palmerreport--2020-05-07--George Conway just went nuclear on Donald Trump

Late on Monday night , Donald Trump had a surreal , offensive , and lengthy meltdown about the Lincoln Project TV ad that had gone viral earlier in the day .
In the process Trump unwittingly gave the ad , and the group , all kinds of free exposure .
Now one of ringleaders of the Lincoln Project , George Conway , is going nuclear on Trump .
The best Donald Trump could come up with was to call George Conway a “ Moonface ” – and we ’ re still not sure if Trump intended it as a racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or a dig at Conway ’ s weight .
Either way , it was offensive and dimwitted .
Conway turns out to be far better at this .
He published an op-ed in the Washington Post that eviscerated Trump on every level .
These two sentences alone sum it up : [ Trump ] claims to be a “ genius , ” even though he apparently can ’ t spell , can ’ t punctuate , can ’ t do math and lacks geographic literacy , and even though his own appointees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” an “ idiot , ” a “ dope , ” and “ dumb.
” Now , God help us , he fancies himself an expert in virology and infectious diseases .
Meanwhile the Lincoln Project just announced that it ’ s raised more than a million dollars as a result of its TV ad and the free exposure that Donald Trump gave it .
That money will ostensibly be used to run additional anti-Trump ads on TV .
You can read George Conway ’ s full column here .

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Late on Monday night, Donald Trump had a surreal, offensive, and lengthy meltdown about the Lincoln Project TV ad that had gone viral earlier in the day. In the process Trump unwittingly gave the ad, and the group, all kinds of free exposure. Now one of ringleaders of the Lincoln Project, George Conway, is going nuclear on Trump.
The best Donald Trump could come up with was to call George Conway a “Moonface” – and we’re still not sure if Trump intended it as a racial slur against Conway’s Asian heritage, or a dig at Conway’s weight. Either way, it was offensive and dimwitted. Conway turns out to be far better at this. He published an op-ed in the Washington Post that eviscerated Trump on every level. These two sentences alone sum it up:
[Trump] claims to be a “genius,” even though he apparently can’t spell, can’t punctuate, can’t do math and lacks geographic literacy, and even though his own appointees have privately called him a “moron,” an “idiot,” a “dope,” and “dumb.” Now, God help us, he fancies himself an expert in virology and infectious diseases.
Meanwhile the Lincoln Project just announced that it’s raised more than a million dollars as a result of its TV ad and the free exposure that Donald Trump gave it. That money will ostensibly be used to run additional anti-Trump ads on TV. You can read George Conway’s full column here.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Chelsea Clinton comes out swinging

Chelsea Clinton comes out swinging

Even as the coronavirus crisis continues to get worse , and projections say the death toll is set to spike @ @ @ @ @ to convince us that the danger has largely passed .
Trump is also trying to @ @ @ @ @ , in the hope of distracting people from the tragically mounting death toll .
To @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump yelled “ The Fake News has reached an all time high !
” @ @ @ @ @ plenty of times before , but the timing and context are particularly galling .
Chelsea @ @ @ @ @ it : Someone I love very much lost a family member to # covid19 yesterday @ @ @ @ @ , callousness and incompetence we have a new leading cause of death in our country @ @ @ @ @ fake news , Mr. President .
I wish it were .
https : //t.co/SHp7PnfeeH Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ showing real leadership during the coronavirus crisis :

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Even as the coronavirus crisis continues to get worse, and projections say the death toll is set to spike, Donald Trump keeps trying to convince us that the danger has largely passed. Trump is also trying to act as unpresidential as possible, in the hope of distracting people from the tragically mounting death toll.
To that end, earlier today Donald Trump yelled “The Fake News has reached an all time high!” He’s done this plenty of times before, but the timing and context are particularly galling. Chelsea Clinton ripped into him over it:
Someone I love very much lost a family member to #covid19 yesterday. Because of your inhumanity, callousness and incompetence we have a new leading cause of death in our country. That’s not fake news, Mr. President. I wish it were. https://t.co/SHp7PnfeeH — Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 6, 2020
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Meanwhile, the Clinton Foundation is showing real leadership during the coronavirus crisis:
On #GivingTuesdayNow, these vital partners are working to respond to the complex challenges facing the nation and the world as a result of #COVID19. https://t.co/O26HFabt3m — Clinton Foundation (@ClintonFdn) May 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--John Bolton just got what he deserved

John Bolton just got what he deserved

When John Bolton refused to testify during impeachment proceedings because he wanted to wait until his book was ready for launch , he put his own lucrative multimillion dollar payday ahead of the safety of the American people .
There was at least an outside chance Bolton ’ s devastating testimony could have pressured the GOP Senate into removing Trump .
But Bolton punted , and the GOP acquitted him .
We ’ re presuming that John Bolton ’ s plan all along was to circle back once his book was finally released , and offer to testify in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s scandals .
The trouble is , Bolton ’ s stall tactic handed Trump the leverage to jump in and delay Bolton ’ s book by falsely claiming that large chunks of it were classified – something that Trump probably couldn ’ t have pulled off if Bolton had beaten him to the punch by simply testifying .
Now , according to Amazon , John Bolton ’ s book has been delayed again .
It ’ s been pushed back to late June .
The ongoing series of delays suggests that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep pushing the book back indefinitely , meaning Bolton may well never get to release it – at least not until after Trump is out of office , by which time no one will want to read about Trump ’ s antics anyway .
To be clear , Donald Trump is doing something really corrupt ( and probably illegal ) to keep getting John Bolton ’ s book delayed on national security grounds .
It ’ s not as if Bolton was stupid enough to put actual classified information in his book .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he could manipulate his way to a bigger payday by timing his testimony to his book launch , at the expense of American lives .
Bolton is getting what he deserves .
Also , Bolton just got outmaneuvered by an increasingly addled Donald Trump – which suggests that Bolton is even more of a disaster than we thought .

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When John Bolton refused to testify during impeachment proceedings because he wanted to wait until his book was ready for launch, he put his own lucrative multimillion dollar payday ahead of the safety of the American people. There was at least an outside chance Bolton’s devastating testimony could have pressured the GOP Senate into removing Trump. But Bolton punted, and the GOP acquitted him.
We’re presuming that John Bolton’s plan all along was to circle back once his book was finally released, and offer to testify in some ad hoc House hearing into Donald Trump’s scandals. The trouble is, Bolton’s stall tactic handed Trump the leverage to jump in and delay Bolton’s book by falsely claiming that large chunks of it were classified – something that Trump probably couldn’t have pulled off if Bolton had beaten him to the punch by simply testifying.
Now, according to Amazon, John Bolton’s book has been delayed again. It’s been pushed back to late June. The ongoing series of delays suggests that Donald Trump has indeed found a way to keep pushing the book back indefinitely, meaning Bolton may well never get to release it – at least not until after Trump is out of office, by which time no one will want to read about Trump’s antics anyway.
To be clear, Donald Trump is doing something really corrupt (and probably illegal) to keep getting John Bolton’s book delayed on national security grounds. It’s not as if Bolton was stupid enough to put actual classified information in his book. But Bolton was stupid enough to think that he could manipulate his way to a bigger payday by timing his testimony to his book launch, at the expense of American lives. Bolton is getting what he deserves. Also, Bolton just got outmaneuvered by an increasingly addled Donald Trump – which suggests that Bolton is even more of a disaster than we thought.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--George Conway posts surreal tweet about Kellyanne Conway

Earlier this week Donald Trump reminded us of just how awkward the marriage is between George Conway and Kellyanne Conway @ @ @ @ @ for running anti-Trump TV ads , and asked what Kellyanne had been doing to him @ @ @ @ @ has gotten more awkward .
Neera Tanden tweeted new data suggesting that Donald Trump and @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to men , but Biden is twenty points ahead of Trump when @ @ @ @ @ Tanden added , “ We have 6 months to convince a lot of men that @ @ @ @ @ ” George Conway then replied to this tweet , adding “ well , some women.
@ @ @ @ @ reference to the fact that Kellyanne Conway somehow still works for Donald Trump , and @ @ @ @ @ vote for him .
Here ’ s hoping George can convince Kellyanne to bail on @ @ @ @

