palmerreport--2020-05-25--The Biden surge continues

The Biden surge continues

Joe Biden won the Hawaii and Oregon Democratic primaries over the weekend , giving him 440 additional pledged delegates toward officially becoming the party ’ s nominee .
Both Hawaii and Oregon voted entirely by mail , confirming that voting by mail does work , contrary to “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s continued ranting .
CNN reported that Trump is especially angry that both Michigan and Nevada , two swing states , have approved voting by mail for the November election .
Trump can find nothing wrong or unlawful about mail-in voting .
He merely claims that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reelection .
I hate to be the one to tell Trump , but mail-in voting is the least of his worries .
We know Trump has never read the Constitution , so we certainly can not expect him to know and understand states ’ rights with respect to elections .
Though Republicans have opposed federal interference in how states conduct their elections—repeatedly , according to CNN—Trump missed the memo , threatening to withhold funding to Michigan “ if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path !
” He is so incredibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win .
Trump ’ s campaign just spent $ 1 million to “ take advantage ” of Biden ’ s comment that if you vote for Trump “ you ain ’ t black ” on The Breakfast Club radio show with Sanders supporter “ Charlamagne Tha God.
” This comment has been so taken out of context , primarily by whites who see it as offensive to blacks .
I am about as black as they come .
Trust and believe that I will let you know when I am offended .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that for me .
Trump is a racist , and anyone who votes for him is not black .
I get it .
Do not let Trump fool you into doing something so incredibly foolish that we will not recover from it—like voting for him .
Tune out the noise and keep focused on our future .
Biden is certainly doing that .
According to NBC News , Biden is officially into the vetting process .
It was revealed last week that he is vetting Amy Klobuchar , and NBC News reports that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Both Klobuchar and Demings represent states Biden needs to carry in 2020 .
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer “ has been in touch ” according to NBC , but those talks are in the opening phase .
NBC also reports that Jeanne Shaheen ( D-NH ) declined to be vetted while her counterpart Maggie Hassan accepted .
While not mentioned in the NBC piece , it is extremely likely that Elizabeth Warren , Stacey Abrams , and Kamala Harris are also being vetted .
We will see whom Biden chooses shortly , as Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ five to eight weeks ” with an announcement coming no earlier than July .
Let the excitement begin .
Regardless of whom Joe Biden ends up choosing , they are our ticket to recovering some normalcy and sanity for our country .
If your favored candidate does not make the cut , stick with the team .
Whoever Biden chooses , she and Biden will make life better for all of us .

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Joe Biden won the Hawaii and Oregon Democratic primaries over the weekend, giving him 440 additional pledged delegates toward officially becoming the party’s nominee. Both Hawaii and Oregon voted entirely by mail, confirming that voting by mail does work, contrary to “president” Donald Trump’s continued ranting.
CNN reported that Trump is especially angry that both Michigan and Nevada, two swing states, have approved voting by mail for the November election. Trump can find nothing wrong or unlawful about mail-in voting. He merely claims that it will “hurt” his chances of reelection. I hate to be the one to tell Trump, but mail-in voting is the least of his worries. We know Trump has never read the Constitution, so we certainly cannot expect him to know and understand states’ rights with respect to elections. Though Republicans have opposed federal interference in how states conduct their elections—repeatedly, according to CNN—Trump missed the memo, threatening to withhold funding to Michigan “if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!” He is so incredibly stupid. He will do literally anything to win.
Trump’s campaign just spent $1 million to “take advantage” of Biden’s comment that if you vote for Trump “you ain’t black” on The Breakfast Club radio show with Sanders supporter “Charlamagne Tha God.” This comment has been so taken out of context, primarily by whites who see it as offensive to blacks. I am about as black as they come. Trust and believe that I will let you know when I am offended. I do not need anyone to do that for me. Trump is a racist, and anyone who votes for him is not black. I get it. Do not let Trump fool you into doing something so incredibly foolish that we will not recover from it—like voting for him. Tune out the noise and keep focused on our future. Biden is certainly doing that.
According to NBC News, Biden is officially into the vetting process. It was revealed last week that he is vetting Amy Klobuchar, and NBC News reports that he is also vetting Val Demings. Both Klobuchar and Demings represent states Biden needs to carry in 2020. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer “has been in touch” according to NBC, but those talks are in the opening phase. NBC also reports that Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) declined to be vetted while her counterpart Maggie Hassan accepted. While not mentioned in the NBC piece, it is extremely likely that Elizabeth Warren, Stacey Abrams, and Kamala Harris are also being vetted. We will see whom Biden chooses shortly, as Biden said he expects the process to take “five to eight weeks” with an announcement coming no earlier than July.
Let the excitement begin. Regardless of whom Joe Biden ends up choosing, they are our ticket to recovering some normalcy and sanity for our country. If your favored candidate does not make the cut, stick with the team. Whoever Biden chooses, she and Biden will make life better for all of us.
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palmerreport--2020-05-25--It’s about to get all stupid up in here

It’s about to get all stupid up in here

There ’ s a moment in a science fiction TV show called Avenue 5 , in which the captain says “ We just watched seven people stupid themselves to death.
” And yes , the title of this article is from The Office .
What can I say ?
Those of us who are dutifully staying home during the pandemic are watching a lot of TV .
As these past few days have played out in the real world , these lines keep coming back to me – because we ’ re sadly seeing a whole lot of people stupiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s one thing to go to a grocery store right now , masked up , taking as many precautions as you can .
It ’ s a far less safe thing to eat in a restaurant right now , where you can ’ t stay masked up while eating ( if you must do this , please be as careful as possible ) .
Then there is this whole other ballgame where a certain segment of people are tempting fate by doing the most risky and stupid things they can possibly do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re being egged on by the President of the United States .
We keep seeing the images of partiers crowding into confined spaces , smashed up against each other , in large numbers – and almost none of them are wearing masks .
No matter where in the country this kind of incident happens , it ’ s nearly a statistical given that at least one of the people in that crowd has brought coronavirus with them , which means that a large chunk of the others will leave with the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their families , their communities , their workplaces .
This is how the second coronavirus wave begins , while the first wave is still going on .
The amount of stupidity on display here is mind boggling .
In every one of these images we ’ re seeing of tightly packed mass crowds right now , a percentage of the people in each image will be in the hospital or dead within a couple weeks .
That ’ s frankly their problem .
But first they ’ re going to spread the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their community .
That ’ s unconscionable .
And yet Donald Trump keeps egging them on to carry out this murder-suicide routine .
When this is over , Trump must be criminally charged for these deaths .

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There’s a moment in a science fiction TV show called Avenue 5, in which the captain says “We just watched seven people stupid themselves to death.” And yes, the title of this article is from The Office. What can I say? Those of us who are dutifully staying home during the pandemic are watching a lot of TV. As these past few days have played out in the real world, these lines keep coming back to me – because we’re sadly seeing a whole lot of people stupiding themselves to death right now.
It’s one thing to go to a grocery store right now, masked up, taking as many precautions as you can. It’s a far less safe thing to eat in a restaurant right now, where you can’t stay masked up while eating (if you must do this, please be as careful as possible). Then there is this whole other ballgame where a certain segment of people are tempting fate by doing the most risky and stupid things they can possibly do in a pandemic – and they’re being egged on by the President of the United States.
We keep seeing the images of partiers crowding into confined spaces, smashed up against each other, in large numbers – and almost none of them are wearing masks. No matter where in the country this kind of incident happens, it’s nearly a statistical given that at least one of the people in that crowd has brought coronavirus with them, which means that a large chunk of the others will leave with the virus. They’ll take it back to their families, their communities, their workplaces. This is how the second coronavirus wave begins, while the first wave is still going on.
The amount of stupidity on display here is mind boggling. In every one of these images we’re seeing of tightly packed mass crowds right now, a percentage of the people in each image will be in the hospital or dead within a couple weeks. That’s frankly their problem. But first they’re going to spread the virus around to a bunch of unsuspecting people in their community. That’s unconscionable. And yet Donald Trump keeps egging them on to carry out this murder-suicide routine. When this is over, Trump must be criminally charged for these deaths.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Mike Pence screwed up

Mike Pence screwed up

We all remember when Donald Trump said the coronavirus crisis would magically be over by Easter .
We all rolled our eyes at him , because we knew what would happen .
Easter came and went , and the death toll was still worsening .
But then Trump is a delusional lying idiot .
Let ’ s not forget that five weeks ago , Mike Pence told us that the coronavirus crisis would magically be over by Memorial Day .
We knew that wasn ’ t going to happen either , and so did Pence .
But we tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , perhaps because Trump is so much more brazen in his own embarrassing moments .
We really shouldn ’ t forget , though , that Mike Pence screwed this up too .
If Trump and Pence had done their jobs honestly and competently from the start , this could have been mostly over by now .
Other nations managed to keep their coronavirus infections to a minimum .
But Trump and Pence were more interested in conning us and lying to us .
Now here we are .
Instead of giving us new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over , these two mass murderers are now simply pretending it is over .
Trump and Pence must both be imprisoned for negligent homicide when this is over .

