palmerreport--2020-11-17--President-elect Joe Biden is already building out his White House staff in impressive fashion

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name his successful 2020 campaign manager , Jen O ’ Malley Dillon , as @ @ @ @ @ Staff according to NBC News .
That ’ s one heck of a pick .
@ @ @ @ @ his own former VP Chief of Staff Ron Klain to be his White House Chief @ @ @ @ @ reported today that Congressman Cedric Richmond , a rising star in the Democratic Party , @ @ @ @ @ position in the Biden White House .
What ’ s remarkable is that this is @ @ @ @ @ Biden also had several other impressive campaign people like Karine Jean-Pierre , Cristóbal Alex , @ @ @ @ @ , and so on .
We have no idea how many of these folks Biden @ @ @ @ @ House , but the point is that he has a deep bench to work with @ @ @ @ @ getting to Joe Biden ’ s cabinet , which could include several of his 2020 @ @ @ @ @ what amounted to the most impressive presidential primary field in modern American history .

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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name his successful 2020 campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, as Deputy White House Chief of Staff according to NBC News. That’s one heck of a pick.
This comes after Biden named his own former VP Chief of Staff Ron Klain to be his White House Chief of Staff. Bloomberg also reported today that Congressman Cedric Richmond, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is taking a senior adviser position in the Biden White House.
What’s remarkable is that this is just the start. Joe Biden also had several other impressive campaign people like Karine Jean-Pierre, Cristóbal Alex, Rufus Gifford, Symone Sanders, and so on. We have no idea how many of these folks Biden might tap for the White House, but the point is that he has a deep bench to work with.
That’s before getting to Joe Biden’s cabinet, which could include several of his 2020 Democratic primary challengers, in what amounted to the most impressive presidential primary field in modern American history.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up Donald Trump’s election challenge

So much for the notion that the United States Supreme Court was somehow just going to magically hand the election to Donald Trump after he lost by millions of votes .
Nothing works that way , even if some Justices might personally wish it did .
Sure enough , the Supreme Court refused to take up Trump ’ s legal challenge in Pennsylvania over absentee ballots , according to US News and World Report .
This is a big deal .
It ’ s not the end of the road , as Trump can keep asking the Supreme Court to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to drag things out .
But it makes clear that the Supreme Court simply has no interest in getting involved in any of this .
That ’ s not at all surprising .
Trump and his legal team have now been laughed out of court twenty times in recent days .
When you go into court with literally no case , you ’ re simply not going to get anywhere .
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump isn ’ t actually trying to mount a serious legal challenge to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t actually think he can overturn anything .
He ’ s just trying to drag this out so he can keep fundraising from his gullible supporters .
This is beyond pathetic .

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So much for the notion that the United States Supreme Court was somehow just going to magically hand the election to Donald Trump after he lost by millions of votes. Nothing works that way, even if some Justices might personally wish it did.
Sure enough, the Supreme Court refused to take up Trump’s legal challenge in Pennsylvania over absentee ballots, according to US News and World Report. This is a big deal. It’s not the end of the road, as Trump can keep asking the Supreme Court to take up the case from other angles in order to drag things out. But it makes clear that the Supreme Court simply has no interest in getting involved in any of this.
That’s not at all surprising. Trump and his legal team have now been laughed out of court twenty times in recent days. When you go into court with literally no case, you’re simply not going to get anywhere.
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump isn’t actually trying to mount a serious legal challenge to the blowout election results, and he doesn’t actually think he can overturn anything. He’s just trying to drag this out so he can keep fundraising from his gullible supporters. This is beyond pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Things are turning ugly in Georgia for Donald Trump and the Republicans

Congrats to Donald Trump for gaining a few hundred votes in Floyd County in the Georgia recount .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s still down by 14,000 votes statewide .
Trump is about to lose Georgia @ @ @ @ @ keeps tweeting that he wants the Georgia recount to stop .
This comes even as @ @ @ @ @ of State Brad Raffensperger is revealing tonight that Lindsey Graham tried to criminally pressure him @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia in Donald Trump ’ s favor , a stunning development that probably leaves @ @ @ @ @ having to accept a career-killing pardon from Trump just to avoid potential prison .
In @ @ @ @ @ Graham ’ s eventual downfall in one way or another , it also creates one @ @ @ @ @ at a time when the Republicans desperately need to win the Georgia Senate runoff races @ @ @ @ @ the Georgia headlines that the Republicans need .
Meanwhile Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael @ @ @ @ @ ahead .
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Congrats to Donald Trump for gaining a few hundred votes in Floyd County in the Georgia recount. It’s mostly finished and he’s still down by 14,000 votes statewide. Trump is about to lose Georgia again. No wonder Trump keeps tweeting that he wants the Georgia recount to stop.
This comes even as Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is revealing tonight that Lindsey Graham tried to criminally pressure him to rig the presidential election in Georgia in Donald Trump’s favor, a stunning development that probably leaves Graham in the position of having to accept a career-killing pardon from Trump just to avoid potential prison.
In addition to this likely causing Graham’s eventual downfall in one way or another, it also creates one heck of an ugly controversy at a time when the Republicans desperately need to win the Georgia Senate runoff races. These aren’t the Georgia headlines that the Republicans need. Meanwhile Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are going full steam ahead. You can donate to them here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Mike Pence screws up and basically admits Donald Trump lost

Mike Pence has apparently finished his vacation in Florida , and now he ’ s traveling to Georgia to campaign on behalf of Republican Senate candidates in the Georgia runoffs .
Here ’ s the thing .
According to CNN and NBC , Pence is calling his rallies the “ Defend the Majority ” rallies – and that ’ s a problem for him .
Even if the Democrats win both Georgia runoffs , the Senate will be 50-50 .
At that point majority control of the Senate goes to the Vice President ’ s party .
Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which would mean that Pence would remain VP for the next four years , which in turn would mean that the Republicans would keep the Senate majority at 50-50 even if they lose both runoffs .
In other words , by calling his rallies the “ Defend the Majority ” rallies , Mike Pence is basically admitting that Donald Trump has lost .
We ’ re pretty sure Pence wasn ’ t supposed to admit that .
Oops .
This shows how much difficulty the Republicans are having when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magically has a chance , and that the Georgia Senate runoffs are crucial .
Those two things can ’ t both be true .
At this point Trump is in the way of the GOP agenda .

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Mike Pence has apparently finished his vacation in Florida, and now he’s traveling to Georgia to campaign on behalf of Republican Senate candidates in the Georgia runoffs. Here’s the thing. According to CNN and NBC, Pence is calling his rallies the “Defend the Majority” rallies – and that’s a problem for him.
Even if the Democrats win both Georgia runoffs, the Senate will be 50-50. At that point majority control of the Senate goes to the Vice President’s party. Donald Trump is still claiming that he won the election, which would mean that Pence would remain VP for the next four years, which in turn would mean that the Republicans would keep the Senate majority at 50-50 even if they lose both runoffs.
In other words, by calling his rallies the “Defend the Majority” rallies, Mike Pence is basically admitting that Donald Trump has lost. We’re pretty sure Pence wasn’t supposed to admit that. Oops. This shows how much difficulty the Republicans are having when it comes to simultaneously trying to argue that Trump still magically has a chance, and that the Georgia Senate runoffs are crucial. Those two things can’t both be true. At this point Trump is in the way of the GOP agenda.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--This really could send Lindsey Graham to prison

Now that we have proof Lindsey Graham criminally tried to rig the presidential election , I ’ d love to know what Graham did to rig his own senate election .
Jaime Harrison is calling on the post-Trump Department of Justice to criminally investigate Lindsey Graham .
Good .
While it was plausible that Graham won reelection , it was always suspect that Graham somehow won by ten points .
Whether it can be proved that Lindsey Graham criminally rigged his own reelection or not , the mere fact that he tried to rig the presidential election in Georgia should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So will Graham seek a preemptive pardon from Trump on his way out the door ?
After all , a pardon is legally considered an admission of guilt .
Could Graham really survive as a Senator after accepting that pardon ?
Here ’ s the thing .
Someone like Mitch McConnell is a seasoned career criminal and knows how to rig elections in ways that either aren ’ t technically illegal , or won ’ t get traced back to him .
But Lindsey Graham is new at this whole “ villain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not surprising that he screwed up and got himself on the hook for potential felony charges .
Graham has been in way over his head for a couple years now .
It was always going to eventually end badly for him .

