palmerreport--2020-05-17--Donald Trump Jr goes off the psychotic deep end, tries to walk it back, makes it even worse

Donald Trump Junior is the kind of guy who walks into a bank and tries to rob the place , and then after he gets busted for it , tries to claim that he was only joking about robbing the place .
We know this because he just did precisely that – except he chose a subject matter so creepy and offensive , it ’ s almost psychotic .
Donald Trump Jr made an Instagram falsely accusing Joe Biden of being a “ pedophile.
” You can ’ t get any uglier than that .
This is the kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Junior kicked off Instagram if he weren ’ t named Trump .
When the New York Times called out Trump Junior for his psychotic level of lying about Biden , Trump Junior replied that he was only “ joking around , ” and that everyone should have known he was joking because he used a laughing emoji .
So to recap : Donald Trump Jr is the kind of psychotic lowlife creep who thinks it ’ s appropriate to falsely accuse his political rival of pedophilia , and he thinks it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put this piece of crap Donald Trump Jr in prison the minute his father loses the election – and that moment can ’ t come soon enough .

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Donald Trump Junior is the kind of guy who walks into a bank and tries to rob the place, and then after he gets busted for it, tries to claim that he was only joking about robbing the place. We know this because he just did precisely that – except he chose a subject matter so creepy and offensive, it’s almost psychotic.
Donald Trump Jr made an Instagram falsely accusing Joe Biden of being a “pedophile.” You can’t get any uglier than that. This is the kind of thing that would probably have gotten Trump Junior kicked off Instagram if he weren’t named Trump.
When the New York Times called out Trump Junior for his psychotic level of lying about Biden, Trump Junior replied that he was only “joking around,” and that everyone should have known he was joking because he used a laughing emoji.
So to recap: Donald Trump Jr is the kind of psychotic lowlife creep who thinks it’s appropriate to falsely accuse his political rival of pedophilia, and he thinks it’s funny. New York State is going to put this piece of crap Donald Trump Jr in prison the minute his father loses the election – and that moment can’t come soon enough.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Eric Trump just stepped in it

Eric Trump just stepped in it

If Donald Trump ’ s kids were smart , they ’ d be busy trying to cutting plea deals against him while they still have some leverage .
Trump is on track to lose the election , and if he does , the entire Trump crime family will quickly find itself facing financial collapse and legal jeopardy .
But Donald Trump ’ s kids aren ’ t exactly smart .
Donald Trump Junior now spends his days tweeting about increasingly hallucinatory conspiracy theories that he thinks are somehow going to magically save his father .
Meanwhile Eric Trump is busy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is lowbrow even for Fox News – and saying stupid things .
Eric Trump is now pushing the notion that the coronavirus – a worldwide pandemic that has killed roughly ninety thousand Americans with no signs of slowing down – will “ magically disappear ” after the election ( if the video below doesn ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : This kind of tinfoil hat lunacy may be music to the ears of Donald Trump ’ s mentally unstable base .
But Trump ’ s base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propel him to victory .
And the kind of idiotic nonsense being spewed by Trump ’ s kids merely turns off undecided voters .

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If Donald Trump’s kids were smart, they’d be busy trying to cutting plea deals against him while they still have some leverage. Trump is on track to lose the election, and if he does, the entire Trump crime family will quickly find itself facing financial collapse and legal jeopardy.
But Donald Trump’s kids aren’t exactly smart. Donald Trump Junior now spends his days tweeting about increasingly hallucinatory conspiracy theories that he thinks are somehow going to magically save his father. Meanwhile Eric Trump is busy going on the Judge Jeanine show – which is lowbrow even for Fox News – and saying stupid things.
Eric Trump is now pushing the notion that the coronavirus – a worldwide pandemic that has killed roughly ninety thousand Americans with no signs of slowing down – will “magically disappear” after the election (if the video below doesn’t load on your device, go here instead):
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After saying Biden can’t go on stage without making a horrible blunder, Eric Trump accuses Democrats of manufacturing Coronavirus shut downs to prevent Trump from holding rallies. He goes on to claim after Election Day, “Coronavirus will magically disappear” like it’s a hoax pic.twitter.com/nytfmbVN8I — Acyn (@Acyn) May 17, 2020
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This kind of tinfoil hat lunacy may be music to the ears of Donald Trump’s mentally unstable base. But Trump’s base alone isn’t large enough to propel him to victory. And the kind of idiotic nonsense being spewed by Trump’s kids merely turns off undecided voters.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--This is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump

In hindsight , maybe Donald Trump shouldn ’ t have spent the past week obsessively floating deranged conspiracy theories about President Obama .
It just made it all the more embarrassing for Trump when Obama was tapped to give Saturday night ’ s virtual commencement speech to graduating seniors everywhere .
President Obama ’ s speech was eloquent , thoughtful , gracious , and nonpartisan .
But there was one part of the speech where Obama , while not mentioning anyone by name , said this : “ Doing what feels good , what ’ s convenient , what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little kids think .
Unfortunately , a lot of so called grownups – including some with fancy titles and important jobs – still think that way , which is why things are so screwed up.
” We all know that President Obama is talking about Donald Trump and his corrupt political allies .
These two sentences alone are devastating to Trump .
The funny part is , Obama finished his speech more than three hours ago , and Trump still hasn ’ t tweeted anything .
We ’ re guessing Trump had threw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his phone .

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In hindsight, maybe Donald Trump shouldn’t have spent the past week obsessively floating deranged conspiracy theories about President Obama. It just made it all the more embarrassing for Trump when Obama was tapped to give Saturday night’s virtual commencement speech to graduating seniors everywhere.
President Obama’s speech was eloquent, thoughtful, gracious, and nonpartisan. But there was one part of the speech where Obama, while not mentioning anyone by name, said this:
“Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy, that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately, a lot of so called grownups – including some with fancy titles and important jobs – still think that way, which is why things are so screwed up.”
We all know that President Obama is talking about Donald Trump and his corrupt political allies. These two sentences alone are devastating to Trump. The funny part is, Obama finished his speech more than three hours ago, and Trump still hasn’t tweeted anything. We’re guessing Trump had threw such a jealous tantrum, he smashed his phone.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--President Obama and Joe Biden just nailed it

President Barack Obama gave a virtual commencement speech tonight which was broadcast nationwide on several major television networks .
His @ @ @ @ @ a reminder of what a “ real ” President of the United States sounds like @ @ @ @ @ President Obama posted it online ( if the video below won ’ t load on @ @ @ @ @ instead ) : Congrats to the high school Class of 2020 , as well as @ @ @ @ @ , and most of all , parents and family who ’ ve guided you along @ @ @ @ @ letting me be part of your big day !
pic.twitter.com/RjYvHs2BhC Joe Biden then chimed in @ @ @ @ @ the Class of 2020 and to all those who were a part of the journey @ @ @ @ @ to see what you all accomplish .
# GraduateTogether https : //t.co/o95zNBsv8V

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President Barack Obama gave a virtual commencement speech tonight which was broadcast nationwide on several major television networks. His speech was widely welcomed as a reminder of what a “real” President of the United States sounds like.
After his speech, President Obama posted it online (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
Congrats to the high school Class of 2020, as well as to the teachers, coaches, and most of all, parents and family who’ve guided you along the way. Thanks for letting me be part of your big day! pic.twitter.com/RjYvHs2BhC — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 17, 2020
Joe Biden then chimed in as well:
Congratulations to the Class of 2020 and to all those who were a part of the journey. I can't wait to see what you all accomplish. #GraduateTogether https://t.co/o95zNBsv8V — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Hey Donald Trump, what happened?

Hey Donald Trump, what happened?