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Earlier this week Donald Trump reminded us of just how awkward the marriage is between George Conway and Kellyanne Conway, when he attacked George for running anti-Trump TV ads, and asked what Kellyanne had been doing to him. Now the whole thing has gotten more awkward.
Neera Tanden tweeted new data suggesting that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are virtually tied when it comes to men, but Biden is twenty points ahead of Trump when it comes to women. Tanden added, “We have 6 months to convince a lot of men that they should listen to women.”
George Conway then replied to this tweet, adding “well, some women.” This was in obvious reference to the fact that Kellyanne Conway somehow still works for Donald Trump, and is presumably still planning to vote for him. Here’s hoping George can convince Kellyanne to bail on the Trump regime.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Steve Mnuchin goes off the deep end after Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose criticizes him

Yesterday Donald Trump refused to wear a mask while touring a mask making factory , and – for still unknown reasons – “ Live and Let Die ” was playing in the background .
While it ’ s a Paul McCartney song , it was actually the Guns N ’ Roses cover version of the song that was playing .
Now an even more surreal incident is playing out involving Guns N ’ Roses and the Trump regime .
This evening , Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose took a shot at Donald Trump ’ s corrupt Treasury Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprising , as Axl Rose has long been a critic of the Trump regime .
What is surprising is that Steve Mnuchin decided to fire back at Axl Rose : That ’ s right , the United States Secretary of the Treasury is now attacking the singer of Guns N ’ Roses .
Notably , this was Steve Mnuchin ’ s second attempt at a response .
The first time around he accidentally included the emoji for the flag of Liberia , which looks similar to that of the United States ; he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Yesterday Donald Trump refused to wear a mask while touring a mask making factory, and – for still unknown reasons – “Live and Let Die” was playing in the background. While it’s a Paul McCartney song, it was actually the Guns N’ Roses cover version of the song that was playing. Now an even more surreal incident is playing out involving Guns N’ Roses and the Trump regime.
This evening, Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose took a shot at Donald Trump’s corrupt Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:
It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin he’s officially an asshole. — Axl Rose (@axlrose) May 6, 2020
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This isn’t surprising, as Axl Rose has long been a critic of the Trump regime. What is surprising is that Steve Mnuchin decided to fire back at Axl Rose:
What have you done for the country lately? 🇺🇸 — Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) May 7, 2020
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That’s right, the United States Secretary of the Treasury is now attacking the singer of Guns N’ Roses. Notably, this was Steve Mnuchin’s second attempt at a response. The first time around he accidentally included the emoji for the flag of Liberia, which looks similar to that of the United States; he ended up deleting it and trying again.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Oh lord, not Jared Kushner again

Oh lord, not Jared Kushner again

Last night we all learned that a former member of Jared Kushner ’ s own coronavirus task force thought he was doing such a horrifying job , he filed a formal complaint with the House Oversight Committee .
Even as we wait for confirmation about whether the committee is planning to hold investigative hearings over this , it turns out Kushner is on to a new scheme .
Apparently Kushner didn ’ t screw up badly enough when it came to coronavirus medical supplies , so now Donald Trump has put him in charge of something even more important : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Someone ( whose name likely rhymes with “ Kared Jushner ” ) is leaking to the Daily Beast that Jared Kushner is now in charge of finding a vaccine .
This is profoundly disturbing .
The vaccine is what ’ s ultimately going to decide when this crisis is over .
Until we have a vaccine , we ’ ll still be dealing with lockdowns , clumsy attempts at social distancing , idiots who refuse to wear masks , and worsening death tolls .
Yet an increasingly senile Donald Trump wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of finding the cure .
Come on .
This is as absurd as when OJ Simpson said he was looking for the real killers .

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Last night we all learned that a former member of Jared Kushner’s own coronavirus task force thought he was doing such a horrifying job, he filed a formal complaint with the House Oversight Committee. Even as we wait for confirmation about whether the committee is planning to hold investigative hearings over this, it turns out Kushner is on to a new scheme.
Apparently Kushner didn’t screw up badly enough when it came to coronavirus medical supplies, so now Donald Trump has put him in charge of something even more important: the coronavirus vaccine. No, really. Someone (whose name likely rhymes with “Kared Jushner”) is leaking to the Daily Beast that Jared Kushner is now in charge of finding a vaccine.
This is profoundly disturbing. The vaccine is what’s ultimately going to decide when this crisis is over. Until we have a vaccine, we’ll still be dealing with lockdowns, clumsy attempts at social distancing, idiots who refuse to wear masks, and worsening death tolls. Yet an increasingly senile Donald Trump wants to put his mystifyingly incompetent son-in-law in charge of finding the cure. Come on. This is as absurd as when OJ Simpson said he was looking for the real killers.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump’s campaign manager is completely losing it as the campaign unravels

Just how poorly are things going for Donald Trump in the 2020 election ?
Last week he finally found out how bad his internal poll numbers are , and he reportedly threatened to take legal action over it against his campaign manager Brad Parscale .
This prompted James Carville to go on the 11th Hour last night and accuse Parscale of merely being on the take while trying to keep Trump in the dark about how poorly the campaign is going .
Parscale , for his part , appears to simply be losing it .
Yesterday he took a bizarre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a video of Sesame Street character Elmo using a toilet .
Today he topped himself by posting a tweet which compared the Trump 2020 campaign to the Death Star from Star Wars .
He may have missed the part where the Death Star belonged to the villains , and it got blown to pieces in the end .
Parscale ’ s lack of familiarity with Star Wars notwithstanding , he appears to be totally losing it .
Are these tweets a desperate attempt to convince Donald Trump that he really is taking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snapped under the pressure of losing , to the point that he ’ s merely trolling himself ?
Trump went through several campaign managers last time around .
The bigger question may be how much longer this guy lasts .

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Just how poorly are things going for Donald Trump in the 2020 election? Last week he finally found out how bad his internal poll numbers are, and he reportedly threatened to take legal action over it against his campaign manager Brad Parscale. This prompted James Carville to go on the 11th Hour last night and accuse Parscale of merely being on the take while trying to keep Trump in the dark about how poorly the campaign is going.
Parscale, for his part, appears to simply be losing it. Yesterday he took a bizarre and incoherent shot at CNN by tweeting a video of Sesame Street character Elmo using a toilet. Today he topped himself by posting a tweet which compared the Trump 2020 campaign to the Death Star from Star Wars. He may have missed the part where the Death Star belonged to the villains, and it got blown to pieces in the end.
Parscale’s lack of familiarity with Star Wars notwithstanding, he appears to be totally losing it. Are these tweets a desperate attempt to convince Donald Trump that he really is taking the 2020 campaign seriously? Or has he snapped under the pressure of losing, to the point that he’s merely trolling himself? Trump went through several campaign managers last time around. The bigger question may be how much longer this guy lasts.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Donald Trump and Bill Barr are running smack into Judge Emmet Sullivan

The DOJ has asked the court to drop charges against Michael Flynn .
This is all at Trump ’ s urging , no doubt .
Flynn must ’ ve threatened to spill some big beans for Trump to overrule Barr and further corrupt the AG ’ s already corrupt DOJ .
We have three words for Michael Flynn and Trump : Judge Emmet Sullivan .
The DOJ can ’ t just pull its case ; it has to be approved by the court .
If you recall , Emmet Sullivan was the judge who asked if Flynn should be charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this distraction from Trump ’ s miserable failures , and there may be real reasons for the case to be dropped that haven ’ t been revealed yet , such as the DOJ preparing later treason charges after Trump ’ s out of office .
We don ’ t know yet , but we ’ re going to put our money on Judge Sullivan serving justice .
Did we ever think our own DOJ would say in court it can ’ t prove a case against Flynn that already had him pleading guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep and rotted .
The worst of it is nothing surprises anymore .
We ’ ve been lied to , conned and grifted so much that even the most egregious assault on our democracy is shrugged off .
But one thing is certain .
Somewhere , in our huge lumbering government , are those people who know the truth , those whose business is the truth .
They are not going to shrug things off in their sphere .
They are just burrowing in and waiting for January 20th , 2021 .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then .