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We all remember when Donald Trump said the coronavirus crisis would magically be over by Easter. We all rolled our eyes at him, because we knew what would happen. Easter came and went, and the death toll was still worsening. But then Trump is a delusional lying idiot.
Let’s not forget that five weeks ago, Mike Pence told us that the coronavirus crisis would magically be over by Memorial Day. We knew that wasn’t going to happen either, and so did Pence. But we tend to forget Pence’s embarrassing moments sometimes, perhaps because Trump is so much more brazen in his own embarrassing moments. We really shouldn’t forget, though, that Mike Pence screwed this up too.
If Trump and Pence had done their jobs honestly and competently from the start, this could have been mostly over by now. Other nations managed to keep their coronavirus infections to a minimum. But Trump and Pence were more interested in conning us and lying to us. Now here we are. Instead of giving us new fictional timeframes for when this will be over, these two mass murderers are now simply pretending it is over. Trump and Pence must both be imprisoned for negligent homicide when this is over.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Fox News stooge Brit Hume gets utterly destroyed for his bizarre attack on Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden attended a Memorial Day event on Monday , and to set a good example , he wore a mask on his face .
Brit Hume , who used to work for ABC News a long time ago , decided to speak up in a way that reminded us of why he ’ s fallen so far , he now works at Fox News .
Hume tweeted a photo of Joe Biden wearing a mask and added “ This might help explain why Trump doesn ’ t like to wear a mask in public .
Biden today.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at serious political analysis , it fell decidedly flat .
Brit Hume ’ s tone-deaf hackery promptly got him ripped to pieces : Biden wore a mask in public because he ’ s public spirited and feels a responsibility to encourage by example others to do the right thing .
Whereas it ’ s never crossed Trump ’ s mind that he ought to be public spirited .
https : //t.co/nsf2CabPV5 A President takes measures to protect others .
That 's what a mask does .
That 's what a competent President would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing , on PPE , on social distancing .
And many fewer Americans would be grieving today .
https : //t.co/MoDU0qvtMV

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Vice President Joe Biden attended a Memorial Day event on Monday, and to set a good example, he wore a mask on his face. Brit Hume, who used to work for ABC News a long time ago, decided to speak up in a way that reminded us of why he’s fallen so far, he now works at Fox News.
Hume tweeted a photo of Joe Biden wearing a mask and added “This might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public. Biden today.” It this was some of attempt at serious political analysis, it fell decidedly flat. Brit Hume’s tone-deaf hackery promptly got him ripped to pieces:
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Because he might look like a grown-ass man who believes in science and wants to set an example about how to save Americans lives? https://t.co/z38Nd179lZ — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 26, 2020
Biden wore a mask in public because he’s public spirited and feels a responsibility to encourage by example others to do the right thing. Whereas it’s never crossed Trump’s mind that he ought to be public spirited. https://t.co/nsf2CabPV5 — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 25, 2020
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A President takes measures to protect others. That's what a mask does. That's what a competent President would have done, months ago: on testing, on PPE, on social distancing. And many fewer Americans would be grieving today. https://t.co/MoDU0qvtMV — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) May 25, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--The line has been drawn

The line has been drawn

When Donald Trump posted a retweet tonight mocking Joe Biden for wearing a face mask on Monday , it drew a battle line of sorts .
This stopped being about why Trump has hesitated to wear a mask , why he ’ s made so many excuses for not wearing a mask , and when he ’ ll finally give in and start wearing a mask .
Trump just married himself to the notion that wearing a mask is an objectionable thing to do .
That ’ s one heck of a strange thing to draw the line on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to wear a mask .
He ’ s an insecure narcissist who ’ s probably afraid of smearing his orange face paint .
He thinks he ’ s impressing his bottom feeding base by not wearing a mask , and he may be right about that – but as always , his base alone isn ’ t nearly large enough to get him reelected .
Yet Trump is heading further down that stupid road anyway .
So now we ’ ll see Trump ’ s scumbag supporters mocking Joe Biden for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also see Trump ’ s filthy supporters ramp up their harassment of everyday Americans who wear a mask .
It ’ ll create more chaos and more awfulness than ever .
But when you look at the polling on how Americans feel about wearing masks , this is absolutely a losing issue for Trump .
As is increasingly the case with this guy , he ’ s drawing the wrong line in the wrong sand .

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When Donald Trump posted a retweet tonight mocking Joe Biden for wearing a face mask on Monday, it drew a battle line of sorts. This stopped being about why Trump has hesitated to wear a mask, why he’s made so many excuses for not wearing a mask, and when he’ll finally give in and start wearing a mask. Trump just married himself to the notion that wearing a mask is an objectionable thing to do.
That’s one heck of a strange thing to draw the line on. We all get why Trump doesn’t want to wear a mask. He’s an insecure narcissist who’s probably afraid of smearing his orange face paint. He thinks he’s impressing his bottom feeding base by not wearing a mask, and he may be right about that – but as always, his base alone isn’t nearly large enough to get him reelected. Yet Trump is heading further down that stupid road anyway.
So now we’ll see Trump’s scumbag supporters mocking Joe Biden for wearing a mask. We’ll also see Trump’s filthy supporters ramp up their harassment of everyday Americans who wear a mask. It’ll create more chaos and more awfulness than ever. But when you look at the polling on how Americans feel about wearing masks, this is absolutely a losing issue for Trump. As is increasingly the case with this guy, he’s drawing the wrong line in the wrong sand.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump throws tantrum after Joe Biden wears a mask in public

Democratic nominee Joe Biden appeared in public today as part of a Memorial Day service in his home state of Delaware .
He wore a mask , because he ’ s a real leader and a responsible human being .
This was enough to set off Donald Trump ’ s idiot supporters in a rage .
Trump then joined them .
Fox News stooge Brit Hume posted this tweet , which was received so poorly , Hume quickly got ratioed with negative replies : Trump then retweeted Brit Hume ’ s idiocy , adopting Hume ’ s tantrum as his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is going to play out .
Joe Biden put selfish immature thoughtless weakling Donald Trump to shame today by wearing a mask .
But instead of responding by wearing a mask of his own , Trump has decided to mock Biden for wearing a mask .
This won ’ t play well for Donald Trump .
Yes , his garbage supporters will cheer him for it .
But as the numbers keep showing , Trump ’ s base alone isn ’ t even close to being large enough to get him reelected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden appeared in public today as part of a Memorial Day service in his home state of Delaware. He wore a mask, because he’s a real leader and a responsible human being. This was enough to set off Donald Trump’s idiot supporters in a rage. Trump then joined them.
Fox News stooge Brit Hume posted this tweet, which was received so poorly, Hume quickly got ratioed with negative replies:
Nah it's because Trump is an insecure narcissist and he wears easily smearable orange face paint. — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 25, 2020
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Trump then retweeted Brit Hume’s idiocy, adopting Hume’s tantrum as his own. So now we know how this is going to play out. Joe Biden put selfish immature thoughtless weakling Donald Trump to shame today by wearing a mask. But instead of responding by wearing a mask of his own, Trump has decided to mock Biden for wearing a mask.
This won’t play well for Donald Trump. Yes, his garbage supporters will cheer him for it. But as the numbers keep showing, Trump’s base alone isn’t even close to being large enough to get him reelected – and Trump is chasing everyone else away.
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Donald Trump’s big bluff is already falling apart

Donald Trump likes to refer to himself as everyone ’ s favorite president even though he doesn ’ t do a whole lot to win the favor of voters he needs , nor does he ever act much like a president at all .
All he had to do on Memorial Day weekend was show up at a cemetery and give a short , coherent speech and his approval rating might not have gone up a whole lot , but the media might have given him some points for simply behaving the way a president should .
Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not screw up the tribute , he did – showing up late and not practicing any basic measures of social distancing at the ceremony .
Then he spent the rest of the day ridiculing Democrats and the news media on Twitter .
Yes , these attacks are getting more venomous and demented than they ’ ve been in the past , but on Monday he took things a step further than usual , by threatening to move the location of the Republican National Convention , slated to take place in August in Charlotte @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He doesn ’ t know if the venue will seat at full capacity .
Despite the rising death toll , Trump is now in full denial mode – preparing to have a regular , heavily attended convention , even if it means putting his own supporters at risk .
Pundits have seen this as a way that he might be trying to chisel away the support of North Carolina ’ s Democratic governor Roy Cooper who ’ s up for re-election this year .
It would put Cooper in the no-win position of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open to full capacity , which would make him unpopular with his own base of voters , or allowing the GOP to find another venue and losing revenue for the state , possibly energizing Republicans to come out and vote against Democrats in November .
There ’ s one big problem with this bluff – that Trump failed to come up with an alternate venue , and Mike Pence is said to be putting together a list .
It ’ s a pretty poor threat – and probably implies that Trump is secretly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of his hotels .
The other problem is that Charlotte is the only city to actually put in a bid for the convention in the first place .
It could be more of a liability for any state governor that offers to host the Republican convention instead .
This Memorial Day weekend has provided us a full display of Trump ’ s greed , vindictiveness , and stupidity in one complete package .