Donald Trump has spent the past week obsessively tweeting about a laugh-out-loud phony conspiracy theory that he invented about President @ @ @ @ @ Trump has publicly demanded that Mitch McConnell launch some kind of investigation into the phony @ @ @ @ @ as late this afternoon , Trump was still yelling around about “ Obamagate ” as @ @ @ @ @ out what it was .
Then something happened .
President Obama gave a commencement speech @ @ @ @ @ most major cable news and network TV channels .
Obama was given this honor even @ @ @ @ @ current President , because Trump is a widely despised criminal and loser .
President Obama @ @ @ @ @ than two hours ago .
Yet Donald Trump , who had been tweeting frantically about @ @ @ @ @ speech started , has since gone quiet .
What happened , Donald ?
Are you @ @ @ @ @ Barack , now that he ’ s been given the spotlight tonight ?
What a @ @

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Donald Trump has spent the past week obsessively tweeting about a laugh-out-loud phony conspiracy theory that he invented about President Obama. Today alone, Trump has publicly demanded that Mitch McConnell launch some kind of investigation into the phony scandal. Even as recently as late this afternoon, Trump was still yelling around about “Obamagate” as he desperately tried to figure out what it was.
Then something happened. President Obama gave a commencement speech which was aired live on most major cable news and network TV channels. Obama was given this honor even though Donald Trump is the current President, because Trump is a widely despised criminal and loser.
President Obama’s speech ended more than two hours ago. Yet Donald Trump, who had been tweeting frantically about Obama all day until the speech started, has since gone quiet. What happened, Donald? Are you too afraid to take on Barack, now that he’s been given the spotlight tonight? What a wuss.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--Donald Trump posts creepy and bizarre tweet about White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

When Donald Trump posted a video of his head superimposed onto the fictional President ’ s body in the movie @ @ @ @ @ Ted Cruz inexplicably crying in the audience , it was enough to raise the question @ @ @ @ @ could get with this stuff .
Just a couple hours later , he answered the @ @ @ @ @ not even sure where to start with this bizarrely creepy Donald Trump tweet , in @ @ @ @ @ White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany in some kind of Supergirl cosplay fantasy : There @ @ @ @ @ convey how far off the deep end Donald Trump is going right now .
As @ @ @ @ @ worse for him , we can ’ t begin to imagine what he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ next week .

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When Donald Trump posted a video of his head superimposed onto the fictional President’s body in the movie Independence Day, complete with Ted Cruz inexplicably crying in the audience, it was enough to raise the question of just how creepy Trump could get with this stuff. Just a couple hours later, he answered the question.
We’re not even sure where to start with this bizarrely creepy Donald Trump tweet, in which he depicts his own White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany in some kind of Supergirl cosplay fantasy:
Doing a GREAT job! https://t.co/OYRpiYiXpp — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2020
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There are no words to properly convey how far off the deep end Donald Trump is going right now. As this all continues to get worse for him, we can’t begin to imagine what he’ll be posting by this time next week.
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--#OBAMAGREAT begins trending as President Obama puts Donald Trump to shame

All that President Obama has to do to show up Donald Trump is to simply show up , and that @ @ @ @ @ Obama gave a virtual commencement speech for students tonight which aired live on several national @ @ @ @ @ went silent on Twitter during Obama ’ s speech , because Trump is a bully @ @ @ @ @ cowards .
But others had plenty to say .
Trump has spent the past week @ @ @ @ @ scandal that he calls “ Obamagate.
” To that end , he keeps posting the @ @ @ @ @ OBAMAGATE ” over and over again .
Tonight , real Americans pushed back on this @ @ @ @ @ hashtag , which quickly began trending : I tweeted last weekend that something wonderful was @ @ @ @ @ .
I think I just found out what it was .
— Q – Everything @ @ @ @ @ Happens ( @ QuancyClayborne ) May 17 , 2020

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All that President Obama has to do to show up Donald Trump is to simply show up, and that’s what happened when Obama gave a virtual commencement speech for students tonight which aired live on several national television channels. Trump notably went silent on Twitter during Obama’s speech, because Trump is a bully, and bullies are always cowards. But others had plenty to say.
Trump has spent the past week pushing a completely incoherent phony scandal that he calls “Obamagate.” To that end, he keeps posting the same one- word tweet “OBAMAGATE” over and over again. Tonight, real Americans pushed back on this by pushing the #OBAMAGREAT hashtag, which quickly began trending:
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I miss having a president who can speak in coherent sentences. #ObamaGreat — Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) May 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-17--President Obama just dropped the mic

President Obama just dropped the mic

After three and a half years of having an incoherent criminal toddler for President of the United States , it was almost jarring to hear a President give a speech tonight that sounded like it was actually coming from a President .
But it was the very best kind of jarring when Barack Obama spoke during tonight ’ s televised virtual commencement ceremony , because it reminded us that it ’ s still possible for a President to sound respectable .
President Obama ’ s speech was smart , eloquent , thoughtful , and – we can ’ t believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complete sentences and proper sentence structure .
While he didn ’ t mention Donald Trump , the closest he came to criticizing Trump was when he said this : “ Turns out they don ’ t have all the answers .
A lot of them aren ’ t even asking the right questions.
” But really , this entire event was a well-deserved slap in Trump ’ s face .
It featured segments from LeBron James and Megan Rapinoe , two popular athletes who have been viciously attacked by Trump in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of remarkable that the current President is such a toxically unpopular criminal , this commencement event had to tap the previous President instead .

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After three and a half years of having an incoherent criminal toddler for President of the United States, it was almost jarring to hear a President give a speech tonight that sounded like it was actually coming from a President. But it was the very best kind of jarring when Barack Obama spoke during tonight’s televised virtual commencement ceremony, because it reminded us that it’s still possible for a President to sound respectable.
President Obama’s speech was smart, eloquent, thoughtful, and – we can’t believe we have to say this – featured complete sentences and proper sentence structure. While he didn’t mention Donald Trump, the closest he came to criticizing Trump was when he said this: “Turns out they don’t have all the answers. A lot of them aren’t even asking the right questions.”
But really, this entire event was a well-deserved slap in Trump’s face. It featured segments from LeBron James and Megan Rapinoe, two popular athletes who have been viciously attacked by Trump in the past. And it’s nothing short of remarkable that the current President is such a toxically unpopular criminal, this commencement event had to tap the previous President instead.
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palmerreport--2020-05-19--This new letter from Donald Trump’s doctor isn’t helping his case

Earlier today , Donald Trump publicly announced that he ’ s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half , to fend off the coronavirus as it works its way through the White House .
The trouble : most people think he ’ s lying .
Now Trump ’ s doctor has produced a letter , but it ’ s not exactly helping his case .
Donald Trump ’ s White House doctor Sean P. Conley has released a letter which appears to support the claim that Trump is indeed taking hydroxychloroquine .
But there are two reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active duty Navy , and if Trump has ordered him to lie about this , he has to lie about it .
Second , the wording of the letter is tricky .
Dr. Conley ’ s letter says this : “ After numerous discussions he and I had regarding the evidence for and against the use of hydroxychloroquine , we concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks.
” Note that this does not/i > actually say that he gave the drug to Trump – only that he agrees with Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of this letter is to confirm that Donald Trump really is taking hydroxychloroquine why is it watered down with weasel wording ?
It ’ s almost as if the doctor was trying to split the difference between following an order from his Commander-in-Chief and not lying .
In any case , most people still aren ’ t going to believe Trump is on this drug – and it ’ s an ugly scandal for him either way .

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Earlier today, Donald Trump publicly announced that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half, to fend off the coronavirus as it works its way through the White House. The trouble: most people think he’s lying. Now Trump’s doctor has produced a letter, but it’s not exactly helping his case.
Donald Trump’s White House doctor Sean P. Conley has released a letter which appears to support the claim that Trump is indeed taking hydroxychloroquine. But there are two reasons for pause. First, Conley is active duty Navy, and if Trump has ordered him to lie about this, he has to lie about it. Second, the wording of the letter is tricky.
Dr. Conley’s letter says this: “After numerous discussions he and I had regarding the evidence for and against the use of hydroxychloroquine, we concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks.” Note that this does not/i> actually say that he gave the drug to Trump – only that he agrees with Trump about the potential benefit.
If the point of this letter is to confirm that Donald Trump really is taking hydroxychloroquine why is it watered down with weasel wording? It’s almost as if the doctor was trying to split the difference between following an order from his Commander-in-Chief and not lying. In any case, most people still aren’t going to believe Trump is on this drug – and it’s an ugly scandal for him either way.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--You’re darn right Donald Trump is going senile!