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The DOJ has asked the court to drop charges against Michael Flynn. This is all at Trump’s urging, no doubt. Flynn must’ve threatened to spill some big beans for Trump to overrule Barr and further corrupt the AG’s already corrupt DOJ.
We have three words for Michael Flynn and Trump: Judge Emmet Sullivan. The DOJ can’t just pull its case; it has to be approved by the court. If you recall, Emmet Sullivan was the judge who asked if Flynn should be charged with treason. The Right is celebrating this distraction from Trump’s miserable failures, and there may be real reasons for the case to be dropped that haven’t been revealed yet, such as the DOJ preparing later treason charges after Trump’s out of office. We don’t know yet, but we’re going to put our money on Judge Sullivan serving justice.
Did we ever think our own DOJ would say in court it can’t prove a case against Flynn that already had him pleading guilty and sentenced? The corruption here is deep and rotted. The worst of it is nothing surprises anymore. We’ve been lied to, conned and grifted so much that even the most egregious assault on our democracy is shrugged off.
But one thing is certain. Somewhere, in our huge lumbering government, are those people who know the truth, those whose business is the truth. They are not going to shrug things off in their sphere. They are just burrowing in and waiting for January 20th, 2021. We expected to hear a lot from them then.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--This Michael Flynn thing is Donald Trump’s most self defeating move yet

For all the fear and loathing , noise and consternation you ’ re hearing today over Bill Barr ’ s attempt at dropping the criminal case against Michael Flynn , all you have to do to understand it is ask yourself one question : will this stunt gain Donald Trump a single vote ?
The answer is , rather obviously , no .
The only people who are going to be excited about this are the pro-Trump tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists who were already going to enthusiastically vote for him anyway .
So Trump gains absolutely nothing over this .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear a lot of pundits spinning this as some kind of massive magic wand victory for Trump , but none of them will be able to point to anything he gains from this , because there is nothing .
On the other hand , there is plenty for Trump to lose over this stunt .
The House Judiciary Committee just announced hearings into it .
They ’ ll try to drag Bill Barr in to testify , and under the circumstances , he may have a hard time saying no to them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world leverage , and never ever ever about anyone having a magic wand ) .
Either way , the Democrats are going to make sure that this Flynn scandal comes front and center heading into the election .
And what a gift – the Democrats have just been handed an easy talking point about how Trump and Barr are criminals who just sprung their follow criminal .
Meanwhile , this Flynn stunt cements the fact that Bill Barr is going to prison for obstruction of justice if Donald Trump loses the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the part where Judge Sullivan can still overrule Barr and put Flynn in prison anyway .
The fact that Trump made Barr do something this idiotically stupid is merely a sign of just how delusional and senile Trump has become .
He thinks this Flynn development helps him .
That alone is proof that Trump ’ s mind has completely fallen to pieces .
This is all one big gift to those who are working on taking Trump down .

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For all the fear and loathing, noise and consternation you’re hearing today over Bill Barr’s attempt at dropping the criminal case against Michael Flynn, all you have to do to understand it is ask yourself one question: will this stunt gain Donald Trump a single vote?
The answer is, rather obviously, no. The only people who are going to be excited about this are the pro-Trump tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists who were already going to enthusiastically vote for him anyway. So Trump gains absolutely nothing over this. Literally zero. You’re going to hear a lot of pundits spinning this as some kind of massive magic wand victory for Trump, but none of them will be able to point to anything he gains from this, because there is nothing.
On the other hand, there is plenty for Trump to lose over this stunt. The House Judiciary Committee just announced hearings into it. They’ll try to drag Bill Barr in to testify, and under the circumstances, he may have a hard time saying no to them (these things are always about real world leverage, and never ever ever about anyone having a magic wand). Either way, the Democrats are going to make sure that this Flynn scandal comes front and center heading into the election. And what a gift – the Democrats have just been handed an easy talking point about how Trump and Barr are criminals who just sprung their follow criminal.
Meanwhile, this Flynn stunt cements the fact that Bill Barr is going to prison for obstruction of justice if Donald Trump loses the election. And that’s before getting to the part where Judge Sullivan can still overrule Barr and put Flynn in prison anyway. The fact that Trump made Barr do something this idiotically stupid is merely a sign of just how delusional and senile Trump has become. He thinks this Flynn development helps him. That alone is proof that Trump’s mind has completely fallen to pieces. This is all one big gift to those who are working on taking Trump down.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Donald Trump’s mask factory scandal just got even uglier for him

When Donald Trump refused to wear a mask this week while touring a mask making factory , he reminded us all of just how selfish , vain , and stupid he is .
He put others at risk .
He put himself at risk .
And he created a political scandal for himself , complete with a damaging visual , for no reason .
Now it ’ s gotten even uglier for him .
Donald Trump ’ s argument for not wearing a mask has been that because he ’ s so well isolated and thoroughly tested in his role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can ’ t/i > have coronavirus , and therefore he can ’ t possibly have it , meaning he can ’ t give it to anyone else .
This was already some terrible logic , and he was setting a bad example .
But now it turns out Donald Trump was recently exposed to the coronavirus in direct fashion , by a White House valet who hangs out around him all day and even prepares his meals .
We ’ ll see if Trump develops symptoms or not .
But this means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without a mask , he had just been exposed to coronavirus , meaning he potentially exposed all of those factory workers .
What a mess .

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When Donald Trump refused to wear a mask this week while touring a mask making factory, he reminded us all of just how selfish, vain, and stupid he is. He put others at risk. He put himself at risk. And he created a political scandal for himself, complete with a damaging visual, for no reason. Now it’s gotten even uglier for him.
Donald Trump’s argument for not wearing a mask has been that because he’s so well isolated and thoroughly tested in his role as President of the United States, he can’t/i> have coronavirus, and therefore he can’t possibly have it, meaning he can’t give it to anyone else. This was already some terrible logic, and he was setting a bad example.
But now it turns out Donald Trump was recently exposed to the coronavirus in direct fashion, by a White House valet who hangs out around him all day and even prepares his meals. We’ll see if Trump develops symptoms or not. But this means that when Trump was touring that factory without a mask, he had just been exposed to coronavirus, meaning he potentially exposed all of those factory workers. What a mess.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Looks like Donald Trump has just been directly exposed to coronavirus

Early on in the coronavirus crisis , Donald Trump was exposed to the virus at Mar-a-Lago but didn ’ t appear to catch it .
Since that time he ’ s mostly remained at the White House .
But even that was seemingly going to catch up to him sooner or later .
We ’ ve all seen the lack of social distancing , the lack of masks , and the mere reliance on once-per-week testing of employees who come into contact with Trump .
Now it turns out the White House valet , who serves Donald Trump his meals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is suffering from some unstated level of symptoms .
This is according to CNN and since confirmed by NBC News .
We wish this valet the best on his or her recovery .
The thing is , though , when you consider Trump ’ s refusal to allow any serious coronavirus safety protocols when it comes to the people around him , it ’ s difficult to imagine how Trump could not have been directly exposed by this .
The White House has announced that Trump and Pence were tested for coronavirus today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we keep seeing , tests can show a false negative while an infected person is pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic .
So this doesn ’ t mean that they don ’ t have it .
We won ’ t know for sure for up to fourteen days after Trump ’ s last contact with the infected person .
Meanwhile , Donald Trump appears to be hitting the panic button over this , or whatever deranged version of the panic button exists in his failing mind .
NBC says he ’ s “ lava level mad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen , which is surreal , considering he ’ s the one who hasn ’ t allowed the White House to operate in a safe manner .
We ’ ll see who ends up getting scapegoated over this , but it ’ s Trump ’ s own fault .