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Donald Trump likes to refer to himself as everyone’s favorite president even though he doesn’t do a whole lot to win the favor of voters he needs, nor does he ever act much like a president at all. All he had to do on Memorial Day weekend was show up at a cemetery and give a short, coherent speech and his approval rating might not have gone up a whole lot, but the media might have given him some points for simply behaving the way a president should. Of course, as predicted, his one opportunity to not screw up the tribute, he did – showing up late and not practicing any basic measures of social distancing at the ceremony. Then he spent the rest of the day ridiculing Democrats and the news media on Twitter.
Yes, these attacks are getting more venomous and demented than they’ve been in the past, but on Monday he took things a step further than usual, by threatening to move the location of the Republican National Convention, slated to take place in August in Charlotte, North Carolina. The reason? He doesn’t know if the venue will seat at full capacity. Despite the rising death toll, Trump is now in full denial mode – preparing to have a regular, heavily attended convention, even if it means putting his own supporters at risk.
Pundits have seen this as a way that he might be trying to chisel away the support of North Carolina’s Democratic governor Roy Cooper who’s up for re-election this year. It would put Cooper in the no-win position of having to decide the convention can be open to full capacity, which would make him unpopular with his own base of voters, or allowing the GOP to find another venue and losing revenue for the state, possibly energizing Republicans to come out and vote against Democrats in November.
There’s one big problem with this bluff – that Trump failed to come up with an alternate venue, and Mike Pence is said to be putting together a list. It’s a pretty poor threat – and probably implies that Trump is secretly hoping they can just hold it at one of his hotels. The other problem is that Charlotte is the only city to actually put in a bid for the convention in the first place. It could be more of a liability for any state governor that offers to host the Republican convention instead. This Memorial Day weekend has provided us a full display of Trump’s greed, vindictiveness, and stupidity in one complete package.
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Joe Biden changes his profile picture to stick it to Donald Trump

Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem to know how to handle the fact that Joe Biden is wearing a mask @ @ @ @ @ retweeted people who have mocked Biden ’ s mask , and he sent White House @ @ @ @ @ there today to spin an incoherent tale about Biden not wearing a mask at home @ @ @ @ @ fighting back and sticking it to Trump .
Joe Biden appeared on CNN today and @ @ @ @ @ absolute fool ” for not wearing a mask .
Biden then added this : “ @ @ @ @ @ , not engage in folly and be falsely masculine.
” Then , to really stick @ @ @ @ @ changed his profile picture to a photo of himself wearing a mask :

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Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know how to handle the fact that Joe Biden is wearing a mask in public. Trump has retweeted people who have mocked Biden’s mask, and he sent White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany out there today to spin an incoherent tale about Biden not wearing a mask at home. But now Biden is fighting back and sticking it to Trump.
Joe Biden appeared on CNN today and called Donald Trump an “absolute fool” for not wearing a mask. Biden then added this: “Presidents are supposed to lead, not engage in folly and be falsely masculine.” Then, to really stick it to Trump, Biden changed his profile picture to a photo of himself wearing a mask:
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump has screwed himself – and it just cost him

What does Donald Trump hope to accomplish by continuing to falsely accuse Morning Joe Scarborough of murdering Lori Klausutis ?
Even if anyone believes Trump , it ’ s not going to gain him any votes – and if the false accusation backfires , it could cost him the votes of some people who are on the fence .
But now Trump ’ s stunt has cost him in another way .
Even after Lori Klausutis ’ husband demanded that Trump ’ s murder tweets be taken down , Twitter said today that it ’ s not taking any action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in what can ’ t be a coincidence given the timing , Twitter has finally slapped a warning label on Trump ’ s dishonest tweets about mail-in voting : The warning labels are clickable and provide users with the real facts on mail-in voting .
It ’ s still too subtle , but it ’ s a start .
It ’ s not difficult to figure out that Twitter did this today , after months of having vowed to eventually do it , in the hope of deflecting the criticism it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder tweets .
This means that by pushing the phony murder allegation that wasn ’ t going to help him anyway , Donald Trump has gotten warning labels slapped on the tweets where he ’ s trying to make the phony case that mail-in voting is a conspiracy against him .
This actually hurts Trump , because he was really hoping to make the case that nationwide mail-in voting is too unsafe to be allowed .

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What does Donald Trump hope to accomplish by continuing to falsely accuse Morning Joe Scarborough of murdering Lori Klausutis? Even if anyone believes Trump, it’s not going to gain him any votes – and if the false accusation backfires, it could cost him the votes of some people who are on the fence. But now Trump’s stunt has cost him in another way.
Even after Lori Klausutis’ husband demanded that Trump’s murder tweets be taken down, Twitter said today that it’s not taking any action about the murder tweets. However, in what can’t be a coincidence given the timing, Twitter has finally slapped a warning label on Trump’s dishonest tweets about mail-in voting:
The warning labels are clickable and provide users with the real facts on mail-in voting. It’s still too subtle, but it’s a start. It’s not difficult to figure out that Twitter did this today, after months of having vowed to eventually do it, in the hope of deflecting the criticism it’s facing for not taking action on the murder tweets.
This means that by pushing the phony murder allegation that wasn’t going to help him anyway, Donald Trump has gotten warning labels slapped on the tweets where he’s trying to make the phony case that mail-in voting is a conspiracy against him. This actually hurts Trump, because he was really hoping to make the case that nationwide mail-in voting is too unsafe to be allowed.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump has bizarre insulin meltdown in White House Rose Garden

With everything unraveling for Donald Trump , and his mind unraveling most of all , he decided to hold a press briefing in the White House Rose Garden today .
This was a terrible idea , and sure enough , Trump proceeded to make a complete fool of himself in more ways than one .
Trump used his press briefing to quadruple down on his false allegation that Morning Joe Scarborough murdered a woman .
When a reporter asked Trump if he was aware that the woman ’ s husband had asked Trump to stop making the false allegation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the husband wants to get to the bottom of it all .
Yes , it was that disgusting But there was more .
At one point Donald Trump started talking about insulin prices , and he blurted this out : “ I don ’ t use insulin .
Should I be ?
I never thought about it.
” Wait a minute .
Did Trump just confess that he secretly has diabetes , or is he threatening to start taking insulin for a condition he doesn ’ t have ?
Either one is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and probably falsely ) claimed he ’ s taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative against coronavirus , when it isn ’ t a preventative against coronavirus .

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With everything unraveling for Donald Trump, and his mind unraveling most of all, he decided to hold a press briefing in the White House Rose Garden today. This was a terrible idea, and sure enough, Trump proceeded to make a complete fool of himself in more ways than one.
Trump used his press briefing to quadruple down on his false allegation that Morning Joe Scarborough murdered a woman. When a reporter asked Trump if he was aware that the woman’s husband had asked Trump to stop making the false allegation, Trump blew it off, and insisted that the husband wants to get to the bottom of it all. Yes, it was that disgusting But there was more.
At one point Donald Trump started talking about insulin prices, and he blurted this out: “I don’t use insulin. Should I be? I never thought about it.” Wait a minute. Did Trump just confess that he secretly has diabetes, or is he threatening to start taking insulin for a condition he doesn’t have? Either one is disturbing. This comes after Trump recently (and probably falsely) claimed he’s taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative against coronavirus, when it isn’t a preventative against coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump’s supposed murder of “Carolyn Gombell” sets Twitter ablaze

Earlier today Twitter announced that it ’ s not taking any action against Donald Trump for his ongoing tweets which falsely accuse “ Morning Joe ” Scarborough of having murdered a woman .
In response , a popular account called “ The Tweet of God ” has posted a lengthy and detailed allegation that Donald Trump murdered a woman named Carolyn Gombell in October 2000 .
Let ’ s be clear here : there is no Carolyn Gombell .
All you have to do is search Google to confirm that her name never existed anywhere on the internet prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it were somehow covered up , her birth and death records wouldn ’ t magically go away ; this isn ’ t the movies .
So no , Donald Trump couldn ’ t have murdered this woman , because she never existed to begin with .
But that appears to be the point .
Best we can tell , “ God ” has sarcastically posted this “ Carolyn Gombell ” story in order to demonstrate that anyone can accuse anyone of anything until Twitter clamps down on the false murder accusations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that even though most observers appear to understand that Carolyn Gombell isn ’ t even real , the hashtag # JusticeForCarolyn is already trending atop Twitter , as everyone sarcastically demands that her “ murder ” be investigated .
We ’ ll see how Twitter decides to handle this .
But if they delete the murder allegations being tweeted by The Tweet of God , won ’ t they also have to delete the murder allegations being tweeted by Donald Trump ?
This could get interesting fast .