Whenever Donald Trump does some stupid or incoherent thing lately that points to his worsening senility , a small but loud segment of the Resistance always insists that it ’ s really just part of an evil master plan that none of us can see .
These folks seem to think they ’ re being vigilant , but I think they ’ re unwittingly doing harm by ignoring the evidence .
We all know that Trump has always had some kind of psychological condition .
Call it malignant narcissism , or sociopathy , or psychopathy if you like .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close enough to him for a proper diagnosis , but Trump ’ s behavior is so severe , you don ’ t need to be a doctor to see that he ’ s deranged .
The thing is , he ’ s now going senile on top of this .
When Trump blurted out today that he ’ s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half , it wasn ’ t some kind of brilliant deflection strategy .
It didn ’ t somehow make things better for him .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do , but this was a laughably mentally incompetent swing and miss .
Trump just created a far bigger scandal for himself than any of his other scandals that were in the news today .
We keep seeing Donald Trump falling down over and over again .
When he told us all to inject ourselves with disinfectant , it wasn ’ t part of some evil genius master plan .
It was an aging criminal reminding us just how much he ’ s losing in the cognitive department .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once they ’ re older : they ’ ve spent their entire lives having to constantly figure out how to stay one step ahead of their own lies , and eventually they lose a step and slip up .
Some folks are afraid that if they acknowledge Trump is going senile , it ’ ll mean they ’ ve stopped being vigilant about how dangerous he is .
But the reality is that his collapsing cognitive abilities arguably make him more dangerous right now .
And we have no idea how it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election cycle goes on and his condition continues to deteriorate .
Nor is it insulting to other people suffering from worsening senility when I point out that Trump is going senile .
If you were a good person before you started going senile , then you ’ re still a good person , and you deserve empathy for what ’ s happening to you .
If you ’ re Donald Trump and you ’ re going senile , then you ’ re still the same deranged criminal as ever , and you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boat as the good people out there who are going senile .
Put another way : if someone you respected or cared about was struggling in the cognitive department as badly as Trump is now struggling , you ’ d try to get them professional help for their condition .
What you really can ’ t afford to do is to pretend Donald Trump isn ’ t going senile , simply because it doesn ’ t fit your preferred narrative about how dangerously evil he is .
He ’ s still just as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so now .
It ’ s just that he ’ s visibly struggling badly to get his own mind to work .
In order to defeat Trump , we have to be clear about what ’ s actually going on with him .
The man is clearly in some stage of senility , which is combining with his existing psychopathy to produce some uniquely bizarre behavior .

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Whenever Donald Trump does some stupid or incoherent thing lately that points to his worsening senility, a small but loud segment of the Resistance always insists that it’s really just part of an evil master plan that none of us can see. These folks seem to think they’re being vigilant, but I think they’re unwittingly doing harm by ignoring the evidence.
We all know that Trump has always had some kind of psychological condition. Call it malignant narcissism, or sociopathy, or psychopathy if you like. Trump won’t let legitimate doctors get close enough to him for a proper diagnosis, but Trump’s behavior is so severe, you don’t need to be a doctor to see that he’s deranged. The thing is, he’s now going senile on top of this.
When Trump blurted out today that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half, it wasn’t some kind of brilliant deflection strategy. It didn’t somehow make things better for him. That’s probably what he was trying to do, but this was a laughably mentally incompetent swing and miss. Trump just created a far bigger scandal for himself than any of his other scandals that were in the news today.
We keep seeing Donald Trump falling down over and over again. When he told us all to inject ourselves with disinfectant, it wasn’t part of some evil genius master plan. It was an aging criminal reminding us just how much he’s losing in the cognitive department. There’s a reason lifelong criminals usually get caught once they’re older: they’ve spent their entire lives having to constantly figure out how to stay one step ahead of their own lies, and eventually they lose a step and slip up.
Some folks are afraid that if they acknowledge Trump is going senile, it’ll mean they’ve stopped being vigilant about how dangerous he is. But the reality is that his collapsing cognitive abilities arguably make him more dangerous right now. And we have no idea how it’ll impact Trump’s candidacy as the election cycle goes on and his condition continues to deteriorate.
Nor is it insulting to other people suffering from worsening senility when I point out that Trump is going senile. If you were a good person before you started going senile, then you’re still a good person, and you deserve empathy for what’s happening to you. If you’re Donald Trump and you’re going senile, then you’re still the same deranged criminal as ever, and you’re not remotely in the same boat as the good people out there who are going senile. Put another way: if someone you respected or cared about was struggling in the cognitive department as badly as Trump is now struggling, you’d try to get them professional help for their condition.
What you really can’t afford to do is to pretend Donald Trump isn’t going senile, simply because it doesn’t fit your preferred narrative about how dangerously evil he is. He’s still just as dangerously evil as ever, maybe more so now. It’s just that he’s visibly struggling badly to get his own mind to work. In order to defeat Trump, we have to be clear about what’s actually going on with him. The man is clearly in some stage of senility, which is combining with his existing psychopathy to produce some uniquely bizarre behavior.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--It’s even worse for Donald Trump if he’s lying about this one

When Donald Trump publicly announced today that he ’ s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half as a preventative measure against the White House coronavirus outbreak , the words “ He ’ s lying ” quickly began trending on social media , in a reminder that this guy has no credibility at all .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
If Trump really is misguidedly taking hydroxychloroquine , a potentially fatal drug that ’ s been proven to have no effectiveness against coronavirus , that ’ s bad enough .
It suggests that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or hallucinatory , that he ’ s actually talked himself into falling for his own scam .
The whole thing would come down to his failing mind .
But if Trump is only pretending he ’ s taking a deadly drug , it would only be because he ’ s still trying to con the public into taking the drug , because he ’ s still trying to carry out whatever financial scam he ’ s running that involves this drug .
In such case , by pretending to take it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could get people killed .
Given Donald Trump ’ s track record , he ’ s probably lying .
But either way this is a completely disqualifying scandal for him .
Moreover , we ’ re not sure how he ’ s even going to try to worm his way out of this one , because there ’ s video footage of him saying it , and it would be awfully difficult to go back and claim he misspoke or he was being sarcastic .

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When Donald Trump publicly announced today that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past week and a half as a preventative measure against the White House coronavirus outbreak, the words “He’s lying” quickly began trending on social media, in a reminder that this guy has no credibility at all. Here’s the thing, though.
If Trump really is misguidedly taking hydroxychloroquine, a potentially fatal drug that’s been proven to have no effectiveness against coronavirus, that’s bad enough. It suggests that he’s so senile, or impressionable, or hallucinatory, that he’s actually talked himself into falling for his own scam. The whole thing would come down to his failing mind.
But if Trump is only pretending he’s taking a deadly drug, it would only be because he’s still trying to con the public into taking the drug, because he’s still trying to carry out whatever financial scam he’s running that involves this drug. In such case, by pretending to take it, he’s committing a crime that could get people killed.
Given Donald Trump’s track record, he’s probably lying. But either way this is a completely disqualifying scandal for him. Moreover, we’re not sure how he’s even going to try to worm his way out of this one, because there’s video footage of him saying it, and it would be awfully difficult to go back and claim he misspoke or he was being sarcastic.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Get ready for the Red Death

