palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump just stepped in it

Donald Trump just stepped in it

Donald Trump keeps holding these daily press briefings because he mistakenly thinks they ’ re helping his sinking reelection prospects , or because he just enjoys being a belligerent clown , or both .
Part of the trouble for Trump is that he ’ s spending each day handing his adversaries a series of easy talking points to use against him heading into the election .
When Trump called on respected PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor today , she asked him about the political rallies he was holding in February , after he ’ d already been briefed about the severity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message that his rallies sent to the American people .
Trump responded by saying that he didn ’ t know if he held rallies in February .
Wait a minute here .
He doesn ’ t know ?
HE DOESN ’ T KNOW ?
He doesn ’ t remember if he was at his own rallies ?
Was he unconscious ?
Did he have a stroke ?
Was he on drugs ?
It would explain his slurred speech .
But seriously , Trump just stepped in it .
He just gave away that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his February rallies .
As the general election heats up , TV ad after TV ad is going to shove this down Trump ’ s throat .

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Donald Trump keeps holding these daily press briefings because he mistakenly thinks they’re helping his sinking reelection prospects, or because he just enjoys being a belligerent clown, or both. Part of the trouble for Trump is that he’s spending each day handing his adversaries a series of easy talking points to use against him heading into the election.
When Trump called on respected PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor today, she asked him about the political rallies he was holding in February, after he’d already been briefed about the severity of the coronavirus crisis, and the message that his rallies sent to the American people. Trump responded by saying that he didn’t know if he held rallies in February.
Wait a minute here. He doesn’t know? HE DOESN’T KNOW? He doesn’t remember if he was at his own rallies? Was he unconscious? Did he have a stroke? Was he on drugs? It would explain his slurred speech. But seriously, Trump just stepped in it. He just gave away that he has no way of explaining away his February rallies. As the general election heats up, TV ad after TV ad is going to shove this down Trump’s throat.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Donald Trump isn’t even trying to hide it

For weeks , Donald Trump has been publicly begging Congress to give him funding to buy up oil reserves .
It was clear why all along : Trump is personally loyal to Vladimir Putin and the Saudi royal family , who are both big sellers of oil , and Trump has wanted to prop them up as oil prices have plummeted during the worldwide pandemic .
Today the bottom fell out of the oil market entirely , to the point that oil futures are now selling at a negative price .
If Donald Trump had been allowed to buy up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wanted to , he would have massively overpaid for it in comparison to what he ’ d be paying today .
We all knew oil prices were going to fall further , but Trump wanted to overpay anyway , to help out his oil-selling overlords .
During his press conference this evening , Donald Trump repeated his request for funding so he could buy up even more oil .
We all know what he ’ s trying to do .
He ’ s trying to help Putin and MBS by propping up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even trying to hide it anymore .

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For weeks, Donald Trump has been publicly begging Congress to give him funding to buy up oil reserves. It was clear why all along: Trump is personally loyal to Vladimir Putin and the Saudi royal family, who are both big sellers of oil, and Trump has wanted to prop them up as oil prices have plummeted during the worldwide pandemic.
Today the bottom fell out of the oil market entirely, to the point that oil futures are now selling at a negative price. If Donald Trump had been allowed to buy up oil reserves a few weeks ago like he wanted to, he would have massively overpaid for it in comparison to what he’d be paying today. We all knew oil prices were going to fall further, but Trump wanted to overpay anyway, to help out his oil-selling overlords.
During his press conference this evening, Donald Trump repeated his request for funding so he could buy up even more oil. We all know what he’s trying to do. He’s trying to help Putin and MBS by propping up falling oil prices. He’s not even trying to hide it anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Donald Trump’s latest press briefing is already off to a disastrous start

New polling shows that 65 % of Americans think Donald Trump has been too late in his response to the coronavirus crisis , and just one-third of Americans trust what Trump is telling them about the crisis .
Accordingly , Trump tried to boost his credibility at the start of his press briefing today – by tapping into the credibility of someone else .
Trump invited General Semonite to speak during today ’ s briefing .
Semonite is in charge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort to build field hospitals in major cities to help with the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular and respected figure thanks to his enthusiastic and no-nonsense television interviews .
When the General spoke on stage today , he focused on how certain buildings have been converted into hospitals , and tried to keep it non-political .
He then took a question from a reporter , and answered it respectfully .
But somewhere in there , Trump interrupted the General and demanded that he begin talking about the border wall with Mexico instead .
It was incredibly inappropriate , jarring , and stupid .
When General Semonite was done , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked him to stick around for the rest of the briefing .
Semonite responded that he had to get back to building hospitals , and he promptly left the stage .
That ’ s right , he basically told his Commander-in-Chief to get lost , because he doesn ’ t have time for Trump ’ s deranged antics .
Semonite came off well today , but Trump ended up looking like the complete idiot that he is .

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New polling shows that 65% of Americans think Donald Trump has been too late in his response to the coronavirus crisis, and just one-third of Americans trust what Trump is telling them about the crisis. Accordingly, Trump tried to boost his credibility at the start of his press briefing today – by tapping into the credibility of someone else.
Trump invited General Semonite to speak during today’s briefing. Semonite is in charge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort to build field hospitals in major cities to help with the coronavirus crisis. He’s become a popular and respected figure thanks to his enthusiastic and no-nonsense television interviews.
When the General spoke on stage today, he focused on how certain buildings have been converted into hospitals, and tried to keep it non-political. He then took a question from a reporter, and answered it respectfully. But somewhere in there, Trump interrupted the General and demanded that he begin talking about the border wall with Mexico instead. It was incredibly inappropriate, jarring, and stupid.
When General Semonite was done, he tried to leave, but Trump asked him to stick around for the rest of the briefing. Semonite responded that he had to get back to building hospitals, and he promptly left the stage. That’s right, he basically told his Commander-in-Chief to get lost, because he doesn’t have time for Trump’s deranged antics. Semonite came off well today, but Trump ended up looking like the complete idiot that he is.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Something doesn’t add up about these “reopen” protests

Each day we see a new round of crazed idiots risking their lives so they can protest against governors who have shut their states down during the coronavirus crisis .
These people are literally protesting for the right to… get themselves killed ?
Get others killed ?
You can spend a long time trying and failing to find any logic in the behavior of the far-right , but something feels particularly off here .
We ’ ve already seen reports that the “ reopen ” protests in Michigan are linked to Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ reopen ” protest websites in every state were registered by the same person on the same day , suggesting the whole thing is indeed being puppet mastered behind the scenes .
But there ’ s more going on here .
Every grass roots protest movement ends up complaining about the same thing : no matter how important or timely their cause may be , or how large they are in number , they still struggle to get sufficient media coverage .
That ’ s because the media – particularly cable news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Occupy Wall Street got no cable news coverage because the people watching TV at home weren ’ t going to sit there and watch a report about people who were just sitting there in a park .
It may have been important , but it wasn ’ t entertaining .
Even the Women ’ s March , one of the most important and timely protests of this era , complete with millions of protesters only got one day ’ s worth of TV news coverage – because it only lasted one day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot at news coverage is to have everyone protest on the same day , because they ’ re too earnest in their thinking to understand how to best manipulate a ratings-complicit cable news industry .
Each of these “ reopen ” protests has taken place in a different state on a different day .
The numbers have often been small , but that part doesn ’ t matter .
Each day this movement has given cable news a new storyline to chase , complete with new footage of new idiots doing new idiotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s being orchestrated by someone with a keen understanding of how cable news cycles work , and how to get the same story on the air every day .
It feels like it ’ s been orchestrated by some media consulting agency .
The good news is that whoever is pulling the strings on this highly inorganic “ reopen ” movement , it ’ s backfiring .
The entire point of a movement like this is to convince the people in the middle that your side is the reasonable one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unreasonable .
But the lasting images of out of this movement have been of someone shouting racist things at a nurse , and of a bunch of crazed zombies pulling a Night of the Living Dead routine outside a government building .
These images serve to convince the people in the middle the protesters are whack jobs , and that their movement must therefore be the unreasonable side .
Whoever is orchestrating these “ reopen ” protests , it ’ s someone who understands how to get sustained cable news coverage , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ messages have what persuasion on the political populace .
The media shouldn ’ t be covering this nonsense to begin with .
It ’ s a reminder that the media will do literally anything for ratings .
But the coverage is hurting the “ reopen ” side , meaning the media is unwittingly doing us a favor .