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Now that we have proof Lindsey Graham criminally tried to rig the presidential election, I’d love to know what Graham did to rig his own senate election. Jaime Harrison is calling on the post-Trump Department of Justice to criminally investigate Lindsey Graham. Good. While it was plausible that Graham won reelection, it was always suspect that Graham somehow won by ten points.
Whether it can be proved that Lindsey Graham criminally rigged his own reelection or not, the mere fact that he tried to rig the presidential election in Georgia should be enough to send him to prison. So will Graham seek a preemptive pardon from Trump on his way out the door? After all, a pardon is legally considered an admission of guilt. Could Graham really survive as a Senator after accepting that pardon?
Here’s the thing. Someone like Mitch McConnell is a seasoned career criminal and knows how to rig elections in ways that either aren’t technically illegal, or won’t get traced back to him. But Lindsey Graham is new at this whole “villain” thing, so perhaps it’s not surprising that he screwed up and got himself on the hook for potential felony charges. Graham has been in way over his head for a couple years now. It was always going to eventually end badly for him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Georgia Secretary of State reveals Lindsey Graham pressured him to rig the election for Donald Trump

Lindsey Graham had better hope his personal relationship with Donald Trump is enough to garner him a pardon from Trump @ @ @ @ @ door .
Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger just revealed to the @ @ @ @ @ pressured him to throw out legally cast ballots .
Given that Graham is the Chairman @ @ @ @ @ and by default he abused his position to try to pressure a government official into @ @ @ @ @ has to be criminally charged with felony election tampering the minute Trump is gone from @ @ @ @ @ one thing to publicly make false claims about the outcome of the election , or @ @ @ @ @ theories about the results of the election .
That ’ s bad enough .
But @ @ @ @ @ scenes to go ahead and rig the outcome ?
Lindsey Graham had better hope Trump @ @ @

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Lindsey Graham had better hope his personal relationship with Donald Trump is enough to garner him a pardon from Trump on his way out the door. Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger just revealed to the Washington Post that Graham personally pressured him to throw out legally cast ballots.
Given that Graham is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and by default he abused his position to try to pressure a government official into rigging an election, Graham has to be criminally charged with felony election tampering the minute Trump is gone from office.
It’s one thing to publicly make false claims about the outcome of the election, or to publicly spin phony conspiracy theories about the results of the election. That’s bad enough. But actually pressuring officials behind the scenes to go ahead and rig the outcome? Lindsey Graham had better hope Trump pardons him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--GSA Administrator Emily Murphy caught privately acknowledging that Joe Biden won the election

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy has become a focus of controversy over the past few days , due to her refusal to formally sign off on the transition to President-elect Joe Biden .
She ’ s clearly conspiring with Donald Trump on some level to hold up the transition , and questions have been raised as to whether Murphy is participating in a criminal conspiracy .
But even she ’ s been caught privately acknowledging that Joe Biden won the election .
ABC News has caught Emily Murphy in the act of looking for a new job , which is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration is about to end and that her current GSA job is about to vanish .
This proves that Murphy knows Joe Biden has won the election , and thus proves that she ’ s abusing her position as GSA Administrator to hold up the transition for corrupt reasons .
She ’ d better be careful , because it ’ s difficult to imagine the post-Trump Department of Justice will look kindly on her actions right now .
If there ’ s an angle to criminally charge her for this , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump pardons her on his way out the door , Emily Murphy ’ s reputation and professional life will effectively be over , given how radioactive she ’ ll become .
Does she really think she ’ ll ever land a respectable job again , after she had to be pardoned from criminally holding up the transition ?

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GSA Administrator Emily Murphy has become a focus of controversy over the past few days, due to her refusal to formally sign off on the transition to President-elect Joe Biden. She’s clearly conspiring with Donald Trump on some level to hold up the transition, and questions have been raised as to whether Murphy is participating in a criminal conspiracy. But even she’s been caught privately acknowledging that Joe Biden won the election.
ABC News has caught Emily Murphy in the act of looking for a new job, which is an acknowledgment on her part that the Donald Trump administration is about to end and that her current GSA job is about to vanish.
This proves that Murphy knows Joe Biden has won the election, and thus proves that she’s abusing her position as GSA Administrator to hold up the transition for corrupt reasons. She’d better be careful, because it’s difficult to imagine the post-Trump Department of Justice will look kindly on her actions right now. If there’s an angle to criminally charge her for this, they’ll surely take it.
Even if Trump pardons her on his way out the door, Emily Murphy’s reputation and professional life will effectively be over, given how radioactive she’ll become. Does she really think she’ll ever land a respectable job again, after she had to be pardoned from criminally holding up the transition?
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--President-elect Joe Biden just hit it out of the park

President-elect Joe Biden held a press conference today , along with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris .
It was a refreshing breath of fresh air , demonstrating calm and competent leadership during a crisis .
The highlights : – Biden and Harris met with corporate leaders and labor union leaders today to work on saving the economy during the pandemic .
Serious people are moving beyond Trump and are fully on board with President Biden .
– Biden just said that “ more people may die ” unless Trump starts cooperating with him on the pandemic .
Biden is framing Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American life and death .
It ’ s precisely the way to frame it .
– Biden , with a smile on his face , just pointed out that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is still on the Senate Intelligence Committee and still gets high level classified briefings that Trump can ’ t block .
This is precisely how political leverage works ; Biden is making clear to Trump that his threat to keep withholding classified briefings isn ’ t worth as much as Trump thinks it is .
– Biden on the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks : “ What the hell ’ s the matter with these guys ?
” – Biden just said he won ’ t hesitate to take the coronavirus vaccine himself , if it ’ s approved and if Dr. Fauci signs off on it .

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President-elect Joe Biden held a press conference today, along with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. It was a refreshing breath of fresh air, demonstrating calm and competent leadership during a crisis. The highlights:
– Biden and Harris met with corporate leaders and labor union leaders today to work on saving the economy during the pandemic. Serious people are moving beyond Trump and are fully on board with President Biden.
– Biden just said that “more people may die” unless Trump starts cooperating with him on the pandemic. Biden is framing Trump’s tantrum as a matter of American life and death. It’s precisely the way to frame it.
– Biden, with a smile on his face, just pointed out that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is still on the Senate Intelligence Committee and still gets high level classified briefings that Trump can’t block. This is precisely how political leverage works; Biden is making clear to Trump that his threat to keep withholding classified briefings isn’t worth as much as Trump thinks it is.
– Biden on the Trump administration goons who are arguing against wearing masks: “What the hell’s the matter with these guys?”
– Biden just said he won’t hesitate to take the coronavirus vaccine himself, if it’s approved and if Dr. Fauci signs off on it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Michelle Obama just called out Donald Trump

Former First Lady Michelle Obama always says that when they go low , we go high .
That doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know how to gracefully throw a proverbial punch when it ’ s necessary @ @ @ @ @ out Donald Trump for refusing to concede an election that he ’ s clearly lost @ @ @ @ @ lengthy message on Instagram today .
Here are the final two sentences : “ This @ @ @ @ @ .
So I want to urge all Americans , especially our nation ’ s leaders @ @ @ @ @ to honor the electoral process and do your part to encourage a smooth transition of @ @ @ @ @ presidents have done throughout history.
” This comes after President Barack Obama appeared on 60 @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump that it ’ s over and that it ’ s time for him @ @ @ @ @ President-elect Joe Biden .

