palmerreport--2020-09-09--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown as his scandals explode

Several hours after Bob Woodward revealed that he has recordings of Donald Trump admitting that he ’ s been lying to the American people about the coronavirus threat all along , Trump still has yet to directly reply to the scandal – a reminder of how slow on the uptake he is these days .
Instead Trump is almost bizarrely having a meltdown about his previous scandal .
Trump posted this berserk Twitter meltdown just now , which starts off sounding like it ’ s going to be about the Woodward tapes , but instead ends up being about Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top of a lie made up by a low-life “ reporter ” , who is known for disinformation , the Democrats have taken his false words and put them into a TV commercial .
We now have 21 witnesses stating that the story is a BIG LIE .
Even Biden admits this may not be true .
Secret Service would not allow the trip to the cemetery based on very bad weather and security concerns .
Now these low-life Biden handlers are making commercials of this fictional statement , with no proof , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
What ’ s so surreal about this is that Trump ’ s military scandal has now been confirmed by at least five different major news outlets , including Trump ’ s beloved Fox News .
Trump is also simply making up the part about Biden supposedly admitting that the story may not be true ; this never happened .
One takeaway : by trying to put the focus back on his military scandal , Donald Trump appears to be giving away that he thinks his new coronavirus scandal is even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , or Trump is simply so slow and insulated these days , he still doesn ’ t even fully understand that the coronavirus scandal is happening .

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Several hours after Bob Woodward revealed that he has recordings of Donald Trump admitting that he’s been lying to the American people about the coronavirus threat all along, Trump still has yet to directly reply to the scandal – a reminder of how slow on the uptake he is these days. Instead Trump is almost bizarrely having a meltdown about his previous scandal.
Trump posted this berserk Twitter meltdown just now, which starts off sounding like it’s going to be about the Woodward tapes, but instead ends up being about Trump’s days-old military scandal:
On top of a lie made up by a low-life “reporter”, who is known for disinformation, the Democrats have taken his false words and put them into a TV commercial. We now have 21 witnesses stating that the story is a BIG LIE. Even Biden admits this may not be true. Secret Service would not allow the trip to the cemetery based on very bad weather and security concerns. Now these low-life Biden handlers are making commercials of this fictional statement, with no proof, and think they can get away with it.
What’s so surreal about this is that Trump’s military scandal has now been confirmed by at least five different major news outlets, including Trump’s beloved Fox News. Trump is also simply making up the part about Biden supposedly admitting that the story may not be true; this never happened.
One takeaway: by trying to put the focus back on his military scandal, Donald Trump appears to be giving away that he thinks his new coronavirus scandal is even more damaging than his military scandal. Either that, or Trump is simply so slow and insulated these days, he still doesn’t even fully understand that the coronavirus scandal is happening.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Donald Trump Jr goes completely off the rails

Just how far off the rails has Donald Trump Jr been going lately , now that his father is in real danger of losing the election , and the entire family is in danger of going to prison ?
Trump Junior ’ s Republican National Convention speech was such a jacked up mess , it had online observers debating whether he was high on drugs or having a mental breakdown .
Now he seems intent on proving it wasn ’ t just a one-off freak out .
In a remark that sounds straight out of the Onion , but instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Forbes , Donald Trump Jr is trying to defend the Kenosha double-murderer by saying that “ We all do stupid things at 17.
” Wait a minute , what ?
This kid took an assault weapon and mowed down two innocent people .
Don Junior wants us to believe that this is normal behavior for seventeen year olds ?
Does he think we all murdered multiple people while in high school , as if it ’ s normal ?
Does this mean Donald Trump Jr has murdered people too ?
This isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s the problem .
Trump Junior seems to be so dangerously deep into mental illness , he no longer understands that murder is wrong .
Is he aiming for an insanity defense for when he ’ s inevitably arrested and put on criminal trial after his father loses ?
Or is he truly this far gone ?

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Just how far off the rails has Donald Trump Jr been going lately, now that his father is in real danger of losing the election, and the entire family is in danger of going to prison? Trump Junior’s Republican National Convention speech was such a jacked up mess, it had online observers debating whether he was high on drugs or having a mental breakdown. Now he seems intent on proving it wasn’t just a one-off freak out.
In a remark that sounds straight out of the Onion, but instead took place in a TV interview documented by Forbes, Donald Trump Jr is trying to defend the Kenosha double-murderer by saying that “We all do stupid things at 17.”
Wait a minute, what? This kid took an assault weapon and mowed down two innocent people. Don Junior wants us to believe that this is normal behavior for seventeen year olds? Does he think we all murdered multiple people while in high school, as if it’s normal? Does this mean Donald Trump Jr has murdered people too?
This isn’t funny of course, and that’s the problem. Trump Junior seems to be so dangerously deep into mental illness, he no longer understands that murder is wrong. Is he aiming for an insanity defense for when he’s inevitably arrested and put on criminal trial after his father loses? Or is he truly this far gone?
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Whistleblower blows up Donald Trump’s DHS stooge Chad Wolf

After the leaks surfaced from within the Trump administration about Donald Trump ’ s Walter Reed scandal and military scandal , Palmer Report predicted that the hits would keep on coming .
A clear trend had emerged that people within Trump ’ s orbit were shoveling dirt into public view in increasingly rapid fashion .
On a day when Bob Woodward has already released recordings of Donald Trump admitting that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus all along , the hits just keep on coming .
Now a whistleblower has come forward to reveal that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent the past several months suppressing information on Russian threats to the 2020 election .
This is all according to a new Reuters bombshell , which also reveals that the order originated from White House National Security Adviser Robert O ’ Brien .
This means that Wolf and O ’ Brien just got caught criminally conspiring to help a foreign government interfere in the 2020 election .
This story isn ’ t necessarily surprising .
Chad Wolf has already revealed himself to be a brazenly corrupt criminal .
The important part is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there are plenty of people within the Trump administration who are willing to help put the ugly truth out there about Donald Trump and his thugs before the election .

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After the leaks surfaced from within the Trump administration about Donald Trump’s Walter Reed scandal and military scandal, Palmer Report predicted that the hits would keep on coming. A clear trend had emerged that people within Trump’s orbit were shoveling dirt into public view in increasingly rapid fashion.
On a day when Bob Woodward has already released recordings of Donald Trump admitting that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus all along, the hits just keep on coming. Now a whistleblower has come forward to reveal that Trump’s DHS chief Chad Wolf has spent the past several months suppressing information on Russian threats to the 2020 election.
This is all according to a new Reuters bombshell, which also reveals that the order originated from White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien. This means that Wolf and O’Brien just got caught criminally conspiring to help a foreign government interfere in the 2020 election.
This story isn’t necessarily surprising. Chad Wolf has already revealed himself to be a brazenly corrupt criminal. The important part is the whistleblower decided to come forward – suggesting that there are plenty of people within the Trump administration who are willing to help put the ugly truth out there about Donald Trump and his thugs before the election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Donald Trump makes total panic move with Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton

In the wake of his military scandal , and his admission on tape that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus from the start , Donald Trump is in full blown panic mode .
With just fifty-five days to go until the election , Trump now has to worry that even Republicans in the House and Senate might conclude he ’ s going to lose , and selfishly throw him under the bus in the hope of preserving their own future political capital .
So now Trump is making a panic move aimed at preventing Senate Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that he ’ s considering putting several of them on the Supreme Court if any vacancies open up .
Three in particular : Ted Cruz , Josh Hawley , Tom Cotton , all of them deranged far-right extremist loons whose views have nothing in common with the Constitution or America .
Trump appears to believe that this move will make Senate Republicans less likely to abandon him in the coming weeks .
And maybe he ’ s right .
But the thing is , these Senators – Cruz and Cotton in particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremist weirdos .
Trump just handed Joe Biden and the Democrats the opportunity to start running TV ads that a vote for Donald Trump in 2020 is a vote for sick deranged wacko Ted Cruz to be on the Supreme Court for life .
This is a gift .
Trump just made it easier to defeat him .
Panic moves tend to have a very low success rate , and this is no exception .