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Each day we see a new round of crazed idiots risking their lives so they can protest against governors who have shut their states down during the coronavirus crisis. These people are literally protesting for the right to… get themselves killed? Get others killed? You can spend a long time trying and failing to find any logic in the behavior of the far-right, but something feels particularly off here.
We’ve already seen reports that the “reopen” protests in Michigan are linked to Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. There’s also evidence that the “reopen” protest websites in every state were registered by the same person on the same day, suggesting the whole thing is indeed being puppet mastered behind the scenes. But there’s more going on here.
Every grass roots protest movement ends up complaining about the same thing: no matter how important or timely their cause may be, or how large they are in number, they still struggle to get sufficient media coverage. That’s because the media – particularly cable news – equates “newsworthiness” with ratings-worthiness. Occupy Wall Street got no cable news coverage because the people watching TV at home weren’t going to sit there and watch a report about people who were just sitting there in a park. It may have been important, but it wasn’t entertaining.
Even the Women’s March, one of the most important and timely protests of this era, complete with millions of protesters only got one day’s worth of TV news coverage – because it only lasted one day. Grass roots movements think their best shot at news coverage is to have everyone protest on the same day, because they’re too earnest in their thinking to understand how to best manipulate a ratings-complicit cable news industry.
Each of these “reopen” protests has taken place in a different state on a different day. The numbers have often been small, but that part doesn’t matter. Each day this movement has given cable news a new storyline to chase, complete with new footage of new idiots doing new idiotic things. This whole thing feels like it’s being orchestrated by someone with a keen understanding of how cable news cycles work, and how to get the same story on the air every day. It feels like it’s been orchestrated by some media consulting agency.
The good news is that whoever is pulling the strings on this highly inorganic “reopen” movement, it’s backfiring. The entire point of a movement like this is to convince the people in the middle that your side is the reasonable one, and that the other side is being unreasonable. But the lasting images of out of this movement have been of someone shouting racist things at a nurse, and of a bunch of crazed zombies pulling a Night of the Living Dead routine outside a government building.
These images serve to convince the people in the middle the protesters are whack jobs, and that their movement must therefore be the unreasonable side. Whoever is orchestrating these “reopen” protests, it’s someone who understands how to get sustained cable news coverage, but doesn’t understand what kinds of messages have what persuasion on the political populace. The media shouldn’t be covering this nonsense to begin with. It’s a reminder that the media will do literally anything for ratings. But the coverage is hurting the “reopen” side, meaning the media is unwittingly doing us a favor.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Rob Reiner rips Donald Trump a new one

Rob Reiner rips Donald Trump a new one

Donald Trump is stoking the anger of protesters .
Encouraging them to defy their Governors .
The Stable Genius is @ @ @ @ @ his stable genius mind around the concept of the difficulty of going back to work @ @ @ @ @ .

Donald Trump is stoking the anger of protesters. Encouraging them to defy their Governors. The Stable Genius is having a hard time wrapping his stable genius mind around the concept of the difficulty of going back to work if you’re dead.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) April 19, 2020


palmerreport--2020-04-20--Donald Trump just suffered a humiliating failure

For the past week or more , Donald Trump has been bragging about the deal he cut with Russian President @ @ @ @ @ Crown Prince MBS to keep oil prices from collapsing .
It was a reminder of @ @ @ @ @ a financial puppet of authoritarian dictators , and how tone-deaf he is when it comes @ @ @ @ @ needs .
Now it ’ s turned into a different kind of humiliating failure for @ @ @ @ @ market has collapsed today , to the point that oil futures are actually being sold @ @ @ @ @ means the U.S. economy is even worse freefall than we thought .
It also likely @ @ @ @ @ troubles in upcoming days , after the Dow had finally taken a breather from its @ @ @ @ @ it also means that despite Donald Trump ’ s best effort at propping up the @ @ @ @ @ financial benefit of his pals Putin and MBS , the oil market has collapsed anyway @ @ @ @ @ guy can ’ t screw up ?

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For the past week or more, Donald Trump has been bragging about the deal he cut with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince MBS to keep oil prices from collapsing. It was a reminder of just how thoroughly Trump is a financial puppet of authoritarian dictators, and how tone-deaf he is when it comes to Americans’ real economic needs.
Now it’s turned into a different kind of humiliating failure for Donald Trump. The oil market has collapsed today, to the point that oil futures are actually being sold at negative prices. This means the U.S. economy is even worse freefall than we thought. It also likely points to further stock market troubles in upcoming days, after the Dow had finally taken a breather from its earlier collapse.
Of course it also means that despite Donald Trump’s best effort at propping up the U.S. oil market for the financial benefit of his pals Putin and MBS, the oil market has collapsed anyway. Is there anything this guy can’t screw up?
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--How does it feel?

How does it feel?

Oh the irony !
The indignity of the American macho alt-right little boys , the outrage at their being told what to do with their bodies , is so thick it can be felt all the way to England !
And it is in those very American states , the ones that were most extreme in their criminalization of women ’ s bodies in the name of conservative male power , where that indignity is at its whiniest and thickest .
So how does it feel to be on your own , powerless , helpless , unnecessary — impotent ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ staying at home for a month or two is for a good and noble cause , do you , irrespective of the economic impact ?
Are you starting to get an idea about how it must be for a woman to have her entire life uprooted , to have to effectively stay at home for nine months , not for the common welfare , but at the whim of a bunch of old , white guys ?
Never mind that she will then have to stay at home for the next eighteen years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and slut-shamed because you have robbed her of her right to choose , and criminalized if she tries to assert that right .
At least you get a stimulus check and a pat on the back when this is all over .
She wouldn ’ t even get maternity leave if you could have it your way .
Do you see the connection ?
I doubt it , because seeing patterns where they actually exist was never your strong suit .
You ’ re better at seeing patterns where none exist , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your own making .
Like the idea that God is somehow on the side of Republicans , that he hates the poor and the needy , even when it says the exact opposite in that big black book you ’ re always thumping , even though you are among the poor and needy .
That ’ s the same book that says absolutely nothing about voluntary abortion , by the way .
Funny how that ’ s become your pet peeve .
But then , you ’ ve been told to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commandment is handed down by your actual god , from white , male Republican authorities , you always do what you ’ re told .
I ’ ll bet you ’ d be shocked — SHOCKED !
— at how many abortions your big white leader , the child-raping , American-murdering Donald Trump has paid for .
Eight is the number , I believe .
Of course , he made all eight of those women sign non disclosure agreements , so I guess we ’ ll never know for sure .
Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to get back out there and get back to work .
That way his precious stock market will be revived , the very stock market that you couldn ’ t afford to buy a single share of a single blue chip stock in .
If you should contract coronavirus and die as a result , well , that ’ s a price he ’ s more than happy to pay .
Oh the sacrifices that man is willing to make !
No wonder he ’ s telling you , on the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good little boy in his official guidelines , and on the other he ’ s tweeting that you should LIBERATE yourselves !
That way he can have it both ways , that he ’ s been both on the side of helping you stay safe and on the side of helping restore you to work , when in fact he doesn ’ t give a shit about you .
And since you can ’ t hold two ideas in your tiny little head simultaneously , you ’ ll believe him , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Must feel pretty bad , huh , to feel like you ’ re being treated the exact same way you treat women .
Well , take heart , because pretty soon these are going to seem like the good old days .
Because if you think this is bad , just wait until November .