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama always says that when they go low, we go high. That doesn’t mean that she doesn’t know how to gracefully throw a proverbial punch when it’s necessary. Moments ago she called out Donald Trump for refusing to concede an election that he’s clearly lost.
Michelle Obama posted a lengthy message on Instagram today. Here are the final two sentences: “This isn’t a game. So I want to urge all Americans, especially our nation’s leaders, regardless of party, to honor the electoral process and do your part to encourage a smooth transition of power, just as sitting presidents have done throughout history.”
This comes after President Barack Obama appeared on 60 Minutes last night and told Donald Trump that it’s over and that it’s time for him to start the transition to President-elect Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump just basically conceded again

At this point I ’ m hesitant to post too many of Donald Trump ’ s tweets here , now that he ’ s lost and he ’ s mostly just tweeting delusional nonsense about how he magically won .
But this new Trump tweet in particular seems to give something away : “ Another Vaccine just announced .
This time by Moderna , 95 % effective .
For those great “ historians ” , please remember that these great discoveries , which will end the China Plague , all took place on my watch !
” Yes , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And of course he ’ s lying about deserving any credit for this vaccine .
But here ’ s the thing .
If Trump thought he still had any chance at magically remaining in power , he wouldn ’ t be worried about whether he gets credit for things that are happening on his way out the door , because he wouldn ’ t be expecting to head out the door .
In other words , this is basically another concession tweet .
This comes after Trump tweeted “ He won ” about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clumsily walk it back .
Trump knows it ’ s over .
The only people who don ’ t are his gullible fans who keep funding his imaginary election legal defense , and those on our side who are too burned by the past four years to be able to see the reality that he ’ s finally been defeated .

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At this point I’m hesitant to post too many of Donald Trump’s tweets here, now that he’s lost and he’s mostly just tweeting delusional nonsense about how he magically won. But this new Trump tweet in particular seems to give something away:
“Another Vaccine just announced. This time by Moderna, 95% effective. For those great “historians”, please remember that these great discoveries, which will end the China Plague, all took place on my watch!”
Yes, Trump is being as racist as ever. And of course he’s lying about deserving any credit for this vaccine. But here’s the thing. If Trump thought he still had any chance at magically remaining in power, he wouldn’t be worried about whether he gets credit for things that are happening on his way out the door, because he wouldn’t be expecting to head out the door.
In other words, this is basically another concession tweet. This comes after Trump tweeted “He won” about Joe Biden yesterday and then tried to clumsily walk it back. Trump knows it’s over. The only people who don’t are his gullible fans who keep funding his imaginary election legal defense, and those on our side who are too burned by the past four years to be able to see the reality that he’s finally been defeated.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump and Fox News are eating each other alive

You know the expression , “ Don ’ t bite the hand that feeds you ?
” Well , Trump bit the hand of Fox News , and Fox is having a hard time .
That might be a bad thing .
Fox News is , at best , a scintilla less repugnant than it was just before the election .
As many of you know , Fox was the first network to call Arizona for president-elect Joe Biden – something which considerably stoked the ire of Donald Trump and his acolytes .
Trump supporters in Phoenix even started chanting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is amazing considering the odds are that earlier the same evening their eyes were glued to Fox , their favorite cable news network , with the expectation that Trump would win the 2020 presidential election .
Fox has since made headlines for , essentially , not being typical Fox .
It ’ s cut away from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany during a press conference because she was lying about election rigging .
Some of its hosts even acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election .
Fox is indeed facing competition for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vague adherence to the basic principle of journalism known as “ telling the truth.
” And here ’ s why red America ’ s refutation of Fox might be a bad thing : Fox ’ s viewers are going to more conservative networks that are arguably more repugnant than Fox .
CNN reports that Fox viewers are now heading to Newsmax and One America News .
Newsmax has been fingered as a possible outlet Trump could buy and turn into his own network , and One America News is basically a more extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I rather red America watch Fox or one of these more conservative alternatives ?
That ’ s like asking whether I ’ d like to be tarred and feathered or drawn and quartered .
Not much of a choice .
But at least there ’ s a chance of survival with the first one .
That said , let me get back to my analogy from the top .
Trump bit the hand that fed him—Fox .
Rupert Murdoch , whose media empire owns Fox , is notorious for changing the face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Trump turning on Fox causes Murdoch to turn on Trump ( which I think would be especially likely if Trump were to start his own network ) , you can bet on Murdoch winning that fight .
Not that I wish Murdoch success in anything , but if he has some role in quashing Trumpism , I can at least support that extremely narrow thing he does .
My suggestion : get your popcorn .

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You know the expression, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you?” Well, Trump bit the hand of Fox News, and Fox is having a hard time. That might be a bad thing.
Fox News is, at best, a scintilla less repugnant than it was just before the election. As many of you know, Fox was the first network to call Arizona for president-elect Joe Biden – something which considerably stoked the ire of Donald Trump and his acolytes. Trump supporters in Phoenix even started chanting “Fox News sucks,” which is amazing considering the odds are that earlier the same evening their eyes were glued to Fox, their favorite cable news network, with the expectation that Trump would win the 2020 presidential election.
Fox has since made headlines for, essentially, not being typical Fox. It’s cut away from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany during a press conference because she was lying about election rigging. Some of its hosts even acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election.
Fox is indeed facing competition for the conservative audience now because of its vague adherence to the basic principle of journalism known as “telling the truth.” And here’s why red America’s refutation of Fox might be a bad thing: Fox’s viewers are going to more conservative networks that are arguably more repugnant than Fox.
CNN reports that Fox viewers are now heading to Newsmax and One America News. Newsmax has been fingered as a possible outlet Trump could buy and turn into his own network, and One America News is basically a more extreme and pernicious version of Fox.
Would I rather red America watch Fox or one of these more conservative alternatives? That’s like asking whether I’d like to be tarred and feathered or drawn and quartered. Not much of a choice. But at least there’s a chance of survival with the first one.
That said, let me get back to my analogy from the top. Trump bit the hand that fed him—Fox. Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire owns Fox, is notorious for changing the face of politics the world over, without exaggeration. If Trump turning on Fox causes Murdoch to turn on Trump (which I think would be especially likely if Trump were to start his own network), you can bet on Murdoch winning that fight. Not that I wish Murdoch success in anything, but if he has some role in quashing Trumpism, I can at least support that extremely narrow thing he does. My suggestion: get your popcorn.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump just picked a fight he can’t win

Whatever you think of Ohio ’ s Republican Governor Mike DeWine overall , he ’ s doing a fairly decent job of trying to manage the coronavirus pandemic in his state .
That includes newly announced closures , which are unfortunately necessary .
DeWine was also one of the first Republicans in high office to recognize and congratulate President-elect Joe Biden .
Naturally , none of this reasonable behavior is sitting well with Donald Trump , whose entire political existence has been dependent on unreasonable behavior .
So now Trump is tweeting this : “ Who will be running for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Will be hotly contested !
” It ’ s a clear cut attempt at sparking a Republican primary challenge against Mike DeWine in 2022 .
Trump is seeking retribution .
He ’ s also trying to send a message to other Republican office holders that if they dare to recognize President-elect Biden , he ’ ll attempt to punish them too .
But here ’ s the thing .
By 2022 , Donald Trump will either be in prison or feverishly attempting to delay his trial while under house arrest .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ ll only be relevant in the sense that the media will still be periodically reporting on how he ’ s being dismantled .
The notion that Trump could still be a major player by 2022 , while his own life is being ripped apart at every level , is just a fantasy .
We don ’ t expect Mike DeWine to cower to Trump on this .
And once it quickly becomes clear that Trump isn ’ t going to get anywhere in trying to take DeWine down , this should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office holders that Trump can ’ t really do much to them either .
Trump is picking fights he can ’ t win .

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Whatever you think of Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine overall, he’s doing a fairly decent job of trying to manage the coronavirus pandemic in his state. That includes newly announced closures, which are unfortunately necessary. DeWine was also one of the first Republicans in high office to recognize and congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.
Naturally, none of this reasonable behavior is sitting well with Donald Trump, whose entire political existence has been dependent on unreasonable behavior. So now Trump is tweeting this: “Who will be running for Governor of the Great State of Ohio? Will be hotly contested!”
It’s a clear cut attempt at sparking a Republican primary challenge against Mike DeWine in 2022. Trump is seeking retribution. He’s also trying to send a message to other Republican office holders that if they dare to recognize President-elect Biden, he’ll attempt to punish them too.
But here’s the thing. By 2022, Donald Trump will either be in prison or feverishly attempting to delay his trial while under house arrest. His creditors will have eaten him alive. He’ll only be relevant in the sense that the media will still be periodically reporting on how he’s being dismantled.
The notion that Trump could still be a major player by 2022, while his own life is being ripped apart at every level, is just a fantasy. We don’t expect Mike DeWine to cower to Trump on this. And once it quickly becomes clear that Trump isn’t going to get anywhere in trying to take DeWine down, this should send a clear signal to other Republican office holders that Trump can’t really do much to them either. Trump is picking fights he can’t win.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump’s own National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien hints that it’s over for Trump

Even as Donald Trump tweets delusional nonsense like “ I WON THE ELECTION ” in an attempt to keep his fantasy alive of overturning the results so he can continue lining his pockets , he ’ s now facing pushback from his own White House inner circle .
Trump ’ s handpicked White House National Security Adviser Robert O ’ Brien said this , according to NBC News : “ If the Biden-Harris ticket is determined to be the winner — and obviously things look that way now — we ’ ll have a very professional transition from the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this during a forum , where he surely knew his remarks would become public and be widely publicized .
So it ’ s pretty clear that he ’ s not only sending Donald Trump a message , but also making a point of weakening Trump ’ s attempt at keeping the illusion going .
Trump could try firing Robert O ’ Brien , but at this point it ’ s not clear that he has the muscle .
The longer Trump drags this out , he doesn ’ t magically gain leverage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ look for Trump , the more of his allies will decide they need to move on from his idiocy .
We ’ ve already seen the likes of Karl Rove and John Bolton , Sheldon Adelson , and Charles Koch publicly tell Trump it ’ s over .