Get ready for the Red Death

The feeling in England must be not unlike the feeling in the United States .
Things are slowly returning to life .
Traffic is moving again , people are returning to work .
The golf course near my house , where I occasionally jog the perimeter trail , is repopulated with golfers .
The former , longstanding official British slogan to “ stay at home , protect the NHS , save lives ” has been superseded by Boris Johnson ’ s new proclamation to “ stay alert , control the virus , save lives.
” The former was clear and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latter .
What exactly does “ stay alert ” mean ?
How exactly does one “ control the virus ” by staying alert , and how will staying alert save lives ?
And what about protecting the NHS ( National Health Service ) ?
What has become of that ?
Despite the numerous caveats and cautions enunciated by Boris Johnson , his latest proclamation will be tragically misunderstood by the average British citizen .
Like their American cousins , many Britons have no time and no patience for subtleties .
Sounding a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get everyone back in school and back at work will prove to be the same as sounding , in the minds of many , the All Clear .
Indeed , an anecdotal survey of my own neighborhood bears this out .
On a recent visit to my local market , a small shop densely populated by twenty people , I was the only one wearing a mask .
That the effort here is somewhat more well-organized than the effort in America is more the result of population and political structure than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exigencies of control are simply easier in a small , monolithic constituency than they are in a large one , broken up into fifty disparate dominions .
But , no matter , the result will be exactly the same .
We are in for a second , far larger , far more devastating wave of death and disease .
It will come exactly as it did in 1918 when the so-called Spanish Flu mutated and killed people in devastating numbers in the autumn of 1918 .
While COVID-19 has yet to mutate as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be assisted this time by the foolish and headlong incaution of the British and American governments .
As usual it will be the poor , the powerless , the voiceless who will suffer the greatest devastation .
Their tragedy will be little regarded and barely heard .
The inexorable march of “ progress ” will trample them with the same insouciance that it always does .
But , as in Edgar Allen Poe ’ s short story “ The Masque of the Red Death , ” the virus will also make sick and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will take a little longer , but it ’ s coming for them too .
This will come in the form of an overwhelmed population .
America and Britain are not prepared with sufficient PPEs and ventilators , and when the number of sick inevitably exceeds our ability to accommodate them , many who should not have died will die .
The arithmetic is so simple a child could understand it : anyone can drink a hundred gallons of water if they have three months to do it .
But no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a single day .
If there can be said to be a silver lining in all this , it is that the virus will be at its most destructive and deadly by November .
More people than ever will understand that Donald Trump and the Republican Party is the Red Death , and that they are to blame for the unnecessary tragedy their greed will cause .
It is then we must be rid of them .
And we will .
I only wish so many didn ’ t have to die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The feeling in England must be not unlike the feeling in the United States. Things are slowly returning to life. Traffic is moving again, people are returning to work. The golf course near my house, where I occasionally jog the perimeter trail, is repopulated with golfers.
The former, longstanding official British slogan to “stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives” has been superseded by Boris Johnson’s new proclamation to “stay alert, control the virus, save lives.” The former was clear and simple, but people are confused about the latter. What exactly does “stay alert” mean? How exactly does one “control the virus” by staying alert, and how will staying alert save lives? And what about protecting the NHS (National Health Service)? What has become of that?
Despite the numerous caveats and cautions enunciated by Boris Johnson, his latest proclamation will be tragically misunderstood by the average British citizen. Like their American cousins, many Britons have no time and no patience for subtleties. Sounding a cautious relaxation in a government program intended to get everyone back in school and back at work will prove to be the same as sounding, in the minds of many, the All Clear. Indeed, an anecdotal survey of my own neighborhood bears this out. On a recent visit to my local market, a small shop densely populated by twenty people, I was the only one wearing a mask.
That the effort here is somewhat more well-organized than the effort in America is more the result of population and political structure than a measurably more astute government. The logistical exigencies of control are simply easier in a small, monolithic constituency than they are in a large one, broken up into fifty disparate dominions.
But, no matter, the result will be exactly the same. We are in for a second, far larger, far more devastating wave of death and disease. It will come exactly as it did in 1918 when the so-called Spanish Flu mutated and killed people in devastating numbers in the autumn of 1918. While COVID-19 has yet to mutate as far as we know, it will be assisted this time by the foolish and headlong incaution of the British and American governments.
As usual it will be the poor, the powerless, the voiceless who will suffer the greatest devastation. Their tragedy will be little regarded and barely heard. The inexorable march of “progress” will trample them with the same insouciance that it always does. But, as in Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death,” the virus will also make sick and kill the high and the mighty. It will take a little longer, but it’s coming for them too.
This will come in the form of an overwhelmed population. America and Britain are not prepared with sufficient PPEs and ventilators, and when the number of sick inevitably exceeds our ability to accommodate them, many who should not have died will die. The arithmetic is so simple a child could understand it: anyone can drink a hundred gallons of water if they have three months to do it. But no one can drink a hundred gallons of water in a single day.
If there can be said to be a silver lining in all this, it is that the virus will be at its most destructive and deadly by November. More people than ever will understand that Donald Trump and the Republican Party is the Red Death, and that they are to blame for the unnecessary tragedy their greed will cause. It is then we must be rid of them. And we will. I only wish so many didn’t have to die to see it happen. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--“This will kill you” – even Fox News is telling Donald Trump he’s out of his mind for taking hydroxy

“This will kill you” – even Fox News is telling Donald Trump he’s out of his mind for taking hydroxychloroquine

When Donald Trump announced today that he ’ s been taking hydroxychloroquine for a week and a half as a preventative measure against the coronavirus outbreak in the White House , most people didn ’ t seem inclined to believe him .
It has literally no benefit as a coronavirus treatment , and it kills a lot of people .
As Palmer Report pointed out , this is going to be a huge scandal for Donald Trump whether he ’ s telling the truth or lying .
Either he ’ s mentally incompetent enough to take poison , or he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about taking poison .
How ugly is this for Trump ?
Even Fox News host Neil Cavuto is urging Trump not to take it , stressing “ this will kill you ” ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : Cavuto : Trump 'just acknowledged he 's taking hydroxychloroquine … The fact of the matter is though , when Trump said what do you got to lose , in a number of studies the vulnerable population have one thing to lose , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , This .
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You ' pic.twitter.com/V5Z2kCcDer Although Fox News usually tries to back up Donald Trump on his lies , this particular lie appears to be a bridge too far even for Fox .
The network clearly doesn ’ t want to be held liable for its own viewers following Donald Trump ’ s advice and poisoning themselves , so it ’ s breaking sharply with him on this issue .

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When Donald Trump announced today that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for a week and a half as a preventative measure against the coronavirus outbreak in the White House, most people didn’t seem inclined to believe him. It has literally no benefit as a coronavirus treatment, and it kills a lot of people.
As Palmer Report pointed out, this is going to be a huge scandal for Donald Trump whether he’s telling the truth or lying. Either he’s mentally incompetent enough to take poison, or he’s mentally incompetent enough to lie about taking poison. How ugly is this for Trump? Even Fox News host Neil Cavuto is urging Trump not to take it, stressing “this will kill you” (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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Cavuto: Trump 'just acknowledged he's taking hydroxychloroquine … The fact of the matter is though, when Trump said what do you got to lose, in a number of studies the vulnerable population have one thing to lose, their lives … I cannot stress enough, This. Will. Kill. You' pic.twitter.com/V5Z2kCcDer — Lis Power (@LisPower1) May 18, 2020
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Although Fox News usually tries to back up Donald Trump on his lies, this particular lie appears to be a bridge too far even for Fox. The network clearly doesn’t want to be held liable for its own viewers following Donald Trump’s advice and poisoning themselves, so it’s breaking sharply with him on this issue.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Donald Trump just invited all kinds of questions about his medical status

For reasons known only to him , Donald Trump announced today that he ’ s been taking the drug hydroxychloroquine for about a week and a half , in order to protect himself against the worsening coronavirus outbreak in the White House .
To be clear , he ’ s probably lying .
But he just opened himself up to all kinds of questions about his medical status and his mental health .
Although Trump has a history of corrupting his doctors , we have a hard time imagining any doctor being willing to give him a drug that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and is dangerous enough that it could kill him on the spot .
Trump could order a military doctor to give it to him , but even that would raise questions about whether the Secret Service would stand there and let a doctor give Trump a drug that under these circumstances would merely be poison .
But the bigger story here is that Trump is claiming he ’ s taking the drug .
This gives his political opponents and the media an opening to put the focus on his failure to release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he produce tests that prove he ’ s taking the drug .
They can , and will , make this a scandal for him .
If Trump is indeed taking this drug , despite its proven lack of effectiveness for coronavirus , and the fact that it kills a lot of people , it paints him as far too mentally incompetent to be president .
And if it turns out he ’ s lying about taking the drug , then that points to a whole different kind of crazy .
No one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine anymore , yet now he blurts this out ?
The guy no longer has any control over what comes out of his mouth – and it ’ s only going to get worse for him .

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For reasons known only to him, Donald Trump announced today that he’s been taking the drug hydroxychloroquine for about a week and a half, in order to protect himself against the worsening coronavirus outbreak in the White House. To be clear, he’s probably lying. But he just opened himself up to all kinds of questions about his medical status and his mental health.
Although Trump has a history of corrupting his doctors, we have a hard time imagining any doctor being willing to give him a drug that is proven to have no effect against coronavirus, and is dangerous enough that it could kill him on the spot. Trump could order a military doctor to give it to him, but even that would raise questions about whether the Secret Service would stand there and let a doctor give Trump a drug that under these circumstances would merely be poison.
But the bigger story here is that Trump is claiming he’s taking the drug. This gives his political opponents and the media an opening to put the focus on his failure to release his medical records. They can demand that he produce tests that prove he’s taking the drug. They can, and will, make this a scandal for him.
If Trump is indeed taking this drug, despite its proven lack of effectiveness for coronavirus, and the fact that it kills a lot of people, it paints him as far too mentally incompetent to be president. And if it turns out he’s lying about taking the drug, then that points to a whole different kind of crazy. No one was even talking about Trump’s hydroxychloroquine anymore, yet now he blurts this out? The guy no longer has any control over what comes out of his mouth – and it’s only going to get worse for him.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Donald Trump just scapegoated Mike Pompeo

This afternoon we all learned that when Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo fired the State Department Inspector General , he wasn ’ t just investigating Pompeo for a dog walking scandal , he was investigating Pompeo for potentially illegal arms sales to Saudi Arabia .
Now Trump is promptly throwing Pompeo under the bus over it .
Donald Trump is now insisting that he ’ d never even heard of the State Department Inspector General until Pompeo asked him to fire the guy .
This is a big deal , because Trump and Pompeo committed a crime by firing this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and now Trump is saying that he wasn ’ t even aware of the situation , and the whole thing was Pompeo ’ s idea .
It get worse .
Mike Pompeo is now admitting that he did indeed ask Donald Trump to fire the IG , but Pompeo is insisting that he didn ’ t know the IG was investigating him .
This is extraordinarily difficult to believe .
But with Pompeo facing the prospect of prison time over this if Trump loses , it ’ s clear that Pompeo is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt ” defense for the jury .
For now , the big question is whether Donald Trump completes his scapegoating of Mike Pompeo by forcing him to resign .
That may depend on just how much uglier the media coverage gets in this scandal .
If the IG firing is still generating headlines by the end of the week , don ’ t be shocked if Pompeo is a goner .
But if this scandal fades in favor of some other Trump scandal , Pompeo could survive .