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Oh the irony! The indignity of the American macho alt-right little boys, the outrage at their being told what to do with their bodies, is so thick it can be felt all the way to England! And it is in those very American states, the ones that were most extreme in their criminalization of women’s bodies in the name of conservative male power, where that indignity is at its whiniest and thickest.
So how does it feel to be on your own, powerless, helpless, unnecessary — impotent? You don’t like it when staying at home for a month or two is for a good and noble cause, do you, irrespective of the economic impact? Are you starting to get an idea about how it must be for a woman to have her entire life uprooted, to have to effectively stay at home for nine months, not for the common welfare, but at the whim of a bunch of old, white guys? Never mind that she will then have to stay at home for the next eighteen years or so, to be simultaneously discounted and slut-shamed because you have robbed her of her right to choose, and criminalized if she tries to assert that right. At least you get a stimulus check and a pat on the back when this is all over. She wouldn’t even get maternity leave if you could have it your way. Do you see the connection?
I doubt it, because seeing patterns where they actually exist was never your strong suit. You’re better at seeing patterns where none exist, or where they exist in some bizarre fantasy of your own making. Like the idea that God is somehow on the side of Republicans, that he hates the poor and the needy, even when it says the exact opposite in that big black book you’re always thumping, even though you are among the poor and needy. That’s the same book that says absolutely nothing about voluntary abortion, by the way. Funny how that’s become your pet peeve. But then, you’ve been told to make it your pet peeve and when the commandment is handed down by your actual god, from white, male Republican authorities, you always do what you’re told.
I’ll bet you’d be shocked — SHOCKED! — at how many abortions your big white leader, the child-raping, American-murdering Donald Trump has paid for. Eight is the number, I believe. Of course, he made all eight of those women sign non disclosure agreements, so I guess we’ll never know for sure.
Meanwhile, Trump agrees with you. He wants you to get back out there and get back to work. That way his precious stock market will be revived, the very stock market that you couldn’t afford to buy a single share of a single blue chip stock in. If you should contract coronavirus and die as a result, well, that’s a price he’s more than happy to pay. Oh the sacrifices that man is willing to make!
No wonder he’s telling you, on the one hand, to stay at home like a good little boy in his official guidelines, and on the other he’s tweeting that you should LIBERATE yourselves! That way he can have it both ways, that he’s been both on the side of helping you stay safe and on the side of helping restore you to work, when in fact he doesn’t give a shit about you. And since you can’t hold two ideas in your tiny little head simultaneously, you’ll believe him, both times.
So how does it feel? Must feel pretty bad, huh, to feel like you’re being treated the exact same way you treat women. Well, take heart, because pretty soon these are going to seem like the good old days. Because if you think this is bad, just wait until November.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--What Donald Trump has to worry about the most

“ Donald Trump ’ s supporters won ’ t abandon him no matter what.
” We hear this sentiment so often , from pundits , from the Resistance , from all corners , we end up taking it as fact .
And on the surface there ’ s a logic to it .
If you ’ re the kind of bottom feeding doofus who ’ s impressed with a laugh out loud joke like Trump to begin with , what could he possibly do that would cause you to stop being impressed with him ?
Here ’ s the thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval rating is still in the low forties , where it ’ s been stuck for a couple years now .
This is a terrible range for him , as it gives an incumbent very weak odds for reelection .
But just how badly does this guy have to botch this coronavirus crisis for people to start giving up on him ?
That brings us to the new Pew Research poll which shows that 65 % of Americans think Trump responded too late to the coronavirus threat .
Wait a minute here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ think Donald Trump was negligent in responding to a threat that ’ s now killing tens of thousands of Americans , and they still approve of him overall ?
Welcome to the internal logic of someone who ’ s in the process of admitting to himself that supporting Trump was a mistake , but isn ’ t quite ready to give up the full ghost just yet .
It ’ s a sign that Trump is in the process of losing that person .
This is what Donald Trump has to worry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this crisis , and the more painful the results become for those Americans who have wanted to support him all along , the more in danger he is of finally losing them – because they ’ re just plain exhausted from having to rationalize his endless failures in their heads .

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“Donald Trump’s supporters won’t abandon him no matter what.” We hear this sentiment so often, from pundits, from the Resistance, from all corners, we end up taking it as fact. And on the surface there’s a logic to it. If you’re the kind of bottom feeding doofus who’s impressed with a laugh out loud joke like Trump to begin with, what could he possibly do that would cause you to stop being impressed with him?
Here’s the thing, though. Donald Trump’s approval rating is still in the low forties, where it’s been stuck for a couple years now. This is a terrible range for him, as it gives an incumbent very weak odds for reelection. But just how badly does this guy have to botch this coronavirus crisis for people to start giving up on him? That brings us to the new Pew Research poll which shows that 65% of Americans think Trump responded too late to the coronavirus threat.
Wait a minute here. This means there are some people who think Donald Trump was negligent in responding to a threat that’s now killing tens of thousands of Americans, and they still approve of him overall? Welcome to the internal logic of someone who’s in the process of admitting to himself that supporting Trump was a mistake, but isn’t quite ready to give up the full ghost just yet. It’s a sign that Trump is in the process of losing that person.
This is what Donald Trump has to worry about most: the more blatantly he botches this crisis, and the more painful the results become for those Americans who have wanted to support him all along, the more in danger he is of finally losing them – because they’re just plain exhausted from having to rationalize his endless failures in their heads.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Here’s a number Donald Trump will hate

Here’s a number Donald Trump will hate

“ President ” Donald Trump finally has a number above 50 % , but he won ’ t be happy about it .
The new Pew poll says that 65 % of Americans believe Trump botched the response to coronavirus .
Trump ’ s lies are catching up to him .
He did nothing early on to slow the spread of coronavirus , and now , all he does is point his little fingers at everyone else .
He even goes so far as to attempt to “ muddy the waters ” by bringing up other lies that have nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merely his attempts to use the media for free campaign opportunities .
CNN fact-checked Trump ’ s claims from his most recent press conference where he stands and tells the same lies he has told from day one of the virus .
Trump claims that Democratic governors are refusing testing supplies while complaining about a shortage to make him look bad , as if he needs help .
As usual with Trump , this is a lie .
None of our governors are refusing supplies , and both Republican and Democratic governors have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pew poll revealed that 53 % of Republicans who consider themselves moderate to liberal admit that Trump acted too slowly on coronavirus .
This number also includes Republicans living in areas with high death tolls .
One of Trump ’ s favorite lies about coronavirus is that “ no one saw this coming.
” While Trump continues to claim that other leaders say , “ this is incredible the way you ’ ve done this so quickly , ” he failed to name the leaders .
Probably because they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know , we ’ re only talking about a few weeks since everybody knew this was such a big problem.
” As CNN says , Trump is “ on an island ” with this ridiculous claim .
According to CNN , multiple warnings about our vulnerability to pandemics have been circulating for several years , and Trump ’ s own people warned him in January about the pandemic we ’ re living through .
He chose to ignore them because he was more focused on the impact the economy might have on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see that he made the economy worse by trying to hide the inevitable .
Trump has no one to blame but himself for our current situation , as should we .
While he didn ’ t cause the pandemic , he certainly helped its spread with his lies and head-in-the sand attitude .
As Vox points out , the virus had already invaded our borders by January 31 , and had Trump taken the necessary actions instead of downplaying the virus , it would have been slowed considerably .
As of 5:30 p.m. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in the U.S. was 762,496 with 40,478 deaths Yet , Trump is still talking about opening the economy , Florida has re-opened its beaches , and Texas is talking about lifting restrictions in less than two weeks .
Trump ’ s reelection prospects don ’ t matter .
Stopping the spread of this dangerous virus must take priority .