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Even as Donald Trump tweets delusional nonsense like “I WON THE ELECTION” in an attempt to keep his fantasy alive of overturning the results so he can continue lining his pockets, he’s now facing pushback from his own White House inner circle.
Trump’s handpicked White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said this, according to NBC News: “If the Biden-Harris ticket is determined to be the winner — and obviously things look that way now — we’ll have a very professional transition from the National Security Council.”
O’Brien said this during a forum, where he surely knew his remarks would become public and be widely publicized. So it’s pretty clear that he’s not only sending Donald Trump a message, but also making a point of weakening Trump’s attempt at keeping the illusion going.
Trump could try firing Robert O’Brien, but at this point it’s not clear that he has the muscle. The longer Trump drags this out, he doesn’t magically gain leverage. Instead, the worse this starts to look for Trump, the more of his allies will decide they need to move on from his idiocy. We’ve already seen the likes of Karl Rove and John Bolton, Sheldon Adelson, and Charles Koch publicly tell Trump it’s over.
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SORE LOSER

As coronavirus continues to rage out of control in the U.S. , “ president ” Donald Trump continues to rage in the White House .
It is difficult to imagine Trump doing even more harm than he has already done in his four years in office , but one might think that he is trying to extract his revenge on the American people .
The current coronavirus numbers are staggering .
At last count , more than 246,000 Americans have succumbed to the disease .
The Midwest is being hit particularly hard .
There is no other way to combat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refuses to do that .
According to the New York Times , Dr. Anthony Fauci , who appeared with Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday , said that Donald Trump has forbidden his task force from communicating with President-elect Biden ’ s task force .
Dr. Fauci told Tapper that a smooth transition on the virus “ is in the best interest of protecting public health ” and that it would “ be better if we could start working with them.
” Trump has steadfastly refused , American lives at stake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history will remember this administration ’ s handling of the pandemic , he responded : “ Obviously it ’ s not going to be a good report because of the extent of suffering that we ’ ve had.
” Fauci cares about that suffering while Donald Trump does not .
Fauci did , however , temper that response with the fact that many Americans see following guidelines as trampling on their freedoms , but had anyone else had been in power , things might be different .
It does not help that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attended a task force meeting “ in months.
” Tapper asked Fauci what he thought about Biden ’ s choice of Ron Klain as his chief of staff .
Dr. Fauci praised the choice , calling Klain “ absolutely terrific ” during his time as “ Ebola czar ” during the Obama administration .
Dr. Fauci also expressed “ cautious optimism ” in Pfizer ’ s vaccine and said that it will not be “ until the second or third quarter ” of 2021 that America might return to normal .
To accomplish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large gatherings , practice social distancing , and wear masks even after the vaccine is available .
Fauci said , “ It ’ s not like a light switch , ” and it is going to take a bit of time .
While Trump refused to tell the American people the truth , Dr. Fauci gives us reality , and that is what we need if we are ever going to move past coronavirus .
Now , if only Trump will give up his frivolous lawsuits and concede , we can at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as far as governing our country is concerned .
His continued practice of ignoring the virus while focusing on an election he has lost is standard Trump .
Instead of applauding Pfizer and the FDA , he prefers to display his anger at losing .
That is Donald Trump for you : Screw all of us ; it is all about him .
Not for much longer , Donnie , not much longer at all .
We withstood four years of you ; we can certainly make it two more months .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad memory .

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As coronavirus continues to rage out of control in the U.S., “president” Donald Trump continues to rage in the White House. It is difficult to imagine Trump doing even more harm than he has already done in his four years in office, but one might think that he is trying to extract his revenge on the American people. The current coronavirus numbers are staggering. At last count, more than 246,000 Americans have succumbed to the disease. The Midwest is being hit particularly hard. There is no other way to combat this virus than together, but Trump refuses to do that. According to the New York Times, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who appeared with Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday, said that Donald Trump has forbidden his task force from communicating with President-elect Biden’s task force.
Dr. Fauci told Tapper that a smooth transition on the virus “is in the best interest of protecting public health” and that it would “be better if we could start working with them.” Trump has steadfastly refused, American lives at stake notwithstanding. When Tapper asked Fauci how history will remember this administration’s handling of the pandemic, he responded: “Obviously it’s not going to be a good report because of the extent of suffering that we’ve had.” Fauci cares about that suffering while Donald Trump does not. Fauci did, however, temper that response with the fact that many Americans see following guidelines as trampling on their freedoms, but had anyone else had been in power, things might be different. It does not help that, according to Fauci, Trump has not attended a task force meeting “in months.”
Tapper asked Fauci what he thought about Biden’s choice of Ron Klain as his chief of staff. Dr. Fauci praised the choice, calling Klain “absolutely terrific” during his time as “Ebola czar” during the Obama administration. Dr. Fauci also expressed “cautious optimism” in Pfizer’s vaccine and said that it will not be “until the second or third quarter” of 2021 that America might return to normal. To accomplish that, Americans must continue to avoid large gatherings, practice social distancing, and wear masks even after the vaccine is available. Fauci said, “It’s not like a light switch,” and it is going to take a bit of time.
While Trump refused to tell the American people the truth, Dr. Fauci gives us reality, and that is what we need if we are ever going to move past coronavirus. Now, if only Trump will give up his frivolous lawsuits and concede, we can at least begin the process of returning to normal as far as governing our country is concerned. His continued practice of ignoring the virus while focusing on an election he has lost is standard Trump. Instead of applauding Pfizer and the FDA, he prefers to display his anger at losing. That is Donald Trump for you: Screw all of us; it is all about him. Not for much longer, Donnie, not much longer at all. We withstood four years of you; we can certainly make it two more months. Then, you will be a distant, bad memory.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--It’s over for Donald Trump