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In the wake of his military scandal, and his admission on tape that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus from the start, Donald Trump is in full blown panic mode. With just fifty-five days to go until the election, Trump now has to worry that even Republicans in the House and Senate might conclude he’s going to lose, and selfishly throw him under the bus in the hope of preserving their own future political capital.
So now Trump is making a panic move aimed at preventing Senate Republicans from abandoning him: he’s announced that he’s considering putting several of them on the Supreme Court if any vacancies open up. Three in particular: Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, all of them deranged far-right extremist loons whose views have nothing in common with the Constitution or America.
Trump appears to believe that this move will make Senate Republicans less likely to abandon him in the coming weeks. And maybe he’s right. But the thing is, these Senators – Cruz and Cotton in particular – are nationally known for being creepy extremist weirdos.
Trump just handed Joe Biden and the Democrats the opportunity to start running TV ads that a vote for Donald Trump in 2020 is a vote for sick deranged wacko Ted Cruz to be on the Supreme Court for life. This is a gift. Trump just made it easier to defeat him. Panic moves tend to have a very low success rate, and this is no exception.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--“RESIGN NOW” – pressure mounts for Donald Trump’s resignation in wake of negligent homicide scandal

At long last we finally have proof – out of Donald Trump ’ s own mouth on tape no less – that he was purposely lying to the American people about the coronavirus crisis from the start .
This means that Trump wasn ’ t merely incompetent , he was criminally negligent in the deaths of nearly 200,000 Americans .
That ’ s felony negligent homicide .
The bombshell news from Bob Woodward has set off a firestorm of backlash , outrage , and calls for Donald Trump ’ s resignation .
Everyone from Joy Behar , to Eliza Dushku @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has begun tweeting “ RESIGN NOW ” at Trump .
Do we expect Trump to resign over this ?
No .
He knows he ’ s headed to prison once he ’ s no longer in office , so the only motivation he ’ d have to resign at this point would be in exchange for criminal leniency in a plea deal .
Trump doesn ’ t seem coherent enough to understand that a resignation plea deal would be his best option at this point .
But when the national conversation two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sitting President should resign immediately for committing felony negligent homicide , it means things aren ’ t exactly going well for him .

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At long last we finally have proof – out of Donald Trump’s own mouth on tape no less – that he was purposely lying to the American people about the coronavirus crisis from the start. This means that Trump wasn’t merely incompetent, he was criminally negligent in the deaths of nearly 200,000 Americans. That’s felony negligent homicide.
The bombshell news from Bob Woodward has set off a firestorm of backlash, outrage, and calls for Donald Trump’s resignation. Everyone from Joy Behar, to Eliza Dushku, to former Trump supporter David Weissman, has begun tweeting “RESIGN NOW” at Trump.
Do we expect Trump to resign over this? No. He knows he’s headed to prison once he’s no longer in office, so the only motivation he’d have to resign at this point would be in exchange for criminal leniency in a plea deal. Trump doesn’t seem coherent enough to understand that a resignation plea deal would be his best option at this point.
But when the national conversation two months before the election is about whether the sitting President should resign immediately for committing felony negligent homicide, it means things aren’t exactly going well for him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Donald Trump’s failing health

Donald Trump’s failing health

It should have been clear to everyone listening what Donald Trump was up to .
His insistence in Monday ’ s press conference that a mask-wearing reporter remove his mask had nothing to do with Trump ’ s inability to hear him .
“ You ’ re gon na have to take it off , ” Trump said , “ it ’ s very muffled.
” To which the reporter replied , “ I ’ ll just speak a lot louder .
[ Speaking louder ] Is that better ?
” To which Trump replied , with exaggerated exasperation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The truth of the matter was the reporter was easy to understand from the very first .
I had no trouble understanding him through an additional filter Trump didn ’ t have , a recording of the exchange .
While the reporter ’ s voice was unquestionably muffled by the mask , the words were easy to discern without a strain , and Trump knew it .
Trump ’ s disdain for masks is an extension of his disdain for the health of the American people and his own health , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from coronavirus , as I write this .
The mask as a means to keep human beings safer from contracting COVID-19 is , in Trump ’ s warped view , minuscule compared to the daily reminder the mask represents that Trump has failed .
Every time someone wears a mask Trump is reminded that coronavirus is still a clear and present danger , and one that he not only has failed to properly act against , but can not easily dismiss .
Trump ’ s violent temper , made famous by leaked anecdotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference .
Everyone who has ever lived with an abuser knows the signals , and all malignant narcissists are abusers .
Trump was full of fury at the mask-wearing reporter , but he knew it would cost him votes if he gave full vent to that fury , so he restrained himself .
This time .
Trump ’ s appallingly awful diet , lack of daily exercise , contempt for masks , drug abuse , violent temper , notoriety for unprotected sex with multiple partners while married , sets a preposterous personal example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in dangerous times .
Among his uncountable personal failings , Donald Trump is America ’ s most anti-health president .
Though four years older than Trump , Joe Biden , on the other hand , is clearly in much better shape .
He is in phenomenal condition by any standard , let alone the standard of a man approaching his 78th birthday .
Biden works out every morning .
He is trim and athletic and rides a bike and jogs .
He speaks in clear , complete sentences that make sense .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moral and intellectual superior , Biden is Trump ’ s physical superior as well .
As America ’ s most anti-health president , not only is Donald Trump a living anachronism , he is on dangerous ground when he disparages Biden ’ s mental acuity .
I don ’ t know who is advising him to go down that path , but it ’ s clearly a blunder — which is fine with me .
As Napoleon so aptly put it , never interrupt your enemy when he ’ s making a mistake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his own health and the health of the American people makes him an easy target whenever he disparages Joe Biden ’ s physical vigor .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It should have been clear to everyone listening what Donald Trump was up to. His insistence in Monday’s press conference that a mask-wearing reporter remove his mask had nothing to do with Trump’s inability to hear him. “You’re gonna have to take it off,” Trump said, “it’s very muffled.” To which the reporter replied, “I’ll just speak a lot louder. [Speaking louder] Is that better?” To which Trump replied, with exaggerated exasperation, “Yeah, it’s better.”
The truth of the matter was the reporter was easy to understand from the very first. I had no trouble understanding him through an additional filter Trump didn’t have, a recording of the exchange. While the reporter’s voice was unquestionably muffled by the mask, the words were easy to discern without a strain, and Trump knew it.
Trump’s disdain for masks is an extension of his disdain for the health of the American people and his own health, and for the 194,032 Americans who have died from coronavirus, as I write this. The mask as a means to keep human beings safer from contracting COVID-19 is, in Trump’s warped view, minuscule compared to the daily reminder the mask represents that Trump has failed. Every time someone wears a mask Trump is reminded that coronavirus is still a clear and present danger, and one that he not only has failed to properly act against, but cannot easily dismiss.
Trump’s violent temper, made famous by leaked anecdotes, was barely restrained during the press conference. Everyone who has ever lived with an abuser knows the signals, and all malignant narcissists are abusers. Trump was full of fury at the mask-wearing reporter, but he knew it would cost him votes if he gave full vent to that fury, so he restrained himself. This time.
Trump’s appallingly awful diet, lack of daily exercise, contempt for masks, drug abuse, violent temper, notoriety for unprotected sex with multiple partners while married, sets a preposterous personal example and makes him a dangerous role model in dangerous times. Among his uncountable personal failings, Donald Trump is America’s most anti-health president.
Though four years older than Trump, Joe Biden, on the other hand, is clearly in much better shape. He is in phenomenal condition by any standard, let alone the standard of a man approaching his 78th birthday. Biden works out every morning. He is trim and athletic and rides a bike and jogs. He speaks in clear, complete sentences that make sense. He isn’t just Trump’s moral and intellectual superior, Biden is Trump’s physical superior as well.
As America’s most anti-health president, not only is Donald Trump a living anachronism, he is on dangerous ground when he disparages Biden’s mental acuity. I don’t know who is advising him to go down that path, but it’s clearly a blunder — which is fine with me. As Napoleon so aptly put it, never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake. Trump’s absurdly inadequate regard for his own health and the health of the American people makes him an easy target whenever he disparages Joe Biden’s physical vigor.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Kayleigh McEnany crashes and burns in catastrophic press conference

After the news broke this morning that Donald Trump had confessed on tape to lying to the American people about the coronavirus threat , Trump sent White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to the podium to try to minimize the damage .
The trouble : she was completely unprepared , and ended up making the whole thing even worse .
To give you an idea of how poorly it went , at one point a reporter asked Kayleigh McEnany about Donald Trump ’ s remarks .
In response , McEnany said that the reporter was merely “ referencing something [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At that point the reporter retorted , “ It ’ s on tape , Kayleigh.
” One consistent thing about Donald Trump ’ s White House Press Secretaries : they ’ ve each become less effective with their spin the longer they ’ ve been on the job .
We suppose that trying to spin and deflect that many Trump lies can wear down even the most skilled of con artists .
But Kayleigh McEnany is clearly at the end of her effectiveness .
We ’ re now left to wonder if she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , or if she ’ ll resign like her three predecessors .