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“President” Donald Trump finally has a number above 50%, but he won’t be happy about it. The new Pew poll says that 65% of Americans believe Trump botched the response to coronavirus. Trump’s lies are catching up to him. He did nothing early on to slow the spread of coronavirus, and now, all he does is point his little fingers at everyone else. He even goes so far as to attempt to “muddy the waters” by bringing up other lies that have nothing to do with the coronavirus but are merely his attempts to use the media for free campaign opportunities.
CNN fact-checked Trump’s claims from his most recent press conference where he stands and tells the same lies he has told from day one of the virus. Trump claims that Democratic governors are refusing testing supplies while complaining about a shortage to make him look bad, as if he needs help. As usual with Trump, this is a lie. None of our governors are refusing supplies, and both Republican and Democratic governors have complained. Perhaps that’s why the Pew poll revealed that 53% of Republicans who consider themselves moderate to liberal admit that Trump acted too slowly on coronavirus. This number also includes Republicans living in areas with high death tolls.
One of Trump’s favorite lies about coronavirus is that “no one saw this coming.” While Trump continues to claim that other leaders say, “this is incredible the way you’ve done this so quickly,” he failed to name the leaders. Probably because they don’t exist. He then claims, “you know, we’re only talking about a few weeks since everybody knew this was such a big problem.” As CNN says, Trump is “on an island” with this ridiculous claim. According to CNN, multiple warnings about our vulnerability to pandemics have been circulating for several years, and Trump’s own people warned him in January about the pandemic we’re living through. He chose to ignore them because he was more focused on the impact the economy might have on his reelection chances. Trump will never see that he made the economy worse by trying to hide the inevitable.
Trump has no one to blame but himself for our current situation, as should we. While he didn’t cause the pandemic, he certainly helped its spread with his lies and head-in-the sand attitude. As Vox points out, the virus had already invaded our borders by January 31, and had Trump taken the necessary actions instead of downplaying the virus, it would have been slowed considerably. As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. was 762,496 with 40,478 deaths Yet, Trump is still talking about opening the economy, Florida has re-opened its beaches, and Texas is talking about lifting restrictions in less than two weeks. Trump’s reelection prospects don’t matter. Stopping the spread of this dangerous virus must take priority.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Donald Trump’s flameout is fully underway

Palmer Report pointed out on Friday that Donald Trump ’ s behavior had taken a turn which suggested that he ’ d finally concluded he wasn ’ t going to win the election .
He ’ d abandoned all pretense of a reelection strategy , in favor of flipping over the chess board and hoping the pieces somehow magically landed in his favor .
We also pointed out that Trump is generally never a man of action , and that his ensuing flameout could still end up being more of a whimper than a bang .
On Sunday , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s “ flameout ” looks like .
For reasons that had to be masochistic and couldn ’ t have been coincidence , he spent a decent chunk of his press briefing talking about getting “ aroused.
” He repeatedly pretended a female reporter was shouting when she was in fact speaking at a normal volume .
He accused another reporter of going senile .
Trump ’ s display on Sunday was a fully dimwitted attempt at being a sadistic smart aleck .
All the dastardliness was there of a guy who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has stopped caring and really wants to stick it to everyone , but with only half the mental competence to pull it off .
It ’ s as if Trump wants to give us the middle finger and storm off , but he ’ s just senile enough that he can ’ t quite remember which is the middle one .
Of course Donald Trump could still catch a lucky break as this election goes on , so it ’ s more important than ever that we be vigilant and try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden .
That way , any last minute fluke won ’ t be enough to put Trump over the top .
But at this point it ’ s difficult to imagine Trump doing anything other than continuing to flame out in increasingly halfwitted fashion as this goes on .

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Palmer Report pointed out on Friday that Donald Trump’s behavior had taken a turn which suggested that he’d finally concluded he wasn’t going to win the election. He’d abandoned all pretense of a reelection strategy, in favor of flipping over the chess board and hoping the pieces somehow magically landed in his favor. We also pointed out that Trump is generally never a man of action, and that his ensuing flameout could still end up being more of a whimper than a bang.
On Sunday, we got a closer look at what Donald Trump’s “flameout” looks like. For reasons that had to be masochistic and couldn’t have been coincidence, he spent a decent chunk of his press briefing talking about getting “aroused.” He repeatedly pretended a female reporter was shouting when she was in fact speaking at a normal volume. He accused another reporter of going senile.
Trump’s display on Sunday was a fully dimwitted attempt at being a sadistic smart aleck. All the dastardliness was there of a guy who doesn’t think he can win and has stopped caring and really wants to stick it to everyone, but with only half the mental competence to pull it off. It’s as if Trump wants to give us the middle finger and storm off, but he’s just senile enough that he can’t quite remember which is the middle one.
Of course Donald Trump could still catch a lucky break as this election goes on, so it’s more important than ever that we be vigilant and try to run up the score on behalf of Joe Biden. That way, any last minute fluke won’t be enough to put Trump over the top. But at this point it’s difficult to imagine Trump doing anything other than continuing to flame out in increasingly halfwitted fashion as this goes on.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Everyone piles on after Ted Cruz goes completely off the deep end

2020 has been a difficult , bizarre , and trying year for a number of obvious reasons .
When the news broke on Monday night that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was reportedly near death , the surreal story seemed par for the course .
It was also apparently the final straw that sent wacky weirdo Ted Cruz completely over the edge .
At right around midnight , Ted Cruz – who ’ s supposed to be a Senator – decided to tweet this completely incoherent joke : “ Just wait till RBG is named the new leader of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in reference to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , but Cruz didn ’ t even bother trying to explain why he thinks it ’ s funny to suggest that she ’ d be a fit for leader of North Korea .
Suffice it to say that , as has been the case for every minute of Ted Cruz ’ s life , no one was impressed with him .
One Twitter user responded “ Why are all Republican pervs so excruciatingly unfunny ?
” Another was more direct : “ what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
why would you ever say such a stupid horrible thing ?
” Again , this man is supposed to be a United States Senator .
Instead he ’ s too busy being Ted Cruz .
We can ’ t vote this idiot out in November , but we can certainly vote out his compatriots Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell – leaving Cruz powerless , so we can just ignore him until he finally takes a hint and goes away .

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2020 has been a difficult, bizarre, and trying year for a number of obvious reasons. When the news broke on Monday night that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was reportedly near death, the surreal story seemed par for the course. It was also apparently the final straw that sent wacky weirdo Ted Cruz completely over the edge.
At right around midnight, Ted Cruz – who’s supposed to be a Senator – decided to tweet this completely incoherent joke: “Just wait till RBG is named the new leader of North Korea.” We know that RBG is in reference to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but Cruz didn’t even bother trying to explain why he thinks it’s funny to suggest that she’d be a fit for leader of North Korea.
Suffice it to say that, as has been the case for every minute of Ted Cruz’s life, no one was impressed with him. One Twitter user responded “Why are all Republican pervs so excruciatingly unfunny?” Another was more direct: “what the f— is wrong with you?! why would you ever say such a stupid horrible thing?”
Again, this man is supposed to be a United States Senator. Instead he’s too busy being Ted Cruz. We can’t vote this idiot out in November, but we can certainly vote out his compatriots Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell – leaving Cruz powerless, so we can just ignore him until he finally takes a hint and goes away.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Stacey Abrams slam dunks Georgia’s idiot Governor Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp is only the Governor of Georgia because he used his then-position of Secretary of State to rig the @ @ @ @ @ .
Now Kemp is making the disastrous and deadly decision to prematurely reopen the state @ @ @ @ @ Abrams , who rightfully won the election against Kemp , is taking him to task @ @ @ @ @ : 14th highest infection/7th lowest testing rate ; less econ resilient & 1000s of low-wage @ @ @ @ @ their lives to make a living .
Weakened healthcare w/closed rural hospitals , no Medicaid @ @ @ @ @ .
Reopen ?
Dangerously incompetent .
https : //t.co/FFfk9EoN3l

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Brian Kemp is only the Governor of Georgia because he used his then-position of Secretary of State to rig the election in his own favor. Now Kemp is making the disastrous and deadly decision to prematurely reopen the state during a pandemic. Stacey Abrams, who rightfully won the election against Kemp, is taking him to task for his idiocy:
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Georgia: 14th highest infection/7th lowest testing rate; less econ resilient & 1000s of low-wage workers already forced to risk their lives to make a living. Weakened healthcare w/closed rural hospitals, no Medicaid expansion & a doctor shortage. Reopen? Dangerously incompetent. https://t.co/FFfk9EoN3l — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) April 20, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump probably shouldn’t have told this particular lie about Kim Jong Un

During his press briefing on Saturday , Donald Trump randomly claimed out of nowhere that he ’ d received a “ nice note ” from murderous North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un .
You ’ d have to ask Trump why he thought this was something to brag about .
On Sunday the North Korean regime asserted that no such note had been sent .
This raised questions about why Trump would lie about such a thing , and why North Korea was so sensitive to such a lie .
Now we ’ re getting some answers – at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Kim Jong Un is in “ grave danger ” following some kind of unspecified surgery .
NBC News tweeted that Kim may be “ brain dead ” but then deleted it , stating that it was awaiting additional confirmation .
The reports are all over the place , but considering how Kim was absent from a crucial North Korean event on April 15th , it appears he ’ s been incapacitated for as much as a week .
This means Donald Trump was indeed very probably lying about having just received a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Un .
It also explains why Kim ’ s regime was so quick to shoot down Trump ’ s lie .
We all know that Trump lies constantly and doesn ’ t need a particular reason for doing so .
But it ’ s still just plain weird that he made up such a strange lie about Kim for no reason .
Just his luck , it turns out he ’ s apparently gotten busted in this lie for the most surreal of reasons .