It’s over for Donald Trump

Just as the character played by Bruce Willis in “ The Sixth Sense ” didn ’ t know he was dead , Donald Trump doesn ’ t know he lost .
I don ’ t know about you , but when I see Donald Trump I don ’ t see an outgoing president , or a lame duck president , or even a tired and tedious one-term president like the parade of one-term mediocrities leading up to the election of Abraham Lincoln .
I see an ex-president .
But then , ex-president is the thing Trump decided to become almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Life handed Donald Trump his chance and he didn ’ t just blow it , he blew it every single day he was in office , and he started blowing it right away .
He became an ex-president sometime in late January , 2017 .
From that point forward it was all over but the waiting .
Maya Angelou said it best .
When someone tells you who they are , believe them the first time .
When Trump took office he made it clear to everyone exactly who he was .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on them for it — refused to believe him .
He was and remained throughout his term of office a petty , vindictive , hateful , lying , duplicitous , destructive little man , just like he said he would be from the very first .
The collective breath held by members of the media , waiting for the day Donald Trump would finally become “ presidential , ” was becoming increasingly blue-in-the-face embarrassing for them .
Donald Trump , presidential ?
It wasn ’ t going to happen .
Not ever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ very beginning .
He resigned the presidency just as surely and effectively as Richard Nixon did , only Trump did it at the very start of his term of office .
The consequence was a ruin of inaction , bad decisions , divisiveness and stochastic terrorism .
Trump ’ s term of office was a one man rage-tweet marathon punctuated by golf games , television watching and junk food meals .
It was a calamity that played out according to the dictates of the Constitution of the United States .
No Constitutional remedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amendment , not any inducement to formally resign , could dislodge him .
We had to wait it out .
And so we have .
And the people have finally spoken .
But again , Donald Trump already told us who he is and , again , it ’ s time for us to start believing him .
He told us before the election and continued to tell us shortly after the election that the election was rigged .
And no , I ’ m not referring to this last election , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said then — and his pathetic narrative hasn ’ t changed since — that five million illegal votes were counted for Hillary Clinton and that he “ really ” won by a landslide .
Donald Trump won ’ t permit reality through his door .
When the facts don ’ t align with his wishes they become fake news .
When circumstances say otherwise then it ’ s reality that ’ s got it wrong .
It ’ s time for us to finally admit to ourselves and everyone else that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lost this time either .
Freudian slips aside , we are never going to hear the words “ I lost and Biden won ” from Donald Trump .
Those among us with direct experience with malignant narcissists knew it already .
The rest of us need to catch up .
I will happily eat my proverbial linguistic hat if I ’ m wrong , but in no universe where malignant narcissists exist is Donald Trump ever going to concede .
The good news is he doesn ’ t have to .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
Frankly , I don ’ t care if he gets up tomorrow and says he lost by a trillion votes .
It won ’ t matter because he doesn ’ t matter .
He ’ s an ex-president , exactly what he decided to become way back in 2017 .
You see , a President of the United States is a servant .
Being president is the ultimate gilded indenture .
It is a covenant with the American people to serve them , and a President makes that sacred covenant , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it , to the “ best of [ his or her ] ability , ” to “ faithfully execute the office of president of the United States ” and to “ preserve , protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
” Donald Trump never did that job .
Never .
Not once .
Whatever Trump says from this point forward is irrelevant , a footnote to history .
As I said , he ceased being president a long time ago .
We ’ ve waited this long to see him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The presidency was and remained for him a sinecure , glorified welfare , a destructive and deadly fishbowl retirement where he could occasionally play president on the world stage .
Finally and at last , the long , national embarrassment is over .
It is my sad duty to inform you that Dick Waters , beloved husband of our sister and Palmer Report researcher Wrenda Waters , died of Covid-19 after a long and heroic struggle .
I did not know him other than by reputation , and it is my distinct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reputation of a good and honorable and decent human being .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Just as the character played by Bruce Willis in “The Sixth Sense” didn’t know he was dead, Donald Trump doesn’t know he lost. I don’t know about you, but when I see Donald Trump I don’t see an outgoing president, or a lame duck president, or even a tired and tedious one-term president like the parade of one-term mediocrities leading up to the election of Abraham Lincoln. I see an ex-president. But then, ex-president is the thing Trump decided to become almost from the first day after his inauguration. Life handed Donald Trump his chance and he didn’t just blow it, he blew it every single day he was in office, and he started blowing it right away. He became an ex-president sometime in late January, 2017. From that point forward it was all over but the waiting.
Maya Angelou said it best. When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. When Trump took office he made it clear to everyone exactly who he was. Many in the media — and shame on them for it — refused to believe him. He was and remained throughout his term of office a petty, vindictive, hateful, lying, duplicitous, destructive little man, just like he said he would be from the very first.
The collective breath held by members of the media, waiting for the day Donald Trump would finally become “presidential,” was becoming increasingly blue-in-the-face embarrassing for them. Donald Trump, presidential? It wasn’t going to happen. Not ever. Donald Trump abrogated the presidency at the very beginning. He resigned the presidency just as surely and effectively as Richard Nixon did, only Trump did it at the very start of his term of office. The consequence was a ruin of inaction, bad decisions, divisiveness and stochastic terrorism.
Trump’s term of office was a one man rage-tweet marathon punctuated by golf games, television watching and junk food meals. It was a calamity that played out according to the dictates of the Constitution of the United States. No Constitutional remedy, not impeachment, not the 25th Amendment, not any inducement to formally resign, could dislodge him. We had to wait it out. And so we have. And the people have finally spoken.
But again, Donald Trump already told us who he is and, again, it’s time for us to start believing him. He told us before the election and continued to tell us shortly after the election that the election was rigged. And no, I’m not referring to this last election, I’m talking about 2016. He said then — and his pathetic narrative hasn’t changed since — that five million illegal votes were counted for Hillary Clinton and that he “really” won by a landslide. Donald Trump won’t permit reality through his door. When the facts don’t align with his wishes they become fake news. When circumstances say otherwise then it’s reality that’s got it wrong.
It’s time for us to finally admit to ourselves and everyone else that Donald Trump will never, ever, acknowledge that he lost this time either. Freudian slips aside, we are never going to hear the words “I lost and Biden won” from Donald Trump. Those among us with direct experience with malignant narcissists knew it already. The rest of us need to catch up. I will happily eat my proverbial linguistic hat if I’m wrong, but in no universe where malignant narcissists exist is Donald Trump ever going to concede.
The good news is he doesn’t have to. He’s gone no matter what he says. Frankly, I don’t care if he gets up tomorrow and says he lost by a trillion votes. It won’t matter because he doesn’t matter. He’s an ex-president, exactly what he decided to become way back in 2017.
You see, a President of the United States is a servant. Being president is the ultimate gilded indenture. It is a covenant with the American people to serve them, and a President makes that sacred covenant, “registered in heaven” as Lincoln put it, to the “best of [his or her] ability,” to “faithfully execute the office of president of the United States” and to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Donald Trump never did that job. Never. Not once.
Whatever Trump says from this point forward is irrelevant, a footnote to history. As I said, he ceased being president a long time ago. We’ve waited this long to see him out the door because we had to. The presidency was and remained for him a sinecure, glorified welfare, a destructive and deadly fishbowl retirement where he could occasionally play president on the world stage. Finally and at last, the long, national embarrassment is over.
It is my sad duty to inform you that Dick Waters, beloved husband of our sister and Palmer Report researcher Wrenda Waters, died of Covid-19 after a long and heroic struggle. I did not know him other than by reputation, and it is my distinct privilege to inform you that his was the reputation of a good and honorable and decent human being. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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We’re almost there

You know that feeling at the end of a six hour flight when you ’ ve finally pulled up to the gate , and then you have to sit there for another fifteen minutes waiting for them to finally open the door and let everyone off ?
That ’ s what we ’ re all feeling right now when it comes to Donald Trump ’ s illegitimate presidency .
It ’ s been four years of hell , but we ’ ve managed to make it through .
We ’ ve defeated Donald Trump , even after he shut down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeping people from voting him out .
We did it .
There will not be another four years of Trump .
There will instead merely be another sixty-something days .
We ’ re about 95 % of the way through this nightmare – and now the final 5 % seems interminable .
We have good reason for sweating it out , of course .
There ’ s a deadly pandemic that ’ s getting worse , and Trump is still doing everything he can to sabotage the response .
The economy is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to do everything he can to give himself a softer landing with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he ’ s facing once he ’ s gone .
But there is also reason for hope .
We ’ ve made it this far .
Trump has far less power and influence now than he did before he lost ; it ’ s clear that many of his allies are no longer taking his calls .
We elected a good man in Joe Biden who will help us piece things back together quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the horizon .
And we ’ ve got each other .
We ’ ll get through this .
We ’ re almost there .