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After the news broke this morning that Donald Trump had confessed on tape to lying to the American people about the coronavirus threat, Trump sent White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to the podium to try to minimize the damage. The trouble: she was completely unprepared, and ended up making the whole thing even worse.
To give you an idea of how poorly it went, at one point a reporter asked Kayleigh McEnany about Donald Trump’s remarks. In response, McEnany said that the reporter was merely “referencing something [Trump] allegedly told Bob Woodward.” At that point the reporter retorted, “It’s on tape, Kayleigh.”
One consistent thing about Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretaries: they’ve each become less effective with their spin the longer they’ve been on the job. We suppose that trying to spin and deflect that many Trump lies can wear down even the most skilled of con artists. But Kayleigh McEnany is clearly at the end of her effectiveness. We’re now left to wonder if she’ll even make it to the election, or if she’ll resign like her three predecessors.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Lordy, there are tapes of Donald Trump confessing that he lied about the coronavirus threat

All along there has been no question that Donald Trump negligently mishandled the coronavirus threat in the United States from day one .
He kept making false statements about how many Americans had been infected .
He repeatedly called it a “ hoax.
” The only question has been whether Trump was merely being ignorantly negligent , or if he was doing it on purpose .
Now he ’ s been caught flat out admitting it was the latter .
Donald Trump agreed to a series of interviews with Bob Woodward ( of Woodward and Bernstein fame ) for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump flat out confessed that the coronavirus was “ deadly stuff ” – even while he was publicly calling it a hoax .
On March 19th , Trump then admitted to Woodward that he had “ wanted to always play it down.
” Notably , Woodward recorded all of these conversations , meaning there are tapes – which Woodward will certainly release .
These taped confessions serve to erase any benefit of the doubt that voters in the middle might have been giving Donald Trump when it came to the coronavirus .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been caught admitting that he knew it was deadly all along , and that he lied to the American people about it .
This isn ’ t just politically devastating for Trump ; it ’ s a confession to negligent homicide .

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All along there has been no question that Donald Trump negligently mishandled the coronavirus threat in the United States from day one. He kept making false statements about how many Americans had been infected. He repeatedly called it a “hoax.” The only question has been whether Trump was merely being ignorantly negligent, or if he was doing it on purpose. Now he’s been caught flat out admitting it was the latter.
Donald Trump agreed to a series of interviews with Bob Woodward (of Woodward and Bernstein fame) for a new book. On February 7th, Trump flat out confessed that the coronavirus was “deadly stuff” – even while he was publicly calling it a hoax. On March 19th, Trump then admitted to Woodward that he had “wanted to always play it down.” Notably, Woodward recorded all of these conversations, meaning there are tapes – which Woodward will certainly release.
These taped confessions serve to erase any benefit of the doubt that voters in the middle might have been giving Donald Trump when it came to the coronavirus. In his own voice, he’s been caught admitting that he knew it was deadly all along, and that he lied to the American people about it. This isn’t just politically devastating for Trump; it’s a confession to negligent homicide.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--This one turned out as horribly as we knew it would

One question that might sway voter opinion in 2020 is this : Are you better off under Donald Trump ’ s “ presidency ?
” Some might say yes while others say no , and then , there are those who either lie or can not face the truth .
The answer to that question has been sorted out for us by David Cay Johnston .
He ’ s an investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner .
In the context of this piece , however , he utilizes his skills in economics and tax issues .
Who else can give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Trump ’ s 2017 tax law , and according to what he found , “ the rich made out like bandits.
” The initial data Johnston reviewed showed that the poor and working classes have dropped even lower than they already were and that the middle class is “ treading water.
” The upper-middle class and the richest are doing quite well .
Johnston ’ s research goes way beyond just that .
For example , almost 87 million taxpayers earning under $ 50,000 per year earned $ 307 less than what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s research , in fact , shows us that we were better off under President Obama , completely contradicting Trump ’ s claims that he created the “ best economy ever ” before the pandemic .
Many already knew and acknowledged that Trump was merely riding Obama ’ s coattails ; this revelation , then , comes as no surprise .
This research further strikes down Trump ’ s claims that he is “ champion of the forgotten man ” and that his tax decisions “ will be made to benefit American workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s tax cuts favored the top 7 % of Americans .
Johnston shared that over a half million wealthy are not even filing taxes , to the tune of $ 45.7 billion .
Yet , the Trump administration wants to play around with our social security to make up the difference .
People earning $ 200,000 or more have seen their incomes grow by a minimum of 20 % while taxpayers making $ 10 million or more have increased their take to 37 % .
Now , who is saving on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income taxpayers while the working poor got virtually nothing , the middle class got such a small amount that it is virtually non-existent , and they want social security—a program many have been paying into for years—to make up the deficit .
That is not going to happen .
Further , upper income earners received an average tax reduction of $ 17,800 .
Think about that for a minute .
The people who make the most money receive the best tax benefit .
How is that fair ?
Further , how does that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We all knew that Trump ’ s tax cut for the wealthy would not benefit most of us , but we had no idea just how badly this law has impacted us .
Choose to believe or not believe David Cay Johnston , but as he points out , “ the major news organizations quote Trump ’ s claims and others ’ challenges without citing details.
” This is an especially important piece that we should all read and analyze for ourselves if for no other reason than to see just how badly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump .

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One question that might sway voter opinion in 2020 is this: Are you better off under Donald Trump’s “presidency?” Some might say yes while others say no, and then, there are those who either lie or cannot face the truth. The answer to that question has been sorted out for us by David Cay Johnston. He’s an investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner. In the context of this piece, however, he utilizes his skills in economics and tax issues. Who else can give us a better answer?
Johnston looked at Trump’s 2017 tax law, and according to what he found, “the rich made out like bandits.” The initial data Johnston reviewed showed that the poor and working classes have dropped even lower than they already were and that the middle class is “treading water.” The upper-middle class and the richest are doing quite well. Johnston’s research goes way beyond just that.
For example, almost 87 million taxpayers earning under $50,000 per year earned $307 less than what they made in 2016. Johnston’s research, in fact, shows us that we were better off under President Obama, completely contradicting Trump’s claims that he created the “best economy ever” before the pandemic. Many already knew and acknowledged that Trump was merely riding Obama’s coattails; this revelation, then, comes as no surprise. This research further strikes down Trump’s claims that he is “champion of the forgotten man” and that his tax decisions “will be made to benefit American workers and American families.”
Not surprisingly, Trump’s tax cuts favored the top 7% of Americans. Johnston shared that over a half million wealthy are not even filing taxes, to the tune of $45.7 billion. Yet, the Trump administration wants to play around with our social security to make up the difference. People earning $200,000 or more have seen their incomes grow by a minimum of 20% while taxpayers making $10 million or more have increased their take to 37%.
Now, who is saving on taxes? You guessed it: upper income taxpayers while the working poor got virtually nothing, the middle class got such a small amount that it is virtually non-existent, and they want social security—a program many have been paying into for years—to make up the deficit. That is not going to happen. Further, upper income earners received an average tax reduction of $17,800. Think about that for a minute. The people who make the most money receive the best tax benefit. How is that fair? Further, how does that help “the forgotten man?”
We all knew that Trump’s tax cut for the wealthy would not benefit most of us, but we had no idea just how badly this law has impacted us. Choose to believe or not believe David Cay Johnston, but as he points out, “the major news organizations quote Trump’s claims and others’ challenges without citing details.” This is an especially important piece that we should all read and analyze for ourselves if for no other reason than to see just how badly we are being screwed by “president” Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--This smells of desperation

This smells of desperation

Donald Trump is trying to frame things as Joe Biden attacking suburban life .
It ’ s just more dog whistling and racist overtones from Trump .
On Tuesday , Trump tweeted : “ Democrats admit that President Trump ’ s message is “ working ” on violence coming to the Suburbs in a Looney Biden Administration .
Plus , Biden just doubled down on forcing Federal control of local zoning .
This means low income housing and projects .
So much for the American Dream … Sleepy Joe Biden has pledged to ABOLISH Suburban Communities as they currently exist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Regulation .
There goes Suburbia !
” The term , “ There goes Suburbia , ” is likely phrased and based on the urban slang , “ There goes the neighborhood.
” That usually refers to an ethnic group moving in and the current residents fretting about the perceived impact from the new residents .
The AFFH Regulation is something promulgated by President Obama , designed to require cities and towns which receive Federal money for any housing or urban development related purpose to examine whether there are any barriers to fair housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bias based on any protected class under the Fair Housing Act , and to create a plan for rectifying fair housing barriers .
This racist fear mongering smells of desperation .