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During his press briefing on Saturday, Donald Trump randomly claimed out of nowhere that he’d received a “nice note” from murderous North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. You’d have to ask Trump why he thought this was something to brag about. On Sunday the North Korean regime asserted that no such note had been sent. This raised questions about why Trump would lie about such a thing, and why North Korea was so sensitive to such a lie.
Now we’re getting some answers – at least partial ones. CNN is reporting tonight that Kim Jong Un is in “grave danger” following some kind of unspecified surgery. NBC News tweeted that Kim may be “brain dead” but then deleted it, stating that it was awaiting additional confirmation. The reports are all over the place, but considering how Kim was absent from a crucial North Korean event on April 15th, it appears he’s been incapacitated for as much as a week.
This means Donald Trump was indeed very probably lying about having just received a “nice note” from Kim Jong Un. It also explains why Kim’s regime was so quick to shoot down Trump’s lie. We all know that Trump lies constantly and doesn’t need a particular reason for doing so. But it’s still just plain weird that he made up such a strange lie about Kim for no reason. Just his luck, it turns out he’s apparently gotten busted in this lie for the most surreal of reasons.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump’s new press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just made a complete fool of herself

Donald Trump ’ s new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has been on the job for weeks and she @ @ @ @ @ a press briefing .
Then again her predecessor held the job for several months and @ @ @ @ @ briefing , so this is par for the course .
But McEnany is already finding @ @ @ @ @ fool of herself .
Kayleigh McEnany seemed to think that harassing an ABC News reporter @ @ @ @ @ good idea : This tweet quickly backfired , as McEnany ended up getting “ ratioed @ @ @ @ @ comments than likes .
Numerous people quickly began firing back at her , insisting that @ @ @ @ @ President Trump ” but “ Impeached President Trump ” – to the point that “ @ @ @ @ @ up becoming a trending topic .

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Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has been on the job for weeks and she still hasn’t held a press briefing. Then again her predecessor held the job for several months and never did hold a single briefing, so this is par for the course. But McEnany is already finding ways to make a complete fool of herself.
Kayleigh McEnany seemed to think that harassing an ABC News reporter in this manner was a good idea:
To you, he’s not Trump, he’s PRESIDENT Trump! https://t.co/EIgPTPDIuO — Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) April 20, 2020
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This tweet quickly backfired, as McEnany ended up getting “ratioed” with far more negative comments than likes. Numerous people quickly began firing back at her, insisting that it’s not “President Trump” but “Impeached President Trump” – to the point that “Impeached President Trump” ended up becoming a trending topic.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Kim Jong Un is reportedly near death tonight

2020 is already turning out to be the most strange , weird , dark , ugly , and bizarre year @ @ @ @ @ ’ re in the midst of a deadly pandemic and worldwide economic collapse .
We @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
Now things have taken an even more surreal turn , as North Korean @ @ @ @ @ reportedly near death tonight .
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto called in to Chris Cuomo ’ @ @ @ @ @ that Kim Jong Un has undergone some kind of unspecified surgery and is currently in @ @ @ @ @ dying .
Details are very thin , but some observers on social media have pointed @ @ @ @ @ family has a documented history of heart trouble .
While no one is going to @ @ @ @ @ he dies , the reality is that his death could serve to further destabilize North @ @ @ @ @ dies during a pandemic .
We ’ ll see where this story goes , but @ @ @ @ @ bizarre twist in a bizarre year .

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2020 is already turning out to be the most strange, weird, dark, ugly, and bizarre year in recent memory. We’re in the midst of a deadly pandemic and worldwide economic collapse. We’re stuck with Donald Trump. Now things have taken an even more surreal turn, as North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is reportedly near death tonight.
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto called in to Chris Cuomo’s show tonight to report that Kim Jong Un has undergone some kind of unspecified surgery and is currently in “grave danger” of dying. Details are very thin, but some observers on social media have pointed out that Kim’s family has a documented history of heart trouble.
While no one is going to miss Kim Jong Un if he dies, the reality is that his death could serve to further destabilize North Korea – particularly if he dies during a pandemic. We’ll see where this story goes, but it’s yet another bizarre twist in a bizarre year.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Former federal prosecutor says Donald Trump is committing “negligent genocide”

Even before the coronavirus crisis started , Donald Trump committed so many different kinds of crimes , New York State @ @ @ @ @ fighting over who gets to arrest him first if he loses the election .
But @ @ @ @ @ a new kind of crime : negligently getting tens of thousands of Americans killed .
@ @ @ @ @ believes we ’ re looking at an entirely new class of crime : Former FBI @ @ @ @ @ also expressed the view that Donald Trump has committed some form of negligent homicide under @ @ @ @ @ ’ t stop Trump ’ s killing spree right now ; all we can do @ @ @ @ @ him .
But if we make sure Trump loses the election , he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ life in solitary confinement .

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Even before the coronavirus crisis started, Donald Trump committed so many different kinds of crimes, New York State and the Feds will be fighting over who gets to arrest him first if he loses the election. But now Trump has graduated to a new kind of crime: negligently getting tens of thousands of Americans killed.
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner believes we’re looking at an entirely new class of crime:
There’s “negligent homicide” and there’s “genocide.” Trump’s criminal conduct may actually have given birth to a new kind of mass atrocity against humanity: “negligent genocide.” — Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) April 20, 2020
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Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi has also expressed the view that Donald Trump has committed some form of negligent homicide under the law. We can’t stop Trump’s killing spree right now; all we can do is try to work around him. But if we make sure Trump loses the election, he’ll spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Donald Trump goes off the rails, begins hurling weird insults at his own kids

Donald Trump ’ s daily “ coronavirus crisis press briefings ” are really just meandering monologues from a half senile crime boss who ’ s trying to delusionally convince himself that it ’ s not all slipping away from him .
His numbers are down , his reelection bid is collapsing , and yet he ’ s so far gone from reality , he ’ s up there babbling completely incoherently .
Take today ’ s briefing , for instance .
When he was asked a question about his own hotels and resorts needing a bailout , he launchd into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before insisting that he ’ s not even running them anymore ; his kids are .
Then he said he ’ s pretty sure that his kids are running the properties more poorly than he ran them .
Wait , what ?
First of all , everyone knows that Donald Trump is only pretending not to be involved in his businesses .
The guy is a criminal .
But from a psychological perspective , the man is up there publicly belittling and taunting his own kids for supposedly being inferior businesspeople – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean it some kind of harmless way .
This is supposed to be a press briefing about a deadly pandemic that ’ s killed tens of thousands of Americans this month .
Yet the President of the United States is up there hurling weird insults at his own family for no apparent reason , beyond the fact that he ’ s a deranged psychopath .
Get this guy off the stage .