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This afternoon we all learned that when Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo fired the State Department Inspector General, he wasn’t just investigating Pompeo for a dog walking scandal, he was investigating Pompeo for potentially illegal arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Now Trump is promptly throwing Pompeo under the bus over it.
Donald Trump is now insisting that he’d never even heard of the State Department Inspector General until Pompeo asked him to fire the guy. This is a big deal, because Trump and Pompeo committed a crime by firing this guy while he was investigating Pompeo – and now Trump is saying that he wasn’t even aware of the situation, and the whole thing was Pompeo’s idea. It get worse.
Mike Pompeo is now admitting that he did indeed ask Donald Trump to fire the IG, but Pompeo is insisting that he didn’t know the IG was investigating him. This is extraordinarily difficult to believe. But with Pompeo facing the prospect of prison time over this if Trump loses, it’s clear that Pompeo is now trying to set up a “reasonable doubt” defense for the jury.
For now, the big question is whether Donald Trump completes his scapegoating of Mike Pompeo by forcing him to resign. That may depend on just how much uglier the media coverage gets in this scandal. If the IG firing is still generating headlines by the end of the week, don’t be shocked if Pompeo is a goner. But if this scandal fades in favor of some other Trump scandal, Pompeo could survive.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Should have seen that coming

Should have seen that coming

When the news broke that the State Department Inspector General was investigating Mike Pompeo for corruptly wasting government resources on things like dog walking at the time Donald Trump and Pompeo fired him , we were left to wonder why they would risk committing a felony by firing a guy over a dog walking investigation .
We should have known another shoe was about to drop .
Now it turns out the Inspector General was investigating a whole lot more than dog walking .
The IG was also probing Mike Pompeo ’ s scheme to do billions of dollars of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Washington Post , none of which was done through the proper channels .
This makes more sense .
Donald Trump is literally owned by the Saudi royal family , and he ’ s been abusing his office to give one favorable arms deal to the Saudis after another .
So it makes sense that Trump and Mike Pompeo would risk committing the felony of ousting the Inspector General and creating such an ugly scandal for themselves in the process .
They were trying to bury the evidence trail financially connecting Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The kicker is that by firing the Inspector General , Trump and Pompeo have merely pushed the Saudi arms probe into the headlines .
We don ’ t know if the IG report would have come out before the election or not , but now it ’ s an election scandal .
These guys are as stupid as they are corrupt .

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When the news broke that the State Department Inspector General was investigating Mike Pompeo for corruptly wasting government resources on things like dog walking at the time Donald Trump and Pompeo fired him, we were left to wonder why they would risk committing a felony by firing a guy over a dog walking investigation. We should have known another shoe was about to drop.
Now it turns out the Inspector General was investigating a whole lot more than dog walking. The IG was also probing Mike Pompeo’s scheme to do billions of dollars of arms business with Saudi Arabia, according to the Washington Post, none of which was done through the proper channels. This makes more sense.
Donald Trump is literally owned by the Saudi royal family, and he’s been abusing his office to give one favorable arms deal to the Saudis after another. So it makes sense that Trump and Mike Pompeo would risk committing the felony of ousting the Inspector General and creating such an ugly scandal for themselves in the process. They were trying to bury the evidence trail financially connecting Trump to the murderous Saudi Crown Prince.
The kicker is that by firing the Inspector General, Trump and Pompeo have merely pushed the Saudi arms probe into the headlines. We don’t know if the IG report would have come out before the election or not, but now it’s an election scandal. These guys are as stupid as they are corrupt.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Donald Trump is going to hate what Bill Barr just did to him

For quite some time now , Attorney General Bill Barr has been trying to fake his way into making Donald Trump think that serious action is being taken .
Barr pretended he was indicting Andrew McCabe when he wasn ’ t .
Barr made a lot of noise about meddling in the Roger Stone sentencing but it went nowhere .
But then Bill Barr ’ s hand was forced with the Michael Flynn case .
Donald Trump has become obsessed with the idiotic idea that framing President Obama and Joe Biden for Michael Flynn ’ s crimes is somehow magically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Barr had to pull the plug on the criminal case against Flynn .
Not only did Barr give himself additional criminal exposure in the process , it doesn ’ t appear the judge is even going to let Flynn off the hook .
Now Trump keeps publicly playing up the notion of having the DOJ bring phony criminal charges against Obama and Biden .
We don ’ t know if Trump really wants to bring charges , or if he merely wants to create the illusion that Obama and Biden are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Bill Barr just blew up the entire scheme .
Barr was asked about investigating and charging Obama and Biden during a press conference today , and according to the Washington Post , Barr said he has no intention of doing so .
This is not the answer Trump was looking for , because it pokes a major hole in the notion that Obama and Biden should be prosecuted , which is a notion that Trump is centering his reelection effort around .
At the least , Trump would have wanted Barr to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open .
So what ’ s Bill Barr doing ?
It seems pretty clear that he ’ s trying to shield himself from further criminal liability .
He ’ s already on the legal hook for obstruction of justice when he lied about the Mueller report , and when he tried to bury the Flynn case .
Barr is clearly worried that if Donald Trump loses the election , Barr will go to prison .
Barr must think that bringing phony cases against Obama and Biden would be the final nail in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill Barr is in a no-win situation .
Barr needs Donald Trump to pardon him on his way out the door in order to avoid prison altogether .
That means Barr has to keep Trump happy .
Yet Barr just blew a hole in Trump ’ s core reelection strategy , and that ’ s not going to make Trump happy .
Some folks think of Barr as an evil wizard who does things by magic wand .
In reality he ’ s a corrupt bumbler who ’ s been backed into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ craven lunacy of his boss .

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For quite some time now, Attorney General Bill Barr has been trying to fake his way into making Donald Trump think that serious action is being taken. Barr pretended he was indicting Andrew McCabe when he wasn’t. Barr made a lot of noise about meddling in the Roger Stone sentencing but it went nowhere.
But then Bill Barr’s hand was forced with the Michael Flynn case. Donald Trump has become obsessed with the idiotic idea that framing President Obama and Joe Biden for Michael Flynn’s crimes is somehow magically going to get Trump reelected. Accordingly, Barr had to pull the plug on the criminal case against Flynn. Not only did Barr give himself additional criminal exposure in the process, it doesn’t appear the judge is even going to let Flynn off the hook.
Now Trump keeps publicly playing up the notion of having the DOJ bring phony criminal charges against Obama and Biden. We don’t know if Trump really wants to bring charges, or if he merely wants to create the illusion that Obama and Biden are in danger of being charged. Either way, Bill Barr just blew up the entire scheme.
Barr was asked about investigating and charging Obama and Biden during a press conference today, and according to the Washington Post, Barr said he has no intention of doing so. This is not the answer Trump was looking for, because it pokes a major hole in the notion that Obama and Biden should be prosecuted, which is a notion that Trump is centering his reelection effort around. At the least, Trump would have wanted Barr to dodge the question and leave the door open.
So what’s Bill Barr doing? It seems pretty clear that he’s trying to shield himself from further criminal liability. He’s already on the legal hook for obstruction of justice when he lied about the Mueller report, and when he tried to bury the Flynn case. Barr is clearly worried that if Donald Trump loses the election, Barr will go to prison. Barr must think that bringing phony cases against Obama and Biden would be the final nail in his own legal coffin.
That said, Bill Barr is in a no-win situation. Barr needs Donald Trump to pardon him on his way out the door in order to avoid prison altogether. That means Barr has to keep Trump happy. Yet Barr just blew a hole in Trump’s core reelection strategy, and that’s not going to make Trump happy. Some folks think of Barr as an evil wizard who does things by magic wand. In reality he’s a corrupt bumbler who’s been backed into a corner by his own ineptness and the craven lunacy of his boss.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--This is devastating for Donald Trump