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Earlier today Twitter announced that it’s not taking any action against Donald Trump for his ongoing tweets which falsely accuse “Morning Joe” Scarborough of having murdered a woman. In response, a popular account called “The Tweet of God” has posted a lengthy and detailed allegation that Donald Trump murdered a woman named Carolyn Gombell in October 2000.
Let’s be clear here: there is no Carolyn Gombell. All you have to do is search Google to confirm that her name never existed anywhere on the internet prior to today. Even if she were murdered and it were somehow covered up, her birth and death records wouldn’t magically go away; this isn’t the movies. So no, Donald Trump couldn’t have murdered this woman, because she never existed to begin with. But that appears to be the point.
Best we can tell, “God” has sarcastically posted this “Carolyn Gombell” story in order to demonstrate that anyone can accuse anyone of anything until Twitter clamps down on the false murder accusations that Donald Trump keeps spewing. The kicker is that even though most observers appear to understand that Carolyn Gombell isn’t even real, the hashtag #JusticeForCarolyn is already trending atop Twitter, as everyone sarcastically demands that her “murder” be investigated.
We’ll see how Twitter decides to handle this. But if they delete the murder allegations being tweeted by The Tweet of God, won’t they also have to delete the murder allegations being tweeted by Donald Trump? This could get interesting fast.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Increasingly senile Donald Trump bets his reelection on a hand he can’t win

Donald Trump just keeps falsely accusing MSNBC host “ Morning Joe ” Scarborough of having murdered his former intern Lori Klausutis back in 2001 , even though medical examiners long ago determined that she died due to a heart condition .
Now Lori ’ s widower Timothy has formally asked Twitter to remove Trump ’ s tweets about the matter , citing the fact that they ’ re obviously false .
Twitter is thus far declining , and Donald Trump is apparently taking this as a green light to make things even uglier .
Today Trump called on “ law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then tried to meddle in Scarborough ’ s current marriage .
This whole thing just keeps getting more deranged – and now Trump has his press secretary Kayleigh McEnany weighing in on it .
McEnany used her press briefing today to try to spin some bizarre story about Scarborough appearing on the Don Imus show that didn ’ t even come close to making sense , and surely wasn ’ t even true .
But it shows just how far out of control this nonsensical storyline is .
Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is disturbing beyond words .
What Donald Trump is putting Lori Klausutis ’ s family through is abhorrent .
This shouldn ’ t be happening .
Twitter and others should be shutting the whole thing down .
But the reality is that Trump won ’ t gain a single vote from this .
He ’ s simply so deranged , on top of his worsening senility , he ’ d rather carry out this bizarre vendetta than focus on trying to improve his terrible poll numbers .
Trump is going down in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ton of damage on his way down .

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Donald Trump just keeps falsely accusing MSNBC host “Morning Joe” Scarborough of having murdered his former intern Lori Klausutis back in 2001, even though medical examiners long ago determined that she died due to a heart condition. Now Lori’s widower Timothy has formally asked Twitter to remove Trump’s tweets about the matter, citing the fact that they’re obviously false.
Twitter is thus far declining, and Donald Trump is apparently taking this as a green light to make things even uglier. Today Trump called on “law enforcement” to go after Joe Scarborough, and then tried to meddle in Scarborough’s current marriage. This whole thing just keeps getting more deranged – and now Trump has his press secretary Kayleigh McEnany weighing in on it.
McEnany used her press briefing today to try to spin some bizarre story about Scarborough appearing on the Don Imus show that didn’t even come close to making sense, and surely wasn’t even true. But it shows just how far out of control this nonsensical storyline is.
Here’s the bottom line: this whole thing is disturbing beyond words. What Donald Trump is putting Lori Klausutis’s family through is abhorrent. This shouldn’t be happening. Twitter and others should be shutting the whole thing down. But the reality is that Trump won’t gain a single vote from this. He’s simply so deranged, on top of his worsening senility, he’d rather carry out this bizarre vendetta than focus on trying to improve his terrible poll numbers. Trump is going down in November – but he’s doing a ton of damage on his way down.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--We told you Donald Trump’s DOJ was singling out Richard Burr to get him out of the way

Back when several Republican Senators dumped their stock portfolios after a classified briefing about the coronavirus , Donald Trump ’ s allies began publicly singling out Richard Burr and demanding that he resign .
It was fairly obvious that Trump was trying to use the scandal to force Burr out of his position as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman , where he was still investigating the Trump-Russia scandal .
When the FBI subsequently seized Richard Burr ’ s cellphone earlier this month , it very much appeared that the probe was indeed singling him out , as no similar action was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sure enough , Trump ’ s DOJ announced this afternoon that it ’ s dropped the probes into Republican Senators like Kelly Loeffler and James Inhofe , but it ’ s pushing forward with the probe into Burr .
Burr has already agreed to temporarily step down as Chairman until the probe concludes .
This decision by Trump ’ s DOJ means that Burr will likely remain under investigation through election day , thus ensuring that he can ’ t use his position on the Senate Intel Committee to expose any more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election .
The thing is , though , this won ’ t protect the other Republican Senators for long .
After Donald Trump loses the election , they ’ ll be properly investigated , and they ’ ll be criminally charged if it ’ s warranted .
But for now Trump and his DOJ are making clear that they have no interest in investigating any Republicans – except for the one specific Republican they needed out of the way .

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Back when several Republican Senators dumped their stock portfolios after a classified briefing about the coronavirus, Donald Trump’s allies began publicly singling out Richard Burr and demanding that he resign. It was fairly obvious that Trump was trying to use the scandal to force Burr out of his position as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman, where he was still investigating the Trump-Russia scandal.
When the FBI subsequently seized Richard Burr’s cellphone earlier this month, it very much appeared that the probe was indeed singling him out, as no similar action was being taken against the other Republican Senators. Sure enough, Trump’s DOJ announced this afternoon that it’s dropped the probes into Republican Senators like Kelly Loeffler and James Inhofe, but it’s pushing forward with the probe into Burr.
Burr has already agreed to temporarily step down as Chairman until the probe concludes. This decision by Trump’s DOJ means that Burr will likely remain under investigation through election day, thus ensuring that he can’t use his position on the Senate Intel Committee to expose any more of Trump’s Russia-related secrets before the election.
The thing is, though, this won’t protect the other Republican Senators for long. After Donald Trump loses the election, they’ll be properly investigated, and they’ll be criminally charged if it’s warranted. But for now Trump and his DOJ are making clear that they have no interest in investigating any Republicans – except for the one specific Republican they needed out of the way.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump’s stooge Kayleigh McEnany just completely humiliated herself

Donald Trump is too much of an insecure narcissistic coward to wear a mask while out in public .
He ’ s also apparently too much of a coward to directly attack Joe Biden for wearing a mask while out in public .
Instead Trump has merely been retweeting Fox News thugs who have tried to make fun of Biden ’ s mask .
Now Trump is having his White House Press Secretary go after Biden over it .
The trouble for Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany is that she ’ s not particularly good at this .
McEnany is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the best she ’ s been able to come up with is to question why Joe Biden wore a mask while standing next to his wife in public , but didn ’ t wear a mask while next to his wife in their basement .
Wait , what ?
For starters , Trump ’ s own CDC say that people should wear a mask while out in public , but not in their own homes .
As for Joe and Dr. Jill Biden , they ’ ve been quarantined together for weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them to wear a mask around each other when it ’ s just the two of them .
They clearly wore masks yesterday to protect other people , in case they accidentally got too close to them .
Kayleigh McEnany is completely humiliating herself with this nonsense .
Even the dumbest of Donald Trump ’ s idiot supporters aren ’ t going to buy the notion that Joe Biden is supposed to wear a mask in his basement .
If this is the best that Trump and McEnany can come up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing issue for them .
It merely puts more attention on Trump ’ s selfish unwillingness to wear a mask , which is becoming more of a scandal for him by the day .