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Donald Trump’s daily “coronavirus crisis press briefings” are really just meandering monologues from a half senile crime boss who’s trying to delusionally convince himself that it’s not all slipping away from him. His numbers are down, his reelection bid is collapsing, and yet he’s so far gone from reality, he’s up there babbling completely incoherently.
Take today’s briefing, for instance. When he was asked a question about his own hotels and resorts needing a bailout, he launchd into a long story about his properties, before insisting that he’s not even running them anymore; his kids are. Then he said he’s pretty sure that his kids are running the properties more poorly than he ran them. Wait, what?
First of all, everyone knows that Donald Trump is only pretending not to be involved in his businesses. The guy is a criminal. But from a psychological perspective, the man is up there publicly belittling and taunting his own kids for supposedly being inferior businesspeople – and we all know he doesn’t mean it some kind of harmless way.
This is supposed to be a press briefing about a deadly pandemic that’s killed tens of thousands of Americans this month. Yet the President of the United States is up there hurling weird insults at his own family for no apparent reason, beyond the fact that he’s a deranged psychopath. Get this guy off the stage.
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palmerreport--2020-04-22--Katie Porter throws down the gauntlet

Katie Porter throws down the gauntlet

Donald Trump and his complicit Republican allies are at it again , this time conspiring to prematurely reopen red states @ @ @ @ @ deadly pandemic .
They ’ re doing this even as they refuse to put a @ @ @ @ @ , raising questions about their corrupt motivations .
Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter , who is @ @ @ @ @ corruption busting skills , is throwing down the testing gauntlet : The President says he @ @ @ @ @ , but in order to do that , we need to ramp up our testing @ @ @ @ @ given this Administration the tools—I ’ m following up by calling on the White House @ @ @ @ @ how they ’ re being used .
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Donald Trump and his complicit Republican allies are at it again, this time conspiring to prematurely reopen red states in the midst of a deadly pandemic. They’re doing this even as they refuse to put a coronavirus testing program in place, raising questions about their corrupt motivations.
Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter, who is rapidly becoming legendary for her corruption busting skills, is throwing down the testing gauntlet:
The President says he wants to reopen the economy, but in order to do that, we need to ramp up our testing capacity. We’ve given this Administration the tools—I’m following up by calling on the White House to give clear answers about how they’re being used. ⬇⬇ pic.twitter.com/v7VGfcdrEg — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) April 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump is heading for a fall

Donald Trump is heading for a fall

I have thought from the beginning of his “ presidency ” that Donald Trump was trying to destroy the U.S .
Though I ’ m not clairvoyant , those thoughts seem to be coming to pass .
While all the normal people in the world are trying to cope and adjust to our “ new reality , ” Donald Trump keeps doing what he has always done : sow seeds of hate , lie , and repeatedly change his stance on anything and everything .
His same old , same old isn ’ t doing him any good , other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom have taken to the streets to protest against being protected from a deadly virus .
Trump supports their efforts .
One thing : the vast majority don ’ t agree with Trump or his ridiculous followers .
When Piers Morgan , self-proclaimed “ friend ” of Donald Trump , publicly stated that Trump “ is failing the American people , ” you know things have really gotten out of hand .
While Morgan defends his friendship with Trump , he must consider his viewers , in direct contrast to Faux News talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their viewers .
In his “ Good Morning Britain ” interview , Morgan said that he has been watching Trump ’ s daily briefings ( i.e.
, new campaign rallies ) “ with mounting horror.
” He calls Trump ’ s appearances “ self-aggrandizing , self-justifying , overly defensive , politically partisan , ” yes , just like his hate rallies .
Even more people are seeing through Trump , and that is going to cost Trump and other Republicans the election in November .
Donald Trump ’ s “ rally around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to begin with , is long gone .
His approval rating is rapidly coming back to reflect his damage to this country .
Not long ago , Trump declared himself the total authoritarian over opening the economy .
A few days later , he said that decision belongs to the governors .
So , which is it , Trump ?
He ’ s a classic bullshitter .
That ’ s what he did in business , in reality TV , and it continues into the highest office in the land .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unbelievable to most how he even got there .
This is the very behavior that is bringing the cavalry to boot him out of office .
Trump ’ s bullshit plays well to his base but to no one else .
Even as he continues to play to that base , some who were on the fence for him have jumped off .
The signs are everywhere , and they ’ re not good news for Trump and his Republican cronies .
Trump ’ s approval rating is spiraling rapidly downward in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win : Arizona , Florida , and Michigan .
Republicans in general are doing poorly in these states as well .
Let ’ s hope hitching their wagons to Trump was a bad move for most of them and good news for us .
Their defeat is being reflected by the purse strings as Democrats everywhere are out fundraising them , including McSally in Arizona , McConnell in Kentucky , and Graham in South Carolina .
Losing Trump , McConnell , and Graham in one fell swoop would be too sweet not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miller Time .

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I have thought from the beginning of his “presidency” that Donald Trump was trying to destroy the U.S. Though I’m not clairvoyant, those thoughts seem to be coming to pass. While all the normal people in the world are trying to cope and adjust to our “new reality,” Donald Trump keeps doing what he has always done: sow seeds of hate, lie, and repeatedly change his stance on anything and everything. His same old, same old isn’t doing him any good, other than among his supporters, many of whom have taken to the streets to protest against being protected from a deadly virus. Trump supports their efforts. One thing: the vast majority don’t agree with Trump or his ridiculous followers.
When Piers Morgan, self-proclaimed “friend” of Donald Trump, publicly stated that Trump “is failing the American people,” you know things have really gotten out of hand. While Morgan defends his friendship with Trump, he must consider his viewers, in direct contrast to Faux News talking heads who seem to want to harm their viewers. In his “Good Morning Britain” interview, Morgan said that he has been watching Trump’s daily briefings (i.e., new campaign rallies) “with mounting horror.” He calls Trump’s appearances “self-aggrandizing, self-justifying, overly defensive, politically partisan,” yes, just like his hate rallies. Even more people are seeing through Trump, and that is going to cost Trump and other Republicans the election in November.
Donald Trump’s “rally around the flag” boost, which was small to begin with, is long gone. His approval rating is rapidly coming back to reflect his damage to this country. Not long ago, Trump declared himself the total authoritarian over opening the economy. A few days later, he said that decision belongs to the governors. So, which is it, Trump? He’s a classic bullshitter. That’s what he did in business, in reality TV, and it continues into the highest office in the land. Trump is so unqualified and inept that it remains unbelievable to most how he even got there. This is the very behavior that is bringing the cavalry to boot him out of office.
Trump’s bullshit plays well to his base but to no one else. Even as he continues to play to that base, some who were on the fence for him have jumped off. The signs are everywhere, and they’re not good news for Trump and his Republican cronies. Trump’s approval rating is spiraling rapidly downward in some of the states he most needs to win: Arizona, Florida, and Michigan. Republicans in general are doing poorly in these states as well. Let’s hope hitching their wagons to Trump was a bad move for most of them and good news for us. Their defeat is being reflected by the purse strings as Democrats everywhere are out fundraising them, including McSally in Arizona, McConnell in Kentucky, and Graham in South Carolina. Losing Trump, McConnell, and Graham in one fell swoop would be too sweet not to savor. Losing them all will be Miller Time.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--This is just sad

This is just sad

The question was how Americans should feel about Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus lies getting so many Americans killed .
He didn ’ t have an answer , of course .
He couldn ’ t accept the ugly reality inherent in the question , which is that his already-weak popularity is falling further .
So he simply reverted to what he most wishes were true : “ A lot of people love Trump.
” Donald Trump ’ s press briefings are nothing more than a half-senile old crime boss delusionally trying to convince himself that it ’ s not all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing the prospect of losing the election , going to prison , seeing his name taken off every last building , and lasting just long enough in solitary confinement to see his kids get arrested for their related crimes .
In his more lucid moments , he knows what ’ s coming .
He ’ s desperate to avoid having to admit it to himself .
These press briefings are an anticlimactic ending to a movie that no one wanted to be watching to begin with .
There ’ s a reason older @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ’ ve spent their entire lives trying to stay a step ahead of their own bullshit , and once they finally lose a step , it all catches up to them .
Donald Trump was never a particularly interesting character .
Now he ’ s just pathetic .