This is devastating for Donald Trump

After three and a half years of listening to a “ president ” who speaks like a toddler , it was refreshing to hear President Obama speak to the class of 2020 .
While he mentioned no names , much of President Obama ’ s speech was directed at Donald Trump and his continued failures .
His reference to the pandemic tearing back the curtain on “ the folks in charge ” harkens to the Wizard of Oz when that curtain pulled back to reveal a fraud .
Trump is little more than a fictional character , except this character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to band together to get Trump out of office before he does further damage , and according to CNN , it appears this may be happening .
CNN ’ s “ poll of the week ” is a new Marquette Law School poll and shows Joe Biden up by three points in Wisconsin .
Before you say those numbers are within the margin of error and represents only one state , CNN analyzes polls a bit differently .
CNN judges poll accuracy by looking at state-level polls .
By including state polls , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead of Hillary Clinton ’ s final margin .
Further , CNN believes that Biden is holding an eight-point lead over Trump nationwide .
CNN looked at the national polling averages taken during this same period , and Biden is up higher than in those polls , which includes Trump ’ s favorite poll , Rasmussen .
Biden is solidly in the lead .
CNN takes poll review to the next level with this method .
Harry Enten , the author of the article , believes that with more data points to review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the numbers .
They are looking at more than 20 polls and 15,000 plus interviews , which results in a smaller margin of error .
Enten also reviewed states that he believes will be most competitive , as well as the ones he thinks will not be close .
In his review of competitive states , Enten reported that Biden is on average 6 points above Clinton ’ s 2016 final numbers , and the same is true in non-competitive states .
Neither Trump nor Biden is running away with states seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leads of five points or better in Michigan and Pennsylvania .
To further prove his point , Enten looked at erroneous polling data in 2016 , which underestimated Trump ’ s numbers .
Biden would still be ahead , even if Trump ’ s numbers were once again being underestimated .
For example , RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight both underestimated Trump ’ s numbers in 2016 by one and two points , respectively .
When those errors are recreated in current polling , Biden maintains a six to seven-point lead .
While Trump still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is his own worst enemy .
Between his mishandling of coronavirus and his ludicrous call to investigate President Obama , he will continue to drop in the polls .
The bottom line is that if the race were held today , Biden is ahead in enough states to win 270 electoral votes .
We need to do our best to make this reality .
After all we have survived at Trump ’ s hands , it will be nice to have a real president in the White House again .

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After three and a half years of listening to a “president” who speaks like a toddler, it was refreshing to hear President Obama speak to the class of 2020. While he mentioned no names, much of President Obama’s speech was directed at Donald Trump and his continued failures. His reference to the pandemic tearing back the curtain on “the folks in charge” harkens to the Wizard of Oz when that curtain pulled back to reveal a fraud. Trump is little more than a fictional character, except this character is doing real harm. Americans need to band together to get Trump out of office before he does further damage, and according to CNN, it appears this may be happening.
CNN’s “poll of the week” is a new Marquette Law School poll and shows Joe Biden up by three points in Wisconsin. Before you say those numbers are within the margin of error and represents only one state, CNN analyzes polls a bit differently. CNN judges poll accuracy by looking at state-level polls. By including state polls, CNN estimates that Biden is six points ahead of Hillary Clinton’s final margin. Further, CNN believes that Biden is holding an eight-point lead over Trump nationwide. CNN looked at the national polling averages taken during this same period, and Biden is up higher than in those polls, which includes Trump’s favorite poll, Rasmussen. Biden is solidly in the lead.
CNN takes poll review to the next level with this method. Harry Enten, the author of the article, believes that with more data points to review, we get a more accurate reading on the numbers. They are looking at more than 20 polls and 15,000 plus interviews, which results in a smaller margin of error. Enten also reviewed states that he believes will be most competitive, as well as the ones he thinks will not be close. In his review of competitive states, Enten reported that Biden is on average 6 points above Clinton’s 2016 final numbers, and the same is true in non-competitive states. Neither Trump nor Biden is running away with states seen as friendly, but Biden has posted leads of five points or better in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
To further prove his point, Enten looked at erroneous polling data in 2016, which underestimated Trump’s numbers. Biden would still be ahead, even if Trump’s numbers were once again being underestimated. For example, RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight both underestimated Trump’s numbers in 2016 by one and two points, respectively. When those errors are recreated in current polling, Biden maintains a six to seven-point lead. While Trump still statistically has time to catch up, he is his own worst enemy. Between his mishandling of coronavirus and his ludicrous call to investigate President Obama, he will continue to drop in the polls. The bottom line is that if the race were held today, Biden is ahead in enough states to win 270 electoral votes. We need to do our best to make this reality. After all we have survived at Trump’s hands, it will be nice to have a real president in the White House again.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Former Republican comes out swinging in support of Joe Biden

There ’ s a reason Donald Trump gets jittery and lashes out whenever a republican group launches a television ad @ @ @ @ @ .
Joe Biden isn ’ t just doing well with Democrats and independents ; he @ @ @ @ @ votes from republicans and former republicans who have simply had enough of Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ a former republican named Liss Kron says it all : I ’ m a former @ @ @ @ @ president .
Trump destroyed the Republican Party but won ’ t destroy the country if @ @ @ @ @ November .
We need compassion back in the White House , therefore # GoJoe pic.twitter.com/o7kDrJJEVg

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There’s a reason Donald Trump gets jittery and lashes out whenever a republican group launches a television ad aimed at taking him down. Joe Biden isn’t just doing well with Democrats and independents; he’s picking up some votes from republicans and former republicans who have simply had enough of Trump’s crap.
This missive from a former republican named Liss Kron says it all:
I’m a former Republican supporting @JoeBiden for president. Trump destroyed the Republican Party but won’t destroy the country if we can stop him in November. We need compassion back in the White House, therefore #GoJoe pic.twitter.com/o7kDrJJEVg — Liss Kron (@imvzlan) May 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--This is bad news

This is bad news

The headline says it all : “ 48 States to Reopen Some Businesses Amid Trump Pressure.
” This is bad news , folks .
Let ’ s look at Germany as an example .
Germany has been diligent in COVID-19 testing and decided to ease quarantine restrictions over the past few weeks .
The results ?
Not great .
While the results are “ preliminary , ” we have to keep in mind that no matter how comprehensive a country ’ s testing is , there is always a data lag .
This article from The Atlantic explains what that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become infected ( 1 ) before they know they ’ ve been infected and/or ( 2 ) before they show any symptoms , if at all .
This means that the virus has a chance to spread in a person who thinks they ’ re normal and consequently acts normally ( i.e.
, with fewer precautions ) .
Back to the bad news here .
With a whopping 48 states easing restrictions , we will inevitably see an uptick in COVID-19 cases .
It ’ s simple biology .
What isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time when Americans are decidedly antsy about returning “ back to normal , ” we ’ ve jumped the proverbial gun by easing quarantine restrictions .
Because we ’ ll see more cases as a result of the easing , we ’ re going to have to prolong our quarantine .
I live in a fairly liberal part of the country and many people completely and openly defy social distancing and quarantine orders .
It ’ s worse in Trump country , where his acolytes so often follow his example of refusing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all means that cases will continue to rise and quarantine will have to be prolonged even further .
Worse yet , this means that the US ’ s economic situation will worsen .
Already , the number of unemployed workers is approaching 40 million .
With a prolonged quarantine , unemployment will almost certainly rise .
Congress will have to seriously think about yet more economic stimuluses , ever inflating the national debt .
In short , it is emphatically not worth reopening at the scale and rate that we are if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve heard the argument from liberals and conservatives alike that “ the cure can ’ t be worse than the disease.
” But you know what ?
Maybe it should be in some ways .
If we pay our quarantine dues now , we won ’ t have to later .
Americans can get back to work sooner if we just keep a stiff upper lip .
Unfortunately , however , it looks like we ’ re marking a serious mistake before we consider that option again .