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Donald Trump is too much of an insecure narcissistic coward to wear a mask while out in public. He’s also apparently too much of a coward to directly attack Joe Biden for wearing a mask while out in public. Instead Trump has merely been retweeting Fox News thugs who have tried to make fun of Biden’s mask. Now Trump is having his White House Press Secretary go after Biden over it.
The trouble for Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany is that she’s not particularly good at this. McEnany is holding a press briefing right now, and the best she’s been able to come up with is to question why Joe Biden wore a mask while standing next to his wife in public, but didn’t wear a mask while next to his wife in their basement. Wait, what?
For starters, Trump’s own CDC say that people should wear a mask while out in public, but not in their own homes. As for Joe and Dr. Jill Biden, they’ve been quarantined together for weeks, so there’s no reason for them to wear a mask around each other when it’s just the two of them. They clearly wore masks yesterday to protect other people, in case they accidentally got too close to them.
Kayleigh McEnany is completely humiliating herself with this nonsense. Even the dumbest of Donald Trump’s idiot supporters aren’t going to buy the notion that Joe Biden is supposed to wear a mask in his basement. If this is the best that Trump and McEnany can come up with, this is going to be a losing issue for them. It merely puts more attention on Trump’s selfish unwillingness to wear a mask, which is becoming more of a scandal for him by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Why we must win decisively

Why we must win decisively

A recent Stanford University study revealed that voting by mail provides no partisan advantage .
That is , whether they are a Republican or a Democrat , your candidate ’ s chance of winning in any election remains the same no matter how many or how few of the votes are cast by mail .
The result of this study runs counter to the popular notion that voting by mail is bad for Republicans .
The usual reasons given for this , that people of color , who traditionally vote Democratic , are deliberately disadvantaged by the distance to polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why that notion has such a powerful intuitive credibility , Stanford study or no .
Whether voting by mail is bad for Republicans or not , there is a real danger in voting by mail that may prove complicated for Democrats .
Imagine a scenario where , come election night , the presidential race is too close to call .
It would be necessary , then , for election officials to await the result of mail-in ballots in order to decide the race .
Such a delay could mean the final outcome may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
If Joe Biden were to win the election under such circumstances , the months that Donald Trump spent undermining confidence in vote by mail will come home to roost .
It is impossible to imagine Trump accepting defeat at the hands of mail in ballots .
It is easy to imagine that he and his followers will make considerable trouble over it for everyone .
Can Trump keep the presidency indefinitely under such conditions ?
No .
The trouble Trump would create would be considerable to be sure , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
If he loses the election Trump will have to go in January no matter what .
The irony to all this is , if Trump did manage to eradicate all voting by mail before November and then lose the election , he would have demolished his most powerful potential justification for disputing ( and whining about ) the outcome .
Of course , it ’ s doubtful that Trump will be able to intimidate governors into conceding his point , and , of course , he has no Constitutional authority to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many people who favor a third party candidate , or are bitter because Bernie Sanders lost , who wonder why voting for Biden is necessary , may now have another reason to think about .
Anything short of a decisive Biden win in November is going to make trouble for everyone .
Not only will Trump ’ s defeat be bitterly disputed by the dregs of his ignominious supporters , it will become a battleground they will continue to contend over for years and even decades afterward , not unlike what was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The closer the race , the more trouble it will make for us down the road .
This is why a victory alone , while good , is not our best path .
We must not merely win in November , ours must be a crushing win , a death blow , a victory so complete as to put to rest forever the idea that Americans will tolerate another Donald Trump .
Not only must we be rid of Trump , we must be rid , to whatever extent it ’ s possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Champions for bad people have a habit of evaporating very quickly once their heroes are in jail .
As an advocate for the women who survived the rape and abuse by Bill Cosby , I had the pleasure of watching many of Crosby ’ s disgusting supporters wither and die after Cosby went to prison .
Putting Trump in jail is the best way to defeat Trumpism in the long run .
A decisive victory will make jailing Trump easier to do as well .
When Adam Schiff warned Republican Senators that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he will not and can not be reformed , I doubt that even he knew that 100,000 Americans would lay dead at Donald Trump ’ s feet a mere three months later .
That is the price we have paid for Trump , how quickly his leadership can turn awful for us .
We must not let this continue .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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A recent Stanford University study revealed that voting by mail provides no partisan advantage. That is, whether they are a Republican or a Democrat, your candidate’s chance of winning in any election remains the same no matter how many or how few of the votes are cast by mail. The result of this study runs counter to the popular notion that voting by mail is bad for Republicans. The usual reasons given for this, that people of color, who traditionally vote Democratic, are deliberately disadvantaged by the distance to polling places and other hurdles, may be why that notion has such a powerful intuitive credibility, Stanford study or no.
Whether voting by mail is bad for Republicans or not, there is a real danger in voting by mail that may prove complicated for Democrats. Imagine a scenario where, come election night, the presidential race is too close to call. It would be necessary, then, for election officials to await the result of mail-in ballots in order to decide the race. Such a delay could mean the final outcome may not be known for days after the election.
If Joe Biden were to win the election under such circumstances, the months that Donald Trump spent undermining confidence in vote by mail will come home to roost. It is impossible to imagine Trump accepting defeat at the hands of mail in ballots. It is easy to imagine that he and his followers will make considerable trouble over it for everyone.
Can Trump keep the presidency indefinitely under such conditions? No. The trouble Trump would create would be considerable to be sure, but it would not change the outcome of the election. If he loses the election Trump will have to go in January no matter what.
The irony to all this is, if Trump did manage to eradicate all voting by mail before November and then lose the election, he would have demolished his most powerful potential justification for disputing (and whining about) the outcome. Of course, it’s doubtful that Trump will be able to intimidate governors into conceding his point, and, of course, he has no Constitutional authority to abolish vote by mail in any case.
Many people who favor a third party candidate, or are bitter because Bernie Sanders lost, who wonder why voting for Biden is necessary, may now have another reason to think about. Anything short of a decisive Biden win in November is going to make trouble for everyone. Not only will Trump’s defeat be bitterly disputed by the dregs of his ignominious supporters, it will become a battleground they will continue to contend over for years and even decades afterward, not unlike what was done in the American Civil War. The closer the race, the more trouble it will make for us down the road.
This is why a victory alone, while good, is not our best path. We must not merely win in November, ours must be a crushing win, a death blow, a victory so complete as to put to rest forever the idea that Americans will tolerate another Donald Trump. Not only must we be rid of Trump, we must be rid, to whatever extent it’s possible, of any future dialog about Trump.
Champions for bad people have a habit of evaporating very quickly once their heroes are in jail. As an advocate for the women who survived the rape and abuse by Bill Cosby, I had the pleasure of watching many of Crosby’s disgusting supporters wither and die after Cosby went to prison. Putting Trump in jail is the best way to defeat Trumpism in the long run. A decisive victory will make jailing Trump easier to do as well.
When Adam Schiff warned Republican Senators that Trump cannot be trusted, that he will not and cannot be reformed, I doubt that even he knew that 100,000 Americans would lay dead at Donald Trump’s feet a mere three months later. That is the price we have paid for Trump, how quickly his leadership can turn awful for us. We must not let this continue. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--This is ugly even for Donald Trump

This is ugly even for Donald Trump

“ President ” Donald Trump certainly enjoyed his Memorial Day weekend .
While millions of Americans continue to suffer and/or die , he went out to play golf .
When not golfing , Trump was tweeting out hate .
Such useful pastimes for a president in the middle of a national and world crisis .
Not really , but that ’ s Donald Trump .
He is useful for nothing .
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those who lost their lives in the never-ending quest to keep us safe from harm .
They dedicated their lives to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose .
Instead of being silent and paying homage to these fallen heroes , Trump decided to ignore their contributions .
No one can dispute that Trump has sustained himself on hate .
After all the years of decent presidents and people trying to be nice to each other , there was apparently a group of people who did not desire to be politically correct , and Trump was the answer for them .
While CNN writer Michal D ’ Antonio believes that some of Trump ’ s blatant hatred is an act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s “ cruelty , the arrogance , the rage and deviance ” are not an act .
Trump is a textbook narcissist .
He cares only for things that make him look good and nothing for anyone else .
His behavior this past weekend shows just how little he cares about the American people , including those who gave their lives for the country .
For those who are sick of this behavior , Joe Biden provides the perfect foil .
Biden made his first public appearance on Memorial Day to lay a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Delaware with his wife Dr. Jill Biden .
Both Biden and Dr. Biden were dressed in black , complete with black masks .
Biden leads by example .
More important , Biden does not fake who he is by making this type of appearance .
According to AP , Biden has often visited this park for Memorial Day services .
Though the services were obviously canceled this year , Biden sought to continue his tradition of giving tribute to those who laid down their lives for the good of our country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a self-centered , self-absorbed man who can not even display empathy in one of the worst tragedies in our nation ’ s history .
As D ’ Antonio pointed out in his article , we have lost more Americans in a few months than we lost in Vietnam and Korea combined .
Yet , all Trump can think about is dividing our country .
He finally appeared late on Memorial Day to read a most dry , unfeeling statement .
If anyone believes a word of it , they have issues .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even the dead .
He continues to lie about the number of coronavirus cases and deaths rather than being a real president and helping to get this virus under control .
It is always about him .
Is that really who we want leading our country for the next four years ?
Apparently not .
It is not surprising why Joe Biden is leading Trump in virtually every poll .
It is time for a serious change in this country , and Biden — not Trump — is the man to lead @ @ @