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The question was how Americans should feel about Donald Trump’s coronavirus lies getting so many Americans killed. He didn’t have an answer, of course. He couldn’t accept the ugly reality inherent in the question, which is that his already-weak popularity is falling further. So he simply reverted to what he most wishes were true: “A lot of people love Trump.”
Donald Trump’s press briefings are nothing more than a half-senile old crime boss delusionally trying to convince himself that it’s not all slipping away from him. Trump is facing the prospect of losing the election, going to prison, seeing his name taken off every last building, and lasting just long enough in solitary confinement to see his kids get arrested for their related crimes. In his more lucid moments, he knows what’s coming. He’s desperate to avoid having to admit it to himself.
These press briefings are an anticlimactic ending to a movie that no one wanted to be watching to begin with. There’s a reason older mobsters so often end up in prison. They’ve spent their entire lives trying to stay a step ahead of their own bullshit, and once they finally lose a step, it all catches up to them. Donald Trump was never a particularly interesting character. Now he’s just pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Joe Biden just got some really good news

There ’ s an old adage that says you should never interrupt your opponent while he ’ s making a mistake .
Donald Trump ’ s disastrous press briefings are unwittingly serving as a two hour long TV commercial for Joe Biden each day .
Biden pops in with a TV interview here and there , but he currently has a sizable lead in the polls , and there ’ s no reason for him to try to hog all the attention at the moment .
That said , it turns out Biden is getting plenty of attention .
Financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fundraise $ 46.7 million in the month of March .
This is a huge haul .
These numbers are reported on a significant delay , so while we don ’ t have any April numbers yet , there ’ s reason to expect he ’ s doing even better this month now that he ’ s the de facto Democratic nominee .
Moreover , the average size donation is about $ 40 , meaning that most of Biden ’ s donors are small-dollar individuals .
In other words , the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s candidacy , and they ’ re putting their money where their mouths are .
Biden won the primary race on a small budget , but taking on the corrupt GOP-backed Trump campaign will require a significant amount of fundraising .
Biden is proving he can pull it off .
You can donate to Joe Biden ’ s 2020 campaign here .
If you ’ re not in a position to donate , Biden is also seeking volunteers .

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There’s an old adage that says you should never interrupt your opponent while he’s making a mistake. Donald Trump’s disastrous press briefings are unwittingly serving as a two hour long TV commercial for Joe Biden each day. Biden pops in with a TV interview here and there, but he currently has a sizable lead in the polls, and there’s no reason for him to try to hog all the attention at the moment. That said, it turns out Biden is getting plenty of attention.
Financial disclosures show that Joe Biden was able to fundraise $46.7 million in the month of March. This is a huge haul. These numbers are reported on a significant delay, so while we don’t have any April numbers yet, there’s reason to expect he’s doing even better this month now that he’s the de facto Democratic nominee. Moreover, the average size donation is about $40, meaning that most of Biden’s donors are small-dollar individuals.
In other words, the American people are increasingly buying into Joe Biden’s candidacy, and they’re putting their money where their mouths are. Biden won the primary race on a small budget, but taking on the corrupt GOP-backed Trump campaign will require a significant amount of fundraising. Biden is proving he can pull it off. You can donate to Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign here. If you’re not in a position to donate, Biden is also seeking volunteers.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Hey Donald Trump, what happened?

Hey Donald Trump, what happened?

For a couple weeks , Donald Trump used his daily press briefings to repeatedly , obnoxiously , and cartoonishly promote a drug called hydroxychloroquine as a supposed coronavirus miracle cure .
Trump was so hung up on promoting the drug , you ’ d think he owned stock in it .
In fact the New York Times exposed that three Trump family trusts do own stock in the leading manufacturer of the drug .
But that ’ s suddenly stopped now .
Donald Trump no longer mentions hydroxychloroquine at all .
Over the past few days , a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective for coronavirus , or in some cases too dangerous to even continue tests .
But we know Trump didn ’ t see these ugly trial results , and stopped promoting the drug because he ’ s grown a conscience .
His mind does ’ t work that way .
So what ’ s really going on ?
It ’ s clear that one of Donald Trump ’ s financial puppet masters has told/i > him to stop talking about hydroxychloroquine .
The question is why .
There are two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been pulling Trump ’ s strings with this drug has taken a look at these clinical trials and decided it ’ s no longer worth trying to market hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment .
The second possibility is that whoever is behind this has simply decided that Donald Trump isn ’ t helping things by talking about it .
We ’ ve seen scattered media reports that Republican governors have been funneling hydroxychloroquine to everyone from prisoners to nursing home residents .
It ’ s not clear if these schemes are still underway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running his mouth so blatantly , Trump was making it harder for the hydroxychloroquine scheme to succeed .
Maybe it ’ s still operating in silence now .
Hydroxychloroquine has long been a crucial ( if dangerous ) drug for medical conditions like malaria and lupus .
But it ’ s not a proven coronavirus treatment .
We still need to know why Donald Trump was pushing it as a miracle cure , why he ’ s stopped pushing it , and whether his allies are still trying to implement it as if @ @ @ @

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For a couple weeks, Donald Trump used his daily press briefings to repeatedly, obnoxiously, and cartoonishly promote a drug called hydroxychloroquine as a supposed coronavirus miracle cure. Trump was so hung up on promoting the drug, you’d think he owned stock in it. In fact the New York Times exposed that three Trump family trusts do own stock in the leading manufacturer of the drug.
But that’s suddenly stopped now. Donald Trump no longer mentions hydroxychloroquine at all. Over the past few days, a number of clinical trials around the world have suggested that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective for coronavirus, or in some cases too dangerous to even continue tests. But we know Trump didn’t see these ugly trial results, and stopped promoting the drug because he’s grown a conscience. His mind does’t work that way. So what’s really going on?
It’s clear that one of Donald Trump’s financial puppet masters has told/i> him to stop talking about hydroxychloroquine. The question is why. There are two possibilities. One is that whoever has been pulling Trump’s strings with this drug has taken a look at these clinical trials and decided it’s no longer worth trying to market hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment.
The second possibility is that whoever is behind this has simply decided that Donald Trump isn’t helping things by talking about it. We’ve seen scattered media reports that Republican governors have been funneling hydroxychloroquine to everyone from prisoners to nursing home residents. It’s not clear if these schemes are still underway. We said all along that by running his mouth so blatantly, Trump was making it harder for the hydroxychloroquine scheme to succeed. Maybe it’s still operating in silence now.
Hydroxychloroquine has long been a crucial (if dangerous) drug for medical conditions like malaria and lupus. But it’s not a proven coronavirus treatment. We still need to know why Donald Trump was pushing it as a miracle cure, why he’s stopped pushing it, and whether his allies are still trying to implement it as if it were one.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--No wonder Donald Trump’s allies have been trying to force GOP Senator Richard Burr to resign

Weeks ago , several Republican Senators were caught in the act of selling off their personal stock holdings after being privately briefed that the coronavirus crisis was likely to be serious enough to tank the U.S. economy .
Since that time , various Donald Trump allies have repeatedly singled out Republican Senator Richard Burr , calling on him to resign , while ignoring the other GOP Senators who were caught up in it .
This raised questions about why Team Trump wanted Richard Burr out of the way so badly .
Burr is the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financially corrupt , he ’ s never been particularly loyal to Trump .
It felt like Trump was trying to force Burr out so he could install one of his own lackeys as Chairman – but why bother ?
Today we got our apparent answer , when the Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report confirming in detail that the Trump-Russia 2016 election rigging plot was indeed very real .
This report itself may not get a lot of media attention right now , considering everything else that ’ s going on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the pending court ruling about whether to publicly release the full unredacted Mueller report , which in turn could have a major impact on the 2020 election .
In light of this , it ’ s easy to see why Donald Trump and his allies would have been motivated to try to force Richard Burr to resign .
If he ’ d been replaced as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman before this report was released , the new Trump-loyal Chairman could have scuttled it entirely .
But as is so often the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t work out the way he was hoping .