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Donald Trump is trying to frame things as Joe Biden attacking suburban life. It’s just more dog whistling and racist overtones from Trump. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted:
“Democrats admit that President Trump’s message is “working” on violence coming to the Suburbs in a Looney Biden Administration. Plus, Biden just doubled down on forcing Federal control of local zoning. This means low income housing and projects. So much for the American Dream … Sleepy Joe Biden has pledged to ABOLISH Suburban Communities as they currently exist by reinstating Obama’s radical AFFH Regulation. There goes Suburbia!”
The term, “There goes Suburbia,” is likely phrased and based on the urban slang, “There goes the neighborhood.” That usually refers to an ethnic group moving in and the current residents fretting about the perceived impact from the new residents.
The AFFH Regulation is something promulgated by President Obama, designed to require cities and towns which receive Federal money for any housing or urban development related purpose to examine whether there are any barriers to fair housing, housing patterns or practices that promote bias based on any protected class under the Fair Housing Act, and to create a plan for rectifying fair housing barriers. This racist fear mongering smells of desperation.
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palmerreport--2020-09-09--Donald Trump’s senility is worsening

Donald Trump’s senility is worsening

When someone close to Donald Trump admitted to the media last week that his late 2019 Walter Reed visit was for a serious yet unspecified health crisis , Trump turned around and insisted that he hadn ’ t had a “ series of mini-strokes ” – just giving away that he apparently had a series of mini-strokes .
The real problem is that Trump may have had one or more strokes .
It ’ s that he covered it up from the American people , and that his public appearances throughout 2020 have consistently revealed that he ’ s suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s the thing : it seems to be getting even worse .
Yesterday alone , Donald Trump vowed to appoint “ pro-crime judges ” in his second term , and then he went on to insist that he founded the Air Force .
His press conferences over the past two weeks have sounded like the ramblings of the Unabomber .
If your aging relative were behaving the way Trump is now behaving , you ’ d be pushing for a medical intervention .
Every time Donald Trump speaks , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His words keep getting stranger .
His behavior keeps getting stranger .
Whatever is wrong with him , it ’ s certainly not getting better .
This guy is supposed to be in the fight of his life , and yet he ’ s falling to pieces .
With his poll numbers as bad as ever and the clock ticking to election day , Trump is running out of time to convince people to give him a second chance – and instead of making a coherent case , Trump ’ s senility is @ @ @ @

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When someone close to Donald Trump admitted to the media last week that his late 2019 Walter Reed visit was for a serious yet unspecified health crisis, Trump turned around and insisted that he hadn’t had a “series of mini-strokes” – just giving away that he apparently had a series of mini-strokes.
The real problem is that Trump may have had one or more strokes. It’s that he covered it up from the American people, and that his public appearances throughout 2020 have consistently revealed that he’s suffering from obvious physical and cognitive decline. Here’s the thing: it seems to be getting even worse.
Yesterday alone, Donald Trump vowed to appoint “pro-crime judges” in his second term, and then he went on to insist that he founded the Air Force. His press conferences over the past two weeks have sounded like the ramblings of the Unabomber. If your aging relative were behaving the way Trump is now behaving, you’d be pushing for a medical intervention.
Every time Donald Trump speaks, he’s more incoherent than the last. His words keep getting stranger. His behavior keeps getting stranger. Whatever is wrong with him, it’s certainly not getting better. This guy is supposed to be in the fight of his life, and yet he’s falling to pieces. With his poll numbers as bad as ever and the clock ticking to election day, Trump is running out of time to convince people to give him a second chance – and instead of making a coherent case, Trump’s senility is merely growing worse.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump is unraveling in real time

Donald Trump is unraveling in real time

Donald Trump is a big-mouthed blowhard .
No one will argue that point .
The point that people do argue , however , is whether he is very bright .
He has no qualms about saying whatever is on his mind , regardless of the consequences .
Lately , he has been dogged by his alleged comments about dead war heroes , which at least one Fox News journalist has substantiated .
Book after book has come out from the inside looking in at Trump ’ s dealings , inactions , and incompetence .
Now , one such author comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dozen on-the-record interviews , and they were apparently “ no-holds barred ” interviews .
Bob Woodward will be making the rounds this week , promoting his new book “ Rage , ” which follows up his 2018 “ Fear.
” Perhaps Trump felt “ obligated ” to let Woodward in , as Politico intimates , but there is absolutely no reason why Trump shared so freely with Woodward .
Perhaps he is , after all , not very bright .
Possibly most damning , Trump knew how bad COVID-19 was even as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump reportedly said to Woodward on February 7 , “ You just breathe the air and that ’ s how it ’ s passed .
And so that ’ s a very tricky one .
That a very delicate one .
It ’ s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu .
This is deadly stuff.
” Yet he was telling the American people that the virus would “ magically disappear ” and that it was “ like the flu.
” On March 19 , Trump admitted to Woodward , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” For what purpose ?
While Trump did not create the virus , he is certainly responsible for most , if not all , of the resulting deaths by “ playing down ” the seriousness of this virus .
This is despicable , even for Trump .
Woodward also asked Trump about race relations .
On June 19 , Woodward mentioned that both he and Trump are products of White privilege because of their upbringings .
Woodward told Trump that they bore a “ responsibility ” to understand the pain and anger of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ mocking and incredulous : ” “ You really drank the Kool-Aid , didn ’ t you ?
Just listen to you .
Wow .
No , I don ’ t feel that at all.
” Mr. Nobel Peace Prize nominee fails to see the need to restore peace in his own country .
It is not surprising that the same right-wing member of Norway ’ s parliament nominated Trump again , after having also done so in 2018 .
The committee will once again conclude that Trump is completely undeserving of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ fucking generals ” a “ bunch of pussies , ” and showed his admiration for Kim Jong Un , including his assessment that Kim thought President Obama was “ an asshole.
” This should come as no surprise from someone who thought Jared Kushner had a place in government .
According to Politico , Kushner is “ quoted extensively ” in the Woodward book , likening Trump ’ s presidency to “ Alice in Wonderland.
” That sounds about right , but then , Kushner said about Trump that “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governing to campaigning.
” As we have always suspected , Trump has no interest in governing this country .
He only cares about “ winning , ” no matter the cost , including a few hundred thousand American lives .

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Donald Trump is a big-mouthed blowhard. No one will argue that point. The point that people do argue, however, is whether he is very bright. He has no qualms about saying whatever is on his mind, regardless of the consequences. Lately, he has been dogged by his alleged comments about dead war heroes, which at least one Fox News journalist has substantiated. Book after book has come out from the inside looking in at Trump’s dealings, inactions, and incompetence.
Now, one such author comes forward to whom Trump awarded more than a dozen on-the-record interviews, and they were apparently “no-holds barred” interviews. Bob Woodward will be making the rounds this week, promoting his new book “Rage,” which follows up his 2018 “Fear.” Perhaps Trump felt “obligated” to let Woodward in, as Politico intimates, but there is absolutely no reason why Trump shared so freely with Woodward. Perhaps he is, after all, not very bright.
Possibly most damning, Trump knew how bad COVID-19 was even as he whitewashed it for the American people. Trump reportedly said to Woodward on February 7, “You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed. And so that’s a very tricky one. That a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu. This is deadly stuff.” Yet he was telling the American people that the virus would “magically disappear” and that it was “like the flu.” On March 19, Trump admitted to Woodward, “I wanted to always play it down.” For what purpose? While Trump did not create the virus, he is certainly responsible for most, if not all, of the resulting deaths by “playing down” the seriousness of this virus. This is despicable, even for Trump.
Woodward also asked Trump about race relations. On June 19, Woodward mentioned that both he and Trump are products of White privilege because of their upbringings. Woodward told Trump that they bore a “responsibility” to understand the pain and anger of Black Americans, to which Trump became “mocking and incredulous:” “You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn’t you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don’t feel that at all.” Mr. Nobel Peace Prize nominee fails to see the need to restore peace in his own country. It is not surprising that the same right-wing member of Norway’s parliament nominated Trump again, after having also done so in 2018. The committee will once again conclude that Trump is completely undeserving of this award.
Trump further called “his” “fucking generals” a “bunch of pussies,” and showed his admiration for Kim Jong Un, including his assessment that Kim thought President Obama was “an asshole.” This should come as no surprise from someone who thought Jared Kushner had a place in government. According to Politico, Kushner is “quoted extensively” in the Woodward book, likening Trump’s presidency to “Alice in Wonderland.” That sounds about right, but then, Kushner said about Trump that “the goal is to get his head from governing to campaigning.” As we have always suspected, Trump has no interest in governing this country. He only cares about “winning,” no matter the cost, including a few hundred thousand American lives.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--This is whacked out even for Donald Trump

