
The fact that Trump got more total votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s more popular now than he was four years ago .
All it means is that more of his supporters actually went through with voting this time .
A lot more of Trump ’ s detractors turned out to vote this time too .
When you consider that Trump lost the popular vote by three million votes last time , and he ’ s on track to lose it by six or seven million votes this time , it ’ s more or less absolute proof that Trump is less popular now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s an absolute travesty that seventy-something million people voted for this psychotic murderous criminal after seeing him in action for four years .
But generally speaking , those people supported him all along .
He didn ’ t gain supporters as he went along ; his approval rating makes that clear .
This was simply a “ turnout ” election on both sides , and 2016 wasn ’ t .

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One Palmer Report reader has asked why Trump got more votes this time than last time. This is a good question. The important thing is that Trump got a lower percentage of votes this time. This election was widely billed as the most important of our lifetime, and that ends up prompting a lot of people on both sides to go ahead and vote, even if they’re the type who usually ends up being too lazy to go out and vote for their side.
The fact that Trump got more total votes this time does not mean that he’s more popular now than he was four years ago. All it means is that more of his supporters actually went through with voting this time. A lot more of Trump’s detractors turned out to vote this time too. When you consider that Trump lost the popular vote by three million votes last time, and he’s on track to lose it by six or seven million votes this time, it’s more or less absolute proof that Trump is less popular now than he was four years ago.
It’s an absolute travesty that seventy-something million people voted for this psychotic murderous criminal after seeing him in action for four years. But generally speaking, those people supported him all along. He didn’t gain supporters as he went along; his approval rating makes that clear. This was simply a “turnout” election on both sides, and 2016 wasn’t.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Donald Trump is out of gas

Donald Trump is out of gas

– Trump tweeted this last night : “ Look at this in Wisconsin !
A day AFTER the election , @ @ @ @ @ 143,379 votes at 3:42AM , when they learned he was losing badly .
This is @ @ @ @ @ has so thoroughly eroded , he ’ s now reduced to trying to pretend that @ @ @ @ @ even exist , and that the dump of votes was just something that fell to @ @ @ @ @ This guy is rather pathetically out of gas .
– Even Dan Quayle is telling @ @ @ @ @ lost .
Do you know how hard Trump has had to screw up to become @ @ @ @ @ Dan Quayle ?
– Tweet of the day , from Nate Silver : “ Feels @ @ @ @ @ with their Why-Democrats-Lost takes even though Democrats won.
” – Former Fox News host Megyn @ @ @ @ @ ’ s moving out of New York City .
Good .
No one in New @ @ @ @ @ anyway .

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– Trump tweeted this last night: “Look at this in Wisconsin! A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM, when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!” His argument has so thoroughly eroded, he’s now reduced to trying to pretend that mail-in votes didn’t even exist, and that the dump of votes was just something that fell to Earth from outer space. This guy is rather pathetically out of gas.
– Even Dan Quayle is telling Donald Trump to admit he lost. Do you know how hard Trump has had to screw up to become more of a joke than Dan Quayle?
– Tweet of the day, from Nate Silver: “Feels like everyone’s running with their Why-Democrats-Lost takes even though Democrats won.”
– Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly has announced that she’s moving out of New York City. Good. No one in New York City wants her there anyway.
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