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The headline says it all: “48 States to Reopen Some Businesses Amid Trump Pressure.” This is bad news, folks. Let’s look at Germany as an example. Germany has been diligent in COVID-19 testing and decided to ease quarantine restrictions over the past few weeks. The results? Not great.
While the results are “preliminary,” we have to keep in mind that no matter how comprehensive a country’s testing is, there is always a data lag. This article from The Atlantic explains what that means, but in essence, people become infected (1) before they know they’ve been infected and/or (2) before they show any symptoms, if at all. This means that the virus has a chance to spread in a person who thinks they’re normal and consequently acts normally (i.e., with fewer precautions).
Back to the bad news here. With a whopping 48 states easing restrictions, we will inevitably see an uptick in COVID-19 cases. It’s simple biology. What isn’t simple are the repercussions.
At a time when Americans are decidedly antsy about returning “back to normal,” we’ve jumped the proverbial gun by easing quarantine restrictions. Because we’ll see more cases as a result of the easing, we’re going to have to prolong our quarantine. I live in a fairly liberal part of the country and many people completely and openly defy social distancing and quarantine orders. It’s worse in Trump country, where his acolytes so often follow his example of refusing to wear a mask. Again, this all means that cases will continue to rise and quarantine will have to be prolonged even further.
Worse yet, this means that the US’s economic situation will worsen. Already, the number of unemployed workers is approaching 40 million. With a prolonged quarantine, unemployment will almost certainly rise. Congress will have to seriously think about yet more economic stimuluses, ever inflating the national debt.
In short, it is emphatically not worth reopening at the scale and rate that we are if it means a ultimately prolonging the quarantine. I’ve heard the argument from liberals and conservatives alike that “the cure can’t be worse than the disease.” But you know what? Maybe it should be in some ways. If we pay our quarantine dues now, we won’t have to later. Americans can get back to work sooner if we just keep a stiff upper lip. Unfortunately, however, it looks like we’re marking a serious mistake before we consider that option again.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--I’m tired of America being held hostage by a family of creepy weirdos

Donald Trump and his three oldest adult kids aren ’ t just a crime family who have spent years pillaging and plundering everything around them in embarrassingly thirsty fashion .
They ’ re also , frankly , a bunch of creepy weirdos .
This past weekend was a reminder of just how deranged , lame , and just plain pathetic they truly are .
First we had Donald Trump , who acknowledged on Twitter over the weekend that he ’ s “ vain ” and “ insensitive ” but seemed to think those are compliments .
Then we had Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden of being a “ pedophile ” and then later insisted he was only joking , because sure , who doesn ’ t think false accusations of pedophilia are hilarious ?
Then we had Ivanka Trump behaving in such creepy fashion on Twitter , she ended up getting cursed out by the director of The Matrix over it .
Then we had Eric Trump , who insisted that the coronavirus is some kind of Democratic hoax aimed at harming his father , and it ’ ll magically go away after the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans apparently agreed to die as part of this election plot .
These people are awful .
It ’ s not just that they ’ re career criminals , it ’ s that they ’ re creepy weirdos .
This is the family of psychologically broken lunatics who take you hostage in the horror movie and lock you in the basement as a way of trying to compensate for what ’ s gone so terribly wrong in their own lives and their own minds .
Except this isn ’ t a movie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of America is locked in these creeps ’ basement , plotting an escape for November .

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Donald Trump and his three oldest adult kids aren’t just a crime family who have spent years pillaging and plundering everything around them in embarrassingly thirsty fashion. They’re also, frankly, a bunch of creepy weirdos. This past weekend was a reminder of just how deranged, lame, and just plain pathetic they truly are.
First we had Donald Trump, who acknowledged on Twitter over the weekend that he’s “vain” and “insensitive” but seemed to think those are compliments. Then we had Donald Trump Jr, who falsely accused Joe Biden of being a “pedophile” and then later insisted he was only joking, because sure, who doesn’t think false accusations of pedophilia are hilarious?
Then we had Ivanka Trump behaving in such creepy fashion on Twitter, she ended up getting cursed out by the director of The Matrix over it. Then we had Eric Trump, who insisted that the coronavirus is some kind of Democratic hoax aimed at harming his father, and it’ll magically go away after the election. In his deranged mind, ninety thousand Americans apparently agreed to die as part of this election plot.
These people are awful. It’s not just that they’re career criminals, it’s that they’re creepy weirdos. This is the family of psychologically broken lunatics who take you hostage in the horror movie and lock you in the basement as a way of trying to compensate for what’s gone so terribly wrong in their own lives and their own minds. Except this isn’t a movie, it’s real life. And all of America is locked in these creeps’ basement, plotting an escape for November.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Arnold Schwarzenegger slams Donald Trump

President Barack Obama gave the highest profile virtual commencement speech this weekend , but several other political figures also gave @ @ @ @ @ Republican Senator Ben Sasse gave a speech to a local high school that was so @ @ @ @ @ the school board is calling on him to apologize .
Then there ’ s former @ @ @ @ @ When Schwarzenegger was addressing graduates , he stressed that their experiences were what mattered , @ @ @ @ @ “ You are celebrating that journey today , not just a piece of paper that @ @ @ @ @ .
This is nothing.
” Then he held up a degree from Trump University , @ @ @ @ @ degree from Donald Trump ’ s fraudulent and since-shuttered online university is worth literally nothing @

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President Barack Obama gave the highest profile virtual commencement speech this weekend, but several other political figures also gave commencement speeches. For instance Republican Senator Ben Sasse gave a speech to a local high school that was so offensive, a member of the school board is calling on him to apologize. Then there’s former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
When Schwarzenegger was addressing graduates, he stressed that their experiences were what mattered, not the degree itself: “You are celebrating that journey today, not just a piece of paper that you hang on the wall. This is nothing.” Then he held up a degree from Trump University, mocking the fact that a degree from Donald Trump’s fraudulent and since-shuttered online university is worth literally nothing.
Well played, Terminator. Well played.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--GOP Senator Ben Sasse goes off the deep end in deranged speech to high school kids

Republican Senator Ben Sasse is one of those types who speaks in reasonable-sounding bipartisan terms when doing interviews in mixed company , but when you dig deeper you find out he ’ s as much of a far-right extremist as anyone else in his party .
As it turns out , Sasse is also something of a creep .
Senator Sasse gave a virtual commencement speech to a graduating high school class in his home state of Nebraska , and it revealed that he ’ s apparently a racist who hates gym teachers .
These two minutes from Sasse ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know about how bad it was ( if the video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : This was so cringe-worthy , we thought perhaps it wasn ’ t from a real commencement speech , and Ben Sasse filmed it as a parody instead .
But no , it ’ s very much real .
Sasse was speaking to Fremont High School .
The local NBC affiliate is reporting that a member of the school board is calling on Sasse to apologize for the speech @

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Republican Senator Ben Sasse is one of those types who speaks in reasonable-sounding bipartisan terms when doing interviews in mixed company, but when you dig deeper you find out he’s as much of a far-right extremist as anyone else in his party. As it turns out, Sasse is also something of a creep.
Senator Sasse gave a virtual commencement speech to a graduating high school class in his home state of Nebraska, and it revealed that he’s apparently a racist who hates gym teachers. These two minutes from Sasse’s speech tell you all you need to know about how bad it was (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse just gave the worst graduation speech of all time pic.twitter.com/nCYe7ruOl4 — 🌜 (@BlLDUNGSROMAN) May 17, 2020
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This was so cringe-worthy, we thought perhaps it wasn’t from a real commencement speech, and Ben Sasse filmed it as a parody instead. But no, it’s very much real. Sasse was speaking to Fremont High School. The local NBC affiliate is reporting that a member of the school board is calling on Sasse to apologize for the speech.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Donald Trump’s officials begin publicly sniping at each other as it all falls apart

You know the wheels are coming off for an administration when some of its officials begin trying to publicly scapegoat each other for what ’ s going wrong .
And the wheels are really coming off when those officials start publicly firing back at each other .
That ’ s what is now playing out within the failing Donald Trump regime , as Americans increasingly demand to know why the regime did so little coronavirus testing early on , back when doing so could have contained the outbreak and saved a huge number of lives .
Trump ’ s racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meet The Press on Sunday morning and tried to scapegoat the CDC for the lack of testing .
Here ’ s the thing : the CDC is part of the Trump regime .
This is like the left hand blaming the right hand for stealing something , and thinking it somehow exonerates the person the hands belong to .
Now a senior CDC official is pointing out the obvious : “ If there is criticism of the CDC , ultimately Mr. Navarro is being critical of the President and the man who President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re not quite sure where this is headed .
Donald Trump seems to like Peter Navarro ( they ’ re two peas in a horrifying pod ) , but Trump seems to feel that he needs CDC Director Robert Redfield , so maybe Trump will just ignore this feud and not fire anyone .
But either way , it ’ s a reminder of just how badly the wheels are coming off .
This is a regime in chaos – and scapegoating only begets more scapegoating .