On Tuesday night , Donald Trump got to hold yet another one of his hate-filled rallies , and it was off-the-charts delusional and dangerous , even for him .
Because he needs to win North Carolina again , Trump decided to appear in Winston-Salem before a largely unmasked crowd ( and not a few people wearing masks improperly ) that were packed into bleachers .
As you ’ d probably expect , he mispronounced Kamala Harris ’ first name multiple times , and it was hard to tell if each time was intentional .
Then he started pushing the ridiculous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow getting built – again with Mexico paying for it even though they ’ ve shown no interest in paying for it so far , claiming that southwestern border crossing tolls would be enough to fund the wall somehow .
It sounds bizarre , and probably counterintuitive , considering that a border wall would still need funding after it ’ s built for basic upkeep , but perhaps the worst part of the event was when Trump actually told the truth .
The night was mostly a display of the stupidity you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but then Trump announced his plan to appoint “ very pro-crime judges.
” Presumably , he ’ s talking about judges that are tough on crime , given the demented political stunts we ’ ve seen from him so far to convince his supporters that he ’ s the only one who can stop violent crime – even though it ’ s increased during his administration , and polls already show that voters aren ’ t buying it .
The other subtext to his statement , is a desire to appoint only the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s favor regardless of the case , and Eric Swalwell promptly called him out on Twitter , saying it makes sense given that Trump already has a “ pro-crime attorney general.
” Trump probably misspoke , but it ’ s going to be one he ’ ll regret as it pops up again in campaign commercials throughout the election cycle .
It ’ s yet another reason to vote him out by November 3 .

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On Tuesday night, Donald Trump got to hold yet another one of his hate-filled rallies, and it was off-the-charts delusional and dangerous, even for him. Because he needs to win North Carolina again, Trump decided to appear in Winston-Salem before a largely unmasked crowd (and not a few people wearing masks improperly) that were packed into bleachers. As you’d probably expect, he mispronounced Kamala Harris’ first name multiple times, and it was hard to tell if each time was intentional.
Then he started pushing the ridiculous claim that his border wall would be somehow getting built – again with Mexico paying for it even though they’ve shown no interest in paying for it so far, claiming that southwestern border crossing tolls would be enough to fund the wall somehow. It sounds bizarre, and probably counterintuitive, considering that a border wall would still need funding after it’s built for basic upkeep, but perhaps the worst part of the event was when Trump actually told the truth.
The night was mostly a display of the stupidity you’d expect from a Trump rally, but then Trump announced his plan to appoint “very pro-crime judges.” Presumably, he’s talking about judges that are tough on crime, given the demented political stunts we’ve seen from him so far to convince his supporters that he’s the only one who can stop violent crime – even though it’s increased during his administration, and polls already show that voters aren’t buying it.
The other subtext to his statement, is a desire to appoint only the judges that will rule in Trump’s favor regardless of the case, and Eric Swalwell promptly called him out on Twitter, saying it makes sense given that Trump already has a “pro-crime attorney general.” Trump probably misspoke, but it’s going to be one he’ll regret as it pops up again in campaign commercials throughout the election cycle. It’s yet another reason to vote him out by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Tucker Carlson throws Lindsey Graham under the bus as Donald Trump circles the drain

There comes a time in every failing corrupt politician ’ s downfall where he starts scapegoating his most loyal allies in a desperate attempt at insulating himself from his own worsening scandals .
Now that Donald Trump is facing arguably the ugliest scandal of his presidency in the form of his taped confession that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus all along , someone has to take the blame .
Based on the various reports that have surfaced today , it appears that Jared Kushner and Lindsey Graham were the two people who encouraged Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of Trump ’ s underlings either urged him not to do it , or didn ’ t know it was happening .
Trump isn ’ t ready to throw his son-in-law under the bus quite yet ( that ’ ll come later ) , so instead Trump ’ s mouthpiece Tucker Carlson spent his Wednesday night show berating Graham for the debacle .
Let ’ s be clear about a few things .
First , Tucker Carlson wouldn ’ t have done this unless he felt it was what Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carlson is essentially arguing that Trump is such a reckless toddler with such poor judgment , it ’ s somehow Graham ’ s fault for not convincing Trump to stay off the phone with Woodward .
Third , Lindsey Graham is one of Donald Trump ’ s most loyal allies – and one of his more powerful remaining allies , given Graham ’ s position as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee .
Graham is also unstable and easily agitated .
Is this really the road that Trump wants to go down ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t afford to lose , it rarely ends well , as Trump is about to find out .

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There comes a time in every failing corrupt politician’s downfall where he starts scapegoating his most loyal allies in a desperate attempt at insulating himself from his own worsening scandals. Now that Donald Trump is facing arguably the ugliest scandal of his presidency in the form of his taped confession that he was lying to the American people about the coronavirus all along, someone has to take the blame.
Based on the various reports that have surfaced today, it appears that Jared Kushner and Lindsey Graham were the two people who encouraged Donald Trump to blab to Bob Woodward, while the rest of Trump’s underlings either urged him not to do it, or didn’t know it was happening. Trump isn’t ready to throw his son-in-law under the bus quite yet (that’ll come later), so instead Trump’s mouthpiece Tucker Carlson spent his Wednesday night show berating Graham for the debacle.
Let’s be clear about a few things. First, Tucker Carlson wouldn’t have done this unless he felt it was what Donald Trump wanted him to do. Second, Carlson is essentially arguing that Trump is such a reckless toddler with such poor judgment, it’s somehow Graham’s fault for not convincing Trump to stay off the phone with Woodward.
Third, Lindsey Graham is one of Donald Trump’s most loyal allies – and one of his more powerful remaining allies, given Graham’s position as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Graham is also unstable and easily agitated. Is this really the road that Trump wants to go down? When failing politicians start scapegoating allies they can’t afford to lose, it rarely ends well, as Trump is about to find out.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump’s advisers hit the panic button after he royally blows it

Bob Woodward has used his “ Woodward and Bernstein ” clout to gain information and write insider books about every modern U.S. President – and these books are rarely pretty .
But modern Presidents and their underlings have all known to be careful what they say to Woodward , even when they ’ re cooperating with his book .
Then there ’ s Donald Trump , who has been in over his head the entire time .
It turns out Donald Trump spent months getting on the phone with Woodward and admitting all kinds of things that he shouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hindsight .
For one thing , Trump doesn ’ t do his homework or know his history , so probably didn ’ t know he needed to be cautious with Woodward .
Also , Trump is the kind of narcissist who ’ s so desperate to win over Woodward in the moment , he probably forgot that what he was saying was for public consumption .
Now John Harwood of CNN is reporting that Trump White House staffers are blaming each other for failing to stop Donald Trump from having blabbed about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Let ’ s be clear here : Trump is the supposed President of the United States .
Yet he ’ s such a reckless child that , without proper babysitting from his underlings , he called up the Watergate guy and confessed on tape that he negligently murdered 200,000 Americans .
Trump is that far gone .

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Bob Woodward has used his “Woodward and Bernstein” clout to gain information and write insider books about every modern U.S. President – and these books are rarely pretty. But modern Presidents and their underlings have all known to be careful what they say to Woodward, even when they’re cooperating with his book. Then there’s Donald Trump, who has been in over his head the entire time.
It turns out Donald Trump spent months getting on the phone with Woodward and admitting all kinds of things that he shouldn’t have. This was fairly predictable in hindsight. For one thing, Trump doesn’t do his homework or know his history, so probably didn’t know he needed to be cautious with Woodward. Also, Trump is the kind of narcissist who’s so desperate to win over Woodward in the moment, he probably forgot that what he was saying was for public consumption.
Now John Harwood of CNN is reporting that Trump White House staffers are blaming each other for failing to stop Donald Trump from having blabbed about all of these things to Bob Woodward. Let’s be clear here: Trump is the supposed President of the United States. Yet he’s such a reckless child that, without proper babysitting from his underlings, he called up the Watergate guy and confessed on tape that he negligently murdered 200,000 Americans. Trump is that far gone.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump calls in to Sean Hannity show and has completely bonkers meltdown

At the end of his most explosively scandal-ridden day in office yet , Donald Trump decided that the best way to fix things would be to call in to the Sean Hannity show on Fox News .
Of course this is the one environment where the infantile Trump has no adult babysitter , so he naturally used the occasion to go completely bonkers .
Trump spent a long time going back and forth about whether or not he expects Bob Woodward ’ s book to be “ good ” or “ bad , ” as if that had anything to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump then tried to deflect from his own taped coronavirus confession by launching into a bizarre conspiracy theory about Joe Biden ’ s press conferences .
In Trump ’ s broken and hallucinatory mind , every major news outlet ( apparently including Fox News ) is now apparently conspiring to give Joe Biden the press conference questions in advance .
Even more bizarrely , Trump thinks that Biden is reading prepared answers to reporters ’ questions off a teleprompter – and somehow no one at any of these events has caught on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prompting Hannity to jump in and defend them , making for a particularly awkward moment .
This is one of the most laughably ridiculous things that Donald Trump has said yet , which is saying something .
By launching into mentally deranged hallucinations about Biden , Trump is giving away that he has absolutely no strategy and no clue how to fend off the Woodward tapes .