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Early on in the coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump was exposed to the virus at Mar-a-Lago but didn’t appear to catch it. Since that time he’s mostly remained at the White House. But even that was seemingly going to catch up to him sooner or later. We’ve all seen the lack of social distancing, the lack of masks, and the mere reliance on once-per-week testing of employees who come into contact with Trump.
Now it turns out the White House valet, who serves Donald Trump his meals, has tested positive for coronavirus and is suffering from some unstated level of symptoms. This is according to CNN and since confirmed by NBC News. We wish this valet the best on his or her recovery. The thing is, though, when you consider Trump’s refusal to allow any serious coronavirus safety protocols when it comes to the people around him, it’s difficult to imagine how Trump could not have been directly exposed by this.
The White House has announced that Trump and Pence were tested for coronavirus today and both tested negative. But as we keep seeing, tests can show a false negative while an infected person is pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic. So this doesn’t mean that they don’t have it. We won’t know for sure for up to fourteen days after Trump’s last contact with the infected person.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump appears to be hitting the panic button over this, or whatever deranged version of the panic button exists in his failing mind. NBC says he’s “lava level mad” at his staff for letting this happen, which is surreal, considering he’s the one who hasn’t allowed the White House to operate in a safe manner. We’ll see who ends up getting scapegoated over this, but it’s Trump’s own fault.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--All hell breaks loose in Michael Flynn case – and this may not go the way Trump and Bill Barr are ho

All hell breaks loose in Michael Flynn case – and this may not go the way Trump and Bill Barr are hoping

For the past year or so , Attorney General Bill Barr has largely been pretending to make the moves that Donald Trump wanted .
For instance , Barr leaked to the media that he was criminally indicting Trump ’ s nemesis Andrew McCabe , but ultimately had to admit there wasn ’ t even a case .
Now that Trump desperately needs a win – or at least whatever a “ win ” looks like in his collapsing mind – Barr ’ s hand has finally been forced .
Bill Barr forced the Department of Justice to drop the criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is despite the fact that Flynn has already pleaded guilty and was about to be sentenced to prison .
This is a stunning instance of obstruction of justice on Barr ’ s part , and it puts him firmly on the hot seat .
The lead prosecutor in the Flynn case , Brandon Van Grack , has now withdrawn from the case in apparent protest .
It ’ s not yet clear what the judge in the case will do , but he ’ s previously shown that he has zero tolerance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is clear : if Bill Barr wasn ’ t already earmarked for prison before this , it ’ s now a guarantee that he ’ ll spend much or all of the rest of his life in prison once Trump is gone from office .
It also seems likely that once Trump and Barr are gone , the DOJ will simply bring back the case against Flynn .
But for now , Barr has bet his life on the hope that Trump either wins the election or pardons him on his way out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delusionally believe that he can campaign on the “ exoneration ” of Michael Flynn .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
No one outside his deranged base believes that Flynn is innocent , or cares .
Trump won ’ t gain a single vote from this .
And if anti-Trump forces are able to characterize the narrative effectively , they can now campaign on the fact that Trump and Barr are out of control criminals who just illegally broke their co-conspirator Flynn out of prison .
What Trump and Barr are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so very pointless .

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For the past year or so, Attorney General Bill Barr has largely been pretending to make the moves that Donald Trump wanted. For instance, Barr leaked to the media that he was criminally indicting Trump’s nemesis Andrew McCabe, but ultimately had to admit there wasn’t even a case. Now that Trump desperately needs a win – or at least whatever a “win” looks like in his collapsing mind – Barr’s hand has finally been forced.
Bill Barr forced the Department of Justice to drop the criminal case against Michael Flynn today. This is despite the fact that Flynn has already pleaded guilty and was about to be sentenced to prison. This is a stunning instance of obstruction of justice on Barr’s part, and it puts him firmly on the hot seat. The lead prosecutor in the Flynn case, Brandon Van Grack, has now withdrawn from the case in apparent protest. It’s not yet clear what the judge in the case will do, but he’s previously shown that he has zero tolerance for these kinds of things.
One thing is clear: if Bill Barr wasn’t already earmarked for prison before this, it’s now a guarantee that he’ll spend much or all of the rest of his life in prison once Trump is gone from office. It also seems likely that once Trump and Barr are gone, the DOJ will simply bring back the case against Flynn. But for now, Barr has bet his life on the hope that Trump either wins the election or pardons him on his way out the door.
Donald Trump appears to delusionally believe that he can campaign on the “exoneration” of Michael Flynn. Here’s the thing, though. No one outside his deranged base believes that Flynn is innocent, or cares. Trump won’t gain a single vote from this. And if anti-Trump forces are able to characterize the narrative effectively, they can now campaign on the fact that Trump and Barr are out of control criminals who just illegally broke their co-conspirator Flynn out of prison. What Trump and Barr are doing is so very criminal, yet so very pointless.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Steve Mnuchin just gave something away

Steve Mnuchin just gave something away

Last night Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose took a well deserved shot on Twitter at Donald Trump ’ s corrupt Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
When Mnuchin fired back at him on Twitter , it set off pure pandemonium .
Of all the strange , bizarre , and unbelievable things that have happened in 2020 , a public feud between Axl Rose and the Secretary of the Treasury just might top them .
The thing is , though , Steve Mnuchin gave something away in the process : he ’ s cracking .
Moreover , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump had gone off on Axl Rose , it wouldn ’ t have been surprising .
Trump recklessly does that kind of thing all the time .
But Mnuchin is a more reserved guy .
He ’ s fairly active on Twitter , but nearly all of it is polished public relations .
For him to go after Axl Rose like that was weird – and for him to flub it so badly suggests that he wasn ’ t in control of himself at the time .
Imagine you ’ re the highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you see the guy from Guns N ’ Roses cursing you out on Twitter .
Even if you want to respond , you ’ re going to think long and hard about whether you ’ re likely to be seen as the winner of a feud with the guy from Guns N ’ Roses .
Knowing you ’ re going to be looked at critically for this , you ’ re going to make darn sure you get it right – including making sure you don ’ t accidentally tweet the Liberian Flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That is , unless you ’ re in such an uncharacteristic rage that you angrily post your response , Trump-style , without thinking about the consequences , and without bothering to even look over what you ’ ve typed .
This all suggests that Steve Mnuchin is cracking under the pressure of it all .
He ’ s the one who ’ s illegally sitting on Trump ’ s tax returns .
If Trump loses the election , which looks more plausible by the day , whatever Mnuchin is hiding will come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s really feeling the heat .

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Last night Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose took a well deserved shot on Twitter at Donald Trump’s corrupt Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. When Mnuchin fired back at him on Twitter, it set off pure pandemonium. Of all the strange, bizarre, and unbelievable things that have happened in 2020, a public feud between Axl Rose and the Secretary of the Treasury just might top them.
The thing is, though, Steve Mnuchin gave something away in the process: he’s cracking. Moreover, he’s getting sloppy about it. If Donald Trump had gone off on Axl Rose, it wouldn’t have been surprising. Trump recklessly does that kind of thing all the time. But Mnuchin is a more reserved guy. He’s fairly active on Twitter, but nearly all of it is polished public relations. For him to go after Axl Rose like that was weird – and for him to flub it so badly suggests that he wasn’t in control of himself at the time.
Imagine you’re the highly polished Secretary of the Treasury, and you see the guy from Guns N’ Roses cursing you out on Twitter. Even if you want to respond, you’re going to think long and hard about whether you’re likely to be seen as the winner of a feud with the guy from Guns N’ Roses. Knowing you’re going to be looked at critically for this, you’re going to make darn sure you get it right – including making sure you don’t accidentally tweet the Liberian Flag at him instead of the American flag.
That is, unless you’re in such an uncharacteristic rage that you angrily post your response, Trump-style, without thinking about the consequences, and without bothering to even look over what you’ve typed. This all suggests that Steve Mnuchin is cracking under the pressure of it all. He’s the one who’s illegally sitting on Trump’s tax returns. If Trump loses the election, which looks more plausible by the day, whatever Mnuchin is hiding will come out. Mnuchin just gave away that he’s really feeling the heat.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Donald Trump just found a whole new way to embarrass himself

Since Wednesday was National Nurses Day , a number of politicians and entertainment personalities on social media tastefully gave thanks and paid tribute to the healthcare workers who are now routinely putting their lives at risk in the midst of a health crisis .
Donald Trump , of course , had to do something to completely ruin the whole point of the holiday so he ended up trending on social media for an idiotic speech where he lied outrageously about the availability of surgical masks and protective gear , even telling a nurse that she was wrong on the subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to anyone who ’ s been following the news for the last four years , so you might think this is the worst thing Donald Trump did on Wednesday – you ’ d be wrong .
It ’ s one thing to insult America ’ s front line of essential workers , especially if you call yourself a “ wartime president , ” but Trump has been doing that already with his insane calls to supporters to “ liberate ” their states .
So of course he followed it up with an admission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terminate Obamacare , giving his support to conservatives in a Supreme Court case being heard today .
Trump supporters will point out that he ’ s offering to replace it with something better – but that ’ s the exact same nonsense that the GOP has been talking about for the last ten years without any hint of what an Obamacare replacement would look like .
It ’ s probably not something the Republicans want spreading around or to have to defend , since Mitch McConnell publicly distanced himself from it last time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s at stake in the coming election , particularly when Joe Biden promises to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act significantly .