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Weeks ago, several Republican Senators were caught in the act of selling off their personal stock holdings after being privately briefed that the coronavirus crisis was likely to be serious enough to tank the U.S. economy. Since that time, various Donald Trump allies have repeatedly singled out Republican Senator Richard Burr, calling on him to resign, while ignoring the other GOP Senators who were caught up in it.
This raised questions about why Team Trump wanted Richard Burr out of the way so badly. Burr is the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and while he’s obviously financially corrupt, he’s never been particularly loyal to Trump. It felt like Trump was trying to force Burr out so he could install one of his own lackeys as Chairman – but why bother?
Today we got our apparent answer, when the Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report confirming in detail that the Trump-Russia 2016 election rigging plot was indeed very real. This report itself may not get a lot of media attention right now, considering everything else that’s going on. But it could play a key role in the pending court ruling about whether to publicly release the full unredacted Mueller report, which in turn could have a major impact on the 2020 election.
In light of this, it’s easy to see why Donald Trump and his allies would have been motivated to try to force Richard Burr to resign. If he’d been replaced as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman before this report was released, the new Trump-loyal Chairman could have scuttled it entirely. But as is so often the case these days, Trump’s scheming didn’t work out the way he was hoping.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Take that, Bill Barr!

Take that, Bill Barr!

Better three years late than never , we suppose .
The Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report today which confirmed , without a doubt , that Russia helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election .
Trump and his goons will still refer to the Trump-Russia election scandal as a “ hoax ” – but this report could have timely consequences .
As we speak , Judge Reggie Walton is sitting on an unredacted copy of the Mueller Report , and attempting to determine whether there are legal grounds to release some or all of it to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release is that Attorney General Bill Barr dishonestly redacted the report and lied to the public when he claimed that Mueller found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion .
This new Senate Intelligence Committee report makes a strong argument that Bill Barr was indeed attempting to mislead the public .
It wouldn ’ t be surprising to see the judge use this Senate report as a legal rationale for publicly releasing the Mueller report .
And while the Senate report itself may not get much airtime , the full Mueller report could end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Better three years late than never, we suppose. The Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report today which confirmed, without a doubt, that Russia helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election. Trump and his goons will still refer to the Trump-Russia election scandal as a “hoax” – but this report could have timely consequences.
As we speak, Judge Reggie Walton is sitting on an unredacted copy of the Mueller Report, and attempting to determine whether there are legal grounds to release some or all of it to the public. The chief argument for its release is that Attorney General Bill Barr dishonestly redacted the report and lied to the public when he claimed that Mueller found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion.
This new Senate Intelligence Committee report makes a strong argument that Bill Barr was indeed attempting to mislead the public. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the judge use this Senate report as a legal rationale for publicly releasing the Mueller report. And while the Senate report itself may not get much airtime, the full Mueller report could end up having a major impact on the election.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump’s “Morning Psycho” meltdown isn’t exactly going over well

Donald Trump is facing a cratering approval rating , sinking reelection prospects , a collapsing economy , negative oil prices , and a mounting death toll that most Americans are ultimately blame him for .
So which of these crises is he focused on ?
Well , none of them .
Trump has decided that attacking the MSNBC show Morning Joe is far more important : Watched the first 5 minutes of poorly rated Morning Psycho on MSDNC just to see if he is as “ nuts ” as people are saying .
He ’ s worse .
Such hatred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his show all the time before the 2016 election , then cut him off .
Wasn ’ t worth the effort , his mind is shot !
Donald , thanks for being our most loyal viewer .
Now please get to work .
Over 40,000 Americans have died from the pandemic .
America has the most gifted scientists , doctors , and technology leaders .
Please use them and take charge of testing so we can get America working again !
# USA https : //t.co/2iNnoIRJLX That ’ s right , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of goo , he ’ s making Joe Scarborough look smart and reasonable in the process .
Trump always ends up unwittingly elevating the people he ’ s trying to cut down .

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Donald Trump is facing a cratering approval rating, sinking reelection prospects, a collapsing economy, negative oil prices, and a mounting death toll that most Americans are ultimately blame him for. So which of these crises is he focused on? Well, none of them. Trump has decided that attacking the MSNBC show Morning Joe is far more important:
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Watched the first 5 minutes of poorly rated Morning Psycho on MSDNC just to see if he is as “nuts” as people are saying. He’s worse. Such hatred and contempt! I used to do his show all the time before the 2016 election, then cut him off. Wasn’t worth the effort, his mind is shot! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
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Joe Scarborough fired back in appropriate fashion:
Donald, thanks for being our most loyal viewer. Now please get to work. Over 40,000 Americans have died from the pandemic. America has the most gifted scientists, doctors, and technology leaders. Please use them and take charge of testing so we can get America working again! #USA https://t.co/2iNnoIRJLX — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 21, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump has dissolved into such an unhinged puddle of goo, he’s making Joe Scarborough look smart and reasonable in the process. Trump always ends up unwittingly elevating the people he’s trying to cut down.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump just went completely off a cliff

Donald Trump reached a new low , even for him , yesterday when he was asked a question about how he ’ s negligently gotten Americans killed and he responded with “ A lot of people love me.
” As Trump ’ s psychological collapse continues to worsen , he ’ s more intent than ever at showing us just how far gone he is .
This morning Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Hillary Clinton is a “ witch.
” Yep , he ’ s that far gone .
He also announced that “ I ’ m really good.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watched the first 5 minutes of poorly rated Morning Psycho on MSDNC just to see if he is as ‘ nuts ’ as people are saying .
He ’ s worse .
Such hatred and contempt !
I used to do his show all the time before the 2016 election , then cut him off .
Wasn ’ t worth the effort , his mind is shot !
” These aren ’ t the words or thoughts of a mentally competent person .
Donald Trump has now fully let go of whatever tentative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tenuously holding onto .
Maybe his sinking election prospects have broken him .
Perhaps he ’ s finally been pushed fully over the edge by the prospect of losing Kim Jong Un , his only friend in the world .
You ’ d have to ask Trump what ’ s pushed him so far over the edge today .
But he ’ s too far gone to give you a coherent answer on that .

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Donald Trump reached a new low, even for him, yesterday when he was asked a question about how he’s negligently gotten Americans killed and he responded with “A lot of people love me.” As Trump’s psychological collapse continues to worsen, he’s more intent than ever at showing us just how far gone he is.
This morning Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Hillary Clinton is a “witch.” Yep, he’s that far gone. He also announced that “I’m really good.” Then he said this: “Watched the first 5 minutes of poorly rated Morning Psycho on MSDNC just to see if he is as ‘nuts’ as people are saying. He’s worse. Such hatred and contempt! I used to do his show all the time before the 2016 election, then cut him off. Wasn’t worth the effort, his mind is shot!”
These aren’t the words or thoughts of a mentally competent person. Donald Trump has now fully let go of whatever tentative strands of psychological coherence he might have been tenuously holding onto. Maybe his sinking election prospects have broken him. Perhaps he’s finally been pushed fully over the edge by the prospect of losing Kim Jong Un, his only friend in the world. You’d have to ask Trump what’s pushed him so far over the edge today. But he’s too far gone to give you a coherent answer on that.
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palmerreport--2020-04-21--Donald Trump’s idiot press secretary Kayleigh McEnany would like to have this tweet back

On Monday evening , Donald Trump ’ s new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany attacked a reporter on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump as “ Trump.
” McEnany tweeted , “ To you , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s PRESIDENT Trump !
” This prompted all kinds of backlash against McEnany for @ @ @ @ @ also prompted some digging .
Various people managed to dig up this tweet that Kayleigh @ @ @ @ @ : Obama filling out his `` presidential bracket '' now on ESPN .
Do n't @ @ @ @ @ do son ?
Like.. oh , I do n't know.. govern .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ t using the “ President ” honorific back when Barack Obama was President .
For @ @ @ @ @ Obama as “ son ” – which feels an awful lot like a thinly veiled @ @ @

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On Monday evening, Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany attacked a reporter on Twitter for daring to refer to Donald Trump as “Trump.” McEnany tweeted, “To you, he’s not Trump, he’s PRESIDENT Trump!” This prompted all kinds of backlash against McEnany for her clueless arrogance. It also prompted some digging.
Various people managed to dig up this tweet that Kayleigh McEnany posted back in 2012:
Obama filling out his "presidential bracket" now on ESPN. Don't you have better things to do son? Like.. oh, I don't know.. govern. — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) March 15, 2012
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That’s right, she wasn’t using the “President” honorific back when Barack Obama was President. For that matter she referred to Obama as “son” – which feels an awful lot like a thinly veiled racist remark.
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