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At the end of his most explosively scandal-ridden day in office yet, Donald Trump decided that the best way to fix things would be to call in to the Sean Hannity show on Fox News. Of course this is the one environment where the infantile Trump has no adult babysitter, so he naturally used the occasion to go completely bonkers.
Trump spent a long time going back and forth about whether or not he expects Bob Woodward’s book to be “good” or “bad,” as if that had anything to do with the scandal at hand. Trump then tried to deflect from his own taped coronavirus confession by launching into a bizarre conspiracy theory about Joe Biden’s press conferences.
In Trump’s broken and hallucinatory mind, every major news outlet (apparently including Fox News) is now apparently conspiring to give Joe Biden the press conference questions in advance. Even more bizarrely, Trump thinks that Biden is reading prepared answers to reporters’ questions off a teleprompter – and somehow no one at any of these events has caught on. Trump then began attacking Fox News pollsters, prompting Hannity to jump in and defend them, making for a particularly awkward moment.
This is one of the most laughably ridiculous things that Donald Trump has said yet, which is saying something. By launching into mentally deranged hallucinations about Biden, Trump is giving away that he has absolutely no strategy and no clue how to fend off the Woodward tapes.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Here’s just how bad of a day Donald Trump is having

Scandals ultimately only matter in politics if the public is interested in them and swayed by them .
While Donald Trump has had hundreds of individual scandals since taking office , and at least a dozen major bombshell scandals that should have finished him off , the reality is that it has to be the kind of scandal that captures the public ’ s attention and imagination .
To give you an idea of just how bad of a day Donald Trump is having right now , the number one book on Amazon ’ s sales charts is Bob Woodward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the number two book on Amazon ’ s sales charts is Michael Cohen ’ s new Trump tell-all book .
This demonstrates that the scandals laid out in the two books are of great interest to the general public .
The question is not whether these books and scandals will drive Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers lower .
He ’ s already losing by roughly eight points in the polling averages .
The question is whether these scandals will cost Trump any chance at making the surge in the polls that @ @ @ @

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Scandals ultimately only matter in politics if the public is interested in them and swayed by them. While Donald Trump has had hundreds of individual scandals since taking office, and at least a dozen major bombshell scandals that should have finished him off, the reality is that it has to be the kind of scandal that captures the public’s attention and imagination.
To give you an idea of just how bad of a day Donald Trump is having right now, the number one book on Amazon’s sales charts is Bob Woodward’s new Trump tell-all book, and the number two book on Amazon’s sales charts is Michael Cohen’s new Trump tell-all book.
This demonstrates that the scandals laid out in the two books are of great interest to the general public. The question is not whether these books and scandals will drive Donald Trump’s poll numbers lower. He’s already losing by roughly eight points in the polling averages. The question is whether these scandals will cost Trump any chance at making the surge in the polls that he desperately needs.
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palmerreport--2020-09-11--Donald Trump is completely unraveling in front of our eyes today

Donald Trump had to already be pretty far gone in the first place to have had eighteen loose lipped phone conversations with Bob Woodward , who cracked the Watergate scandal .
But now that Trump ’ s taped confessions to Woodward are starting to surface , he ’ s completely unraveling right in front of us .
Take , for instance , Donald Trump ’ s tweet this morning insisting that Kim Jong Un is in great health .
This is what Trump wants to be telling the world right now ?
Trump also retweeted a fat joke about himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , we ’ d interpret it as merely having a sense of humor , or trying to preemptively shut down the people who make these kinds of jokes .
But as Michael Cohen reminded us this week , Trump has no sense of humor ; he must have retweeted the fat joke because he misunderstood it .
Then there was Trump ’ s press conference , in which he seemed caught off guard by the fact that the first few questions were all about why he lied to the American people about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t prepared for it .
Was he expecting some other line of questioning ?
Did he think that after the news cycle we just had , the White House press corps was going to lead off by asking him about the weather ?
Donald Trump is completely unraveling in front of our eyes today .
What ’ s remarkable is that , even with Woodward ’ s followup bombshell today that Trump bragged about getting the Saudi Crown Prince off the hook for the Khashoggi murder , there are likely more Woodward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his book next week .
Trump is falling to pieces already , and this is all just beginning .

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Donald Trump had to already be pretty far gone in the first place to have had eighteen loose lipped phone conversations with Bob Woodward, who cracked the Watergate scandal. But now that Trump’s taped confessions to Woodward are starting to surface, he’s completely unraveling right in front of us.
Take, for instance, Donald Trump’s tweet this morning insisting that Kim Jong Un is in great health. This is what Trump wants to be telling the world right now? Trump also retweeted a fat joke about himself today. If a normal person did that, we’d interpret it as merely having a sense of humor, or trying to preemptively shut down the people who make these kinds of jokes. But as Michael Cohen reminded us this week, Trump has no sense of humor; he must have retweeted the fat joke because he misunderstood it.
Then there was Trump’s press conference, in which he seemed caught off guard by the fact that the first few questions were all about why he lied to the American people about the coronavirus threat. He clearly wasn’t prepared for it. Was he expecting some other line of questioning? Did he think that after the news cycle we just had, the White House press corps was going to lead off by asking him about the weather?
Donald Trump is completely unraveling in front of our eyes today. What’s remarkable is that, even with Woodward’s followup bombshell today that Trump bragged about getting the Saudi Crown Prince off the hook for the Khashoggi murder, there are likely more Woodward bombshells coming between now and the release of his book next week. Trump is falling to pieces already, and this is all just beginning.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Just how much brain damage did Donald Trump’s Walter Reed incident do?

When Bob Woodward approached Donald Trump about participating in his new 2020 book , Trump was so excited by the idea that he ended up doing a whopping eighteen on-the-record interviews with Woodward .
It ’ s clear that Trump trusted Woodward , and was expecting Woodward to write a positive book about him .
Here ’ s the thing .
This isn ’ t the first book that Bob Woodward has written about Donald Trump ’ s presidency .
In fact Trump didn ’ t like the last one at all .
On September 7th , 2018 , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book is a scam .
I don ’ t talk the way I am quoted .
If I did I would not have been elected President .
These quotes were made up .
The author uses every trick in the book to demean and belittle .
I wish the people could see the real facts – and our country is doing GREAT !
” So the timeline is that Trump spoke on the record with Woodward in 2018 , then hated the final result so much that he went so far as publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quotes from him , and then Trump forgot about all of this in 2020 and decided to give Woodward eighteen more interviews for his next book .
This strongly suggests that by the time Donald Trump agreed in early 2020 to participate in Woodward ’ s second book , he had completely forgotten about how his 2018 interactions with Woodward went down and how it left him feeling .
It ’ s worth noting that Trump ’ s emergency trip to Walter Reed Medical Center and alleged series of mini-strokes took place at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months before Trump began blabbing to Woodward in early 2020 .
Either Trump lost the memories of his earlier dealings with Woodward , or he lost the capacity to understand what was even happening .