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Since Wednesday was National Nurses Day, a number of politicians and entertainment personalities on social media tastefully gave thanks and paid tribute to the healthcare workers who are now routinely putting their lives at risk in the midst of a health crisis. Donald Trump, of course, had to do something to completely ruin the whole point of the holiday so he ended up trending on social media for an idiotic speech where he lied outrageously about the availability of surgical masks and protective gear, even telling a nurse that she was wrong on the subject. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who’s been following the news for the last four years, so you might think this is the worst thing Donald Trump did on Wednesday – you’d be wrong.
It’s one thing to insult America’s front line of essential workers, especially if you call yourself a “wartime president,” but Trump has been doing that already with his insane calls to supporters to “liberate” their states. So of course he followed it up with an admission that his administration is already looking to terminate Obamacare, giving his support to conservatives in a Supreme Court case being heard today.
Trump supporters will point out that he’s offering to replace it with something better – but that’s the exact same nonsense that the GOP has been talking about for the last ten years without any hint of what an Obamacare replacement would look like. It’s probably not something the Republicans want spreading around or to have to defend, since Mitch McConnell publicly distanced himself from it last time, but it makes it clear what’s at stake in the coming election, particularly when Joe Biden promises to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act significantly.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Falling apart at the seams

Falling apart at the seams

One of Donald Trump ’ s most consistent traits is projection .
Whenever he makes an oddly specific accusation against someone else , it nearly always means that he ’ s the one who ’ s guilty of it .
Trump keeps insisting that Joe Biden isn ’ t writing his own tweets and speeches , and that they ’ re instead being written by a bright young man .
This is a giveaway that Trump ’ s own words are now being written for him by a bright young man .
Trump is in a particularly odd place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His family and/or handlers clearly sat him down after his disinfectant meltdown and explained to him that he ’ s too far gone to do press briefings anymore .
They must have also broken it to him that he ’ s so far gone , he needs this “ bright young man ” to script out everything he ’ s going to publicly say .
Trump surely doesn ’ t consider himself to be slipping .
Even if a rational person might be reluctantly willing to see what ’ s going wrong with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of a clinical narcissist for that .
He ’ s presumably only giving in to his handlers when they break the bad news to him about his cognitive state , because he doesn ’ t think they ’ re going to give him a choice .
But how much longer before he rebels and starts trying to prove to us all that he ’ s still sharp as a tack ?

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One of Donald Trump’s most consistent traits is projection. Whenever he makes an oddly specific accusation against someone else, it nearly always means that he’s the one who’s guilty of it. Trump keeps insisting that Joe Biden isn’t writing his own tweets and speeches, and that they’re instead being written by a bright young man. This is a giveaway that Trump’s own words are now being written for him by a bright young man.
Trump is in a particularly odd place, being fully sociopathic and half senile. His family and/or handlers clearly sat him down after his disinfectant meltdown and explained to him that he’s too far gone to do press briefings anymore. They must have also broken it to him that he’s so far gone, he needs this “bright young man” to script out everything he’s going to publicly say.
Trump surely doesn’t consider himself to be slipping. Even if a rational person might be reluctantly willing to see what’s going wrong with his own mind, Trump is too much of a clinical narcissist for that. He’s presumably only giving in to his handlers when they break the bad news to him about his cognitive state, because he doesn’t think they’re going to give him a choice. But how much longer before he rebels and starts trying to prove to us all that he’s still sharp as a tack?
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--This is about to get REALLY ugly

This is about to get REALLY ugly

Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump ’ s personal White House valet has come down with the coronavirus .
This valet reportedly stands near Trump all day and even prepares his food .
We ’ re all now waiting to see if Trump gets sick as well .
But there ’ s an uglier component to this .
Because Trump hasn ’ t allowed basic safety protocols like wearing masks and social distancing to take place at the White House , it seems a given that this one confirmed case is likely to spread like wildfire within the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to think that well , if they ’ re conspiring with Trump , then they deserve whatever happens to him .
But let ’ s keep in mind that most of the people in the White House aren ’ t there in a political capacity .
For instance , this valet who tested positive is a member of the Navy .
That person signed up to serve his or her country , and is now fighting off a deadly virus .
There are other people who work in the White House whose job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cans .
This virus could spread to them , or to Secret Service members , or to any number of good people who aren ’ t a part of the Trump regime in any way .
So as this one confirmed White House coronavirus case ostensibly turns into a really ugly White House coronavirus outbreak over the next week or two , let ’ s keep in mind that not everyone in the building will have “ had it coming , ” so to speak .
As keeps happening in disturbing and tragic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negligence keeps putting innocent people in harm ’ s way .

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Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump’s personal White House valet has come down with the coronavirus. This valet reportedly stands near Trump all day and even prepares his food. We’re all now waiting to see if Trump gets sick as well. But there’s an uglier component to this.
Because Trump hasn’t allowed basic safety protocols like wearing masks and social distancing to take place at the White House, it seems a given that this one confirmed case is likely to spread like wildfire within the White House. There’s a tendency to think that well, if they’re conspiring with Trump, then they deserve whatever happens to him. But let’s keep in mind that most of the people in the White House aren’t there in a political capacity.
For instance, this valet who tested positive is a member of the Navy. That person signed up to serve his or her country, and is now fighting off a deadly virus. There are other people who work in the White House whose job is to cook food or empty trash cans. This virus could spread to them, or to Secret Service members, or to any number of good people who aren’t a part of the Trump regime in any way.
So as this one confirmed White House coronavirus case ostensibly turns into a really ugly White House coronavirus outbreak over the next week or two, let’s keep in mind that not everyone in the building will have “had it coming,” so to speak. As keeps happening in disturbing and tragic fashion, Donald Trump’s criminal negligence keeps putting innocent people in harm’s way.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

Narcissistic sociopath Donald Trump is so far removed from understanding what empathy is , he can ’ t convincingly fake @ @ @ @ @ s occasionally trying to .
That makes him uniquely unsuited to deal with the grief @ @ @ @ @ death toll – which for the record is his fault to begin with .
If @ @ @ @ @ that really gets under Donald Trump ’ s skin , it ’ s being mocked @ @ @ @ @ , comedian Sarah Cooper has posted a new video , which has already gone rival @ @ @ @ @ along to Trump ’ s own words :

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Narcissistic sociopath Donald Trump is so far removed from understanding what empathy is, he can’t convincingly fake it even when he’s occasionally trying to. That makes him uniquely unsuited to deal with the grief involved in the mounting coronavirus death toll – which for the record is his fault to begin with.
If there’s one thing that really gets under Donald Trump’s skin, it’s being mocked for his ineptness. Fortunately, comedian Sarah Cooper has posted a new video, which has already gone rival, in which she plays along to Trump’s own words:
How to grief pic.twitter.com/kvyR7f5cID — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 7, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump just had an absolutely terrible day, and we were too busy sulking to notice

For those who think today was somehow a good day for Donald Trump , or a bad day for the Resistance , let ’ s recap what really happened .
His Flynn stunt didn ’ t gain him a single vote .
He likely cost himself votes today .
This stunt doesn ’ t prevent the judge from imprisoning Michael Flynn .
Bill Barr now definitely goes to prison if Trump loses the election .
“ But the rule of law died today !
” No it didn ’ t .
The rule of law died the day Trump took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of felonies in office .
Today ’ s felony doesn ’ t even help him in any way .
Who cares ?
The rule of law will return the day Trump loses .
Nothing new here .
“ But Trump is getting away with it all !
” Really ?
What did he “ get away with ” today ?
He pulled a dumb stunt that hurt him in every way .
The only way this dumb stunt benefits him is if it baits you into throwing a pity party , instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Trump has an approval rating far too low to get reelected , and if he loses the election , he goes to prison .
Instead of doing things to try to raise his approval rating , he ’ s wasting his time and resources on dumb stunts that don ’ t help him at all .
Good .
Keep it up , Trump !
If Donald Trump were behaving reasonably right now , or doing a good job of faking it , then we ’ d have serious reason to worry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rating .
Instead he ’ s still pandering to his too-small base , because he has no idea how any of this even works .