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You know that feeling at the end of a six hour flight when you’ve finally pulled up to the gate, and then you have to sit there for another fifteen minutes waiting for them to finally open the door and let everyone off? That’s what we’re all feeling right now when it comes to Donald Trump’s illegitimate presidency.
It’s been four years of hell, but we’ve managed to make it through. We’ve defeated Donald Trump, even after he shut down the Post Office in an attempt at keeping people from voting him out. We did it. There will not be another four years of Trump. There will instead merely be another sixty-something days. We’re about 95% of the way through this nightmare – and now the final 5% seems interminable.
We have good reason for sweating it out, of course. There’s a deadly pandemic that’s getting worse, and Trump is still doing everything he can to sabotage the response. The economy is a mess. And of course Trump is going to do everything he can to give himself a softer landing with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he’s facing once he’s gone.
But there is also reason for hope. We’ve made it this far. Trump has far less power and influence now than he did before he lost; it’s clear that many of his allies are no longer taking his calls. We elected a good man in Joe Biden who will help us piece things back together quickly. There’s a vaccine on the horizon. And we’ve got each other. We’ll get through this. We’re almost there.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump is having a really terrible night

Donald Trump just tweeted “ I WON THE ELECTION !
” and Twitter promptly slapped a disclaimer on it which confirms that Joe Biden won the election .
So that ’ s what kind of night Trump is having : a really terrible one .
Warning labels are no longer enough for Trump ’ s disallowed tweets .
Not nearly enough .
Twitter is going to have to start outright deleting Trump ’ s tweets , or delete his entire account .
I understand why they don ’ t want to ; the guy is still the sitting President of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the public needs to be able to see the President ’ s words is now far outweighed by the damage that his tweets might do to the country .
– Rudy Giuliani has already screwed up Trump ’ s election legal fight so badly , he ’ s apparently gutted Trump ’ s court case in Pennsylvania , and now he ’ s accusing a private law firm of conspiring with the Washington Post or something .
This could end up being even more embarrassing than when Rudy got caught on tape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we didn ’ t think that was possible .

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Donald Trump just tweeted “I WON THE ELECTION!” and Twitter promptly slapped a disclaimer on it which confirms that Joe Biden won the election. So that’s what kind of night Trump is having: a really terrible one.
Warning labels are no longer enough for Trump’s disallowed tweets. Not nearly enough. Twitter is going to have to start outright deleting Trump’s tweets, or delete his entire account. I understand why they don’t want to; the guy is still the sitting President of the United States. But the argument that the public needs to be able to see the President’s words is now far outweighed by the damage that his tweets might do to the country.
– Rudy Giuliani has already screwed up Trump’s election legal fight so badly, he’s apparently gutted Trump’s court case in Pennsylvania, and now he’s accusing a private law firm of conspiring with the Washington Post or something. This could end up being even more embarrassing than when Rudy got caught on tape with his hand down his pants – and we didn’t think that was possible.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump, it’s over

Donald Trump, it’s over

– Has anyone in American history ever embarrassed himself or herself so thoroughly , and in such lasting fashion , @ @ @ @ @ ’ s one thing to get blown out in your reelection bid .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ tantrum about it that ’ s equal parts treasonous and weak willed .
Trump even @ @ @ @ @ to try to take it back an hour later .
He has no idea what @ @ @ @ @ to at this point .
– As of Sunday night , lawyers for the State @ @ @ @ @ cancel upcoming court hearings over Trump ’ s legal challenge , because his own legal @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani ) just gutted the case and there ’ s nothing left to argue in @ @ @ @ @ response on Twitter to the reporter who broke the news : “ I imagine this @ @ @ @ @ ” Well okay then .
– Mary Trump with the tweet of the day :

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– Has anyone in American history ever embarrassed himself or herself so thoroughly, and in such lasting fashion, as Donald Trump? It’s one thing to get blown out in your reelection bid. It’s another to throw a tantrum about it that’s equal parts treasonous and weak willed. Trump even conceded on Sunday, only to try to take it back an hour later. He has no idea what he’s even trying to at this point.
– As of Sunday night, lawyers for the State of Pennsylvania are seeking to cancel upcoming court hearings over Trump’s legal challenge, because his own legal team (read: Rudy Giuliani) just gutted the case and there’s nothing left to argue in court. Rudy’s response on Twitter to the reporter who broke the news: “I imagine this guy has a reading deficit.” Well okay then.
– Mary Trump with the tweet of the day:
Fixed it for you: pic.twitter.com/tVoiVJCRNt — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) November 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Donald Trump’s task force stooge Scott Atlas goes completely off the deep end

– Earlier today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the difficult but completely necessary decision to close down a number of @ @ @ @ @ as the coronavirus crisis gets even further out of control .
In response , Scott @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus task force – tweeted “ The only way this stops @ @ @ @ @ .
You get what you accept.
” This is an incitement to violence against a @ @ @ @ @ target of a kidnapping and murder plot .
Atlas belongs in prison .
– Donald @ @ @ @ @ take personal credit for the NASA SpaceX launch .
It ’ s nice to finally @ @ @ @ @ at him while he grovels .
– We need to spend every minute of the @ @ @ @ @ House Republican whether they agree or disagree with every batshit thing that their new Q-anon @ @ @ @ @ says .
Let ’ s use her lunacy to back them into a corner .
@ @ @ @ @ seats in 2022 that way .

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– Earlier today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the difficult but completely necessary decision to close down a number of aspects of her state, as the coronavirus crisis gets even further out of control. In response, Scott Atlas – a member of Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force – tweeted “The only way this stops is if people rise up. You get what you accept.” This is an incitement to violence against a Governor who was recently the target of a kidnapping and murder plot. Atlas belongs in prison.
– Donald Trump is now trying to take personal credit for the NASA SpaceX launch. It’s nice to finally be able to just laugh at him while he grovels.
– We need to spend every minute of the next two years asking every House Republican whether they agree or disagree with every batshit thing that their new Q-anon lunatic colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene says. Let’s use her lunacy to back them into a corner. We’ll win House seats in 2022 that way.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--Rudy Giuliani goes completely bonkers after his takeover of Donald Trump’s legal team is a disaster

When Donald Trump announced that Rudy Giuliani would be taking over what was left of his election legal challenge , everyone knew it was going to be a disaster .
We suspect that even Trump knew as much , and he was merely using the inept Rudy to buy a bit more time while pocketing more donations for his legal fund .
After all , Rudy works for free .
Tonight the Washington Post revealed that Trump ’ s legal team is now dropping most of its own legal case in Pennsylvania , effectively a surrender .
In response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a law firm of all things .
Rudy tweeted this : “ Do not use the law firm of Swaine & Viebeck .
They are the WAPO activists who falsely wrote that we changed our case in PA .
They didn ’ t read para 132-150 which repeat all the allegations of the 680,777 mail in votes which were deliberately concealed from Republican inspectors.
” If anything , this only makes us tempted to really like Swaine & Viebeck , whoever they might be .
It ’ s clear that Rudy ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was left of Trump ’ s legal case .
It ’ s not that the case was going anywhere anyway – but it ’ s kind of fun to watch Rudy screw things up for Trump in such swift and predictable fashion .
It couldn ’ t happen to nicer traitors .

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When Donald Trump announced that Rudy Giuliani would be taking over what was left of his election legal challenge, everyone knew it was going to be a disaster. We suspect that even Trump knew as much, and he was merely using the inept Rudy to buy a bit more time while pocketing more donations for his legal fund. After all, Rudy works for free.
Tonight the Washington Post revealed that Trump’s legal team is now dropping most of its own legal case in Pennsylvania, effectively a surrender. In response to the news, Rudy Giuliani began attacking a law firm of all things. Rudy tweeted this: “Do not use the law firm of Swaine & Viebeck. They are the WAPO activists who falsely wrote that we changed our case in PA. They didn’t read para 132-150 which repeat all the allegations of the 680,777 mail in votes which were deliberately concealed from Republican inspectors.”
If anything, this only makes us tempted to really like Swaine & Viebeck, whoever they might be. It’s clear that Rudy’s senile ineptitude is already wrecking what little was left of Trump’s legal case. It’s not that the case was going anywhere anyway – but it’s kind of fun to watch Rudy screw things up for Trump in such swift and predictable fashion. It couldn’t happen to nicer traitors.
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will speak tomorrow

– Tomorrow , President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are set to “ receive a briefing on the @ @ @ @ @ on the economic recovery and building back better in the long term , ” according @ @ @ @ @ – President Obama appeared on 60 Minutes tonight and spoke at length about the upcoming @ @ @ @ @ was an exciting reminder of where we ’ re headed once this Trump nightmare is @ @ @ @ @ Be sure to watch Obama ’ s interview if you can .
– Tweet of @ @ @ @ @ Biden , and a reminder of what a President of the United States is supposed @ @ @ @ @ Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on today ’ s launch .
It ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation , ingenuity , and determination @ @ @ @ @ and the people of Japan in wishing the astronauts Godspeed on their journey .
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– Tomorrow, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are set to “receive a briefing on the economy and then deliver remarks on the economic recovery and building back better in the long term,” according to the Biden campaign.
– President Obama appeared on 60 Minutes tonight and spoke at length about the upcoming President Biden era. It was an exciting reminder of where we’re headed once this Trump nightmare is over in several weeks. Be sure to watch Obama’s interview if you can.
– Tweet of the day from President-elect Joe Biden, and a reminder of what a President of the United States is supposed to sound like: “Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on today’s launch. It’s a testament to the power of science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation, ingenuity, and determination. I join all Americans and the people of Japan in wishing the astronauts Godspeed on their journey.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-16--President Obama tells Donald Trump to get out

– President Obama just said the words “ outgoing president Trump ” on 60 Minutes and it was honestly exciting @ @ @ @ @ Trump by using the word “ outgoing.
” As in , leaving .
Because he @ @ @ @ @ if it ’ s time for Donald Trump to concede , President Obama said that @ @ @ @ @ , because Trump has lost and has no path to somehow magically winning .
– @ @ @ @ @ , only to try to somehow retract his concession an hour later , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ ’ s about to file the one big court case that ’ s finally going @ @ @ @ @ election .
For the record , he ’ s already lost twenty such court cases @ @ @ @ @ a half .
Imagine being gullible enough to believe anything this huckster says .