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When Bob Woodward approached Donald Trump about participating in his new 2020 book, Trump was so excited by the idea that he ended up doing a whopping eighteen on-the-record interviews with Woodward. It’s clear that Trump trusted Woodward, and was expecting Woodward to write a positive book about him.
Here’s the thing. This isn’t the first book that Bob Woodward has written about Donald Trump’s presidency. In fact Trump didn’t like the last one at all. On September 7th, 2018, Trump posted this tweet: “The Woodward book is a scam. I don’t talk the way I am quoted. If I did I would not have been elected President. These quotes were made up. The author uses every trick in the book to demean and belittle. I wish the people could see the real facts – and our country is doing GREAT!”
So the timeline is that Trump spoke on the record with Woodward in 2018, then hated the final result so much that he went so far as publicly accusing Woodward of having made up fake quotes from him, and then Trump forgot about all of this in 2020 and decided to give Woodward eighteen more interviews for his next book.
This strongly suggests that by the time Donald Trump agreed in early 2020 to participate in Woodward’s second book, he had completely forgotten about how his 2018 interactions with Woodward went down and how it left him feeling. It’s worth noting that Trump’s emergency trip to Walter Reed Medical Center and alleged series of mini-strokes took place at the end of 2019, just two months before Trump began blabbing to Woodward in early 2020. Either Trump lost the memories of his earlier dealings with Woodward, or he lost the capacity to understand what was even happening.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

Right now , Donald Trump ’ s criminal negligence with COVID may be dominating the news cycle , but it wasn ’ t the only thing Joe Biden decided to shine a light on when he visited an auto manufacturing plant in Warren , Michigan , during a campaign stop .
Biden instead focused on Trump ’ s broken promises that he made when he visited the Rust Belt in 2016 – like vowing to never let a manufacturing plant shutter under his watch .
A General Motors plant closed down in Warren just last year , as auto jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did he point out Trump ’ s apathy towards their jobs , but unlike Trump who ’ s mostly been ambiguous about a second term , Joe Biden proposed a solution for auto workers to keep their jobs .
His proposal would charge a 10 % tax penalty to companies who moved their manufacturing jobs overseas to avoid taxes , and would reward companies who did the right thing with a 10 % Made in America tax credit , something that companies could use to revitalize former facilities .
Looking closely , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s part .
Rather than simply reacting to Trump ’ s many blunders , he ’ s proactively offering new solutions , and forcing Donald Trump to go on the defensive .
One of the few strengths Trump has with voters in the middle is the perception that he ’ s better on the economy – a major reason he liked to brag about the stock market each day on Twitter .
Now with those numbers gone and a comatose economy due to the pandemic , Biden has a good chance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump failed on his promises , but he never cared about their livelihoods in the first place , what the rest of us already knew to be true .
It ’ s yet another reason why we need to mobilize as many voters for Joe Biden on November 3 .

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Right now, Donald Trump’s criminal negligence with COVID may be dominating the news cycle, but it wasn’t the only thing Joe Biden decided to shine a light on when he visited an auto manufacturing plant in Warren, Michigan, during a campaign stop. Biden instead focused on Trump’s broken promises that he made when he visited the Rust Belt in 2016 – like vowing to never let a manufacturing plant shutter under his watch. A General Motors plant closed down in Warren just last year, as auto jobs are rapidly leaving Michigan.
Not only did he point out Trump’s apathy towards their jobs, but unlike Trump who’s mostly been ambiguous about a second term, Joe Biden proposed a solution for auto workers to keep their jobs. His proposal would charge a 10% tax penalty to companies who moved their manufacturing jobs overseas to avoid taxes, and would reward companies who did the right thing with a 10% Made in America tax credit, something that companies could use to revitalize former facilities.
Looking closely, this is a pretty strategic move on Biden’s part. Rather than simply reacting to Trump’s many blunders, he’s proactively offering new solutions, and forcing Donald Trump to go on the defensive. One of the few strengths Trump has with voters in the middle is the perception that he’s better on the economy – a major reason he liked to brag about the stock market each day on Twitter.
Now with those numbers gone and a comatose economy due to the pandemic, Biden has a good chance of convincing undecided voters that not only has Trump failed on his promises, but he never cared about their livelihoods in the first place, what the rest of us already knew to be true. It’s yet another reason why we need to mobilize as many voters for Joe Biden on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump caught bragging that he helped cover up murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi

This morning Palmer Report predicted with certainty that there would be more bombshells about Donald Trump coming from Bob Woodward this week .
After all , Woodward ’ s book is still five days away from launch , meaning he was going to give more advance details to the press .
Sure enough , that ’ s happening already this afternoon .
It turns out Donald Trump bragged to Woodward that he helped cover up the murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi , by pressuring Congress into dropping the investigation into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman .
Trump went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saved his ass ” in reference to Bin Salman , which is likely true , considering what dire straits Bin Salman was in at the time .
This is a confession to a murder coverup , since Trump ’ s actions helped a murderer avoid being brought to justice .
This comes on top of Trump ’ s coronavirus admissions , which are tantamount to a taped confession to negligent homicide .
It ’ s becoming more clear by the minute that if Trump loses this election , he ’ ll be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .

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This morning Palmer Report predicted with certainty that there would be more bombshells about Donald Trump coming from Bob Woodward this week. After all, Woodward’s book is still five days away from launch, meaning he was going to give more advance details to the press. Sure enough, that’s happening already this afternoon.
It turns out Donald Trump bragged to Woodward that he helped cover up the murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi, by pressuring Congress into dropping the investigation into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump went so far as to say “I saved his ass” in reference to Bin Salman, which is likely true, considering what dire straits Bin Salman was in at the time.
This is a confession to a murder coverup, since Trump’s actions helped a murderer avoid being brought to justice. This comes on top of Trump’s coronavirus admissions, which are tantamount to a taped confession to negligent homicide. It’s becoming more clear by the minute that if Trump loses this election, he’ll be in prison for the rest of his miserable life.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump just got destroyed at his own press conference

With everything falling apart for him in real time , Donald Trump decided to hold a press conference today and run his mouth some more .
This seemed like a terrible idea , considering that running his mouth to Bob Woodward is why he ’ s in this mess to begin with .
Sure enough , it ended up being a disaster for him .
After Trump finished struggling to read the opening script that his handlers had put in front of him , he made the mistake of opening things up to questions .
The very first question , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ Why did you lie to the American people ?
” This set off Trump in a rampage , as he began yelling “ It ’ s a disgrace to ABC television network , it ’ s a disgrace to your employer.
” But Karl fought back , pointing out that “ You went out and told the American public that this was just like the flu.
” Trump then incoherently retorted , “ Did you ever hear the expression five times ?
” Trump tried to move on .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said you downplayed it.
” Then the next reporter after that pointed out that other world leaders were calmly honest with their people , and asked , “ Why did you as President of the United States not level with the American people ?
” Trump is being destroyed right now , thanks to a White House press corps that ’ s aggressively doing its job .

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With everything falling apart for him in real time, Donald Trump decided to hold a press conference today and run his mouth some more. This seemed like a terrible idea, considering that running his mouth to Bob Woodward is why he’s in this mess to begin with. Sure enough, it ended up being a disaster for him.
After Trump finished struggling to read the opening script that his handlers had put in front of him, he made the mistake of opening things up to questions. The very first question, from ABC News correspondent Jon Karl, was “Why did you lie to the American people?”
This set off Trump in a rampage, as he began yelling “It’s a disgrace to ABC television network, it’s a disgrace to your employer.” But Karl fought back, pointing out that “You went out and told the American public that this was just like the flu.” Trump then incoherently retorted, “Did you ever hear the expression five times?”
Trump tried to move on. But the next reporter pointed out that “You said you downplayed it.” Then the next reporter after that pointed out that other world leaders were calmly honest with their people, and asked, “Why did you as President of the United States not level with the American people?” Trump is being destroyed right now, thanks to a White House press corps that’s aggressively doing its job.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Donald Trump’s excuses are completely unraveling