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For those who think today was somehow a good day for Donald Trump, or a bad day for the Resistance, let’s recap what really happened. His Flynn stunt didn’t gain him a single vote. He likely cost himself votes today. This stunt doesn’t prevent the judge from imprisoning Michael Flynn. Bill Barr now definitely goes to prison if Trump loses the election.
“But the rule of law died today!” No it didn’t. The rule of law died the day Trump took office. He’s committed hundreds of felonies in office. Today’s felony doesn’t even help him in any way. Who cares? The rule of law will return the day Trump loses. Nothing new here.
“But Trump is getting away with it all!” Really? What did he “get away with” today? He pulled a dumb stunt that hurt him in every way. The only way this dumb stunt benefits him is if it baits you into throwing a pity party, instead of putting in the work to win the election.
Trump has an approval rating far too low to get reelected, and if he loses the election, he goes to prison. Instead of doing things to try to raise his approval rating, he’s wasting his time and resources on dumb stunts that don’t help him at all. Good. Keep it up, Trump!
If Donald Trump were behaving reasonably right now, or doing a good job of faking it, then we’d have serious reason to worry. Behaving reasonably could boost his approval rating. Instead he’s still pandering to his too-small base, because he has no idea how any of this even works.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler hits the panic button as she falls severely behind in reelection bid

When the Republican Governor of Georgia appointed Kelly Loeffler to fill a U.S. Senate seat as a political favor , it was never clear if she ’ d be able to survive the special election she ’ d end up facing .
Even setting aside what will be a tough general election race against a Democrat in what could be another blue wave , she has a tough Republican primary challenge against Trump stooge Doug Collins .
When it was revealed that Kelly Loeffler was one of a handful of Republican Senators who dumped their stocks after a private congressional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , her poll numbers against Collins nosedived .
Earlier this week it was reported that internal polls showed Loeffler being a stunning 44 points behind Collins in the primary race .
Now she ’ s hitting the panic button .
Loeffler is now recusing herself from a Senate subcommittee on “ commodities , risk management and trade ” in a last ditch effort to show voters in Georgia that , no really , she ’ s honest after all .
Spoiler alert : this won ’ t work .
Loeffler has five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make up a 44 point deficit , or else Doug Collins will be the Republican nominee , and Loeffler ’ s Senate career will end just months after it began .

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When the Republican Governor of Georgia appointed Kelly Loeffler to fill a U.S. Senate seat as a political favor, it was never clear if she’d be able to survive the special election she’d end up facing. Even setting aside what will be a tough general election race against a Democrat in what could be another blue wave, she has a tough Republican primary challenge against Trump stooge Doug Collins.
When it was revealed that Kelly Loeffler was one of a handful of Republican Senators who dumped their stocks after a private congressional briefing about the extent of the coronavirus crisis, her poll numbers against Collins nosedived. Earlier this week it was reported that internal polls showed Loeffler being a stunning 44 points behind Collins in the primary race. Now she’s hitting the panic button.
Loeffler is now recusing herself from a Senate subcommittee on “commodities, risk management and trade” in a last ditch effort to show voters in Georgia that, no really, she’s honest after all. Spoiler alert: this won’t work. Loeffler has five weeks to somehow turn this around and make up a 44 point deficit, or else Doug Collins will be the Republican nominee, and Loeffler’s Senate career will end just months after it began.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Nice try, Mike Pence, you buffoon!

Nice try, Mike Pence, you buffoon!

When Mike Pence refused to wear a mask while visiting a hospital and interacting with patients and medical professionals , it created a major scandal for him .
When he tried lying about the whole thing , it just dragged out the controversy .
Pence ended up having to publicly admit during a town hall that he should ’ t have done it .
Pence really only got off the hook when Donald Trump also refused to wear a mask during a subsequent visit to a mask making factory , thus attracting all the controversy for himself .
But Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , because today Pence visited a nursing home as a stunt .
The media filmed Mike Pence pulling a few boxes of personal protective equipment out of a van and putting it inside the front door of the nursing home .
Pence wasn ’ t wearing a mask or gloves , and did nothing to try to prevent the boxes from being potentially contaminated .
Nor were social distancing guidelines followed .
Then , as Pence and his people were posing for a picture , he suddenly tried to space everyone out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything works ?
Rachel Maddow broadcast the embarrassing footage on her show on Thursday night , reminding everyone that Pence is a complete buffoon .
The supply boxes he touched will have to be disinfected or disproved of .
And this comes even as we learned today that Donald Trump ’ s personal valet at the White House has exposed Trump to coronavirus .
Even as we wait to see if Trump gets sick , was Pence also exposed ?
Did he just pass it along to a nursing home ?
Idiots .

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When Mike Pence refused to wear a mask while visiting a hospital and interacting with patients and medical professionals, it created a major scandal for him. When he tried lying about the whole thing, it just dragged out the controversy. Pence ended up having to publicly admit during a town hall that he should’t have done it.
Pence really only got off the hook when Donald Trump also refused to wear a mask during a subsequent visit to a mask making factory, thus attracting all the controversy for himself. But Pence apparently decided that he wanted to out-stupid Trump, because today Pence visited a nursing home as a stunt.
The media filmed Mike Pence pulling a few boxes of personal protective equipment out of a van and putting it inside the front door of the nursing home. Pence wasn’t wearing a mask or gloves, and did nothing to try to prevent the boxes from being potentially contaminated. Nor were social distancing guidelines followed. Then, as Pence and his people were posing for a picture, he suddenly tried to space everyone out.
Does Mike Pence not know how anything works? Rachel Maddow broadcast the embarrassing footage on her show on Thursday night, reminding everyone that Pence is a complete buffoon. The supply boxes he touched will have to be disinfected or disproved of. And this comes even as we learned today that Donald Trump’s personal valet at the White House has exposed Trump to coronavirus. Even as we wait to see if Trump gets sick, was Pence also exposed? Did he just pass it along to a nursing home? Idiots.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump’s new press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has a whole new problem

One of the reasons Donald Trump has had such trouble hiring competent people is that even most Republican operatives think he ’ s a scumbag and a joke .
Some of them are unscrupulous enough that they ’ ve been willing to go to work for him anyway .
The trouble is that some of them stated their feelings about him out loud before going to work for him .
This brings us to Donald Trump ’ s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
Thus far she ’ s done two press briefings .
The first one went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part to softball questions from reporters .
The second one went quite poorly for her , as reporters brought tougher questions , and she walked out after getting one she didn ’ t like .
Of course Trump isn ’ t going to judge her on her competence , but rather on her loyalty – and that brings us to a new problem for her .
Back in 2015 , Kayleigh McEnany went on television and called Donald Trump a “ racist ” and an “ inauthentic ” Republican , among some other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t necessarily a problem for her ; other Trump advisers like Kellyanne Conway said far worse about him before going to work for him .
The trouble for McEnany is that the media is now forcing the issue by giving significant coverage to the fact that McEnany said these things about Trump .
It ’ s one thing for Donald Trump to know that Kayleigh McEnany ’ s past ugly comments about him are out there .
Trump and/or his team probably knew about these comments before they hired her .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have to suffer the humiliation of seeing cable news outlets broadcasting McEnany ’ s past comments about him .
We ’ ll see if that humiliation gets to him , and if it impacts his willingness to let her keep working for him .
He ’ s already on his fourth White House Press Secretary ; why not move on to a fifth one ?