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You know the wheels are coming off for an administration when some of its officials begin trying to publicly scapegoat each other for what’s going wrong. And the wheels are really coming off when those officials start publicly firing back at each other.
That’s what is now playing out within the failing Donald Trump regime, as Americans increasingly demand to know why the regime did so little coronavirus testing early on, back when doing so could have contained the outbreak and saved a huge number of lives. Trump’s racist idiot trade adviser Peter Navarro went on Meet The Press on Sunday morning and tried to scapegoat the CDC for the lack of testing.
Here’s the thing: the CDC is part of the Trump regime. This is like the left hand blaming the right hand for stealing something, and thinking it somehow exonerates the person the hands belong to. Now a senior CDC official is pointing out the obvious: “If there is criticism of the CDC, ultimately Mr. Navarro is being critical of the President and the man who President Trump placed to lead the agency.”
We’re not quite sure where this is headed. Donald Trump seems to like Peter Navarro (they’re two peas in a horrifying pod), but Trump seems to feel that he needs CDC Director Robert Redfield, so maybe Trump will just ignore this feud and not fire anyone. But either way, it’s a reminder of just how badly the wheels are coming off. This is a regime in chaos – and scapegoating only begets more scapegoating.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--George Conway just ripped Donald Trump a new one

After President Obama gave a nationally televised commencement speech on Saturday night , it took Donald Trump nearly a full @ @ @ @ @ the nerve to take a shot at Obama .
As usual , Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ : “ The Obama Administration is turning out to be one of the most corrupt @ @ @ @ @ .
Remember , he and Sleepy Joe are the reasons I am in the White @ @ @ @ @ George Conway , the anti-Trump republican who co-founded the Lincoln Project to help take Donald @ @ @ @ @ accordingly : You ’ re just mad that Obama can speak coherently and empathatically , @ @ @ @ @ vocabulary that actually contains all the best words that you can ’ t read or @ @ @ @ @ .
I know it makes you mad when people show how deficient you are , @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/oVzKLhYh6s

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After President Obama gave a nationally televised commencement speech on Saturday night, it took Donald Trump nearly a full day to finally work up the nerve to take a shot at Obama. As usual, Trump’s retort was narcissistic and stupid: “The Obama Administration is turning out to be one of the most corrupt and incompetent in U.S. history. Remember, he and Sleepy Joe are the reasons I am in the White House!!!”
George Conway, the anti-Trump republican who co-founded the Lincoln Project to help take Donald Trump down, fired back accordingly:
You’re just mad that Obama can speak coherently and empathatically, and has a much larger vocabulary that actually contains all the best words that you can’t read or pronounce, let alone understand. I know it makes you mad when people show how deficient you are, but … tough. https://t.co/oVzKLhYh6s — Xeorge Xonway (@gtconway3d) May 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Jake Tapper just dropped the hammer on Donald Trump

The more Donald Trump ’ s lies and crimes are exposed , the more he decides that everyone who ’ s not impressed with him is lying or committing crimes .
Trump decided that today would be a good day to attack CNN host Jake Tapper for some reason , and let ’ s just say that Tapper got the better of him .
Donald Trump tweeted this today in reference to Tapper : “ They , and the Lamestream Media ( including Jake ) , have spent 3 1/2 years illegally smearing me.
” It ’ s not clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ugly truth is “ illegal ” but there you have it .
Tapper fired back with this : A better focus for you , Mr. President : * at least 1,482,916 cases of coronavirus in the US ; * at least 89,318 dead in the US from coronavirus ; * tens of of millions unemployed and even more suffering .
Insult me all you want ; please focus on helping the American people , sir .
Yeah , we ’ re awarding this one to Jake Tapper .
Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep getting more deranged , more severe , and more toothless all at the same time .

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The more Donald Trump’s lies and crimes are exposed, the more he decides that everyone who’s not impressed with him is lying or committing crimes. Trump decided that today would be a good day to attack CNN host Jake Tapper for some reason, and let’s just say that Tapper got the better of him.
Donald Trump tweeted this today in reference to Tapper: “They, and the Lamestream Media (including Jake), have spent 3 1/2 years illegally smearing me.” It’s not clear why Trump has now decided that reporting the ugly truth is “illegal” but there you have it. Tapper fired back with this:
A better focus for you, Mr. President: * at least 1,482,916 cases of coronavirus in the US; * at least 89,318 dead in the US from coronavirus; * tens of of millions unemployed and even more suffering. Insult me all you want; please focus on helping the American people, sir.
Yeah, we’re awarding this one to Jake Tapper. Donald Trump’s attacks on the media somehow manage to keep getting more deranged, more severe, and more toothless all at the same time.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Mike Pompeo’s Inspector General scandal just got even uglier for him

When Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo conspired to fire the State Department Inspector General , who was in the process of investigating Pompeo ’ s improprieties , it was a felony act of obstruction of justice .
Pompeo apparently figures he ’ s already going to prison for the Ukraine scandal if Trump loses , so there ’ s no harm in committing some additional crimes in the name of trying to keep things from unraveling before election day .
But now the details are surfacing about just what the Inspector General was investigating Mike Pompeo for .
NBC News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staffer to do things like walk his dog and make dinner reservations for him and his wife .
This is a highly improper and abusive waste of taxpayer resources , but if this is all that the IG was investigating Pompeo for , then it wasn ’ t a criminal act .
Yet Pompeo ’ s decision to oust the IG to stop this investigation is a criminal act .
That means Pompeo broke the law in the name of trying to prevent the public from learning that he was forcing a staffer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a direct result of this move , the public has learned about the dog walking incident much sooner than it would have otherwise surfaced .
Trump and his goons are as stupidly incompetent as they are corruptly criminal .

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When Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo conspired to fire the State Department Inspector General, who was in the process of investigating Pompeo’s improprieties, it was a felony act of obstruction of justice. Pompeo apparently figures he’s already going to prison for the Ukraine scandal if Trump loses, so there’s no harm in committing some additional crimes in the name of trying to keep things from unraveling before election day.
But now the details are surfacing about just what the Inspector General was investigating Mike Pompeo for. NBC News says that Pompeo was forcing a government staffer to do things like walk his dog and make dinner reservations for him and his wife. This is a highly improper and abusive waste of taxpayer resources, but if this is all that the IG was investigating Pompeo for, then it wasn’t a criminal act. Yet Pompeo’s decision to oust the IG to stop this investigation is a criminal act.
That means Pompeo broke the law in the name of trying to prevent the public from learning that he was forcing a staffer to walk his dog, and as a direct result of this move, the public has learned about the dog walking incident much sooner than it would have otherwise surfaced. Trump and his goons are as stupidly incompetent as they are corruptly criminal.
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palmerreport--2020-05-18--Donald Trump tries calling in to live golf tournament broadcast and it blows up in his face

Yesterday , PGA champion golfer Rory McIlroy said that while he golfed with Donald Trump in 2017 , he ’ ll never golf with him again , because he ’ s so offended by Trump ’ s flippant response to the coronavirus crisis .
This is a big deal , because golfers and golf fans tend to skew Republican .
Trump tried to fix things today by calling in and speaking with announcer Mike Tirico during a live broadcast of a charity golf tournament .
Trump emphasized the fact that he and Tirico have played golf together in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not wanting to use a live broadcast to say something like what McIlroy had said .
Instead , Tirico went a different and more devastating direction .
After Trump pointed out that he and Tirico used to golf together , Tirico said “ you ’ re a good putter , knock it to kick-in distance often.
” For those not familiar with the golfing reference , Tirico was accusing him cheating by kicking the ball closer to the hole .
As USA Today points out , Tirico previously accused Trump of picking up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a bunker while he wasn ’ t looking .
So this blew up in Donald Trump ’ s face .
Yesterday the headlines in the golfing world were that popular winner Rory McIlroy is now condemning his former golfing buddy Trump .
Today the headlines in the golfing world are that popular announcer Mike Tirico is accusing Trump of being a cheater .
This isn ’ t exactly going well for him .

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Yesterday, PGA champion golfer Rory McIlroy said that while he golfed with Donald Trump in 2017, he’ll never golf with him again, because he’s so offended by Trump’s flippant response to the coronavirus crisis. This is a big deal, because golfers and golf fans tend to skew Republican.
Trump tried to fix things today by calling in and speaking with announcer Mike Tirico during a live broadcast of a charity golf tournament. Trump emphasized the fact that he and Tirico have played golf together in the past; Trump was apparently betting on Tirico not wanting to use a live broadcast to say something like what McIlroy had said. Instead, Tirico went a different and more devastating direction.
After Trump pointed out that he and Tirico used to golf together, Tirico said “you’re a good putter, knock it to kick-in distance often.” For those not familiar with the golfing reference, Tirico was accusing him cheating by kicking the ball closer to the hole. As USA Today points out, Tirico previously accused Trump of picking up Tirico’s ball and throwing it in a bunker while he wasn’t looking.
So this blew up in Donald Trump’s face. Yesterday the headlines in the golfing world were that popular winner Rory McIlroy is now condemning his former golfing buddy Trump. Today the headlines in the golfing world are that popular announcer Mike Tirico is accusing Trump of being a cheater. This isn’t exactly going well for him.
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