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“President” Donald Trump certainly enjoyed his Memorial Day weekend. While millions of Americans continue to suffer and/or die, he went out to play golf. When not golfing, Trump was tweeting out hate. Such useful pastimes for a president in the middle of a national and world crisis. Not really, but that’s Donald Trump. He is useful for nothing.
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those who lost their lives in the never-ending quest to keep us safe from harm. They dedicated their lives to this task, a task that many chose. Instead of being silent and paying homage to these fallen heroes, Trump decided to ignore their contributions. No one can dispute that Trump has sustained himself on hate. After all the years of decent presidents and people trying to be nice to each other, there was apparently a group of people who did not desire to be politically correct, and Trump was the answer for them.
While CNN writer Michal D’Antonio believes that some of Trump’s blatant hatred is an act, he correctly states that Trump’s “cruelty, the arrogance, the rage and deviance” are not an act. Trump is a textbook narcissist. He cares only for things that make him look good and nothing for anyone else. His behavior this past weekend shows just how little he cares about the American people, including those who gave their lives for the country. For those who are sick of this behavior, Joe Biden provides the perfect foil.
Biden made his first public appearance on Memorial Day to lay a wreath at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Delaware with his wife Dr. Jill Biden. Both Biden and Dr. Biden were dressed in black, complete with black masks. Biden leads by example. More important, Biden does not fake who he is by making this type of appearance. According to AP, Biden has often visited this park for Memorial Day services. Though the services were obviously canceled this year, Biden sought to continue his tradition of giving tribute to those who laid down their lives for the good of our country. We do not need four more years of a self-centered, self-absorbed man who cannot even display empathy in one of the worst tragedies in our nation’s history.
As D’Antonio pointed out in his article, we have lost more Americans in a few months than we lost in Vietnam and Korea combined. Yet, all Trump can think about is dividing our country. He finally appeared late on Memorial Day to read a most dry, unfeeling statement. If anyone believes a word of it, they have issues. This man has no caring for anyone, even the dead. He continues to lie about the number of coronavirus cases and deaths rather than being a real president and helping to get this virus under control. It is always about him. Is that really who we want leading our country for the next four years? Apparently not. It is not surprising why Joe Biden is leading Trump in virtually every poll. It is time for a serious change in this country, and Biden — not Trump — is the man to lead that change.
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palmerreport--2020-05-26--Donald Trump sure doesn’t want this

Donald Trump sure doesn’t want this

Donald Trump spent the weekend playing golf while he was supposed to be managing a pandemic , complaining about the widespread criticism he ’ s receiving for playing golf , and complaining that he had to go a couple months without playing golf .
Trump had so little interest in yesterday ’ s Memorial Day ceremonies , he showed up severely late , and made clear with his body language and tone of voice that he didn ’ t want to be there .
Trump doesn ’ t want any of this .
He doesn ’ t want to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He certainly never wanted to put in the work required , which is why he ’ s only ever done the absolute bare minimum that he thought he could get away with .
Sure , he likes the power , the control , the ability to bully people , the opportunity to embezzle government money .
But Trump clearly does not want to be President .
So why doesn ’ t he just announce that his first term has been such a tremendous success , he doesn ’ t need a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can ’ t .
The minute he ’ s no longer President , he gets indicted and arrested .
Even if he manages to weasel himself out of the federal charges , he ’ s definitely going down on the far more straightforward state charges – which he can ’ t even try to pardon himself on .
That said , at this point even Trump seems to understand that he ’ s likely to lose his reelection bid .
So why not offer to resign , or not to seek reelection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plea deal ?
It ’ s the only play he has left .
Of course it may be too early for that .
Trump still has to hold out hope that as the election grows closer , he ’ ll get lucky and find himself in contention .
But if and when that doesn ’ t happen , is Trump really willing to bet his life on his slim reelection odds ?
Even if he wins , he sure doesn ’ t want to be doing this job anymore .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Donald Trump spent the weekend playing golf while he was supposed to be managing a pandemic, complaining about the widespread criticism he’s receiving for playing golf, and complaining that he had to go a couple months without playing golf. Trump had so little interest in yesterday’s Memorial Day ceremonies, he showed up severely late, and made clear with his body language and tone of voice that he didn’t want to be there.
Trump doesn’t want any of this. He doesn’t want to be President anymore. He arguably never did. He certainly never wanted to put in the work required, which is why he’s only ever done the absolute bare minimum that he thought he could get away with. Sure, he likes the power, the control, the ability to bully people, the opportunity to embezzle government money. But Trump clearly does not want to be President.
So why doesn’t he just announce that his first term has been such a tremendous success, he doesn’t need a second term? The short answer is that he can’t. The minute he’s no longer President, he gets indicted and arrested. Even if he manages to weasel himself out of the federal charges, he’s definitely going down on the far more straightforward state charges – which he can’t even try to pardon himself on.
That said, at this point even Trump seems to understand that he’s likely to lose his reelection bid. So why not offer to resign, or not to seek reelection, as part of some kind of plea deal? It’s the only play he has left. Of course it may be too early for that. Trump still has to hold out hope that as the election grows closer, he’ll get lucky and find himself in contention. But if and when that doesn’t happen, is Trump really willing to bet his life on his slim reelection odds? Even if he wins, he sure doesn’t want to be doing this job anymore. It’s a prison sentence for him either way.
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Donald Trump’s house of cards is falling apart in real time

Donald Trump is currently on track to lose badly in November , but does he know it ?
That apparently depends on what day of the week it is , how delusional he ’ s feeling , and which adviser he ’ s last spoken to .
It ’ s becoming more clear that his entire 2020 campaign is a house of cards , and even his own people are now fighting over which lies Trump gets fed .
That ’ s the gist of a surreal new Politico report , which reveals that some of Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week trying to convince him of just how badly he ’ s losing in swing states , even as Trump ’ s top 2020 campaign advisers have tried to convince him that he ’ s doing just fine in those states .
Why the discrepancy ?
Our guess is that Trump ’ s 2016 campaign advisers are trying to take over the 2020 campaign by making Trump realize that his 2020 advisers are running a sham of a campaign .
And why wouldn ’ t they want in on the action ?
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with widespread reporting that his top advisers are paying themselves handsomely while producing terrible results .
Of course the real problem here is Donald Trump himself .
His cognitive abilities keep declining further , as evidenced by every public appearance he makes these days .
So as he fades , which of these advisers is he supposed to believe ?
The ones who are trying to con him by telling him he ’ s winning when he ’ s losing , or the ones who are trying to con him into letting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
What a chaotic mess .

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Donald Trump is currently on track to lose badly in November, but does he know it? That apparently depends on what day of the week it is, how delusional he’s feeling, and which adviser he’s last spoken to. It’s becoming more clear that his entire 2020 campaign is a house of cards, and even his own people are now fighting over which lies Trump gets fed.
That’s the gist of a surreal new Politico report, which reveals that some of Donald Trump’s top 2016 campaign advisers spent the past week trying to convince him of just how badly he’s losing in swing states, even as Trump’s top 2020 campaign advisers have tried to convince him that he’s doing just fine in those states. Why the discrepancy?
Our guess is that Trump’s 2016 campaign advisers are trying to take over the 2020 campaign by making Trump realize that his 2020 advisers are running a sham of a campaign. And why wouldn’t they want in on the action? Trump’s 2020 campaign is a sham, with widespread reporting that his top advisers are paying themselves handsomely while producing terrible results.
Of course the real problem here is Donald Trump himself. His cognitive abilities keep declining further, as evidenced by every public appearance he makes these days. So as he fades, which of these advisers is he supposed to believe? The ones who are trying to con him by telling him he’s winning when he’s losing, or the ones who are trying to con him into letting them take over the house of cards? What a chaotic mess.
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Donald Trump goes completely bonkers at the end of one of his worst days yet

Just how bad was today for Donald Trump ?
After he repeated his false accusation that Joe Scarborough murdered a woman , the woman ’ s husband slammed Trump for it .
Twitter then slapped fact check labels on multiple Trump tweets about mail-in voting .
By the time it was all over , Trump decided that the media was somehow to blame for his bad day , and he went bonkers accordingly .
Trump posted this sheer lunacy about the New York Times : The Failing @ nytimes , winner of @ PulitzerPrizes for its totally flawed coverage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its research as follows : Think of the absolute worst things you can say about Donald J. Trump , pretend there are sources , and just say it .
RETURN THE PULITZERS !
He then disgustingly gloated over the Atlantic ’ s recent layoffs : Great News : The boring but very nasty magazine , The Atlantic , is rapidly failing , going down the tubes , and has just been forced to announce it is laying off at least 20 % of its staff in order to limp into the future .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Fake News Business !
Hmm , how many people did Donald Trump just lay off at his own properties ?