When , in 1976 , then Governor and presidential candidate Jimmy Carter promised the American people , “ I ’ ll never lie to you , ” he just told his first lie .
However distasteful , it ’ s an unavoidable fact of realpolitik that a president of the United States must occasionally lie to the American people in the interest of national security .
Some presidents lie more than others , but none have come close to the more than 20 thousand lies ( that we know of ) told by Donald Trump since Trump took office .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ still claims Trump never lied about coronavirus , Trump lied about coronavirus .
We now have it on tape from February 7th , 2020 , thanks to journalist Bob Woodward , that while Trump was telling the American people that the number of cases would soon “ go down to zero , ” and that it was “ just like the flu , ” he was telling Woodward the exact opposite .
Trump said , “ this is more deadly than your most strenuous flus , ” and that the death toll would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent .
Despite having ( presumably ) heard the Woodward tape herself , McEnany gaslighted the American people by saying that “ the President never played it down.
” Meanwhile , on the tape , in direct contradiction to McEnany , Trump says , “ I wanted to always play it down .
I still like playing it down .
Because I don ’ t want to create a panic.
” Now , I don ’ t know about you , but Donald Trump doesn ’ t instruct me about anything for my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s good for me .
Period .
But if I ’ m going to consult anyone , Donald Trump is the last person on earth I would ever turn to .
The arrogance of the idea that Trump was protecting us from “ panic ” is absurd on its face .
I don ’ t need the likes of Trump to lie to me for my own protection .
Like all Americans , we need him to do his job , something he ’ s never done .
What kind of panic was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panic of people being too careful , a panic of people washing their hands too much , wearing a mask too much or social distancing too much ?
No , Trump didn ’ t care about our panicking , he didn ’ t want to interfere with the news that the economy was doing well and that things were going relatively smoothly in the run up to the election .
As far as protecting us is concerned , that was the furthest thing from his mind .
But if the patronizing notion that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s best for us and what truths we may or may not know for our own good isn ’ t infuriating enough to every one of you , then you aren ’ t paying attention .
How dare they .
How dare this arrogant White House and its arrogant , sanctimonious press secretary pretend that they know better than us about what ’ s best for us .
I don ’ t know about you , but I make those decisions , pompous ass Kayleigh McEnany and her career criminal , child-raping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since I last wrote to you another thousand Americans have died .
When I write to you again tomorrow another thousand or more will die .
That number is now going to start going up at an alarming rate , all thanks to the moron in the Oval Office who thinks he knows what ’ s best for us .
Before this week is out more than 200,000 Americans will be dead thanks to Donald Trump .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When, in 1976, then Governor and presidential candidate Jimmy Carter promised the American people, “I’ll never lie to you,” he just told his first lie. However distasteful, it’s an unavoidable fact of realpolitik that a president of the United States must occasionally lie to the American people in the interest of national security. Some presidents lie more than others, but none have come close to the more than 20 thousand lies (that we know of) told by Donald Trump since Trump took office.
Kayleigh McEnany to the contrary, who still claims Trump never lied about coronavirus, Trump lied about coronavirus. We now have it on tape from February 7th, 2020, thanks to journalist Bob Woodward, that while Trump was telling the American people that the number of cases would soon “go down to zero,” and that it was “just like the flu,” he was telling Woodward the exact opposite. Trump said, “this is more deadly than your most strenuous flus,” and that the death toll would be more like five percent than one percent.
Despite having (presumably) heard the Woodward tape herself, McEnany gaslighted the American people by saying that “the President never played it down.” Meanwhile, on the tape, in direct contradiction to McEnany, Trump says, “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down. Because I don’t want to create a panic.”
Now, I don’t know about you, but Donald Trump doesn’t instruct me about anything for my own good. I decide what’s good for me. Period. But if I’m going to consult anyone, Donald Trump is the last person on earth I would ever turn to. The arrogance of the idea that Trump was protecting us from “panic” is absurd on its face. I don’t need the likes of Trump to lie to me for my own protection. Like all Americans, we need him to do his job, something he’s never done.
What kind of panic was he talking about, anyway, a panic of people being too careful, a panic of people washing their hands too much, wearing a mask too much or social distancing too much? No, Trump didn’t care about our panicking, he didn’t want to interfere with the news that the economy was doing well and that things were going relatively smoothly in the run up to the election. As far as protecting us is concerned, that was the furthest thing from his mind.
But if the patronizing notion that we need Donald Trump to decide what’s best for us and what truths we may or may not know for our own good isn’t infuriating enough to every one of you, then you aren’t paying attention. How dare they. How dare this arrogant White House and its arrogant, sanctimonious press secretary pretend that they know better than us about what’s best for us. I don’t know about you, but I make those decisions, pompous ass Kayleigh McEnany and her career criminal, child-raping, murdering boss, does not.
Since I last wrote to you another thousand Americans have died. When I write to you again tomorrow another thousand or more will die. That number is now going to start going up at an alarming rate, all thanks to the moron in the Oval Office who thinks he knows what’s best for us. Before this week is out more than 200,000 Americans will be dead thanks to Donald Trump.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-10--Mary Trump comes out swinging at Donald Trump

Once it became clear awhile back that Donald Trump was actively misleading the American people about the coronavirus threat in ways that were causing them to die , Palmer Report argued that Trump was committing negligent homicide .
Of course the tricky part would be proving it beyond a reasonable doubt ; Trump could argue to a jury that he was simply working with bad information or that he was mistaken .
But now that Trump has admitted on tape that he ’ s been lying about the nature of the coronavirus all along , it ’ s the kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and probably eventually will be ) admitted as evidence at his criminal trial .
We ’ re not the only ones who see it this way .
Donald Trump ’ s niece Mary Trump reacted to the taped confession with this tweet : “ This is at least reckless endangerment and it ’ s potentially criminally negligent homicide–or worse .
180,000 Americans should still be with us .
How many more will die ?
And for what ?
” She also asked why the nation ’ s leading newspapers haven ’ t yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s a good question .

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Once it became clear awhile back that Donald Trump was actively misleading the American people about the coronavirus threat in ways that were causing them to die, Palmer Report argued that Trump was committing negligent homicide. Of course the tricky part would be proving it beyond a reasonable doubt; Trump could argue to a jury that he was simply working with bad information or that he was mistaken.
But now that Trump has admitted on tape that he’s been lying about the nature of the coronavirus all along, it’s the kind of taped confession that could be (and probably eventually will be) admitted as evidence at his criminal trial. We’re not the only ones who see it this way.
Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump reacted to the taped confession with this tweet: “This is at least reckless endangerment and it’s potentially criminally negligent homicide–or worse. 180,000 Americans should still be with us. How many more will die? And for what?” She also asked why the nation’s leading newspapers haven’t yet called for Donald Trump to resign. That’s a good question.
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FINISH HIM

No one is shocked that Trump did nothing after he was apprised early on of the toll COVID-19 was going to take on the US .
The potential numbers coming from the CDC were awful from the beginning and Trump ’ s job as leader of the country was to keep us safe .
He could have ordered a national mask mandate in February , but , of course , he didn ’ t .
Masks were unnecessary because he had other things on his mind : Putin , Ivanka , himself , his hair , his rallies ; or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , camera , TV .
He was never going to wear a mask because it would mess with his look , his brand , his ego , and besides everyone around him was going to be tested in order to keep him safe .
He would be fine .
The rest of the country , of course , was toast .
His followers , who have been fine with him downplaying the risks , and are also fine with him saying it ’ ll go away and masks aren ’ t necessary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Woodward interview is out and we hear him lying , Trumplicans will defend him by going with the line he ignored it in order avoid panic , but meanwhile , they will still refrain from wearing masks at his rallies and the death toll will go up .
If these were normal times , the above scenario would seem like a poorly written Netflix horror movie .
But it ’ s not .
It ’ s life under Trump .
That there are people still defending this guy and his “ policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but clearly , they ’ re out there .
The effect of right-wing propaganda can not be overstated in Trumpworld .
Trumplicans can not give you facts , but they are always correct because this is how they feel .
And they feel this way because they are told to feel this way by right-wing media and the outrage makes them feel so very powerful .
Despite the good poll numbers for Biden over Trump , it ’ s still a long climb to November when every week seems like a decade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the personal responsibility to which the right give lip service : wear that mask ; listen to your Democratic Governors ; listen to Dr. Fauci .
The fall and winter have the potential to be very deadly .
The best way to get rid of this mess is to stay healthy .
Take all precautions so you can vote early , by whatever means are at your disposal .
Trump doesn ’ t care about you .
Show him in November that you very much care about him .
You care that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House and into a nice cell in ADX Florence .

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No one is shocked that Trump did nothing after he was apprised early on of the toll COVID-19 was going to take on the US. The potential numbers coming from the CDC were awful from the beginning and Trump’s job as leader of the country was to keep us safe. He could have ordered a national mask mandate in February, but, of course, he didn’t. Masks were unnecessary because he had other things on his mind: Putin, Ivanka, himself, his hair, his rallies; or rather: man, woman, person, camera, TV. He was never going to wear a mask because it would mess with his look, his brand, his ego, and besides everyone around him was going to be tested in order to keep him safe. He would be fine.
The rest of the country, of course, was toast. His followers, who have been fine with him downplaying the risks, and are also fine with him saying it’ll go away and masks aren’t necessary, will stay the course. Now that the Woodward interview is out and we hear him lying, Trumplicans will defend him by going with the line he ignored it in order avoid panic, but meanwhile, they will still refrain from wearing masks at his rallies and the death toll will go up.
If these were normal times, the above scenario would seem like a poorly written Netflix horror movie. But it’s not. It’s life under Trump. That there are people still defending this guy and his “policies” is the stuff of dystopian nightmares, but clearly, they’re out there. The effect of right-wing propaganda cannot be overstated in Trumpworld. Trumplicans cannot give you facts, but they are always correct because this is how they feel. And they feel this way because they are told to feel this way by right-wing media and the outrage makes them feel so very powerful.
Despite the good poll numbers for Biden over Trump, it’s still a long climb to November when every week seems like a decade. Now is the time to take all the personal responsibility to which the right give lip service: wear that mask; listen to your Democratic Governors; listen to Dr. Fauci. The fall and winter have the potential to be very deadly. The best way to get rid of this mess is to stay healthy. Take all precautions so you can vote early, by whatever means are at your disposal. Trump doesn’t care about you. Show him in November that you very much care about him. You care that he gets drop kicked out of the White House and into a nice cell in ADX Florence.
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