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One of the reasons Donald Trump has had such trouble hiring competent people is that even most Republican operatives think he’s a scumbag and a joke. Some of them are unscrupulous enough that they’ve been willing to go to work for him anyway. The trouble is that some of them stated their feelings about him out loud before going to work for him.
This brings us to Donald Trump’s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Thus far she’s done two press briefings. The first one went pretty well for her, thanks in part to softball questions from reporters. The second one went quite poorly for her, as reporters brought tougher questions, and she walked out after getting one she didn’t like. Of course Trump isn’t going to judge her on her competence, but rather on her loyalty – and that brings us to a new problem for her.
Back in 2015, Kayleigh McEnany went on television and called Donald Trump a “racist” and an “inauthentic” Republican, among some other negative things. This on its own isn’t necessarily a problem for her; other Trump advisers like Kellyanne Conway said far worse about him before going to work for him. The trouble for McEnany is that the media is now forcing the issue by giving significant coverage to the fact that McEnany said these things about Trump.
It’s one thing for Donald Trump to know that Kayleigh McEnany’s past ugly comments about him are out there. Trump and/or his team probably knew about these comments before they hired her. It’s another thing for Trump to have to suffer the humiliation of seeing cable news outlets broadcasting McEnany’s past comments about him. We’ll see if that humiliation gets to him, and if it impacts his willingness to let her keep working for him. He’s already on his fourth White House Press Secretary; why not move on to a fifth one?
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Brad Parscale is an idiot

Brad Parscale is an idiot

Keeping up with the festivities of May 4th , which has popularly become known as “ Star Wars Day ” on social media , Donald Trump ’ s campaign manager , Brad Parscale , decided it would be a good idea to cash in on the recent display of fandom by referring to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign as the Death Star in a tweet : “ For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign ( Death Star ) .
” he tweeted .
“ It is firing on all cylinders .
Data , Digital , TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc .
In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time.
” The tweet included a GIF of the infamous space station from the Star Wars film franchise demonstrating its full firepower by blowing up a planet .
The problem , which was quickly pointed out by Joe Biden ’ s campaign , is that the Death Star itself gets destroyed at the end of the movie , and Biden aide Andrew Yates was quick to respond with a clip of the Death Star being blown up to remind Parscale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly became a trending topic on Twitter , for reasons that Parscale probably wasn ’ t hoping for .
On the other hand , when you consider that the evil empire prided itself on the ability of the Death Star to destroy an entire planet , something that the Trump administration ’ s contempt for regulations and scientific evidence is already doing , perhaps it ’ s actually a pretty apt metaphor .
There ’ s also the likelihood that it ’ ll be destroyed by a determined and far-reaching coalition of voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Keeping up with the festivities of May 4th, which has popularly become known as “Star Wars Day” on social media, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, decided it would be a good idea to cash in on the recent display of fandom by referring to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign as the Death Star in a tweet:
“For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star).” he tweeted. “It is firing on all cylinders. Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc. In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time.”
The tweet included a GIF of the infamous space station from the Star Wars film franchise demonstrating its full firepower by blowing up a planet. The problem, which was quickly pointed out by Joe Biden’s campaign, is that the Death Star itself gets destroyed at the end of the movie, and Biden aide Andrew Yates was quick to respond with a clip of the Death Star being blown up to remind Parscale of what happens to it. It quickly became a trending topic on Twitter, for reasons that Parscale probably wasn’t hoping for.
On the other hand, when you consider that the evil empire prided itself on the ability of the Death Star to destroy an entire planet, something that the Trump administration’s contempt for regulations and scientific evidence is already doing, perhaps it’s actually a pretty apt metaphor. There’s also the likelihood that it’ll be destroyed by a determined and far-reaching coalition of voters who already identify with the Resistance.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Donald Trump makes surreal remark about his mother, gives something away

As Donald Trump ’ s gradual descent into senility continues , he keeps losing more of his filter .
This happens to plenty of people who experience cognitive decline .
The trouble for Trump in particular is that he ’ s a deranged sociopath and his entire life is a lie , so when he starts unwittingly blurting out the truth here and there , it can end up being particularly revealing .
For instance , Donald Trump was asked today about Mother ’ s Day .
He ended up going on a surreal rant about his own mother : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong , which is a big problem .
Maybe that ’ s why I ended up the way I ended up .
I don ’ t know .
I couldn ’ t do any wrong in her eyes.
” No really , he said this .
That ’ s right , Trump just said that he is the way his because his mom raised him wrong , and that it ’ s a “ big problem.
” This is unreal , coming from a guy who has spent his entire life outwardly pretending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that he can do no wrong .
Donald Trump appears to have just given away that he really does sit around all day thinking negative thoughts about himself , well aware there ’ s something very wrong with him , and trying to figure out how to rationalize it away .
He ’ s just always kept that to himself , and has instead projected an overtly confident and arrogant outward persona .
Now that his mind is slipping and he ’ s losing his filter , look for him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going forward .

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As Donald Trump’s gradual descent into senility continues, he keeps losing more of his filter. This happens to plenty of people who experience cognitive decline. The trouble for Trump in particular is that he’s a deranged sociopath and his entire life is a lie, so when he starts unwittingly blurting out the truth here and there, it can end up being particularly revealing.
For instance, Donald Trump was asked today about Mother’s Day. He ended up going on a surreal rant about his own mother: “I couldn’t to anything wrong, which is a big problem. Maybe that’s why I ended up the way I ended up. I don’t know. I couldn’t do any wrong in her eyes.” No really, he said this.
That’s right, Trump just said that he is the way his because his mom raised him wrong, and that it’s a “big problem.” This is unreal, coming from a guy who has spent his entire life outwardly pretending he’s the greatest at everything, and that he can do no wrong.
Donald Trump appears to have just given away that he really does sit around all day thinking negative thoughts about himself, well aware there’s something very wrong with him, and trying to figure out how to rationalize it away. He’s just always kept that to himself, and has instead projected an overtly confident and arrogant outward persona. Now that his mind is slipping and he’s losing his filter, look for him to start blurting out more things like this going forward.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump just had a humiliating senile moment in front of the cameras

When Donald Trump went in front of the TV cameras today and announced that Mike Pence ’ s press secretary Katie Miller had tested positive for coronavirus , he appeared to commit a serious HIPAA violation .
That was bad enough .
When Trump began trying to explain how he thinks medical tests work , it turned into a humiliating senile incident for him .
Donald Trump said that Katie Miller tested very good for a long period of time and then all of the sudden today she tested positive.
” He went on to explain why he thought this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ necessarily great.
” In so doing , Trump definitely gave away that he thinks it ’ s suspicious that someone would test negative for a virus and then later test positive .
Donald Trump also appeared to suggest that he thinks the act of testing someone is what makes them contagious ; and that if you never test someone , it means they don ’ t have the virus .
This is senile even by Trump ’ s standards .
When you place this within the context of Trump ’ s other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the latest evidence that his cognitive decline is growing worse by the day .

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When Donald Trump went in front of the TV cameras today and announced that Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller had tested positive for coronavirus, he appeared to commit a serious HIPAA violation. That was bad enough. When Trump began trying to explain how he thinks medical tests work, it turned into a humiliating senile incident for him.
Donald Trump said that Katie Miller tested very good for a long period of time and then all of the sudden today she tested positive.” He went on to explain why he thought this was evidence that testing isn’t “necessarily great.” In so doing, Trump definitely gave away that he thinks it’s suspicious that someone would test negative for a virus and then later test positive.
Donald Trump also appeared to suggest that he thinks the act of testing someone is what makes them contagious; and that if you never test someone, it means they don’t have the virus. This is senile even by Trump’s standards. When you place this within the context of Trump’s other recent senile on-camera moments, it’s the latest evidence that his cognitive decline is growing worse by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Looks like Donald Trump just committed a serious HIPAA violation

Donald Trump has murdered more than seventy thousand Americans so far this year , and he committed treason by conspiring with the Kremlin to rig his own election to begin with , so perhaps we should have expected he ’ d commit something as comparatively parenthetical as a HIPAA privacy violation as well .
But it appears he ’ s just done precisely that .
HIPAA laws protect Americans against having their medical information being involuntarily disclosed to third parties .
When Donald Trump announced today that a Mike Pence staffer named “ Katie ” had tested positive for coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about Pence ’ s press secretary Katie Miller .
Trump isn ’ t a doctor , but he is Miller ’ s employer , meaning he ’ s not legally allowed to announce something like this .
So unless Katie Miller specifically gave Donald Trump permission to announce this , he violated HIPAA privacy laws .
Worse , multiple reporters are now revealing on Twitter that they already knew Miller was the one who tested positive before Trump blurted it out , but they had declined to report her name for privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there isn ’ t anything Trump can ’ t screw up .

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Donald Trump has murdered more than seventy thousand Americans so far this year, and he committed treason by conspiring with the Kremlin to rig his own election to begin with, so perhaps we should have expected he’d commit something as comparatively parenthetical as a HIPAA privacy violation as well. But it appears he’s just done precisely that.
HIPAA laws protect Americans against having their medical information being involuntarily disclosed to third parties. When Donald Trump announced today that a Mike Pence staffer named “Katie” had tested positive for coronavirus, it gave away that he was talking about Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller. Trump isn’t a doctor, but he is Miller’s employer, meaning he’s not legally allowed to announce something like this.
So unless Katie Miller specifically gave Donald Trump permission to announce this, he violated HIPAA privacy laws. Worse, multiple reporters are now revealing on Twitter that they already knew Miller was the one who tested positive before Trump blurted it out, but they had declined to report her name for privacy reasons. This is a reminder that there isn’t anything Trump can’t screw up.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Is this how the coronavirus is spreading through Donald Trump’s White House?