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Just how bad was today for Donald Trump? After he repeated his false accusation that Joe Scarborough murdered a woman, the woman’s husband slammed Trump for it. Twitter then slapped fact check labels on multiple Trump tweets about mail-in voting. By the time it was all over, Trump decided that the media was somehow to blame for his bad day, and he went bonkers accordingly.
Trump posted this sheer lunacy about the New York Times:
The Failing @nytimes, winner of @PulitzerPrizes for its totally flawed coverage of the illegal Russia Witch Hunt, does its research as follows: Think of the absolute worst things you can say about Donald J. Trump, pretend there are sources, and just say it. RETURN THE PULITZERS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
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He then disgustingly gloated over the Atlantic’s recent layoffs:
Great News: The boring but very nasty magazine, The Atlantic, is rapidly failing, going down the tubes, and has just been forced to announce it is laying off at least 20% of its staff in order to limp into the future. This is a tough time to be in the Fake News Business! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
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Hmm, how many people did Donald Trump just lay off at his own properties?
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--The Lincoln Project just did it to Donald Trump again

Just how rattled is Donald Trump by the ongoing television ads that anti-Trump republican group The Lincoln Project keeps producing @ @ @ @ @ stayed up half the night referring to the group ’ s leaders as “ Moonface @ @ @ @ @ ” and other bizarre slurs .
Now the group has done it again .
With @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus crisis now tragically reaching the 100,000 mark , the Lincoln Project has released @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ignorant words about the coronavirus ( if the video below won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ go here instead ) :

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Just how rattled is Donald Trump by the ongoing television ads that anti-Trump republican group The Lincoln Project keeps producing? Last time around Trump stayed up half the night referring to the group’s leaders as “Moonface” and “Egg McMuffin” and other bizarre slurs. Now the group has done it again.
With the American death toll in the coronavirus crisis now tragically reaching the 100,000 mark, the Lincoln Project has released this ad featuring Donald Trump’s ignorant words about the coronavirus (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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100,000 dead Americans. One wrong president. pic.twitter.com/NTH4cT0Xum — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Joe Scarborough just had the perfect response to Donald Trump’s insane lies about him

Whatever you think of “ Morning Joe ” Scarborough as a cable news host , we all know that he certainly didn ’ t murder anyone .
Yet Donald Trump keeps abusing his position as President of the United States to promote an insane lie about Scarborough murdering his former intern , and demanding that Scarborough be criminally investigated for this phony allegation .
Members of Trump ’ s own party have publicly asked him to stop pushing this lie .
The Wall Street Journal has called on Trump to stop .
The deceased woman ’ s husband has asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it .
Yet Trump just keeps going , because his deranged mind only cares about getting revenge against his perceived enemies .
This evening , Joe Scarborough posted the perfect response to Trump ’ s insanity : As much as I have appreciated the kindness shown by old friends and colleagues today , I assure you that my family is incredibly blessed and asks only that you pray for Lori ’ s family tonight .
May God also soften the hearts of those who continue to slander this good woman ’ s @ @

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Whatever you think of “Morning Joe” Scarborough as a cable news host, we all know that he certainly didn’t murder anyone. Yet Donald Trump keeps abusing his position as President of the United States to promote an insane lie about Scarborough murdering his former intern, and demanding that Scarborough be criminally investigated for this phony allegation.
Members of Trump’s own party have publicly asked him to stop pushing this lie. The Wall Street Journal has called on Trump to stop. The deceased woman’s husband has asked Twitter to delete Trump’s tweets about it. Yet Trump just keeps going, because his deranged mind only cares about getting revenge against his perceived enemies.
This evening, Joe Scarborough posted the perfect response to Trump’s insanity:
As much as I have appreciated the kindness shown by old friends and colleagues today, I assure you that my family is incredibly blessed and asks only that you pray for Lori’s family tonight. May God also soften the hearts of those who continue to slander this good woman’s memory. — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Joe Biden obliterates Donald Trump with just three words

Donald Trump has built his political persona around macho chest beating vanity .
He ’ s built his own psyche around pure narcissism .
And he ’ s built his face around some kind of cheap spray tan or orange makeup .
So he can ’ t wear a mask when he goes out in public .
Now that Joe Biden is going out in public and wearing a mask like a responsible adult , Trump doesn ’ t know how to play it .
We ’ ve seen Trump retweeting idiots who have mocked Biden ’ s mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s press secretary spouting gibberish about Biden ’ s mask .
But Trump doesn ’ t seem to know what to do .
In contrast , Joe Biden is upping the ante .
He appeared on CNN today and called Trump a “ fool ” over his disdain for masks .
Biden also changed his profile picture to a photo of himself wearing a mask .
But then Joe Biden posted this simple three word tweet , which is already on track to get more “ likes ” than anything that Donald Trump @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump has built his political persona around macho chest beating vanity. He’s built his own psyche around pure narcissism. And he’s built his face around some kind of cheap spray tan or orange makeup. So he can’t wear a mask when he goes out in public. Now that Joe Biden is going out in public and wearing a mask like a responsible adult, Trump doesn’t know how to play it.
We’ve seen Trump retweeting idiots who have mocked Biden’s mask, and we’ve seen Trump’s press secretary spouting gibberish about Biden’s mask. But Trump doesn’t seem to know what to do. In contrast, Joe Biden is upping the ante. He appeared on CNN today and called Trump a “fool” over his disdain for masks. Biden also changed his profile picture to a photo of himself wearing a mask.
But then Joe Biden posted this simple three word tweet, which is already on track to get more “likes” than anything that Donald Trump has ever tweeted:
Wear a mask. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Donald Trump is going to HATE this

Donald Trump is going to HATE this

Donald Trump has been having a had day to put it mildly .
Twitter has finally begun fact checking his @ @ @ @ @ on some of his most egregious lies .
And this comes even as Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ get uglier in key states .
In case Trump isn ’ t enraged enough about @ @ @ @ @ playing out for him , now there ’ s something else he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ have been producing anti-Trump TV ads , and Meidas Touch is one of them .
@ @ @ @ @ about Trump ’ s asinine Twitter behavior ( if the video below won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ here instead ) : As @ realDonaldTrump demeans the presidency and must be fact checked @ @ @ @ @ all ask a simple question this November : # HadEnough ?
pic.twitter.com/eXKKnQZgVU

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Donald Trump has been having a had day to put it mildly. Twitter has finally begun fact checking his tweets and placing warning labels on some of his most egregious lies. And this comes even as Trump’s poll numbers continue to get uglier in key states.
In case Trump isn’t enraged enough about how the day has been playing out for him, now there’s something else he’s going to hate. Various groups have been producing anti-Trump TV ads, and Meidas Touch is one of them. Check out this new ad about Trump’s asinine Twitter behavior (if the video below won’t load on your device go here instead):
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📺 NEW VIDEO As @realDonaldTrump demeans the presidency and must be fact checked by Twitter, let us all ask a simple question this November:#HadEnough? pic.twitter.com/eXKKnQZgVU — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) May 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Brad Parscale has total meltdown as everything goes wrong for him

Donald Trump ’ s campaign manager Brad Parscale has been having a bad month to say the least .
There have been reports that Trump blames Parscale for his weak poll numbers .
This comes amid reports that Parscale has been living the luxury life , to the point that TV ads have been trying to goad Trump into firing him .
Trump didn ’ t fire Parscale today , but he did do something that seems to be steering things in that direction .
Trump installed Bill Stepien as Parscale ’ s new Deputy Campaign Manager – a move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of trying to nudge someone out .
Worse , Twitter is finally posting fact check disclaimers on some of Trump ’ s most dishonest tweets , meaning Parscale ’ s social media strategy is in danger of failing as well .
Suffice it to say that Parscale isn ’ t taking any of it well .
He tweeted this today : “ Partnering with biased fake news ‘ fact checkers ’ is a smoke screen to lend Twitter ’ s obvious political tactics false credibility .
There are many reasons we pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and clear political bias is one of them.
” Well okay then .
Because , sure , pulling your ads in protest is a great way to win an election .
The kicker is that this isn ’ t even true ; Twitter got rid of all political advertising months ago .
Come to think of it , Twitter may now have to do a fact check on Parscale ’ s false tweet .
Trump and Parscale each have no idea what they ’ re doing , and it ’ s only @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale has been having a bad month to say the least. There have been reports that Trump blames Parscale for his weak poll numbers. This comes amid reports that Parscale has been living the luxury life, to the point that TV ads have been trying to goad Trump into firing him.
Trump didn’t fire Parscale today, but he did do something that seems to be steering things in that direction. Trump installed Bill Stepien as Parscale’s new Deputy Campaign Manager – a move that’s often made as a way of trying to nudge someone out. Worse, Twitter is finally posting fact check disclaimers on some of Trump’s most dishonest tweets, meaning Parscale’s social media strategy is in danger of failing as well.
Suffice it to say that Parscale isn’t taking any of it well. He tweeted this today: “Partnering with biased fake news ‘fact checkers’ is a smoke screen to lend Twitter’s obvious political tactics false credibility. There are many reasons we pulled all our advertising from Twitter months ago, and clear political bias is one of them.”
Well okay then. Because, sure, pulling your ads in protest is a great way to win an election. The kicker is that this isn’t even true; Twitter got rid of all political advertising months ago. Come to think of it, Twitter may now have to do a fact check on Parscale’s false tweet. Trump and Parscale each have no idea what they’re doing, and it’s only getting uglier for them both.
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Rachel Maddow just nailed Donald Trump to the wall