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– President Obama just said the words “outgoing president Trump” on 60 Minutes and it was honestly exciting just to hear Obama describe Trump by using the word “outgoing.” As in, leaving. Because he lost.
– When asked if it’s time for Donald Trump to concede, President Obama said that it’s past time, because Trump has lost and has no path to somehow magically winning.
– After having conceded this morning, only to try to somehow retract his concession an hour later, Donald Trump is now insisting that he’s about to file the one big court case that’s finally going to somehow magically overturn the election. For the record, he’s already lost twenty such court cases in the past week and a half. Imagine being gullible enough to believe anything this huckster says.
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FINISH HIM!

– Donald Trump is that terrible employee who ’ s been fired but has to keep coming to work for @ @ @ @ @ and now he ’ s trying to steal the office supplies .
– Rudy Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ his hand down his pants , and the President of the United States gave him @ @ @ @ @ What a time to be alive .
– Donald Trump , a racist and rapist @ @ @ @ @ people just for the hell of it , is now calling other people “ scum.
@ @ @ @ @ a reason the top trending topic right now is “ Deactivate Trump ” – Twitter @ @ @ @ @ room and get rid of this guy .
Now that he ’ s conceded , @ @ @ @ @ be of national importance , right ?
So remove his account for all his years @ @ @ @ @ Hey Emily Murphy at the GSA , now that Trump has conceded , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ transition to President-elect Biden !

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– Donald Trump is that terrible employee who’s been fired but has to keep coming to work for awhile for contractual reasons, and now he’s trying to steal the office supplies.
– Rudy Giuliani got caught on tape with his hand down his pants, and the President of the United States gave him a promotion for it. What a time to be alive.
– Donald Trump, a racist and rapist who murdered a quarter million people just for the hell of it, is now calling other people “scum.”
– There’s a reason the top trending topic right now is “Deactivate Trump” – Twitter really needs to read the room and get rid of this guy. Now that he’s conceded, nothing else he tweets should be of national importance, right? So remove his account for all his years of rules violations.
– Hey Emily Murphy at the GSA, now that Trump has conceded, it’s time to start the transition to President-elect Biden!
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--This is just embarrassing for Donald Trump

– Only Donald Trump could concede and still do it in such a dishonest way that Twitter had to slap a warning label on it .
This is just embarrassing for him .
– Here ’ s a good litmus test for whether we want to whine or whether we want to win .
John Bolton , a truly awful piece of crap , just went on TV and confirmed Trump lost .
We can either whine about how awful Bolton is , or we can amplify Bolton ’ s words as a weapon to finish Trump off .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump voters right now .
How many angry Hillary voters did the media talk to after she won by three million votes ?
None .
The media was too busy pretending Hillary ’ s 65 million voters didn ’ t exist , because it didn ’ t fit their narrative about how the nation somehow hinged on Trump ’ s base .
– I hope you ’ re keeping track of which pundits are still trying to bring attention to themselves by promoting imaginary doomsday scenarios about Trump magically remaining in office .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who insisted that Trump would win the 2020 election to begin with , or that Trump would prevent the votes from being counted , or that there would be no election .
You can safely tune out those pundits forever .
They ’ ve clearly just been trying to scare you for attention all long .

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– Only Donald Trump could concede and still do it in such a dishonest way that Twitter had to slap a warning label on it. This is just embarrassing for him.
– Here’s a good litmus test for whether we want to whine or whether we want to win. John Bolton, a truly awful piece of crap, just went on TV and confirmed Trump lost. We can either whine about how awful Bolton is, or we can amplify Bolton’s words as a weapon to finish Trump off.
– The media just loves talking to angry Trump voters right now. How many angry Hillary voters did the media talk to after she won by three million votes? None. The media was too busy pretending Hillary’s 65 million voters didn’t exist, because it didn’t fit their narrative about how the nation somehow hinged on Trump’s base.
– I hope you’re keeping track of which pundits are still trying to bring attention to themselves by promoting imaginary doomsday scenarios about Trump magically remaining in office. They’re largely the same pundits who insisted that Trump would win the 2020 election to begin with, or that Trump would prevent the votes from being counted, or that there would be no election. You can safely tune out those pundits forever. They’ve clearly just been trying to scare you for attention all long.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--The numbers say this was a truly ugly election for Trump and the Republicans

Updated 2020 election breakdown : Democrats won the presidency in a 6 million vote blowout .
Democrats gained in the Senate by either 1 % or 3 % , depending on runoffs .
Republicans gained in the House by 2-3 % , depending on some still-uncalled races .
Not a great election cycle for the Democrats , but a pretty bad one for the Republicans .
Also keep in mind Trump shut down the post office in key states just to keep Democrats from voting .
We ’ ll never know for sure , but without that cheating , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidency by 10 million votes , won a Senate majority , and not lost those House seats .
In other words , I don ’ t see how the Democrats did much fundamentally “ wrong ” in this election .
It was thoroughly and blatantly rigged against us , and we won anyway .
That said , there are some things we can do more smartly next time .
For instance , no more crowdfunding long-shot Senate campaigns in red states .
We should have known we weren ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We should have instead put that money into more “ boring ” but winnable Senate races like North Carolina , which we would have won if we ’ d properly funded it .
For the record , Georgia is now a blue/swing state .
We can win those runoffs .
We should certainly fund them .
There ’ s no reason for moderate Democrats and progressive Democrats to be blaming each other for losing perhaps 2 % of the House seats while keeping the majority .
Trump literally rigged the election in plain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unpopular , it wasn ’ t enough to help him .
But it appears to have helped a number of republicans .
Are Democrats really going to eat each other alive because we won an election that was rigged against us , but we didn ’ t win it in perfect fashion ?

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Updated 2020 election breakdown: Democrats won the presidency in a 6 million vote blowout. Democrats gained in the Senate by either 1% or 3%, depending on runoffs. Republicans gained in the House by 2-3%, depending on some still-uncalled races. Not a great election cycle for the Democrats, but a pretty bad one for the Republicans.
Also keep in mind Trump shut down the post office in key states just to keep Democrats from voting. We’ll never know for sure, but without that cheating, it’s feasible we could have won the presidency by 10 million votes, won a Senate majority, and not lost those House seats.
In other words, I don’t see how the Democrats did much fundamentally “wrong” in this election. It was thoroughly and blatantly rigged against us, and we won anyway. That said, there are some things we can do more smartly next time. For instance, no more crowdfunding long-shot Senate campaigns in red states. We should have known we weren’t going to win in South Carolina or Kentucky. We should have instead put that money into more “boring” but winnable Senate races like North Carolina, which we would have won if we’d properly funded it. For the record, Georgia is now a blue/swing state. We can win those runoffs. We should certainly fund them.
There’s no reason for moderate Democrats and progressive Democrats to be blaming each other for losing perhaps 2% of the House seats while keeping the majority. Trump literally rigged the election in plain sight. He’s so overwhelmingly unpopular, it wasn’t enough to help him. But it appears to have helped a number of republicans. Are Democrats really going to eat each other alive because we won an election that was rigged against us, but we didn’t win it in perfect fashion?
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Joe Biden’s White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain just slam dunked Donald Trump