When a top Donald Trump aide and a top Mike Pence aide both tested positive for coronavirus within twenty-four hours of each other , it seemed highly unlikely to be coincidence .
It pointed to some kind of wider scale White House outbreak underway .
And yet it also raised the question of how the virus could be jumping between Trump ’ s staff and Pence ’ s staff , when for the most part they don ’ t interact with each other .
Then today we learned that the Mike Pence aide who tested positive is Katie Miller , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aide Stephen Miller ( yes , that Stephen Miller ) .
We don ’ t have any word yet on whether Stephen Miller also has coronavirus .
But considering that his wife has it , there ’ s a strong chance he does too – and they could be the conduit for how the virus has seemingly jumped across staffs .
In any case , this all firmly remains Donald Trump ’ s fault .
His lies and negligence are the reason the coronavirus crisis is happening in the United States to begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implement basic safety protocols in the White House , as we routinely see his staffers failing to social distance during televised Oval Office events , and we don ’ t see anyone on his staff wearing masks .
Now Trump ’ s willful negligence has led to an outbreak that ’ s endangering his staffers ’ lives – as well as his own .

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When a top Donald Trump aide and a top Mike Pence aide both tested positive for coronavirus within twenty-four hours of each other, it seemed highly unlikely to be coincidence. It pointed to some kind of wider scale White House outbreak underway. And yet it also raised the question of how the virus could be jumping between Trump’s staff and Pence’s staff, when for the most part they don’t interact with each other.
Then today we learned that the Mike Pence aide who tested positive is Katie Miller, who’s married to Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller (yes, that Stephen Miller). We don’t have any word yet on whether Stephen Miller also has coronavirus. But considering that his wife has it, there’s a strong chance he does too – and they could be the conduit for how the virus has seemingly jumped across staffs.
In any case, this all firmly remains Donald Trump’s fault. His lies and negligence are the reason the coronavirus crisis is happening in the United States to begin with. Trump has also refused to implement basic safety protocols in the White House, as we routinely see his staffers failing to social distance during televised Oval Office events, and we don’t see anyone on his staff wearing masks. Now Trump’s willful negligence has led to an outbreak that’s endangering his staffers’ lives – as well as his own.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller tests positive as coronavirus spreads through Trump White House

Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump ’ s personal valet tested positive for coronavirus .
Last night Palmer Report predicted that , due to Trump ’ s refusal to implement basic safety measures in the White House such as masks and social distancing , we ’ d likely soon see a wider White House outbreak .
Sure enough , today it was reported that a Mike Pence aide had tested positive .
Now CNN and other news outlets are confirming that the Mike Pence aide in question is his press secretary Katie Miller .
This means Pence has likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miller also happens to be the wife of racist Trump adviser Stephen Miller , meaning he ’ s also almost certainly been exposed .
There ’ s no word yet on whether Stephen Miller has been tested or is infected .
So now we have two White House aides testing positive within twenty-four hours , who between them have been in close contact with Donald Trump , Mike Pence , and Stephen Miller .
The coronavirus is likely to continue spreading through the White House .
While the corrupt Trump regime brought this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in mind that many White House employees are innocent in all this , such as the cooks and janitors .

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Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump’s personal valet tested positive for coronavirus. Last night Palmer Report predicted that, due to Trump’s refusal to implement basic safety measures in the White House such as masks and social distancing, we’d likely soon see a wider White House outbreak. Sure enough, today it was reported that a Mike Pence aide had tested positive.
Now CNN and other news outlets are confirming that the Mike Pence aide in question is his press secretary Katie Miller. This means Pence has likely been directly exposed to coronavirus. Katie Miller also happens to be the wife of racist Trump adviser Stephen Miller, meaning he’s also almost certainly been exposed. There’s no word yet on whether Stephen Miller has been tested or is infected.
So now we have two White House aides testing positive within twenty-four hours, who between them have been in close contact with Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Stephen Miller. The coronavirus is likely to continue spreading through the White House. While the corrupt Trump regime brought this on itself, let’s keep in mind that many White House employees are innocent in all this, such as the cooks and janitors.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--Donald Trump would like to have this tweet back about Michael Flynn

Yesterday Donald Trump and Bill Barr had the Department of Justice seek to withdraw its criminal case against Michael Flynn , even though Flynn already pleaded guilty and cut a cooperating plea deal quite awhile ago .
As Palmer Report has explained , this idiotic move doesn ’ t help Trump in any way , shape , or form – and it ’ s a reminder that Trump has absolutely no 2020 strategy .
Worse , this takes a very ugly Trump scandal and puts it right back on the front page .
Michael Flynn criminally conspired with Russia against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working for the Trump 2016 campaign , and then he committed the felony of lying about it to the FBI while he was Trump ’ s White House National Security Adviser .
It also means that Trump would very much like to have this December 2017 tweet back : I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI .
He has pled guilty to those lies .
It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful .
There was nothing to hide !

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Yesterday Donald Trump and Bill Barr had the Department of Justice seek to withdraw its criminal case against Michael Flynn, even though Flynn already pleaded guilty and cut a cooperating plea deal quite awhile ago. As Palmer Report has explained, this idiotic move doesn’t help Trump in any way, shape, or form – and it’s a reminder that Trump has absolutely no 2020 strategy.
Worse, this takes a very ugly Trump scandal and puts it right back on the front page. Michael Flynn criminally conspired with Russia against the United States government while he was working for the Trump 2016 campaign, and then he committed the felony of lying about it to the FBI while he was Trump’s White House National Security Adviser. It also means that Trump would very much like to have this December 2017 tweet back:
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I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2017
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--The ceiling is caving in on Donald Trump

Not only has Donald Trump slipped so far in the cognitive department that he doesn ’ t even understand what he ’ s trying to say anymore , he has his own top people running ragged and frayed .
These are the people who are supposed to be propping him up , and yet he ’ s got them chasing their own tails in increasingly surreal ways .
Take , for instance , Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale .
Amid recent reports that Trump finally saw his terrible internal poll numbers and threatened legal action against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re now seeing Parscale behaving in increasingly bizarre ways .
On Wednesday he tweeted a video of Elmo on a toilet .
On Thursday he compared the Trump campaign to the Death Star from Star Wars , which was evil and lost .
But he ’ s not the only one cracking at the seams .
Trump ’ s normally polished Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is now feeling the heat , to the point that he got into a Twitter feud with Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose of all people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sloppy about it , he ended up unwittingly asking Axl Rose what he ’ d done for Liberia lately , when he meant to ask him what he ’ d done for America lately .
Throw in White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany walking out of her own briefing after a tough question , and Mike Pence twisting himself in knots while trying to figure out whether Trump will let him get away with wearing a mask in public , and the whole regime is falling apart .
The ceiling is caving in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is landing on everyone around him .

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Not only has Donald Trump slipped so far in the cognitive department that he doesn’t even understand what he’s trying to say anymore, he has his own top people running ragged and frayed. These are the people who are supposed to be propping him up, and yet he’s got them chasing their own tails in increasingly surreal ways.
Take, for instance, Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale. Amid recent reports that Trump finally saw his terrible internal poll numbers and threatened legal action against Parscale as a result, we’re now seeing Parscale behaving in increasingly bizarre ways. On Wednesday he tweeted a video of Elmo on a toilet. On Thursday he compared the Trump campaign to the Death Star from Star Wars, which was evil and lost. But he’s not the only one cracking at the seams.
Trump’s normally polished Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is now feeling the heat, to the point that he got into a Twitter feud with Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose of all people. Worse for Mnuchin, he was so sloppy about it, he ended up unwittingly asking Axl Rose what he’d done for Liberia lately, when he meant to ask him what he’d done for America lately.
Throw in White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany walking out of her own briefing after a tough question, and Mike Pence twisting himself in knots while trying to figure out whether Trump will let him get away with wearing a mask in public, and the whole regime is falling apart. The ceiling is caving in on Donald Trump, and the rubble is landing on everyone around him.
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