For weeks now , Rachel Maddow has been using her MSNBC show to sound the alarm about the worsening coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ the country , and the Trump regime ’ s unwillingness to even try to take @ @ @ @ @ has managed to move the needle , as some states have announced nursing home initiatives @ @ @ @ @ drum .
But the Trump regime is still not doing squat .
During her show @ @ @ @ @ on the Trump regime for its ongoing lack of a plan , and for continuing @ @ @ @ @ the states to try to handle what is a nationwide crisis .
Maddow angrily quipped @ @ @ @ @ competence shouldn ’ t be too much for even a “ feeble , feckless , @ @ @ @ @ , science-ignorant administration to be able to handle .
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For weeks now, Rachel Maddow has been using her MSNBC show to sound the alarm about the worsening coronavirus crisis in nursing homes across the country, and the Trump regime’s unwillingness to even try to take the situation seriously. Maddow has managed to move the needle, as some states have announced nursing home initiatives since she started beating the drum. But the Trump regime is still not doing squat.
During her show tonight, Maddow let loose on the Trump regime for its ongoing lack of a plan, and for continuing to put the onus on the states to try to handle what is a nationwide crisis. Maddow angrily quipped that this basic level of competence shouldn’t be too much for even a “feeble, feckless, weak, tone-deaf, incompetent, science-ignorant administration to be able to handle.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-27--Donald Trump throws psychotic “FREE SPEECH” tantrum after Twitter finally fact-checks him

Twitter finally cracked down on Donald Trump ’ s false tweets today – not the false accusations of murder , but the false claims about mail in voting – by slapping a mildly worded warning label on them .
Most observers didn ’ t think that Twitter went nearly far enough , but Trump saw it as an affront to his “ free speech ” and he went berserk accordingly .
Trump thought it was a good idea to tweet this gibberish for all to see : “ Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will lead to massive corruption and fraud , is incorrect , based on fact-checking by Fake News CNN and the Amazon Washington Post .
Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH , and I , as President , will not allow it to happen !
” Three things stand out here .
First , “ free speech ” in the constitutional sense only protects you from government censorship , not from a corporate entity like Twitter .
Second , Twitter isn ’ t even infringing on Trump ’ s speech ; it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply placing tepid warning labels under them .
Finally , Trump is making a threat against Twitter that he can ’ t possibly act on – which means he ’ s going to come out of this looking even weaker than ever .

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Twitter finally cracked down on Donald Trump’s false tweets today – not the false accusations of murder, but the false claims about mail in voting – by slapping a mildly worded warning label on them. Most observers didn’t think that Twitter went nearly far enough, but Trump saw it as an affront to his “free speech” and he went berserk accordingly.
Trump thought it was a good idea to tweet this gibberish for all to see: “Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election. They are saying my statement on Mail-In Ballots, which will lead to massive corruption and fraud, is incorrect, based on fact-checking by Fake News CNN and the Amazon Washington Post. Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!”
Three things stand out here. First, “free speech” in the constitutional sense only protects you from government censorship, not from a corporate entity like Twitter. Second, Twitter isn’t even infringing on Trump’s speech; it’s leaving his false tweets intact while simply placing tepid warning labels under them. Finally, Trump is making a threat against Twitter that he can’t possibly act on – which means he’s going to come out of this looking even weaker than ever.
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palmerreport--2020-05-25--Something has gone very wrong with Donald Trump’s health

When Donald Trump showed up severely late to today ’ s Memorial Day ceremony without explanation , it raised questions as to what was going on .
Then once he finally did arrive , he had this weird posture and he couldn ’ t stop moving around – even during the parts of the ceremony where he was supposed to have been solemnly standing still .
So what ’ s going on here ?
Various observers have pointed out that Trump ’ s bizarre posture and complete inability to still himself are consistent with worsening senility .
Of course none @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t allow a legitimate doctor to get anywhere near him .
In fact , his physical , mental , and cognitive health have visibly been in steady decline ever since he was abruptly taken to Walter Reed Medical Center several months ago , for reasons that his staff bent over backward to cover up .
By the time Donald Trump gave his prepared speech today , it wasn ’ t surprising to hear him misread “ the hell they had to endure ” as “ they held they had to endure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word “ held ” a few more times to try to cover up for the fact that he ’ d misspoken .
This comes after the footage of him golfing yesterday revealed that he was struggling mightily just to swing a club , as if he ’ d largely lost control of his body .
Trump is so far gone , he can ’ t read words off a screen anymore .
He can ’ t properly stand up or stand still anymore .
And his handlers can ’ t even get him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on with this guy ’ s health ?
He appears to have entered mid stage dementia .
And yes , with Trump having so many different psychoses all along , it ’ s difficult to pin down .
The only thing we know for sure : whatever is wrong with Trump , it ’ s quickly getting worse .

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When Donald Trump showed up severely late to today’s Memorial Day ceremony without explanation, it raised questions as to what was going on. Then once he finally did arrive, he had this weird posture and he couldn’t stop moving around – even during the parts of the ceremony where he was supposed to have been solemnly standing still.
So what’s going on here? Various observers have pointed out that Trump’s bizarre posture and complete inability to still himself are consistent with worsening senility. Of course none of us are doctors, but Trump won’t allow a legitimate doctor to get anywhere near him. In fact, his physical, mental, and cognitive health have visibly been in steady decline ever since he was abruptly taken to Walter Reed Medical Center several months ago, for reasons that his staff bent over backward to cover up.
By the time Donald Trump gave his prepared speech today, it wasn’t surprising to hear him misread “the hell they had to endure” as “they held they had to endure” before going on to inject the word “held” a few more times to try to cover up for the fact that he’d misspoken. This comes after the footage of him golfing yesterday revealed that he was struggling mightily just to swing a club, as if he’d largely lost control of his body.
Trump is so far gone, he can’t read words off a screen anymore. He can’t properly stand up or stand still anymore. And his handlers can’t even get him anywhere on time anymore. What is going on with this guy’s health? He appears to have entered mid stage dementia. And yes, with Trump having so many different psychoses all along, it’s difficult to pin down. The only thing we know for sure: whatever is wrong with Trump, it’s quickly getting worse.
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palmerreport--2020-05-28--Fox News stooge Lou Dobbs goes completely off the deep end as Donald Trump unravels

Just how badly are things unraveling for Donald Trump right now ?
Even he ’ s figured out that he ’ s in deep trouble , and now he ’ s shuffling personnel deck chairs around as his ship sinks .
Trump is also trying to take his anger out on everyone from Joe Scarborough to Twitter .
At times like this , we usually see an unraveling politician ’ s most ardent supporters try to rally around him the most hysterically , and that ’ s what Lou Dobbs just did .
Lou Dobbs used to be on CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obsession against immigrants , he ’ s since landed on Fox instead .
Dobbs has built his entire audience around pro-Trump racism , and he ’ s decided he ’ s going to ride Trump all the way to the bottom .
Tonight Dobbs insisted on-air that Trump is “ arguably the greatest president in our history.
” Well okay then .
The cold hard reality is that once Donald Trump is gone and his “ movement ” is scattered , someone like Lou Dobbs won ’ t have much of an audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well remain chained to Trump at the hip , even as Trump sinks .

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Just how badly are things unraveling for Donald Trump right now? Even he’s figured out that he’s in deep trouble, and now he’s shuffling personnel deck chairs around as his ship sinks. Trump is also trying to take his anger out on everyone from Joe Scarborough to Twitter. At times like this, we usually see an unraveling politician’s most ardent supporters try to rally around him the most hysterically, and that’s what Lou Dobbs just did.
Lou Dobbs used to be on CNN, but he developed such a racist obsession against immigrants, he’s since landed on Fox instead. Dobbs has built his entire audience around pro-Trump racism, and he’s decided he’s going to ride Trump all the way to the bottom. Tonight Dobbs insisted on-air that Trump is “arguably the greatest president in our history.”
Well okay then. The cold hard reality is that once Donald Trump is gone and his “movement” is scattered, someone like Lou Dobbs won’t have much of an audience to hold onto. So he might as well remain chained to Trump at the hip, even as Trump sinks.
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