– Joe Biden ’ s incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain appeared on Meet The Press this morning and said this : “ I accept it as a further confirmation of the reality that Joe Biden won the election … Donald Trump ’ s Twitter feed doesn ’ t make Joe Biden President or not President.
” – Six times in his life , Donald Trump has failed in business , declared bankruptcy , and walked away with other people ’ s money .
Now that he ’ s failed in politics , we shouldn ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out how to walk away with other people ’ s money .
It ’ s just who he is .
Except this time he can ’ t just file bankruptcy and make his criminal charges go away .
– Trump is clearly aware that he ’ ll have to leave office .
He ’ s not out there selling the “ I can still magically win ” narrative in person , because that would make it all the more humiliating when he does leave office .
Sure , he pushing that narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from his base , but he knows that the American mainstream isn ’ t paying attention to his tweets anymore .
Trump knows he ’ s done , even if his gullible supporters don ’ t .
– Can ’ t wait til President Biden rolls out his cabinet with a diverse array of highly qualified progressives and moderates and excellent picks across the board , and I sincerely hope everyone doesn ’ t start crapping all over it for not being perfectly to their liking .
No one ever 100 % gets @ @ @

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– Joe Biden’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain appeared on Meet The Press this morning and said this: “I accept it as a further confirmation of the reality that Joe Biden won the election … Donald Trump’s Twitter feed doesn’t make Joe Biden President or not President.”
– Six times in his life, Donald Trump has failed in business, declared bankruptcy, and walked away with other people’s money. Now that he’s failed in politics, we shouldn’t be surprised that he’s trying to figure out how to walk away with other people’s money. It’s just who he is. Except this time he can’t just file bankruptcy and make his criminal charges go away.
– Trump is clearly aware that he’ll have to leave office. He’s not out there selling the “I can still magically win” narrative in person, because that would make it all the more humiliating when he does leave office. Sure, he pushing that narrative on Twitter so he can keep fundraising from his base, but he knows that the American mainstream isn’t paying attention to his tweets anymore. Trump knows he’s done, even if his gullible supporters don’t.
– Can’t wait til President Biden rolls out his cabinet with a diverse array of highly qualified progressives and moderates and excellent picks across the board, and I sincerely hope everyone doesn’t start crapping all over it for not being perfectly to their liking. No one ever 100% gets their way.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Trump’s Georgia stooges Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are even worse than you think

If Democrats are to control the U.S. Senate next year , then incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler must both be defeated in the Georgia runoff elections on January 5 .
Even if these elections weren ’ t so consequential , Perdue ’ s and Loeffler ’ s actions continue to make it clear these aren ’ t people who deserve another term under any circumstances .
Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on thanks to a criminally inept Trump administration , Loeffler co-hosted a “ Save our Majority ” rally on Wednesday in Atlanta with fellow Trump enabler Marco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a windowless room in which half the attendees , at most , wore masks , according to tweets from CNN correspondent Kyung Lah .
People were turned away only for lack of space—not for health reasons , she noted .
It didn ’ t take long before the entire CNN crew realized the rally was simply too risky to cover and fled to safety .
Perdue holds the “ honor ” of being the top Trump loyalist in the entire Senate ( and second-highest in Congress ) , according to the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He earned this disqualifying achievement by voting with Trump 95 % of the time and defending the Loser-in-Chief through seven key controversies—from the Access Hollywood video to the recent Bible photo-op—that would have ended most politicians ’ careers .
Not surprisingly , Perdue is an unabashed climate denier .
In May 2017 , he urged Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord , calling it “ a perfect example of Obama-era overreach.
” Two years earlier , Perdue voted against a Senate resolution that acknowledged the reality of climate change and human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Perdue benefits from the protective measures his expensive beach community has taken , he still calls climate change a hoax .
Perdue ’ s 9,000-square-foot home is situated on Sea Island , a luxury gated community on St. Simons Island , Georgia , that has seen the sea level rise in recent years .
As a result , the community has allocated a significant amount of money toward constructing a system of jetties and sea walls to protect the homes from the effects of climate change , according to The Intercept .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , indeed , serious business for Perdue—but only when it threatens to destroy this hypocrite ’ s mansion .
If you , your friends , or your family are Georgia residents who have not yet registered to vote , rest assured that it ’ s not too late .
The deadline to register to vote in the runoff elections is December 7 .
Visit Georgia ’ s “ How Do I Register to Vote ?
” page for more information .
It was no small feat to have succeeded in booting Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good fight is not yet over .
Democrats now have a decent shot at reclaiming the Senate , and all eyes are on Georgia voters to add Loeffler and Perdue to the state ’ s unemployment rolls in January .

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If Democrats are to control the U.S. Senate next year, then incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler must both be defeated in the Georgia runoff elections on January 5. Even if these elections weren’t so consequential, Perdue’s and Loeffler’s actions continue to make it clear these aren’t people who deserve another term under any circumstances.
Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on thanks to a criminally inept Trump administration, Loeffler co-hosted a “Save our Majority” rally on Wednesday in Atlanta with fellow Trump enabler Marco Rubio. Loeffler held the rally indoors in a windowless room in which half the attendees, at most, wore masks, according to tweets from CNN correspondent Kyung Lah. People were turned away only for lack of space—not for health reasons, she noted. It didn’t take long before the entire CNN crew realized the rally was simply too risky to cover and fled to safety.
Perdue holds the “honor” of being the top Trump loyalist in the entire Senate (and second-highest in Congress), according to the “Axios on HBO” Loyalty Index. He earned this disqualifying achievement by voting with Trump 95% of the time and defending the Loser-in-Chief through seven key controversies—from the Access Hollywood video to the recent Bible photo-op—that would have ended most politicians’ careers.
Not surprisingly, Perdue is an unabashed climate denier. In May 2017, he urged Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, calling it “a perfect example of Obama-era overreach.” Two years earlier, Perdue voted against a Senate resolution that acknowledged the reality of climate change and human contribution toward it. Now, even as Perdue benefits from the protective measures his expensive beach community has taken, he still calls climate change a hoax.
Perdue’s 9,000-square-foot home is situated on Sea Island, a luxury gated community on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that has seen the sea level rise in recent years. As a result, the community has allocated a significant amount of money toward constructing a system of jetties and sea walls to protect the homes from the effects of climate change, according to The Intercept. So, it appears that climate change is, indeed, serious business for Perdue—but only when it threatens to destroy this hypocrite’s mansion.
If you, your friends, or your family are Georgia residents who have not yet registered to vote, rest assured that it’s not too late. The deadline to register to vote in the runoff elections is December 7. Visit Georgia’s “How Do I Register to Vote?” page for more information. It was no small feat to have succeeded in booting Trump out of the Oval Office, but the good fight is not yet over. Democrats now have a decent shot at reclaiming the Senate, and all eyes are on Georgia voters to add Loeffler and Perdue to the state’s unemployment rolls in January.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Don’t let Trump get away with it

Don’t let Trump get away with it

If you spend today pushing the fact that Trump conceded , it ’ ll make more people aware that he @ @ @ @ @ help finish him off .
If you spend today pushing the fact that Trump tried @ @ @ @ @ you ’ ll get to feel more anger toward him , but you ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ Today is a litmus test for how many of you truly want to finish this @ @ @ @ @ many of you subconsciously want to keep him around so you can continue feeling righteously @ @ @ @ @ of you choose the former , because the latter is really counterproductive .
We can @ @ @ @ @ with trying to un-concede .
When Al Gore conceded and then ( justifiably ) tried @ @ @ @ @ republicans didn ’ t focus on the fact that he tried to take it back @ @ @ @ @ feel anger at him .
Instead they focused on the fact that he conceded .
@ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s what we must do to Trump .

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If you spend today pushing the fact that Trump conceded, it’ll make more people aware that he’s conceded, and help finish him off. If you spend today pushing the fact that Trump tried to take it back, you’ll get to feel more anger toward him, but you’ll be helping his cause.
Today is a litmus test for how many of you truly want to finish this guy off, and how many of you subconsciously want to keep him around so you can continue feeling righteously indignant. I hope most of you choose the former, because the latter is really counterproductive. We cannot let him get away with trying to un-concede.
When Al Gore conceded and then (justifiably) tried to take it back, republicans didn’t focus on the fact that he tried to take it back. just so they could feel anger at him. Instead they focused on the fact that he conceded. They used it against him. It’s what we must do to Trump.
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